This commemorative first day cover is hand signed by both Don Sutton and Phil Niekro and is authenticated by JSA Authentication.
- Authentic player signed memorabilia
- Original postmark and item from 1986
- Authenticated by JSA Authentication with an individually numbered certificate and matching numbered label on the back of the envelope
A model of consistency and durability throughout his 23-year major league career, Don Sutton won 324 games and struck out 3,574 batters while never missing his turn in the pitching rotation. Calling himself “a mechanic in a world of nuclear scientists,” Sutton once surmised, “What I’ve done has been methodical, not spectacular.” Translated, that meant double-digit win totals and more than 100 strikeouts in each of 21 seasons, pitching in four World Series, notching eight shutout innings in four All-Star games, and posting five career one-hit games.
It takes a special weapon to pitch nearly a quarter of a century in the majors, and Phil Niekro’s was the knuckleball. The pitch helped “Knucksie” record 318 wins, 3,342 strikeouts and a 3.35 ERA during a 24-year career spent mostly with the Atlanta Braves. Niekro’s famed pitch bewildered batters: Rick Monday once said, “(The knuckleball) actually giggles at you as it goes by,” while Bobby Murcer recalled that “trying to hit him is like trying to eat Jell-O with chopsticks.” Bob Uecker joked that catching Niekro was rewarding, “I got to meet a lot of important people – they all sit behind home plate.”
This commemorative first day cover is hand signed by both Don Sutton and Phil Niekro and is authenticated by JSA Authentication.
- Authentic player signed memorabilia
- Original postmark and item from 1986
- Authenticated by JSA Authentication with an individually numbered certificate and matching numbered label on the back of the envelope
A model of consistency and durability throughout his 23-year major league career, Don Sutton won 324 games and struck out 3,574 batters while never missing his turn in the pitching rotation. Calling himself “a mechanic in a world of nuclear scientists,” Sutton once surmised, “What I’ve done has been methodical, not spectacular.” Translated, that meant double-digit win totals and more than 100 strikeouts in each of 21 seasons, pitching in four World Series, notching eight shutout innings in four All-Star games, and posting five career one-hit games.
It takes a special weapon to pitch nearly a quarter of a century in the majors, and Phil Niekro’s was the knuckleball. The pitch helped “Knucksie” record 318 wins, 3,342 strikeouts and a 3.35 ERA during a 24-year career spent mostly with the Atlanta Braves. Niekro’s famed pitch bewildered batters: Rick Monday once said, “(The knuckleball) actually giggles at you as it goes by,” while Bobby Murcer recalled that “trying to hit him is like trying to eat Jell-O with chopsticks.” Bob Uecker joked that catching Niekro was rewarding, “I got to meet a lot of important people – they all sit behind home plate.”
