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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, March 14, 2023

1982 TCMA Greatest Sluggers Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

1982 TCMA Greatest Hitters has 45 cards which there are 3 Cubs players

Card Dimensions

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

Basic Features

This 45-card set, which has player images in both color and black photos with either thin red or green borders printed on white, honors some of baseball's best Sluggers. Player information and career statistics are carried on the backs in either white or gray cardboard. Direct from TCMA, each Playball set costs $4 and is available for purchase. There was lots of trivia among some old players.

TCMA is the initials of founders Tom Collier and Michael Aronstein

1982 TCMA Chicago Cubs Checklist


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




1982 TCMA Greatest Sluggers packaging: