1990 Donruss
Description
At 716 cards, the 1990 Donruss set was the largest set produced by Donruss to that time. The card fronts feature either a posed or action shot of the player. The card borders are bright red. The card reverse is horizontal and similar to previous Donruss sets, featuring up to 5 years of career stats, personal information and career highlights.
There are two subsets, Diamond Kings (cards 1-27) and Rated Rookies (28-47). The Diamond Kings are art cards from the Perez-Steele Galleries. Cards of players who were 1989 All-Stars have an All-Star logo on the front. The set also features several commemorative cards: #643 Mike Schmidt "All Time Greats"; #659 Nolan Ryan "5,000 K'S"; and former Baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti, who had passed away in 1989.
The set was the largest ever produced by Donruss, unfortunately it also had a large number of errors which were corrected after the cards were released. Most of these feature minor printing flaws and insignificant variations that collectors have found unworthy of price differentials. There are several double-printed cards indicated in our checklist with the set indicated with a "DP" coding. Rookie Cards of note include Juan Gonzalez, David Justice, Sammy Sosa, Larry Walker and Bernie Williams.
Distribution
Wax: 36 packs per box, 16 cards plus three-pieces of a Carl Yastrzemski puzzle per pack (MSRP $0.50). 20 boxes per case. For the first time, waxboxes were shrink-wrapped.
Canadian Wax: 36 packs per box, ten cards plus three pieces of a Carl Yastrzemski puzzle per pack (MSRP: C$0.50). 12 boxes per case.
Cello: 24 packs per box, 37 cards plus two, three-piece Carl Yastrzemski puzzle panels per pack (MSRP: $0.99).
Rack: 48 cards and three, three-piece Carl Yastrzemski puzzle panels per pack. 72 packs per case.
Blisters: 78 cards per pack. 48 packs per case.
Factory Sets (includes set of 12 Grand Slammers)
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 716 | - | ? | ? |
Checklist
Promos
A pack of two cards from a 12-card set were sent to Hobby dealers to promote the upcoming 1990 Donruss Baseball set. The set was sent ONLY master distributors and to those dealers who purchased directly from Donruss. Therefore, this is one of the more difficult promo sets of the era.
The backs of each card are white with the words "1990 PREVIEW CARDS/No. XX of 12".
- 1 Todd Zeile (No "Rated Rookie" logo)
- 2 Ben McDonald
- 3 Bo Jackson
- 4 Will Clark
- 5 Dave Stewart
- 6 Kevin Mitchell
- 7 Nolan Ryan
- 8 Howard Johnson
- 9 Tony Gwynn
- 10 Jerome Walton (Different photo than base card. Preview card sho
- 11 Wade Boggs
- 12 Kirby Puckett
Base Set
NOTES:
- There are different versions of the checklist cards. The checklists inserted into packs account for the 26 pack-exclusive MVP inserts ("a" in this checklist below); while the factory set checklists ("b") do not.
- Most of the All-Star cards have one of two errors (or in the case of Harold Baines's AS, combinations both). Some AS's have the words "RECENT MAJOR LEAGUE PERFORMANCE" on the back, instead of the proper "ALL-STAR GAME PERFORMANCE." The other error involves the yellow star on the front the card had the black line running through it instead of the star "sitting" in front of the line behind it.
- There is a variation where the period behind the Inc. in the copyright statement is missing.
- The black and white "splatter" effect is different between cards that come from the factory set vs. cards that were pulled from packs.
- Some player's birth dates were not corrected until the factory set.
- On the copyright some cards have a period after " © 1989 LEAF, INC.", while some do not.
Many of these errors were due to the fact that Donruss outsourced production to multiple printing facilities, some of which had never produced baseball cards before.
