For the majority of the boxed sets in my collection, I have the box, and store the cards in it. For a handful of them the box was destroyed long ago. In 1988, when this set came out, I was 12 years old, and even though I was trying to take care of my cards at that point, there were some casualties, including the box for the set. So, I'll just show a handful of the cards.
Most of the 80s boxed sets feature, more or less, the same usual star players. This being a set of rookies, instead there are many more players that I don't remember, with a few that did make a genuine mark on the game at the time. I have chosen 7 cards at random to feature, rather than think too much on who to write about from the set.
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Devon White. |
First up, Devon White. He was one of what felt like a thousand who had a rookie card in the 1987 Topps set. He had a long career, playing until 2001, and winning three World Series (two with the Blue Jays and one with the Marlins).
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Mike Stanley. |
Mike Stanley is someone I don't think I've ever heard of, although since he played back then, I surely have many of his cards. Like White, he had a reasonably long career, playing until 2000, with a number of teams. He was once an All-Star and once won a Silver Slugger.
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Billy Ripken. |
Billy Ripken is famous for two things: being a Ripken, and his 1989 Fleer card. Looking him up now, I'm shocked to see that he lasted as long as he did in the majors, playing until 1998. He finished with a career .247 average and 229 career RBI.
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John Marzano. |
John Marzano is, again, someone I've never heard of. He was in the majors 1987-1998, with the Red Sox, Rangers, and Mariners. He compiled a career .241 average with 72 career RBI. He's a Philadelphian, attended Temple University, and was on the 1984 Olympic team.
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Randy Myers. |
Like Devon White and Billy Ripken, Randy Myers is someone I remember! And like Devon White (and unlike Billy Ripken), it's for his playing. He was a star relief pitcher, and won the World Series with the Reds in 1990. Between 1985 and 1998, he saved 347 games.
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Mike Greenwell. |
Mike Greenwell I remember too, for his 1987 Topps rookie card. I didn't follow the Red Sox, though, so I don't remember much about how he turned out. He spent his whole MLB career with the Sox, from 1985-1996, and then played briefly in Japan. He compiled a career average of .303.
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David Cone. |
Finally we have David Cone, who again, I of course remember. Cone ended up winning 5 World Series, with the Blue Jays and Yankees.
Summing up, I'm surprised that selecting these 7 cards at random only yielded 2 that I don't remember at all, and 4 that I remember for being star players.
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