1982 Topps
Description
1982 Topps is a 792-card set. Known as the "hockey stick" set, '82 Topps was the largest baseball card set they had ever produced to that point, and the 66 extra cards eliminated the practice of "double printing" of cards.
Cards 1-6 depict Highlights of the strike-shortened 1981 season, cards 161-168 picture League Leaders, and there are subsets of AL (547-557) and NL (337-347) All-Stars (AS). The abbreviation "IA" in the checklist is given for the 40 "In Action" cards introduced in this set.
The team cards are actually Team Leader (TL) cards picturing the batting average and ERA leader for that team with a checklist back. All 26 of these cards were available from Topps on a perforated sheet through an offer on wax pack wrappers.
Notable Rookie Cards include Brett Butler, Chili Davis, Cal Ripken Jr., Lee Smith, and Dave Stewart. Be careful when purchasing blank-back Cal Ripken Jr. Rookie Cards as they are extremely likely to be counterfeit.
Distribution
Wax: 36 packs per box, 15 cards plus one stick of gum per pack (MSRP: $0.30). 20 boxes per case
Cello: 24 packs per box, 28 cards plus one stick of gum per pack (MSRP: $0.49).
Grocery Store Racks: 36 cards plus three sticks of gum per pack.
Rack: 24 packs per box, 51 cards per pack.
Vending Boxes: 500 cards.
Factory Sets: complete set of 792 cards.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards |
|---|---|
| Base | 792 |
Checklist
Promos
A 9-card promo sheet was distributed to dealers in late 1982. Individual cards cut from these sheets have surfaced on the secondary market. These cards, which have the 1983 Topps design, can be easily identified due to having blank backs.
Al Oliver
Willie Wilson
Dan Quisenberry
LaMarr Hoyt
Header Card
Steve Carlton
Dave Kingman
Reggie Jackson / Gordon Thomas
Bruce Sutter
Base Set
1 Steve Carlton HL
2 Ron Davis HL
3 Tim Raines HL
4 Pete Rose HL
5 Nolan Ryan HL
6 Fernando Valenzuela HL
7 Scott Sanderson
8 Rich Dauer
9 Ron Guidry
10 Ron Guidry IA
11 Gary Alexander
12 Moose Haas
13 Lamar Johnson
14 Steve Howe
15 Ellis Valentine
16 Steve Comer
17 Darrell Evans
18 Fernando Arroyo
19 Ernie Whitt
20 Garry Maddox
21 Orioles Rookies/Cal Ripken RC
22 Jim Beattie
23 Willie Hernandez
24 Dave Frost
25 Jerry Remy
26 Jorge Orta
27 Tom Herr
28 John Urrea
29 Dwayne Murphy
30 Tom Seaver
31 Tom Seaver IA
32 Gene Garber
33 Jerry Morales
34 Joe Sambito
35 Willie Aikens
36 Rangers Team Leaders
37 Dan Graham
38 Charlie Lea
39 Lou Whitaker
40 Dave Parker
41 Dave Parker IA
42 Rick Sofield
43 Mike Cubbage
44 Britt Burns
45 Rick Cerone
46 Jerry Augustine
47 Jeff Leonard
48 Bobby Castillo
49 Alvis Woods
50 Buddy Bell Texas
51 Cubs Rookies
52 Larry Andersen
53 Greg Gross
54 Ron Hassey
55 Rick Burleson
56 Mark Littell
57 Craig Reynolds
58 John D'Acquisto
59 Rich Gedman
60 Tony Armas
61 Tommy Boggs
62 Mike Tyson
63 Mario Soto
64 Lynn Jones
65 Terry Kennedy
66 Astros Team Leaders
