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Baseball HOF Rookie Cards with best eye appeal from the 60's, 70's and 80's

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Give me your three (or more) HOF baseball rookie cards with the best eye appeal from the 60's, 70's and 80's.

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    countdouglascountdouglas Posts: 2,287 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 9, 2018 10:11AM

    75 Brett
    80 Henderson
    84 Topps Strawberry (opps not HOF)
    86 Fleer Jordan (oops not baseball)
    83 Topps Sandberg

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    StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭

    1980 Topps Henderson!!

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    CakesCakes Posts: 3,470 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Even though he was never voted into the HOF I really like the 1971 Topps Munson. I love the landscape design along with a great action shot. The black borders in high grade look awesome and I have always been partial to the Topps rookie of the year trophy on their second year cards.

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    brad31brad31 Posts: 2,581 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1960’s - ‘66 Jim Palmer

    Hon Mention ‘60 McCovey, ‘60 Yaz

    1970’s - 1971 Blylevin

    1980’s - 1980 Henderson

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    vintagefunvintagefun Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭

    Agree with Palmer Brett and Henderson. Problem is, most of the great RCs from that time frame are shared which IMO greatly reduces eye appeal.

    69 Bench would get my vote for best first solo card from that time frame.

    52-90 All Sports, Mostly Topps, Mostly HOF, and some assorted wax.
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    Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 9, 2018 1:03PM

    I'll have to give this some thought.

    I know one I definitely don't like?

    83T Gwynn

    Two I like:


    Mike
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    shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,567 ✭✭✭✭

    "My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. Our childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When we were insolent we were placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds - pretty standard really."
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    miwlvrnmiwlvrn Posts: 4,227 ✭✭✭✭✭

    How about a couple of recent Tigers for us Michigan people here?

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    handymanhandyman Posts: 5,246 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 9, 2018 3:02PM

    1961 Topps Ron Santo(always loved the cards with a trophy)
    1979 Ozzie Smith
    1986 Jose Canseco

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    CARDSANDCOINSCARDSANDCOINS Posts: 340 ✭✭✭

    1989 ud griffey jr.
    1975 topps brett
    1969 topps reggie

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    stwainfanstwainfan Posts: 1,520 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have a 82 Ripken on the way.

    I collect hall of fame rookie cards, https://www.instagram.com/stwainfan/

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    RookieWaxRookieWax Posts: 1,066 ✭✭✭

    1981 Topps Traded Raines.....always loved the color combo.

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    ahopkinsahopkins Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1960s - Yastrzemski
    1970s - Brett
    1980s - Henderson

    If I had to pick first solo card:
    1960s - Bench
    1970s - Munson

    Andy

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    craig44craig44 Posts: 10,579 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like the 1975 brett and yount rookies as well as the 82TT ripken

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

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    countdouglascountdouglas Posts: 2,287 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 9, 2018 9:30PM

    On topic, this is a neat jigsaw puzzle manufactured I'm guessing roughly around 2006. It has the rookie cards of all of the HOFs that debuted on "post war" cards? through the 2006? class. I haven't looked since I bought mine off of eBay several years ago, but at that time, there were multiple being sold new in box in case this catches anyone's attention and they want one for themselves. I glued the finished puzzle together, and have it hanging on the wall in my "card room".

    As an aside, I always found it a bit amusing that Mickey Klutts is featured more prominently than Paul Molitor.

    And they snuck Petey in there, too.

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    GreenSneakersGreenSneakers Posts: 908 ✭✭✭✭

    Its 80T Rickey FTW and everybody else is going for second place.

    Nobody has said 83T Sandberg?

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    miwlvrnmiwlvrn Posts: 4,227 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @GreenSneakers said:
    Its 80T Rickey FTW and everybody else is going for second place.

    Nobody has said 83T Sandberg?

    83T Sandberg was initially mentioned in the first reply (2nd post) on this thread.

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    ahopkinsahopkins Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @GreenSneakers said:
    Its 80T Rickey FTW and everybody else is going for second place.

    Nobody has said 83T Sandberg?

