Lee Smith Baseball HOFer Autographed HOF Plaque Postcard PSA SLABBED Cubs Cards

Description

You are bidding on an autographed Hall of Fame Plaque postcard signed by Lee Smith, includes PSA COA .....
...
Note that items with COAs come with individual COAs, sticker usually on back of item. I do not accept "Best Offer". Prices are reduced every 30 days until the item sells. Thanks for understanding this policy!
POSTAGE: .50 first item; 50 cents ea additional lot
New items will be added the first of the month...prices on existing items will be reduced at the end of each month
Lee Arthur Smith
(born December 4, 1957) is an American former
professional baseball
pitcher
, who played 18 years in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) for eight teams. Smith served mostly as a
relief pitcher
during his career. One of the dominant
closers
in baseball history, he held the major league record for career
saves
from
1993
until
2006
, when
San Diego Padres
relief pitcher
Trevor Hoffman
passed his total of 478.
[1]
Smith was elected to the
National Baseball Hall of Fame
on December 9, 2018, as part of the
Today's Game Era Committee
vote.
A native of
Jamestown
in
Bienville Parish
in north
Louisiana
, Smith was scouted by
Buck O'Neil
and drafted by the Cubs in the
1975 MLB Draft
. Smith was an intimidating figure on the pitcher's mound at 6 feet, 6 inches (1.98 m) and 265
pounds
(120
kg
) with a 95-mile per hour (150 km/h)
fastball
.
[2]
In
1991
, he set a
National League
(NL) record with 47 saves for the
St. Louis Cardinals
, and was runner-up for the league's
Cy Young Award
; it was the second of three times Smith
led the NL in saves
, and he later led the
American League
(AL) once while with the
Baltimore Orioles
in
1994
. Smith also set the major league career record for
games finished
(802), and his 1,022 career
games pitched
were the third-most in history when he retired; Smith still holds the team records for career saves for the Cubs (180), and he also held the Cardinals record (160) until 2006.
After the end of Smith's major league career, he spent time working as a pitching instructor at the minor-league level with the
San Francisco Giants
. Smith then served as the pitching coach for the
South Africa national baseball team
in the
2006 World Baseball Classic
and 2009 World Baseball Classic. He is a minor-league roving pitching instructor for the Giants.
......
Shipping and Packaging details: I ship everything with cardboard backing. Additionally, I slip all autographed photos inside sturdy photo-protective sleeves. Payment details: Typically, I ship paypal payments right away. PAYPAL is recommended. International shipping will be higher as all international orders go through the Global Shipping program.  How I obtained my autographs, and why I promise a FULL MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE: As a kid, from roughly the years 1965 to 1973, and later from 1974-the present, I have amassed an enormous collection of autographed sports and celebrity memorabilia. In most cases, using Jack Smalling's baseball address lists and other assorted address lists, I wrote to both active and retired baseball players, sending them letters, requests for signatures, and self-addressed-stamped envelopes. This is how I obtained thousands of autographs. I also obtained many autographs in person at area parks and hotels.In the 1980's and 1990's, I travelled the country doing shows (20 National Conventions) and would buy quantities of autographs through player signings. I have every reason to believe that all of the autographs I'm selling are absolutely authentic. I stand by every item I sell. Upon purchasing an item from me through eBay, you may return that item, in the condition in which I shipped it to you, within 14 days of receipt of that item if you are not satisfied with the item.   I am selling each item "as is", per the guarantee I've promised above. All the old time autograph dealers know me and the professional authenticators will vouch for my reputation as well. I do this on a part time basis, so sometimes emails take a day. I have worked hard for my feedback rating. The last thing I want to do is damage my credibility, so if you have legitimate concerns about any item you win from me on eBay, I'll make every effort to remedy the situation to your satisfaction. PLEASE NOTE: Most items come with certificates of authenticity from outside companies (JSA and PSA predominantly; they are the best). I have spent lots of money with third party authenticators and have had very few come back without passing. Sincerely, Joe Binder , Downers Grove, Illinois