Players with only one rookie card.

[Austin]

When Donruss and Fleer joined Topps in 1981, it became rare for players to have a rookie card in only one set (not including update sets).

Here are a few I can think of off the top of my head. Add on to the list.
Remember, just base sets from packs, not traded/update/boxed sets.

1984 Donruss Joe Carter
1985 Topps Mark McGwire
1986 Donruss Fred McGriff
1987 Donruss Greg Maddux
1988 Donruss Roberto Alomar
1989 Donruss Curt Schilling
1992 Bowman Mike Piazza
1992 Bowman Mariano Rivera

 

[Will Style 13]

1987 Donruss David Cone
1988 Donruss Jay Buhner
1991 Bowman Jim Thome
1991 Bowman Tim Salmon
1991 Bowman Raul Mondesi
1992 Bowman Garret Anderson
1992 Bowman Trevor Hoffman
1996 Topps Sean Casey

 

[heavy_hitter]

Milton Bradley - 1997 Bowman
Shane Spencer - 1996 Bowman

 

[Brewer Andy]

1987 Fleer Kevin Seitzer
1988 Fleer Walt Weiss
1985 Fleer Rob Deer

 

[Austin]

1983 Donruss Julio Franco
1984 Donruss Ron Darling
1984 Donruss Sid Fernandez
1985 Topps Cory Snyder

 

[Austin]

I think 2005 Topps Total is Dan Uggla's lone rookie card, one of the rare modern 2000s players with one RC.

 

[carlitoson]

Avoiding Bowman products (some already mentioned)

1993 - Johnny Damon - SP - 273
1996 - Sean Casey - Topps - 25
1999 - Joe Crede - Topps Gold Label - 62
2000 - Joel Pineiro - Pacific Omega - 208
2001 - Marcos Scutaro - Topps Fusion - 244
2005 - Dan Uggla - Topps Total - 723

 

[BBCgalaxee]

Commons now but big at one point:

87 Donruss Joey meyer
87 fleer seitzer
85 fleer Gruber
86 fleer santiago
88 fleer Weiss
87 Donruss Kevin Brown and Glenallen hill
88 Donruss berora and stottlemyre

And one for topps:
87 Tom kelly


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[nborton]

What about Miguel Cabrera with only 2000 Topps Traded. He does have a chrome version, and an auto insert though.

 

[Austin]

What about Miguel Cabrera with only 2000 Topps Traded. He does have a chrome version, and an auto insert though.

The rule in the original thread was no traded/update sets, only base sets from packs.

 

[sportscardtheory]

The rule in the original thread was no traded/update sets, only base sets from packs.

So are you implying Miguel Cabrera has NO rookie cards??? lol

 

[CubsfanP]

Junior Lake 2013 Topps Update

 

[BBCgalaxee]

Junior Lake 2013 Topps Update

You mean 2012 bowman chrome

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[carlitoson]

1996 – Daryle Ward – Topps - 425
2004 – Chris Young (the Nats’ pitcher) – Ultimate Collection – 172

 

[BBCgalaxee]

1981 fleer "Pete and re-Pete" being Pete rose Jr. Rookie

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[CubsfanP]

You mean 2012 bowman chrome

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If we are talking prospect cards then yes. If we are talking true RC cards, then no...


I hate baseball RC logo rules

 

[BowmanChromeAddict]

2001 Chase Utley in Bowman Heritage. He technically has a card in Bowman Draft as well, but that was only issued in set form like an update set.

 

[BBCgalaxee]

Can I be that guy who lists 85 topps traded and 91 topps traded because they were issued in packs?

Here's a few more
Mike greenwell 86 sportflics
89 Donruss Schilling
89 Donruss Scott Jordan (owner of "just minors")

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[Austin]

1981 fleer "Pete and re-Pete" being Pete rose Jr. Rookie

Ooh, that's a good one.
Was there ever a card of Cecil Fielder with Prince on it as a kid?

Or Ken Griffey with Junior on it before 1989?

Reminds me of the 1990 Classic card with Nolan Ryan and his son Reid, but that doesn't count for this thread since it wasn't a regular base set in packs.

 

[Jimmy Graham]

Pat corbin 2010 bowman platinum