Up for sale is a rare vintage 1977 Burger Chef Bert Blyleven Texas Rangers Baseball Card Disc.  It is a great oddball collectible of this superstar pitcher and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer. The front of the disc features a photo of the athlete and the rear features the Crankenburger character.

The condition is "acceptable" which is judged to be "fair" or "low grade" in this instance. It is priced accordingly. Please read the description very carefully. Imperfections include surface scratches, indentations/dings, soiling and miscellaneous marks and discoloration/yellowing due to age, corner/perimeter wear and centering issues.  The perimeter has tabs from where it was detached from the team tray. There's extensive wear/deterioration at the top part of the disc along the perimeter edge

Despite its many flaws, it would make a nice addition to the collection of any Bert Blyleven or Texas Rangers fan or vintage "oddball" baseball card or memorabilia collector. Please see photos for more information.

This disc represents 1 out of the entire 216 disc set. It was originally part of the Texas Rangers Team Funmeal tray along with 8 other player discs.

Burger Chef was a national fast-food restaurant chain, that operated from 1954 through to 1996. Second only to McDonalds in the number of restaurants nationwide in 1973, Burger Chef had 1,050 locations, including some in Canada. Burger Chef first introduced the “Fun Meal” for kids in 1974, five years before McDonalds introduce the "Happy Meal"

 The Funmeal consisted of a hamburger, french fries, soft drink, and dessert all served in a tray made from thin cardboard. In 1977 Burger Chef featured "Triple Play Funmeal" trays. Each fun meal box featured nine player MSA - Mike Schechter Associates discs, from one of the then current 24 major league teams in 1976. Reggie Jackson wearing an airbrushed Orioles cap was included with the Yankees, but did not play with the team until 1977. The 2⅜ inch diameter player discs, 216 in all, could be punched out to collect or trade. The discs made by MSA, are only licensed by the Players Association, so the team cap logos are airbrushed away.

The back of the discs feature Burger Chef cartoon characters which include; Burger Chef, Jeff, Crankenburger, Burgerilla, Fangburger, Mrs. Fangburger, Fangburger's Daughter, Burgerini, and Where Wolf.

Instructions for assembling the game board which is inside the tray, and playing Rules are on the box. Base Runners, to be detached from the box include Fangburger's bat, Fangburger's son, Burgerini's Rabbit and Blueburger. The "Printed baseball from top of box" and placed on Home Plate, and "blow 'em with a Straw into the scoring boxes."

Bert Blyleven (born Rik Aalbert Blijleven, April 6, 1951) is a Dutch American former professional baseball pitcher who played from 1970 to 1992. A renowned curveball pitcher, Blyleven was a two-time All-Star and World Series champion. He ranks fifth all-time among pitchers in strikeouts, 14th in innings pitched, and 27th in wins. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011. From 1996 to 2020, he was a color analyst for Minnesota Twins television broadcasts.

Blyleven was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2011 after receiving 79.7% of the vote on his 14th attempt.  "It's been 14 years of praying and waiting," he said on a conference call from Fort Myers, Florida. "I thank the baseball writers of America for, I'm going to say, finally getting it right."  Blyleven was the first Dutch-born player inducted, and his Hall of Fame plaque depicts him with a Minnesota Twins cap.

Blyleven was inducted into the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame in 2002 and was chosen to the fan-elected "Wendy's- Minnesota Twins All-Metrodome Team" on July 28, 2009. On July 16, 2011, the Minnesota Twins formally retired Blyleven's number.

Purchase in total confidence with our 100% positive feedback. It will be shipped free to buyer in a penny sleeve and sturdy toploader.