My First Cards

Blogging The 1982 Topps Baseball Card Set

Mike Krukow

May 21, 2010 @ 1:02 pm

Mike Krukow's 1982 Topps card, thumbnail

Mike Krukow won just 9 games in 1981. The Phillies knew he could be better, so they traded for him and Mike won 13 games and lowered his ERA by a full run, also earning over 3 WAR for the 1st time in his career.

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Lee Smith

December 14, 2009 @ 3:49 am

Lee Smith's 1982 Topps card, thumbnail

Current Hall of Fame candidate Lee Smith’s rookie card, from his breakout season of 1982. A top quality reliever in his time who saved 478 games, but doesn’t quite look like a Hall of Famer when you compare his ERA to his peers.

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Jerry Morales

November 14, 2009 @ 3:49 pm

Jerry Morales's 1982 Topps card, thumbnail

Not the best player in any card collection, but he managed to last 15 seasons, playing for 5 teams, and earned a trip to the All-Star game in 1977. Digging a little into his stats and his 1982 season, is actually rather interesting. Like any major leaguer who stuck around a while, Jerry Morales had his moments.

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