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1990 Topps
Trivia |
- The last regular-issue Topps set to offer the Glossy Send-In mail set after 8 consecutive years.
- The "Batting Leaders" inserts were only included in 100-card blister packs sold at K-mart, making it a difficult set to complete.
- There were 13 cards that were printed without a strip of black in the final process, the most famous of which was the #414 Frank Thomas DP RC card where he had no name printed. The others were: John Hart #141, Kevin Tapani #227, Marcus Lawton #302, John Morris #383, Fred McGriff AS #385, Julio Franco AS #386, Carlton Fisk AS #392, Jeff Russell AS #395, Craig Biggio AS #404, Joe Magrane AS #406, Darrin Jackson #624, Jim Acker #728. These were all on the same sheet (all are orange border) and they missed a final black printing process which is seen in the thin black border around the colored frame. It is more evident in the AS cards that had a black and white in the background of the player photo. These are known as blackless variations and coveted by some collectors who will pay a tremendous amount of money. As of 2022, there are less than 1000 known in existence of each.
- Cards were released to the general public in the following formats:
* 16-Card Wax Packs
* 16-Card Poly Packs
* 31-Card Cello Packs
* 43-Card Jumbo Packs
* 45+1 (14x14x15) Card Rack Packs
* 100+1 Card (K-Mart Exclusive) Blister Packs
* 106+2 Card "Supermarket" Jumbo Packs
* 16 (4x4) Card Box Bottoms - #5 Nolan Ryan - UER: 6th line of the write-up on the back refers to "Texas Stadium", should be "Arlington Stadium"
- #45 Dave Parker - UER: Born in Jackson not Calhoun
- #55 Darrell Evans - UER: HR total 424 s/b 414, 1988 HR 32 s/b 22, Home should be "Westlake Village"
- #117 Mike Sharperson - UER: Born 1960, should be 1961
- #222 Kurt Stillwell - UER: 1st line, misspelled "gradute" on back
- #238 Felix Jose - UER: Birthdate should be 5/2
- #252 Otis Nixon - UER: 1987 batting average should read ".059"
- #349 Steve Finley - UER: Birthdate should be 3/12
- #355 Marty Barrett - UER: 1982 Red Sox SLG and AVG .56, should be .056
- #364 Rolando Roomes - UER: 1989 Club should read "Nashville" not Indianapolis
- #426 Jeff Hamilton - UER: 1986 Strikeouts should read "43"
- #450 Rickey Henderson - UER: Home "Hillsboro", should be "Hillsborough"
- #486 Jeff Treadway - UER: 1987 Nashville 3B stat should read "5"
- #496 Cecil Espy - UER: 1988 SB stat should read "33"
- #528 Kevin Wickander - UER: Monthly Scoreboard shows SO, should be Innings
- #535 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
- #535 John Smoltz - UER: 1988 Braves runs allowed (R) listed as 340, should be 40
- #546 Kevin Hickey - UER: 1st line should read "Kevin made..."
- #553 Scott Scudder - UER: 1987 and 1988 Clubs should read "Cedar Rapids"
- #617 Geronimo Berroa - UER: Bats: should read "Right"
- #660 Vince Coleman - UER: Birth year should be 1961
- #661 Dick Howser - UER: 4th & 5th line, Seaver's 300th win was on August 4 not July 11
- #678 Kirt Manwaring - UER: 1988 Phoenix stats repeated
- #692 Sammy Sosa - UER: Birthdate should be 11/12
- #749 Mark Parent - UER: '87 BA should read ".080"
- #785 Jim Rice - Card #785 features the final Topps card of Hall of Famer Jim Rice.
