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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.


Tuesday, August 2, 2011

1984 Donruss Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

1984 Donruss has 658 cards including seven unnumbered checklists which there are 25 Cubs Players and 1 error card

Card Dimensions

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

Basic Features

Donruss changed the front of their design this year. The logo and year are still included. The players' names and positions are located inside a colored box along the bottom. The players' team is located near the bottom and is inside a swooshing set of pinstripes to connect with the Donruss logo and both sides of the card.

The backs are printed in green and white and are identical to the previous years with stats, career highlights, and contract status.

The first 26 cards of the set are part of the Diamond Kings (DK) subset, and each of the Diamond King cards can be found in 2 variations. A new feature, cards (27–46) are part of the Rated Rookie (RR) subset. These cards were sold in packs of three puzzle pieces that comprised a Duke Snider puzzle.

BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS this set is heavily faked; always consider getting a professionally graded card from a recognized provider.In the future, graded cards will be significantly more valuable.



Chicago Cubs 1984 Donruss Checklist

Number Player
5a Leon Durham DK
5b Leon Durham DK err: Perez-Steel on back Steel misspelled
41 Joe Carter RC
67 Leon Durham
76 Chuck Rainey
117 Bill Buckner
144 Gary Woods
167 Scot Thompson
189 Fergie Jenkins
198 Steve Lake
239 Larry Bowa
266 Dickie Noles
289 Lee Smith
311 Ryne Sandberg
320 Mike Proly
361 Ron Cey
388 Craig Lefferts RC
411 Mel Hall
433 Jody Davis
442 Warren Brusstar
483 Keith Moreland
510 Dick Ruthven
533 Steve Trout
540 Jay Johnstone
555 Bill Campbell
623 Carmelo Martinez

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Second card Steel is misspelled should be Steele:

5a 5b
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donruss1984-67a donruss1984-67b
donruss1984-76a donruss1984-76b
donruss1984-117a donruss1984-117b
donruss1984-144a donruss1984-144b
donruss1984-167a donruss1984-167b
donruss1984-189a donruss1984-189b
donruss1984-198a donruss1984-198b
donruss1984-239a donruss1984-239b
donruss1984-266a donruss1984-266b
donruss1984-289a donruss1984-289b
donruss1984-311a donruss1984-311b
donruss1984-320a donruss1984-320b
donruss1984-361a donruss1984-361b
donruss1984-388a donruss1984-388b
donruss1984-411a donruss1984-411b
donruss1984-433a donruss1984-433b
donruss1984-442a donruss1984-442b
donruss1984-483a donruss1984-483b
donruss1984-510a donruss1984-510b
donruss1984-533a donruss1984-533b
donruss1984-540a donruss1984-540b
donruss1984-555a donruss1984-555b
donruss1984-623a donruss1984-623b