Solly Drake Autographs
Solomon Louis Drake (October 23, 1930 – August 18, 2021) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies during the 1956 and 1959 baseball seasons, totaling 141 games played. Drake and his brother, Sammy, were the first African-American siblings to play in the big leagues.
Solly Drake was a switch hitter who threw right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, weighing 170 pounds (77 kg).
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, he graduated from Dunbar High School. Later that year, Drake began his baseball career when he joined the Elmwood Giants of the Mandak League as a 17-year-old outfielder; he returned for two more seasons, in Manitoba. A .300 hitter with Elmwood in 1950, Drake was signed before the 1951 season by the Chicago Cubs, as an amateur free agent. He spent that year with the Class C Topeka Owls, a minor league Cubs affiliate.
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Traded items with a signature of Solly Drake
The most expensive item with a signature of Solly Drake (1957 Topps Solly Drake Los Angeles Dodgers Signed Auto RC Card #159 PSA/DNA RARE) was sold in October 2021 for $349.99 while the cheapest item (SOLLY DRAKE auto/signed 3x5 card Phillies Dodgers Cubs) found a new owner for $1.50 in September 2008. The month with the most items sold (2) was September 2008 with an average selling price of $8.07 for an autographed item of Solly Drake. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2021 with $349.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.95 was August 2022. In average, an autographed item from Solly Drake is worth $32.55.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Solly Drake were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1956 CUBS: Solly Drake, SIGNED 3x5 (BSJ) - Clubhouse? | $19.99 |  |
| 1957 Topps Solly Drake Los Angeles Dodgers Signed Auto RC Card #159 PSA/DNA RARE | $349.99 | |
 | 1959 TOPPS SOLLY DRAKE #406 DODGERS SIGNED AUTOGRAPH VINTAGE RARE! | $131.50 | |
| 1959 TOPPS SOLLY DRAKE #406 LOS ANGELES DODGERS SIGNED AUTO VINTAGE RARE | $2.95 | |
| 1959 Topps Solly Drake SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED # 406 LA Dodgers Beckett | $199.99 | |
| Autographed McCarthy Postcard of Cubs Solly Drake | $20.50 | |
| Signed Autographed 1957 Topps Baseball Card #159 Solly Drake Chicago Cube | $32.99 | |
| Solly Drake 1959 Topps #406 Signed Auto Autograph Brooklyn Dodgers - No COA | $34.01 | |
| SOLLY DRAKE Autographed Photo Chicago Cubs 1956 Died-2021 | $21.50 | |
 | SOLLY DRAKE Autographed Signed 1957 Topps Baseball Card #159 Chicago Cubs | $32.55 | |
| Solly Drake Autographed Signed 1957 Topps Rookie Card #159 Dodgers Tough | $69.99 | |
| SOLLY DRAKE Autographed Signed 1959 Topps Baseball Card #406 PSA/DNA | $106.66 | |
 | Solly Drake SGC Coa Signed 1957 Topps Rookie Autograph | $263.75 | |
| Solly Drake SGC Coa Signed 1957 Topps Rookie Autograph | $263.75 | |
| Solly Drake Signed 1957 Topps #159 Tough Autograph Died 2021 | $30.00 | |
