Gale Wade Autographs
Galeard Lee Wade (January 20, 1929 – January 16, 2022) was an American baseball player who was a center fielder in Major League Baseball, playing for the Chicago Cubs in the 1955 and 1956 seasons.
Wade was originally signed as an amateur free agent pitcher by the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. He then was assigned to their Ponca City affiliate club of the Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League in 1947. As an 18-year-old rookie, Wade had a split season record while building a 10–9 record in 28 pitching appearances and hitting for a .318 average in 59 games as an outfielder. After that, he made the switch to outfield, where he spent the rest of his professional baseball career. Wade would go on to lead four different circuits in stolen bases during his minor league career and twice in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.
Wade also played in the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics and Milwaukee Braves' minor league systems in all of part of fifteen seasons spanning 1947–1961. In 1955, he posted a .292 average with career-highs in home runs (20), runs batted in (67) and stolen bases (67) in 120 games. In addition, Wade played winter baseball with the Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes and Indios de Oriente in Venezuela, where he built a fan base around him, earning the nickname Galgo (greyhound) for his flashy speed on the bases. In a four-season stint, he batted .304 and stole 44 bases in 163 games, and accompanied his pennant-winning Caracas to the 1953 Caribbean Series, where he batted .353.
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Traded items with a signature of Gale Wade
The most expensive item with a signature of Gale Wade (Gale Wade SIGNED Autographed 1955 Topps Baseball Card Chicago Cubs #196 RARE Vtg) was sold in August 2022 for $49.99 while the cheapest item (Gale Wade (1929-2022) pers. signed 3x5) found a new owner for $0.99 in March 2023. The month with the most items sold (2) was February 2010 with an average selling price of $4.62 for an autographed item of Gale Wade. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2022 with $49.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was March 2023. In average, an autographed item from Gale Wade is worth $5.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Gale Wade were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1955 CUBS: Gale Wade, SIGNED 3x5 (BSJ) | $1.99 |  |
| 1955 CUBS: Gale Wade, SIGNED 3x5 Card (JS) | $1.99 | |
| 1957 GALE WADE-PCL-LA ANGELS VINTAGE AUTOGRAPHED CUT W/PHOTO | $5.99 | |
| Autographed Brace Postcard of Cubs Gale Wade | $2.00 | |
| Gale Wade (1929-2022) pers. signed 3x5 | $0.99 | |
| GALE WADE Auto Autograph Signed 4x6 Photo MLB Baseball DODGERS | $3.76 | |
| Gale Wade Beckett BAS Signed 1955 Topps Autograph | $43.75 | |
| Gale Wade Chicago Cub 1955 Topps Hand Signed Autographed Baseball Card Autograph | $9.99 | |
| Gale Wade Chicago Cubs 1955 Topps #196 Autographed Signed TRIMMED Card JSA | $39.99 | |
| Gale Wade Signed 1955 Topps #196 Chicago Cubs BVG BAS Authentic AUTO | $33.00 | |
| Gale Wade Signed 1955 Topps Chicago Cubs Autograph | $25.00 | |
| Gale Wade signed 3x5 | $1.74 | |
| Gale Wade Signed Auto 1955 Topps #196 Baseball Card Autograph | $14.95 | |
| Gale Wade SIGNED Autographed 1955 Topps Baseball Card Chicago Cubs #196 RARE Vtg | $49.99 | |
| Gale Wade Signed Trading Card - Cubs | $4.26 | |
