At first glance, they look like the Kellogg’s baseball and football cards that were a breakfast table staple for 13 years. It would be understandable to see the 3-D look, the size and detailed backs, along with the roster of players on the checklist and think that they must have come out of a cereal box more than 40 years ago. Nope. The 1979 and 1980 Stop ‘n Go … [Read more...] about 1979, 1980 Stop ‘N Go Football Sets Are Kellogg’s Cousins
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1970 Rold Gold All-Time Greats Set Had Kellogg’s Vibe
At the time time Kellogg's was introducing baseball fans and collectors to a new, high tech kind of baseball card, those who snacked on a certain brand of non-breakfast food were seeing something similar. Unlike the "3D" cards that had come to boxes of cereal that season, the 1970 Rold Gold Pretzel All-Time Baseball Greats set had fewer cards and focused on long retired … [Read more...] about 1970 Rold Gold All-Time Greats Set Had Kellogg’s Vibe
1971 Kellogg’s Football Set Proved to be a Challenge
A check of the cereal aisle in September confirmed it. There was a 1971 Kellogg's football card set. It said so right on the back of the box. Sixty "3-D" style cards there for the collecting. If you were a kid and thought a couple of box tops and two bucks would put a complete set in the mailbox by mid-season, you were sadly … [Read more...] about 1971 Kellogg’s Football Set Proved to be a Challenge
Nearing End of Run, 1982 Kellogg’s Baseball Set Downsized
They weren't quite finished but Kellogg's was on the back side of a lengthy run of using baseball cards to increase sales of certain cereal brands. The 1982 Kellogg's set saw a change in the physical size and the number of cards in the complete sets created for purchase through the annual mail-in offer. 1982 Kellogg's Basics After creating a 'regular-sized' card for the … [Read more...] about Nearing End of Run, 1982 Kellogg’s Baseball Set Downsized
1981 Kellogg’s Set Included New Size, New Distribution
Kellogg's continued its run of baseball card sets for a 12th consecutive year in 1981. The 1981 Kellogg's set wasn't only bigger but also much more limited in distribution. Here's a closer look at the set. 1981 Kellogg's Basics In 1980, Kellogg's went with an ultra slim design. The cards had already been narrow but Kellogg's went with an incredibly skinny card that year that … [Read more...] about 1981 Kellogg’s Set Included New Size, New Distribution
1980 Kellogg’s Baseball Set Went Skinny
A spring and summer tradition that had begun at the dawn of the previous decade continues as a new one began. In addition to bringing back some of the game's biggest stars, 1980 Kellogg's baseball set featured another star-studded cast and a new design; even slimmer than its traditionally narrow cards. 1980 Kellogg's Basics The 1980 Kellogg's cards sported many of the … [Read more...] about 1980 Kellogg’s Baseball Set Went Skinny
1978 Kellogg’s Set Buoyed by Key Rookie, Stars
Kellogg's continued its ongoing baseball card promotion for a ninth straight year with the 1978 release. The 1978 Kellogg's set not only contained the usual collection of stars, but also a key rookie card of a Hall of Fame player. 1978 Kellogg's Basics The 1978 Kellogg's 3-D baseball card set was similar to other 1970s releases from the company. The quirky but familiar … [Read more...] about 1978 Kellogg’s Set Buoyed by Key Rookie, Stars
Recounting Curt Flood’s Career Through his Baseball Cards
Few players in baseball history who aren’t in the Hall of Fame resonate like Curt Flood. Flood won seven consecutive Gold Gloves with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1960s before achieving his greatest contribution by refusing to report for the Philadelphia Phillies following a December 1969 trade. His subsequent challenge of the game’s long standing Reserve Clause made it … [Read more...] about Recounting Curt Flood’s Career Through his Baseball Cards
10 Mystifyingly Tough Living Baseball Autographs
There are a lot of hurdles to leap over when you're working on getting a baseball card set completely autographed: big-name players with multiple cards, players who charge exorbitant amounts of money to sign, and sadly, those who have passed away. But what about those guys who just won't sign and there seems to be no real reason why? With my 1972 Topps set, that bugaboo is … [Read more...] about 10 Mystifyingly Tough Living Baseball Autographs
The Humblest Hall of Famer – 6 Career Chronicling Cards of Billy Williams
It took six ballots, but Billy Williams was finally elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987—eleven years after he played his last game. Many thought the decade-long wait was an unjustified limbo for an 18-year big leaguer who recorded 2,711 career hits, a .290 lifetime batting average, 426 home runs and .853 career OPS. That’s more career hits than Mickey … [Read more...] about The Humblest Hall of Famer – 6 Career Chronicling Cards of Billy Williams