Martín Dihigo Autograph
Martín Magdaleno Dihigo Llanos (May 25, 1906 – May 20, 1971), called The Immortal and The Maestro, was a Cuban professional baseball player. He played in the Negro leagues and Latin American leagues from 1923 to 1936 as a two-way player, both as a pitcher and a second baseman, although he excelled at all nine positions and later as a manager. More about Martín Dihigo
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Dihigo was born in the sugarmill town of Cidra in Matanzas Province, Cuba. He began his professional baseball career in the winter of 1922-23 at the age of 16 as a substitute infielder for Habana in the Cuban League. The following summer, Dihigo broke into American baseball as a first baseman for the Cuban Stars. He played in the Negro leagues from 1923 through 1936 and again briefly in 1945. Over the course of his career, he played all nine positions. As a hitter, he led the Negro leagues in home runs in 1926 and 1935. As a pitcher, he once defeated Satchel Paige while Paige was touring Cuba.
In 1943, at the age of 38, Martin Dihigo managed his own baseball team. This team was located in the Dominican Republic and featured New York Giants player Johnny Mize. While coaching the team he also was a player. They had a 6-3 record but then lost three games in a row to end the exhibition tour.
Dihigo's career record in twelve seasons in the Negro leagues was a .307 average and .511 slugging percentage, with 431 hits, 64 home runs, 61 doubles, 17 triples, 227 RBI, and 292 runs scored in 1404 at bats. He drew 143 walks and stole 41 bases. As a pitcher, he went 26–19 with a 2.92 ERA, with 176 strikeouts and 80 walks in 354 innings. Dihigo served as player-manager of the New York Cubans in 1935 and 1936. Read even more about Martín Dihigo at Wikipedia
Dihigo's career record in twelve seasons in the Negro leagues was a .307 average and .511 slugging percentage, with 431 hits, 64 home runs, 61 doubles, 17 triples, 227 RBI, and 292 runs scored in 1404 at bats. He drew 143 walks and stole 41 bases. As a pitcher, he went 26–19 with a 2.92 ERA, with 176 strikeouts and 80 walks in 354 innings. Dihigo served as player-manager of the New York Cubans in 1935 and 1936. Read even more about Martín Dihigo at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Martín Dihigo
The most expensive item with a signature of Martín Dihigo (MARTIN DIHIGO HOF SIGNED 3X5 ALBUM PAGE PSA 9 MINT SUPER RARE!!!) was sold in February 2013 for $16500.00 while the cheapest item (Martin Dihigo #7 Sketch Card Limited 15/50 Edward Vela Signed) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2022. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2019 with an average selling price of $1.99 for an autographed item of Martín Dihigo. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2013 with $16500.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was July 2022. In average, an autographed item from Martín Dihigo is worth $3.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Martín Dihigo were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Martin Dihigo #5 Sketch Card Limited 22/25 Edward Vela Signed | $4.99 | |
| Martin Dihigo #5 Sketch Card Limited 24/25 Edward Vela Signed | $2.99 | |
| Martin Dihigo #5 Sketch Card Limited 25/25 Edward Vela Signed | $2.99 | |
| Martin Dihigo #6 Art Card Limited 19/50 Edward Vela Signed (Hilldale Giants) | $3.99 | |
| Martin Dihigo #6 Art Card Limited 20/50 Edward Vela Signed (Hilldale Giants) | $1.99 | |
| Martin Dihigo #6 Sketch Card Limited 10/50 Edward Vela Signed | $2.99 | |
| Martin Dihigo #6 Sketch Card Limited 12/50 Edward Vela Signed | $1.99 | |
| Martin Dihigo #6 Sketch Card Limited 13/50 Edward Vela Signed | $1.99 | |
| Martin Dihigo #6 Sketch Card Limited 16/50 Edward Vela Signed | $2.99 | |
| Martin Dihigo #7 Sketch Card Limited 10/50 Edward Vela Signed | $2.99 | |
| Martin Dihigo #7 Sketch Card Limited 14/50 Edward Vela Signed | $4.99 | |
| Martin Dihigo #7 Sketch Card Limited 15/50 Edward Vela Signed | $0.99 | |
| Martin Dihigo #7 Sketch Card Limited 17/50 Edward Vela Signed | $2.99 | |
| Martin Dihigo Cut Signature PSA/DNA Autograph HoF | $3300.00 | |
| MARTIN DIHIGO SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED TYPE 1 ORIGINAL PHOTO HALL OF FAME JSA Z71165 | $6999.00 | |