    As I understood it from the OP, we could choose three total, one from each year. So that's why I didn't choose Sandberg from the '80s. But if I had a few picks from the 1980s, I'd definitely put the '83 Topps Ryno on the list. Solid card.

    Andy

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    markj111markj111 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭

    @Cakes said:
    Even though he was never voted into the HOF I really like the 1971 Topps Munson. I love the landscape design along with a great action shot. The black borders in high grade look awesome and I have always been partial to the Topps rookie of the year trophy on their second year cards.

    Not his rookie card.

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    stwainfanstwainfan Posts: 1,520 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have a 82 Ripken on the way.

    @GreenSneakers said:
    Its 80T Rickey FTW and everybody else is going for second place.

    Nobody has said 83T Sandberg?

    I collect hall of fame rookie cards, https://www.instagram.com/stwainfan/

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    60sfan60sfan Posts: 311 ✭✭✭

    '65 Rose
    '69 Bench
    '71 Reggie
    '72 Clemente
    '89 Fleer Griffey Jr.

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    CakesCakes Posts: 3,470 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @markj111 said:

    @Cakes said:
    Even though he was never voted into the HOF I really like the 1971 Topps Munson. I love the landscape design along with a great action shot. The black borders in high grade look awesome and I have always been partial to the Topps rookie of the year trophy on their second year cards.

    Not his rookie card.

    Yeah I know and he is not in the HOF. It's just one of my all time favs.

    I also love the Rickey rookie. It sucks that the 3 or 4 I collected as a child are all in PSA 8 or below shape.

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    rbsalezmanrbsalezman Posts: 83 ✭✭✭

    1962 Topps - Joe Torre
    1978 Topps - Eddie Murray
    1980 Topps - Rickey Henderson

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    FayeildingFayeilding Posts: 88 ✭

    @stwainfan said:
    I have a 82 Ripken on the way.

    Those like they’re in great shape, did you buy them or save them from years ago?

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    stwainfanstwainfan Posts: 1,520 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Fayeilding said:

    @stwainfan said:
    I have a 82 Ripken on the way.

    Those like they’re in great shape, did you buy them or save them from years ago?

    I got both off eBay. The Clemens about a year ago. He should be in the HOF BTW. The Gwynn about a month ago.

    I collect hall of fame rookie cards, https://www.instagram.com/stwainfan/

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    mb2005mb2005 Posts: 165 ✭✭

    I'll go with the White Sox softball uniforms..
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    FayeildingFayeilding Posts: 88 ✭
    edited July 12, 2018 2:16PM

    @stwainfan said:

    @Fayeilding said:

    @stwainfan said:
    I have a 82 Ripken on the way.

    Those like they’re in great shape, did you buy them or save them from years ago?

    I got both off eBay. The Clemens about a year ago. He should be in the HOF BTW. The Gwynn about a month ago.

    Those are great raw cards, centering looks great.

    Can’t tell from one pic, but what do you think
    9 on the Gwynn
    8-9 on Clemens depending on top to bottom centering?

    IMO both Bonds and Clemens will get in.

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    fiveninerfiveniner Posts: 4,109 ✭✭✭

    60 Yaz
    83 Strawberry
    70 Yount

    Tony(AN ANGEL WATCHES OVER ME)
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    LarkinCollectorLarkinCollector Posts: 8,975 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've learned of a lot of new HOFers from this thread :D

    Who is the Golf Card Guy?
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    pheldaphelda Posts: 207 ✭✭✭

    1960 Topps Yaz rookie (I'm a Sox fan, so that figures, 1969 Topps Reggie is a close second
    1974 Topps Winfield (love the look of confidence and aspiration in his face)
    1980 Topps Henderson (love the color scheme)

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    rbsalezmanrbsalezman Posts: 83 ✭✭✭

    1970 Yount must be his XRC.

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    CakesCakes Posts: 3,470 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @LarkinCollector said:
    I've learned of a lot of new HOFers from this thread :D

    OMG! This thread is all over the place.

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    SOMSOM Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭
    edited July 18, 2018 4:42PM

    Hard to disagree with Rickey as No. 1.

    But there's just something about the color mix (border, logo, uniform) on Larkin's 1987 Fleer RC that pops. I love that card!

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