Donruss "King of Kings"
In addition to their trademark Diamond Kings subset/insert set, Donruss recognized several "King of Kings" for extraordinary achievements. They include:
1986: Pete Rose, for breaking Ty Cobb's career hits record.
1990: Nolan Ryan, for his 5,000th career strikeout.
1994: Dave Winfield, for reaching both 3,000 hits and 400 home runs.
1996: Eddie Murray, for becoming only the third player to reach both 3,000 hits and 500 home runs.
1996: Cal Ripken, Jr, for breaking Lou Gehrig's consecutive games record.
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