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=Description=
=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.
At 716 cards, the 1990 Donruss release was the largest set ever produced by the company up to that point. The card fronts featured either a portrait or action shot of the player, surrounded by an unmistakable bright red border that were accented by black/grey/white dots and featured a cursive white-text nameplate. The card reverse was 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.
There were two subsets, Diamond Kings (cards 1-27) and Rated Rookies (28-47). 1990 marked the 9th straight year the staple Diamond Kings art cards from the Perez-Steele Galleries were featured as subsets within the base set.  The Rated Rookies subset returned for the 7th consecutive year. Additionally, cards of players who were All-Stars in 1989 displayed an All-Star logo on the front on their card.  The base set also featured 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.
Given the large number of cards in the set and the lower quality control standards from the time, 1990 Donruss unfortunately suffered from a large number of printing/text errors that were corrected after the cards were released. Most of these were minor printing flaws and insignificant variations that most collectors have deemed unworthy of price differentials. There were also several double-printed cards, indicated in the checklist below with a "DP" coding.  
 
Notable Rookie Cards of Juan Gonzalez, David Justice, Sammy Sosa, Larry Walker, and Bernie Williams were in this set. 
 
This set is most notable for the the [[1990_Donruss#Aqueous_Test|Aqueous Test]] cards and the Juan Gonzalez Reverse Negative RC.  The Gonzalez Reverse Negative card was an accidental printing error that resulted in a player photo of Juan Gonzalez that made him look like a left-handed batter - this error stemmed from the improper use of the photographic negative when printing on the card.  This error was quickly identified by Donruss as they re-issued a correction featuring Gonzalez in the correct orientation.  Even though the error was corrected quickly, the Reverse Negative Gonzalez is not considered to be rare or even hard to find as Donruss printed hundreds of thousands of each base card overall.


=Distribution=
=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.
Wax: 36 packs per box, 16 cards + 3 pieces of a Carl Yastrzemski puzzle per pack (MSRP $0.50). 20 boxes per case.  For the first time, boxes were shrink-wrapped.
 
Canadian Wax: 36 packs per box, 10 cards + 3 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).
Cello: 24 packs per box, 37 cards + two 3-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.
Rack Pack: 48 cards + three, 3-piece Carl Yastrzemski puzzle panels per pack.  72 packs per case.


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


Factory Sets (includes set of 12 Grand Slammers)
Factory Sets (includes set of 12 Grand Slammers)
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==Promos==
==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.
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'''NOTE:''' The preview set can be rather difficult to identify due to the lack of any "PREVIEW" markings.  
A pack of two cards from a 12-card promotional set were sent to Hobby dealers to preview the set.  The front of each card had the same design as the pack-issued versions but the backs were white and featured the words "1990 PREVIEW CARDS/No. XX of 12".  These promo packs were only sent to master distributors and dealers that purchased directly from Donruss - thus, cards from this promotional set are some of the tougher ones to find the Junk Wax era.


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==Base Set==
==Base Set==
[[File:Stewart_1990_Donruss_6_F.jpg‎ |250px|thumb|right|1990 Donruss #6: Dave Stewart DK]]
 
'''NOTES:'''
'''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.
* 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 of 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 with a black line running through it instead of the star in front of the line behind it.
* 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.
* There is a variation where the period behind the Inc. in the copyright statement is missing.
   
* The black/grey/white accent dots on the card front that created a paint-splatter" effect differed, depending on how they were distributed - specifically, cards that came from factory sets featured a different pattern from the cards that were pulled from packs.
* 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 release.
* On the copyright some cards have a period after " &copy; 1989 LEAF, INC.", while some do not.


* Some player's birth dates were not corrected until the factory set.
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.  Identified errors are listed in the checklist below.


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.
===Diamond Kings===
[[File:Ventura_1990_Donruss_28_F.jpg‎  |250px|thumb|right|1990 Donruss #28: Robin Ventura RR]]
[[File:Maddux_1990_Donruss_158_F.jpg‎ |250px|thumb|right|1990 Donruss #158: Greg Maddux]]
[[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.]]
[[File:Giamatti_Donruss_716_F.jpg‎  |250px|thumb|right|1990 Donruss #716: Bart Giamatti]]
[[File:Yastrzemski_1990_Puzzle_Donruss_F.jpg‎  |250px|thumb|right|1990 Donruss Carl Yastrzemski Puzzle Piece]]
1 Bo Jackson DK


2 Steve Sax 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.)
===Rated Rookies===


4 Ken Griffey, Jr. DK
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5 Mickey Tettleton DK
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6 Dave Stewart DK
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7 Jim Deshaies DK DP
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8 John Smoltz DK
==Parallels==


