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1984 Ralston Purina is a 33-card set produced by Topps for the breakfast cereal maker.  The front of each card states that it is "The First Annual Collectors Edition of Baseball Cards;" however, Purina would not make another card set until 1987.
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There are two different version of this set, each with the same design and checklist.  The "Ralston Purina" set has the familiar "checkerboard" logo on both sides of the card; while the "Cereal Series" does not, and has "CEREAL SERIES" printed on top of the card. 
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It is believed that Ralston Purina cards were inserted into MARKED boxes of various Purina cereals, while the Cereal Series cards were in UNMARKED cereal boxes.  In both cases, each cereal box had a cello-wrapped pack of three cards plus a checklist -- the back of which had a form where collectors could buy an additional 12 cards for $1.50.
  
 
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[[Category:Ralston Purina]]
 
[[Category:1984]]
 
 
1 Eddie Murray
 
 
2 Ozzie Smith
 
 
3 Ted Simmons
 
 
4 Pete Rose
 
 
5 Greg Luzinski
 
 
6 Andre Dawson
 
 
7 Dave Winfield
 
 
8 Tom Seaver
 
 
9 Jim Rice
 
 
10 Fernando Valenzuela
 
 
11 Wade Boggs
 
 
12 Dale Murphy
 
 
13 George Brett
 
 
14 Nolan Ryan
 
 
15 Rickey Henderson
 
 
16 Steve Carlton
 
 
17 Rod Carew
 
 
18 Steve Garvey
 
 
19 Reggie Jackson
 
 
20 Dave Concepcion
 
 
21 Robin Yount
 
 
22 Mike Schmidt
 
 
23 Jim Palmer
 
 
24 Bruce Sutter
 
 
25 Dan Quisenberry
 
 
26 Bill Madlock
 
 
27 Cecil Cooper
 
 
28 Gary Carter
 
 
29 Fred Lynn
 
 
30 Pedro Guerrero
 
 
 
31 Ron Guidry
 
31 Ron Guidry
  
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33 Carlton Fisk
 
33 Carlton Fisk
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[[Category:1984]]

Revision as of 16:20, 13 February 2015


Description

1984 Ralston Purina is a 33-card set produced by Topps for the breakfast cereal maker. The front of each card states that it is "The First Annual Collectors Edition of Baseball Cards;" however, Purina would not make another card set until 1987.

There are two different version of this set, each with the same design and checklist. The "Ralston Purina" set has the familiar "checkerboard" logo on both sides of the card; while the "Cereal Series" does not, and has "CEREAL SERIES" printed on top of the card.

It is believed that Ralston Purina cards were inserted into MARKED boxes of various Purina cereals, while the Cereal Series cards were in UNMARKED cereal boxes. In both cases, each cereal box had a cello-wrapped pack of three cards plus a checklist -- the back of which had a form where collectors could buy an additional 12 cards for $1.50.

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Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
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Checklist

Base Set

  • 1 Eddie Murray
  • 2 Ozzie Smith
  • 3 Ted Simmons
  • 4 Pete Rose
  • 5 Greg Luzinski
  • 6 Andre Dawson
  • 7 Dave Winfield
  • 8 Tom Seaver
  • 9 Jim Rice
  • 10 Fernando Valenzuela
  • 11 Wade Boggs
  • 12 Dale Murphy
  • 13 George Brett
  • 14 Nolan Ryan
  • 15 Rickey Henderson
  • 16 Steve Carlton
  • 17 Rod Carew
  • 18 Steve Garvey
  • 19 Reggie Jackson
  • 20 Dave Concepcion
  • 21 Robin Yount
  • 22 Mike Schmidt
  • 23 Jim Palmer
  • 24 Bruce Sutter
  • 25 Dan Quisenberry
  • 26 Bill Madlock
  • 27 Cecil Cooper
  • 28 Gary Carter
  • 29 Fred Lynn
  • 30 Pedro Guerrero
  • 31 Ron Guidry
  • 32 Keith Hernandez
  • 33 Carlton Fisk

31 Ron Guidry

32 Keith Hernandez

33 Carlton Fisk