Autographs of Dale Long

Richard Dale Long (February 6, 1926 – January 27, 1991) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees and Washington Senators between 1951 and 1963. Listed as 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 205 pounds (93 kg), he batted and threw left-handed.
Long's career was marked by two milestones. In 1956, he set an MLB record by hitting a home run in eight consecutive games. Then, two years later, Long became the first left-handed-throwing catcher in the majors since Jiggs Donahue in 1902.
A native of Springfield, Missouri, Long graduated from high school in Adams, Massachusetts, and turned down an offer from the Green Bay Packers to play football, opting instead for a baseball contract. He got into one game at age 18 for the top-level Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association during the wartime 1944 season, then began his career in earnest in 1945 in the Cincinnati Reds' organization. Long spent six more full seasons in the minor leagues, playing for five different parent clubs, before he debuted with the Pirates in 1951, ending that season with the St. Louis Browns. During his spring training with the 1951 Pirates, the southpaw first baseman was convinced to try catching by the club's general manager, Hall of Famer Branch Rickey. The experiment ended after one game, but Long would briefly return to the position again in the majors seven years later.
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Traded items with a signature of Dale Long

The most expensive item with a signature of Dale Long (DALE LONG AUTOGRAPH PHOTO 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 NY YANKEES 1961 WS CHAMP DECEASED 1991) was sold in October 2025 for £87.94 while the cheapest item (Autographed - Framed - Postcard - 1950s-1960s major league player DALE LONG) found a new owner for £17.00 in August 2025. The month with the most items sold (4) was June 2025 with an average selling price of £45.91 for an autographed item of Dale Long. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with £87.94 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £17.77 was September 2025. In average, an autographed item from Dale Long is worth £45.14.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Dale Long were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	064, Dale Long, Original Signed/Autograph, 8x10 Photo, Pittsburgh Pirates	£17.45
	Autographed - Framed - Postcard - 1950s-1960s major league player DALE LONG	£17.00
	Beautiful DALE LONG AUTO Signed 1988 Yankees ProCards Rare!	£17.78
	DALE LONG 50 WORD LETTER SIGNED BY DALE (deceased 1991)	£20.39
	DALE LONG AUTOGRAPH PHOTO 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 NY YANKEES 1961 WS CHAMP DECEASED 1991	£61.32
	DALE LONG AUTOGRAPH PHOTO 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 NY YANKEES 1961 WS CHAMP DECEASED 1991	£71.24
	DALE LONG AUTOGRAPH PHOTO 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 NY YANKEES 1961 WS CHAMP DECEASED 1991	£81.97
	DALE LONG AUTOGRAPH PHOTO 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 NY YANKEES 1961 WS CHAMP DECEASED 1991	£87.94
	Dale Long Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo - MLB Pirates Yankees Cubs Browns w/COA	£30.24
	Dale Long Autographed Signed New York Yankees Payroll Check AMCo COA 31653	£73.86
	DALE LONG Signed 1961 Topps #117 Senators Guaranteed Authentic KOA	£41.43
	Dale Long Signed 3.5 x 5.5" Pirates Photo Auto (no COA) *AD607	£29.18
	Dale Long Signed 8x10 Photo pirates.	£17.77
	Dale Long Signed Autographed 1959 Topps Baseball Card - Chicago Cubs	£45.14
	Dale Long Signed/Auto 1955 Topps Card #127 Pittsburgh Pirates PSA/DNA 195400	£46.68