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The landmark ''1989 Upper Deck Baseball'' is a 800-card set released in two series. The first series (also known as the "Low-Numbers") consists of the first 700 cards, and was released to The Hobby in April 1989. The High-Number Series, which has both the 700 Low-Number cards, plus an additional 100 cards, was released in October. | The landmark ''1989 Upper Deck Baseball'' is a 800-card set released in two series. The first series (also known as the "Low-Numbers") consists of the first 700 cards, and was released to The Hobby in April 1989. The High-Number Series, which has both the 700 Low-Number cards, plus an additional 100 cards, was released in October, along with 100-card High-Number Factory Sets and 800-card full sets. | ||
The | The set was the first "super-premium" brand in the Hobby as it was the first set that: | ||
* Featured white paper stock | |||
* Featured full color on both the front and the back of the card | |||
* Carried a hologram on the reverse to protect against counterfeiting | |||
* Was packaged in foil wrappers. | |||
Subsets include Rookie Stars (#1-#27), 1988 Award Winners (#658-#663), 1988 Postseason Highlights (#664-#667), and Team Checklists (#668-#693) which were painted by Vernon Wells, | Subsets include Rookie Stars (#1-#27), 1988 Award Winners (#658-#663), 1988 Postseason Highlights (#664-#667), and Team Checklists (#668-#693) which were painted by Vernon Wells, Jr., the father of future Major League outfielder Vernon Wells III. | ||
1989 Upper Deck is notable, of course, for card #1: The Star Rookie of Ken Griffey, Jr. Other rookies included Gary Sheffield, John Smoltz, Randy Johnson (all, like Griffey, included in the "Star Rookie" subset) Craig Biggio. Among the Hi-Series rookies are Tom Gordon, Steve | 1989 Upper Deck is notable, of course, for card #1: The Star Rookie of Ken Griffey, Jr. Other rookies included Gary Sheffield, John Smoltz, Randy Johnson, (all, like Griffey, included in the "Star Rookie" subset) and Craig Biggio. Among the Hi-Series rookies are Tom Gordon, Steve Finley, Jim Abbott and Omar Vizquel. | ||
Collectors should also note that many dealers consider that Upper Deck's "planned" production of 1,000,000 cards of each player was increased (perhaps even doubled) later in the year due to the explosion in popularity of the product. | Collectors should also note that many dealers consider that Upper Deck's "planned" production of 1,000,000 cards of each player was increased (perhaps even doubled) later in the year due to the explosion in popularity of the product. | ||
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At press time, Griffey had not yet played a major league game, so Upper Deck used an image of Griffey in a San Bernardino Spirit uniform and used computers to make him appear as though he was in a Seattle uniform. | At press time, Griffey had not yet played a major league game, so Upper Deck used an image of Griffey in a San Bernardino Spirit uniform and used computers to make him appear as though he was in a Seattle uniform. | ||
Make no mistake, the '89 Upper Deck Griffey is one of the most significant baseball cards ever produced. It is the [[1952 Topps|"'52 Mantle"]] of the post-vintage era. Unfortunately, unlike the '52 Mantle, it is not all that scarce. The card was situated in the top left hand corner of the uncut sheets and was more liable to be cut poorly or have its corners dinged. Company policy was that if a customer found a damaged card in its package, the company would replace it. Many Griffey cards were returned and the result was that Upper Deck printed many uncut sheets (sheets consisting of 100 cards) of just Ken Griffey, Jr. | Make no mistake, the '89 Upper Deck Griffey is one of the most significant baseball cards ever produced. It is the [[1952 Topps|" '52 Mantle"]] of the post-vintage era. Unfortunately, unlike the '52 Mantle, it is not all that scarce. The card was situated in the top left hand corner of the uncut sheets and was more liable to be cut poorly or have its corners dinged. Company policy was that if a customer found a damaged card in its package, the company would replace it. Many Griffey cards were returned and the result was that Upper Deck printed many uncut sheets (sheets consisting of 100 cards) of just Ken Griffey, Jr. | ||
According to Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey, Jr. is the most graded card of all time. Between PSA and Beckett Grading Services (BGS), over 100,000 copies have been slabbed. | According to Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey, Jr. is the most graded card of all time. Between PSA and Beckett Grading Services (BGS), over 100,000 copies have been slabbed. | ||
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'''NOTES''' | '''NOTES''' | ||
* Wax boxes and sets were NOT sealed in shrink-wrap right out of the factory | * Wax boxes and sets were NOT sealed in shrink-wrap right out of the factory. Some distributors/dealers have shrink-wrapped boxes. After-market shrink-wrapped sets and cases are usually sold as "unsearched" and for a premium. That does not necessarily mean an after-market wrapped box wasn't picked through before wrapping. As usual, buyer beware. | ||
* Factory sets were sealed using a clear round sticker on the box's flap. The practice of using shrink-wrap with logos of the issuing company did not begin until the early-1990s. | |||
