Sunday, August 4, 1985. Tom seaver pitched a complete game to notch his 300th career win. Tom Terrific was losing 1-0 until an offensive burst in the sixth inning by his teammates resulted in 4 runs. He held off the Yankees for four more half innings to secure his victory and ensure his enshrinement in the Hall of Fame.

Tom gave up only 6 hits and one walk, while striking out 7. This would be one of Tom Terrific's last hurrahs. His career would last for another year and some change, but this would be the last major milestone in an amazing career.

After his 300th win, Tom would finish his career 11-16. He would move on to the Boston Red Sox in the middle of 1986. As much as it looks bad that the White Sox would trade Tom Seaver for Steve Lyons, Tom started off 1986 with a 2-6 record. I can see why the White Sox traded him. Tom still had a wonderful reputation and his trade value would be high for name recognition alone.

Of course, this was just icing on the cake for his 1992 election to the Hall of Fame. Tom holds the record for highest voting percentage in the baseball Hall of Fame history at 98.84%. That's even higher than Nolan Ryan at 98.79%.

The Mets had left Tom off their protected list at the end of the 1983 season. Could this be because of his 9-14 record with his New York homecoming? Possibly. They didn't expect anyone to take Tom. The White Sox were shrewd enough to take advantage of the situation. Tom rebounded with two winning seasons with the Sox, topping it all off with his 300th win.

By 1986, it was clear that Tom was no longer as effective as he used to be. Instead of trying to stick with a bottom rung team, Tom hung up his glove and awaited the call from the Hall. I think it was a wise choice. If he had dragged his career out any further, he may have risked votes.

The mid 80's were not kind to the White Sox, but there were highlights and fond memories. Quite possibly the fondest memory of 1985 was a milestone win from a Hall of Fame pitcher.

This is the first set that I remember caring about enough to actively collect it. This set had everything. It had cards of my favorite players, cards of players I've never heard of, at the time, that were on the White Sox, draft picks, father & son cards, USA baseball cards, All-Stars and Record Breakers. It was so much that my 8 year old mind could hardly wrap itself around it all.

It seemed like White Sox players were popping up everywhere in this set. There was always something new to discover, since the only way I knew about cards were checklist cards and friends. This was before I had ever heard of Beckett or the Internet. It was a simpler time, where making connections got you closer to completing your set.

I was happy for the simple fact that Harold Baines had two cards and Carlton Fisk had two cards in the set. It was a dream come true. The design of the card screams mid 80's. I'm not sure if it's the design or because this set came out in 1985. I love it! Let's see what White Sox cards are in here.

• 1 - Carlton Fisk RB
• 26 - Roy Smalley
• 52 - Jerry Dybzinski
• 78 - Scott Fletcher
• 105 - Ron Kittle
• 137 - Vance Law/Vern Law FS
• 139 - Joel Skinner/Bob Skinner FS
• 140 - Roy Smalley/Roy Smalley FS
• 169 - Dan Spillner
• 194 - Dave Stegman
• 216 - Jerry Don Gleaton
• 221 - Ron Reed
• 249 - Harold Baines
• 275 - Harold Baines FDP
• 286 - Rudy Law
• 312 - Marc Hill
• 338 - Britt Burns
• 351 - Juan Agosto
• 364 - Richard Dotson
• 388 - Bert Roberge
• 413 - Vance Law
• 437 - Al Jones
• 466 - Tony LaRussa
• 488 - Joel Skinner
• 520 - LaMarr Hoyt
• 543 - Mike Squires
• 572 - Tom Paciorek
• 596 - Jery Hairston
• 623 - Greg Walker
• 650 - Greg Luzinski
• 670 - Tom Seaver
• 725 - Floyd Bannister
• 749 - Julio Cruz
• 770 - Carlton Fisk

This was a set that got me excited about baseball. I would actually go back and complete the entire set. That's how much this set was ingrained in my youth. I couldn't say that about any other set from 1985. It might be the childhood memories clouding my judgement, but this is one of my favorite sets from the mid 80's. It's a set that brings me back.

You are probably wondering about my selection of Dave Stegman as the player to represent this set. Well, Dave Stegman never gets any card love, so I thought I'd give him some. But if you must know the real reason, it's because I have a friend named Dave, who has almost the same last name. It's only a one letter difference. Plus, he's a huge White Sox fan. If he ever runs across this blog, he'll get a big kick out of it.