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Specs
Year: 1978
Title: Big T/Tastee Freeze Discs
Size: 3 3/8 inches in diameter.
Number in Set: 26
Overview
Big T Family restaurants and Tastee-Freez partnered with the Major League Baseball Players Association and Michael Schecter and Associates (MSA) on this series of baseball discs in 1978. One player from each team was included and given out at participating restaurants. As an MLBPA release, team logos were removed from the player’s caps.
The design on the front features a sepia-toned player headshot inside a white baseball diamond with a colorful border. Each disc has four red stars at the top. Some basic player info (name, team, height, weight, birth date, and birthplace) is printed on the front too.
The backs are printed in red, white, and blue, highlighting the Big T Family Restaurant and Tastee-Freez logos. Beneath the sponsor logos are a “card” number and a single 1977 statistic (batting average or win/loss record) for the player.
PSA has graded 688 total discs as of February 12, 2023. Complete raw sets can be found for between $30 and $50.
Also, my 2010 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards says the discs were distributed in “…North Carolina, and possibly other parts of the country.” But I haven’t been able to verify this statement.
Example
Key Cards
The key discs are George Brett, Tom Seaver, and Carl Yastrzemski.
Checklist
1 Buddy Bell
2 Jim Palmer
3 Steve Garvey
4 Jeff Burroughs
5 Greg Luzinski
6 Lou Brock
7 Thurman Munson
8 Rod Carew
9 George Brett
10 Tom Seaver
11 Willie Stargell
12 Jerry Koosman
13 Bill North
14 Richie Zisk
15 Bill Madlock
16 Carl Yastrzemski
17 Dave Cash
18 Bob Watson
19 Dave Kingman
20 Gene Tenace
21 Ralph Garr
22 Mark Fidrych
23 Frank Tanana
24 Larry Hisle
25 Bruce Bochte
26 Bob Bailor