* Because you have a better chance of pulling a Griffey card from a Low Series pack, Low Series wax sells for a premium over High Series wax. | * Because you have a better chance of pulling a Griffey card from a Low Series pack, Low Series wax sells for a premium over High Series wax. | ||
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''See [[1988 Upper Deck Promo]]'' | ''See [[1988 Upper Deck Promo]]'' | ||
===Blank-Back Promos=== | |||
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These blank-back cards were distributed at various card shows to promote Upper Deck. Fronts do not have the position filled in, and the backs are blank or marked as samples. | |||
==Base Set== | ==Base Set== | ||
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Just like with Fleer's Team Logo Stickers, Donruss's Puzzle Pieces, and Score's Trivia Cards, Upper Deck could not package its baseball cards with a stick of gum, nor could they sold just by themselves -- as Topps continued to have an exclusive license to sell baseball cards with confectionery products and as a standalone product. As a work-around, each pack of ''1989 Upper Deck Baseball'' contained a 2" diameter holographic logo sticker. All 26 MLB teams were represented. Each factory set and High-Number Series factory set included ten stickers. | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:49, 14 December 2023
Description
The landmark 1989 Upper Deck Baseball is a 800-card set released in two series. The first series (also known as the "Low-Numbers") consists of the first 700 cards, and was released to The Hobby in April 1989. The High-Number Series, which has both the 700 Low-Number cards, plus an additional 100 cards, was released in October, along with 100-card High-Number Factory Sets and 800-card full sets.
The set was the first "super-premium" brand in the Hobby as it was the first set that:
- Featured white paper stock
- Featured full color on both the front and the back of the card
- Carried a hologram on the reverse to protect against counterfeiting
- Was packaged in foil wrappers.
Subsets include Rookie Stars (#1-#27), 1988 Award Winners (#658-#663), 1988 Postseason Highlights (#664-#667), and Team Checklists (#668-#693) which were painted by Vernon Wells, Jr., the father of future Major League outfielder Vernon Wells III.
1989 Upper Deck is notable, of course, for card #1: The Star Rookie of Ken Griffey, Jr. Other rookies included Gary Sheffield, John Smoltz, Randy Johnson, (all, like Griffey, included in the "Star Rookie" subset) and Craig Biggio. Among the Hi-Series rookies are Tom Gordon, Steve Finley, Jim Abbott and Omar Vizquel.
Collectors should also note that many dealers consider that Upper Deck's "planned" production of 1,000,000 cards of each player was increased (perhaps even doubled) later in the year due to the explosion in popularity of the product.
The more significant variations involving changed photos or changed type are listed below. According to the company, the Dale Murphy RevNeg and Pat Sheridan "no position" cards were corrected very early, after only two percent of the cards had been produced. Similarly, the Gary Sheffield "upside-down SS" was corrected after 15 percent had been printed; Gary Varsho, Mike Gallego, and Bill Schroeder were corrected after 20 percent; and Brian Holton, Fred Manrique, and Herm Winningham were corrected 30 percent of the way through.
Cards with missing or duplicate holograms appear to be relatively common and are generally considered to be flawed copies that sell for substantial discounts.
Legacy of 1989 Upper Deck and the Ken Griffey, Jr. Star Rookie
In the 1989 Upper Deck Baseball set, Ken Griffey, Jr. was selected to be card #1. The decision to make Griffey, Jr. the first card in the set was reached in late 1988.
Upper Deck employee Tom Geideman, still a teenager at the time and who later went on to found football draft-pick card producer SA-GE, was the one who suggested the use of Griffey as card #1. Traditionally, Topps had a system for reserving various numbers in their sets (such as #1 and multiples of 100) for the biggest stars in the game. Geideman decided that a top prospect should be honored with the first card in the inaugural 1989 set. After reviewing Baseball America, Geideman narrowed the list of candidates to four: Gregg Jefferies, Gary Sheffield, Sandy Alomar, Jr., and Griffey. Since Geideman was a Mariners fan, Ken Griffey, Jr. was chosen.
At press time, Griffey had not yet played a major league game, so Upper Deck used an image of Griffey in a San Bernardino Spirit uniform and used computers to make him appear as though he was in a Seattle uniform.
Make no mistake, the '89 Upper Deck Griffey is one of the most significant baseball cards ever produced. It is the " '52 Mantle" of the post-vintage era. Unfortunately, unlike the '52 Mantle, it is not all that scarce. The card was situated in the top left hand corner of the uncut sheets and was more liable to be cut poorly or have its corners dinged. Company policy was that if a customer found a damaged card in its package, the company would replace it. Many Griffey cards were returned and the result was that Upper Deck printed many uncut sheets (sheets consisting of 100 cards) of just Ken Griffey, Jr.
