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=Description=
=Description=


=Distribution=
Baseball Talk is a 164-"card" set produced by toy maker LJN under license from Topps.  All cards, which were made of plastic and measured 3 1/4" X 5 1/4", included a small phonograph record on the back that, when inserted into the special Baseball Talk player, plays a brief interview with player. 


=Reviews=
The record player was sold separately, and included four exclusive cards: Hank Aaron, Don Mattingly, Orel Hershiser, and the checklist.  The remaining 160 cards were sold in four-card blister packs. 


=Insertion Ratios=
The first eight cards make up a "Baseball Greatest Games" subset, while cards #9-#41 are the "Super Stars" and feature reprints of classic Topps cards of retired players.  Mel Allen provided narration on both the Greatest Games and Super Stars.  The remainder of the set has current players with reprints of their [[1989 Topps]] base card.  Don Drysdale and Joe Torre interviewed each National Leaguer and American Leaguer, respectively, for their card.  Each team was represented by at least three players except for the Baltimore Orioles who had only two (Cal Ripken, Jr. and Eddie Murray).


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The record player was not well made, and the audio quality of the cards was poor.  As a result, the product did not sell all that well, and plans for a follow-up set in 1990, and an expansion into football and basketball, were cancelled.
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!Numbered To
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|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||162||-||3 per pack
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=Checklist=
=Distribution=


==Base Set==
The SportsTalk player was sold with four cards: Hank Aaron (#41), Orel Hershiser (#82), Don Mattingly (#123), and the checklist (#164) and retailed for $24.99 upon release. Additional "sets" were sold with four to a blister pack for $3.99.  As this product sold poorly, both the player and the card packs could be had at a steep discount by the end of 1989.


1      1975 World Series Game 6
=Reviews=


2      1986 World Series Game 6
http://pursuitof80s.blogspot.com/2010/08/topps-baseball-talk-collection.html


3 1986 A.L. Championship Game 5
=Sound Clip=


4 1956 World Series Game 5
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5 1986 N.L. Championship Game 6
=Checklist=
 
