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Description

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

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

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

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

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

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

Distribution

Wax: 36 packs per box, 14 cards per pack, 1 Stick of Bubble Gum

Cello: 24 packs per box, 31 cards per pack

Rack: 24 packs per box, 38 cards per pack

Factory Sets

Tiffany Factory Sets (limited to 6000 sets)

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards
Base	484
Bowman Reprints	11

Checklist

Base Set

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

American League

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1 Oswald Peraza
2 Brian Holton
3 Jose Bautista RC
4 Pete Harnisch
5 Dave Schmidt
6 Gregg Olson
7 Jeff Ballard
8 Bob Melvin
9 Cal Ripken, Jr.
10 Randy Milligan
11 Juan Bell
12 Billy Ripken
13 Jim Traber
14 Pete Stanicek
15 Steve Finley
16 Larry Sheets
17 Phil Bradley
18 Brady Anderson RC
19 Lee Smith
20 Tom Fischer
21 Mike Boddicker
22 Rob Murphy
23 Wes Gardner
24 John Dopson
25 Bob Stanley
26 Roger Clemens
27 Rich Gedman
28 Marty Barrett
29 Luis Rivera
30 Jody Reed
31 Nick Esasky
32 Wade Boggs
33 Jim Rice
34 Mike Greenwell
35 Dwight Evans
36 Ellis Burks
37 Chuck Finley
38 Kirk McCaskill
39 Jim Abbott
40 Bryan Harvey RC
41 Bert Blyleven
42 Mike Witt
43 Bob McClure
44 Bill Schroeder
45 Lance Parrish
46 Dick Schofield
47 Wally Joyner
48 Jack Howell
49 Johnny Ray
50 Chili Davis
51 Tony Armas
52 Claudell Washington
53 Brian Downing
54 Devon White
55 Bobby Thigpen
56 Bill Long
57 Jerry Reuss
58 Shawn Hillegas
59 Melido Perez
60 Jeff Bittiger
61 Jack McDowell
62 Carlton Fisk
63 Steve Lyons
64 Ozzie Guillen
65 Robin Ventura
66 Fred Manrique
67 Dan Pasqua
68 Ivan Calderon
69 Ron Kittle
70 Daryl Boston
71 Dave Gallagher
72 Harold Baines
73 Charles Nagy
74 John Farrell
75 Kevin Wickander
76 Greg Swindell
77 Mike Walker
78 Doug Jones
79 Rich Yett
80 Tom Candiotti
81 Jesse Orosco
82 Bud Black
83 Andy Allanson
84 Pete O'Brien
85 Jerry Browne
86 Brook Jacoby
87 Mark Lewis
88 Luis Aguayo
89 Cory Snyder
90 Oddibe McDowell
91 Joe Carter
92 Frank Tanana
93 Jack Morris
94 Doyle Alexander
95 Steve Searcy
96 Randy Bockus
97 Jeff M. Robinson
98 Mike Henneman
99 Paul Gibson
100 Frank Williams
101 Matt Nokes
102 Rico Brogna
103 Lou Whitaker
104 Al Pedrique
105 Alan Trammell
106 Chris Brown
107 Pat Sheridan
108 Chet Lemon
109 Keith Moreland
110 Mel Stottlemyre
111 Bret Saberhagen
112 Floyd Bannister
113 Jeff Montgomery
114 Steve Farr
115 Tom Gordon RC
116 Charlie Leibrandt
117 Mark Gubicza
118 Mike Macfarlane RC
119 Bob Boone
120 Kurt Stillwell
121 George Brett
122 Frank White
123 Kevin Seitzer
124 Willie Wilson
125 Pat Tabler
126 Bo Jackson
127 Hugh Walker
128 Danny Tartabull
129 Teddy Higuera
130 Don August
131 Juan Nieves
132 Mike Birkbeck
133 Dan Plesac
134 Chris Bosio
135 Bill Wegman
136 Chuck Crim
137 B.J. Surhoff
138 Joey Meyer
139 Dale Sveum
140 Paul Molitor
141 Jim Gantner
142 Gary Sheffield RC
143 Greg Brock
144 Robin Yount
145 Glenn Braggs
146 Rob Deer
147 Fred Toliver
148 Jeff Reardon
149 Allan Anderson
150 Frank Viola
151 Shane Rawley
152 Juan Berenguer
153 Johnny Ard
154 Tim Laudner
155 Brian Harper
156 Al Newman
157 Kent Hrbek
158 Gary Gaetti
159 Wally Backman
160 Gene Larkin
161 Greg Gagne
162 Kirby Puckett
163 Dan Gladden
164 Randy Bush
165 Dave LaPoint
166 Andy Hawkins
167 Dave Righetti
168 Lance McCullers
169 Jimmy Jones
170 Al Leiter
171 John Candelaria
172 Don Slaught
173 Jamie Quirk
174 Rafael Santana
175 Mike Pagliarulo
176 Don Mattingly
177 Ken Phelps
178 Steve Sax
179 Dave Winfield
180 Stan Jefferson
181 Rickey Henderson
182 Bob Brower
183 Roberto Kelly
184 Curt Young
185 Gene Nelson
186 Bob Welch
187 Rick Honeycutt
188 Dave Stewart
189 Mike Moore
190 Dennis Eckersley
191 Eric Plunk
192 Storm Davis
193 Terry Steinbach
194 Ron Hassey
195 Stan Royer
196 Walt Weiss
197 Mark McGwire
198 Carney Lansford
199 Glenn Hubbard
200 Dave Henderson
201 Jose Canseco
202 Dave Parker
203 Scott Bankhead
204 Tom Niedenfuer
205 Mark Langston
206 Erik Hanson RC
207 Mike Jackson
208 Dave Valle
209 Scott Bradley
210 Harold Reynolds
211 Tino Martinez
212 Rich Renteria
213 Rey Quinones
214 Jim Presley
215 Alvin Davis
216 Edgar Martinez
217 Darnell Coles
218 Jeffrey Leonard
219 Jay Buhner
220 Ken Griffey, Jr. RC
221 Drew Hall
222 Bobby Witt
223 Jamie Moyer
224 Charlie Hough
225 Nolan Ryan
226 Jeff Russell
227 Jim Sundberg
228 Julio Franco
229 Buddy Bell
230 Scott Fletcher
231 Jeff Kunkel
232 Steve Buechele
233 Monty Fariss
234 Rick Leach
235 Ruben Sierra
236 Cecil Espy
237 Rafael Palmeiro
238 Pete Incaviglia
239 Dave Stieb
240 Jeff Musselman
241 Mike Flanagan
242 Todd Stottlemyre RC
243 Jimmy Key
244 Tony Castillo
245 Alex Sanchez RC
246 Tom Henke
247 John Cerutti
248 Ernie Whitt
249 Bob Brenly
250 Rance Mulliniks
251 Kelly Gruber
252 Ed Sprague
253 Fred McGriff
254 Tony Fernandez
255 Tom Lawless
256 George Bell
257 Jesse Barfield