According to Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey, Jr. is the most graded card of all time. Between PSA and Beckett Grading Services (BGS), over 100,000 copies have been slabbed.
Distribution
Both series were issued in 15-card, 36-pack boxes with a suggested retail price of $0.99/pack -- although market forced prices to the $2, $3, and even $4 mark, shortly after release. Each High-Series pack contained two cards from the 100-card High Series (cards 701-800) and the rest from the Low Series (1-700). A 2" diameter team-logo hologram sticker was included in each pack.
Two different factory sets were also issued. One with all 800 cards, and the other with just the 100 High-Number Series cards.
1989 Upper Deck, both packs and sets, were issued exclusive to Hobby outlets.
NOTES
- Wax boxes and sets were NOT sealed in shrink-wrap right out of the factory. Some distributors/dealers have shrink-wrapped boxes. After-market shrink-wrapped sets and cases are usually sold as "unsearched" and for a premium. That does not necessarily mean an after-market wrapped box wasn't picked through before wrapping. As usual, buyer beware.
- Factory sets were sealed using a clear round sticker on the box's flap. The practice of using shrink-wrap with logos of the issuing company did not begin until the early-1990s.
- Because you have a better chance of pulling a Griffey card from a Low Series pack, Low Series wax sells for a premium over High Series wax.
Reviews
Checklist
Promos
Blank-Back Promos
These blank-back cards were distributed at various card shows to promote Upper Deck. Fronts do not have the position filled in, and the backs are blank or marked as samples.
Base Set
Low Series
Star Rookies
- 1 Ken Griffey, Jr. SR RC
- 2 Luis Medina SR RC
- 3 Tony Chance SR RC
- 4 Dave Otto SR
- 5 Sandy Alomar, Jr. SR RC UER (incorrect birthdate)
- 6 Rolando Roomes SR RC
- 7 Dave West SR RC
- 8 Cris Carpenter SR RC
- 9 Gregg Jefferies SR
- 10 Doug Dascenzo SR RC
- 11 Ron Jones SR RC
- 12 Luis de los Santos SR RC
- 13 Gary Sheffield SR ERR (SS upside down)
- 13 Gary Sheffield SR RC COR
- 14 Mike Harkey SR RC
- 15 Lance Blankenship SR RC
- 16 William Brennan SR RC
- 17 John Smoltz SR RC
- 18 Ramon Martinez SR RC
- 19 Mark Lemke SR RC
- 20 Juan Bell SR RC
- 21 Rey Palacios SR RC
- 22 Felix Jose SR RC
- 23 Van Snider SR RC
- 24 Dante Bichette SR RC
- 25 Randy Johnson SR RC
- 26 Carlos Quintana SR RC
- 27 Star Rookie Checklist
- 28 Mike Schooler
- 29 Randy St. Claire
- 30 Jerald Clark RC
- 31 Kevin Gross
- 32 Dan Firova
- 33 Jeff Calhoun
- 34 Tommy Hinzo
- 35 Ricky Jordan RC
- 36 Larry Parrish
- 37 Bret Saberhagen UER (Hits should be 1031)
- 38 Mike Smithson
- 39 Dave Dravecky
- 40 Ed Romero
- 41 Jeff Musselman
- 42 Ed Hearn
- 43 Rance Mulliniks
- 44 Jim Eisenreich
- 45 Sil Campusano
- 46 Mike Krukow
- 47 Paul Gibson
- 48 Mike LaCoss
- 49 Larry Herndon
- 50 Scott Garrelts
- 51 Dwayne Henry
- 52 Jim Acker
- 53 Steve Sax
- 54 Pete O'Brien
- 55 Paul Runge
- 56 Rick Rhoden
- 57 John Dopson
- 58 Casey Candaele UER (no stats for '88)
- 59 Dave Righetti
- 60 Joe Hesketh
- 61 Frank DiPino
- 62 Tim Laudner
- 63 Jamie Moyer
- 64 Fred Toliver egas
- 65 Mitch Webster
