Jim Northrup was a professional baseball player who was born on November 24, 1939. He was known for his achievements in the sport, particularly during his time with the Detroit Tigers. Northrup began his professional baseball career in 1960 when he signed with the Tigers. Between 1964 and 1974, he played a total of 12 seasons in the major leagues, and played his final season in 1975 with the Montreal Expos. More about Jim Northrup
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During his time with the Tigers, Northrup was known for his outstanding performance in the 1968 World Series. In Game 7 of the series, he hit a triple that drove in two runs, helping his team win the championship. He was also named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the series. Northrup was a powerful hitter who had a career batting average of .267, hit 153 home runs, and had 610 RBIs. In 1974, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles, where he played for one season before being traded to the Expos.In total, we tracked 926 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Jim Northrup (1965 Topps Detroit Tigers Rookie Stars Ray Oyler Jim Northrup #259 Auto Signed) was sold in February 2023 for $500.00 while the cheapest item (2004 UD Timeless Teams JIM NORTHRUP Autographed Card) found a new owner for $0.05 in June 2008. The month with the most items sold (42) was June 2011 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Jim Northrup. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2023 with $252.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.00 was December 2010. In average, an autographed item from Jim Northrup is worth $8.00.
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Video: Ojibwe Author Jim Northrup Waxes Poetic—Literally—on Manoomin (11/09/14): In this chat, the inimitable Jim Northrup opens up in his endearing style, waxing poetic—literally—on ricing, talking about his ancestors as he soaks in the sunshine....
‘Fiction Gives Me Freedom’: Author Jim Northrup on ‘Dirty Copper’ and His Alter (11/09/14): What’s the difference between a normal story and one about the Vietnam War? author Jim Northrup asks coyly. A normal story starts, “Once upon a time …”...
Ojibwe Author and Vietnam Veteran Jim Northrup Featured in Publisher's Weekly (05/25/14): The veteran Ojibwe storyteller and marine Jim Northrup is adding another accolade to his ever-growing list of accomplishments with a profile this month in Publisher’s Weekly ...
Memorial Service For Ex-Tiger Jim Northrup (06/15/11): Jim Northrup will be remembered Wednesday by family, friends and baseball fans at a noon memorial service for the former Detroit Tiger great, who died one week ago.
From the comments: Readers remember Jim Northrup, former St. Louis, Alma College (06/13/11): Mlive.com readers are reacting to the news of former Detroit Tigers' star and Gratiot County native Jim Northrup's death last week:
Memorial Service For Ex-Tiger Jim Northrup (06/2011): Jim Northrup will be remembered Wednesday by family, friends and baseball fans at a noon memorial service for the former Detroit Tiger great, who died one week ago.