McGwire, Griffey and The Most Famous Rookie Cards of The 1980s

Sports Illustrated·Jan 31

This story is reported by Sports Illustrated. Read what other outlets are saying below, then open the original report for full details.

Full coverage

1

1985 Topps Mark McGwire Team USA Rookie Card Sets New Record Again

Yahoo Sports·Feb 9

2

I Figured My Childhood Obsession Would Make Me a Millionaire; Boy, Was I Wrong

The White Coat Investor·Mar 1

3

Mantle, Ohtani, and Jefferies? How Topps decided its 75 best baseball cards of all time - The Athletic

The New York Times·Feb 13

4

2026's Most Expensive 1980s Baseball Card Sales Keep Rising

Yahoo Sports·Feb 19

5

Ken Griffey, Jr.'s 1987 Bellingham Minor League Card in the Spotlight with 1989 Upper Deck Surge

Sports Collectors Daily·Aug 10

6

Top 6 Autographed Baseball Cards from the 1980s

Sports Illustrated·May 9

7

Top 100 Baseball Cards of the 1980s

Beckett·Apr 1

8

9 things you didn’t know about the Ken Griffey Jr. 1989 Upper Deck rookie card

The New York Times·Jun 21