| SIGNER: Sid Hudson APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3-1/2'x5-1/2" MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Sid Hudson ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original COMMENTS / CONDITION: Standard 3-1/2''x5-1/2'' postcard (featuring the ''Sand Lot Kid'' statue at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY on the front) which has been hand-signed by Sid Hudsoncollector. Comes from a collection of signed postcards assembled by a collector in the late 1980s-early 1990's (judging by the signers). All autographs in this particular collection are on the same medium: a photo postcard of the "Sand Lot Kid" statue outside Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY. Some of the players signed the front (photo) side of the postcard, some the back, and a few signed both sides (just to be sure). The name and rookie year of the player is pencilled on the back of each card, assumedly by the collector. For the sake of time, only the signature side of each card has been scanned. If you need to see the other side, please let me know. As with all of my signed items, the signature is guaranteed to pass further inspection by any major authenticator, or your money back. See scans for signature quality and photo condition. BIO: Sidney Charles Hudson was born in Coalfield, TN and died in 2008 in Waco, TX. He played major league baseball from 1940 to 1954 as pitcher for the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, and was selected twice as an All-Star. After his pitching career, he scouted for the Red Sox from 1955 through 1960, then joined the expansion edition of the Senators in 1961 as the team's first pitching coach. He spent three different terms (1961-65; 1968-72; 1976-78) in that role, and — in between those assignments — also was a minor league pitching instructor for Washington and, after 1972, its successor franchise, the Texas Rangers. After leaving professional baseball, he was a pitching coach for Baylor University's varsity baseball team. SKU: L08475
Item: L08475
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