On the Radar - Leaf Lumber Baseball Yount Checklist

 If you love unlicensed baseball card products boy are you in luck.  Robin's got a bunch of low numbered cards to chase, 140 by my count. I'll add images as they pop up.

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Bat Knob #BK-85 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Decade vs Decade #DVD-02 (w/ Mays/Clemente/Killebrew/Robinson/Schmidt/Brett/Sandberg) Bronze #/20

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Decade vs Decade #DVD-02 Purple #/9

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Decade vs Decade #DVD-02 Platinum #/6

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Decade vs Decade #DVD-02 Pewter #/4

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Decade vs Decade #DVD-02 Navy Blue #/3

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Decade vs Decade #DVD-02 Silver #/2

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Decade vs Decade #DVD-02 Gold #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Decade vs Decade #DVD-02 Emerald #/2

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Decade vs Decade #DVD-02 Red #/3

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Game Used Lumber #GUL-83 Bronze #/25

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Game Used Lumber #GUL-83 Purple #/9

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Game Used Lumber #GUL-83 Platinum #/6

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Game Used Lumber #GUL-83 Pewter #/4

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Game Used Lumber #GUL-83 Navy Blue #/3

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Game Used Lumber #GUL-83 Silver #/2

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Game Used Lumber #GUL-83 Gold #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Game Used Lumber #GUL-83 Emerald #/4

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Game Used Lumber #GUL-83 Red #/7

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup (w/Garvey/Doerr/Mathews/Bench/Raines/Mantle/Parker) Bronze #LL-03 #/25

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup Purple #LL-03 #/9

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup Platinum #LL-03 #/6

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup Pewter #LL-03 #/4

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup Navy Blue #LL-03 #/3

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup Silver #LL-03 #/2

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup Gold #LL-03 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup Emerald #LL-03 #/5

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup Red #LL-03 #/7

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup (w/Thomas/Fox/Molitor/Bench/Rice/Snider/Parker) Bronze #LL-08 #/25

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup Purple #LL-08 #/9

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup Platinum #LL-08 #/6

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup Pewter #LL-08 #/4

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup Navy Blue #LL-08 #/3

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup Silver #LL-08 #/2

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup Gold #LL-08 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup Emerald #LL-08 #/5

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Legendary Lineup Red #LL-08 #/7

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Leaders Bronze #LL2-03 (w/Wilson/Jackson/Molitor) #/30

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Leaders Purple #LL2-03 #/12

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Leaders Platinum #LL2-03 #/7

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Leaders Pewter #LL2-03 #/4

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Leaders Navy Blue #LL2-03 #/3

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Leaders Silver #LL2-03 #/2

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Leaders Gold #LL2-03 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Leaders Emerald #LL2-03 #/5

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Leaders Red #LL2-03 #/7

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Numbers Bronze #LN-13 (w/Gwynn/Lynn/Gonzalez) #/25

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Numbers Purple #LN-13 #/9

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Numbers Platinum #LN-13 #/6

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Numbers Pewter #LN-13 #/4

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Numbers Navy Blue #LN-13 #/3

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Numbers Silver #LN-13 #/2

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Numbers Gold #LN-13 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Numbers Emerald #LN-13 #/4

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Lumber Numbers Red #LN-13 #/7

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Bronze #MC-11 (w/ Parker/Carter/Hernandez/Winfield/Molitor/Henderson/Brett) #/20

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Purple #MC-11  #/9

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Platinum #MC-11  #/6

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Pewter #MC-11  #/4

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Navy Blue #MC-11  #/3

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Silver #MC-11  #/2

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Gold #MC-11  #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Emerald #MC-11  #/4

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Red #MC-11  #/6

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Bronze #MC-13 (Dawson/Schmidt/Horner/Murphy/Lynn/Wilson/Henderson) #/20

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Purple #MC-13 #/9

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Platinum #MC-13 #/6

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Pewter #MC-13 #/4

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Navy Blue #MC-13 #/3

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Silver #MC-13 #/2

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Gold #MC-13 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Emerald #MC-13 #/4

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Midsummer Classic Red #MC-13 #/7

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Nameplate #N-85 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Off the End of the Bat #OEB-85 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks Autographs Bronze #SS-RY1 #/30
2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks Autographs Purple  #SS-RY1 #/12

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks Autographs Platinum #SS-RY1 #/9

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks Autographs Pewter #SS-RY1 #/4

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks Autographs Navy Blue #SS-RY1 #/3

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks Autographs Silver #SS-RY1 #/2

