Con Dempsey Autographs
Cornelius Francis Dempsey Jr. (September 16, 1922 – August 5, 2006) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher from the San Francisco Bay Area, he had a brief audition in Major League Baseball in 1951 as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Most of his six-year pro career was spent in the top-level Pacific Coast League, where the sidearmer was the strikeout champion in both 1948 and 1949. He stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Born in San Francisco, Dempsey graduated from Sequoia High School (Redwood City, California), then the University of San Francisco (USF), where he played baseball and basketball. With the outbreak of World War II, he joined the United States Navy, serving in the Pacific and European theaters; he was awarded four medals for bravery.
Dempsey began his professional baseball career during the postwar era at age 24, winning 16 games in 1947 in the Class C Pioneer League, then joining his hometown San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League in 1948. As a PCL rookie in 1948, he again won 16 games (losing 11), and led the league in strikeouts (171) and earned run average (2.10). Then, in 1949, he won 17 of 31 decisions for the Seals, and again led the PCL in strikeouts (164), although his ERA rose to 4.23. Dempsey moved to the Seals' bullpen in 1950, splitting 18 decisions. Although his ERA remained high (4.36) his contract was purchased on a conditional basis by the Pirates during the 1950–51 offseason.
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Traded items with a signature of Con Dempsey
The most expensive item with a signature of Con Dempsey (CON DEMPSEY (d.2006) Phillies Autographed Rookie Card 1952 Topps #44 Red Back) was sold in December 2024 for $499.99 while the cheapest item (Con Dempsey (1922-2006) signed 3x5) found a new owner for $0.99 in August 2013. The month with the most items sold (2) was February 2010 with an average selling price of $21.89 for an autographed item of Con Dempsey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2024 with $499.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was October 2009. In average, an autographed item from Con Dempsey is worth $7.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Con Dempsey were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1951 PIRATES: Con Dempsey, SIGNED 3x5 Card, D.2006 | $6.00 |  |
| 1952 CON DEMPSEY-PCL-SAN FRANCISCO SEALS AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 CARD W/PHOTO-d.2006 | $1.99 | |
| 1952 TOPPS #44 CON DEMPSEY PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AUTOGRAPHED | $22.12 | |
| 1952 TOPPS #44 CON DEMPSEY VINTAGE SIGNED CARD PHILLIES PSA DNA | $34.99 | |
| CON DEMPSEY (d.2006) Phillies Autographed Rookie Card 1952 Topps #44 Red Back | $499.99 | |
| Con Dempsey 1951 Autograph Letter Signed d06 Pittsburgh Pirates | $9.99 | |
| Con Dempsey 1951 Pirates SF Seals Auto Signed 2.5x3.5 Black & White Photo -AN | $14.99 | |
| Con Dempsey 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher SIGNED 3x5 Index Card (d. 2006) AUTO | $6.52 | |
| Con Dempsey ??MLB Debut: 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates ??Autograph ??? | $52.98 | |
| Con Dempsey autographed 3 x 5 index card MLB Guaranteed to Pass | $3.00 | |
| Con Dempsey autographed Pittsburgh Pirates vintage Brace Postcard | $9.95 | |
| Con Dempsey autographed vintage Philadelphia Phillies Rowe Postcard | $5.90 | |
| Con Dempsey autographed vintage Pittsburgh Pirates Brace postcard size photo | $12.95 | |
| CON DEMPSEY PITTSBURGH PIRATES P SIGNED USPS PC MLB 1951 POSTMARK 02-19-1952 | $4.99 | |
| CON DEMPSEY SIGNED, AUTOGRAPHED 1952 TOPPS CARD #44-PHILLIES-- GRAY BACK | $17.38 | |
