Al Papai Autograph

Alfred Thomas Papai (May 7, 1917 – September 7, 1995) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between the 1948 and 1955 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals (1948, 1950), St. Louis Browns (1949), Boston Red Sox (1950) and Chicago White Sox (1955). Listed at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 185 lb., Papai batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Divernon, Illinois. More about Al Papai

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A knuckleballer specialist, Papai was one of 29 players to pitch for both St. Louis clubs. In his only major league full-season he went 4–11 with a 5.06 ERA for the helpless Browns. In parts of four seasons, he posted a 9–14 record with a 5.37 ERA in 88 appearances, including 18 stars, eight complete games, four saves, 70 strikeouts, 138 walks, and 239+2⁄3 innings of work.

Papai also enjoyed a brilliant minor league career as the pitching staff ace for the Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League, posting 20-win seasons for them (1947, 1951–53). He went 21–10, with a 2.45 ERA for the 1947 Dixie Series Champion Buffs and 23–9, with a 2.44 ERA for the 1951 Texas League kings. He also pitched in the Venezuelan Winter League during the 1951–52 and 1952–53 seasons, compiling a 15–16 mark with a 2.25 ERA in 47 appearances. Read even more about Al Papai at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Al Papai

The most expensive item with a signature of Al Papai (AL PAPAI INDEX CARD SIGNED 1950 BOSTON RED SOX PSA/DNA CERTIFIED 1917-1995) was sold in March 2016 for $22.00 while the cheapest item (Al Papai (1917-1995) signed 3x5) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was February 2010 with an average selling price of $1.38 for an autographed item of Al Papai. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2016 with $22.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was March 2010. In average, an autographed item from Al Papai is worth $3.26.

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thumbnail10 Ten Al Papai Signed Index 3x5 Cards Baseball Player AUTOGRAPHS SL SOA$2.75logo
thumbnail10 Ten Al Papai Signed Index 3x5 Cards Baseball Player AUTOGRAPHS SL SOA$3.26logo
thumbnail1948 Al Papai Autograph Index card 3X5 RARE Vintage Signed Debut Season Deceased$8.75logo
thumbnailAl Papai (1917-1995) signed 3x5$2.99logo
thumbnailAl Papai (1917-1995) signed 3x5$0.99logo
thumbnailAl Papai (1917-1995) signed 3x5$2.00logo
thumbnailAl Papai (1917-1995) signed 3x5$4.25logo
thumbnailAl Papai (d. 1995) Signed Index Card - Cardinals, Browns, Red Sox, White Sox - C$1.99logo
thumbnailAl Papai autographed 3 x 5 index card MLB Guaranteed to Pass$7.00logo
thumbnailAl Papai autographed 3 x 5 index card MLB Guaranteed to Pass$7.00logo
thumbnailAL PAPAI INDEX CARD SIGNED 1950 BOSTON RED SOX PSA/DNA CERTIFIED 1917-1995$22.00logo
thumbnailAl Papai signed 3x5 Browns Cardinals Red Sox White Sox$0.99logo
thumbnailAutographed Brace Postcard of Cardinals Al Papai$20.50logo
thumbnailGlen Hobbie / Al Papai Auto Signed Envelope$1.99logo
thumbnailSIGNED/AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD AL PAPAI (1948)$10.00logo