Andy Benes Autographs
Andy Benes is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, and Arizona Diamondbacks. He was born on August 20, 1967, in Evansville, Indiana. Benes was a top-rated baseball player during his high school years and was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1985 draft. However, he decided to attend the University of Evansville instead and played collegiate baseball for the Purple Aces.
After finishing his college career, Andy Benes was selected by the San Diego Padres as the first overall pick in the 1988 MLB draft. He made his debut for the Padres in 1989 and quickly became one of the best young pitchers in the league. During his time in San Diego, Benes was a two-time All-Star and helped lead the team to their first-ever World Series appearance in 1998. In 1995, he led the National League in strikeouts with 189 and finished third in the Cy Young Award voting.
Benes played for a total of 14 seasons in the MLB and finished his career with a record of 155-139, 3.97 ERA, and 2,000 strikeouts. He retired in 2002 after spending his final two years with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Benes is remembered as a dominant pitcher during his heyday and as someone who worked tirelessly to perfect his craft. He was inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009, capping off an illustrious career in the game he loved.
Read more about Andy Benes on Wikipedia
Affiliate disclosure: When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Current items with a signature of Andy Benes
These are the most current items with a signature of Andy Benes that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
Traded items with a signature of Andy Benes
The most expensive item with a signature of Andy Benes (ANDY BENES DIAMONDBACKS OPENING DAY AUTOGRAPHED BALL) was sold in August 2015 for $199.99 while the cheapest item (Andy Benes Signed USA OLYMPIC 8X10 Photo) found a new owner for $0.01 in July 2008. The month with the most items sold (19) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $9.00 for an autographed item of Andy Benes. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2015 with $100.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was April 2008. In average, an autographed item from Andy Benes is worth $2.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Andy Benes were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Andy Benes signed Baseball Trading Cards by Manufacturer
Latest News about Andy Benes
Turkey bowling with former Cardinals pitcher Andy Benes (11/25/2013): ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – Tim Ezell got in the spirit of Thanksgiving and decided to do some turkey bowling.... Former Cardinals pitcher Andy Benes will be keynote speaker at Prayer Breakfast (04/08/2013): Tickets are available for the 15th Annual Congressional Prayer Breakfast which will be held at 7:15 Andy Benes to throw out "first fish" at Sea Lion exhibit (03/11/2013): Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Andy Benes has seen a lot of firsts in his career. He was the fi
