The Underrated Baseball Rookie Card Listby Joeyd011 - 286 cards (Last updated on Feb 6, 2020) |
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21. 1948 Bowman #38 Al "Red" Schoendienst
Red Schoendienst - HOF Career, 2,449 Hits, 427 Doubles, 84 HR's, 773 RBI's, .289 Career Hitter, 10 Time All-Star, 2 WS Rings. |
22. 1948 Bowman #17 Enos Slaughter
Enos Slaughter - HOF Career, 2,383 Hits, 413 Doubles, 148 Triples, 169 HR's, 1,304 RBI's, .300 Career Hitter, 10 Time All-Star, 4 WS Rings. |
23. 1948-49 Leaf #38 Ted Kluszewski
Ted Kluszewski - 1,766 Hits, 290 Doubles, 279 HR's, 1,028 RBI's, 5 100+ RBI Seasons, .298 Career Hitter, 4 Time All-Star. |
24. 1948-49 Leaf #117 Joe Gordon
Joe Gordon - HOF Career, 1942 AL MVP, 1,530 Hits, 264 Doubles, 253 HR's, 975 RBI's, .268 Career Hitter, 9 Time All-Star, 5 WS Rings. |
25. 1948-49 Leaf #49 Del Ennis
Del Ennis - 2,063 Hits, 358 Doubles, 288 HR's, 1,284 RBI's, 7 100+ RBI Seasons, .284 Career Hitter, 3 Time All-Star. |
26. 1948-49 Leaf #91 Ralph Kiner
Ralph Kiner - HOF Career, 1,451 Hits, 216 Doubles, 369 HR's, 1,015 RBI's, .279 Career Hitter, 6 Time All-Star.
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27. 1948-49 Leaf #165 Dale Mitchell
Dale Mitchell - 1,244 Hits, 169 Doubles, 41 HR's, 403 RBI's, .312 Career Hitter, 2 Time All-Star, 1 WS Ring. |
28. 1948-49 Leaf #121 John Pesky
John Pesky - 1,455 Hits, 226 Doubles, 17 HR's, 404 RBI's, .307 Career Hitter, .394 OBP, All-Star. |
29. 1948-49 Leaf #161 Vernon Stephens
Vernon Stephens - 1,859 Hits, 307 Doubles, 247 HR's, 1,174 RBI's, .286 Career Hitter, 8 Time All-Star. |
30. 1949 Bowman #110 Early Wynn
Early Wynn - HOF Career, 1950 AL Pitching Title, 1959 AL CY Young Award, 300 Wins, 2,334 SO's, 9 Time All-Star, 3.54 Career ERA. |
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 |
