Are 1989 Donruss baseball cards your favorite baseball issue ever?
Well, if you said, “yes” — hmmm, you just might be alone in that opinion.
The good news in that case would be that you won’t have much trouble laying your hands on plenty of these beauties. Because, truth is, 1989 Donruss was produced in HUGE quantities that make them pretty easy to find even 30+ years later.
But that doesn’t mean every 1989 Donruss baseball card is worthless. In fact, the cards below can fetch decent prices on eBay, provided you’re aiming for copies in top-notch graded condition.
Without further adieu, then, here is the rundown of the most valuable 1989 Donruss baseball cards, based on actual sales prices for PSA 9 specimens.
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26) 1989 Donruss Robin Yount (#55)
Robin Yount sort of slid into the background among his fellow superstars after the glow of his 1982 MVP campaign wore off.
That all changed in the summer of 1989, though, when Yount – having moved from shortstop to centerfield – once again put up a monster season that eventually landed him more MVP hardware.
It was enough to get his cardboard moving again as collectors realized that this man was headed toward 3000 career hits … and the Hall of Fame.
Value: $5-10
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25) 1989 Donruss Bo Jackson (#208)
Bo Jackson could do pretty much whatever he wanted on the baseball diamond once he set his mind to it.
So Donruss went with him … sneaking around for a bunt attempt.
Not extremely awe-inspiring or majestic, but different, at least.
Value: $8-10
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24) 1989 Donruss Kirby Puckett (#182)
After helping the Twins to a World Series title in 1987, Kirby Puckett upped his personal game in 1988, batting .356 with 24 home runs and 121 RBI.
Suffice it to say, Puck was one of the most popular cards in the 1989 sets, and he nailed down that honor by winning his only American League batting crown that summer.
It was just one more step on his path to the Hall of Fame and hobby immortality.
Value: $8-10
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23) 1989 Donruss Roberto Alomar (#246)
The son of a former major leaguer and the brother of a top catching prospect, Roberto Alomar entered the 1989 season fresh off a solid rookie season and with plenty of hype surrounding him.
He’d eventually pretty much live up to expectations, crafting a Hall of Fame career and ensuring that his cards maintain a strong collector base for decades to come.
Value: $8-10
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22) 1989 Donruss Mark McGwire (#95)
You don’t hit 49 home runs as a rookie without causing quite a stir among collectors.
But Big Mac didn’t just *stir* the hobby – he toppled the whole darn applecart on the strength of his Ruthian home runs and sun-hot rookie cards from 1985 and 1987.
And, even though his power took a step back in 1988, his cards were still huge deals when the 1989 sets debuted.
They still are, regardless of the PED stain that seems likely to keep him out of the Hall of Fame forever.
Value: $8-12
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21) 1989 Donruss Jose Canseco (#91)
Canseco saw a big hunk of his limelight sucked up by rookie teammate Mark McGwire in 1987, but he didn’t let that get him down.
Instead, Jose went out and recorded the first 40-40 season ever in 1988, copping AL MVP honors in the process and leading the A’s to a championship.
To say his cards were on fire is an understatement of “coffee is good” proportions … and some of that halo remains all these years later.
Value: $8-12
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