Baseball Autograph Tips

Recommended Pens/Ink

Baseballs - Ballpoint pen. Blue bic ball point is preferred, as it tends to bleed less over time.
Helmets/Mini-helmets - Black or Silver Sharpie, Paint Pens (medium tip)
TradingCards - Black or Blue sharpie, or Staedtler Lumocolor (medium tip)
Photos/Posters/Lithographs - Black or Silver Sharpie, Paint Pens (fine or medium tip). Blue sharpie will also work as well.

Tips and Tricks for in person autographs

Always say thank you for the person signing your item. It will go a long way.
Allow everyone around you to have the opportunity to get an autograph of the player, especially kids.
The ink in a Black sharpie has the tendency to fade over time and also has a tendency to turn yellow over time so try to get your stuff signed in blue as much as possible.
If you are looking to get a trading card signed that features a UV coating, you can lightly rub a pencil eraser over the area you wish to get signed and this will allow the autograph to "stick" to the card. Another recommended method is to lightly rub baby powder over the card withe your fingertips. If you are somewhere without either, just use your fingertips to rub down the card before handing it to the player to sign.
Try not to display any autographed items under fluorescent light, so as to avoid any possible fading.

Tips and Tricks for through the mail autographs

Always say thank you for the person signing your item in your letter. It will go a long way.
Current players can be reached in care of their major league team site and minor leaguers at their minor league team site.(try minorleaguebaseball.com for obtaining minor league players' names, teams and the teams' addresses
Players are not obligated to return your item signed. Do not get discouraged
If you are looking to get a trading card signed that features a UV coating, you can lightly rub a pencil eraser over the area you wish to get signed and this will allow the autograph to "stick" to the card.

Team Addresses -

Write to your favorite players at their current team addresses! Feel free to update any addresses as necessary.

Arizona Diamondbacks

401 E. Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-514-8500

Atlanta Braves

P. O. Box 4064
Atlanta, GA 30302
404-522-7630

Baltimore Orioles

333 West Camden Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-685-9800

Boston Red Sox

4 Yawkey Way
Boston, MA 02215-3496
617-267-9440

Chicago Cubs

1060 W. Addison
Chicago, IL 60613-4397
773-404-CUBS

Chicago White Sox

U.S. Cellular Field
333 W. 35th St.
Chicago, IL 60616
312-674-1000

Cincinnati Reds

100 Cinergy Field
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-421-4510

Cleveland Indians

2401 Ontario St.
Cleveland, OH 44115
216-420-4200

Colorado Rockies

Coors Field
2001 Blake Street
Denver, CO 80205-2000
303-292-0200

Detroit Tigers

2100 Woodward
Detroit, MI 48201
313-962-4000

Florida Marlins

2267 NW 199th St.
Miami, FL 33056
305-626-7400

Houston Astros

P. O. Box 288
Houston, TX 77001-0288
713-799-9500

Kansas City Royals

P.O. Box 419969
Kansas City, MO 64141-6969
816-921-2200

Los Angeles Dodgers

1000 Elysian Park Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-224-1500

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

2000 Gene Autry Way
Anaheim, CA 92806
714-940-2000

Milwaukee Brewers

P. O. Box 3099
Milwaukee, WI 53201-3099
414-933-4114

Minnesota Twins

34 Kirby Puckett Place
Minneapolis, MN 55415
612-375-1366

New York Mets

Shea Stadium
123-01 Roosevelt Ave.
Flushing, NY 11368-1699
718-507-METS

New York Yankees

Yankee Stadium
E. 161 St. and River Ave.
Bronx, NY 10451
718-293-4300

Oakland Athletics

7677 Oakport St., Suite 2000
Oakland, CA 94621
510-638-4900

Philadelphia Phillies

P. O. Box 7575
Philadelphia, PA 19101
215-463-6000

Pittsburgh Pirates

600 Stadium Circle
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-323-5000

St. Louis Cardinals

250 Stadium Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63102
314-421-3060

San Diego Padres

P.O. Box 2000
San Diego, CA 92112-2000
619-881-6500

San Francisco Giants

24 Willie Mays Plaza,
San Francisco, CA 94107
415-468-3700

Seattle Mariners

1st Ave. South & Atlantic
Seattle, WA 98104
206-346-4000

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

One Tropicana Drive
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
813-825-3137

