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This blog will discuss the 1980s and the baseball card collecting hobby, with a focus on the Chicago Cubs. Contrary to vintage baseball cards, the majority of modern cards are affordable. The various sets will be considerably simpler to obtain. So, with thousands of cards in between, we'll start with 80 Topps and end with 89 Upper Deck. The apex of this period was represented by the Sandberg Rookie of the Year in 1983.


Monday, June 27, 2011

1989 Topps Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

1989 Topps has 792 cards 36 Cubs players and 7 Traded cards

Card Dimensions

The standard-sized cards are the following dimensions: 2-1/2" by 3-1/2"

Basic Features

Cards had a thin colored line separating the white border and the action photo, and the upper-left corner of the action photo was rounded off. The team name appears in a cursive font in the lower-right corner, with the player name appearing below it in a ribbon-like area. For the third year in a row, the player's position does not appear on the front of the card.

On the back of the red-and-black boarder cards are the usual stats, bio, and a blurb about their career.

Traded Set
The Traded set totals 132 cards and was issued as a factory set. The cards are identical in appearance to the base set except for the lighter colored back. This set featured traded players and managers, and rookie cards. Size: 2.5 × 3.5 in.

Subsets Include
  • Record Breakers (1-7)
  • Turn Back the Clock (661-665)
  • All-Star selections (386-407)
  • First Draft Picks
  • Future Stars and Team Leaders (all scattered throughout the set)

The manager cards contain a team checklist on back.




Chicago Cubs 1989 Topps Checklist


Number Player
4 Andre Dawson
10 Andre Dawson
36 Mitch Webster
66 Manny Trillo
86 Al Nipper
115 Jody Davis
134 Don Zimmer MG
140 Shawon Dunston
149 Doug Dascenzo
186 Pat Perry
212 Scott Sanderson
240 Greg Maddux
262 Jeff Pico
286 Darrin Jackson
310 Rafael Palmeiro
337 Calvin Schiraldi
360 Ryne Sandberg
387 Ryne Sandberg AS
391 Andre Dawson AS
415 Rich Gossage
439 Frank DiPino
465 Mark Grace
488 Kevin Coffman/Now with Cubs
501 Vance Law
520 Rick Sutcliffe
543 Damon Berryhill
549 Cubs TL - Moyer
593 Drew Hall
613 Gary Varsho
642 Argenis Salazar
668 Mike Bielecki
694 Les Lancaster
713 Ty Griffin FDP
717 Jamie Moyer
742 Mike Harkey RC
767 Mike Capel
Chicago Cubs 1989 Topps Traded Checklist
60T Paul Kilgus
76T Lloyd McClendon
113T Dwight Smith RC
123T Jerome Walton
126T Curt Wilkerson
130T Mitch Williams
131T Steve Wilson

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