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Thursday, February 20, 2020

Year: 1983

Set: Topps (Rate)

Card: #681 Dodgers Leaders / Checklist (Pedro Guerrero / Fernando Valenzuela)


“ These were the first baseball (or any sport, save Mork&Mindy and Hulk) packs that I opened. Not in mint condition but I still have this one. ” -volbox

“ I like this. As far as team checklists go, this is a quality card. And so much green, which is my favorite color, just makes it better. Quite a disparity in the photos. ” -Billy Kingsley

“ This is This is my favorite Topps best baseball issue during the 1980's. This was the era when Topps printed Team Cards for all teams. The best part is this card is that it shows my favorite baseball team with two Dodgers legends on it. ” -Brendan Barrick
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“ Team leaders and team checklist on the back ahh these were the days...... of mass production and thank goodness, this way there is enough for everyone to enjoy. ” -baseballcardstoreca
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“ I miss Fernando mania. ” -UKboogie

“ I loved this card as a kid. Beautiful. ” -parsley24

“ Ahh, the good old team checklist .Nice card. ” -uncaian

“ Love the style of these older team leader subsets. The modern ones don't stand out as being anything special. Then again now they don't do any "sub-sets" do they? ” -captkirk42

“ I like the 'Leaders' cards. However, I prefer the 'League Leaders' with the top league leaders on the front of the card. The uniform number on the back of the card is unique. ” -jayoneill

“ Two guys that seemed destined for absolute greatness early in their careers. I'm glad they both spent some time with St Louis, even if only briefly in Fernando's case, and certainly had careers to be proud of, but man oh man they both had HOF aspirations that never came to fruition. ” -Brimose

“ 82 was a great year, Pedro hit 304 and Fernando threw 2.87 and I was born. I'm sure other things happened but those were the top 3. I loved these old checklist, the best way to find if you had all the players for your team, at this time. Too bad me and countless others actually drew on the back of these cards to keep track. ” -davidhandberry

“ Fernando Mania! Part of me wishes they still did team leader cards like this. ” -vanstryland

“ What a combo in `82.......... ” -OogaBooga

“ Topps could easily do these Team Leader cards now. Why don't they? ” -rmitchell6700

“ not gonna lie I didn't realise they had those batting helmets with just the 1 ear cover back in the 80s, I didn't think they came around till the late 90s ” -Thunderfoot

“ Love the 1983 Topps set. But this card is not great. ” -cjjt


Additional Comments

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ToppsrBest

Posts: 635
Joined: Jul 2018
Thursday, February 20, 2020 4:44 AM

This was my 6th year of collecting. I like anything Topps puts out but the Sets from my childhood are Aaawesome!


   

bbcardz

Posts: 1134
Joined: Feb 2018
Thursday, February 20, 2020 5:32 AM

One of the 1981 World Series MVPs and Fernandomania! Awesome card! I saw Pedro Guerrerro signing at a card show at a high school in La Verne, CA last year. Fernando was nice enough to take a picture with me at the press box level of Dodger Stadium about eight years ago. Good times...


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TraderJack

Posts: 38
Joined: Feb 2017
Thursday, February 20, 2020 12:33 PM

Regarding one ear flap . . . . . check out Jim Fregosi's 1968 Topps card.


   

BuccaneersDen

Posts: 662
Joined: Jun 2018
Friday, February 21, 2020 5:15 PM

Awesome card! Growing up in Canada and only being able to collect O~Pee~Chee (before free-trade & NAFTA) our sets ended after card# 396 in this set. 


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