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=Description=
=Description=


1991 marked the first year Topps used a plastic wrapper rather than a paper wrapper sealed with glue.
1991 Topps is a 792-card set -- the tenth consecutive year the annual Topps flagship clocked-in at 792 cards.  Notable for being its 40th Anniversary, 1991 Topps is renowned excellent photography and design.  Subsets include Record Breakers, All-Stars, Draft Picks, and Future Stars.  The only notable rookie is of Chipper Jones, the first pick in the MLB Draft the previous year.


In 1991 Topps celebrated 40 Years of Baseball, to mark it’s 40th anniversary in the business of baseball trading cards. The celebration was marked by a sweepstakes and instant win game where 300,000 old Topps cards were randomly inserted into packs. According to an newpaper interview with, Kennis Liss, a Topps Spokesman, buy-back only cards worth less than $50 were inserted into packs, while cards worth less than $50 and issued before 1957 would be redemptions. Topps advertised that they spent $1 million on prior-year cards for this promotion.
Topps began transitioning away from wax paper wrappers in favor of plastic "poly" packs -- similar to those used in [[1991 Stadium Club]]. "Wax" packs exist in both wax paper and poly plastic. This would be the final year Topps would be printed on gray back cardstock and the final year packs contained a stick of gum.


The contest consisted of:
An estimated 4-5 million copies of each card were printed.


-One contest card was seeded in every pack. Collectors could fill out the card with their name and address for a chance to win one of 41 different prizes. The first-place prize was every Topps complete set from 1952 to 1991. The forty second-place prizes was one Topps complete set from a random year.
==40th Anniversary Promotion==


-Contest cards, which were seeded at one in every one thousand packs, contained an X were "instant winners" and could be redeemed for a vintage buy-back card
In 1991 Topps celebrated 40th anniversary in the baseball card business with a sweepstakes and instant win game.  One copy of each Topps base card (1951-1990 inclusive) was randomly inserted into packs. According to an newspaper interview with Topps spokesman Dennis Liss, buyback cards with a value of less than $50 were inserted into packs, while cards worth more than $50 and issued before 1957 (which were oversized) would be redemptions.  Based on data from collectors who opened large quantities of 1991 Topps packs, the buybacks and redemption coupons were seeded into packs at the "case hit" level. Topps advertised that they spent $1 million on prior-year cards for this promotion.


The contest consisted of:


Single-card Prize Winners:
* One contest card was seeded in every pack. Collectors could fill out the card with their name and address for a chance to win one of 41 different prizes. The first-place prize was every Topps complete set from 1952 to 1991. The forty second-place prizes was one Topps complete set from a random year.


1952 Topps Mickey Mantle by Mark Leffler, Shelbyville, IN
* Contest cards, which were seeded at one in every 1000 packs, contained an X were "instant winners" and could be redeemed for a vintage buy-back card.


1952 Andy Pafko by John Grupp, East Meadow, NY
Single-card Prize Winners:


1952 Bill Dickey by Barry Black, Johnson City, TN  
* 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle by Mark Leffler, Shelbyville, IN
* 1952 Andy Pafko by John Grupp, East Meadow, NY
* 1952 Bill Dickey by Barry Black, Johnson City, TN  
* 1953 Jackie Robinson by Wayne Curtis, Fremont, CA
* 1955 Willie Mays by Ben Phillip, Minneapolis, MN
* 1957 Mickey Mantle by Robbie Alter, Prosser, WA
* 1958 Mickey Mantle by Tracy Whitehead, Senora, TX
* 1960 Carl Yastrzemski by a man from PA
* 1966 Gaylord Perry by a man from VA
* 1968 Ryan/Koosman by Mark Mix, Saint Cloud, MN
* 1969 Reggie Jackson by Edward Thimons, Natrona Heights, PA


1953 Jackie Robinson by Wayne Curtis, Fremont, CA
Complete set winners, who were randomly selected on May 1st, Aug. 1st, Sept. 15th, and Nov. 1st, 1991.


1955 Willie Mays by Ben Phillip, Minneapolis, MN
* 1952 Topps Complete Set - David Mayberry, Comanche, IA
* 1953 Topps Complete Set
* 1954 Topps Complete Set
* 1955 Topps Complete Set
* 1956 Topps Complete Set
* 1957 Topps Complete Set - Tony Petronella, Chicago, IL
* 1958 Topps Complete Set
* 1959 Topps Complete Set
* 1960 Topps Complete Set
* 1961 Topps Complete Set
* 1962 Topps Complete Set
* 1963 Topps Complete Set
* 1964 Topps Complete Set
* 1965 Topps Complete Set - Clint Ratke, Custer City, OK


1957 Mickey Mantle by Robbie Alter, Prosser, WA
Grand Prize Set Winner (announced May 1st, 1991)


1958 Mickey Mantle by Tracy Whitehead, Senora, TX
* Jack Glenn, New York, NY - All 40 sets (1952-1991)
 
1968 Ryan/Koosman by Mark Mix, Saint Cloud, MN
 
1969 Reggie Jackson by Edward Thimons, Natrona Heights, PA
 
 
 
Complete set winners, who were randomly selected on May 1, Aug. 1, Sept. 15 and Nov. 1 of 1991.


=Distribution=


1952 Topps Complete Set - David Mayberry, Comanche, IA
Wax/Poly: 36 packs per box, fifteen cards plus one stick of bubble gum per pack (MSRP: $0.50).  20 boxes per case.


1953 Topps Complete Set
Cello: 24 packs per box, 34 cards plus one stick of bubble gum per pack (MSRP: $0.99). 


1954 Topps Complete Set
Rack: 24 packs per box, 45 cards per pack.  Three boxes per case.


1955 Topps Complete Set
Jumbo: 100 cards per pack.


1956 Topps Complete Set
Vending Boxes: 500 cards per box.  Fifteen boxes per case.


1957 Topps Complete Set - Tony Petronella, Chicago, IL
Factory Sets.
 
1958 Topps Complete Set
 
1959 Topps Complete Set
 
1960 Topps Complete Set
 
1960 Topps Complete Set
 
1962 Topps Complete Set
 
1963 Topps Complete Set
 
1964 Topps Complete Set
 
1965 Topps Complete Set - Clint Ratke, Custer City, OK
 
 
 
Grand Prize Set Winner (announced May 1, 1991)
 
Jack Glenn, New York, NY - All 40 sets (1952-1991)
 
 
=Distribution=


=Reviews=
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=Checklist=
=Checklist=


==Base Set==
==Promos==


1 Nolan Ryan
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2 George Brett RB
A nine-card set was distributed to promote the upcoming ''1991 Topps Baseball'' set.


3 Carlton Fisk RB
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4 Kevin Maas RB
==Base Set==


5 Cal Ripken RB
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6 Nolan Ryan RB
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===Record Breakers===


7 Ryne Sandberg RB
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8 Bobby Thigpen RB
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9 Darrin Fletcher
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10 Gregg Olson
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11 Roberto Kelly
===All-Stars===


12 Paul Assenmacher
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13 Mariano Duncan
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14 Dennis Lamp
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15 Von Hayes
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16 Mike Heath
==Errors==


17 Jeff Brantley
49A Pat Borders (1986 - 40 steals in Kinston) 49B (0 Steal in Kinston)


18 Nelson Liriano
80A Fernando Valenzuela (104 ER in '90 Tied League Lead) 80B (Led League)


19 Jeff D. Robinson
97A Brady Anderson (Sept 2 RBI and 3 Hits) 97B (Set, 3 RBI and 14 Hits)


20 Pedro Guerrero
100A Don Mattingly (10 hits in 1990) 100B (101 hits in 1990)


21 Joe Morgan MG
131A Checklist 1 (#727 Phil Bradley) 131B (#727 Mookie Wilson)


22 Storm Davis
155A Dwight Evans (Lead league w/162 games in 1982) 155B (tied for lead.....)


23 Jim Gantner
167A Randy Tomlin (Harriburg) 167B (Harrisburg)


24 Dave Martinez
236A Frank Tanana (Tied for lead w/269 K’s on 1975) 236B (Lead League w/269....)


25 Tim Belcher
270A Mark McGwire (1987 Slug % 618) 270B (1987 Slug % .618)


26 Luis Sojo
279A Jose Gonzalez (Photo Billy Bean) 279B (correct photo)


27 Bobby Witt
306A Lonnie Smith (136 Games in 1990) 396B (135 Games in 1990)


28 Alvaro Espinoza
324A Ron Kittle (set another standard) 324B (tied another standard)


29 Bob Walk
337A Keith Comstock (Cubs logo on front) 337B (mariners logo on front)


30 Gregg Jefferies
366A Checklist 3 (#19 Carl Nichols) 366B (#119 Carl Nichols)


31 Colby Ward
378A Wilson Alvarez (1989 & 1990 minor league stats deleted) 378B (stats included)


32 Mike Simms
454A Kevin Appier (1990 Omaha Stats deleted 454B (stats included)


33 Barry Jones
526A Moises Alou (37 runs in 2 games for 1990 Pirates 526B (0 Runs in 2 games)


34 Atlee Hammaker
527A Checklist 4 (#105 Keith Miller #719 Kevin McReyolds 527B (#105 Kevin McReyolds #719 Keith Miller)


35 Greg Maddux
593A Mike Walker (1990 Canton Stats deleted 593B (Stats included)


36 Donnie Hill
599A Greg Myers (1990 Syracuse stats deleted 599B (Stats included)


37 Tom Bolton
603A Wes Chamberlain (Photo Louie Meadows) 603B (correct photo)


38 Scott Bradley
656A Checklist 5 (348 Palacios, 381 Lind, 537 Lavalliere) 656B (438 Palacios 537 Lind 665 Lavalliere) 656C (433 Palacios)


