Nino Escalera Autograph

Saturnino Escalera Cuadrado (December 1, 1929 – July 3, 2021) was a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and scout whose playing career extended for 14 seasons (1949–1962). The outfielder and first baseman appeared for one full season, 1954, in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Redlegs and was the first player of African descent to appear in an MLB game for the Cincinnati franchise. He threw and batted left-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg). More about Nino Escalera

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Current items with a signature of Nino Escalera

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Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Nino Escalera (1st Black Player on Reds) signed Index Card	$57.75
	Nino Escalera Autographed Cut on Index Card	$35.00

Born in Santurce, Escalera started his baseball career at a very young age, often playing with his brothers and neighbors from the Loiza Street in his hometown. In 1946 at the Amateur Baseball World Series held in the Latin American Republic of Colombia, Escalera was named best first baseman and most valuable player (MVP) of the tournament. In 1950, the New York Yankees organization obtained Escalera from the Bristol Owls of the Colonial League. In 1952, he was purchased by the Toledo Mud Hens of the American Association, and later that year, by the Cincinnati organization.

On April 17, 1954, at Milwaukee County Stadium, a 24-year-old Escalera became the first black to play for the Cincinnati Reds franchise, known during the mid-1950s as the Redlegs. He entered the game in the seventh inning as a pinch hitter and hit a single in a 5–1 loss to the Milwaukee Braves. He played in 73 games during his only big league season, often as a pinch hitter. Season and career totals include a .159 batting average (11-for-69), three runs batted in, 15 runs scored, and an on-base percentage of .234. He committed just one error in 49 total chances for a fielding percentage of .980. On May 22, Escalara became the last left-handed thrower to play shortstop in a National League game. Escalera entered that game with two out and a baserunner on first in the eighth inning and took veteran starter Roy McMillan's place at shortstop. The hitter was the St. Louis Cardinals' Baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial, who would set the NL record for career hits before his 1963 retirement. Facing right-handed pitcher Art Fowler, Musial struck out to end the inning, denying Escalera a fielding chance. He was replaced by Rocky Bridges for the ninth inning, and the Redlegs won the game, 4–2. Escalera returned to the minor leagues in 1955 with the Havana Sugar Kings and was selected for and played in the 1958 International League All-Star Game. Read even more about Nino Escalera at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Nino Escalera

In total, we tracked 55 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Nino Escalera (Nino Escalera JSA Autograph Latin Baseball League - Cincinnati Reds PP62858) was sold in January 2022 for $179.99 while the cheapest item (Nino Escalera signed 3x5 card) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2009. The month with the most items sold (2) was August 2015 with an average selling price of $4.65 for an autographed item of Nino Escalera. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2022 with $127.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was October 2009. In average, an autographed item from Nino Escalera is worth $20.57.

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

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	(2) NINO ESCALERA INDEX CARD SIGNED 1954 CINCINNATI REDS PSA/DNA CERTIFIED	$25.00
	(2) NINO ESCALERA INDEX CARD SIGNED 1954 CINCINNATI REDS PSA/DNA CERTIFIED	$25.00
	1955 CINCINNATI REDS TEAM ISSUED POSTCARD NINO ESCALERA AUTOGRAPHED	$75.00
	Cincinnati Redlegs Nino Escalera Hand Signed 3X5 Index Card JG Autographs COA	$20.99
	Nino Escalera (1st Black Player on Reds) signed 8x10 photo w/ Redlegs INPERSON	$34.99
	Nino Escalera Cincinnati Reds (1954) MLB One Year Wonder SIGNED CARD AUTOGRAPHED	$37.49
	Nino Escalera JSA Autograph Card - Cincinnati Reds PP62853	$34.99
	Nino Escalera JSA Autograph Latin Baseball League - Cincinnati Reds PP62858	$179.99
	Saturnino Nino Escalera signed autographed 3 x 5 card MLB 1954 (d.21) Reds	$39.99
	Saturnino Nino Escalera Toleteros Autograph SGC Certified Cincinnati Redlegs	$74.95