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Description

1991 Donruss is a 770-card set, issued in two series of 386 and 384 cards, respectively. This set marked the first time Donruss issued cards in multiple series.

First series cards feature blue borders and second series green borders with some stripes and the players name in white against a red background. Subsets include Diamond Kings (1-27), Rated Rookies (28-47/413-432), AL All-Stars (48-56), MVP's (387-412) and NL All-Stars (433-441). There were also special cards to honor the award winners and the heroes of the World Series. On cards 60, 70, 127, 182, 239, 294, 355, 368, and 377, the border stripes are red and yellow. There are no notable Rookie Cards in this set.

Each pack contained a three-piece Willie Stargell puzzle panel.

An estimated 3 million copies of each card were printed.

Distribution

Wax: 36 packs per box, 15 cards plus one puzzle panel per pack (MSRP: $0.50). 20 boxes per case.

Cello: 24 packs per box, 40 cards plus two puzzle panels per pack (MSRP: $1.99). 12 boxes per case.

Rack: 45 cards plus three puzzle panels per pack (MSRP: $1.99). 72 packs per case.

Blisters: 75 cards per blister (MSRP: $2.99). 48 blisters per case.

Factory Sets: 15 sets per case.

Holiday Treat Bags: 22, three-card packs per Treat Bag.

In addition, 15-card wax packs were inserted into specially-marked six and 12-packs of Coca-Cola products on a regional basis.

Reviews

1991 Donruss was panned as “complacent” in the March 1991 issue of Beckett Baseball Card Monthly. The set was featured in the “Card Critic” column titled “Opposites Don’t Always Attract”. Chuck Roethel did a comparison review of the 1991 regular issue sets of Donruss and Fleer. Mr. Roethel had completely unfavorable remarks. He lamented, “In desperation, I sought something positive to say” and ultimately he couldn’t. Comments such as “dampens my enthusiasm”, “predictable style”, “lackluster” ‘”(No) stroke of genius” are littered throughout his review. Mr. Roethel was also frustrated by the idea that the inserts were “becoming more significant” than the set itself. A prophetic statement as 1991 was just the start of the insert card craze that has now long become standard.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	770	-	?	?
Bonus Cards	22	-	?	?
Elite	8	10,000	?	?
Elite Legend	1	7500	?	?
Grand Slammers	14	-	?	?
1991 Leaf Previews	26	-	?	?
1991 Studio Previews	18	-	?	?
Ryne Sandberg Elite Signature Series	1	5000	?	?

Checklist

Promos

This 12-card standard-size set was issued by Donruss for hobby dealers as examples of what the 1991 Donruss cards would look like. These cards have the 1991 Donruss design on the front; the back merely says 1991 Preview card and identifies the player and the team.

1 Dave Justice
2 Doug Drabek
3 Scott Chiamparino
4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
5 Bob Welch
6 Tino Martinez
7 Nolan Ryan
8 Dwight Gooden
9 Ryne Sandberg
10 Barry Bonds
11 Jose Canseco
12 Eddie Murray

Base Set

Series One

Diamond Kings

1 Dave Stieb DK
2 Craig Biggio DK
3 Cecil Fielder DK
4 Barry Bonds DK
5 Barry Larkin DK
6 Dave Parker DK
7 Lenny Dykstra DK
8 Bobby Thigpen DK
9 Roger Clemens DK
10 Ron Gant DK
11 Delino DeShields DK
12 Roberto Alomar DK
13 Sandy Alomar, Jr. DK
14 Ryne Sandberg DK
15 Ramon Martinez DK
16 Edgar Martinez DK
17 Dave Magadan DK
18 Matt Williams DK
19 Rafael Palmeiro DK
20 Bob Welch DK
21 Dave Righetti DK
22 Brian Harper DK
23 Gregg Olson DK
24 Kurt Stillwell DK
25 Pedro Guerrero DK
26 Chuck Finley DK
27 Checklist DK CL 1-27