39 Jim Neidlinger
674A Kevin Gross (1988 Tied for lead) 674B (1988 Lead league)


40 Kevin Mitchell
687A John Cerutti (4.46 ERA in 1990) 687B (4.76 ERA in 1990)


41 Ken Dayley
692A Efrain Valdez (Born 6/11/66) 692B (Born 7/11/66)


42 Chris Hoiles FTC
706A Brad Arnsberg (68.2 IP in 1990) 706B (62.2 IP in 1990)


43 Roger McDowell
780A Randy Myers (15 Career losses) 780B (19 Career losses)
 
44 Mike Felder
 
45 Chris Sabo
 
46 Tim Drummond
 
47 Brook Jacoby
 
48 Dennis Boyd
 
49A Pat Borders ERR
 
49B Pat Borders COR
 
50 Bob Welch
 
51 Art Howe MG
 
52 Francisco Oliveras
 
53 Mike Sharperson
 
54 Gary Mielke
 
55 Jeffrey Leonard
 
56 Jeff Parrett
 
57 Jack Howell
 
58 Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
 
59 Eric Yelding
 
60 Frank Viola
 
61 Stan Javier
 
62 Lee Guetterman
 
63 Milt Thompson
 
64 Tom Herr
 
65 Bruce Hurst
 
66 Terry Kennedy
 
67 Rick Honeycutt
 
68 Gary Sheffield
 
69 Steve Wilson
 
70 Ellis Burks
 
71 Jim Acker
 
72 Junior Ortiz
 
73 Craig Worthington
 
74 Shane Andrews RC
 
75 Jack Morris
 
76 Jerry Browne
 
77 Drew Hall
 
78 Geno Petralli
 
79 Frank Thomas
 
80A Fernando Valenzuela ERR
 
80B Fernando Valenzuela COR
 
81 Cito Gaston MG
 
82 Tom Glavine
 
83 Daryl Boston
 
84 Bob McClure
 
85 Jesse Barfield
 
86 Les Lancaster
 
87 Tracy Jones
 
88 Bob Tewksbury
 
89 Darren Daulton
 
90 Danny Tartabull
 
91 Greg Colbrunn RC
 
92 Danny Jackson
 
93 Ivan Calderon
 
94 John Dopson
 
95 Paul Molitor
 
96 Trevor Wilson
 
97A Brady Anderson ERR
 
97B Brady Anderson COR
 
98 Sergio Valdez
 
99 Chris Gwynn
 
100A Don Mattingly ERR
 
100B Don Mattingly COR
 
101 Rob Ducey
 
102 Gene Larkin
 
103 Tim Costo RC
 
104 Don Robinson
 
105 Kevin McReynolds
 
106 Ed Nunez
 
107 Luis Polonia
 
108 Matt Young
 
109 Greg Riddoch MG
 
110 Tom Henke
 
111 Andres Thomas
 
112 Frank DiPino
 
113 Carl Everett RC
 
114 Lance Dickson RC
 
115 Hubie Brooks
 
116 Mark Davis
 
117 Dion James
 
118 Tom Edens
 
119 Carl Nichols
 
120 Joe Carter
 
121 Eric King
 
122 Paul O'Neill
 
123 Greg A. Harris
 
124 Randy Bush
 
125 Steve Bedrosian
 
126 Bernard Gilkey
 
127 Joe Price
 
128 Travis Fryman
 
129 Mark Eichhorn
 
130 Ozzie Smith
 
131A Checklist 1 ERR
 
131B Checklist 1 COR
 
132 Jamie Quirk
 
133 Greg Briley
 
134 Kevin Elster
 
135 Jerome Walton
 
136 Dave Schmidt
 
137 Randy Ready
 
138 Jamie Moyer
 
139 Jeff Treadway
 
140 Fred McGriff
 
141 Nick Leyva MG
 
142 Curt Wilkerson
 
143 John Smiley
 
144 Dave Henderson
 
145 Lou Whitaker
 
146 Dan Plesac
 
147 Carlos Baerga
 
148 Rey Palacios
 
149 Al Osuna
 
150 Cal Ripken
 
151 Tom Browning
 
152 Mickey Hatcher
 
153 Bryan Harvey
 
154 Jay Buhner
 
155A Dwight Evans ERR
 
155B Dwight Evans COR
 
156 Carlos Martinez
 
157 John Smoltz
 
158 Jose Uribe
 
159 Joe Boever
 
160 Vince Coleman
 
161 Tim Leary
 
162 Ozzie Canseco
 
163 Dave Johnson
 
164 Edgar Diaz
 
165 Sandy Alomar Jr.
 
166 Harold Baines
 
167A Randy Tomlin RC ERR
 
167B Randy Tomlin RC COR
 
168 John Olerud
 
169 Luis Aquino
 
170 Carlton Fisk
 
171 Tony LaRussa MG
 
172 Pete Incaviglia
 
173 Jason Grimsley
 
174 Ken Caminiti
 
175 Jack Armstrong
 
176 John Orton
 
177 Reggie Harris
 
178 Dave Valle
 
179 Pete Harnisch
 
180 Tony Gwynn
 
181 Duane Ward
 
182 Junior Noboa
 
183 Clay Parker
 
184 Gary Green
 
185 Joe Magrane
 
186 Rod Booker
 
187 Greg Cadaret
 
188 Damon Berryhill
 
189 Daryl Irvine
 
190 Matt Williams
 
191 Willie Blair
 
192 Rob Deer
 
193 Felix Fermin
 
194 Xavier Hernandez
 
195 Wally Joyner
 
196 Jim Vatcher
 
197 Chris Nabholz
 
198 R.J. Reynolds
 
199 Mike Hartley
 
200 Darryl Strawberry
 
201 Tom Kelly MG
 
202 Jim Leyritz
 
203 Gene Harris
 
204 Herm Winningham
 
205 Mike Perez RC
 
206 Carlos Quintana
 
207 Gary Wayne
 
208 Willie Wilson
 
209 Ken Howell
 
210 Lance Parrish
 
211 Brian Barnes
 
212 Steve Finley
 
213 Frank Wills
 
214 Joe Girardi
 
215 Dave Smith
 
216 Greg Gagne
 
217 Chris Bosio
 
218 Rick Parker
 
219 Jack McDowell
 
220 Tim Wallach
 
221 Don Slaught
 
222 Brian McRae RC
 
223 Allan Anderson
 
224 Juan Gonzalez
 
225 Randy Johnson
 
226 Alfredo Griffin
 
227 Steve Avery
 
228 Rex Hudler
 
229 Rance Mulliniks


230 Sid Fernandez
==Parallels==


231 Doug Rader MG
===O-Pee-Chee===


232 Jose DeJesus
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233 Al Leiter
The 1991 O-Pee-Chee baseball set was produced for the Canadian market and for the second consecutive year it was a full 792-card parallel of the Topps base set.  The only distinctions between the Topps and OPC sets are the bilingual text and the O-Pee-Chee copyright on the backs.  (The fronts of the OPC cards even feature the Topps 40th anniversary logo.)  The cards were also printed on a lighter, brighter, cardstock -- similar to the Tiffanys.


234 Scott Erickson
Because OPC was issued months after the Topps set, traded players were able to have their new teams and dates of trade notated on their card.


235 Dave Parker
As with Topps, O-Pee-Chee threw a contest of their own.  1500 lucky collectors could win a 1990 O-Pee-Chee factory set. (Wow!)


236A Frank Tanana ERR
===Desert Shield===


236B Frank Tanana COR
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237 Rick Cerone
1991 Topps Desert Shield is a 792-card parallel of the Topps set.  Produced as a "thank you" to American troops serving in the Gulf War, this special run was supposed to be sent to the Middle East (in reality, a large amount of the print run never made it past an Air Force base in South Carolina).  Cards were distributed in 15-card packs that look and feel like an ordinary 1991 Topps wax pack and each service member was entitled to one pack.  All cards have a special "Desert Shield" gold-foil logo stamped in the upper-left corner. 


238 Mike Dunne
Collectors should be advised that Desert Shield cards are very easy to counterfeit. Unopened Desert Shield wax packs are extremely rare and should only be purchased from a reliable source. Under close inspection, one can spot a fake by the orientation of the palm tree in the foil stamp. The bottom left tip of the tree should point between the E and R in OPERATION. If it doesn't, the stamp/card is most likely fake. In addition, the foil stamp should be crisp. The stamp is fuzzy on some fakes. 


239 Darren Lewis FTC
According to internal Topss documents, 500 cases of Desert Shield Baseball were produced.  Approximately 6313 copies of each Desert Shield card were printed.


240 Mike Scott
===Tiffany===


241 Dave Clark
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242 Mike LaCoss
1991 was the eighth, and final, year Topps would produce a Tiffany factory set.  Like with all previous Tiffany sets, each card was printed on white cardstock and has a glossy coating. 


243 Lance Johnson
Of all the Tiffany sets, it is believed that the 1991 set is the scarcest with an advertised print run of 4,000 sets.


244 Mike Jeffcoat
===Micro===


245 Kal Daniels
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246 Kevin Wickander
In 1991, Topps debuted Topps Micro a parallel set.  Micro was sold exclusively in factory set form and primarily to mass market retail outlets.  Each card measures 1" X 1 3/8".


247 Jody Reed
===Glow Backs===


248 Tom Gordon
[[File:1991-Topps-Baseball-100-Don-Mattingly-Glow-Back.jpg|350px]]


249 Bob Melvin
The "Glow Backs" are a variation that was not discovered until decades after 1991 Topps' release.  When exposed to a black light, the pink and navy blue ink on the backs of some cards appear to give off a magenta and cobalt blue "glow." 


250 Dennis Eckersley
It's unclear if all 792 cards are available as Glow Backs.


251 Mark Lemke
===Dark Backs===


252 Mel Rojas
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253 Garry Templeton
About a third of the base set can be found with a noticeably darker 40th Anniversary logo.


254 Shawn Boskie
==Inserts==


255 Brian Downing
===Glossy 1990 All-Stars===


256 Greg Hibbard
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257 Tom O'Malley
For the eighth, and final, year, each rack pack contained one Glossy All-Star.  As with the previous versions of this insert, the checklist consists of the starting lineups of the previous year's All-Star Game.  The design is also identical, but with the addition of a 40th Anniversary logo.


258 Chris Hammond FTC
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259 Hensley Meulens
===Glossy 1990 Rookies===


260 Harold Reynolds
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261 Bud Harrelson MG
One card from this 33-card set was inserted into each 100-card jumbo pack.  The design identical to the previous year's set, but with a 40th Anniversary logo on the front.  As with the Glossy All-Stars (see above), this would be the final year for the Glossy Rookies.


