Finishing the "Set"--Topps 1990 Catchers

by schwitz - 91 cards (Last updated on Aug 17, 2022)

The base set for Topps 1990 Baseball included 65 players with "C" listed as the position (not including All-Star cards). While working on my for sale/trade list, I found that 40 of the 102 unique cards I owned already. Being 61% of the way already, I decided to complete the set of catchers.

Need 4 cards to completion.

21. 1990 Topps #244 Bill Schroeder

Career WAR: 2.7
1989 WAR: -0.3
1990 WAR: 0.2
Career Games Caught: 309
1989 Games Caught: 33
1990 Games Caught: 15

22. 1990 Topps #254 Francisco Cabrera

Career WAR: 0.5
1989 WAR: 0.0
1990 WAR: 0.3
Career Games Caught: 24
1989 Games Caught: 1
1990 Games Caught: 3

Cabrera caught 388 games in the Toronto system from 1986-1989, and no other positions. In 4 September/October games for the Braves, he played 1 game behind the plate and 2 games at first. In 1990, 3 games (5.2 innings) at catcher and 48 at first. Too many catchers on the Braves roster, I guess.

23. 1990 Topps #258 Barry Lyons

Career WAR: -0.9
1989 WAR: -0.1
1990 WAR: -0.4
Career Games Caught: 207
1989 Games Caught: 76
1990 Games Caught: 25

24. 1990 Topps #275 Mickey Tettleton

Career WAR: 29.3
1989 WAR: 4.4
1990 WAR: 2.9
Career Games Caught: 872
1989 Games Caught: 75
1990 Games Caught: 90

Froot Loops!

25. 1990 Topps #303 Rick Cerone

Career WAR: 8.1
1989 WAR: 0.7
1990 WAR: 0.9
Career Games Caught: 1279
1989 Games Caught: 97
1990 Games Caught: 35

26. 1990 Topps #322 Junior Ortiz

Career WAR: -0.3
1989 WAR: -0.8
1990 WAR: 1.5
Career Games Caught: 702
1989 Games Caught: 84
1990 Games Caught: 68

27. 1990 Topps #337 Lloyd McClendon

Career WAR: -0.6
1989 WAR: 0.9
1990 WAR: -1.3
Career Games Caught: 50
1989 Games Caught: 5
1990 Games Caught: 8

The Cubs 3rd or 4th catcher for '89 and '90, McClendon mainly played LF and 1B.

28. 1990 Topps #342 Alex Trevino

Career WAR: 7.9
1989 WAR: 1.1
1990 WAR: -0.3
Career Games Caught: 742
1989 Games Caught: 32
1990 Games Caught: 39

29. 1990 Topps #353 Sandy Alomar

Career WAR: 13.7
1989 WAR: -0.1
1990 WAR: 2.4
Career Games Caught: 1324
1989 Games Caught: 6
1990 Games Caught: 129

1990 AL Rookie of the Year, though the hype in advance of his arrival made the award pretty much his to lose. Alomar, Jr. was named an All Star for the first of six times, and received his first and only Gold Glove.

30. 1990 Topps #362 Damon Berryhill

Career WAR: 0.2
1989 WAR: 1.0
1990 WAR: -0.5
Career Games Caught: 590
1989 Games Caught: 89
1990 Games Caught: 15

Berryhill's 1989 season ended in August with a torn rotator cuff. A long season of rehab led to him rejoining the Cubs for 15 games behind the plate in September and October.

Comments

Aug 2, 2022 - 9:43AM
mikeyUNC12GoHeels

Who do you need?

Aug 17, 2022 - 6:48PM
schwitz

Base set cards are all in! Now to re-acquire the four '89 Debut cards that I traded before I realized what I might do with these cards.

Edited on: Aug 17, 2022 - 6:49PM

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