I don't know when Kellogg's decided that the 1983 set would be their last annual set. Let's assume that there was a time when the company planned to create another 60-card set.
Here are some players that might have appeared on their only Kellogg's card had the company tried again in 1984.
1. Cal Ripken - 1982 Rookie of the Year and 1983 AL MVP.
2. Wade Boggs - won 1983 AL Batting Title
3. Tony Gwynn - batted .309 in 1983
4. Ryne Sandberg - Gold Glove in 1983 and 37 steals
5. Andre Dawson - deserving in previous sets
6. Ron Kittle - 1983 AL Rookie of the Year
7. Lamar Hoyt - 1983 Cy Young Award
8. Don Mattingly - big year in 1984, but did enough in 1983 to be one of their chance inclusions
9. Tony Pena - in 1983 he won a Gold Glove and finished 12th in the MVP voting
10. Lee Smith - 1983 all-star; led league in saves; got MVP votes
11. Lou Whitaker - deserving in previous sets
12. Rich Dotson - had 22 wins in 1983
13. John Denny - won NL Cy Young Award
Some would have been great but others not so much. Sure, I was biased toward Chicago players. The White Sox did make the playoffs.
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