John Joseph Perry Gorsica, born Gorczyca (March 29, 1915 – December 16, 1998), was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who worked in 204 Major League games over seven seasons (1940–1944; 1946–1947) for the Detroit Tigers. He stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg). More about Johnny Gorsica
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Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, Gorsica went to West Virginia University before signing his first professional contract and making his debut as a first baseman with a West Virginia-based minor league team, the Class D Beckley Bengals, in 1937. He converted to pitcher the following year and broke into the Major Leagues with the 1940 Tigers on April 22 at age 25. The 1940 Tigers won the American League pennant, finishing ahead of the Cleveland Indians in a race that went to the season's last game. As a rookie, Gorsica split 14 decisions. He appeared in 29 games pitched, 20 as a starter, and threw five complete games with two shutouts. He excelled in the 1940 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, allowing only one run for a 0.79 earned run average in 11+1⁄3 innings pitched, and striking out four. He pitched 4+1⁄3 innings in Game 2 and 6+1⁄3 innings in Game 6, both times coming in to relieve starter Schoolboy Rowe. Cincinnati won the Series, however, in seven games.In total, we tracked 33 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Johnny Gorsica (JOHNNY GORSICA d.98 1940 DETROIT TIGERS SIGNED PHOTO) was sold in February 2011 for $45.00 while the cheapest item (Johnny Gorsica 1940-47 Detroit Tigers Signed Auto 3x5 Index Card (d. 1998)) found a new owner for $0.49 in April 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was April 2020 with an average selling price of $2.25 for an autographed item of Johnny Gorsica. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2011 with $45.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was November 2011. In average, an autographed item from Johnny Gorsica is worth $3.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Johnny Gorsica were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1940 TIGERS: Johnny Gorsica, SIGNED 3x5 Card (JS), D.1998 | $1.99 | ||
1940 TIGERS: Johnny Gorsica, SIGNED 3x5, D.1998 | $2.99 | ||
1979 Diamond Greats #384 Johnny Gorsica Signed DET Tigers AUTO (d 1998) RARE | $1.74 | ||
Johnny Gorsica (d. 1998) Signed 3x5 Index Card - Tigers | $1.99 | ||
Johnny Gorsica 1940-47 Detroit Tigers Signed Auto 3x5 Index Card (d. 1998) | $0.49 | ||
Johnny Gorsica 3x5 Baseball Autograph Alex Stern Collection | $2.80 | ||
Johnny Gorsica 3x5 Baseball Autograph Alex Stern Collection | $5.00 | ||
JOHNNY GORSICA AUTOGRAPH 1979 DIAMOND GREATS #384 TIGERS FORGOTTEN HERO | $11.95 | ||
Johnny Gorsica autographed Detroit Tigers vintage Brace Postcard size photo | $6.95 | ||
Johnny Gorsica Signed 3X5 Index Card (Tigers) (1940 Debut) (Flat Rate Ship) | $7.75 |