1 Bo Jackson DK
2 Steve Sax DK
3 Ruben Sierra DK ERR (no black "notch" on back of card's top border.
3 Ruben Sierra DK UER (black "notch" on back of card's top border present, still incorrect 1989 BA of .304 listed.)
4 Ken Griffey, Jr. DK
5 Mickey Tettleton DK
6 Dave Stewart DK
7 Jim Deshaies DK DP
8 John Smoltz DK
9 Mike Bielecki DK
10 Brian Downing DK ERR (RevNeg)
10 Brian Downing DK COR
11 Kevin Mitchell DK
12 Kelly Gruber DK
13 Joe Magrane DK
14 John Franco DK
15 Ozzie Guillen DK
16 Lou Whitaker DK
17 John Smiley DK
18 Howard Johnson DK
19 Willie Randolph DK
20 Chris Bosio DK
21 Tommy Herr DK DP
22 Dan Gladden DK
23 Ellis Burks DK
24 Pete O'Brien DK
25 Bryn Smith DK
26 Ed Whitson DK DP
27 DK Checklist DP
28 Robin Ventura RR
29 Todd Zeile RR
30 Sandy Alomar, Jr. RR
31 Kent Mercker RR RC
32 Ben McDonald RR RC
33 Juan Gonzalez RR ERR (RevNeg) RC
33 Juan Gonzalez RR COR RC
34 Eric Anthony RR RC
35 Mike Fetters RR RC
36 Marquis Grissom RR RC
37 Greg Vaughn RR
38 Brian DuBois RR RC
39 Steve Avery RR
40 Mark Gardner RR RC
41 Andy Benes RR
42 Delino DeShields RR RC Montreal Expos
43 Scott Coolbaugh RR RC
44 Pat Combs RR DP
45 Alex Sanchez RR DP
46 Kelly Mann RR RC DP
47 Julio Machado RR RC
48 Pete Incaviglia
49 Shawon Dunston
50 Jeff Treadway
51 Jeff Ballard
52 Claudell Washington
53 Juan Samuel
54 John Smiley
55 Rob Deer
56 Geno Petralli
57 Chris Bosio
58 Carlton Fisk
59 Kirt Manwaring
60 Chet Lemon
61 Bo Jackson
62 Doyle Alexander
63 Pedro Guerrero
64 Allan Anderson
65 Greg W. Harris
66 Mike Greenwell
67 Walt Weiss
68 Wade Boggs
69 Jim Clancy
70 Junior Felix
71 Barry Larkin
72 Dave LaPoint
73 Joel Skinner
74 Jesse Barfield
75 Tommy Herr
76 Ricky Jordan
77 Eddie Murray
78 Steve Sax
79 Tim Belcher
80 Danny Jackson
81 Kent Hrbek
82 Milt Thompson
83 Brook Jacoby
84 Mike Marshall
85 Kevin Seitzer
86 Tony Gwynn
87 Dave Stieb
88 Dave Smith
89 Bret Saberhagen
90 Alan Trammell
91 Tony Phillips
92 Doug Drabek
93 Jeffrey Leonard
94 Wally Joyner
95 Carney Lansford
96 Cal Ripken
97 Andres Galarraga
98 Kevin Mitchell
99 Howard Johnson
100a Checklist (28-129)
100b Checklist (28-125)
101 Melido Perez
102 Spike Owen
103 Paul Molitor
104 Geronimo Berroa
105 Ryne Sandberg
106 Bryn Smith
107 Steve Buechele
108 Jim Abbott
109 Alvin Davis
110 Lee Smith
111 Roberto Alomar
112 Rick Reuschel
113 Kelly Gruber ERR (Born "2/22")
113 Kelly Gruber COR (Born "2/26")
114 Joe Carter
115 Jose Rijo
116 Greg Minton
117 Bob Ojeda
118 Glenn Davis
119 Jeff Reardon
120 Kurt Stillwell
121 John Smoltz
122 Dwight Evans
123 Eric Yelding RC
124 John Franco
125 Jose Canseco
126 Barry Bonds
127 Lee Guetterman
128 Jack Clark
129 Dave Valle
130 Hubie Brooks
131 Ernest Riles
132 Mike Morgan
133 Steve Jeltz
134 Jeff D. Robinson
135 Ozzie Guillen
136 Chili Davis
137 Mitch Webster
138 Jerry Browne
139 Bo Diaz
140 Robby Thompson
141 Craig Worthington
142 Julio Franco
143 Brian Holman
144 George Brett
145 Tom Glavine
146 Robin Yount
147 Gary Carter
148 Ron Kittle
149 Tony Fernandez
150 Dave Stewart
151 Gary Gaetti
152 Kevin Elster
153 Gerald Perry
154 Jesse Orosco
155 Wally Backman
156 Dennis Martinez
157 Rick Sutcliffe
158 Greg Maddux
159 Andy Hawkins
160 John Kruk
161 Jose Oquendo
162 John Dopson
163 Joe Magrane
164 Bill Ripken
165 Fred Manrique
166 Nolan Ryan
167 Damon Berryhill
168 Dale Murphy
169 Mickey Tettleton
170 Kirk McCaskill ERR (Born "4/19")
170 Kirk McCaskill COR (Born "4/9")
171 Dwight Gooden
172 Jose Lind
173 B.J. Surhoff
174 Ruben Sierra
175 Dan Plesac
176 Dan Pasqua
177 Kelly Downs
178 Matt Nokes
179 Luis Aquino
180 Frank Tanana
181 Tony Pena
182 Dan Gladden
183 Bruce Hurst
184 Roger Clemens
185 Mark McGwire
186 Rob Murphy
187 Jim Deshaies
188 Fred McGriff
189 Rob Dibble
190 Don Mattingly
191 Felix Fermin
