Charles Leo "Gabby" Hartnett (December 20, 1900 – December 20, 1972), also nicknamed "Old Tomato Face", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played almost his entire career in Major League Baseball as a catcher with the Chicago Cubs, from 1922 to 1940. He spent the final season of his career as a player-coach with the New York Giants in 1941. After his playing career, Hartnett continued his involvement in baseball as a coach and as a minor league manager. More about Gabby Hartnett
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Hartnett was an all-around player, performing well both offensively and defensively. Known for his strong and accurate throwing arm, he routinely led the National League's catchers in caught stealing percentage and was the first major league catcher to hit more than 20 home runs in a season. During the course of his career, Hartnett took part in some of the more memorable events in Major League Baseball history including: being behind the plate for Babe Ruth allegedly calling his shot during the 1932 World Series, Carl Hubbell's strike-out performance in the 1934 All-Star Game and Dizzy Dean's career-altering injury during the 1937 All-Star Game. However, the greatest moment of Hartnett's career came with one week left in the 1938 season, when he hit a game-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to put the Cubs in first place. The event, which occurred as darkness descended onto Wrigley Field, became immortalized as the "Homer in the Gloamin'".In total, we tracked 407 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Gabby Hartnett (Gabby Hartnett single signed baseball. Lot 13) was sold in November 2017 for $4400.00 while the cheapest item (Clay Bryant Autograph Signed photo Card W/ Gabby Hartnett Chicago Cubs PSA DNA) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2019. The month with the most items sold (9) was March 2008 with an average selling price of $117.59 for an autographed item of Gabby Hartnett. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2017 with $2207.47 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was February 2019. In average, an autographed item from Gabby Hartnett is worth $84.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Gabby Hartnett were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1980 Perez-Steele Gabby Hartnett HOF Postcard PSA/DNA Cut Autograph | $199.99 | ||
2023 HA KINGS GABBY HARTNETT CUT AUTOGRAPH 3/3 BECKETT AUTHENTIC HOF | $74.99 | ||
Gabby Hartnett #5 Art Card Limited 11/50 Edward Vela Signed (Chicago Cubs) | $3.99 | ||
Gabby Hartnett #5 Art Card Limited 12/50 Edward Vela Signed (Chicago Cubs) | $4.99 | ||
Gabby Hartnett #6 Sketch Card Limited 14/50 Edward Vela Signed (Chicago Cubs) | $1.99 | ||
Gabby Hartnett #6 Sketch Card Limited 15/50 Edward Vela Signed (Chicago Cubs) | $2.99 | ||
Gabby Hartnett 1961 Golden Press #11 AUTOGRAPHED CARD Cubs | $78.77 | ||
GABBY HARTNETT 2005 SP LEGENDARY CUTS SIGNATURE CUT AUTO JERSEY # 9/50 CUBS HOF | $300.00 | ||
Gabby Hartnett Chicago Cubs Signed Index Card W/Photo JSA | $160.00 | ||
Gabby Hartnett Signed Yellow Hall Of Fame HOF Plaque Post Card PSA/DNA Auto | $399.99 |