1988 Score Rookie Sluggers baseball card features Mark McGwire and Matt Nokes, two promising rookie players from the St. Louis Cardinals and Oakland Athletics, respectively. The card is graded by Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) with a 6.5 grade, which indicates that it is in “Good” condition.

Mark McGwire, nicknamed “Big Mac,” made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Oakland Athletics on September 17, 1987. He quickly established himself as a power hitter, setting the MLB rookie home run record with 49 homers in the 1998 season. McGwire’s impressive performance earned him numerous accolades, including three All-Star Game appearances and two Silver Slugger Awards. His career was marked by controversy due to his involvement in the steroid scandal that rocked MLB in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Matt Nokes made his MLB debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on August 23, 1987. He was primarily known for his defensive skills as a catcher but also showed potential as a power hitter, hitting a career-high of 23 home runs in the 1993 season. Nokes played for several teams throughout his career, including the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles. His most notable achievement came in Game Five of the 1995 American League Division Series when he hit a walk-off home run against the New York Yankees to send the Orioles to the next round.

The design of this Score Rookie Sluggers card features each player along with their name, team logo, position, and statistics from their rookie season. The reverse side of the card includes additional statistics and biographical information about each player’s career up to that point. The card is part of Score Rookie Sluggers Series #1 released in late summer or early fall of 1988.