two more pages from the steve garvey oddball binder

i have three versions of the 1979 topps comics steve garvey issue in my garvey oddball binder (here is a handy link to all garvey binder posts, by the way).  here are two of the three, along with a couple other oddballs.

so that would be a uncut garvey panel in the top left and the actual pack-pulled issue on the top right.  filling out this particular page in the binder is a 1981 msa blank-back disc and a 1981 topps scratch off panel featuring two of garvey's three fellow infielders, ron cey and davey lopes.

nothing exciting to see on the backs of those items, except for perhaps the scratch off

ninety cents and a wrapper for a ball-strike indicator.  such a deal.

this next page gets us into some oddball meat.  have a look at some garvey goodness, only slightly spoiled by one very visible padre item

what we have here is a 1981 all-star game program insert, a 1981 topps sticker, a 1982 all-star game insert, two 1982 o-pee-chee stickers, two 1982 topps stickers, a 1983 all-star game insert, a 1983 fleer stamp, a 1983 sleer sticker, and a 1983 o-pee-chee sticker.

here are the backs, which are the only way to tell the o-pee-chee stickers from the topps versions

the 1982 stickers showing garvey at the plate in dodger stadium features sweet 1981 world series action.  why topps included world series stuff in their sticker release but not the flagship really chaps my hide.

i used to have a 1980 all-star game program, but i don't recall any inserts similar to the ones that have been cut up and sold off like the ones shown here.  those are the types of oddballs that i once rejected (i still don't have any desire for the red foley oddballs), but i have somewhat arbitrarily softened my stance in recent years.

more garvey goodness to come - stay tuned...

i went and got you stickas! - the 1983 fleer stickers gcrl group break wrap up

thanks again to all who participated in the first gcrl group break.  1983 fleer stickers for everyone!  i am just about done separating the stickers from the 2-in-1 panels (here's a freed steve garvey sticker)

and i have received almost all of my sportlots order (still waiting on tom brookens).  here are some of the stickers that we did not see in the group break but will be heading out to the folks who claimed their teams.

the jewel of the set, cal ripken jr plus a posing pete rose, dickie thon and willie mcgee rookie.

brian downing

former dodger geoff zahn and dodger killer (and one-time hitting coach - wtf?) jack clark

george hendrick

bob horner, gene garber

bob walk and claudell washington

tug mcgraw and garry maddox

john stearns (at dodger stadium!), ellis valentine, and neil allen

tippy martinez

lance parrish

former teammates ray knight and tom hume

rudy law!

reggie smith in his final tribute year (i snagged two of these - one for myself)

i also picked up a charlie hough for myself (the rangers were a randomed team - no team set for those)

plus the dodgers i was missing after the break - ron cey

bill russell

a battin' burt hooton

and the dusty baker/dale murphy sticker

i picked up two of these, since captain canuck selected the braves.

i forgot to get a davey lopes, though.  maybe david will trade me one of his from the break.  at any rate, stickers will be mailed out on monday after i get them all sorted and packaged this weekend.  assuming tom brookens shows up.

1983 fleer stickers group break - four bonus packs, but not really.

as i mentioned before, there were four 'extra' packs in the box.  someone can't count, i guess.

nothing new unfortunately.

pack 49

ken oberkfell - cardinals
al holland - giants
ken landreaux - dodgers
white sox logo - white sox
ron leflore - white sox
manny trillo - phillies

john lowenstein - orioles
dave concepcion - reds
dave kingman - mets
cubs logo (checklist back) - cubs
alan trammell - tigers
scott sanderson - expos

pack 50

rod carew - angels
graig nettles - yankees
jerry koosman - white sox
astros logo - astros
tim lollar - padres
alan ashby - astros
warren cromartie - expos
dwayne murphy - a's
jim clancy - blue jays
orioles logo (checklist back) - orioles

ben oglivie - brewers
gary lavelle - giants

pack 51

floyd bannister - mariners
oliver & rose - phillies (i think - i will confirm)
lou whitaker - tigers
angels logo (checklist back) - angels
rickey henderson - a's
phil niekro - braves

terry kennedy - padres
keith moreland - cubs
nolan ryan - astros
red sox logo - red sox
fernando valenzuela - dodgers
tony pena - pirates

pack 52

dennis eckersley - red sox
bill laskey - giants
ron guidry - yankees
cubs logo (white sox checklist) - cubs
vida blue - royals
tom brunansky - twins

len barker - indians
dan driessen - reds
ed vande berg - mariners
dodgers logo - dodgers
bump wills - cubs
carlton fisk - white sox

