1985 Topps
Total Cards: 792
Rating: 7.8 (172 votes)
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Notes: Distributed in one series (#1-792)
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- Card #88 of Bryn Smith shows him autographing a 1983 Topps card.
- Card #278 of Darryl Strawberry was featured on the cover of the August 1991 issue of Sports Card Trader magazine.
- Three of the USA Baseball cards feature players that never reached the Major Leagues (Sid Akins, Flavio Alfaro, Bob Caffrey).
- "Topps All-Star Rookie" trophies were not included on the cards of the 1984 winners: Mike Fitzgerald (C), Alvin Davis (1B), Juan Samuel (2B), Brook Jacoby (3B), Jackie Gutierrez (SS), Kirby Puckett (OF), Dan Gladden (OF), Carmelo Martinez (OF), Dwight Gooden (RHP), Mark Langston (LHP).
- Card #497 of Gary Pettis is a picture of his younger brother Lynn, but was never changed.
- Team logos returned to card fronts for the first time in twenty years.
- Since players with remaining NCAA eligibility could not be included in the set, there are no USA Olympic Team cards for Will Clark, Chris Gwynn, Barry Larkin or Bobby Witt.
- Within the set were also several different subsets, including:
Record Breakers (#1-10)
Father/Son (#131-143)
USA Olympic Team (#389-401)
All-Star (#701-722)
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User Comments |
1985 Topps were the first baseball packs I ever opened. A family friend gave me two cello packs, the last packs from the Waldenbooks where he worked. I barely followed baseball nor knew the players but I was thrilled to get an Ozzie Smith and Steve Braun, as the hometown Cardinals were my favorite team! I also recall getting Bret Saberhagen, Roger Clemens and Eric Davis which I later learned were highly desired by 8th grade classmates! | ||
1985 All-Star Set Collector's Edition (Glossy Send-Ins) | ||
The following sets show both the Gray Back Variation and White Back Variation Sets.
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Forum |
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Topps 1985 Variations; What's your call? | 19 | Sep 24, 2018 4:18 PM by BOBSCARDZ |
Sample Cards | 15 | Oct 19, 2015 12:01 AM by RoundtheDiamond87 |
External Links |
- BaseballCardPedia: 1985 Topps
- Phillies "Black Box" Variations
- PSA Article: Collecting the 1985 Topps Baseball Set
- PSA Price Guide: 1985 Topps
- PSA Price Guide: 1985 Topps Tiffany
- Sports Collectors Daily: Editor’s Blog: Once Golden, 1985 Topps Ultimately Served Disappointment
- YouTube: 1985 Topps Box Opening
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