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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.


Friday, September 2, 2011

1989 Donruss Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

660 cards in the 1989 Donruss collection included 27 Cubs players and 4 variation for each card.

Card Dimensions

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

Basic Features

The front of these cards contains a player photo with the Donruss logo and year located at the bottom. The players' names and positions are located along the top border. The team logo is also found on the front of the card, just below the players' names along the top border. The border of these cards is multi-colored and fades from dark to light.

The backs contain the typical player bio and stats and are printed in black on orange.

Subsets include:

  • Diamond Kings (1-27)
  • Rated Rookies (28-47)

Each regular player card can be found with 4 variations.

  • 1989 Donruss INC/INC. : in copyright on back
  • 1989 Donruss Denotes*/*Denotes* : in stat box on back

Donruss double print 106 cards. These double prints are listed below by DP.

Insert include:

The 26-card set, which included the most valuable player from each of the 26 teams, was inserted at random and numbered with the prefix "BC" for bonus card.
  • 1989 Donruss Bonus MVP's





Chicago Cubs 1989 Donruss Checklist


Number Player
17 Mark Grace DK
43 Mike Harkey RC
49 Rafael Palmeiro
105 Ryne Sandberg
137 Shawon Dunston
157 Jamie Moyer
158 Rich Gossage
167 Andre Dawson
223 Rick Sutcliffe
255 Mark Grace
275 Damon Berryhill
276 Vance Law
285 Calvin Schiraldi
341 Les Lancaster
373 Greg Maddux
393 Frank DiPino
394 Al Nipper
404 Pat Perry
459 Mitch Webster
491 Doug Dascenzo UER/Photo actually/Damon Berryhill
512 Mike Bielecki
513 Jeff Pico
522 Drew Hall DP
577 Rolando Roomes DP
608 Manny Trillo DP
629 Scott Sanderson
658 Kevin Blankenship