67 Rich Gale
68 Roy Howell
69 Al Williams
70 Tim Raines
71 Roy Lee
72 Rick Auerbach
73 Buddy Solomon
74 Bob Clark
75 Tommy John
76 Greg Pryor
77 Miguel Dilone
78 George Medich
79 Bob Bailor
80 Jim Palmer
81 Jim Palmer IA
82 Bob Welch
83 Yankees Rookies
84 Rennie Stennett
85 Lynn McGlothen
86 Dane Iorg
87 Matt Keough
88 Biff Pocoroba
89 Steve Henderson
90 Nolan Ryan
91 Carney Lansford
92 Brad Havens
93 Larry Hisle
94 Andy Hassler
95 Ozzie Smith
96 Royals Team Leaders
97 Paul Moskau
98 Terry Bulling
99 Barry Bonnell
100 Mike Schmidt
101 Mike Schmidt IA
102 Dan Briggs
103 Bob Lacey
104 Rance Mulliniks
105 Kirk Gibson
106 Enrique Romo
107 Wayne Krenchicki
108 Bob Sykes
109 Dave Revering
110 Carlton Fisk
111 Carlton Fisk IA
112 Billy Sample
113 Steve McCatty
114 Ken Landreaux
115 Gaylord Perry
116 Jim Wohlford
117 Rawly Eastwick
118 Expos Rookies
119 Joe Pittman
120 Gary Lucas
121 Ed Lynch
122 Jamie Easterly
123 Danny Goodwin
124 Reid Nichols
125 Danny Ainge
126 Braves Team Leaders
127 Lonnie Smith P
128 Frank Pastore
129 Checklist 1-132
130 Julio Cruz
131 Stan Bahnsen
132 Lee May
133 Pat Underwood
134 Dan Ford
135 Andy Rincon
136 Lenn Sakata
137 George Cappuzzello
138 Tony Pena
139 Jeff Jones
140 Ron LeFlore
141 Indians Rookies
142 Dave LaRoche
143 Mookie Wilson
144 Fred Breining
145 Bob Horner
146 Mike Griffin
147 Denny Walling
148 Mickey Klutts
149 Pat Putnam
150 Ted Simmons
151 Dave Edwards
152 Ramon Aviles
153 Roger Erickson
154 Dennis Werth
155 Otto Velez Toronto
156 A's Team leaders
157 Steve Crawford
158 Brian Downing
159 Larry Biittner
160 Luis Tiant
161 Batting Leaders
162 Home Run Leaders
163 RBI Leaders
164 Stolen Base Leaders
165 Victory Leaders
166 Strikeout Leaders
167 ERA Leaders
168 Leading Relievers
169 Charlie Leibrandt
170 Jim Bibby
171 Giants Rookies
172 Bill Gullickson
173 Jamie Quirk
174 Dave Ford
175 Jerry Mumphrey
176 Dewey Robinson
177 John Ellis Texas
178 Dyar Miller
179 Steve Garvey
180 Steve Garvey IA
181 Silvio Martinez
182 Larry Herndon
183 Mike Proly
184 Mick Kelleher
185 Phil Niekro
186 Cardinals Team Leaders
187 Jeff Newman
188 Randy Martz
189 Glenn Hoffman
190 J.R. Richard
191 Tim Wallach RC
192 Broderick Perkins
193 Darrell Jackson
194 Mike Vail
195 Paul Molitor
196 Willie Upshaw
197 Shane Rawley
198 Chris Speier
199 Don Aase
200 George Brett
201 George Brett IA
202 Rick Manning
203 Blue Jays Rookies
204 Gary Roenicke
205 Neil Allen
206 Tony Bernazard
207 Rod Scurry
208 Bobby Murcer
209 Gary Lavelle
210 Keith Hernandez
211 Dan Petry
212 Mario Mendoza
213 Dave Stewart RC
214 Brian Asselstine
215 Mike Krukow
216 White Sox Team Leaders
217 Bo McLaughlin
218 Dave Roberts
219 John Curtis
220 Manny Trillo
221 Jim Slaton
222 Butch Wynegar
223 Lloyd Moseby
224 Bruce Bochte
225 Mike Torrez
226 Checklist 133-264
227 Ray Burris
228 Sam Mejias
229 Geoff Zahn
230 Willie Wilson
231 Phillies Rookies
232 Terry Crowley
233 Duane Kuiper
