Sammy Drake Autographs
Samuel Harrison Drake (October 7, 1934 – January 27, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball second and third baseman. He played two seasons with the Chicago Cubs from 1960 to 1961 and one season with the expansion 1962 New York Mets. Sammy and his brother, Solly, were the first two African-American brothers to play in the modern era of baseball. However, his Major League career was shortened by knee injuries. Sammy Drake, like his brother, was a switch hitter who threw right-handed. He was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg).
Samuel was born in Arkansas, and attended Dunbar High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, then Philander Smith College. He tried out for the Kansas City Monarchs, however his brother Solly recommended Samuel to play baseball in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada where racism was not much of a factor, unlike the United States.
He was signed by the Cubs organization prior to the 1955 season, after impressing manager Pepper Martin in spring training. Samuel played with the Macon Peaches in the South Atlantic League in 1955, batting .251 in 105 games, while leading the league in stolen bases. He and teammate Ernest Johnson were the first African-Americans to play for Macon, where Drake experienced the racism and Jim Crow laws first hand from the local hometown fans, something he later claimed as a motivation for a further career in Major Leagues. The town African-American population was supportive of the duo, but otherwise Drake nor Johnson were able to stay in the same establishments as their white teammates.
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Traded items with a signature of Sammy Drake
The most expensive item with a signature of Sammy Drake (1962 Topps SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED Sammy Drake Mets # 162 Green Tint RARE) was sold in May 2025 for $304.99 while the cheapest item (Sammy Drake (1934-2010) signed 3x5) found a new owner for $3.25 in November 2011. The month with the most items sold (2) was June 2008 with an average selling price of $29.00 for an autographed item of Sammy Drake. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with $304.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.25 was November 2011. In average, an autographed item from Sammy Drake is worth $24.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Sammy Drake were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1962 Topps SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED Sammy Drake Mets # 162 Green Tint RARE | $304.99 |  |
| Sammy Drake (D) signed 3x5 card- 1962 New York Mets- INPERSON w/ COA | $94.99 | |
| Sammy Drake (DD) 1960 1961 Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field Autographed 8x10 Photo COA | $55.24 | |
| Sammy Drake (DD) 1960 1961 Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field Autographed 8x10 Photo COA | $29.99 | |
| Sammy Drake (DD) 1960 1961 Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field Autographed 8x10 Photo COA | $24.99 | |
| Sammy Drake (DD) 1960 1961 Cubs - 1962 New York Mets Autographed ML Baseball COA | $59.99 | |
| Sammy Drake 1962 New York Mets Autographed Signed OML Baseball COA DECEASED | $175.00 | |
| Sammy Drake Autographed Official ML Baseball Inscribed 1962 NY Mets PSA | $172.49 | |
| Sammy Drake DD 1960 1961 Chicago Cubs 1962 New York Mets Signed ML Baseball COA | $98.99 | |
| SAMMY DRAKE dec. 2010 auto signed 8x10 photo 1st year New York Mets 1962 | $19.99 | |
| SAMMY DRAKE METS SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 PHOTO BECKETT BR33425 | $85.99 | |
| Sammy Drake Signed And Inscribed 1962 NY Mets 8x10 | $15.00 | |
| Sammy Drake Signed Auto Autograph 8x10 Photo | $14.00 | |
| SAMMY DRAKE SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 3x5 INDEX CARD - 1962 METS - RARE!! | $79.99 | |
| Signed 1962 Topps Sammy Drake Autograph Card | $255.00 | |
