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=Description=
  
=Description=
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1997 marked the second year Upper Deck issued their SPx brand.  Unlike the premiere edition, the 1997 version had three "insert quality" cards in each pack as opposed to only one.  All cards feature Upper Deck's "Holoview" technology on a die-cut card.  Before the product's release, UD announced that '97 SPx would be the last product to feature Holoviews.  The only notable rookie in the 50-card base set is of Jose Cruz, Jr.
  
 
=Distribution=
 
=Distribution=
  
Boxes of 1997 SPx contain 18 packs of 3 cards each. This product is a hobby exclusive.
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Boxes of 1997 SPx contain 18 packs of three cards each. This product is a hobby exclusive and the MSRP was $5.99/pack.
 
 
=Reviews=
 
  
 
=Insertion Ratios=
 
=Insertion Ratios=
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!Hobby Odds
 
!Hobby Odds
 
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|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||50||-||?
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|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||50||-||two-per-pack
 
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|Bronze||50||-||?
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|Steel||50||-||1:2
 
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|Silver||50||-||?
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|Bronze||50||-||1:4
 
|-
 
|-
|Gold||50||-||?
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|Silver||50||-||1:7
 
|-
 
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|Steel||50||-||?
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|Gold||50||-||1:17
 
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|Grand Finale||50||50||?
 
|Grand Finale||50||50||?
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=Checklist=
 
=Checklist=
 
 
==Base Set==
 
==Base Set==
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Base/SPX14/Mo-Vaughn.jpg?id=d493bec2-5655-433e-b4d8-d6c400a5409c&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Base/SPX14/Mo-Vaughn.jpg?id=d493bec2-5655-433e-b4d8-d6c400a5409c&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
1 Eddie Murray
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'SPx');
2 Darin Erstad
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</sql2wiki>
 
3 Tim Salmon
 
 
4 Andruw Jones
 
 
5 Chipper Jones
 
 
6 John Smoltz
 
 
7 Greg Maddux
 
 
8 Kenny Lofton
 
 
9 Roberto Alomar
 
 
10 Rafael Palmeiro
 
 
11 Brady Anderson
 
 
12 Cal Ripken, Jr.
 
 
13 Nomar Garciaparra
 
 
14 Mo Vaughn
 
 
15 Ryne Sandberg
 
 
16 Sammy Sosa
 
 
17 Frank Thomas
 
 
18 Albert Belle
 
 
19 Barry Larkin
 
 
 
20 Deion Sanders
 
 
21 Manny Ramirez
 
 
22 Jim Thome
 
 
23 Dante Bichette
 
 
24 Andres Galarraga
 
 
25 Larry Walker
 
 
26 Gary Sheffield
 
 
27 Jeff Bagwell
 
 
28 Raul Mondesi
 
 
29 Hideo Nomo
 
 
 
30 Mike Piazza
 
 
31 Paul Molitor
 
 
32 Todd Walker
 
 
33 Vladimir Guerrero
 
 
34 Todd Hundley
 
 
35 Andy Pettitte
 
 
36 Derek Jeter
 
 
37 Jose Canseco
 
 
38 Mark McGwire
 
 
39 Scott Rolen
 
 
40 Ron Gant
 
 
 
41 Ken Caminiti
 
 
42 Tony Gwynn
 
 
43 Barry Bonds
 
 
44 Jay Buhner
 
 
45 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
 
46 Alex Rodriguez
 
 
47 Jose Cruz, Jr.
 
 
48 Juan Gonzalez
 
 
49 Ivan Rodriguez
 
 
50 Roger Clemens
 
  
 
==Parallels==
 
==Parallels==
  
The base set is mirrored by Bronze, Silver, Steel, Gold, and Grand Finale parallels. Each pack is guaranteed to contain one of the five parallels.
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All 50 base cards are available in the following parallels:
 
 
==Inserts==
 
  
===Bound for Glory===
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* '''Steel'''
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Base---Steel/SPX25/Larry-Walker.jpg?id=3b0956c4-f63c-4583-ac60-f5787a67daf5&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Base---Steel/SPX25/Larry-Walker.jpg?id=3b0956c4-f63c-4583-ac60-f5787a67daf5&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
1 Andruw Jones
 