234 Ron Hodges
235 Mike Easler
236 John Martin RC
237 Rusty Kuntz
238 Kevin Saucier
239 Jon Matlack
240 Bucky Dent
241 Bucky Dent IA
242 Milt May
243 Bob Owchinko
244 Rufino Linares
245 Ken Reitz
246 Mets Team Leaders
247 Pedro Guerrero
248 Frank LaCorte
249 Tim Flannery
250 Tug McGraw
251 Fred Lynn
252 Fred Lynn IA
253 Chuck Baker
254 George Bell RC
255 Tony Perez
256 Tony Perez IA
257 Larry Harlow
258 Bo Diaz
259 Rodney Scott
260 Bruce Sutter
261 Tigers Rookies
262 Doug Bair
263 Victor Cruz
264 Dan Quisenberry
265 Al Bumbry
266 Rick Leach
267 Kurt Bevacqua
268 Rickey Keeton
269 Jim Essian
270 Rusty Staub
271 Larry Bradford
272 Bump Wills
273 Doug Bird
274 Bob Ojeda RC
275 Bob Watson
276 Angels Team Leaders
277 Terry Puhl
278 John Littlefield
279 Bill Russell
280 Ben Oglivie
281 John Verhoeven
282 Ken Macha
283 Brian Allard
284 Bob Grich
285 Sparky Lyle
286 Bill Fahey
287 Alan Bannister
288 Garry Templeton
289 Bob Stanley
290 Ken Singleton
291 Pirates Rookies
292 David Palmer
293 Rob Picciolo
294 Mike LaCoss
295 Jason Thompson
296 Bob Walk
297 Clint Hurdle
298 Danny Darwin
299 Steve Trout
300 Reggie Jackson
301 Reggie Jackson IA
302 Doug Flynn
303 Bill Caudill
304 Johnnie LeMaster
305 Don Sutton
306 Don Sutton IA
307 Randy Bass
308 Charlie Moore
309 Pete Redfern
310 Mike Hargrove
311 Dodgers Team Leaders
312 Lenny Randle
313 John Harris
314 Buck Martinez
315 Burt Hooton
316 Steve Braun
317 Dick Ruthven
318 Mike Heath
319 Dave Rozema
320 Chris Chambliss
321 Chris Chambliss IA
322 Garry Hancock
323 Bill Lee
324 Steve Dillard
325 Jose Cruz
326 Pete Falcone
327 Joe Nolan
328 Ed Farmer
329 U.L. Washington
330 Rick Wise
331 Benny Ayala
332 Don Robinson
333 Brewers Rookies
334 Aurelio Rodriguez
335 Jim Sundberg
336 Mariners Team Leaders
337 Pete Rose AS
338 Dave Lopes AS
339 Mike Schmidt AS
340 Dave Concepcion AS
341 Andre Dawson AS
342 George Foster AS
343 Dave Parker AS
344 Gary Carter AS
345 Fernando Valenzuela AS
346 Tom Seaver AS
347 Bruce Sutter AS
348 Derrel Thomas
349 George Frazier
350 Thad Bosley
351 RedS Rookies
352 Dick Davis
353 Jack O'Connor
354 Roberto Ramos
355 Dwight Evans
356 Denny Lewallyn
357 Butch Hobson
358 Mike Parrott
359 Jim Dwyer
360 Len Barker
361 Rafael Landestoy
362 Jim Wright
363 Bob Molinaro
364 Doyle Alexander
365 Bill Madlock
366 Padres Team Leaders
367 Jim Kaat
368 Alex Trevino
369 Champ Summers
370 Mike Norris
371 Jerry Don Gleaton
372 Luis Gomez
373 Gene Nelson
374 Tim Blackwell
375 Dusty Baker
376 Chris Welsh
377 Kiko Garcia
378 Mike Caldwell
379 Rob Wilfong
380 Dave Stieb
381 Red Sox Rookies
382 Joe Simpson
383 Pascual Perez COR
384 Keith Moreland
385 Ken Forsch
386 Jerry White
387 Tom Veryzer
388 Joe Rudi
389 George Vukovich
390 Eddie Murray
391 Dave Tobik
392 Rick Bosetti
393 Al Hrabosky
394 Checklist 265-396
395 Omar Moreno
396 Twins Team Leaders
397 Ken Brett
398 Mike Squires
399 Pat Zachry
400 Johnny Bench
401 Johnny Bench IA
