Jake Early Autograph

Jacob Willard Early (May 19, 1915 – May 31, 1985) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Browns. Early was a left-hand-hitting batter and was known for his skill at catching the knuckleball. More about Jake Early

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Current items with a signature of Jake Early

These are the most current items with a signature of Jake Early that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnailJake Early 1939 Washington Senators Baseball Signed 3x5 Index Card Deceased 1985$19.99logo
thumbnailJAKE EARLY(Died in 1985)Signed Trimmed Index Card w/8 x 11 Display w/1993 Conlon$29.99logo
Born in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, Early began his professional baseball career in 1936 at the age of 21 with the Jacksonville Tars of the South Atlantic League. By 1938, he had moved up to the Charlotte Hornetts of the Piedmont League where he posted a .316 batting average in 97 games. Early made his major league debut with the Washington Senators on May 4, 1939 at the age of 24. He served as a reserve catcher, backing up future Baseball Hall of Fame member, Rick Ferrell. Former catcher and Senators coach Benny Bengough helped Early develop his catching skills.

The Senators traded Ferrell to the St. Louis Browns in May 1941, leaving Early to share catching duties with Al Evans. Early out-hit Evans and ended the season having caught the majority of the team's games with a career-high batting average of .284 along with 54 runs batted in and a team-high 10 home runs. His hitting performance earned him the starting catcher's job in 1942. Although his batting average dropped to .204, he led American League catchers in assists and in baserunners caught stealing, and finished second in putouts. Early developed a reputation as a talkative player on the field, using several methods to distract the hitter. These methods of distraction included his imitation of a radio announcer's play-by-play commentary, an auctioneer's sales pitch and even singing. Read even more about Jake Early at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Jake Early

In total, we tracked 34 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Jake Early (JAKE EARLY, SIGNED 1948 LEAF #61, PSA/DNA NM-MT 8) was sold in December 2023 for $135.00 while the cheapest item (Jake Early 1939-1949 Senators Browns Signed Autograph Auto Cut (d. 1985) RARE) found a new owner for $0.79 in May 2021. The month with the most items sold (3) was June 2014 with an average selling price of $12.50 for an autographed item of Jake Early. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2023 with $135.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.79 was May 2021. In average, an autographed item from Jake Early is worth $5.75.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Jake Early were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnail1939 SENATORS: Jake Early, SIGNED (Heilbroner) 3x5, D.1985$9.99logo
thumbnail1939 SENATORS: Jake Early, SIGNED 3x5 (JSC), D.1985$5.99logo
thumbnailJake Early (1915-1985) signed 3x5$3.87logo
thumbnailJake Early 1939-1949 Senators Browns Signed Autograph Auto Cut (d. 1985) RARE$0.79logo
thumbnailJake Early 1939-43, 46, 48-49 Washington Senators autograph on index card d.1985$0.99logo
thumbnailJake Early 3x5 signed auto autographed index note card Senators Browns$12.99logo
thumbnailJAKE EARLY INDEX CARD SIGNED AUTO 1939-49 WASHINGTON SENATORS PSA/DNA 1915-1985$12.00logo
thumbnailJAKE EARLY SENATORS D.1985 SIGNED CUT NEWSPAPER PHOTO 31/2 X 31/2 JSA/COA$2.36logo
thumbnailJake Early Signed/Auto First Day Cover FDC Cachet Senators Browns$12.99logo
thumbnailJAKE EARLY, SIGNED 1948 LEAF #61, PSA/DNA NM-MT 8$135.00logo