Bill Madlock - An Appreciation and a Comprehensive Card List (1974-88)

1975 Topps Rookie

Bill Madlock's career spanned 15 years. Commonly referred to as the Mad Dog, Madlock was an underrated talent who won 4 Batting Titles during his statistically impressive career. While no one is confusing Madlock with being a Hall of Famer, he certainly had a much above average career. With more than 2,000 hits, a .305 career batting average and 3 All-Star Game appearances, Madlock earned recognition as one of the best contact hitters in the 1970s and 80s.
  

1977 Topps

  
To me, as a hobbyist, Bill Madlock has struck me as an interesting player. I have long had many different Madlock cards. His cards are typically found in commons bins. But early in 2014, I revisited his career and looked back on how talented he was in his day. Madlock was a feared hitter more in line with a Tony Gwynn or a Wade Boggs. He was focused on reaching base to allow the power hitters to bring him around. I began digging out each of my Madlock cards. I sorted through them to see which ones I had and if it was worth trying to track down each of his cards from during his career. As of the date I am posting this article, I am still debating what to do. There are a lot of his cards out there including some rare issues which would challenge most any hobbyist to locate (even with ebay).
 

1982 Donruss

  
In 1979, Madlock was traded to Pittsburgh after years playing with mediocre teams in Texas, Chicago and San Francisco. To his great fortune, Pittsburgh's We Are Family team was on a collision course with the World Series. Madlock would contribute in important ways to help that team attain the title. When reflecting on the 1979 Pirates, one can see that he fit perfectly into that squad of unique characters including Pops, the Human Scarecrow and the Frying Dutchman. Tanner's bunch was a rare collection of players who truly embraced team and in that regard they remind me of the 1988 Dodgers who also relied on many intangibles to beat more talented teams.
  

1985 Topps

  
Of all the Madlock cards I own, the 1985 card stands out to me as a personal favorite. I just like the posed shot with Madlock providing a slight smile in front of a blue background. The Pirates logo and the jersey colors of that era are classic throwback. Below, I have prepared what I believe is a complete list of all Madlock cards produced during his career. Again, if I am missing something, please let me know. Thanks!
   
