What I have heard is that these three cards were not available in cereal boxes. It seems as though one needed to buy the factory set to get them. That would explain the proof sheet shown above.
Of the 14 main Kellogg's sets, only in 1973, 1975 and 1976 did the first three cards not include a future Hall-of-Famer (or Pete Rose). I'm inclined to believe that there were three other players who were supposed to be included in the set. But for that to be true those players would probably appear on the proof sheets that were auctioned last year. Any help would be appreciated.
Some Players not in the 1976 set
Hank Aaron who they didn't get into a regular set for some rea$on.
Mike Schmidt led the NL in homers in 1975 but didn't get a 1976 Kellogg's card after being in the 1975 set. He also wasn't included in 1977.
Tony Perez surpassed 100 RBIs but he was excluded.
Rusty Staub also surpassed 100 RBIs. He was traded in December of 1975 so maybe that kept him out of the set. He was not in any Kellogg's set.
George Brett batted .308 and led the AL in hits.
Mike Torrez won 20 games in 1975 but he never appeared in a Kellogg's set. He was traded in early 1976 in a deal that sent Reggie Jackson to the Orioles, but Reggie appeared in his A's uniform in the Kellogg's set so Torrez could have been included as an Oriole.
Rich Gossage led the league in saves, had lots of strikeouts and an ERA of 1.84.
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