Rafael Santana
Rafael Francisco
Santana de la Cruz
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: January 31, 1958 in LaRomana, DR
Signed: 1976 by the New York Yankees
Acquired: as a free agent, January 1984
Departed: traded to the New York Yankees with Victor Garcia for Darren Reed, Phil
Lombardi, and Steve Frey, December 1987
Rafael's major-league résumé may not look
that impressive, but the fact is, he was the starting shortstop for the 1986
World Championship team that won 108 regular-season games. He is pictured here
on his 1987 Donruss Opening Day card. Six more cards and a photo are shown
below.
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This
is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I
transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable
Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are
cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones
that still remained until that final deal.
Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something
to display in my office and den. At the
bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing
was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so
I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs
and game-used areas. If an orange card
is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I am
still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.
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1980s Team-Issued Photo |
1980 Nashville Sounds team set
1984 TCMA Tidewater Tides #16
1985 Donruss #610
1985 Fleer #90
1985 TCMA Mets Postcards #29
1985 Topps #67
1985 Topps Tiffany #67
1986 Donruss #319
1986 Fleer #931986 TCMA Mets Postcards #22
1986 O-Pee-Chee #102
1986 Topps #587
1987 Donruss #569
1987 Donruss Opening Day #126
1987 Fleer #21
1987 Fleer Tiffany #21
1987 Leaf #167
1987 Topps #378
1988 Donruss #633
1988 Donruss Baseball's Best #273
1988 Fleer #149
1988 Panini Stickers #344
1988 Score #316
1988 Score Glossy #316
1988 Score Rookie & Traded #54T
1988 Score Rookie & Traded Glossy #54T
1988 Topps #233
1988 Topps Big #246
1988 Topps Traded #101T
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1984 TCMA |
1985 Topps Tiffany |
1986 Fleer |
1987 Topps |
1989 Bowman #174
1989 Donruss #309
1989 Fleer #268
1989 Panini Stickers #407
1989 Score #296
1989 Score Nat West New York Yankees #11
1989 Topps #792
1989 Topps Big #192
1989 Topps Stickers #313 (uncut)
1989 Upper Deck #216
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1988 Donruss Baseball's Best |
1989 Donruss |
1990 O-Pee-Chee #651
1990 Publications International Stickers
1990 Topps #651
1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #344
1992
Fleer/ProCards Baseball City Royals #38611992 Nobody Beats the Wiz New York Yankees of the '80's
1993
Fleer/ProCards Wilmington Blue Rocks #2015
1994 Classic
Eugene Emeralds #30 (not pictured; team logo; checklist)
2002 Topps Super Teams #135
2002 Topps Super Teams Retrofractor #135 (0599/1986)
2005 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites #121
2005 Topps Retired Signature Edition #TA-RFS (uncirculated; autographed)
2006 Hero Decks Mets Heroes (six of diamonds)
2013 Hero Decks
Mets Heroes (six of diamonds)
Other Rafael Santana memorabilia in my
collection:
early 1980s
team-issued glossy photo (signed by autopen)
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