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=Description=
 
=Description=
  
1996 Select Certified is a 144-card, hobby only, set released by Pinnacle Brands in the summer of 1996.   
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1996 Select Certified was a 144-card hobby-only set released by Pinnacle Brands in the summer of 1996.  This set contained a staggering (for the time) six levels of parallels and was one of the first sets that allowed individual player collectors to [[Rainbow|"chase the rainbow"]].
  
'96 Select Certified contained a staggering (for the time) six levels of parallels, and was one of the first sets that allowed individual player collectors to [[Rainbow|"chase the rainbow."
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This set is one of the most influential in the baseball Hobby because it was the first set that introduced very low print run parallels, which in turn generated an immense following and high-end prices on the secondary market for the various parallel singles due to extreme demand that still exists today.  The Modern Hobby practice of producing multiple colored parallels of base cards spawned from this set.
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This set also redefined the standard for rarity for subsequent baseball card sets - up to the time this set was released, only a handful of inserts/parallels had either announced print runs or serial-numbering, which ranged from the high hundreds to high thousands.  However, '96 Select Certified pushed the envelope by limiting the number of boxes distributed ''and'' drastically limiting the availability of all parallels, especially its Mirror parallels, which successfully contributed to establishment of the brand as a super-premium one, as intended [[1995 Select Certified|a year prior]].  As a result, this set could be viewed as the impetus for the low serial numbering/print run craze that soon followed and harmoniously coincided with the "Insert Mania" wave of the mid-to-late 1990s that gave rise to cards numbered to 10, 5, or 1 (e.g., [[1997_Flair_Showcase#Masterpiece|Flair Masterpieces]]).
  
 
=Distribution=
 
=Distribution=
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20 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99).
 
20 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99).
  
=Reviews=
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Based on the insertion odds for the Mirror parallels, there were a total of 64,800 boxes distributed.
  
 
=Insertion Ratios=
 
=Insertion Ratios=
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!Odds
 
!Odds
 
|-
 
|-
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||144||-||?
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|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||144||50,991*||6:1
 
|-
 
|-
|Certified Red||144||-||1:5
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|Certified Red||144||1,800*||1:5
 
|-
 
|-
|Certified Blue||144||-||1:50
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|Certified Blue||144||180*||1:50
 
|-
 
|-
|Artist's Proof||144||500||1:18
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|Artist's Proof||144||500*||1:18
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Mirror Red||144||90||1:100
 
|Mirror Red||144||90||1:100
 
|-
 
|-
|Mirror Blue||144||45|1:200
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|Mirror Blue||144||45||1:200
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Mirror Gold||144||30||1:300
 
|Mirror Gold||144||30||1:300
 
|-
 
|-
|Select Few||18||-||1:60
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|[[#Select_Few|Select Few]]||18||1,200*||1:60
 
|-
 
|-
|Inter-League Preview||25||-||1:42
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|[[#Inter-League_Preview|Inter-League Preview]]||25||1,234*||1:42
 
|}
 
|}
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Calculated production figures.
  
 
=Checklist=
 
=Checklist=
  
 
==Base Set==
 
==Base Set==
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base/61/Edgar-Martinez.jpg?id=cdb5f776-a9fa-4132-8b73-9c6061856ae5&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
1 Frank Thomas
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1996) AND (setname = 'Select Certified');
2 Tino Martinez
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</sql2wiki>
 
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==Parallels==
3 Gary Sheffield
 
 
 
4 Kenny Lofton
 
 
 
5 Joe Carter
 
 
 
6 Alex Rodriguez
 
 
 
7 Chipper Jones
 
 
 
8 Roger Clemens
 
 
 
9 Jay Bell
 
 
 
10 Eddie Murray
 
 
 
11 Will Clark
 
 
 
12 Mike Mussina
 
 
 
13 Hideo Nomo
 
 
 
14 Andres Galarraga
 
 
 
15 Marc Newfield
 
 
 
16 Jason Isringhausen
 
 
 
17 Randy Johnson
 
 
 
18 Chuck Knoblauch
 
 
 
19 J.T. Snow
 
 
 
20 Mark McGwire
 
 
 
21 Tony Gwynn
 
 
 
