1978 Papa Gino's disc, Jim Palmer version. 1978 Collector Set of baseball discs were given out by Papa Gino's Pizza Restaurants. There are Gino's up around New England according to the website.
40 disks made up the set that year. My scanner hates stuff like this with a passion. It turns them slightly (htf does that ALWAYS happen? LOL) and cuts off left and right edges of the disc. If it was a better piece of memorabilia I'd go back and re-scan it with different settings or in a rigid sleeve to hold the damn things still but that's too much work for a scan of a Papa Gino's disc.
They measure 3 3/8" across. They are MLBPA items so the pics don't show logos on caps and only the city is used, not the team name. How many times have we seen this same Jim Palmer photo used on similar items? There were more Red Sox in the set than any other team which makes sense given the location of Papa Gino's outlets. Here is the checklist:
1 Allen Ripley
2 Jerry Remy
3 Jack Brohamer
4 Butch Hobson
5 Dennis Eckersley
6 Sam Bowen SP
7 Rick Burleson
8 Carl Yastrzemski
9 Bill Lee
10 Bob Montgomery
11 Dick Drago SP
12 Bob Stanley SP
13 Fred Kendall SP
14 Jim Rice SP
15 George Scott
16 Tom Burgmeier
17 Frank Duffy SP
18 Jim Wright
19 Fred Lynn
20 Bob Bailey SP
21 Mike Torrez
22 Bill Campbell SP
23 Luis Tiant
24 Dwight Evans
25 Carlton Fisk
26 Reggie Jackson
27 Thurman Munson
28 Ron Guidry
29 Bruce Bochte
30 Richie Zisk
31 Jim Palmer
32 Mark Fidrych
33 Frank Tanana
34 Buddy Bell
35 Rod Carew
36 George Brett
37 Ralph Garr
38 Larry Hisle
39 Mitchell Page
40 John Mayberry
Allen Ripley? Really? Anyway here is a picture of the whole set from an eBay BIN sale. The set goes for $20 to $25. Knock yourself out.
Yes there ara Papa Gino's all over the Boston area. These are pretty easy to get around here. You can pick up the sox part of the set for 8-10 bucks. Ripley was a local guy who made it.
ReplyDeleteVery cool. First time I've seen these... might need to find a set for my collection.
ReplyDeleteBtw... I always have the same problem with my scanner cutting off parts of cards (especially cards that are diecut/circular). My solution is to put a longer strip on both sides of the card you're scanning and them self crop the card, so it maintains the sides. It's a little more work, but at least part of your card doesn't get chopped off.
I love oddball cards like these. I see three Yankees on the checklist I will have to chase down.
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