Frank Papish Autographs
Frank Richard Papish (October 21, 1917 – August 30, 1965) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 149 games in Major League Baseball, 64 as a starting pitcher, over six seasons as a member of the Chicago White Sox (1945–48), Cleveland Indians (1949) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1950). The native and lifelong resident of Pueblo, Colorado, threw left-handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 192 pounds (87 kg).
Papish entered pro baseball in 1936 after his graduated from Pueblo Central High School and toiled in the minor leagues for nine seasons until the White Sox gave him an opportunity in 1945, the final season of the World War II manpower shortage. As a 27-year-old MLB rookie, Papish pitched effectively in 19 games, 14 of them in relief, and tossed two complete games among his five starts. In 1946, with many players returning to the majors after their war service, Papish held onto his job with Chicago, with a 7–5 won–lost record and a nifty 2.74 earned run average in 31 games; among his 15 starts, he threw six complete games and two shutouts. Then, in 1947, he won a career-best 12 games, with an ERA of 3.26. His performance fell of in 1948, however; pitching for a White Sox team that lost 101 games and finished in last place, Papish won only two of ten decisions, and his ERA climbed to 5.00 in 951⁄3 innings pitched. He was traded to the defending World Series champion Cleveland Indians in December.
Papish spent only one campaign with the pitching-rich Indians, and his 1949 workload declined to 62 innings pitched, his lowest total yet in MLB, in 25 appearances. He made only three starts, but registered his 18th and final MLB complete game with an 8–1 thrashing of the Detroit Tigers on July 5 at Briggs Stadium. That off-season, Cleveland sold his contract to the Pittsburgh Pirates' organization, where, in 1950, Papish spent most of the year with Triple-A Indianapolis and was treated rudely in four June appearances that concluded his big-league career. All told, he posted a 26–29 career won–lost mark, three shutouts and nine saves, with a 3.58 earned run average. In his 149 career games and 581 innings pitched, Papish allowed 541 hits and 319 bases on balls, striking out 255.
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Traded items with a signature of Frank Papish
The most expensive item with a signature of Frank Papish (1945 FRANK PAPISH White Sox Single Signed Baseball RARE) was sold in June 2012 for $395.00 while the cheapest item (Frank Papish 1945-50 White Sox Indians Pirates RARE Signed Auto Cut (d. 1965)) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2025 with an average selling price of $150.17 for an autographed item of Frank Papish. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2012 with $395.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was April 2020. In average, an autographed item from Frank Papish is worth $31.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Frank Papish were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1945 WHITE SOX: Frank Papish, SIGNED (Heilbroner) 3x5, D.1965 | $24.99 |  |
| 1945 WHITE SOX: Frank Papish, SIGNED (Heilbroner) 3x5, D.1965 | $29.99 | |
| 1945 WHITE SOX: Frank Papish, SIGNED Heilbroner 3x5, D.1965 | $59.99 | |
| 1949 CLEVELAND INDIANS GPC SIGNED BY 6 FRANK PAPISH (DIED-1965) | $33.00 | |
| 1949 FRANK PAPISH & AL BENTON Vintage Baseball Signed Snapshot (D. 1965) | $74.95 | |
| 1949 THE CLEVELAND INDIANS AUTOGRAPHED BY BOB FELLER, MIKE GARCIA, FRANK PAPISH | $39.99 | |
| 1950 FRANK PAPISH-PITTSBURGH PIRATES AUTOGRAPHED CUT W/PHOTO-EX-MINT-(d.1965) | $6.99 | |
| Frank Papish (1917-1965) signed album cut on a 3x5 | $2.99 | |
| Frank Papish (1945-1950) Signed Photo Postcard died 1965 Cleveland Indians | $95.00 | |
| Frank Papish 1945-50 White Sox Indians Pirates RARE Signed Auto Cut (d. 1965) | $0.99 | |
| FRANK PAPISH Autograph Signed Cut White Sox Cleveland Pirates 1945-50 Died-1965 | $17.85 | |
| FRANK PAPISH Autographed Signed Vintage 3x5 Index Card 1945 White Sox Died 1965 | $45.10 | |
| FRANK PAPISH Autographed Wingler Document 1948-49 White Sox, Cleveland Died-1965 | $34.23 | |
| Frank Papish Cleveland Indians Cut Signature (Dec'd 1965) | $255.24 | |
| FRANK PAPISH White Sox Signed Cut Index Card COA | $25.00 | |
