1989 Bowman - Revision history

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Base Set

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	==Base Set==		==Base Set==

	'''NOTE:''' The 484-card base set is arranged alphabetically by city, with the 14 American League clubs first (Baltimore, Boston, California, etc ...) , followed by the Fathers & Sons subset, then the 12 National League teams (... Pittsburgh, San Diego, San Francisco), and finally the checklists.		'''NOTE:''' The 484-card base set is arranged alphabetically by city, with the fourteen American League clubs first (Baltimore, Boston, California, etc ...) , followed by the Fathers & Sons subset, then the twelve National League teams (... Pittsburgh, San Diego, San Francisco), and finally the checklists.

	===American League===		===American League===
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	This ~~three~~-card subset features prominent multi-generational baseball families. The design is evocative of the [[1955 Bowman]] set -- but with a 1989-style TV set.		This four-card subset features prominent multi-generational baseball families. The design is evocative of the [[1955 Bowman]] set -- but with a 1989-style TV set.

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Description

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	1989 Bowman (produced by Topps) is a 484-card set released July 6th, 1989. Billed as the "Comeback Edition!," 1989 Bowman bears little resemblance to the prospect and rookie-laden brand it would eventually become, and can be seen as almost a second Topps "flagship" set.		1989 Bowman (produced by Topps) is a 484-card set released July 6th, 1989. Billed as the "Comeback Edition!," 1989 Bowman bears little resemblance to the prospect and rookie-laden brand it would eventually become, and can be seen as almost a second Topps "flagship" set.

	The design of the set was meant to resemble the [[1953 Bowman]] Color Baseball set, and each card measures 2.5" X 3.75" -- a quarter-inch longer than the post-1957 standard-size trading card. As a result, the cards do not fit into standard-sized 9-pocket sheets, top-loaders, or cardboard set boxes, and briefly caused a run on 8-pocket sheets. This lack of compatibility with standard storage supplies hurt sales of the product.		The design of the set was meant to resemble the [[1953 Bowman]] Color Baseball set, and each card measures 2.5" X 3.75" -- a quarter-inch longer than the post-1957 standard-size trading card. As a result, the cards do not fit into standard-sized nine-pocket sheets, top-loaders, or cardboard set boxes, and briefly caused a run on eight-pocket sheets. This lack of compatibility with standard storage supplies hurt sales of the product.

	John J. Langdon, president of the Topps Company lauded the set. "We will publish our cards around the All-Star break because it allows us to include players that have been traded as well as rookies. And unlike any other card in the market Bowman has statistics on the back of its card that tell, at a glance, how a particular player did against every other team in the league the previous season. The 1989 Topps card has a picture of Nolan Ryan with the Houston Astros but Bowman is the only major set in the country that has Ryan in a Texas uniform." [1]		John J. Langdon, president of the Topps Company lauded the set. "We will publish our cards around the All-Star break because it allows us to include players that have been traded as well as rookies. And unlike any other card in the market Bowman has statistics on the back of its card that tell, at a glance, how a particular player did against every other team in the league the previous season. The 1989 Topps card has a picture of Nolan Ryan with the Houston Astros but Bowman is the only major set in the country that has Ryan in a Texas uniform." [1]

	The set is arranged alphabetically by team's city name starting with the American League then National League, with a ~~three~~-card Fathers & Sons subset in-between.		The set is arranged alphabetically by team's city name starting with the American League then National League, with a four-card Fathers & Sons subset in-between.

	Of the 484 cards in the set, only 46 are rookie cards. Notables include Ken Griffey, Jr. Gary Sheffield, Tino Martinez, and John Smoltz.		Of the 484 cards in the set, only 67 are rookie cards. Notables include Ken Griffey, Jr., Gary Sheffield, Tino Martinez, and John Smoltz.

	1., ''Baseball; New Line of Cards'', The New York Times, July 10th, 1989		1., ''Baseball; New Line of Cards'', The New York Times, July 10th, 1989

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National League

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	SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1989) AND (setname = 'Bowman') AND (num BETWEEN ~~261~~ AND 480);		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1989) AND (setname = 'Bowman') AND (num BETWEEN 262 AND 480);
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	===Checklists===		===Checklists===

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Fathers & Sons

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	SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1989) AND (setname = 'Bowman') AND (num BETWEEN 258 AND ~~260~~);		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1989) AND (setname = 'Bowman') AND (num BETWEEN 258 AND 261);
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	===National League===		===National League===

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Tiffany

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	Like other Topps sets of the era, a high-end Tiffany version was also produced. Available exclusively through Hobby dealers, only 6000 sets were produced. Unlike the standard factory sets, the Tiffany sets also include the eleven-card Reprint inserts (see below).		Like other Topps sets of the era, a high-end Tiffany version was also produced. Available exclusively through Hobby dealers, only 6000 sets were produced. Unlike the standard factory sets, the Tiffany sets also include the eleven-card Reprint inserts (see below).

	According to [https://www.tiffanycards.com/bowman-tiffany/1989-bowman-tiffany the site tiffanycards.com], sets with serial numbers above 6000 have been spotted.		According to [https://www.tiffanycards.com/card-sets/bowman-tiffany/1989-bowman-tiffany the site tiffanycards.com], sets with serial numbers above 6000 have been spotted.

	==Inserts==		==Inserts==

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Base Set

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	==Base Set==		==Base Set==

			'''NOTE:''' The 484-card base set is arranged alphabetically by city, with the 14 American League clubs first (Baltimore, Boston, California, etc ...) , followed by the Fathers & Sons subset, then the 12 National League teams (... Pittsburgh, San Diego, San Francisco), and finally the checklists.

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	SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1989) AND (setname = 'Bowman') AND (num BETWEEN 258 AND 260);		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1989) AND (setname = 'Bowman') AND (num BETWEEN 258 AND 260);
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>

	===National League===		===National League===

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