Harold Joseph Woodeshick (August 24, 1932 – June 14, 2009) was an American left-handed pitcher who spent eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Detroit Tigers (1956 and 1961), Cleveland Indians (1958), the original modern Washington Senators franchise (1959–60), the expansion Washington Senators club (1961), Houston Colt .45s / Astros (1962–65), and St. Louis Cardinals (1965–67). He was the first closer in the history of the Astros' franchise. He was also a member of the Cardinals' 1967 World Series Championship team. He was nicknamed "The Switchman" for his ability to "turn out the lights" on opposing batters. More about Hal Woodeshick
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Born on August 24, 1932, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Woodeshick signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1950. His time with them consisted of only one inning pitched for the Carbondale Pioneers, the Phillies' North Atlantic League team. He split his 1951 campaign with a pair of independent minor league clubs: the Duluth Dukes of the Northern League (three games) and the Youngstown A's of the Middle Atlantic League (two innings). He joined the New York Giants organization in 1952, winning 13 decisions that year with the Kingsport Cherokees of the Appalachian League and 14 in 1955 with the Danville Leafs of the Carolina League. He served in the United States Army during the two years between those seasons.In total, we tracked 177 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Hal Woodeshick (HAL WOODESHICK (D.2009) (MANTLE 300 HR) SIGNED OAL BALL CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC JSA) was sold in March 2016 for $78.00 while the cheapest item (HAL WOODESHICK WASHINGTON SENATORS SIGNED 8x10 PSA/DNA) found a new owner for $0.01 in January 2011. The month with the most items sold (5) was August 2008 with an average selling price of $23.45 for an autographed item of Hal Woodeshick. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2011 with $60.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was December 2013. In average, an autographed item from Hal Woodeshick is worth $7.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Hal Woodeshick were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1959 Topps Hal Woodeshick #106 - Indians - Signed Autograph Auto (d. 2009) | $2.27 | ||
1960 Topps Hal Woodeshick SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED # 454 Senators | $4.99 | ||
1964 Topps Hal Woodeshick #370 Signed Card PSA/DNA Slabbed | $39.95 | ||
1965 Topps #179 Hal Woodeshick Astros Signed IP Auto Vintage | $7.39 | ||
Hal Woodeshick #517 Signed Autographed 1963 Topps Baseball On Card Signature | $9.51 | ||
Hal Woodeshick #526 Signed 1962 Topps MLB Baseball on Card Signature Autograph | $26.00 | ||
Hal Woodeshick Autographed Auto 1963 Topps Card #517 Houston Colt .45's 170203 | $15.00 | ||
Hal Woodeshick Autographed Photo/Colt 45s/Certified | $10.00 | ||
Hal Woodeshick signed vintage 3x5 card - 1956-67 Cardinals Tigers- died 2009 | $9.00 | ||
STRAT-O-MATIC Signed Card Hal Woodeshick 1961 Detroit | $3.50 |