1980 Topps Set Needs

As of 2/3/2013 need: 397

1. 1 Brock/Yastrzemski -- Highlights
2. 2 Willie McCovey -- Highlights 
3. 3 Manny Mota -- Highlights 
4. 5 Garry Templeton -- Highlights 
5. 7 Mike Lum -- Atlanta Braves 
6. 9 Steve Braun -- Kansas City Royals
7. 10 Denny Martinez -- Baltimore Orioles
8. 13 Ron Pruitt -- Cleveland Indians
9. 14 Dave Cash -- Montreal Expos 
10. 15 Bill Campbell -- Boston Red Sox 
11. 17 Bruce Sutter -- Chicago Cubs 
12. 19 Balor Moore -- Toronto Blue Jays
13. 21 Manny Sarmiento -- Cincinnati Reds
14. 23 Derrel Thomas -- Los Angeles Dodgers
15. 24 Jim Slaton -- Milwaukee Brewers
16. 25 Lee Mazzilli -- New York Mets 
17. 29 Mark Wagner -- Detroit Tigers 
18. 31 Jay Johnstone -- San Diego Padres
19. 32 Julio Cruz -- Seattle Mariners
20. 33 Tony Scott -- St. Louis Cardinals
21. 36 Rusty Torres -- Chicago White Sox
22. 37 Kiko Garcia -- Baltimore Orioles
23. 38 Dan Spillner -- Cleveland Indians
24. 39 Rowland Office -- Atlanta Braves 
25. 40 Carlton Fisk -- Boston Red Sox 
26. 41 Pat Corrales MGR -- Texas Rangers 
27. 43 Bombo Rivera -- Minnesota Twins
28. 44 Bill Fahey -- San Diego Padres
29. 45 Frank White -- Kansas City Royals
30. 46 Rico Carty -- Toronto Blue Jays
31. 48 Rick Miller -- California Angels
32. 49 Mario Guerrero -- Oakland Athletics
33. 50 J.R. Richard -- Houston Astros 
34. 55 Bill Madlock -- Pittsburgh Pirates
35. 56 Bobby Valentine -- Seattle Mariners
36. 60 Bucky Dent -- New York Yankees
37. 61 Gary Serum -- Minnesota Twins
38. 62 Mike Ivie -- San Francisco Giants
39. 66 Jim Frey MGR -- Kansas City Royals
40. 75 Bill Russell -- Los Angeles Dodgers
41. 76 John Stearns -- New York Mets 
42. 77 Dave Stieb -- Toronto Blue Jays
43. 78 Ruppert Jones -- Seattle Mariners
44. 80 Ron LeFlore -- Detroit Tigers 
45. 82 Bill Virdon MGR -- Houston Astros 
46. 83 Steve Trout -- Chicago White Sox
47. 85 Ted Simmons -- St. Louis Cardinals
48. 87 Pepe Frias -- Atlanta Braves 
49. 93 Dave Roberts -- Texas Rangers 
50. 94 Neil Allen -- New York Mets 
51. 95 Cecil Cooper -- Milwaukee Brewers
52. 96 Jim Marshall MGR -- Oakland Athletics
53. 97 Bill Lee -- Montreal Expos 
54. 99 Victor Cruz -- Cleveland Indians
55. 100 Johnny Bench -- Cincinnati Reds
56. 103 Bill Caudill -- Chicago Cubs 
57. 105 Frank Tanana -- California Angels
58. 106 Jeff Leonard -- Houston Astros 
59. 107 Francisco Barrios -- Chicago White Sox
60. 108 Bob Horner -- Atlanta Braves 
61. 110 Fred Lynn -- Boston Red Sox 
62. 112 Tony LaRussa MGR -- Chicago White Sox
63. 113 Geoff Zahn -- Minnesota Twins
64. 114 Juan Beniquez -- New York Yankees
65. 116 Larry Cox -- Seattle Mariners
66. 118 Phil Garner -- Pittsburgh Pirates
67. 121 Checklist 1-121 
68. 123 Lynn Jones -- Detroit Tigers 
69. 124 Dave Lemanczyk -- Toronto Blue Jays
70. 125 Tony Perez -- Montreal Expos 
71. 126 Dave Tomlin -- Cincinnati Reds
72. 128 Tom Burgmeier -- Boston Red Sox 
73. 129 Craig Reynolds -- Houston Astros 
74. 130 Amos Otis -- Kansas City Royals
75. 131 Paul Mitchell -- Milwaukee Brewers
76. 132 Biff Pocoroba -- Atlanta Braves 
77. 134 Matt Keough -- Oakland Athletics
78. 135 Bill Buckner -- Chicago Cubs 
79. 136 Dick Ruthven -- Philadelphia Phillies
80. 140 Rich Gossage -- New York Yankees
81. 142 Phil Huffman -- Toronto Blue Jays
82. 143 Bruce Bochte -- Seattle Mariners
83. 144 Steve Comer -- Texas Rangers 
84. 146 Bob Welch -- Los Angeles Dodgers