Fathers & Sons

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This three-card subset features prominent multi-generational baseball families. The design is evocative of the 1955 Bowman set -- but with a 1989-style TV set.

258 Roberto Alomar / Sandy Alomar, Jr.
259 Ken Griffey, Sr. / Ken Griffey, Jr.
260 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Cal Ripken, Sr.

National League

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261 Mel Stottlemyre
262 Zane Smith
263 Charlie Puleo
264 Derek Lilliquist RC
265 Paul Assenmacher
266 John Smoltz RC
267 Tom Glavine
268 Steve Avery
269 Pete Smith
270 Jody Davis
271 Bruce Benedict
272 Andres Thomas
273 Gerald Perry
274 Ron Gant
275 Darrell Evans
276 Dale Murphy
277 Dion James
278 Lonnie Smith
279 Geronimo Berroa
280 Steve Wilson RC
281 Rick Sutcliffe
282 Kevin Coffman
283 Mitch Williams
284 Greg Maddux
285 Paul Kilgus
286 Mike Harkey RC
287 Lloyd McClendon
288 Damon Berryhill RC
289 Ty Griffin
290 Ryne Sandberg
291 Mark Grace
292 Curt Wilkerson
293 Vance Law
294 Shawon Dunston
295 Jerome Walton RC
296 Mitch Webster
297 Dwight Smith RC
298 Andre Dawson
299 Jeff Sellers
300 Jose Rijo
301 John Franco
302 Rick Mahler
303 Ron Robinson
304 Danny Jackson
305 Rob Dibble RC
306 Tom Browning
307 Bo Diaz
308 Manny Trillo
309 Chris Sabo RC
310 Ron Oester
311 Barry Larkin
312 Todd Benzinger
313 Paul O'Neill
314 Kal Daniels
315 Joel Youngblood
316 Eric Davis
317 Dave Smith
318 Mark Portugal
319 Brian Meyer
320 Jim Deshaies
321 Juan Agosto
322 Mike Scott
323 Rick Rhoden
324 Jim Clancy
325 Larry Andersen
326 Alex Trevino
327 Alan Ashby
328 Craig Reynolds
329 Bill Doran
330 Rafael Ramirez
331 Glenn Davis
332 Willie Ansley
333 Gerald Young
334 Cameron Drew
335 Jay Howell
336 Tim Belcher
337 Fernando Valenzuela
338 Ricky Horton
339 Tim Leary
340 Bill Bene
341 Orel Hershiser
342 Mike Scioscia
343 Rick Dempsey
344 Willie Randolph
345 Alfredo Griffin
346 Eddie Murray
347 Mickey Hatcher
348 Mike Sharperson
349 John Shelby
350 Mike Marshall
351 Kirk Gibson
352 Mike Davis
353 Bryn Smith
354 Pascual Perez
355 Kevin Gross
356 Andy McGaffigan
357 Brian Holman RC
358 Dave Wainhouse
359 Dennis Martinez
360 Tim Burke
361 Nelson Santovenia
362 Tim Wallach
363 Spike Owen
364 Rex Hudler
365 Andres Galarraga
366 Otis Nixon
367 Hubie Brooks
368 Mike Aldrete
369 Tim Raines
370 Dave Martinez
371 Bob Ojeda
372 Ron Darling
373 Wally Whitehurst
374 Randy Myers
375 David Cone
376 Dwight Gooden
377 Sid Fernandez
378 Dave Proctor
379 Gary Carter
380 Keith Miller
381 Gregg Jefferies
382 Tim Teufel
383 Kevin Elster
384 Dave Magadan
385 Keith Hernandez
386 Mookie Wilson
387 Darryl Strawberry
388 Kevin McReynolds
389 Mark Carreon
390 Jeff Parrett
391 Mike Maddux
392 Don Carman
393 Bruce Ruffin
394 Ken Howell
395 Steve Bedrosian
396 Floyd Youmans
397 Larry McWilliams
398 Pat Combs
399 Steve Lake
400 Dickie Thon
401 Ricky Jordan RC
402 Mike Schmidt
403 Tom Herr
404 Chris James
405 Juan Samuel
406 Von Hayes
407 Ron Jones
408 Curt Ford
409 Bob Walk
410 Jeff D. Robinson
411 Jim Gott
412 Scott Medvin
413 John Smiley
414 Bob Kipper
415 Brian Fisher
416 Doug Drabek
417 Mike LaValliere
418 Ken Oberkfell
419 Sid Bream
420 Austin Manahan
421 Jose Lind
422 Bobby Bonilla
423 Glenn Wilson
424 Andy Van Slyke
425 Gary Redus
426 Barry Bonds
427 Don Heinkel
428 Ken Dayley
429 Todd Worrell
430 Brad DuVall
431 Jose DeLeon
432 Joe Magrane
433 John Ericks
434 Frank DiPino
435 Tony Pena
436 Ozzie Smith
437 Terry Pendleton
