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1984 Topps


This a list with brief descriptions of Topps trading card products for 1984. All sets listed are standard size (2½ × 3½ inches) unless noted.

The 1984 Topps Base set totals 792 cards and was issued in wax and rack packs or as a complete set available in the J.C. Penney catalog. The cards featured a player action photo with a square portrait inset in the lower corner on the front. Subsets include Highlights, League Leaders, All-Stars, Active Career Leaders, Team Leaders, and Checklist cards. Player cards had a white background with the Topps logo in the upper-right corner, the team name in color down the left side, a head shot of the player within a colored box in the lower-left corner and the player's name and position in color in the lower-right corner. Size: 2.5 × 3.5 in.

The Traded set totals 132 cards issued as a factory set and was printed in Ireland on white cardstock. The cards are identical to the base set except for the alphabetical ordering and the T in the numbering. The set features traded players in their new uniforms and extended rookie cards. Size: 2.5 × 3.5 in.

This set contains 40 cards which were available by mailing in the game cards found in the 1984 Topps wax packs. The cards feature glossy fronts and have All-Star Set Collector's Edition on the back along with the players name, team, and position. Size: 2.5 × 3.5 in.

This set totals 22 cards and was available as an insert in 1984 Topps rack packs. The backs state that it is the All-Star Game Commemorative Set and include the players name, position and league. There are eleven cards each representing the American and National League teams from the 1983 All-Star game. Size: 2.5 × 3.5 in.

This set is a large size parallel version of the base set featuring 30 cards of star players. Other than the size, only the numbering is different. Size: 4 78 × 6 78 in.

Traded Darryl Strawberry Bronze Metal replica of his 1st Topps card available to dealers who purchased a Topps Traded case. Size: 1¼ × 1¾ inches.
Proofs (66) These cards are blank backed and the mini photo portraits do not extend beyond their frame. standard size
Darryl Palmer This card was made as a prop for the movie 'The Slugger's Wife' of actor Michael O'Keefe. standard size
Gallery of Immortals (12) This set is metal replicas of regular issue cards in 1/4 scale. There are two variations: bronze and silver. The Tom Seaver card has a third variation in pewter given to dealers who bought the set. The sets were issued in a velvet lined case. There exist counterfeit 'Pewter Gallery Ingots'.
Rub Downs (32) While there are thirty-two rub down sheets the set features 112 different players. The player images as well as the other baseball equipment images can be transferred to another surface by the backs. Size: 2⅜ × 3-15/16 inches (sheet).
Stickers (386) The full color photos have stars in each of the corners and are numbered on both sides. The back has info about the album and an offer to order stickers by mail. Size: 1-15/16 × 2-9/16 inches.
Sticker Boxes (12) 'The Super Bats' set was printed on the sticker boxes. Each box had 2 hitting leaders for a total of 24 players. The cards are blanked backed and the player's name appears in a bat above the photo. standard size.
1977 Topps Dale Murphy Aluminum This card is a full-size replica 1977 Topps card #476 authorized by Topps for a fundraiser for Huntington's Disease research. The fronts have crude black etchings of the portraits while the back has a serial number. standard size
7-Eleven/Pepsi Sheets This was a test issue localized in the midwest. The sheets have 128 regular issue Topps cards on them with a 5 × 7 in. panel at the lower right with the sponsor's logos. Size: 28½ × 43 inches.


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