Vol. 552 - Ron Darling, 1988

Set:  1988 O-Pee-Chee

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  38

Misc. Note:  Ron appeared on the August '86 cover of GQ magazine.

Vol. 515 - Keith Hernandez, 1988

Set:  1988 Donruss All-Stars

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  49

Misc. Note:  This 64-card set features the participants from the '87 All-Star Game.

Vol. 438 - Kevin Elster, 1988

Set:  1988 Donruss The Rookies

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  34

Misc. Note:  Kevin made his big league debut, 9/2/86 vs. San Francisco.

Vol. 380 - Gregg Jefferies, 1988

Set:  1988 CMC Triple A All-Stars

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  27

Misc. Note:  Named Baseball America's Minor League Player of the Year in 1986 and '87.

Vol. 361 - John Mitchell, 1988

Set:  1988 Fleer

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  145

Misc. Note:  John started 19 games for the injury-plagued Mets in '87.

Vol. 320 - Darryl Strawberry, 1988

Set:  1988 Topps UK Minis

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  76

Misc. Note:  There are 4 Mets players included in this 88-card set.

Vol. 285 - Sid Fernandez, 1988

Set:  1988 Fleer Star Stickers

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  101

Misc. Note:  Sid ranked 2nd on the Mets staff in 1988 with 189 strikeouts.

Vol. 271 - Rafael Santana, 1988

Set:  1988 Score

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  316

Misc. Note:  Rafael was dealt to the Yankees in a multiplayer trade in December 1987.

Vol. 260 - Mookie Wilson, 1988

Set:  1988 Leaf

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  249

Misc. Note:  Mookie's given name is 'William.'

Vol. 250 - Davey Johnson, 1988

Set:  1988 Donruss All-Stars

Subset:  Pop-Ups

Card Number:  NNO

Misc. Note:  With Davey as skipper, the N.L. side won a 13-inning affair, 2-0, in 1987.

Vol. 189 - Roger McDowell, 1988

Set:  1988 Donruss Baseball's Best

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  126

Misc. Note:  Roger ranks 7th in Mets franchise history with 84 saves.

Vol. 182 - Barry Lyons, 1988

Set:  1988 Topps

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  633

Misc. Note:  Barry collected 108 RBIs for the Jackson Mets (Texas League) in '85.

Vol. 34 - Tim Teufel, 1988

Set:  1988 Donruss

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  648

Misc. Note:  As of this post, there are 29 Tim Teufel cards in my collection.

Vol. 3 - Keith Hernandez, 1988

Set:  1988 Score
Subset:  Base

Card Number:  400

Misc. Note:  Green is one of the five colors used in the '88 Score base set.