1980-1989 Baseball Cards Checklists, Set Info, Reviews, Guide Donnie Baseball is pictured wearing a Yankees cap, which is the team he would go on to spend his whole 13-year pro career at. Join the hundreds of thousands of collectors who have benefited from the OPG. One of the true highlights of the 1980s. Sandberg's status as a Hall of Famer and one of the most beloved Cubs of all-time keeps demand for high grade specimens of his rookie card at lofty price levels. Topps produced their Tiffany collectors edition cards in their regular Topps issue sets, Topps Traded sets, and Bowman sets in 1989. For those who dont know, Bill Ripken had the word F**k Face boldly written in black sharpie on the bottom of his bat. This Topps RC was, and is, Rynos card of choice as he played a near-flawless second base throughout his Hall of Fame career on the North Side. They do, however, have an interesting bottom team and player call-out section not found in other sets. The 1989 Fleer Bill Ripken is a one-of-a-kind error card. The 1985 Leaf set was much smaller than its Donruss counterpart as it included only 264 cards instead of 660. After a 25-year hiatus, the 1985 Leaf set marked the brand's return to the hobby since they produced their last set back in 1960. The 22-year-old future Hall-of-Famer put on a show in the days after the manager's announcement, winning Berra over with his impact bat and elite fielding instincts. @Joe The price guide can be accessed here (subscription required): https://www.beckett.com/opg, Who do i contact someone about old baseball cards and i also have old football cards. For example, as of this writing, there are just under 700 examples of Gwynn's Topps rookie card that achieved PSA 10 grade status, while there are over 13,000 examples of Ken Griffey Jr.'s 1989 Topps Traded rookie graded in PSA 10 holders. PSA graded 1,600 of them, with 48 grading gem mint 10. If you do not receive the verification code within 60 Seconds, we will send you the activation link again. But, the "Tiffany" version of this card is worth thousands of dollars. He played for seven teams, but is best remembered as the glue of the back-to-back World Champion Toronto Blue Jays in 1992 and 93 when he batted a combined .347 over both Series. The USA Baseball subset in 1985 Topps introduced the program to the masses, and brought this slugging first basemans first licensed trading card to the forefront of the collectibles industry. I remember being in that late-80s baseball card collecting frenzy, and seeing the majority of these cards. Bonus points for this one as it also features former Dodgers World Series champion and longtime Angels manager Mike Scioscia. But despite the image, this is a really important card of one of the games greatest pure hitters. 8 Great 1980 Topps Baseball Cards Beyond Rickey Henderson document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 by Old Sports Cards, LLC. Lee Smith was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on December 9, 2018, as part of the Todays Game Era Committee vote. But Fleer did have a moment of lapsed competency when it spelled Graig Nettles name as Craig (with a C) on the card back. Top 10 Baseball Rookie Cards of the 1980s - The Cardboard Connection So, keep your eyes open for the Frank Thomas and Bo Jackson Auburn Tigers Tiger Great cards.