22 Albert Belle
 
 
 
23 Gregg Jefferies
 
 
 
24 Reggie Sanders
 
 
 
25 Bernie Williams
 
 
 
26 Ray Lankford
 
 
 
27 Johnny Damon
 
 
 
28 Ryne Sandberg
 
 
 
29 Rondell White
 
 
 
30 Mike Piazza
 
 
 
31 Barry Bonds
 
 
 
32 Greg Maddux
 
 
 
33 Craig Biggio
 
 
 
34 John Valentin
 
 
 
35 Ivan Rodriguez
 
 
 
36 Rico Brogna
 
 
 
37 Tim Salmon
 
 
 
38 Sterling Hitchcock
 
 
 
39 Charles Johnson
 
 
 
40 Travis Fryman
 
 
 
41 Barry Larkin
 
 
 
42 Tom Glavine
 
 
 
43 Marty Cordova
 
 
 
44 Shawn Green
 
 
 
45 Ben McDonald
 
 
 
46 Robin Ventura
 
 
 
47 Ken Griffey Jr.
 
 
 
48 Orlando Merced
 
 
 
49 Paul O'Neill
 
 
 
50 Ozzie Smith
 
 
 
51 Manny Ramirez
 
 
 
52 Ismael Valdes
 
 
 
53 Cal Ripken
 
 
 
54 Jeff Bagwell
 
 
 
55 Greg Vaughn
 
 
 
56 Juan Gonzalez
 
 
 
57 Raul Mondesi
 
 
 
58 Carlos Baerga
 
 
 
59 Sammy Sosa
 
 
 
60 Mike Kelly
 
 
 
61 Edgar Martinez
 
 
 
62 Kirby Puckett
 
 
 
63 Cecil Fielder
 
 
 
64 David Cone
 
 
 
65 Moises Alou
 
 
 
66 Fred McGriff
 
 
 
67 Mo Vaughn
 
 
 
68 Edgardo Alfonzo
 
 
 
69 Jim Thome
 
 
 
70 Rickey Henderson
 
 
 
71 Dante Bichette
 
 
 
72 Lenny Dykstra
 
 
 
73 Benji Gil
 
 
 
74 Wade Boggs
 
 
 
75 Jim Edmonds
 
 
 
76 Michael Tucker
 
 
 
77 Carlos Delgado
 
  
78 Butch Huskey
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All 144 base cards are available in the following parallels:
  
79 Billy Ashley
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* '''Certified Red''' (limited to 1,800 copies)
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Red/44/Shawn-Green.jpg?id=29b3a843-995b-4b58-a195-869bfb182fad&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Red/44/Shawn-Green.jpg?id=29b3a843-995b-4b58-a195-869bfb182fad&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
80 Dean Palmer
 
  
81 Paul Molitor
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* '''Certified Blue''' (limited to 180 copies)
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Blue/134/Ruben-Rivera.jpg?id=37f28705-95c1-4c96-b795-faee380c7160&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Blue/134/Ruben-Rivera.jpg?id=37f28705-95c1-4c96-b795-faee380c7160&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
82 Ryan Klesko
 
  
83 Brian L. Hunter
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* '''Artist's Proof''' (limited to 500 copies)
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Artists-Proof/120/Chan-Ho-Park.jpg?id=270154ff-773a-457e-a447-330a757f11bb&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Artists-Proof/120/Chan-Ho-Park.jpg?id=270154ff-773a-457e-a447-330a757f11bb&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
84 Jay Buhner
 
  
85 Larry Walker
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* '''Mirror Red''' (limited to 90 copies)
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Red/40/Travis-Fryman.jpg?id=12ba9f34-2fff-4de2-8a60-348da9c823a6&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Red/40/Travis-Fryman.jpg?id=12ba9f34-2fff-4de2-8a60-348da9c823a6&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
86 Mike Bordick
 
  
87 Matt Williams
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* '''Mirror Blue''' (limited to 45 copies)
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Blue/93/Pedro-Martinez.jpg?id=46e7b52f-595f-4de8-aa44-1674b761c81f&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Blue/93/Pedro-Martinez.jpg?id=46e7b52f-595f-4de8-aa44-1674b761c81f&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
88 Jack McDowell
 
  
89 Hal Morris
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* '''Mirror Gold''' (limited to 30 copies)
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Gold/118/John-Wasdin.jpg?id=d4e57278-63ae-4280-8890-fc88525a982d&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Gold/118/John-Wasdin.jpg?id=d4e57278-63ae-4280-8890-fc88525a982d&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
90 Brian Jordan
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Gold/144/Ryan-Klesko.jpg?id=e2fa2c17-d864-42d8-b9bf-7effbae0e960&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
91 Andy Pettitte
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Although the cards are not serial-numbered, many collectors believe that the announced production figures are accurate.
 
