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=Description=
 
=Description=
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At 716 cards, the 1990 Donruss set was the largest set produced by Donruss to that time. The card fronts feature either a posed or action shot of the player. The card borders are bright red. The card reverse is horizontal and similar to previous Donruss sets, featuring up to 5 years of career stats, personal information and career highlights.
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There are two subsets, Diamond Kings (cards 1-27) and Rated Rookies (28-47). The Diamond Kings are art cards from the Perez-Steele Galleries. Cards of players who were 1989 All-Stars have an All-Star logo on the front.  The set also features several commemorative cards: #643 Mike Schmidt "All Time Greats"; #659 Nolan Ryan "5,000 K'S"; and former Baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti, who had passed away in 1989.
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The set was the largest ever produced by Donruss, unfortunately it also had a large number of errors which were corrected after the cards were released. Most of these feature minor printing flaws and insignificant variations that collectors have found unworthy of price differentials. There are several double-printed cards indicated in our checklist with the set indicated with a "DP" coding. Rookie Cards of note include Juan Gonzalez, David Justice, Sammy Sosa, Larry Walker and Bernie Williams.
  
 
=Distribution=
 
=Distribution=
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Wax: 36 packs per box, 16 cards plus three-pieces of a Carl Yastrzemski puzzle per pack (MSRP $0.50). 20 boxes per case.  For the first time, waxboxes were shrink-wrapped.
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Canadian Wax: 36 packs per box, ten cards plus three pieces of a Carl Yastrzemski puzzle per pack (MSRP: C$0.50). 12 boxes per case.
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Cello: 24 packs per box, 37 cards plus two, three-piece Carl Yastrzemski puzzle panels per pack (MSRP: $0.99).
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Rack: 48 cards and three, three-piece Carl Yastrzemski puzzle panels per pack.  72 packs per case.
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Blisters: 78 cards per pack. 48 packs per case.
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Factory Sets (includes set of 12 Grand Slammers)
  
 
=Reviews=
 
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=Checklist=
 
=Checklist=
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==Promos==
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A pack of two cards from a 12-card set were sent to Hobby dealers to promote the upcoming 1990 Donruss Baseball set.  The set was sent ONLY master distributors and to those dealers who purchased directly from Donruss. Therefore, this is one of the more difficult promo sets of the era.
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The backs of each card are white with the words "1990 PREVIEW CARDS/No. XX of 12".
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1990) AND (setname = 'Donruss Previews');
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</sql2wiki>
  
 
==Base Set==
 
==Base Set==
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[[File:Stewart_1990_Donruss_6_F.jpg‎ |250px|thumb|right|1990 Donruss #6: Dave Stewart DK]]
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'''NOTES:'''
  
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* There are different versions of the checklist cards.  The checklists inserted into packs account for the 26 pack-exclusive MVP inserts ("a" in this checklist below); while the factory set checklists ("b") do not.
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* Most of the All-Star cards have one of two errors (or in the case of Harold Baines's AS, combinations both).  Some AS's have the words "RECENT MAJOR LEAGUE PERFORMANCE" on the back, instead of the proper "ALL-STAR GAME PERFORMANCE."  The other error involves the yellow star on the front the card had the black line running through it instead of the star "sitting" in front of the line behind it.
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* There is a variation where the period behind the Inc. in the copyright statement is missing.
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* The black and white "splatter" effect is different between cards that come from the factory set vs. cards that were pulled from packs.
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* Some player's birth dates were not corrected until the factory set.
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* On the copyright some cards have a period after " &copy; 1989 LEAF, INC.", while some do not.
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Many of these errors were due to the fact that Donruss outsourced production to multiple printing facilities, some of which had never produced baseball cards before.
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[[File:Ventura_1990_Donruss_28_F.jpg‎  |250px|thumb|right|1990 Donruss #28: Robin Ventura RR]]
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[[File:Maddux_1990_Donruss_158_F.jpg‎ |250px|thumb|right|1990 Donruss #158: Greg Maddux]]
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[[File:Puckett_1990_Donruss_683_F.jpg‎  |250px|thumb|right|1990 Donruss #683 COR: Kirby Puckett All-Star.  On the ERR version, the black line was printed through the yellow star.]]
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[[File:Giamatti_Donruss_716_F.jpg‎  |250px|thumb|right|1990 Donruss #716: Bart Giamatti]]
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[[File:Yastrzemski_1990_Puzzle_Donruss_F.jpg‎  |250px|thumb|right|1990 Donruss Carl Yastrzemski Puzzle Piece]]
 
1 Bo Jackson DK
 
1 Bo Jackson DK
  
 
2 Steve Sax DK
 
2 Steve Sax DK
  
3 Ruben Sierra DK
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3 Ruben Sierra DK ERR (no black "notch" on back of card's top border. 
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3 Ruben Sierra DK UER (black "notch" on back of card's top border present, still incorrect 1989 BA of .304 listed.)
  
 
4 Ken Griffey, Jr. DK
 
4 Ken Griffey, Jr. DK
Line 35: Line 81:
 
6 Dave Stewart DK
 
6 Dave Stewart DK
  
7 Jim Deshaies DK
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7 Jim Deshaies DK DP
  
 
8 John Smoltz DK
 
8 John Smoltz DK
Line 41: Line 87:
 
9 Mike Bielecki DK
 
9 Mike Bielecki DK
  
10 Brian Downing DK REV
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10 Brian Downing DK ERR (RevNeg)
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10      Brian Downing DK COR
  
 
11 Kevin Mitchell DK
 
11 Kevin Mitchell DK
Line 63: Line 111:
 
20 Chris Bosio DK
 
20 Chris Bosio DK
  
21 Tommy Herr DK
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21 Tommy Herr DK DP
  
 
22 Dan Gladden DK
 
22 Dan Gladden DK
Line 73: Line 121:
 
25 Bryn Smith DK
 
25 Bryn Smith DK
  
26 Ed Whitson DK
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26 Ed Whitson DK DP
  
27 DK Checklist
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27 DK Checklist DP
  
28 Robin Ventura
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28 Robin Ventura RR
  
29 Todd Zeile
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29 Todd Zeile RR
  
30 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
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30 Sandy Alomar, Jr. RR
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31 Kent Mercker RR RC
  
31 Kent Mercker
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32 Ben McDonald RR RC
  
32 Ben McDonald
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33 Juan Gonzalez RR ERR (RevNeg) RC
  
33 Juan Gonzalez ERR
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33 Juan Gonzalez RR COR RC
  
34 Eric Anthony
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34 Eric Anthony RR RC
  
35 Mike Fetters
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35 Mike Fetters RR RC
  
36 Marquis Grissom
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36 Marquis Grissom RR RC
  
37 Greg Vaughn
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37 Greg Vaughn RR
  
38 Brian DuBois
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38 Brian DuBois RR RC
  
39 Steve Avery
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39 Steve Avery RR
  
40 Mark Gardner
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40 Mark Gardner RR RC
  
41 Andy Benes
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41 Andy Benes RR
  
42 Delino DeShields
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42 Delino DeShields RR RC                                      Montreal Expos 
  
43 Scott Coolbaugh
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43 Scott Coolbaugh RR RC
  
44 Pat Combs
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44 Pat Combs RR DP
  
45 Alex Sanchez
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45 Alex Sanchez RR DP
  
46 Kelly Mann
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46 Kelly Mann RR RC DP
  
47 Julio Machado
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47 Julio Machado RR RC
  
 
48 Pete Incaviglia
 
48 Pete Incaviglia
Line 221: Line 271:
 
99 Howard Johnson
 
99 Howard Johnson
  
100 Checklist ERR
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100a Checklist (28-129)
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100b    Checklist (28-125)
  
 
101 Melido Perez
 
101 Melido Perez
Line 247: Line 299:
 
112 Rick Reuschel
 
112 Rick Reuschel
  
113 Kelly Gruber ERR
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113 Kelly Gruber ERR (Born "2/22")
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113    Kelly Gruber COR (Born "2/26")
  
 
114 Joe Carter
 
114 Joe Carter
Line 267: Line 321:
 
122 Dwight Evans
 
122 Dwight Evans
  
123 Eric Yelding
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123 Eric Yelding RC
  
 
124 John Franco
 
124 John Franco
Line 361: Line 415:
 
169 Mickey Tettleton
 
169 Mickey Tettleton
  
170 Kirk McCaskill ERR
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170 Kirk McCaskill ERR (Born "4/19")
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170    Kirk McCaskill COR (Born "4/9")
  
 
171 Dwight Gooden
 
171 Dwight Gooden
Line 421: Line 477:
 
199 Randy Bush
 
199 Randy Bush
  
200 Checklist ERR
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200a Checklist (130-231)
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200b    Checklist (126-223)
  
 
201 Ozzie Smith
 
201 Ozzie Smith
Line 455: Line 513:
 
216 Tim Raines
 
216 Tim Raines
  
217 Scott Garrelts ERR
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217 Scott Garrelts ERR (Born "10/20")
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217 Scott Garrelts COR (Born "10/30")
  
 
218 Kevin McReynolds
 
218 Kevin McReynolds
Line 621: Line 681:
 
299 Terry Pendleton
 
299 Terry Pendleton
  
300 Checklist ERR
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300a Checklist (232-333)
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300b    Checklist (224-321)
  
 
301 Juan Berenguer
 
301 Juan Berenguer
Line 707: Line 769:
 
342 Pascual Perez
 
342 Pascual Perez
  
343 Kevin Brown
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343 Kevin Brown UER
  
 
344 Chuck Finley
 
344 Chuck Finley
Line 769: Line 831:
 
373 Mike Bielecki
 
373 Mike Bielecki
  
374 Tom Magrann
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374 Tom Magrann RC
  
 
375 Rick Mahler
 
375 Rick Mahler
Line 789: Line 851:
 
383 Dave Magadan
 
383 Dave Magadan
  
384 Greg Hibbard
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384 Greg Hibbard RC
  
 
385 Ernie Whitt
 
385 Ernie Whitt
Line 821: Line 883:
 
399 Tom Brunansky
 
399 Tom Brunansky
  
400 Checklist ERR
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400a Checklist (334-435)
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400b    Checklist (322-419)
  
 
401 Rene Gonzales
 
401 Rene Gonzales
Line 831: Line 895:
 
404 Joe Girardi
 
404 Joe Girardi
  
405 Sergio Valdez ERR
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405 Sergio Valdez ERR RC (Black line through "S" in Sergio)
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405 Sergio Valdez COR RC
  
 
406 Mark Williamson
 
406 Mark Williamson
Line 837: Line 903:
 
407 Glenn Hoffman
 
407 Glenn Hoffman
  
408 Jeff Innis
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408 Jeff Innis RC
  
 
409 Randy Kramer
 
409 Randy Kramer
Line 851: Line 917:
 
414 Trevor Wilson
 
414 Trevor Wilson
  
415 Kevin Ritz
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415 Kevin Ritz RC
  
 
416 Gary Thurman
 
416 Gary Thurman
Line 897: Line 963:
 
437 Dan Quisenberry
 
437 Dan Quisenberry
  
438 Steve Olin
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438 Steve Olin RC
  
 
439 Mickey Hatcher
 
439 Mickey Hatcher
Line 935: Line 1,001:
 
456 Otis Nixon
 
456 Otis Nixon
  
457 Tony Fossas
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457 Tony Fossas RC
  
 
458 John Russell
 
458 John Russell
Line 943: Line 1,009:
 
460 Zane Smith
 
460 Zane Smith
  
461 Jack Daugherty
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461 Jack Daugherty RC
  
 
462 Rich Monteleone
 
462 Rich Monteleone
Line 967: Line 1,033:
 
472 Glenn Wilson
 
472 Glenn Wilson
  
473 Kevin Tapani
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473 Kevin Tapani RC
  
 
474 Bill Buckner
 
474 Bill Buckner
Line 983: Line 1,049:
 
480 Jeff King
 
480 Jeff King
  
481 Kevin Mmahat
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481 Kevin Mmahat RC
  
 
482 Carmelo Martinez
 
482 Carmelo Martinez
Line 999: Line 1,065:
 
488 Jay Bell
 
488 Jay Bell
  
489 Sammy Sosa
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489 Sammy Sosa RC
  
 
490 Kent Anderson
 
490 Kent Anderson
Line 1,021: Line 1,087:
 
499 Pete Smith
 
499 Pete Smith
  
500 Checklist ERR
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500a Checklist (436-537) DP
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500b    Checklist (420-517)
  
