1991 Topps

Total Cards: 792

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1991 Topps

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• All cards feature a "Topps 40 Years of Baseball" logo to commemorate Topps' 40th year of baseball releases.
• Due to the special nature of this anniversary set and because the errors were caught early enough in the press run, Topps decided to correct a number of the cards.
• Among the cards won in the 40th Anniversary Sweepstakes:
  
  1952 complete set by David Mayberry, Comanche, IA
  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
  1968 Ryan/Koosman by Mark Mix, Saint Cloud, MN
  1969 Reggie Jackson by Edward Thimons, Natrona Heights, PA
• The winning certificate for the 1952 Mickey Mantle card was found by a 35-year old truck driver named Mark Leffler from Shelbyville, Indiana. He purchased the pack at a K-Mart in Shelbyville.
• Final year that bubblegum was inserted into Topps wax packs. Wrapper material changed from wax paper to cellophane plastic by the end of the year.
• The last regular-issue Topps set to include wax box cards after 6 consecutive years.
• The copyright lines of the Glossy All-Stars and Glossy Rookies inserts do not have any asterisk variations in this year's release. Both were only printed with two asterisks (**).
• Each card in the set can be found with a "Regular" standard back, or a "Glow" back that glows when held under a black light. In addition, there are 255 cards in the set that are "Dark" or "Bold" backs. The backs of these cards have a much more pronounced and easier to see Topps 40th Anniversary logo on the back of the card behind the player stats. The "Dark" or "Bold" back cards are not found on any Manager, All-Star, Record Breaker, First Round Draft Pick or Checklist cards. In addition, all 255 "Dark" or "Bold" back cards can be found in standard "Regular" or "Glow" backs.
  
  1991 was the last year that Topps used regular brown cardboard stock. They would use white cardboard stock in 1992 and going forward.
  
  Unlike previous years where Topps included 1 Glossy Rookie per Jumbo Pack, the 1991 Glossy Rookie Set was by mail order only.
  
  1991 was the last year that Topps issued the Glossy All-Stars subset. Unlike previous years that included 1 Glossy All-Star per Rack Pack, the 1991 Topps Glossy All-Star subset was only available by a mail-in offer.
• Cards were released to the general public in the following formats:
  * 15-Card Wax Packs (Early in the year)
  * 15-Card Poly Packs (Later in the year)
  * 15-Card Poly Fin Packs
  * 34-Card Cello Packs
  * 40-Card Jumbo Packs
  * 45 (15x3) Card Rack Packs
  * 100-Card Jumbo Packs
  * 16 (4x4) Card Box Bottoms
• This set marked the 10th straight year of Topps issuing a 792 standard card set.
• #26 Luis Sojo - UER: Born in Barquisimeto, not Caracas
• #53 Mike Sharperson - UER: Birth year should read "1961"; Home State should read "GA"
• #80 Fernando Valenzuela - UER: 20 CG in 1986 not italicized; tied for ER in 1990
• #100 Don Mattingly - UER: Incorrect stats on back
• #148 Rey Palacios - UER: 1988 Royals SLG and AVG should read ".091"
• #149 Al Osuna - UER: should read "Throws: Left" and "Bats: Right"
• #155 Dwight Evans - UER: Incorrect stat on back
• #155 Dwight Evans - UER: Incorrect stat on back
• #157 John Smoltz - UER: Bio says Smoltz signed as a free agent, was actually drafted in the 22nd
• #160 Vince Coleman - UER: Born 1960, should be 1961
• #163 Dave Johnson - UER: 1985 Nashua Games (G) should read "34"
• #163 Dave Johnson - UER: 1985 Nashua Games (G) should read "34"
• #212 Steve Finley - UER: Birthdate should be 3/12
• #212 Steve Finley - UER: Birthdate should be 3/12
• #227 Steve Avery - UER: 1989 Durham, Games (G) should read "13"
• #241 Dave Clark - UER: Career totals for 3B, HR and SLG should be 3, 22 and .386 respectively
• #324 Ron Kittle - UER: Incorrect stat on back
• #329 Dave Justice - UER: "...3rd round Draft...", should be 4th
• #378 Wilson Alvarez - UER: 1989 Port Charlotte and 1990 Birmingham stat lines missing
• #414 Sammy Sosa - UER: Born 11/10, should be 11/12
• #454 Kevin Appier - UER: 1990 Omaha stat line missing
• #454 Kevin Appier - UER: 1990 Omaha stat line missing
• #535 Ruben Sierra - UER: "and" misspelled "amd" in write-up below stats
• #535 Ruben Sierra - UER: "and" misspelled "amd" in write-up below stats
• #573 Rich Rodriguez - UER: Bio at top says drafted in 4th round, should be 9th
• #587 Jose Offerman - UER: Text below stats says signed in 1988, should be 1986
• #587 Jose Offerman - UER: Text below stats says signed in 1988, should be 1986
• #660 Lee Smith - UER: Career IP should read "918.2"
• #660 Lee Smith - UER: Career IP 919.1, should be 918.2
• #673 Greg Olson - UER: HR matches RBI on all 1982-1988 stat lines
• #753 Paul Marak - UER: Text below stats says drafted in May, should be January as seen in bio above
• #771 Gary Redus - UER: Birthplace should read "Athens, Alabama"
• #772 Kent Mercker - UER: Birthplace should read "Dublin, OH"
• #775 Julio Franco - Born on "8-23-61", should be "8-23-58". Card companies used the birth date that was available to them at that time.