Steve Dalkowski Autograph
Stephen Louis Dalkowski Jr. (June 3, 1939 – April 19, 2020), nicknamed Dalko, was an American left-handed pitcher. He was sometimes called the fastest pitcher in baseball history and had a fastball that probably exceeded 100 mph (160 km/h). Some experts believed it went as fast as 110 mph (180 km/h), others that his pitches traveled at less than that speed. As no radar gun or other device was available at games to measure the speed of his pitches precisely, the actual top speed of his pitches remains unknown. Regardless of its actual speed, his fastball earned him the nickname "White Lightning". Such was his reputation that despite his never reaching the major leagues, and finishing his minor league years in class-B ball, the 1966 Sporting News item about the end of his career was headlined "Living Legend Released." More about Steve Dalkowski
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Dalkowski was also famous for his unpredictable performance and inability to control his pitches. His alcoholism and violent behavior off the field caused him problems during his career and after his retirement. After he retired from baseball, he spent many years as an alcoholic, making a meager living as a manual laborer. He recovered in the 1990s, but his alcoholism left him with dementia and he had difficulty remembering his life after the mid-1960s.
Screenwriter and film director Ron Shelton played in the Baltimore Orioles minor league organization soon after Dalkowski. His 1988 film Bull Durham features a character named Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh (played by Tim Robbins) who is based loosely on the tales Shelton was told about Dalkowski. Brendan Fraser's character in the film The Scout is loosely based on him. In 1970, Sports Illustrated's Pat Jordan wrote, "Inevitably, the stories outgrew the man, until it was no longer possible to distinguish fact from fiction. But, no matter how embellished, one fact always remained: Dalkowski struck out more batters and walked more batters per nine-inning game than any professional pitcher in baseball history." Read even more about Steve Dalkowski at Wikipedia
Screenwriter and film director Ron Shelton played in the Baltimore Orioles minor league organization soon after Dalkowski. His 1988 film Bull Durham features a character named Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh (played by Tim Robbins) who is based loosely on the tales Shelton was told about Dalkowski. Brendan Fraser's character in the film The Scout is loosely based on him. In 1970, Sports Illustrated's Pat Jordan wrote, "Inevitably, the stories outgrew the man, until it was no longer possible to distinguish fact from fiction. But, no matter how embellished, one fact always remained: Dalkowski struck out more batters and walked more batters per nine-inning game than any professional pitcher in baseball history." Read even more about Steve Dalkowski at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Steve Dalkowski
In total, we tracked 29 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Steve Dalkowski (Steve DALKOWSKI - Baltimore Orioles 1963 - Signed in Blue Ballpoint) was sold in November 2015 for $215.00 while the cheapest item (2009 TRISTAR OBAK MINI #29 STEVE DALKOWSKI AUTO SIGNED) found a new owner for $1.99 in January 2011. The month with the most items sold (3) was May 2011 with an average selling price of $17.00 for an autographed item of Steve Dalkowski. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2015 with $205.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.99 was January 2011. In average, an autographed item from Steve Dalkowski is worth $29.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Steve Dalkowski were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1963 Topps Steve Dalkowski autograph signed JSA BGS | $79.98 | |
| Autographed Steve Dalkowski Baseball | $16.16 | |
| Rare Steve Dalkowski Signed Rochester Red Wings Photo | $175.00 | |
| Steve DALKOWSKI - Baltimore Orioles 1963 - Signed in Blue Ballpoint | $195.00 | |
| Steve DALKOWSKI - Baltimore Orioles 1963 - Signed in Blue Ballpoint | $215.00 | |
| Steve Dalkowski Autograph 2009 TriStar Obak MINI #29 | $9.99 | |
| Steve Dalkowski Autograph Signed 3x5 Index Card Fastest Pitcher Ever Balto O's | $10.24 | |
| Steve Dalkowski Autographed 1963 Topps Card Orioles | $17.00 | |
| Steve Dalkowski Autographed 3X5 Fastest Pitcher Ever 110 MPH! TOUGH | $79.99 | |
| Steve Dalkowski Autographed IC Rochester Red Wings Leg | $9.99 | |
| Steve Dalkowski Autographed Index Card Orioles TOUGH | $13.00 | |
| Steve Dalkowski Obak Signed Worlds Fastest Fastball Beckett/jsa Slabbed | $125.00 | |
| Steve Dalkowski SIGNED 2009 TriStar Obak #44 Rochester Red Wings AUTOGRAPH d2020 | $29.00 | |
| Steve Dalkowski Signed 3X5 Fastest Pitcher Ever! 110 MPH Fastball TOUGH | $89.99 | |
| STEVE DALKOWSKI ~ JSA Authentic Signed Autograph 2009 TriStar ~ (D.2020) *RARE* | $125.00 | |