 
501 Gary Sheffield
 
501 Gary Sheffield
  
502 Terry Bross
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502 Terry Bross RC
  
503 Jerry Kutzler
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503 Jerry Kutzler RC
  
 
504 Lloyd Moseby
 
504 Lloyd Moseby
Line 1,037: Line 1,105:
 
507 Keith Miller
 
507 Keith Miller
  
508 Mike Stanton
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508 Mike Stanton RC
  
 
509 Rich Yett
 
509 Rich Yett
  
510 Tim Drummond
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510 Tim Drummond RC
  
 
511 Joe Hesketh
 
511 Joe Hesketh
Line 1,067: Line 1,135:
 
522 Mike Harkey
 
522 Mike Harkey
  
523 Andy Nezelek ERR
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523 Andy Nezelek ERR (wrong birth year)
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523    Andy Nezelek COR
  
 
524 Dave Schmidt
 
524 Dave Schmidt
Line 1,075: Line 1,145:
 
526 Barry Lyons
 
526 Barry Lyons
  
527 Rick Reed
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527 Rick Reed RC
  
 
528 Jerry Reuss
 
528 Jerry Reuss
  
529 Dean Palmer
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529 Dean Palmer RC
  
530 Jeff Peterek
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530 Jeff Peterek RC
  
 
531 Carlos Martinez
 
531 Carlos Martinez
Line 1,091: Line 1,161:
 
534 Terry Leach
 
534 Terry Leach
  
535 Doug Strange
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535 Doug Strange RC
  
 
536 Jose DeLeon
 
536 Jose DeLeon
Line 1,145: Line 1,215:
 
561 Danny Darwin
 
561 Danny Darwin
  
562 Rick Luecken
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562 Rick Luecken RC
  
 
563 Edwin Nunez
 
563 Edwin Nunez
Line 1,173: Line 1,243:
 
575 Mark Knudson
 
575 Mark Knudson
  
576 Tommy Greene
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576 Tommy Greene RC
  
 
577 Mark Grace
 
577 Mark Grace
  
578 Larry Walker
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578 Larry Walker RC
  
 
579 Mike Stanley
 
579 Mike Stanley
  
580 Mike Witt
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580 Mike Witt DP
  
 
581 Scott Bradley
 
581 Scott Bradley
Line 1,187: Line 1,257:
 
582 Greg A. Harris
 
582 Greg A. Harris
  
583 Kevin Hickey ERR
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583 Kevin Hickey ERR (Black line through "K" on front)
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583 Kevin Hickey COR
  
 
584 Lee Mazzilli
 
584 Lee Mazzilli
Line 1,195: Line 1,267:
 
586 Joe Oliver
 
586 Joe Oliver
  
587 Willie Fraser
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587 Willie Fraser DP
  
588 Carl Yastrzemski Puzzle
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588 Carl Yastrzemski PUZ
  
589 Kevin Bass
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589 Kevin Bass DP
  
590 John Moses
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590 John Moses DP
  
591 Tom Pagnozzi
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591 Tom Pagnozzi DP 
  
592 Tony Castillo
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592 Tony Castillo DP
  
593 Jerald Clark
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593 Jerald Clark DP
  
 
594 Dan Schatzeder
 
594 Dan Schatzeder
  
595 Luis Quinones
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595 Luis Quinones DP
  
596 Pete Harnisch
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596 Pete Harnisch DP
  
 
597 Gary Redus
 
597 Gary Redus
Line 1,221: Line 1,293:
 
599 Rick Schu
 
599 Rick Schu
  
600 Checklist ERR
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600a Checklist (538-639)
  
601 Mike Kingery
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600b    Checklist (518-617)
  
602 Terry Kennedy
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601 Mike Kingery DP
  
603 Mike Sharperson
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602 Terry Kennedy DP
  
604 Don Carman
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603 Mike Sharperson DP
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604 Don Carman DP
  
 
605 Jim Gott
 
605 Jim Gott
  
606 Donn Pall
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606 Donn Pall DP
  
 
607 Rance Mulliniks
 
607 Rance Mulliniks
  
608 Curt Wilkerson
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608 Curt Wilkerson DP
  
609 Mike Felder
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609 Mike Felder DP
  
610 Guillermo Hernandez
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610 Guillermo Hernandez DP
  
611 Candy Maldonado
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611 Candy Maldonado DP
  
612 Mark Thurmond
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612 Mark Thurmond DP
  
613 Rick Leach
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613 Rick Leach DP RC
  
614 Jerry Reed
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614 Jerry Reed DP
  
 
615 Franklin Stubbs
 
615 Franklin Stubbs
  
616 Billy Hatcher
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616 Billy Hatcher DP
  
617 Don August
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617 Don August DP
  
 
618 Tim Teufel
 
618 Tim Teufel
  
619 Shawn Hillegas
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619 Shawn Hillegas DP
  
620 Manny Lee
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620 Manny Lee  
  
621 Gary Ward
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621 Gary Ward DP
  
622 Mark Guthrie
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622 Mark Guthrie DP RC
  
623 Jeff Musselman
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623 Jeff Musselman DP
  
624 Mark Lemke
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624 Mark Lemke DP
  
 
625 Fernando Valenzuela
 
625 Fernando Valenzuela
  
626 Paul Sorrento
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626 Paul Sorrento DP RC
  
627 Glenallen Hill
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627 Glenallen Hill DP
  
628 Les Lancaster
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628 Les Lancaster DP
  
629 Vance Law
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629 Vance Law DP
  
630 Randy Velarde
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630 Randy Velarde DP
  
631 Todd Frohwirth
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631 Todd Frohwirth DP
  
 
632 Willie McGee
 
632 Willie McGee
  
633 Dennis Boyd
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633 Dennis Boyd DP
  
634 Cris Carpenter
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634 Cris Carpenter DP
  
 
635 Brian Holton
 
635 Brian Holton
  
636 Tracy Jones
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636 Tracy Jones DP
  
637 Terry Steinbach AS ERR
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637 Terry Steinbach AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back")
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637 Terry Steinbach AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back")
  
 
638 Brady Anderson
 
638 Brady Anderson
  
639 Jack Morris ERR
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639 Jack Morris ERR (black line through yellow star)
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639    Jack Morris COR
  
 
640 Jaime Navarro
 
640 Jaime Navarro
Line 1,305: Line 1,383:
 
641 Darrin Jackson
 
641 Darrin Jackson
  
642 Mike Dyer
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642 Mike Dyer RC
  
643 Mike Schmidt
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643 Mike Schmidt "All-Time Great"
  
 
644 Henry Cotto
 
644 Henry Cotto
Line 1,321: Line 1,399:
 
649 Ray Searage
 
649 Ray Searage
  
650 Bo Jackson AS ERR
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650 Bo Jackson AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
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650 Bo Jackson AS COR
  
 
651 Steve Lyons
 
651 Steve Lyons
Line 1,329: Line 1,409:
 
653 Ted Power
 
653 Ted Power
  
654 Howard Johnson AS ERR
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654 Howard Johnson AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
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654    Howard Johnson AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)
  
655 Mauro Gozzo
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655 Mauro Gozzo RC
  
656 Mike Blowers
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656 Mike Blowers RC
  
 
657 Paul Gibson
 
657 Paul Gibson
Line 1,339: Line 1,421:
 
658 Neal Heaton
 
658 Neal Heaton
  
659 Nolan Ryan
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659    Nolan Ryan 5000K ERR (black line through yellow star)
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659 Nolan Ryan 5000K COR
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660 Harold Baines AS ERR/ERR (black line through yellow star on front and "Recent Major League Performance" on back)
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660 Harold Baines AS ERR/COR (black line through yellow star)
  
660 Harold Baines AS ERR
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660 Harold Baines AS COR/ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
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660 Harold Baines AS COR
  
 
661 Gary Pettis
 
661 Gary Pettis
  
662 Clint Zavaras
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662 Clint Zavaras RC
  
663 Rick Reuschel AS ERR
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663     Rick Reuschel AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
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663    Rick Reuschel AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)
  
 
664 Alejandro Pena
 
664 Alejandro Pena
  
665 Nolan Ryan ERR
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665    Nolan Ryan KING ERR (#659 on back)
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665    Nolan Ryan KING ERR NNO
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665 Nolan Ryan KING COR
  
 
666 Ricky Horton
 
666 Ricky Horton
Line 1,367: Line 1,463:
 
672 Calvin Schiraldi
 
672 Calvin Schiraldi
  
673 Ruben Sierra  AS ERR
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673 Ruben Sierra  AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
  
674 Pedro Guerrero AS ERR
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673 Ruben Sierra  AS COR
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674 Pedro Guerrero AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
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674 Pedro Guerrero AS COR (All-Star Game Performance" on back)
  
 
675 Ken Phelps
 
675 Ken Phelps
  
676 Cal Ripken AS ERR
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676 Cal Ripken, Jr. AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
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676    Cal Ripken, Jr. AS COR
  
 
677 Denny Walling
 
677 Denny Walling
Line 1,379: Line 1,481:
 
678 Goose Gossage
 
678 Goose Gossage
  
679 Gary Mielke
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679 Gary Mielke RC
  
 
680 Bill Bathe
 
680 Bill Bathe
Line 1,385: Line 1,487:
 
681 Tom Lawless
 
681 Tom Lawless
  
682 Xavier Hernandez
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682 Xavier Hernandez RC
  
683 Kirby Puckett AS ERR
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683 Kirby Puckett AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
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683 Kirby Puckett AS COR
  
 
684 Mariano Duncan
 
684 Mariano Duncan
Line 1,399: Line 1,503:
 
688 Steve Lombardozzi
 
688 Steve Lombardozzi
  
689 Bernie Williams
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689 Bernie Williams RC
  
690 Chip Hale
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690 Chip Hale RC
  
691 Beau Allred
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691 Beau Allred RC
  
692 Ryne Sandberg  AS ERR
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692 Ryne Sandberg  AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
  
693 Jeff Huson
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692 Ryne Sandberg  AS COR
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693 Jeff Huson RC
  
 
694 Curt Ford
 
694 Curt Ford
  
695 Eric Davis  AS ERR
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695 Eric Davis  AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
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695 Eric Davis  AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)
  
 
696 Scott Lusader
 
696 Scott Lusader
  
697 Mark McGwire  AS ERR
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697 Mark McGwire  AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
  
698 Steve Cummings
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697 Mark McGwire  AS COR
  
699 George Canale
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698 Steve Cummings RC
  
700 Checklist ERR
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699 George Canale RC
  
701 Julio Franco  AS ERR
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700a Checklist ERR (640-BC26, no card #716)
  
702 Dave Johnson
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700a    Checklist COR (640-BC26)
  
703 Dave Stewart  AS ERR
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700b    Checklist (618-716)
  
704 Dave Justice
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701 Julio Franco  AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
  
705 Tony Gwynn AS ERR
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701 Julio Franco AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)
  
706 Greg Myers
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702 Dave Johnson RC
  
707 Will Clark AS ERR
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703 Dave Stewart AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
  
708 Benito Santiago AS ERR
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703 Dave Stewart AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)
  
709 Larry McWilliams
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704 Dave Justice RC
  
710 Ozzie Smith AS ERR
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705 Tony Gwynn AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
  
711 John Olerud
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705 Tony Gwynn  AS COR
  
712 Wade Boggs  AS ERR
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706 Greg Myers
  
713 Gary Eave
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707 Will Clark  AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
  
714 Bob Tewksbury
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707 Will Clark  AS COR
  
715 Kevin Mitchell AS ERR
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708 Benito Santiago AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
  
716 Bart Giamatti
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708 Benito Santiago  AS COR
  
==Inserts==
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709 Larry McWilliams
  
===Aqueous Test===
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710 Ozzie Smith  AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
  
1 Bo Jackson DK
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710 Ozzie Smith  AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)
  
3 Ruben Sierra DK
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711 John Olerud RC
  
6 Dave Stewart DK
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712 Wade Boggs  AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
  
9 Mike Bielecki DK
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712 Wade Boggs  AS COR
  
16 Lou Whitaker DK
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713 Gary Eave RC
  
18 Howard Johnson DK
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714 Bob Tewksbury
  
22 Dan Gladden DK
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715 Kevin Mitchell  AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
  
30 Sandy Alomar, Jr DK
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715    Kevin Mitchell AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)
  
32 Ben McDonald RR
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716 Bart Giamatti (memorial)
  
33 Juan Gonzalez RR
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==Parallels==
  
34 Eric Anthony RR
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===Aqueous Test===
  
35 Mike Fetters RR
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Donruss produced a high-gloss, or "Aqueous," test issue.  The set is identical to the 1990 Donruss base set, with the exception of the glossy coating on the front and the words "AQUEOUS TEST" on the back. There are 264 cards in this set as only two of the sheets were printed.
  
