Doug Rader Autographs
Doug Rader is an accomplished baseball player and manager from Texas. He was born on July 30, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois. He is well known for his excellent fielding abilities and his nickname is “The Rooster”. Doug Rader had a spectacular baseball career, both as a player and manager. He was a first and third baseman in Major League Baseball, who spent most of his career with the Houston Astros.
Rader began his professional baseball career in 1967 with the Houston Astros. He was known for his outstanding defense and he won five consecutive Gold Glove awards from 1970 to 1974. He was a reliable and consistent performer for the Astros and earned two All-Star selections in his ten-year tenure with the team. In 1975 he was traded to the San Diego Padres, where he played for two more seasons before retiring as a player.
After retiring as a player, Doug Rader moved onto managing in the Major Leagues. He was initially appointed as a first-base coach for the Milwaukee Brewers before becoming the manager of the California Angels. He managed the Angels for four seasons and took them to the American League Championship Series in 1982, where they lost to the Milwaukee Brewers. He later managed the Texas Rangers for six seasons, taking them to their first-ever American League pennant in 2010. Doug Rader’s contributions to baseball have been immense, and he will always be remembered as one of the finest fielding third basemen in the history of the sport.
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Current items with a signature of Doug Rader
These are the most current items with a signature of Doug Rader that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1991 Topps Doug Rader #231 - Angels - Signed Autograph AUTO | $1.89 |  |
 | Doug Rader Auto 2026 Topps Heritage #EA-DR Expansion Autograph Blue Jays SP | $35.99 | |
Traded items with a signature of Doug Rader
The most expensive item with a signature of Doug Rader (DOUG RADER SIGNED GOLD GLOVE BASEBALL AUTOGRAPH HOUSTON ASTROS AUTO JSA COA) was sold in March 2020 for $69.95 while the cheapest item (Doug Rader Autographed card) found a new owner for $0.35 in March 2016. The month with the most items sold (23) was July 2025 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Doug Rader. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2020 with $34.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.35 was March 2016. In average, an autographed item from Doug Rader is worth $4.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Doug Rader were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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Latest News about Doug Rader
Tar Heel of the Week: Doug Rader wants to change how people fish (01/03/2015): Doug Rader, Raleigh-based chief oceans scientist for the Environmental Defense Fund, is leading a new initiative to stem the overfishing that is harming the world's oceans. Click to Continue »
