1988 Donruss
Contents
Description
1988 Donruss consists of 660 cards. Card fronts feature a distinctive black and blue border on the front. The card front border design pattern of the factory set card fronts is oriented differently from that of the regular wax pack cards. No premium or discount exists for either version.
Subsets include Diamond Kings (1-27) and Rated Rookies (28-47).
Cards marked as SP (short printed) from 648-660 are more difficult to find than the other 13 SP's in the lower 600s. These 26 cards listed as SP were apparently pulled from the printing sheet to make room for the 26 Bonus MVP inserts. Six of the checklist cards were done two different ways to reflect the inclusion or exclusion of the Bonus MVP cards in the wax packs.
Checklist cards found in packs account for the Bonus MVPs while the ones found in factory sets do not.
The key Rookie Cards in this set are Roberto Alomar, Jay Buhner, Ellis Burks, Ken Caminiti, Tom Glavine, Mark Grace and Matt Williams. For a while, the Gregg Jefferies card was one of the hottest Rookie Cards of the late-80s.
1988 Donruss marked the end of "The Golden Age of Donruss Baseball." Production was dramatically increased, and the long-run value of this set has been severely depressed.
Similar to the back variation in 1987 Donruss, the front border was reversed on cards from 1988 Donruss factory sets compared to cards found in packs.
Distribution
Wax: 36 packs per box, 15 cards and 1 puzzle piece per pack. 20 boxes per case. Six boxes per retail display.
Cello: 24 packs per box, 36 cards and two puzzle pieces per pack (MSRP: $0.99)
Rack: 24 packs per box, 45 cards and 3 puzzle pieces per pack. Three boxes per case.
Blister: 72 cards per blister. 48 blister packs per case.
Factory Sets
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 660 | - | ? | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
1 Mark McGwire DK
2 Tim Raines DK
3 Benito Santiago DK
4 Alan Trammell DK
5 Danny Tartabull DK
6 Ron Darling DK
7 Paul Molitor DK
8 Devon White DK
9 Andre Dawson DK
10 Julio Franco DK
11 Scott Fletcher DK
12 Tony Fernandez DK
13 Shane Rawley DK
14 Kal Daniels DK
15 Jack Clark DK
16 Dwight Evans DK
17 Tommy John DK
18 Andy Van Slyke DK
19 Gary Gaetti DK
20 Mark Langston DK
21 Will Clark DK
22 Glenn Hubbard DK
23 Billy Hatcher DK
24 Bob Welch DK
25 Ivan Calderon DK
26 Cal Ripken, Jr. DK
27 Diamond King Checklist
28 Mackey Sasser RR
29 Jeff Treadway RR
30 Mike Campbell RR
31 Lance Johnson RR
32 Nelson Liriano RR
33 Shawn Abner RR
34 Roberto Alomar RR
35 Shawn Hillegas RR
36 Joey Meyer RR
37 Kevin Elster RRie
38 Jose Lind RR
39 Kirt Manwaring RR
40 Mark Grace RR
41 Jody Reed RR
42 John Farrell RR
43 Al Leiter RR
44 Gary Thurman RR
45 Vicente Palacios RR
46 Eddie Williams RR
47 Jack McDowell RR
48 Ken Dixon
49 Mike Birkbeck
50 Eric King
51 Roger Clemens
52 Pat Clements
53 Fernando Valenzuela
54 Mark Gubicza
55 Jay Howell
56 Floyd Youmans
57 Ed Correa
58 De Wayne Buice
59 Jose DeLeon
60 Danny Cox
61 Nolan Ryan
62 Steve Bedrosian
63 Tom Brown
64 Mark Davis
65 R.J. Reynolds
66 Kevin Mitchell
67 Ken Oberkfell
68 Rick Sutcliffe
69 Dwight Gooden
70 Scott Bankhead
71 Bert Blyleven
72 Jimmy Key
73 Les Straker
74 Jim Clancy
75 Mike Moore
76 Ron Darling
77 Ed Lynch
78 Dale Murphy
79 Doug Drabek
80 Scott Garrelts
81 Ed Whitson
82 Rob Murphy
