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This blog will explore the baseball card collecting hobby of the 1980s, particularly highlighting the Chicago Cubs. Unlike vintage baseball cards, most modern cards are quite budget-friendly. The different sets will be much easier to find. Therefore, with thousands of cards in the mix, we will begin with the 80 Topps and conclude with the highly valuable 1985 Topps Mini Test. The pinnacle of this era was marked by the Sandberg Rookie of the Year in 1983.


Saturday, November 7, 2020

1984 Nestle Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

1984 Nestle has 792 cards which there are 22 Cubs players

Card Dimensions

The standard-sized cards are the following dimensions: 2-1/2" by 3-1/2" hand cut

Basic Features

Supposedly, fewer than 5000 sets were printed. The only difference is the Nestle logo instead of the Topps logo on the front and back.

The Nestle Company issued this set as six sheets of 132 cards, 24" by 48", for $4.95 plus five Nestle candy wrappers per sheet. Individual cards require the sheet to be cut precisely into individual cards. This was very hard to do and most people had it done professionally.

Uncut full sheet front

Uncut full sheet back

There has been some forgeries in this set be carful buying online.

Chicago Cubs 1984 Nestle Checklist

Number Player
23 Keith Moreland
51 Jim Frey MG
73 Jody Davis
151 Steve Trout
176 Lee Smith
231 Gary Woods
249 Jay Johnstone
304 Warren Brusstar
334 Chuck Rainey
357 Ron Cey
456 Cubs TL/ Jenkins
483 Fergie Jenkins
508 Mel Hall
545 Bill Buckner
565 Leon Durham
596 Ryne Sandberg
618 Dickie Noles
691 Steve Lake
705 Bowa LL
706 Jenkins LL
736 Dick Ruthven
757 Larry Bowa