So Close!

A list of sets that are close to completion, along with the cards I need.

Base Sets

According to the TCDB, these sets are over 85% complete with less than 100 cards remaining. I'd eventually like to complete all of them, but I'm not in a rush.

1978 Topps (95.3% complete)

Missing (34)
#1 Lou Brock (RB)
#38 Willie Montanez
#40 Carl Yastrzemski (AS)
#44 Toby Harrah
#67 Claudell Washington
#72 Andre Dawson (ASR)
#76 Steve Ontiveros
#123 Manny Trillo
#124 Dave Rozema (RC, ASR)
#143 Keith Hernandez
#150 Bobby Bonds
#152 Ivan DeJesus (RC)
#160 Jim Palmer (AS)
#161 Bob Boone
#170 Lou Brock
#267 Doug Ault (ASR)
#283 Omar Moreno
#292 Gene Richards
#370 Rusty Staub
#410 Bill Madlock
#419 Jerry Garvin (RC, ASR)
#420 Greg Luzinski (AS)
#427 Mario Soto (RC)
#473 Bill Buckner
#541 Larry Cox
#550 John Mayberry
#585 Woodie Fryman
#591 George Zeber (RC)
#616 Pat Kelly
#624 Gary Alexander (ASR)
#627 Dave Johnson
#660 Jason Thompson
#680 Vida Blue
#688 George Mitterwald

1981 Topps (98.3% complete)

One of my all-time favorite sets! This is the set I'd be most interested in completing.

Missing (12)

#188 Doug DeCinces

#201 Johnny Bench (RB)

#240 Nolan Ryan

#400 Reggie Jackson (AS)

#457 Mike Lum

#515 Robin Yount

#582 Gaylord Perry

#626 Tigers Future Stars - Dave Steffen/Jerry Ujdur/Roger Waever  (RC)

#664 Chicago White Sox - Tony LaRussa (CL, MGR, TC)

#667 Kansas City Royals - Jim Frey (CL, MGR, TC)

#682 Philadelphia Phillies - Dallas Green (CL, MGR, TC)

#683 Pittsburgh Pirates - Chuck Tanner (CL, MGR, TC)

 

1988 Leaf (89.0% complete)

Ages ago, I bought a case at a card show, and almost completed the set just from that.

Missing (29)
#8 Devon White (DK)
#14 Kal Daniels (DK)
#16 Dwight Evans (DK)
#22 Glenn Hubbard (DK)
#31 Lance Johnson (RR)
#37 Kevin Elster (RR)
#89 Charlie Hough
#93 George Brett
#130 Lance Parrish
#135 Lenny Dykstra
#139 Kent Hrbek
#140 Lloyd Moseby
#158 Greg Swindell
#165 Ken Griffey
#167 Alan Trammell
#170 Will Clark
#172 Eddie Murray
#174 Ellis Burks
#185 Steve Sax
#200 Gary Gaetti
#206 Ruben Sierra
#213 George Bell (CG)
#217 Dave Stewart
#219 Rick Reuschel
#221 Chris Brown
#223 Lee Mazzilli
#226 Barry Larkin
#230 Tommy John
#232 Bill Madlock

1992 O-Pee-Chee Premier (92.4% complete)

Missing (15):
#11 Dan Gladden
#24 Jose Canseco
#36 Bret Barberie
#43 Steve Sax
#72 Kenny Lofton
#90 Rick Cerone
#104 Randy Myers
#106 Tony Gwynn
#115 Frank Viola
#117 David Justice
#137 Cal Ripken Jr.
#139 Jose Melendez
#140 Jim Abbott
#148 Ray Lankford
#189 Derek Bell

2016 Topps Archives (91.0% complete)

I'm pretty much resigned to never completing this one. I have no desire at all to chase after the 10 short prints required. I may just have to be content with a set short of short prints.