48 Pete Incaviglia
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According to hobby legend, these cards were issued in packs, however they weren't released to the public in general distribution. Several boxes were purchased by a card shop when a former Donruss employee, a packaging director, sold them off along with some other Donruss unopened wax boxes. Among the late-80s and early 90s Donruss wax boxes were a few plain white cardboard boxes with a memo, something to the effect of "Donruss Canada" written on the side. These boxes contained 1990 Donruss cello packs which were loaded with the Aqueous cards.
  
51 Jeff Ballard
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Other unopened Aqueous boxes claimed to have turned up at a card shop in the Midwest.
  
52 Claudell Washington
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In late August of 2012, an eBay seller sold eight unopened Aqueous packs for $200-$250 each. According to a few of the buyers, these packs contained 15 cards and one puzzle piece even though the wrapper stated only ten cards in each pack. 
  
55 Rob Deer
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1990) AND (setname = 'Donruss Aqueous');
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</sql2wiki>
  
56 Geno Petralli
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===Blue Test===
  
57 Chris Bosio
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7 Jim Deshaies DK DP
  
60 Chet Lemon
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21 Tommy Herr DK DP
  
65 Greg Harris
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26 Ed Whitson DK DP
  
71 Barry Larkin
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27 Checklist DK DP
  
72 Dave LaPoint
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44 Pat Combs DP
  
77 Eddie Murray
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47 Julio Machado RR
  
78 Steve Sax
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500 Checklist 436-483 DP
  
79 Tim Belcher
+
521 Mike Jeffcoat
  
81 Kent Hrbek
+
522 Mike Harkey
  
83 Brook Jacoby
+
524 Dave Schmidt
  
85 Kevin Seitzer
+
525 Tony Armas
  
86 Tony Gwynn
+
526 Barry Lyons
  
89 Bret Saberhagen
+
527 Rick Reed
  
91 Tony Phillips
+
528 Jerry Reuss
  
93 Jeff Leonard
+
529 Dean Palmer
  
94 Wally Joyner
+
531 Carlos Martinez
  
95 Carney Lansford
+
532 Atlee Hammaker
  
96 Cal Ripken, Jr.
+
534 Terry Leach
  
98 Kevin Mitchell
+
535 Doug Strange
  
100 Checklist
+
536 Jose Deleon
  
102 Spike Owen
+
537 Shane Rawley
  
103 Paul Molitor
+
538 Joey Cora
  
105 Ryne Sandberg
+
539 Eric Hetzel
  
107 Steve Buechele
+
541 Wes Gardner
  
108 Jim Abbott
+
542 Mark Portugal
  
109 Alvin Davis
+
544 Jack Armstrong
  
112 Rick Reuschel
+
546 Rod Nichols
  
114 Joe Carter
+
547 Luis Polonia
  
117 Bob Ojeda
+
548 Charlie Hayes
  
118 Glenn Davis
+
549 Dickie Thon
  
120 Kurt Stillwell
+
550 Tim Crews
  
125 Jose Canseco
+
552 Mike Davis
  
126 Barry Bonds
+
553 Ron Robinson
  
129 Dave Valle
+
555 John Costello
  
132 Mike Morgan
+
557 Rick Dempsey
  
134 Jeff Robinson
+
558 Jim Acker
  
139 Bo Diaz
+
559 Eric Show
  
140 Robby Thompson
+
561 Danny Darwin
  
141 Craig Worthington
+
562 Rick Luecken
  
146 Robin Yount
+
564 Felix Jose
  
147 Gary Carter
+
565 John Cangelosi
  
148 Ron Kittle
+
566 Bill Swift
  
149 Tony Fernandez
+
567 Bill Schroeder
  
154 Jesse Orosco
+
568 Stan Javier
  
155 Wally Backman
+
569 Jim Traber
  
158 Greg Maddux
+
570 Wallace Johnson
  
162 John Dopson
+
571 Donnell Nixon
  
164 Bill Ripken
+
572 Sid Fernandez
  
165 Fred Manrique
+
573 Lance Johnson
  
166 Nolan Ryan
+
574 Andy McGaffigan
  
167 Damon Berryhill
+
575 Mark Knudson
  
168 Dale Murphy
+
576 Tommy Greene
  
169 Mickey Tettleton
+
579 Mike Stanley
  
170 Kirk McCaskill
+
580 Mike Witt DP
  
171 Dwight Gooden
+
581 Scott Bradley
  
172 Jose Lind
+
582 Greg A Harris
  
173 B.J. Surhoff
+
584 Lee Mazzilli
  
174 Ruben Sierra
+
586 Joe Oliver
  
175 Dan Plesac
+
587 Willie Fraser DP
  
176 Dan Pasqua
+
588 Carl Yastrzemski PUZ
  
177 Kelly Downs
+
589 Kevin Bass DP
  
178 Matt Nokes
+
590 John Moses DP
  
179 Luis Aquino
+
591 Tom Pagnozzi DP
  
180 Frank Tanana
+
593 Jerald Clark DP
  
181 Tony Pena
+
595 Luis Quinones DP
  
182 Dan Gladden
+
596 Pete Harnisch DP
  
183 Bruce Hurst
+
598 Mel Hall
  
184 Roger Clemens
+
599 Rick Schu
  
185 Mark McGwire
+
601 Mike Kingery DP
  
186 Rob Murphy
+
602 Terry Kennedy DP
  
187 Jim Deshaies
+
603 Mike Sharperson DP
  
188 Fred McGriff
+
604 Don Carman DP
  
189 Rob Dibble
+
605 Jim Gott
  
190 Don Mattingly
+
606 Don Pall DP
  
191 Felix Fermin
+
607 Rance Mullliniks
  
192 Roberto Kelly
+
608 Curt Wilkerson DP
  
193 Dennis Cook
+
609 Mike Felder DP
  
194 Darren Daulton
+
610 Guillermo Hernandez DP
  
195 Alfredo Griffin
+
611 Candy Maldonado DP
  
196 Eric Plunk
+
612 Mark Thurmond DP
  
197 Orel Hershiser
+
613 Rick Leach DP
  
198 Paul O'Neill
+
614 Jerry Reed DP
  
199 Randy Bush
+
615 Franklin Stubbs
  
201 Ozzie Smith
+
616 Billy Hatcher DP
  
202 Pete O'Brien
+
617 Don August DP
  
203 Jay Howell
+
618 Tim Teufel
  
204 Mark Gubicza
+
619 Shawn Hillegas DP
  
205 Ed Whitson
+
622 Mark Guthrie DP
  
206 George Bell
+
623 Jeff Musselman DP
  
207 Mike Scott
+
624 Mark Lemke DP
  
208 Charlie Liebrandt
+
626 Paul Sorrento DP
  
209 Mike Heath
+
627 Glenallen Hill DP
  
210 Dennis Eckersley
+
628 Les Lancaster DP
  
211 Mike LaValliere
+
629 Vance Law DP
  
212 Darnell Coles
+
630 Randy Velarde DP
  
213 Lance Parrish
+
631 Todd Frohwirth DP
  
214 Mike Moore
+
632 Willie McGee
  
215 Steve Finley
+
633 Oil Can Boyd DP
  
216 Tim Raines
+
634 Chris Carpenter DP
  
217 Scott Garrelts
+
644 Henry Cotto
  
218 Kevin McReynolds
+
648 Brian Meyer
  
219 Dave Gallagher
+
649 Ray Searage
  
220 Tim Wallach
+
655 Mauro Gozzo
  
221 Chuck Crim
+
661 Gary Pettis
  
222 Lonnie Smith
+
664 Alejandro Pena
  
223 Andre Dawson
+
666 Ricky Horton
  
224 Nelson Santovenia
+
672 Calvin Schiraldi
  
225 Rafael Palmeiro
+
673 Ruben Sierra AS
  
226 Devon White
+
674 Pedro Guerrero
  
227 Harold Reynolds
+
679 Gary Mielke
  
228 Ellis Burks
+
680 Bill Bathe
  
229 Mark Parent
+
684 Mariano Duncan
  
230 Will Clark
+
686 Tim Jones
  
231 Jimmy Key
+
690 Chip Hale
  
232 John Farrell
+
695 Eric Davis AS
  
233 Eric Davis
+
699 George Canale
  
234 Johnny Ray
+
700 Checklist
  
235 Darryl Strawberry
+
702 Dave Johnson
  
236 Bill Doran
+
704 Dave Justice
  
237 Greg Gagne
+
708 Benito Santiago AS
  
238 Jim Eisenreich
+
709 Larry McWilliams
  
239 Tommy Gregg
+
711 John Olerud
  
240 Marty Barrett
+
712 Wade Boggs AS
  
241 Rafael Ramirez
+
713 Gary Eave
  
242 Chris Sabo
+
BC22 Steve Sax MVP
  
243 Dave Henderson
+
BC23 Eric Davis MVP DP
  
245 Alvaro Espinoza
+
BC24 Greg Swindell DP
  
246 Garry Templeton
+
BC25 Von Hayes MVP DP
  
247 Gene Harris
+
BC26 Alan Trammell MVP
  
248 Kevin Gross
+
===White Test===
  
249 Brett Butler
+
7 Jim DeShaies DK DP
  
250 Willie Randolph
+
21 Tommy Herr DK DP
  
251 Roger McDowell
+
26 Ed Whitson DK DP
  
252 Rafael Belliard
+
27 Checklist DK DP
  
253 Steve Rosenberg
+
44 Pat Combs DP
  
254 Jack Howell
+
46 Kelly Mann DP
  
255 Marvell Wynne
+
47 Julio Machado
  
256 Tom Candiotti
+
500 Checklist (436-483) DP
  
257 Todd Benzinger
+
523 Andy Nezelek
  
258 Don Robinson
+
527 Rick Reed
  
259 Phil Bradley
+
532 Atlee Hammaker
  
260 Cecil Espy
+
534 Terry Leach
  
261 Scott Bankhead
+
539 Eric Hetzel
  
262 Frank White / Rafael Belliard
+
540 Gene Nelson
  
263 Andres Thomas
+
544 Jack Armstrong
  
264 Glenn Braggs
+
545 Greg Cadaret
  
265 David Cone
+
546 Rod Nichols
  
266 Bobby Thigpen
+
548 Charlie Hayes
  
267 Nelson Liriano
+
549 Dickie Thon
  
268 Terry Steinbach
+
556 Bud Black
  
269 Kirby Puckett
+
562 Rick Luecken
  
270 Gregg Jefferies
+
567 Bill Schroeder
  
271 Jeff Blauser
+
568 Stan Javier
  
272 Cory Snyder
+
574 Andy McGaffigan
  
273 Roy Smith
+
579 Mike Stanley
  
274 Tom Foley
+
580 Mike Witt DP
  
275 Mitch Williams
+
581 Scott Bradley
  
276 Paul Kilgus
+
582 Greg A. Harris
  
277 Don Slaught
+
584 Lee Mazzilli
  
278 Von Hayes
+
585 Jeff Pico
  
279 Vince Coleman
+
587 Willie Fraser DP
  
280 Mike Boddicker
+
588 Carl Yastrzemski PUZ
  
281 Ken Dayley
+
589 Kevin Bass DP
  
282 Mike Devereaux
+
590 John Moses DP
  
BC1 Bo Jackson
+
591 Tom Pagnozzi DP
  
BC3 Dave Stewart
+
592 Tony Castillo DP
  
BC6 Pedro Guerrero
+
593 Jerald Clark DP
  
BC7 Tim Raines
+
594 Dan Schatzeder
  
BC8 Kirby Puckett
+
595 Luis Quinones DP
  
BC9 Alvin Davis
+
596 Pete Harnisch DP
  
===Best AL===
+
597 Gary Redus
  
1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
