1978 Topps Burger King
Description
1978 Topps Burger King is a series of four, 23-card, regionally-distributed, team sets. Collectors in the Houston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Detroit, and New York areas would receive a pack of three player cards and an un-numbered checklist with the purchase of any Burger King sandwich. The design of the set is identical to that of the 1978 Topps set, which has been known to confuse collectors.
Distribution
One pack of three player cards plus one un-numbered checklist per pack. One pack with the purchase of any Burger King Sandwich.
Reviews
Checklist
NOTE: Cards with an asterisk feature a different photo than that of the 1978 Topps base set.
Astros
NOTE: Art Howe is card #13 in the 1978 Topps set.
- 1 Bill Virdon MGR
- 2 Joe Ferguson
- 3 Ed Herrmann
- 4 J.R. Richard
- 5 Joe Niekro
- 6 Floyd Bannister
- 7 Joaquin Andujar
- 8 Ken Forsch
- 9 Mark Lemongello
- 10 Joe Sambito
- 11 Gene Pentz
- 12 Bob Watson
- 13 Julio Gonzalez
- 14 Enos Cabell
- 15 Roger Metzger
- 16 Art Howe
- 17 Jose Cruz
- 18 Cesar Cedeno
- 19 Terry Puhl
- 20 Wilbur Howard
- 21 Dave Bergman *
- 22 Jesus Alou *
- NNO Checklist Card TP
Rangers
NOTE: Bump Wills is card #23 in the 1978 Topps set.
- 1 Billy Hunter MGR
- 2 Jim Sundberg
- 3 John Ellis
- 4 Doyle Alexander
- 5 Jon Matlack *
- 6 Dock Ellis
- 7 Doc Medich
- 8 Fergie Jenkins *
- 9 Len Barker
- 10 Reggie Cleveland *
- 11 Mike Hargrove
- 12 Bump Wills
- 13 Toby Harrah
- 14 Bert Campaneris
- 15 Sandy Alomar
- 16 Kurt Bevacqua
- 17 Al Oliver *
- 18 Juan Beniquez
- 19 Claudell Washington
- 20 Richie Zisk
- 21 John Lowenstein *
- 22 Bobby Thompson *
- NNO Checklist Card TP
Tigers
'NOTES
- Jack Morris, Lou Whitaker, and Alan Trammell all appear on multi-player prospect cards in the regular 1978 Topps set.
- Steve Kemp is card #21 in the 1978 Topps set.
- NNO Checklist CL
- 1 Ralph Houk MGR
- 2 Milt May
- 3 John Wockenfuss
- 4 Mark Fidrych
- 5 Dave Rozema
- 6 Jack Billingham *
- 7 Jim Slaton *
- 8 Jack Morris *
- 9 John Hiller
- 10 Steve Foucault
- 11 Milt Wilcox
- 12 Jason Thompson
- 13 Lou Whitaker *
- 14 Aurelio Rodriguez
- 15 Alan Trammell *
- 16 Steve Dillard *
- 17 Phil Mankowski
- 18 Steve Kemp
- 19 Ron LeFlore
- 20 Tim Corcoran
- 21 Mickey Stanley
- 22 Rusty Staub
Yankees
NOTE: Roy White is card #16 in the 1978 Topps set.
- NNO Checklist Card TP
- 1 Billy Martin MGR
- 2 Thurman Munson
- 3 Cliff Johnson
- 4 Ron Guidry
- 5 Ed Figueroa
- 6 Dick Tidrow
- 7 Catfish Hunter
- 8 Don Gullett
- 9 Sparky Lyle
- 10 Goose Gossage *
- 11 Rawly Eastwick *
- 12 Chris Chambliss
- 13 Willie Randolph
- 14 Graig Nettles
- 15 Bucky Dent
- 16 Jim Spencer *
- 17 Fred Stanley
- 18 Lou Piniella
- 19 Roy White
- 20 Mickey Rivers
- 21 Reggie Jackson
- 22 Paul Blair