262 Tim Jones
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263 Checklist 2
===Box Bottoms===


264 Dave Hollins
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265 Mark Gubicza
For the final time, Topps printed cards on the bottom of their wax pack boxes. There are four different boxes, each with four cards with the checklist on the side. These cards have yellow borders rather than the white borders of the regular issue cards, and they have different photos of the players. The backs are printed in pink and blue on gray cardboard stock and feature outstanding achievements of the players.


266 Carmelo Castillo
====O-Pee-Chee====


267 Mark Knudson
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268 Tom Brookens
 
269 Joe Hesketh
 
270A Mark McGwire ERR
 
270B Mark McGwire COR
 
271 Omar Olivares RC
 
272 Jeff King
 
273 Johnny Ray
 
274 Ken Williams
 
275 Alan Trammell
 
276 Bill Swift
 
277 Scott Coolbaugh
 
278 Alex Fernandez FTC
 
279A Jose Gonzalez ERR
 
279B Jose Gonzalez COR
 
280 Bret Saberhagen
 
281 Larry Sheets
 
282 Don Carman
 
283 Marquis Grissom
 
284 Billy Spiers
 
285 Jim Abbott
 
286 Ken Oberkfell
 
287 Mark Grant
 
288 Derrick May
 
289 Tim Birtsas
 
290 Steve Sax
 
291 John Wathan MG
 
292 Bud Black
 
293 Jay Bell
 
294 Mike Moore
 
295 Rafael Palmeiro
 
296 Mark Williamson
 
297 Manny Lee
 
298 Omar Vizquel
 
299 Scott Radinsky
 
300 Kirby Puckett
 
301 Steve Farr
 
302 Tim Teufel
 
303 Mike Boddicker
 
304 Kevin Reimer
 
305 Mike Scioscia
 
306A Lonnie Smith ERR
 
306B Lonnie Smith COR
 
307 Andy Benes
 
308 Tom Pagnozzi
 
309 Norm Charlton
 
310 Gary Carter
 
311 Jeff Pico
 
312 Charlie Hayes
 
313 Ron Robinson
 
314 Gary Pettis
 
315 Roberto Alomar
 
316 Gene Nelson
 
317 Mike Fitzgerald
 
318 Rick Aguilera
 
319 Jeff McKnight
 
320 Tony Fernandez
 
321 Bob Rodgers MG
 
322 Terry Shumpert
 
323 Cory Snyder
 
324A Ron Kittle ERR
 
324B Ron Kittle COR
 
325 Brett Butler
 
326 Ken Patterson
 
327 Ron Hassey
 
328 Walt Terrell
 
329 David Justice
 
330 Dwight Gooden
 
331 Eric Anthony
 
332 Kenny Rogers
 
333 Chipper Jones
 
334 Todd Benzinger
 
335 Mitch Williams
 
336 Matt Nokes
 
337A Keith Comstock ERR
 
337B Keith Comstock COR
 
338 Luis Rivera
 
339 Larry Walker
 
340 Ramon Martinez
 
341 John Moses
 
342 Mickey Morandini
 
343 Jose Oquendo
 
344 Jeff Russell
 
345 Len Dykstra
 
346 Jesse Orosco
 
347 Greg Vaughn
 
348 Todd Stottlemyre
 
349 Dave Gallagher
 
350 Glenn Davis
 
351 Joe Torre MG
 
352 Frank White
 
353 Tony Castillo
 
354 Sid Bream
 
355 Chili Davis
 
356 Mike Marshall
 
357 Jack Savage
 
358 Mark Parent
 
359 Chuck Cary
 
360 Tim Raines
 
361 Scott Garrelts
 
362 Hector Villenueva
 
363 Rick Mahler
 
364 Dan Pasqua
 
365 Mike Schooler
 
366A Checklist 3 ERR
 
366B Checklist 3 COR
 
367 Dave Walsh
 
368 Felix Jose
 
369 Steve Searcy
 
370 Kelly Gruber
 
371 Jeff Montgomery
 
372 Spike Owen
 
373 Darrin Jackson
 
374 Larry Casian
 
375 Tony Pena
 
376 Mike Harkey
 
377 Rene Gonzales
 
378A Wilson Alvarez FTC ERR
 
378B Wilson Alvarez FTC COR
 
379 Randy Velarde
 
380 Willie McGee
 
381 Jim Leyland MG
 
382 Mackey Sasser
 
383 Pete Smith
 
384 Gerald Perry
 
385 Mickey Tettleton
 
386 Cecil Fielder AS
 
387 Julio Franco AS
 
388 Kelly Gruber AS
 
389 Alan Trammell AS
 
390 Jose Canseco AS
 
391 Rickey Henderson AS
 
392 Ken Griffey Jr. AS
 
393 Carlton Fisk AS
 
394 Bob Welch AS
 
395 Chuck Finley AS
 
396 Bobby Thigpen AS
 
397 Eddie Murray AS
 
398 Ryne Sandberg AS
 
399 Matt Williams AS
 
400 Barry Larkin AS
 
401 Barry Bonds AS
 
402 Darryl Strawbery AS
 
403 Bobby Bonilla AS
 
404 Mike Scioscia AS
 
405 Doug Drabek AS
 
406 Frank Viola AS
 
407 John Franco AS
 
408 Earnest Riles
 
409 Mike Stanley
 
410 Dave Righetti
 
411 Lance Blankenship
 
412 Dave Bergman
 
413 Terry Mulholland
 
414 Sammy Sosa
 
415 Rick Sutcliffe
 
416 Randy Milligan
 
417 Bill Krueger
 
418 Nick Esasky
 
419 Jeff Reed
 
420 Bobby Thigpen
 
421 Alex Cole
 
422 Rick Reuschel
 
423 Rafael Ramirez
 
424 Calvin Schiraldi
 
425 Andy Van Slyke
 
426 Joe Grahe RC
 
427 Rick Dempsey
 
428 John Barfield
 
429 Stump Merrill MG
 
430 Gary Gaetti
 
431 Paul Gibson
 
432 Delino DeShields
 
433 Pat Tabler
 
434 Julio Machado
 
435 Kevin Maas
 
436 Scott Bankhead
 
437 Doug Dascenzo
 
438 Vicente Palacios
 
439 Dickie Thon
 
440 George Bell
 
441 Zane Smith
 
442 Charlie O'Brien
 
443 Jeff Innis
 
444 Glenn Braggs
 
445 Greg Swindell
 
446 Craig Grebeck
 
447 John Burkett
 
448 Craig Lefferts
 
449 Juan Berenguer
 
450 Wade Boggs
 
451 Neal Heaton
 
452 Bill Schroeder
 
453 Lenny Harris
 
454A Kevin Appier ERR
 
454B Kevin Appier COR
 
455 Walt Weiss
 
456 Charlie Leibrandt
 
457 Todd Hundley
 
458 Brian Holman
 
459 Tom Trebelhorn MG
 
460 Dave Stieb
 
461 Robin Ventura
 
462 Steve Frey
 
463 Dwight Smith
 
464 Steve Buechele
 
465 Ken Griffey Sr.
 
466 Charles Nagy
 
467 Dennis Cook
 
468 Tim Hulett
 
469 Chet Lemon
 
470 Howard Johnson
 
471 Mike Lieberthal RC
 
472 Kirt Manwaring
 
473 Curt Young
 
474 Phil Plantier RC
 
475 Ted Higuera
 
476 Glenn Wilson
 
477 Mike Fetters
 
478 Kurt Stillwell
 
479 Bob Patterson
 
480 Dave Magadan
 
481 Eddie Whitson
 
482 Tino Martinez
 
483 Mike Aldrete
 
484 Dave LaPoint
 
485 Terry Pendleton
 
486 Tommy Greene
 
487 Rafael Belliard
 
488 Jeff Manto
 
489 Bobby Valentine MG
 
490 Kirk Gibson
 
491 Kurt Miller RC
 
492 Ernie Whitt
 
493 Jose Rijo
 
494 Chris James
 
495 Charlie Hough
 
496 Marty Barrett
 
497 Ben McDonald
 
498 Mark Salas
 
499 Melido Perez
 
500 Will Clark
 
501 Mike Bielecki
 
502 Carney Lansford
 
503 Roy Smith
 
504 Julio Valera
 
505 Chuck Finley
 
506 Darnell Coles
 
507 Steve Jeltz
 
508 Mike York
 
509 Glenallen Hill
 
510 John Franco
 
511 Steve Balboni
 
512 Jose Mesa
 
513 Jerald Clark
 
514 Mike Stanton
 
515 Alvin Davis
 
516 Karl Rhodes
 
517 Joe Oliver
 
518 Cris Carpenter
 
519 Sparky Anderson MG
 
520 Mark Grace
 
521 Joe Orsulak
 
522 Stan Belinda
 
523 Rodney McCray
 
524 Darrel Akerfelds
 
525 Willie Randolph
 
526A Moises Alou ERR
 
526B Moises Alou COR
 
527A Checklist 4 ERR
 
527B Checklist 4 COR
 
528 Dennis Martinez
 
529 Marc Newfield RC
 
530 Roger Clemens
 
531 Dave Rohde
 
532 Kirk McCaskill
 
533 Oddibe McDowell
 
534 Mike Jackson
 
535 Ruben Sierra
 
536 Mike Witt
 
537 Jose Lind
 
538 Bip Roberts
 
539 Scott Terry
 
540 George Brett
 
541 Domingo Ramos
 
542 Rob Murphy
 
543 Junior Felix
 
544 Alejandro Pena
 
545 Dale Murphy
 
546 Jeff Ballard
 
547 Mike Pagliarulo
 
548 Jaime Navarro
 
549 John McNamara MG
 
550 Eric Davis
 
551 Bob Kipper
 
552 Jeff Hamilton
 
553 Joe Klink
 
554 Brian Harper
 
555 Turner Ward RC
 
556 Gary Ward
 
557 Wally Whitehurst
 
558 Otis Nixon
 
559 Adam Peterson
 
560 Greg Smith
 
561 Tim McIntosh
 
562 Jeff Kunkel
 
563 Brent Knackert
 
564 Dante Bichette
 
565 Craig Biggio
 
566 Craig Wilson
 
567 Dwayne Henry
 
568 Ron Karkovice
 
569 Curt Schilling
 
570 Barry Bonds
 
571 Pat Combs
 
572 Dave Anderson
 
573 Rich Rodriguez
 
574 John Marzano
 
575 Robin Yount
 
576 Jeff Kaiser
 
577 Bill Doran
 
