Baseball Rookie Cards
July 31st, 2008 | 
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Baseball Rookie Cards
Baseball Rookie Cards?
Ok so how do you tell if a baseball card is a rookie or not now. I know used to if it had there first year stats on it it was a rookie card or something like that. Did something change now cause newer cards like 2004 or around there say rookie card on the cover. Im just asking how to tell if newer and older cards are rookie cards or not.
I don't know exactly what year the change took place, but yes, there was a change, or more precisely a new definition of a rookie card, around the year 2000 or so. I don't know exactly how the rule goes either, but you will now see a stamp of "First Year Card" or "Rookie Card" on a player's first cards. If I remember right, a card is designated a First Year Card if it is issued before the player makes the majors, and a rookie card if the player has made it to the show.
From www.baseballcards101.com:
Starting with the 2006 Major League Baseball season the MLB players association and major card manufacturers, Upper Deck, and Topps, have agreed to mark all official rookie cards with an official rookie card logo. This was to make is easier for collectors to identify rookie cards. For a players card to be eligible for the rookie logo he must be listed on a MLB teams active 25 man roster.
Before the 2006 baseball season the generally accepted collector definition of a rookie baseball card was the first appearance of a player's card in a licensed Major League Baseball set. This is regardless of whether the player had played any games at the major league level. Sometimes card sets are produced by manufacturers as an extra edition to a regular set that may also include rookie cards but, these have a hobby designation of XRC's or extended rookie card's. For popular players the XRC cards also are in demand and have increased value much like the rookie cards in a regular set. Manufacturers have recently tried to add some new terminology to define a rookie prospect card by calling them "First Year" cards. This is to differentiate between a player's first year for having cards produced in MLB set from a player's actual MLB rookie year which is sometimes a few years after the first card is produced.
How do you know if a pre 2006 card is a rookie card or not? The easiest thing to do is to check a price guide. There will be a "RC" next that specific listing, that indicates a rookie card. You can also search for a card on-line and glean information about the card from the description. However, consider the source. Some information is not accurate so try to find authority sites."
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 LOT of FOUR 1989 Fleer 548 Ken Griffey Jr Rookie Baseball Cards  US $5.61
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 LOT of FOUR 1989 Donruss 33 Ken Griffey Jr Rookie Baseball Cards US $12.00
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 25 different ROOKIE baseball cards US $.99
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 BASEBALL CARDS 1985 FLEER 280 KIRBY PUCKETT ROOKIE TWINS US $5.00
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 25 1987 TOPPS RUBEN SIERRA ROOKIE BASEBALL CARDS 261 NM MINT US $.99
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 Baseball Cards Lot Rookie Card US $11.99
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 BASEBALL CARDS 1973 TOPPS RICH GOSSAGE ROOKIE WHITE SOX US $3.00
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 BASEBALL CARDS 1981 TOPPS KIRK GIBSON ROOKIE TIGERS US $3.00
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 BASEBALL CARDS 1991 MO VAUGHN ROOKIE PAWTUCKET REDSOX US $3.00
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 BASEBALL CARDS 1989 FLEER KEN GRIFFEY JR ROOKIE US $4.00
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 BASEBALL CARDS 1989 FLEER RANDY JOHNSON ROOKIE US $2.00
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 1989 2003 Upper Deck Star Rookie Baseball Card Sets 688 Different Cards US $59.99
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