Rated Rookies

28 Tino Martinez RR
29 Mark Lewis RR
30 Bernard Gilkey RR
31 Hensley Meulens RR
32 Derek Bell RR
33 Jose Offerman RR
34 Terry Bross RR
35 Leo Gomez RR
36 Derrick May RR
37 Kevin Morton RR
38 Moises Alou RR
39 Julio Valera RR
40 Milt Cuyler RR
41 Phil Plantier RR RC
42 Scott Chiamparino RR
44 Mickey Morandini RR
43 Ray Lankford RR
45 Dave Hansen RR
46 Kevin Belcher RR
47 Darrin Fletcher RR

58 Jose Lind
59 Alex Fernandez
60 Pat Combs
61 Mike Walker
62 Juan Samuel
63 Mike Blowers
64 Mark Guthrie
65 Mark Salas
66 Tim Jones
67 Tim Leary
68 Andres Galarraga
69 Bob Milacki
70 Tim Belcher
71 Todd Zeile
72 Jerome Walton
73 Kevin Seitzer
74 Jerald Clark
75 John Smoltz
76 Mike Henneman
77 Ken Griffey, Jr.
78 Jim Abbott
79 Gregg Jefferies
80 Kevin Reimer
81 Roger Clemens
82 Mike Fitzgerald
83 Bruce Hurst
84 Eric Davis
85 Paul Molitor
86 Will Clark
87 Mike Bielecki
88 Bret Saberhagen
89 Nolan Ryan
90 Bobby Thigpen
91 Dickie Thon
92 Duane Ward
93 Luis Polonia
94 Terry Kennedy
95 Kent Hrbek
96 Danny Jackson
97 Sid Fernandez
98 Jimmy Key
99 Franklin Stubbs
100 Checklist CL 28-103
101 R.J. Reynolds
102 Dave Stewart
103 Dan Pasqua
104 Dan Plesac
105 Mark McGwire
106 John Farrell
107 Don Mattingly
108 Carlton Fisk
109 Ken Oberkfell
110 Darrel Akerfelds
111 Gregg Olson
112 Mike Scioscia
113 Bryn Smith
114 Bob Geren
115 Tom Candiotti
116 Kevin Tapani
117 Jeff Treadway
118 Alan Trammell
119 Pete O'Brien
120 Joel Skinner
121 Mike LaValliere
122 Dwight Evans
123 Jody Reed
124 Lee Guetterman
125 Tim Burke
126 Dave Johnson
127 Fernando Valenzuela
128 Jose DeLeon
129 Andre Dawson
130 Gerald Perry
131 Greg W. Harris
132 Tom Glavine
133 Lance McCullers
134 Randy Johnson
135 Lance Parrish
136 Mackey Sasser
137 Geno Petralli
138 Dennis Lamp
139 Dennis Martinez
140 Mike Pagliarulo
141 Hal Morris
142 Dave Parker
143 Brett Butler
144 Paul Assenmacher
145 Mark Gubicza
146 Charlie Hough
147 Sammy Sosa
148 Randy Ready
149 Kelly Gruber
150 Devon White
151 Gary Carter
152 Gene Larkin
153 Chris Sabo
154 David Cone
155 Todd Stottlemyre
156 Glenn Wilson
157 Bob Walk
158 Mike Gallego
159 Greg Hibbard
160 Chris Bosio
161 Mike Moore
162 Jerry Browne
163 Steve Sax
164 Melido Perez
165 Danny Darwin
166 Roger McDowell
167 Bill Ripken
168 Mike Sharperson
169 Lee Smith
170 Matt Nokes
171 Jesse Orosco
172 Rick Aguilera
173 Jim Presley
174 Lou Whitaker
175 Harold Reynolds
176 Brook Jacoby
177 Wally Backman
178 Wade Boggs
179 Chuck Cary
180 Tom Foley
181 Pete Harnisch
182 Mike Morgan
183 Bob Tewksbury
184 Joe Girardi
185 Storm Davis
186 Ed Whitson
187 Steve Avery
188 Lloyd Moseby
189 Scott Bankhead
190 Mark Langston
191 Kevin McReynolds
192 Julio Franco
193 John Dopson
194 Dennis Boyd
195 Bip Roberts
196 Billy Hatcher
197 Edgar Diaz
198 Greg Litton
199 Mark Grace
200 Checklist CL 104-179
201 George Brett
202 Jeff Russell
203 Ivan Calderon
204 Ken Howell
205 Tom Henke
206 Bryan Harvey
207 Steve Bedrosian
208 Al Newman
209 Randy Myers
210 Daryl Boston
211 Manny Lee