402 Bill Stein
403 Jim Tracy
404 Dickie Thon
405 Rick Reuschel
406 Al Holland
407 Danny Boone
408 Ed Romero
409 Don Cooper
410 Ron Cey
411 Ron Cey IA
412 Luis Leal
413 Dan Meyer
414 Elias Sosa
415 Don Baylor
416 Marty Bystrom
417 Pat Kelly
418 Rangers Rookies
419 Steve Stone
420 George
421 Mark Clear
422 Cliff Johnson
423 Stan Papi
424 Bruce Benedict
425 John Candelaria
426 Orioles Team Leaders
427 Ron Oester
428 LaMarr Hoyt
429 John Wathan
430 Vida Blue
431 Vida Blue IA
432 Mike Scott
433 Alan Ashby
434 Joe Lefebvre
435 Robin Yount
436 Joe Strain
437 Juan Berenguer
438 Pete Mackanin
439 Dave Righetti RC
440 Jeff Burroughs
441 Astros Rookies
442 Bruce Kison
443 Mark Wagner
444 Terry Forster
445 Larry Parrish
446 Wayne Garland
447 Darrell Porter
448 Darrell Porter IA
449 Luis Aguayo
450 Jack Morris
451 Ed Miller
452 Lee Smith RC
453 Art Howe
454 Rick Langford
455 Tom Burgmeier
456 Cubs Team Leaders
457 Tim Stoddard
458 Willie Montanez
459 Bruce Berenyi
460 Jack Clark
461 Rich Dotson
462 Dave Chalk
463 Jim Kern
464 Juan Bonilla
465 Lee Mazzilli
466 Randy Lerch
467 Mickey Hatcher
468 Floyd Bannister
469 Ed Ott
470 John Mayberry
471 Royals Rookies
472 Oscar Gamble
473 Mike Stanton
474 Ken Oberkfell
475 Alan Trammell
476 Brian Kingman
477 Steve Yeager
478 Ray Searage
479 Rowland Office
480 Steve Carlton
481 Steve Carlton IA
482 Glenn Hubbard
483 Gary Woods
484 Ivan DeJesus
485 Kent Tekulve
486 Yankees Team Leaders
487 Bob McClure
488 Ron Jackson
489 Rick Dempsey
490 Dennis Eckersley
491 Checklist 397-528
492 Joe Price
493 Chet Lemon
494 Hubie Brooks
495 Dennis Leonard
496 Johnny Grubb
497 Jim Anderson
498 Dave Bergman
499 Paul Mirabella
500 Rod Carew
501 Rod Carew IA
502 Braves Rookies
503 Julio Gonzalez
504 Rick Peters
505 Graig Nettles
506 Graig Nettles IA
507 Terry Harper
508 Jody Davis
509 Harry Spilman
510 Fernando Valenzuela
511 Ruppert Jones
512 Jerry Dybzinski
513 Rick Rhoden
514 Joe Ferguson
515 Larry Bowa
516 Larry Bowa IA
517 Mark Brouhard
518 Garth Iorg
519 Glenn Adams
520 Mike Flanagan
521 Bill Almon
522 Chuck Rainey
523 Gary Gray
524 Tom Hausman
525 Ray Knight
526 Expos Team Leaders
527 John Henry Johnson
528 Matt Alexander
529 Allen Ripley
530 Dickie Noles
531 A's Rookies
532 Toby Harrah
533 Joaquin Andujar
534 Dave McKay
535 Lance Parrish
536 Rafael Ramirez
537 Doug Capilla
538 Lou Piniella
539 Vern Ruhle
540 Andre Dawson
541 Barry Evans
542 Ned Yost
543 Bill Robinson
544 Larry Christenson
545 Reggie Smith
546 Reggie Smith - IA
547 Rod Carew AS
548 Willie Randolph AS
549 George Brett AS
550 Bucky Dent AS
551 Reggie Jackson AS
552 Ken Singleton AS
553 Dave Winfield AS
554 Carlton Fisk AS
555 Scott McGregor AS
556 Jack Morris AS
557 Rich Gossage AS
558 John Tudor
559 Indians Team Leaders
560 Doug Corbett
561 Cardinals Rookies
562 Mike O'Berry
563 Ross Baumgarten
564 Doug DeCinces
565 Jackson Todd
566 Mike Jorgensen
567 Bob Babcock
568 Joe Pettini