  
2 Chipper Jones
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* '''Bronze'''
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Base---Bronze/SPX47/Jose-Cruz-Jr.jpg?id=6edd3eaa-c358-41d4-bbbd-cb1ee16f7071&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Base---Bronze/SPX47/Jose-Cruz-Jr.jpg?id=6edd3eaa-c358-41d4-bbbd-cb1ee16f7071&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
3 Greg Maddux
 
  
4 Kenny Lofton
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* '''Silver'''
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Base---Silver/SPX48/Juan-Gonzalez.jpg?id=670ad491-06f7-45a2-9790-f1378672d396&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Base---Silver/SPX48/Juan-Gonzalez.jpg?id=670ad491-06f7-45a2-9790-f1378672d396&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
 
  
6 Mo Vaughn
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* '''Gold'''
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Base---Gold/SPX8/Kenny-Lofton.jpg?id=821a8a01-5fb8-4fa9-92f2-1125951bcacb&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Base---Gold/SPX8/Kenny-Lofton.jpg?id=821a8a01-5fb8-4fa9-92f2-1125951bcacb&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
7 Frank Thomas
 
  
8 Albert Belle
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* '''Grand Finale''' (limited to 50 copies)
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Base---Grand-Finale/SPX32/Todd-Walker.jpg?id=82efb316-53d5-4306-9015-93dfb23d6f15&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Base---Grand-Finale/SPX32/Todd-Walker.jpg?id=82efb316-53d5-4306-9015-93dfb23d6f15&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
9 Manny Ramirez
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'''NOTES:'''
  
10 Gary Sheffield
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* All parallels have black-and-white player photos on the back to distinguish them from the base cards with each pack yielding one.
  
11 Jeff Bagwell
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* The Grand Finale parallel was aptly named because 1997 SPx would be the final time Upper Deck used the "Holoview" technology. 
  
12 Mike Piazza
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* The Steel and Silver parallels look similar.  The Steel parallel has a holographic background behind both the player's uniform number and the SPx logo.  The Silver parallel has etched-foil in these areas, like the Bronze and Gold parallels.  There is speculation that cards 25-50 in the Steel parallel were short-printed.
  
13 Derek Jeter
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* The Gold and Grand Finale cards also look similar.  Both cards are printed on gold-colored etched foil.  However, the Gold parallel has a silver holographic image of the player's portrait on the front, while the Grand Finale parallel has a gold holographic player image. Grand Finale parallels are NOT serial-numbered despite an announced production run of only 50 copies.
  
14 Mark McGwire
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==Inserts==
  
15 Tony Gwynn
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===Bound for Glory===
 
 
16 Ken Caminiti
 
  
17 Barry Bonds
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Bound-for-Glory/15/Tony-Gwynn.jpg?id=2be9eee4-0c66-42e2-b348-072227fe92ea&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Bound-for-Glory/15/Tony-Gwynn.jpg?id=2be9eee4-0c66-42e2-b348-072227fe92ea&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
18 Alex Rodriguez
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Each Bound for Glory card is serial-numbered to 1500 copies.
  
19 Ken Griffey, Jr.
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'SPx Bound for Glory');
20 Juan Gonzalez
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</sql2wiki>
  
 
===Cornerstones of the Game===
 
===Cornerstones of the Game===
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Cornerstones-of-the-Game/7/Mike-Piazza-Ivan-Rodriguez.jpg?id=b1fe85bc-c84c-44e7-a724-3932a24cb8c7&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Cornerstones-of-the-Game/7/Mike-Piazza-Ivan-Rodriguez.jpg?id=b1fe85bc-c84c-44e7-a724-3932a24cb8c7&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
1 Ken Griffey, Jr./Barry Bonds
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Each Cornerstones of the Game card is serial-numbered to 500 copies.
 