- 66 John Tudor
- 67 John Cangelosi
- 68 Mike Devereaux
- 69 Brian Fisher
- 70 Mike Marshall
- 71 Zane Smith
- 72 Brian Holton ERR (photo is of Shawn Hill)
- 72 Brian Holton COR
- 73 Jose Guzman
- 74 Rick Mahler
- 75 John Shelby
- 76 Jim Deshaies
- 77 Bobby Meacham
- 78 Bryn Smith
- 79 Joaquin Andujar
- 80 Rich Dotson
- 81 Charlie Lea
- 82 Calvin Schiraldi
- 83 Les Straker
- 84 Les Lancaster
- 85 Allan Anderson
- 86 Junior Ortiz
- 87 Jesse Orosco
- 88 Felix Fermin
- 89 Dave Anderson
- 90 Rafael Belliard UER (incorrect birthyear)
- 91 Franklin Stubbs
- 92 Cecil Espy
- 93 Albert Hall
- 94 Tim Leary
- 95 Mitch Williams
- 96 Tracy Jones
- 97 Danny Darwin
- 98 Gary Ward
- 99 Neal Heaton
- 100 Jim Pankowits
- 101 Bill Doran
- 102 Tim Wallach
- 103 Joe Magrane
- 104 Ozzie Virgil
- 105 Alvin Davis
- 106 Tom Brookens
- 107 Shawon Dunston
- 108 Tracy Woodson
- 109 Nelson Liriano
- 110 Devon White UER (2B total should be 56)
- 111 Steve Balboni
- 112 Buddy Bell
- 113 German Jimenez
- 114 Ken Dayley
- 115 Andres Galarraga
- 116 Mike Scioscia
- 117 Gary Pettis
- 118 Ernie Whitt
- 119 Bob Boone
- 120 Ryne Sandberg
- 121 Bruce Benedict
- 122 Hubie Brooks
- 123 Mike Moore
- 124 Wallace Johnson
- 125 Bob Horner
- 126 Chili Davis
- 127 Manny Trillo
- 128 Chet Lemon
- 129 John Cerutti
- 130 Orel Hershiser
- 131 Terry Pendleton
- 132 Jeff Blauser
- 133 Mike Fitzgerald
- 134 Henry Cotto
- 135 Gerald Young
- 136 Luis Salazar
- 137 Alejandro Pena
- 138 Jack Howell
- 139 Tony Fernandez
- 140 Mark Grace
- 141 Ken Caminiti
- 142 Mike Jackson
- 143 Larry McWilliams
- 144 Andres Thomas
- 145 Nolan Ryan 3X
- 146 Mike Davis
- 147 DeWayne Buice
- 148 Jody Davis
- 149 Jesse Barfield
- 150 Matt Nokes
- 151 Jerry Reuss
- 152 Rick Cerone
- 153 Storm Davis
- 154 Marvell Wynne
- 155 Will Clark
- 156 Luis Aguayo
- 157 Willie Upshaw
- 158 Randy Bush
- 159 Ron Darling
- 160 Kal Daniels
- 161 Spike Owen
- 162 Luis Polonia
- 163 Kevin Mitchell UER (1988/Career HRs should be 19/53)
- 164 Dave Gallagher
- 165 Benito Santiago
- 166 Greg Gagne
- 167 Ken Phelps
- 168 Sid Fernandez
- 169 Bo Diaz
- 170 Cory Snyder
- 171 Eric Show
- 172 Robby Thompson
- 173 Marty Barrett
- 174 Dave Henderson
- 175 Ozzie Guillen
- 176 Barry Lyons
- 177 Kelvin Torve
- 178 Don Slaught
- 179 Steve Lombardozzi
- 180 Chris Sabo RC
- 181 Jose Uribe
- 182 Shane Mack
- 183 Ron Karkovice
- 184 Todd Benzinger
- 185 Dave Stewart
- 186 Julio Franco
- 187 Ron Robinson
- 188 Wally Backman
- 189 Randy Velarde
- 190 Joe Carter
- 191 Bob Welch
- 192 Kelly Paris
- 193 Chris Brown
- 194 Rick Reuschel
- 195 Roger Clemens
- 196 Dave Concepcion
- 197 Al Newman
- 198 Brook Jacoby
- 199 Mookie Wilson
- 200 Don Mattingly
- 201 Dick Schofield
- 202 Mark Gubicza
- 203 Gary Gaetti
- 204 Dan Pasqua
- 205 Andre Dawson
- 206 Chris Speier
- 207 Kent Tekulve
- 208 Rod Scurry
- 209 Scott Bailes
- 210 Rickey Henderson UER (listed as throwing righty)
- 211 Harold Baines
- 212 Tony Armas
- 213 Kent Hrbek
- 214 Darrin Jackson RC
- 215 George Brett
- 216 Rafael Santana
- 217 Andy Allanson
- 218 Brett Butler
- 219 Steve Jeltz
- 220 Jay Buhner
- 221 Bo Jackson
- 222 Angel Salazar
- 223 Kirk McCaskill
- 224 Steve Lyons
- 225 Bert Blyleven
