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This blog will discuss the 1980s and the baseball card collecting hobby, with a focus on the Chicago Cubs. Contrary to vintage baseball cards, the majority of modern cards are affordable. The various sets will be considerably simpler to obtain. So, with thousands of cards in between, we'll start with 80 Topps and end with 89 Upper Deck. The apex of this period was represented by the Sandberg Rookie of the Year in 1983.


Tuesday, February 21, 2023

1981 Peter Pan-Sunbeam Bakery Discs Cubs

Number of Cards

32 disks in the Peter Pan Discs collection included 1 Cubs player.

Size of Cards

The size of the disks are 2 3/4"

Basic Features

Loaves of bread were used to distribute Peter Pan-Sunbeam Bakery disks. As is common for MSA sets, all of the team insignias have been airbrushed away (which is explained below). The majority of MSA releases were in partnership with the food industry. The discs are not numbered, and the backs are blank. The fronts feature colorful borders and black-and-white photos of star players, and there are stitches around the disk that make it look like a baseball.

Major League Baseball Players Association ("MLBPA") players' unions gave them permission to use their images, but MSA (Michael Schechter Associates) decided to keep costs down by not getting licenses from the leagues, which is why team logos have been airbrushed out.

Chicago Cubs Peter Pan-Sunbeam Bakery Discs Checklist


Number Player
n/a Bill Buckner