Ben Wade Autographs
Benjamin Styron Wade (November 25, 1922 – December 2, 2002) was an American professional baseball player who became a longtime director of scouting operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers during a period that saw the team win four world championships. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1948), Brooklyn Dodgers (1952–54), St. Louis Cardinals (1954) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1955). Wade batted and threw right-handed.
Wade was born in Morehead City, North Carolina on November 25, 1922. He was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent before the 1940 season. On February 11, 1943, Wade joined the Army Air Force. When he was discharged from military service in February 1945, he resumed playing professional baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league affiliate, the Anniston Rams of the Southeastern League. The Pirates traded Wade to the Chicago Cubs before the 1947 season.
Wade made his major league debut with the Cubs on April 30, 1948 at the age of 25. After two appearances with the Cubs, he was returned to the minor leagues. Before 1950 Season, Wade's contract was purchased from the Cubs by the Brooklyn Dodgers who promoted him back to the major leagues. He posted the best statistics of his career in 1952 with an 11-9 win–loss record and a 3.60 earned run average helping the Dodgers win the National League pennant by 4+1⁄2 games over the New York Giants. He also posted career-highs in games pitched (37), starts (24), complete games (5), strikeouts (118) and innings (180.0). On July 6, 1952, Wade hit two home runs off future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn and, pitched 6 innings in an 8-2 Dodger victory. He didn't appear in the 1952 World Series as the Dodgers lost to the New York Yankees in a seven-game series.
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Current items with a signature of Ben Wade
These are the most current items with a signature of Ben Wade that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Ben Wade autographed baseball card Dodgers 1993 1954 Topps Archives #126 signed | $22.99 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Ben Wade
The most expensive item with a signature of Ben Wade (COACH BEN WADE SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO + GREAT INSCRIPTION SURVIVOR RARE BECKETT BAS) was sold in September 2025 for $115.00 while the cheapest item (BEN WADE BROOKLYN DODGERS 1953 SIGNED 8X10 PSA/DNA) found a new owner for $0.06 in August 2010. The month with the most items sold (7) was July 2008 with an average selling price of $5.55 for an autographed item of Ben Wade. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2014 with $78.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.50 was January 2013. In average, an autographed item from Ben Wade is worth $6.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ben Wade were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1950s Vintage SIGNED Cut: Ben Wade, DODGERS - Died 2002 | $2.98 |  |
| 1950s Vintage SIGNED Cut: Ben Wade, DODGERS - Died 2002 | $2.98 | |
 | 1953 Topps Archives - Ben Wade Brooklyn Dodgers Autographed Dugout Quiz #4 | $10.51 | |
| Ben Wade (d. 2002) Signed Index Card - Cubs, Dodgers, Cardinals, Pirates | $3.98 | |
| BEN WADE 3 SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED ONL BASEBALL! Dodgers Cubs, Cardinals, Pirates JSA | $42.49 | |
 | Ben Wade ??MLB: 1948 Chicago Cubs ??Autograph⚾️⚾️ | $24.20 | |
 | Ben Wade Brooklyn Dodgers Autographed Original 8x10 Photo JSA Authenticated | $50.00 | |
| Ben Wade d2002 signed autograph Baseball Player 3x5 Index Card MC182 | $20.00 | |
| BEN WADE SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED ONL BASEBALL! Dodgers, Cubs, Cardinals, Pirates! | $37.49 | |
| Ben Wade Signed Personal Check Brooklyn Dodgers From 1999 | $19.24 | |
| BEN WADE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 PHOTO | $6.99 | |
| BEN WADE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 PHOTO W/ COA | $15.00 | |
| COACH BEN WADE SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO + GREAT INSCRIPTION SURVIVOR RARE BECKETT BAS | $115.00 | |
| COACH BEN WADE SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 PHOTO + ALWAYS SLAY SURVIVOR BECKETT BAS | $115.00 | |
| SIGNED 3x5 INDEX CARD OF BEN WADE (DECEASED 2002)! GREAT AUTOGRAPH! | $9.00 | |
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