1976 Topps Dennis Eckersley

This 1976 Topps Dennis Eckersley rookie card is the first card of one of the best relief pitchers of all time. The top rookie card from the remarkably rookie deficient 1976 Topps baseball card set, this Eckersley rookie is nevertheless very affordable for a rookie card of a superstar from the 1970s. Though this card features an odd picture of Eckersley in a Cleveland Indians uniform, this card should be very popular with Oakland Athletics fans. A top flight starter in his early years, Eck would go on to become a superstar reliever later. He won both the Cy Young Award and the American League MVP as a reliever for Oakland in 1992. The six time All Star was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004.