Mike D's 1989 TTM Auto Project

[Mike D.]

With my 1987 TTM Project wrapping up, it's time to start another project. Using the same multi-set system I have used a few times now, I'm going to start a project based on several 1989 sets I have.

The 1989 sets I'll be working with are:

1989 Donruss Rookies - 56 cards

1989 Fleer Update - 132 cards

1989 Score Update - 110 cards

1989 Topps Traded - 132 cards

That's 430 total cards. I'll break the cards up by team and work through each team to see who signs and will get requests.

I'll work through the teams in alphabetical order, which means we'll start with the Atlanta Braves. Hope you find this project enjoyable...hopefully we'll see a decent number of good signers and a lot of successes!

[Mike D.]

Atlanta Braves

The first team we'll look at is the Atlanta Braves. There are 16 Braves cards in the sets, representing 7 different players.

1989 Donruss Rookies

19. Geronimo Berroa (Front) (Back)
54. Derek Lilliquist (Front) (Back)

1989 Fleer Update

U72. Geronimo Berroa (Front) (Back)
U73. Derek Lilliquist (Front) (Back)
U74. Lonnie Smith (Front) (Back)
U75. Jeff Treadway (Front) (Back)

1989 Score Update

18T. Jeff Treadway (Front) (Back)
64T. Jody Davis (Front) (Back)
65T. Darrell Evans (Front) (Back)

1989 Topps Traded

10T. Geronimo Berroa (Front) (Back)
22T. Jody Davis (Front) (Back)
31T. Darrell Evans (Front) (Back)
39T. Tommy Gregg (Front) (Back)
73T. Derek Lilliquist (Front) (Back)
114T. Lonnie Smith (Front) (Back)
121T. Jeff Treadway (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Geronimo Berroa shows no successes on SCN, ever, in 9 total attempts. We'll skip him.

Derek Lilliquist shows a 58% success rate on SCN and a very hit-or-miss track record. we'll pass on him.

Lonnie Smith has a 97% success rate on sCN, with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Jeff Treadway has a 26% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Jody Davis has an 87% success rate, but no successes since December. He appears to have stopped signing.

Darrell Evans has a 65% success rate on SCN, but no successes since 2010. Another guy who appears to have stopped signing.

Tommy Gregg has an 8% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2003 (and only 2 overall). We'll skip him.

1 request, 2 cards.

Total Cards: 16
Total Players: 7
Total Requests: 1
Total Cards Sent: 2
Successes: 0
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Baltimore Orioles

The next team we'll look at is the Baltimore Orioles. There are 24 O's cards in the sets, representing 12 different players.

1989 Donruss Rookies

22. Bob Milacki (Front) (Back)
25. Craig Worthington (Front) (Back)
35. Gregg Olson (Front) (Back)
47. Steve Finley (Front) (Back)
51. Mike Devereaux (Front) (Back)

1989 Fleer Update

U1. Phil Bradley (Front) (Back)
U2. Mike Devereaux (Front) (Back)
U3. Steve Finley (Front) (Back)
U4. Kevin Hickey (Front) (Back)
U5. Brian Holton (Front) (Back)
U6. Bob Milacki (Front) (Back)
U7. Randy Milligan (Front) (Back)

1989 Score Update

29T. Keith Moreland (Front) (Back)
44T. Phil Bradley (Front) (Back)
59T. Brian Holton (Front) (Back)
61T. Bob Melvin (Front) (Back)
95. Steve Finley (Front) (Back)
96T. Gregg Olson (Front) (Back)
110. Pete Harnisch (Front) (Back)

1989 Topps Traded

13T. Phil Bradley (Front) (Back)
23T. Mike Devereaux (Front) (Back)
52T. Brian Holton (Front) (Back)
81T. Randy Milligan (Front) (Back)
89T. Gregg Olson (Front) (Back)

Note: I acquired the 1989 Donruss Rookies set some time after the others, so in some cases I had already sent cards along with requests from other projects. In those cases, I won't send another request with just the 1989 Donruss Rookies card.

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Bob Milacki has an 81% success rate on SCN. I sent the 1989 Fleer Update card to him as part of the 1990 send-outs back in September.

Craig Worthington has a 70% success rate on sCN but no successes since last November. We'll pass on him.

Gregg Olson has a 97% success rate on SCN. I sent the Score and Topps card out with the 1990 send-out project and had a success. Results can be seen here and here.

Steve Finley has a 32% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2010. We'll pass on him.

Mike Devereaux has a 27% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2010. We'll pass on him, as well.

Phil Bradley has a 93% success rate on sCN with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Kevin Hickey is deceased. RIP.

Brian Holton has no successes on sCN, ever, in 18 total attempts. we'll skip him.

Randy Milligan has a 19% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2010. We'll pass on him.

