This card is hand signed by Lee Smith and is authenticated by the Beckett Authentication Company.
- Authentic player signed memorabilia
- Authenticated by the Beckett Authentication Company
- Encapsulated in a Beckett sealed acrylic case for protection
- Orginal Baseball Card: 1985 Fleer # 67
Player Biography
Lee Smith pitched 18 seasons for the Cubs, Red Sox, Cardinals, Yankees, Orioles, Angels, Reds and Expos and retired as MLB’s the all-time saves leader, a title he held for 13 seasons…Smith’s 478 saves currently rank third all-time, as do his 802 games finished…A seven-time All-Star, Smith led his league in saves four times and reached the 30-save mark in 10 seasons…Smith finished in the Top 10 of his league’s Cy Young Award voting three times, including a second-place finish in the NL Cy Young Award voting in 1991…Of Smith’s 478 saves, 169 required at least four outs and 94 required two-or-more innings pitched…Smith averaged 8.73 strikeouts per nine innings, which ranks third all-time among pitchers with at least 1,000 appearances behind Trevor Hoffman (9.36) and Dan Plesac (8.74).
This card is hand signed by Lee Smith and is authenticated by the Beckett Authentication Company.
- Authentic player signed memorabilia
- Authenticated by the Beckett Authentication Company
- Encapsulated in a Beckett sealed acrylic case for protection
- Orginal Baseball Card: 1985 Fleer # 67
Player Biography
Lee Smith pitched 18 seasons for the Cubs, Red Sox, Cardinals, Yankees, Orioles, Angels, Reds and Expos and retired as MLB’s the all-time saves leader, a title he held for 13 seasons…Smith’s 478 saves currently rank third all-time, as do his 802 games finished…A seven-time All-Star, Smith led his league in saves four times and reached the 30-save mark in 10 seasons…Smith finished in the Top 10 of his league’s Cy Young Award voting three times, including a second-place finish in the NL Cy Young Award voting in 1991…Of Smith’s 478 saves, 169 required at least four outs and 94 required two-or-more innings pitched…Smith averaged 8.73 strikeouts per nine innings, which ranks third all-time among pitchers with at least 1,000 appearances behind Trevor Hoffman (9.36) and Dan Plesac (8.74).
