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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 14, 2024

1986 Sports Design JD McCarthy Cubs

Number of Cards

24 cards in the JD McCarthy collection included 3 Cubs players.

Size of Cards

The size of the cards are standard-size 2 ½ x 3 ½

Basic Features

J.D. McCarthy's photography is featured on this set. The fronts are designed similarly to the 1969 Topps issue, while the backs are very plain and show only the player's name. McCarthy was a baseball photographer in Detroit. He specialized in taking posed photos of ball players. Over the years, he made a lot of postcards. For some people, that is all they collect. I really like the photos of the all-time great Cubs that are in this set. These are not reprints.

Chicago Cubs 1986 Sports Design JD McCarthy Checklist


Number Player
7 Ernie Banks
8 Billy Williams
19 Ernie Banks