here's the stickers that we didn't get

8 willie mcgee - cardinals
13 rollie fingers - brewers
14 pete vuckovich - brewers
22 ted simmons - brewers
23 cecil cooper - brewers
29 geoff zahn - angels
35 brian downing - angels
41 jerry mumphrey - yankees
44 willie randolph - yankees
45 lou piniella - yankees
48 jack clark - giants
49 reggie smith - giants
67 carney lansford - red sox
71 bill madlock - pirates
77 dale berra - pirates
80 mike easler - pirates
83 bob watson - braves
84 bob horner - braves
87 gene garber - braves
88 claudell washington - braves
93 bob walk - braves
100 dan quisenberry - royals
101 willie aikens - royals
115 burt hooton - dodgers
116 bill russell - dodgers
122 ron cey - dodgers
126 dick tidrow - cubs
130 fergie jenkins - cubs
131 leon durham - cubs
135 kent hrbek - twins
136 gary ward - twins
139 bobby castillo - twins
140 baker & murphy - dodgers/braves
147 hume & knight - reds/astros
150 rudy law - white sox
163 charlie hough - rangers
171 tug mcgraw - phillies
173 garry maddox - phillies
174 pete rose - phillies
181 gaylord perry - mariners
198 cal ripken jr - orioles
201 tippy martinez - orioles
204 dickie thon - astros
234 john stearns - mets
235 ellis valentine - mets
236 neil allen - mets
250 tom brookens - tigers
255 lance parrish - tigers
269 george hendrick - cardinals
270 john montefusco - padres

a lot of those stickers, including my dodgers, belong to teams that were claimed.

i think that the collation in this box was horseshit.  so, i have ordered the missing stickers (for claimed teams) from sportlots.  if you claimed a team, you'll get a team set.  this means that i will not be able to send things out until the additional stickers are delivered, but i'll keep you posted.  funnily enough, aside from the ripken, tom brookens was the most expensive sticker.  i'm guessing he must share the panel with cal jr.

thanks everyone for participating, and if i ever do something like this again, i'll be sure to get something that is factory sealed.

1983 fleer stickers group break packs 39 through 48

by my calculations, there are still 7 panels we haven't seen yet.  we've seen some panels 4 times already and are 70 stickers short of a set.  i don't know if that is a collation issue or if there are more nefarious things afoot.  i am a bit worried about the latter as we haven't seen the jewel of the set (cal ripken) yet.  let's see what these packs bring

pack 39

ken oberkfell - cardinals
al holland - giants

ken landreaux - dodgers
white sox logo - white sox
ron leflore - white sox
manny trillo - phillies
john lowenstein - orioles
dave concepcion - reds
dave kingman - mets
cubs logo (checklist back) - cubs
alan trammell - tigers
scott sanderson - expos

some new faces there.

pack 40

tom burgmeier - red sox
chili davis - giants

bob bailor - mets
brewers logo - brewers
woody fryman - expos
bruce bochte - mariners
wayne krenchicki - reds
billy sample - rangers
rick monday - dodgers
mets logo (checklist back) - mets
manny sarmiento - pirates
robin yount - brewers

pack 41

andre dawson - expos
lary sorensen - indians

luis deleon - padres
royals logo - royals
terry puhl - astros
ivan dejesus - phillies
hosken powell - blue jays
ryan & ashby - astros
fred lynn - angels
reds logo (checklist back) - reds
mark clear - red sox
danny darwin - rangers

now only missing 5 panels

pack 42

lamarr hoyt - white sox
charlie lea - expos
rusty staub - mets
rangers logo (checklist back) - rangers

jose cruz - astros
lamar johnson - rangers
richie zisk - mariners
goose gossage - yankees
jerry remy - red sox
orioles logo - orioles
steve howe - dodgers
ul washington - royals

pack 43

duane kuiper - giants
bob forsch - astros
rafael ramirez - braves
mets logo (braves checklist back) - mets

moreno & lacey - pirates
george wright - rangers
dave beard - a's
toby harrah - indians
al oliver - expos
expos logo - expos
hal mcrae - royals
wade boggs - red sox

pack 44

andre dawson - expos
lary sorensen - indians
luis deleon - padres
royals logo - royals

terry puhl - astros
ivan dejesus - phillies
hosken powell - blue jays
ryan & ashby - astros
fred lynn - angels
reds logo (checklist back) - reds
mark clear - red sox
danny darwin - rangers

pack 45

dale murphy - braves
steve rogers - expos

johnny bench - reds
angels logo - angels
gary carter - expos
buddy bell - rangers
paul molitor - brewers
darrell porter - cardinals
joe morgan - giants
pirates logo (yankees checklist back) - pirates
bob stanley - red sox
don baylor - angels

