1990 Upper Deck
Total Cards: 800
Rating: 7.2 (137 ratings)
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Notes: Distributed as a first series (#1-700) and High Series (#1-800). Factory sets include #1-800.
Cards
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1 | Star Rookie Checklist SR, CL | |
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2 | Randy Nosek RC | Detroit Tigers |
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3 | Tom Drees SR, RC | Chicago White Sox |
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4 | Curt Young | Oakland Athletics |
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5 | Devon White CL | California Angels |
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6 | Luis Salazar | Chicago Cubs |
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7 | Von Hayes CL | Philadelphia Phillies |
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8 | Jose Bautista | Baltimore Orioles |
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9 | Marquis Grissom SR, RC | Montreal Expos |
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10 | Orel Hershiser CL | Los Angeles Dodgers |
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Trivia |
- The hologram pattern used on the back of the cards was reused for some print runs of 1991 Upper Deck baseball as well.
- Cards were released to the general public in the following format:
* 15-Card Foil Packs (Both Low & High # packs) - Here is everything that was issued for 1990 Upper Deck:
Base Set-800 (#1-#700 Low Series-#701-#800 High Series-Factory Sets included #1-#800. High Series 100 Card Boxed Sets were also available)
Team Logo Holograms-26 (Issued one per pack and a Random Assortment included in Factory Sets and High Series Boxed Sets)
Baseball Heroes Reggie Jackson-10 (9 + Header-Issued in High Series Packs-all 9 also issued as very limited edition autographs)
Errors/Variations-8 There are 8 "true" errors in the set, but be aware that cards #101-#199 can be found with or without a Copyright Date and card #734 Nolan Ryan can be found with or without the "300th Win" banner on the front.
#54 Ben McDonald (Orioles Logo on front)
#60 Mickey Tettleton/Orioles Checklist (Jamie Weston on back)
#89 Jim Gott (Wrong photo on front)
#478 Scott Garrelts (Wrong photo on front)
#562 Jeff Innis (Wrong photo on front)
#597 Andy McGaffigan (Wrong photo on front)
#683 Mickey Weston (Name is Jamie Weston front & back)
#700 Checklist 601-700 (Jamie Weston)
There were also very few cards issued of #702 Mike Witt but it was replaced very early in the print run (Rookie Threats) because Witt's pants were unbuttoned on the photo on the back of the card. Likewise, there are very few #800 Checklist cards that show Mike Witt as #702, also pulled very early in the production run.
- #3 Tom Drees - UER: 11th line of the write-up on the back, "hurled" is misspelled "hulred"
- #4 Curt Young - UER: Born in Sagniaw, should be Saginaw
- #20 Mike Schmidt - UER: "suprising" should be "surprising"
- #28 Eric Anthony - UER: 7th line "Ashville" should be Asheville
- #35 Scott Service - UER: Born Cincinnati on 7/27/67 should be Cincinnati 2/27
- #42 Scott Coolbaugh - UER: 9th line should read "...Scott definitely"
- #46 Jose Offerman - UER: 21st line should begin "possesses..."
- #50 Will Clark - UER: 7th line of 2nd paragraph should begin "perennial..."
- #52 Chris Hammond - UER: 18th line should read "...at Chattanooga."
- #55 Andy Benes - UER: last line should read "...at Wichita"
- #63 Kent Mercker - UER: 6th line should begin "(Albuquerque)..."
- #65 Steve Avery - UER: 12th line should begin "Kent Mercker..."
- #84 John Smoltz - UER: #145 Oddibe McDowell is misspelled "Odibbe" in the checklist on the back
- #87 Kevin Tapani - UER: Line 23 "excpet", should be except
- #91 Robin Yount - UER: should read "176 Rob Deer" and "178 Mike Felder"
- #105 Bo Jackson - UER: '89 BA of.265, should be .256
- #105 Bo Jackson - UER: '89 BA of.265, should be .256
- #156 Ken Griffey Jr. - UER: 3rd line of the write-up on the back, "simultaneously" is misspelled "simultaniously"
- #156 Ken Griffey Jr. - Griffey's birthplace is listed as Charleroi while most other sources use Donora. The two locations are a few miles/minutes apart.
- #156 Ken Griffey Jr. - UER: 3rd line of the write-up on the back, "simultaneously" is misspelled "simultaniously"
- #156 Ken Griffey Jr. - Griffey's birthplace is listed as Charleroi while most other sources use Donora. The two locations are a few miles/minutes apart.
- #473 Barry Lyons - UER: '89 stats incorrect, career totals wrong
- #608 Bob Geren - UER: Originally misspelled "Origionally"
- #614 Jack Daugherty - UER: "Born:" should read "7-3-60"
- #667 Chuck Finley - UER: "Born:" should read "11-26-62"
- #693 Wally Joyner - UER: Stats Totals should read Games (G) "620", Runs (R) "341", Strike Outs (SO) "231"
- #702 Rookie Threats - #702 was originally supposed to be Mike Witt, but the card had to be pulled from production since Witt's pants were unbuttoned on the back photo. Any remaining cards had a black rectangle placed over most of the photo. There are also some #800 checklist cards that list #702 as Witt, but they're extremely tough to find.
- #702 Rookie Threats - UER: 1st line should read "In a surprise..."
User Comments |
This is a really good looking set. Busted two boxes recently and it was a lot of fun, a great trip down memory lane. Lacks the wow factor of 1989 (Griffey, Randy RCs are legendary cards) but much better than 1991 and 1992 Upper Deck Rating: 8 | ||
New member. This is the first set I have opened back in 1990. A friend introduced me into the hobby. Found it to be a great stress reliever. We would usually take off during lunch to go to the local shop "Cat's Pause" in Lexington, KY. | ||
Yup, it’s iconic. Overproduced of course, but in so many ways Upper Deck was setting the precedent on what cards would become. The stock paper count and photography as well as how the set celebrated certain awards and rookies a way most card companies were not. Even the smell of the cards were different from any other kind. Fleer was trying but UD took the helm and became the leader in the industry (and helped force Topps into a new way of doing things). So, for that I gave it a 7.5. Truthfully, it would maybe get a 6 without some key cards, and the design, as well as the history it holds in card collecting ( along with the ‘89 set as well of course ). | ||
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| Subject | Replies | Last Post |
| 1990 Upper Deck Hologram Variations | 1 | Apr 3, 2026 9:31 PM by Mark345 |
| Missing Card in the TCDB | 6 | Dec 3, 2025 8:24 PM by WilliamHNelson |
| 90 UD 252 Buckner | 3 | Oct 3, 2025 9:26 PM by jimetal7212 |
| 3rd variation? | 14 | Mar 4, 2025 3:17 PM by Tripredacus |
| Missing Copyright error. | 3 | Nov 24, 2024 12:23 PM by jacksoncoupage |
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