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The 1990 Pro Set American football card release has several errors and variations. Due to a contractual dispute, the Pro Bowl card of Eric Dickerson (No. 338) was withdrawn early creating a short print. Card #338 would be reissued with Ludwell Denny on the front and it was a promotional card not available in packs.
Pro Set made rookie cards of actual rookies (notably draft picks) and offered more color and action shots than Topps did. Pro Set claimed to have its own printing presses for its product, which could make and issue cards very quickly. For its first football card set in 1989, Pro Set released its cards in three series.
Kenner debuted the Starting Lineup figures in 1988 by releasing a 132-player MLB set, a 137-player NFL set, and an 85-player NBA set. [3] Each MLB team had at least four players in the set except for the Canadian teams of Montreal and Toronto, which had only one player each because Kenner was unsure of the set's appeal in Canada. [4]
A basketball card is a type of trading card relating to basketball, usually printed on cardboard, silk, or plastic. [1] These cards feature one or more players of the National Basketball Association, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Olympic basketball, Women's National Basketball Association, Women's Professional Basketball League, or some other basketball related theme.
On January 6, 1989, [1] the Bullets franchise played its first regular season game in Baltimore since 1973; this was the first of 35 regular season "home" games the Bullets played in Baltimore through the 1996–97 season. [2] Akeem Olajuwon becomes the only player in NBA history to accumulate over 200 steals with over 200 blocks in a season. [3]
The NBA said Saturday that the Grizzlies and Lakers inadvertently played an extra 1:06 of game time during Friday night's game. NBA says clock 'error' led to extra time being played during ...
The Yankee Stadium Legacy set is a 6,742-card compilation chronicling every single game ever played at Yankee Stadium. The card set made its official debut inserted in random packs of Upper Deck's 2008 Series 1 Baseball. [30] Other cards in the set commemorate some of the most famous sporting events that have taken place at Yankee Stadium.
By RYAN GORMAN A massive earthquake that struck the Bay Area on October 17, 1989 forever changed the region, and potentially altered the course of baseball history. The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta ...