Rick Manning

I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2024, when the Cleveland Guardians, whom he was there announcing the game on Bally Sports Great Lakes, came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Rick signed a 1987 Topps card #706.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/manniri01.shtml

Lance McCullers

I met him at the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Fest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 17, 2024.

I met his son, Lance Jr. at the same stadium 9 years earlier.

Lance signed a 1987 Topps card #559.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcculla01.shtml

Bill Almon

In April of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Bill Almon. I found an address and sent him my card and a letter.

Thirteen days later my card came back signed.

Bill signed a 1987 Topps card #447.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/almonbi01.shtml

Tim Pyznarski

In October of 2020, I decided to seek out an address for Tim Pyznarski. I sent him my card and the following letter.

Ten days later my card came back signed.

Tim signed a 1987 Topps card #429.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pyznati01.shtml

Floyd Youmans

I met him at the 2017 Tampa Bay Legends & Celebrity All-Star Softball Classic on July 8, 2017, at the University of South Florida Baseball Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Floyd signed a 1987 Topps card #105.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/youmafl01.shtml

John Mizerock

I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2016.

John signed a 1987 Topps card #408.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mizerjo01.shtml

Charlie Kerfeld

I met him at a Philadelphia Phillies Florida Instructional League game at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2015.

He was the Philadelphia Phillies Special Assistant to the General Manager and just happened to be in attendance that day.

Charlie signed a 1987 Topps card #145.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kerfech01.shtml

Clint Hurdle

I met him at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2015, when the Pittsburgh Pirates, whom he was the manager for, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Clint signed a 1987 Topps card #317.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hurdlcl01.shtml

Dann Bilardello

I met him at a Minor League game at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida in 2014, when the Palm Beach Cardinals, whom he was managing, came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Dann signed a 1987 Topps card #577.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bilarda01.shtml

Garth Iorg

I met him at Englebert Complex, the Toronto Blue Jays spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida in 1999.

Garth signed a 1987 Topps card #751.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/i/iorgga01.shtml

Lee Mazzilli

I met him at a Minor League game at Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field in Dunedin, Florida in 1997, when the Tampa Yankees, whom he was managing, came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Lee signed a 1987 Topps card #198.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mazzile01.shtml

Jimy Williams

I met him at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1997, when the Boston Red Sox, whom he was managing, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Jimy signed a 1987 Topps card #786.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/williji03.shtml

Jim Leyland

I met him at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1996, when the Pittsburgh Pirates, whom he was managing, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Jim signed a 1987 Topps card #93.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=leylan001jam

Dwight Lowry

I met him at a Florida Instructional League game at Englebert Complex in Dunedin, Florida in 1995, when the Detroit Tigers, whom he was coaching, came to play the Toronto Blue Jays.

Sadly, he was the first person I had an autograph of to pass away. Less than 2 years after signing this card for me, he unfortunately suffered a fatal heart attack at the age of 39.

Dwight signed a 1987 Topps card #483.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lowrydw01.shtml

Hal McRae

I met him at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1995, when the Cincinnati Reds, whom he was the hitting coach of, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

I met his son, Brian, the previous year.

I remember this day for a couple of reasons. First, it was a day/night doubleheader. A noon game between the St. Petersburg Cardinals and the Clearwater Phillies of the Florida State League, which I attended, followed by a spring training game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies, which was being broadcast nationally on ESPN.
Second, it was April 19, 1995, the day of the Oklahoma City bombing.

Hal signed a 1987 Topps card #573.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcraeha01.shtml

Normally, I'd be posting a non-sports card-related autograph on Friday but when I started this site in 2013, I underestimated how many non-sports card-related autographs I had compared to how many Fridays there would be. Looking back, I should have kept those to a monthly occurrence.
Nevertheless, for the foreseeable future, it'll be all cards every day of the week, all in the order of how I acquired them.

Al Nipper

I met him at a Minor League game at Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field in Dunedin, Florida in 1994, when the Sarasota Red Sox, whom he was the pitching coach for, came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Al signed a 1987 Topps card #617.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nippeal01.shtml

Steve Boros

I met him at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 1994, when the Kansas City Royals, whom he was the third base coach for, came to play the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game.

Steve signed a 1987 Topps card #143.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/borosst01.shtml

Gene Michael

I met him at a celebrity golf tournament at Tarpon Woods Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida.

Gene signed a 1987 Topps card #43.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/michage01.shtml

George Bamberger

I met him at a celebrity golf tournament at Lansbrook Golf Course in Palm Harbor, Florida.

George signed a 1987 Topps card #468.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bambege01.shtml