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks Autographs Gold #SS-RY1 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks Autographs Emerald #SS-RY1 #/2

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks Autographs Red #SS-RY1 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks Autographs Printing Plate Black  #SS-RY1 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks Autographs Printing Plate Cyan #SS-RY1 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks Autographs Printing Plate Magenta #SS-RY1 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks Autographs Printing Plate Yellow  #SS-RY1 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Bronze (with Ripken) #SSD-05 #/12

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Purple #SSD-05 #/7

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Platinum #SSD-05 #/5

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Pewter #SSD-05 #/4

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Navy Blue #SSD-05 #/3

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Silver #SSD-05 #/2

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Gold #SSD-05 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Emerald #SSD-05 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Red #SSD-05 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Printing Plate Black  #SSD-05 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Printing Plate Cyan #SSD-05 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Printing Plate Magenta #SSD-05 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Printing Plate Yellow  #SSD-05 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Bronze (with Molitor) #SSD-11 #/9

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Purple (with Molitor) #SSD-11 #/6

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Platinum (with Molitor) #SSD-11 #/5

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Pewter (with Molitor) #SSD-11 #/4

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Navy Blue (with Molitor) #SSD-11 #/3

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Silver (with Molitor) #SSD-11 #/2

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Gold (with Molitor) #SSD-11 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Emerald (with Molitor) #SSD-11 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Red (with Molitor) #SSD-11 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Printing Plate Black (with Molitor) #SSD-11 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Printing Plate Cyan (with Molitor) #SSD-11 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Printing Plate Magenta (with Molitor) #SSD-11 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 2 Autographs Printing Plate Yellow (with Molitor) #SSD-11 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 3 Autographs Purple (with Ripken and Smith) #SS3-02 #/5

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 3 Autographs Platinum (with Ripken and Smith) #SS3-02 #/3

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 3 Autographs Pewter (with Ripken and Smith) #SS3-02 #/2

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 3 Autographs Navy Blue (with Ripken and Smith) #SS3-02 #/2

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 3 Autographs Silver (with Ripken and Smith) #SS3-02 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 3 Autographs Gold (with Ripken and Smith) #SS3-02 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 3 Autographs Emerald (with Ripken and Smith) #SS3-02 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - Signature Sticks 3 Autographs Red (with Ripken and Smith) #SS3-02 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - The 3000 Hit Club Bronze #3HC-16 #/30

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - The 3000 Hit Club Purple #3HC-16 #/12

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - The 3000 Hit Club Platinum #3HC-16 #/7

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - The 3000 Hit Club Pewter #3HC-16 #/4

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - The 3000 Hit Club Navy Blue #3HC-16 #/3

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - The 3000 Hit Club Silver #3HC-16 #/2

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - The 3000 Hit Club Gold #3HC-16 #/1

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - The 3000 Hit Club Emerald #3HC-16 #/5

2021 Leaf Lumber Kings - The 3000 Hit Club Red #3HC-16 #/7

On the Radar - 2021 Topps Heritage Yount Checklist and Gallery

 Surprisingly Robin has a couple (although rare) cards in this year's Topps Heritage.  I think this is the first time Robin has had cards in the set and it's a bit surprising, since this year's Heritage is based on the 1972 design and Robin was still in high school at the time.  Next year will feature 1973 Topps that also happens to be the year Robin was drafted by the Brewers, of course it would be two more years until his first baseball card would be issued.  Ahem.  Regardless Robin is featured with Christian Yelich and Keston Hiura on a Clubhouse Collection Triple Relic and it's 1 of 1 patch parallel.  I'll add images when I can find them.

2021 Topps Heritage - Clubhouse Collection Triple Relics #CTR-RKC (with Yelich and Hiura) #/25
2021 Topps Heritage - Clubhouse Collection Triple Relics Patch #CTR-RKC (with Yelich and Hiura) #/1

1990 Donruss Variations

 I have to say, maybe it's because I opened so much of this product, but 1990 Donruss is one of my least favorite sets of all time.  I lovingly refer to this set as the vomit set.  The color variations used for the Best of the NL and AL sets helped, but the base red just, well it gets old.  That being said like sets previous and after there are a few variations to look for, if you're into that.  

Again this year has the missing period after the INC in the copyright. 

I looked through my stack of 1990 Yount cards and I found both the INC. and INC pretty equally distributed through my stack.

And another reoccurring theme is a slight difference between the wax pack cards and the ones printed for the factory set.  This time it's an almost imperceivable difference in the splattering on the border on the front of the card.  Here have a look.

