1957 Topps Baseball card, #207, Signed/Auto, Billy Hunter, Kansas City A's

Description: 1957 Topps Baseball card, #207, Signed/Auto, Billy Hunter, Kansas City A's Click images to enlarge Description You are bidding on an original autograph card of Billy Hunter of the Kansas City Athletics. The autographed card is an 1957 Topps, #207. Card size: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". The item you will be getting is in the scanned images. More Player Info: Gordon William Hunter (born June 4, 1928) is a retired American shortstop, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. Born in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Hunter was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg). He threw and batted right-handed. After attending Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Penn State, Hunter was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948. He was sold to the St. Louis Browns of the American League (AL) on October 14, 1952, for $150,000 after leading the Texas League in fielding and stolen bases. Hunter was the starting shortstop for the last Browns club in 1953 and the first modern Baltimore Orioles team when the Brownies moved to Maryland in 1954. For the remainder of his career, however, he was a second-string infielder for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics and Cleveland Indians. Hunter batted .219 with 16 home runs and 144 RBI in 630 games over his six-year (1953–58) AL career. When Hunter's playing career ended, he scouted for the Indians and Orioles. He managed the Bluefield Orioles to Appalachian League championships in 1962 and 1963. He was promoted to Baltimore on November 20, 1963 as third-base coach by former Yankees teammate Hank Bauer who had become the team's manager one day earlier. He performed that role for almost 14 seasons for four AL champions and two World Series winners. Hunter declined an offer from former Orioles general manager Harry Dalton to manage the California Angels on November 23, 1971. Hunter's record over his one-and-a-half seasons was 146–108 (.575), but he never returned to the Major Leagues as a coach or manager though he claimed to have received a half dozen job offers in the winter of 1978. He became head baseball coach and athletic director at Maryland's Towson State University, retiring in 1995. He was a 1996 honoree into the Orioles Hall of Fame, inducted with Jerry Hoffberger and Cal Ripken, Sr. These three men were so well thought of in Baltimore that a crowd of 400 showed up at the luncheon at the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel. (ref Wikipedia). This item was part of an Auction lot sold by Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas, Texas in November 2021. This item has been Pre-Certified by Beckett Authentication Services. If you have any questions about this item or anything I am auctioning, please let me know. Card Cond: EX-EX/MT (light corner wear), Autograph Cond: NM-Mint. Please see scans for actual condition. This Autographed item would make a great addition to your collection or as a Gift (nice for Framing). Please checkout my 1880's Baseball Victorian Trade cards in my Ebay Store Please checkout my 1870's Baseball Tintypes in my Ebay Store Please checkout my Movie Glass Slides in my Ebay Store Please checkout my NASA Items in my Ebay Store Visit My eBay Store To see all my Postcards To see all my Movie Items To see all my Disney Items To see all my Baseball Items To see all my Boy Scout Cards To see all my Stereoview Cards Add me to your Favorite Sellers and Sign up for my Newsletter This Item will be shipped securely. I will combine lots to save on the shipping costs and I use USPS 1st class shipping (it gives both of us tracking of the package). Please look at my other Auctions for more Collectibles of the 1800's-1900's. Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 39.96 USD

Location: Warsaw, Indiana

End Time: 2024-11-15T03:45:17.000Z

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