Pettitte Pursuit's Big Box Bonanza

Just when I thought that I had seen the big box of the week, someone had to send me something to top it. This latest box comes from Eric of The Pettitte Pursuit.

While this pales in comparison to some packages that he has sent me, this one contained enough riddles to keep an entire CSI team busy for a week. It kept me busy for most of the week and I still haven't unraveled all of the box's mysteries.

Let's start with the White Sox cards. There were plenty of them. They ranged from one of a card to five of a card. Interesting collation to say the least. I'm always fascinated by what cards people seem to pile up and what ones elude them.

In the White Sox cards, there were plenty of junk wax to go around. 1989 Topps made its presence known very loudly. So did 1988 Topps. A slew of 1988 Score? Check. 1990 Topps? Oh yeah. But in the same sense, there were plenty of awesome oddballs and less celebrated sets, like the 1988 Pacific card of Early Wynn.

The most abundant cards came in the form of 2008 Topps Heritage. Holy smokes! It took up a fourth of the box, at least! Almost every card was one that I needed to get me closer to completing my master set. There were a few White Sox doubles thrown in for good measure.

Then, it got weird. A few Red Sox cards of Roger Clemens. A 1989 Fleer Tom Brookens card with a Mike Heath back. Tito Francona. Warren Spahn!The Jose Canseco homoerotic Score card! Terry Pendleton! Then the football cards and the hockey card popped up!

This box certainly kept me on my toes! I had a blast discovering what new adventure would turn up at the flip of a card. Let's see the total.

1982 Topps
721 – Greg Luzinski IA

1984 Fleer
655 – Brewers/Indians CL

1984 Topps
409 – Juan Agosto

1986 Topps
531 – Tony LaRussa

1987 Hygrade All-Time Greats
Warren Spahn

1987 Topps
273 – Gene Nelson (3)
299 – Joel Davis
318 – Jim Fregosi
356 – White Sox Leaders
421 – Jose DeLeon

1988 Donruss
87 – Donnie Hill
124 – Richard Dotson
285 – Jerry Hairston (2)
306 – Bill Long
370 – Gary Redus
383 – Floyd Bannister
409 – Jim Winn (2)
429 – Ray Searage (2)
493 – Fred Manrique
507 – Bob James
552 – Dave LaPoint (2)
580 – Ron Hassey

1988 Fleer
658 – White Sox/Cubs/Astros/Rangers CL

1988 Pacific Baseball Legends
95 – Early Wynn

1988 Score
93 – Greg Walker (2)
112 – Ken Williams (3)
139 – Fred Manrique (2)
462 – Jim Winn (2)
572 – Donnie Hill (2)
582 – Daryl Boston (3)
589 – Dave LaPoint
590 – Harold Baines
592 – Carlton Fisk

1988 Topps
70 – Roger Clemens
209 – Richard Dotson
232 – Bob James
321 – White Sox Leaders (5)
334 – Dave LaPoint (3)
409 – Joel McKeon (3)
437 – Fred Manrique
458 – Ron Hassey (2)
486 – Pat Keedy (2)
634 – Jose DeLeon (2)
657 – Gary Redus (2)
714 – Jim Fregosi
788 – Ray Searage

1989 Donruss
135 – Greg Walker
253 – Steve Lyons
294 – Dan Pasqua
337 – Ken Williams
455 – Daryl Boston
573 – Bill Long
606 – Lance Johnson

1989 Fleer
130 – Tom Brookens (Mike Heath back)
496 – Dave Gallagher
502 – Steve Lyons
506 – Kelly Paris
507 – Dan Pasqua
510 – Jerry Reuss

1989 K-Mart
7 – Dave Gallagher

1989 Pacific Baseball Legends
133 – Tito Francona

1989 Score
145 – Rick Horton (2)
384 – Dave LaPoint (2)
542 – Mark Salas (2)

1989 Topps
21 – White Sox Leaders
34 – Ken Williams
122 – Lance Johnson (4)
133 – Bill Long (3)
142 – Mike Diaz
156 – Dave Gallagher
162 – John Davis
209 – Jeff Bittiger
247 – Shawn Hillegas (2)
334 – Steve Lyons (2)
357 – Jerry Reuss
384 – Mark Salas
408 – Greg Walker
414 – Jim Fregosi (2)
434 – Ken Patterson
512 – Donnie Hill
616 – Steve Rosenberg
786 – Melido Perez

1989 Upper Deck
243 – Melido Perez
496 – Daryl Boston
499 – Bill Long
628 – Fred Manrique

1990 Donruss
101 – Melido Perez
176 – Dan Pasqua
219 – Dave Gallagher
371 – Ken Patterson
606 – Donn Pall
651 – Steve Lyons (2)

1990 Fleer
532 – Dave Gallagher
535 – Shawn Hillegas
538 – Ron Kittle
541 – Tom McCarthy
543 – Donn Pall (2)
545 – Ken Patterson
546 – Melido Perez