85. 149 Tom Hume -- Cincinnati Reds
86. 151 Tom Hausman -- New York Mets 
87. 152 John Fulgham -- St. Louis Cardinals
88. 153 Tim Blackwell -- Chicago Cubs 
89. 154 Lary Sorensen -- Milwaukee Brewers
90. 159 Ken Clay -- New York Yankees
91. 160 Eddie Murray -- Baltimore Orioles
92. 161 Larry Christenson -- Philadelphia Phillies
93. 162 Bob Randall -- Minnesota Twins
94. 167 Jack Clark -- San Francisco Giants
95. 169 Luis Gomez -- Toronto Blue Jays
96. 170 Burt Hooton -- Los Angeles Dodgers
97. 171 Fernando Gonzalez -- San Diego Padres
98. 172 Ron Hodges -- New York Mets 
99. 174 Ray Knight -- Cincinnati Reds
100. 177 Dave Heaverlo -- Oakland Athletics
101. 178 Tim McCarver -- Philadelphia Phillies
102. 180 Warren Cromartie -- Montreal Expos 
103. 181 Moose Haas -- Milwaukee Brewers
104. 183 Jim Anderson -- California Angels
105. 185 Hal McRae -- Kansas City Royals
106. 186 Junior Moore -- Chicago White Sox
107. 187 Alan Ashby -- Houston Astros 
108. 191 Ted Martinez -- Los Angeles Dodgers
109. 192 Bobby Cox MGR -- Atlanta Braves 
110. 196 Lance Parrish -- Detroit Tigers 
111. 197 Byron McLaughlin -- Seattle Mariners
112. 199 Mike LaCoss -- Cincinnati Reds
113. 200 Jim Rice -- Boston Red Sox 
114. 201 K Hernandez/F Lynn -- League Leaders
115. 202 D Kingman/G Thomas -- League Leaders
116. 203 D Baylor/D Winfield -- League Leaders
117. 204 O Moreno/W Wilson -- League Leaders
118. 205 Niekros/M Flanagan -- League Leaders
119. 206 Nolan Ryan/J Richard -- League Leaders
120. 207 J Richard/R Guidry -- League Leaders
121. 209 Von Joshua -- Los Angeles Dodgers
122. 210 Steve Carlton -- Philadelphia Phillies
123. 212 Dave Roberts -- Pittsburgh Pirates
124. 214 Jim Fregosi MGR -- California Angels
125. 216 Phil Mankowski -- Detroit Tigers 
126. 217 Ed Halicki -- San Francisco Giants
127. 218 Jose Morales -- Minnesota Twins
128. 219 Steve Mingori -- Kansas City Royals
129. 222 Ron Hassey -- Cleveland Indians
130. 223 Bob Sykes -- St. Louis Cardinals
131. 225 Lou Piniella -- New York Yankees
132. 226 Bill Stein -- Seattle Mariners
133. 228 Johnny Oates -- Los Angeles Dodgers
134. 230 Dave Winfield -- San Diego Padres
135. 235 Andre Dawson -- Montreal Expos 
136. 238 Rob Wilfong -- Minnesota Twins
137. 240 Dave Kingman -- Chicago Cubs 
138. 241 Checklist 122-242 
139. 244 Ken Boyer MGR -- St. Louis Cardinals
140. 245 Phil Niekro -- Atlanta Braves 
141. 247 Frank Riccelli -- Houston Astros 
142. 248 Jamie Quirk -- Kansas City Royals
143. 249 Jim Clancy -- Toronto Blue Jays
144. 250 Jim Kaat -- New York Yankees
145. 251 Kip Young -- Detroit Tigers 
146. 252 Ted Cox -- Cleveland Indians
147. 253 John Montague -- California Angels
148. 254 Paul Dade -- San Diego Padres
149. 257 Larry Herndon -- San Francisco Giants
150. 258 Paul Moskau -- Cincinnati Reds
151. 259 Joe Torre MGR -- New York Mets 
152. 260 Al Oliver -- Texas Rangers 
153. 263 Dave LaRoche -- California Angels
154. 264 Bill Robinson -- Pittsburgh Pirates
155. 267 Dan Schatzeder -- Montreal Expos 
156. 268 Rafael Landestoy -- Houston Astros 
157. 270 Mike Schmidt -- Philadelphia Phillies
158. 271 Dick Drago -- Boston Red Sox 
159. 274 Dale Murphy -- Atlanta Braves 
160. 275 Jerry Koosman -- Minnesota Twins
161. 276 Tom Veryzer -- Cleveland Indians
162. 277 Rick Bosetti -- Toronto Blue Jays
163. 278 Jim Spencer -- New York Yankees
164. 279 Rob Andrews -- San Francisco Giants
