The 1990 Upper Deck Baseball card #66 features Hall of Fame shortstop Robin Yount of the Milwaukee Brewers. Yount played his entire 20-year MLB career with the Brewers from 1974 to 1993, establishing himself as one of the franchise’s greatest and most beloved players. He is one of only 29 players in baseball history to accrue 3,000 career hits.
The 1990 Upper Deck card depicts Yount in a Milwaukee Brewers uniform, batting from the left side of the plate and staring intently down at the baseball. He is shown with his traditional batting stance, choking up high on the bat with his hands spread wide. Yount is shown with his iconic thick handlebar mustache with a serious yet determined expression on his face prepared to drive the ball. The photo is in fine condition with exceptional color and detail that really captures the competitive fire that drove Yount’s outstanding career.
On the front of the card, Yount’s name is printed in yellow above the photo with his uniform number “8” below. The 1989 statistics are listed on the left with batting stats of .318 BA, 30 HR, 114 RBI and 23 stolen bases. On the right side, his career stats through 1989 are shown including a .285 batting average with 2,406 hits and 126 home runs over 15 seasons up to that point. The Upper Deck logo is prominently displayed in the top left corner with the border design wrapping around the sides and bottom in yellow, red and blue.
The back of the 1990 Upper Deck #66 card provides in-depth stats and career highlights for Robin Yount through the 1989 season. It lists his birthday as December 19, 1955 in Danville, Illinois and that he was drafted by the Brewers in the 3rd round of the 1973 June draft. Further stats shown include 1,242 career games played with 1,118 runs scored and 530 doubles. Notable career achievements highlighted include his two American League MVP awards in 1982 and 1989 as well as 9 Gold Glove awards at shortstop.
A lengthy paragraph also details Yount’s outstanding 1989 campaign where he led the AL in batting average, hits and runs scored on his way to winning his second MVP. It discusses how he made the transition from shortstop to center field in 1985 after 15 seasons at shortstop. The card back provides accurate information on Yount’s height and weight as 6’0″ and 175 lbs. Upper Deck copyright information is listed at the bottom along with the unique hologram for authentication.
One of the most impressive aspects of Robin Yount’s career was his ability to remain a consistent and productive player very late into his 30s, which was rare for position players of that era. After making the switch to the outfield in 1985, Yount enjoyed a renaissance at the plate. He won the AL batting title and MVP award in 1982 at age 26 by hitting .331. But remarkably, he won another batting title and MVP award in 1989 at age 33 by hitting .325, showing his dedication to keeping himself in top shape allowed him to thrive even as he aged.
Yount was the heart and soul of the Brewers franchise for two decades and one of the most respected players of his generation both on and off the field. He played in two World Series in 1982 and 1987/88 where the Brewers fell short of a championship. Despite never winning it all, Brewers fans embraced Yount as the greatest player in franchise history for his consistency, work ethic, and being such a consummate professional throughout his entire career spent loyal to one team. Yount was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999, his first year of eligibility, in recognition of a career that defines excellence and dedication to the game.
The 1990 Upper Deck #66 Robin Yount baseball card stands out as one of the finest representations of his outstanding MLB career. With its high quality photo and accurate statistical and biographical information on the card front and back, it pays proper homage to one of baseball’s great switch hitters and Milwaukee Brewers legends. Serious collectors seek out this Yount card in pristine conditioned to showcase and remember the career of a true “Mr. Brewer” whose work ethic, leadership and power bat dominated the AL for two decades and cemented his Hall of Fame worthy legacy.
