Rookie Cards of Baseball Hall of Famers

[dgo71]

Alomar is also included in the 1988 Fleer and Score update sets. Not sure if they are not included since the Donruss issue precluded them by several months, but thought I'd bring it up in case you'd like to add them.

Thank you for this list!

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by dgo71

Alomar is also included in the 1988 Fleer and Score update sets. Not sure if they are not included since the Donruss issue precluded them by several months, but thought I'd bring it up in case you'd like to add them.

Thank you for this list!

And 1988 Topps Traded.

[GehrigFan]

Phil, may I have a copy of this for my own personal use? Before I copy and paste and format, bust seeing if you already have it in excel or word format?

Mark

[Compsella]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

And 1988 Topps Traded.

I think Phil originally excluded the traded and update sets, if a regular issue was released that year. It makes sense, and would also reduce the amount of Frank Thomases and Greg Madduxes, et al., to have to include here.

In the instance that a player's actual first card in that year was from an update set, i.e. - Kirby Puckett, John Smoltz, Biggio, those are listed.

[dougscats]

I believe that this is Jocko Conlon from his playing days, no?

Would this matchbook qualify as his rookie card?

[bcbgcbrcb]

Doug:

That would work for one of my other lists "Earliest Collectibles of BB HOF'ers" but not a rookie card list.

[bn2cardz]

I don't follow "rookie" cards that much in prewar, but why aren't t200 Fatimas not considered a rookie card for some players? For instance Eppa Rixey's rookie is listed as 1916 M101-5/4, yet the t200 is from 1913 predating this listed card by 3 years.

Is it because these are team photos? In which case how many players does it take on a single card to exclude it from "RC" status?

[bcbgcbrcb]

I don't count team photos. Typically, 4 or less constitutes rookie card status for me, primarily because that was the max number that Topps used over the years for their "future star" cards.