1987 Baseball Cards
Junk Wax EraComplete guide to 1987 MLB baseball cards — rookie cards, notable sets, player debuts, and current collectible values.
1987
MLB Season
155
Players Debuted
2
Notable Card Sets
Notable 1987 Card Sets
1987 Topps Baseball (Barry Bonds RC, Barry Larkin RC)
1987 Fleer Baseball
Junk Wax Era Context
The Junk Wax Era (1987–1993) was characterized by massive overproduction — card companies printed millions of copies of each card. Most cards from this era have minimal value due to oversupply. However, 1987 key rookie cards in PSA 10 condition can still command significant premiums because graded high-grade copies are rare.
1987 MLB Debuts 155 players
S
Shawn Abner
Debut 1987-09-08
T
Troy Afenir
Debut 1987-09-14
J
Jay Aldrich
Debut 1987-06-05
S
Scott Anderson
Debut 1987-04-08
J
Jeff Ballard
Debut 1987-05-09
B
Bill Bean
Debut 1987-04-25
T
Tim Belcher
Debut 1987-09-06
T
Todd Benzinger
Debut 1987-06-21
D
Damon Berryhill
Debut 1987-09-05
J
Jeff Blauser
Debut 1987-07-05
T
Tom Bolton
Debut 1987-05-17
R
Rod Booker
Debut 1987-04-29
M
Mike Brumley
Debut 1987-06-16
J
Jay Buhner
Debut 1987-09-11
D
DeWayne Buice
Debut 1987-04-25
J
John Burkett
Debut 1987-09-15
E
Ellis Burks
Debut 1987-04-30
R
Randy Byers
Debut 1987-09-07
G
Greg Cadaret
Debut 1987-07-05
K
Ken Caminiti
Debut 1987-07-16
M
Mike Campbell
Debut 1987-07-04
M
Mark Carreon
Debut 1987-09-08
M
Mark Ciardi
Debut 1987-04-09
M
Marty Clary
Debut 1987-09-05
K
Kevin Coffman
Debut 1987-09-05
J
Joey Cora
Debut 1987-04-06
T
Tim Crews
Debut 1987-07-27
C
Chuck Crim
Debut 1987-04-08
J
Jack Daugherty
Debut 1987-09-01
J
John Davis
Debut 1987-07-24
J
Jeff DeWillis
Debut 1987-04-19
O
Orestes Destrade
Debut 1987-09-11
M
Mike Devereaux
Debut 1987-09-02
M
Mario Diaz
Debut 1987-09-12
B
Brian Dorsett
Debut 1987-09-08
K
Ken Dowell
Debut 1987-06-24
T
Tim Drummond
Debut 1987-09-12
R
Rob Ducey
Debut 1987-05-01
M
Mike Dunne
Debut 1987-06-05
L
Logan Easley
Debut 1987-04-09
T
Tom Edens
Debut 1987-06-02
J
Jim Eppard
Debut 1987-09-08
J
John Farrell
Debut 1987-08-18
F
Felix Fermin
Debut 1987-07-08
J
Jeff Fischer
Debut 1987-06-19
T
Todd Frohwirth
Debut 1987-08-10
B
Bill Fulton
Debut 1987-09-12
D
Dave Gallagher
Debut 1987-04-12
Showing 48 of 155 players who debuted in 1987.