165. 282 Darrell Johnson MGR -- Seattle Mariners
166. 285 Don Baylor -- California Angels
167. 286 Darold Knowles -- St. Louis Cardinals
168. 287 John Lowenstein -- Baltimore Orioles
169. 288 Dave Rozema -- Detroit Tigers 
170. 289 Bruce Bochy -- Houston Astros 
171. 290 Steve Garvey -- Los Angeles Dodgers
172. 294 Charlie Spikes -- Atlanta Braves 
173. 298 Ken Holtzman -- Chicago Cubs 
174. 300 Ron Guidry -- New York Yankees
175. 302 Tom Lasorda MGR -- Los Angeles Dodgers
176. 303 Bill Castro -- Milwaukee Brewers
177. 304 Butch Wynegar -- Minnesota Twins
178. 305 Randy Jones -- San Diego Padres
179. 306 Denny Walling -- Houston Astros 
180. 316 Bob Lacey -- Oakland Athletics
181. 319 Chris Speier -- Montreal Expos 
182. 320 Dennis Eckersley -- Boston Red Sox 
183. 321 Keith Hernandez -- St. Louis Cardinals
184. 324 Tom Underwood -- Toronto Blue Jays
185. 326 Bo McLaughlin -- Atlanta Braves 
186. 328 Gene Mauch MGR -- Minnesota Twins
187. 330 Al Cowens -- Kansas City Royals
188. 332 Enrique Romo -- Pittsburgh Pirates
189. 335 Willie McCovey -- San Francisco Giants
190. 337 Carney Lansford -- California Angels
191. 340 Ken Singleton -- Baltimore Orioles
192. 341 Jim Essian -- Oakland Athletics
193. 343 Mike Vail -- Chicago Cubs 
194. 345 Larry Parish -- Montreal Expos 
195. 348 Checklist 243-363 
196. 350 George Hendrick -- St. Louis Cardinals
197. 352 Dan Briggs -- San Diego Padres
198. 353 Andy Hassler -- New York Mets 
199. 356 Jerry Coleman MGR -- San Diego Padres
200. 358 Lou Whitaker -- Detroit Tigers 
201. 361 Wayne Garland -- Cleveland Indians
202. 362 Danny Goodwin -- Minnesota Twins
203. 363 Wayne Gross -- Oakland Athletics
204. 364 Ray Burris -- New York Mets 
205. 366 Rob Dressler -- Seattle Mariners
206. 369 Jim Kern -- Texas Rangers  
207. 371 Jack Morris -- Detroit Tigers 
208. 373 Dan Petry -- Detroit Tigers 
209. 374 Jim Gantner -- Milwaukee Brewers
210. 375 Ross Grimsley -- Montreal Expos 
211. 377 Junior Kennedy -- Cincinnati Reds
212. 378 Jerry Mumphrey -- St. Louis Cardinals
213. 379 Kevin Bell -- Chicago White Sox
214. 380 Garry Maddox -- Philadelphia Phillies
215. 381 Preston Gomez MGR -- Chicago Cubs 
216. 382 Dave Freisleben -- Toronto Blue Jays
217. 386 Darrell Jackson -- Minnesota Twins
218. 387 Fred Stanley -- New York Yankees
219. 388 Mike Paxton -- Cleveland Indians
220. 389 Pete LaCock -- Kansas City Royals
221. 396 Dan Meyer -- Seattle Mariners
222. 400 George Foster -- Cincinnati Reds
223. 404 Earl Weaver MGR -- Baltimore Orioles
224. 405 Dwight Evans -- Boston Red Sox 
225. 407 Tony Solaita -- Toronto Blue Jays
226. 409 Paul Splittorff -- Kansas City Royals
227. 410 Bobby Bonds -- Cleveland Indians 
228. 419 Vic Correll -- Cincinnati Reds
229. 422 Larry Milbourne -- Seattle Mariners
230. 424 Dick Howser MGR -- New York Yankees
231. 427 Tom Hutton -- Montreal Expos 
232. 429 Duane Kuiper -- Cleveland Indians
233. 430 Larry Hisle -- Milwaukee Brewers
234. 435 Don Gullett -- New York Yankees
235. 436 Billy Almon -- San Diego Padres
236. 438 Dave Revering -- Oakland Athletics
237. 440 Don Sutton -- Los Angeles Dodgers
238. 441 Eric Soderholm -- Texas Rangers 
239. 442 Jorge Orta -- Chicago White Sox
240. 445 Mark Fidrych -- Detroit Tigers 
241. 448 Jim Wohlford -- Milwaukee Brewers
242. 450 George Brett -- Kansas City Royals
243. 451 Dave Garcia MGR -- Cleveland Indians
244. 452 Steve Dillard -- Chicago Cubs 
