I love the old Kellogg's cards. I have put a few of these Kellogg's sets together, but for most of them I at least own the majority of the Cardinals cards. There are a few Cardinals Kellogg's cards I am missing from the 1970s, but not many. The 1980s are complete. Two of my favorite Kellogg's sets are the blue bordered ones that were put out in 1980 and 1982.
Some things I like about this card.
First, this has to be the latest card that shows Hernandez without facial hair. He always had that goofy mustache, minus a few cards towards the beginning of his career with the Cardinals. Maybe I am wrong, but I cannot think of a single 1981, 1982, or 1983 Hernandez card without a mustache. Also cannot think of a single Mets card without a mustache.
Second, the backgrounds on these cards are blurry, and it's hard to tell exactly where the pictures are taken, but I would bet money that this picture was in Three Rivers. The seats in the upper deck were colored yellow and orange.
While I am sure it was not intended to add to the cards overall appearance, I think the blur of orange and yellow behind Hernandez definitely give the card an extra something. Fits in well with the yellow bands that have his last name and position running across the card.
Lastly, this is the busiest set design that I actually enjoy looking at. The front of the card has polka dots, a white border, two yellow diagonal boxes, a player picture, a facsimile autograph, and a Kellogg's logo.
Oh, and it's not a full sized baseball card.
The back of the card.
In reality this print is tiny. Love the Raisin Bran logo in the top left corner, and that they put every single MLB related logo they could think of in the opposite corner of the card.
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