1987 Donruss The Rookies cards borrow the same design as the flagship series of that season, swapping out black borders for green. The set contains 56 cards and includes notable rookies like Mark McGwire, Bo Jackson, Fred McGriff, Rafael Palmeiro, and Greg Maddux
Our checklist includes all of the cards to appear in this collection and can be searched or sorted by card number, player, or team.
1987 Donruss The Rookies Checklist
Base Set – 56 Cards
Extended Rookie Cards (XRC) – 23 Cards
Extended Rookie Cards (XRC) – 23 Cards
| # | Player | Team | XRC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark McGwire | Athletics | |
| 2 | Eric Bell | Orioles | |
| 3 | Mark Williamson | Orioles | XRC |
| 4 | Mike Greenwell | Red Sox | |
| 5 | Ellis Burks | Red Sox | |
| 6 | DeWayne Buice | Angels | XRC |
| 7 | Mark McLemore | Angels | |
| 8 | Devon White | Angels | |
| 9 | Willie Fraser | Angels | |
| 10 | Les Lancaster | Cubs | XRC |
| 11 | Kenny Williams | White Sox | XRC |
| 12 | Matt Nokes | Tigers | XRC |
| 13 | Jeff M. Robinson | Tigers | XRC |
| 14 | Bo Jackson | Royals | |
| 15 | Kevin Seitzer | Royals | |
| 16 | Billy Ripken | Orioles | XRC |
| 17 | B.J. Surhoff | Brewers | |
| 18 | Chuck Crim | Brewers | XRC |
| 19 | Mike Birkbeck | Brewers | |
| 20 | Chris Bosio | Brewers | |
| 21 | Les Straker | Twins | XRC |
| 22 | Mark Davidson | Twins | XRC |
| 23 | Gene Larkin | Twins | XRC |
| 24 | Ken Gerhart | Orioles | |
| 25 | Luis Polonia | Athletics | XRC |
| 26 | Terry Steinbach | Athletics | |
| 27 | Mickey Brantley | Mariners | |
| 28 | Mike Stanley | Rangers | |
| 29 | Jerry Browne | Rangers | |
| 30 | Todd Benzinger | Red Sox | XRC |
| 31 | Fred McGriff | Blue Jays | |
| 32 | Mike Henneman | Tigers | XRC |
| 33 | Casey Candaele | Expos | |
| 34 | Dave Magadan | Mets | |
| 35 | David Cone | Mets | |
| 36 | Mike Jackson | Phillies | XRC |
| 37 | John Mitchell | Mets | XRC |
| 38 | Mike Dunne | Pirates | |
| 39 | John Smiley | Pirates | XRC |
| 40 | Joe Magrane | Cardinals | XRC |
| 41 | Jim Lindeman | Cardinals | |
| 42 | Shane Mack | Padres | |
| 43 | Stan Jefferson | Padres | |
| 44 | Benito Santiago | Padres | |
| 45 | Matt Williams | Giants | XRC |
| 46 | Dave Meads | Astros | XRC |
| 47 | Rafael Palmeiro | Cubs | |
| 48 | Bill Long | White Sox | XRC |
| 49 | Bob Brower | Rangers | |
| 50 | Jim Steels | Padres | XRC |
| 51 | Paul Noce | Cubs | |
| 52 | Greg Maddux | Cubs | |
| 53 | Jeff Musselman | Blue Jays | |
| 54 | Brian Holton | Dodgers | |
| 55 | Chuck Jackson | Astros | XRC |
| 56 | Checklist 1-56 |