Bob Melvin has a 7% success rate on sCN. We'll pass on him, as well.

Keith Moreland has a 65% success rate, and seems to be signing recently c/o the Cubs. I'll give him a try there.

Pete Harnisch has a 71% success rate on SCN. We sent this card to him along with the 1990 send-out project. The resulting success can be seen here.

5 requests, 8 cards, 2 successes.

Total Cards: 40
Total Players: 19
Total Requests: 6
Total Cards Sent: 10
Successes: 2
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Boston Red Sox

The next team we'll look at is the Boston Red Sox. There are 12 Red Sox cards in the sets, representing 6 different players.

1989 Donruss Rookies

none

1989 Fleer Update

U8. John Dopson (Front) (Back)
U9. Nick Esasky (Front) (Back)
U10. Rob Murphy (Front) (Back)

1989 Score Update

8T. Rob Murphy (Front) (Back)
37T. Nick Esasky (Front) (Back)
40T. John Dopson (Front) (Back)
57T. Danny Heep (Front) (Back)

1989 Topps Traded

26T. John Dopson (Front) (Back)
29T. Nick Esasky (Front) (Back)
64T. Randy Kutcher (Front) (Back)
86T. Rob Murphy (Front) (Back)
105T. Ed Romero (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

John Dopson has a 47% success rate on sCN with no successes in over a year. We'll pass on him.

Nick Esasky has a 51% success rate on SCN. We'll skip him.

Rob Murphy has only a 19% success rate on sCN, with no successes since 2008. We'll skip him, as well.

Danny Heep has a 42% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Randy Kutcher has an 86% success rate on SCN, with some recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Ed Romero has a 93% success rate on SCN. We sent this card with the 1986 send-outs, and it came back signed, although it was smudged.

2 requests, 2 cards, 1 success,

Total Cards: 52
Total Players: 25
Total Requests: 8
Total Cards Sent: 12
Successes: 3
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

California Angels

The next team we'll look at is the California Angels. There are 19 Angels cards in the sets, representing 10 different players.

1989 Donruss Rookies

29. Dante Bichette (Front) (Back)

1989 Fleer Update

U11. Jim Abbott (Front) (Back)
U12. Bert Blyleven (Front) (Back)
U13. Jeff Manto (Front) (Back)
U14. Bob McClure (Front) (Back)
U15. Lance Parrish (Front) (Back)
U16. Lee Stevens (Front) (Back)
U17. Claudell Washington (Front) (Back)

1989 Score Update

10T. Claudell Washington (Front) (Back)
17T. Bert Blyleven (Front) (Back)
36T. Lance Parrish (Front) (Back)
58T. Bob McClure (Front) (Back)
92T. Rich Monteleone (Front) (Back)

1989 Topps Traded

2T. Jim Abbott (Front) (Back)
3T. Kent Anderson (Front) (Back)
11T. Bert Blyleven (Front) (Back)
96T. Lance Parrish (Front) (Back)
99T. Doug Rader (Front) (Back)
125T. Claudell Washington (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Dante Bichette has only a 6% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Jim Abbott has a 34% success rate on SCN, with a very off-and-on track record. We'll pass on him, as well.

Bert Blyleven charges a $10 per card fee to sign. We'll pass on him for now.

Jeff Manto has an 80% success rate on SCN and successes recently c/o the White Sox. We'll send a request to him there.

Bob McClure shows no successes on SCN, ever, in 32 total attempts. We'll skip him.

Lance Parrish charges a fee to sign of $15 per card. We'll pass on him for now.

Lee Stevens has a 78% success rate on SCN, but some successes recently. We'll send a request his way.

Claudell Washington has no successes on SCN, ever, in 24 total attempts. We'll skip him.

Rich Monteleone has a 91% success rate on SCN with recent successes. We'll send a request his way!

Doug Rader has a 91% success rate on SCN with recent successes. We'll send a request his way, as well!

4 requests, 4 cards.

Total Cards: 71
Total Players: 35
Total Requests: 12
Total Cards Sent: 16
Successes: 3
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Lonnie Smith (1989 Fleer Update #U74) (1989 Topps Traded #114T)

Total Cards: 71
Total Players: 35
Total Requests: 12
Total Cards Sent: 16
Successes: 4
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Chicago Cubs

The next team we'll look at is the Chicago Cubs. There are 23 Cubs cards in the sets, representing 11 different players.