pack 46

rick langford - a's
larry bowa - cubs

dane iorg - cardinals
expos logo (checklist back) - expos
jack morris - tigers
mike flanagan - orioles
al cowens - royals
britt burns - white sox
jim gantner - brewers
royals logo - royals
carl yastrzemski - red sox
ken forsch - angels

pack 47

rick sutcliffe - indians
pat zachry - mets

tom hume - reds
dodgers logo (checklist back) - dodgers
scott mcgregor - orioles
steve carlton - phillies
tom paciorek - white sox
rose, schmidt, knight - phillies (i will confirm that it is the phillies' turn)
willie wilson - royals
tigers logo - tigers
john stuper - cardinals
roy smalley - yankees

pack 48

dennis eckersley - red sox
bill laskey - giants
ron guidry - yankees
cubs logo (white sox checklist back) - cubs

vida blue - royals
tom brunansky - twins
len barker - indians
dan driessen - reds
ed vande berg - mariners
dodgers logo - dodgers
bump wills - cubs
carlton fisk - white sox

so that's 48 packs.  but not the end of the box.  there were 4 extra packs in there.  this is disturbing because it likely means that this box was consolidated from partially emptied boxes which might well have been subjected to searching.  once you know which panel the ripken sticker is on, it would be easy to pilfer the box as the wrapper is not entirely opaque.  at any rate, we have 4 packs left and 5 panels missing.  i don't like our odds.

i'll be back with those last 4 packs and a wrap up.  i'll also contact the dealer and see what he has to say. 

1983 fleer sticker group break packs 29 through 38

10 more packs, coming up.

pack 29 - back to the right side of the box

bruce sutter - cardinals
lee mazzilli - yankees
dave parker - pirates
mariners logo (padres checklist on back) - mariners
steve sax - dodgers
rickey henderson - a's
mike schmidt - phillies
ken singleton - orioles

mookie wilson - mets
twins logo - twins
george brett - royals
dan spillner - indians

pack 30 - right side

rick sutcliffe - indians
pat zachry - mets
tom hume - reds
dodgers logo (checklist on back) - dodgers
scott mcgregor - orioles
steve carlton - phillies
tom paciorek - white sox
rose, schmidt, knight - astros (next one to phillies)

willie wilson - royals
tigers logo - tigers
john stuper - cardinals
roy smalley - yankees

pack 31 - left side

bruce sutter - cardinals
lee mazzilli - yankees
dave parker - pirates
padres logo (checklist on back) - padres

steve sax - dodgers
rickey henderson - a's
mike schmidt - phillies
ken singleton - orioles
mookie wilson - mets
white sox logo - white sox
george brett - royals
dan spillner - indians

pack 32 - left side

rod carew - angels
graig nettles - yankees
jerry koosman - white sox
astros logo - astros
tim lollar - padres
alan ashby - astros

warren cromartie - expos
dwayne murphy - a's
jim clancy - blue jays
orioles logo (checklist on back) - orioles
ben oglivie - brewers
gary lavelle - giants

pack 33 - i'm skipping the left/right stuff from now on. there's no rhyme or reason to the pack placement.

duane kuiper - giants
bob forsch - cardinals
rafael ramirez - braves
mets logo (braves checklist) - mets
moreno & lacy - pirates
george wright - rangers

dave beard - a's
toby harrah - indians
al oliver - expos
expos logo - expos
hal mcrae - royals
wade boggs - red sox

where's cagney?
pack 34

floyd bannister - mariners
oliver & rose - expos (next one is back to the phillies)
lou whitaker - tigers
angels logo (checklist back) - angels

rickey henderson - a's
phil niekro - braves
terry kennedy - padres
keith moreland - cubs
nolan ryan - astros
red sox logo - red sox
fernando valenzuela - dodger
tony pena - pirates

pack 35

tom burgmeier - red sox
chili davis - giants
bob bailor - mets
brewers logo - brewers
woody fryman - expos
bruce bochte - mariners
wayne krenchicki - reds
billy sample - rangers
rick monday - dodgers
mets logo (checklist back) - mets
manny sarmiento - pirates
robin yount - brewers

pack 36

chris chambliss - braves
amos otis - royals
jason thompson - pirates
twins logo - twins
mike hargrove - indians
gary matthews - phillies
steve kemp - white sox
tom seaver - reds

john wockenfuss - tigers
rangers logo (giants checklist back) - rangers
gorman thomas - brewers
steve renko - angels

steve kemp is doing some sort of sumo maneuver.
pack 37

chris chambliss - braves
amos otis - royals

jason thompson - pirates
twins logo - twins
mike hargrove - indians
gary matthews - phillies
steve kemp - white sox
tom seaver - reds
john wockenfuss - tigers
rangers logo (giants checklist back) - rangers
gorman thomas - brewers
steve renko - angels

that's not a misprint

pack 38

lonnie smith - cardinals
davey lopes - a's
larry biittner - reds
braves logo - braves

tim raines - expos
jim palmer - orioles
bell & fisk - i think it's the rangers' turn (i will confirm)
dennis leonard - royals
bob mcclure - brewers
cardinals logo (checklist back) - cardinals
greg minton - giants
bruce kison - angels

back with the rest of the box shortly.

