The Underrated Baseball Rookie Card Listby Joeyd011 - 286 cards (Last updated on Feb 6, 2020) |
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11. 1934 Goudey (R320) #68 Bob Johnson
'Indian' Bob Johnson - 2,051 Hits, 396 Doubles, 288 HR's, 1,283 RBI's, 8 100+ RBI Seasons, .296 Career Hitter, 8 Time All-Star. |
12. 1934 Goudey (R320) #39 Dixie Walker
Dixie Walker - 1944 NL Batting Title, 2,064 Hits, 376 Doubles, 105 HR's, 1,023 RBI's, .306 Career Hitter, 5 Time All-Star. |
13. 1934 Goudey (R320) #77 Joe Vosmik
Joe Vosmik - 1,682 Hits, 335 Doubles, 65 HR's, 874 RBI's, .307 Career Hitter, All-Star. |
14. 1934-36 National Chicle Diamond Stars (R327) #66 Joe Medwick
Joe Medwick - HOF Career, NL MVP Award, 2,471 Hits, 540 Doubles, 205 HR's, 1,383 RBI's, .324 Career Hitter, 10 Time All-Star, 1 WS Ring. |
15. 1936 National Chicle Pastels (R312) #NNO Johnny Mize
Johnny Mize - HOF Career, 1939 AL Batting Title, 2,011 Hits, 367 Doubles, 359 HR's, 1,337 RBI's, 8 100+ RBI Seasons, .312 Career Hitter, 10 Time All-Star, 5 WS Rings. |
16. 1938 Goudey Heads-Up (R323) #260 Rudy York
Rudy York - 1,621 Hits, 291 Doubles, 277 HR's, 1,149 RBI's, .275 Career Hitter, 7 Time All-Star, 1 WS Ring. |
17. 1939 Play Ball #7 Bobby Doerr
Bobby Doerr - HOF Career, 2,042 Hits, 381 Doubles, 223 HR's, 1,247 RBI's, .288 Career Hitter, 9 Time All-Star, Career Boston Red Sox. |
18. 1939 Play Ball #153 Dizzy Trout
Dizzy Trout - 170 Wins, 1,256 SO's, 3.23 Career ERA, 2 Time All-Star, 1 WS Ring.
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19. 1939 Play Ball #114 Cecil Travis
Cecil Travis - 1,544 Hits, 265 Doubles, 27 HR's, 657 RBI's, .314 Career Hitter, 3 Time All-Star. |
20. 1948 Bowman #47 Bobby Thomson
Bobby Thomson - 1,705 Hits, 267 Doubles, 264 HR's, 1,026 RBI's, .270 Career Hitter, 3 Time 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 |
