Future Hall Of Famers As Rookies in 1989

The 1989 Upper Deck set of baseball cards has a number of rookie cards of players that I believe will end up in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. The number one card is Ken Griffey Jr, who is sure to enter the Hall. So is Randy Johnson, and Craig Biggio, and John Smoltz. Curt Schilling is making a case for his inclusion as well.

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1987 Rookie Dodger

In 1987 the Fleer and Donruss sets each made cards for a rookie with the Los Angeles Dodgers that has the same name as me. I saw him hit a home run in the Astrodome in September of 1986, when he was up for a cup of coffee. I met him the next day and got his autograph on the newspaper account of his homer. The next spring I sent him 20 rookie cards and he signed them for me. I gave them to all my relatives, who got a big kick out of it!

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1987 Rookie Cards

The card sets from 1987 are all rich with rookie cards of very significant players. THe rooie cards of Will Clark, Bo Jackson, and Barry Bonds were important at the beginning of the card trading year. Others became valued more as the year progressed and in the years since. Rafael Palmeiro and Greg Maddux have had great careers. One of the most sought after cards by the end of the season was Kevin Seitzer's Fleer Rookie card.
More about that card in another blog.

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1986 Donruss Baseball Card Set

In 1986 the best set of baseball cards, in my humble opinion, was the Donruss set. That set had nice card stock and the best photography. But the real reason it stood above the other sets was the inclusion of the Rated Rookie card of Jose Canseco. His card quickly dominated the card shows and was the most sought after card from that season.

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