192 Roberto Kelly
193 Dennis Cook
194 Darren Daulton
195 Alfredo Griffin
196 Eric Plunk
197 Orel Hershiser
198 Paul O'Neill
199 Randy Bush
200a Checklist (130-231)
200b Checklist (126-223)
201 Ozzie Smith
202 Pete O'Brien
203 Jay Howell
204 Mark Gubicza
205 Ed Whitson
206 George Bell
207 Mike Scott
208 Charlie Leibrandt
209 Mike Heath
210 Dennis Eckersley
211 Mike LaValliere
212 Darnell Coles
213 Lance Parrish
214 Mike Moore
215 Steve Finley
216 Tim Raines
217 Scott Garrelts ERR (Born "10/20")
217 Scott Garrelts COR (Born "10/30")
218 Kevin McReynolds
219 Dave Gallagher
220 Tim Wallach
221 Chuck Crim
222 Lonnie Smith
223 Andre Dawson
224 Nelson Santovenia
225 Rafael Palmeiro
226 Devon White
227 Harold Reynolds
228 Ellis Burks
229 Mark Parent
230 Will Clark
231 Jimmy Key
232 John Farrell
233 Eric Davis
234 Johnny Ray
235 Darryl Strawberry
236 Bill Doran
237 Greg Gagne
238 Jim Eisenreich
239 Tommy Gregg
240 Marty Barrett
241 Rafael Ramirez
242 Chris Sabo
243 Dave Henderson
244 Andy Van Slyke
245 Alvaro Espinoza
246 Garry Templeton
247 Gene Harris
248 Kevin Gross
249 Brett Butler
250 Willie Randolph
251 Roger McDowell
252 Rafael Belliard
253 Steve Rosenberg
254 Jack Howell
255 Marvell Wynne
256 Tom Candiotti
257 Todd Benzinger
258 Don Robinson
259 Phil Bradley
260 Cecil Espy
261 Scott Bankhead
262 Frank White
263 Andres Thomas
264 Glenn Braggs
265 David Cone
266 Bobby Thigpen
267 Nelson Liriano
268 Terry Steinbach
269 Kirby Puckett
270 Gregg Jefferies
271 Jeff Blauser
272 Cory Snyder
273 Roy Smith
274 Tom Foley
275 Mitch Williams
276 Paul Kilgus
277 Don Slaught
278 Von Hayes
279 Vince Coleman
280 Mike Boddicker
281 Ken Dayley
282 Mike Devereaux
283 Kenny Rogers
284 Jeff Russell
285 Jerome Walton
286 Derek Lilliquist
287 Joe Orsulak
288 Dick Schofield
289 Ron Darling
290 Bobby Bonilla
291 Jim Gantner
292 Bobby Witt
293 Greg Brock
294 Ivan Calderon
295 Steve Bedrosian
296 Mike Henneman
297 Tom Gordon
298 Lou Whitaker
299 Terry Pendleton
300a Checklist (232-333)
300b Checklist (224-321)
301 Juan Berenguer
302 Mark Davis
303 Nick Esasky
304 Rickey Henderson
305 Rick Cerone
306 Craig Biggio
307 Duane Ward
308 Tom Browning
309 Walt Terrell
310 Greg Swindell
311 Dave Righetti
312 Mike Maddux
313 Lenny Dykstra
314 Jose Gonzalez
315 Steve Balboni
316 Mike Scioscia
317 Ron Oester
318 Gary Wayne
319 Todd Worrell
320 Doug Jones
321 Jeff Hamilton
322 Danny Tartabull
323 Chris James
324 Mike Flanagan
325 Gerald Young
326 Bob Boone
327 Frank Williams
328 Dave Parker
329 Sid Bream
330 Mike Schooler
331 Bert Blyleven
332 Bob Welch
333 Bob Milacki
334 Tim Burke
335 Jose Uribe
336 Randy Myers
337 Eric King
338 Mark Langston
339 Teddy Higuera
340 Oddibe McDowell
341 Lloyd McClendon
342 Pascual Perez
343 Kevin Brown UER
344 Chuck Finley
345 Erik Hanson
346 Rich Gedman
347 Bip Roberts
348 Matt Williams
349 Tom Henke
350 Brad Komminsk
351 Jeff Reed
352 Brian Downing
353 Frank Viola
354 Terry Puhl
355 Brian Harper
356 Steve Farr
357 Joe Boever
358 Danny Heep
359 Larry Andersen
360 Rolando Roomes
361 Mike Gallego
362 Bob Kipper
363 Clay Parker
364 Mike Pagliarulo
365 Ken Griffey, Jr.
366 Rex Hudler
367 Pat Sheridan
368 Kirk Gibson
369 Jeff Parrett
370 Bob Walk
371 Ken Patterson
372 Bryan Harvey
373 Mike Bielecki
374 Tom Magrann RC
375 Rick Mahler
376 Craig Lefferts
377 Gregg Olson
378 Jamie Moyer
379 Randy Johnson
380 Jeff Montgomery
381 Marty Clary
382 Bill Spiers
383 Dave Magadan
384 Greg Hibbard RC
385 Ernie Whitt
386 Rick Honeycutt
387 Dave West
388 Keith Hernandez
389 Jose Alvarez
390 Albert Belle
391 Rick Aguilera
392 Mike Fitzgerald
393 Dwight Smith
394 Steve Wilson
395 Bob Geren
396 Randy Ready
397 Ken Hill
398 Jody Reed
399 Tom Brunansky
400a Checklist (334-435)
400b Checklist (322-419)
