Baseball Sets - Complete, Near and Partial
22 Lots
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Lot 76. 1963 Topps Starter Set of 218 Cards Including HoFers, Other Stars. Key cards include #1 N.L. Batting Leaders p, 2 A.L. Batting Leaders g, 4 A.L. Home Run Leaders g-vg, 6 A.L. E.R.A. Leaders vg, 8 A.L. Pitching Leaders vg-ex, 9 N.L. Strikeout Leaders g, 10 A.L. Strikeout Leaders vg-ex, 15 Hubbs g, 20 Kubek vg, 25 Kaline vg+, 54a (variation with Mathews first) g-vg, 60 E. Howard vg+, 68 Friendly Foes (Snider and Hodges) g-vg, 80 Gilliam g, 108 Wilhelm vg, 125 Roberts vg, 126 Uecker g-vg, 135 Ashburn vg, World Series (#142, 148, 149), 151 Pirates team vg, 154 Alston vg, 163 Larsen vg, 169 Rookie Stars with Perry vg+, 180 Skowron vg-ex, 183 Pepitone vg, 190 Minoso vg, 228 Oliva rookie vg, 233 Stengel vg, 240 Colavito vg, 252 Santo f-g, 274 unchecked Checklist vg, 328 D. Williams g, 362 unchecked Checklist vg, 445 Cash vg and 476 g. The other cards grade g-vg to vg-ex overall. Ninety cards are numbered from 1-100, 78 from 101-200, 34 from 201-300, 13 from 301-400, 2 from 401-446 and 1 from 447-576.
Winning Bid $92.
Lot 77. 1972 Laughlin Great Feats Set of 51 and Cards from Other Laughlin or Fleer Sets. The Laughlin set is the less common version with blue fronts; ex-m overall. Other Laughlin offerings are: 1974 All-Star Game, 15 of 40, p. 1976 Diamond Jubilee, #10 Bunning, vg. And from Fleer: 1970 World Series, nine different, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1941, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1956 average ex. 1971-80 World Series, eight different, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1955 and 1956 average vg-ex. 1973 Wildest Days and Plays, 5 cards average g. 1974 Baseball Firsts, near set, 38 of 42, missing #2-5 overall ex-m. 1975 Pioneers of Baseball, near set, 24 of 28 including Cobb, missing #12, 13, 27 and 28 average ex.
Winning Bid $102.
Lot 78. Starter Set of 268 Different 1973 Topps Baseball Cards. One hundred fifty cards are numbered 3-264, including #54 unchecked Checklist vg-ex, 75 Pinson vg+ to ex, 80 Oliva vg+, 140 Piniella ex, 165 Aparicio vg+ to ex and 264 unchecked Checklist vg-ex; 96 cards, 265-396, including 384 Baylor vg and 394 Lyle vg; and 22 cards, 530-660, including #530 Kaat ex and 597 Rivers vg+ to ex. Cards not graded above average vg+ to ex.
Winning Bid $30.
Lot 79. 1976 Orbacker’s Discs Partial Set – 57 of 70. These discs appear to be scarcer than the Isaly’s version. Key discs present are Brock, Carlton, Fisk, Hunter, Morgan, Munson, Murcer, Perez, F. Robinson, Ryan, Schmidt, Seaver, Stargell and Sutton. Key discs missing are Aaron, Bench, Carew, Jackson, Palmer, B. Robinson, Rose and Yastrzemski. Nm-m.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 80. 1976 and 1977 Kellogg’s Sets, a 1978 Partial Set and 26 Cards from Other Sets. The 1976 and sets are nm-m. Each set has 57 cards. The 1978 set of 57 is missing two cards, #10 Foster and 19 Valentine. The 55 cards present average nm, with #25 Murray nm-m, 40 Jackson nm+ and 51 Ryan ex+ to ex-m. Here is a breakdown of the single cards: 1970, #71a Gibson (1959 76 IP) g-vg. 1971, #17 Brock vg-ex, 28b Wrigth (Angels crest logo) g and 47 g-vg. 1972, #9 ex-m, 13 Palmer (Games 168) vg-ex and 48 Brock ex-m+. 1972 All-Time Baseball Greats, #1 Johnson vg-ex, 2 Hornsby vg, 6 Ruth vg, 7 Grove vg and 15 Cobb vg. 1974, 8 cards including #38 Rose ex-m and 52 Seaver nm-m. 1975, 6 cards, including #22 Jenkins ex-m, 33 Carew g-vg and 45 Perry f. A total of 194 cards.
