Winter Auction 2015 closing February 7
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/8/2015
Among the most remarkable up and coming players in the major leagues, Houston Astros little second sacker Jose Altuve (5’6”) made a big name for himself in 2014. He captured the American League batting title with a .341 average and also led the league with 225 hits and 56 stolen bases.
Altuve wore this size 7 3/8 MLB Authentic (HZ 508822) Houston Astros batting helmet when he knocked a single off Erasmo Ramirez for his 200th hit of the season in the Astros 5-2 victory over the Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on September 10, 2014. Altuve is only the second player in Astros franchise history to eclipse the 200-hit mark.
Altuve signed this dark blue helmet with the Houston Astros white H over a two-tone orange star logo on the bill in bright silver sharpie with “27,” “Game Used 2014,” “Hit #200” and “AL Batting Champ” inscriptions.
Ventilated helmet shows excellent game use and is cracked with a blunt trauma bruise near the top of the crown and chipped at the junction of the bill and ear flap with plenty of white scuffs on the back right side.
Altuve’s number 27 is applied with a pair of orange decal stickers on the back above a blue white and orange MLB logo. Comes with PSA/DNA certification #X48445. MLB Authentic/Majkestic and Rawling’s manufacturers’ labels are on the padded inner headband and a 7 3/8 size sticker is affixed on the upper interior, Rawling’s S100 Pro Comp logo is embossed on the padding in the back of the helmet and a warning sticker is on the interior front.