The Card: 1978 TCMA Knoxville Knox Sox #0025 Harold Baines
Is this really his first card? Yup!
What is his rookie card? Baine’s real rookie cards would come in 1981: 1981 Fleer #346, 1981 O-Pee-Chee #347, and 1981 Topps #347.
When was he in Cleveland? Baine was traded to Cleveland late in the 1999 season. Despite being 40 years old, he was having a good year and would get his last All-Star game selection. Baines would get 85 at-bats with the Indians, with a .271 AVG and .684 OPS, good for a 75 OPS+. He left as a free agent at the end of the season.
All told Baines would spend 22-seasons in the big leagues, be selected to six All-Star teams, was a Silver Slugger, and was voted into the Hall of Fame in 2019.