1998 Pacific Eight Men Out is a rare combination of being both a set of movie trading cards and baseball cards. That’s not because there are actors pictured as baseball players. While there is a lot of that, there’s also a lot of history on the checklist that showcases the real athletes and other businessmen shown in the film.
Consisting of 110 cards, there are cards that focus on the characters, actors and athletes. Much of it recaps the film version of the 1919 Black Sox scandal that saw several players banned from Major League Baseball for throwing the World Series. To this end, it’s a traditional set of entertainment trading cards. Among these are some of the earliest trading cards for Eight Men Out‘s ensemble cast including Charlie Sheen and John Cusack.
Many cards on the checklist look to the real people the movie is based on. Both owners and players are included. 1988 Pacific Eight Men Out is actually a MLB-licensed product. It’s interesting in that it’s one of the few baseball card sets recognized by MLB that has “Shoeless” Joe Jackson in it.
1988 Pacific Eight Men Out is not a tough set to find. The product was available both in traditional pack and box form as well as a simply boxed factory set. In both forms, as well as singles, it’s relatively easy to find and still affordable. A few singles, primarily ones that mention the key actors, can command a premium. Card #10 featuring Charlie Sheen is particularly popular. But complete sets are generally still reasonably priced and may be a better value for collectors interested in more than just a card or two.
1988 Pacific Eight Men Out Checklist
Set size: 110 cards
Cards per pack: 10
Packs per box: 36
Boxes per case: 12
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1 We’re Going to See The Sox
2 White Sox Win the Pennant
3 The Series
4 1919 Chicago White Sox
5 The Black Sox Scandal
6 Eddie Cicotte 29-7 in 1919
7 “Buck’s there faverit”
8 Eddie Collins
9 Michael Rooker as Chick Gandil
10 Charlie Sheen as Hap Felsch
11 James Read as Lefty Williams
12 John Cusack as Buck Weaver
13 D.B. Sweeney as Joe Jackson
14 David Strathairn as Eddie Cicotte
15 Perry Lang as Fred McMullin
16 Don Harvey as Charles “Swede” Risberg
17 The Gamblers Burns and Maharg
18 Sleepy Bill Burns
19 The Key is Cicotte
20 C’mon Betsy
21 The Fix
22 Chick Approaches Cicotte
23 Kid Gleason
24 Charles Comiskey – Owner
25 Arnold “Chick” Gandil – First Baseman
26 Charles “Swede” Risberg
27 Sport Sullivan
28 Abe Attell / Arnold Rothstein
29 Hugh Fullerton – Sportswriter
30 Ring Lardner – Sportswriter
31 Shoeless Joe Working on His Batting Eye
32 Shoeless Joe
33 Buck Can’t Sleep
34 George “Buck” Weaver
35 Hugh and Ring Confront Kid
36 Joe Doesn’t Want To Play
37 Shoeless Joe Jackson
38 Sore Arm, Cicotte “Old Man Cicotte”
39 The Fix Is On
40 Buck’s Playing to Win
41 Hap Makes A Great Catch
42 Hugh and Ring Suspect!
43 Ray Gets Things Going
44 Lefty Loses Game Two
45 Lefty Crosses Up Catcher Ray Schalk’s Signals
46 Chick’s RBI Wins Game Three
47 Dickie Kerr Wins Game Three
48 Chick Leaves Buck Stranded at Third
49 Williams Loses Game Five
50 Ray Schalk
51 Schalk Blocks The Plate
52 Schalk Is Thrown Out
53 Chicago Stickball Game
54 I’m Forever Blowing Ball Games
55 Felsch Scores Jackson
56 Kerr Wins Game Six
57 Where’s the Money?
58 Cicotte Wins Game Seven
59 Kid Watches Eddie
60 Lefty Is Threatened
61 James! Get Your Arm Ready! Fast!
62 Shoeless Joe’s Home Run
63 Buck Played His Best
64 Hugh Exposes The Fix
65 Sign The Petition
66 Baseball Owners Hire A Commissioner
67 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
68 Grand Jury Summoned
69 Say It Ain’t So, Joe
70 The Swede’s A Hard Guy
71 Buck Loves The Game
72 The Trial
73 Kid Gleason Takes The Stand
74 The Verdict
75 Eight Men Out
76 Oscar “Happy” Felsch
77 Who’s Joe Jackson?
78 Ban Johnson
79 Judge Landis
80 Charles Comiskey
81 Heinie Groh
82 Slim Sallee
83 Dutch Ruether
84 Edd Roush
85 Morrie Rath
86 Bill Rariden
87 Jimmy Ring
88 Greasy Neale
89 Pat Moran
90 Adolfo Luque
91 Larry Kopf
92 Ray Fisher
93 Hod Eller
94 Pat Duncan
95 Jake Daubert
96 Red Faber
97 Dickie Kerr
98 Shano Collins
99 Eddie Collins
100 Ray Schalk
101 Nemo Leibold
102 Kid Gleason
103 Swede Risberg
104 Eddie Cicotte
105 Fred McMullin
106 Chick Gandil
107 Buck Weaver
108 Lefty Williams
109 Happy Felsch
110 Shoeless Joe Jackson
