Phillies Oddballs - 1983 Topps Fold-Outs

The set is comprised of five, 17 photo card subsets - with each subset representing active leaders in one of the following categories: batting leaders, home run leaders, stolen base leaders, career wins and relief aces.  In some cases, players like Joe Morgan were leaders in multiple categories and appeared in a few different subsets (Morgan was in both home run and stolen bases leaders).  It was officially a "test" product release, but scrolling through eBay listings there seem to be a lot of complete folders up for bid - at a reasonable price (I bought one for $8).

In 1983 the Phillies roster was stocked full of pedigreed veterans, including Morgan, Tony Perez, Pete Rose, Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton to name a few - and thus were well represented in the 85-card set.  It is a strange design with the player photos on one double-sided, continuous strip.  They are frequently sold after being cut into individual cards, which can make for some strange display issues - for example, Joe Morgan and Tony Perez are back-to-back on the HR Leaders set.

Phillies checklist:

Career Wins

  • Steve Carlton

Home Run Leaders

  • Joe Morgan
  • Tony Perez
  • Mike Schmidt

Batting Leaders

  • Pete Rose

Stolen Base Leaders

  • Garry Maddox
  • Joe Morgan

Relief Aces

  • Ron Reed
  • Ed Farmer
  • Tug McGraw

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