401 Rene Gonzales
402 Harold Baines
403 Cecilio Guante
404 Joe Girardi
405 Sergio Valdez ERR RC (Black line through "S" in Sergio)
405 Sergio Valdez COR RC
406 Mark Williamson
407 Glenn Hoffman
408 Jeff Innis RC
409 Randy Kramer
410 Charlie O'Brien
411 Charlie Hough
412 Gus Polidor
413 Ron Karkovice
414 Trevor Wilson
415 Kevin Ritz RC
416 Gary Thurman
417 Jeff M. Robinson
418 Scott Terry
419 Tim Laudner
420 Dennis Rasmussen
421 Luis Rivera
422 Jim Corsi
423 Dennis Lamp
424 Ken Caminiti
425 David Wells
426 Norm Charlton
427 Deion Sanders
428 Dion James
429 Chuck Cary
430 Ken Howell
431 Steve Lake
432 Kal Daniels
433 Lance McCullers
434 Lenny Harris
435 Scott Scudder
436 Gene Larkin
437 Dan Quisenberry
438 Steve Olin RC
439 Mickey Hatcher
440 Willie Wilson
441 Mark Grant
442 Mookie Wilson
443 Alex Trevino
444 Pat Tabler
445 Dave Bergman
446 Todd Burns
447 R.J. Reynolds
448 Jay Buhner
449 Lee Stevens
450 Ron Hassey
451 Bob Melvin
452 Dave Martinez
453 Greg Litton
454 Mark Carreon
455 Scott Fletcher
456 Otis Nixon
457 Tony Fossas RC
458 John Russell
459 Paul Assenmacher
460 Zane Smith
461 Jack Daugherty RC
462 Rich Monteleone
463 Greg Briley
464 Mike Smithson
465 Benito Santiago
466 Jeff Brantley
467 Jose Nunez
468 Scott Bailes
469 Ken Griffey, Sr.
470 Bob McClure
471 Mackey Sasser
472 Glenn Wilson
473 Kevin Tapani RC
474 Bill Buckner
475 Ron Gant
476 Kevin Romine
477 Juan Agosto
478 Herm Winningham
479 Storm Davis
480 Jeff King
481 Kevin Mmahat RC
482 Carmelo Martinez
483 Omar Vizquel
484 Jim Dwyer
485 Bob Knepper
486 Dave Anderson
487 Ron Jones
488 Jay Bell
489 Sammy Sosa RC
490 Kent Anderson
491 Domingo Ramos
492 Dave Clark
493 Tim Birtsas
494 Ken Oberkfell
495 Larry Sheets
496 Jeff Kunkel
497 Jim Presley
498 Mike Macfarlane
499 Pete Smith
500a Checklist (436-537) DP
500b Checklist (420-517)
501 Gary Sheffield
502 Terry Bross RC
503 Jerry Kutzler RC
504 Lloyd Moseby
505 Curt Young
506 Al Newman
507 Keith Miller
508 Mike Stanton RC
509 Rich Yett
510 Tim Drummond RC
511 Joe Hesketh
512 Rick Wrona
513 Luis Salazar
514 Hal Morris
515 Terry Mulholland
516 John Morris
517 Carlos Quintana
518 Frank DiPino
519 Randy Milligan
520 Chad Kreuter
521 Mike Jeffcoat
522 Mike Harkey
523 Andy Nezelek ERR (wrong birth year)
523 Andy Nezelek COR
524 Dave Schmidt
525 Tony Armas
526 Barry Lyons
527 Rick Reed RC
528 Jerry Reuss
529 Dean Palmer RC
530 Jeff Peterek RC
531 Carlos Martinez
532 Charlie Haag
533 Mike Brumley
534 Terry Leach
535 Doug Strange RC
536 Jose DeLeon
537 Shane Rawley
538 Joey Cora
539 Eric Hetzel
540 Gene Nelson
541 Wes Gardner
542 Mark Portugal
543 Al Leiter
544 Jack Armstrong
545 Greg Cadaret
546 Rod Nichols
547 Luis Polonia
548 Charlie Hayes
549 Dickie Thon
550 Tim Crews
551 Dave Winfield
552 Mike Davis
553 Ron Robinson
554 Carmen Castillo
555 John Costello
556 Bud Black
557 Rick Dempsey
558 Jim Acker
559 Eric Show
560 Pat Borders
561 Danny Darwin
562 Rick Luecken RC
563 Edwin Nunez
564 Felix Jose
565 John Cangelosi
566 Bill Swift
567 Bill Schroeder
568 Stan Javier
569 Jim Traber
570 Wallace Johnson
571 Donell Nixon
572 Sid Fernandez
573 Lance Johnson
574 Andy McGaffigan
575 Mark Knudson
576 Tommy Greene RC
577 Mark Grace
578 Larry Walker RC
579 Mike Stanley
580 Mike Witt DP
581 Scott Bradley
582 Greg A. Harris
583 Kevin Hickey ERR (Black line through "K" on front)
583 Kevin Hickey COR
584 Lee Mazzilli
585 Jeff Pico
586 Joe Oliver
587 Willie Fraser DP
588 Carl Yastrzemski PUZ
589 Kevin Bass DP
590 John Moses DP
591 Tom Pagnozzi DP
592 Tony Castillo DP
593 Jerald Clark DP
594 Dan Schatzeder
595 Luis Quinones DP
596 Pete Harnisch DP
597 Gary Redus
598 Mel Hall
599 Rick Schu
600a Checklist (538-639)
600b Checklist (518-617)
601 Mike Kingery DP
602 Terry Kennedy DP
603 Mike Sharperson DP
604 Don Carman DP
605 Jim Gott
606 Donn Pall DP
607 Rance Mulliniks
608 Curt Wilkerson DP
609 Mike Felder DP
610 Guillermo Hernandez DP
611 Candy Maldonado DP
612 Mark Thurmond DP
613 Rick Leach DP RC
614 Jerry Reed DP
615 Franklin Stubbs
616 Billy Hatcher DP
617 Don August DP
618 Tim Teufel
619 Shawn Hillegas DP
620 Manny Lee
621 Gary Ward DP
622 Mark Guthrie DP RC
623 Jeff Musselman DP
624 Mark Lemke DP
625 Fernando Valenzuela
626 Paul Sorrento DP RC
627 Glenallen Hill DP
628 Les Lancaster DP
629 Vance Law DP
630 Randy Velarde DP
631 Todd Frohwirth DP
632 Willie McGee
633 Dennis Boyd DP
634 Cris Carpenter DP