245. 453 Mike Bacsik -- Minnesota Twins
246. 455 Mike Torrez -- Boston Red Sox 
247. 458 Billy Sample -- Texas Rangers 
248. 459 Mickey Lolich -- San Diego Padres
249. 461 Dwayne Murphy -- Oakland Athletics
250. 463 Jerry Royster -- Atlanta Braves 
251. 465 Rick Monday -- Los Angeles Dodgers
252. 466 Mike Squires -- Chicago White Sox
253. 467 Jesse Jefferson -- Toronto Blue Jays
254. 468 Aurelio Rodriguez -- Detroit Tigers 
255. 469 Randy Niemann -- Houston Astros 
256. 470 Bob Boone -- Philadelphia Phillies
257. 472 Willie Hernandez -- Chicago Cubs 
258. 473 Bump Wills -- Texas Rangers 
259. 475 Cesar Geronimo -- Cincinnati Reds
260. 476 Bob Shirley -- San Diego Padres
261. 477 Buck Martinez -- Milwaukee Brewers
262. 479 Dick Williams MGR -- Montreal Expos 
263. 480 Bob Watson -- Boston Red Sox 
264. 481 Tom Paciorek -- Seattle Mariners
265. 482 Rickey Henderson -- Oakland Athletics
266. 483 Bo Diaz -- Cleveland Indians
267. 484 Checklist 364-484 
268. 485 Mickey Rivers -- Texas Rangers 
269. 487 Wayne Nordhagen -- Chicago White Sox
270. 491 Steve Mura -- San Diego Padres
271. 492 Todd Cruz -- Kansas City Royals
272. 494 Craig Minetto -- Oakland Athletics
273. 495 Bake McBride -- Philadelphia Phillies
274. 496 Silvio Martinez -- St. Louis Cardinals
275. 499 Dave Bristol MGR -- San Francisco Giants
276. 500 Tom Seaver -- Cincinnati Reds
277. 501 Rennie Stennett -- Pittsburgh Pirates
278. 502 Rich Wortham -- Chicago White Sox
279. 503 Mike Cubbage -- Minnesota Twins
280. 507 Leon Roberts -- Seattle Mariners
281. 510 Ron Cey -- Los Angeles Dodgers
282. 511 Eric Wilkins -- Cleveland Indians
283. 512 Jose Cardenal -- New York Mets 
284. 516 Hector Cruz -- Cincinnati Reds
285. 518 Nelson Norman -- Texas Rangers 
286. 519 Steve Nicosia -- Pittsburgh Pirates
287. 523 Ken Henderson -- Chicago Cubs 
288. 524 Jim Wright -- Boston Red Sox 
289. 525 Clint Hurdle -- Kansas City Royals
290. 526 Dallas Green MGR -- Philadelphia Phillies
291. 528 Adrian Devine -- Atlanta Braves 
292. 529 Jim Barr -- California Angels
293. 532 Willie Horton -- Seattle Mariners
294. 533 Checklist 485-605 
295. 534 Andre Thornton -- Cleveland Indians
296. 535 Bob Forsch -- St. Louis Cardinals
297. 538 Joe Strain -- San Francisco Giants
298. 539 Rudy May -- Montreal Expos 
299. 541 Miguel Dilone -- Chicago Cubs 
300. 543 Pat Kelly -- Baltimore Orioles
301. 544 Rick Sutcliffe -- Los Angeles Dodgers
302. 545 Jeff Burroughs -- Atlanta Braves 
303. 547 John Wathan -- Kansas City Royals
304. 549 Larry Wolfe -- Boston Red Sox 
305. 551 Chuck Tanner MGR -- Pittsburgh Pirates
306. 553 Dick Davis -- Milwaukee Brewers
307. 554 Art Howe -- Houston Astros 
308. 558 Alfredo Griffin -- Toronto Blue Jays
309. 560 Dave Lopes -- Los Angeles Dodgers
310. 561 Eddie Whitson -- San Francisco Giants
311. 563 Will McEnaney -- St. Louis Cardinals
312. 564 Rick Manning -- Cleveland Indians
313. 565 Dennis Leonard -- Kansas City Royals
314. 566 Bud Harrelson -- Philadelphia Phillies
315. 568 Gary Roenicke -- Baltimore Orioles
316. 571 Joe Sambito -- Houston Astros 
317. 577 Bob Mattick MGR -- Toronto Blue Jays
318. 578 Scott Sanderson -- Montreal Expos 
319. 582 Brian Doyle -- New York Yankees
320. 583 Bob Stinson -- Seattle Mariners
321. 584 Kurt Bevacqua -- San Diego Padres
322. 585 Al Hrabosky -- Kansas City Royals
323. 587 Garry Templeton -- St. Louis Cardinals
324. 590 Jim Palmer -- Baltimore Orioles
