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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.


Sunday, October 11, 2020

1987 Donruss Leaf Chicago Cub Checklist

Number of Cards

1987 Donruss Leaf has 264 cards which there are 9 Cubs players

Card Dimensions

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

Basic Features

The 1987 Donruss Leaf baseball card set is essentially the same as the Donruss U.S. set except for the card numbers, which are different and the backs are in both French and English. The front of these cards contains a player action color photo framed by a black-and-gold border. The Donruss logo and year are located at the top, and the player's name and position are located at the bottom inside a color strip. The team logo is also found on the front of the card near the bottom.

The backs are printed in black ink on yellow and white and contain the typical player bio and stats. Also, the backs of the cards in the factory sets are oriented differently than cards taken from wax packs, giving the appearance that one version or the other is upside down when sorting from the card backs.

Subsets include
  • Diamond King (DK)
  • Rated Rookies (RR)


Chicago Cubs 1987 Donruss Leaf Checklist

Number Player
24 Keith Moreland DK
36 Greg Maddux RR RC
43 Rafael Palmeiro RR RC
48 Jody Davis
77 Keith Moreland
80 Lee Smith
125 Leon Durham
128 Shawon Dunston
234 Ryne Sandberg