83 Shane Rawley
84 Greg Mathews
85 Jim Deshaies
86 Mike Witt
87 Donnie Hill
88 Jeff Reed
89 Mike Boddicker
90 Teddy Higuera
91 Walt Terrell
92 Bob Stanley
93 Dave Righetti
94 Orel Hershiser
95 Chris Bando
96 Bret Saberhagen
97 Curt Young
98 Tim Burke
99 Charlie Hough
100 Checklist
101 Bobby Witt
102 George Brett
103 Mickey Tettleton
104 Scott Bailes
105 Mike Pagliarulo
106 Mike Scioscia
107 Tom Brookens
108 Ray Knight
109 Dan Plesac
110 Wally Joyner
111 Bob Forsch
112 Milt Scott
113 Kevin Gross
114 Benito Santiago
115 Bob Kipper
116 Mike Krukow
117 Chris Bosio
118 Sid Fernandez
119 Jody Davis
120 Mike Morgan
121 Mark Eichhorn
122 Jeff Reardon
123 John Franco
124 Richard Dotson
125 Eric Bell
126 Juan Nieves
127 Jack Morris
128 Rick Rhoden
129 Rich Gedman
130 Ken Howell
131 Brook Jacoby
132 Danny Jackson
133 Gene Nelson
134 Neal Heaton
135 Willie Fraser
136 Jose Guzman
137 Ozzie Guillen
138 Bob Knepper
139 Mike Jackson
140 Joe Magrane
141 Jimmy Jones
142 Ted Power
143 Ozzie Virgil
144 Felix Fermin
145 Kelly Downs
146 Shawon Dunston
147 Scott Bradley
148 Dave Stieb
149 Frank Viola
150 Terry Kennedy
151 Bill Wegman
152 Matt Nokes
153 Wade Boggs
154 Wayne Tolleson
155 Mariano Duncan
156 Julio Franco
157 Charlie Leibrandt
158 Terry Steinbach
159 Justin Fitzgerald
160 Jack Lazorko
161 Mitch Williams
162 Greg Walker
163 Alan Ashby
164 Tony Gwynn
165 Bruce Ruffin
166 Ron Robinson
167 Zane Smith
168 Junior Ortiz
169 Jamie Moyer
170 Tony Pena
171 Cal Ripken, Jr.
172 B.J. Surhoff
173 Lou Whitaker
174 Ellis Burks
175 Ron Guidry
176 Steve Sax
177 Danny Tartabull
178 Carney Lansford
179 Casey Candaele
180 Scott Fletcher
181 Mark McLemore
182 Ivan Calderon
183 Jack Clark
184 Glenn Davis
185 Luis Aguayo
186 Bo Diaz
187 Stan Jefferson
188 Sid Bream
189 Bob Brenly
190 Dion James
191 Leon Durham
192 Jesse Orosco
193 Alvin Davis
194 Gary Gaetti
195 Fred McGriff
196 Steve Lombardozzi
197 Rance Mulliniks
198 Rey Quinones
199 Gary Carter
200 Checklist
201 Keith Moreland
202 Ken Griffey
203 Tommy Gregg
204 Will Clark
205 John Kruk
206 Buddy Bell
207 Von Hayes
208 Tom Herr
209 Craig Reynolds
210 Gary Pettis
211 Harold Baines
212 Vance Law
213 Ken Gerhart
214 Jim Gantner
215 Chet Lemon
216 Dwight Evans
217 Don Mattingly
218 Franklin Stubbs
219 Pat Tabler
220 Bo Jackson
221 Tom Phillips
222 Tim Wallach
223 Ruben Sierra
224 Steve Buechele
225 Frank White
226 Alfredo Griffin
227 Greg Swindell
228 Willie Randolph
229 Mike Marshall
230 Alan Trammell
231 Eddie Murray
232 Dale Sveum
233 Dick Schofield
234 Jose Oquendo
235 Bill Doran
236 Mike Thompson
237 Marvell Wynne
238 Bobby Bonilla
239 Chris Speier
240 Glenn Braggs
241 Wally Backman
242 Ryne Sandberg
243 Phil Bradley
244 Kelly Gruber
245 Tom Brunansky
246 Ron Oester
247 Bobby Thigpen
248 Fred Lynn
249 Paul Molitor
250 Darrell Evans
251 Gary Ward
252 Bruce Hurst
253 Bob Welch
254 Joe Carter
255 Willie Wilson
256 Mark McGwire
257 Mitch Webster
258 Brian Downing
259 Mickey Stanley
260 Carlton Fisk
261 Billy Hatcher
262 Glenn Wilson
263 Ozzie Smith
264 Randy Ready
265 Kurt Stillwell
266 Dave Palmer
267 Mike Diaz
268 Robby Thompson
269 Andre Dawson
270 Lee Guetterman
271 Willie Upshaw
272 Randy Bush
273 Larry Sheets
274 Rob Deer
275 Kirk Gibson
276 Marty Barrett
277 Rickey Henderson
278 Pedro Guerrero
279 Brett Butler
280 Kevin Seitzer
281 Mike Davis
282 Andres Galarraga
