George Michael "Catfish" Metkovich (October 8, 1920 — May 17, 1995) was an American outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox (1943–46), Cleveland Indians (1947), Chicago White Sox (1949), Pittsburgh Pirates (1951–53), Chicago Cubs (1953) and Milwaukee Braves (1954). Born in Angels Camp, California, to Croatian parents, Metkovich earned his nickname when he stepped on a catfish during a fishing trip and cut his foot; the injury and ensuing infection caused him to miss several games. More about George Metkovich
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Metkovich stood 6'1" (185 cm) tall, weighed 185 pounds (84 kg), and batted and threw left-handed. He helped the Red Sox win the 1946 American League pennant as the team's semi-regular right fielder. He appeared as a pinch hitter twice in the 1946 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. After flying out against Red Munger in Game 4, Metkovich's pinch double off Murry Dickson in the eighth inning of Game 7 helped the Red Sox come back from a 3–1 deficit. He scored the tying run on a double by Dom DiMaggio. But in the bottom of the same inning, the Cardinals broke the 3–3 tie on Enos Slaughter's "mad dash" to win the game and the world championship.In total, we tracked 79 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of George Metkovich (1952 TOPPS GEORGE METKOVICH #310-AUTOGRAPHED-PSA SLAB) was sold in September 2010 for $159.49 while the cheapest item (SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 3 X 5 INDEX CARD GEORGE METKOVICH 1952 PIRATES *174282) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2019. The month with the most items sold (4) was March 2008 with an average selling price of $34.59 for an autographed item of George Metkovich. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2010 with $159.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was June 2012. In average, an autographed item from George Metkovich is worth $10.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of George Metkovich were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1943 RED SOX: George Metkovich, SIGNED 3x5 (JS), D.1995 | $3.30 | ||
1944-GEORGE METKOVICH-BOSTON RED SOX VINTAGE AUTOGRAPHED CUT W/PHOTO-(d.1995) | $5.99 | ||
1950s Topps #310 George Metkovich Pittsburgh Pirates Signed Baseball Card | $19.50 | ||
1979 Diamond Greats #236 George Metkovich Signed BOS Red Sox AUTO (d 1995) RARE | $3.25 | ||
1991 Topps Archives 1953 #58 George Metkovich Autograph Auto PSA/DNA Card SIgned | $79.96 | ||
GEORGE METKOVICH 2012 HA CHAMPIONS 1946 BOSTON 10/11 SIGNED PSA/DNA AUTO GRADE 8 | $17.49 | ||
George Metkovich Boston Red Sox signed 8x10 photo REA -- D:1995 | $8.00 | ||
George Metkovich PSA DNA Signed 1953 Topps Autograph | $99.00 | ||
GEORGE METKOVICH SIGNED VINTAGE POSTCARD RED SOX (d.95) | $29.95 | ||
Signed 1952 Bowman Baseball #108 George Metkovich Autograph | $28.20 |