578 Dave West
 
579 Roger Craig MG
 
580 Dave Stewart
 
581 Luis Quinones
 
582 Marty Clary
 
583 Tony Phillips
 
584 Kevin Brown
 
585 Pete O'Brien
 
586 Fred Lynn
 
587 Jose Offerman
 
588 Mark Whiten FTC
 
589 Scott Ruskin
 
590 Eddie Murray
 
591 Ken Hill
 
592 B.J. Surhoff
 
593A Mike Walker ERR
 
593B Mike Walker COR
 
594 Rich Garces RC
 
595 Bill Landrum
 
596 Ronnie Walden RC
 
597 Jerry Don Gleaton
 
598 Sam Horn
 
599A Greg Myers ERR
 
599B Greg Myers COR
 
600 Bo Jackson
 
601 Bob Ojeda
 
602 Casey Candaele
 
603A Wes Chamberlain RC ERR
 
603B Wes Chamberlain RC COR
 
604 Billy Hatcher
 
605 Jeff Reardon
 
606 Jim Gott
 
607 Edgar Martinez
 
608 Todd Burns
 
609 Jeff Torborg MG
 
610 Andres Galarraga
 
611 Dave Eiland
 
612 Steve Lyons
 
613 Eric Show
 
614 Luis Salazar
 
615 Bert Blyleven
 
616 Todd Zeile
 
617 Bill Wegman
 
618 Sil Campusano
 
619 David Wells
 
620 Ozzie Guillen
 
621 Ted Power
 
622 Jack Daugherty
 
623 Jeff Blauser
 
624 Tom Candiotti
 
625 Terry Steinbach
 
626 Gerald Young
 
627 Tim Layana
 
628 Greg Litton
 
629 Wes Gardner
 
630 Dave Winfield
 
631 Mike Morgan
 
632 Lloyd Moseby
 
633 Kevin Tapani
 
634 Henry Cotto
 
635 Andy Hawkins
 
636 Geronimo Pena
 
637 Bruce Ruffin
 
638 Mike Macfarlane
 
639 Frank Robinson MG
 
640 Andre Dawson
 
641 Mike Henneman
 
642 Hal Morris
 
643 Jim Presley
 
644 Chuck Crim
 
645 Juan Samuel
 
646 Andujar Cedeno FTC
 
647 Mark Portugal
 
648 Lee Stevens
 
649 Bill Sampen
 
650 Jack Clark
 
651 Alan Mills
 
652 Kevin Romine
 
653 Anthony Telford
 
654 Paul Sorrento
 
655 Erik Hanson
 
656A Checklist 5 ERR
 
656B Checklist 5 ERR
 
656C Checklist COR
 
657 Mike Kingery
 
658 Scott Aldred
 
659 Oscar Azocar
 
660 Lee Smith
 
661 Steve Lake
 
662 Ron Dibble
 
663 Greg Brock
 
664 John Farrell
 
665 Mike LaValliere
 
666 Danny Darwin
 
667 Kent Anderson
 
668 Bill Long
 
669 Lou Piniella MG
 
670 Rickey Henderson
 
671 Andy McGaffigan
 
672 Shane Mack
 
673 Greg Olson
 
674A Kevin Gross ERR
 
674B Kevin Gross COR
 
675 Tom Brunansky
 
676 Scott Chiamparino
 
677 Billy Ripken
 
678 Mark Davidson
 
679 Bill Bathe
 
680 David Cone
 
681 Jeff Schaefer
 
682 Ray Lankford FTC
 
683 Derek Lilliquist
 
684 Milt Cuyler
 
685 Doug Drabek
 
686 Mike Gallego
 
687A John Cerutti ERR
 
687B John Cerutti COR
 
688 Rosario Rodriguez
 
689 John Kruk
 
690 Orel Hershiser
 
691 Mike Blowers
 
692A Efrain Valdez ERR
 
692B Efrain Valdez COR
 
693 Francisco Cabrera
 
694 Randy Veres
 
695 Kevin Seitzer
 
696 Steve Olin
 
697 Shawn Abner
 
698 Mark Guthrie
 
699 Jim Lefebvre MG
 
700 Jose Canseco
 
701 Pascual Perez
 
702 Tim Naehring
 
703 Juan Agosto
 
704 Devon White
 
705 Robby Thompson
 
706A Brad Arnsberg ERR
 
706B Brad Arnsberg COR
 
707 Jim Eisenreich
 
708 John Mitchell
 
709 Matt Sinatro
 
710 Kent Hrbek
 
711 Jose DeLeon
 
712 Ricky Jordan
 
713 Scott Scudder
 
714 Marvell Wynne
 
715 Tim Burke
 
716 Bob Geren
 
717 Phil Bradley
 
718 Steve Crawford
 
719 Keith Miller
 
720 Cecil Fielder
 
721 Mark Lee
 
722 Wally Backman
 
723 Candy Maldonado
 
724 David Segui
 
725 Ron Gant
 
726 Phil Stephenson
 
727 Mookie Wilson
 
728 Scott Sanderson
 
729 Don Zimmer MG
 
730 Barry Larkin
 
731 Jeff Gray
 
732 Franklin Stubbs
 
733 Kelly Downs
 
734 John Russell
 
735 Ron Darling
 
736 Dick Schofield
 
737 Tim Crews
 
738 Mel Hall
 
739 Russ Swan
 
740 Ryne Sandberg
 
741 Jimmy Key
 
742 Tommy Gregg
 
743 Bryn Smith
 
744 Nelson Santovenia
 
745 Doug Jones
 
746 John Shelby
 
747 Tony Fossas
 
748 Al Newman
 
749 Greg W. Harris
 
750 Bobby Bonilla
 
751 Wayne Edwards
 
752 Kevin Bass
 
753 Paul Marak
 
754 Bill Pecota
 
755 Mark Langston
 
756 Jeff Huson
 
757 Mark Gardner
 
758 Mike Devereaux
 
759 Bobby Cox MG
 
760 Benny Santiago
 
761 Larry Andersen
 
762 Mitch Webster
 
763 Dana Kiecker
 
764 Mark Carreon
 
765 Shawon Dunston
 
766 Jeff Robinson
 
767 Dan Wilson RC
 
768 Don Pall
 
769 Tim Sherrill
 
770 Jay Howell
 
771 Gary Redus
 
772 Kent Mercker
 
773 Tom Foley
 
774 Dennis Rasmussen
 
775 Julio Franco
 
776 Brent Mayne
 
777 John Candelaria
 
778 Dan Gladden
 
779 Carmelo Martinez
 
780A Randy Myers ERR
 
780B Randy Myers COR
 
781 Darryl Hamilton
 
782 Jim Deshaies
 
783 Joel Skinner
 
784 Willie Fraser
 
785 Scott Fletcher
 
786 Eric Plunk
 
787 Checklist 6
 
788 Bob Milacki
 
789 Tom Lasorda MG
 
790 Ken Griffey Jr.
 
791 Mike Benjamin
 
792 Mike Greenwell
 
==Errors==
 
49A Pat Borders (1986 - 40 steals in Kinston) 49B (0 Steal in Kinston)
 
80A Fernando Valenzuela (104 ER in '90 Tied League Lead) 80B (Led League)
 
97A Brady Anderson (Sept 2 RBI and 3 Hits) 97B (Set, 3 RBI and 14 Hits)
 
100A Don Mattingly (10 hits in 1990) 100B (101 hits in 1990)
 
131A Checklist 1 (#727 Phil Bradley) 131B (#727 Mookie Wilson)
 
155A Dwight Evans (Lead league w/162 games in 1982) 155B (tied for lead.....)
 
167A Randy Tomlin (Harriburg) 167B (Harrisburg)
 
236A Frank Tanana (Tied for lead w/269 K’s on 1975) 236B (Lead League w/269....)
 
270A Mark McGwire (1987 Slug % 618) 270B (1987 Slug % .618)
 
279A Jose Gonzalez (Photo Billy Bean) 279B (correct photo)
 
306A Lonnie Smith (136 Games in 1990) 396B (135 Games in 1990)
 
324A Ron Kittle (set another standard) 324B (tied another standard)
 
337A Keith Comstock (Cubs logo on front) 337B (mariners logo on front)
 
366A Checklist 3 (#19 Carl Nichols) 366B (#119 Carl Nichols)
 
378A Wilson Alvarez (1989 & 1990 minor league stats deleted) 378B (stats included)
 
454A Kevin Appier (1990 Omaha Stats deleted 454B (stats included)
 
526A Moises Alou (37 runs in 2 games for 1990 Pirates 526B (0 Runs in 2 games)
 
527A Checklist 4 (#105 Keith Miller #719 Kevin McReyolds 527B (#105 Kevin McReyolds #719 Keith Miller)
 
593A Mike Walker (1990 Canton Stats deleted 593B (Stats included)
 
599A Greg Myers (1990 Syracuse stats deleted 599B (Stats included)
 
603A Wes Chamberlain (Photo Louie Meadows) 603B (correct photo)
 
656A Checklist 5 (348 Palacios, 381 Lind, 537 Lavalliere) 656B (438 Palacios 537 Lind 665 Lavalliere) 656C (433 Palacios)
 
674A Kevin Gross (1988 Tied for lead) 674B (1988 Lead league)
 
687A John Cerutti (4.46 ERA in 1990) 687B (4.76 ERA in 1990)
 
692A Efrain Valdez (Born 6/11/66) 692B (Born 7/11/66)
 
706A Brad Arnsberg (68.2 IP in 1990) 706B (62.2 IP in 1990)
 
780A Randy Myers (15 Career losses) 780B (19 Career losses)


The same 16 cards that were printed on the bottom of Topps wax boxes were also printed on O-Pee-Chee boxes, as well.  Just like the with base set, the only differentiation between the Topps and OPC Box Bottoms are the French text on the OPC cards.


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Latest revision as of 20:39, 22 February 2023


Description

1991 Topps is a 792-card set -- the tenth consecutive year the annual Topps flagship clocked-in at 792 cards. Notable for being its 40th Anniversary, 1991 Topps is renowned excellent photography and design. Subsets include Record Breakers, All-Stars, Draft Picks, and Future Stars. The only notable rookie is of Chipper Jones, the first pick in the MLB Draft the previous year.

