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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.


Tuesday, March 14, 2023

1982 TCMA Greatest Sluggers Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

1982 TCMA Greatest Sluggers 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 collection features 45 cards showcasing some of baseball's Greatest Sluggers, 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 Playball 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.

1987 version is a reprint of the 1982 cards and differ from the 1982 cards by having the MLB logo on the back.

1987 Banks Back 1982 no MLB on back:

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)











1982 TCMA Greatest Sluggers packaging of 17: