Autographed/Signed John Candelaria Pittsburgh White Baseball Jersey JSA COA

⚾ Autographed/Signed John Candelaria Pittsburgh White Baseball Jersey JSA COA – The Hand-Signed Pittsburgh Pirates White Baseball Jersey of “The Candy Man,” the Left-Handed Pittsburgh Ace Who Won the 1979 World Series With the “We Are Family” Pirates and Led the National League in ERA in 1977 With One of the Most Dominant Pitching Seasons the Senior Circuit Produced That Decade, Certified Authentic by JSA

⚾ The Pittsburgh Pirates of the late 1970s built their identity on a combination of infectious team culture and pitching depth that made them one of the National League's most dangerous clubs when October arrived. The “We Are Family” Pirates of 1979 – a team built around Willie Stargell and fueled by Sister Sledge playing on the clubhouse speakers – came together in a World Series run that required defeating the Baltimore Orioles after trailing three games to one. John Candelaria was on the pitching staff that season, contributing to the rotation and the bullpen depth that a seven-game series demands. ⚾

⚾ The 1977 season was Candelaria's individual peak: a 2.34 ERA across the National League, the lowest ERA in the senior circuit and one that ranked with the most dominant individual pitching performances of the decade. For a left-handed starter operating in Pittsburgh, at Three Rivers Stadium on the Allegheny River, producing that kind of ERA required an approach to the count and to pitch location that the league's hitters found consistently difficult to solve. “The Candy Man” did it through eleven seasons as a Pirate, building the career statline that 177 wins and a 3.33 ERA across twenty-three professional seasons ultimately produced. ⚾

⚾ This hand-signed Pittsburgh Pirates white jersey, certified by JSA, is the autograph of one of the franchise's finest left-handed starting pitchers across its most celebrated modern era. Condition: NOS. ⚾

⚾ John Candelaria. The Candy Man. Pittsburgh Pirates. White Baseball Jersey. Hand-Signed. Autographed. JSA COA. 1979 World Series Champion. 1977 NL ERA Leader. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.

⚾ Autographed/Signed John Candelaria Pittsburgh White Baseball Jersey JSA COA. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.