212 Dave Smith
213 Don Slaught
214 Walt Weiss
215 Donn Pall
216 Jaime Navarro
217 Willie Randolph
218 Rudy Seanez
219 Jim Leyritz
220 Ron Karkovice
221 Ken Caminiti
222 Von Hayes
223 Cal Ripken, Jr.
224 Lenny Harris
225 Milt Thompson
226 Alvaro Espinoza
227 Chris James
228 Dan Gladden
229 Jeff Blauser
230 Mike Heath
231 Omar Vizquel
232 Doug Jones
233 Jeff King
234 Luis Rivera
235 Ellis Burks
236 Greg Cadaret
237 Dave Martinez
238 Mark Williamson
239 Stan Javier
240 Ozzie Smith
241 Shawn Boskie
242 Tom Gordon
243 Tony Gwynn
244 Tommy Gregg
245 Jeff M. Robinson
246 Keith Comstock
247 Jack Howell
248 Keith Miller
249 Bobby Witt
250 Rob Murphy
251 Spike Owen
252 Garry Templeton
253 Glenn Braggs
254 Ron Robinson
255 Kevin Mitchell
256 Les Lancaster
257 Mel Stottlemyre
258 Kenny Rogers
259 Lance Johnson
260 John Kruk
261 Fred McGriff
262 Dick Schofield
263 Trevor Wilson
264 Dave West
265 Scott Scudder
266 Dwight Gooden
267 Willie Blair
268 Mark Portugal
269 Doug Drabek
270 Dennis Eckersley
271 Eric King
272 Robin Yount
273 Carney Lansford
274 Carlos Baerga
275 Dave Righetti
276 Scott Fletcher
277 Eric Yelding
278 Charlie Hayes
279 Jeff Ballard
280 Orel Hershiser
281 Jose Oquendo
282 Mike Witt
283 Mitch Webster
284 Greg Gagne
285 Greg Olson
286 Tony Phillips
287 Scott Bradley
288 Cory Snyder
289 Jay Bell
290 Kevin Romine
291 Jeff D. Robinson
292 Steve Frey
293 Craig Worthington
294 Tim Crews
295 Joe Magrane
296 Hector Villanueva
297 Terry Shumpert
298 Joe Carter
299 Kent Mercker
300 Checklist CL 180-255
301 Chet Lemon
302 Mike Schooler
303 Dante Bichette
304 Kevin Elster
305 Jeff Huson
306 Greg A. Harris
307 Marquis Grissom
308 Calvin Schiraldi
309 Mariano Duncan
310 Bill Spiers
311 Scott Garrelts
312 Mitch Williams
313 Mike Macfarlane
314 Kevin Brown
315 Robin Ventura
316 Darren Daulton
317 Pat Borders
318 Mark Eichhorn
319 Jeff Brantley
320 Shane Mack
321 Rob Dibble
322 John Franco
323 Junior Felix
324 Casey Candaele
325 Bobby Bonilla
326 Dave Henderson
327 Wayne Edwards
328 Mark Knudson
329 Terry Steinbach
330 Colby Ward
331 Oscar Azocar
332 Scott Radinsky
333 Eric Anthony
334 Steve Lake
335 Bob Melvin
336 Kal Daniels
337 Tom Pagnozzi
338 Alan Mills
339 Steve Olin
340 Juan Berenguer
341 Francisco Cabrera
342 Dave Bergman
343 Henry Cotto
344 Sergio Valdez
345 Bob Patterson
346 John Marzano
347 Dana Kiecker
348 Dion James
349 Hubie Brooks
350 Bill Landrum
351 Bill Sampen
352 Greg Briley
353 Paul Gibson
354 Dave Eiland
355 Steve Finley
356 Bob Boone
357 Steve Buechele
358 Chris Hoiles
359 Larry Walker
360 Frank DiPino
361 Mark Grant
362 Dave Magadan
363 Robby Thompson
364 Lonnie Smith
365 Steve Farr
366 Dave Valle
367 Tim Naehring
368 Jim Acker
369 Jeff Reardon
370 Tim Teufel
371 Juan Gonzalez
372 Luis Salazar
373 Rick Honeycutt
374 Greg Maddux
375 Jose Uribe
376 Donnie Hill
377 Don Carman
378 Craig Grebeck
379 Willie Fraser
380 Glenallen Hill
381 Joe Oliver
382 Randy Bush
383 Alex Cole
384 Norm Charlton
385 Gene Nelson
386 Checklist CL 256-331