 
2 Frank Thomas/Albert Belle
 
 
 
3 Greg Maddux/Chipper Jones
 
 
 
4 Tony Gwynn/Paul Molitor
 
 
 
5 Andruw Jones/Vladimir Guerrero
 
 
 
6 Jeff Bagwell/Ryne Sandberg
 
 
 
7 Mike Piazza/Ivan Rodriguez
 
 
 
8 Eddie Murray/Cal Ripken, Jr.
 
 
 
9 Mo Vaughn/Mark McGwire
 
  
10 Alex Rodriguez/Derek Jeter
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'SPx Cornerstones of the Game')
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ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
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</sql2wiki>
  
 
==Autographs & Game-Used==
 
==Autographs & Game-Used==
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===Bound for Glory Supreme Signatures===
 
===Bound for Glory Supreme Signatures===
  
1 Jeff Bagwell
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Bound-for-Glory-Supreme-Signatures/2/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=1deb5567-5f51-4595-81ca-f5a5cb0b4fd0&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/SPx---Bound-for-Glory-Supreme-Signatures/2/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=1deb5567-5f51-4595-81ca-f5a5cb0b4fd0&size=original&side=back&.jpg
2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
 
 
3 Andruw Jones
 
  
4 Alex Rodriguez
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Each Bound for Glory Supreme Signature is hand-numbered to 250 copies.
  
5 Gary Sheffield
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'SPx Bound for Glory Supreme Signatures');
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</sql2wiki>
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{{SPx}}
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[[Category:1997]]
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[[Category:Upper Deck]]

Latest revision as of 18:24, 1 September 2020

Description

1997 marked the second year Upper Deck issued their SPx brand. Unlike the premiere edition, the 1997 version had three "insert quality" cards in each pack as opposed to only one. All cards feature Upper Deck's "Holoview" technology on a die-cut card. Before the product's release, UD announced that '97 SPx would be the last product to feature Holoviews. The only notable rookie in the 50-card base set is of Jose Cruz, Jr.

Distribution

Boxes of 1997 SPx contain 18 packs of three cards each. This product is a hobby exclusive and the MSRP was $5.99/pack.

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds
Base 50 - two-per-pack
Steel 50 - 1:2
Bronze 50 - 1:4
Silver 50 - 1:7
Gold 50 - 1:17
Grand Finale 50 50 ?
Cornerstones of the Game 10 500 ?
Bound for Glory 20 1500 ?
Bound for Glory Supreme Signatures 5 250 ?

Checklist

Base Set

Mo-Vaughn.jpg?id=d493bec2-5655-433e-b4d8-d6c400a5409c&size=original&side=front&.jpg Mo-Vaughn.jpg?id=d493bec2-5655-433e-b4d8-d6c400a5409c&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • 1 Eddie Murray
  • 2 Darin Erstad
  • 3 Tim Salmon
  • 4 Andruw Jones
  • 5 Chipper Jones
  • 6 John Smoltz
  • 7 Greg Maddux
  • 8 Kenny Lofton
  • 9 Roberto Alomar
  • 10 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 11 Brady Anderson
  • 12 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 13 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 14 Mo Vaughn
  • 15 Ryne Sandberg
  • 16 Sammy Sosa
  • 17 Frank Thomas
  • 18 Albert Belle
  • 19 Barry Larkin
  • 20 Deion Sanders
  • 21 Manny Ramirez
  • 22 Jim Thome
  • 23 Dante Bichette
  • 24 Andres Galarraga
  • 25 Larry Walker
  • 26 Gary Sheffield
  • 27 Jeff Bagwell
  • 28 Raul Mondesi
  • 29 Hideo Nomo
  • 30 Mike Piazza
  • 31 Paul Molitor
  • 32 Todd Walker
  • 33 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 34 Todd Hundley
  • 35 Andy Pettitte
  • 36 Derek Jeter
  • 37 Jose Canseco
  • 38 Mark McGwire
  • 39 Scott Rolen
  • 40 Ron Gant
  • 41 Ken Caminiti
  • 42 Tony Gwynn
  • 43 Barry Bonds
  • 44 Jay Buhner
  • 45 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 46 Alex Rodriguez
  • 47 Jose Cruz, Jr. RC
  • 48 Juan Gonzalez
  • 49 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 50 Roger Clemens

Parallels

All 50 base cards are available in the following parallels:

  • Steel

Larry-Walker.jpg?id=3b0956c4-f63c-4583-ac60-f5787a67daf5&size=original&side=front&.jpg Larry-Walker.jpg?id=3b0956c4-f63c-4583-ac60-f5787a67daf5&size=original&side=back&.jpg


  • Bronze

Jose-Cruz-Jr.jpg?id=6edd3eaa-c358-41d4-bbbd-cb1ee16f7071&size=original&side=front&.jpg Jose-Cruz-Jr.jpg?id=6edd3eaa-c358-41d4-bbbd-cb1ee16f7071&size=original&side=back&.jpg