283 Devon White
284 Pete O'Brien
285 Jerry Hairston
286 Kevin Bass
287 Carmelo Martinez
288 Juan Samuel
289 Kal Daniels
290 Albert Hall
291 Andy Van Slyke
292 Lee Smith
293 Vince Coleman
294 Tom Niedenfuer
295 Robin Yount
296 Jeff Robinson
297 Todd Benzinger
298 Dave Winfield
299 Mickey Hatcher
300 Checklist
301 Bud Black
302 Jose Canseco
303 Tom Foley
304 Pete Incaviglia
305 Bob Boone
306 Bill Long
307 Willie McGee
308 Ken Caminiti
309 Darren Daulton
310 Tracy Jones
311 Greg Booker
312 Mike LaValliere
313 Chili Davis
314 Glenn Hubbard
315 Paul Noce
316 Keith Hernandez
317 Mark Langston
318 Keith Atherton
319 Tony Fernandez
320 Kent Hrbek
321 John Cerutti
322 Mike Kingery
323 Dave Magadan
324 Rafael Palmeiro
325 Jeff Dedmon
326 Barry Bonds
327 Jeffrey Leonard
328 Tim Flannery
329 Dave Concepcion
330 Mike Schmidt
331 Bill Dawley
332 Larry Andersen
333 Jack Howell
334 Ken Williams
335 Bryn Smith
336 Billy Ripken
337 Greg Brock
338 Mickey Heath
339 Mike Greenwell
340 Claudell Washington
341 Joe Gonzales
342 Mel Hall
343 Jim Eisenreich
344 Tony Bernazard
345 Tim Raines
346 Bob Brower
347 Larry Parrish
348 Thad Bosley
349 Dennis Eckersley
350 Cory Snyder
351 Rick Cerone
352 John Shelby
353 Larry Herndon
354 John Habyan
355 Chuck Crim
356 Gus Polidor
357 Ken Dayley
358 Danny Darwin
359 Lance Parrish
360 Jim Steels
361 Al Pedrique
362 Mike Aldrete
363 Juan Castillo
364 Lenny Dykstra
365 Luis Quinones
366 Jim Presley
367 Lloyd Moseby
368 Kirby Puckett
369 Eric Davis
370 Gary Redus
371 Dave Schmidt
372 Mark Clear
373 Dave Bergman
374 Charlie Hudson
375 Calvin Schiraldi
376 Alex Trevino
377 Tom Candiotti
378 Steve Farr
379 Mike Gallego
380 Andy McGaffigan
381 Kirk McCaskill
382 Oddibe McDowell
383 Floyd Bannister
384 Denny Walling
385 Don Carman
386 Todd Worrell
387 Eric Show
388 Dave Parker
389 Rick Mahler
390 Mike Dunne
391 Candy Maldonado
392 Bob Dernier
393 Dave Valle
394 Ernie Whitt
395 Juan Berenguer
396 Mike Young
397 Mike Felder
398 Willie Hernandez
399 Jim Rice
400 Checklist
401 Tommy John
402 Brian Holton
403 Carmen Castillo
404 Jamie Quirk
405 Dwayne Murphy
406 Jeff Parrett
407 Don Sutton
408 Jerry Browne
409 Jim Winn
410 Dave Smith
411 Shane Mack
412 Greg Gross
413 Nick Esasky
414 Damaso Garcia
415 Brian Fisher
416 Brian Dayett
417 Curt Ford
418 Mark Williamson
419 Bill Schroeder
420 Mike Henneman
421 John Marzano
422 Ron Kittle
423 Matt Young
424 Steve Balboni
425 Luis Polonia
426 Randy St. Claire
427 Greg Harris
428 Johnny Ray
429 Ray Searage
430 Ricky Horton
431 George Young
432 Rick Schu
433 Paul O'Neill
434 Goose Gossage
435 John Cangelosi
436 Mike LaCoss
437 Gerald Perry
438 Dave Martinez
439 Darryl Strawberry
440 John Moses
441 Greg Gagne
442 Jesse Barfield
443 George Frazier
444 Garth Iorg
445 Edwin Nunez
446 Rick Aguilera
447 Jerry Mumphrey
448 Rafael Ramirez
449 John Smiley
450 Atlee Hammaker
451 Lance McCullers
452 Guy Hoffman
453 Charlie James
454 Terry Pendleton
455 Dave Meads
456 Bill Buckner
457 John Pawlowski
458 Bob Sebra
459 Jim Dwyer
460 Jay Aldrich
461 Frank Tanana
462 Oil Can Boyd
463 Dan Pasqua
464 Tim Crews
465 Andy Allanson
466 Bill Pecota
467 Steve Ontiveros
468 Hubie Brooks
469 Paul Kilgus
470 Dale Mohorcic
471 Dan Quisenberry
472 Dave Stewart
473 Dad Clarke
474 Joel Skinner
475 Dave Anderson
476 Dan Petry
477 Carl Nichols
478 Ernest Riles
479 George Hendrick
