Bake McBride Limited Edition Philadelphia Phillies 1978 Wiffle Ball Disc

Description: Up for sale is a rare Bake McBride Limited Edition Philadelphia Phillies 1978 Wiffle Ball Disc. It is one of 80 total disc/cards in the set. Condition is "acceptable", which in this case is judged as "very good" Please read the description very carefully. The disc has imperfections including some surface scratches/indentations, corner/perimeter wear, and miscellaneous marks and soiling. There's also some discoloration/yellowing due to age. Please see photos for more information. Despite its flaws it would make a great addition to the collection of any McBride or Phillies fan. It would also be perfect for any vintage "oddball" baseball card or baseball memorabilia collector. issued by MSA (Michael Schechter Associates) except for being smaller in diameter. They feature black and white, headshots with airbrushed cap emblems, since the photos were only licensed by the Major League Baseball Players Association, and not MLB. The right and left front has color panels with biographical information. The discs were produced as promotions and were customized with advertisements on the back. The 80-card set was issued as single cards inserted inside the Wiffle ball box. There are six different color panels and each player only comes in one color. 21 future Hall-of-Fame inductees grace the set along with other stars of the era. Mark Fidrych may be the most unique player depicted and Ray Burris the most obscure. For some reason, Ed Kranepool shows up even though he is winding down his career in 78. Sold in 1978 these die cut, payer baseball discs were inserted into Regulation Baseball and Softball size Wiffle Ball Boxes. The discs feature a black and white portrait of a player on the sweet spot of a baseball design. The left & right panels were printed in one of either two shades of pink, yellow, or orange. The left panel lists the players height, Weight, and birth date, while the right lists the players place of birth, above the copyright information that reads "(C) Major League Baseball Players Assoc. 1976." Below the portrait is the player's name, position, team, and the MLBPA logo. The back of the unnumbered baseball discs, read "WIFFLE" In red, then below in black print, "SPORTS SPECTACULAR, Collectors Series, LIMITED EDITION, MSA" with 3 stars on each side. The Discs were manufactured byGugler Lithograph Co., andmade available to Wiffle Ball Inc. through MSA - Mike Schechter Associates, Inc. In 1977 MSA issued customized baseball discs as advertising for a number of large & local companies. These "MSA Dics" were larger in size, measuring 3 3/8" in diameter. The Wiffle discs were customized to a size of 2/ 3/8," so they could fit into the boxes. Arnold Ray McBride(born February 3, 1949), nicknamed "Shake 'n Bake" and "The Callaway Kid", is an American formerprofessional baseballoutfielder, who played inMajor League Baseball(MLB) for theSt. Louis Cardinals,Philadelphia Phillies, andCleveland Indiansbetween 1973 and 1983. He had the most success with the Phillies teams of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Early in his career, McBride said that he could not explain how he had come to be known as Bake. He had a career batting average of. 299 with 63 home runs and 430 runs batted in. He was an All-Star in 1976, a World Series champion in 1980, and National League Rookie of the Year in 1974. It will securely be shipped free to buyer via the USPS. Purchase in total confidence with our 100% positive feedback.

Price: 12 USD

Location: Roseland, New Jersey

End Time: 2025-02-03T06:53:55.000Z

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