Autographs of Art Shamsky
Arthur Louis Shamsky (born October 14, 1941), nicknamed "Sham" and "Smasher", is an American former Major League Baseball player. He played right field, left field, and first base from 1965 to 1972 for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, and Oakland Athletics. He tied a major league record by homering in four consecutive at bats in 1966. He was an integral player on the 1969 World Series Champion Miracle Mets, batting .300 with 14 home runs (both second on the team) while platooning, and then hitting .538 in the post-season batting cleanup. In 2007, he was the manager of the Modi'in Miracle of the Israel Baseball League.
Shamsky is Jewish, and was born in St. Louis to William (whose family came from Ukraine) and Sadie Shamsky (whose family came from Poland), and grew up in the suburb of University City. He attended University City High School in St. Louis and played on the school's baseball team, as did pitcher Ken Holtzman four years later—who in 1972 was his teammate on the Oakland A's. He also played basketball for the school, and graduated at the age of 16.
Shamsky attended the University of Missouri and played college baseball for the Missouri Tigers in his freshman year in 1958–59. Shamsky signed with the Cincinnati Reds as a free agent in September 1959. He said: "My father would have preferred that I had gone into business, but he was into baseball and I think he was thrilled when I signed. My mother certainly wanted me to go to college and become a doctor, of course. What else is a Jewish boy supposed to do?"
More about Art Shamsky Wikipedia
Affiliate disclosure: When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Current items with a signature of Art Shamsky
These are the most current items with a signature of Art Shamsky that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
Traded items with a signature of Art Shamsky
The most expensive item with a signature of Art Shamsky (art shamsky Autographed Personal Letter) was sold in January 2025 for £98.30 while the cheapest item (Art Shamsky autograph) found a new owner for £7.42 in April 2025. The month with the most items sold (4) was March 2025 with an average selling price of £39.47 for an autographed item of Art Shamsky. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2025 with £61.85 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £7.42 was April 2025. In average, an autographed item from Art Shamsky is worth £27.46.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Art Shamsky were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
