Pete Rose -- The Autograph King?

[jingram058]

You can bring up all these other guys and how much they signed. Form all the opinions you like; that is what makes the world go round. But from what I have read and seen, Ruth signed so much stuff, playing days and afterward, even after nights of carousing, that it boggles the mind. Waite Hoyt, who was one of the Babe's best friend, was astounded by it. Hundreds of items signed daily, then a small army to deliver it all to the post office. Every day. For decades. I kindly refer you to this, once again. Show me anyone else in a photo like this.

"Even though experts estimate that he has signed over 600,000 autographs in his time, there is still a great deal of interest in his autograph. It is also estimated that he signed about 9,000 baseballs a year. You have to remember that many of those signatures were lost, destroyed and damaged. His agent, Christy Walsh, said that in one barnstorming trip alone, Ruth signed 6,000 baseballs."