1974 Cubs Team Issue #7 Bill Madlock

1974 O-Pee-Chee #600 Bill Madlock RC

1974 Topps #600 Rookie Infielders/Cash RC/Cox RC/Bill Madlock RC/Sanders RC

1975 Hostess #125A Bill Madlock ERR/Pitcher

1975 Hostess #125B Bill Madlock COR/Infielder

1975 Hostess Twinkie #125 Bill Madlock

1975 O-Pee-Chee #104 Bill Madlock

1975 SSPC Puzzle Back #16 Bill Madlock

1975 Topps #104 Bill Madlock

1975 Topps Mini #104 Bill Madlock

1976 Blankback Discs #31 Bill Madlock

1976 Buckman Discs #31 Bill Madlock

1976 Carousel Discs #31 Bill Madlock

1976 Crane Discs #31 Bill Madlock

1976 Dairy Isle Discs #31 Bill Madlock

1976 Hostess #100 Bill Madlock

1976 Isaly Discs #31 Bill Madlock

1976 Kellogg's #20 Bill Madlock

1976 O-Pee-Chee #191 NL Batting Leaders/Bill Madlock/Ted Simmons/Man

1976 O-Pee-Chee #640 Bill Madlock

1976 Orbakers Discs #31 Bill Madlock

1976 Red Barn Discs #31 Bill Madlock

1976 Safelon Discs #31 Bill Madlock

1976 Sportstix #3 Bill Madlock

1976 SSPC #309 Bill Madlock

1976 Topps #191 NL Batting Leaders/Bill Madlock/Ted Simmons/Manny Sanguillen

1976 Topps #640 Bill Madlock

1976 Towne Club Discs #31 Bill Madlock

1977 Burger Chef Discs #198 Bill Madlock

1977 Chilly Willie Discs #40 Bill Madlock

1977 Customized Discs #40 Bill Madlock

1977 Dairy Isle Discs #40 Bill Madlock

1977 Detroit Caesars Discs #40 Bill Madlock

1977 Giants #14 Bill Madlock

1977 Giants Team Issue #17 Bill Madlock

1977 Holiday Inn Discs #40 Bill Madlock

1977 Hostess #118 Bill Madlock SP

1977 Kellogg's #43 Bill Madlock

1977 MSA Discs #40 Bill Madlock

1977 O-Pee-Chee #1 George Brett/Bill Madlock LL

1977 O-Pee-Chee #56 Bill Madlock

1977 Bob Parker More Baseball Cartoons #22 Bill Madlock

1977 Saga Discs #40 Bill Madlock

1977 Topps #1 Batting Leaders/George Brett/Bill Madlock

1977 Topps #250 Bill Madlock

1977 Topps Cloth Stickers #25 Bill Madlock

1977 Wendy's Discs #40 Bill Madlock

1977 Zip'z Discs #40 Bill Madlock

1977 Venezuelan Topps Stickers #163 Bill Madlock

1977 RC Cola Cans #37 Bill Madlock/Cubs

1977 RC Cola Cans #37A Bill Madlock/Giants

1978 Giants Team Issue #18 Bill Madlock

1978 Hostess #117 Bill Madlock

1978 O-Pee-Chee #89 Bill Madlock

1978 Pepsi #35 Bill Madlock

1978 Royal Crown Cola Iron-Ons #53 Bill Madlock

1978 Saga Discs #15 Bill Madlock

1978 Tastee-Freez Discs #15 Bill Madlock

1978 Topps #410 Bill Madlock

1978 RC Cola Cans #54 Bill Madlock

1979 Giants Police #18 Bill Madlock

1979 Hostess #138 Bill Madlock

1979 O-Pee-Chee #96 Bill Madlock

1979 Topps #195 Bill Madlock

1979 Baseball Patches #50 Bill Madlock

1980 O-Pee-Chee #30 Bill Madlock

1980 Topps #55 Bill Madlock

1981 All-Star Game Program Inserts #122 Bill Madlock

1981 Coke Team Sets #114 Bill Madlock

1981 Donruss #252 Bill Madlock

1981 Fleer #381 Bill Madlock

1981 O-Pee-Chee #137 Bill Madlock

1981 Topps #715 Bill Madlock

1981 Topps Stickers #213 Bill Madlock

1982 All-Star Game Program Inserts #34 Bill Madlock

1982 Donruss #653 Bill Madlock

1982 Drake's #23 Bill Madlock

1982 Fleer #485 Bill Madlock

1982 Fleer Stamps #77 Bill Madlock G5

1982 Kellogg's #55 Bill Madlock

1982 O-Pee-Chee #365 Bill Madlock

1982 O-Pee-Chee Stickers #1 Bill Madlock LL

1982 O-Pee-Chee Stickers #83 Bill Madlock

1982 Perma-Graphic Credit Cards #7 Bill Madlock

1982 Perma-Graphic Credit Cards Gold #7 Bill Madlock

1982 Topps #161 Bill Madlock/Carney Lansford LL

1982 Topps #365 Bill Madlock

1982 Topps #696 Bill Madlock/Eddie Solomon TL

1982 Topps Blackless #365 Bill Madlock

1982 Topps Stickers #1 Bill Madlock LL

1982 Topps Stickers #83 Bill Madlock

1982 Seven-Eleven Slurpee Cups #29 Bill Madlock

1983 All-Star Game Program Inserts #123 Bill Madlock

1983 Donruss #311 Bill Madlock

1983 Drake's #15 Bill Madlock

1983 Fleer #309 Bill Madlock

1983 Fleer Stamps #112 Bill Madlock

1983 Fleer Stickers #71 Bill Madlock

1983 Kellogg's #18 Bill Madlock

1983 KG Glossy #10 Bill Madlock

1983 O-Pee-Chee #335 Bill Madlock

1983 O-Pee-Chee Stickers #275 Bill Madlock FOIL

1983 Perma-Graphic Credit Cards #8 Bill Madlock

1983 Perma-Graphic Credit Cards Gold #8 Bill Madlock

1983 Topps #291 Bill Madlock/John Candelaria TL

1983 Topps #645 Bill Madlock

1983 Topps Foldouts #3 Batting Leaders/Rod Carew .331/George Brett/Bi

1983 Topps Stickers #275 Bill Madlock FOIL

1983 Donruss Action All-Stars #30 Bill Madlock

1983 Topps Glossy Send-Ins #26 Bill Madlock

1984 All-Star Game Program Inserts #32 Bill Madlock