Series Two

MVPs

387 Rickey Henderson MVP
388 Lance Parrish MVP
389 Fred McGriff MVP
390 Dave Parker MVP
391 Candy Maldonado MVP
392 Ken Griffey, Jr. MVP
393 Gregg Olson MVP
394 Rafael Palmeiro MVP
395 Roger Clemens MVP
396 George Brett MVP
397 Cecil Fielder MVP
398 Brian Harper MVP
399 Bobby Thigpen MVP
400 Roberto Kelly MVP
401 Danny Darwin MVP
402 Dave Justice MVP
403 Lee Smith MVP
404 Ryne Sandberg MVP
405 Eddie Murray MVP
406 Tim Wallach MVP
407 Kevin Mitchell MVP
408 Darryl Strawberry MVP
409 Joe Carter MVP
410 Lenny Dykstra MVP
411 Doug Drabek MVP
412 Chris Sabo MVP

Rated Rookies

413 Paul Marak RR
414 Tim McIntosh RR
415 Brian Barnes RR
416 Eric Gunderson RR
417 Mike Gardiner RR
418 Steve Carter RR
419 Gerald Alexander RR
420 Rich Garces RR RC
421 Chuck Knoblauch RR
422 Scott Aldred RR
423 Wes Chamberlain RR RC
424 Lance Dickson RR RC
425 Greg Colbrunn RR RC
426 Rich DeLucia RR RR
427 Jeff Conine RR RC
428 Steve Decker RR RC
429 Turner Ward RR RC
430 Mo Vaughn RR
431 Steve Chitren RR
432 Mike Benjamin RR

