TTM Stats
- Sent: 6/16/2018 | Received: 7/2/2018 | 16 Days
- ’81 Topps, ’83 Topps, ’85 Topps (returned the ’83 Fleer and ’87 Topps unsigned)
- Address: Home (address from Sports Card Forum)
The Story of the Autograph
Jim Beattie played in the major leagues as a starting pitcher and also served as a general manager and a scout. He pitched for the Yankees in 1978-79 and then for the Mariners from 1980-86.
Beattie was born in Hampton, VA but went to high school in Maine were he excelled in both baseball and basketball. He went on to Dartmouth College and then was drafted by the Yankees in the fourth round of the 1975 MLB Draft. He was one of their top pitching prospects and because of injuries to other pitchers got his chance in 1978. He made his debut in April when he made the club out of Spring Training and beat Jim Palmer in his first game. After winning his second game, things turned and he lost his next seven in a row. But he did pitch a pivotal game in Boston in September and did a great job to help the Yankees to a one-game playoff and the postseason where he won games against the Royals and Dodgers. He didn’t make the club next spring but was called up. After the season he was traded to Seattle.
Beattie only had one winning record in his career when he was 3-2 in 9 starts in his second year in Seattle. Every other year he posted no better than a .455 winning percentage and went 52-87 in his career. At the end of his career he experienced shoulder tendinitis and then tore his rotator cuff. He came back but never won another game before he was put on the disabled list. Instead of trying to get back into baseball, he went on to get his MBA from Washington and went into player development with the Mariners in 1990.
The Score on Jim Beattie – 8.0
I like Jim’s style a lot. He’s got a loop-de-loop in his “B” and he has a different way to write his “J” too. It’s definitely a different look. But to add to that these came out really great on these cards. The marker he used was awesome and the blue of the marker really goes with the uniforms on the cards. The ’81 is a but dark/busy, but that ’83 card is the best. One thing additional to note is that he only signed three of the five cards I sent.
Overall I’m giving these an 8. Thanks Mr. Beattie
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