1998 Bowman's Best
Contents
Description
1998 Bowman's Best is a 200-card set released in August, 1998.
Distribution
24 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $5). Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 200 | - | ? |
| Refractors | 200 | 400 | 1:20 |
| Atomic Refractors | 200 | 100 | 1:82 |
| Best Performers | 10 | - | 1:6 |
| Best Performers Refractors | 10 | 200 | 1:809 |
| Best Performers Atomic Refractors | 10 | 50 | 1:3237 |
| Mirror Image Fusion | 20 | - | 1:12 |
| Mirror Image Fusion Refractors | 20 | 100 | 1:809 |
| Mirror Image Fusion Atomic Refractors | 20 | 25 | 1:3237 |
| Autographs | 10 | - | 1:180 |
| Autographs Refractors | 10 | - | 1:2158 |
| Autographs Atomic Refractors | 10 | - | 1:6437 |
Checklist
Base Set
The base set consists of 200 cards.
1 Mark McGwire
2 Jeromy Burnitz
3 Barry Bonds
4 Dante Bichette
5 Chipper Jones
6 Frank Thomas
7 Kevin Brown
8 Juan Gonzalez
9 Jay Buhner
10 Chuck Knoblauch
11 Cal Ripken, Jr.
12 Matt Williams
13 Jim Edmonds
14 Manny Ramirez
15 Tony Clark
16 Mo Vaughn
17 Bernie Williams
18 Scott Rolen
19 Gary Sheffield
20 Albert Belle
21 Mike Piazza
22 John Olerud
23 Tony Gwynn
24 Jay Bell
25 Jose Cruz, Jr.
26 Justin Thompson
27 Ken Griffey, Jr.
28 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
29 Mark Grudzielanek
30 Mark Grace
31 Ron Gant
32 Javy Lopez
33 Jeff Bagwell
34 Fred McGriff
35 Rafael Palmeiro
36 Vinny Castilla
37 Andy Benes
38 Pedro Martinez
39 Andy Pettitte
40 Marty Cordova
41 Rusty Greer
42 Kevin Orie
43 Chan Ho Park
44 Ryan Klesko
45 Alex Rodriguez
46 Travis Fryman
47 Jeff King
48 Roger Clemens
49 Darin Erstad
50 Brady Anderson
51 Jason Kendall
52 John Valentin
53 Ellis Burks
54 Brian Hunter
55 Paul O'Neill
56 Ken Caminiti
57 Dave Justice
58 Eric Karros
59 Pat Hentgen
60 Greg Maddux
61 Craig Biggio
62 Edgar Martinez
63 Mike Mussina
64 Larry Walker
65 Tino Martinez
66 Jim Thome
67 Tom Glavine
68 Raul Mondesi
69 Marquis Grissom
70 Randy Johnson
71 Steve Finley
72 Jose Guillen
73 Nomar Garciaparra
74 Wade Boggs
75 Bob Higginson
76 Robin Ventura
77 Derek Jeter
78 Andruw Jones
79 Ray Lankford
80 Vladimir Guerrero
81 Kenny Lofton
82 Ivan Rodriguez
83 Neifi Perez
84 John Smoltz
85 Tim Salmon
86 Carlos Delgado
87 Sammy Sosa
88 Jaret Wright
89 Roberto Alomar
90 Paul Molitor
91 Dean Palmer
92 Barry Larkin
93 Jason Giambi
94 Curt Schilling
95 Eric Young
96 Denny Neagle
97 Moises Alou
98 Livan Hernandez
99 Todd Hundley
100 Andres Galarraga
101 Travis Lee
102 Lance Berkman
103 Orlando Cabrera
104 Mike Lowell RC
105 Ben Grieve
106 Jae Weong Seo RC
107 Richie Sexson
108 Eli Marrero
109 Aramis Ramirez
110 Paul Konerko
111 Carl Pavano
112 Brad Fullmer
113 Matt Clement
114 Donzell McDonald
115 Todd Helton
116 Mike Caruso
117 Donnie Sadler
118 Bruce Chen
119 Jarrod Washburn
120 Adrian Beltre
121 Ryan Jackson RC
122 Kevin Millar RC
123 Corey Koskie RC
124 Dermal Brown
125 Kerry Wood
126 Juan Melo
127 Ramon Hernandez
128 Roy Halladay
129 Ron Wright
130 Darnell McDonald RC
131 Odalis Perez RC
