The 1986 Topps Traded Baseball set - a faded crown jewel?
1984 Topps Set (Baseball)
Set Notes
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Excerpt
The cards in this 792-card set measure the standard size. Cards were primarily distributed in 15-card wax packs and 54-card rack packs. For the second year in a row, Topps utilized a dual picture on the front of the card. A portrait is shown in a square insert and an action shot is featured in the main photo. Card numbers 1-6 feature 1983 highlights (HL), cards 131-138 depict League Leaders, card numbers 386-407 feature All-Stars, and card numbers 701-718 feature active Major League career leaders in various statistical categories.
Rookies
- (8) Don Mattingly
- (99) Craig Lefferts
- (144) Brian Harper
- (178) Bill Krueger
- (182) Darryl Strawberry
- (198) Bill Doran
- (206) Andy Van Slyke
- (208) Jose Oquendo
- (235) Matt Young
- (262) Tom Candiotti
- (270) Jeff Russell
- (309) Tony Phillips
- (324) Alejandro Pena
- (332) Kevin Gross
- (349) Bob Gibson
- (376) Dave Anderson
- (413) Spike Owen
- (472) Mike Brown
- (475) Gary Redus
- (534) Pete O'Brian
- (581) Jose DeLeon
- (683) Marty Barrett
More set notes
Only three baseball players, but some very significant non-baseball cards mark this set.
The 1988 U.S. Olympic baseball team joins rookies and traded veterans.
Focusing on more than 150 years worth of America's most famous movers and shakers.
This set consists of 792 standard-size cards. Cards were primarily issued in 17-card wax packs, 50-card rack packs and factory sets. Card fronts feature wood grain borders encasing a color photo (reminiscent of Topps classic 1962 baseball set). Subsets include Record Breakers (1-7), Turn Back The Clock (311-315), All-Star selections (595-616), and Team Leaders (scattered throughout the set). The manager cards contain a team checklist on back.
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