Dick Sipek Autograph
Richard Francis Sipek (January 16, 1923 – July 17, 2005) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder, and the only deaf person to play in the majors between Herbert Murphy in 1914 and Curtis Pride in 1993. He played in 82 games for the Cincinnati Reds in 1945. More about Dick Sipek
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Sipek was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 16, 1923, to Emily and John Sipek. Around the age of five, he became deaf, with the definitive cause being unknown. Theories involved an accident, an illness, or genetic. He was sent to the Illinois School for the Deaf, where he thrived. His housefather was Dummy Taylor, who had won over 100 games as a major league pitcher. Taylor sent letters to the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds to send a scout to evaluate Sipek's ability to play, with the Reds signing him to a contract.
At the age of 20, Sipek started his career in the minors. He played for the Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association and the Erwin Aces of the Appalachian League. He batted .336 in 74 games for the former while batting .424 in 37 games for the latter. The following year, he remained with the Barons, playing in 134 games while batting .319. Sipek was called up to start for the Reds for the beginning of the 1945 season. On April 28, he made his debut with the team, pinch hitting for Joe Just in the bottom of the ninth inning. He was walked by Blix Donnelly to load the bases as the Reds won the game later in the inning on a walk off error over the St. Louis Cardinals. Sipek mostly appeared as a pinch hitter, with occasional starts in left or right field. He made 170 plate appearances with 156 at-bats, having 38 hits and 13 RBIs with nine walks and 15 strikeouts for a .244 batting average. As a fielder, he had a .972 fielding percentage, making 68 putouts, two assists, and two errors. After the season, he was sent back to the minors. Read even more about Dick Sipek at Wikipedia
At the age of 20, Sipek started his career in the minors. He played for the Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association and the Erwin Aces of the Appalachian League. He batted .336 in 74 games for the former while batting .424 in 37 games for the latter. The following year, he remained with the Barons, playing in 134 games while batting .319. Sipek was called up to start for the Reds for the beginning of the 1945 season. On April 28, he made his debut with the team, pinch hitting for Joe Just in the bottom of the ninth inning. He was walked by Blix Donnelly to load the bases as the Reds won the game later in the inning on a walk off error over the St. Louis Cardinals. Sipek mostly appeared as a pinch hitter, with occasional starts in left or right field. He made 170 plate appearances with 156 at-bats, having 38 hits and 13 RBIs with nine walks and 15 strikeouts for a .244 batting average. As a fielder, he had a .972 fielding percentage, making 68 putouts, two assists, and two errors. After the season, he was sent back to the minors. Read even more about Dick Sipek at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Dick Sipek
In total, we tracked 35 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Dick Sipek ((3) DICK SIPEK INDEX CARD SIGNED 1945 CINCINNATI REDS PSA/DNA CER 1923-2005 DEAF) was sold in January 2021 for $33.00 while the cheapest item ( Dick Sipek Signed Index Card( MLB Debut 1945 )) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2011. The month with the most items sold (3) was July 2012 with an average selling price of $32.99 for an autographed item of Dick Sipek. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2012 with $32.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was February 2011. In average, an autographed item from Dick Sipek is worth $9.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Dick Sipek were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | (2) DICK SIPEK INDEX CARD SIGNED 1945 CINCINNATI REDS PSA/DNA CER 1923-2005 DEAF | $22.00 | |
| (2) DICK SIPEK INDEX CARD SIGNED 1945 CINCINNATI REDS PSA/DNA CER 1923-2005 DEAF | $22.00 | |
| (2) DICK SIPEK INDEX CARD SIGNED 1945 CINCINNATI REDS PSA/DNA CER 1923-2005 DEAF | $28.00 | |
| (3) DICK SIPEK INDEX CARD SIGNED 1945 CINCINNATI REDS PSA/DNA CER 1923-2005 DEAF | $33.00 | |
| 1945 DICK SIPEK-CINCINNATI REDS AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 CARD W/PHOTO-(d.2005) | $4.99 | |
| Dick Sipek (1923-2005) signed 2 1/2 x 4 index card | $21.50 | |
| Dick Sipek (d. 2005) Signed Index Card - 1945 Reds | $7.50 | |
| Dick Sipek (d.2005) signed 3x5 index card 1945 Cincinnati Reds | $2.80 | |
| Dick Sipek Autographed 3 1/2 x 5 Photo (d. 2005) | $10.49 | |
| Dick Sipek Autographed 3x5 Index SGC Authentic Slabbed Auto Reds D. 2005 | $17.00 | |
| Dick Sipek Hand Signed 3x5 Index Card Baseball Autographed JSA COA K11521 | $2.00 | |
| DICK SIPEK INDEX CARD SIGNED 1945 CINCINNATI REDS PSA/DNA CERT 1923-2005 DEAF | $20.00 | |
| DICK SIPEK INDEX CARD SIGNED 1945 CINCINNATI REDS PSA/DNA CERT 1923-2005 DEAF | $20.00 | |
| Dick Sipek Signed Photo COA R7/17 choice of 2 | $18.00 | |
| Dick Sipek signed Photo- Reds 1945 | $9.99 | |