
2018 Topps Throwback Thursday Baseball Cards Checklist
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Catering to the collecting demand for nostalgia, 2018 Topps Throwback Thursday Baseball offers weekly looks back to the days of hobby past. Exclusive to the Topps online store, the themed releases have free rein of the Topps design history, and are not limited to just the MLB sets.
Now in its third year of operation, 2018 Topps Throwback Thursday Baseball relies mostly on current events to help decide the featured subjects, but the actual designs used can come from almost any prior product, including other sports and even entertainment sets.
As a perfect example, the first set in the 2018 Topps Throwback Thursday Baseball checklist features the 1968 Topps Football design for top players heading into the 2018 season.
Other than a fresh assortment of cards, the general format remains the same for the third season, with each mini-set building on the total 2018 Topps Throwback Thursday Baseball line. Normally priced at $19.99 per six-card set, the releases are sold for seven days, and then they are removed from the site.
From there, a final production number is announced and cards are printed and shipped. The price includes free shipping, which is generally expected to go out three to five business days after the selling window closes. Collectors can also get a bundle discount by purchasing three sets for $49.99.
2018 Topps Throwback Thursday Baseball Checklist
Set 1 - 2018 MLB Stars on 1968 Football Design

2 George Springer - Houston Astros
3 Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
4 Ian Happ - Chicago Cubs
5 Yoan Moncada - Chicago White Sox
6 Paul Goldschmidt - Arizona Diamondbacks
Set 2 - MLB Record Holders on 1968 Fabulous Rock Records Flexi Disc Design

8 Cal Ripken Jr. - Baltimore Orioles
9 Hank Aaron - Atlanta Braves
10 Rickey Henderson - Oakland Athletics
11 Ichiro Suzuki - Seattle Mariners
12 Nolan Ryan - Texas Rangers
Set 3 - Pitcher/Hitter Face-offs on 1968 NHL Design

Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals
14 Chris Sale - Boston Red Sox
Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
15 Justin Verlander - Houston Astros
Giancarlo Stanton - New York Yankees
16 Corey Kluber - Cleveland Indians
Carlos Carrea - Houston Astros
17 Clayton Kershaw - Los Angeles Dodgers
Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
18 Adam Wainwright - St. Louis Cardinals
Kris Bryant - Chicago Cubs
Set 4 - Best Picture '17 on 1976 King Kong Design

20 Yaisel Puig - Los Angeles Dodgers
21 Colorado Rockies Fireworks
22 Ryon Healy - Oakland A's
23 Mookie Betts - Boston Red Sox
24 Jose Altuve - Astros; Aaron Judge - Yankees
Set 5 - Turn Back the Clock 1989 Design

26 Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
27 Derek Jeter - New York Yankees
28 Alex Rodriguez - Texas Rangers
29 Mike Piazza - Los Angeles Dodgers
30 Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox
Set 6 - US Olympic Athletes on '84 USA Baseball Design (1985 Topps)

32 Chloe Kim - Snowboarding
33 Elana Meyers Taylor - Bobsled
34 Meryl Davis - Figure Skating
35 Adam Rippon - Figure Skating
36 Karen Chen - Figure Skating
Set 7 - 2018 MLB Opening Day Starters on 1976 Design

38 Chris Sale - Boston Red Sox
39 Max Scherzer - Washington Nationals
40 Cory Kluber - Cleveland Indians
41 Jacob deGrom - New York Mets
42 Jon Lester - Chicago Cubs
Set 8 - 2018 MLB Combos on 1969 Stamp Booklet Design
44 Mookie Betts / Andrew Benintendi - Boston Red Sox
45 Kris Bryant / Anthony Rizzo - Chicago Cubs
46 Clayton Kershaw / Cody Bellinger - Los Angeles Dodgers
47 Jose Altuve / Carlos Correa - Houston Astros
48 Bryce Harper / Max Scherzer - Washington Nationals
Set 9 - 2018 Rookies on 1989 New Kids on the Block Design

50 Miguel Andujar - New York Yankees RC
51 Amed Rosario - New York Mets RC
52 Clint Frazier - New York Yankees RC
53 Rhys Hoskins - Philadelphia Phillies RC
54 Victor Robles - Washington Nationals RC
Set 10 - Past Free Agent Signings on 1994 Stadium Club Design

56 Nolan Ryan - Houston Astros
57 Carlton Fisk - Chicago White Sox
58 Ivan Rodriguez - Detroit Tigers
59 Roberto Alomar - Cleveland Indians
60 Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays
Set 11 - Top International Signings on 1973 World Series Design

62 Ichiro - Seattle Mariners
63 Yu Darvish - Texas Rangers
64 Kenta Maeda - Los Angeles Dodgers
65 Yasiel Puig - Los Angeles Dodgers
66 Jose Abreu - Chicago White Sox
Set 12 - Then and Now Combos on 1969 Rookie Stars Design

68 David Ortiz, Rafael Devers - Boston Red Sox
69 Darryl Strawberry, Amed Rosario - New York Mets
70 Chase Utley, Rhys Hoskins - Philadelphia Phillies
71 Cal Ripken Jr., Chance Sisco - Baltimore Orioles
72 Chipper Jones, Ozzie Albies - Atlanta Braves
Set 13 - 2009 Series 1 World Baseball Classic Redemption Design