+
599 Rick Schu
  
2 Bob Milacki
+
601 Mike Kingery DP
  
3 Mike Boddicker
+
602 Terry Kennedy DP
  
4 Bert Blyleven
+
603 Mike Sharperson DP
  
5 Carlton Fisk
+
604 Don Carman DP
  
6 Greg Swindell
+
605 Jim Gott
  
7 Alan Trammell
+
606 Don Pall DP
  
8 Mark Davis
+
607 Rance Mulliniks
  
9 Chris Bosio
+
608 Curt Wilkerson DP
  
10 Gary Gaetti
+
609 Mike Felder DP
  
11 Matt Nokes
+
610 Guillermo Hernandez DP
  
12 Dennis Eckersley
+
611 Candy Maldonado DP
  
13 Kevin Brown
+
612 Mark Thurmond DP
  
14 Tom Henke
+
613 Rick Leach DP
  
15 Mickey Tettleton
+
614 Jerry Reed DP
  
16 Jody Reed
+
616 Billy Hatcher DP
  
17 Mark Langston
+
617 Don August DP
  
18 Melido Perez
+
618 Tim Teufel
  
19 John Farrell
+
619 Shawn Hillegas DP
  
20 Tony Phillips
+
621 Gary Ward DP
  
21 Bret Saberhagen
+
622 Mark Guthrie DP
  
22 Robin Yount
+
623 Jeff Musselman DP
  
23 Kirby Puckett
+
624 Mark Lemke DP
  
24 Steve Sax
+
627 Glenallen Hill DP
  
25 Dave Stewart
+
629 Vance Law DP
  
26 Alvin Davis
+
630 Randy Velarde DP
  
27 Geno Petralli
+
631 Todd Frohwirth DP
  
28 Mookie Wilson
+
632 Willie McGee
  
29 Jeff Ballard
+
633 Oil Can Boyd DP
  
30 Ellis Burks
+
634 Chris Carpenter DP
  
31 Wally Joyner
+
635 Brian Holton
  
32 Bobby Thigpen
+
636 Tracy Jones DP
  
33 Keith Hernandez
+
637 Terry Steinbach AS
  
34 Jack Morris
+
640 Jaime Navarro
  
35 George Brett
+
641 Darrin Jackson
  
36 Dan Plesac
+
642 Mike Dyer
  
37 Brian Harper
+
643 Mike Schmidt ATG
  
38 Don Mattingly
+
644 Henry Cotto
  
39 Dave Henderson
+
645 John Cerutti
  
40 Scott Bankhead
+
646 Francisco Cabrera
  
41 Rafael Palmeiro
+
647 Scott Sanderson
  
42 Jimmy Key
+
648 Brian Meyer
  
43 Gregg Olson
+
649 Ray Searage
  
44 Tony Pena
+
650 Bo Jackson AS
  
45 Jack Howell
+
651 Steve Lyons
  
46 Eric King
+
652 Mike LaCoss
  
47 Cory Snyder
+
654 Howard Johnson AS
  
48 Frank Tanana
+
655 Mauro Gozzo
  
49 Nolan Ryan
+
657 Paul Gibson
  
50 Bob Boone
+
658 Neal Heaton
  
51 Dave Parker
+
660 Harold Baines AS
  
52 Allan Anderson
+
662 Clint Zavaras
  
53 Tim Leary
+
663 Rick Reuschel AS
  
54 Mark McGwire
+
664 Alejandro Pena
  
55 Dave Valle
+
666 Ricky Horton
  
56 Fred McGriff
+
667 Curt Schilling
  
57 Cal Ripken
+
669 Todd Stottlemyre
  
58 Roger Clemens
+
670 Tim Leary
  
59 Lance Parrish
+
672 Calvin Schiraldi
  
60 Robin Ventura
+
674 Pedro Guerrero AS
  
61 Doug Jones
+
675 Ken Phelps
  
62 Lloyd Moseby
+
676 Cal Ripken AS
  
63 Bo Jackson
+
677 Denny Walling
  
64 Paul Molitor
+
678 Goose Gossage
  
65 Kent Hrbek
+
679 Gary Mielke
  
66 Mel Hall
+
682 Xavier Hernandez
  
67 Bob Welch
+
683 Kirby Puckett AS
  
68 Erik Hanson
+
684 Mariano Duncan
  
69 Harold Baines
+
686 Tim Jones
  
70 Junior Felix
+
687 Tom Filer
  
71 Craig Worthington
+
688 Steve Lombardozzi
  
72 Jeff Reardon
+
689 Bernie Williams
  
73 Johnny Ray
+
690 Chip Hale
  
74 Ozzie Guillen
+
691 Beau Allred
  
75 Brook Jacoby
+
692 Ryne Sandberg AS
  
76 Chet Lemon
+
693 Jeff Huson
  
77 Mark Gubicza
+
694 Curt Ford
  
78 B.J. Surhoff
+
701 Julio Franco AS
  
79 Rick Aguilera
+
702 Dave Johnson
  
80 Pascual Perez
+
703 Dave Stewart AS
  
81 Jose Canseco
+
704 Dave Justice
  
82 Mike Schooler
+
708 Benito Santiago AS
  
83 Jeff Huson
+
712 Wade Boggs AS
  
84 Kelly Gruber
+
713 Gary Eave
  
85 Randy Milligan
+
BC22 Steve Sax MVP
  
86 Wade Boggs
+
BC24 Greg Swindell MVP DP
  
87 Dave Winfield
+
BC25 Von Hayes MVP DP
  
88 Scott Fletcher
+
BC26 Alan Trammell MVP
  
89 Tom Candiotti
+
===Super Diamond Kings===
  
90 Mike Heath
+
This 27-card, oversize parallel of the Diamond Kings set was available through a mail-in offer detailed on the wax packs. It was available directly from Donruss for $12 and three 1990 Donruss wrappers. Each card measures 4 7/8" by 6 13/16".
  
91 Kevin Seitzer
+
In addition to the 26 Diamond Kings, a jumbo sized Nolan Ryan "King of Kings" card was also included in the set.  Like all Super DK sets, singles remain sought-after by through-the-mail (TTM) autograph collectors.
  
92 Ted Higuera
+
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 +
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93 Kevin Tapani
+
==Inserts==
  
94 Roberto Kelly
+
===Bonus MVP's===
  
95 Walt Weiss
+
This 26-card set features the most valuable player from each team was randomly inserted in all 1990 Donruss packs.  The cards were printed at the same rate as any of the other base cards.  The factory sets were distributed without the Bonus Cards.  Early printings depicted Tom Glavine on John Smoltz's card.  This was corrected very early in the production run.
  
96 Checklist Card
+
[[File:Smoltz_1990_Donruss_MVP_F.jpg‎‎  |250px|thumb|right|1990 Donruss MVP #BC-12 John Smoltz]]
 
 
97 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
 
 
 
98 Pete O'Brien
 
 
 
99 Jeff Russell
 
 
 
100 John Olerud
 
 
 
101 Pete Harnisch
 
 
 
102 Dwight Evans
 
 
 
103 Chuck Finley
 
 
 
104 Sammy Sosa
 
 
 
105 Mike Henneman
 
 
 
106 Kurt Stillwell
 
 
 
107 Greg Vaughn
 
 
 
108 Dan Gladden
 
 
 
109 Jesse Barfield
 
 
 
110 Willie Randolph
 
 
 
111 Randy Johnson
 
 
 
112 Julio Franco
 
 
 
113 Tony Fernandez
 
 
 
114 Ben McDonald
 
 
 
115 Mike Greenwell
 
 
 
116 Luis Polonia
 
 
 
117 Carney Lansford
 
 
 
118 Bud Black
 
 
 
119 Lou Whitaker
 
 
 
120 Jim Eisenreich
 
 
 
121 Gary Sheffield
 
 
 
122 Shane Mack
 
 
 
123 Alvaro Espinoza
 
 
 
124 Rickey Henderson
 
 
 
125 Jeffrey Leonard
 
 
 
126 Gary Pettis
 
 
 
127 Dave Stieb
 
 
 
128 Danny Tartabull
 
 
 
129 Joe Orsulak
 
 
 
130 Tom Brunansky
 
 
 
131 Dick Schofield
 
 
 
132 Candy Maldonado
 
 
 
133 Cecil Fielder
 
 
 
134 Terry Shumpert
 
 
 
135 Greg Gagne
 
 
 
136 Dave Righetti
 
 
 
137 Terry Steinbach
 
 
 
138 Harold Reynolds
 
 
 
139 George Bell
 
 
 
140 Carlos Quintana
 
 
 
141 Ivan Calderon
 
 
 
142 Greg Brock
 
 
 
143 Ruben Sierra
 
 
 
144 Checklist Card
 
 
 
===Best NL===
 
 
 
1 Eric Davis
 
 
 
2 Tom Glavine
 
 
 
3 Mike Bielecki
 
 
 
4 Jim Deshaies
 
 
 
5 Mike Scioscia
 
 
 
6 Spike Owen
 
 
 
7 Dwight Gooden
 
 
 
8 Ricky Jordan
 
 
 
9 Doug Drabek
 
 
 
10 Bryn Smith
 
 
 
11 Tony Gwynn
 
 
 
12 John Burkett
 
 
 
13 Nick Esasky
 
 
 
14 Greg Maddux
 
 
 
15 Joe Oliver
 
 
 
16 Mike Scott
 
 
 
17 Tim Belcher
 
 
 
18 Kevin Gross
 
 
 
19 Howard Johnson
 
 
 
20 Darren Daulton
 
 
 
21 John Smiley
 
 
 
22 Ken Dayley
 
 
 
23 Craig Lefferts
 
 
 
24 Will Clark
 
 
 
25 Greg Olson
 
 
 
26 Ryne Sandberg
 
 
 
27 Tom Browning
 
 
 
28 Eric Anthony
 
 
 
29 Juan Samuel
 
 
 
30 Dennis Martinez
 
 
 
31 Kevin Elster
 
 
 
32 Tom Herr
 
 
 
33 Sid Bream
 
 
 
34 Terry Pendleton
 
 
 
35 Roberto Alomar
 
 
 
36 Kevin Bass
 
 
 
37 Jim Presley
 
 
 
38 Les Lancaster
 
 
 
39 Paul O'Neill
 
 
 
40 Dave Smith
 
 
 
41 Kirk Gibson
 
 
 
42 Tim Burke
 
 
 
43 David Cone
 
 
 
44 Ken Howell
 
 
 
45 Barry Bonds
 
 
 
46 Joe Magrane
 
 
 
47 Andy Benes
 
 
 
48 Gary Carter
 
 
 
49 Pat Combs
 
 
 
50 John Smoltz
 
 
 
51 Mark Grace
 
 
 
52 Barry Larkin
 
 
 
53 Danny Darwin
 
 
 
54 Orel Hershiser
 
 
 
55 Tim Wallach
 
 
 
56 Dave Magadan
 
 
 
57 Roger McDowell
 
 
 
58 Bill Landrum
 
 
 
59 Jose DeLeon
 
 
 
60 Bip Roberts
 
 
 
61 Matt Williams
 
 
 
62 Dale Murphy
 
 
 
63 Dwight Smith
 
 
 
64 Chris Sabo
 
 
 
65 Glenn Davis
 
 
 
66 Jay Howell
 
 
 
67 Andres Galarraga
 
 
 
68 Frank Viola
 
 
 
69 John Kruk
 
 
 
70 Bobby Bonilla
 
 
 
71 Todd Zeile
 
 
 
72 Joe Carter
 
 
 
73 Robby Thompson
 
 
 
74 Jeff Blauser
 
 
 
75 Mitch Williams
 
 
 
76 Rob Dibble
 
 
 
77 Rafael Ramirez
 
 
 
78 Eddie Murray
 
 
 
79 Dave Martinez
 
 
 
80 Darryl Strawberry
 
 
 
81 Dickie Thon
 
 
 
82 Jose Lind
 
 
 
83 Ozzie Smith
 
 
 
84 Bruce Hurst
 
 
 
85 Kevin Mitchell
 
 
 
86 Lonnie Smith
 
 
 
87 Joe Girardi
 
 
 
88 Randy Myers
 
 
 
89 Craig Biggio
 
 
 
90 Fernando Valenzuela
 
 
 
91 Larry Walker
 
 
 
92 John Franco
 
 
 
93 Dennis Cook
 
 
 
94 Bob Walk
 
 
 
95 Pedro Guerrero
 
 
 
96 Checklist Card
 
 
 
97 Andre Dawson
 
 
 
98 Ed Whitson
 
 
 
99 Steve Bedrosian
 
 
 
100 Oddibe McDowell
 
 
 
101 Todd Benzinger
 
 
 
102 Bill Doran
 
 
 
103 Alfredo Griffin
 
 
 
104 Tim Raines
 
 
 
105 Sid Fernandez
 
 
 
106 Charlie Hayes
 
 
 
107 Mike LaValliere
 
 
 
108 Jose Oquendo
 
 
 
109 Jack Clark
 
 
 
110 Scott Garrelts
 
 
 
111 Ron Gant
 
 
 
112 Shawon Dunston
 
 
 
113 Mariano Duncan
 
 
 
114 Eric Yelding
 
 
 
115 Hubie Brooks
 
 
 
116 Delino DeShields
 
 
 
117 Gregg Jefferies
 
 
 
118 Lenny Dykstra
 
 
 
119 Andy Van Slyke
 
 
 
120 Lee Smith
 
 
 
121 Benito Santiago
 
 
 
122 Jose Uribe
 
 
 
123 Jeff Treadway
 
 
 
124 Jerome Walton
 
 
 
