Lance Parrish Autographed 1987 Fleer Award Winners #28 Detroit Tigers Card

Add a distinctive 7-Eleven-exclusive boxed-set issue of Lance Parrish with this 1987 Fleer Award Winners #28 card featuring him with the Detroit Tigers, personally autographed by the eight-time All-Star catcher and 1984 World Series champion.

The 1987 Fleer Award Winners, identified on its original packaging as Baseball's Award Winners, was a special 44-card boxed set distributed exclusively through 7-Eleven convenience stores. The boxed set also included a random selection of six stickers from Fleer's 1987 release. Parrish is correctly cataloged as card #28 with the Detroit Tigers.

This is a particularly appropriate Parrish issue because it followed his outstanding 1986 season, when he captured the American League Silver Slugger Award at catcher. Parrish joined an impressive group of 1986 American League Silver Slugger winners that included Don Mattingly, Wade Boggs, Cal Ripken Jr., Kirby Puckett and Jesse Barfield.

Parrish earned the honor despite an injury-shortened season, demonstrating just how productive he remained when healthy. The award was another milestone in a remarkable run that established him as one of the premier offensive catchers of his generation.

The Award Winners checklist itself is loaded with notable players. Parrish appears alongside Jose Canseco, Gary Carter, Roger Clemens, Tony Gwynn, Don Mattingly, Dale Murphy, Kirby Puckett, Cal Ripken Jr., Ryne Sandberg, Mike Schmidt and Ozzie Smith, among many others.

This is also an interesting transitional Parrish card. Although the set was released in 1987, it continues to identify Parrish with the Detroit Tigers, where he had earned the award being recognized. Parrish left Detroit following the 1986 season and joined the Philadelphia Phillies for 1987, making this another of his final issues connected to his original Tigers tenure.

Parrish's Detroit career was highlighted by the 1984 World Series championship, and his individual rsum ultimately included eight Major League All-Star selections, three Gold Gloves and six Silver Slugger Awards.

Card Details:

• Player: Lance Parrish
• Team: Detroit Tigers
• Year: 1987
• Manufacturer: Fleer
• Set: Award Winners / Baseball's Award Winners
• Card Number: #28
• Special 44-card boxed-set issue
• Distributed exclusively through 7-Eleven
• Honors Parrish following his 1986 American League Silver Slugger Award
• Different from Parrish's regular 1987 Fleer #160
• Five consecutive All-Star selections from 1982-1986
• Eight-time MLB All-Star
• Three-time Gold Glove Award winner
• Six-time Silver Slugger Award winner
• 1984 World Series Champion
• Personally autographed
• Condition: NM-MT or better

Authentication: Signature obtained through a private signing conducted by Under the Radar Sports Promotions and guaranteed to pass any third-party authentication service.

An excellent addition for collectors of Lance Parrish autographs, Detroit Tigers memorabilia, Fleer Award Winners, 7-Eleven baseball cards, 1980s boxed sets, Silver Slugger winners, or comprehensive signed player collections.