Beautiful postcard image of Smoky Joe Wood pitching in his prime signed in the upper left corner by Wood himself. After his pitching career ended Wood coached baseball at Yale for 20 seasons. One of the hobby's most revered non-Hall of Famers Wood's pitching career was cut short by injury after which he ended his career as an outfielder - his lifetime ERA was 2.03 his lifetime batting average was .283. COA from James Spence Authentication.