Addie Joss Autographs
Adrian "Addie" Joss (April 12, 1880 – April 14, 1911), nicknamed "the Human Hairpin", was an American professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Cleveland Bronchos of Major League Baseball, later known as the Naps, between 1902 and 1910. Joss, who was 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg), pitched the fourth perfect game in baseball history (which, additionally, was only the second of the modern era). His 1.89 career earned run average (ERA) is the second-lowest in MLB history, behind Ed Walsh, while his career WHIP of 0.968 is the lowest of all-time.
Joss was born and raised in Wisconsin, where he attended St. Mary's College (later part of Wyalusing Academy) in Prairie du Chien and the University of Wisconsin. He played baseball at St. Mary's and then played in a semipro league where he caught the attention of Connie Mack. Joss did not sign with Mack's team, but he attracted further major league interest after winning 19 games in 1900 for the Toledo Mud Hens. Joss had another strong season for Toledo in 1901.
After an offseason contract dispute between Joss, Toledo and Cleveland, he debuted with the Cleveland club in April 1902. Joss led the league in shutouts that year. By 1905, Joss had completed the first of his four consecutive 20-win seasons. Off the field, Joss worked as a newspaper sportswriter from 1906 until his death. In 1908, he pitched a perfect game during a tight pennant race that saw Cleveland finish a half-game out of first place; it was the closest that Joss came to a World Series berth. The 1910 season was his last, and Joss missed most of the year due to injury.
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Traded items with a signature of Addie Joss
The most expensive item with a signature of Addie Joss (Addie Joss Signed Autograph Cut - Extremely Rare!) was sold in February 2021 for $1,399.99 while the cheapest item (Addie Joss #2 Art Card Limited 27/50 Edward Vela Signed (Cleveland Naps)) found a new owner for $0.99 in August 2024. The month with the most items sold (2) was September 2021 with an average selling price of $4.99 for an autographed item of Addie Joss. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2021 with $1,399.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was July 2022. In average, an autographed item from Addie Joss is worth $3.57.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Addie Joss were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Addie Joss #2 Art Card Limited 20/50 Edward Vela Signed (Cleveland Naps) | $2.99 |  |
| Addie Joss #2 Art Card Limited 26/50 Edward Vela Signed (Cleveland Naps) | $0.99 | |
| Addie Joss #2 Art Card Limited 27/50 Edward Vela Signed (Cleveland Naps) | $0.99 | |
| Addie Joss #2 Sketch Card Limited 15/50 Edward Vela Signed (Cleveland Naps) | $2.25 | |
| Addie Joss #3 Sketch Card Limited 11/50 Edward Vela Signed | $2.99 | |
| Addie Joss #3 Sketch Card Limited 9/50 Edward Vela Signed | $0.99 | |
| Addie Joss Golden Icon Art Card 02/20 Starpop Signed Trading Card Short Print | $8.99 | |
| Addie Joss Holographic Perfect Pitch Art Card 01/10 Starpop Signed Short Print | $19.99 | |
| Addie Joss Perfect Pitch Art Card 03/20 Starpop Signed Baseball Short Print | $8.99 | |
| Addie Joss Replica Autographed Baseball | $49.99 | |
| Addie Joss Sketch Card Limited 17/50 Edward Vela Signed | $0.99 | |
| Addie Joss Sketch Card Limited 19/50 Edward Vela Signed | $2.99 | |
| Addie Joss Sketch Card Limited 20/50 Edward Vela Signed | $2.99 | |
| Addie Joss Sketch Card Limited 21/50 Edward Vela Signed | $2.99 | |
| Addie Joss Sketch Card Limited 24/50 Edward Vela Signed (Cleveland Naps) | $3.57 | |