325. 592 Jon Matlack -- Texas Rangers 
326. 593 Jesus Alou -- Houston Astros 
327. 594 Dick Tidrow -- Chicago Cubs 
328. 595 Don Money -- Milwaukee Brewers
329. 596 Rick Matula -- Atlanta Braves 
330. 597 Tom Poquette -- Boston Red Sox 
331. 599 Mike Norris -- Oakland Athletics
332. 600 Reggie Jackson -- New York Yankees
333. 601 Buddy Schultz -- St. Louis Cardinals
334. 605 Terry Forster -- Los Angeles Dodgers
335. 606 John McNamara MGR -- Cincinnati Reds
336. 609 Ron Reed -- Philadelphia Phillies
337. 613 Randy Stein -- Seattle Mariners
338. 614 John Hiller -- Detroit Tigers 
339. 618 Bob Montgomery -- Boston Red Sox 
340. 619 Sergio Ferrer -- New York Mets 
341. 620 Richie Zisk -- Texas Rangers 
342. 621 Bob Grich -- California Angels
343. 626 Sparky Anderson MGR -- Detroit Tigers 
344. 630 Larry Bowa -- Philadelphia Phillies
345. 631 Mark Littell -- St. Louis Cardinals
346. 634 Glenn Borgmann -- Minnesota Twins
347. 637 Joe Simpson -- Seattle Mariners
348. 638 Mark Clear -- California Angels
349. 639 Larry Biittner -- Chicago Cubs 
350. 640 Mike Flanagan -- Baltimore Orioles
351. 641 Ed Kranepool -- New York Mets 
352. 645 Rick Burleson -- Boston Red Sox 
353. 646 Checklist 606-726 
354. 650 Joe Morgan -- Cincinnati Reds
355. 654 Bruce Boisclair -- New York Mets 
356. 658 Chris Knapp -- California Angels
357. 659 George Bamberger MGR -- Milwaukee Brewers
358. 660 Rusty Staub -- Montreal Expos 
359. 663 Botting/Clark/Thon -- California Angels Future Stars 
360. 666 Chris/Robbins/Greene -- Detroit Tigers Future Stars 
361. 667 Martin/Paschl/Qsnbry -- Kansas City Royals Future Stars 
362. 668 Boitano/Mullr/Sakata -- Milwaukee Brewers Future Stars 
363. 669 Sofield/Graham/Ward -- Minnesota Twins Future Stars 
364. 670 Brown/Gulden/Jones -- New York Yankees Future Stars 
365. 671 Bryant/Kingmn/Morgan -- Oakland Athletics Future Stars 
366. 672 Craig/Beamon/Vasquez -- Seattle Mariners Future Stars 
367. 673 Allard/GD Gleaton -- Texas Rangers Future Stars 
368. 676 Macko/Geisel/Pagel -- Chicago Cubs Future Stars 
369. 677 DeFrts/Spilmn/Pastor -- Cincinnati Reds Future Stars 
370. 678 Baldwin/Knicely/Ladd -- Houston Astros Future Stars 
371. 679 Beckwth/Hatchr/Pttsn -- Los Angeles Dodgers Future Stars 
372. 680 Mllr/Bernazrd/Tamarq -- Montreal Expos Future Stars 
373. 681 Norman/Orosco/Scott -- New York Mets Future Stars 
374. 684 Frazier/Herr/O'Brien -- St. Louis Cardinals Future Stars 
375. 686 Johnstn/Lttljn/Nastu -- San Francisco Giants Future Stars
376. 688 Steve Stone -- Baltimore Orioles
377. 689 Don Zimmer MGR -- Boston Red Sox 
378. 690 Tommy John -- New York Yankees
379. 694 Jim Rooker -- Pittsburgh Pirates
380. 696 Julio Gonzalez -- Houston Astros 
381. 697 David Clyde -- Cleveland Indians
382. 701 Ken Oberkfell -- St. Louis Cardinals
383. 702 Ed Farmer -- Chicago White Sox
384. 703 Otto Velez -- Toronto Blue Jays
385. 705 Freddie Patek -- Kansas City Royals
386. 706 Tippy Martinez -- Baltimore Orioles
387. 707 Elliott Maddox -- New York Mets 
388. 708 Bob Tolan -- San Diego Padres
389. 710 Graig Nettles -- New York Yankees
390. 713 Terry Whitfield -- San Francisco Giants
391. 717 Mickey Klutts -- Oakland Athletics
392. 719 Don Robinson -- Pittsburgh Pirates
393. 721 Paul Hartzell -- Minnesota Twins
394. 723 Shane Rawley -- Seattle Mariners
395. 725 Rick Wise -- Cleveland Indians
396. 726 Steve Yeager -- Los Angeles Dodgers

