Rick Bladt Autographs
Richard Alan Bladt (born December 9, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player and an outfielder who appeared in 62 career games in Major League Baseball for the 1969 Chicago Cubs and 1975 New York Yankees. Born in Santa Cruz, California, he batted left-handed, threw right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 160 pounds (73 kg). He attended Foothill College.
Bladt was signed by the Cubs in 1966 as an undrafted amateur free agent. He worked his way through the Cubs' minor league system and made his debut with the big league club on June 15, 1969 in the first game of a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds, pinch-running for Hall of Famer Billy Williams. He started the second game of the doubleheader, and after lining into a double play in his first at-bat, he singled in a run off Gerry Arrigo for his first major league hit. Williams then replaced Bladt as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning. Bladt would appear in eight more games in June before being sent back to the minors.
Bladt was the player to be named later that completed a trade between the Cubs and Yankees in January 1970. The Cubs sent a minor leaguer and cash, along with a player to be named later, in exchange for Jimmie Hall on September 11, 1969. The transfer of Bladt completed the deal. Bladt languished in the New York minor league system until resurfacing in the majors in 1975. He made his Yankee debut on July 19 and remained with the team through the end of the season. Bladt hit his first (and only) major league home run on August 23, 1975 off Andy Hassler of the California Angels, and he spent September as the Yankees' everyday center fielder, replacing Elliott Maddox. After another year in the minors, however, the Yankees traded Bladt along with Maddox to the Baltimore Orioles for Paul Blair on January 20, 1977. Bladt never returned to the major leagues.
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Traded items with a signature of Rick Bladt
The most expensive item with a signature of Rick Bladt (1969 Chicago Cubs Rick Bladt Autographed MLB Baseball W/COA) was sold in July 2025 for $69.99 while the cheapest item (Rick Bladt signed 3x5) found a new owner for $0.59 in June 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was February 2021 with an average selling price of $3.49 for an autographed item of Rick Bladt. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2025 with $69.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.59 was June 2020. In average, an autographed item from Rick Bladt is worth $5.51.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Rick Bladt were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1969 Chicago Cubs Rick Bladt Autographed MLB Baseball W/COA | $69.99 |  |
| 1969 CUBS: Rick Bladt, SIGNED 3x5 Card (JS) | $1.99 | |
| Autographed Bailey Postcard of Yankees Rick Bladt | $10.00 | |
| BASEBALL PLAYER, RICK BLADT SIGNED INDEX CARD, 1975 YANKEES,CHC | $1.00 | |
| Rick Bladt 1969 Chicago Cubs Auto Autograph Signed 8X10 Color Photo | $14.95 | |
| Rick Bladt Autograph Signed Official MLB Baseball Chicago Cubs New York Yankees | $22.99 | |
| Rick Bladt Autographed Tristar Authenticated Inscribed 1969 Cubs Baseball | $38.00 | |
| Rick Bladt Signed 1992 Wiz Yankees of The 70's New York Yankees Autograph | $13.00 | |
| Rick Bladt Signed 1992 Wiz Yankees of The 70's New York Yankees Autograph | $13.00 | |
| Rick Bladt Signed 1992 Wiz Yankees of The 70's New York Yankees Autograph | $13.00 | |
| Rick Bladt signed 3x5 | $0.59 | |
| Rick Bladt signed 3x5 | $0.79 | |
| RICK BLADT signed autographed 8x10 photo NEW YORK YANKEES | $4.99 | |
| RICK BLADT signed autographed 8x10 photo NEW YORK YANKEES | $11.57 | |
| SIGNED RICK BLADT 1975 SSPC CARD #444 - YANKEES | $7.00 | |
