Richard Charles Simpson (born July 28, 1943) is an American former Major League Baseball right fielder and center fielder. He played from 1962 to 1969 for the Los Angeles / California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, New York Yankees and Seattle Pilots. During an eight-year baseball career, Simpson hit .207 with 15 home runs and 56 runs batted in (RBI). He was listed at 6'4" and 176 lbs. More about Dick Simpson
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Originally signed by the Angels as a free agent in 1961, he made his debut with them on September 21, 1962 at age 19 against the Cleveland Indians. He pinch hit for pitcher Fred Newman and singled off Mudcat Grant, driving in Leo Burke in his only at bat. Simpson appeared in five more games for the Angels that season, then returned to the team in 1964. Before the 1964 season began, Angels general manager Fred Haney touted Simpson as a possible Rookie of the Year candidate. He batted .301 with 22 doubles, 12 triples, 24 home runs, 29 stolen bases and 79 RBI with the Angels' Triple-A affiliate in Seattle in 1965. He was dealt from the Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for Norm Siebern on December 2, 1965. Simpson replaced Curt Blefary as the young outfielder traded along with Milt Pappas and Jack Baldschun from the Orioles to the Reds for Frank Robinson one week later on December 9. Read even more about Dick Simpson at WikipediaIn total, we tracked 130 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Dick Simpson (Dick Simpson Signed OML Baseball w/COA 1969 Seattle Pilots Angels Reds Cardinals) was sold in November 2016 for $51.00 while the cheapest item (DICK SIMPSON Autographed 1969 Topps---Yankees) found a new owner for $0.75 in January 2011. The month with the most items sold (4) was March 2009 with an average selling price of $4.25 for an autographed item of Dick Simpson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2016 with $51.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was October 2009. In average, an autographed item from Dick Simpson is worth $5.01.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Dick Simpson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1965 Topps Angels Rookie Stars Card #374 Autographed Dick Simpson | $9.99 | ||
1966 Topps Reds Rookie Stars Card Autographed Tommy Helms and Dick Simpson | $15.19 | ||
1966 Topps Reds Rookie Stars Card Autographed Tommy Helms and Dick Simpson NICE! | $15.19 | ||
1967 Topps Baseball Dick Simpson Auto Cincinnati Reds #6 Signed | $3.03 | ||
1969 TOPPS DICK SIMPSON SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED BASEBALL CARD YANKEES HI# 608 | $4.99 | ||
Dick Simpson 1968 Topps (autographed not authenticated) card #459 | $0.99 | ||
DICK SIMPSON Autograph 1968 Topps--St. Louis Cardinals | $1.99 | ||
Dick Simpson Pilots Yankees Angels Signed Vintage Index Card Debut.1962 | $2.74 | ||
TOMMY HELMS & DICK SIMPSON 1966 TOPPS AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED # 311 CINCINNATI REDS | $10.69 | ||
Tommy Hemls Dick Simpson Reds Rookie Stars Signed 1966 Topps Card with COA | $24.60 |
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