Missing (28)
#1 Albert Pujols
#13 Jason Heyward
#25 Kyle Schwarber (RC)
#29 Russell Martin
#30 Manny Machado
#59 Robinson Cano
#83 Satchel Paige
#95 Jim Bunning
#126 Yu Darvish
#129 Mike Trout
#149 Brian Dozier
#150 Kris Bryant
#183 Salvador Perez
#201 Jackie Robinson
#204 Miguel Cabrera
#237 Miguel Sano (RC)
#257 Giancarlo Stanton
#300 Sandy Koufax
#301 Kenta Maeda (RC, SP)
#302 Randy Jones (SP)
#303 Tom Gordon (SP)
#304 Al Kaline (SP)
#305 Steve Garvey (SP)
#306 Tito Francona (SP)
#307 Phil Nevin (SP)
#308 Charlie Hayes (SP)
#309 Kris Benson (SP)
#310 Sandy Koufax (SP)

Smaller Sets

For smaller sets and inserts, I've set the prerequisite to at least 50% complete and a dozen cards or less needed. I'm also trying to limit these to sets that I would genuinely like to complete.

1988 Topps K-Mart Memorable Moments (75.8% complete)

 

Missing (8):
#14 Keith Hernandez
#20 Dave Righetti
#21 Cal Ripken Jr.
#22 Pete Rose
#23 Nolan Ryan
#27 Kevin Seitzer
#30 Rick Sutcliffe
#32 Todd Worrell

1990 Topps Hills Hit Men (66.7% complete)

Missing (11):
#1 Eric Davis
#9 Danny Tartabull
#11 Kent Hrbek
#14 Fred Lynn
#15 Andre Dawson
#21 Dave Parker
#24 Jesse Barfield
#26 Alvin Davis
#31 Andres Galarraga
#32 Cal Ripken Jr.
#33 Howard Johnson

1996 Fleer Boston Red Sox (90.0% complete)

 

 

Missing (2):

#2 Jose Canseco

#3 Roger Clemens

1996 Fleer Chicago White Sox (80.0% complete)

Even though this set fits the requirements of the page, it's not one I'm really chasing. Somewhere in my youth I received 2 packs of the White Sox team set, and those two packs were enough to get me most of the small 20 card set.

Missing (4):
#3 Jason Bere
#5 Alex Fernandez
#7 Roberto Hernandez
#9 Ron Karkovice

Insert Sets

 

1988 Fleer - All-Stars (75.0% complete)

Missing (3):
#1 Matt Nokes
#5 George Bell
#9 Alan Trammell

1989 Fleer - For The Record (66.7% complete)

Missing (2):
#5 Greg Maddux
#6 Don Mattingly

1990 Fleer - League Standouts (50.0% complete)

Missing (3):
#2 Don Mattingly
#4 Jose Canseco
#6 Mark Grace

1991 Fleer - Pro-Visions (58.3% complete)

Missing (5):
#1 Kirby Puckett
#3 Ruben Sierra
#5 Bo Jackson
#11 Don Mattingly
#12 Darryl Strawberry

2019 Topps - Mookie Betts Star Player Highlights (56.7% complete)

 

Missing (13):

#MB-2 Mookie Betts

#MB-4 Mookie Betts

#MB-12 Mookie Betts

#MB-13 Mookie Betts

#MB-16 Mookie Betts

#MB-18 Mookie Betts

#MB-19 Mookie Betts

#MB-21 Mookie Betts

#MB-23 Mookie Betts

#MB-27 Mookie Betts

#MB-28 Mookie Betts

#MB-29 Mookie Betts

#MB-30 Mookie Betts

Sets completed since I started this page:

2019 Topps Holiday

2016 Topps Archives - 1985 Father/Son Recreate

1994 Post Cereal 

1992 Manning 1919 Black Sox Reprints

1992 Upper Deck - Ted Williams Heroes

1991 Donruss

1991 Donruss - Bonus Cards

1990 Bowman - Art inserts

1990 Donruss

1990 Fleer

1990 Fleer - All-Stars 

1989 Fleer

1987 Fleer Update

1987 Topps - Glossy All-Stars