 
92 Melvin Nieves
 
 
 
93 Pedro Martinez
 
 
 
94 Mark Grace
 
 
 
95 Garret Anderson
 
 
 
96 Andre Dawson
 
 
 
97 Ray Durham
 
 
 
98 Jose Canseco
 
 
 
99 Roberto Alomar
 
 
 
100 Derek Jeter
 
 
 
101 Alan Benes
 
 
 
102 Karim Garcia
 
 
 
103 Robin Jennings
 
 
 
104 Bob Abreu
 
 
 
105A Sal Fasano ERR (Livan Hernandez)
 
 
 
105B Sal Fasano COR
 
 
 
106 Steve Gibralter
 
 
 
107 Jermaine Dye
 
 
 
108 Jason Kendall
 
 
 
109 Mike Grace RC
 
 
 
110 Jason Schmidt
 
 
 
111 Paul Wilson
 
 
 
112 Rey Ordonez
 
 
 
113 Wilton Guerrero RC
 
 
 
114 Brooks Kieschnick
 
 
 
115 George Arias
 
 
 
116 Osvaldo Fernandez RC
 
 
 
117 Todd Hollandsworth
 
 
 
118 John Wasdin
 
 
 
119 Eric Owens
 
 
 
120 Chan Ho Park
 
 
 
121 Mark Loretta
 
 
 
122 Richard Hidalgo
 
 
 
123 Jeff Suppan
 
 
 
124 Jim Pittsley
 
 
 
125 LaTroy Hawkins
 
 
 
126 Chris Snopek
 
 
 
127 Justin Thompson
 
 
 
128 Jay Powell
 
 
 
129 Alex Ochoa
 
 
 
130 Felipe Crespo
 
 
 
131 Matt Lawton RC
 
 
 
132 Jimmy Haynes
 
 
 
133 Terrell Wade
 
 
 
134 Ruben Rivera
 
 
 
135 Frank Thomas PP
 
 
 
136 Ken Griffey Jr. PP
 
 
 
137 Greg Maddux PP
 
 
 
138 Mike Piazza PP
 
 
 
139 Cal Ripken PP
 
 
 
140 Albert Belle PP
 
 
 
141 Mo Vaughn PP
 
 
 
142 Chipper Jones PP
 
 
 
143 Hideo Nomo PP
 
 
 
144 Ryan Klesko PP
 
 
 
==Parallels==
 
 
 
All 144 base cards are available in the following parallels.
 
 
 
* Certified Red
 
 
 
* Certified Blue
 
 
 
* Artist's Proof (limited to 500 copies)
 
 
 
* Mirror Red (limited to 90 copies)
 
 
 
* Mirror Blue (limited to 45 copies)
 
 
 
* Mirror Gold (limited to 30 copies)
 
 
 
Although the cards are not serial-numbered, many collector's believe that the announced production figures are accurate.
 
  
 
==Inserts==
 
==Inserts==
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===Select Few===
 
===Select Few===
  
This 18-card set honors superstar athletes with unmatched playing field talents. Utilizing Dot Matrix hologram technology, the fronts feature color action player cutouts. Several of the cards were erroneously printed without player's name on the front.
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Select-Few/3/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=9cb5840a-8ef2-4dc0-b5bb-01ecbe2b86f9&size=original&side=back&.jpg
1 Sammy Sosa
 
 
 
2 Derek Jeter
 
 
 
3 Ken Griffey Jr.
 
 
 
4 Albert Belle
 
 
 
5 Cal Ripken
 
  
6 Greg Maddux
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This 18-card set honored superstar athletes with unmatched playing field talents. Utilizing Dot Matrix hologram technology, the fronts featured full-color, action player cutouts. Several of the cards were erroneously printed without player's name on the front.
  