9 Mike Bielecki DK
===Aqueous Test===


10 Brian Downing DK ERR (RevNeg)
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10      Brian Downing DK COR
Donruss produced a high-gloss, or "Aqueous" test issue prior to the official printing of the base set that were not intended to be released to the public.  These Aqueous Test cards were identical to the 1990 Donruss base set except for three features:
* A glossy coating on the front
* The words "AQUEOUS TEST" '''printed''' (not stamped) on the back
* The "." in "INC" in the copyright line in the upper-right of the card back is missing


11 Kevin Mitchell DK
'''Identifying Fakes/Counterfeits''':
* There are strictly 264 cards from the base set that have an Aqueous Test "parallel" and can be seen in the checklist below.  No new Aqueous Test cards have surfaced in the years since these first started appearing on the secondary market in the mid-to-late 1990s.  Thus, any player not on the checklist below should be approached with extreme caution.
* The words "AQUEOUS TEST" are ''''printed'''' diagonally across the back, not stamped.  Thus, the ink from each letter should seem flush with other text on the back, rather than an overlay on top of the existing text.  Additionally, these words should not be faded.
* All Aqueous Test cards feature a missing "." in "INC" in the copyright line on the card back. 


12 Kelly Gruber DK
Only 264 of the 716 base cards officially have an Aqueous Test "parallel" as only two specific 132-card sheets were printed for this test run:
* 236 base cards
* 9 Diamond King subset cards
* 9 Rated Rookie subset cards
* 10 MVP subset cards (only available in factory sets)


13 Joe Magrane DK
These cards came about because Donruss was testing out new card coatings/finishes that were less harmful to the environment than ultra-violet (UV) coatings, which used toxic chemicals to create the glossy finish to cards.  The testing of this new coating - identified as "aqueous" in the printing industry - was used by Donruss to examine the viability of this finish on cards.  Aqueous coatings are water-based (hence the name), less harmful to the environment, and produced a semi-glossy finish to a card (though not as glossy a finish as a UV finish).  Today, aqueous coatings are the preferred method of applying gloss to ink on sheets of cards.


14 John Franco DK
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 some of 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. 


15 Ozzie Guillen DK
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.


16 Lou Whitaker DK
The PSA set registry officially acknowledges that slightly over 5000 total Aqueous Test copies exist (i.e., approximately 20 copies of each player).  This follows a natural progression of the Standard Catalog, which officially stated approximately 2000 - 2500 back in 2005. 


17 John Smiley DK
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18 Howard Johnson DK
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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
 
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
===Blue & White Test===


291 Jim Gantner
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292 Bobby Witt
Not much is known about the 1990 Donruss Blue & White Test cards.  It is believed that these cards - which have the look of a 1990 Donruss base card, but with blue borders (instead of red) on the front and an all-white bordered card on the back - were never intended to be released.


293 Greg Brock
228 unique cards have emerged, with some being double-printed (DP).  It is believed that the fewer than five or six copies of each card exist.
 
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===
 
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.  


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252 Rafael Belliard
===Super Diamond Kings===
 
258 Don Robinson
 
259 Phil Bradley
 
265 David Cone
 
282 Mike Devereaux
 
278 Von Hayes
 
281 Ken Dayley


===Super Diamond Kings===
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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".  
This 27-card, oversize parallel set of the Diamond Kings subset was available through a mail-in offer 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.
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.
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==Inserts==
==Inserts==


===Bonus MVP's===
===Bonus MVPs===


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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[[File:Smoltz_1990_Donruss_MVP_F.jpg‎‎ |250px|thumb|right|1990 Donruss MVP #BC-12 John Smoltz]]
This 26-card set featured the most valuable player from each team and featured the same red borders and white nameplate, but with the acronym "MVP" printed consecutively in orange against a brown backdrop behind the player photo.  These were randomly inserted in all 1990 Donruss packs and were printed at the same rate as any of the other base cards.  The factory sets were distributed without the Bonus MVPs.  Early printings depicted Tom Glavine on John Smoltz's card.  This was corrected very early in the production run.


[[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===


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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This 12-card set recognized the players who connected for a grand slam home run during the 1989 season. Cards featured the same design as the base card, but with a powder-blue triangle in the bottom-left of the card front that featured the insert name.  The back of the card described the grand slam hit by each player.  One Grand Slammer card was inserted into each 37-card cello pack and an entire set was included into each factory set.