6 1969 World Series Game 5
 
7 1984 World Series Game 5
 
8 1988 World Series Game 1
 
9 Reggie Jackson
 
10 Brooks Robinson
 
11 Billy Williams
 
12 Bobby Thomson
 
13 Harmon Killebrew
 
14 Johnny Bench
 
15 Tom Seaver
 
17 Ernie Banks
 
18 Gaylord Perry
 
19 Bill Mazeroski
 
20 Babe Ruth
 
21 Lou Gehrig
 
22 Ty Cobb
 
23 Bob Gibson
 
24 Al Kaline
 
26 Lou Brock
 
27 Stan Musial
 
28 Joe L. Morgan
 
29 Willie McCovey
 
30 Duke Snider
 
31 Whitey Ford
 
32 Eddie Mathews
 
33 Carl Yastrzemski
 
34 Pete Rose
 
35 Hank Aaron
 
36 Ralph Kiner
 
37 Steve Carlton
 
38 Roberto Clemente
 
39 Don Drysdale
 
40 Robin Roberts
 
42 Dave Winfield
 
43 Alan Trammell
 
44 Darryl Strawberry
 
45 Ozzie Smith
 
48 Keith Hernandez
 
49 Wally Joyner
 
50 Mike Scott
 
51 Eric Davis
 
52 George Brett
 
53 George Bell
 
54 Tommy Lasorda MG
 
56 Robin Yount
 
58 Roger Clemens
 
59 Alvin Davis
 
60 Jose Canseco
 
61 Fernando Valenzuela
 
62 Tony Gwynn
 
63 Dwight Gooden
 
64 Mark McGwire
 
65 Jack Clark
 
67 Kirk Gibson
 
68 Jack Morris
 
69 Ryne Sandberg
 
70 Nolan Ryan
 
71 John Tudor
 
72 Mike Schmidt
 
73 Dave Righetti
 
74 Pedro Guerrero
 
75 Rick Sutcliffe
 
77 Cal Ripken
 
80 Tim Raines
 
81 Frank Viola
 
83 Rick Reuschel
 
84 Willie McGee
 
85 Mark Langston
 
86 Ron Darling
 
87 Gregg Jefferies
 
88 Harold Baines
 
89 Eddie Murray
 
90 Barry Larkin
 
91 Gary Gaetti
 
92 Bret Saberhagen
 
93 Roger McDowell
 
94 Joe Magrane
 
95 Juan Samuel
 
96 Bert Blyleven
 
97 Kal Daniels
 
98 Kevin Bass
 
99 Glenn Davis
 
100 Steve Sax
 
101 Rich Gossage
 
102 Roger Craig MG
 
103 Carney Lansford
 
104 Joe Carter
 
105 Bruce Sutter
 
107 Danny Jackson
 
108 Mike Flanagan
 
110 Ron Guidry
 
111 Bruce Hurst
 
113 Oddibe McDowell
 
114 Bobby Bonilla
 
115 Bob Welch
 
116 Dave Parker
 
117 Tim Wallach
 
118 Tom Henke
 
119 Mike Greenwell
 
120 Kevin Seitzer
 
121 Randy Myers
 
122 Andres Galarraga
 
124 Cory Snyder
 
125 Mike Witt
 
126 Mike LaValliere
 
127 Pete Incaviglia
 
128 Dennis Eckersley
 
129 Jimmy Key
 
130 John Franco
 
131 Dan Plesac
 
132 Tony LaRussa MG
 
133 Hubie Brooks
 
134 Chili Davis
 
135 Bob Boone
 
136 Jeff Reardon
 
137 Candy Maldonado
 
138 Mike Marshall
 
139 Tommy John
 
140 Chris Sabo
 
141 Vince Coleman
 
142 Frank White
 
143 Harold Reynolds
 
144 Lee Smith
 
145 John Kruk
 
146 Tony Fernandez
 
147 Steve Bedrosian
 
148 Benito Santiago
 
149 Ozzie Guillen
 
150 Gerald Perry
 
151 Carlton Fisk
 
152 Tom Brunansky
 
154 Todd Worrell
 
155 Brett Butler
 
156 Sparky Anderson MG


158 Frank Tanana
===Baseball's Greatest Games===


159 Kevin Mitchell
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160 Charlie Hough
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===Super Stars===


161 Doug Jones
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162 Lou Whitaker
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Latest revision as of 14:51, 23 October 2024

Description

Baseball Talk is a 164-"card" set produced by toy maker LJN under license from Topps. All cards, which were made of plastic and measured 3 1/4" X 5 1/4", included a small phonograph record on the back that, when inserted into the special Baseball Talk player, plays a brief interview with player.

The record player was sold separately, and included four exclusive cards: Hank Aaron, Don Mattingly, Orel Hershiser, and the checklist. The remaining 160 cards were sold in four-card blister packs.

The first eight cards make up a "Baseball Greatest Games" subset, while cards #9-#41 are the "Super Stars" and feature reprints of classic Topps cards of retired players. Mel Allen provided narration on both the Greatest Games and Super Stars. The remainder of the set has current players with reprints of their 1989 Topps base card. Don Drysdale and Joe Torre interviewed each National Leaguer and American Leaguer, respectively, for their card. Each team was represented by at least three players except for the Baltimore Orioles who had only two (Cal Ripken, Jr. and Eddie Murray).

The record player was not well made, and the audio quality of the cards was poor. As a result, the product did not sell all that well, and plans for a follow-up set in 1990, and an expansion into football and basketball, were cancelled.

Distribution

The SportsTalk player was sold with four cards: Hank Aaron (#41), Orel Hershiser (#82), Don Mattingly (#123), and the checklist (#164) and retailed for $24.99 upon release. Additional "sets" were sold with four to a blister pack for $3.99. As this product sold poorly, both the player and the card packs could be had at a steep discount by the end of 1989.

Reviews

http://pursuitof80s.blogspot.com/2010/08/topps-baseball-talk-collection.html

Sound Clip

<mp3player>File:Bbtalk.mp3</mp3player>

Checklist

Baseball's Greatest Games

Miracle-Mets-Win-it-All.jpg?id=2906c6af-d52a-492c-8d39-a99d5e3fa59f&size=original&side=front&.jpg Miracle-Mets-Win-it-All.jpg?id=2906c6af-d52a-492c-8d39-a99d5e3fa59f&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • 1 1975 World Series Game 6
  • 2 1986 World Series Game 6
  • 3 1986 ALCS Game 5
  • 4 1956 World Series Game 5
  • 5 1986 NLCS Game 6
  • 6 1969 World Series Game 5
  • 7 1984 World Series Game 5
  • 8 1988 World Series Game 1

Super Stars

Steve-Carlton.jpg?id=dff7580e-8da4-4d48-aeb3-018a51a30f53&size=original&side=front&.jpg Steve-Carlton.jpg?id=dff7580e-8da4-4d48-aeb3-018a51a30f53&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • 9 Reggie Jackson
  • 10 Brooks Robinson
  • 11 Billy Williams
  • 12 Bobby Thomson
  • 13 Harmon Killebrew
  • 14 Johnny Bench
  • 15 Tom Seaver
  • 16 Willie Stargell
  • 17 Ernie Banks
  • 18 Gaylord Perry
  • 19 Bill Mazeroski
  • 20 Babe Ruth
  • 21 Lou Gehrig
  • 22 Ty Cobb
  • 23 Bob Gibson
  • 24 Al Kaline
  • 25 Rod Carew
  • 26 Lou Brock
  • 27 Stan Musial
  • 28 Joe Morgan
  • 29 Willie McCovey
  • 30 Duke Snider
  • 31 Whitey Ford
  • 32 Eddie Mathews
  • 33 Carl Yastrzemski
  • 34 Pete Rose
  • 35 Hank Aaron
  • 36 Ralph Kiner
  • 37 Steve Carlton
  • 38 Roberto Clemente
  • 39 Don Drysdale
  • 40 Robin Roberts
  • 41 Hank Aaron

