The Underrated Baseball Rookie Card Listby Joeyd011 - 286 cards (Last updated on Feb 6, 2020) |
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41. 1955 Topps #125 Ken Boyer
Ken Boyer - 1964 NL MVP, 2,143 Hits, 318 Doubles, 282 HR's, 1,141 RBI's, .287 Career Hitter, 5 Gold Gloves at Third Base, 11 Time All-Star, 1 WS Ring. |
42. 1955 Bowman #68 Elston Howard
Elston Howard - 1963 AL MVP, 1,471 Hits, 218 Doubles, 167 HR's, 762 RBI's, .274 Career Hitter, 2 Gold Gloves as Catcher, 12 Time All-Star, 4 WS Rings. |
43. 1957 Topps #212 Rocco Colavito
Rocky Colavito - 1,730 Hits, 283 Doubles, 374 HR's, 1,159 RBI's, 6 100+ RBI Seasons, .266 Career Hitter, 6 Time All-Star. |
44. 1957 Topps #286 Bobby Richardson
Bobby Richardson - 1,432 Hits, 196 Doubles, 34 HR's, 390 RBI's, .266 Career Hitter, 5 Gold Gloves at Second, 7 Time All-Star, 3 WS Rings, Career New York Yankees. |
45. 1957 Topps #35 Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson - HOF Career, 1956 NL ROY, 1961 NL & 1966 AL MVP Awards, 1966 WS MVP, 2,943 Hits, 586 HR's, 1,812 RBI's, 6 100+ RBI Seasons, .294 Career Hitter, 1 Gold Glove at Left Field, 14 Time All-Star, 2 WS Rings.
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46. 1957 Topps #338 Jim Bunning
Jim Bunning - HOF Career, 224 Wins, 2,855 SO's, 3.27 Career ERA, 7 Time All-Star.
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47. 1958 Topps #420 Vada Pinson
Vada Pinson - 2,757 Hits, 485 Doubles, 256 HR's, 1,169 RBI's, 305 SB's, .286 Career Hitter, 2,403 Games Played in the Outfield, 1 Gold Glove, 2 Time All-Star.
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48. 1958 Topps #343 Orlando Cepeda
Orlando Cepeda - HOF Career, 1958 NL ROY, 1967 NL MVP, 2,351 Hits, 417 Doubles, 379 HR's, 1,365 RBI's, .297 Career Hitter, 11 Time All-Star, 1 WS Ring.
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49. 1959 Topps #509 Norm Cash
Norm Cash - 1961 AL Batting Title, 1,820 Hits, 241 Doubles, 377 HR's, 1,103 RBI's, .271 Career Hitter, 4 Time All-Star, 1 WS Ring. |
50. 1959 Topps #359 Bill White
Bill White - 1,706 Hits, 278 Doubles, 202 HR's, 870 RBI's, .286 Career Hitter, 7 Gold Gloves at First Base, 8 Time All-Star, 1 WS Ring. |
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 |
