Walt Bond Autographs
Walter Franklin Bond (October 19, 1937 – September 14, 1967) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 365 games over six Major League Baseball seasons between 1960 and 1967 for the Cleveland Indians, Houston Colt .45s/Astros and Minnesota Twins. An outfielder and first baseman, he played the last five seasons of his 11-year professional career after being diagnosed with leukemia while serving as a private first class in the United States Army in 1962. Bond died of the disease in the closing weeks of the 1967 baseball season — a year during which he had made the Twins' roster coming out of spring training.
The native of Denmark, Tennessee, attended Lane College; he stood 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall and weighed 228 pounds (103 kg), threw right-handed and batted left-handed. With his imposing size, he was an effective power hitter who also batted for average (.299) during his minor league career, and brief Negro leagues career with the Kansas City Monarchs. In 1962, the year of his diagnosis, Bond batted .320 in 132 games for the Salt Lake City Bees of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. Then, in a 12-game September stint with the Indians, Bond hit six home runs in only 50 at bats, drove in 17 runs, batted .380 and slugged .800. Yet he could not make the 1963 Indians roster and spent that campaign in Triple-A.
On December 19, 1963, he was acquired by Houston. The Colt .45s' general manager, Paul Richards, was aware of Bond's illness, but the team doctor examined Bond and determined his leukemia was in remission. Bond then turned in his best major league season as the starting first baseman for the 1964 Colt .45s, leading Houston in home runs (20) and runs batted in (85), and appearing in 148 games. The following year, Bond held onto his starting job, but his production slumped with the team's move into the Astrodome; some teammates later speculated that his leukemia had recurred that season, affecting his play. Sent to the Twins just before the 1966 season, he returned to Triple-A and batted .316 with 18 home runs in 122 games for the Denver Bears, earning an invitation to spring training for 1967.
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Current items with a signature of Walt Bond
These are the most current items with a signature of Walt Bond that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Vintage Walt Bond Houston Astros Cut Autograph from 1965 Chicago Cubs Scorecard | $49.99 |  |
 | Walt Bond Beckett BAS Signed 1950`s Photo Postcard Indians D.67 Autograph | $143.75 | |
Traded items with a signature of Walt Bond
The most expensive item with a signature of Walt Bond (GOREGEOUS - Walt Bond SIGNED 1961 Topps Card PSA/DNA Near Mint - Mint 8) was sold in October 2013 for $999.99 while the cheapest item (WALT BOND VINTAGE SIGNED INDEX CARD-INDIANS) found a new owner for $5.00 in January 2016. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2016 with an average selling price of $46.98 for an autographed item of Walt Bond. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2013 with $999.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $11.00 was July 2010. In average, an autographed item from Walt Bond is worth $117.52.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Walt Bond were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1960 INDIANS: Walt Bond, SIGNED 3x5, D.1967 (Beckett COA) | $26.01 |  |
| 1960 WALT BOND CLEVELAND INDIANS AUTOGRAPHED REAL PHOTO BASEBALL POSTCARD | $67.00 | |
| 1961 TOPPS #334 Walt Bond SIGNED AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPH CARD | $35.00 | |
| 1964 Topps Walt Bond Signed Autograph Cilts Baseball Card RARE d.67 | $159.99 | |
| 1965 TOPPS #109 WALT BOND VINTAGE SIGNED CARD COLT 45s DEC BAS BECKETT TOUGH | $899.99 | |
| 1965 Topps SIGNED: Walt Bond, ASTROS #109 (D.1967) | $499.99 | |
| 1965 TOPPS WALT BOND AUTOGRAPHED COLT .45s VINTAGE CARD d.1967 | $127.61 | |
| Actual Signed AL Ball Hodges lite- Berra. D Allen Callison Walt Bond White Groat | $50.00 | |
 | SUPER RARE Walt Bond AUTOGRAPHED 3x5 Index Card, Minnesota Twins, Beckett Auth! | $134.99 | |
| Walt Bond Autographed 3 x 5 Sheet | $36.00 | |
| Walt Bond Autographed 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 Postcard | $26.00 | |
 | Walt Bond Beckett BAS Signed D.67 3x5 Index Card Autograph | $143.75 | |
 | Walt Bond D.67 Beckett BAS Signed 3x5 Index Card Autograph | $143.75 | |
| WALT BOND D.67 SIGNED PSA/DNA 3X5 INDEX CARD AUTOGRAPH AUTHENTIC | $128.99 | |
| Walt Bond Died 1967 Auto Autographed Signed Baseball Card Minnesota Twins | $216.00 | |
