1948 Baseball Cards
Vintage EraComplete guide to 1948 MLB baseball cards — rookie cards, notable sets, player debuts, and current collectible values.
1948
MLB Season
114
Players Debuted
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Notable Card Sets
Vintage Era Context
1948 falls in the Vintage Era of baseball cards (pre-1981). Cards from this period were printed in smaller quantities and have survived decades with natural attrition — making high-grade copies genuinely scarce and valuable.
1948 MLB Debuts 114 players
H
Herb Adams
Debut 1948-09-17
A
Andy Anderson
Debut 1948-05-10
J
Johnny Antonelli
Debut 1948-07-04
H
Hank Arft
Debut 1948-07-27
R
Richie Ashburn
Debut 1948-04-20
H
Hal Bamberger
Debut 1948-09-15
M
Monty Basgall
Debut 1948-04-19
H
Hank Bauer
Debut 1948-09-06
T
Ted Beard
Debut 1948-09-05
C
Clarence Beers
Debut 1948-05-02
J
Johnny Bero
Debut 1948-09-26
N
Neil Berry
Debut 1948-04-20
V
Vern Bickford
Debut 1948-04-24
C
Charlie Bicknell
Debut 1948-04-22
J
Jim Blackburn
Debut 1948-07-24
J
Johnny Blatnik
Debut 1948-04-21
R
Ray Boone
Debut 1948-09-03
F
Fred Bradley
Debut 1948-05-01
E
Earle Brucker
Debut 1948-10-02
J
Johnny Bucha
Debut 1948-05-02
P
Paul Burris
Debut 1948-10-02
R
Roy Campanella
Debut 1948-04-20
D
Don Carlsen
Debut 1948-04-28
C
Cliff Chambers
Debut 1948-04-24
B
Bob Chesnes
Debut 1948-05-06
J
Jim Clark
Debut 1948-08-17
J
Joe Collins
Debut 1948-09-25
C
Clint Conatser
Debut 1948-04-21
C
Cal Cooper
Debut 1948-09-14
W
Walker Cress
Debut 1948-04-27
B
Billy DeMars
Debut 1948-05-18
J
Jim Delsing
Debut 1948-04-21
J
Jay Difani
Debut 1948-04-23
C
Carl Erskine
Debut 1948-07-25
E
Ed FitzGerald
Debut 1948-04-19
A
Angel Fleitas
Debut 1948-07-05
M
Mike Garcia
Debut 1948-10-03
R
Ramon Garcia
Debut 1948-04-19
N
Ned Garver
Debut 1948-04-28
J
Joe Ginsberg
Debut 1948-09-15
J
Jim Goodwin
Debut 1948-04-24
L
Lou Grasmick
Debut 1948-04-22
W
Warren Hacker
Debut 1948-09-24
J
John Hall
Debut 1948-04-21
B
Bubba Harris
Debut 1948-04-29
J
Jack Harshman
Debut 1948-09-16
B
Bobby Hogue
Debut 1948-04-24
T
Tony Jacobs
Debut 1948-09-19
Showing 48 of 114 players who debuted in 1948.