The card on the right is the factory set card

The card on the right in this picture is also the factory set card 

I literally was driving myself batty on TCDB.com trying to figure out what the difference was until I had to do a google search about the difference, but once you see it, it is there. 

1988 Donruss Variations

 Continuing our look at the variation cards Robin had in various Donruss products in the late 80s and early 90s, next up we have the three documented variations in the 1988 set.

Again the three variations are small, literally just a dot on one card and a factory set variation that has to do with the text on the back of the card.

Again, and this seems to be a reoccurring variation through the years, is the period missing on the INC in the copyright.

I have no idea on actual rarity but I looked through every 1988 Yount I had (about 50) and all of them had the period.  So I shot over to COMC which does differentiate between the pack and factory set version, but not the missing period variations and grabbed a copy for the collection.  (It'll only be a year before I actually get it though and I paid a bit of a premium for it.)

The factory set variation has to do with the text  on the bottom of the card.  The last line of the factory set starts with (367) where the pack varieties, both with and without the period on the INC, start with "total bases"

I ended up finding two mixed in with my 1988's so obviously slightly rarer than the pack cards, but Donruss still make tens, if not hundreds, of thousands boxed sets, so very findable.

1989 Donruss Variations

 Since Robin isn't featured in this year's Donruss and I thought I'd start wading into the plethora of Donruss variations the have been documented over on the Trading Card Database.  So far the variations have been cataloged from 1987 to 1992 and Robin has variations in each set.

I decided to start with the four variations in the 1989 set because they are fairly straight forward and as you will see pretty minute. 

All the variations have to do with omissions and additions on the back of the card.  

The first variation has to do with the copyright line.  The INC can either have a period after the INC or it's absent.  The second variation can be found just below that on the Denotes Led League.  Denotes will either have an one asterisk before Denotes or it will have an asterisk before and after Denotes.  So the four variations are:

1. INC.  *Denotes

2. INC *Denotes (no period after the INC)

3. INC. *Denotes*

4. INC *Denotes* (no period after the INC)

Examples of each are below.

The fact that I don't remember this being a big deal back in 88 says a lot for how minor the variations are.  I also have no idea on rarity between the different variations.  Although looking through my stack of 88 Younts the missing period with *Denotes was the toughest to find.  

Since the diligent members of the TCDB went through the trouble of documenting all these variations in the various sets, I figure it's the least I can do to disseminate them here and also check my collection to see if I have them all.  S

1992 Topps McDonald's Baseball's Best Obligatory Variation post

 I got a message over at the Trading Card Database this afternoon informing me that indexing the two variations of the 1992 Topps McDonald's Baseball's Best set had been complete and that it may effect my collection.  So I went to check it out and then went into the Yount collection to see if I had one or both variations.  For those who don't know the 1992 Topps McDonald's Baseball's Best set is a very handsome, almost before it's time small set of 44 cards.  Distributed in 5 card cello packs available with a meal purchase back in 1992 (or at least that's what the Standard Catalog told me).  I'm not entirely sure what's up with the one asterisk vs the two asterisk variations, but they can be found all over Topps products from around this time frame.  Might have to do with printing plates, printings, or something else.  Regardless the two variations, while small and easily overlooked, do exist.  As for rarity?  Who knows?  While digging though the 1992 cards I found I had more two asterisks than one asterisk, but I only found 4 and quite digging once I realized I had an example of each.  Also it appears the whole 44 card set has the variation.  Check out the images below.  The front of the card is unaffected.

2005 Upper Deck All Star Classics - Legendary All-Stars

Year: 2005

Manufacturer: Upper Deck

Set: All-Star Classics

Card Number: 96

Card Type: Base

Let's go back a few years.  Not all the way back to Robin's playing days instead we'll go back to the year that he had the most baseball cards produced with his likeness.  And that year is 2005.  2005 also marked one of the year's that the most baseball card products were produced.  At the time there were sets that were trying to hit all the marks and this set of course celebrates the mid-summer classic.  Not to be confused with Upper Deck Classics or Sweet Spot Classics or heaven forbid Donruss Classics, no this set featured players, both past and present, both active, retired, and HOFers.  It's a great set for baseball fans. Oddly no autographs to be found in the set.  The hits would have been two relics, one gold parallel (the only parallel set), and 5 inserts.  This product was also a retail exclusive.  Not much to chase for Yount fans other than his base card and gold parallel serial numbered to 499.  A Brewers fan favorite Robin only made the All-Star team 3 times in his 20 year career all in the early 80s.