Johnny Temple was born in Lexington, North Carolina, on August 8, 1927. He turned his love for baseball into a successful career and played as a second baseman in major league baseball. Temple began his baseball career playing for the Durham Bulls and progressed to the Bluefield Blue-Grays in the Appalachian League in 1948. He later signed up with the Cincinnati Reds and made his major league debut on April 19, 1952. Temple played for the Reds, the Cleveland Indians and the Houston Colt .45s during his 11-season career. More about Johnny Temple
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Temple was known for his brilliant infield play, particularly in turning double plays. He won the National League's Gold Glove Award for second base in 1958 and led the league in fielding percentage the same year. He was also an expert at handling the bat as he had 1,142 hits, a batting average of .284, and 288 stolen bases in his career. One of the highlights of Temple's career was his participation in the 1961 All-Star Game, where he represented the Reds.In total, we tracked 173 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Johnny Temple (8 HOUSTON COLT 45'S 1963 TOPPS CARDS SIGNED-JIM UMBRICHT-JOHNNY TEMPLE-6 MORE) was sold in December 2014 for $499.99 while the cheapest item (Indians Johnny Temple Signed 1961 Topps Card) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2011. The month with the most items sold (5) was January 2011 with an average selling price of $52.95 for an autographed item of Johnny Temple. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2014 with $499.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.99 was April 2010. In average, an autographed item from Johnny Temple is worth $19.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Johnny Temple were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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(2) Johnny Temple 1962 Topps # 34 Autographed card in VG shape You get both | $6.99 | ||
1956 Topps Johnny Temple #212 - Reds - Signed Autograph Auto (d. 1994) | $11.50 | ||
1956 Topps Johnny Temple #212 - Reds - Signed Autograph Auto (d. 1994) | $29.00 | ||
1956 TOPPS JOHNNY TEMPLE CINCINNATI REDS A'S AUTOGRAPHED VINTAGE CARD-d.1994 | $9.50 | ||
1961 TOPPS JOHNNY TEMPLE AUTOGRAPHED CARD d.1994 | $5.50 | ||
All-Star Johnny Temple 1962 Topps autographed signed card- ORIOLES, REDS | $9.00 | ||
Johnny Temple PSA DNA Signed 1956 Topps Autograph | $41.00 | ||
JOHNNY TEMPLE Signed 1961 Topps #155 Indians Guaranteed Authentic KOA LOA | $39.00 | ||
Signed 1961 Post Cereal #30 Johnny Temple (Box) Hand Cut Autograph | $50.99 | ||
Signed 1962 Topps Baseball #34 Johnny Temple Autograph | $9.50 |