125 Billy Hatcher
 
 
 
126 Ken Caminiti
 
 
 
127 Kal Daniels
 
 
 
128 Marquis Grissom
 
 
 
129 Kevin McReynolds
 
 
 
130 Wally Backman
 
 
 
131 Willie McGee
 
 
 
132 Terry Kennedy
 
 
 
133 Garry Templeton
 
 
 
134 Lloyd McClendon
 
 
 
135 Daryl Boston
 
 
 
136 Jay Bell
 
 
 
137 Mike Pagliarulo
 
 
 
138 Vince Coleman
 
 
 
139 Brett Butler
 
 
 
140 Von Hayes
 
 
 
141 Ramon Martinez
 
 
 
142 Jack Armstrong
 
 
 
143 Franklin Stubbs
 
 
 
144 Checklist Card
 
 
 
===Bonus MVP's===
 
 
 
BC1 Bo Jackson
 
 
 
BC2 Howard Johnson
 
 
 
BC3 Dave Stewart
 
 
 
BC4 Tony Gwynn
 
 
 
BC5 Orel Hershiser
 
 
 
BC6 Pedro Guerrero
 
 
 
BC7 Tim Raines
 
 
 
BC8 Kirby Puckett
 
 
 
BC9 Alvin Davis
 
 
 
BC10 Ryne Sandberg
 
 
 
BC11 Kevin Mitchell
 
 
 
BC12 John Smoltz ERR
 
 
 
BC13 George Bell
 
 
 
BC14 Julio Franco
 
 
 
BC15 Paul Molitor
 
 
 
BC16 Bobby Bonilla
 
 
 
BC17 Mike Greenwell
 
 
 
BC18 Cal Ripken
 
 
 
BC19 Carlton Fisk
 
 
 
BC20 Chili Davis
 
 
 
BC21 Glenn Davis
 
 
 
BC22 Steve Sax
 
 
 
BC23 Eric Davis
 
 
 
BC24 Greg Swindell
 
 
 
BC25 Von Hayes
 
 
 
BC26 Alan Trammell
 
 
 
===Grand Slammers===
 
1 Matt Williams
 
 
 
2 Jeffrey Leonard
 
 
 
3 Chris James
 
 
 
4 Mark McGwire
 
 
 
5 Dwight Evans
 
 
 
6 Will Clark
 
 
 
7 Mike Scioscia
 
 
 
8 Todd Benzinger
 
 
 
9 Fred McGriff
 
 
 
10 Kevin Bass
 
 
 
11 Jack Clark
 
 
 
12 Bo Jackson
 
 
 
===Previews===
 
1 Todd Zeile
 
 
 
2 Ben McDonald
 
 
 
3 Bo Jackson
 
 
 
4 Will Clark
 
 
 
5 Dave Stewart
 
 
 
6 Kevin Mitchell
 
 
 
7 Nolan Ryan
 
 
 
8 Howard Johnson
 
 
 
9 Tony Gwynn
 
 
 
10 Jerome Walton
 
 
 
11 Wade Boggs
 
 
 
12 Kirby Puckett
 
 
 
===Super Diamond Kings===
 
 
 
1 Bo Jackson
 
 
 
2 Steve Sax
 
 
 
3 Ruben Sierra
 
 
 
4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
 
 
5 Mickey Tettleton
 
 
 
6 Dave Stewart
 
 
 
7 Jim Deshaies
 
 
 
8 John Smoltz
 
 
 
9 Mike Bielecki
 
 
 
10 Brian Downing
 
 
 
11 Kevin Mitchell
 
 
 
12 Kelly Gruber
 
 
 
13 Joe Magrane
 
 
 
14 John Franco
 
 
 
15 Ozzie Guillen
 
 
 
16 Lou Whitaker
 
 
 
17 John Smiley
 
 
 
18 Howard Johnson
 
 
 
19 Willie Randolph
 
 
 
20 Chris Bosio
 
 
 
21 Tommy Herr
 
 
 
22 Dan Gladden
 
 
 
23 Ellis Burks
 
 
 
24 Pete O'Brien
 
 
 
25 Bryn Smith
 
 
 
26 Ed Whitson
 
 
 
NNO Nolan Ryan
 
  
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[[File:Smoltz_1990_Donruss_MVP_Glavine_F.jpg‎  |250px|thumb|right|1990 Donruss MVP #BC-12 John Smoltz (Glavine error)]]
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 +
===Grand Slammers===
  
 +
Grand Slammers is a 12-card set.  One card was inserted into each 37-card cello pack and an entire set was included into each factory set.  The set honors those players who connected for grand slam homers during the 1989 season. The cards are in the 1990 Donruss design and the back describes the grand slam homer hit by each player.
  
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[[File:McGwire_1990_Donruss_Grand_Slammers_F.jpg‎  |250px|thumb|right|1990 Donruss Grand Slammers #4: Mark McGwire]]
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Description

At 716 cards, the 1990 Donruss set was the largest set produced by Donruss to that time. The card fronts feature either a posed or action shot of the player. The card borders are bright red. The card reverse is horizontal and similar to previous Donruss sets, featuring up to 5 years of career stats, personal information and career highlights.

There are two subsets, Diamond Kings (cards 1-27) and Rated Rookies (28-47). The Diamond Kings are art cards from the Perez-Steele Galleries. Cards of players who were 1989 All-Stars have an All-Star logo on the front. The set also features several commemorative cards: #643 Mike Schmidt "All Time Greats"; #659 Nolan Ryan "5,000 K'S"; and former Baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti, who had passed away in 1989.

The set was the largest ever produced by Donruss, unfortunately it also had a large number of errors which were corrected after the cards were released. Most of these feature minor printing flaws and insignificant variations that collectors have found unworthy of price differentials. There are several double-printed cards indicated in our checklist with the set indicated with a "DP" coding. Rookie Cards of note include Juan Gonzalez, David Justice, Sammy Sosa, Larry Walker and Bernie Williams.

Distribution

Wax: 36 packs per box, 16 cards plus three-pieces of a Carl Yastrzemski puzzle per pack (MSRP $0.50). 20 boxes per case. For the first time, waxboxes were shrink-wrapped.

Canadian Wax: 36 packs per box, ten cards plus three pieces of a Carl Yastrzemski puzzle per pack (MSRP: C$0.50). 12 boxes per case.

Cello: 24 packs per box, 37 cards plus two, three-piece Carl Yastrzemski puzzle panels per pack (MSRP: $0.99).

Rack: 48 cards and three, three-piece Carl Yastrzemski puzzle panels per pack. 72 packs per case.

Blisters: 78 cards per pack. 48 packs per case.

Factory Sets (includes set of 12 Grand Slammers)

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 716 - ? ?

Checklist

Promos

A pack of two cards from a 12-card set were sent to Hobby dealers to promote the upcoming 1990 Donruss Baseball set. The set was sent ONLY master distributors and to those dealers who purchased directly from Donruss. Therefore, this is one of the more difficult promo sets of the era.

The backs of each card are white with the words "1990 PREVIEW CARDS/No. XX of 12".

  • 1 Todd Zeile (No "Rated Rookie" logo)
  • 2 Ben McDonald
  • 3 Bo Jackson
  • 4 Will Clark
  • 5 Dave Stewart
  • 6 Kevin Mitchell
  • 7 Nolan Ryan
  • 8 Howard Johnson
  • 9 Tony Gwynn
  • 10 Jerome Walton (Different photo than base card. Preview card sho
  • 11 Wade Boggs
  • 12 Kirby Puckett

Base Set

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1990 Donruss #6: Dave Stewart DK

NOTES:

  • There are different versions of the checklist cards. The checklists inserted into packs account for the 26 pack-exclusive MVP inserts ("a" in this checklist below); while the factory set checklists ("b") do not.
  • Most of the All-Star cards have one of two errors (or in the case of Harold Baines's AS, combinations both). Some AS's have the words "RECENT MAJOR LEAGUE PERFORMANCE" on the back, instead of the proper "ALL-STAR GAME PERFORMANCE." The other error involves the yellow star on the front the card had the black line running through it instead of the star "sitting" in front of the line behind it.
  • There is a variation where the period behind the Inc. in the copyright statement is missing.
  • The black and white "splatter" effect is different between cards that come from the factory set vs. cards that were pulled from packs.
  • Some player's birth dates were not corrected until the factory set.
  • On the copyright some cards have a period after " © 1989 LEAF, INC.", while some do not.

Many of these errors were due to the fact that Donruss outsourced production to multiple printing facilities, some of which had never produced baseball cards before.

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1990 Donruss #28: Robin Ventura RR
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1990 Donruss #158: Greg Maddux
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1990 Donruss #683 COR: Kirby Puckett All-Star. On the ERR version, the black line was printed through the yellow star.
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1990 Donruss #716: Bart Giamatti
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1990 Donruss Carl Yastrzemski Puzzle Piece

1 Bo Jackson DK

2 Steve Sax DK

3 Ruben Sierra DK ERR (no black "notch" on back of card's top border.

3 Ruben Sierra DK UER (black "notch" on back of card's top border present, still incorrect 1989 BA of .304 listed.)

4 Ken Griffey, Jr. DK

5 Mickey Tettleton DK

6 Dave Stewart DK

7 Jim Deshaies DK DP

8 John Smoltz DK

9 Mike Bielecki DK

10 Brian Downing DK ERR (RevNeg)

10 Brian Downing DK COR

11 Kevin Mitchell DK

12 Kelly Gruber DK

13 Joe Magrane DK

14 John Franco DK

15 Ozzie Guillen DK

16 Lou Whitaker DK

17 John Smiley DK

18 Howard Johnson DK

19 Willie Randolph DK

20 Chris Bosio DK

21 Tommy Herr DK DP

22 Dan Gladden DK

23 Ellis Burks DK

24 Pete O'Brien DK

25 Bryn Smith DK

26 Ed Whitson DK DP

27 DK Checklist DP

28 Robin Ventura RR

29 Todd Zeile RR

30 Sandy Alomar, Jr. RR

31 Kent Mercker RR RC

32 Ben McDonald RR RC

33 Juan Gonzalez RR ERR (RevNeg) RC

33 Juan Gonzalez RR COR RC

34 Eric Anthony RR RC

35 Mike Fetters RR RC

36 Marquis Grissom RR RC

37 Greg Vaughn RR

38 Brian DuBois RR RC

39 Steve Avery RR

40 Mark Gardner RR RC

41 Andy Benes RR

42 Delino DeShields RR RC Montreal Expos

43 Scott Coolbaugh RR RC

44 Pat Combs RR DP

45 Alex Sanchez RR DP

46 Kelly Mann RR RC DP

47 Julio Machado RR RC

48 Pete Incaviglia

49 Shawon Dunston

50 Jeff Treadway

51 Jeff Ballard

52 Claudell Washington

53 Juan Samuel

54 John Smiley

55 Rob Deer

56 Geno Petralli

57 Chris Bosio

58 Carlton Fisk

59 Kirt Manwaring

60 Chet Lemon

61 Bo Jackson

62 Doyle Alexander

63 Pedro Guerrero

64 Allan Anderson

65 Greg W. Harris

66 Mike Greenwell

67 Walt Weiss

68 Wade Boggs

69 Jim Clancy

70 Junior Felix

71 Barry Larkin

72 Dave LaPoint

73 Joel Skinner

74 Jesse Barfield

75 Tommy Herr

76 Ricky Jordan

77 Eddie Murray

78 Steve Sax

79 Tim Belcher

80 Danny Jackson

81 Kent Hrbek

82 Milt Thompson

83 Brook Jacoby

84 Mike Marshall

85 Kevin Seitzer

86 Tony Gwynn

87 Dave Stieb

88 Dave Smith

89 Bret Saberhagen

90 Alan Trammell

91 Tony Phillips

92 Doug Drabek

93 Jeffrey Leonard

94 Wally Joyner

95 Carney Lansford

96 Cal Ripken

97 Andres Galarraga

98 Kevin Mitchell

99 Howard Johnson

100a Checklist (28-129)

100b Checklist (28-125)