1979 Topps Set Needs

As of 6/3/2013 need: 135

1. 1 Carew/Parker -- League Leaders
2. 6 Richard/N. Ryan -- League Leaders
3. 7 Guidry/Swan -- League Leaders
4. 24 Paul Molitor -- Milwaukee Brewers
5. 25 Steve Carlton -- Philadelphia Phillies
6. 27 Dave Goltz -- Minnesota Twins
7. 39 Dale Murphy -- Atlanta Braves 
8. 40 Dennis Eckersley -- Boston Red Sox 
9. 60 Mickey Rivers -- New York Yankees
10. 65 Mark Belanger -- Baltimore Orioles
11. 66 Les Moss -- Detroit Tigers 
12. 76 Warren Cromartie -- Montreal Expos 
13. 80 Jason Thompson -- Detroit Tigers 
14. 82 Joe Torre -- New York Mets 
15. 112 Danny Ozark -- Philadelphia Phillies
16. 123 Lou Whitaker -- Detroit Tigers 
17. 135 Bobby Murcer -- Chicago Cubs 
18. 136 Jim Kaat -- Philadelphia Phillies
19. 140 Don Gullett -- New York Yankees
20. 141 Tom Paciorek -- Seattle Mariners
21. 162 Tom Johnson -- Minnesota Twins
22. 170 Don Sutton -- Los Angeles Dodgers
23. 175 George Hendrick -- St. Louis Cardinals
24. 192 Ken Boyer -- St. Louis Cardinals
25. 195 Bill Madlock -- San Francisco Giants
26. 202 Ron Guidry –- Record Breaker  
27. 204 Pete Rose –- Record Breaker 
28. 212 Carney Lansford -- California Angels
29. 218 Dennis Leonard -- Kansas City Royals
30. 219 Roy Smalley -- Minnesota Twins
31. 223 Kent Tekulve -- Pittsburgh Pirates
32. 225 Rich Gossage -- New York Yankees
33. 227 Steve Stone -- Chicago White Sox
34. 239 Willie Horton -- Toronto Blue Jays
35. 240 Rick Reuschel -- Chicago Cubs 
36. 244 Chuck Tanner -- Pittsburgh Pirates
37. 255 Tommy John -- Los Angeles Dodgers
38. 259 Sparky Anderson -- Cincinnati Reds
39. 280 Andre Thornton -- Cleveland Indians
40. 289 Jose Cruz -- Houston Astros 
41. 298 Rich Gale -- Kansas City Royals
42. 299 Steve Ontiveros -- Chicago Cubs 
43. 308 Bert Blyleven -- Pittsburgh Pirates
44. 309 Ralph Garr -- Chicago White Sox
45. 318 Bob Welsh -- Los Angeles Dodgers
46. 320 Carl Yastrzemski -- Boston Red Sox 
47. 327 Art Howe -- Houston Astros 
48. 329 Joe Coleman -- Toronto Blue Jays
49. 330 George Brett -- Kansas City Royals
50. 332 Gary Alexander -- Cleveland Indians
51. 333 Chat Lemon -- Chicago White Sox
52. 336 Bobby Thompson -- Texas Rangers 
53. 338 Vic Harris -- San Francisco Giants
54. 339 Ron Jackson -- California Angels
55. 341 Willie Upshaw -- Toronto Blue Jays
56. 343 Ed Glynn -- Detroit Tigers 
57. 345 Tug McGraw -- Philadelphia Phillies
58. 348 Andre Dawson -- Montreal Expos 
59. 349 Jim Wright -- Boston Red Sox 
60. 351 Wayne Nordhagen -- Chicago White Sox
61. 355 Lee Mazzilli -- New York Mets 
62. 356 Joe Altobelli -- San Francisco Giants
63. 357 Jerry Augustine -- Milwaukee Brewers
64. 360 Amos Otis -- Kansas City Royals
65. 361 Tom Dixon -- Houston Astros 
66. 362 Mike Cubbage -- Minnesota Twins
67. 365 Sparky Lyle -- New York Yankees
68. 366 Juan Bernhardt -- Seattle Mariners
69. 367 Dave Skaggs -- Baltimore Orioles
70. 372 Lamar Johnson -- Chicago White Sox
71. 374 Ed Herrmann -- Montreal Expos 
72. 376 Gorman Thomas -- Milwaukee Brewers
73. 377 Paul Moskau -- Cincinnati Reds
74. 378 Rob Picciolo -- Oakland Athletics
75. 381 Bill Virdon -- Houston Astros 
76. 384 Tommy Boggs -- Atlanta Braves 
77. 385 Dan Ford -- Minnesota Twins
78. 386 Francisco Barrios -- Chicago White Sox
79. 387 Gary Thomasson -- New York Yankees
80. 388 Jack Billingham -- Detroit Tigers 
81. 392 Doug Ault -- Toronto Blue Jays
82. 400 Jim Rice -- Boston Red Sox 
83. 404 Don Kessinger -- Chicago White Sox
84. 411 Cobb/Sisler -- All Time Leaders
85. 412 Aaron/Wilson -- All Time Leaders 
86. 414 Cobb/Hornsby -- All Time Leaders 
87. 417 Johnson/Ryan -- All Time Leaders 
88. 430 Dave Parker -- Pittsburgh Pirates
89. 431 Glenn Borgmann -- Minnesota Twins
90. 440 Rusty Staub -- Detroit Tigers 
91. 447 Manny Sanguillen -- Pittsburgh Pirates
92. 460 Graig Nettles -- New York Yankees
93. 465 Reggie Smith -- Los Angeles Dodgers
94. 475 Dan Driessen -- Cincinnati Reds
95. 477 Bob Grich -- California Angels
96. 480 Fred Lynn -- Boston Red Sox 
97. 485 Bucky Dent -- New York Yankees
98. 492 Bob Bailor -- Toronto Blue Jays
99. 495 Tony Perez -- Montreal Expos 
100. 508 Charlie Hough -- Los Angeles Dodgers
101. 519 Ben Oglivie -- Milwaukee Brewers
102. 520 Gary Carter -- Montreal Expos 
103. 530 Frank Tanana -- California Angels
104. 536 Jerry Reuss -- Pittsburgh Pirates
105. 540 Greg Luzinski -- Philadelphia Phillies
106. 549 Bob Bailey -- Boston Red Sox 
107. 550 Sal Bando -- Milwaukee Brewers
108. 555 Biff Pocoroba -- Atlanta Braves 
109. 562 Dusty Baker -- Los Angeles Dodgers
110. 591 Mike Hargrove -- Texas Rangers 
111. 600 George Foster -- Cincinnati Reds
112. 606 Dick Williams -- Montreal Expos 
113. 610 Mike Schmidt -- Philadelphia Phillies
114. 619 Ken Landreaux -- California Angels
115. 620 Bert Campaneris -- Texas Rangers 
116. 625 Mark Fidrych -- Detroit Tigers 
117. 626 Bob Lemon -- New York Yankees
118. 644 Manny Mota -- Los Angeles Dodgers
119. 645 George Scott -- Boston Red Sox 
120. 646 Rick Sweet -- San Diego Padres
121. 648 Lou Piniella -- New York Yankees
122. 665 Lou Brock -- St. Louis Cardinals
123. 670 Jim Hunter -- New York Yankees
124. 675 Tim McCarver -- Philadelphia Phillies
125. 678 Geoff Zahn -- Minnesota Twins
126. 689 Orioles Team -- Baltimore Orioles
127. 695 Keith Hernandez -- St. Louis Cardinals
128. 703 Anderson/Frost/Slatr -- California Angels Prospects 
129. 704 Baumg./Colbrn/Squirs -- Chicago White Sox Prospects 
130. 706 Stegman/Tobik/Young -- Detroit Tigers Prospects 
131. 707 Bass/Gaudet/McGilbry -- Kansas City Royals Prospects 
132. 709 Peri./Sofld./Stanfld -- Minnesota Twins Prospects 
133. 710 Doyle/Heath/Rajsich -- New York Yankees Prospects  
134. 712 Ander./Bier./McLaugh -- Seattle Mariners Prospects 
135. 719 Guerrero/Law/Simpson -- Los Angeles Dodgers Prospects 