74 David Ortiz - Boston Red Sox: 3/25/08 - Tokyo Dome
75 Ichiro Suzuki - Seattle Mariners: 3/28/12 - Tokyo Dome
76 Clayton Kershaw - Los Angeles Dodgers: 3/22/2014 - Sydney Cricket Ground
77 Mike Piazza - New York Mets: 3/29/00 - Tokyo Dome
78 Alex Rodriguez - New York Yankees: 3/30/04 - Tokyo Dome
Set 14 - MLB Superstars on 1993 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Design

80 Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
81 Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
82 Kris Bryant - Chicago Cubs
83 Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals
84 Clayton Kershaw - Los Angeles Dodgers
Set 15 - Hardball Royalty on 1998-99 Roundball Royalty NBA Design

86 Hank Aaron - Atlanta Braves
87 Nolan Ryan - Houston Astros
88 Albert Pujols - Los Angeles Angels
89 Cal Ripken Jr - Baltimore Orioles
90 Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals
Set 16 - 1954-55 Topps Hockey Design

92 Kris Bryant - Chicago Cubs
93 Gleyber Torres - New York Yankees RC
94 Mookie Betts - Boston Red Sox
95 Jose Altuve - Houston Astros
96 Francisco Lindor - Cleveland Indians
Set 17 - 2018 Redraft on 1977 Topps Baseball Design

98 Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals
99 Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
100 Kris Bryant - Chicago Cubs
101 Mookie Betts - Boston Red Sox
102 Francisco Lindor - Cleveland Indians
103 Carlos Correa - Houston Astros
104 Manny Machado - Baltimore Orioles
Set 18 - 1977-78 Topps Footballer Design

106 Albert Pujols - Los Angeles Angels
107 Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Angels RC
108 Francisco Lindor - Cleveland Indians
109 Ozzie Albies - Altanta Braves RC
110 Didi Gregorius - New York Yankees
111 Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals
Set 19 - 1993 Jurassic Park Design

113 Jose Altuve - Houston Astros
114 Freddie Freeman - Atlanta Braves
115 Joey Votto - Cincinnati Reds
116 Yadier Molina - St. Louis Cardinals
117 Brett Gardner - New York Yankees
Set 20 - 1991 Topps American Gladiators Design

119 Kris Bryant - Chicago Cubs
120 Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals
121 Cody Bellinger - Los Angeles Dodgers
122 Mookie Betts - Boston Red Sox
123 Justin Verlander - Houston Astros
Set 21 - 1983 Topps A-Team Design

125 Miguel Andujar - New York Yankees RC
126 Ozzie Albies - Atlanta Braves RC
127 Jose Altuve - Houston Astros
128 Nolan Arenado - Colorado Rockies
129 Jake Arrieta - Philadelphia Phillies
Set 22 - 1969 Topps Baseball All-Star Design

131 Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals
132 Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
133 Gleyber Torres - New York Yankees RC
134 Ozzie Albies - Atlanta Braves RC
135 J.D. Martinez - Boston Red Sox
Set 23 - 1989 Topps Baseball All-Star Design

137 Gleyber Torres - New York Yankees RC
138 Alex Bregman - Houston Astros
139 Javier Baez - Chicago Cubs
140 Nick Markakis - Atlanta Braves
141 Aaron Nola - Philadelphia Phillies
Set 24 - MLB Trios on 1978 Topps Three's Company Design
143 Ben Zobrist / Anthony Rizzo / Kris Bryant - Cubs
144 Aaron Judge / Giancarlo Stanton / Brett Gardner - Yankees
145 Shohei Ohtani / Mike Trout / Justin Upton - Angels
146 Alex Bregman / Carlos Correa / Jose Altuve - Astros
147 Johan Camargo / Ozzie Albies / Ronald Acuna - Braves
Set 25 - 2018 Hall of Fame on 1960 Topps Baseball Design

149 Jim Thome - Cleveland Indians
150 Jack Morris - Detroit Tigers
151 Alan Trammell - Detroit Tigers
152 Vladimir Guerrero - Los Angeles Angels
153 Trevor Hoffman - San Diego Padres
Set 26 - Shredders on 1978 Topps Jaws 2 Design

155 Giancarlo Stanton - New York Yankees
156 Jose Ramirez - Cleveland Indians
157 Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals
158 Ozzie Albies - Atlanta Braves RC
159 Rhys Hoskins - Philadelphia Phillies RC
Set 27 - 1959 Topps Baseball Design

161 Miguel Andujar - New York Yankees RC
162 Juan Soto - Washington National RC
163 Matt Carpenter - St. Louis Cardinals
164 Jose Ramirez - Cleveland Indians
165 Javier Baez - Chicago Cubs
Set 28 - Nicknames on 2005 Topps Baseball Design

167 Frank Thomas (The Big Hurt) - Chicago White Sox
168 Reggie Jackson (Mr. October) - New York Yankees
169 David Ortiz (Big Papi) - Boston Red Sox
170. Ryne Sandberg (Ryno) - Chicago Cubs
171 Ozzie Smith (The Wizard) - St. Louis Cardinals
Set 29 - 1960 Topps Fork & Knuckler Design

