Kellogg's Cards of Playoff Teams

Ten teams made the playoffs this year.  I decided to check and see how many Kellogg's baseball cards were created for each team.  Now, this number could be off since some players can have different teams listed on the front and back.  I'm not even sure which way I tracked those oddities.


Blue Jays - 4.  Not fair since the Blue Jays couldn't be included from 1970 - 1976.  They weren't included in 1977 either.  Bob Bailor, their first pick in the expansion draft, was included in two sets.

Rangers/Senators - 25.  They weren't a good team for most of these years.  They had five winning records in the 13 Kellogg's years.  Buddy Bell was shown on four different cards.  

Astros - 33.  Not bad since only three of the cards are of Nolan Ryan.  Cesar Cedeno led the way with four appearances.

Mets - 34.  There are seven great Tom Seaver cards as a Met.

Cubs - 36.  Billy Williams appears six times since I'm including the 1991 and 1992 sets.

Royals - 39.  George Brett shows up seven times.

Cardinals - 46.  Lou Brock (8 times) and Bob Gibson (6 times) account for a lot of the total.

Dodgers - 49.  Steve Garvey (5 times) leads the way.

Pirates - 54.  The Pirates are tied with the Reds for second on this list.  Kellogg's really liked Willie Stargell (9 appearances), Dave Parker (7), Roberto Clemente (7 - due to his set from Puerto Rico) and Manny Sanguillen (6).

Yankees - 55.  The Yankees have more than any other team.  Here is one category where Reggie Jackson (5 times) is ahead of Babe Ruth.  

These totals certainly didn't help the Pirates and the Yankees in the one-game playoffs.  Let's hope it also doesn't help the Dodgers and Cardinals.  That would leave the Cubs as next.