The Underrated Baseball Rookie Card Listby Joeyd011 - 286 cards (Last updated on Feb 6, 2020) |
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91. 1969 Topps #31 Mets 1969 Rookie Stars (Gary Gentry / Amos Otis)
Amos Otis - 2,020 Hits, 374 Doubles, 193 HR's, 1,007 RBI's, .277 Career Hitter, 35 Career Double Plays Turned at Center Field, 12th All-Time, 3 Gold Gloves, 5 Time All-Star. |
92. 1969 Topps #99 Twins 1969 Rookie Stars (Danny Morris / Graig Nettles)
Graig Nettles - 1981 AL ALCS MVP, 2,225 Hits, 328 Doubles, 390 HR's, 1,314 RBI's, .248 Career Hitter, 2 Gold Gloves at Third Base, 6 Time All-Star, 2 WS Rings. |
93. 1969 Topps #597 American League 1969 Rookie Stars (Bob Floyd / Larry Burchart / Rollie Fingers)
Rollie Fingers - HOF Career, 1981 AL CY Young Award, 1981 AL MVP, 1974 WS MVP, 114 Wins, 341 Saves, 1,299 SO's, 2.90 Career ERA, 7 Time All-Star, 3 WS Rings. |
94. 1969 Topps #630 Bobby Bonds
Bobby Bonds - 1,886 Hits, 332 HR's, 1,024 RBI's, 1,258 Runs Scored, 461 SB's, .268 Career Hitter, 38 Career Double Plays Turned at Right Field, 11th All-Time, 3 Gold Gloves as Outfielder, 3 Time All-Star.
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95. 1969 Topps #562 Bob Watson
Bob Watson - 1,826 Hits, 184 HR's, 989 RBI's, .295 Career Hitter, 2 Time All-Star.
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96. 1969 Topps #311 Sparky Lyle
Sparky Lyle - 1977 AL CY Young Award, 99 Wins, 873 SO's, 238 Saves, 2.88 Career ERA, 3 Time All-Star, 1 WS Ring. |
97. 1970 Topps #21 Athletics 1970 Rookie Stars (Vida Blue / Gene Tenace)
Vida Blue - 1971 AL CY Young Award, 1971 AL MVP Award, 209 Wins, 2,175 SO's, 3.27 Career ERA, 3 20+ Game Winning Seasons, 6 Time All-Star, 3 WS Rings. |
98. 1970 Topps #621 Braves 1970 Rookie Stars (Mike McQueen / Darrell Evans / Rick Kester)
Darrell Evans - 2,223 Hits, 329 Doubles, 414 HR's, 1,354 RBI's, 1,605 Career Walks, 12th All-Time, 2 Time All-Star, 1 WS Ring. |
99. 1970 Topps #189 Yankees 1970 Rookie Stars (Thurman Munson / Dave McDonald)
Thurman Munson - 1976 AL MVP, 1,558 Hits, 229 Doubles, 113 HR's, 701 RBI's, .292 Career Hitter, 3 Gold Gloves as Catcher, 7 Time All-Star, 2 WS Rings.
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100. 1970 Topps #172 Braves 1970 Rookie Stars (Garry Hill / Ralph Garr)
Ralph Garr - 1974 NL Batting Title, 1,562 Hits, 212 Doubles, 75 HR's, 408 RBI's, 172 SB's, .306 Career Hitter, All-Star. |
Comments
I swear I've commented on this excellent list in the past. Perhaps I'm confusing it with another. Anyway...outstanding work. I love a lot of your choices -- not sure how "underrated" the cards or players are in some cases, but great list, nonetheless. v3 | ||
Thanks Vvvergeer. Yes, you have definitely commented and made suggestions to this list in the past. I believe Rick Reuschel was one of them. Over the years I have made additions, used suggestions, and revamped the list overall. Part of the revamp work was cleaning up the statistical information, and doing some updating regarding the many little fun facts and/or thoughts on certain players. It has been a while since I've updated the list with new additions, and the previous comments made were from a few years ago (time flies)....so, I decided to continue with a fresh comment section. Thanks again for revisiting the list. Joe | ||
Cool list Joey. I want to go after some of these cards, especially some from the 70s. I would point out that Bernie Williams was ALCS MVP, not AL MVP, in 1996. | ||
Thanks for revisiting this list Switzr1. I corrected the Bernie Williams error, and will be adding more cards soon. | ||
How can you leave out the '88 Score Rookie/Traded & '88 Score Rookie/Traded Glossy of Roberto Alomar? They both sell for peanuts considering the print run. Best overall 2nd baseman of all time (offense and defense). Most Gold Gloves of any 2nd baseman in history. Would have reached 3,000 hits if he'd have had better seasons offensively during his 2 years in New York. But he faded fast after 2003. His mind was no longer in the game and he was ready to move on. | ||
That Young one is certainly interesting. Say, is Willians Astudillo eligible for this list yet, or too early in his career? | ||
DarkSide830, thanks for checking out this list. This particular list consists primarily of retired players, or players near the tail end of their career. An active player 'underrated rookie card' list is something that I have thought about doing, but haven't quite got around to it. It's a great idea that would definitely generate a whole lot of opinions, and constantly evolve I'm sure. But if you have any recommendations for this list that you can think of, I'd be glad to see what they are. Joe |
