Autographs of Jim Gentile
James Edward Gentile (born June 3, 1934), also nicknamed "Diamond Jim", is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics, Houston Astros, and Cleveland Indians between 1957 and 1966. He was an All-Star from 1961 to 1963, and third in American League MVP voting in 1961.
Gentile was born on June 3, 1934, in San Francisco, California. He attended Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory School, graduating in 1952. He was both a top pitcher and hitter on its baseball team. The San Francisco Examiner selected him for its first team All-Star/All-City baseball teams in 1951 as a first baseman, and in 1952 as a pitcher. He was a starting pitcher in the 1952 East-West high school All-Star game in northern California. The Examiner selected him as the top left-handed pitcher during the 1946-53 high school seasons in the San Francisco area.
Gentile has been inducted into Sacred Heart's Athletic Hall of Fame. Sacred Heart produced other major league baseball players, such as Frank Bertaina, Joe Cronin (future Hall of Famer and American League president), Dolph Camilli, Harry Heilmann (Hall of Fame inductee), and Frank Zupo.
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Current items with a signature of Jim Gentile
These are the most current items with a signature of Jim Gentile that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Jim Gentile signed 8x10 Photo Brooklyn Dodgers PSA DNA Authentic COA | £22.20 |  |
 | Jim Gentile Signed Autographed Auto 8x10 Photo Baltimore Orioles | £14.95 | |
Traded items with a signature of Jim Gentile
The most expensive item with a signature of Jim Gentile (Original New York Yankees Payroll Check JIM GENTILE Signed PSA DNA 8/7/1986 Rare) was sold in February 2026 for £156.79 while the cheapest item (Jim Gentile Custom Card Brooklyn Dodgers Autograph) found a new owner for £4.52 in May 2025. The month with the most items sold (9) was June 2026 with an average selling price of £22.39 for an autographed item of Jim Gentile. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2026 with £156.79 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £9.64 was January 2025. In average, an autographed item from Jim Gentile is worth £38.01.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jim Gentile were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
