Bill Virdon is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. He was born on June 9, 1931, in Hazel Park, Michigan. Virdon began his professional baseball career in 1950 when he signed with the New York Yankees. He played as an outfielder and played for the Yankees until 1954. Later in his career, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Houston Astros. More about Bill Virdon
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Virdon's most notable season as a player was in 1955. He won the American League Rookie of the Year award while playing for the Yankees. He hit .281 with 17 home runs and 68 RBIs during the season. In addition to his success as a player, Virdon was also a successful manager. He began his managerial career with the Pirates in 1972 and managed them for four seasons. He continued to manage the Astros and the New York Yankees before retiring from managing in 1984.In total, we tracked 1412 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Bill Virdon (Bill Virdon Pittsburgh Pirates Dozen Signed Baseball Lot) was sold in November 2016 for $249.99 while the cheapest item (Bill Virdon Signed 4x6 Index Card w/inscription) found a new owner for $0.01 in October 2008. The month with the most items sold (31) was November 2021 with an average selling price of $7.99 for an autographed item of Bill Virdon. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2018 with $45.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was June 2009. In average, an autographed item from Bill Virdon is worth $6.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bill Virdon were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Bill Virdon, 2-time manager of year, dies at 90 (11/23/21): Bill Virdon, the 1955 National League Rookie of the Year who later won Manager of the Year awards in both leagues, has died at the age of 90.
Former Pirates outfielder, long-time MLB manager Bill Virdon dead at 90 (11/23/21): Bill Virdon still worked as an instructor for the Pirates as recently as 2013.
Bill Virdon, longtime Pirates outfielder and former Astros manager, dies at 90 (11/23/21): Virdon played 12 years in the big leagues and managed another 15
OSS Sitdown: Bill Virdon (10/28/12): SPRINGFIELD, Mo -- Two time World Series Champion, Rookie of the Year, Gold Glover and Missouri Sports Hall of Famer Bill Virdon sat down with Justin Dougherty for this week's OSS Sitdown.