569 Willie Randolph
570 Willie Randolph IA
571 Glenn Abbott
572 Juan Beniquez
573 Rick Waits
574 Mike Ramsey
575 Al Cowens
576 Giants Team Leaders
577 Rick Monday
578 Shooty Babitt
579 Rick Mahler
580 Bobby Bonds
581 Ron Reed
582 Luis Pujols
583 Tippy Martinez
584 Hosken Powell
585 Rollie Fingers
586 Rollie Fingers IA
587 Tim Lollar
588 Dale Berra
589 Dave Stapleton
590 Al Oliver
591 Al Oliver IA
592 Craig Swan
593 Billy Smith
594 Renie Martin
595 Dave Collins
596 Damaso Garcia
597 Wayne Nordhagen
598 Bob Galasso
599 White Sox Rookies
600 Dave Winfield
601 Sid Monge
602 Freddie Patek
603 Rich Hebner
604 Orlando Sanchez
605 Steve Rogers
606 Blue Jays Team Leaders
607 Leon Durham
608 Jerry Royster
609 Rick Sutcliffe
610 Rickey Henderson
611 Joe Niekro
612 Gary Ward
613 Jim Gantner
614 Juan Eichelberger
615 Bob Boone
616 Bob Boone IA
617 Scott McGregor
618 Tim Foli
619 Bill Campbell
620 Ken Griffey
621 Ken Griffey IA
622 Dennis Lamp
623 Mets Rookies
624 Fergie Jenkins
625 Hal McRae
626 Randy Jones
627 Enos Cabell
628 Bill Travers
629 John Wockenfuss
630 Joe Charboneau
631 Gene Tenace
632 Bryan Clark
633 Mitchell Page
634 Checklist 529-660
635 Ron Davis
636 Phillies Team Leaders
637 Rick Camp
638 John Milner
639 Ken Kravec
640 Cesar Ceden
641 Steve Mura
642 Mike Scioscia
643 Pete Vuckovich
644 John Castino
645 Frank White
646 Frank White IA
647 Warren Brusstar
648 Jose Morales
649 Ken Clay Seattle
650 Carl Yastrzemski
651 Carl Yastrzemski IA
652 Steve Nicosia
653 Angels Rookies
654 Jim Morrison
655 Joel Youngblood
656 Eddie Whitson
657 Tom Poquette
658 Tito Landrum
659 Fred Martinez
660 Dave Concepcion
661 Dave Concepcion IA
662 Luis Salazar
663 Hector Cruz
664 Dan Spillner
665 Jim Clancy
666 Tigers Team Leaders
667 Jeff Reardon
668 Dale Murphy
669 Larry Milbourne
670 Steve Kemp
671 Mike Davis
672 Bob Knepper
673 Keith Drumright
674 Dave Goltz
675 Cecil Cooper
676 Sal Butera
677 Alfredo Griffin
678 Tom Paciorek
679 Sammy Stewart
680 Gary Matthews
681 Dodgers Rookies
682 Jesse Jefferson
683 Phil Garner
684 Harold Baines
685 Bert Blyleven
686 Gary Allenson
687 Greg Minton
688 Leon Roberts
689 Lary Sorensen
690 Dave Kingman
691 Dan Schatzeder
692 Wayne Gross
693 Cesar Geronimo
694 Dave Wehrmeister
695 Warren Cromartie
696 Pirates Team Leaders
697 John Montefusco
698 Tony Scott
699 Dick Tidrow
700 George Foster
701 George Foster IA
702 Steve Renko
703 Brewers Team Leaders
704 Mickey Rivers
705 Mickey Rivers IA
706 Barry Foote
707 Mark Bomback
708 Gene Richards
709 Don Money
710 Jerry Reuss
711 Mariners Rookies
712 Dennis Martinez
713 Del Unser
714 Jerry Koosman
715 Willie Stargell
716 Willie Stargell IA
717 Rick Miller
718 Charlie Hough
719 Jerry Narron
720 Greg Luzinski
721 Greg Luzinski IA
722 Jerry Martin
723 Junior Kennedy
724 Dave Rosello
725 Amos Otis
726 Amos Otis IA
727 Sixto Lezcano
728 Aurelio Lopez
729 Jim Spencer
730 Gary Carter
731 Padres Rookies
732 Mike Lum