635 Brian Holton
636 Tracy Jones DP
637 Terry Steinbach AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back")
637 Terry Steinbach AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back")
638 Brady Anderson
639 Jack Morris ERR (black line through yellow star)
639 Jack Morris COR
640 Jaime Navarro
641 Darrin Jackson
642 Mike Dyer RC
643 Mike Schmidt "All-Time Great"
644 Henry Cotto
645 John Cerutti
646 Francisco Cabrera
647 Scott Sanderson
648 Brian Meyer
649 Ray Searage
650 Bo Jackson AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
650 Bo Jackson AS COR
651 Steve Lyons
652 Mike LaCoss
653 Ted Power
654 Howard Johnson AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
654 Howard Johnson AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)
655 Mauro Gozzo RC
656 Mike Blowers RC
657 Paul Gibson
658 Neal Heaton
659 Nolan Ryan 5000K ERR (black line through yellow star)
659 Nolan Ryan 5000K COR
660 Harold Baines AS ERR/ERR (black line through yellow star on front and "Recent Major League Performance" on back)
660 Harold Baines AS ERR/COR (black line through yellow star)
660 Harold Baines AS COR/ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
660 Harold Baines AS COR
661 Gary Pettis
662 Clint Zavaras RC
663 Rick Reuschel AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
663 Rick Reuschel AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)
664 Alejandro Pena
665 Nolan Ryan KING ERR (#659 on back)
665 Nolan Ryan KING ERR NNO
665 Nolan Ryan KING COR
666 Ricky Horton
667 Curt Schilling
668 Bill Landrum
669 Todd Stottlemyre
670 Tim Leary
671 John Wetteland
672 Calvin Schiraldi
673 Ruben Sierra AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
673 Ruben Sierra AS COR
674 Pedro Guerrero AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
674 Pedro Guerrero AS COR (All-Star Game Performance" on back)
675 Ken Phelps
676 Cal Ripken, Jr. AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
676 Cal Ripken, Jr. AS COR
677 Denny Walling
678 Goose Gossage
679 Gary Mielke RC
680 Bill Bathe
681 Tom Lawless
682 Xavier Hernandez RC
683 Kirby Puckett AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
683 Kirby Puckett AS COR
684 Mariano Duncan
685 Ramon Martinez
686 Tim Jones
687 Tom Filer
688 Steve Lombardozzi
689 Bernie Williams RC
690 Chip Hale RC
691 Beau Allred RC
692 Ryne Sandberg AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
692 Ryne Sandberg AS COR
693 Jeff Huson RC
694 Curt Ford
695 Eric Davis AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
695 Eric Davis AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)
696 Scott Lusader
697 Mark McGwire AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
697 Mark McGwire AS COR
698 Steve Cummings RC
699 George Canale RC
700a Checklist ERR (640-BC26, no card #716)
700a Checklist COR (640-BC26)
700b Checklist (618-716)
701 Julio Franco AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
701 Julio Franco AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)
702 Dave Johnson RC
703 Dave Stewart AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
703 Dave Stewart AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)
704 Dave Justice RC
705 Tony Gwynn AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
705 Tony Gwynn AS COR
706 Greg Myers
707 Will Clark AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
707 Will Clark AS COR
708 Benito Santiago AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
708 Benito Santiago AS COR
709 Larry McWilliams
710 Ozzie Smith AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
710 Ozzie Smith AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)
711 John Olerud RC
712 Wade Boggs AS ERR (black line through yellow star)
712 Wade Boggs AS COR
713 Gary Eave RC
714 Bob Tewksbury
715 Kevin Mitchell AS ERR ("Recent Major League Performance" on back)
715 Kevin Mitchell AS COR ("All-Star Game Performance" on back)
716 Bart Giamatti (memorial)
Parallels
Aqueous Test
Donruss produced a high-gloss, or "Aqueous," test issue. The set is identical to the 1990 Donruss base set, with the exception of the glossy coating on the front and the words "AQUEOUS TEST" on the back. There are 264 cards in this set as only two of the sheets were printed.