1989 Donruss Rookies

10. Steve Wilson (Front) (Back)
23. Joe Girardi (Front) (Back)
26. Jerome Walton (Front) (Back)
32. Dwight Smith (Front) (Back)
36. Phil Stephenson (Front) (Back)
38. Rick Wrona (Front) (Back)

1989 Fleer Update

U76. Paul Kilgus (Front) (Back)
U77. Lloyd McClendon (Front) (Back)
U78. Scott Sanderson (Front) (Back)
U79. Dwight Smith (Front) (Back)
U80. Jerome Walton (Front) (Back)
U81. Mitch Williams (Front) (Back)
U82. Steve Wilson (Front) (Back)

1989 Score Update

32T. Mitch Williams (Front) (Back)
84T. Joe Girardi (Front) (Back)
85T. Jerome Walton (Front) (Back)

1989 Topps Traded

60T. Paul Kilgus (Front) (Back)
76T. Lloyd McClendon (Front) (Back)
113T. Dwight Smith (Front) (Back)
123T. Jerome Walton (Front) (Back)
126T. Curt Wilkerson (Front) (Back)
130T. Mitch Wiliams (Front) (Back)
131T. Steve Wilson (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Steve Wilson has a 52% success rate on SCN, with no successes since early 2010. We'll skip him.

Joe Girardi has a 60% success rate on SCN, but nothing at all since the end of last year, and very large gaps with nothing before that. We'll pass on him.

Jerome Walton has a 26% success rate with no successes since 2008. We'll skip him.

Dwight Smith has only a 20% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Phil Stephenson has a 33% success rate on sCN, with no successes since 2008. We'll pass on him.

Rick Wrona has an 86% success rate on SCN, with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Paul Kilgus has a 34% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Lloyd McClendon has a 77% success rate on SCN, but no successes since last Sept, with a spotty record before that. We'll pass on him for now.

Scott Sanderson has a 68% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2010. We'll skip him.

Mitch Williams has only a 15% success rate on sCN, with no successes since 2010. we'll skip him, as well.

Curt Wilkerson has only a 13% success rate on SCN. We'll skip him.

1 request, 1 card sent.

Total Cards: 94
Total Players: 46
Total Requests: 13
Total Cards Sent: 17
Successes: 4
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Had successes from:

Rich Monteleone (1989 Score Update #92T)

Jeff Manto (1987 Fleer Update #U13)

Total Cards: 94
Total Players: 46
Total Requests: 13
Total Cards Sent: 17
Successes: 6
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Doug Rader (1989 Topps Traded #99T)

Total Cards: 94
Total Players: 46
Total Requests: 13
Total Cards Sent: 17
Successes: 7
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Chicago White Sox

The next team we'll look at is the Chicago White Sox. There are 19 White Sox cards in the sets, representing 13 different players.

1989 Donruss Rookies

7. Donn Pall (Front) (Back)
14. Carlos Martinez (Front) (Back)
37. Ken Patterson (Front) (Back)
50. Matt Merullo (Front) (Back)

1989 Fleer Update

U18. Mark Davis (Front) (Back)
U19. Eric King (Front) (Back)
U20. Ron Kittle (Front) (Back)
U21. Matt Merullo (Front) (Back)
U22. Steve Rosenberg (Front) (Back)
U23. Robin Ventura (Front) (Back)

1989 Score Update

47T. Scott Fletcher (Front) (Back)
80T. Richard Dotson (Front) (Back)
97T. Ken Patterson (Front) (Back)
102T. Donn Pall (Front) (Back)
103T. Carlos Martinez (Front) (Back)

1989 Topps Traded

62T. Ron Kittle (Front) (Back)
75T. Tom Mcarthy (Front) (Back)
120T. Jeff Torborg (Front) (Back)
127T. Eddie Williams (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Donn Pall has an 89% success rate on SCN. We sent the 1989 Score Update card to him as part of the 1990 send-outs, and had a success, which can be viewed here. We won't send the '89 DR card to him since we've already had a success from him.

Carlos Martinez is deceased. RIP.

Ken Patterson has a 67% success rate on SCN, but no successes since last April. Appears to have stopped signing.

Matt Merullo has a 96% success rate on SCN. We sent the 1989 Fleer Update card to him as part of the 1990 send-out, and had a success, which can be found here. We won't send the '89 DR card to him since we've already had a success from him.

Mark Davis has a 60% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him. Interesting tidbit...Fleer seems to have confused him with the pitcher of the same name...on the card back, it shows the before/after AS break image for a pitcher.

Ron Kittle has a 93% success rate on SCN with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Steve Rosenberg has an 83% sucess rate on SCN with recent successes. We'll send a reqeust his way, as well.

Robin Ventura has a 37% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2009. We'll pass on him.

Scott Fletcher has a 50% success rate on SCN, with no successes since last September. We'll skip him.

Richard Dotson has a 92% success rate on SCN with recent successes c/o the Charlotte Knights. We'll send a request his way c/o that team.

Tom McCarthy shows no successes on SCN, ever, in 9 total attempts. We'll skip him.

Jeff Torborg has a 91% success rate on SCN, with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Eddie Williams shows no successes on SCN, ever, in 13 total attempts. We'll skip him.

