Otto Denning Autographs
Otto George Denning (December 28, 1912 – May 25, 1992) was an American professional baseball player and manager. His 20-year (1932–51) career was confined to minor league baseball except for 129 games at the Major League level during the World War II manpower shortage for the 1942–43 Cleveland Indians. He was a native of Hays, Kansas, and attended high school in Chicago, Illinois.
Nicknamed "Dutch," Denning was a 6 ft (1.83 m), 180 lb (82 kg) catcher and first baseman who threw and batted right-handed. He began his pro baseball career in 1932 with the Davenport Blue Sox in the Class D Mississippi Valley League. In 1938, he joined the Minneapolis Millers of the top-level American Association and finished second to teammate Ted Williams in the league's batting race. He hit over .300 for Minneapolis for four consecutive seasons, then was selected by the Indians in the 1941 Rule 5 Draft.
Denning made his big-league debut on April 15, 1942 against the Detroit Tigers, and lashed two hits in four at bats, including a double, off Dizzy Trout in a 6–2 Cleveland defeat. He started at catcher again the following day, and went one for two, with another double (off Tommy Bridges). But, although he was the Indians' most-used catcher (playing ahead of rookie and eventual Cleveland stalwart Jim Hegan and veteran Gene Desautels), Denning's production declined as the season wore on. He batted only .210 in 92 games, and, in 1943 he served as the Indians' reserve first baseman (backing up Mickey Rocco) through June 4, when he returned to the minor leagues for the remainder of his on-field career.
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Traded items with a signature of Otto Denning
The most expensive item with a signature of Otto Denning (Otto Denning D.92 Signed Jsa Cert Sticker 1949 Fdc Authentic Autograph) was sold in April 2026 for $31.25 while the cheapest item (Otto Denning signed index card (1912-1992)) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2013. The month with the most items sold (2) was February 2017 with an average selling price of $6.07 for an autographed item of Otto Denning. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2026 with $31.25 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was September 2008. In average, an autographed item from Otto Denning is worth $8.10.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Otto Denning were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1941/42 OTTO DENNING OBSCURE AUTOGRAPHED CLEVELAND INDIANS 4X6 PHOTO d.1992 | $2.99 |  |
| 2017 Historic Autographs Scripts Otto Denning Signed CUT AUTO BCCG Authentic | $9.05 | |
| Authentic OTTO DENNING Cleveland Indians SIGNED Card Show Ticket Stub | $5.50 | |
| Autographed Rowe Postcard ( G. Burke Photo ) of Indians Otto Denning | $10.00 | |
| Otto Denning ( Debut 1942 ) INDIANS SIGNED AUTOGRAPH AUTO 3x5 INDEX COA | $7.15 | |
| Otto Denning (1912-1992) signed 3x5 | $1.46 | |
| Otto Denning (1912-1992) signed cut on a 3x5 | $1.49 | |
| Otto Denning (1942-1943) Signed 3x5 Paper Photo died 1992 Cleveland Indians | $10.00 | |
| Otto Denning 1942 Cleveland Indians Baseball Signed 3x5 Index Card Deceased 1992 | $9.99 | |
| Otto Denning autographed Cleveland Indians vintage Rowe Postcard | $9.95 | |
| Otto Denning autographed Cleveland Indians vintage Rowe Postcard | $11.95 | |
| Otto Denning Baseball Signed Index Card Auto Autograph (no COA) *f1 | $12.95 | |
 | Otto Denning D.92 Signed Jsa Cert Sticker 1949 Fdc Authentic Autograph | $31.25 | |
| Otto Denning D.92 Signed Jsa Cert Sticker 1949 Fdc Authentic Autograph | $30.75 | |
| OTTO DENNING Signed 3x5 Index Card (d.1992) Indians Autograph | $6.63 | |
