1981 TCMA Pawtucket Red Sox Minor League Set, Wade Boggs, Rich Gedman, Bob Ojeda
Item History & Price
I collected minor league cards sets until 1990, purchasing more than 1, 000 sets from the 1960s through 1990. This is the only 1981 TCMA Pawtucket Red Sox set I have (Pawtucket has been the International League Class AAA team of the Boston Red Sox from 1970 to presen...t). There are 24 cards in this set and all are in very good condition (and have been in pages since the 1980s).
Key Players in Set:Wade Boggs - Baseball Hall of Famer; won 5 batting titles; 8 Silver Slugger Awards; 2 Gold Gloves; and was a 12-time MLB All-Star, a .328 lifetime hitter who also had 3, 010 career hits.
Joe Morgan - 20-year managerial veteran, including managing 4 years with the Boston Red Sox, 1988-1991.
Rich Gedman - 2-time MLB All-Star, 1985 and 1986; a 13-year MLB veteran, 1980-1992.
Bruce Hurst - 1987 MLB All-Star; 15-year MLB veteran, 1980-1994.
Bob Ojeda - 15-year MLB veteran, 1980-1994; helped N.Y. Mets win 1986 World Series.
Manny Sarmiento - 7-year MLB veteran, 1976-1983; played on 1976 Cincinnati Reds who won the World Series.
Player Name - Position-- Joe Morgan - Manager (20-year managerial veteran, 1966-1991, including his last 4 years with the Boston Red Sox, 1988-1991, and his first 16 in the minors, 1966-1987)-- Dale Robertson - Trainer-- Joel Finch - Pitcher-- Mike Howard - Pitcher-- Bruce Hurst - Pitcher (1987 MLB All-Star; 15-year MLB veteran, 1980-1994, playing for the Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies and Texas Rangers)-- Keith MacWhorter - Pitcher-- Bob Ojeda - Pitcher (15-year MLB veteran, 1980-1994, playing for the Boston Red Sox, N.Y. Mets, L.A. Dodgers, Cleveland Indians and N.Y. Yankees; Helped N.Y. Mets win the 1986 World Series)-- Danny Parks - Pitcher-- Win Remmerswaal - Pitcher-- Luis Aponte - Pitcher-- Jim Dorsey - Pitcher-- Manny Sarmiento - Pitcher (7-year MLB veteran, 1976-1983, playing for the Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates; Played on the 1976 World Series winning Cincinnati Reds team)-- Mike Smithson - Pitcher (8-year MLB veteran, 1982-1989, playing for the Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox)-- Rich Gedman - Catcher (2-time MLB All-Star, 1985 and 1986; a 13-year MLB veteran, 1980-1992, playing for the Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals)-- Roger LaFrancois - Catcher-- Marty Barrett - Infielder (10-year MLB veteran, 1982-1991, playing for the Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres)-- Wade Boggs - Infielder (Baseball Hall of Famer; won batting title 5 times; 8-time Silver Slugger; 2-time Gold Glove; 12-time MLB All-Star; lifetime .328 hitter who had 3, 010 career hits)-- Dave Koza - Infielder-- Julio Valdez - Infielder-- Sam Bowen - Outfielder-- Lee Graham - Outfielder-- Russ Laribee - Outfielder-- Mike Ongarato - Outfielder-- Chico Walker - Outfielder (11-year MLB veteran, 1980-1993, playing for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, California Angels and N.Y. Mets)