Andre-Dawson.jpg?id=ef851fd3-48bf-47c7-a6a8-23e0fba2a353&size=original&side=front&.jpg Andre-Dawson.jpg?id=ef851fd3-48bf-47c7-a6a8-23e0fba2a353&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • 42 Dave Winfield
  • 43 Alan Trammell
  • 44 Darryl Strawberry
  • 45 Ozzie Smith
  • 46 Kirby Puckett
  • 47 Will Clark
  • 48 Keith Hernandez
  • 49 Wally Joyner
  • 50 Mike Scott
  • 51 Eric Davis
  • 52 George Brett
  • 53 George Bell
  • 54 Tom Lasorda MGR
  • 55 Rickey Henderson
  • 56 Robin Yount
  • 57 Wade Boggs
  • 58 Roger Clemens
  • 59 Alvin Davis
  • 60 Jose Canseco
  • 61 Fernando Valenzuela
  • 62 Tony Gwynn
  • 63 Dwight Gooden
  • 64 Mark McGwire
  • 65 Jack Clark
  • 66 Dale Murphy
  • 67 Kirk Gibson
  • 68 Jack Morris
  • 69 Ryne Sandberg
  • 70 Nolan Ryan
  • 71 John Tudor
  • 72 Mike Schmidt
  • 73 Dave Righetti
  • 74 Pedro Guerrero
  • 75 Rick Sutcliffe
  • 76 Gary Carter
  • 77 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 78 Andre Dawson
  • 79 Andy Van Slyke
  • 80 Tim Raines
  • 81 Frank Viola
  • 82 Orel Hershiser
  • 83 Rick Reuschel
  • 84 Willie McGee
  • 85 Mark Langston
  • 86 Ron Darling
  • 87 Gregg Jefferies
  • 88 Harold Baines
  • 89 Eddie Murray
  • 90 Barry Larkin
  • 91 Gary Gaetti
  • 92 Bret Saberhagen
  • 93 Roger McDowell
  • 94 Joe Magrane
  • 95 Juan Samuel
  • 96 Bert Blyleven
  • 97 Kal Daniels
  • 98 Kevin Bass
  • 99 Glenn Davis
  • 100 Steve Sax
  • 101 Rich Gossage
  • 102 Roger Craig MGR
  • 103 Carney Lansford
  • 104 Joe Carter
  • 105 Bruce Sutter
  • 106 Barry Bonds
  • 107 Danny Jackson
  • 108 Mike Flanagan
  • 109 Dwight Evans
  • 110 Ron Guidry
  • 111 Bruce Hurst
  • 112 Jim Rice
  • 113 Oddibe McDowell
  • 114 Bobby Bonilla
  • 115 Bob Welch
  • 116 Dave Parker
  • 117 Tim Wallach
  • 118 Tom Henke
  • 119 Mike Greenwell
  • 120 Kevin Seitzer
  • 121 Randy Myers
  • 122 Andres Galarraga
  • 123 Don Mattingly
  • 124 Cory Snyder
  • 125 Mike Witt
  • 126 Mike LaValliere
  • 127 Pete Incaviglia
  • 128 Dennis Eckersley
  • 129 Jimmy Key
  • 130 John Franco
  • 131 Dan Plesac
  • 132 Tony LaRussa MGR
  • 133 Hubie Brooks
  • 134 Chili Davis
  • 135 Bob Boone
  • 136 Jeff Reardon
  • 137 Candy Maldonado
  • 138 Mike Marshall
  • 139 Tommy John
  • 140 Chris Sabo
  • 141 Vince Coleman
  • 142 Frank White
  • 143 Harold Reynolds
  • 144 Lee Smith
  • 145 John Kruk
  • 146 Tony Fernandez
  • 147 Steve Bedrosian
  • 148 Benito Santiago
  • 149 Ozzie Guillen
  • 150 Gerald Perry
  • 151 Carlton Fisk
  • 152 Tom Brunansky
  • 153 Paul Molitor
  • 154 Todd Worrell
  • 155 Brett Butler
  • 156 Sparky Anderson MGR
  • 157 Kent Hrbek
  • 158 Frank Tanana
  • 159 Kevin Mitchell
  • 160 Charlie Hough
  • 161 Doug Jones
  • 162 Lou Whitaker
  • 163 Fred Lynn
  • 164 Checklist