[[File:McGwire_1990_Donruss_Grand_Slammers_F.jpg‎  |250px|thumb|right|1990 Donruss Grand Slammers #4: Mark McGwire]]
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===Carl Yastrzemski Puzzle===
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This year's subject for the Donruss Puzzle was Carl Yastrzemski.  Due to licensing issues, each pack of 1990 Donruss Baseball was required to contain a three-piece panel of a 63-piece jigsaw puzzle.  When assembled, the puzzle featured an original Dick Perez painting of Yastrzemski.  The assembled puzzle appears on card #588 in the base set.
Additionally, there is a variation puzzle that has all puzzle pieces with a dot in front of the number.  However, this variation is not considered to be rare.
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Description

At 716 cards, the 1990 Donruss release was the largest set ever produced by the company up to that point. The card fronts featured either a portrait or action shot of the player, surrounded by an unmistakable bright red border that were accented by black/grey/white dots and featured a cursive white-text nameplate. The card reverse was horizontal and similar to previous Donruss sets, featuring up to 5 years of career stats, personal information, and career highlights.

There were two subsets, Diamond Kings (cards 1-27) and Rated Rookies (28-47). 1990 marked the 9th straight year the staple Diamond Kings art cards from the Perez-Steele Galleries were featured as subsets within the base set. The Rated Rookies subset returned for the 7th consecutive year. Additionally, cards of players who were All-Stars in 1989 displayed an All-Star logo on the front on their card. The base set also featured 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.

Given the large number of cards in the set and the lower quality control standards from the time, 1990 Donruss unfortunately suffered from a large number of printing/text errors that were corrected after the cards were released. Most of these were minor printing flaws and insignificant variations that most collectors have deemed unworthy of price differentials. There were also several double-printed cards, indicated in the checklist below with a "DP" coding.

Notable Rookie Cards of Juan Gonzalez, David Justice, Sammy Sosa, Larry Walker, and Bernie Williams were in this set.

This set is most notable for the the Aqueous Test cards and the Juan Gonzalez Reverse Negative RC. The Gonzalez Reverse Negative card was an accidental printing error that resulted in a player photo of Juan Gonzalez that made him look like a left-handed batter - this error stemmed from the improper use of the photographic negative when printing on the card. This error was quickly identified by Donruss as they re-issued a correction featuring Gonzalez in the correct orientation. Even though the error was corrected quickly, the Reverse Negative Gonzalez is not considered to be rare or even hard to find as Donruss printed hundreds of thousands of each base card overall.

Distribution

Wax: 36 packs per box, 16 cards + 3 pieces of a Carl Yastrzemski puzzle per pack (MSRP $0.50). 20 boxes per case. For the first time, boxes were shrink-wrapped.

Canadian Wax: 36 packs per box, 10 cards + 3 pieces of a Carl Yastrzemski puzzle per pack (MSRP: C$0.50). 12 boxes per case.

Cello: 24 packs per box, 37 cards + two 3-piece Carl Yastrzemski puzzle panels per pack (MSRP: $0.99).

Rack Pack: 48 cards + three, 3-piece Carl Yastrzemski puzzle panels per pack. 72 packs per case.

Blister Packs: 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

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A pack of two cards from a 12-card promotional set were sent to Hobby dealers to preview the set. The front of each card had the same design as the pack-issued versions but the backs were white and featured the words "1990 PREVIEW CARDS/No. XX of 12". These promo packs were only sent to master distributors and dealers that purchased directly from Donruss - thus, cards from this promotional set are some of the tougher ones to find the Junk Wax era.

  • 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

Base Set

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 of 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 with a black line running through it instead of the star 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/grey/white accent dots on the card front that created a paint-splatter" effect differed, depending on how they were distributed - specifically, cards that came from factory sets featured a different pattern from the cards that were pulled from packs.
  • Some player's birth dates were not corrected until the factory set release.
  • 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. Identified errors are listed in the checklist below.

Diamond Kings

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  • 1 Bo Jackson DK
  • 2 Steve Sax DK
  • 3a Ruben Sierra DK ERR (Missing black "notch" on reverse) (batting avg was .306 in '89)
  • 3b Ruben Sierra DK UER (Batting avg still listed .306 in '89)
  • 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
  • 10a Brian Downing DK ERR RevNeg
  • 10b 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 UER (Only won one World Series, not two)
  • 22 Dan Gladden DK
  • 25 Bryn Smith DK
  • 26 Ed Whitson DK DP
  • 27 DK Checklist DP

