1989 Topps Hills Team MVP’s Baseball Card Set and Checklist

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Specs

Year: 1989

Title: Topps Hills Team MVP’s

Size: 2-1/2″ by 3-1/2″

Number in Set: 33

Overview

Topps created this high-gloss, boxed set for the Hills department store chain. The year before, the “Team MVP’s” set was issued by Rite Aid, but Topps flipped affiliations for the only time in the boxed-set era. The collection featured Topps’ guess of each team’s best players.

1989 Topps Hills Team MVP’s Boxed Set

24 33-card sets came in each box, with each set selling at “Hills everyday low price” of $1.97.

1989 Topps Hills Team MVP’s Box of Boxed Sets – Angle 1
1989 Topps Hills Team MVP’s Box of Boxed Sets – Angle 2
1989 Topps Hills Team MVP’s Box of Boxed Sets – Angle 3

The fronts of the cards feature a photo of the player with Hills Team MVPs printed along the top and the player’s team, name, and position along the bottom. Topps also printed its logo on the player photo.

The backs are horizontal with a green background with standard sports card information. The cards are ordered alphabetically by the player’s name.

Example

1989 Topps Hills Team MVP’s Andre Dawson – Front
1989 Topps Hills Team MVP’s Andre Dawson – Reverse

Key Cards

Price guides list the George Brett, Wade Boggs, Roger Clemens, and Kirby Pucket as the set’s most expensive cards.

Checklist

1 Harold Baines

2 Wade Boggs

3 George Brett

4 Tom Brunansky

5 Jose Canseco

6 Joe Carter

7 Will Clark

8 Roger Clemens

9 David Cone

10 Glenn Davis

11 Andre Dawson

12 Dennis Eckersley

13 Andres Galarraga

14 Kirk Gibson

15 Mike Greenwell

16 Tony Gwynn

17 Orel Hershiser

18 Danny Jackson

19 Mark Langston

20 Fred McGriff

21 Dale Murphy

22 Eddie Murray

23 Kirby Puckett

24 Johnny Ray

25 Juan Samuel

26 Ruben Sierra

27 Dave Stewart

28 Darryl Strawberry

29 Alan Trammell

30 Andy Van Slyke

31 Frank Viola

32 Dave Winfield

33 Robin Yount