Twinsfest Recap (Kinda)

It's finally Friday and I'm finally turning back to Twinsfest. First, 1,000,000 thanks to dayf, Doug, Scott, and Darren for the recent trades. You guys rock, and I'm getting ever closer to finishing another set this year. As a kid I always came really close but could never get those last few cards. For some reason working on 30-year-old sets is a lot easier.

My stated Twinsfest goals were to get Twins HOFers Bert Blyleven and Rod Carew. Everything else, I decided, would be gravy. I missed out on Killebrew a few years ago, and wasn't going to let this particular opportunity pass me by, so I downloaded the Twinsfest auto schedule, reached out to bloggers who'd been there before, and strategized.

What I came up with was simple"

1) Get there right when the doors open. On the one hand it was cold last Saturday. On the other, wristbands for Justin Morneau autos were going to be given out first thing, and they would be the big draw for most folks.

2) Be cool waiting. Having seen the lines at the now-defunct Twins auto thingy a few years back, willingness to wait in line up front actually frees you up to get autos once you are through the line. You also guarantee you get the autos you want.

3) Notice when players are scheduled against each other. On Saturday this Bert versus wristbands and, if I remember correctly, Carew versus Mauer. In short, the stars were aligned for Saturday to be THE good day to get both in one fell swoop.

That was about it, and that was all I needed.

The Bert line was only about 20 deep when I showed up. As predicted, everyone went straight for the wristbands. Each to their own, right? 

