Despite the rather lengthy gap since I first posted about this project, I’ve been quite busy with it. To wit, the first full group of 18 cards is more than half complete. Here are the latest additions for page 1 (I double up in my binder pages):
1979 Topps Burger King Philadelphia Phillies #7 Ron Reed
In the 1970s and ’80s, Burger King got in on the baseball card game, distributing their own version of each year’s Topps design. The 1979 Phillies set contained 22 player/manager cards and a checklist. The design was identical to the Topps flagship set with one exception: the card number.
Ron Reed is a member of the Phillies Wall of Fame and it’s always cool to see a vintage warmup jacket.
2002 Fleer – Rookie Sensations #8 RS Johnny Estrada
Johnny Estrada made his MLB debut for the Phillies in 2001 and played 89 games that season due to an injury to starting catcher Mike Lieberthal. He was relegated to the bench in ’02 and traded to the Braves during the offseason. His most productive seasons came with Atlanta in 2004 — when he made the All-Star Game — and 2005, then with Arizona in 2006 and Milwaukee in 2007.
