Reggie Jackson Topps card numbers

CreeperKat

I noticed that all of Reggie Jackson Topps cards from 1975 to 1987 are an even hundred number like 300, 500, 200, 700, etc (with the exception of 1977 which is 10). See below:
260  1969 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
140  1970 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
20  1971 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
435  1972 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
255  1973 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
130  1974 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
300  1975 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
500  1976 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
10  1977 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
200  1978 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
700  1979 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
600  1980 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
400  1981 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
300  1982 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
500  1983 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
100  1984 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
200  1985 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
700  1986 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
300  1987 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON

I assume he had a deal with Topps. Out of curiousity, anyone know the details behind this?

mariotown

Topps does that for star players. You'll notice other stars have numbers ending in "0" or "5."

67standup

Check other Topps years and you'll notice that superstars are almost always assigned a number ending 0 or 5.

Mefer

If you notice throughout a good part of Topps' history, stars were placed on cards whose number ended in zero or five. Numbers ending in "50" (50, 150, 250, etc.) and "00" (100, 200, etc.) were reserved for the "top dogs" of the day; the super stars or players of great popularity. Looking to the 80s, you will find Reggie, Schmidt and Brett being the consistent players falling on the above numbers. I don't know why Topps started this practice but it continued for some time. Having not purchased the regular Topps set in the last couple of years, I am not sure if they continue the practice.

qmayer

I read somewhere that in the regular issue of Topps, they reserve all the card numbers ending in 0 or 5 for quality players or all-stars. The 100s (100, 200, 300,etc) are usually reserved for the best players in the game that year. So having his rookie as #260 means someone at Topps thought pretty highly of him.

Justin

CreeperKat

I guess Nolan Ryan had a bad year on this one:
Card# Description
757 1987 TOPPS NOLAN RYAN

qmayer

His 1986 stats:

12-8, 178.0 IP, 119 H, 72 R, 62 ER, 82 BB, 194 SO, 3.34 ERA (3.61 lg ERA)

1987:

8-16, 211.7 IP, 154 H, 75 R, 65 ER, 87 BB, 270 SO, 2.76 ERA (3.92 lg ERA)


I don't understand it. Decent stats for 1986 (the Astros went to the NLCS with the Mets). Maybe the card came out after his 87 campaign? But even his '87 stats are really good, except the W-L... *shrug*

Justin

estang

an interesting thread. It is a fact that cards ending in 0s or 5s are reserved for better players and 100, 200, 300 etc are the top spots in the numbering process. I've read more about this, but would have to do some digging.

How about Rod Carew. Here's his numbering for Topps regular issues:

1967 Rookie with Rich Allen, #569 (they underestimated)
1968, #80
1969, #510
1970, #290
1971, #210
1972, #695 (he got the shaft here)
1973, #330
1974, #50 (a graduating moment)
1975, #600 (jackpot)
1976, #400 (jackpot)
1977, #120 (no batting title)
1978, #380 (77 was best year ever...MVP..shafted)
1979, #300 (jackpot again)
1980, #700 (jackpot)
1981, #100 (jackpot)
1982, #500 (jackpot)
1983, #300 (jackpot)
1984, #600 (jackpot)
1985, #300 (jackpot)
1986, #400 (jackpot)

I think you will be hard pressed to find any player to have 8 consecutive 00 entries IN A ROW and a player that has accumulated. Wait, I had to re-read the Reggie Jackson entry and was surprised to see him match the 100 to 700 scheme and surpass the 00 consecutive entries.

100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 and 700 Rod Carew is the king of Topps numbering. No doubt someone put some thought into this numbering scheme and ensured the real Hit King got his due.

WinPitcher

You guys are correct numbers ending in 0 and 5 were for the stars of the day, Topps also for a while used card 1 and 2 for the previous years MVP I think that started in 61 im not sure how long that lasted

estang

George Brett is honorable mention in Topps numbering:

1975, #228
1976, #19
1977, #580
1978, #100
1979, #330
1980, #450
1981, #700
1982, #200
1983, #600
1984, #500
1985, #100
1986. #300
1987, #400
1988, #700
1989, #200
1990, #60
1991, #2
1992, #620
1993, #397

A string of NINE 00s for George Brett. WOW! He completed the 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700 string

Virtualizard

Ok, here are the 100-700 Carews (all from my collection!)

I never realized that Carew had a card for each of the hundreds!




#100





#200





#300



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#400



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#500





#600



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#700





Thanks for pointing that out.

JEB.