Rated Rookies

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  • 28 Robin Ventura RR
  • 29 Todd Zeile RR
  • 30 Sandy Alomar, Jr. RR
  • 31 Kent Mercker RR RC
  • 32 Ben McDonald RR RC UER (Middle name is Benard, not Benjamin)
  • 33a Juan Gonzalez RR RC ERR RevNeg
  • 33b Juan Gonzalez RR RC COR
  • 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 UER (Was born in Michigan, not NJ)
  • 40 Mark Gardner RR RC
  • 41 Andy Benes RR
  • 42 Delino DeShields RR RC
  • 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

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  • 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, Jr.
  • 97 Andres Galarraga
  • 98 Kevin Mitchell
  • 99 Howard Johnson
  • 100a Checklist 28-129 (Packs)
  • 100b Checklist 28-125 (Factory Sets)
  • 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
  • 113a Kelly Gruber ERR (Incorrect birthdate; was born 2/26)
  • 113b Kelly Gruber COR
  • 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 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 Billy Ripken
  • 165 Fred Manrique
  • 166 Nolan Ryan
  • 167 Damon Berryhill
  • 168a Dale Murphy VAR (Black Line extends into the "D" of Dale on front)
  • 168b Dale Murphy
  • 169 Mickey Tettleton
  • 170a Kirk McCaskill ERR (Incorrect birthdate; was born 4/9)
  • 170b Kirk McCaskill COR (Stray glove string airbruished out)
  • 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 (Packs)
  • 200b Checklist 126-223 (Factory Sets)
  • 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
  • 217a Scott Garrelts ERR (Incorrect birthdate; was born 10/30)
  • 217b Scott Garrelts COR
  • 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 (Packs)
  • 300b Checklist 224-321 (Factory Sets)
  • 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 Ted Higuera
  • 340 Oddibe McDowell
  • 341 Lloyd McClendon
  • 342 Pascual Perez
  • 343 Kevin Brown UER ("Signeed thru 1990" on back)
  • 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
  • 368a Kirk Gibson ERR (Incorrect birthdate; was born 5/28)
  • 368b Kirk Gibson COR
  • 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
  • 385 Ernie Whitt
  • 386 Rick Honeycutt
  • 387 Dave West
  • 388 Keith Hernandez
  • 389 Jose Alvarez
  • 390 Joey 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 (Packs)
  • 400b Checklist 322-419 (Factory Sets)
  • 401 Rene Gonzales
  • 402 Harold Baines
  • 403 Cecilio Guante
  • 404 Joe Girardi
  • 405a Sergio Valdez VAR RC (Black Line extends into the "S" of Sergio on front)
  • 405b Sergio Valdez 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 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 UER (Missing league leader "*" for G and SV in '85)
  • 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 RC
  • 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 (Incorrect birth date; was born 11/12)
  • 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 (Packs) DP
  • 500b Checklist 420-517 (Factory Sets)
  • 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
  • 523a Andy Nezelek ERR (Incorrect birthdate; was born in 1965)
  • 523b 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 Atlee Hammaker
  • 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 Harris
  • 583a Kevin Hickey VAR (Black Line extends into the "K" of Kevin on front)
  • 583b Kevin Hickey
  • 584 Lee Mazzilli
  • 585 Jeff Pico
  • 586 Joe Oliver
  • 587 Willie Fraser DP
  • 588 Carl Yastrzemski (Puzzle Card)
  • 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 (Packs)
  • 600b Checklist 518-617 (Factory Sets)
  • 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
  • 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 Oil Can Boyd DP
  • 634 Cris Carpenter DP
  • 635 Brian Holton
  • 636 Tracy Jones DP
  • 637a Terry Steinbach AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 637b Terry Steinbach AS COR
  • 638 Brady Anderson
  • 639a Jack Morris VAR (Black line extends into the "J" of Jack on front)
  • 639b Jack Morris
  • 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
  • 650a Bo Jackson AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 650b Bo Jackson AS COR
  • 651 Steve Lyons
  • 652 Mike LaCoss
  • 653 Ted Power
  • 654a Howard Johnson AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 654b Howard Johnson AS COR
  • 655 Mauro Gozzo RC
  • 656 Mike Blowers RC
  • 657 Paul Gibson
  • 658 Neal Heaton
  • 659a Nolan Ryan 5000K COR
  • 659b Nolan Ryan "King of Kings" ERR (5000K back)
  • 660a Harold Baines AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header; black line extends
  • 660b Harold Baines AS VAR (Black line extends through star on front)
  • 660c Harold Baines AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 660d Harold Baines AS COR
  • 661 Gary Pettis
  • 662 Clint Zavaras RC
  • 663a Rick Reuschel AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 663b Rick Reuschel AS COR
  • 664 Alejandro Pena
  • 665b Nolan Ryan 5000K ERR ("King of Kings" back)
  • 665a Nolan Ryan "King of Kings" COR
  • 666 Ricky Horton
  • 667 Curt Schilling
  • 668 Bill Landrum
  • 669 Todd Stottlemyre
  • 670 Tim Leary
  • 671 John Wetteland
  • 672 Calvin Schiraldi
  • 673a Ruben Sierra AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 673b Ruben Sierra AS COR
  • 674a Pedro Guerrero AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 674b Pedro Guerrero AS COR
  • 675 Ken Phelps
  • 676b Cal Ripken, Jr. AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 676a Cal Ripken, Jr. AS COR
  • 677 Denny Walling
  • 678 Rich Gossage
  • 679 Gary Mielke RC
  • 680 Bill Bathe
  • 681 Tom Lawless
  • 682 Xavier Hernandez RC
  • 683a Kirby Puckett AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 683b 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
  • 692a Ryne Sandberg AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 692b Ryne Sandberg AS COR
  • 693 Jeff Huson RC
  • 694 Curt Ford
  • 695a Eric Davis AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 695b Eric Davis AS COR
  • 696 Scott Lusader
  • 697a Mark McGwire AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 697b Mark McGwire AS COR
  • 698 Steve Cummings RC
  • 699 George Canale RC
  • 700a Checklist 640-BC26 COR (Packs)
  • 700b Checklist 618-716 (Factory Sets)
  • 700c Checklist 640-BC26 ERR (Packs: no card #716)
  • 701a Julio Franco AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 701b Julio Franco AS COR
  • 702 Dave Johnson RC
  • 703a Dave Stewart AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 703b Dave Stewart AS COR
  • 704 David Justice RC
  • 705a Tony Gwynn AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 705b Tony Gwynn AS COR
  • 706 Greg Myers
  • 707a Will Clark AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 707b Will Clark AS COR
  • 708a Benito Santiago AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 708b Benito Santiago AS COR
  • 709 Larry McWilliams
  • 710a Ozzie Smith AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 710b Ozzie Smith AS COR
  • 711 John Olerud RC
  • 712a Wade Boggs AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 712b Wade Boggs AS COR
  • 713 Gary Eave RC
  • 714 Bob Tewksbury
  • 715a Kevin Mitchell AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" stats header)
  • 715b Kevin Mitchell AS COR
  • 716 Bart Giamatti Commissioner (in memoriam)
  • NNOc Nolan Ryan "King of Kings" UER (NNO on back; factory sets only)