Topps began transitioning away from wax paper wrappers in favor of plastic "poly" packs -- similar to those used in 1991 Stadium Club. "Wax" packs exist in both wax paper and poly plastic. This would be the final year Topps would be printed on gray back cardstock and the final year packs contained a stick of gum.

An estimated 4-5 million copies of each card were printed.

40th Anniversary Promotion

In 1991 Topps celebrated 40th anniversary in the baseball card business with a sweepstakes and instant win game. One copy of each Topps base card (1951-1990 inclusive) was randomly inserted into packs. According to an newspaper interview with Topps spokesman Dennis Liss, buyback cards with a value of less than $50 were inserted into packs, while cards worth more than $50 and issued before 1957 (which were oversized) would be redemptions. Based on data from collectors who opened large quantities of 1991 Topps packs, the buybacks and redemption coupons were seeded into packs at the "case hit" level. Topps advertised that they spent $1 million on prior-year cards for this promotion.

The contest consisted of:

  • One contest card was seeded in every pack. Collectors could fill out the card with their name and address for a chance to win one of 41 different prizes. The first-place prize was every Topps complete set from 1952 to 1991. The forty second-place prizes was one Topps complete set from a random year.
  • Contest cards, which were seeded at one in every 1000 packs, contained an X were "instant winners" and could be redeemed for a vintage buy-back card.

Single-card Prize Winners:

  • 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle by Mark Leffler, Shelbyville, IN
  • 1952 Andy Pafko by John Grupp, East Meadow, NY
  • 1952 Bill Dickey by Barry Black, Johnson City, TN
  • 1953 Jackie Robinson by Wayne Curtis, Fremont, CA
  • 1955 Willie Mays by Ben Phillip, Minneapolis, MN
  • 1957 Mickey Mantle by Robbie Alter, Prosser, WA
  • 1958 Mickey Mantle by Tracy Whitehead, Senora, TX
  • 1960 Carl Yastrzemski by a man from PA
  • 1966 Gaylord Perry by a man from VA
  • 1968 Ryan/Koosman by Mark Mix, Saint Cloud, MN
  • 1969 Reggie Jackson by Edward Thimons, Natrona Heights, PA

Complete set winners, who were randomly selected on May 1st, Aug. 1st, Sept. 15th, and Nov. 1st, 1991.

  • 1952 Topps Complete Set - David Mayberry, Comanche, IA
  • 1953 Topps Complete Set
  • 1954 Topps Complete Set
  • 1955 Topps Complete Set
  • 1956 Topps Complete Set
  • 1957 Topps Complete Set - Tony Petronella, Chicago, IL
  • 1958 Topps Complete Set
  • 1959 Topps Complete Set
  • 1960 Topps Complete Set
  • 1961 Topps Complete Set
  • 1962 Topps Complete Set
  • 1963 Topps Complete Set
  • 1964 Topps Complete Set
  • 1965 Topps Complete Set - Clint Ratke, Custer City, OK

Grand Prize Set Winner (announced May 1st, 1991)

  • Jack Glenn, New York, NY - All 40 sets (1952-1991)

Distribution

Wax/Poly: 36 packs per box, fifteen cards plus one stick of bubble gum per pack (MSRP: $0.50). 20 boxes per case.

Cello: 24 packs per box, 34 cards plus one stick of bubble gum per pack (MSRP: $0.99).

Rack: 24 packs per box, 45 cards per pack. Three boxes per case.

Jumbo: 100 cards per pack.

Vending Boxes: 500 cards per box. Fifteen boxes per case.

Factory Sets.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Wax Odds Cello Odds Rack Odds Jumbo Odds
Base 792 - 15:1 34:1 44:1 99:1
Glossy All-Stars 22 - N/A N/A one-per-pack N/A
Glossy Rookies 33 - N/A N/A N/A one-per-pack

Checklist

Promos

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A nine-card set was distributed to promote the upcoming 1991 Topps Baseball set.

  • Wade Boggs
  • Jose Canseco
  • Roger Clemens
  • Rickey Henderson
  • Bo Jackson
  • Willie Randolph
  • Benny Santiago
  • Walt Weiss

Base Set

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  • 1 Nolan Ryan

Record Breakers

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  • 2 George Brett
  • 3 Carlton Fisk
  • 4 Kevin Maas
  • 5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 6 Nolan Ryan
  • 7 Ryne Sandberg
  • 8 Bobby Thigpen