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 81. Indianapolis Indians Card Sets – 1977-79, 1982 and 1983. The 1977 and 1978 sets each have 27 cards, and the other sets, 32. Familiar names include Fred Norman, Ted Kluszewski, Fred Toliver, Nick Esasky, Charlie Leibrandt, Gary Redus, Mario Soto, Eddie Milner, Ron Oester, Paul Moskau and Bruce Berenyi. Five sets. Nm-m.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 82. 1978 Topps Set of 726 – Murray and Molitor Rookie Cards. Key cards are #6 Ryan Record Breaker ex+, 36 Murray rookie ex-m, 100 Brett ex-m+, 400 Ryan ex+ and 707 Molitor-Trammell rookie nm. The rest of the set averages ex-m to nm.
Winning Bid $70.
Lot 83. 1979 Topps Baseball Set of 726 - Ozzie Smith Rookie. Ex pack-fresh set with the grade determined largely be centering. Key cards are #24 Molitor vg, 115 Ryan ex-m+, 116 Smith nm+, 330 Brett ex-m+, 640 Murray nm and 650 Rose ex+.
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 84. 1982 Ohio Baseball Hall of Fame Set of 65 Plus 2 Cards Autographed by Lew Fonseca. These 3 13/32” x 5 5/8” cards honor Ohio natives and players and executives whose careers centered in the Buckeye state. Among them are Bob Feller, Tris Speaker, Cy Young, Lefty Grove, Nap Lajoie, Frank Robinson, Satchel Paige, Thurman Munson and Branch Rickey. This set was issued in 1982; additional cards have been released since then. Nm-m. Playing first or second base for four teams in 12 seasons, Fonseca batted .316 for his career and won the A.L. batting title in 1929 with a .369 average. He signed two extra cards that accompany the set; both signatures are mint 9 to gem mint 10. Fonseca died in 1989.
Winning Bid $45.
Lot 85. 11 1980s-1990 Baseball Sets Including 1981 Fleer (2) and 1982 Donruss (Ripken’s Rookie). These sets, including the most important cards, average nm-m. We listed the key players and the number of cards for each set. Fleer: 1981 (2 sets, 660 cards each), #1 Rose, 57 Ryan, 140 Valenzuela rookie, 418 Ainge rookie, 481 Gibson rookie, 574 Henderson. 1989 (2 sets, 660 cards each), #353 Biggio rookie, 548 Griffey rookie and 616 Ripken (vulgarity blacked out). Donruss: 1982 (660 cards, no puzzle), #13 Ryan Diamond King, 405 Ripken rookie, 419 Ryan and 627 Francona rookie. 1988 (2 sets, each with 660 cards, a puzzle and 26 MVP cards), #34 Alomar rookie and 644 Glavine rookie. Score: 1988 (660 cards) #164 Caminiti rookie, 265 Bonds and 638 Glavine rookie. 1990 (3 sets, 704 cards each), #558 Sosa rookie and 663 Thomas rookie.
Minimum Bid $65.
Lot 86. 6 Baseball Sets: 1981 Fleer, 1982, 1985 and 1988 Donruss, and 1988 and 1990 Score. These sets contain rookie cards of Cal Ripken Jr. and Roger Clemens. The sets and the key cards average nm-m. Fleer: 1981 (660 cards), #1 Rose, 57 Ryan, 140 Valenzuela rookie, 418 Ainge rookie, 481 Gibson rookie, 574 Henderson. Donruss (660 cards each; puzzles and MVP set with 1985 and 1988): 1982, #13 Ryan Diamond King, 405 Ripken rookie, 419 Ryan and 627 Francona rookie. 1985, #60 Ryan, 169 Ripken, 254 Rose, 273 Clemens rookie, 295 Mattingly, 438 Puckett rookie and 641 Rose. 1988, #34 Alomar rookie and 644 Glavine rookie. Score: 1988 (660 cards): #164 Caminiti rookie and 638 Glavine rookie. 1990 (704 cards): #558 Sosa rookie and 663 Thomas rookie.
Minimum Bid $40.
