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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.


Monday, April 18, 2022

1987 Ralston Purinia Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

Ralston Purinia had 15 cards in 1987, one of which was a Cubs player.

Size of Cards

Cards measure approximately 2 1/2" by 3 3/8"

Basic Features

The first thing that comes to mind when thinking of Ralston Purinia is dog food. But in this particular case, it's breakfast cereal for kids. One of the cereals was Cookie Crisp, which is a cereal made to resemble the taste of chocolate chip cookies. Three cards and a contest card were packaged in cellophane and inserted within the cereal box. The set was also available as an uncut sheet through a mail-in offer. There were two uncut sheets issued; one had "Honey Graham Chex" printed at the top and the other had "Cookie Crisp" printed at the top.

On the front of the cards are full-color photos of your favorite player, with their uniform number prominently displayed between two yellow bats. On the bottom was the player's name with the team he played for. The cards are numbered on the back in the lower right hand corner and also contain stats from prior years.

Chicago Cubs 1987 Ralston Purinia Checklist

Number Player
15 Ryne Sandberg




Full Sheets


The Honey Graham Chex are less available because they were short-printed.