There were 100 cards in the initial set, which retailed for $19.95. That seems pretty pricey for only 100 cards, but then, trivia sets were all the rage at that time and they were all fairly expensive. The original Trivial Pursuit was selling for $29.99 back in 1983, two or three times more than most games went for back then.
Only one Cubs made the original checklist, but it was a good one....
....Ryne Sandberg. It's a nice tight shot of Sandberg. The back of the card has season stats from 1986 and overall career stats. They don't have year by year stats, since room was needed for the trivia questions. In my earlier post I said that the questions were fairly easy. Here are two of the easier questions from Sandberg's card:
True or False...The Baltimore Orioles play their home games in Fenway Park.
How many outs are in a full inning?
I told you they were easy!
Later in the year, a 50 card "Travel Edition" update set was released. These cards have a yellow border instead of the green one on the initial set. Again, only one Cub made the checklist and again, it was a good one...
...Andre Dawson. And what an odd choice for a card; Dawson getting nailed in the face by the Padres Eric Show. That's the same picture that Sports Illustrated used from its cover
on July 20, 1987. I don't know if I've seen another baseball card that shows a player getting smacked in the face.
The questions on the Dawson cards weren't as easy as Rynos. Here's the easiest:
What is a "Gopher Ball'?
Here's the toughest...
Between 1950 and 1959, what pitcher had the most wins in a season?
I only knew the answer because it was written on the card. Do you know who it is? Hint: He would later play for the Cubs, though you may not have known that...it was for the final 11 games of his career. Think it over and then scroll down for the answer.
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It was Robin Roberts, who won 28 games for the Phillies in 1952.
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