1989 Baseball Cards
Junk Wax EraComplete guide to 1989 MLB baseball cards — rookie cards, notable sets, player debuts, and current collectible values.
1989
MLB Season
150
Players Debuted
3
Notable Card Sets
Notable 1989 Card Sets
1989 Upper Deck Baseball (Ken Griffey Jr. RC — #1)
1989 Bowman Baseball
1989 Topps Baseball (Randy Johnson RC)
Junk Wax Era Context
The Junk Wax Era (1987–1993) was characterized by massive overproduction — card companies printed millions of copies of each card. Most cards from this era have minimal value due to oversupply. However, 1989 key rookie cards in PSA 10 condition can still command significant premiums because graded high-grade copies are rare.
1989 MLB Debuts 150 players
J
Jim Abbott
Debut 1989-04-08
B
Beau Allred
Debut 1989-09-07
W
Wilson Alvarez
Debut 1989-07-24
K
Kent Anderson
Debut 1989-04-15
E
Eric Anthony
Debut 1989-07-28
K
Kevin Appier
Debut 1989-06-04
L
Larry Arndt
Debut 1989-06-06
J
John Barfield
Debut 1989-09-07
B
Billy Bates
Debut 1989-08-17
K
Kevin Batiste
Debut 1989-06-13
B
Blaine Beatty
Debut 1989-09-16
S
Stan Belinda
Debut 1989-09-08
J
Juan Bell
Debut 1989-09-06
A
Albert Belle
Debut 1989-07-15
A
Andy Benes
Debut 1989-08-11
M
Mike Benjamin
Debut 1989-07-07
G
Geronimo Berroa
Debut 1989-04-05
M
Mike Blowers
Debut 1989-09-01
B
Brian Brady
Debut 1989-04-16
F
Francisco Cabrera
Debut 1989-07-24
G
George Canale
Debut 1989-09-03
J
Jose Cano
Debut 1989-08-28
S
Steve Carter
Debut 1989-04-16
P
Pat Combs
Debut 1989-09-05
S
Scott Coolbaugh
Debut 1989-09-02
S
Steve Cummings
Debut 1989-06-24
P
Pete Dalena
Debut 1989-07-07
J
Jeff Datz
Debut 1989-09-05
B
Bob Davidson
Debut 1989-07-15
D
Drew Denson
Debut 1989-09-13
G
Gary Disarcina
Debut 1989-09-23
B
Brian Dubois
Debut 1989-08-17
M
Mike Dyer
Debut 1989-06-29
W
Wayne Edwards
Debut 1989-09-11
J
Junior Felix
Debut 1989-05-03
M
Mike Fetters
Debut 1989-09-01
S
Steve Finley
Debut 1989-04-03
D
Darrin Fletcher
Debut 1989-09-10
L
LaVel Freeman
Debut 1989-04-07
S
Steve Frey
Debut 1989-05-10
M
Mark Gardner
Debut 1989-05-16
J
Joe Girardi
Debut 1989-04-04
J
Juan Gonzalez
Debut 1989-09-01
M
Mauro Gozzo
Debut 1989-08-08
T
Tommy Greene
Debut 1989-09-10
K
Ken Griffey
Debut 1989-04-03
J
Jason Grimsley
Debut 1989-09-08
M
Marquis Grissom
Debut 1989-08-22
Showing 48 of 150 players who debuted in 1989.