173 Juan Soto - Nationals /Ronald Acuna Jr. - Braves
174 Gleyber Torres - Yankees /Shohei Ohtani - Angels
175 Bryce Harper - Nationals /Kris Bryant - Cubs
176 Max Scherzer - Nationals /Chris Sale - Red Sox
177 Matt Carpenter - Cardinals /Jose Ramirez - Indians
Set 30 - 1963 Topps Football Design

179 Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Angels RC
180 Miguel Andujar - New York Yankees RC
181 David Bote - Chicago Cubs RC
182 Francisco Lindor - Cleveland Indians
183 Jacob deGrom - New York Mets
Set 31 - 1961 Topps Baseball Design

185 Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
186 Kris Bryant - Chicago Cubs
187 Ronald Acuna Jr. - Atlanta Braves RC
188 Justin Verlander - Houston Astros
189 J.D. Martinez - Boston Red Sox
Set 32 - Award Contenders on 1978 Topps Football Leaders Design
191 Ronald Acuna Jr. - Braves / Juan Soto - Nationals RC
192 J.D. Martinez - Red Sox / Mike Trout - Angels
193 Javier Baez - Cubs / Christian Yelich - Brewers
194 Jacob deGrom - Mets / Max Scherzer - Nationals
195 Chris Sale - Red Sox / Blake Snell - Rays
Set 33 - 1974 Topps '73 World Series Design

197 Francisco Lindor - Cleveland Indians
198 Alex Bregman - Houston Astros
199 Ronald Acuna Jr. - Atlanta Braves RC
200 Christian Yelich - Milwaukee Brewers
201 Walker Buehler - Los Angeles Dodgers RC
Set 34 - 2018 Rookies on 1986 Design

203 Ozzie Albies - Atlanta Braves RC
204 Gleyber Torres - New York Yankees RC
205 Miguel Andujar - New York Yankees RC
206 Walker Buehler - Los Angeles Dodgers RC
207 David Bote - Chicago Cubs RC
Set 35 - 1964 Topps Baseball Design

209 Ronald Acuna Jr. - Atlanta Braves RC
210 Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
211 George Springer - Houston Astros
212 Brock Holt - Boston Red Sox
213 Christian Yelich - Milwaukee Brewers
Set 36 - 1995 Topps Baseball Design

215 Christian Yelich - Milwaukee Brewers
216 Walker Buehler - Los Angeles Dodgers RC
217 Mookie Betts - Boston Red Sox
218 Derek Jeter - New York Yankees
219 Kris Bryant - Chicago Cubs
Set 37 - 1963 Topps Baseball Design

221 Chris Sale - Boston Red Sox
222 Justin Verlander - Houston Astros
223 Walker Buehler - Los Angeles Dodgers RC
224 Miguel Andujar - New York Yankees RC
225 Ozzie Albies - Atlanta Braves RC
Set 38 - 1981 Topps ALCS Championship Design

227 David Bote - Chicago Cubs RC
228 Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals
229 Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Angels RC
230 Gleyber Torres, Miguel Andújar - Yankees RC
231 Ronald Acuna Jr - Atlanta Braves RC
Set 39 - 1975-76 Topps Basketball Design

233 Rickey Henderson - Oakland Athletics
234 Hank Aaron - Braves
235 Cal Ripken Jr. - Baltimore Orioles
236 Sandy Koufax - Dodgers
237 Reggie Jackson
Set 40 - 1982 Topps Baseball League Leaders Design

239 Cody Bellinger & Ronald Acuna Jr. - NL Rookies of the Year
240 Corey Kluber & Blake Snell - AL Cy Young Award Winners
241 Max Scherzer & Jacob deGrom - NL Cy Young Award Winners
242 Jose Altuve & 2018 AL MVP
243 Giancarlo Stanton & 2018 NL MVP
Set 41 - 1985 Topps Rocky IV Design
245 Mookie Betts - Boston Red Sox
246 Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
247 Javier Baez - Chicago Cubs
248 Ronald Acuna Jr. - Atlanta Braves RC
249 Matt Chapman - Oakland Athletics
Set 42 - Rookies on 1954 Topps Baseball Design
251 Walker Buehler - Los Angeles Dodgers RC
252 Jack Flaherty - St. Louis Cardinals RC
253 Ryan Yarbrough - Tampa Bay Rays RC
254 A.J. Minter - Atlanta Braves RC
255 Dereck Rodríguez - San Francisco Giants RC
Set 43 - Rookies on 1954 Topps Baseball Design
257 Gleyber Torres - New York Yankees RC
258 Miguel Andujar - New York Yankees RC
259 David Bote - Chicago Cubs RC
260 Juan Soto - Washington Nationals RC
261 Rafael Devers - Boston Red Sox RC
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Ron
This is basically just Topps Archives On-line, except without the autos and game-used pieces. Really, it’s just another lame attempt by Topps to stretch the collector’s budget by re-hashing a previously released product under a different name. I’ll pass.