Parallels

Aqueous Test

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Donruss produced a high-gloss, or "Aqueous" test issue prior to the official printing of the base set that were not intended to be released to the public. These Aqueous Test cards were identical to the 1990 Donruss base set except for three features:

  • A glossy coating on the front
  • The words "AQUEOUS TEST" printed (not stamped) on the back
  • The "." in "INC" in the copyright line in the upper-right of the card back is missing

Identifying Fakes/Counterfeits:

  • There are strictly 264 cards from the base set that have an Aqueous Test "parallel" and can be seen in the checklist below. No new Aqueous Test cards have surfaced in the years since these first started appearing on the secondary market in the mid-to-late 1990s. Thus, any player not on the checklist below should be approached with extreme caution.
  • The words "AQUEOUS TEST" are 'printed' diagonally across the back, not stamped. Thus, the ink from each letter should seem flush with other text on the back, rather than an overlay on top of the existing text. Additionally, these words should not be faded.
  • All Aqueous Test cards feature a missing "." in "INC" in the copyright line on the card back.

Only 264 of the 716 base cards officially have an Aqueous Test "parallel" as only two specific 132-card sheets were printed for this test run:

  • 236 base cards
  • 9 Diamond King subset cards
  • 9 Rated Rookie subset cards
  • 10 MVP subset cards (only available in factory sets)

These cards came about because Donruss was testing out new card coatings/finishes that were less harmful to the environment than ultra-violet (UV) coatings, which used toxic chemicals to create the glossy finish to cards. The testing of this new coating - identified as "aqueous" in the printing industry - was used by Donruss to examine the viability of this finish on cards. Aqueous coatings are water-based (hence the name), less harmful to the environment, and produced a semi-glossy finish to a card (though not as glossy a finish as a UV finish). Today, aqueous coatings are the preferred method of applying gloss to ink on sheets of cards.

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 some of 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.

The PSA set registry officially acknowledges that slightly over 5000 total Aqueous Test copies exist (i.e., approximately 20 copies of each player). This follows a natural progression of the Standard Catalog, which officially stated approximately 2000 - 2500 back in 2005.