480 John Morris
481 Manny Hernandez
482 Jeff Stone
483 Charlie Brown
484 Mike Bielecki
485 Dave Dravecky
486 Rick Manning
487 Bill Almon
488 Jim Sundberg
489 Ken Phelps
490 Tom Henke
491 Dan Gladden
492 Barry Larkin
493 Fred Manrique
494 Mike Griffin
495 Mark Knudson
496 Bill Madlock
497 Tim Stoddard
498 Sam Horn
499 Tracy Woodson
500 Checklist
501 Ken Schrom
502 Angel Salazar
503 Eric Plunk
504 Joe Hesketh
505 Greg Minton
506 Geno Petralli
507 Bob James
508 Robbie Wine
509 Jeff Calhoun
510 Steve Lake
511 Mark Grant
512 Frank Williams
513 Jeff Blauser
514 Bob Walk
515 Craig Lefferts
516 Manny Trillo
517 Jerry Reed
518 Rick Leach
519 Mark Davidson
520 Jeff Ballard
521 Dave Stapleton
522 Pat Sheridan
523 Al Nipper
524 Steve Trout
525 Jeff Hamilton
526 Tommy Hinzo
527 Lonnie Smith
528 Greg Cadaret
529 Bob McClure
530 Chuck Finley
531 Jeff Russell
532 Steve Lyons
533 Terry Puhl
534 Eric Nolte
535 Kent Tekulve
536 Pat Pacillo
537 Charlie Puleo
538 Tom Prince
539 Greg Maddux
540 Jim Lindeman
541 Pete Stanicek
542 Steve Kiefer
543 John Morrill
544 Spike Owen
545 Jay Buhner
546 Mike Devereaux
547 Jerry Don Gleaton
548 Jose Rijo
549 Dennis Martinez
550 Mike Loynd
551 Darrell Miller
552 Dave LaPoint
553 John Tudor
554 Rocky Childress
555 Wally Ritchie
556 Terry McGriff
557 Dave Leiper
558 Jeff Robinson
559 Jose Uribe
560 Ted Simmons
561 Les Lancaster
562 Keith Miller
563 Harold Reynolds
564 Gene Larkin
565 Cecil Fielder
566 Roy Smalley
567 Duane Ward
568 Bill Wilkinson
569 Howard Johnson
570 Frank DiPino
571 Pete Smith
572 Darnell Coles
573 Don Robinson
574 Gene Nelson
575 Dennis Rasmussen
576 Steve Jeltz
577 Tom Pagnozzi
578 Ty Gainey
579 Gary Lucas
580 Ron Hassey
581 Herm Winningham
582 Rene Gonzales
583 Brad Komminsk
584 Doyle Alexander
585 Jeff Sellers
586 Bill Gullickson
587 Tim Belcher
588 Doug Jones
589 Melido Perez
590 Rick Honeycutt
591 Pascual Perez
592 Curtis Wilkerson
593 Steve Howe
594 John Davis
595 Steve Davis
596 Sammy Stewart
597 Neil Allen
598 Alejandro Pena
599 Mark Thurmond
600 Checklist
601 Jose Mesa RC
602 Don August
603 Terry Leach SP
604 Tom Newell
605 Randy Byers SP
606 Jim Gott
607 Harry Spilman
608 John Candelaria
609 Mike Brumley
610 Mickey Brantley
611 Jose Nunez SP
612 Tom Nieto
613 Rick Reuschel
614 Lee Mazzilli SP
615 Scott Lusader
616 Bob Meacham
617 Kevin McReynolds SP
618 Gene Garber
619 Barry Lyons SP
620 Randy Myers
621 Donnie Moore
622 Domingo Ramos
623 Ed Romero
624 Greg Myers
625 Ripken Baseball Family
626 Pat Perry
627 Andres Thomas SP
628 Matt Williams RC
629 Dave Hengel
630 Jeff Musselman SP
631 Tim Laudner
632 Bob Ojeda SP
633 Rafael Santana
634 Wes Gardner
635 Roberto Kelly SP, RC
636 Mike Flanagan SP
637 Jay Bell
638 Bob Melvin
639 Damon Berryhill
640 David Wells
641 Stan Musial Puzzle Card
642 Doug Sisk
643 Keith Hughes
644 Tom Glavine RC
645 Al Newman
646 Scott Sanderson
647 Scott Terry
648 Tim Teufel SP
649 Garry Templeton SP
650 Manuel Lee SP
651 Roger McDowell SP
652 Mookie Wilson SP
653 David Cone
654 Ron Gant RC
655 Joe Price SP
656 George Bell SP
657 Gregg Jefferies RC
658 Todd Stottlemyre RC
659 Geronimo Berroa RC
660 Jerry Royster SP
Errors and Variations
Most cards from the factory sets, but not all, have different border orientations than their wax/rack counterparts. Listed below are a few of the known border variation cards.