1983 fleer stickers group break - packs 19 through 28

so, with 270 player stickers and 10 per pack, it only takes 27 different packs to get to a complete set.  that means that with perfect collation, there will still be 21 duplicate packs in the box.  let's hope there are only 21, and let's open some more packs!

pack 19 - from the left side of the box

floyd bannister - mariners
oliver & rose - phillies (next one goes to expos)
lou whitaker - tigers
braves logo (angels checklist on back) - braves
rickey henderson - a's
phil niekro - braves

terry kennedy - padres
keith moreland - cubs
nolan ryan - astros
expos logo - expos
fernando valenzuela - dodgers
tony pena - pirates

that's a different rickey than we saw earlier in the break.

pack 20 - left side

joe niekro - astros
atlee hammaker - giants
bill campbell - cubs
giants logo - giants
keith hernandez - cardinals
jeff reardon - expos
larry herndon - tigers
oglivie & mcrae - brewers (next one to royals)
ron reed - phillies
brewers logo (checklist back) - brewers

doug decinces - angels
jerry royster - braves

random arm bonus!

pack 21 - right side

mike caldwell - brewers
ron davis - twins

rick manning - indians
blue jays logo - blue jays
harold baines - white sox
rick camp - braves
john grubb - rangers
steve bedrosian - braves
ruppert jones - padres
tigers logo (checklist) - tigers
steve garvey - dodgers
bob boone - angels

pack 22 - right side

cesar cedeno - reds
art howe - astros
larry parrish - rangers
cardinals logo - cardinals
dave collins - yankees
willie stargell - pirates
joey mclaughlin - blue jays
chet lemon - tigers
garry templeton - padres
phillies logo (checklist back) - phillies
damaso garcia - blue jays
jeff burroughs - a's

pack 23 - left side

joe niekro - astros
atlee hammaker - giants
bill campbell - cubs
giants logo - giants
keith hernandez - cardinals
jeff reardon - expos
larry herndon - tigers
oglivie & mcrae - royals (next one to brewers)
ron reed - phillies
brewers logo (checklist back) - brewers
doug decinces - angels
jerry royster - braves

pack 24 - left side

dennis eckersley - red sox
bill laskey - giants

ron guidry - yankees
cubs logo (white sox checklist on back) - cubs
vida blue - royals
tom brunansky - twins
len barker - indians
dan driessen - reds
ed vande berg - mariners
dodgers logo - dodgers
bump wills - cubs
carlton fisk - white sox

pack 25 - right side

dale murphy - braves
steve rogers - expos
johnny bench - reds
angels logo - angels

gary carter - expos
buddy bell - rangers
paul molitor - brewers
darrell porter - cardinals
joe morgan - giants
pirates logo (yankees checklist on back) - pirates, although i might stick (pun intended) this one with the yankees
bob stanley - red sox
don baylor - angels

pack 26 - right side

mike caldwell - brewers
ron davis - twins
rick manning - indians
blue jays logo - blue jays

harold baines - white sox
rick camp - braves
john grubb - rangers
steve bedrosian - braves
ruppert jones - padres
tigers logo (checklist) - tigers
steve garvey - dodgers
bob boone - angels

pack 27 - left side

john candelaria - pirates
bill gullickson - expos
craig swan - mets
a's logo (astros checklist on back) - a's

rich dauer - orioles
bo diaz - phillies
bill buckner - cubs
ozzie smith - cardinals
dwight evans - red sox
astros logo - astros
jack o'connor - twins
tom underwood - a's

pack 28 - left side

bruce sutter - cardinals
lee mazzilli - yankees
dave parker - pirates
padres logo (checklist on back) - padres
steve sax - dodgers
rickey henderson - a's
mike schmidt - phillies
ken singleton - orioles
mookie wilson - mets
white sox logo - white sox
george brett - royals
dan spillner - indians

so i'm guessing that the backs are printed the same for each of the 27 different strips, but the logos vary.  that's why sometimes the checklist doesn't match up with the logo on the front.

10 more packs coming up soon.