"The Infield"

I'm trying to collect every regular issue Topps card of "The Infield," the Dodger foursome of Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Bill Russell, and Ron Cey. You might recognize them from the great Garvey Cey Russell Lopes blog.

For my collection of these guys, even the non-Dodger cards are cool. As you can see, I don't need any 1980 Topps cards of this group. Here are the holes in my collection (all Topps, unless otherwise indicated):


Steve Garvey
1985 #450
1984 Donruss #63
1982 Fleer #5
1984 Fleer #300
1985 Fleer #32
1986 Fleer #321






Davey Lopes
1985 #12
1987 #445
1988 #226









Bill Russell
1972 #736
1975 #23
1983 #661









Ron Cey
1972 #761
1973 #615 (the one with Mike Schmidt, darn it)
1984 #357
1987 #767








If you have any of these, please email me at ericdstephen@gmail.com.

UPDATE: I would have used pictures of 1987 Donruss cards -- that is the subject of this blog, after all -- but only Lopes and Garvey had cards in this set. Cey and Russell both had 1987 cards in the Topps and Fleer sets though.

1977 Topps - Want List

In my attempt to complete every regular issue Topps set of my lifetime (1976-present), I am a mere 20 cards away from completing the 1977 set, modeled here by Dodger starter Burt Hooton.

Here are the cards I need. I am not concerned about the condition of the cards. To paraphrase Billy Beane, I'm not selling blue jeans here. Feel free to email me at ericdstephen@gmail.com to suggest any trades.

UPDATE: Thanks to the wonderful Garvey Cey Russell Lopes blog, I now only need 13 cards to complete this set!

UPDATE #2: Thanks to the Indiana Jon, I now only need 7 cards to complete this set!

2 - Nettles/Schmidt HR Leaders
4 - Lopes/North SB Leaders
51 - Alex Grammas
70 - Johnny Bench
146 - Dusty Baker
152 - Gaylord Perry
265 - Mark Fidrych
276 - AL Championship
277 - NL Championship
285 - Brooks Robinson
287 - Reds Team Card (Sparky Anderson)
319 - Rich Gossage
345 - Reggie Smith
359 - Willie Randolph
412 - Johnny Bench / World Series
450 - Pete Rose
488 - Rookie OF (Jack Clark)
490 - Rookie SS
491 - Rookie P (El Presidente)
518 - Cubs Team Card (Herman Franks)