Lot 87. 6 Topps Baseball Sets, 1981-84, 1987 and 1988. The Ripken, Sandberg, Gwynn, Boggs and Mattingly rookies are the most important cards in these sets. They and the sets themselves are generally nm-m, with strong corners and centering consistent with an nm-m or better grade. A list of the star cards follows. 1981: #180 Rose, 240 Ryan, 261 Henderson, 302 Valenzuela rookie and 315 Gibson rookie. 1982: #21 Ripken rookie, 90 Ryan, 610 Henderson and 780 Rose. 1983: #83 Sandberg rookie, 163 Ripken, 360 Ryan, 482 Gwynn rookie and 498 Boggs rookie (centered about 75:25 top-to-bottom). 1984: #8 Mattingly rookie (centered about 80:20 top-to-bottom), 182 Strawberry rookie, 470 Ryan and 490 Ripken. 1987: #170 Jackson rookie, 320 Bonds rookie and 366 McGwire. 1988: #64 Caminiti rookie, 450 Bonds and 779 Glavine rookie. The 1981 is arranged into team sets and specialty cards. It appears to be complete but is sold as is. The star cards listed are present. The 1981 set has 726 cards, while the others have 792 cards.
Winning Bid $100.
Lot 88. 3 Topps Traded Baseball Sets – 1981, 1983 and 1984 Plus a 1982 Near Set Without Ripken. All of the sets have been opened and collated. Here is a list of key cards in each set: 1981, #727 Ainge vg+ to ex, 738 Blyleven nm, 761 Fingers nm-m, 762 Fisk nm, 807 Morgan nm-m, 812 Perry ex-m+, 816 Raines nm-m, 838 Sutter nm-m, 839 Sutton nm-m, 850 Valenzuela nm+ and 855 Winfield nm. The balance of the set is nm to nm-m. 1982, #47 Jackson nm-m, 49 Jenkins nm-m, 88 Perry nm-m and 109 Smith nm+. The remainder of this near set is nm to nm-m. 1983, #34 Franco nm, 37 Garvey nm, 66 Martin nm+, 77 Morgan nm-m, 85 Perez nm+, 191 Seaver nm+, and 108 Strawberry nm+. The balance of the set is nm to nm-m overall. 1984, #34 Eckersley nm+, 42 Gooden nm+, 43 Gossage nm+, 82 Morgan nm+, 84 Niekro nm+, 91 Perez ex-m+, 103 Rose ex-m+, 104 Saberhagen nm and 108 Seaver ex-m+. The rest of the set is ex-m+ to nm+ overall.
Winning Bid $30.
Lot 89. 4 Donruss Baseball Sets – 1982 with Ripken’s Rookie, 1985, 1988 and 1990. These sets are nm-m. The Ripken rookie, #405 in the 1982 set and centered approximately 35:65 left-to-right, is nm-m. Other key cards in the sets generally are nm-m. 1982: #13 Ryan Diamond King, 419 Ryan and 627 Francona rookie. 1985: #60 Ryan, 169 Ripken, 254 Rose, 273 Clemens rookie, 295 Mattingly, 438 Puckett rookie and 641 Rose. 1988: #34 Alomar rookie and 644 Glavine rookie. 1990: #33 Gonzalez rookie (correct) and 489 Sosa rookie. These sets have 660 cards, except for 1990, which is complete at 716 cards. The 1985, 1988 and 1990 sets have puzzles; the 1982 set does not. The 1988 and 90 issues have the 26-card MVP sets. These sets have 660 cards, except for 1990, which is complete at 716 cards.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 90. 1985-88 Fleer Update Sets, 1 1991 Ultra Update Set and a 1985 P.R.E. Pete Rose Set. The Fleer sets have 132 cards each, and the Ultra and Rose sets, 120 each. The 1985 set is open and uncollated. Star cards are #21 Carter nm, 48 Guillen extra rookie nm-m and 51 Henderson nm-m. The balance of the set is nm to nm-m. The 1986 set, which is collated, includes extra rookies of #14 Bonds nm, 25 Clark nm+, 61 Kruk nm-m and 105 Sierra nm-m, as well as #20 Canseco nm+. The balance of the set is nm to nm-m. The 1987 and 1988 Fleer sets and the 1991 Ultra set remain factory-sealed. The 1987 set includes #68 Maddux extra rookie and 76 McGwire; 1988 extra rookies #49 Leiter, 69 Wells, 74 Smoltz, 89 Biggio and 122 Alomar; and 1991 Ultra #24 Ripken, 31 Clemens, 251 McGwire, 275 Bonds, 336 Griffey and 355 Ryan. The Rose set is complete and nm-m to mint. Six sets.
Minimum Bid $20.
