Topps started naming All-Star Rookie teams in 1959, so the All-Star Rookie Cups appeared on Topps cards starting in 1960. While the All-Star Rookie teams have been selected every year since 1959, Topps did not commemorate the previous years top rookies on their cards in 1974 and from 1979 - 1985.
Below is a list of winners whose card from the subsequent year I would like to obtain. I will add the card as I get them. I have the ones that are bolded.
1959 - Willie McCovey
1960 - Ron Santo
1961 - Billy Williams
1962 - Boog Powell
1963 - Pete Rose
1964 - Tony Oliva
1965 - Joe Morgan
1966 - George Scott
1967 - Rod Carew or Tom Seaver
1968 - Johnny Bench
1969 - Al Oliver or Ted Sizemore
1970 - Thurman Munson
1971 - Bill Buckner
1972 - Carlton Fisk
1973 - Gary Mathews
1974 - Bill Madlock
1975 - Gary Carter, Jim Rice, or Fred Lynn
1976 - Mark Fidrych
1977 - Andre Dawson or Eddie Murray
1978 - Paul Molitor or Ozzie Smith
1979 - Alfredo Griffen
1980 - Joe Charboneau
1981 - Cal Ripken Jr.
1982 - Ryne Sandberg
1983 - Darryl Strawberry
1984 - Kirby Puckett
1985 - Vince Coleman
1986 - Jose Canseco
1987 - Mark McGwire
1988 - Mark Grace
1989 - Ken Griffey Jr.
1990 - Larry Walker
1991 - Ivan Rodriguez or Jeff Bagwell
1992 - Kenny Lofton
1993 - Mike Piazza
1994 - Manny Ramirez
1995 - Chipper Jones
1996 - Derek Jeter
1997 - Nomar Garciaparra
1998 - Kerry Wood
1999 - Carlos Beltran
2000 - Pat Burrell
2001 - Albert Pujols or Ichiro
2002 - Austin Kearns
2003 - Mark Texiera or Brandon Webb
2004 - Joe Mauer
2005 - Brian McCann
2006 - Justin Verlander
2007 - Dustin Pedroia
2008 - Joey Votto or Evan Longoria
2009 - Andrew McCutchen
2010 - Buster Posey or Giancarlo Stanton
2011 - Craig Kimbrel
2012 - Bryce Harper or Mike Trout
2013 - Nolan Arenado or Christian Yelich
2014 - Jose Abreau
2015 - Kris Bryant
2016 - Alex Bregman or Corey Seager
2017 - Cody Bellinger or Aaron Judge
2018 - Juan Soto or Shohei Ohtani
2019 - Pete Alonso, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., or Fernando Tatis Jr.
2020 - Luis Robert
I've been trying to add the 1964 Topps Pete Rose card to my collection for awhile now. Such a great looking card. This looks like a very cool project and there are a lot of great names on your checklist. What's the plan for guys like Strawberry, Coleman, and the other guys w/o Rookie Cup cards? Are you just looking for their 2nd year cards?
ReplyDeleteI should have some of these, I'll take a look.
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