1991 Topps
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.
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 set (1951-1990 inclusive) were randomly inserted into packs. According to an newspaper interview with Topps spokesman Dennis Liss, buy-back cards with a value of less than $50 were inserted into packs, while cards worth more than $50 and issued before 1957 would be redemptions. Based on data from collectors who opened large quantities of 1991 Topps packs, the buy-backs 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 1, Aug. 1, Sept. 15 and Nov. 1 of 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 1, 1991)
- Jack Glenn, New York, NY - All 40 sets (1952-1991)
Distribution
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Base | 792 | - | ? | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
1 Nolan Ryan
2 George Brett RB
3 Carlton Fisk RB
4 Kevin Maas RB
5 Cal Ripken RB
6 Nolan Ryan RB
7 Ryne Sandberg RB
8 Bobby Thigpen RB
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 MG
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
33 Barry Jones
34 Atlee Hammaker
35 Greg Maddux
36 Donnie Hill
37 Tom Bolton
38 Scott Bradley
39 Jim Neidlinger
40 Kevin Mitchell
41 Ken Dayley
42 Chris Hoiles FTC
43 Roger McDowell
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
231 Doug Rader MG
232 Jose DeJesus
233 Al Leiter
234 Scott Erickson
235 Dave Parker
236A Frank Tanana ERR
236B Frank Tanana COR
237 Rick Cerone
238 Mike Dunne
239 Darren Lewis FTC
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 FTC
259 Hensley Meulens
260 Harold Reynolds
261 Bud Harrelson MG
262 Tim Jones
263 Checklist 2
264 Dave Hollins
265 Mark Gubicza
266 Carmelo Castillo
267 Mark Knudson
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)
Parallels
Desert Shield
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.
Approximately 6313 copies of each Desert Shield card were produced.
Tiffany
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.