The Underrated Baseball Rookie Card Listby Joeyd011 - 286 cards (Last updated on Feb 6, 2020) |
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61. 1961 Topps #417 Juan Marichal
Juan Marichal - HOF Career, 1969 NL Pitching Title, 243 Wins, 52 Shutouts, 2,303 SO's, 2.89 Career ERA, 9 Time All-Star. |
62. 1962 Topps #99 John Powell
Boog Powell - 1970 AL MVP Award, 1,776 Hits, 270 Doubles, 339 HR's, 1,187 RBI's, .266 Career Hitter, 4 Time All-Star, 2 WS Rings. |
63. 1962 Topps #194 Dean Chance
Dean Chance - 1964 AL CY Young Award, 128 Wins, 1,534 SO's, 2.92 Career ERA, 2 Time All-Star. |
64. 1962 Topps #199 Gaylord Perry
Gaylord Perry - HOF Career, 1972 AL CY Young Award, 1978 NL CY Young Award, 314 Wins, 3,534 SO's, 3.11 Career ERA, 5 Time All-Star. |
65. 1962 Topps #218 Joe Torre
Joe Torre - 1971 NL MVP, 1971 NL Batting Title, 1996 & 1998 AL Manager of the Year, 2,342 Hits, 344 Doubles, 252 HR's, 1,185 RBI's, .297 Career Hitter, 1 Gold Glove as Catcher, 9 Time All-Star.
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66. 1963 Topps #544 1963 Rookie Stars (Duke Carmel / Bill Haas / Dick Phillips / Rusty Staub)
Rusty Staub - 2,716 Hits, 499 Doubles, 292 HR's, 1,466 RBI's, 6 Time All-Star, .279 Career Hitter. |
67. 1963 Topps #466 1963 Rookie Stars (Nate Oliver / Tony Martinez / Jerry Robinson / Bill Freehan)
Bill Freehan - 1,591 Hits, 241 Doubles, 200 HR's, 758 RBI's, .262 Career Hitter, 200 Career HR's as Catcher, 9,941 Career Put Outs, 13th All-Time, 5 Gold Gloves, 11 Time All-Star, 1 WS Ring, Career Detroit Tigers. |
68. 1963 Topps #228 1963 Rookie Stars (Max Alvis / Bob Bailey / Ed Kranepool / Pedro Oliva)
Tony Oliva - 1964 AL ROY, 1,917 Hits, 329 Doubles, 220 HR's, 947 RBI's, .304 Career Hitter, 3 Batting Titles, 1 Gold Glove as Outfielder, 8 Time All-Star.
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69. 1964 Topps #243 Phillies 1964 Rookie Stars (Richie Allen / John Herrnstein)
Richie Allen - 1964 NL ROY, 1972 NL MVP Award, 1,848 Hits, 320 Doubles, 351 HR's, 1,119 RBI's, .292 Career Hitter, 7 Time All-Star. |
70. 1964 Topps #146 Indians 1964 Rookie Stars (Tommy John / Bob Chance)
Tommy John - 288 Wins, 2,245 SO's, 4,710 Innings Pitched, 3.34 Career ERA, 4 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 |
