Erv Palica Autograph

Ervin Martin Palica (born Pavliecevich; February 9, 1928 – May 29, 1982) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 262 games played and 246 games pitched in Major League Baseball over ten seasons between 1945 and 1956 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles. Born in Lomita, California, and of Yugoslav descent (described variously as Slovenian, Croatian and Serb–Montenegrin), he was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg). Three brothers (Alex, Ambrose "Bo" and Nick) played minor league baseball. More about Erv Palica

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Current items with a signature of Erv Palica

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Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnailErv Palica Brooklyn Dodgers Autographed 1953 Government Postcard$45.00logo
thumbnailErv Palica d'1982 Signed 3x5 Index Card 1945-1954 Brooklyn Dodgers JSA$59.95logo
thumbnailErv Palica Signed 1979 TCMA - Beckett BAS$139.00logo
At 17, Palica was the youngest player in the National League during 1945 at the time of his April debut with two pinch-running appearances for the Dodgers. (He did not score any runs in games played April 21 and 29, both against the rival New York Giants). He then began honing his skills as a pitcher in the minors, before returning to Brooklyn for three late-season mound appearances for the pennant-bound 1947 Dodgers. He spent the full seasons of 1948–51 with the Dodger varsity, getting into 152 games, most of them in relief. During his best season, 1950, he made 19 starts, won 13 of 21 decisions, and threw 10 complete games with two shutouts. He appeared in the 1949 World Series, throwing two shutout innings in relief against the New York Yankees in a losing cause during the Yanks' Game 5 clincher.

But 1951 was a terrible season on the field for Palica. On July 18, brought in to face the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates with the Dodgers behind 10–6 in the fifth inning, Palica held the fort, allowing one run over three innings while the Dodgers overcame the deficit and went ahead, 12–11, in their half of the sixth. But in the eighth frame, Palica could not hold the lead, allowing a solo home run to slugger Ralph Kiner and an RBI single to former Dodger star Pete Reiser. Pittsburgh went on to a 13–12 triumph, and, after the game—which had featured angry battles between the Dodgers and the umpiring crew—Brooklyn manager Chuck Dressen lost his temper and witheringly questioned Palica's courage in "on the record" remarks to the assembled media. Having lost confidence in Palica, Dressen used him in only four more games and 41⁄3 innings pitched in August 1951. Palica did not pitch after August 27, as the archrival Giants roared back from a 131⁄2-game mid-August deficit to tie the Dodgers and force a playoff, which they won on Bobby Thomson's famous walk-off homer. Read even more about Erv Palica at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Erv Palica

In total, we tracked 72 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Erv Palica (Erv Palica Autographed Signed 1956 Topps Card #206 Orioles PSA 83919200) was sold in February 2020 for $189.00 while the cheapest item (Erv Palica (d.82) Auto Mounted Cut Signature JSA) found a new owner for $0.99 in March 2009. The month with the most items sold (3) was December 2009 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Erv Palica. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2012 with $140.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was December 2008. In average, an autographed item from Erv Palica is worth $17.25.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Erv Palica were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnail1950 ERV PALICA-BROOKLYN DODGERS 4X6 AUTOGRAPHED CUT W/ PHOTO-(d.1982)$5.99logo
thumbnail1979 TCMA Baseball History #233 SIGNED CARD Erv Palica Dodgers d.1982 AUTO RARE!$21.55logo
thumbnailERV PALICA 1951 51 BOWMAN SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED CARD #189 PSA/DNA AUTHENTIC$51.00logo
thumbnailERV PALICA Autograph Signed 3x5 Dodgers 1955 World Champions Died-1982$14.99logo
thumbnailErv Palica Autograph Signed VINTAGE 3x5 Index Card d82$4.99logo
thumbnailErv Palica Baltimore Orioles Signed Vintage Kodak Postcard W/Our COA RH2$38.00logo
thumbnailErv Palica Signed 1951 Bowman #189 Dodgers PSA 4 (MC) PSA/DNA 8 AUTO$42.04logo
thumbnailErv Palica Signed 1956 Topps Card w/COA Auction for One Card$89.00logo
thumbnailERV PALICA, 1945-1956 BROOKLYN DODGERS & BALTIMORE ORIOLES, SIGNED 3X5$7.50logo
thumbnailVINTAGE Orioles 1956 ERV PALICA autograph/auto/signed photo postcard PSA/DNA$59.95logo