Cubs players you might not be familiar with Cliff Heathcote

Cliff Heathcote

was born on January 24, 1898 in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania

Dubbed "Rubberhead" because a routine fly ball that he was fielding bounced off his head early in his career, On May 30, 1922, during a doubleheader, the wackiest deal in baseball history took place. Heathcote was exchanged for Max Flack. Heathcote participated in the first game for the Cardinals and the second one for the Cubs. For their new teams, both athletes opened the afternoon game in right field. Later that year, on August 25, in a wild 26-23 Cubs victory over the Phillies, Heathcote set a modern National League record by reaching base seven times in a nine-inning game. Heathcote went 5-for-5 plus two walks.

The most recognizable set Rubberhead was featured in

1923-24 Exhibits W461

Number of Cards

It consisted of 58 cards and included 3 Cubs players.

Size of Cards

measure 3 3/8" x 5 3/8"

Basic Features

The 1923–24 Exhibit card set includes player portraits in black and white. The team name is in italicized block style type, while the player names are written in cursive on the cards. Along with his team, the player's league and position are also listed. The font color for the cards can be either black or white depending on the color of the backdrop image.

Cubs players you might not be familiar with Dom Dallessandro

Nicholas Dominic “Dom” Dallessandro

was born on October 3, 1913 in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Dom Dallessandro, an outfielder, spent the majority of his eight seasons in the major leagues playing with the Chicago Cubs. He hit.304 with a.400 on-base percentage in 1944, which was his greatest year. Let's face the harsh reality of the Cubs, who could have had DiMaggio but got this outfielder in place of him. Pants Rowland, a retired White Sox manager who had been scouting DiMaggio, He told the Cubs, "You can get a better ballplayer for half the money."

I've always questioned whether Pants was bought off to offer the Cubs owner false information so that he would choose poorly not to sign Joe DiMaggio. That's simply my viewpoint; everyone else who dealt with DiMaggio claimed that this young man was the best they had ever seen. Let's now discuss Dallessandro's "claim to fame" happenings.

• It's incredible that Ted Williams was once traded for him.
• Being only 5 feet 6 inches tall, he is somewhat short.
• Last Cubs’ player to be discharged from military service, WW2
• Throughout his career, he always got a lot of power hits, including doubles and triples. Not an easy out, he also finished his career with twice as many walks (310) as strikeouts (150).

The most recognizable set Dom was featured in

1941 Double Play (R330)

Number of Cards

It consisted of 70 cards and included 10 Cubs players.

Size of Cards

Approximately 2-1/2” by 3-1/8”.

Basic Features

The cards, which are distributed by Gum Products, Inc., feature two players in sepia-tone pictures, a type of print that has warm hues created by a particular chemical procedure when developing film. This issue, created soon before the United States entered World War II, is regarded as the last release of playing cards to fall under the "pre-war" category. Cards have blank backs.

Dom Dallessandro 1941 Double Play

1941 Double Play (R330) Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number	Player
1	Larry French-Vance Page
3	Billy Herman-Stan Hack
97	Stan Hack-Bob Klinger
101	Dom Dallesandro-Augie Galanw
103	Bill Lee-Phil Cavarretta

1977 Holiday Inn MSA Disc Cubs Checklist

Who would ever collect these weird, mostly unknown cubs memorabilia? Well, I do, and if you do, then you're a hard-core Cubs collector.

Number of Cards

1977 Holiday Inn MSA Disc Set, which consisted of 70 disks and included two Cubs players

Size of Cards

The discs are approximately 3 3/8" in diameter.

Basic Features

The disc version of the ballplayer, which was created by Michael Scheter Associates (MSA) in 1977, was sold by a variety of advertisers, including Holiday Inn. The discs have a diameter of around 3 3/8". These discs are not numbered, thus we have arranged them alphabetically.

In 1977, the Holiday Inn hotel network in the Midwest offered a disc set for free when a child's dinner was purchased at one of the participating restaurants.You won't find any team logos on these disks, either, as they were only sanctioned by the Major League Players Association through Mike Schechter Associates.

1977 Holiday Inn MSA Disc Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number	Player
n/a	Jose Cardenal
n/a	Booby Murcer

2022 Topps Master Chicago Cubs Checklist Including Updates + Codes

2022 Topps Base
Number	Player
143	Ian Happ
147	Willson Contreras
168	Kyle Hendricks
271	Patrick Wisdom CUP
323	Jason Heyward
358	Rafael Ortega
395	Greg Deichmann RC
459	Zach Davies
466	Nick Madrigal
468	Frank Schwindel
474	Alec Mills
476	Adbert Alzolay
490	Nico Hoerner
526	Alfonso Rivas RC
574	Trayce Thompson
585	Chicago Cubs
627	David Bote
2022 Topps Updates
Number	Player
US50	Marcus Stroman SP
US87	Andrelton Simmons
US138	Drew Smyly
US140	Mychal Givens
US143	Daniel Norris
US155	Jonathan Villar
US218	Seiya Suzuki/Yoshi Tsutsugo
US244	Clint Frazier
US245	Yan Gomes
US250	Seiya Suzuki RC SP-SSP-Variation
US256	Ethan Roberts RC
US259	Seiya Suzuki RD
US283	Trent Giambrone RC/Scott Effross RC

