John Hirschbeck Autograph
John Francis Hirschbeck (born September 7, 1954) is a former umpire for Major League Baseball. He worked in the American League from 1984 to 1999 and worked in both leagues from 2000 to 2016. He was a crew chief at the time of his retirement, and wore uniform number 17 throughout his career. Hirschbeck announced his retirement following the 2016 season. In 2000, Hirschbeck was elected as the first president of the newly certified World Umpires Association, a position he held until 2009. More about John Hirschbeck
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Though umpires typically prefer to stay out of the public eye, Hirschbeck found himself in the spotlight after an on-field incident in the final weekend of the regular season on Friday, September 27, 1996, in Toronto when Baltimore Orioles second baseman Roberto Alomar became involved in a heated, two-way argument with Hirschbeck over a close called third strike. Hirschbeck ejected Alomar from the game, and Alomar subsequently spat in Hirschbeck's face, claiming that the umpire had used a degrading ethnic slur against him. Lip readers contend that Hirschbeck called Alomar a "faggot" as Alomar walked away, exacerbating an already tense situation. Others maintain that Hirschbeck called Alomar a "son of a bitch" which Alomar may have taken as a direct insult to his mother, especially following an interview on WBAL Radio following the Orioles victory over the Cleveland Indians in that year's ALDS during which an emotional Alomar spoke of the importance of his family when asked about the spitting incident. Alomar, along with other MLB players, claimed that Hirschbeck's personality had become extremely bitter since one son had died from adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) and another son had been diagnosed with it. Having heard Alomar's remarks, Hirschbeck charged into the Orioles' clubhouse the next day and he had to be restrained by fellow umpire, Jim Joyce. Alomar was suspended for five games and required to donate $50,000 to ALD research. By October 5, Hirschbeck said he had forgiven Alomar for the incident. The called third strike which provoked the confrontation was described by Thomas Boswell of The Washington Post as a bad call, "but hardly the worst in history.” Read even more about John Hirschbeck at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of John Hirschbeck
In total, we tracked 32 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of John Hirschbeck (RICHARD NIXON AUTOGRAPHED BOBBY BROWN OAL BASEBALL w/ UMPIRE JOHN HIRSCHBECK LOA) was sold in October 2021 for $899.99 while the cheapest item (John Hirschbeck signed 3x5 umpire) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2015. The month with the most items sold (2) was July 2013 with an average selling price of $4.12 for an autographed item of John Hirschbeck. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2024 with $130.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was July 2008. In average, an autographed item from John Hirschbeck is worth $5.50.
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| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1990 T&M MLB Umpires - #46 JOHN HIRSCHBECK AUTOGRAPH | $3.00 | |
| 1990 T/M Autographed Baseball Card JOHN HIRSCHBECK Signed Umpire | $4.50 | |
| 2004 Bowman Heritage John Hirschbeck #276 Authentic Autographed Card Umpire | $5.99 | |
| 2004 Bowman Heritage John Hirschbeck On Card Blue Ink Autograph Auto! AL Umpire! | $17.99 | |
| 2017 Topps Archives John Hirschbeck Fan Favorites PEACH AUTO AUTOGRAPH 26/150 | $19.50 | |
| JOHN HIRSCHBECK MLB Umpire 2018 Mahoning Valley bobblehead BOX AUTOGRAPHED | $13.99 | |
| JOHN HIRSCHBECK Signed 2000-2014 Rawlings MLB Baseball (Allen Selig) | $12.51 | |
| John Hirschbeck Signed Index Card - Major League Umpire - American League | $1.99 | |
| Roberto Alomar & John Hirschbeck Autograph Signed Baseball psa/dna Ball | $130.00 | |
| Signed Umpires MLB Baseball Satch Davidson John Hirschbeck Personalized | $19.99 | |