Nelson Mathews Autograph

Nelson Mathews

Nelson Elmer Mathews (born July 21, 1941) is a retired American professional baseball outfielder who appeared in the Major Leagues (MLB) from 1960 to 1965 for the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Athletics. Born in Columbia, Illinois, he graduated from high school in that community and signed with the Cubs in 1959. Mathews threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). More about Nelson Mathews

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Current items with a signature of Nelson Mathews

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thumbnail1965 Topps #87 Nelson Mathews Oakland A's Signed IP Auto Free Shipping!$9.99logo
thumbnail1965 Topps Nelson Mathews Autographed Card Oakland Athletics$5.99logo
thumbnailNELSON MATHEWS 1981 TCMA AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED # 394 KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS$12.00logo
thumbnailNELSON MATHEWS 2014 TOPPS HERITAGE REAL ONE RED INK AUTOGRAPH AUTO #59/65!$44.00logo
thumbnailNELSON MATHEWS 2014 TOPPS HERITAGE REAL ONE RED INK AUTOGRAPH AUTO #9/65$44.00logo
thumbnailNELSON MATHEWS KANSAS CITY A'S ACTION SIGNED 8x10$14.99logo
Mathews and made his major league debut with the Cubs on September 9, 1960, against the future world champion Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field. Pinch hitting in the ninth inning for pitcher Mel Wright, he singled off Vinegar Bend Mizell, moved to third base on a double by Richie Ashburn, and came around to score on a single by Don Zimmer. Mathews then spent most of 1961 and 1962 in the minors, where in 1962 he batted .368 and was named an All-Star in the Class B Northwest League.

Mathews then spent the full seasons of 1963 and 1964 in the majors. In the former year, he started 45 games in center field, and appeared in 61 total games played, but batted only .155. After the season, the Cubs traded him to the Athletics for left-handed pitcher Fred Norman. The A's made him their regular center fielder in 1964. Mathews started 154 games in center and hit 14 home runs, but he led the American League in strikeouts (143) and batted only .239. He began 1965 with Kansas City and got into 67 total games, with 47 outfield starts, but he batted a weak .212 and was sent to Triple-A Vancouver in July. He played through 1967 in the minors before retiring from the game. Read even more about Nelson Mathews at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Nelson Mathews

The most expensive item with a signature of Nelson Mathews (NELSON MATHEWS & JOE CRONIN SIGNED 1964 KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS PLAYERS CONTRACT) was sold in July 2016 for $71.00 while the cheapest item (Nelson Mathews signed cut on a 3x5) found a new owner for $0.49 in May 2012. The month with the most items sold (2) was June 2023 with an average selling price of $17.72 for an autographed item of Nelson Mathews. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2016 with $71.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.49 was May 2012. In average, an autographed item from Nelson Mathews is worth $6.95.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Nelson Mathews were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

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thumbnail1965 Topps Nelson Mathews Signed #87 Athletics$8.99logo
thumbnail1965 Topps SIGNED: Nelson Mathews, A's #87$3.99logo
thumbnail2014 TOPPS HERITAGE #ROA-NM REAL ONE AUTOGRAPH CARD NELSON MATHEWS CERTIFIED $11.88logo
thumbnail2014 Topps Heritage Nelson Mathews red ink autographed card #48/65 Athletics$16.95logo
thumbnail2014 Topps Heritage Real One Autograph Nelson Mathews Kansas City Athletic PSA 8$28.49logo
thumbnail2014 Topps Heritage Real One Nelson Mathews Athletics Autograph Auto$8.61logo
thumbnailNelson Mathews 2014 Topps Heritage Real One Red Ink Auto Autograph K.C. A’s /65$16.99logo
thumbnailNelson Mathews A's #87 Signed 1965 Topps Baseball on Card Signature Autograph$6.95logo
thumbnailNelson Mathews Kansas City A's autograph 1965 Topps #87 & Jay Photo$4.99logo
thumbnailRare Autographed Nelson Mathews 1964 Kansas City Athletics 4x6 color photo$4.99logo

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