Not to be confused with the soul singer of the same name, Syl Johnson pitched for 19 seasons in the big leagues with four different teams, never pitching more than 187 innings in a single season. Johnson signed this card hastily in black, the signature applied lightly.  The card originates from the Shibe Park collection of autographed cards, an original owner collection carefully collected by a teenage boy who, in 1939 and 1940, obtained many autographs from players arriving at the train station near Shibe Park, and continued for many years to obtain signatures in person and through the mail.