- 226 Scott Bradley
- 227 Bob Melvin
- 228 Ron Kittle
- 229 Phil Bradley
- 230 Tommy John
- 231 Greg Walker
- 232 Juan Berenguer
- 233 Pat Tabler
- 234 Terry Clark
- 235 Rafael Palmeiro
- 236 Paul Zuvella
- 237 Willie Randolph
- 238 Bruce Fields
- 239 Mike Aldrete
- 240 Lance Parrish
- 241 Greg Maddux
- 242 John Moses
- 243 Melido Perez
- 244 Willie Wilson
- 245 Mark McLemore
- 246 Von Hayes
- 247 Matt Williams
- 248 John Candelaria UER (Played for Mets in '87 not Yankees)
- 249 Harold Reynolds
- 250 Greg Swindell
- 251 Juan Agosto
- 252 Mike Felder
- 253 Vince Coleman
- 254 Larry Sheets
- 255 George Bell
- 256 Terry Steinbach
- 257 Jack Armstrong RC
- 258 Dickie Thon
- 259 Ray Knight
- 260 Darryl Strawberry
- 261 Doug Sisk
- 262 Alex Trevino
- 263 Jeffrey Leonard
- 264 Tom Henke
- 265 Ozzie Smith
- 266 Dave Bergman
- 267 Tony Phillips
- 268 Mark Davis
- 269 Kevin Elster
- 270 Barry Larkin
- 271 Manny Lee
- 272 Tom Brunansky
- 273 Craig Biggio RC
- 274 Jim Gantner
- 275 Eddie Murray
- 276 Jeff Reed
- 277 Tim Teufel
- 278 Rick Honeycutt
- 279 Guillermo Hernandez
- 280 John Kruk
- 281 Luis Alicea RC
- 282 Jim Clancy
- 283 Billy Ripken
- 284 Craig Reynolds
- 285 Robin Yount
- 286 Jimmy Jones
- 287 Ron Oester
- 288 Terry Leach
- 289 Dennis Eckersley
- 290 Alan Trammell
- 291 Jimmy Key
- 292 Chris Bosio
- 293 Jose DeLeon
- 294 Jim Traber
- 295 Mike Scott
- 296 Roger McDowell
- 297 Garry Templeton
- 298 Doyle Alexander
- 299 Nick Esasky
- 300 Mark McGwire UER (2B total should be 51)
- 301 Darryl Hamilton RC
- 302 Dave Smith
- 303 Rick Sutcliffe
- 304 Dave Stapleton
- 305 Alan Ashby
- 306 Pedro Guerrero
- 307 Ron Guidry
- 308 Steve Farr
- 309 Curt Ford
- 310 Claudell Washington
- 311 Tom Prince
- 312 Chad Kreuter RC
- 313 Ken Oberkfell
- 314 Jerry Browne
- 315 R.J. Reynolds
- 316 Scott Bankhead
- 317 Milt Thompson
- 318 Mario Diaz
- 319 Bruce Ruffin
- 320 Dave Valle
- 321 Gary Varsho ERR (photo is Mike Bielecki)
- 321 Gary Varsho COR (Away uniform)
- 322 Paul Mirabella
- 323 Chuck Jackson
- 324 Drew Hall
- 325 Don August
- 326 Israel Sanchez
- 327 Denny Walling
- 328 Joel Skinner
- 329 Danny Tartabull
- 330 Tony Pena
- 331 Jim Sundberg
- 332 Jeff D. Robinson
- 333 Oddibe McDowell
- 334 Jose Lind
- 335 Paul Kilgus
- 336 Juan Samuel
- 337 Mike Campbell
- 338 Mike Maddux
- 339 Darnell Coles
- 340 Bob Dernier
- 341 Rafael Ramirez
- 342 Scott Sanderson
- 343 B.J. Surhoff
- 344 Billy Hatcher
- 345 Pat Perry
- 346 Jack Clark
- 347 Gary Thurman
- 348 Tim Jones
- 349 Dave Winfield
- 350 Frank White
- 351 Dave Collins
- 352 Jack Morris
- 353 Eric Plunk
- 354 Leon Durham
- 355 Ivan DeJesus
- 356 Brian Holman RC
- 357 Dale Murphy ERR RevNeg
- 357 Dale Murphy COR
- 358 Mark Portugal
- 359 Andy McGaffigan
- 360 Tom Glavine
- 361 Keith Moreland
- 362 Todd Stottlemyre RC
- 363 Dave Leiper
- 364 Cecil Fielder
- 365 Carmelo Martinez
- 366 Dwight Evans
- 367 Kevin McReynolds
- 368 Rich Gedman
- 369 Lenny Dykstra
- 370 Jody Reed
- 371 Jose Canseco UER (strikeout total listed as 391, should be 491)
- 372 Rob Murphy
- 373 Mike Henneman
- 374 Walt Weiss
- 375 Rob Dibble RC
- 376 Kirby Puckett
- 377 Dennis Martinez
- 378 Ron Gant
- 379 Brian Harper
