Autographs of Dick Radatz
Richard Raymond Radatz (April 2, 1937 – March 16, 2005) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "The Monster", the 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), 230 lb (100 kg) right-hander had a scorching but short-lived period of dominance for the Boston Red Sox in the early 1960s. Radatz is reported to have gotten his nickname during a game against the New York Yankees in Boston in 1963 in which he came in to pitch with the bases loaded and no one out. He consecutively struck out Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and Elston Howard, after which Mantle grumbled about Radatz being "that monster". Over his career, Radatz struck out Hall of Famer Mantle 44 times in 63 at-bats.
As of 2025, Radatz owns the record for the most strikeouts in a single season by a reliever in MLB history, striking out 181 batters in 1964. This broke his own record, set in 1963 when he struck out 162. The only pitcher since to even surpass his 1963 total is Mark Eichhorn, with 166 strikeouts in 1986.
Born in Detroit, Radatz was the first child of Virginia (Osterman) and Norman Radatz, an automotive engineer and body design draftsman. Radatz grew up in Berkley, Michigan, in the same neighborhood that produced Hall of Fame Detroit Tigers pitcher Hal Newhouser. Norman Radatz had known Newhouser when Newhouser was young, and Dick Radatz grew up admiring Newhouser. Radatz attended Berkley High School, where he played football, baseball, and basketball. He threw a no-hitter in April 1954, only allowing one base on balls; one of three no-hitters he pitched in high school.
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Traded items with a signature of Dick Radatz
The most expensive item with a signature of Dick Radatz (Dick Radatz Boston Red Sox RARE Signed Photograph. Only 17 Ever Created) was sold in March 2026 for £79.07 while the cheapest item (Dick Radatz Boston Red Sox Baseball Signed 8" x 10" Photo W/Our COA) found a new owner for £7.86 in February 2025. The month with the most items sold (5) was February 2025 with an average selling price of £26.52 for an autographed item of Dick Radatz. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2025 with £57.91 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £18.38 was January 2026. In average, an autographed item from Dick Radatz is worth £27.74.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Dick Radatz were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1964 Topps Giant Dick Radatz Signed Nrmt Card | £33.59 |  |
| 1964 Topps Giant Dick Radatz Signed Nrmt Card | £31.65 | |
 | Boston Red Sox The Monster Dick Radatz autographed 8x10 color action photo | £27.15 | |
| Dick Radatz "the monster" Boston Red Sox '60s relief pitcher autographed photo | £29.46 | |
 | Dick Radatz 8x10 Photo Red Sox Autograph | £25.85 | |
| Dick Radatz 8x10 Photo Red Sox Autograph | £27.27 | |
| Dick Radatz 8x10 Photo Red Sox Autograph | £27.74 | |
| Dick Radatz 8x10 Photo Red Sox Autograph | £28.19 | |
| Dick Radatz Autographed Boston Red Sox 8x10 Photo BAS | £39.65 | |
 | Dick Radatz Boston Red Sox RARE Signed Photograph. Only 17 Ever Created | £79.07 | |
 | Dick Radatz Boston Red Sox Signed 8" x 10" Photo W/Our COA | £24.63 | |
 | Dick Radatz Boston Red Sox Signed 8" x 10" Photo W/Our COA | £24.63 | |
| Dick Radatz Red Sox Signed 8x10 Photo Jsa Autograph Authentic | £39.24 | |
| Dick Radatz Signed Autographed 8 x 10 Photo Plaque Boston Red Sox | £9.01 | |
| Dick Radatz Signed Autographed Auto 5x7 Photo Boston Red Sox | £21.96 | |