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  • 9 Darrin Fletcher
  • 10 Gregg Olson
  • 11 Roberto Kelly
  • 12 Paul Assenmacher
  • 13 Mariano Duncan
  • 14 Dennis Lamp
  • 15 Von Hayes
  • 16 Mike Heath
  • 17 Jeff Brantley
  • 18 Nelson Liriano
  • 19 Jeff D. Robinson
  • 20 Pedro Guerrero
  • 21 Joe Morgan
  • 22 Storm Davis
  • 23 Jim Gantner
  • 24 Dave Martinez
  • 25 Tim Belcher
  • 26 Luis Sojo
  • 27 Bobby Witt
  • 28 Alvaro Espinoza
  • 29 Bob Walk
  • 30 Gregg Jefferies
  • 31 Colby Ward
  • 32 Mike Simms RC
  • 33 Barry Jones
  • 34 Charlie Haag
  • 35 Greg Maddux
  • 36 Donnie Hill
  • 37 Tom Bolton
  • 38 Scott Bradley
  • 39 Jim Neidlinger
  • 40 Kevin Mitchell
  • 41 Ken Dayley
  • 42 Chris Hoiles
  • 43 Roger McDowell
  • 44 Mike Felder
  • 45 Chris Sabo
  • 46 Tim Drummond
  • 47 Brook Jacoby
  • 48 Dennis Boyd
  • 49 Pat Borders
  • 49 Pat Borders (40 steals at Kinston in '86)
  • 50 Bob Welch
  • 51 Art Howe
  • 52 Francisco Oliveras
  • 53 Mike Sharperson
  • 54 Gary Mielke
  • 55 Jeffrey Leonard
  • 56 Jeff Parrett
  • 57 Jack Howell
  • 58 Mel Stottlemyre
  • 59 Eric Yelding
  • 60 Frank Viola
  • 61 Stan Javier
  • 62 Lee Guetterman
  • 63 Milt Thompson
  • 64 Tom Herr
  • 65 Bruce Hurst
  • 66 Terry Kennedy
  • 67 Rick Honeycutt
  • 68 Gary Sheffield
  • 69 Steve Wilson
  • 70 Ellis Burks
  • 71 Jim Acker
  • 72 Junior Ortiz
  • 73 Craig Worthington
  • 74 Shane Andrews
  • 75 Jack Morris
  • 76 Jerry Browne
  • 77 Drew Hall
  • 78 Geno Petralli
  • 79 Frank Thomas
  • 80a Fernando Valenzuela ERR (20 complete games in 1986 not italicized, tied for earned runs in 1990
  • 80b Fernando Valenzuela COR (20 complete games in 1986 italicized, led league in earned runs in 199
  • 81 Cito Gaston MGR
  • 82 Tom Glavine
  • 83a Daryl Boston VAR ("A* B*" on copyright)
  • 83b Daryl Boston VAR ("A*" on copyright)
  • 84 Bob McClure
  • 85 Jesse Barfield
  • 86 Les Lancaster
  • 87a Tracy Jones VAR ("E* F*" on copyright)
  • 87b Tracy Jones VAR ("F*" on copyright)
  • 88 Bob Tewksbury
  • 89 Darren Daulton
  • 90 Danny Tartabull
  • 91 Greg Colbrunn RC FS
  • 92 Danny Jackson
  • 93 Ivan Calderon
  • 94 John Dopson
  • 95 Paul Molitor
  • 96 Trevor Wilson
  • 97a Brady Anderson ERR (Monthly Scoreboard for Sept: 3H, 2RBI)
  • 97b Brady Anderson COR (Monthly scoreboard for Sept.: 14 H, 3 RBI)
  • 98 Sergio Valdez
  • 99 Chris Gwynn
  • 100a Don Mattingly ERR (10 H in '90, 1310 career H, .483 career SLG, .297 career BA)
  • 100b Don Mattingly COR (101 H in '90, 1401 career H, .504 career SLG, .317 career BA)
  • 101 Rob Ducey
  • 102 Gene Larkin
  • 103 Tim Costo RC DP
  • 104 Don Robinson
  • 105 Kevin McReynolds
  • 106 Ed Nunez
  • 107 Luis Polonia
  • 108 Matt Young
  • 109 Greg Riddoch MGR
  • 110 Tom Henke
  • 111 Andres Thomas
  • 112 Frank DiPino
  • 113 Carl Everett RC DP
  • 114 Lance Dickson RC FS
  • 115 Hubie Brooks
  • 116 Mark Davis
  • 117 Dion James
  • 118 Tom Edens RC
  • 119 Carl Nichols
  • 120 Joe Carter
  • 121 Eric King
  • 122 Paul O'Neill
  • 123 Greg Harris
  • 124 Randy Bush
  • 125 Steve Bedrosian
  • 126 Bernard Gilkey
  • 127 Joe Price
  • 128 Travis Fryman
  • 129 Mark Eichhorn
  • 130 Ozzie Smith
  • 131a Checklist #1 ERR (Phil Bradley #727)
  • 131b Checklist #1 COR (Phil Bradley #717)
  • 132 Jamie Quirk
  • 133 Greg Briley
  • 134 Kevin Elster
  • 135 Jerome Walton
  • 136 Dave Schmidt
  • 137 Randy Ready
  • 138 Jamie Moyer
  • 139 Jeff Treadway
  • 140 Fred McGriff
  • 141 Nick Leyva MGR
  • 142 Curt Wilkerson
  • 143 John Smiley
  • 144 Dave Henderson
  • 145 Lou Whitaker
  • 146 Dan Plesac
  • 147 Carlos Baerga
  • 148 Rey Palacios
  • 149 Al Osuna RC UER (Bats Left, Throws Right, should be opposite)
  • 150 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 151 Tom Browning
  • 152 Mickey Hatcher
  • 153 Bryan Harvey
  • 154 Jay Buhner
  • 155a Dwight Evans ERR (League Leader in G's for '82)
  • 155b Dwight Evans COR (Tied for league lead in G's for '82)
  • 156 Carlos Martinez
  • 157 John Smoltz
  • 158 Jose Uribe
  • 159 Joe Boever
  • 160 Vince Coleman UER (Birth date listed as 9/22/60, it is actually 9/22/61)
  • 161 Tim Leary
  • 162 Ozzie Canseco
  • 163 Dave Johnson
  • 164 Edgar Diaz
  • 165 Sandy Alomar, Jr. RCup
  • 166 Harold Baines
  • 167a Randy Tomlin ERR (Harrisburg mispelled "Harriburg")
  • 167b Randy Tomlin RC COR
  • 168 John Olerud
  • 169 Luis Aquino
  • 170 Carlton Fisk
  • 171 Tony LaRussa MGR
  • 172 Pete Incaviglia
  • 173 Jason Grimsley
  • 174 Ken Caminiti
  • 175 Jack Armstrong
  • 176 John Orton
  • 177 Reggie Harris
  • 178 Dave Valle
  • 179 Pete Harnisch
  • 180 Tony Gwynn
  • 181 Duane Ward
  • 182 Junior Noboa
  • 183 Clay Parker
  • 184 Gary Green
  • 185 Joe Magrane
  • 186 Rod Booker
  • 187 Greg Cadaret
  • 188 Damon Berryhill
  • 189 Daryl Irvine RC
  • 190 Matt Williams
  • 191 Willie Blair
  • 192 Rob Deer
  • 193 Felix Fermin
  • 194 Xavier Hernandez
  • 195 Wally Joyner
  • 196 Jim Vatcher
  • 197 Chris Nabholz
  • 198 R.J. Reynolds
  • 199 Mike Hartley
  • 200 Darryl Strawberry
  • 201 Tom Kelly
  • 202 Jim Leyritz
  • 203 Gene Harris
  • 204 Herm Winningham
  • 205 Mike Perez
  • 206 Carlos Quintana
  • 207 Gary Wayne
  • 208 Willie Wilson
  • 209 Ken Howell
  • 210 Lance Parrish
  • 211 Brian Barnes RC
  • 212 Steve Finley
  • 213 Frank Wills
  • 214 Joe Girardi
  • 215 Dave Smith
  • 216 Greg Gagne
  • 217 Chris Bosio
  • 218 Rick Parker
  • 219 Jack McDowell
  • 220 Tim Wallach
  • 221 Don Slaught
  • 222 Brian McRae RC
  • 223 Allan Anderson
  • 224 Juan Gonzalez
  • 225 Randy Johnson
  • 226 Alfredo Griffin
  • 227 Steve Avery
  • 228 Rex Hudler
  • 229 Rance Mulliniks
  • 230 Sid Fernandez
  • 231 Doug Rader
  • 232 Jose DeJesus
  • 233 Al Leiter
  • 234 Scott Erickson
  • 235 Dave Parker
  • 236 Frank Tanana (Led league with 269 K's in '75)
  • 236 Frank Tanana (Tied for lead with 269 K's in)
  • 237 Rick Cerone
  • 238 Mike Dunne
  • 239 Darren Lewis
  • 240 Mike Scott
  • 241 Dave Clark
  • 242 Mike LaCoss
  • 243 Lance Johnson
  • 244 Mike Jeffcoat
  • 245 Kal Daniels
  • 246 Kevin Wickander
  • 247 Jody Reed
  • 248 Tom Gordon
  • 249 Bob Melvin
  • 250 Dennis Eckersley
  • 251 Mark Lemke
  • 252 Mel Rojas
  • 253 Garry Templeton
  • 254 Shawn Boskie
  • 255 Brian Downing
  • 256 Greg Hibbard
  • 257 Tom O'Malley
  • 258 Chris Hammond
  • 259 Hensley Meulens
  • 260 Harold Reynolds
  • 261 Bud Harrelson
  • 262 Tim Jones
  • 263 Checklist
  • 264 Dave Hollins
  • 265 Mark Gubicza
  • 266 Carmelo Castillo
  • 267 Mark Knudson
  • 268 Tom Brookens
  • 269 Joe Hesketh
  • 270 Mark McGwire
  • 270 Mark McGwire (No decimal before 1987 SLG)
  • 271 Omar Olivares
  • 272 Jeff King
  • 273 Johnny Ray
  • 274 Ken Williams
  • 275 Alan Trammell
  • 276 Bill Swift
  • 277 Scott Coolbaugh
  • 278 Alex Fernandez
  • 279 Jose Gonzalez
  • 279 Jose Gonzalez (Photo is Billy Bean)
  • 280 Bret Saberhagen
  • 281 Larry Sheets
  • 282 Don Carman
  • 283 Marquis Grissom
  • 284 Billy Spiers
  • 285 Jim Abbott
  • 286 Ken Oberkfell
  • 287 Mark Grant
  • 288 Derrick May
  • 289 Tim Birtsas
  • 290 Steve Sax
  • 291 John Wathan
  • 292 Bud Black
  • 293 Jay Bell
  • 294 Mike Moore
  • 295 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 296 Mark Williamson
  • 297 Manny Lee
  • 298 Omar Vizquel
  • 299 Scott Radinsky
  • 300 Kirby Puckett
  • 301 Steve Farr
  • 302 Tim Teufel
  • 303 Mike Boddicker
  • 304 Kevin Reimer
  • 305 Mike Scioscia
  • 306 Lonnie Smith (136 games in '90)
  • 306 Lonnie Smith (135 games in '90)
  • 307 Andy Benes
  • 308 Tom Pagnozzi
  • 309 Norm Charlton
  • 310 Gary Carter
  • 311 Jeff Pico
  • 312 Charlie Hayes
  • 313 Ron Robinson
  • 314 Gary Pettis
  • 315 Roberto Alomar
  • 316 Gene Nelson
  • 317 Mike Fitzgerald
  • 318 Rick Aguilera
  • 319 Jeff McKnight
  • 320 Tony Fernandez
  • 321 Bob Rodgers
  • 322 Terry Shumpert
  • 323 Cory Snyder
  • 324 Ron Kittle (Tied another standard ...)
  • 324 Ron Kittle (Set another standard ...)
  • 325 Brett Butler
  • 326 Ken Patterson
  • 327 Ron Hassey
  • 328 Walt Terrell
  • 329 Dave Justice
  • 330 Dwight Gooden
  • 331 Eric Anthony
  • 332 Kenny Rogers
  • 333 Chipper Jones
  • 334 Todd Benzinger
  • 335 Mitch Williams
  • 336 Matt Nokes
  • 337 Keith Comstock (Mariners logo on front)
  • 337 Keith Comstock (Cubs logo on front)
  • 338 Luis Rivera
  • 339 Larry Walker
  • 340 Ramon Martinez
  • 341 John Moses
  • 342 Mickey Morandini
  • 343 Jose Oquendo
  • 344 Jeff Russell
  • 345 Lenny Dykstra
  • 346 Jesse Orosco
  • 347 Greg Vaughn
  • 348 Todd Stottlemyre
  • 349 Dave Gallagher
  • 350 Glenn Davis
  • 351 Joe Torre
  • 352 Frank White
  • 353 Tony Castillo
  • 354 Sid Bream
  • 355 Chili Davis
  • 356 Mike Marshall
  • 357 Jack Savage
  • 358 Mark Parent
  • 359 Chuck Cary
  • 360 Tim Raines
  • 361 Scott Garrelts
  • 362 Hector Villenueva
  • 363 Rick Mahler
  • 364 Dan Pasqua
  • 365 Mike Schooler
  • 366 Checklist CL (119 Carl Nichols)
  • 366 Checklist CL (19 Carl Nichols)
  • 367 Dave Walsh
  • 368 Felix Jose
  • 369 Steve Searcy
  • 370 Kelly Gruber
  • 371 Jeff Montgomery
  • 372 Spike Owen
  • 373 Darrin Jackson
  • 374 Larry Casian
  • 375 Tony Pena
  • 376 Mike Harkey
  • 377 Rene Gonzales
  • 378 Wilson Alvarez
  • 378 Wilson Alvarez (No 1989 Port Charlotte stats)
  • 379 Randy Velarde
  • 380 Willie McGee
  • 381 Jim Leyland
  • 382 Mackey Sasser
  • 383 Pete Smith
  • 384 Gerald Perry
  • 385 Mickey Tettleton

All-Stars

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  • 386 Cecil Fielder
  • 387 Julio Franco
  • 388 Kelly Gruber
  • 389 Alan Trammell
  • 390 Jose Canseco
  • 391 Rickey Henderson
  • 392 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 393 Carlton Fisk
  • 394 Bob Welch
  • 395 Chuck Finley
  • 396 Bobby Thigpen
  • 397 Eddie Murray
  • 398 Ryne Sandberg
  • 399 Matt Williams
  • 400 Barry Larkin
  • 401 Barry Bonds
  • 402 Darryl Strawberry
  • 403 Bobby Bonilla
  • 404 Mike Scioscia
  • 405 Doug Drabek
  • 406 Frank Viola
  • 407 John Franco

