Mel Harder Autograph
Mel Harder was a dominant right-handed pitcher who spent his entire 20-year career playing for the Cleveland Indians. The Indiana native made his Major League debut at the age of 19, and quickly established himself as one of the best pitchers in baseball during the 1930s and 1940s. Over his career, he posted a win-loss record of 223-186, and maintained a 3.80 ERA. Harder was an early adopter of the slider pitch, which helped him become one of the most successful pitchers of his era. More about Mel Harder
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After his retirement from baseball in 1947, Harder remained involved in the sport as a coach and scout for the Indians. He was eventually inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame in 1965, and was later chosen to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the 1994 All-Star Game hosted in Cleveland. Harder passed away at the age of 93 in 2002, but his contributions to the game of baseball will always be remembered. Read even more about Mel Harder at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Mel Harder
In total, we tracked 528 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Mel Harder (1969 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 1ST YEAR TEAM SIGNED BASEBALL JO JO WHITE MEL HARDER BB) was sold in April 2013 for $600.00 while the cheapest item (MEL HARDER CLEVELAND INDIANS AUTOGRAPHED PIC wBSN COA) found a new owner for $0.01 in January 2009. The month with the most items sold (11) was March 2011 with an average selling price of $8.00 for an autographed item of Mel Harder. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2013 with $308.30 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was September 2008. In average, an autographed item from Mel Harder is worth $8.49.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Mel Harder were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1920s-60s MEL HARDER Cleveland Guardians ’48 WS champ autographed index card | $4.88 | |
| 1934 Goudey Mel Harder Autograph PSA DNA Certified Auto | $125.26 | |
| Bob Lemon Mel Harder PSA DNA Signed 1960 Topps Autograph | $63.00 | |
| Mel Harder #2 Art Card Limited 16/25 Edward Vela Signed (Cleveland Indians) | $3.99 | |
| Mel Harder autographed vintage Cleveland Indians Rowe Postcard | $7.50 | |
| Mel Harder Cleveland Indians signed autographed 6x8 photo | $19.99 | |
| Mel Harder Indians Baseball Signed Auto Autograph 3x5 Index Card Authentic | $2.50 | |
| Mel Harder Signed 1983 Diamond Classics Cleveland Autograph | $16.00 | |
| MEL HARDER SIGNED BAILEY PHOTO 1969 KANSAS CITY ROYALS baseball AUTOGRAPH - DEC. | $13.38 | |
| Vintage Mel Harder Autographed Signed B&W Newspaper Photo | $7.99 | |
Latest News about Mel Harder
Has Hall of Fame forgotten Cleveland Indians legend Mel Harder? Hey, Hoynsie! (01/11/15): The late Mel Harder, who pitched 20 years for the Indians, is still eligible for the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, but he would have to make this year's Golden Era ballot for players in the pre-integration era (1876-1946). 
Chardon City Council OKs fee to use Mel Harder Park ballfields (07/04/13): Chardon City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday to authorize charging some clubs a fee for use of Mel Harder Park ballfields.
Chardon officials pitch fee for Mel Harder Park field use (06/11/13): It's been 15 years since the city of Chardon built Mel Harder Park, named for the Cleveland Indians baseball great who moved to the community in 1983.
Mel Harder To Circuit of The Americas (02/11/13): After 22 years at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Mel Harder is leaving his senior vice president position at IMS to become the senior vice president and general manager for Circuit of The Americas . Harder will assume his new responsibilities in Austin, Texas, on March 1.
Apply for use of Mel Harder fields in Chardon (01/11/13): The city of Chardon Park and Recreation Department will be accepting applications for the use of the baseball fields at Mel Harder Park until Jan. 25.
Older News Stories about Mel Harder
Chardon taking applications for Mel Harder Park use (12/2011): The city of Chardon is taking applications for the use of the baseball fields for 2012 at Mel Harder Park.
Mel Harder Park project proceeding; some express frustration with pace (07/2011): Parking relief at heavily used Mel Harder Park is expected this year, as the project continues to edge forward.