Meadow Gold produced three sets in 1986: set one included printing on the back and had 20 cards; the second set had a blank back, which was on the ice cream cartons, and included 16 cards; and the third set includes just eleven players. The cards were printed on the sides of milk cartons. Check the list for Cubs players and photographs below if you're confused because this could cause issues.
Number of Cards
Set one 1986 Meadow Gold have 20 cards, and there is 2 Cubs player.
Size of Cards
The size of the cards are approximately 2 3/8" by 3 1/2."
Basic Features
The only set featuring statistics on the back is this one, one of three created by Meadow Gold. The cards were given out in two-card panels along with bubblegum coolers, fudgesicles, and Meadow Gold popsicles. The cards were produced by MSA and they had just a player's license, so the logos are missing.
Chicago Cubs 1986 Meadow Gold Checklist
| Number |
Player |
| 1986 Meadow Gold stats on the back |
| 12 |
Ryne Sandberg |
| 43 |
Rick Sutcliffe |
| 1986 Meadow Gold blank back ice cream flap |
| n/a |
Ryne Sandberg |
| 1986 Meadow Gold blank back milk carton |
| n/a |
Ryne Sandberg |
Uncut panels are worth much more
bubble gum cooler carton and wrappers
Number of Cards
Set two 1986 Meadow Gold blank backs have 16 cards, and there is 1 Cubs player. Rick Sutcliffe was cut from this set
Size of Cards
The size of the cards are approximately 2 3/8" by 3 1/2."
Basic Features
This unnumbered set of 16 full-color cards is blank backed. The cards were found (one card per package) on the flap of 1/2 gallon cartons of Meadow Gold "Double Play" ice cream. The cards were produced by MSA and they had just a player's license, so the logos are missing.
Uncut ice cream cartons are worth much more
Number of Cards
Set three 1986 Meadow Gold blank backs milk cartons have 11 cards, and there is 1 Cubs player.
Size of Cards
The size of the cards are hand cut and measure 2-1/2" by 3-1/2".
Basic Features
The third product from that year, the 1986 Meadow Gold Milk Carton Baseball Set, was manually cut from pint, quart, or half-gallon milk cartons. These cards feature artistic interpretations of the images. The player's previous year's statistics are printed next to the artwork, along with the Meadow Gold shield logo, "Super Stars Series," and his name, team, position, and Beatrice Foods name at the bottom. They are also the most expensive and difficult to locate set of the three. The cards were produced by MSA and they had just a player's license, so the logos are missing.
