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Rugger Ardizoia Autograph

Rinaldo Joseph "Rugger" Ardizoia (November 20, 1919 – July 19, 2015) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The 5"11", 180 lb. right-hander was one of only seven Italian natives to ever play in the big leagues. He appeared in one game for the New York Yankees in 1947 and, at the time of his death, was the oldest living former member of the team. More about Rugger Ardizoia

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Current items with a signature of Rugger Ardizoia

These are the most current items with a signature of Rugger Ardizoia that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnail1947 RUGGER ARDIZOIA AUTOGRAPHED NY YANKEES 3.5 X 5.5 GLOSSY PHOTO d.2015$2.49logo
thumbnailRugger Ardizoia Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo - MLB NY Yankees RARE!! - w/COA$39.99logo
thumbnailRugger Ardizoia New York Yankees AUTOGRAPHED 3.5” X 5.5” Photo 1947 Died 2015$15.00logo
thumbnailRugger Ardizoia signed autograph auto 3x5 index card Baseball Player H1059$10.00logo
Ardizoia was born in Oleggio, Italy. The 27-year-old rookie took the mound on April 30, 1947, at Sportsman's Park in the bottom of the seventh inning with the Yankees trailing the St. Louis Browns. He pitched two innings for New York and faced a total of 10 batters, giving up four hits, a walk, and two earned runs. The final score was Browns 15, Yankees 5. Ardizoia was credited with a game finished.

Ardizoia's minor league baseball career spanned fifteen seasons, starting in 1937 with the Mission Reds. He missed three seasons while serving in World War II in 1943–45, then played for the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League in 1946. Following his major league appearance, he returned to the PCL until 1950, then ended his career with the Dallas Eagles of the Texas League in 1951. Read even more about Rugger Ardizoia at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Rugger Ardizoia

In total, we tracked 62 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Rugger Ardizoia (Rugger Ardizoia single signed Baseball PSA/DNA Only Yankee Born in Italy inscrip) was sold in December 2017 for $149.99 while the cheapest item (RUGGER ARDIZOIA (d.2015) SIGNED 3X5 INDEX CARD! 1947 NEW YORK YANKEES) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2016. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2020 with an average selling price of $11.00 for an autographed item of Rugger Ardizoia. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2022 with $125.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was January 2008. In average, an autographed item from Rugger Ardizoia is worth $4.99.

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

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnail1947 YANKEES: Rugger Ardizoia, SIGNED 3x5, D.2015$2.99logo
thumbnail2011 Leaf Ink Cuts Rugger Ardizoia Pride of Pinstripes CUT AUTO AUTOGRAPH 1/1$49.99logo
thumbnailAutographed Rugger Ardizoia New York Yankees 1947 8.5x11 High Glossy Photo$2.00logo
thumbnailRinaldo Rugger Ardizoia autographed 3 x 5 index card MLB Guaranteed to Pass$3.00logo
thumbnailRUGGER ARDIZOIA (1919-2015) MLB Baseball AUTOGRAPHED 3x5 Index Card 1947 Yankees$9.79logo
thumbnailRugger Ardizoia (D.2015) NY YANKEES Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo - JSA R31533$14.99logo
thumbnailRugger Ardizoia 1947 New York Yankees Autographed OML Baseball COA DECEASED$125.00logo
thumbnailRugger Ardizoia New York Yankees Signed Auto 8x10 Photo Autograph $19.00logo
thumbnailRugger Ardizoia New York Yankees Signed Postcard$14.00logo
thumbnailRugger Ardizoia signed autographed 3x5 index card E1057$12.00logo