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Specs
Year: 1989
Title: Topps Cap’n Crunch
Size: 2-1/2″ by 3-1/2″
Number in Set: 22
Overview
The 1989 Topps Cap’n Crunch set came via each specially marked Cap’n Crunch cereal boxes.
Each box had two cards wrapped in cellophane with a piece of gum.
The fronts have basic player photographs (head and shoulders) with a red and blue inner border within a white frame. Topps printed Cap’n Crunch Cereal’s logo, the player’s uniform number, and their own logo across the top of the card, and the player’s name, position, and team name across the bottom of the card.
Topps airbrushed out the team logos, as it looks like licensing came from the MLB Player’s Association (logo on the back), not the league itself, to print the set.
The backs are horizontal and feature typical biographical information and statistics. The Cap’n Crunch and Topps logos are also on the back, along with the card number.
Example
Key Cards
Cal Ripken Jr. is considered the most “expensive” card in the set.
Checklist
1 Jose Canseco
2 Kirk Gibson
3 Orel Hershiser
4 Frank Viola
5 Tony Gwynn
6 Cal Ripken Jr.
7 Darryl Strawberry
8 Don Mattingly
9 George Brett
10 Andre Dawson
11 Dale Murphy
12 Alan Trammell
13 Eric Davis
14 Jack Clark
15 Eddie Murray
16 Mike Schmidt
17 Doc Gooden
18 Roger Clemens
19 Will Clark
20 Kirby Puckett
21 Robin Yount
22 Mark McGwire