733 Larry McWilliams
734 Mike Ivie
735 Rudy May
736 Jerry Turner
737 Reggie
738 Dave Engle
739 Joey McLaughlin
740 Dave Lopes
741 Dave Lopes IA
742 Dick Drago
743 John Stearns
744 Mike Witt
745 Bake McBride
746 Andre Thornton
747 John Lowenstein
748 Marc Hill
749 Bob Shirley
750 Jim Rice
751 Rick Honeycutt
752 Lee Lacy
753 Tom Brookens
754 Joe Morgan
755 Joe Morgan IA
756 Team Leaders
757 Tom Underwood
758 Claudell Washington
759 Paul Splittorff
760 Bill Buckner
761 Dave Smith
762 Mike Phillips
763 Tom Hume
764 Steve Swisher
765 Gorman
766 Twins Rookies
767 Roy Smalley
768 Jerry Garvin
769 Richie Zisk
770 Rich Gossage
771 Rich Gossage IA
772 Bert Campaneris
773 John Denny
774 Jay Johnstone
775 Bob Forsch
776 Mark Belanger
777 Tom Griffin
778 Kevin Hickey
779 Grant Jackson
780 Pete Rose
781 Pete Rose IA
782 Frank Taveras
783 Greg Harris
784 Milt Wilcox
785 Dan Driessen
786 Red Sox Team Leaders
787 Fred Stanley
788 Woodie Fryman
789 Checklist 661-792
790 Larry Gura
791 Bobby Brown
792 Frank Tanana
Errors & Variations
Errors
383 Pascual Perez (no position listed on front)
Blackless
During the 1982 Topps production, whole sheets of cards were issued without the black ink. This caused the cards to have no facsimile autographs on the card front. At least half the cards in the set have a Blackless variation.
Inserts
Stickers
This 48-sticker set was randomly inserted into packs, and designed to promote the debut of Topps Baseball Stickers. The stickers inserted into packs are actually a slightly different version of the 1982 Topps stickers. They are the same size (1 15/16" by 2 9/16"), but the backs say the Topps sticker album is "Coming Soon." These stickers, as well as the 1982 Topps Stickers set and album, were produced by Panini under a sub-license from Topps.
17 Chris Chambliss
21 Bruce Benedict
25 Leon Durham
29 Bill Buckner
33 Dave Collins
37 Dave Concepcion
41 Nolan Ryan
45 Bob Knepper
49 Ken Landreaux
53 Burt Hooton
57 Andre Dawson
61 Gary Carter
65 Joel Youngblood
69 Ellis Valentine
73 Garry Maddox
77 Bob Boone
81 Omar Moreno
85 Willie Stargell
89 Ken Oberkfell
93 Darrell Porter
97 Juan Eichelberger
101 Luis Salazar
105 Enos Cabell
109 Larry Herndon
143 Scott McGregor
148 Mike Flanagan
151 Mike Torrez
156 Carney Lansford
161 Fred Lynn
166 Rich Dotson
171 Tony Bernazard
176 Bo Diaz
181 Alan Trammell
186 Milt Wilcox
191 Dennis Leonard
196 Willie Aikens
201 Ted Simmons
206 Hosken Powell
211 Roger Erickson
215 Graig Nettles
216 Reggie Jackson
221 Rickey Henderson
226 Cliff Johnson
231 Jeff Burroughs
236 Tom Paciorek
241 Pat Putnam
246 Lloyd Moseby
251 Barry Bonnell
Team Checklist Uncut Sheet
As part of a mail-away offer, Topps offered all 26 1982 team checklist cards on an uncut sheet. These cards enabled the collector to have an easy reference for which card(s) he/she needed to finish their sets. When cut from the sheet, all cards measure the standard-size.