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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.


Wednesday, November 9, 2022

1989 Swell Baseball Greats Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

1989 Swell Baseball Greats had 124 cards in the set; which there are 6 Cub players.

Size of Cards

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

Basic Features

The 1989 Swell Baseball Greats set contains 135 standard-size cards. The fronts have vintage photos with beige, red, and white borders. The horizontally oriented backs are white and scarlet and feature career highlights and lifetime stats. The set was produced by the Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corporation formed on August 12, 1947, to manufacture candy, chewing gum, and specialty confectionery products.

Chicago Cubs 1989 Swell Baseball Greats Checklist


Number Player
23 Don Zimmer
36 Ron Santo
112 Don Kessinger
116 Glenn Beckert
120 Billy Williams
129 Ken Holtzman


1989 Swell Baseball Greats packs