According to hobby legend, these cards were issued in packs, however they weren't released to the public in general distribution. Several boxes were purchased by a card shop when a former Donruss employee, a packaging director, sold them off along with some other Donruss unopened wax boxes. Among the late-80s and early 90s Donruss wax boxes were a few plain white cardboard boxes with a memo, something to the effect of "Donruss Canada" written on the side. These boxes contained 1990 Donruss cello packs which were loaded with the Aqueous cards.
Other unopened Aqueous boxes claimed to have turned up at a card shop in the Midwest.
In late August of 2012, an eBay seller sold eight unopened Aqueous packs for $200-$250 each. According to a few of the buyers, these packs contained 15 cards and one puzzle piece even though the wrapper stated only ten cards in each pack.
- BC1 Bo Jackson MVP
- BC2 Howard Johnson MVP
- BC3 Dave Stewart MVP
- BC4 Tony Gwynn MVP
- BC5 Orel Hershiser MVP
- BC6 Pedro Guerrero MVP
- BC7 Tim Raines MVP
- BC8 Kirby Puckett MVP
- BC9 Alvin Davis MVP
- BC10 Ryne Sandberg MVP
- 1 Bo Jackson DK
- 3 Ruben Sierra DK
- 6 Dave Stewart DK
- 9 Mike Bielecki DK
- 11 Kevin Mitchell DK
- 14 John Franco DK
- 16 Lou Whitaker DK
- 18 Howard Johnson DK
- 22 Dan Gladden DK
- 24 Pete O'Brien
- 28 Robin Ventura
- 29 Todd Zeile
- 30 Sandy Alomar, Jr. RR
- 31 Kent Mercker
- 32 Ben Mcdonald RR
- 33 Juan Gonzalez RR
- 34 Eric Anthony RR
- 35 Mike Fetters RR
- 48 Pete Incaviglia
- 49 Shawon Dunston
- 50 Jeff Treadway
- 51 Jeff Ballard
- 52 Claudell Washington
- 53 Juan Samuel
- 54 John Smiley
- 55 Rob Deer
- 56 Geno Petralli
- 57 Chris Bosio
- 58 Carlton Fisk
- 59 Kirt Manwaring
- 60 Chet Lemon
- 61 Bo Jackson
- 62 Doyle Alexander
- 63 Pedro Guerrero
- 64 Allan Anderson
- 65 Greg Harris
- 66 Mike Greenwell
- 67 Walt Weiss
- 68 Wade Boggs
- 69 Jim Clancy
- 70 Junior Felix
- 71 Barry Larkin
- 72 Dave Lapoint
- 73 Joel Skinner
- 74 Jesse Barfield
- 75 Tommy Herr
- 76 Ricky Jordan
- 77 Eddie Murray
- 78 Steve Sax
- 79 Tim Belcher
- 80 Danny Jackson
- 81 Kent Hrbek
- 82 Milt Thompson
- 83 Brook Jacoby
- 84 Mike Marshall
- 85 Kevin Seitzer
- 86 Tony Gwynn
- 87 Dave Stieb
- 88 Dave Smith
- 89 Bret Saberhagen
- 90 Alan Trammell
- 91 Tony Phillips
- 92 Doug Drabek
- 93 Jeff Leonard
- 94 Wally Joyner
- 95 Carney Lansford
- 96 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 97 Andres Galarraga
- 98 Kevin Mitchell
- 99 Howard Johnson
- 100 Checklist
- 101 Melido Perez
- 102 Spike Owen
- 103 Paul Molitor
- 104 Geronimo Berroa
- 105 Ryne Sandberg
- 106 Bryn Smith
- 107 Steve Buechele
- 108 Jim Abbott
- 109 Alvin Davis
- 110 Lee Smith
- 111 Roberto Alomar
- 112 Rick Reuschel
- 113 Kelly Gruber
- 114 Joe Carter
- 115 Jose Rijo
- 116 Greg Minton
- 117 Bobby Ojeda
- 118 Glenn Davis
- 119 Jeff Reardon
- 120 Kurt Stillwell
- 121 John Smoltz
- 122 Dwight Evans
- 123 Eric Yelding
- 124 John Franco
- 125 Jose Canseco
- 126 Barry Bonds
- 127 Lee Guetterman
- 128 Jack Clark
- 129 Dave Valle
- 130 Hubie Brooks
- 131 Ernest Riles
- 132 Mike Morgan
- 133 Steve Jeltz
- 134 Jeff Robinson
- 135 Ozzie Guillen
- 136 Chili Davis
- 137 Mitch Webster
- 138 Jerry Browne
- 139 Bo Diaz
- 140 Robby Thompson
- 141 Craig Worthington
- 142 Julio Franco
- 143 Brian Holman
- 144 George Brett
- 145 Tom Glavine
- 146 Robin Yount
- 147 Gary Carter
- 148 Ron Kittle
- 149 Tony Fernandez
- 150 Dave Stewart
- 151 Gary Gaetti
- 152 Kevin Elster
- 153 Gerald Perry
- 154 Jesse Orosco
- 155 Wally Backman
- 156 Dennis Martinez
- 157 Rick Sutcliffe
- 158 Greg Maddux
- 159 Andy Hawkins
- 160 John Kruk
- 161 Jose Oquendo
- 162 John Dopson
- 163 Joe Magrane
- 164 Bill Ripken
- 165 Fred Manrique
- 166 Nolan Ryan
- 167 Damon Berryhill
- 168 Dale Murphy
- 169 Mickey Tettleton
- 170 Kirk Mccaskill
- 171 Dwight Gooden
- 172 Jose Lind
- 173 B.J. Surhoff
- 174 Ruben Sierra
- 175 Dan Plesac
- 176 Dan Pasqua
- 177 Kelly Downs
- 178 Matt Nokes
- 179 Luis Aquino
- 180 Frank Tanana
- 181 Tony Pena
- 182 Dan Gladden
- 183 Bruce Hurst
- 184 Roger Clemens
- 185 Mark Mcgwire
- 186 Rob Murphy
- 187 Jim Deshaies
- 188 Fred Mcgriff
- 189 Rob Dibble
- 190 Don Mattingly
- 191 Felix Fermin
- 192 Roberto Kelly
- 193 Dennis Cook
- 194 Darren Daulton
- 195 Alfredo Griffin
- 196 Eric Plunk
- 197 Orel Hershiser
- 198 Paul O'Neill
- 199 Randy Bush
- 200 Checklist 138-247
- 201 Ozzie Smith
- 202 Pete O'Brien
- 203 Jay Howell
- 204 Mark Gubicza
- 205 Ed Whitson
- 206 George Bell
- 207 Mike Scott
- 208 Charlie Liebrandt
