Johnny Babich Autographs
John Charles Babich (May 14, 1913 – January 19, 2001) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1934 to 1941 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Bees and Philadelphia Athletics. Babich was of Croatian descent.
Babich had his best season in 1940 with the Philadelphia Athletics when he went 14–13 with a 3.73 earned run average. The Athletics finished the year with a record of 54–100 and a team of ERA of 5.22. Babich also earned five victories against the New York Yankees that year, one of which took place on September 27 with New York riding an eight-game winning streak. The Yankees, going for their fifth consecutive American League pennant, finished two games out of first place.
Babich played his final professional season at the age of 32 for the 1945 Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League and later coached on the team. In Charlie Metro's autobiography, he wrote this of his former Oaks coach: "Johnny Babich, who had pitched for the Athletics and the Dodgers, was a coach. I had a chance to talk to him about the slider or the 'nickel curve.' Supposedly he was the first big league pitcher to throw that pitch. They told me that he had a good one. He didn't last a long time, only five years, in the majors. But he taught that slider to a lot of pitchers. A couple of years later, I managed against him when he managed Idaho Falls in the Pioneer League."
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Traded items with a signature of Johnny Babich
The most expensive item with a signature of Johnny Babich (JOHNNY BABICH AUTO SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PSA 9 2014 HA ORIGINALS 1941 CERTIFIED) was sold in February 2023 for $40.00 while the cheapest item (Johnny Babich Hand Signed Index Card (MLB Debut 1934)) found a new owner for $0.99 in March 2011. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2011 with an average selling price of $20.49 for an autographed item of Johnny Babich. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2023 with $40.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was October 2009. In average, an autographed item from Johnny Babich is worth $4.25.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Johnny Babich were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 14 FOURTEEN Johnny Babich Signed Index 3x5 Cards Baseball AUTOGRAPHS SL SOA | $2.25 |  |
| 2019 HISTORIC AUTOGRAPHS THE STREAK JOHNNY BABICH CUT AUTOGRAPH CARD | $2.25 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers Johnny Babich Autograph Signed Vintage Image 8x10 Photo JSA | $9.99 | |
| Johnny Babich (1913-2001) signed 3x5 | $3.12 | |
| Johnny Babich (1913-2001) signed 3x5 | $4.25 | |
| Johnny Babich (1913-2001) signed 3x5 | $4.25 | |
| Johnny Babich (1913-2001) signed 3x5 | $5.00 | |
| Johnny Babich (1913-2001) signed 3x5 | $3.14 | |
| Johnny Babich (1913-2001) signed 3x5 | $3.25 | |
| Johnny Babich (1913-2001) signed album cut on a 3x5 | $3.25 | |
| Johnny Babich - MLB Baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers - Autographed 8 x 10 Photo | $6.50 | |
| Johnny Babich - MLB Baseball: Philadelphia Athletics - Autographed 8x10 Photo | $3.28 | |
| JOHNNY BABICH AUTO SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PSA 9 2014 HA ORIGINALS 1941 CERTIFIED | $40.00 | |
| Johnny Babich Autographed George Brace 8x10 Photo Boston Bees Baseball Star | $14.99 | |
| JOHNNY BABICH-PHILADELPHIA A'S AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 CARD W/PHOTO-(d. 2001) | $4.99 | |