101 Melido Perez

102 Spike Owen

103 Paul Molitor

104 Geronimo Berroa

105 Ryne Sandberg

106 Bryn Smith

107 Steve Buechele

108 Jim Abbott

109 Alvin Davis

110 Lee Smith

111 Roberto Alomar

112 Rick Reuschel

113 Kelly Gruber ERR (Born "2/22")

113 Kelly Gruber COR (Born "2/26")

114 Joe Carter

115 Jose Rijo

116 Greg Minton

117 Bob Ojeda

118 Glenn Davis

119 Jeff Reardon

120 Kurt Stillwell

121 John Smoltz

122 Dwight Evans

123 Eric Yelding RC

124 John Franco

125 Jose Canseco

126 Barry Bonds

127 Lee Guetterman

128 Jack Clark

129 Dave Valle

130 Hubie Brooks

131 Ernest Riles

132 Mike Morgan

133 Steve Jeltz

134 Jeff D. Robinson

135 Ozzie Guillen

136 Chili Davis

137 Mitch Webster

138 Jerry Browne

139 Bo Diaz

140 Robby Thompson

141 Craig Worthington

142 Julio Franco

143 Brian Holman

144 George Brett

145 Tom Glavine

146 Robin Yount

147 Gary Carter

148 Ron Kittle

149 Tony Fernandez

150 Dave Stewart

151 Gary Gaetti

152 Kevin Elster

153 Gerald Perry

154 Jesse Orosco

155 Wally Backman

156 Dennis Martinez

157 Rick Sutcliffe

158 Greg Maddux

159 Andy Hawkins

160 John Kruk

161 Jose Oquendo

162 John Dopson

163 Joe Magrane

164 Bill Ripken

165 Fred Manrique

166 Nolan Ryan

167 Damon Berryhill

168 Dale Murphy

169 Mickey Tettleton

170 Kirk McCaskill ERR (Born "4/19")

170 Kirk McCaskill COR (Born "4/9")

171 Dwight Gooden

172 Jose Lind

173 B.J. Surhoff

174 Ruben Sierra

175 Dan Plesac

176 Dan Pasqua

177 Kelly Downs

178 Matt Nokes

179 Luis Aquino

180 Frank Tanana

181 Tony Pena

182 Dan Gladden

183 Bruce Hurst

184 Roger Clemens

185 Mark McGwire

186 Rob Murphy

187 Jim Deshaies

188 Fred McGriff

189 Rob Dibble

190 Don Mattingly

191 Felix Fermin

192 Roberto Kelly

193 Dennis Cook

194 Darren Daulton

195 Alfredo Griffin

196 Eric Plunk

197 Orel Hershiser

198 Paul O'Neill

199 Randy Bush

200a Checklist (130-231)

200b Checklist (126-223)

201 Ozzie Smith

202 Pete O'Brien

203 Jay Howell

204 Mark Gubicza

205 Ed Whitson

206 George Bell

207 Mike Scott

208 Charlie Leibrandt

209 Mike Heath

210 Dennis Eckersley

211 Mike LaValliere

212 Darnell Coles

213 Lance Parrish

214 Mike Moore

215 Steve Finley

216 Tim Raines

217 Scott Garrelts ERR (Born "10/20")

217 Scott Garrelts COR (Born "10/30")

218 Kevin McReynolds

219 Dave Gallagher

220 Tim Wallach

221 Chuck Crim

222 Lonnie Smith

223 Andre Dawson

224 Nelson Santovenia

225 Rafael Palmeiro

226 Devon White

227 Harold Reynolds

228 Ellis Burks

229 Mark Parent

230 Will Clark

231 Jimmy Key

232 John Farrell

233 Eric Davis

234 Johnny Ray

235 Darryl Strawberry

236 Bill Doran

237 Greg Gagne

238 Jim Eisenreich

239 Tommy Gregg

240 Marty Barrett

241 Rafael Ramirez

242 Chris Sabo

243 Dave Henderson

244 Andy Van Slyke

245 Alvaro Espinoza

246 Garry Templeton

247 Gene Harris

248 Kevin Gross

249 Brett Butler

250 Willie Randolph

251 Roger McDowell

252 Rafael Belliard

253 Steve Rosenberg

254 Jack Howell

255 Marvell Wynne

256 Tom Candiotti

257 Todd Benzinger

258 Don Robinson

259 Phil Bradley

260 Cecil Espy

261 Scott Bankhead

262 Frank White

263 Andres Thomas

264 Glenn Braggs

265 David Cone

266 Bobby Thigpen

267 Nelson Liriano

268 Terry Steinbach

269 Kirby Puckett

270 Gregg Jefferies

271 Jeff Blauser

272 Cory Snyder

273 Roy Smith

274 Tom Foley

275 Mitch Williams

276 Paul Kilgus

277 Don Slaught

278 Von Hayes

279 Vince Coleman

280 Mike Boddicker

281 Ken Dayley

282 Mike Devereaux

283 Kenny Rogers

284 Jeff Russell

285 Jerome Walton

286 Derek Lilliquist

287 Joe Orsulak

288 Dick Schofield

289 Ron Darling

290 Bobby Bonilla

291 Jim Gantner

292 Bobby Witt

293 Greg Brock

294 Ivan Calderon

295 Steve Bedrosian

296 Mike Henneman

297 Tom Gordon

298 Lou Whitaker

299 Terry Pendleton

300a Checklist (232-333)

300b Checklist (224-321)

301 Juan Berenguer

302 Mark Davis

303 Nick Esasky

304 Rickey Henderson

305 Rick Cerone

306 Craig Biggio

307 Duane Ward

308 Tom Browning

309 Walt Terrell

310 Greg Swindell

311 Dave Righetti

312 Mike Maddux

313 Lenny Dykstra

314 Jose Gonzalez

315 Steve Balboni

316 Mike Scioscia

317 Ron Oester

318 Gary Wayne

319 Todd Worrell

320 Doug Jones

321 Jeff Hamilton

322 Danny Tartabull

323 Chris James

324 Mike Flanagan

325 Gerald Young

326 Bob Boone

327 Frank Williams

328 Dave Parker

329 Sid Bream

330 Mike Schooler

331 Bert Blyleven

332 Bob Welch

333 Bob Milacki

334 Tim Burke

335 Jose Uribe

336 Randy Myers

337 Eric King

338 Mark Langston

339 Teddy Higuera

340 Oddibe McDowell

341 Lloyd McClendon

342 Pascual Perez

343 Kevin Brown UER

344 Chuck Finley

345 Erik Hanson

346 Rich Gedman

347 Bip Roberts

348 Matt Williams

349 Tom Henke

350 Brad Komminsk

351 Jeff Reed

352 Brian Downing

353 Frank Viola

354 Terry Puhl

355 Brian Harper

356 Steve Farr

357 Joe Boever

358 Danny Heep

359 Larry Andersen

360 Rolando Roomes

361 Mike Gallego

362 Bob Kipper

363 Clay Parker

364 Mike Pagliarulo

365 Ken Griffey, Jr.

366 Rex Hudler

367 Pat Sheridan

368 Kirk Gibson

369 Jeff Parrett

370 Bob Walk

371 Ken Patterson

372 Bryan Harvey

373 Mike Bielecki

374 Tom Magrann RC

375 Rick Mahler

376 Craig Lefferts

377 Gregg Olson

378 Jamie Moyer

379 Randy Johnson

380 Jeff Montgomery

381 Marty Clary

382 Bill Spiers

383 Dave Magadan

384 Greg Hibbard RC

385 Ernie Whitt

386 Rick Honeycutt

387 Dave West

388 Keith Hernandez

389 Jose Alvarez

390 Albert Belle

391 Rick Aguilera

392 Mike Fitzgerald

393 Dwight Smith

394 Steve Wilson

395 Bob Geren

396 Randy Ready

397 Ken Hill

398 Jody Reed

399 Tom Brunansky

400a Checklist (334-435)

400b Checklist (322-419)

401 Rene Gonzales

402 Harold Baines

403 Cecilio Guante

404 Joe Girardi

405 Sergio Valdez ERR RC (Black line through "S" in Sergio)

405 Sergio Valdez COR RC

406 Mark Williamson

407 Glenn Hoffman

408 Jeff Innis RC

409 Randy Kramer

410 Charlie O'Brien

411 Charlie Hough

412 Gus Polidor

413 Ron Karkovice

414 Trevor Wilson

415 Kevin Ritz RC

416 Gary Thurman

417 Jeff M. Robinson

418 Scott Terry

419 Tim Laudner

420 Dennis Rasmussen

421 Luis Rivera

422 Jim Corsi

423 Dennis Lamp

424 Ken Caminiti

425 David Wells

426 Norm Charlton

427 Deion Sanders

428 Dion James

429 Chuck Cary

430 Ken Howell

431 Steve Lake

432 Kal Daniels

433 Lance McCullers

434 Lenny Harris

435 Scott Scudder

436 Gene Larkin

437 Dan Quisenberry

438 Steve Olin RC

439 Mickey Hatcher

440 Willie Wilson

441 Mark Grant

442 Mookie Wilson

443 Alex Trevino

444 Pat Tabler

445 Dave Bergman

446 Todd Burns

447 R.J. Reynolds

448 Jay Buhner

449 Lee Stevens

450 Ron Hassey

451 Bob Melvin

452 Dave Martinez

453 Greg Litton

454 Mark Carreon

455 Scott Fletcher

456 Otis Nixon

457 Tony Fossas RC

458 John Russell

459 Paul Assenmacher

460 Zane Smith

461 Jack Daugherty RC

462 Rich Monteleone

463 Greg Briley

464 Mike Smithson

465 Benito Santiago

466 Jeff Brantley

467 Jose Nunez

468 Scott Bailes

469 Ken Griffey, Sr.

470 Bob McClure

471 Mackey Sasser

472 Glenn Wilson

473 Kevin Tapani RC

474 Bill Buckner

475 Ron Gant

476 Kevin Romine

477 Juan Agosto

478 Herm Winningham

479 Storm Davis

480 Jeff King

481 Kevin Mmahat RC

482 Carmelo Martinez

483 Omar Vizquel

484 Jim Dwyer

485 Bob Knepper

486 Dave Anderson

487 Ron Jones

488 Jay Bell

489 Sammy Sosa RC

490 Kent Anderson

491 Domingo Ramos

492 Dave Clark

493 Tim Birtsas

494 Ken Oberkfell

495 Larry Sheets

496 Jeff Kunkel

497 Jim Presley

498 Mike Macfarlane

499 Pete Smith

500a Checklist (436-537) DP

500b Checklist (420-517)

501 Gary Sheffield

502 Terry Bross RC

503 Jerry Kutzler RC

504 Lloyd Moseby

505 Curt Young

506 Al Newman

507 Keith Miller

508 Mike Stanton RC

509 Rich Yett

510 Tim Drummond RC

511 Joe Hesketh

512 Rick Wrona

513 Luis Salazar

514 Hal Morris

515 Terry Mulholland

516 John Morris

517 Carlos Quintana

518 Frank DiPino

519 Randy Milligan

520 Chad Kreuter

521 Mike Jeffcoat

522 Mike Harkey

523 Andy Nezelek ERR (wrong birth year)

523 Andy Nezelek COR

524 Dave Schmidt

525 Tony Armas

526 Barry Lyons

527 Rick Reed RC

528 Jerry Reuss

529 Dean Palmer RC

530 Jeff Peterek RC

531 Carlos Martinez

532 Charlie Haag

533 Mike Brumley

534 Terry Leach

535 Doug Strange RC

536 Jose DeLeon

537 Shane Rawley

538 Joey Cora

539 Eric Hetzel

540 Gene Nelson

541 Wes Gardner

542 Mark Portugal

543 Al Leiter

544 Jack Armstrong

545 Greg Cadaret

546 Rod Nichols

547 Luis Polonia

548 Charlie Hayes

549 Dickie Thon

550 Tim Crews

551 Dave Winfield

552 Mike Davis

553 Ron Robinson

554 Carmen Castillo

555 John Costello

556 Bud Black

557 Rick Dempsey

558 Jim Acker

559 Eric Show

560 Pat Borders

561 Danny Darwin

562 Rick Luecken RC

563 Edwin Nunez

564 Felix Jose

565 John Cangelosi

566 Bill Swift

567 Bill Schroeder

568 Stan Javier

569 Jim Traber

570 Wallace Johnson

571 Donell Nixon

572 Sid Fernandez

573 Lance Johnson

574 Andy McGaffigan

575 Mark Knudson

576 Tommy Greene RC

577 Mark Grace

578 Larry Walker RC

579 Mike Stanley

580 Mike Witt DP

581 Scott Bradley

582 Greg A. Harris

583 Kevin Hickey ERR (Black line through "K" on front)

583 Kevin Hickey COR

584 Lee Mazzilli

585 Jeff Pico

586 Joe Oliver

587 Willie Fraser DP

588 Carl Yastrzemski PUZ

589 Kevin Bass DP

590 John Moses DP

591 Tom Pagnozzi DP

592 Tony Castillo DP

593 Jerald Clark DP

594 Dan Schatzeder

595 Luis Quinones DP

596 Pete Harnisch DP

597 Gary Redus

598 Mel Hall

599 Rick Schu

600a Checklist (538-639)