  • 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
  • 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
  • 117 Bobby Ojeda
  • 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
  • 211 Mike Lavalliere
  • 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

Blue & White Test

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Not much is known about the 1990 Donruss Blue & White Test cards. It is believed that these cards - which have the look of a 1990 Donruss base card, but with blue borders (instead of red) on the front and an all-white bordered card on the back - were never intended to be released.

228 unique cards have emerged, with some being double-printed (DP). It is believed that the fewer than five or six copies of each card exist.

  • Jim Deshaies (DK) / Mark Thurmond DP
  • John Smoltz (DK) / Alex Sanchez (RR)
  • Brian Downing (DK) / Alex Sanchez (RR)
  • Ozzie Guillen (DK) / Nolan Ryan (King of Kings)
  • Tommy Herr (DK) / Pat Combs (RR) DP
  • Ed Whitson (DK) / Joe Oliver
  • Ed Whitson (DK) / Dave Justice
  • Checklist (DK) / Vance Law DP
  • Pat Combs (RR) / Tommy Herr (DK) DP
  • Alex Sanchez (RR) / John Smoltz (DK)
  • Alex Sanchez (RR) / Brian Downing (DK)
  • Kelly Mann (RR) / Checklist (538-585) DP
  • Julio Machado (RR) / Mike Witt
  • Julio Machado (RR) / Bart Giamatti
  • Checklist (436-483) / Rick Leach DP
  • Mike Jeffcoat / Jeff Huson
  • Mike Harkey / Curt Ford
  • Andy Nezelek / Eric Davis (AS)
  • Dave Schmidt / Tom Filer
  • Tony Armas / Steve Lombardozzi
  • Barry Lyons / Bernie Williams
  • Rick Reed / Chip Hale
  • Jerry Reuss / Beau Allred
  • Dean Palmer / Ryne Sandberg (AS)
  • Jeff Peterek / Tom Lawless
  • Carlos Martinez / Xavier Hernandez
  • Atlee Hammaker / Mariano Duncan
  • Mike Brumley / Ramon Martinez
  • Terry Leach / Tim Jones
  • Doug Strange / Ken Phelps
  • Jose Deleon / Cal Ripken (AS)
  • Shane Rawley / Denny Walling
  • Joey Cora / Goose Gossage
  • Eric Hetzel / Gary Mielke
  • Gene Nelson / Bill Bathe
  • Wes Gardner / Todd Stottlemyre
  • Mark Portugal / Tim Leary
  • Al Leiter / John Wetteland
  • Jack Armstrong / Calvin Schiraldi
  • Greg Cadaret / Ruben Sierra (AS)
  • Rod Nichols / Pedro Guerrero (AS)
  • Luis Polonia / Rick Reuschel (AS)
  • Charlie Hayes / Alejandro Pena
  • Dickie Thon / Ricky Horton
  • Tim Crews / Curt Schilling
  • Dave Winfield / Bill Landrum
  • Mike Davis / Paul Gibson
  • Ron Robinson / Neal Heaton
  • Carmen Castillo / Nolan Ryan (5,000 K's)
  • John Costello / Harold Baines (AS)
  • Bud Black / Gary Pettis
  • Rick Dempsey / Clint Zavaras
  • Jim Acker / Steve Lyons
  • Eric Show / Mike LaCoss
  • Pat Borders / Ted Power
  • Danny Darwin / Howard Johnson (AS)
  • Rick Luecken / Mauro Gozzo
  • Edwin Nunez / Mike Blowers
  • Felix Jose / Francisco Cabrera
  • John Cangelosi / Scott Sanderson
  • Bill Swift / Steve Sax (MVP)
  • Bill Schroeder / Brian Meyer
  • Stan Javier / Ray Searage
  • Jim Traber / Bo Jackson (AS)
  • Wallace Johnson / Jaime Navarro
  • Donnell Nixon / Darrin Jackson
  • Sid Fernandez / Mike Dyer
  • Lance Johnson / Mike Schmidt (ATG)
  • Andy McGaffigan / Henry Cotto
  • Mark Knudson / John Cerutti
  • Tommy Greene / Terry Steinbach (AS)
  • Mark Grace / Brady Anderson
  • Larry Walker / Jack Morris
  • Mike Stanley / Alan Trammell (MVP)
  • Mike Witt / Julio Machado (RR)
  • Scott Bradley / Oil Can Boyd
  • Greg A Harris / Chris Carpenter
  • Kevin Hickey / Will Clark (AS)
  • Lee Mazzilli / Randy Velarde
  • Jeff Pico / Todd Frohwirth
  • Joe Oliver / Ed Whitson (DK)
  • Willie Fraser / Von Hayes (MVP) DP
  • Carl Yastrzemski (Puzzle) / Kevin Mitchell (AS)
  • Carl Yastrzemski (Puzzle) / Willie McGee
  • Kevin Bass / Jeff Musselman DP
  • John Moses / Mark Lemke DP
  • Tom Pagnozzi / Fernando Valenzuela
  • Tom Pagnozzi / Wade Boggs (AS)
  • Tony Castillo / Paul Sorrento DP
  • Jerald Clark / Glenallen Hill DP
  • Dan Schatzeder / Les Lancaster
  • Luis Quinones / Ozzie Smith (AS)
  • Luis Quinones / Tim Teufel
  • Pete Harnisch / Shawn Hillegas DP
  • Gary Redus / John Olerud
  • Mel Hall / Gary Ward
  • Rick Schu / Mark GuthriE
  • Checklist (538-585) / Kelly Mann (RR) DP
  • Mike Kingery / Candy Maldonado DP
  • Terry Kennedy / Jerry Reed DP
  • Mike Sharperson / Franklin Stubbs
  • Mike Sharperson / Dave Stewart (AS)
