1987 Donruss: We'll kick off this Friday with one of Barry Bonds' first cards. It's a solid looking card from Donruss. Bonds only batted .231 in 1986 but did hit 16 home runs in his rookie season.
Willie Hernandez had an amazing season in 1984 and helped Detroit win the World Series that year (1.92 ERA over 140 innings as a closer). Tony Fernandez and Steve Bedrosian also had good careers and won World Series rings as well.
Hernandez finished 68 games in 1984.
Love the Diamond Kings cards from this era. You can see the centering issues that plagued cards from this timeframe as well.
Some solid players from the 80s here. We'll cap it off with Roger Clemens ironically as he and Bonds were as much known for steroid use as they are for their dominating careers.
BREAKDOWN:
15 – Total Cards
2 – Diamond Kings
1 – Puzzle Card
Not a bad pack!
ReplyDeleteVery solid pack! Congratulations on pulling a Barry rookie card.
ReplyDeleteI always liked this set, I think the design is underrated.
ReplyDeleteNice Bonds pull! I picked up a sealed pack on eBay a few months ago, not expecting to hit much if anything, and got a Greg Maddux RC.
ReplyDelete87 Donruss rocks. Panini wisely followed suit .
ReplyDeleteGreat looking cards from 36 years ago! Diamond Kings were always a fun pull in Donruss cards.
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