- 380 Nelson Santovenia
- 381 Lloyd Moseby
- 382 Lance McCullers
- 383 Dave Stieb
- 384 Tony Gwynn
- 385 Mike Flanagan
- 386 Bob Ojeda
- 387 Bruce Hurst
- 388 Dave Magadan
- 389 Wade Boggs
- 390 Gary Carter
- 391 Frank Tanana
- 392 Curt Young
- 393 Jeff Treadway
- 394 Darrell Evans
- 395 Glenn Hubbard
- 396 Chuck Cary
- 397 Frank Viola
- 398 Jeff Parrett
- 399 Terry Blocker
- 400 Dan Gladden
- 401 Louie Meadows RC
- 402 Tim Raines
- 403 Joey Meyer
- 404 Larry Andersen
- 405 Rex Hudler
- 406 Mike Schmidt
- 407 John Franco
- 408 Brady Anderson RC
- 409 Don Carman
- 410 Eric Davis
- 411 Bob Stanley
- 412 Pete Smith
- 413 Jim Rice
- 414 Bruce Sutter
- 415 Dennis Boyd
- 416 Ruben Sierra
- 417 Mike LaValliere
- 418 Steve Buechele
- 419 Gary Redus
- 420 Scott Fletcher
- 421 Dale Sveum
- 422 Bob Knepper
- 423 Luis Rivera
- 424 Ted Higuera
- 425 Kevin Bass
- 426 Ken Gerhart
- 427 Shane Rawley
- 428 Paul O'Neill
- 429 Joe Orsulak
- 430 Jackie Gutierrez
- 431 Gerald Perry
- 432 Mike Greenwell
- 433 Jerry Royster
- 434 Ellis Burks
- 435 Ed Olwine
- 436 Dave Rucker
- 437 Charlie Hough
- 438 Bob Walk
- 439 Bob Brower
- 440 Barry Bonds
- 441 Tom Foley
- 442 Rob Deer
- 443 Glenn Davis
- 444 Dave Martinez
- 445 Bill Wegman
- 446 Lloyd McClendon
- 447 Dave Schmidt
- 448 Darren Daulton
- 449 Frank Williams
- 450 Don Aase
- 451 Lou Whitaker
- 452 Rich Gossage
- 453 Ed Whitson
- 454 Jim Walewander
- 455 Damon Berryhill RC
- 456 Tim Burke
- 457 Barry Jones
- 458 Joel Youngblood
- 459 Floyd Youmans
- 460 Mark Salas
- 461 Jeff Russell
- 462 Darrell Miller
- 463 Jeff Kunkel
- 464 Sherman Corbett RC
- 465 Curt Wilkerson
- 466 Bud Black
- 467 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 468 John Farrell
- 469 Terry Kennedy
- 470 Tom Candiotti
- 471 Roberto Alomar
- 472 Jeff M. Robinson
- 473 Vance Law
- 474 Randy Ready UER (strikeout total listed as 136, should be 115)
- 475 Walt Terrell
- 476 Kelly Downs
- 477 Johnny Paredes
- 478 Shawn Hillegas
- 479 Bob Brenly
- 480 Otis Nixon
- 481 Johnny Ray
- 482 Geno Petralli
- 483 Stu Cliburn
- 484 Pete Incaviglia
- 485 Brian Downing
- 486 Jeff Stone
- 487 Carmen Castillo
- 488 Tom Niedenfuer
- 489 Jay Bell
- 490 Rick Schu
- 491 Jeff Pico
- 492 Mark Parent RC
- 493 Eric King
- 494 Al Nipper
- 495 Andy Hawkins
- 496 Daryl Boston
- 497 Ernie Riles
- 498 Pascual Perez
- 499 Bill Long UER (GS listed as 70, should be 44)
- 500 Kirt Manwaring
- 501 Chuck Crim
- 502 Candy Maldonado
- 503 Dennis Lamp
- 504 Glenn Braggs
- 505 Joe Price
- 506 Ken Williams
- 507 Bill Pecota
- 508 Rey Quinones
- 509 Jeff Bittiger
- 510 Kevin Seitzer
- 511 Steve Bedrosian
- 512 Todd Worrell
- 513 Chris James
- 514 Jose Oquendo
- 515 David Palmer
- 516 John Smiley
- 517 Dave Clark
- 518 Mike Dunne
- 519 Ron Washington
- 520 Bob Kipper
- 521 Lee Smith
- 522 Juan Castillo
- 523 Don Robinson
- 524 Kevin Romine
- 525 Paul Molitor
- 526 Mark Langston
- 527 Donnie Hill
- 528 Larry Owen
- 529 Jerry Reed
- 530 Jack McDowell
- 531 Greg Mathews
- 532 John Russell
- 533 Dan Quisenberry
- 534 Greg Gross
- 535 Danny Cox
- 536 Terry Francona
- 537 Andy Van Slyke
- 538 Mel Hall
- 539 Jim Gott
- 540 Doug Jones
- 541 Craig Lefferts
- 542 Mike Boddicker
- 543 Greg Brock
