This is your chance to obtain minor league cards of recent 600 Home Run Club member Sammy Sosa and other former major league stars such as Juan Gonzalez, Bernie Williams, Robin Ventura and others!
These players are among 30 in a unique baseball card set produced by Baseball America and ProCards in 1989 entitled “Baseball America-1989 Top AA Prospects.”
Future Most Valuable Players, Rookie of the Year, League Championship Most Valuable Players and American League/National League All-Stars in the set:
· 1998 National League Most Valuable Player and seven-time National League All-Star (with 609 Career Homers-5th on the all-time list), Sammy Sosa
· 1996 & 1998 American League Most Valuable Player and three-time American League All-Star, Juan Gonzalez
· 1994 American League Rookie of the Year, Bob Hamelin
· 1996 American League Championship Series MVP and five-time American League All-Star, Bernie Williams
· 1997 American League Championship Series MVP and two-time National League All-Star, Marquis Grissom
· 1991 National League Championship Series MVP and one-time National League All-Star, Steve Avery
· Five-time American League All-Star, Travis Fryman
· Three-time National League All-Star, Darryl Kile
· Two-time American League All-Star, Robin Ventura
· Two-time American League All-Star, Tino Martinez
· Two-time All-Star (one time for each league), Jose Offerman
· One-time National League All-Star, Andy Benes
· One-time American League All-Star, Gary DiSarcina
· One-time National League All-Star, Ray Lankford
· One-time American League All-Star, Dean Palmer
This set features a majority of the Top-10 rated prospects of the Eastern League, Southern League and Texas League, as deemed by the minor league baseball experts at Baseball America, the penultimate source of information on the minor leagues for the past 30 years.
An amazing 15 players (of 30) in this remarkable set were either a Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, or All-Star in the American and National Leagues during their career in the Major Leagues!!
· 31-card set with 30 player cards and one checklist card…highlighting players from the Class AA levels of minor league baseball.
· Statistics are through the 1989 season.
· Cards in excellent condition….in their original factory wrapping….fantastic shape.
· Only checks or money orders will be accepted for payment.
· Shipment will be via First Class Mail in a padded bubble mailer.
Listed below are the players, their team, their league, their Baseball America Prospect rating for the 1989 season for their respective league, and, their card number in the set:
AA Checklist
AA-1 Wes Chamberlain, Harrisburg Senators, Eastern League, #2-Prospect
AA-2 Travis Fryman, London Tigers, Eastern League, #3-Prospect
AA-3 Steve Adkins, Albany Yankees, Eastern League, #4-Prospect
AA-4 Jason Grimsley, Reading Phillies, Eastern League, #5-Prospect
AA-5 Bernie Williams, Albany Yankees, Eastern League, #6-Prospect
AA-6 Tino Martinez, Williamsport Bills, Eastern League, #7-Prospect
AA-7 Beau Allred, Canton-Akron Indians, Eastern League, #8-Prospect
AA-8 Rodney Imes, Albany Yankees, Eastern League, #9-Prospect
AA-9 Scott Cooper, New Britain Red Sox, Eastern League, #10-Prospect
AA-10 Pat Combs, Reading Phillies, Eastern League, Not Rated
AA-11 Eric Anthony, Columbus Mudcats, Southern League, #1-Prospect
AA-12 Darryl Kile, Columbus Mudcats, Southern League, #2-Prospect
AA-13 Steve Avery, Greenville Braves, Southern League, #3-Prospect
AA-14 Marquis Grissom, Jacksonville Expos, Southern League, #4-Prospect
AA-15 Delino DeShields, Jacksonville Expos, Southern League, #5-Prospect
AA-16 Brian Lane, Chattanooga Lookouts, Southern League, #6-Prospect
AA-17 Bob Hamelin, Memphis Chicks, Southern League, #7-Prospect
AA-18 Scott Leius, Orlando Twins, Southern League, #8-Prospect
AA-19 Paul Sorrento, Orlando Twins, Southern League, #9-Prospect
AA-20 Howard Farmer, Jacksonville Expos, Southern League, #10-Prospect
AA-21 Robin Ventura, Birmingham Barons, Southern League, Not Rated
AA-22 Wayne Edwards, Birmingham Barons, Southern League, Not Rated
AA-23 Ray Lankford, Arkansas Travelers, Texas League, #1-Prospect
AA-24 Andy Benes, Wichita Wrangers, Texas League, #2-Prospect
AA-25 Jose Offerman, San Antonio Dodgers, Texas League, #3-Prospect
AA-26 Juan Gonzalez, Tulsa Drillers, Texas League, #4-Prospect
AA-27 Dean Palmer, Tulsa Drillers, Texas League, #5-Prospect
AA-28 Julio Valera, Jackson Mets, Texas League, #8-Prospect
AA-29 Sammy Sosa, Tulsa Drillers, Texas League, #9-Prospect
AA-30 Gary DiSarcina, Midland Angels, Texas League, #10-Prospect