Wayne Ambler Autographs
Wayne Harper Ambler (November 8, 1915 – January 3, 1998) was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned six seasons, including three in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics (1937–1939). Over his career in the majors, Ambler player second base and shortstop. He also played in the minor leagues. Ambler played for the Class-A Williamsport Grays (1939), the Double-A Jersey City Giants (1940) and the Double-A Indianapolis Indians (1941). Ambler made his major league debut on June 4, 1937, after never playing in the minors, a rare feat. During his major league career, Ambler compiled a batting average of .224 with 175 hits, 39 doubles, two triples, 73 runs batted in (RBIs) and four stolen bases in 271 games played.
Ambler was discovered in 1933 by an amateur baseball umpire who introduced him to Connie Mack, the manager of the Philadelphia Athletics at the time. Mack later introduced him to his friend and manager of the Duke Blue Devils baseball team, Jack Coombs, who persuaded Ambler to play baseball at Duke University. While attending Duke, Ambler's tuition was paid for by Mack. He graduated from that institution in 1937 with a Bachelor's Degree in business administration. In 1989, he was inducted in the Duke Sports Hall of Fame. Ambler entered military service in 1941 after the attack on Pearl Harbor and later reached the rank of Lieutenant fighting in World War II. Ambler did not return to professional baseball after returning home from service.
Ambler was born on November 8, 1915, to Charles and Anne Ambler in Abington, Pennsylvania. Ambler was the youngest of three sisters and a brother. Graduating from Abington Senior High School in 1932, Ambler then enrolled at George School where he attended for a year and a half. From there, Ambler was discovered by amateur baseball umpire Jim Rumsey, a friend and unpaid scout for Connie Mack, the manager of the Philadelphia Athletics. Mack sent for Ambler to come to Shibe Park, the home baseball park of the Athletics, to take batting practice with the team. On Labor Day in 1933, Ambler was introduced to Jack Coombs, who was the Duke Blue Devils baseball manager at the time. When propositioned to join Coombs at Duke University, Ambler recalled that he told him that " didn't know where the hell Duke was". Ambler stated that he had wanted to attend college, but was financially incapable.
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Current items with a signature of Wayne Ambler
These are the most current items with a signature of Wayne Ambler that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Wayne Ambler autographed vintage Philadelphia A's Rowe Postcard | $9.45 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Wayne Ambler
The most expensive item with a signature of Wayne Ambler (Wayne Ambler 1937 Philadelphia Athletics Signed 8X10 Photo JSA Certified Auto JB) was sold in June 2021 for $34.99 while the cheapest item (Wayne Ambler signed 3x5 1937-39 Philadelphia A's) found a new owner for $0.99 in November 2013. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $6.94 for an autographed item of Wayne Ambler. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2021 with $34.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was September 2009. In average, an autographed item from Wayne Ambler is worth $4.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Wayne Ambler were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | (2) WAYNE AMBLER INDEX CARD SIGNED 1937-39 PHIL A'S PSA/DNA CERTIFIED 1915-1998 | $20.50 |  |
 | 1937-39 WAYNE AMBLER-PHILA. A'S AUTOGRAPHED PC SIZED GLOSSY PHOTO-(d.1998) | $5.99 | |
| 1937-39 WAYNE AMBLER-PHILADELPHIA A'S AUTOGRAPHED-3X5 W/PHOTO-(d.1998) | $3.99 | |
| 1939 WAYNE AMBLER-PHILADELPHIA A'S OBSCURE AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 W/ PHOTO-d.1998 | $1.99 | |
| Autographed Rowe Postcard ( G Burke Photo ) of A's Wayne Ambler | $13.00 | |
| Vintage Autographed Postcard Wayne Ambler Athletics Authenticity Guaranteed | $30.98 | |
| Wayne Ambler (d. 1998) Signed Index Card - 1937-39 Athletics | $3.98 | |
| Wayne Ambler 1937 Athletics Baseball Signed 3x5 Index Card Deceased 1998 | $3.00 | |
| Wayne Ambler 1937 Philadelphia Athletics Signed 8X10 Photo JSA Certified Auto JB | $34.99 | |
| Wayne Ambler 1937-1939 Philadelphia A's 2B/SS SIGNED Nov 1948 Contract (d. 1998) | $16.26 | |
| Wayne Ambler autographed 3 x 5 index card MLB Guaranteed to Pass | $3.00 | |
| Wayne Ambler autographed 3 x 5 index card MLB Guaranteed to Pass | $4.00 | |
| Wayne Ambler autographed Philadelphia A"s vintage Rowe Postcard | $8.90 | |
| Wayne Ambler autographed vintage Philadelphia A's Rowe postcard | $9.90 | |
| Wayne Ambler autographed vintage Philadelphia Athletics Rowe postcard | $9.00 | |
