Don Kaiser Autographs
Clyde Donald Kaiser (born February 3, 1935) is an American former professional baseball player and a pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs between 1955 and 1957. A high school phenom from Byng, Oklahoma, Kaiser was the first "Bonus Baby" signed by the Cub franchise. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and 195 pounds (88 kg).
At Byng High School, Kaiser won 49 of 50 decisions and pitched seven no-hitters and two perfect games. He attended East Central University on a basketball scholarship, but was signed by the Cubs for a $15,000 bonus after one semester.
Compelled by the bonus rule to spend the first two years of his pro career on the Cubbies' big-league roster, Kaiser worked in only 11 games and 181⁄3 innings pitched in 1955, with no decisions and a high 5.40 earned run average. He was used sparingly to begin 1956, until June 2, when he received his first starting assignment. Facing the defending world champion Brooklyn Dodgers at Wrigley Field, he allowed only two hits, four bases on balls and one run in a complete game, 8–1 triumph. Almost exactly a month later, on July 1, he shut out the Milwaukee Braves on six hits and only one walk, with five strikeouts. Kaiser made 22 starts for the 1956 Cubs and his career-best 3.59 earned run average was third-best on the team, but his won–lost record was only 4–9, and the Cubs finished eighth and last in the National League at 60–94. He began 1957 in the rotation and in his third start, on May 6, he defeated the New York Giants on six hits, 6–2, at the Polo Grounds, for the sixth and last complete game of his career.
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Current items with a signature of Don Kaiser
These are the most current items with a signature of Don Kaiser that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Don Kaiser autographed vintage Chicago Cubs Rowe postcard | $6.95 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Don Kaiser
The most expensive item with a signature of Don Kaiser (2006 TOPPS HERITAGE REAL ONE RED DON KAISER AUTOGRAPH AUTO #D14/57 CHICAGO CUBS) was sold in May 2025 for $79.95 while the cheapest item (Don Kaiser signed 3x5) found a new owner for $0.59 in December 2013. The month with the most items sold (5) was April 2025 with an average selling price of $12.98 for an autographed item of Don Kaiser. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2008 with $26.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was May 2008. In average, an autographed item from Don Kaiser is worth $6.50.
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