1954 Topps Baseball Archives, #163, Signed/Autographed, Frank House, Tigers

Description: 1954 Topps Baseball Archives, #163, Signed/Autographed, Frank House, Tigers Click images to enlarge Description You are bidding on an original autograph card of Frank House of Detroit Tigers. Henry Franklin House (February 18, 1930 – March 13, 2005), nicknamed "Pig", was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Detroit Tigers (1950–51, 1954–57, 1961), Kansas City Athletics (1958–59) and Cincinnati Reds (1960). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. In a 10-season career, House posted a .248 batting average with 47 home runs and 235 RBI in 653 games. As a catcher, in 580 games he compiled a .988 fielding percentage with 2934 putouts, 258 assists, and 34 errors in 2934 total chances. A native of Bessemer, Alabama, House signed out of Hueytown High School with the Tigers in 1948 for one of the biggest bonuses of the time – $75,000 and two automobiles, according to news reports. House made his debut in 1950 at 20 years of age. He earned his nickname as a baby, when his family used to say he was "big as a house" and he twisted "big" into "pig". As a player, he stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg). His mother-in-law said the nickname came about when he came in very dirty from playing outside and his mother told him "you're dirty as a little pig, Frank." House later served in the Alabama Legislature, where he was instrumental in the creation of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1967. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1975 and was honored in 2004 when the Hall instituted the Frank "Pig" House Award to recognize contributors to state sports. A municipal golf course in his home town of Bessemer, Alabama, bears his name. He was a multi-star athlete at Hueytown High School when he signed his pro contract. House died in Birmingham, Alabama, at age 75. His interment was in Bessemer's Cedar Hill Cemetery. ref. Wikipedia The autographed card is an 1954 Topps Baseball Archives, #163. Card size: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". The item you will be getting is in the scanned images. If you have any questions about this item or anything I am auctioning, please let me know. Card Cond: EX/MT-NM, Autograph Cond: NM-Mint. Please see scans for actual condition. This Autographed item would make a great addition to your collection or as a Gift (nice for Framing). Please checkout my 1880's Baseball Victorian Trade cards in my Ebay Store Please checkout my 1870's Baseball Tintypes in my Ebay Store Please checkout my Movie Glass Slides in my Ebay Store Please checkout my NASA Items in my Ebay Store Visit My eBay Store To see all my Postcards To see all my Movie Items To see all my Disney Items To see all my Baseball Items To see all my Boy Scout Cards To see all my Stereoview Cards Add me to your Favorite Sellers and Sign up for my Newsletter This Item will be shipped securely. I will combine lots to save on the shipping costs and I use USPS 1st class shipping (it gives both of us tracking of the package). Please look at my other Auctions for more Collectibles of the 1800's-1900's. Images sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image HostingCreate your brand with Auctiva's Customizable Templates. Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

Price: 19.96 USD

Location: Warsaw, Indiana

End Time: 2024-11-22T00:39:15.000Z

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