- 544 Charlie Haag
- 545 Tom Bolton
- 546 Mike Macfarlane RC
- 547 Rich Renteria
- 548 John Davis
- 549 Floyd Bannister
- 550 Mickey Brantley
- 551 Duane Ward
- 552 Dan Petry
- 553 Mickey Tettleton UER (Walks total listed as 175, should be 136)
- 554 Rick Leach
- 555 Mike Witt
- 556 Sid Bream
- 557 Bobby Witt
- 558 Tommy Herr
- 559 Randy Milligan
- 560 Jose Cecena
- 561 Mackey Sasser
- 562 Carney Lansford
- 563 Rick Aguilera
- 564 Ron Hassey
- 565 Dwight Gooden
- 566 Paul Assenmacher
- 567 Neil Allen
- 568 Jim Morrison
- 569 Mike Pagliarulo
- 570 Ted Simmons
- 571 Mark Thurmond
- 572 Fred McGriff
- 573 Wally Joyner
- 574 Jose Bautista RC
- 575 Kelly Gruber
- 576 Cecilio Guante
- 577 Mark Davidson
- 578 Bobby Bonilla UER (1987 SB listed as 2, should be 3)
- 579 Mike Stanley
- 580 Gene Larkin
- 581 Stan Javier
- 582 Howard Johnson
- 583 Mike Gallego ERR RevNeg on back
- 583 Mike Gallego COR
- 584 David Cone
- 585 Doug Jennings RC
- 586 Charles Hudson
- 587 Dion James
- 588 Al Leiter
- 589 Charlie Puleo
- 590 Roberto Kelly
- 591 Thad Bosley
- 592 Pete Stanicek
- 593 Pat Borders RC
- 594 Bryan Harvey RC
- 595 Jeff Ballard
- 596 Jeff Reardon
- 597 Doug Drabek
- 598 Edwin Correa
- 599 Keith Atherton
- 600 Dave LaPoint
- 601 Don Baylor
- 602 Tom Pagnozzi
- 603 Tim Flannery
- 604 Gene Walter
- 605 Dave Parker
- 606 Mike Diaz
- 607 Chris Gwynn
- 608 Odell Jones
- 609 Carlton Fisk
- 610 Jay Howell
- 611 Tim Crews
- 612 Keith Hernandez
- 613 Willie Fraser
- 614 Jim Eppard
- 615 Jeff Hamilton
- 616 Kurt Stillwell
- 617 Tom Browning
- 618 Jeff Montgomery
- 619 Jose Rijo
- 620 Jamie Quirk
- 621 Willie McGee
- 622 Mark Grant UER (glove on wrong hand)
- 623 Bill Swift
- 624 Orlando Mercado
- 625 John Costello RC
- 626 Jose Gonzalez
- 627 Bill Schroeder ERR (Photo on back is Ronn Reynolds)
- 627 Bill Schroeder COR (Photo on back with arms crossed)
- 628 Fred Manrique ERR (Photo on back is Ozzie Guillen)
- 628 Fred Manrique COR (Photo on back batting)
- 629 Ricky Horton
- 630 Dan Plesac
- 631 Alfredo Griffin
- 632 Chuck Finley
- 633 Kirk Gibson
- 634 Randy Myers
- 635 Greg Minton
- 636 Herm Winningham ERR (Spelled "W1nningham" on back)
- 636 Herm Winningham COR
- 637 Charlie Leibrandt
- 638 Tim Birtsas
- 639 Bill Buckner
- 640 Danny Jackson
- 641 Greg Booker
- 642 Jim Presley
- 643 Gene Nelson
- 644 Rod Booker
- 645 Dennis Rasmussen
- 646 Juan Nieves
- 647 Bobby Thigpen
- 648 Tim Belcher
- 649 Mike Young
- 650 Ivan Calderon
- 651 Oswald Peraza
- 652 Pat Sheridan ERR NPOF
- 652 Pat Sheridan COR
- 653 Mike Morgan
- 654 Mike Heath
- 655 Jay Tibbs
- 656 Fernando Valenzuela
- 657 Lee Mazzilli
1988 Award Winners
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- 658 Frank Viola AL CY
- 659 Jose Canseco AL MVP ERR (Black AL Logo)
- 659 Jose Canseco AL MVP COR (Blue AL Logo)
- 660 Walt Weiss AL ROY
- 661 Orel Hershiser NL CY
- 662 Kirk Gibson NL MVP
- 663 Chris Sabo NL ROY
1988 Postseason Highlights
- 664 Dennis Eckersley ALCS
- 665 Orel Hershiser NLCS
- 666 Kirk Gibson WS
- 667 Orel Hershiser WS
Team Checklists
Each Team Checklist features original artwork from Vernon Wells, Jr., whose son Vernon III would play fourteen seasons in the Major Leagues.