438 Jose Oquendo
439 Tim Jones
440 Pedro Guerrero
441 Milt Thompson
442 Willie McGee
443 Vince Coleman
444 Tom Brunansky
445 Walt Terrell
446 Eric Show
447 Mark Davis
448 Andy Benes
449 Ed Whitson
450 Dennis Rasmussen
451 Bruce Hurst
452 Pat Clements
453 Benito Santiago
454 Sandy Alomar, Jr. RC
455 Garry Templeton
456 Jack Clark
457 Tim Flannery
458 Roberto Alomar
459 Carmelo Martinez
460 John Kruk
461 Tony Gwynn
462 Jerald Clark
463 Don Robinson
464 Craig Lefferts
465 Kelly Downs
466 Rick Reuschel
467 Scott Garrelts
468 Wilfredo Tejada
469 Kirt Manwaring
470 Terry Kennedy
471 Jose Uribe
472 Royce Clayton
473 Robby Thompson
474 Kevin Mitchell
475 Ernie Riles
476 Will Clark
477 Donell Nixon
478 Candy Maldonado
479 Tracy Jones
480 Brett Butler

Checklists

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481 Checklist 1-121
482 Checklist 122-242
483 Checklist 243-363
484 Checklist 364-484

Parallels

Tiffany

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

According to the site tiffanycards.com, sets with serial numbers above 6000 have been spotted.

Inserts

Reprints

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This eleven-card set features reproductions of classic-era Bowman cards. The backs of the cards have information on a contest where winners could win the actual card depicted on the front, or the grand prize of a complete 1953 Bowman Color set. All eleven cards were also included in the Bowman Tiffany set.

Richie Ashburn
Yogi Berra
Whitey Ford
Gil Hodges
Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle
Willie Mays
Satchel Paige
Jackie Robinson
Duke Snider
Ted Williams

Bowman
Classic Era: 1948 - 1949 - 1950 - 1951 - 1952 - 1953 (black & white, color) - 1954 - 1955
Junk Wax Era: 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993
Post-Strike Era: 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009
Exclusive License Era: 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022
Fanatics Era: 2023 - 2024

Bowman Update Sets
Draft Picks & Prospects: 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013
Draft: 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
Bowman Parallel Brands
Chrome: 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
Chrome Mini: 2013 - 2014 - 2017
Chrome Mega Box: 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
Sapphire Chrome: 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
Other Bowman Sets:Bowman AFLAC - Bowman Under Armour

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 ==Base Set==
+'''NOTE:''' The 484-card base set is arranged alphabetically by city, with the 14 American League clubs first (Baltimore, Boston, California, etc ...) , followed by the Fathers & Sons subset, then the 12 National League teams (... Pittsburgh, San Diego, San Francisco), and finally the checklists.
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 Like other Topps sets of the era, a high-end Tiffany version was also produced.  Available exclusively through Hobby dealers, only 6000 sets were produced. Unlike the standard factory sets, the Tiffany sets also include the eleven-card Reprint inserts (see below).
-According to [https://www.tiffanycards.com/bowman-tiffany/1989-bowman-tiffany the site tiffanycards.com], sets with serial numbers above 6000 have been spotted.
+According to [https://www.tiffanycards.com/card-sets/bowman-tiffany/1989-bowman-tiffany the site tiffanycards.com], sets with serial numbers above 6000 have been spotted.
 ==Inserts==