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  • 408 Earnest Riles
  • 409 Mike Stanley
  • 410 Dave Righetti
  • 411 Lance Blankenship
  • 412 Dave Bergman
  • 413 Terry Mulholland
  • 414 Sammy Sosa
  • 415 Rick Sutcliffe
  • 416 Randy Milligan
  • 417 Bill Krueger
  • 418 Nick Esasky
  • 419 Jeff Reed
  • 420 Bobby Thigpen
  • 421 Alex Cole
  • 422 Rick Reuschel
  • 423 Rafael Ramirez
  • 424 Calvin Schiraldi
  • 425 Andy Van Slyke
  • 426 Joe Grahe
  • 427 Rick Dempsey
  • 428 John Barfield
  • 429 Stump Merrill
  • 430 Gary Gaetti
  • 431 Paul Gibson
  • 432 Delino DeShields
  • 433 Pat Tabler
  • 434 Julio Machado
  • 435 Kevin Maas
  • 436 Scott Bankhead
  • 437 Doug Dascenzo
  • 438 Vicente Palacios
  • 439 Dickie Thon
  • 440 George Bell
  • 441 Zane Smith
  • 442 Charlie O'Brien
  • 443 Jeff Innis
  • 444 Glenn Braggs
  • 445 Greg Swindell
  • 446 Craig Grebeck
  • 447 John Burkett
  • 448 Craig Lefferts
  • 449 Juan Berenguer
  • 450 Wade Boggs
  • 451 Neal Heaton
  • 452 Bill Schroeder
  • 453 Lenny Harris
  • 454 Kevin Appier
  • 454 Kevin Appier (No 1990 Omaha stats)
  • 455 Walt Weiss
  • 456 Charlie Leibrandt
  • 457 Todd Hundley
  • 458 Brian Holman
  • 459 Tom Trebelhorn
  • 460 Dave Stieb
  • 461 Robin Ventura
  • 462 Steve Frey
  • 463 Dwight Smith
  • 464 Steve Buechele
  • 465 Ken Griffey, Sr.
  • 466 Charles Nagy
  • 467 Dennis Cook
  • 468 Tim Hulett
  • 469 Chet Lemon
  • 470 Howard Johnson
  • 471 Mike Lieberthal
  • 472 Kirt Manwaring
  • 473 Curt Young
  • 474 Phil Plantier RC
  • 475 Ted Higuera
  • 476 Glenn Wilson
  • 477 Mike Fetters
  • 478 Kurt Stillwell
  • 479 Bob Patterson
  • 480 Dave Magadan
  • 481 Ed Whitson
  • 482 Tino Martinez
  • 483 Mike Aldrete
  • 484 Dave LaPoint
  • 485 Terry Pendleton
  • 486 Tommy Greene
  • 487 Rafael Belliard
  • 488 Jeff Manto
  • 489 Bobby Valentine
  • 490 Kirk Gibson
  • 491 Kurt Miller
  • 492 Ernie Whitt
  • 493 Jose Rijo
  • 494 Chris James
  • 495 Charlie Hough
  • 496 Marty Barrett
  • 497 Ben McDonald
  • 498 Mark Salas
  • 499 Melido Perez
  • 500 Will Clark
  • 501 Mike Bielecki
  • 502 Carney Lansford
  • 503 Roy Smith
  • 504 Julio Valera
  • 505 Chuck Finley
  • 506 Darnell Coles
  • 507 Steve Jeltz
  • 508 Mike York
  • 509 Glenallen Hill
  • 510 John Franco
  • 511 Steve Balboni
  • 512 Jose Mesa
  • 513 Jerald Clark
  • 514 Mike Stanton
  • 515 Alvin Davis
  • 516 Karl Rhodes
  • 517 Joe Oliver
  • 518 Cris Carpenter
  • 519 Sparky Anderson
  • 520 Mark Grace
  • 521 Joe Orsulak
  • 522 Stan Belinda
  • 523 Rodney McCray
  • 524 Darrel Akerfelds
  • 525 Willie Randolph
  • 526 Moises Alou
  • 526 Moises Alou (37 runs 1990 Pirates)
  • 527 Checklist ERR (105 Kevin McReynolds)
  • 527 Checklist ERR (105 Keith Miller)
  • 528 Dennis Martinez
  • 529 Marc Newfield
  • 530 Roger Clemens
  • 531 Dave Rohde
  • 532 Kirk McCaskill
  • 533 Oddibe McDowell
  • 534 Mike Jackson
  • 535 Ruben Sierra
  • 536 Mike Witt
  • 537 Jose Lind
  • 538 Bip Roberts
  • 539 Scott Terry
  • 540 George Brett
  • 541 Domingo Ramos
  • 542 Rob Murphy
  • 543 Junior Felix
  • 544 Alejandro Pena
  • 545 Dale Murphy
  • 546 Jeff Ballard
  • 547 Mike Pagliarulo
  • 548 Jaime Navarro
  • 549 John McNamara
  • 550 Eric Davis
  • 551 Bob Kipper
  • 552 Jeff Hamilton
  • 553 Joe Klink
  • 554 Brian Harper
  • 555 Turner Ward RC
  • 556 Gary Ward
  • 557 Wally Whitehurst
  • 558 Otis Nixon
  • 559 Adam Peterson
  • 560 Greg Smith
  • 561 Tim McIntosh
  • 562 Jeff Kunkel
  • 563 Brent Knackert
  • 564 Dante Bichette
  • 565 Craig Biggio
  • 566 Craig Wilson RC
  • 567 Dwayne Henry
  • 568 Ron Karkovice
  • 569 Curt Schilling
  • 570 Barry Bonds
  • 571 Pat Combs
  • 572 Dave Anderson
  • 573 Rich Rodriguez RC
  • 574 John Marzano
  • 575 Robin Yount
  • 576 Jeff Kaiser
  • 577 Bill Doran
  • 578 Dave West
  • 579 Roger Craig
  • 580 Dave Stewart
  • 581 Luis Quinones
  • 582 Marty Clary
  • 583 Tony Phillips
  • 584 Kevin Brown
  • 585 Pete O'Brien
  • 586 Fred Lynn
  • 587 Jose Offerman
  • 588 Mark Whiten
  • 589 Scott Ruskin
  • 590 Eddie Murray
  • 591 Ken Hill
  • 592 B.J. Surhoff
  • 593 Mike Walker
  • 593 Mike Walker ERR (1990 Canton-Akron stat line omit)
  • 594 Rich Garces RC
  • 595 Bill Landrum
  • 596 Ron Walden
  • 597 Jerry Don Gleaton
  • 598 Sam Horn
  • 599 Greg Myers
  • 599 Greg Myers ERR (1990 Syracuse stat line omitted)
  • 600 Bo Jackson
  • 601 Bob Ojeda
  • 602 Casey Candaele
  • 603 Wes Chamberlain RC
  • 603 Wes Chamberlain (Photo is Louie Meadows (no bat))
  • 604 Billy Hatcher
  • 605 Jeff Reardon
  • 606 Jim Gott
  • 607 Edgar Martinez
  • 608 Todd Burns
  • 609 Jeff Torborg
  • 610 Andres Galarraga
  • 611 Dave Eiland
  • 612 Steve Lyons
  • 613 Eric Show
  • 614 Luis Salazar
  • 615 Bert Blyleven
  • 616 Todd Zeile
  • 617 Bill Wegman
  • 618 Sil Campusano
  • 619 David Wells
  • 620 Ozzie Guillen
  • 621 Ted Power
  • 622 Jack Daugherty
  • 623 Jeff Blauser
  • 624 Tom Candiotti
  • 625 Terry Steinbach
  • 626 Gerald Young
  • 627 Tim Layana
  • 628 Greg Litton
  • 629 Wes Gardner
  • 630 Dave Winfield
  • 631 Mike Morgan
  • 632 Lloyd Moseby
  • 633 Kevin Tapani
  • 634 Henry Cotto
  • 635 Andy Hawkins
  • 636 Geronimo Pena
  • 637 Bruce Ruffin
  • 638 Mike Macfarlane
  • 639 Frank Robinson
  • 640 Andre Dawson
  • 641 Mike Henneman
  • 642 Hal Morris
  • 643 Jim Presley
  • 644 Chuck Crim
  • 645 Juan Samuel
  • 646 Andujar Cedeno
  • 647 Mark Portugal
  • 648 Lee Stevens
  • 649 Bill Sampen
  • 650 Jack Clark
  • 651 Alan Mills
  • 652 Kevin Romine
  • 653 Anthony Telford RC
  • 654 Paul Sorrento
  • 655 Erik Hanson
  • 656 Checklist CL (438 Vicente Palacios)
  • 656 Checklist CL (433 Vicente Palacios)
  • 656 Checklist CL (348 Vicente Palacios)
  • 657 Mike Kingery
  • 658 Scott Aldred
  • 659 Oscar Azocar
  • 660 Lee Smith
  • 661 Steve Lake
  • 662 Rob Dibble
  • 663 Greg Brock
  • 664 John Farrell
  • 665 Mike LaValliere
  • 666 Danny Darwin
  • 667 Kent Anderson
  • 668 Bill Long
  • 669 Lou Piniella
  • 670 Rickey Henderson
  • 671 Andy McGaffigan
  • 672 Shane Mack
  • 673 Greg Olson
  • 674 Kevin Gross (89 BB with Phillies in '88 tied)
  • 674 Kevin Gross (89 BB with Phillies in '88 led)
  • 675 Tom Brunansky
  • 676 Scott Chiamparino
  • 677 Billy Ripken
  • 678 Mark Davidson
  • 679 Bill Bathe
  • 680 David Cone
  • 681 Jeff Schaefer
  • 682
  • 683 Derek Lilliquist
  • 684 Milt Cuyler
  • 685 Doug Drabek
  • 686 Mike Gallego
  • 687 John Cerutti (4.76 ERA in '90)
  • 687 John Cerutti (4.46 ERA in '90)
  • 688 Rosario Rodriguez
  • 689 John Kruk
  • 690 Orel Hershiser
  • 691 Mike Blowers
  • 692 Efrain Valdez RC
  • 692 Efrain Valdez (No text below stats)
  • 693 Francisco Cabrera
  • 694 Randy Veres
  • 695 Kevin Seitzer
  • 696 Steve Olin
  • 697 Shawn Abner
  • 698 Mark Guthrie
  • 699 Jim Lefebvre
  • 700 Jose Canseco
  • 701 Pascual Perez
  • 702 Tim Naehring
  • 703 Juan Agosto
  • 704 Devon White
  • 705 Robby Thompson
  • 706 Brad Arnsberg
  • 706 Brad Arnsberg (68.2 innings in 1990)
  • 707 Jim Eisenreich
  • 708 John Mitchell
  • 709 Matt Sinatro
  • 710 Kent Hrbek
  • 711 Jose DeLeon
  • 712 Ricky Jordan
  • 713 Scott Scudder
  • 714 Marvell Wynne
  • 715 Tim Burke
  • 716 Bob Geren
  • 717 Phil Bradley
  • 718 Steve Crawford
  • 719 Keith Miller
  • 720 Cecil Fielder
  • 721 Mark Lee
  • 722 Wally Backman
  • 723 Candy Maldonado
  • 724 David Segui
  • 725 Ron Gant
  • 726 Phil Stephenson
  • 727 Mookie Wilson
  • 728 Scott Sanderson
  • 729 Don Zimmer
  • 730 Barry Larkin
  • 731 Jeff Gray RC
  • 732 Franklin Stubbs
  • 733 Kelly Downs
  • 734 John Russell
  • 735 Ron Darling
  • 736 Dick Schofield
  • 737 Tim Crews
  • 738 Mel Hall
  • 739 Russ Swan
  • 740 Ryne Sandberg
  • 741 Jimmy Key
  • 742 Tommy Gregg
  • 743 Bryn Smith
  • 744 Nelson Santovenia
  • 745 Doug Jones
  • 746 John Shelby
  • 747 Tony Fossas
  • 748 Al Newman
  • 749 Greg W. Harris
  • 750 Bobby Bonilla
  • 751 Wayne Edwards
  • 752 Kevin Bass
  • 753 Paul Marak
  • 754 Bill Pecota
  • 755 Mark Langston
  • 756 Jeff Huson
  • 757 Mark Gardner
  • 758 Mike Devereaux
  • 759 Bobby Cox
  • 760 Benito Santiago
  • 761 Larry Andersen
  • 762 Mitch Webster
  • 763 Dana Kiecker
  • 764 Mark Carreon
  • 765 Shawon Dunston
  • 766 Jeff Robinson
  • 767 Dan Wilson RC
  • 768 Don Pall
  • 769 Tim Sherrill
  • 770 Jay Howell
  • 771 Gary Redus
  • 772 Kent Mercker
  • 773 Tom Foley
  • 774 Dennis Rasmussen
  • 775 Julio Franco
  • 776 Brent Mayne
  • 777 John Candelaria
  • 778 Dan Gladden
  • 779 Carmelo Martinez
  • 780 Randy Myers (19 career losses)
  • 780 Randy Myers (15 career losses)
  • 781 Darryl Hamilton
  • 782 Jim Deshaies
  • 783 Joel Skinner
  • 784 Willie Fraser
  • 785 Scott Fletcher
  • 786 Eric Plunk
  • 787 Checklist
  • 788 Bob Milacki
  • 789 Tom Lasorda
  • 790 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 791 Mike Benjamin
  • 792 Mike Greenwell