442 Mel Hall
443 Mark Gardner
444 Mike Devereaux
445 Kirk Gibson
446 Terry Pendleton
447 Mike Harkey
448 Jim Eisenreich
449 Benito Santiago
450 Oddibe McDowell
451 Cecil Fielder
452 Ken Griffey, Sr.
453 Bert Blyleven
454 Howard Johnson
455 Monty Fariss
456 Tony Pena
457 Tim Raines
458 Dennis Rasmussen
459 Luis Quinones
460 B.J. Surhoff
461 Ernest Riles
462 Rick Sutcliffe
463 Danny Tartabull
464 Pete Incaviglia
465 Carlos Martinez
466 Ricky Jordan
467 John Cerutti
468 Dave Winfield
469 Francisco Oliveras
470 Roy Smith
471 Barry Larkin
472 Ron Darling
473 David Wells
474 Glenn Davis
475 Neal Heaton
476 Ron Hassey
477 Frank Thomas
478 Greg Vaughn
479 Todd Burns
480 Candy Maldonado
481 Dave LaPoint
482 Alvin Davis
483 Mike Scott
484 Dale Murphy
485 Ben McDonald
486 Jay Howell
487 Vince Coleman
488 Alfredo Griffin
489 Sandy Alomar
490 Kirby Puckett
491 Andres Thomas
492 Jack Morris
493 Matt Young
494 Greg Myers
495 Barry Bonds
496 Scott Cooper
497 Dan Schatzeder
498 Jesse Barfield
499 Jerry Goff
500 Checklist CL 332-408
501 Anthony Telford RC
502 Eddie Murray
503 Omar Olivares
504 Ryne Sandberg
505 Jeff Montgomery
506 Mark Parent
507 Ron Gant
508 Frank Tanana
509 Jay Buhner
510 Max Venable
511 Wally Whitehurst
512 Gary Pettis
513 Tom Brunansky
514 Tim Wallach
515 Craig Lefferts
516 Tim Layana
517 Darryl Hamilton
518 Rick Reuschel
519 Steve Wilson
520 Kurt Stillwell
521 Rafael Palmeiro
522 Ken Patterson
523 Lenny Dykstra
524 Tony Fernandez
525 Kent Anderson
526 Mark Leonard
527 Allan Anderson
528 Tom Browning
529 Frank Viola
530 John Olerud
531 Juan Agosto
532 Zane Smith
533 Scott Sanderson
534 Barry Jones
535 Mike Felder
536 Jose Canseco
537 Felix Fermin
538 Roberto Kelly
539 Brian Holman
540 Mark Davidson
541 Terry Mulholland
542 Randy Milligan
543 Jose Gonzalez
544 Craig Wilson RC
545 Mike Hartley
546 Greg Swindell
547 Gary Gaetti
548 Dave Justice
549 Steve Searcy
550 Erik Hanson
551 Dave Stieb
552 Andy Van Slyke
553 Mike Greenwell
554 Kevin Maas
555 Delino DeShields
556 Curt Schilling
557 Ramon Martinez
558 Pedro Guerrero
559 Dwight Smith
560 Mark Davis
561 Shawn Abner
562 Charlie Leibrandt
563 John Shelby
564 Bill Swift
565 Mike Fetters
566 Alejandro Pena
567 Ruben Sierra
568 Carlos Quintana
569 Kevin Gross
570 Derek Lilliquist
571 Jack Armstrong
572 Greg Brock
573 Mike Kingery
574 Greg Smith
575 Brian McRae RC
576 Jack Daugherty
577 Ozzie Guillen
578 Joe Boever
579 Luis Sojo
580 Chili Davis
581 Don Robinson
582 Brian Harper
583 Paul O'Neill
584 Bob Ojeda
585 Mookie Wilson
586 Rafael Ramirez
587 Gary Redus
588 Jamie Quirk
589 Shawn Hillegas
590 Tom Edens
591 Joe Klink
592 Charles Nagy
593 Eric Plunk
594 Tracy Jones
595 Craig Biggio
596 Jose DeJesus
597 Mickey Tettleton
598 Chris Gwynn
599 Rex Hudler
600 Checklist CL 409-506
601 Jim Gott
602 Jeff Manto
603 Nelson Liriano
604 Mark Lemke
605 Clay Parker
606 Edgar Martinez
607 Mark Whiten
608 Ted Power
609 Tom Bolton
