This book is the 3rd book in this new feature at ’30-Year Old Cardboard’.
Title – ‘Class of ’86′
Synopsis – Taking a in-depth look at the baseball rookie class of 1986.
Jacket Content – This book will look at the rookies that impacted the game during the 1986 baseball season. We will dig in deep to review each player’s adjustment to the big leagues, their introduction to new managers and teammates, taking on life in a new city, their impact on the world of baseball card collecting, and will also provide a glimpse into their lives 23 years later.
‘The Class of ’86′ had some wild characters. Here are their stories…
Chapters
1 – Fred McGriff – Toronto Blue Jays
2 – Andres Galarraga – Montreal Expos
3 – Paul O’Neil – Cincinnati Reds
4 – Jose Canseco - Oakland A’s
5 – Ozzie Guillen – Chicago White Sox
6 – Lenny Dykstra – New York Mets
7 – Harold Reynolds – Seattle Mariners
8 – Cecil Fielder – Toronto Blue Jays
9 – Barry Bonds – Pittsburgh Pirates
10 – Will Clark – San Francisco Giants
11 – Bo Jackson – Kansas City Royals
12 – John Kruk – San Diego Padres
13 – Ruben Sierra – Texas Rangers
14 – Benito Santiago – San Diego Padres
15 – Vince Coleman - St. Louis Cardinals
16 – Darren Daulton – Philadelphia Phillies
17 – Bobby Bonilla – Chicago White Sox
18 - Danny Tartabull - Seattle Mariners
Congratulations to ‘The Class Of 1986′!!!


It’s sad that I have all those rookie cards and couldn’t trade all of them for a single pack of today’s cards.
Can we add my man Barry Larkin to your list?
He’s one of my all time favorite players, and broke in with the Reds during the ’86 season!
Loved Paul O’Neil, The Crime Dog, and Bo Jackson too!