  • Silver

Juan-Gonzalez.jpg?id=670ad491-06f7-45a2-9790-f1378672d396&size=original&side=front&.jpg Juan-Gonzalez.jpg?id=670ad491-06f7-45a2-9790-f1378672d396&size=original&side=back&.jpg


  • Gold

Kenny-Lofton.jpg?id=821a8a01-5fb8-4fa9-92f2-1125951bcacb&size=original&side=front&.jpg Kenny-Lofton.jpg?id=821a8a01-5fb8-4fa9-92f2-1125951bcacb&size=original&side=back&.jpg


  • Grand Finale (limited to 50 copies)

Todd-Walker.jpg?id=82efb316-53d5-4306-9015-93dfb23d6f15&size=original&side=front&.jpg Todd-Walker.jpg?id=82efb316-53d5-4306-9015-93dfb23d6f15&size=original&side=back&.jpg

NOTES:

  • All parallels have black-and-white player photos on the back to distinguish them from the base cards with each pack yielding one.
  • The Grand Finale parallel was aptly named because 1997 SPx would be the final time Upper Deck used the "Holoview" technology.
  • The Steel and Silver parallels look similar. The Steel parallel has a holographic background behind both the player's uniform number and the SPx logo. The Silver parallel has etched-foil in these areas, like the Bronze and Gold parallels. There is speculation that cards 25-50 in the Steel parallel were short-printed.
  • The Gold and Grand Finale cards also look similar. Both cards are printed on gold-colored etched foil. However, the Gold parallel has a silver holographic image of the player's portrait on the front, while the Grand Finale parallel has a gold holographic player image. Grand Finale parallels are NOT serial-numbered despite an announced production run of only 50 copies.

Inserts

Bound for Glory

Tony-Gwynn.jpg?id=2be9eee4-0c66-42e2-b348-072227fe92ea&size=original&side=front&.jpg Tony-Gwynn.jpg?id=2be9eee4-0c66-42e2-b348-072227fe92ea&size=original&side=back&.jpg

Each Bound for Glory card is serial-numbered to 1500 copies.

  • 1 Andruw Jones
  • 2 Chipper Jones
  • 3 Greg Maddux
  • 4 Kenny Lofton
  • 5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 6 Mo Vaughn
  • 7 Frank Thomas
  • 8 Albert Belle
  • 9 Manny Ramirez
  • 10 Gary Sheffield
  • 11 Jeff Bagwell
  • 12 Mike Piazza
  • 13 Derek Jeter
  • 14 Mark McGwire
  • 15 Tony Gwynn
  • 16 Ken Caminiti
  • 17 Barry Bonds
  • 18 Alex Rodriguez
  • 19 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 20 Juan Gonzalez

Cornerstones of the Game

Mike-Piazza-Ivan-Rodriguez.jpg?id=b1fe85bc-c84c-44e7-a724-3932a24cb8c7&size=original&side=front&.jpg Mike-Piazza-Ivan-Rodriguez.jpg?id=b1fe85bc-c84c-44e7-a724-3932a24cb8c7&size=original&side=back&.jpg

Each Cornerstones of the Game card is serial-numbered to 500 copies.

  • 1 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Barry Bonds
  • 2 Frank Thomas / Albert Belle
  • 3 Greg Maddux / Chipper Jones
  • 4 Tony Gwynn / Paul Molitor
  • 5 Vladimir Guerrero / Andruw Jones
  • 6 Jeff Bagwell / Ryne Sandberg
  • 7 Mike Piazza / Ivan Rodriguez
  • 8 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Eddie Murray
  • 9 Mark McGwire / Mo Vaughn
  • 10 Alex Rodriguez / Derek Jeter

Autographs & Game-Used

Bound for Glory Supreme Signatures

Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=1deb5567-5f51-4595-81ca-f5a5cb0b4fd0&size=original&side=front&.jpg Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=1deb5567-5f51-4595-81ca-f5a5cb0b4fd0&size=original&side=back&.jpg

Each Bound for Glory Supreme Signature is hand-numbered to 250 copies.

  • 1 Jeff Bagwell
  • 2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 3 Andruw Jones
  • 4 Alex Rodriguez
  • 5 Gary Sheffield