610 Tom Herr
611 Andy Hawkins
612 Scott Ruskin
613 Ron Kittle
614 John Wetteland
615 Mike Perez
616 Dave Clark
617 Brent Mayne
618 Jack Clark
619 Marvin Freeman
620 Edwin Nunez
621 Russ Swan
622 Johnny Ray
623 Charlie O'Brien
624 Joe Bitker
625 Mike Marshall
626 Otis Nixon
627 Andy Benes
628 Ron Oester
629 Ted Higuera
630 Kevin Bass
631 Damon Berryhill
632 Bo Jackson
633 Brad Arnsberg
634 Jerry Willard
635 Tommy Greene
636 Bob MacDonald RC
637 Kirk McCaskill
638 John Burkett
639 Paul Abbott
640 Todd Benzinger
641 Todd Hundley
642 George Bell
643 Javier Ortiz
644 Sid Bream
645 Bob Welch
646 Phil Bradley
647 Bill Krueger
648 Rickey Henderson
649 Kevin Wickander
650 Steve Balboni
651 Gene Harris
652 Jim Deshaies
653 Jason Grimsley
654 Joe Orsulak
655 Jim Poole
656 Felix Jose
657 Denis Cook
658 Tom Brookens
659 Junior Ortiz
660 Jeff Parrett
661 Jerry Don Gleaton
662 Brent Knackert
663 Rance Mulliniks
664 John Smiley
665 Larry Andersen
666 Willie McGee
667 Chris Nabholz
668 Brady Anderson
669 Darren Holmes
670 Ken Hill
671 Gary Varsho
672 Bill Pecota
673 Fred Lynn
674 Kevin D. Brown
675 Dan Petry
676 Mike Jackson
677 Wally Joyner
678 Danny Jackson
679 Bill Haselman
680 Mike Boddicker
681 Mel Rojas
682 Roberto Alomar
683 Dave Justice NL ROY
684 Chuck Crim
685 Matt Williams
686 Shawon Dunston
687 Jeff Schulz
688 John Barfield
689 Gerald Young
690 Luis Gonzalez RC
691 Frank Wills
692 Chuck Finley
693 Sandy Alomar, Jr. AL ROY
694 Tim Drummond
695 Herm Winningham
696 Darryl Strawberry
697 Al Leiter
698 Karl Rhodes
699 Stan Belinda
700 Checklist CL 507-604
701 Lance Blankenship
702 Willie Stargell
703 Jim Gantner
704 Reggie Harris
705 Rob Ducey
706 Tim Hulett
707 Charlie Haag
708 Xavier Hernandez
709 Chuck McElroy
710 John Mitchell
711 Carlos Hernandez
712 Geronimo Pena
713 Jim Neidlinger
714 John Orton
715 Terry Leach
716 Mike Stanton
717 Walt Terrell
718 Luis Aquino
719 Bud Black
720 Bob Kipper
721 Jeff Gray RC
722 Jose Rijo
723 Curt Young
724 Jose Vizcaino
725 Randy Tomlin RC
726 Junior Noboa
727 Bob Welch AL CY
728 Gary Ward
729 Rob Deer
730 David Segui
731 Mark Carreon
732 Vicente Palacios
733 Sam Horn
734 Howard Farmer
735 Ken Dayley
736 Kelly Mann
737 Joe Grahe RC
738 Kelly Downs
739 Jimmy Kremers
740 Kevin Appier
741 Jeff Reed
742 Jose Rijo WS
743 Dave Rohde
744 Lenny Dykstra / Dale Murphy "Dr Dirt and Mr Clean"
745 Paul Sorrento
746 Thomas Howard
747 Matt Stark RC UER ("Scolarship" misspelled)
748 Harold Baines
749 Doug Dascenzo
750 Doug Drabek NL CY
751 Gary Sheffield
752 Terry Lee RC
753 Jim Vatcher RC
754 Lee Stevens
755 Randy Veres
756 Bill Doran
757 Gary Wayne
758 Pedro Munoz RC
759 Chris Hammond
760 Checklist CL 605-702
761 Rickey Henderson AL MVP
762 Barry Bonds NL MVP
763 Billy Hatcher WS UER ("no on had ever ?")
764 Julio Machado
765 Jose Mesa
766 Willie Randolph WS
767 Scott Erickson RC
768 Travis Fryman
769 Rich Rodriguez RC
770 Checklist CL 703-770 and BC11-BC22

