Description

1977 Hostess is a 150-card set printed on the sides of boxes of various brands of Hostess snack cakes. The three-card panels (which 7 3/4" X 3 1/4") were designed to be cut-up into individual 2 1/4" X 3 1/4" cards. A custom album was available via mail order.

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Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	150	-	3:1

Checklist

Base Set

1 Jim Palmer

2 Joe Morgan

3 Reggie Jackson

4 Carl Yastrzemski

5 Thurman Munson

6 Johnny Bench

7 Tom Seaver

8 Pete Rose

9 Rod Carew

10 Luis Tiant

11 Phil Garner

12 Sixto Lezcano

13 Mike Torrez

14 Dave Lopes

15 Doug De Cinces

16 Jim Spencer

17 Hal McRae

18 Mike Hargrove

19 Willie Montanez SP

20 Roger Metzger SP

21 Dwight Evans SP

22 Steve Rogers SP

23 Jim Rice SP

24 Pete Falcone SP

25 Greg Luzinski SP

26 Randy Jones SP

27 Willie Stargell SP

28 John Hiller SP

29 Bobby Murcer SP

30 Rick Monday SP

31 John Montefusco SP

32 Lou Brock SP

33 Bill North SP

34 Robin Yount SP

35 Steve Garvey SP

36 George Brett SP

37 Toby Harrah SP

38 Jerry Royster SP

39 Bob Watson SP

40 George Foster

41 Gary Carter

42 John Denny

43 Mike Schmidt

44 Dave Winfield

45 Al Oliver

46 Mark Fidrych

47 Larry Herndon

48 Dave Goltz

49 Jerry Morales

50 Ron Le Flore

51 Fred Lynn

52 Vida Blue

53 Rick Manning

54 Bill Buckner

55 Lee May

56 John Mayberry

57 Darrel Chaney

58 Cesar Cedeno

59 Ken Griffey

60 Dave Kingman

61 Ted Simmons

62 Larry Bowa

63 Frank Tanana

64 Jason Thompson

65 Ken Brett

66 Roy Smalley

67 Ray Burris

68 Rick Burleson

69 Buddy Bell

70 Don Sutton

71 Mark Belanger

72 Dennis Leonard

73 Gaylord Perry

74 Dick Ruthven

75 Jose Cruz

76 Cesar Geronimo

77 Jerry Koosman

78 Garry Templeton

79 Jim Hunter

80 John Candelaria

81 Nolan Ryan

82 Rusty Staub

83 Jim Barr

84 Butch Wynegar

85 Jose Cardenal

86 Claudell Washington

87 Bill Travers

88 Rick Waits

89 Ron Cey

90 Al Bumbry

91 Bucky Dent

92 Amos Otis
93 Tom Grieve
94 Enos Cabell
95 Dave Concepcion
96 Felix Millan
97 Bake McBride
98 Chris Chambliss
99 Butch Metzger
100 Rennie Stennett
101 Dave Roberts
102 Lyman Bostock
103 Rick Reuschel
104 Carlton Fisk
105 Jim Slaton
106 Dennis Eckersley
107 Ken Singleton
108 Ralph Garr
109 Freddie Patek
110 Jim Sundberg
111 Phil Niekro
112 J.R. Richard
113 Gary Nolan
114 Jon Matlack
115 Keith Hernandez
116 Graig Nettles
117 Steve Carlton
118 Bill Madlock
119 Jerry Reuss
120 Aurelio Rodriguez
121 Dan Ford
122 Ray Fosse
123 George Hendrick
124 Alan Ashby
125 Joe Lis
126 Sal Bando
127 Richie Zisk
128 Rich Gossage
129 Don Baylor
130 Dave McKay
131 Bob Grich
132 Dave Pagan
133 Dave Cash
134 Steve Braun
135 Dan Meyer
136 Bill Stein
137 Rollie Fingers
138 Brian Downing
139 Bill Singer
140 Doyle Alexander
141 Gene Tenace
142 Gary Matthews
143 Don Gullett
144 Wayne Garland
145 Pete Broberg
146 Joe Rudi
147 Glenn Abbott
148 George Scott
149 Bert Campaneris
150 Andy Messersmith
1 Jim Palmer
2 Joe Morgan
3 Reggie Jackson
4 Carl Yastrzemski
5 Thurman Munson
6 Johnny Bench
7 Tom Seaver
8 Pete Rose
9 Rod Carew
10 Luis Tiant
11 Phil Garner
12 Sixto Lezcano
13 Mike Torrez
14 Dave Lopes
15 Doug DeCinces
16 Jim Spencer
17 Hal McRae
18 Mike Hargrove
19 Willie Montanez SP
20 Roger Metzger SP
21 Dwight Evans SP
22 Steve Rogers SP
23 Jim Rice SP
24 Pete Falcone SP
25 Greg Luzinski SP
26 Randy Jones SP
27 Willie Stargell SP
28 John Hiller SP
29 Bobby Murcer SP
30 Rick Monday SP
31 John Montefusco SP
32 Lou Brock SP
33 Bill North SP
34 Robin Yount SP
35 Steve Garvey SP
36 George Brett SP
37 Toby Harrah SP
38 Jerry Royster SP
39 Bob Watson SP
40 George Foster
41 Gary Carter
42 John Denny
43 Mike Schmidt
44 Dave Winfield
45 Al Oliver
46 Mark Fidrych
47 Larry Herndon
48 Dave Goltz
49 Jerry Morales
50 Ron LeFlore
51 Fred Lynn
52 Vida Blue
53 Rick Manning
54 Bill Buckner
55 Lee May
56 John Mayberry
57 Darrel Chaney
58 Cesar Cedeno
59 Ken Griffey, Sr.
60 Dave Kingman
61 Ted Simmons
62 Larry Bowa
63 Frank Tanana
64 Jason Thompson
65 Ken Brett
71 Mark Belanger
72 Dennis Leonard
73 Gaylord Perry
74 Dick Ruthven
75 Jose Cruz, Sr.
76 Cesar Geronimo
77 Jerry Koosman
78 Garry Templeton
79 Jim Hunter
80 John Candelaria
81 Nolan Ryan
82 Rusty Staub
83 Jim Barr
84 Butch Wynegar
85 Jose Cardenal
86 Claudell Washington
87 Bill Travers
88 Rick Waits
89 Ron Cey
90 Al Bumbry
91 Bucky Dent
66 Roy Smalley
67 Ray Burris
68 Rick Burleson
69 Buddy Bell
70 Don Sutton

Proofs

These ten additional cards were "proofed" by Topps, who designed the set under contract to Hostess, but never printed or produced.

151 Ed Kranepool

152 Ross Grimsley

153 Ken Brett

154 Rowland Office

155 Rick Wise

156 Paul Splittorff

157 Gerald Augustine

158 Ken Forsch

159 Jerry Reuss

160 Nelson Briles

Parallels

Twinkie

The Twinkie set is a 60-card partial-parallel of the Hostess set. Each card has a thick black bar running down its back side.

The set was issued in individually-wrapped Twinkies, and because the Twinkie was placed directly on the card, this set is very difficult to find in mint condition.

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