1982 Fleer
Total Cards: 660
Rating: 5.8 (113 ratings)
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Notes: Distributed in one series (#1-660)
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Trivia |
- Players are listed alphabetically by last name within teams with one exception: #155 Yount is listed before #156 Vukovich.
- Every cap/script sticker has a "Puzzle on Back" variation with or without text. As for the logo stickers with colored backgrounds, there are five that don't have a "Puzzle on Back" version: Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates blue, Pittsburgh Pirates orange and San Diego Padres.
- The headers of the baseball diamond stickers feature combined W-L records and winning percentages for the 1981 strike-shortened season, and special recognition is given to the Cincinnati Reds, who had the best overall record in 1981 but didn't make the playoffs because they finished in 2nd place in each half. Playoff teams have special recognition for half, division, league and World Series championships.
- The NBC opening credits of the 1982 World Series between the Brewers and Cardinals feature the teams' player cards from this set.
- Due to a lawsuit by Topps, cards in this set were packaged along with team logo stickers instead of gum.
- Cards were released to the general public in the following formats:
* 15-Card Wax Packs
* 28-Card Cello Packs
* 45 (15x3) Card Wax Grocery Rack - #10 Jay Johnstone - UER: "11-20-46" should be "11-20-45" as birthdate on back
- #18 Jerry Reuss - UER: "Home" omitted from personal info on back
- #20 Bill Russell - UER: "Pittsburgh, KS", should be "Pittsburg, KS" as birthplace on back
- #62 Geoff Combe - UER: "21" should be "2" for W in 1980 for Indianapolis in stats on back
- #208 Elias Sosa - UER: "Place La Vega, OR" should be "Place La Vega, DR" as birthplace on back
- #437 Glenn Hubbard - UER: Birthplace listed as "Hann AFB", should be "Hahn AFB"
- #466 Jesse Jefferson - UER: "3-3-507" should be "3-3-49" as birthdate on back
- #500 Kent Tekulve - UER: "1071" should be "1971" and "1078" should be "1978" as years in stats on back
- #524 Pete Falcone - In card #524, Pete Falcone is holding his 1981 Fleer card.
- #561 Chuck Baker - UER: "Shortshop" should be "Shortstop" as position on front
- #639 Perfect Game! (Len Barker / Bo Diaz) - UER: Diaz did not participate in that game (catcher was Ron Hassey)
User Comments |
I brought 2 packs of 1981 donruss off of ebay, but the guy only had one, so he substituted it with a pack of '82 fleer. I ended up pulling a Cal Ripken Rookie! Rating: 5.5 | ||
Aside from the cool puzzle, I'm not really a fan of this set. My main issues are the fuzzy photos on the front of the cards. I realize these were photographed in 1981, but some of them look like they were taken with a Polaroid Instamatic. (youngsters may have to Google)
Rating: 2.5 | ||
First pack I ever opened, although I remember being more interested in collecting all of the team stickers than the actual set. Still one of my favorite sets because so many of the photos were taken at Veterans Stadium. | ||
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