James Riley Fridley (September 6, 1924 – February 28, 2003) was an American professional baseball player. During his Major League Baseball career, he was a backup outfielder, playing mostly at left field for three different teams between 1952 and 1958. Nicknamed "Big Jim", Fridley was listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 205 lb (93 kg) and batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Philippi, West Virginia. More about Jim Fridley
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After finishing high school, Fridley worked briefly for the FBI and later served in the U.S. Army for four years during World War II. Following his service discharge, he attended West Virginia University on a football scholarship, playing both for the WVU baseball and football teams. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians as a free agent in 1948, playing for them one year (1952) before joining the Baltimore Orioles (1954) and Cincinnati Redlegs (1958). His most productive season came in 1954, when he posted career-highs in games (85), runs (25), RBI (36) and extrabases (17).In total, we tracked 48 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Jim Fridley (Jim Fridley Signed Autographed 1953 Topps Baseball Card Cleveland Indians) was sold in May 2023 for $54.98 while the cheapest item (1952 debut - Jim Fridley signed index card) found a new owner for $0.99 in November 2014. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2008 with an average selling price of $2.83 for an autographed item of Jim Fridley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2023 with $54.98 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was November 2014. In average, an autographed item from Jim Fridley is worth $6.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jim Fridley were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1952 INDIANS: Jim Fridley, SIGNED 3x5 Card (REA), D.2003 | $1.99 | ||
1953 Topps Archives # 187 Jim Fridley Indians SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED | $2.99 | ||
1954 Baltimore Orioles Team Issued Postcard Signed by Jim Fridley! | $23.07 | ||
1991 Topps Archives 1953 #187 Jim Fridley Autograph Auto PSA/DNA Baseball Card | $28.96 | ||
JIM FRIDLEY (D) 1953 TOPPS ARCHIVES CLEVELAND INDIANS AUTOGRAPH CARD #187 | $5.99 | ||
JIM FRIDLEY (d. '03) Cleveland Indians Orioles Redlegs SIGNED OAL BASEBALL | $17.48 | ||
JIM FRIDLEY SIGNED 1953 TOPPS CLEVELAND INDIANS baseball card Orioles - DECEASED | $12.51 | ||
Jim Fridley Signed Auto Autograph ROMLB Baseball JSA COA Authentic | $20.50 | ||
Jim Fridley Signed Autographed 1953 Topps Baseball Card Cleveland Indians | $54.98 | ||
Signed Strat-o-matic Card Debut.1952 Jim Fridley | $6.00 |