The hunt for Archibald ‘MOONLIGHT’ Graham’s autograph

Collecting autographs of athletes – especially baseball players – has always been a hobby of Jonathan Algard. The general rule for Algard: the more scarce the signature, the more fun the hunt.

It was 20 years ago when a 30-year-old Algard went on a hunt that he had no idea would last for nearly two decades.

Thinking about a baseball player he wanted to collect for his next autograph, Algard opted for a name most baseball fans before 1989 wouldn’t have had a clue about his identity. But when the Kevin Costner movie “Field of Dreams” captivated the country, Archibald “Moonlight” Graham became a household name.

“To me the movie ‘Field of Dreams’ is on a lot of times as background noise in my house,” said Algard, who lives in Coplay, Pa. “My wife pointed out that last year for Father’s Day, it was the (30th) anniversary of the movie coming out,