6 requests, 7 cards, 2 successes.

Total Cards: 113
Total Players: 59
Total Requests: 19
Total Cards Sent: 24
Successes: 9
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Had successes from:

Lee Stevens (1989 Fleer Update #U16)

Phil Bradley (1989 Fleer Update #U1) (1989 Score Update #44T) (1989 Topps Traded #16T)

Total Cards: 113
Total Players: 59
Total Requests: 19
Total Cards Sent: 24
Successes: 11
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Keith Moreland (1989 Score Update #29T)

Total Cards: 113
Total Players: 59
Total Requests: 19
Total Cards Sent: 24
Successes: 12
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Cincinnati Reds

The next team we'll look at is the Cincinnati Reds. There are 16 Reds cards in the sets, representing 9 different players.

1989 Donruss Rookies

none

1989 Fleer Update

U83. Todd Benzinger (Front) (Back)
U84. Ken Griffey Sr. (Front) (Back)
U85. Rick Mahler (Front) (Back)
U86. Rolando Roomes (Front) (Back)
U87. Scott Scudder (Front) (Back)

1989 Score Update

15T. Todd Benzinger (Front) (Back)
52T. Tim Leary (Front) (Back)
66T. Joel Youngblood (Front) (Back)
79T. Rick Mahler (Front) (Back)
99T. Scott Scudder (Front) (Back)
104T. Joe Oliver (Front) (Back)
109T. Rolando Roomes (Front) (Back)

1989 Topps Traded

9T. Todd Benzinger (Front) (Back)
40T. Ken Griffey Sr. (Front) (Back)
74T. Rick Mahler (Front) (Back)
116T. Kent Tekulve (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Todd Benzinger has a 58% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Ken Griffey Sr. has an 18% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him, as well.

Rick Mahler is deceased. RIP.

Rolando Roomes has no successes on SCN, ever, in 10 total attempts. We'll skip him.

Scott Scudder has an 82% success rate on SCN. we sent these cards out as part of the 1990 sendouts, and the request is still outstanding.

Joe Oliver has a 92% success rate on SCN. We sent this card with the 1990 sendouts, and had a success. The signed card and be viewed here.

Tim Leary has a 25% success rate on SCN. We'll skip him, as well.

Joel Youngblood has a 7% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Kent Tekulve has a 83% success rate on sCN. We sent this card his way as part of the 1985 Topps Traded project, and had a success. The signed card can be seen here.

3 requests, 4 cards, 2 successes.


Total Cards: 129
Total Players: 68
Total Requests: 21
Total Cards Sent: 28
Successes: 14
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Cleveland Indians

The next team we'll look at is the Cleveland Indians. There are 16 Indians cards in the sets, representing 10 different players.

1989 Donruss Rookies

20. Luis Medina (Front) (Back)

1989 Fleer Update

U24. Keith Atherton (Front) (Back)
U25. Joey Belle (Front) (Back)
U26. Jerry Browne (Front) (Back)
U27. Felix Fermin (Front) (Back)
U28. Brad Komminsk (Front) (Back)
U29. Pete O'Brien (Front) (Back)

1989 Score Update

6T. Pete O'Brien (Front) (Back)
51T. Dion James (Front) (Back)
76T. Joel Skinner (Front) (Back)
78T. Felix Fermin (Front) (Back)

1989 Topps Traded

4T. Keith Atherton (Front) (Back)
16T. Jerry Browne (Front) (Back)
33T. Felix Fermin (Front) (Back)
88T. Pete O'Brien (Front) (Back)
91T. Jesse Orosco (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Luis Medina has an 11% success rate on SCN with no successes since 2008. We'll skip him.

Keith Atherton has an 86% success rate on SCN, but no successes since early 2010. We'll pass on him.

Joey Belle, later known as Albert, has no successes, ever, on SCN. We'll skip him.

Jerry Browne has a 78% success rate on SCN, but no successes since last summer. We'll pass on him.

Felix Fermin has a 32% success rate and no successes since 2006. We'll skip him.

Brad Komminsk has an 88% success rate on SCN. We sent this card to him as part of the 1990 send-out project and had a success, which can be viewed here.

Pete O'Brien has a 50% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2005. We'll pass on him.

Dion James has no successes on SCN, ever, in 15 total attempts. We'll skip him.

Joel Skinner has a 76% success rate on SCN, but no successes since Feb. We'll hold off on him.

Jesse Orosco has a 50% success rate with no successes since 2009. We'll skip him.

1 attempt, 1 card, 1 success.

Total Cards: 145
Total Players: 78
Total Requests: 22
Total Cards Sent: 29
Successes: 15
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Rick Wrona (1989 Donruss Rookies #38)

Total Cards: 145
Total Players: 78
Total Requests: 22
Total Cards Sent: 29
Successes: 16
Failures: 0