7 Frank Thomas
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1996) AND (setname = 'Select Certified Select Few');
8 Mo Vaughn
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</sql2wiki>
 
 
9 Chipper Jones
 
 
 
10 Mike Piazza
 
 
 
11 Ryan Klesko
 
 
 
12 Hideo Nomo
 
 
 
13 Alan Benes
 
 
 
14 Manny Ramirez
 
 
 
15 Gary Sheffield
 
 
 
16 Barry Bonds
 
 
 
17 Matt Williams
 
 
 
18 Johnny Damon
 
  
 
===Inter-League Preview===
 
===Inter-League Preview===
  
This 25-card set featured hypothetical match-ups fans could look forward to when Inter-League Play begins in 1997.  Additional copies of cards #7 and #8 were distributed as promos with the word "SAMPLE" printed on them.   
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Inter-League-Preview/6/Derek-Jeter-Rey-Ordonez.jpg?id=0da53c19-9bfa-4a9a-bef2-78b132157de7&size=original&side=back&.jpg
1 K. Griffey Jr./H. Nomo
 
 
 
2 G. Maddux/M. Vaughn
 
 
 
3 S. Sosa/F. Thomas
 
 
 
4 M. Piazza/J. Edmonds
 
 
 
5 R. Clemens/R. Klesko
 
 
 
6 D. Jeter/R. Ordonez
 
 
 
7 J. Damon/R. Lankford
 
 
 
8 M. Ramirez/R. Sanders
 
 
 
9 B. Bonds/J. Buhner
 
 
 
10 J. Isringhausen/W. Boggs
 
 
 
11 C. Jones/D. Cone
 
 
 
12 J. Bagwell/W. Clark
 
 
 
13 T. Gwynn/R. Johnson
 
 
 
14 C. Ripken/T. Glavine
 
 
 
15 K. Puckett/A. Benes
 
 
 
16 G. Sheffield/M. Mussina
 
 
 
17 R. Mondesi/T. Salmon
 
 
 
18 R. White/C. Delgado
 
 
 
19 R. Sandberg/C. Fielder
 
 
 
20 K. Lofton/B. Hunter
 
 
 
21 P. Wilson/P. O'Neill
 
 
 
22 I. Valdes/E. Martinez
 
 
 
23 M. McGwire/M. Williams
 
 
 
24 A. Belle/B. Larkin
 
  
25 B. Anderson/M. Grissom
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This 25-card set featured hypothetical match-ups fans could look forward to when Inter-League Play began in 1997. Additional copies of cards #7 and #8 were distributed as promos with the word "SAMPLE" printed on them.    
  
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1996) AND (setname = 'Select Certified Interleague Preview')
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ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
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</sql2wiki>
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{{Certified}}
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{{Select}}
 
[[Category:Pinnacle]]
 
[[Category:Pinnacle]]
 
[[Category:1996]]
 
[[Category:1996]]

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1996 Select Certified Box

Description

1996 Select Certified was a 144-card hobby-only set released by Pinnacle Brands in the summer of 1996. This set contained a staggering (for the time) six levels of parallels and was one of the first sets that allowed individual player collectors to "chase the rainbow".

This set is one of the most influential in the baseball Hobby because it was the first set that introduced very low print run parallels, which in turn generated an immense following and high-end prices on the secondary market for the various parallel singles due to extreme demand that still exists today. The Modern Hobby practice of producing multiple colored parallels of base cards spawned from this set.

This set also redefined the standard for rarity for subsequent baseball card sets - up to the time this set was released, only a handful of inserts/parallels had either announced print runs or serial-numbering, which ranged from the high hundreds to high thousands. However, '96 Select Certified pushed the envelope by limiting the number of boxes distributed and drastically limiting the availability of all parallels, especially its Mirror parallels, which successfully contributed to establishment of the brand as a super-premium one, as intended a year prior. As a result, this set could be viewed as the impetus for the low serial numbering/print run craze that soon followed and harmoniously coincided with the "Insert Mania" wave of the mid-to-late 1990s that gave rise to cards numbered to 10, 5, or 1 (e.g., Flair Masterpieces).

