The Rookie Cards of the 2009 Inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame

July 28, 2009 by site_admin

Some card collectors primarily collect autographs. Others collect rare cards. Some collect vintage cards. Still, others speculate on new rookies in hopes of finding value early on a great player before they take off. Some only collect cards that they know will be timeless. For the last bunch, their best bet is to collect the rookie cards of Hall of Famers. These cards will never be forgotten.

This year two left fielders were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. They are; Jim Rice of the Boston Red Sox, and Rickey Henderson, most notably an Oakland Athletic and New York Yankee. Here are their rookie cards:

1980 Topps Rickey Henderson

1980 Topps Rickey Henderson

Rickey Henderson
Year: 
1980
Set: 
Topps

The stolen base king made his baseball card debut as a member of the Oakland Athletics with this 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson Rookie card. He may have considered himself the greatest of all time, but no one can argue that this card was one of the greatest of it's time. Rickey Henderson is currently a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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1975 Topps Jim Rice

1975 Topps Jim Rice

Jim Rice
Year: 
1979
Set: 
Topps

This 1975 Topps Jim Rice rookie card has been highly sought after by Boston Red Sox fans and all baseball fans since the 1970s. Coming from the great 1975 Topps set (Brett/Yount/Carter/Hernandez rookies), this is a prized card even though it also features three other players. Rice was an eight time All Star selection and former American League MVP. He played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox. He is a 2009 inductee to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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