600b Checklist (518-617)

601 Mike Kingery DP

602 Terry Kennedy DP

603 Mike Sharperson DP

604 Don Carman DP

605 Jim Gott

606 Donn Pall DP

607 Rance Mulliniks

608 Curt Wilkerson DP

609 Mike Felder DP

610 Guillermo Hernandez DP

611 Candy Maldonado DP

612 Mark Thurmond DP

613 Rick Leach DP RC

614 Jerry Reed DP

615 Franklin Stubbs

616 Billy Hatcher DP

617 Don August DP

618 Tim Teufel

619 Shawn Hillegas DP

620 Manny Lee

621 Gary Ward DP

622 Mark Guthrie DP RC

623 Jeff Musselman DP

624 Mark Lemke DP

625 Fernando Valenzuela

626 Paul Sorrento DP RC

627 Glenallen Hill DP

628 Les Lancaster DP

629 Vance Law DP

630 Randy Velarde DP

631 Todd Frohwirth DP

632 Willie McGee

633 Dennis Boyd DP

634 Cris Carpenter DP

635 Brian Holton

636 Tracy Jones DP

637 Terry Steinbach AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back")

637 Terry Steinbach AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back")

638 Brady Anderson

639 Jack Morris ERR (black line through yellow star)

639 Jack Morris COR

640 Jaime Navarro

641 Darrin Jackson

642 Mike Dyer RC

643 Mike Schmidt "All-Time Great"

644 Henry Cotto

645 John Cerutti

646 Francisco Cabrera

647 Scott Sanderson

648 Brian Meyer

649 Ray Searage

650 Bo Jackson AS ERR (black line through yellow star)

650 Bo Jackson AS COR

651 Steve Lyons

652 Mike LaCoss

653 Ted Power

654 Howard Johnson AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)

654 Howard Johnson AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)

655 Mauro Gozzo RC

656 Mike Blowers RC

657 Paul Gibson

658 Neal Heaton

659 Nolan Ryan 5000K ERR (black line through yellow star)

659 Nolan Ryan 5000K COR

660 Harold Baines AS ERR/ERR (black line through yellow star on front and "Recent Major League Performance" on back)

660 Harold Baines AS ERR/COR (black line through yellow star)

660 Harold Baines AS COR/ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)

660 Harold Baines AS COR

661 Gary Pettis

662 Clint Zavaras RC

663 Rick Reuschel AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)

663 Rick Reuschel AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)

664 Alejandro Pena

665 Nolan Ryan KING ERR (#659 on back)

665 Nolan Ryan KING ERR NNO

665 Nolan Ryan KING COR

666 Ricky Horton

667 Curt Schilling

668 Bill Landrum

669 Todd Stottlemyre

670 Tim Leary

671 John Wetteland

672 Calvin Schiraldi

673 Ruben Sierra AS ERR (black line through yellow star)

673 Ruben Sierra AS COR

674 Pedro Guerrero AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)

674 Pedro Guerrero AS COR (All-Star Game Performance" on back)

675 Ken Phelps

676 Cal Ripken, Jr. AS ERR (black line through yellow star)

676 Cal Ripken, Jr. AS COR

677 Denny Walling

678 Goose Gossage

679 Gary Mielke RC

680 Bill Bathe

681 Tom Lawless

682 Xavier Hernandez RC

683 Kirby Puckett AS ERR (black line through yellow star)

683 Kirby Puckett AS COR

684 Mariano Duncan

685 Ramon Martinez

686 Tim Jones

687 Tom Filer

688 Steve Lombardozzi

689 Bernie Williams RC

690 Chip Hale RC

691 Beau Allred RC

692 Ryne Sandberg AS ERR (black line through yellow star)

692 Ryne Sandberg AS COR

693 Jeff Huson RC

694 Curt Ford

695 Eric Davis AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)

695 Eric Davis AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)

696 Scott Lusader

697 Mark McGwire AS ERR (black line through yellow star)

697 Mark McGwire AS COR

698 Steve Cummings RC

699 George Canale RC

700a Checklist ERR (640-BC26, no card #716)

700a Checklist COR (640-BC26)

700b Checklist (618-716)

701 Julio Franco AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)

701 Julio Franco AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)

702 Dave Johnson RC

703 Dave Stewart AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)

703 Dave Stewart AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)

704 Dave Justice RC

705 Tony Gwynn AS ERR (black line through yellow star)

705 Tony Gwynn AS COR

706 Greg Myers

707 Will Clark AS ERR (black line through yellow star)

707 Will Clark AS COR

708 Benito Santiago AS ERR (black line through yellow star)

708 Benito Santiago AS COR

709 Larry McWilliams

710 Ozzie Smith AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)

710 Ozzie Smith AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)

711 John Olerud RC

712 Wade Boggs AS ERR (black line through yellow star)

712 Wade Boggs AS COR

713 Gary Eave RC

714 Bob Tewksbury

715 Kevin Mitchell AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)

715 Kevin Mitchell AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)

716 Bart Giamatti (memorial)

Parallels

Aqueous Test

Donruss produced a high-gloss, or "Aqueous," test issue. The set is identical to the 1990 Donruss base set, with the exception of the glossy coating on the front and the words "AQUEOUS TEST" on the back. There are 264 cards in this set as only two of the sheets were printed.

According to hobby legend, these cards were issued in packs, however they weren't released to the public in general distribution. Several boxes were purchased by a card shop when a former Donruss employee, a packaging director, sold them off along with some other Donruss unopened wax boxes. Among the late-80s and early 90s Donruss wax boxes were a few plain white cardboard boxes with a memo, something to the effect of "Donruss Canada" written on the side. These boxes contained 1990 Donruss cello packs which were loaded with the Aqueous cards.

Other unopened Aqueous boxes claimed to have turned up at a card shop in the Midwest.

In late August of 2012, an eBay seller sold eight unopened Aqueous packs for $200-$250 each. According to a few of the buyers, these packs contained 15 cards and one puzzle piece even though the wrapper stated only ten cards in each pack.

  • 211 Mike Lavalliere
  • 1 Bo Jackson DK
  • 3 Ruben Sierra DK
  • 6 Dave Stewart DK
  • 9 Mike Bielecki DK
  • 11 Kevin Mitchell DK
  • 14 John Franco DK
  • 16 Lou Whitaker DK
  • 18 Howard Johnson DK
  • 22 Dan Gladden DK
  • 24 Pete O'Brien
  • 28 Robin Ventura
  • 29 Todd Zeile
  • 30 Sandy Alomar, Jr. RR
  • 31 Kent Mercker
  • 32 Ben Mcdonald RR
  • 33 Juan Gonzalez RR
  • 34 Eric Anthony RR
  • 35 Mike Fetters RR
  • 48 Pete Incaviglia
  • 49 Shawon Dunston
  • 50 Jeff Treadway
  • 51 Jeff Ballard
  • 52 Claudell Washington
  • 53 Juan Samuel
  • 54 John Smiley
  • 55 Rob Deer
  • 56 Geno Petralli
  • 57 Chris Bosio
  • 58 Carlton Fisk
  • 59 Kirt Manwaring
  • 60 Chet Lemon
  • 61 Bo Jackson
  • 62 Doyle Alexander
  • 63 Pedro Guerrero
  • 64 Allan Anderson
  • 65 Greg Harris
  • 66 Mike Greenwell
  • 67 Walt Weiss
  • 68 Wade Boggs
  • 69 Jim Clancy
  • 70 Junior Felix
  • 71 Barry Larkin
  • 72 Dave Lapoint
  • 73 Joel Skinner
  • 74 Jesse Barfield
  • 75 Tommy Herr
  • 76 Ricky Jordan
  • 77 Eddie Murray
  • 78 Steve Sax
  • 79 Tim Belcher
  • 80 Danny Jackson
  • 81 Kent Hrbek
  • 82 Milt Thompson
  • 83 Brook Jacoby
  • 84 Mike Marshall
  • 85 Kevin Seitzer
  • 86 Tony Gwynn
  • 87 Dave Stieb
  • 88 Dave Smith
  • 89 Bret Saberhagen
  • 90 Alan Trammell
  • 91 Tony Phillips
  • 92 Doug Drabek
  • 93 Jeff Leonard
  • 94 Wally Joyner
  • 95 Carney Lansford
  • 96 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 97 Andres Galarraga
  • 98 Kevin Mitchell
  • 99 Howard Johnson
  • 100 Checklist
  • 101 Melido Perez
  • 102 Spike Owen
  • 103 Paul Molitor
  • 104 Geronimo Berroa
  • 105 Ryne Sandberg
  • 106 Bryn Smith
  • 107 Steve Buechele
  • 108 Jim Abbott
  • 109 Alvin Davis
  • 110 Lee Smith
  • 111 Roberto Alomar
  • 112 Rick Reuschel
  • 113 Kelly Gruber
  • 114 Joe Carter
  • 115 Jose Rijo
  • 116 Greg Minton
  • 118 Glenn Davis
  • 119 Jeff Reardon
  • 120 Kurt Stillwell
  • 121 John Smoltz
  • 122 Dwight Evans
  • 123 Eric Yelding
  • 124 John Franco
  • 125 Jose Canseco
  • 126 Barry Bonds
  • 127 Lee Guetterman
  • 128 Jack Clark
  • 129 Dave Valle
  • 130 Hubie Brooks
  • 131 Ernest Riles
  • 132 Mike Morgan
  • 133 Steve Jeltz
  • 134 Jeff Robinson
  • 135 Ozzie Guillen
  • 136 Chili Davis
  • 137 Mitch Webster
  • 138 Jerry Browne
  • 139 Bo Diaz
  • 140 Robby Thompson
  • 141 Craig Worthington
  • 142 Julio Franco
  • 143 Brian Holman
  • 144 George Brett
  • 145 Tom Glavine
  • 146 Robin Yount
  • 147 Gary Carter
  • 148 Ron Kittle
  • 149 Tony Fernandez
  • 150 Dave Stewart
  • 151 Gary Gaetti
  • 152 Kevin Elster
  • 153 Gerald Perry
  • 154 Jesse Orosco
  • 155 Wally Backman
  • 156 Dennis Martinez
  • 157 Rick Sutcliffe
  • 158 Greg Maddux
  • 159 Andy Hawkins
  • 160 John Kruk
  • 161 Jose Oquendo
  • 162 John Dopson
  • 163 Joe Magrane
  • 164 Bill Ripken
  • 165 Fred Manrique
  • 166 Nolan Ryan
  • 167 Damon Berryhill
  • 168 Dale Murphy
  • 169 Mickey Tettleton
  • 170 Kirk Mccaskill
  • 171 Dwight Gooden
  • 172 Jose Lind
  • 173 B.J. Surhoff
  • 174 Ruben Sierra
  • 175 Dan Plesac
  • 176 Dan Pasqua
  • 177 Kelly Downs
  • 178 Matt Nokes
  • 179 Luis Aquino
  • 180 Frank Tanana
  • 181 Tony Pena
  • 182 Dan Gladden
  • 183 Bruce Hurst
  • 184 Roger Clemens
  • 185 Mark Mcgwire
  • 186 Rob Murphy
  • 187 Jim Deshaies
  • 188 Fred Mcgriff
  • 189 Rob Dibble
  • 190 Don Mattingly
  • 191 Felix Fermin
  • 192 Roberto Kelly
  • 193 Dennis Cook
  • 194 Darren Daulton
  • 195 Alfredo Griffin
  • 196 Eric Plunk
  • 197 Orel Hershiser
  • 198 Paul O'Neill
  • 199 Randy Bush
  • 200 Checklist 138-247
  • 201 Ozzie Smith
  • 202 Pete O'Brien
  • 203 Jay Howell
  • 204 Mark Gubicza
  • 205 Ed Whitson
  • 206 George Bell
  • 207 Mike Scott
  • 208 Charlie Liebrandt
  • 209 Mike Heath
  • 210 Dennis Eckersley
  • 212 Darnell Coles
  • 213 Lance Parrish
  • 214 Mike Moore
  • 215 Steve Finley
  • 216 Tim Raines
  • 217 Scott Garrelts
  • 218 Kevin Mcreynolds
  • 219 Dave Gallagher
  • 220 Tim Wallach
  • 221 Chuck Crim
  • 222 Lonnie Smith
  • 223 Andre Dawson
  • 224 Nelson Santovenia
  • 225 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 226 Devon White
  • 227 Harold Reynolds
  • 228 Ellis Burks
  • 229 Mark Parent
  • 230 Will Clark
  • 231 Jimmy Key
  • 232 John Farrell
  • 233 Eric Davis
  • 234 Johnny Ray
  • 235 Darryl Strawberry
  • 236 Bill Doran
  • 237 Greg Gagne
  • 238 Jim Eisenreich
  • 239 Tommy Gregg
  • 240 Marty Barrett
  • 241 Rafael Ramirez
  • 242 Chris Sabo
  • 243 Dave Henderson
  • 244 Andy Van Slyke
  • 245 Alvaro Espinoza
  • 246 Garry Templeton
  • 247 Gene Harris
  • 248 Kevin Gross
  • 249 Brett Butler
  • 250 Willie Randolph
  • 251 Roger Mcdowell
  • 252 Rafael Belliard
  • 253 Steve Rosenberg
  • 254 Jack Howell
  • 255 Marvell Wynne
  • 256 Tom Candiotti
  • 257 Todd Benzinger
  • 258 Don Robinson
  • 259 Phil Bradley
  • 260 Cecil Espy
  • 261 Scott Bankhead
  • 262 Frank White
  • 263 Andres Thomas
  • 264 Glenn Braggs
  • 265 David Cone
  • 266 Bobby Thigpen
  • 267 Nelson Liriano
  • 268 Terry Steinbach
  • 269 Kirby Puckett
  • 270 Gregg Jefferies
  • 271 Jeff Blauser
  • 272 Cory Snyder
  • 273 Roy Smith
  • 274 Tom Foley
  • 275 Mitch Williams
  • 276 Paul Kilgus
  • 277 Don Slaught
  • 278 Von Hayes
  • 279 Vince Coleman
  • 280 Mike Boddicker
  • 281 Ken Dayley
  • 282 Mike Devereaux
  • 283 Kenny Rogers
  • BC1 Bo Jackson MVP
  • BC2 Howard Johnson MVP
  • BC3 Dave Stewart MVP
  • BC4 Tony Gwynn MVP
  • BC5 Orel Hershiser MVP
  • BC6 Pedro Guerrero MVP
  • BC7 Tim Raines MVP
  • BC8 Kirby Puckett MVP
  • BC9 Alvin Davis MVP
  • BC10 Ryne Sandberg MVP
  • 117 Bobby Ojeda

