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This blog will explore the baseball card collecting hobby of the 1980s, particularly highlighting the Chicago Cubs. Unlike vintage baseball cards, most modern cards are quite budget-friendly. The different sets will be much easier to find. Therefore, with thousands of cards in the mix, we will begin with the 80 Topps and conclude with the highly valuable 1985 Topps Mini Test. The pinnacle of this era was marked by the Sandberg Rookie of the Year in 1983.


Thursday, March 2, 2023

1989 Classic Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

The 1989 Classic collection contained 200 cards, including 7 Cubs players.

Size of Cards

The size of the cards are standard-size 2 ½ x 3 ½

Basic Features

Three series of the 200-card 1989 Classic set were published. 100 cards from the first series, also referred to as the "Light Blue" set, were included with a baseball quiz game. The "Travel Orange" and "Travel Purple" sets, the following two series of 50-card sets, were distributed in blister packs. A "blister pack" is a collection of several different packs of cards. 1988 and lifetime stats are displayed on the backs.

Chicago Cubs 1989 Classic Checklist


Set Number Player
Light Blue 13 Mark Grace
Light Blue 37 Andre Dawson
Light Blue 99 Ryne Sandberg
Travel Orange 121 Greg Maddux
Travel Purple 155 Mark Grace
Travel Purple 156 Jerome Walton
Travel Purple 163 Rafael Palmeiro

Light Blue:




Subsets Travel Orange:


Subsets Travel Purple:




Classic Game: