Autographs of Bob Skinner
Robert Ralph Skinner (born October 3, 1931) is an American former professional baseball outfielder / first baseman, manager, coach, and scout, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for three National League (NL) teams. In all, Skinner spent over 50 years in the game. He played for two World Series championship teams, and was an All-Star in two seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Skinner was born on October 3, 1931, in La Jolla, California. He attended La Jolla High School, and played on its baseball team in the outfield. He had a .200 batting average as a junior and .302 batting average as a senior, and made an All-League team. Pittsburgh Pirate scout Tom Downey saw potential in Skinner because of the way he swung the bat (and Skinner would come to be known for his "pretty swing"). Downey got Skinner into semi-professional Sunday league baseball so he could further develop. Skinner's father, a Spanish and French language teacher, wanted Skinner to go to college so Skinner attended San Diego Junior College. He was pursued by a number of scouts after high school, but put them off because his father wanted Skinner to attend college. Skinner hit .411 on the school's baseball team. He left college after one year, and was signed by Downey to a contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Pirates signed Skinner as an amateur free agent in 1950 or 1951. He had turned down offers from the Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox to sign with the Pirates. Skinner was a left-handed hitter who threw right-handed, was listed as 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg). He has also been reported at 6 ft 4½ in (1.94 m). He had the nickname "Sleepy" with the Pirates.
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Current items with a signature of Bob Skinner
These are the most current items with a signature of Bob Skinner that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Autographed BOB SKINNER Pittsburgh Pirates | £35.97 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Bob Skinner
The most expensive item with a signature of Bob Skinner (BOB SKINNER IP AUTOGRAPHED FRAMED 8X10 PHOTO PITTSBURGH PIRATES 1960 WS CHAMPS) was sold in August 2025 for £62.80 while the cheapest item (1965 Topps St. Louis Cardinals Bob Skinner Signed Autographed Card #591) found a new owner for £3.43 in May 2023. The month with the most items sold (7) was April 2025 with an average selling price of £24.77 for an autographed item of Bob Skinner. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2025 with £32.74 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.43 was May 2023. In average, an autographed item from Bob Skinner is worth £22.69.
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