Cowan Hyde Signed Baseball Memphis Red Sox – COA JSA
Cowan Hyde was an American professional outfielder who played mostly in the Negro leagues from the 1920s to the 1950s. In his baseball career, Hyde played with the Memphis Red Sox, Birmingham Black Barons, Indianapolis Athletics, and the Cincinnati Tigers, as well as various teams from other leagues. An exceptional base stealer and above-average contact hitter, albeit with a low walk-ratio, Hyde participated in two East-West All-Star Games. Presented is an OAL (Budig) baseball autographed by Cowan Hyde. He signed it on a side panel in blue ballpoint (“9”). Authentication: JSA Basic Cert & Sticker This ball is from one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of autographed baseballs in the world. Altogether they were easily displayable in custom shelf form and alphabetically displayed nonetheless. The choice of medium was visually easy for the encyclopedic collector who put these together. It took several decades to amass these rare autographs of the most promi