Saturday, April 2, 2011

1988 Star Co. Sam Horn



Who is this? Former Boston Red Sox slugger Sam Horn
What is this? An autographed card from an 11-card set produced by Star. Co. in 1988.
Where'd I get it? Bought from a local card show dealer
How much did it cost? 50 cents (you can get your own full set for $32.95 on eBay if you want; I just have the signed checklist card.)


Why is this so special? Sam Horn was once a highly-regarded prospect. He hit 14 home runs in 158 at-bats for the 1987 Red Sox as a rookie. He never lived up to the expectations fueled by that early success, but he did play in the majors for parts of 8 seasons and went on to play in Taiwan.

Horn currently works for the New England Sports Network as a baseball analyst.

Horn's autograph is clear and easy to read, but the signatures on the Star Co. cards look very different from the other Sam Horn autographs I've seen on the internet.

2 comments:

Sumosid said...

Re: "..the signatures on the Star Co. cards look very different from the other Sam Horn autographs I've seen on the internet."

According to a thread on SCN, it appears requests to a San Diego address were ghost signed by his father.

Paul Hadsall said...

That would explain the differences.