1984 Fleer Update (Dwight Gooden)
Back in the early 1980s, Dwight Gooden, also known as Doctor K, arrived on the baseball scene. His blazing fastball enabled him to set rookie records and he was also named Rookie of the Year by the National League (NL). He played 16 seasons in the MLB and his career spanned 430 games, and during his rookie season alone (1984), he struck out 276 batters and won 17 games. The 1985 Fleer Update set immortalized his rookie records. He is featured in the set wearing his blue and orange Mets jersey. This card can go for $200, depending on its condition.
1984 Fleer Update (Dwight Gooden)
1955 Topps (Roberto Clemente)
Puerto Rican Roberto Clemente was an outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He became the first Caribbean and Latin American player to be elected to the Hall of Fame, and the annual MLB Commissioner’s Award has been renamed in his honor. After he notched his career’s 3,000th hit, he sadly passed away in a plane crash. His amazing career and heartbreaking death caused an increase in the interest in memorabilia. A mint 1954 Topps Roberto Clemente rookie card went for $432,690 in 2012, and another card (a 1955 Topps rookie card that is graded 9) pulled in $478,000 roughly four years later.
1955 Topps (Roberto Clemente)
