Player collectors, do you collect newspaper giveaway cards?

[mrmopar]

I have a series of mid 80s Padres newspaper cards, but they were all in an insert/supplement that presumably came with the newspaper. The Detroit Free Press Tigers cards were like that as well.

 

[Hawk8]

1978 Burlington Press:

 

[DaClyde]

1978 Burlington Press:

Ah, sweet! While the Burlington Free Press archives aren't available online back that far I was able to find these on WorthPoint. The set was issued in pairs, covering the Expos, Red Sox and Yankees. No idea how complete this list is. Some of the cards have colored borders, which probably means they were in the Sunday paper, which is usually the only day newspapers printed in color.

Bucky Dent (Yankees) / Mickey Rivers (Yankees)
Cliff Johnson (Yankees) / Bob Bailey (Red Sox)
Luis Tiant (Red Sox) / Stan Bahnsen (Expos)
Ross Grimsley (Expos) / Rick Burleson (Red Sox)
Reggie Jackson (Yankees) / Chris Speier (Expos) - colored borders
Fred Lynn (Red Sox) / Andre Dawson (Expos)
Gary Carter (Expos) / Graig Nettles (Yankees) - colored borders
Carl Yastrzemski (Red Sox) / Warren Cromartie (Expos)
Carlton Fisk (Red Sox) / Tony Perez (Expos) - colored borders
Del Unser (Expos) / Bill Campbell (Red Sox)
Billy Martin MGR (Yankees) / Wayne Twitchell (Expos)
Jerry Remy (Red Sox) / Larry Parrish (Expos)
Bernie Carbo (Red Sox) / Pepe Frias (Expos) - colored borders
Dick Drago (Red Sox) / Jim Hunter (Yankees) - colored borders
Chris Chambliss (Yankees) / Jack Brohamer (Red Sox)
Ron Guidry (Yankees) / Lou Piniella (Yankees)
Roy White (Yankees) / Paul Blair (Yankees)
Ed Figueroa (Yankees) / Don Gullett (Yankees)
Bill Lee (Red Sox) / Steve Rogers (Expos)

Beckett lists 18 total cards, including Dave Cash, Wayne Garrett, Butch Hobson, Rudy May, Rodney Scott, Bob Montgomery, Ellis Valentine and Dick Williams. That leaves out the likely appearances of Jim Rice, Don Zimmer, Dwight Evans, Dennis Eckersley, Mike Torrez and Thurman Munson. That means there are likely at least 7 more pairs beyond what I actually found images for.

 

[Hawk8]

Ah, sweet! While the Burlington Free Press archives aren't available online back that far I was able to find these on WorthPoint. The set was issued in pairs, covering the Expos, Red Sox and Yankees. No idea how complete this list is. Some of the cards have colored borders, which probably means they were in the Sunday paper, which is usually the only day newspapers printed in color.

Bucky Dent (Yankees) / Mickey Rivers (Yankees)
Cliff Johnson (Yankees) / Bob Bailey (Red Sox)
Luis Tiant (Red Sox) / Stan Bahnsen (Expos)
Ross Grimsley (Expos) / Rick Burleson (Red Sox)
Reggie Jackson (Yankees) / Chris Speier (Expos) - colored borders
Fred Lynn (Red Sox) / Andre Dawson (Expos)
Gary Carter (Expos) / Graig Nettles (Yankees) - colored borders
Carl Yastrzemski (Red Sox) / Warren Cromartie (Expos)
Carlton Fisk (Red Sox) / Tony Perez (Expos) - colored borders
Del Unser (Expos) / Bill Campbell (Red Sox)
Billy Martin MGR (Yankees) / Wayne Twitchell (Expos)
Jerry Remy (Red Sox) / Larry Parrish (Expos)
Bernie Carbo (Red Sox) / Pepe Frias (Expos) - colored borders
Dick Drago (Red Sox) / Jim Hunter (Yankees) - colored borders
Chris Chambliss (Yankees) / Jack Brohamer (Red Sox)
Ron Guidry (Yankees) / Lou Piniella (Yankees)
Roy White (Yankees) / Paul Blair (Yankees)
Ed Figueroa (Yankees) / Don Gullett (Yankees)
Bill Lee (Red Sox) / Steve Rogers (Expos)

Beckett lists 18 total cards, including Dave Cash, Wayne Garrett, Butch Hobson, Rudy May, Rodney Scott, Bob Montgomery, Ellis Valentine and Dick Williams. That leaves out the likely appearances of Jim Rice, Don Zimmer, Dwight Evans, Dennis Eckersley, Mike Torrez and Thurman Munson. That means there are likely at least 7 more pairs beyond what I actually found images for.

wow, that was pretty fast, nice work

 

[RStadlerASU22]

Ill have to check my copy on the Giants Mercury News. I'm thinking it was 1987 not 1988, unless there were 2 years???