Texas Rangers

1000 Ballpark Way
Arlington, TX 76011
817-273-5222

Toronto Blue Jays

1 Blue Jays Way, Ste. 3200
Toronto, ONT M5V 1J1
416-341-1000

Washington Nationals

RFK Stadium
2400 East Capitol Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-675-5100

Spring Training Team Addresses -

GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE

Atlanta Braves

Cracker Jack Stadium (formerly Disney's Wide World of Sports)

700 South Victory Way

Kissimmee, FL, 34747

Baltimore Orioles

Ft. Lauderdale Stadium

1301 NW 55th Street

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309

Boston Red Sox

City of Palms Park

2201 Edison Ave

Ft. Meyers, FL, 33901

Cincinnati Reds

Stadium address is:

Ed Smith Stadium

2700 12th Street

Sarasota, FL, 34237-3000

Cleveland Indians

Chain of Lakes Park

Cypress Gardens Blvd.

Winterhaven, FL, 33880

Detroit Tigers

Joker Merchant Stadium/Tiger Town

P.O. Box 90187

Lakeland, FL, 33804

Florida Marlins

Roger Dean Stadium

4751 Main Street

Jupiter, FL, 33458

Houston Astros

Stadium address is:

 Osceola County Stadium

631 Heritage Park Way

Kissimmee, FL, 34744

Practices are held at

1000 Bill Beck Boulevard

Kissimmee, FL, 34744

Los Angeles Dodgers

Stadium address is:

Holman Stadium

PO Box 2887

Vero Beach, FL, 32961-2887

Minnesota Twins

Hammond Stadium

14100 Six Mile Cypress Parkway

Ft. Meyers, FL. 33912

New York Mets

Traditions Field

St. Lucie County Sports Complex

525 NW Peacock Boulevard

Port St. Lucie, FL, 34986

New York Yankees

Legends Field

1 Steinbrenner Dr.

Tampa, FL, 33614

Philadelphia Phillies

Bright House Networks Field

P.O. Box 10336,

Clearwater, FL, 33757

Pittsburgh Pirates

Training Facility

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirate City

1701 - 27th Street East

Bradenton, FL, 34208

Ballpark

Pittsburgh Pirates

McKechnie Field

1611 - 9th Street West

Bradenton, FL, 34208

St. Louis Cardinals

Stadium address is:

Rodger Dean Stadium

4751 Main Street

Jupiter, FL, 33458

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Progress Energy Park

180 2nd Avenue SE

St. Petersburg, FL, 33701

Toronto Blue Jays

Practices in February at Cecil B. Englebert Complex

1700 Solon Ave

Dunedin, FL, 34698-4124

In March at Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field

311 Douglas Ave

Dunedin, FL, 34697

The Blue Jays will play 14 games at Knology Park

Washington Nationals

Space Coast Stadium

5800 Stadium Parkway

Melbourne, FL, 32940

CACTUS LEAGUE

Anaheim Angels

Temple Diablo Stadium

2200 West Alameda Drive

Tempe, AZ, 85282

Arizona Diamondbacks

Tucson Electric Park

2500 E. Ajo Way

Tucson, AZ, 85713

Chicago Cubs

Stadium address is:

HoHoKam Park

1235 North Center Street

Mesa, AZ, 85201

Chicago White Sox

Tucson Electric Park

2500 E. Ajo Way

Tucson, AZ, 85713

Colorado Rockies

Hi Corbett Field

3400 E. Camino Campestre

Tucson, AZ, 85716

Kansas City Royals

Surprise Stadium

15946 N. Bullard Ave

Surprise, AZ, 85374-8842

Milwaukee Brewers

Maryvale Baseball Park

3600 N. 51st Ave.

Phoenix, AZ, 85061

Oakland Athletics

Phoenix Municipal Stadium

5999 East Van Buren Street

Phoenix, AZ, 85008

San Diego Padres

Peoria Stadium

16101 North 83rd Avenue

Peoria, AZ, 85382

Peoria Sports Complex (training)

1601 West Paradise Lane

Peoria, AZ, 85382

San Francisco Giants

Scottsdale Stadium

7408 E. Osborn Rd.

Scottsdale, AZ, 85251

Seattle Mariners

Stadium address is:

Peoria Stadium

15707 North 83rd Ave

Peoria, AZ, 85382

Texas Rangers

Surprise Stadium

15754 North Bullard

Surprise, AZ, 85374-8842

You can also reach living Hall of Fame Members via the Hall of Fame for their corresponding sport!

