1989-96 Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When...
This is a multi-sport, mail order issue from the mid 1990s that has various subsets and covers all sports. These were released yearly and were meant to go in a three-ring binder. The variations can be difficult to catalog since the catalog numbering system seemed to change over time and the copyrights were updated inconsistently, but I think I have it figured out. On my checklist, here is how I identify the variations.
Starting in 1993, they listed the year on the back, lower-left hand corner in parentheses like this: (93). so it is easy to identify items from 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996. Prior to 1993, they had copyrights for Newfield publications for either 1989, 1990 or 1991. I list those with the year 1989-91. If there is a copyright from 1989 and (94), I list it with a year of 1994. For some unknown reason, in 1995 and 1996, instead of a year in parentheses, there is a string like this: (J2055). Strange.
Each item I list is unique in some way, the pictures, text, or stats may be different or it may just be the year. I capture the differences in the description. The main number is on the back in the lower right corner, it has six digits with a dash separating the first four and last two numbers. From 1989-1994,the six digit cataloging number started with a "5", but somewhere in 1994 or 1995 they started using a "0" instead. After the catalog numbers, I put the title of the card and finally I'll list any variations that are included like different stats, pictures, design or corrected errors. Occasionally, you will see a sheet with the Sports Page logo in the corner on the front, I think these may be promos, but I have not confirmed that yet.
The Checklist is below and here are links to the subsets:
Master Checklist
Behind the Scenes
Champions and Record Holders
Follies and Bloopers
Great Moments in Sports
Hall of Famers
Sports Extras
What's the Rule When...
This is a multi-sport, mail order issue from the mid 1990s that has various subsets and covers all sports. These were released yearly and were meant to go in a three-ring binder. The variations can be difficult to catalog since the catalog numbering system seemed to change over time and the copyrights were updated inconsistently, but I think I have it figured out. On my checklist, here is how I identify the variations.
Starting in 1993, they listed the year on the back, lower-left hand corner in parentheses like this: (93). so it is easy to identify items from 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996. Prior to 1993, they had copyrights for Newfield publications for either 1989, 1990 or 1991. I list those with the year 1989-91. If there is a copyright from 1989 and (94), I list it with a year of 1994. For some unknown reason, in 1995 and 1996, instead of a year in parentheses, there is a string like this: (J2055). Strange.
Each item I list is unique in some way, the pictures, text, or stats may be different or it may just be the year. I capture the differences in the description. The main number is on the back in the lower right corner, it has six digits with a dash separating the first four and last two numbers. From 1989-1994,the six digit cataloging number started with a "5", but somewhere in 1994 or 1995 they started using a "0" instead. After the catalog numbers, I put the title of the card and finally I'll list any variations that are included like different stats, pictures, design or corrected errors. Occasionally, you will see a sheet with the Sports Page logo in the corner on the front, I think these may be promos, but I have not confirmed that yet.
The Checklist is below and here are links to the subsets:
Master Checklist
Behind the Scenes
Champions and Record Holders
Follies and Bloopers
Great Moments in Sports
Hall of Famers
Sports Extras
What's the Rule When...
PLAYER | YEAR | DESCRIPTION | IMAGE | LINK TO PLAYER LIST |
ALLEGRE,RAUL | 1993 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5272-07 'The Football Scoreboard' (Raul Allegre/Gary Anderson) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
ALLEGRE,RAUL | 1993 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5272-07 (93) 'The Football Scoreboard' (Raul Allegre/Jim Harbaugh/Mark Rypien) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
ALLEGRE,RAUL | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0132-06 (95) 'The Football Scoreboard' (Raul Allegre/Drew Bledsoe/Rick Mirer) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
ANDERSON,KENNY | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5251-07 (94) 'The Big Whistlers' (Nick Anderson on front with Mark Price & Kenny Anderson on back) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/basketball-cards.html |
ANDERSON,KENNY | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5251-07 (95) 'The Big Whistlers' (Nick Anderson on front with Mark Price & Kenny Anderson on back) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/basketball-cards.html |
ANDERSON,NICK | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5251-07 (94) 'The Big Whistlers' (Nick Anderson on front with Mark Price & Kenny Anderson on back) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/basketball-cards.html |
ANDERSON,NICK | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5251-07 (95) 'The Big Whistlers' (Nick Anderson on front with Mark Price & Kenny Anderson on back) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/basketball-cards.html |
BLEDSOE,DREW | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0132-06 (95) 'The Football Scoreboard' (Raul Allegre/Drew Bledsoe/Rick Mirer) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
BONDS,BARRY | 1996 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0791-08 (96) 'You Make the Call' (Dick Schofield/Ken Griffey Jr/Barry Bonds) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/bonds-barry.html |
BROWN,TIM | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0580-08 (95) 'You Make the Call' (Mike Haynes/Tim Brown/Andre Reed) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