  • Don Carman / Billy Hatcher DP
  • Jim Gott / Benito Santiago (AS)
  • Don Pall / Don Pall DP
  • Rance Mullliniks / Gary Eave
  • Curt Wilkerson / Curt Wilkerson DP
  • Mike Felder / Mike Felder DP
  • Guillermo Hernandez / Guillermo Hernandez DP
  • Candy Maldonado / Mike Kingery DP
  • Mark Thurmond / Jim DeShaies (DK) DP
  • Rick Leach / Checklist (436-483) DP
  • Jerry Reed / Terry Kennedy DP
  • Franklin Stubbs / Mike Sharperson
  • Billy Hatcher / Don Carman DP
  • Don August / Greg Swindell (MVP) DP
  • Tim Teufel / Luis Quinones
  • Shawn Hillegas / Pete Harnisch DP
  • Manny Lee / Tony Gwynn (AS)
  • Gary Ward / Mel Hall
  • Gary Ward / Greg Myers
  • Mark Guthrie / Rick Schu
  • Mark Guthrie / Bob Tewksbury
  • Jeff Musselman / Kevin Bass DP
  • Mark Lemke / John Moses DP
  • Fernando Valenzuela / Tom Pagnozzi
  • Paul Sorrento / Tony Castillo DP
  • Glenallen Hill / Jerald Clark DP
  • Les Lancaster / Dan Schatzeder
  • Les Lancaster / Julio Franco (AS)
  • Vance Law / Checklist (DK) DP
  • Randy Velarde / Lee Mazzilli
  • Randy Velarde / Dave Johnson
  • Todd Frohwirth / Larry McWilliams
  • Todd Frohwirth / Jeff Pico
  • Willie McGee / Carl Yastrzemski (Puzzle)
  • Oil Can Boyd / Mark McGwire (AS)
  • Oil Can Boyd / Scott Bradley
  • Chris Carpenter / Greg A. Harris
  • Chris Carpenter / Steve Cummings
  • Brian Holton / George Canale
  • Tracy Jones / Eric Davis (MVP) DP
  • Terry Steinbach (AS) / Tommy Greene
  • Brady Anderson / Mark Grace
  • Jack Morris / Larry Walker
  • Jaime Navarro / Wallace Johnson
  • Darrin Jackson / Donell Nixon
  • Mike Dyer / Sid Fernandez
  • Mike Schmidt (ATG) / Lance Johnson
  • Henry Cotto / Andy McGaffigan
  • John Cerutti / Mark Knudson
  • Francisco Cabrera / Felix Jose
  • Scott Sanderson / John Cangelosi
  • Brian Meyer / Bill Schroeder
  • Ray Searage / Stan Javier
  • Bo Jackson (AS) / Jim Traber
  • Steve Lyons / Jim Acker
  • Mike LaCoss / Eric Show
  • Ted Power / Pat Borders
  • Howard Johnson (AS) / Danny Darwin
  • Mauro Gozzo / Rick Luecken
  • Mike Blowers / Edwin Nunez
  • Paul Gibson / Mike Davis
  • Neal Heaton / Ron Robinson
  • Nolan Ryan (5000K) / Carmen Castillo
  • Harold Baines (AS) / John Costello
  • Gary Pettis / Bud Black
  • Clint Zavaras / Rick Dempsey
  • Rick Reuschel (AS) / Luis Polonia
  • Alejandro Pena / Charlie Hayes
  • Nolan Ryan (King of Kings) / Ozzie Guillen (DK)
  • Ricky Horton / Dickie Thon
  • Curt Schilling / Tim Crews
  • Bill Landrum / Dave Winfield
  • Todd Stottlemyre / Wes Gardner
  • Tim Leary / Mark Portugal
  • John Wetteland / Al Leiter
  • Calvin Schiraldi / Jack Armstrong
  • Ruben Sierra (AS) / Greg Cadaret
  • Pedro Guerrero / Rod Nichols
  • Ken Phelps / Doug Strange
  • Cal Ripken (AS) / Jose DeLeon
  • Denny Walling / Shane Rawley
  • Goose Gossage / Joey Cora
  • Gary Mielke / Eric Hetzel
  • Bill Bathe / Gene Nelson
  • Tom Lawless / Jeff Peterek
  • Xavier Hernandez / Carlos Martinez
  • Kirby Puckett / Steve Sax (MVP)
  • Mariano Duncan / Atlee Hammaker
  • Ramon Martinez / Mike Brumley
  • Tim Jones / Terry Leach
  • Tom Filer / Dave Schmidt
  • Steve Lombardozzi / Tony Armas
  • Bernie Williams / Barry Lyons
  • Chip Hale / Rick Reed
  • Beau Allred / Jerry Reuss
  • Ryne Sandberg (AS) / Dean Palmer
  • Jeff Huson / Mike Jeffcoat
  • Curt Ford / Mike Harkey
  • Eric Davis (AS) / Andy Nezelek
  • Scott Lusader / Glenn Davis (MVP)
  • Mark McGwire (AS) / Oil Can Boyd
  • Steve Cummings / Chris Carpenter
  • George Canale / Brian Holton
  • Julio Franco (AS) / Les Lancaster
  • Dave Johnson / Randy Velarde
  • Dave Stewart (AS) / Mike Sharperson
  • Dave Justice / Ed Whitson (DK)
  • Tony Gwynn (AS) / Manny Lee
  • Greg Myers / Gary Ward
  • Will Clark (AS) / Kevin Hickey
  • Benito Santiago (AS) / Jim Gott
  • Larry McWilliams / Todd Frohwirth
  • Ozzie Smith (AS) / Luis Quinones
  • John Olerud / Gary Redus
  • Wade Boggs (AS) / Tom Pagnozzi
  • Gary Eave / Rance Mulliniks
  • Bob Tewksbury / Mark Guthrie
  • Kevin Mitchell (AS) / Carl Yastrzemski (Puzzle)
  • Bart Giamatti / Julio Machado (RR)
  • Glenn Davis (MVP) / Scott Lusader
  • Steve Sax (MVP) / Kirby Puckett (AS)
  • Steve Sax (MVP) / Bill Swift
  • Eric Davis (MVP) / Tracy Jones DP
  • Greg Swindell (MVP) / Don August DP
  • Von Hayes (MVP) / Willie Fraser DP
  • Alan Trammell (MVP) / Mike Stanley

