Odell Hale Autograph

Arvel Odell Hale (August 10, 1908 – June 9, 1980) was a Major League Baseball infielder in the 1930s and early 1940s, primarily for the Cleveland Indians. Though he was born Arvel Odell Hale, baseball encyclopedias listed him simply as Odell Hale, which stuck with him as well as the nickname "Bad News". Hale had a 10-year career, including four seasons with a batting average over .300. He finished his career with a .289 batting average with 73 home runs and 573 RBI. More about Odell Hale

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Hale was born in Hosston, Louisiana, and his parents were farmers. Hale attended 11 years of elementary and high school, and took a job working at an oil refinery in El Dorado at the age of 17. By 1930, he was working as a tank car loader for Lion Oil, and had also been playing semipro baseball. Also in 1930, Hale married Mabel Jane Rainwater, a Native American from Oklahoma.

Hale first played professional baseball for the 1929 Alexandria Reds. After batting .324 with 23 home runs, Hale's contract was purchased by the Chicago Cubs, and Hale played the 1931 season for the minor league Decatur Commodores. Hale made his debut with the Cleveland Indians later that year. Read even more about Odell Hale at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Odell Hale

The most expensive item with a signature of Odell Hale (Odell Hale Autographed 1933 Who's Who in Baseball Page) was sold in March 2008 for $45.00 while the cheapest item (Odell Hale signed 3x5 card D80 30's Indians Red Sox NYG) found a new owner for $1.25 in July 2010. The month with the most items sold (1) was May 2008 with an average selling price of $4.32 for an autographed item of Odell Hale. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2008 with $45.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.25 was July 2010. In average, an autographed item from Odell Hale is worth $5.50.

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

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thumbnail1931 INDIANS: Odell Hale, SIGNED 3x5 (JSC), D.1980$7.99logo
thumbnail1931-40 ODELL HALE-CLEVELAND INDIANS AUTOGRAPHED CUT W/PHOTO-EX.(d.1980)$4.99logo
thumbnailOdell Hale (1908-1980) signed cut on a 3x5$3.25logo
thumbnailODELL HALE (D.1980) 1931-40 CLEVELAND INDIANS 1941 RED SOX AUTOGRAPH SIGNED AUTO$9.50logo
thumbnailOdell Hale 1931 Indians Red Sox Giants Signed GPC d1980$4.25logo
thumbnailODELL HALE AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DOCUMENT CLEVELAND 1931, 1933-40 DIED-1980$14.99logo
thumbnailODELL HALE AUTOGRAPH SIGNED INDEX CARD SEE RETURN POLICY LOW BID $$$$$3.99logo
thumbnailOdell Hale Autograph Signed Vintage Cleveland Indians Photo PC d80 JSA $4.99logo
thumbnailOdell Hale autographed Cleveland Indians vintage Rowe postcard $11.95logo
thumbnailOdell Hale autographed index card $8.00logo
thumbnailOdell Hale d.1980 Signed Index 3x5 Card AUTOGRAPHED auto Indians Giants Red Sox$2.99logo
thumbnailOdell Hale signed 3x5 card D80 30's Indians Red Sox NYG$1.25logo
thumbnailOdell Hale signed 3x5 index card 1931 Indians, Giants, Boston Red Sox D:1980$5.00logo
thumbnailOdell Hale Signed Photo Cut Cleveland Indians d.80$3.99logo
thumbnailOdell Hale signed small George Burke photo Indians D:80$13.05logo