Variations

All 770 base cards, as well as the 22 Bonus Cards (see below) appear to have two variations: One in which there is a period at the end of "1990 LEAF, INC." on the reverse side, and the other where there is not. Because 1991 Donruss was so grossly overproduced, most collectors are unaware, or ambivalent about this variation.

In addition, all 770 base cards that came out of factory sets have a different "stripe" pattern than the cards that came out of packs. Again, most collectors don't seem to care.

Parallels

Super DKs

For the seventh consecutive year Donruss issued a card set featuring the players used in the current year's Diamond King subset in a larger size, approximately 5" X 7". The set again featured the art work of famed sports artist Dick Perez and was available through a postpaid mail-in offer detailed on the 1991 Donruss wax packs involving $14.00 and three wax wrappers.

Inserts

Bonus Cards

These 22 cards were randomly inserted in Donruss packs and highlight outstanding player achievements. The first ten cards were in the first series and the remaining 12 in the second. The cards were produced in roughly the same quantity as any other base card, but not included in factory sets.

BC1 Mark Langston/Mike Witt

BC2 Randy Johnson

BC3 Nolan Ryan NH

BC4 Dave Stewart

BC5 Cecil Fielder

BC6 Carlton Fisk

BC7 Ryne Sandberg

BC8 Gary Carter

BC9 Mark McGwire UER

BC10 Bo Jackson

BC11 Fernando Valenzuela

BC12A Andy Hawkins ERR

BC12B Andy Hawkins COR

BC13 Melido Perez

BC14 T.Mulholland UER

BC15 Nolan Ryan 300W

BC16 Delino DeShields

BC17 Cal Ripken

BC18 Eddie Murray

BC19 George Brett

BC20 Bobby Thigpen

BC21 Dave Stieb

BC22 Willie McGee

Elite

One of the truly landmark sets, these special cards were randomly inserted in the 1991 Donruss first and second series wax packs. These cards marked the beginning of an eight-year run of Elite inserts. Production was limited to a maximum of 10,000 serial-numbered cards for each card in the Elite series, and lesser production for the Ryne Sandberg Signature (5000) and Nolan Ryan Legend (7500) cards. This was the first time that mainstream insert cards were ever serial-numbered allowing for verifiable proof of print runs. The regular Elite cards are photos enclosed in a bronze marble borders which surround an evenly squared photo of the players. The Sandberg Signature card has a green marble border and is signed in a blue sharpie. The Nolan Ryan Legend card is a Dick Perez drawing with silver borders. The cards are all serial-numbered on the back.

Although the exact pack insertion odds were never publicly revealed, it has been estimated that the odds of finding an Elite card were about 1:75/boxes. Because 1991 Donruss was grossly over-produced, a large portion of the production run (anywhere from 30% to 50%) remains hidden away in unopened packs. Compared to other serial-numbered inserts that would come in later years, the '91 Elites have maintained their value over the years because of their genuine scarcity.

1 Barry Bonds

2 George Brett

3 Jose Canseco

4 Andre Dawson

5 Doug Drabek

6 Cecil Fielder

7 Rickey Henderson

8 Matt Williams

L1 Nolan Ryan LGD /7500

Grand Slammers

This 14-card set commemorates players who hit grand slams in 1990. They were distributed in complete set form within factory sets in addition to being seeded at a rate of one per cello pack.

1 Joe Carter

2 Bobby Bonilla

3 Kal Daniels

4 Jose Canseco

5 Barry Bonds

6 Jay Buhner

7 Cecil Fielder

8 Matt Williams

9 Andres Galarraga

10 Luis Polonia

11 Mark McGwire

12 Ron Karkovice

13 Darryl Strawberry UER

14 Mike Greenwell

1991 Leaf Previews

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Four cards from this 26-card 1991 Leaf Previews set were issued as inserts (four per box) inside specially marked 1991 Donruss Hobby factory sets.

1 Dave Justice
2 Ryne Sandberg
3 Barry Larkin
4 Craig Biggio
5 Ramon Martinez
6 Tim Wallach
7 Dwight Gooden
8 Lenny Dykstra
9 Barry Bonds
10 Ray Lankford
11 Tony Gwynn
12 Will Clark
13 Leo Gomez
14 Wade Boggs
15 Chuck Finley
16 Carlton Fisk
17 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
18 Cecil Fielder
19 Bo Jackson
20 Paul Molitor
21 Kirby Puckett
22 Don Mattingly
23 Rickey Henderson
24 Tino Martinez
25 Nolan Ryan
26 Dave Stieb

1991 Studio Previews

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This 18-card preview set was issued four at a time within 1991 Donruss retail factory sets in order to show dealers and collectors the look of their new 1991 Studio cards. One of the cards included in each set was the un-numbered Title Card.

1 Juan Bell
2 Roger Clemens
3 Dave Parker
4 Tim Raines
5 Kevin Seitzer
6 Ted Higuera
7 Bernie Williams
8 Harold Baines
9 Gary Pettis
10 Dave Justice
11 Eric Davis
12 Andujar Cedeno
13 Tom Foley
14 Dwight Gooden
15 Doug Drabek
16 Steve Decker
17 Joe Torre
NNO Title Card

Autographs & Game-Used

Ryne Sandberg Elite Signature Series

As part of the Elite insert series, Donruss had Ryne Sandberg autograph 5000 cards for random insertion in all 1991 Donruss packs. Like with the un-signed Elite cards, many of the cards remain hidden in opened packs. Despite the announced print run of 5000 cards, this card remains relatively scarce.

S1 Ryne Sandberg AU /5000

1991 Donruss

Description

Distribution

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Checklist

Promos

Base Set

Series One

Diamond Kings

Rated Rookies

American League All-Stars

Series Two

MVPs

Rated Rookies

National League All-Stars

Variations

Parallels

Super DKs

Inserts

Bonus Cards

Elite

Grand Slammers

1991 Leaf Previews

1991 Studio Previews

Autographs & Game-Used

Ryne Sandberg Elite Signature Series