Super Diamond Kings

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This 27-card, oversize parallel set of the Diamond Kings subset was available through a mail-in offer 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 MVPs

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This 26-card set featured the most valuable player from each team and featured the same red borders and white nameplate, but with the acronym "MVP" printed consecutively in orange against a brown backdrop behind the player photo. These were randomly inserted in all 1990 Donruss packs and were printed at the same rate as any of the other base cards. The factory sets were distributed without the Bonus MVPs. Early printings depicted Tom Glavine on John Smoltz's card. This was corrected very early in the production run.

  • 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

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This 12-card set recognized the players who connected for a grand slam home run during the 1989 season. Cards featured the same design as the base card, but with a powder-blue triangle in the bottom-left of the card front that featured the insert name. The back of the card described the grand slam hit by each player. One Grand Slammer card was inserted into each 37-card cello pack and an entire set was included into each factory set.

  • 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

Carl Yastrzemski Puzzle

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This year's subject for the Donruss Puzzle was Carl Yastrzemski. Due to licensing issues, each pack of 1990 Donruss Baseball was required to contain a three-piece panel of a 63-piece jigsaw puzzle. When assembled, the puzzle featured an original Dick Perez painting of Yastrzemski. The assembled puzzle appears on card #588 in the base set.

Additionally, there is a variation puzzle that has all puzzle pieces with a dot in front of the number. However, this variation is not considered to be rare.

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