1990 Score
354 – Greg Walker
617 – John Pawlowski

1990 Topps
79 – Ron Kittle (2)
219 – Donn Pall
326 – Tom McCarthy (2)
461 – Carlos Martinez (2)
499 – Bill Long
565 – Scott Fletcher
612 – Dave Gallagher (2)
621 – Melido Perez
717 – Ron Karkovice (2)
786 – Eric King (3)

1990 Upper Deck
69 – Ron Karkovice
286 – Dan Pasqua
310 – Scott Fletcher (4)
347 – Carlos Martinez
350 – Greg Walker
386 – Donn Pall (3)
390 – Steve Lyons (2)
522 – Steve Rosenberg

1991 Donruss
103 – Dan Pasqua (2)
164 – Melido Perez
220 – Ron Karkovice (3)
457 – Tim Raines
634 – Jerry Willard

1991 Fleer
130 – Donn Pall
133 – Melido Perez

1991 Leaf
331 – Ozzie Guillen
488 – Roger Clemens

1991 Score
66 – Wayne Edwards
441 – Jose Canseco DT
705 – Melido Perez NH
749 – Jerry Kutzler
751 – Matt Stark
763 – Rodney McCray (3)

1991 Topps
243 – Lance Johnson
364 – Dan Pasqua
499 – Melido Perez (2)
523 – Rodney McCray
568 – Ron Karkovice
751 – Wayne Edwards

1991 Upper Deck
484 – Terry Pendleton

1992 Bowman
672 – Damion Easley

1992 Donruss
19 – Roberto Hernandez

1992 Leaf
344 – Craig Grebeck

1992 Stadium Club
329 – Mike Huff
654 – Bo Jackson

1992 Triple Play
75 – Felix Jose

1992 Ultra
341 – Steve Sax
548 – Curt Schilling

1994 Classic 4 Sport
186 – Mark Johnson

1994 Collector’s Choice
415 – Julio Franco
652 – James Baldwin

1994 Fleer Award Winner
1 – Frank Thomas

2003 Topps Opening Day
99 – Frank Thomas

2005 Topps Total
162 – Chris Widger
493 – Carl Everett
658 – Damaso Marte/Cliff Politte

2007 Fleer
257 – Jon Garland
332 – Josh Fields

2007 Sweet Spot Sweet Swatch Memorabilia
SW-JD – Jermaine Dye

2007 Upper Deck First Edition
9 – Chris Stewart

2007 Upper Deck First Edition First Pitch Foundations
FPF-RS – Ryan Sweeney

2008 Allen & Ginter Mini
136 – Javier Vazquez

2008 Allen & Ginter Mini Black
151 – Orlando Cabrera

2008 Goudey
39 – Luis Aparicio (2)
43 – Jermaine Dye

2008 Topps Heritage
45, 176, 286, 337, 407, 429, 437, 446, 456, 463, 464, 468, 474, 491

2008 Topps Heritage Black Back
5, 45, 62, 69, 94 (2), 127, 177, 415

2008 Topps Heritage Chrome Refractors
C243 – A.J. Pierzynski 436/559

2008 Topps Heritage Flashbacks
2, 10 (2)

2008 Topps Heritage High Numbers
513, 515, 519, 526, 547, 564, 569 (2), 571, 589, 600, 603, 604, 606, 608, 611, 616, 618, 625, 640, 645, 656, 660, 669, 671, 706, 716

2008 Topps Heritage High Numbers Black Back
514, 542, 581, 655

2008 Topps Heritage Flashbacks
6, 7

2008 Topps Heritage New Age Performers
6

2008 Topps Heritage Rookie Performers
11, 12

2008 Topps Heritage Then & Now
4, 5, 9

2008 Topps Opening Day
129 – Paul Konerko

2008 Topps Updates & Highlights
UH205 – Octavio Dotel

2008 Yankee Stadium Legacy
448, 5375

Football

1990 Pro Set
28 – Tom Landry

1991 Pacific
7 – Tony Casillas
8 – Shawn Collins
9 – Darion Conner
13 – Tim Green
14 – Chris Hinton
15 – Houston Hoover
19 – Jessie Tuggle
23 – Kent Hull

1991 Pro Set
Jimmy Johnson

1992 Topps
6 – Joey Browner

Hockey

1991 Pro Set
183 – Jaromir Jagr

I'm impressed! I never thought I'd see a box this eclectic. It was a thrilling adventure ride that kept me on the edge of my seat as I sorted through each card.

Thanks, Eric! This was truly a great box to discover! And thank you for being so generous with the Heritage cards. I'm down to 45 card for the original set and the 2 variations. I'm down to 84 cards on the high numbers set. I don't know how I can repay you for your generosity. Suffice to say, you should be receiving a nice package in the summertime.