James Stephen Zapp (April 18, 1924 – September 30, 2016), nicknamed "Zipper", was an American baseball outfielder who played baseball in the Negro leagues and minor leagues from 1945 to 1955. Spending the majority of his career with the Baltimore Elite Giants, Zapp is described as an above-average power and contact hitter. When Zapp began playing in integrated baseball with the Paris Lakers of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League, he broke the league's RBI record total for a single-season, which still stands today. More about Jim Zapp
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Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Zapp, as an adolescent, attended a Catholic school which did not provide a baseball program. Although he occasionally played softball as a teenager, his relationship with baseball began by an unusual approach—after he enlisted in the United States Navy in 1942, Zapp joined a segregated military team while stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Impressed with his performance on the field, coach Edgar "Special Delivery" Jones—a former running-back in the NFL—transferred Zapp to his white team, making him and first baseman Andy Ashford the only two black players to join the integrated line-up. During his stint, Zapp contributed to back-to-back titles in the 1943 and 1944 seasons. Zapp remained active in navy baseball until 1945, when the Second World War came to a close and he was honorably discharged.The most expensive item with a signature of Jim Zapp (JIM ZAPP Signed Topps Allen & Ginter Card-NEGRO LEAGUES-BLACK BARONS-PSA) was sold in March 2024 for $97.49 while the cheapest item (1991 JIM ZAPP HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS POSTCARD EX/MT) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2021. The month with the most items sold (2) was June 2016 with an average selling price of $7.99 for an autographed item of Jim Zapp. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2024 with $97.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was October 2021. In average, an autographed item from Jim Zapp is worth $11.76.
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1986 FRITSCH NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL STARS JIM ZAPP - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED AUTO | $19.99 | ||
2010 Topps Allen and Ginter Baseball JIM ZAPP MINI * AUTOGRAPH * NEGRO LEAGUE | $30.00 | ||
Authentic Negro Leagues Autograph: JIM ZAPP Baltimore Elite Giants, Paris Lakers | $3.99 | ||
Jim Zapp #243 signed autograph auto 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Card PSA Slabbed | $65.00 | ||
Jim Zapp 3x5 index card Negro League player signed autograph | $4.99 | ||
JIM ZAPP SIGNED 1986 FRITSCH NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL STARS #46 ON-CARD AUTO | $19.99 | ||
Jim Zapp Signed 1986 Larry Fritsch Negro League Baseball Stars #46 AUTO PSA/DNA | $20.59 | ||
JIM ZAPP Signed Topps Allen & Ginter Card-NEGRO LEAGUES-BLACK BARONS-PSA | $97.49 | ||
Negro League Jim Zapp autographed 8x10 vintage photo | $6.95 | ||
PSA/DNA 8 NM-MT 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Jim Zapp Auto Rare Signed Negro League | $32.00 |