Errors

49A Pat Borders (1986 - 40 steals in Kinston) 49B (0 Steal in Kinston)

80A Fernando Valenzuela (104 ER in '90 Tied League Lead) 80B (Led League)

97A Brady Anderson (Sept 2 RBI and 3 Hits) 97B (Set, 3 RBI and 14 Hits)

100A Don Mattingly (10 hits in 1990) 100B (101 hits in 1990)

131A Checklist 1 (#727 Phil Bradley) 131B (#727 Mookie Wilson)

155A Dwight Evans (Lead league w/162 games in 1982) 155B (tied for lead.....)

167A Randy Tomlin (Harriburg) 167B (Harrisburg)

236A Frank Tanana (Tied for lead w/269 K’s on 1975) 236B (Lead League w/269....)

270A Mark McGwire (1987 Slug % 618) 270B (1987 Slug % .618)

279A Jose Gonzalez (Photo Billy Bean) 279B (correct photo)

306A Lonnie Smith (136 Games in 1990) 396B (135 Games in 1990)

324A Ron Kittle (set another standard) 324B (tied another standard)

337A Keith Comstock (Cubs logo on front) 337B (mariners logo on front)

366A Checklist 3 (#19 Carl Nichols) 366B (#119 Carl Nichols)

378A Wilson Alvarez (1989 & 1990 minor league stats deleted) 378B (stats included)

454A Kevin Appier (1990 Omaha Stats deleted 454B (stats included)

526A Moises Alou (37 runs in 2 games for 1990 Pirates 526B (0 Runs in 2 games)

527A Checklist 4 (#105 Keith Miller #719 Kevin McReyolds 527B (#105 Kevin McReyolds #719 Keith Miller)

593A Mike Walker (1990 Canton Stats deleted 593B (Stats included)

599A Greg Myers (1990 Syracuse stats deleted 599B (Stats included)

603A Wes Chamberlain (Photo Louie Meadows) 603B (correct photo)

656A Checklist 5 (348 Palacios, 381 Lind, 537 Lavalliere) 656B (438 Palacios 537 Lind 665 Lavalliere) 656C (433 Palacios)

674A Kevin Gross (1988 Tied for lead) 674B (1988 Lead league)

687A John Cerutti (4.46 ERA in 1990) 687B (4.76 ERA in 1990)

692A Efrain Valdez (Born 6/11/66) 692B (Born 7/11/66)

706A Brad Arnsberg (68.2 IP in 1990) 706B (62.2 IP in 1990)

780A Randy Myers (15 Career losses) 780B (19 Career losses)

Parallels

O-Pee-Chee

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The 1991 O-Pee-Chee baseball set was produced for the Canadian market and for the second consecutive year it was a full 792-card parallel of the Topps base set. The only distinctions between the Topps and OPC sets are the bilingual text and the O-Pee-Chee copyright on the backs. (The fronts of the OPC cards even feature the Topps 40th anniversary logo.) The cards were also printed on a lighter, brighter, cardstock -- similar to the Tiffanys.

Because OPC was issued months after the Topps set, traded players were able to have their new teams and dates of trade notated on their card.

As with Topps, O-Pee-Chee threw a contest of their own. 1500 lucky collectors could win a 1990 O-Pee-Chee factory set. (Wow!)

Desert Shield

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1991 Topps Desert Shield is a 792-card parallel of the Topps set. Produced as a "thank you" to American troops serving in the Gulf War, this special run was supposed to be sent to the Middle East (in reality, a large amount of the print run never made it past an Air Force base in South Carolina). Cards were distributed in 15-card packs that look and feel like an ordinary 1991 Topps wax pack and each service member was entitled to one pack. All cards have a special "Desert Shield" gold-foil logo stamped in the upper-left corner.

Collectors should be advised that Desert Shield cards are very easy to counterfeit. Unopened Desert Shield wax packs are extremely rare and should only be purchased from a reliable source. Under close inspection, one can spot a fake by the orientation of the palm tree in the foil stamp. The bottom left tip of the tree should point between the E and R in OPERATION. If it doesn't, the stamp/card is most likely fake. In addition, the foil stamp should be crisp. The stamp is fuzzy on some fakes.

According to internal Topss documents, 500 cases of Desert Shield Baseball were produced. Approximately 6313 copies of each Desert Shield card were printed.

Tiffany

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1991 was the eighth, and final, year Topps would produce a Tiffany factory set. Like with all previous Tiffany sets, each card was printed on white cardstock and has a glossy coating.

Of all the Tiffany sets, it is believed that the 1991 set is the scarcest with an advertised print run of 4,000 sets.

Micro

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In 1991, Topps debuted Topps Micro a parallel set. Micro was sold exclusively in factory set form and primarily to mass market retail outlets. Each card measures 1" X 1 3/8".

Glow Backs

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The "Glow Backs" are a variation that was not discovered until decades after 1991 Topps' release. When exposed to a black light, the pink and navy blue ink on the backs of some cards appear to give off a magenta and cobalt blue "glow."

It's unclear if all 792 cards are available as Glow Backs.

Dark Backs

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About a third of the base set can be found with a noticeably darker 40th Anniversary logo.

Inserts

Glossy 1990 All-Stars

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For the eighth, and final, year, each rack pack contained one Glossy All-Star. As with the previous versions of this insert, the checklist consists of the starting lineups of the previous year's All-Star Game. The design is also identical, but with the addition of a 40th Anniversary logo.

  • 1 Tony LaRussa
  • 2 Mark McGwire
  • 3 Steve Sax
  • 4 Wade Boggs
  • 5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 6 Rickey Henderson
  • 7 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 8 Jose Canseco
  • 9 Sandy Alomar
  • 10 Bob Welch
  • 11 Al Lopez CAPT
  • 12 Roger Craig
  • 13 Will Clark
  • 14 Ryne Sandberg
  • 15 Chris Sabo
  • 16 Ozzie Smith
  • 17 Kevin Mitchell
  • 18 Lenny Dykstra
  • 19 Andre Dawson
  • 20 Mike Scioscia
  • 21 Jack Armstrong
  • 22 Juan Marichal

Glossy 1990 Rookies

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One card from this 33-card set was inserted into each 100-card jumbo pack. The design identical to the previous year's set, but with a 40th Anniversary logo on the front. As with the Glossy All-Stars (see above), this would be the final year for the Glossy Rookies.

  • 1 Sandy Alomar
  • 2 Kevin Appier
  • 3 Steve Avery
  • 4 Carlos Baerga
  • 5 John Burkett
  • 6 Alex Cole
  • 7 Pat Combs
  • 8 Delino DeShields
  • 9 Travis Fryman
  • 10 Marquis Grissom
  • 11 Mike Harkey
  • 12 Glenallen Hill
  • 13 Jeff Huson
  • 14 Felix Jose
  • 15 Dave Justice
  • 16 Jim Leyritz
  • 17 Kevin Maas
  • 18 Ben McDonald
  • 19 Kent Mercker
  • 20 Hal Morris
  • 21 Chris Nabholz
  • 22 Tim Naehring
  • 23 Jose Offerman
  • 24 John Olerud
  • 25 Scott Radinsky
  • 26 Scott Ruskin
  • 27 Kevin Tapani
  • 28 Frank Thomas
  • 29 Randy Tomlin
  • 30 Greg Vaughn
  • 31 Robin Ventura
  • 32 Larry Walker
  • 33 Todd Zeile

Box Bottoms

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For the final time, Topps printed cards on the bottom of their wax pack boxes. There are four different boxes, each with four cards with the checklist on the side. These cards have yellow borders rather than the white borders of the regular issue cards, and they have different photos of the players. The backs are printed in pink and blue on gray cardboard stock and feature outstanding achievements of the players.

O-Pee-Chee

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The same 16 cards that were printed on the bottom of Topps wax boxes were also printed on O-Pee-Chee boxes, as well. Just like the with base set, the only differentiation between the Topps and OPC Box Bottoms are the French text on the OPC cards.

  • A Bert Blyleven
  • B George Brett
  • C Brett Butler
  • D Andre Dawson
  • E Dwight Evans
  • F Carlton Fisk
  • G Alfredo Griffin
  • H Rickey Henderson
  • I Willie McGee
  • J Dale Murphy
  • K Eddie Murray
  • L Dave Parker
  • M Jeff Reardon
  • N Nolan Ryan
  • O Juan Samuel
  • P Robin Yount
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