Distribution

20 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99).

Based on the insertion odds for the Mirror parallels, there were a total of 64,800 boxes distributed.

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Odds
Base 144 50,991* 6:1
Certified Red 144 1,800* 1:5
Certified Blue 144 180* 1:50
Artist's Proof 144 500* 1:18
Mirror Red 144 90 1:100
Mirror Blue 144 45 1:200
Mirror Gold 144 30 1:300
Select Few 18 1,200* 1:60
Inter-League Preview 25 1,234* 1:42

* Calculated production figures.

Checklist

Base Set

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  • 1 Frank Thomas
  • 2 Tino Martinez
  • 3 Gary Sheffield
  • 4 Kenny Lofton
  • 5 Joe Carter
  • 6 Alex Rodriguez
  • 7 Chipper Jones
  • 8 Roger Clemens
  • 9 Jay Bell
  • 10 Eddie Murray
  • 11 Will Clark
  • 12 Mike Mussina
  • 13 Hideo Nomo
  • 14 Andres Galarraga
  • 15 Marc Newfield
  • 16 Jason Isringhausen
  • 17 Randy Johnson
  • 18 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 19 J.T. Snow
  • 20 Mark McGwire
  • 21 Tony Gwynn
  • 22 Albert Belle
  • 23 Gregg Jefferies
  • 24 Reggie Sanders
  • 25 Bernie Williams
  • 26 Ray Lankford
  • 27 Johnny Damon
  • 28 Ryne Sandberg
  • 29 Rondell White
  • 30 Mike Piazza
  • 31 Barry Bonds
  • 32 Greg Maddux
  • 33 Craig Biggio
  • 34 John Valentin
  • 35 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 36 Rico Brogna
  • 37 Tim Salmon
  • 38 Sterling Hitchcock
  • 39 Charles Johnson
  • 40 Travis Fryman
  • 41 Barry Larkin
  • 42 Tom Glavine
  • 43 Marty Cordova
  • 44 Shawn Green
  • 45 Ben McDonald
  • 46 Robin Ventura
  • 47 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 48 Orlando Merced
  • 49 Paul O'Neill
  • 50 Ozzie Smith
  • 51 Manny Ramirez
  • 52 Ismael Valdes
  • 53 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 54 Jeff Bagwell
  • 55 Greg Vaughn
  • 56 Juan Gonzalez
  • 57 Raul Mondesi
  • 58 Carlos Baerga
  • 59 Sammy Sosa
  • 60 Mike Kelly
  • 61 Edgar Martinez
  • 62 Kirby Puckett
  • 63 Cecil Fielder
  • 64 David Cone
  • 65 Moises Alou
  • 66 Fred McGriff
  • 67 Mo Vaughn
  • 68 Edgardo Alfonzo
  • 69 Jim Thome
  • 70 Rickey Henderson
  • 71 Dante Bichette
  • 72 Lenny Dykstra
  • 73 Benji Gil
  • 74 Wade Boggs
  • 75 Jim Edmonds
  • 76 Michael Tucker
  • 77 Carlos Delgado
  • 78 Butch Huskey
  • 79 Billy Ashley
  • 80 Dean Palmer
  • 81 Paul Molitor
  • 82 Ryan Klesko
  • 83 Brian L. Hunter
  • 84 Jay Buhner
  • 85 Larry Walker
  • 86 Mike Bordick
  • 87 Matt Williams
  • 88 Jack McDowell
  • 89 Hal Morris
  • 90 Brian Jordan
  • 91 Andy Pettitte
  • 92 Melvin Nieves
  • 93 Pedro Martinez
  • 94 Mark Grace
  • 95 Garret Anderson
  • 96 Andre Dawson
  • 97 Ray Durham
  • 98 Jose Canseco
  • 99 Roberto Alomar
  • 100 Derek Jeter
  • 101 Alan Benes
  • 102 Karim Garcia
  • 103 Robin Jennings
  • 104 Bob Abreu
  • 105 Sal Fasano ERR (Livan Hernandez' Name on Front)
  • 105 Sal Fasano COR
  • 106 Steve Gibralter
  • 107 Jermaine Dye
  • 108 Jason Kendall
  • 109 Mike Grace RC
  • 110 Jason Schmidt
  • 111 Paul Wilson
  • 112 Rey Ordonez
  • 113 Wilton Guerrero RC
  • 114 Brooks Kieschnick
  • 115 George Arias
  • 116 Osvaldo Fernandez RC
  • 117 Todd Hollandsworth
  • 118 John Wasdin
  • 119 Eric Owens
  • 120 Chan Ho Park
  • 121 Mark Loretta
  • 122 Richard Hidalgo
  • 123 Jeff Suppan
  • 124 Jim Pittsley
  • 125 LaTroy Hawkins
  • 126 Chris Snopek
  • 127 Justin Thompson
  • 128 Jay Powell
  • 129 Alex Ochoa
  • 130 Felipe Crespo
  • 131 Matt Lawton RC
  • 132 Jimmy Haynes
  • 133 Terrell Wade
  • 134 Ruben Rivera
  • 135 Frank Thomas PP
  • 136 Ken Griffey, Jr. PP
  • 137 Greg Maddux PP
  • 138 Mike Piazza PP
  • 139 Cal Ripken, Jr. PP
  • 140 Albert Belle PP
  • 141 Mo Vaughn PP
  • 142 Chipper Jones PP
  • 143 Hideo Nomo PP
  • 144 Ryan Klesko PP

