The Underrated Baseball Rookie Card Listby Joeyd011 - 286 cards (Last updated on Feb 6, 2020) |
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51. 1959 Topps #102 Felipe Alou
Felipe Alou - 2,101 Hits, 359 Doubles, 206 HR's, 852 RBI's, .286 Career Hitter, 3 Time All-Star, 1994 NL Manager of the Year.
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52. 1959 Topps #518 Mike Cuellar
Mike Cuellar - 1969 CY Young Award, 185 Wins, 1,632 SO's, 3.14 Career ERA, 4 Time All-Star, 1 WS Ring. |
53. 1960 Topps #136 Jim Kaat
Jim Kaat - 283 Wins, 2,461 SO's, 3.45 Career ERA, 3 Time All-Star, 16 Gold Gloves! 3 Time All-Star, 1 WS Ring.
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54. 1960 Topps #132 Frank Howard
Frank Howard - 1960 NL ROY, 1,774 Hits, 245 Doubles, 382 HR's, 1,119 RBI's, .273 Career Hitter, 4 Time All-Star, 1 WS Ring. |
55. 1960 Topps #509 Tommy Davis
Tommy Davis - 1962 and 1963 NL Batting Title, 2,121 Hits, 153 HR's, 1,052 RBI's, .294 Career Hitter, 3 Time All-Star, 1 WS Ring. |
56. 1960 Topps #316 Willie McCovey
Willie McCovey - HOF Career, 1959 NL ROY, 1969 NL MVP Award, 2,211 Hits, 521 HR's, 1,555 RBI's, 4 100+ RBI Seasons, 6 Time All-Star. |
57. 1960 Topps #389 1959 World Series Game #5 - Luis Swipes Base
Maury Wills - 1962 NL MVP Award, 2,134 Hits, 586 SB's, .281 Career Hitter, 2 Gold Gloves, 7 Time All-Star, 3 WS Rings.
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58. 1961 Topps #506 Willie Davis
Willie Davis - 2,561 Hits, 395 Doubles, 138 Triples, 182 HR's, 1,053 RBI's, .279 Career Hitter, 3 Gold Gloves as Outfielder, 2 Time All-Star, 2 WS Rings. |
59. 1961 Topps #327 Matty Alou
Matty Alou - 1,777 Hits, 1966 NL Batting Title, .307 Career Hitter, 2 Time All-Star, 1 WS Ring.
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60. 1961 Topps #141 Billy Williams
Billy Williams - HOF Career, 1961 NL ROY, 1972 NL Batting Title, 1972 POY Award, 2,711 Hits, 434 Doubles, 426 HR's, 1,475 RBI's, .290 Career Hitter, 6 Time All-Star.
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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 |