CARBONNEAU,GUY | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5275-07 'Lotsa Puck!' (Gerard Gallant/Steve Yzerman/Guy Carbonneau) | - | - |
CARBONNEAU,GUY | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5275-07 (94) 'Lotsa Puck!' (Gerard Gallant/Steve Yzerman/Guy Carbonneau) | - | - |
CARBONNEAU,GUY | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0632-07 (95) 'Lotsa Puck!' (Gerard Gallant/Steve Yzerman/Guy Carbonneau) | - | - |
COURIER,JIM | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5278-09 'What a Raquet!' (Jim Courier/Gabriela Sabatini) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/other-sports.html |
DAULTON,DARREN | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5242-08 (94) 'You Make the Call' (Ozzie Smith/Darren Daulton) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
DAULTON,DARREN | 1996 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5242-08 (96) 'You Make the Call' (Ozzie Smith/Darren Daulton) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
DAVIS,ALVIN | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5292-08 'You Make the Call' (Dick Schofield/Alvin Davis) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
DYKSTRA,LENNY | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5281-09 'Steeee-rike!' (Pedro Guerrero/Lenny Dykstra) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
DYKSTRA,LENNY | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5281-09 (94) 'Steeee-rike!' (Pedro Guerrero/Lenny Dykstra) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
FRYAR,IRVING | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0631-07 (95) 'You're the Ref' (Riving Fryar/Faud Reveiz) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
GALLANT,GERARD | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5275-07 'Lotsa Puck!' (Gerard Gallant/Steve Yzerman/Guy Carbonneau) | - | - |
GALLANT,GERARD | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5275-07 (94) 'Lotsa Puck!' (Gerard Gallant/Steve Yzerman/Guy Carbonneau) | - | - |
GALLANT,GERARD | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0632-07 (95) 'Lotsa Puck!' (Gerard Gallant/Steve Yzerman/Guy Carbonneau) | - | - |
GEORGE,JEFF | 1993 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5266-08 (93) 'You Make the Call' (Mike Haynes/Dave Meggett/Jeff George) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
GIBSON,KIRK | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5242-08 'You Make the Call' (Ozzie Smith/Kirk Gibson/Benito Santiago) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
GIBSON,KIRK | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5250-08 'You Make the Call' (Ben Oglivie/Kirk Gibson/Darryl Strawberry) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
GIBSON,KIRK | 1993 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5250-08 (93) 'You Make the Call' (Ben Oglivie/Kirk Gibson/Darryl Strawberry) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
GRIFFEY JR,KEN | 1996 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0791-08 (96) 'You Make the Call' (Dick Schofield/Ken Griffey Jr/Barry Bonds) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/griffey-jr-ken.html |
GUERRERO,PEDRO | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5281-09 'Steeee-rike!' (Pedro Guerrero/Lenny Dykstra) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
GUERRERO,PEDRO | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5281-09 (94) 'Steeee-rike!' (Pedro Guerrero/Lenny Dykstra) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
HARBAUGH,JIM | 1993 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5272-07 (93) 'The Football Scoreboard' (Raul Allegre/Jim Harbaugh/Mark Rypien) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
HAYNES,MIKE | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5266-08 'You Make the Call' (Mike Haynes/Don Majkowski) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
HAYNES,MIKE | 1993 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5266-08 (93) 'You Make the Call' (Mike Haynes/Dave Meggett/Jeff George) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
HAYNES,MIKE | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0580-08 (95) 'You Make the Call' (Mike Haynes/Tim Brown/Andre Reed) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
JACKSON,MARK | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5251-07 'The Big Whistlers' (Hakeem Olajuwon on front with Mark Price & Mark Jackson on back) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/basketball-cards.html |
JACKSON,MARK | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0131-03 (95) 'You Make the Call' (Mark Jackson/Byron Scott) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/basketball-cards.html |
JORDAN,MICHAEL | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5269-09 'The Trifecta' (pic of Magic Johnson and Mark Price on back) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/basketball-cards.html |
JORDAN,MICHAEL | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5269-09 (94) 'The Trifecta' (pic of Penny Hardaway and Mark Price on back) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/basketball-cards.html |
JORDAN,MICHAEL | 1996 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0129-08 (96) 'The Trifecta' (pic of Reggie Miller and Penny Hardaway on back) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/basketball-cards.html |
KIRALY,KARCH | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5252-05 'Simply Smashing' | - | - |
MAJKOWSKI,DON | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5266-08 'You Make the Call' (Mike Haynes/Don Majkowski) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
MEGGETT,DAVE | 1993 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5266-08 (93) 'You Make the Call' (Mike Haynes/Dave Meggett/Jeff George) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
