Joe McClain Autographs
Joseph Fred McClain (born May 5, 1933) is a retired American Major League Baseball pitcher, who played for the Washington Senators in 1961–1962. McClain had the first victory in the history of the expansion franchise, which is now the Texas Rangers.
The right-hander stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 183 pounds (83 kg). After attending the University of Tennessee, he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953, spent the 1954–1955 seasons in the military, then bounced around the minor league systems of the Cardinals, New York Yankees and original Senators, now the Minnesota Twins. He was drafted by the expansion Senators in the minor league phase of the 1960 expansion draft.
In his MLB debut as a 27-year-old rookie, McClain pitched a complete game, seven-hit victory over the Cleveland Indians at Griffith Stadium on April 14, 1961 — the second regular-season game and the first win in the team's history. He spent the entire 1961 season as a starting pitcher for the Senators, leading the team in games started (29), tying for the lead in innings pitched (212) and shutouts (2), and posted a creditable 3.86 earned run average. His shutouts came on May 14 against the Boston Red Sox (a five-hitter) and July 7 against the Minnesota Twins (a three-hitter against the former Senator franchise). He registered seven complete games that season.
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Traded items with a signature of Joe McClain
The most expensive item with a signature of Joe McClain (Joe Mcclain #324 Psa/dna Authenticated Signed 1962 Topps Autograph) was sold in December 2025 for $35.30 while the cheapest item (Joe McClain signed cut on a 3x5 card) found a new owner for $0.49 in May 2010. The month with the most items sold (6) was July 2025 with an average selling price of $15.00 for an autographed item of Joe McClain. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with $35.30 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.74 was May 2010. In average, an autographed item from Joe McClain is worth $4.75.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Joe McClain were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1962 Topps #324 Joe McClain signed & autograph card | $9.99 |  |
| 1963 Topps Baseball #311 Joe McClain Signed Autograph (no COA) | $14.95 | |
| Joe Mcclain #311 Psa/dna Authenticated Signed 1963 Topps Autograph | $35.29 | |
| Joe Mcclain #324 Psa/dna Authenticated Signed 1962 Topps Autograph | $35.30 | |
| Joe Mcclain #324 Psa/dna Authenticated Signed 1962 Topps Autograph | $35.10 | |
| JOE MCCLAIN (1961) autographed 3 x 5 index card MLB Guaranteed to Pass | $2.50 | |
| JOE MCCLAIN 1961 Topps #488 Autographed SIGNED AUTO Card WASHINGTON SENATORS | $19.00 | |
| Joe McClain 1961 Topps Senators authentic autographed card | $8.98 | |
| JOE MCCLAIN 1962 Topps #324 Autographed SIGNED AUTO Card WASHINGTON SENATORS | $16.00 | |
| JOE MCCLAIN 1963 Topps #311 Autographed SIGNED AUTO Card WASHINGTON SENATORS | $14.00 | |
| JOE MCCLAIN Autographed 3x5 Index Card (1961–1962) Washington Senators | $6.94 | |
| Joe McClain Signed 1962 Topps Washington Senators Autograph | $15.00 | |
| Joe McClain Signed 1962 Topps Washington Senators Autograph | $15.00 | |
| Joe McClain Signed 1962 Topps Washington Senators Autograph | $15.00 | |
| Joe McClain Signed Original 1962 Topps Washington Senators Autograph | $15.00 | |
