Ed Short Autograph

Edwin Gerald Short (July 27, 1919 – July 16, 1984) was an American professional baseball front office executive. Short worked for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball for over 20 years, including nine seasons as the team's general manager, from August 26, 1961, until September 2, 1970. The White Sox were frequent contenders for the American League pennant during the first six seasons of his administration, but the last three years of Short's tenure saw the team lose 95, 98 and 106 games and play some of its home games in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, because of falling attendance at Comiskey Park. More about Ed Short

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After graduating from Roosevelt High School in Chicago in 1937, Short attended Wright Junior College. He worked for the Chicago Tribune and was a publicity man for Chicago Stadium in 1940–41. He then served in the United States Army during World War II, attaining the rank of captain, and was a radio broadcaster after the war, including a stint as sports director of WJJD-AM, Chicago. He joined the White Sox in 1950 as publicity director, and later was named the club's traveling secretary. Despite his having worked in administrative positions, rather than in baseball operations, he was promoted to succeed Hank Greenberg as the Chisox' general manager late in the 1961 season. But, as a GM, Short was noted for his bold moves.

In his first off-season, he traded aging White Sox stars Billy Pierce, future Baseball Hall of Famer Minnie Miñoso and Roy Sievers to the National League for younger players. After the 1962 campaign, Short swung one of the biggest deals of the off-season, sending Hall of Fame shortstop Luis Aparicio and outfielder Al Smith to the Baltimore Orioles for Aparicio's Baltimore counterpart, Ron Hansen, young third baseman Pete Ward, power-hitting outfielder Dave Nicholson and future Hall of Fame knuckleball pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm. Hansen, Ward and Nicholson became regulars in 1963. Wilhelm would be Chicago's bullpen ace for six seasons (1963–68) and compile an earned run average of 1.92 in 361 games and 675+2⁄3 innings pitched in a White Sox uniform. That winter, Short also released Cooperstown-bound veteran pitcher Early Wynn, then stalled at 299 career victories. Short also would trade another White Sox legend and future Hall of Famer, Nellie Fox, after the 1963 campaign. Read even more about Ed Short at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Ed Short

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The most expensive item with a signature of Ed Short (Infernal Parade by Clive Barker Signed / Limited 2017 Fine 1st Ed Short Stories) was sold in March 2020 for $75.00 while the cheapest item (UFC MMA ED SHORT FUSE HERMAN CHOKE SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2009. The month with the most items sold (1) was November 2009 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Ed Short. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2013 with $52.07 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.99 was April 2013.

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thumbnailED SHORT Autograph 1964 Chicago White Sox Letter General Manager Died-1984 $14.99logo
thumbnailEd Short Baseball Signed 3x5 Index Card - Leptich Collection z1858$4.99logo
thumbnailEd Short Chicago White Sox Signed 1963 Letter To NAPBL Pres. w Baseball Content$52.07logo
thumbnailWhite Sox Ed Short GM 1962-1970 Autographed 8x10 photo$9.99logo