Al Dark was an American baseball player and manager, born on January 7, 1922, in Comanche, Oklahoma. He started his baseball career as a shortstop in 1946 with the Boston Braves. In his rookie season, Dark batted .322 and helped the Braves win the National League pennant. He was named Rookie of the Year in 1948 by Sporting News. Dark played for other teams during his twelve-year career, including the New York Giants, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Philadelphia Phillies. More about Al Dark
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After his playing career, Dark became a manager. He had his first managerial job in 1961 with the San Francisco Giants, the team he played for from 1950 to 1956. Dark went on to manage other teams, including the Cleveland Indians, the Oakland Athletics, and the San Diego Padres. In 1974, Dark was named Manager of the Year by The Sporting News after leading the Oakland Athletics to the World Series title. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.In total, we tracked 592 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Al Dark (1952 Topps #351 Al Dark NY Giants signed autographed JSA/SGC) was sold in September 2016 for $499.99 while the cheapest item (AL DARK SIGNED 3X5 INDEX CARD AUTO AUTOGRAPH GIANTS) found a new owner for $0.25 in June 2008. The month with the most items sold (10) was July 2009 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Al Dark. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2016 with $257.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was April 2009. In average, an autographed item from Al Dark is worth $8.54.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Al Dark were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1952 Bowman AL DARK Signed Card #34 Auto Slabbed GIANTS SGC AUTH. | $39.00 | ||
1953 Bowman Color Al Dark #19 - New York Giants - Signed Autograph Auto d. 2014 | $2.25 | ||
1958 Topps #125 AL DARK (St Louis Cardinals) *AUTOGRAPHED* d.2014 | $14.99 | ||
1970 TOPPS AL DARK AUTOGRAPHED VINTAGE INDIANS CARD-d.2014 | $2.99 | ||
Al Dark 1978 Grand Slam #108 - New York Giants - Signed Autograph Auto (d. 2014) | $3.25 | ||
Al Dark Cubs Cardinals Giants 48 ROY Auto Signed Baseball Beckett Imperfect . | $12.99 | ||
AL DARK SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 PHOTO W/ COA | $14.00 | ||
ALVIN (AL) DARK MILWAUKEE BRAVES MLB SIGNED 8 X 10 COLOR PHOTO | $15.00 | ||
Signed 1953 Bowman Color #19 Al Dark Autographed | $14.95 | ||
Spalding Baseball Advisory Staff Photo Al Dark Giants Sitting, Signed 8x10 | $63.99 |