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.
The variations of the 1989 Donruss cards are determined by whether there is a period following the abbreviation "INC" and by the quantity of asterisks present in the phrase "DENOTES LED LEAGUE."
- 1989 Donruss INC in copyright on back
- 1989 Donruss INC. in copyright on back
- 1989 Donruss Denotes* in stat box on back
- 1989 Donruss *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 |
INC. in copyright and *Denotes in stat box - notice has period and one asterisk
INC in copyright and *Denotes in stat box - notice no period and one asterisk
INC. in copyright and *Denotes* in stat box - notice has period and two asterisk
