Anthony Joseph Bartirome (May 9, 1932 – June 22, 2018) was an American baseball player, coach and athletic trainer. He played first base for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1952 baseball season, after just one minor league season. He never appeared in another major league game following 1952, even though his professional career lasted through 1963. Prior to playing professionally, Bartirome was the star first baseman for a sandlot baseball team in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. He also went on to serve as a coach for the Atlanta Braves from 1986 to 1988. He was the team trainer for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1967 to 1985. More about Tony Bartirome
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Charlie Metro was his manager with the 1960 Denver Bears and offered this glowing praise: "Tony Bartirome was an absolute delight. I had Bo Osborne as a first baseman, and Tony had been there the year before. Tony was a good-fielding, little first baseman, not a very big guy. He was a left-handed hitter and thrower and was one of the most positive guys I've ever seen. I kept him on the ball club because he was great for the club. I regret one thing—I wanted to play him at shortstop or second base, because he was a left-hander, and I wanted to shake up things. I was hoping one of my infielders would catch a cold sometime so I could put him in there. I'd come in from the coaching box line when we were behind, and Tony would say, 'Don't worry, Skip. A couple of hits, a couple of bases on balls and a choke-up play, and we got 4 runs. We'll get them.' That was his idea of a rally! He became a fine trainer with the Pittsburgh Pirates for many years. If I could pattern a ball club with guys as positive as he was, I think I'd send a wire to the other managers: 'Forget first place.' What a guy to have on a club!" Read even more about Tony Bartirome at WikipediaIn total, we tracked 134 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Tony Bartirome ((206) 1952 Topps 332 Tony Bartirome Pirates Authentic Signed Autograph BVG BAS) was sold in October 2017 for $611.03 while the cheapest item (1953 TOPPS ARCHIVES AUTO SIGNED TONY BARTIROME PIRATES) found a new owner for $0.49 in June 2009. The month with the most items sold (5) was March 2013 with an average selling price of $3.38 for an autographed item of Tony Bartirome. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2017 with $611.03 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.79 was June 2009. In average, an autographed item from Tony Bartirome is worth $3.44.
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Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1953 1991 Topps Archives Tony Bartirome Auto Autograph Signed | $2.99 | ||
1991 Topps Archives Ultimate 1953 #71 Tony Bartirome Pirates Signed Autograph | $9.99 | ||
2011 Topps Lineage TONY BARTIROME #RA-TBA Auto Autograph Pirates Sp | $9.99 | ||
2011 Topps Lineage, auto autograph # RA-TBA TONY BARTIROME, Pirates 1952 # 332 | $34.99 | ||
Autographed 1952 Topps reprints Tony Bartirome Deceased | $20.00 | ||
Autographed Photo Tony Bartirome Pittsburgh Pirates Signed Team Issued | $19.99 | ||
Autographed Tony Bartirome 1953 Archives #71 Pirates Free shipping | $7.99 | ||
Tony Bartirome Autographed 1953 Topps card (d 2018) | $1.99 | ||
Tony Bartirome PSA DNA Signed 1953 Topps Autographed Pittsburgh Pirates | $35.00 | ||
Two Topps Archive autographed baseball cards Pirates Tony Bartirome & J Astroth | $9.95 |