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

P.O. Box 590 Cooperstown, NY 13326

Here is a link to some of the MLB HOF Members addresses to obtain TTM autographs

http://www.beckettpedia.com/default.aspx/Beckettpedia/Baseball%20HOF%20TTM%20Auto%20Addresses.html

Players Who Sign With a Fee

Hank Aaron 100$

Jack Aker 10$

George Alusik 5$

Ernie Banks 25$

Ray Barker 5$

Johnny Bench 40$

Juan Berrenguer 5$

Yogi Berra 30$

Ron Blomberg 10$

Vida Blue 10$

Bert Blyleven 10$

Jim Bouton 5$

Darrel Brandon 10$

Steve Braun 2$

Lou Brock 35$

Bill Buckner 10$

Lew Burdette 5$

Don Cardwell 5$

Steve Carlton 18$

Gary Carter 25$

Marty Castillo 5$

Orlando Cepeda 40$

Gene Conley 5$

Del Crandall 3$

Clay Dalrymple 5$

Al Dark 6$

Willie Davis 10$

Andre Dawson 10$

Bobby Del Greco 5$

Dom Dimmagio 15$

Ryne Duren 5$

Rawly Eastwick 5$

Carl Eller 20$

Mike Epstein 5$

Bob Feller 20$

Al Ferrara 5$

Rollie Fingers 8$

Curt Ford 5$

Whitey Ford 25$

George Foster 20$

Bill Freehan 10$

Tito Fuentes 10$

Joe Garagiola 10$

Ralph Garr 5$

Bob Giallombardo 12$

Pumpsie Green 10$

Jerry Grote 10$

Johnny Groth 5$

Larry Gura 2$

Mike Hampton 25$

Todd Helton 25$

Dave Henderson 3$

Tommy Henrich 5$

Ron Hunt 5$

Clint Hurdle 5$

Monte Irvin 10$

Reggie Jackson 35$

Fergie Jenkins 15$

Al Kaline 10$

George Kell 5$

Dana Kiecker 5$

Harmon Killebrew 50$

Ralph Kiner 25$

Dave Kingman 8$

Jerry Koosman 10$

Ed Kranepool 8$

Don Larsen 7$

Yale Lary 5$

Whitey Lockman 20$

Mickey Lolich 10$

Fred Lynn 10$

Felix Mantilla 5$

Jon Matlack 5$

Don Mattingly 32$

Willie Mays 100$

Bill Mazeroski 10$

Lindy McDaniel 5$

Sam McDowell 5$

Stu Miller 7$

Don Mincher 6$

Wally Moon 5$

Bobby Murcer 10$

Stan Musial 50$

Don Newcombe 12$

Tony Oliva 5$

Jim O'Toole 3$

Dave Parker 15$

Mel Parnell 7$

Gaylord Perry 15$

Jim Perry 10$

Rico Petrocelli 5$

Dave Philley 10$

Jim Piersall 5$

Johnny Podres 5$

Phil Rizzuto 12$

Robin Roberts 10$

Brooks Robinson 20$

Eddie Robinson 8$

Preacher Roe 34$

Pete Rose 30$

Al Rosen 5$

Nolan Ryan 30$

Bob Sadowski (1960) 5$

Ron Santo 10$

George Scott 8$

Andy Seminick 4$

George Shuba 25$

Sibby Sisty 5$

Duke Snider 10$

Terry Steinbach 3$

Dave Stieb 5$

Bob Stinson 5$

Tom Sturdivant 10$

Ron Swoboda 5$

Sammy Taylor 8$

Ralph Terry 10$

Wayne Terwillinger 5$

Frank Thomas (50s-60s) 5$

Bobby Tolan 10$

Frank Torre 5$

Jose Valdivielso 5$

Larry Walker 25$

Earl Weaver 8$

Maury Willis 8$

Artie Wilson 5$

Rick Wise 3$

Dom Zanni 5$

FREE AUTOS BY CHANCE!!!!!!

Are there any teams, and or players that give auto's for free.

I will do some research and try to locate some, players and teams that do.I will post any that I will find If any, or if you know any now that do please add them now. Thanks