132 Alex Cora RC
133 Justin Towle
134 Juan Encarnacion
135 Brian Rose
136 Russell Branyan
137 Cesar King RC
138 Ruben Rivera
139 Ricky Ledee
140 Vernon Wells
141 Luis Rivas RC
142 Brent Butler
143 Karim Garcia
144 George Lombard
145 Masato Yoshii RC
146 Braden Looper
147 Alex Sanchez
148 Kris Benson
149 Mark Kotsay
150 Richard Hidalgo
151 Scott Elarton
152 Ryan Minor RC
153 Troy Glaus RC
154 Carlos Lee RC
155 Michael Coleman
156 Jason Grilli RC
157 Julio Ramirez RC
158 Randy Wolf RC
159 Ryan Brannan
160 Edgard Clemente
161 Miguel Tejada
162 Chad Hermansen
163 Ryan Anderson RC
164 Ben Petrick
165 Alex Gonzalez
166 Ben Davis
167 John Patterson
168 Cliff Politte
169 Randall Simon
170 Javier Vazquez
171 Kevin Witt
172 Geoff Jenkins
173 David Ortiz
174 Derrick Gibson
175 Abraham Nunez
176 A.J. Hinch
177 Ruben Mateo RC
178 Magglio Ordonez RC
179 Todd Dunwoody
180 Daryle Ward
181 Mike Kinkade RC
182 Willie Martinez
183 Orlando Hernandez RC
184 Eric Milton
185 Eric Chavez
186 Damian Jackson
187 Jim Parque RC
188 Dan Reichert RC
189 Mike Drumright
190 Todd Walker
191 Shane Monahan
192 Derrek Lee
193 Jeremy Giambi RC
194 Dan McKinley RC
195 Tony Armas, Jr. RC
196 Matt Anderson RC
197 Jim Chamblee RC
198 Francisco Cordero RC
199 Calvin Pickering
200 Reggie Taylor
Parallels
There are 2 parallel sets
- Refractors (serial-numbered to 400 copies)
- Atomic Refractors (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
Inserts
Best Performers
Each Best Performer is also available in the following parallels.
- Refractors (serial-numbered to 200 copies)
- Atomic Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
BP1 Ben Grieve
BP2 Travis Lee
BP3 Ryan Minor
BP4 Todd Helton
BP5 Brad Fullmer
BP6 Paul Konerko
BP7 Adrian Beltre
BP8 Richie Sexson
BP9 Aramis Ramirez
BP10 Russell Branyan
Mirror Image Fusion
Each Best Performer is also available in the following parallels.
- Refractors (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
- Atomic Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
MI1 Frank Thomas / David Ortiz
MI2 Chuck Knoblauch / Enrique Wilson
MI3 Nomar Garciaparra / Miguel Tejada
MI4 Alex Rodriguez / Mike Caruso
MI5 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Ryan Minor
MI6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
MI7 Juan Gonzalez / Juan Encarnacion
MI8 Jose Cruz, Jr. / Ruben Mateo
MI9 Randy Johnson / Ryan Anderson
MI10 Ivan Rodriguez / A.J. Hinch
MI11 Jeff Bagwell / Paul Konerko
MI12 Mark McGwire / Travis Lee
MI13 Craig Biggio / Chad Hermansen
MI14 Mark Grudzielanek / Alex Gonzalez
MI15 Chipper Jones / Adrian Beltre
MI16 Larry Walker / Mark Kotsay
MI17 Tony Gwynn / George Lombard
MI18 Barry Bonds / Richard Hidalgo
MI19 Greg Maddux / Kerry Wood
MI20 Mike Piazza / Ben Petrick
Autographs & Game-Used
Each Autograph is also available in the following parallels.
- Refractors
- Atomic Refractors
5 Chipper Jones
10 Chuck Knoblauch
15 Tony Clark
20 Albert Belle
25 Jose Cruz, Jr.
105 Ben Grieve
110 Paul Konerko
115 Todd Helton
120 Adrian Beltre
125 Kerry Wood
