Walter John Hriniak (pronounced RIN-ee-ack) (born May 22, 1943) is an American former catcher in American Major League Baseball who—despite a very brief MLB playing career and a batting average of only .253—became one of the most prominent batting coaches in the game during the last two decades of the 20th century. As a player, he stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall, weighed 178 pounds (81 kg), batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Natick, Massachusetts. More about Walt Hriniak
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Hriniak was a three-sport star at Natick High School where he was a first-team All-State selection in all three sports: as quarterback in football, center in hockey, and shortstop in baseball. He was also voted the outstanding hockey player in eastern Massachusetts and some speculated that he could have pursued a career in professional hockey. Instead, he chose baseball and signed a $75,000 bonus contract with the Milwaukee Braves in 1961.In total, we tracked 53 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Walt Hriniak (1969 Topps # 611 Bob Didier Walt Hriniak Gary Neibauer Autograph Signed Card (M)) was sold in August 2020 for $39.99 while the cheapest item (WALT HRINIAK Autographed 3x5 Index Card MLB Baseball Player 1968-1969 B) found a new owner for $0.49 in July 2016. The month with the most items sold (3) was September 2009 with an average selling price of $3.28 for an autographed item of Walt Hriniak. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2020 with $39.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.49 was July 2016. In average, an autographed item from Walt Hriniak is worth $3.75.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Walt Hriniak were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1969 Topps 611 Walt Hriniak Rookie Autographed Auto Signed Card pinhole | $5.00 | ||
1969 Topps Rookie #611 Bob Didier/Walt Hriniak DUAL SIGNED Atlanta Braves AUTO | $8.50 | ||
1969 TOPPS WALT HRINIAK + (2) AUTOGRAPHED ATLANTA BRAVES ROOKIE CARD | $12.50 | ||
1970 Autographed Topps Walt Hriniak | $5.00 | ||
SIGNED WALT HRINIAK 1970 TOPPS #392 AUTO AUTOGRAPH SAN DIEGO PADRES | $3.99 | ||
WALT HRINIAK & GARYNEIBAUER Autograph 1969 #611 Topps--Atlanta Braves | $7.50 | ||
Walt Hriniak 1970 Topps Padres authentic autographed card | $4.99 | ||
WALT HRINIAK autograph 1970 TOPPS card signed SAN DIEGO PADRES auto #24 | $4.99 | ||
Walt Hriniak autographed Baseball Card (San Diego Padres) 1970 Topps #392 | $0.99 | ||
Walt Hriniak Hand Signed 1969 Topps Rookie Stars Atlanta Braves Autograph | $7.19 |