- 209 Mike Heath
- 210 Dennis Eckersley
- 211 Mike Lavalliere
- 212 Darnell Coles
- 213 Lance Parrish
- 214 Mike Moore
- 215 Steve Finley
- 216 Tim Raines
- 217 Scott Garrelts
- 218 Kevin Mcreynolds
- 219 Dave Gallagher
- 220 Tim Wallach
- 221 Chuck Crim
- 222 Lonnie Smith
- 223 Andre Dawson
- 224 Nelson Santovenia
- 225 Rafael Palmeiro
- 226 Devon White
- 227 Harold Reynolds
- 228 Ellis Burks
- 229 Mark Parent
- 230 Will Clark
- 231 Jimmy Key
- 232 John Farrell
- 233 Eric Davis
- 234 Johnny Ray
- 235 Darryl Strawberry
- 236 Bill Doran
- 237 Greg Gagne
- 238 Jim Eisenreich
- 239 Tommy Gregg
- 240 Marty Barrett
- 241 Rafael Ramirez
- 242 Chris Sabo
- 243 Dave Henderson
- 244 Andy Van Slyke
- 245 Alvaro Espinoza
- 246 Garry Templeton
- 247 Gene Harris
- 248 Kevin Gross
- 249 Brett Butler
- 250 Willie Randolph
- 251 Roger Mcdowell
- 252 Rafael Belliard
- 253 Steve Rosenberg
- 254 Jack Howell
- 255 Marvell Wynne
- 256 Tom Candiotti
- 257 Todd Benzinger
- 258 Don Robinson
- 259 Phil Bradley
- 260 Cecil Espy
- 261 Scott Bankhead
- 262 Frank White
- 263 Andres Thomas
- 264 Glenn Braggs
- 265 David Cone
- 266 Bobby Thigpen
- 267 Nelson Liriano
- 268 Terry Steinbach
- 269 Kirby Puckett
- 270 Gregg Jefferies
- 271 Jeff Blauser
- 272 Cory Snyder
- 273 Roy Smith
- 274 Tom Foley
- 275 Mitch Williams
- 276 Paul Kilgus
- 277 Don Slaught
- 278 Von Hayes
- 279 Vince Coleman
- 280 Mike Boddicker
- 281 Ken Dayley
- 282 Mike Devereaux
- 283 Kenny Rogers
Blue Test
7 Jim Deshaies DK DP
21 Tommy Herr DK DP
26 Ed Whitson DK DP
27 Checklist DK DP
44 Pat Combs DP
47 Julio Machado RR
500 Checklist 436-483 DP
521 Mike Jeffcoat
522 Mike Harkey
524 Dave Schmidt
525 Tony Armas
526 Barry Lyons
527 Rick Reed
528 Jerry Reuss
529 Dean Palmer
531 Carlos Martinez
532 Atlee Hammaker
534 Terry Leach
535 Doug Strange
536 Jose Deleon
537 Shane Rawley
538 Joey Cora
539 Eric Hetzel
541 Wes Gardner
542 Mark Portugal
544 Jack Armstrong
546 Rod Nichols
547 Luis Polonia
548 Charlie Hayes
549 Dickie Thon
550 Tim Crews
552 Mike Davis
553 Ron Robinson
555 John Costello
557 Rick Dempsey
558 Jim Acker
559 Eric Show
561 Danny Darwin
562 Rick Luecken
564 Felix Jose
565 John Cangelosi
566 Bill Swift
567 Bill Schroeder
568 Stan Javier
569 Jim Traber
570 Wallace Johnson
571 Donnell Nixon
572 Sid Fernandez
573 Lance Johnson
574 Andy McGaffigan
575 Mark Knudson
576 Tommy Greene
579 Mike Stanley
580 Mike Witt DP
581 Scott Bradley
582 Greg A Harris
584 Lee Mazzilli
586 Joe Oliver
587 Willie Fraser DP
588 Carl Yastrzemski PUZ
589 Kevin Bass DP
590 John Moses DP
591 Tom Pagnozzi DP
593 Jerald Clark DP
595 Luis Quinones DP
596 Pete Harnisch DP
598 Mel Hall
599 Rick Schu
601 Mike Kingery DP
602 Terry Kennedy DP
603 Mike Sharperson DP
604 Don Carman DP
605 Jim Gott
606 Don Pall DP
607 Rance Mullliniks
608 Curt Wilkerson DP
609 Mike Felder DP
610 Guillermo Hernandez DP
611 Candy Maldonado DP
612 Mark Thurmond DP
613 Rick Leach DP
614 Jerry Reed DP
615 Franklin Stubbs
616 Billy Hatcher DP
617 Don August DP
618 Tim Teufel
619 Shawn Hillegas DP
622 Mark Guthrie DP
623 Jeff Musselman DP
624 Mark Lemke DP
626 Paul Sorrento DP
627 Glenallen Hill DP
628 Les Lancaster DP
629 Vance Law DP
630 Randy Velarde DP
631 Todd Frohwirth DP
632 Willie McGee
633 Oil Can Boyd DP
634 Chris Carpenter DP
644 Henry Cotto
648 Brian Meyer
649 Ray Searage
655 Mauro Gozzo
661 Gary Pettis
664 Alejandro Pena
666 Ricky Horton
672 Calvin Schiraldi
673 Ruben Sierra AS
674 Pedro Guerrero
679 Gary Mielke
680 Bill Bathe
684 Mariano Duncan
686 Tim Jones
690 Chip Hale
695 Eric Davis AS
699 George Canale
700 Checklist
702 Dave Johnson
704 Dave Justice
708 Benito Santiago AS
709 Larry McWilliams
711 John Olerud
712 Wade Boggs AS
713 Gary Eave
BC22 Steve Sax MVP
BC23 Eric Davis MVP DP
BC24 Greg Swindell DP
BC25 Von Hayes MVP DP
BC26 Alan Trammell MVP
White Test
7 Jim DeShaies DK DP
21 Tommy Herr DK DP
26 Ed Whitson DK DP
27 Checklist DK DP
44 Pat Combs DP
46 Kelly Mann DP
47 Julio Machado
500 Checklist (436-483) DP
523 Andy Nezelek
527 Rick Reed
532 Atlee Hammaker
534 Terry Leach
539 Eric Hetzel
540 Gene Nelson
544 Jack Armstrong
545 Greg Cadaret
546 Rod Nichols
548 Charlie Hayes
549 Dickie Thon
556 Bud Black
562 Rick Luecken
567 Bill Schroeder
568 Stan Javier
574 Andy McGaffigan
579 Mike Stanley
580 Mike Witt DP
581 Scott Bradley
582 Greg A. Harris
584 Lee Mazzilli
585 Jeff Pico
587 Willie Fraser DP