MIRER,RICK | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0132-06 (95) 'The Football Scoreboard' (Raul Allegre/Drew Bledsoe/Rick Mirer) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
NEW RULE | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5289-10 'When You Need a New Rule…' | - | - |
NEW RULE | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5289-10 (94) 'When You Need a New Rule…' | - | - |
NEW RULE | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5289-10 (J0616) 'When You Need a New Rule…' | - | - |
NICKLAUS,JACK | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5286-09 'Golf' | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/other-sports.html |
NICKLAUS,JACK | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5286-09 (94) 'Golf' | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/other-sports.html |
OGLIVIE,BEN | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5250-08 'You Make the Call' (Ben Oglivie/Kirk Gibson/Darryl Strawberry) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
OGLIVIE,BEN | 1993 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5250-08 (93) 'You Make the Call' (Ben Oglivie/Kirk Gibson/Darryl Strawberry) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
OLAJUWON,HAKEEM | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5251-07 'The Big Whistlers' (Hakeem Olajuwon on front with Mark Price & Mark Jackson on back) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/basketball-cards.html |
PRICE,MARK | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5251-07 'The Big Whistlers' (Hakeem Olajuwon on front with Mark Price & Mark Jackson on back) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/basketball-cards.html |
PRICE,MARK | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5251-07 (94) 'The Big Whistlers' (Nick Anderson on front with Mark Price & Kenny Anderson on back) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/basketball-cards.html |
PRICE,MARK | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5251-07 (95) 'The Big Whistlers' (Nick Anderson on front with Mark Price & Kenny Anderson on back) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/basketball-cards.html |
RAMOS,TAB | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5279-09 'Soccer to Em' | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/other-sports.html |
RAMOS,TAB | 1993 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5279-09 (93) 'Soccer to Em' | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/other-sports.html |
REED,ANDRE | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0580-08 (95) 'You Make the Call' (Mike Haynes/Tim Brown/Andre Reed) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
REVEIZ,FAUD | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0631-07 (95) 'You're the Ref' (Riving Fryar/Faud Reveiz) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
RYPIEN,MARK | 1993 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5272-07 (93) 'The Football Scoreboard' (Raul Allegre/Jim Harbaugh/Mark Rypien) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
SABATINI,GABRIELA | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5278-09 'What a Raquet!' (Jim Courier/Gabriela Sabatini) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/other-sports.html |
SANTIAGO,BENITO | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5242-08 'You Make the Call' (Ozzie Smith/Kirk Gibson/Benito Santiago) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
SCHOFIELD,DICK | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5292-08 'You Make the Call' (Dick Schofield/Alvin Davis) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
SCHOFIELD,DICK | 1996 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0791-08 (96) 'You Make the Call' (Dick Schofield/Ken Griffey Jr/Barry Bonds) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
SCOTT,BYRON | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0131-03 (95) 'You Make the Call' (Mark Jackson/Byron Scott) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/basketball-cards.html |
SMITH,OZZIE | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5242-08 'You Make the Call' (Ozzie Smith/Kirk Gibson/Benito Santiago) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
SMITH,OZZIE | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5242-08 (94) 'You Make the Call' (Ozzie Smith/Darren Daulton) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
SMITH,OZZIE | 1996 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5242-08 (96) 'You Make the Call' (Ozzie Smith/Darren Daulton) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/smith-ozzie.html |
STRAWBERRY,DARRYL | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5250-08 'You Make the Call' (Ben Oglivie/Kirk Gibson/Darryl Strawberry) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/strawberry-darryl.html |
STRAWBERRY,DARRYL | 1993 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5250-08 (93) 'You Make the Call' (Ben Oglivie/Kirk Gibson/Darryl Strawberry) | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/strawberry-darryl.html |
VERNON,MIKE | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5249-08 'The Nice Guys' | - | - |
VERNON,MIKE | 1993 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5249-08 (93) 'The Nice Guys' | - | - |
WALKER,HERSCHEL | 1993 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5288-08 (93) 'You Make the Call' | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
WALKER,HERSCHEL | 1996 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0756-08 (96) 'You Make the Call' | - | http://www.supercollectorcatalog.com/football-cards.html |
YZERMAN,STEVE | 1989-91 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5275-07 'Lotsa Puck!' (Gerard Gallant/Steve Yzerman/Guy Carbonneau) | - | - |
YZERMAN,STEVE | 1994 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #5275-07 (94) 'Lotsa Puck!' (Gerard Gallant/Steve Yzerman/Guy Carbonneau) | - | - |
YZERMAN,STEVE | 1995 | Newfield Sports Pages - What's the Rule When… #0632-07 (95) 'Lotsa Puck!' (Gerard Gallant/Steve Yzerman/Guy Carbonneau) | - | - |