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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.


Thursday, July 28, 2011

1983 Donruss Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

1983 Donruss has 660 cards which there are 24 Cubs players

Card Dimensions

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

Basic Features

The card fronts have a large action photo, plus the Donruss logo and year issued along the top. The players' names are located on a baseball bat along the bottom, the players' positions are located inside a baseball, and the team name is inside a baseball glove beside the bat.

The card backs have black print on yellow and white and include statistics, career highlights, and the players' contract status. Several printing variations are available. The first 26 cards of the set are part of the Diamond Kings (DK) subset.

Subsets include
  • Diamond Kings (DK)

Notable Cubs Rookies Cards

  • 1983 Donruss #39 Shawon Dunston RC
  • 1983 Donruss #41 Billy Hatcher RC
  • 1983 Donruss #277 Ryne Sandberg RC
  • 1983 Donruss #411 Henry Cotto RC



Chicago Cubs 1983 Donruss Base Checklist

Number Player
14 Bill Buckner DK
48 Doug Bird
57 Allen Ripley
99 Bill Buckner
126 Mel Hall RC
151 Randy Martz
174 Willie Hernandez
183 Jody Davis
225 Mike Proly
252 Steve Henderson
277 Ryne Sandberg RC
300 Fergie Jenkins
309 Keith Moreland
351 Bump Wills
378 Scot Thompson
403 Lee Smith
426 Dickie Noles
435 Larry Bowa
477 Leon Durham
504 Bill Campbell
529 Junior Kennedy
552 Pat Tabler
561 Jay Johnstone
596 Bob Molinaro
614 Lee Elia MG
631 Gary Woods