Ryan

 

[DaClyde]

Ill have to check my copy on the Giants Mercury News. I'm thinking it was 1987 not 1988, unless there were 2 years???

Ryan

You're probably right, I don't have any images or references. Not even sure where I came up with that listing.

----------UPDATE----------

Ah, found them: October 16th, 1987, 25 "cards" all on one big page.

 

[RStadlerASU22]

You're probably right, I don't have any images or references. Not even sure where I came up with that listing.

----------UPDATE----------

Ah, found them: October 16th, 1987, 25 "cards" all on one big page.

Sounds right, I'll post a pic later and CL. From what I've heard they did individual players throughout the year and then a special with the whole team in October. If true I'd love to find the individual Clark issue. I acquired 2 full papers and have one as is and cut the other one up, kept the Clark and moved some of the others.

Ryan

 

[mrmopar]

Forgot I picked up a few of those a while back too. Probably my purchase for several:



Of course, I love to share the Long Beach images as well:




The Padre cards:



Wichita



This is more a poster, than card, but still not much bigger than 8x10 from a California newspaper



Canadian issues, although those were from a magazine not a newspaper:



Gus Goodsport from 'The Mini page" supplement



1977 Scrapbook:

Ah, sweet! While the Burlington Free Press archives aren't available online back that far I was able to find these on WorthPoint. The set was issued in pairs, covering the Expos, Red Sox and Yankees. No idea how complete this list is. Some of the cards have colored borders, which probably means they were in the Sunday paper, which is usually the only day newspapers printed in color.

Bucky Dent (Yankees) / Mickey Rivers (Yankees)
Cliff Johnson (Yankees) / Bob Bailey (Red Sox)
Luis Tiant (Red Sox) / Stan Bahnsen (Expos)
Ross Grimsley (Expos) / Rick Burleson (Red Sox)
Reggie Jackson (Yankees) / Chris Speier (Expos) - colored borders
Fred Lynn (Red Sox) / Andre Dawson (Expos)
Gary Carter (Expos) / Graig Nettles (Yankees) - colored borders
Carl Yastrzemski (Red Sox) / Warren Cromartie (Expos)
Carlton Fisk (Red Sox) / Tony Perez (Expos) - colored borders
Del Unser (Expos) / Bill Campbell (Red Sox)
Billy Martin MGR (Yankees) / Wayne Twitchell (Expos)
Jerry Remy (Red Sox) / Larry Parrish (Expos)
Bernie Carbo (Red Sox) / Pepe Frias (Expos) - colored borders
Dick Drago (Red Sox) / Jim Hunter (Yankees) - colored borders
Chris Chambliss (Yankees) / Jack Brohamer (Red Sox)
Ron Guidry (Yankees) / Lou Piniella (Yankees)
Roy White (Yankees) / Paul Blair (Yankees)
Ed Figueroa (Yankees) / Don Gullett (Yankees)
Bill Lee (Red Sox) / Steve Rogers (Expos)

Beckett lists 18 total cards, including Dave Cash, Wayne Garrett, Butch Hobson, Rudy May, Rodney Scott, Bob Montgomery, Ellis Valentine and Dick Williams. That leaves out the likely appearances of Jim Rice, Don Zimmer, Dwight Evans, Dennis Eckersley, Mike Torrez and Thurman Munson. That means there are likely at least 7 more pairs beyond what I actually found images for.

 

[mrmopar]

Couple more image shares:


1982 Montreal News:



These were from a trivia book:



Baseball Digest:



Sporting News:

 

[Hawk8]

Very cool stuff today!

 

[RStadlerASU22]

As mentioned , San Jose Mercury News 10/16/87...

Roger Craig
Mike Aldrete
Bob Brenly
Will Clark
Chili Davis
Kelly Downs
Dave Dravecky
Scott Garrelts
Attlee Hammaker
Mike Krukow
Mike LaCoss
Craig Lefferts
Jeff Leonard
Candy Maldonado
Bob Melvin
Eddie Milner
Kevin Mitchell
Joe Price
Rick Reuschel
Don Robinson
Chris Speier
Harry Spilman
Robby Thompson
Jose Uribe
Matt Williams


Ryan

 

[Zan]

Hank has a 1936 Detroit Sport Stamp which I have (don't have a pic though) and a Pittsburgh Telegraph Sports Stamp (one currently on eBay but wants an insane price for it)