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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.


Thursday, March 16, 2023

1982 TCMA Greatest Pitchers Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

1982 TCMA Greatest Hitters has 45 cards which there are 2 Cubs players

Card Dimensions

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

Basic Features

This collection features 45 cards showcasing some of baseball's Greatest Pitchers, complete with vibrant color images and classic black-and-white photos framed in either thin red or green borders. The reverse side of each card provides player details and career stats printed on white and gray cardboard. Offered directly by TCMA, each set is priced at $4 and can be purchased. Additionally, there is a wealth of trivia surrounding some of the legendary players.

Tom Collier and Michael Aronstein are known as TCMA. It's a play on the names of the company's two founders. Throughout TCMA's 15-year existence, the business mostly manufactured cards that paid respect to the game's golden age, focusing on teams and stars from the 1920s to the 1950s.

1982 TCMA Chicago Cubs Checklist




Number Player
1982 TCMA Greatest Hitters
7 Lou Brock
7 Lou Brock (Tan back)
25 Riggs Stephenson
25 Riggs Stephenson (Tan back)
27 Cap Anson
27 Cap Anson (Tan back)
1982 TCMA Greatest Pitchers
18 Grover Alexander
18 Grover Alexander (Tan back)
34 Mordecai Brown
34 Mordecai Brown (Tan back)
1982 TCMA Greatest Sluggers
8 Ernie Banks
8 Ernie Banks (Tan back)
13 Billy Williams
13 Billy Williams (Tan back)
23 Hack Wilson
23 Hack Wilson (Tan back)


Grover Alexander:

As you can see, he is wearing a Cubs uniform, but on the reverse of this card, they say he is a Philadelphia pitcher, but Grover was a Great Cub from 1918 to 1926.



Three Finger Mordecai Brown:




1982 TCMA Greatest Pitchers packaging of 15: