Ernest Anyz Koy (September 17, 1909 – January 1, 2007), nicknamed "Chief", was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball, who played for four National League teams from 1938 to 1942. He was born in Sealy, Texas and was of American Indian ancestry. He attended the University of Texas at Austin (UT). While at UT he was a fullback on the football team from 1930 to 1932. He played as an outfielder on the baseball team from 1931 to 1933 and served as captain in 1933. He was also a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity, Upsilon chapter, while at UT. In 1960, he was inducted into the University of Texas Longhorn Hall of Fame. More about Ernie Koy
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After signing with the New York Yankees, his contract was sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1938. He hit a home run in his first at bat with the Dodgers on April 19, and played 142 games that season as an outfielder and one game as a third baseman. He finished the year ranking second in the NL with 15 stolen bases, and ninth with a .468 slugging average. He appeared in 125 games during the 1939 season, and 24 during the 1940 season as an outfielder. In 1940 he batted .301 for the Dodgers. He was traded on June 12, 1940 to the St. Louis Cardinals with Bert Haas, Sam Nahem and Carl Doyle and $125,000 for Curt "Coonskin" Davis and Joe "Ducky" Medwick. He played 91 games as an outfielder with the Cardinals in 1940, and 12 games of the 1941 season with the Cardinals. He was traded from the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds on May 14, 1941. He played 49 games of the remaining 1941 season in a Reds uniform. He was sold by the Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies on May 2, 1942. He appeared in 78 games with the Phillies, and was eventually released from his contract May 27, 1946 after serving in the Navy during World War II. He ended his career with a .279 batting average, 36 home runs, 260 runs batted in, 238 runs, 515 hits and 40 stolen bases in 558 games.In total, we tracked 107 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Ernie Koy (Billy Southworth-Ernie Koy & Mize Autographed Cut PSA) was sold in June 2011 for $101.35 while the cheapest item (Ernie Koy Signed 4x6 Photo Texas Longhorns New York Giants Hook Em Autograph) found a new owner for $0.55 in April 2024. The month with the most items sold (4) was January 2013 with an average selling price of $2.89 for an autographed item of Ernie Koy. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2021 with $55.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.59 was April 2024. In average, an autographed item from Ernie Koy is worth $4.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ernie Koy were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1970 TOPPS #227 ERNIE KOY SIGNED- NEW YORK GIANTS | $3.88 | ||
2011 UD Upper Deck University of Texas Longhorns Football Ernie Koy AUTOGRAPH | $24.99 | ||
Ernie Koy -Texas Longhorns- New York Giants Autographed Card | $10.00 | ||
ERNIE KOY 1969 TOPPS #131 AUTO SIGNED NEW YORK GIANTS TEXAS LONGHORNS RARE | $4.02 | ||
Ernie Koy 1969 Topps Signed Auto Autograph Card Guaranteed Authentic | $1.32 | ||
ERNIE KOY JR 2 Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 Photo s CARD NFL NY GIANTS RUNNING BACK | $1.31 | ||
Ernie Koy Signed 4x6 Photo Texas Longhorns New York Giants Hook Em Autograph | $0.62 | ||
Ernie Koy Signed 4x6 Photo Texas Longhorns New York Giants Hook Em Autograph | $0.55 | ||
Ernie Koy Texas Longhorns Autographed Card | $7.00 | ||
Ernie Koy Texas Longhorns Autographed Card | $7.00 |