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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.


Sunday, March 6, 2022

1985 Drake’s Big Hitters Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

1985 Drake’s Big Hitters has 44 cards which there are 4 Cubs players

Size of Cards

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

Basic Features

Food cards from the early twentieth century to the present have a devoted following among collectors. This is only one of hundreds of strange sets available. There are some weird sets that are extremely difficult to obtain or extremely rare, but not this one.

Baseball cards have been packed as a promotional component in food products for decades. Drake's Bakery decided to try to capitalize on Hostess' popularity with baseball cards and baked products in 1980s.

For the fifth year in a row, Drake's Cakes' Collectors Edition baseball cards, produced in collaboration with Topps, continued its seemingly annual series with a fresh twist. Eleven pitchers were included for the first time. The pitchers are numbered 34–44, and the "Big Hitters" are numbered 1–33. The front has green and yellow boxes that state the card number plus the player's name with position. The backs are red with the normal bios, stats, and baseball trivia.

Some of my all time favorite Cub players are in this set: Ryno, Sarge, and the Penguin.

Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number Player
1981 Drake's Big Hitters
13 Bill Buckner
1982 Drake's Big Hitters
5 Bill Buckner
1983 Drake's Big Hitters
2 Bill Buckner
1984 Drake's Big Hitters
4 Bill Buckner
7 Ron Cey
1985 Drake's Big Hitters
6 Ron Cey
18 Gary Matthews
28 Ryne Sandberg
43 Rick Sutcliffe
1986 Drake's Big Hitters
9 Keith Moreland
19 Ryne Sandberg
1987 Drake's Big Hitters
7 Keith Moreland
21 Ryne Sandberg
1988 Drake's Big Hitters
16 Andre Dawson
31 Rick Sutcliffe