Meeting Bert was fantastic. The coolest part was I got to tell him the story of this card. When I was a kid in SC I once spent three days working in this guys yard in the 1000-degree heat cutting grass, trimming bushes, cleaning ditches, you name it. Before we'd started he'd made me an indecent proposal: cash or vintage cards. This was pre-Internet, and I'd never seen anything like the cardboard he pulled out. This was probably about '86 or so, Bert was on the downswing of his career and considered maybe HOFer. He pulled out this card, among others. At any rate once this this card was in the "you could own this in exchange for work" pile, I was IN. My parents, of course, were appalled, and today the card that "cost" me $50 in labor can be had for a pittance on eBay, but so what? 26 years or so later, I got to tell that to Bert AND he signed the card. 

Rod here is much less dramatic. I wanted an awesome card for him to sign, grabbed this on the aforementioned eBay, and headed to the Cities. Truth be told, it narrowly won out of his '79 Topps issue in which his displaying that classic Rod Carew stance, but this is a damn fine card.

Having gotten Bert early, I basically messed around for almost 4 hours until it was Carew time (more on that in a moment). And by that I mean, time to line up 1 and 1/2 hours before the signing. And when I arrived, not only was Paul Molitor still in full swing, but the Carew line was already 15 or so folks deep. Was it necessary to get there so early? I don't know. What I do know is I scored Rod's auto (Twins fans call players by their first names, not "Mr. So-and-so" which for a southerner is weird, but I can learn), and that made the trip a success. 

But wait, there's more.

Part of that 4 hours was spent finding a '72 Fergie Jenkins to have signed at the Fergie Jenkins Foundation booth. I'd seen this card online and thought it looked perfect for an auto. I searched around and struck up a conversation with a cool dealer about some vintage he had. He didn't have this card on hand, but said to come back in 30 minutes. I did, and for $2 he handed it over. The added bonus to all of this, of course, was meeting Mr. Jenkins, who'd happened to have brought along some friends.

The 4th HOFer I got to sign a card that day, Rollie Fingers. The uni, the pre-mustache Rollie, the psychedelic tombstone, what more could you ask for? 

How about one more auto, Mudcat Grant sporting some of the most amazing muttonchops you'll ever see on a man. He saw this, laughed, and turned to Mr. Fingers, saying something about how awesome the early 70s A's were style-wise. I then asked about where "Mudcat" came from (apparently because people thought he was from Mississippi), to which Mr. Fingers said, "If they'd known you were from Florida it would have been dolphin, 'Dolphin Grant.'" 

Anyway, Saturday was so awesome I wasn't too bummed about missing Sunday due to incoming weather (it's a 5-hour drive to where I live). All the same, I not only got my two big guys, but also three more amazing ones in addition to a few current Twins.

Have a good one everybody and good night Pumpsie Green, wherever you are!

2013 Elliot Johnson Countdown

Until the CC is released (series 2?), I'm gonna keep track of the EJs I pick up and the ones I need. Here goes:

Have:
Base
Emerald Foil
Target Red
Walmart Blue
Gold

Need:
Black
Pink
Camo
All 4 Plates
Platinum

Gonna post the rest of the collection soon!

Any (Elliot) Johnsons pulled yet?

Horrible puns aside, looking to trade!

My Funky Valentine: Ellis

TwinsFest was a blast. I'll scan the autos to post them later this week. In other news, I was recently disappointed by the Topps series 1 checklist: no Elliot Johnson. But then what should I find in my inbox this morning but an auction for a Target Red parallel. All is right with the world.

Anyway, something to get your blood moving on a Monday, a 1981 Topps Ellis Valentine.

The half-football facemask transforms the bat/donut combo and makes him look like a 5th-century visigoth about to parade down the streets of Rome. Dude looks bad. He was an AS in '77, a GG winner in '78, and people still revere his cannon arm. His slash line from that year (.315/.367/.524, OPS+ of 147) is the kind of thing that has a fan base salivating over what that guy will look like in 5 years. Indeed, he was supposed to anchor the Montreal OF for years along with another rising star, Andre Dawson. 

So, what happened?

In 1981 while in the midst of a breakout season at age 25 he was hit by a pitch on May 30. And it wasn't any pitch as it fractured his cheekbone and put him on the DL for 40 days. Topps, known more for its amazing airbrushing than its timely and up-to-date photography, somehow managed to get a post-injury, post-DL picture of Ellis in the on deck circle for its '81 set. Yeoman's work, that.

Coming back from that injury Valentine was never the same. Post-injury his production quickly tailed off (over the next four seasons he would approach league average at best) and he was shipped to the Mets for a promising reliever named Jeff Reardon midway through the 1981 season. The would-be icon Valentine thus has a direct connection to two of the most iconic ballplayers in Montreal history. Funny how things work out.

You can spend your life wondering "what if?" or overcome your personal demons and become a motivational speaker in your home state. I'm happy to report that according to his website Valentine did the latter. As much as I'd love to score a ttm auto from him the cost is prohibitive for my budget at the moment ($15). Some day.

Anyway, have a good one everybody and good night Pumpsie Green, wherever you are!