Blue Test

7 Jim Deshaies DK DP

21 Tommy Herr DK DP

26 Ed Whitson DK DP

27 Checklist DK DP

44 Pat Combs DP

47 Julio Machado RR

500 Checklist 436-483 DP

521 Mike Jeffcoat

522 Mike Harkey

524 Dave Schmidt

525 Tony Armas

526 Barry Lyons

527 Rick Reed

528 Jerry Reuss

529 Dean Palmer

531 Carlos Martinez

532 Atlee Hammaker

534 Terry Leach

535 Doug Strange

536 Jose Deleon

537 Shane Rawley

538 Joey Cora

539 Eric Hetzel

541 Wes Gardner

542 Mark Portugal

544 Jack Armstrong

546 Rod Nichols

547 Luis Polonia

548 Charlie Hayes

549 Dickie Thon

550 Tim Crews

552 Mike Davis

553 Ron Robinson

555 John Costello

557 Rick Dempsey

558 Jim Acker

559 Eric Show

561 Danny Darwin

562 Rick Luecken

564 Felix Jose

565 John Cangelosi

566 Bill Swift

567 Bill Schroeder

568 Stan Javier

569 Jim Traber

570 Wallace Johnson

571 Donnell Nixon

572 Sid Fernandez

573 Lance Johnson

574 Andy McGaffigan

575 Mark Knudson

576 Tommy Greene

579 Mike Stanley

580 Mike Witt DP

581 Scott Bradley

582 Greg A Harris

584 Lee Mazzilli

586 Joe Oliver

587 Willie Fraser DP

588 Carl Yastrzemski PUZ

589 Kevin Bass DP

590 John Moses DP

591 Tom Pagnozzi DP

593 Jerald Clark DP

595 Luis Quinones DP

596 Pete Harnisch DP

598 Mel Hall

599 Rick Schu

601 Mike Kingery DP

602 Terry Kennedy DP

603 Mike Sharperson DP

604 Don Carman DP

605 Jim Gott

606 Don Pall DP

607 Rance Mullliniks

608 Curt Wilkerson DP

609 Mike Felder DP

610 Guillermo Hernandez DP

611 Candy Maldonado DP

612 Mark Thurmond DP

613 Rick Leach DP

614 Jerry Reed DP

615 Franklin Stubbs

616 Billy Hatcher DP

617 Don August DP

618 Tim Teufel

619 Shawn Hillegas DP

622 Mark Guthrie DP

623 Jeff Musselman DP

624 Mark Lemke DP

626 Paul Sorrento DP

627 Glenallen Hill DP

628 Les Lancaster DP

629 Vance Law DP

630 Randy Velarde DP

631 Todd Frohwirth DP

632 Willie McGee

633 Oil Can Boyd DP

634 Chris Carpenter DP

644 Henry Cotto

648 Brian Meyer

649 Ray Searage

655 Mauro Gozzo

661 Gary Pettis

664 Alejandro Pena

666 Ricky Horton

672 Calvin Schiraldi

673 Ruben Sierra AS

674 Pedro Guerrero

679 Gary Mielke

680 Bill Bathe

684 Mariano Duncan

686 Tim Jones

690 Chip Hale

695 Eric Davis AS

699 George Canale

700 Checklist

702 Dave Johnson

704 Dave Justice

708 Benito Santiago AS

709 Larry McWilliams

711 John Olerud

712 Wade Boggs AS

713 Gary Eave

BC22 Steve Sax MVP

BC23 Eric Davis MVP DP

BC24 Greg Swindell DP

BC25 Von Hayes MVP DP

BC26 Alan Trammell MVP

White Test

7 Jim DeShaies DK DP

21 Tommy Herr DK DP

26 Ed Whitson DK DP

27 Checklist DK DP

44 Pat Combs DP

46 Kelly Mann DP

47 Julio Machado

500 Checklist (436-483) DP

523 Andy Nezelek

527 Rick Reed

532 Atlee Hammaker

534 Terry Leach

539 Eric Hetzel

540 Gene Nelson

544 Jack Armstrong

545 Greg Cadaret

546 Rod Nichols

548 Charlie Hayes

549 Dickie Thon

556 Bud Black

562 Rick Luecken

567 Bill Schroeder

568 Stan Javier

574 Andy McGaffigan

579 Mike Stanley

580 Mike Witt DP

581 Scott Bradley

582 Greg A. Harris

584 Lee Mazzilli

585 Jeff Pico

587 Willie Fraser DP

588 Carl Yastrzemski PUZ

589 Kevin Bass DP

590 John Moses DP

591 Tom Pagnozzi DP

592 Tony Castillo DP

593 Jerald Clark DP

594 Dan Schatzeder

595 Luis Quinones DP

596 Pete Harnisch DP

597 Gary Redus

599 Rick Schu

601 Mike Kingery DP

602 Terry Kennedy DP

603 Mike Sharperson DP

604 Don Carman DP

605 Jim Gott

606 Don Pall DP

607 Rance Mulliniks

608 Curt Wilkerson DP

609 Mike Felder DP

610 Guillermo Hernandez DP

611 Candy Maldonado DP

612 Mark Thurmond DP

613 Rick Leach DP

614 Jerry Reed DP

616 Billy Hatcher DP

617 Don August DP

618 Tim Teufel

619 Shawn Hillegas DP

621 Gary Ward DP

622 Mark Guthrie DP

623 Jeff Musselman DP

624 Mark Lemke DP

627 Glenallen Hill DP

629 Vance Law DP

630 Randy Velarde DP

631 Todd Frohwirth DP

632 Willie McGee

633 Oil Can Boyd DP

634 Chris Carpenter DP

635 Brian Holton

636 Tracy Jones DP

637 Terry Steinbach AS

640 Jaime Navarro

641 Darrin Jackson

642 Mike Dyer

643 Mike Schmidt ATG

644 Henry Cotto

645 John Cerutti

646 Francisco Cabrera

647 Scott Sanderson

648 Brian Meyer

649 Ray Searage

650 Bo Jackson AS

651 Steve Lyons

652 Mike LaCoss

654 Howard Johnson AS

655 Mauro Gozzo

657 Paul Gibson

658 Neal Heaton

660 Harold Baines AS

662 Clint Zavaras

663 Rick Reuschel AS

664 Alejandro Pena

666 Ricky Horton

667 Curt Schilling

669 Todd Stottlemyre

670 Tim Leary

672 Calvin Schiraldi

674 Pedro Guerrero AS

675 Ken Phelps

676 Cal Ripken AS

677 Denny Walling

678 Goose Gossage

679 Gary Mielke

682 Xavier Hernandez

683 Kirby Puckett AS

684 Mariano Duncan

686 Tim Jones

687 Tom Filer

688 Steve Lombardozzi

689 Bernie Williams

690 Chip Hale

691 Beau Allred

692 Ryne Sandberg AS

693 Jeff Huson

694 Curt Ford

701 Julio Franco AS

702 Dave Johnson

703 Dave Stewart AS

704 Dave Justice

708 Benito Santiago AS

712 Wade Boggs AS

713 Gary Eave

BC22 Steve Sax MVP

BC24 Greg Swindell MVP DP

BC25 Von Hayes MVP DP

BC26 Alan Trammell MVP

Super Diamond Kings

This 27-card, oversize parallel of the Diamond Kings set was available through a mail-in offer detailed on the wax packs. It was available directly from Donruss for $12 and three 1990 Donruss wrappers. Each card measures 4 7/8" by 6 13/16".

In addition to the 26 Diamond Kings, a jumbo sized Nolan Ryan "King of Kings" card was also included in the set. Like all Super DK sets, singles remain sought-after by through-the-mail (TTM) autograph collectors.

  • 1 Bo Jackson
  • 2 Steve Sax
  • 3 Ruben Sierra
  • 4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 5 Mickey Tettleton
  • 6 Dave Stewart
  • 7 Jim Deshaies
  • 8 John Smoltz
  • 9 Mike Bielecki
  • 10 Brian Downing
  • 11 Kevin Mitchell
  • 12 Kelly Gruber
  • 13 Joe Magrane
  • 14 John Franco
  • 15 Ozzie Guillen
  • 16 Lou Whitaker
  • 17 John Smiley
  • 18 Howard Johnson
  • 19 Willie Randolph
  • 20 Chris Bosio
  • 21 Tommy Herr
  • 22 Dan Gladden
  • 23 Ellis Burks
  • 24 Pete O'Brien
  • 25 Bryn Smith
  • 26 Ed Whitson
  • NNO Nolan Ryan KING

Inserts

Bonus MVP's

This 26-card set features the most valuable player from each team was randomly inserted in all 1990 Donruss packs. The cards were printed at the same rate as any of the other base cards. The factory sets were distributed without the Bonus Cards. Early printings depicted Tom Glavine on John Smoltz's card. This was corrected very early in the production run.

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1990 Donruss MVP #BC-12 John Smoltz
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1990 Donruss MVP #BC-12 John Smoltz (Glavine error)

  • BC1 Bo Jackson
  • BC2 Howard Johnson
  • BC3 Dave Stewart
  • BC4 Tony Gwynn
  • BC5 Orel Hershiser
  • BC6 Pedro Guerrero
  • BC7 Tim Raines
  • BC8 Kirby Puckett
  • BC9 Alvin Davis
  • BC10 Ryne Sandberg
  • BC11 Kevin Mitchell
  • BC12a John Smoltz ERR (Photo is of Tom Glavine)
  • BC12b John Smoltz COR
  • BC13 George Bell
  • BC14 Julio Franco
  • BC15 Paul Molitor
  • BC16 Bobby Bonilla
  • BC17 Mike Greenwell
  • BC18 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • BC19 Carlton Fisk
  • BC20 Chili Davis
  • BC21 Glenn Davis
  • BC22 Steve Sax
  • BC23 Eric Davis
  • BC24 Greg Swindell
  • BC25 Von Hayes
  • BC26 Alan Trammell

Grand Slammers

Grand Slammers is a 12-card set. One card was inserted into each 37-card cello pack and an entire set was included into each factory set. The set honors those players who connected for grand slam homers during the 1989 season. The cards are in the 1990 Donruss design and the back describes the grand slam homer hit by each player.

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1990 Donruss Grand Slammers #4: Mark McGwire

  • 1 Matt Williams
  • 2 Jeffrey Leonard
  • 3 Chris James
  • 4 Mark McGwire
  • 5 Dwight Evans
  • 6 Will Clark
  • 7 Mike Scioscia
  • 8 Todd Benzinger
  • 9 Fred McGriff
  • 10 Kevin Bass
  • 11 Jack Clark
  • 12 Bo Jackson