588 Carl Yastrzemski PUZ
589 Kevin Bass DP
590 John Moses DP
591 Tom Pagnozzi DP
592 Tony Castillo DP
593 Jerald Clark DP
594 Dan Schatzeder
595 Luis Quinones DP
596 Pete Harnisch DP
597 Gary Redus
599 Rick Schu
601 Mike Kingery DP
602 Terry Kennedy DP
603 Mike Sharperson DP
604 Don Carman DP
605 Jim Gott
606 Don Pall DP
607 Rance Mulliniks
608 Curt Wilkerson DP
609 Mike Felder DP
610 Guillermo Hernandez DP
611 Candy Maldonado DP
612 Mark Thurmond DP
613 Rick Leach DP
614 Jerry Reed DP
616 Billy Hatcher DP
617 Don August DP
618 Tim Teufel
619 Shawn Hillegas DP
621 Gary Ward DP
622 Mark Guthrie DP
623 Jeff Musselman DP
624 Mark Lemke DP
627 Glenallen Hill DP
629 Vance Law DP
630 Randy Velarde DP
631 Todd Frohwirth DP
632 Willie McGee
633 Oil Can Boyd DP
634 Chris Carpenter DP
635 Brian Holton
636 Tracy Jones DP
637 Terry Steinbach AS
640 Jaime Navarro
641 Darrin Jackson
642 Mike Dyer
643 Mike Schmidt ATG
644 Henry Cotto
645 John Cerutti
646 Francisco Cabrera
647 Scott Sanderson
648 Brian Meyer
649 Ray Searage
650 Bo Jackson AS
651 Steve Lyons
652 Mike LaCoss
654 Howard Johnson AS
655 Mauro Gozzo
657 Paul Gibson
658 Neal Heaton
660 Harold Baines AS
662 Clint Zavaras
663 Rick Reuschel AS
664 Alejandro Pena
666 Ricky Horton
667 Curt Schilling
669 Todd Stottlemyre
670 Tim Leary
672 Calvin Schiraldi
674 Pedro Guerrero AS
675 Ken Phelps
676 Cal Ripken AS
677 Denny Walling
678 Goose Gossage
679 Gary Mielke
682 Xavier Hernandez
683 Kirby Puckett AS
684 Mariano Duncan
686 Tim Jones
687 Tom Filer
688 Steve Lombardozzi
689 Bernie Williams
690 Chip Hale
691 Beau Allred
692 Ryne Sandberg AS
693 Jeff Huson
694 Curt Ford
701 Julio Franco AS
702 Dave Johnson
703 Dave Stewart AS
704 Dave Justice
708 Benito Santiago AS
712 Wade Boggs AS
713 Gary Eave
BC22 Steve Sax MVP
BC24 Greg Swindell MVP DP
BC25 Von Hayes MVP DP
BC26 Alan Trammell MVP
Super Diamond Kings
This 27-card, oversize parallel of the Diamond Kings set was available through a mail-in offer detailed on the wax packs. It was available directly from Donruss for $12 and three 1990 Donruss wrappers. Each card measures 4 7/8" by 6 13/16".
In addition to the 26 Diamond Kings, a jumbo sized Nolan Ryan "King of Kings" card was also included in the set. Like all Super DK sets, singles remain sought-after by through-the-mail (TTM) autograph collectors.
- 1 Bo Jackson
- 2 Steve Sax
- 3 Ruben Sierra
- 4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 5 Mickey Tettleton
- 6 Dave Stewart
- 7 Jim Deshaies
- 8 John Smoltz
- 9 Mike Bielecki
- 10 Brian Downing
- 11 Kevin Mitchell
- 12 Kelly Gruber
- 13 Joe Magrane
- 14 John Franco
- 15 Ozzie Guillen
- 16 Lou Whitaker
- 17 John Smiley
- 18 Howard Johnson
- 19 Willie Randolph
- 20 Chris Bosio
- 21 Tommy Herr
- 22 Dan Gladden
- 23 Ellis Burks
- 24 Pete O'Brien
- 25 Bryn Smith
- 26 Ed Whitson
- NNO Nolan Ryan KING
Inserts
Bonus MVP's
This 26-card set features the most valuable player from each team was randomly inserted in all 1990 Donruss packs. The cards were printed at the same rate as any of the other base cards. The factory sets were distributed without the Bonus Cards. Early printings depicted Tom Glavine on John Smoltz's card. This was corrected very early in the production run.
- BC1 Bo Jackson
- BC2 Howard Johnson
- BC3 Dave Stewart
- BC4 Tony Gwynn
- BC5 Orel Hershiser
- BC6 Pedro Guerrero
- BC7 Tim Raines
- BC8 Kirby Puckett
- BC9 Alvin Davis
- BC10 Ryne Sandberg
- BC11 Kevin Mitchell
- BC12a John Smoltz ERR (Photo is of Tom Glavine)
- BC12b John Smoltz COR
- BC13 George Bell
- BC14 Julio Franco
- BC15 Paul Molitor
- BC16 Bobby Bonilla
- BC17 Mike Greenwell
- BC18 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- BC19 Carlton Fisk
- BC20 Chili Davis
- BC21 Glenn Davis
- BC22 Steve Sax
- BC23 Eric Davis
- BC24 Greg Swindell
- BC25 Von Hayes
- BC26 Alan Trammell
Grand Slammers
Grand Slammers is a 12-card set. One card was inserted into each 37-card cello pack and an entire set was included into each factory set. The set honors those players who connected for grand slam homers during the 1989 season. The cards are in the 1990 Donruss design and the back describes the grand slam homer hit by each player.
- 1 Matt Williams
- 2 Jeffrey Leonard
- 3 Chris James
- 4 Mark McGwire
- 5 Dwight Evans
- 6 Will Clark
- 7 Mike Scioscia
- 8 Todd Benzinger
- 9 Fred McGriff
- 10 Kevin Bass
- 11 Jack Clark
- 12 Bo Jackson