Nice collection of modern stars, Hall of Famers and rookies. Collection includes Nolan Ryan, George Brett and more.
17 Topps cards of the Royals’ great George Brett, from 1978 thru 1994. Brett retired after the 1993 season with a career batting average of .305, 300+ home runs and 3000+ base hits. Elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame on the first ballot in 1999. All cards are in very high grade, presenting at the NM or better level. Includes 1978 #100, 1979 #330, 1980 #450, 1981 #700, 1982 #200, 1983 #600, 1984 #500, 1985 #100, 1986 #300, 1987 #400, 1988 #700, 1989 #200, 1990 #60, 1991 #540, 1992 #620, 1993 #397 and 1994 #180.
19 Topps cards of the great Nolan Ryan, from 1976 thru 1994. Ryan played for the Mets/Angels/Astros/Rangers during his career (why did such great talent wind up playing for 4 different teams?) and retired after the 1993 season with 324 wins and 5,714 strikeouts to his credit. He was elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1999 on the first ballot. All cards are in very high grade, presenting as NM or better. Includes 1976 #330, 1977 #650, 1978 #400, 1978 #6, 1979 #115, 1980 #580, 1981 #240, 1982 #90, 1983 #360, 1984 #470, 1985 #760, 1986 #100, 1987 #757, 1988 #250, 1989 #530, 1990 #1, 1991 #1, 1992 #1, 1993 #700 and 1994 #34.
A nice group of rookie stars, nine in total, all VG-EX or better including 1969 Topps #26 Bryan Piccolo, 1980 Topps # 482 Rickey Henderson, 1983 Topps #482 Tony Gwynn, 1983 Fleer #507 Ryne Sandberg, 1985 Topps #181 Roger Clemens, 1987 Donruss #46 Mark McGwire, 1992 Bowman #461 Mike Piazza, 1992 Bowman #302 Mariano Rivera and 1993 Bowman #511 Derek Jeter.