George Boyd Kernek (January 12, 1940 – August 14, 2022) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 30 games in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and pinch hitter for the 1965–1966 St. Louis Cardinals. Born in Holdenville, Oklahoma, he threw and batted left-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg) during his active career. More about George Kernek
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Kernek attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played baseball and basketball, and joined the Cardinals' minor league organization in 1961. After hitting .295 with 17 home runs and 86 runs batted in in the Triple-A International League in 1965, Kernek was recalled in September; he got into ten games and batted .290 in 31 at bats with four extra-base hits. That winter, the Redbirds traded their veteran All-Star first baseman, Bill White, to the Philadelphia Phillies, opening up his position for competition among younger players like the 26-year-old Kernek. He was St. Louis' Opening Day first baseman (against White's Phillies) and went on to start 14 more games for the Cardinals through May 1. But despite two three-hit games, he was hitting only .239 with one extra-base hit when he lost his starting job. A week later, future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Orlando Cepeda was acquired from the San Francisco Giants. That same day, Kernek struck out as a pinch hitter against the Giants' Lindy McDaniel. It was his last MLB appearance.The most expensive item with a signature of George Kernek (GEORGE KERNEK & JIMMY WILLIAMS AUTOGRAPH 1966 TOPPS SIGNED BY BOTH #544) was sold in February 2017 for $78.00 while the cheapest item (George Kernek signed cut on a 3x5 card) found a new owner for $0.49 in July 2010. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2013 with an average selling price of $6.49 for an autographed item of George Kernek. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2017 with $78.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.49 was July 2010. In average, an autographed item from George Kernek is worth $7.00.
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(3) GEORGE KERNEK INDEX CARD SIGNED 1965-66 ST LOUIS CARDINALS PSA/DNA CERTIFIED | $15.00 | ||
(3) GEORGE KERNEK INDEX CARD SIGNED 1965-66 ST LOUIS CARDINALS PSA/DNA CERTIFIED | $15.00 | ||
GEORGE KERNEK & JIMMY WILLIAMS AUTOGRAPH 1966 TOPPS SIGNED BY BOTH #544 | $78.00 | ||
George Kernek - St. Louis Cardinals Autographed Baseball Post Card 100 % Gtd. | $19.95 | ||
George Kernek Autographed 8x10 St Louis Cardinals Free Shipping | $19.99 | ||
George Kernek signed 3x5 | $1.94 | ||
George Kernek signed autographed 3x5 index card A1468 | $7.00 | ||
GEORGE KERNEK SIGNED INDEX CARD 1965 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS baseball 3x5 autograph | $0.99 | ||
GEORGE KERNEK ST. LOUIS CARDINALS SIGNED OML BASEBALL | $27.99 | ||
SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 3 X 5 INDEX CARD GEORGE KERNEK 1966 CARDINALS *172436 | $1.00 |