1985 Leaf

Description

1985 Leaf is a 264-card set produced by Donruss for the Canadian market. Similar to the O-Pee-Chee sets of the era, Leaf was a Canadian version of the current year's Donruss flagship, but with a smaller set size. Also, like OPC, all cards are in both English and French. 1985 would be the first of a three-year run for Leaf.

The set is heavily slanted towards players from the two Canadian teams and Canadian-born players. Cards #251 and #252 make up the "Canadian Greats" subset and are the only cards in Leaf that weren't also in Donruss.

Distribution

36 packs per box, 12 cards plus three puzzle pieces per pack (MSRP: C$0.35). Distributed in Canada only.

Checklist

Diamond Kings

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Rated Rookie

For some reason, Steve Kiefer the only Rated Rookie in the 1985 Leaf set.

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Canadian Greats

These two cards feature original Dick Perez artwork and highlight one player from each of Canada's two Major League Teams: The Toronto Blue Jays (Dave Steib) and the Montreal Expos (Tim Raines). These are the only two cards that are original to the Leaf set.

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Checklists

NOTE: None of the checklists have French text, nor are any marked as being from the Leaf set.

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Lou Gehrig Puzzle

NOTE: As with the checklists, the Lou Gehrig Puzzle card does not contain French text, nor is it marked as part of the Leaf set. In fact, it is sequentially-numbered as card #635, the same as the Lou Gehrig Puzzle card in 1985 Donruss.

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Donruss
Triopoly Era: 1980-81 Donruss Test - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987
Junk Wax Era: 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993
Post Junk Wax Era: 1994 - 1995 - 1996
Pinnacle Brands Era: 1997 - 1998
Donruss-Playoff Era: 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005
Panini America Era: 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
Optic: 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022
All-Stars: 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989
Highlights: 1985 - 1986 - 1987
The Rookies: 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2014 Donruss The Rookies Update
Baseball's Best: 1988 - 1989 - 1990
Other Donruss Brands: 1983 Donruss HOF Heroes - 1984 Donruss Champions - 1985 Donruss HOF Sluggers - 1987 Donruss Opening Day - 1988 Donruss Team Books - 1989 Donruss Traded - 1990 Donruss Learning Series - 1993 Donruss Elite Dominators - 1997 Donruss Team Sets - 1998 Donruss Collections -1998 Donruss Days - 2002 Donruss Originals

Leaf
Vintage Era: 1948-49 - 1960
Canadian Era: 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988
Donruss Era: 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996
Pinnacle Brands Era: 1997 - 1998
Donruss-Playoff Era: 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005
Parallel Brands: 1998 Donruss Collections - 1998 Leaf Fractal Foundations
Other Leaf Brands: 1998 Leaf Rookies & Stars - 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars - 2002 Leaf Rookies & Stars - 2005 Leaf Century