Parallels

All 144 base cards are available in the following parallels:

  • Certified Red (limited to 1,800 copies)

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  • Certified Blue (limited to 180 copies)

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  • Artist's Proof (limited to 500 copies)

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  • Mirror Red (limited to 90 copies)

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  • Mirror Blue (limited to 45 copies)

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  • Mirror Gold (limited to 30 copies)

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Although the cards are not serial-numbered, many collectors believe that the announced production figures are accurate.

Inserts

Select Few

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This 18-card set honored superstar athletes with unmatched playing field talents. Utilizing Dot Matrix hologram technology, the fronts featured full-color, action player cutouts. Several of the cards were erroneously printed without player's name on the front.

  • 1 Sammy Sosa
  • 2 Derek Jeter
  • 3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 4 Albert Belle
  • 5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 6 Greg Maddux
  • 7 Frank Thomas
  • 8 Mo Vaughn
  • 9 Chipper Jones
  • 10 Mike Piazza
  • 11 Ryan Klesko
  • 12 Hideo Nomo
  • 13 Alan Benes
  • 14 Manny Ramirez
  • 15 Gary Sheffield
  • 16 Barry Bonds
  • 17 Matt Williams
  • 18 Johnny Damon

Inter-League Preview

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This 25-card set featured hypothetical match-ups fans could look forward to when Inter-League Play began in 1997. Additional copies of cards #7 and #8 were distributed as promos with the word "SAMPLE" printed on them.

  • 1 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Hideo Nomo
  • 2 Greg Maddux / Mo Vaughn
  • 3 Sammy Sosa / Frank Thomas
  • 4 Mike Piazza / Jim Edmonds
  • 5 Roger Clemens / Ryan Klesko
  • 6 Derek Jeter / Rey Ordonez
  • 7 Johnny Damon / Ray Lankford
  • 8 Manny Ramirez / Reggie Sanders
  • 9 Barry Bonds / Jay Buhner
  • 10 Jason Isringhausen / Wade Boggs
  • 11 Chipper Jones / David Cone
  • 12 Jeff Bagwell / Will Clark
  • 13 Tony Gwynn / Randy Johnson
  • 14 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Tom Glavine
  • 15 Kirby Puckett / Andy Benes
  • 16 Gary Sheffield / Mike Mussina
  • 17 Raul Mondesi / Tim Salmon
  • 18 Rondell White / Carlos Delgado
  • 19 Ryne Sandberg / Cecil Fielder
  • 20 Kenny Lofton / Brian Hunter
  • 21 Preston Wilson / Paul O'Neill
  • 22 Ismael Valdes / Edgar Martinez
  • 23 Mark McGwire / Matt Williams
  • 24 Albert Belle / Barry Larkin
  • 25 Brian Anderson / Marquis Grissom