1984 Cubs Brickhouse Playing Cards #11S Bill Madlock

1984 Donruss #20 Bill Madlock DK COR

1984 Donruss #20A Bill Madlock DK ERR/Perez Steel

1984 Donruss #113 Bill Madlock

1984 Drake's #20 Bill Madlock

1984 Fleer #253 Bill Madlock

1984 Fleer Stickers #6 Bill Madlock

1984 Milton Bradley #16 Bill Madlock

1984 Nestle 792 #131 B.Madlock/W.Boggs LL

1984 Nestle 792 #250 Bill Madlock

1984 Nestle 792 #696 Pirates TL/Bill Madlock/Rick Rhoden/(Checklist

1984 Nestle 792 #701 Madlock/Rose/Parker LL

1984 O-Pee-Chee #250 Bill Madlock

1984 O-Pee-Chee Stickers #99 Bill Madlock/(102B/288B)

1984 O-Pee-Chee Stickers #131 Bill Madlock

1984 Pirates #9 Bill Madlock

1984 Ralston Purina #26 Bill Madlock

1984 Topps #131 W.Boggs/B.Madlock LL

1984 Topps #250 Bill Madlock

1984 Topps #696 Pirates TL/Bill Madlock/Rick Rhoden/(Checklist

1984 Topps #701 Madlock/Rose/Parker LL

1984 Topps Cereal #26 Bill Madlock

1984 Topps Stickers #99 Bill Madlock/(102B/288B)

1984 Topps Stickers #131 Bill Madlock

1984 Topps Rub Downs #25 Steve Henderson/Bill Madlock/Alan Trammell

1984 Topps Super #8 Bill Madlock

1984 Fun Foods Pins #31 Bill Madlock

1984 Seven-Eleven Coins #E11 Bill Madlock

1984 Topps Tiffany #131 B.Madlock/W.Boggs LL

1984 Topps Tiffany #250 Bill Madlock

1984 Topps Tiffany #696 Pirates TL/Bill Madlock/Rick Rhoden/(Checklist

1984 Topps Tiffany #701 Madlock/Rose/Parker LL

1984 Topps Sticker Boxes #12 Bill Madlock/Eddie Murray

1984 Donruss Action All-Stars #33 Bill Madlock

1984 Donruss Champions #22 Bill Madlock

1984 Topps Glossy Send-Ins #19 Bill Madlock

1984-89 O'Connell and Son Ink #71 Bill Madlock

1985 All-Star Game Program Inserts #122 Bill Madlock

1985 Donruss #200 Bill Madlock

1985 Fleer #468 Bill Madlock

1985 Fleer Limited Edition #19 Bill Madlock

1985 Leaf/Donruss #185 Bill Madlock

1985 O-Pee-Chee #157 Bill Madlock

1985 O-Pee-Chee Stickers #122 Bill Madlock

1985 Pirates #10 Bill Madlock

1985 Topps #560 Bill Madlock

1985 Topps Stickers #122 Bill Madlock

1985 Topps/OPC Minis #560 Bill Madlock

1985 Topps Rub Downs #25 Steve Henderson/Bill Madlock/Alan Trammell

1985 Seven-Eleven Coins #E11 Bill Madlock

1985 Topps Tiffany #560 Bill Madlock

1986 Dodgers Coke Postcards #17 Bill Madlock

1986 Dodgers Police #12 Bill Madlock

1986 Dodgers Union Oil Photos #12 Bill Madlock

1986 Donruss #617 Bill Madlock

1986 Fleer #135 Bill Madlock

1986 Fleer Mini #29 Bill Madlock

1986 Leaf/Donruss #238 Bill Madlock

1986 O-Pee-Chee #47 Bill Madlock

1986 O-Pee-Chee Tattoos #19 Sheet 19/Jack Clark/Toby Harrah/Larry Parrish/

1986 O-Pee-Chee Stickers #12 NL Championship/(Bill Madlock)

1986 O-Pee-Chee Stickers #70 Bill Madlock (231)

1986 Sportflics #58 Batting Champs Pete Rose

1986 Sportflics #88 Bill Madlock

1986 Sportflics #131 All-Star Game MVP's

1986 Sportflics #181 Active Lifetime .300 Pete Rose

1986 Topps #470 Bill Madlock

1986 Topps Stickers #12 NL Championship/(Bill Madlock)

1986 Topps Stickers #70 Bill Madlock (231)

1986 Topps Tattoos #19 Sheet 19/Jack Clark/Toby Harrah/Larry Parrish/

1986 True Value #23 Bill Madlock

1986 Woolworth's Topps #19 Bill Madlock

1986 Seven-Eleven Coins #W14 Steve Garvey/Bill Madlock/Jim Presley

1986 Topps Tiffany #470 Bill Madlock

1987 Dodgers Mother's #8 Bill Madlock

1987 Dodgers Police #5 Bill Madlock

1987 Donruss #155 Bill Madlock

1987 Donruss Opening Day #78 Bill Madlock

1987 Fleer #445 Bill Madlock

1987 Fleer Update #69 Bill Madlock

1987 Fleer Mini #65 Bill Madlock

1987 Fleer Star Stickers #73 Bill Madlock

1987 Red Foley Sticker Book #109 Bill Madlock

1987 Leaf/Donruss #120 Bill Madlock

1987 O-Pee-Chee #276 Bill Madlock

1987 O-Pee-Chee Stickers #67 Bill Madlock (229)

1987 Sportflics #130 Bill Madlock

1987 Topps #734 Bill Madlock

1987 Topps Traded #71T Bill Madlock

1987 Topps Stickers #67 Bill Madlock (229)

1987 Fleer Glossy #445 Bill Madlock

1987 Fleer Update Glossy #69 Bill Madlock

1987 Topps Tiffany #734 Bill Madlock

1987 Topps Traded Tiffany #71T Bill Madlock

1988 Donruss #496 Bill Madlock

1988 Fleer #63 Bill Madlock

1988 Leaf/Donruss #232 Bill Madlock

1988 O-Pee-Chee #145 Bill Madlock

1988 O-Pee-Chee Stickers #266 Bill Madlock (109)

1988 Score #445 Bill Madlock

1988 Sportflics #123 Bill Madlock

1988 Starting Lineup Tigers #13 Bill Madlock

1988 Topps #145 Bill Madlock

1988 Topps Stickers #266 Bill Madlock (109)

1988 Fleer Glossy #63 Bill Madlock

1988 Score Glossy #445 Bill Madlock

1988 Topps Tiffany #145 Bill Madlock