6A Ron Darling DK ERR (Black corners in upper right and lower left on front)
6B Ron Darling DK COR (Black corners in upper left and lower right on front)
58A DeWayne Buice ERR (Black corners in upper left and lower right on front)
58B DeWayne Buice COR (Black corners in upper right and lower left on front)
86A Mike Witt ERR (Black corners in upper right and lower left on front)
86B Mike Witt COR (Black corners in upper left and lower right on front)
135A Willie Fraser ERR (Black corners in upper right and lower left on front)
135B Willie Fraser COR (Black corners in upper left and lower right on front)
167A Zane Smith ERR (Black corners in upper right and lower left on front)
167B Zane Smith COR (Black corners in upper left and lower right on front)
181A Mark McClemore ERR (Black corners in upper right and lower left on front)
181B Mark McClemore COR (Black corners in upper left and lower right on front)
192A Jesse Orosco ERR (Black corners in upper right corner and lower left on front)
192B Jesse Orosco COR (Black corners in upper left and lower right on front)
316A Keith Hernandez ERR (Black corners in upper right and lower left on front)
316B Keith Hernandez COR (Black corners in upper left and lower right on front)
437A Gerald Perry ERR (Black corners in upper right and lower left on front)
437B Gerald Perry COR (Black corners in upper left and lower right on front)
543 Jim Morrison UER (Lifetime batting average on back missing decimal point)
627A Andres Thomas SP ERR (Black corners in upper right and lower left on front)
627B Andres Thomas SP COR (Black corners in upper left and lower right on front)
Parallels
Super DKs
This 26-player card set was available through a mail-in offer detailed on the wax packs. The set was sent in return for 8.00 and three wrappers plus 1.50 postage and handling. The set features the popular Diamond Kings in large (approximately 4 7/8" by 6 13/16") form.
Inserts
Bonus MVPs
Numbered with the prefix "BC" for bonus card, this 26-card set featuring the most valuable player from each major league team was randomly inserted in packs. The cards are distinguished by the MVP logo in the upper left corner of the obverse, and cards BC14-BC26 are considered to be very slightly more difficult to find than cards BC1-BC13.
BC1 Cal Ripken
BC2 Eric Davis
BC3 Paul Molitor
BC4 Mike Schmidt
BC5 Ivan Calderon
BC6 Tony Gwynn
BC7 Wade Boggs
BC8 Andy Van Slyke
BC9 Joe Carter
BC10 Andre Dawson
BC11 Alan Trammell
BC12 Mike Scott
BC13 Wally Joyner
BC14 Dale Murphy SP
BC15 Kirby Puckett SP
BC16 Pedro Guerrero SP
BC17 Kevin Seitzer SP
BC18 Tim Raines SP
BC19 George Bell SP
BC20 Darryl Strawberry SP
BC21 Don Mattingly SP
BC22 Ozzie Smith SP
BC23 Mark McGwire SP
BC24 Will Clark SP
BC25 Alvin Davis SP
BC26 Ruben Sierra SP
Kirby Puckett Blister Pack Card
A Kirby Puckett card issued as the package back of Donruss blister packs; it uses a different photo from both of Kirby's regular and Bonus MVP cards and is unnumbered on the back.