2022 Codes

Always check your codes for variations

2022 Topps Series 1

• Base – 543
• Short Print Variations (SP) – 560
• Super Short Print Variations (SSP) – 561
• Ultra Variations – 562

2022 Topps Series 2

• Base Cards – 847
• Short Print (SP) Variations – 865
• Super Short Print (SSP) Variations – 866
• Ultra Short Print (Ultra) Variations – 867

2022 Topps Update

• Base cards end #241
• SP Variations end #259
• SSP Variations end #260

Parallel Cards:

• Rainbow Foil Parallel – Inserted 1:10 packs
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 2022
• Green Foilboard Parallel – #’d to 499
• Orange Foilboard Parallel – #’d to 299
• NEW! Royal Blue Parallel – Inserted 1:10 packs RETAIL EXCLUSIVE
• Red Foilboard Parallel – #’d to 199
• Vintage Stock Parallel – #’d to 99
• Independence Day Parallel - #’d to 76
• Mother’s Day Hot Pink Parallel – #’d to 50
• Father’s Day Powder Blue Parallel – #’d to 50
• Memorial Day Camo Parallel – #’d to 25

1971 Milk Duds Cubs Checklist

Who would ever collect these weird, mostly unknown cubs memorabilia? Well, I do, and if you do, then you're a hard-core Cubs collector.

Number of Cards

Milk Duds National League set had 37 cards in 1971, with 10 Cubs players.

Size of Cards

When cut correctly, the 1971 Milk Duds baseball card set consists of cards that are 1 13/16" by 2 5/8".

Basic Features

There are 32 American League cards and 37 National League cards in the Milk Duds set from 1971. The cards are numbered, but only on the flap of the box. National Leaguers are numbered 33-69, while American Leaguers are numbered 1-32. The cards were issued on the backs of five-cent boxes of Milk Duds sweets and are sepia-toned on a tan backdrop. Milt Pappas: He is shown in an Orioles cap. However, he was traded to the Cubs on June 23, 1970. Also, Glenn Beckert’s first name was missing the second "n."

Chicago Cubs Base Checklist

Player

Ernie Banks

Glen Beckert ERR/(sic, Glenn)

Jim Hickman

Ken Holtzman

Randy Hundley

Fergie Jenkins

Don Kessinger

Milt Pappas/(pictured in/Oriole uniform)

Ron Santo

Billy Williams

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Front of the package

1962 Auravision Records Ernie Banks

Who would ever collect these weird, mostly unknown cubs memorabilia? Well, I do, and if you do, then you're a hard-core Cubs collector.

Number of Cards

In 1962 Auravision Records had 16 records, of which 1 was a Cubs player, the great Ernie Banks.

Size of Cards

The size of the records are approximately 6 ¾ inches by 6 ¾ inches

Basic Features

The records were available through a mail-in promotion from Milk Duds candy or Meadow Gold milk. It featured some high-quality photos with colorful borders on the front and back.

On the grooved front, there was a color photograph with a facsimile autograph, a sports trophy insignia, and a notice stating the record was 33 1/3 RPM. A career overview and complete major-league statistics, as well as another photo of the player, are included on the back.

When played on a record player, the player would describe various aspects of his career or offer guidance in his own voice. Columbia Records handled the distribution.

2008 Topps Allen and Ginter Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

2008 Topps Allen & Ginter has 351 cards which there are 8 Cubs players with 2 SP

Size of Cards

Cards are standard-size 2 ½ x 3 ½

Basic Features

Topps Allen and Ginter, which debuted in 2006, quickly became one of the company's most popular offerings. Current and retired baseball players, historical luminaries, current celebrities, and the occasional monument were all depicted on the cards. Each set included 300 base cards, 50 short prints, an autograph, and a set of game-used inserts.

For several years, Topps has been framing mini cards with autographs or gamed minis inside in their retro-tobacco themed sets. This concept was carried over into Topps Allen and Ginter, which included both an autograph and a game-used collection. Also inserted into packs were original A and G that were framed similar to the relic and autographed cards. Allen and Ginter are also known for their box topper insert sets of slightly oversized cards, as well as low serial number autographs and game-used cards.

In 2008, Topps marked the third anniversary of the popular Allen and Ginter series. Cards 301-351 were published as short prints and are part of the base set.

A base card of Kosuke Fukudome (the "flavor-of-the-month" rookie of 2008) was added to the base set late in the production run. The card is not sequentially-numbered and is short-printed; but produced in roughly the same quantities as the 50 other base cards (cards #301-#350) that are short prints. The "NNO" Fukudome is only available as a base card and NOT in any of the parallels.

2008 marked the first year of the DNA Relics inserts that would become a staple in Topps Allen and Ginter. It was also the first year when insert cards based on fictional people or things were included in the set.

Allen & Ginter Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number	Player
25	Aramis Ramirez
96	Carlos Zambrano
118	Geovany Soto
160	Alfonso Soriano
226	Rich Hill
289	Derrek Lee
301	Felix Pie SP
NNO	Kosuke Fukudome SP