1989 Topps

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1989 Topps

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• This marked the first time Topps included cards of the previous year's draft picks in their set.
• Cards were released in the following configurations:
  
  Wax: 36 packs per box, 15 cards plus one stick of gum per pack. (MSRP: $0.45) 20 boxes per case.
  
  Cello: 24 packs per box, 29 cards per pack. (MSRP: $0.79), 15-card test cello packs
  
  Rack: 24 packs per box, 43 cards per pack. Three boxes per case.
  
  Jumbos: 39-card packs and 100-card packs.
  
  Blisters: 100 cards per pack, exclusive to K-Mart.
  
  500-card vending boxes. 24 vending boxes per case.
  
  Factory sets
  
  Tiffany factory sets (15,000 sets)
  
  15-Card Test Cello Packs
  
  42+1 Card Jumbo Pack
• Box Bottoms: These "cards" were featured four to a box on the bottom of each wax box. There were four different panels for a total of 16 cards. The set is lettered A-P rather than sequentially-numbered. When individually cut out, each card measures 2.5" X 3.5".
• Glossy Send-Ins: This 60-card set was available by mailing in the special offer cards found in 1989 Topps wax packs. With enough special offer cards, and a nominal shipping & handling fee, collectors could choose one of six different "series" of Glossies, with two cards per series (cards ending in 9 and 0) featuring a "young star." The design of the set is identical to previous year's Glossies, except for a thin, red, border.
• Glossy All-Stars: This 22-card set is exclusive to rack packs. The design of the set is identical to previous years Glossy All-Stars. The checklist consists of the starting line-ups for the 1988 All-Star Game, both managers, and both team's honorary captains.
• Glossy Rookies: This 22-card set was available exclusively as an insert in 100-card "supermarket jumbo" packs. The design of the cards slightly resemble the Glossy All-Star set.
• Batting Leaders: This set depicts the 22 active Major Leaguer's with the highest lifetime batting averages going into the 1989 season. The cards were distributed one per 100-card blister pack available only at K-Mart stores. Many of the photos would by recycled for the 1990 insert of the same name.
• #11 Bruce Sutter - Final Topps card of Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter before retiring.
• #35 John Tudor - UER: 1984 listed as Red Sox, should be Pirates
• #79 Scott Bankhead - UER: Home "Ashboro", should be "Asheboro"
• #90 Vince Coleman - UER: Born "9-22-60", should be "9-22-61"
• #231 Padres Leaders - Gary Carter cameo
• #237 Glenn Hubbard - UER: Born at "Hann A.F.B.", should be "Hahn A.F.B."
• #382 John Smoltz - UER: The bio on the back says Smoltz signed with the Tigers as a free agent in 1985, but he was actually drafted in the 22nd round of that year's draft
• #415 Rich Gossage - Card #415 features the last Topps card of Hall of Famer Rich "Goose" Gossage.
• #424 Luis Polonia - UER: Born 1964, should be 1963
• #489 Phillies Leaders - Picture includes Mike Schmidt #20
• #505 Pete Rose - Final Topps base card of Pete Rose.