- 668 Wally Joyner
- 669 Nolan Ryan
- 670 Jose Canseco
- 671 Fred McGriff
- 672 Dale Murphy
- 673 Paul Molitor
- 674 Ozzie Smith
- 675 Ryne Sandberg
- 676 Kirk Gibson
- 677 Andres Galarraga
- 678 Will Clark
- 679 Cory Snyder
- 680 Alvin Davis
- 681 Darryl Strawberry
- 682 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 683 Tony Gwynn
- 684 Mike Schmidt
- 685 Andy Van Slyke
- 686 Ruben Sierra
- 687 Wade Boggs
- 688 Eric Davis
- 689 George Brett
- 690 Alan Trammell
- 691 Frank Viola
- 692 Harold Baines
- 693 Don Mattingly
Checklists
- 694 Checklist 1-100
- 695 Checklist 101-200
- 696 Checklist 201-300
- 697 Checklist 301-400
- 698 Checklist 401-500
- 699 Checklist 501-600
- 700 Checklist 601-700
High Series
- 701 Checklist 701-800
- 702 Jesse Barfield
- 703 Walt Terrell
- 704 Dickie Thon
- 705 Al Leiter
- 706 Dave LaPoint
- 707 Charlie Hayes RC
- 708 Andy Hawkins
- 709 Mickey Hatcher
- 710 Lance McCullers
- 711 Ron Kittle
- 712 Bert Blyleven
- 713 Rick Dempsey
- 714 Ken Williams
- 715 Steve Rosenberg
- 716 Joe Skalski
- 717 Spike Owen
- 718 Todd Burns
- 719 Kevin Gross
- 720 Tommy Herr
- 721 Rob Ducey
- 722 Gary Green
- 723 Gregg Olson RC
- 724 Greg W. Harris RC
- 725 Craig Worthington
- 726 Thomas Howard RC
- 727 Dale Mohorcic
- 728 Rich Yett
- 729 Mel Hall
- 730 Floyd Youmans
- 731 Lonnie Smith
- 732 Wally Backman
- 733 Trevor Wilson RC
- 734 Jose Alvarez RC
- 735 Bob Milacki
- 736 Tom Gordon RC
- 737 Wally Whitehurst RC
- 738 Mike Aldrete
- 739 Keith Miller
- 740 Randy Milligan
- 741 Jeff Parrett
- 742 Steve Finley RC
- 743 Junior Felix RC
- 744 Pete Harnisch RC
- 745 Billy Spiers RC
- 746 Hensley Meulens RC
- 747 Juan Bell RC
- 748 Steve Sax
- 749 Phil Bradley
- 750 Rey Quinones
- 751 Tommy Gregg
- 752 Kevin Brown
- 753 Derek Lilliquist RC
- 754 Todd Zeile RC
- 755 Jim Abbott RC 3X
- 756 Ozzie Canseco
- 757 Nick Esasky
- 758 Mike Moore
- 759 Rob Murphy
- 760 Rick Mahler
- 761 Fred Lynn
- 762 Kevin Blankenship
- 763 Eddie Murray
- 764 Steve Searcy
- 765 Jerome Walton RC
- 766 Erik Hanson RC
- 767 Bob Boone
- 768 Edgar Martinez
- 769 Jose DeJesus
- 770 Greg Briley
- 771 Steve Peters
- 772 Rafael Palmeiro
- 773 Jack Clark
- 774 Nolan Ryan (w/Football)
- 775 Lance Parrish
- 776 Joe Girardi RC
- 777 Willie Randolph
- 778 Mitch Williams
- 779 Dennis Cook RC
- 780 Dwight Smith RC
- 781 Lenny Harris RC
- 782 Torey Lovullo RC
- 783 Norm Charlton RC
- 784 Chris Brown
- 785 Todd Benzinger
- 786 Shane Rawley
- 787 Omar Vizquel RC
- 788 LaVel Freeman
- 789 Jeffrey Leonard
- 790 Eddie Williams
- 791 Jamie Moyer
- 792 Bruce Hurst UER ("Workd Series")
- 793 Julio Franco
- 794 Claudell Washington
- 795 Jody Davis
- 796 Oddibe McDowell
- 797 Paul Kilgus
- 798 Tracy Jones
- 799 Steve Wilson RC
- 800 Pete O'Brien
Inserts
Holographic Team Logo Stickers
Just like with Fleer's Team Logo Stickers, Donruss's Puzzle Pieces, and Score's Trivia Cards, Upper Deck could not package its baseball cards with a stick of gum, nor could they sold just by themselves -- as Topps continued to have an exclusive license to sell baseball cards with confectionery products and as a standalone product. As a work-around, each pack of 1989 Upper Deck Baseball contained a 2" diameter holographic logo sticker. All 26 MLB teams were represented. Each factory set and High-Number Series factory set included ten stickers.
Upper Deck (flagship)
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