⚾ Vintage Mike Schmidt Autographed 500th HR Inscribed Philadelphia Phillies 16x20 Baseball Photo JSA COA – The James Spence Authentication JSA COA Certified Hand-Signed and Inscribed 16x20 Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Photo of Mike Schmidt Commemorating His 500th Career Home Run, Signed by the Hall of Famer, Three-Time NL MVP, and the Greatest Third Baseman in the History of the Philadelphia Phillies

⚾ April 18, 1987. Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mike Schmidt comes to the plate with a specific number in mind – not the count, not the inning, not the score – but the milestone that sits one home run away. He had 499. He hit the 500th. A milestone that places a player in a club whose membership, at the time, included only the most towering offensive careers in the history of the game. Schmidt signed this 16x20 Philadelphia Phillies baseball photo with an inscription commemorating that moment – a piece of paper and ink that carries both his signature and his acknowledgment of what that 500th home run meant. Certified authentic by James Spence Authentication (JSA) with a Certificate of Authenticity, this is the documented memory of one of the most celebrated individual achievements in the history of the Philadelphia Phillies franchise.

⚾ Michael Jack Schmidt was born on September 27, 1949, in Dayton, Ohio, and played his entire major league career with the Philadelphia Phillies – from his debut in 1972 to his retirement in 1989 – building a resume at third base that no player at the position has surpassed: three National League Most Valuable Player Awards (1980, 1981, 1986), twelve Gold Gloves, the 1980 World Series championship and World Series MVP, and a career total of 548 home runs. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 with 96.5% of the vote – the highest percentage any third baseman had ever received up to that point – and he remains, without significant debate, the greatest third baseman in the history of the Philadelphia Phillies and one of the three or four greatest to play the position in the history of the sport. A 16x20 photo inscribed at the 500th home run milestone, signed by Schmidt, JSA-certified: an artifact from the career that defined the position for a generation. JSA is one of the most trusted organizations in the memorabilia industry. Condition: NOS.

⚾ Mike Schmidt. Dayton, Ohio. Philadelphia Phillies. Third Baseman. 3x NL MVP. 1980 World Series Champion and MVP. 12x Gold Glove. 548 Home Runs. 500th Home Run. Hall of Fame 1995. JSA. James Spence Authentication. COA. Autographed. Inscribed. 16x20 Photo. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. Condition: NOS.