Hal Smith was an American professional baseball player who played as a catcher for nearly 5 seasons with the Kansas City Athletics and Baltimore Orioles. Smith played from 1955 to 1962, hitting a decent .250/.325/.354 with 12 homers and 137 runs batted in. His best season with the Athletics came in 1958 when he recorded 8 homers with a .284 batting average. Smith helped the Athletics win the American League Pennant in 1959, the only time the team has won AL Pennant since moving to Kansas City. More about Hal Smith
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In the 1959 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Smith became an instant hero when he hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning of Game 2. The Athletics trailed by three runs before Smith's game-changing home run, which tied the game 5-5. Although the Athletics eventually lost that game 11-10, Smith's homer remains one of the most iconic moments in World Series history. He finished that World Series with 5 hits and 5 RBIs, hitting .417 and an on-base percentage of .462.In total, we tracked 632 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Hal Smith (HAL SMITH - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH) was sold in May 2023 for $800.00 while the cheapest item (Hal Smith Signed Auto Autograph Cut JSA PSA/DNA Guarantee 9) found a new owner for $0.01 in September 2015. The month with the most items sold (14) was January 2011 with an average selling price of $5.97 for an autographed item of Hal Smith. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2023 with $404.97 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was June 2013. In average, an autographed item from Hal Smith is worth $6.75.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Hal Smith were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1956 Topps #283 Hal Smith RC SL Cardinals Grey Back autographed | $7.00 | ||
1960 Topps #48 Hal Smith PITTSBURGH PIRATES SIGNED AUTOGRAPH AUTO COA | $15.00 | ||
1960 TOPPS HAL SMITH PITTSBURGH PIRATES #48 SIGNED AUTOGRAPH XA1087 | $4.99 | ||
1960 TOPPS HAL SMITH SIGNED BASEBALL Auto CARD PIRATES AUTOGRAPHED #48 D. 2020 | $10.50 | ||
HAL SMITH 1958 TOPPS SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED CARD #273 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Boner SGC | $29.95 | ||
Hal Smith 1960 Leaf #58 - St. Louis Cardinals - Signed Autograph Auto (d. 2014) | $13.20 | ||
HAL SMITH 1991 CROWN AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED AUTO BASEBALL CARD ORIOLES | $11.97 | ||
Hal Smith Signed 1960 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates Autograph | $15.00 | ||
Signed 1960 Topps #84 Hal Smith | $7.25 | ||
Signed 1961 Post Cereal #180 Hal Smith | $4.95 |
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Former major leaguer Hal Smith, 82, dies (04/14/14): Former major league baseball player Hal Smith of Fort Smith, Ark., has died.
Former Cardinals All-Star Hal Smith dies at 82 (04/14/14): Former major league baseball player Hal Smith of Fort Smith, Ark., has died. He was 82.
Hal Smith: History's footnote (07/05/11): Hal Smith was three outs away from his name becoming a household name.