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[[Image:97toppsstarsbox.jpg|right|frame|1997 Topps Stars box]]
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=Description=
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1997 Topps Stars was released in late 1997. The 125-card base set was one of Topps’ higher end products up to that time. The cards were printed on 20-point stock with gold foil stamping with matte laminate and UV coating. Cards 1-90 feature veteran stars while cards 91-125 feature rookies and rising stars. An unnumbered checklist card was inserted into packs as an extra card.
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Topps Stars was distributed exclusively to Hobby dealers who were part of Topps' then brand-new "Home Team Advantage" (or "HTA") network, and was their first "HTA-Exclusive" offering.
  
=Description=
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Rookie cards in this set include: Lance Berkman, Vernon Wells, Kerry Wood, and Jayson Werth.
  
 
=Distribution=
 
=Distribution=
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!Cards
 
!Cards
 
!Total Cards
 
!Total Cards
!Numbered To
 
 
!Hobby Odds
 
!Hobby Odds
 
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|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||125||-||?
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|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||125||?
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|Always Mint||125||1:12
 
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|Rookie Reprints||15||-||1:6
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|Rookie Reprints||15||1:6
 
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|Always Mint||125||-||1:12
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|Future All-Stars||15||1:12
 
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|Future All-Stars||15||-||1:12
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|All-Star Memories||10||1:24
 
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|All-Star Memories||10||-||1:24
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|'97 All-Stars||20||1:72
 
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|Rookie Reprint Autographs||14||-||1:30
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|Rookie Reprint Autographs||14||1:30
 
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|'97 All-Stars||20||-||1:72
 
 
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=Checklist=
 
=Checklist=
  
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==Promos==
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Topps Stars Promos');
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==Base Set==
 
==Base Set==
[[Image:97toppsstarscal.jpg|frame|1997 Topps Stars #3 Cal Ripken, Jr.]]
 
  
1 Larry Walker
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2 Tino Martinez
 
 
3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
 
 
4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
 
5 Chipper Jones
 
 
6 David Justice
 
 
7 Mike Piazza
 
  
8 Jeff Bagwell
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Topps Stars') AND (num < 101);
9 Ron Gant
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====Prospects====
10 Sammy Sosa
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11 Tony Gwynn
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12 Carlos Baerga
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Topps Stars') AND (num BETWEEN 101 AND 110);
13 Frank Thomas
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</sql2wiki>
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====Draft Picks====
14 Moises Alou
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps-Stars---Base/117/Brett-Caradonna.jpg?id=90b14e25-5038-44b9-a116-e2d910205f92&size=original&side=front&.jpg
15 Barry Larkin
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16 Ivan Rodriguez
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Topps Stars') AND (num > 110);
17 Greg Maddux
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18 Jim Edmonds
 
 
19 Jose Canseco
 
 
20 Rafael Palmeiro
 
 
21 Paul Molitor
 
 
22 Kevin Appier
 
 
23 Raul Mondesi
 
 
24 Lance Johnson
 
 
25 Edgar Martinez
 
 
26 Andres Galarraga
 
 
27 Mo Vaughn
 
 
28 Ken Caminiti
 
 
29 Cecil Fielder
 
 
30 Harold Baines
 
 
31 Roberto Alomar
 
 
32 Shawn Estes
 
 
33 Tom Glavine
 
 
34 Dennis Eckersley
 
 
35 Manny Ramirez
 
 
36 John Olerud
 
 
37 Juan Gonzalez
 
 
38 Chuck Knoblauch
 
 
39 Albert Belle
 
 
40 Vinny Castilla
 
 
41 John Smoltz
 
 
42 Barry Bonds
 
 
43 Randy Johnson
 
 
44 Brady Anderson
 
 
45 Jeff Blauser
 
 
46 Craig Biggio
 
 
47 Jeff Conine
 
 
48 Marquis Grissom
 
 
49 Mark Grace
 
 
50 Roger Clemens
 
 
51 Mark McGwire
 
 
52 Fred McGriff
 
 
53 Gary Sheffield
 
 
54 Bobby M. Jones
 
 
55 Eric Young
 
 
56 Robin Ventura
 
 
57 Wade Boggs
 
 
58 Joe Carter
 
 
59 Ryne Sandberg
 
 
60 Matt Williams
 
 
61 Todd Hundley
 
 
62 Dante Bichette
 
 
63 Chili Davis
 
 
64 Kenny Lofton
 
 
65 Jay Buhner
 
 
66 Will Clark
 
 
67 Travis Fryman
 
 
68 Pat Hentgen
 
 
69 Ellis Burks
 
 
70 Mike Mussina
 
 
71 Hideo Nomo
 
 
72 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
 
 
73 Bobby Bonilla
 
 
74 Rickey Henderson
 
 
75 David Cone
 
 
76 Terry Steinbach
 
 
77 Pedro Martinez
 
 
78 Jim Thome
 
 
79 Rod Beck
 
 
80 Randy Myers
 
 
81 Charles Nagy
 
 
82 Mark Wohlers
 
 
83 Paul O'Neill
 
 
84 Curt Schilling
 
 
85 Joey Cora
 
 
86 John Franco
 
 
87 Kevin Brown
 
 
88 Benito Santiago
 
 
89 Ray Lankford
 
 
90 Bernie Williams
 
 
91 Jason Dickson
 
 
92 Jeff Cirillo
 
 
93 Nomar Garciaparra
 
 
94 Mariano Rivera
 
 
95 Javy Lopez
 
 
96 Tony Womack
 
 
97 Jose Rosado
 
 
98 Denny Neagle
 
 
99 Darryl Kile
 
 
100 Justin Thompson
 
 
101 Juan Encarnacion
 
 
102 Brad Fullmer
 
 
103 Kris Benson
 
 
104 Todd Helton
 
 
105 Paul Konerko
 
 
106 Travis Lee
 
 
107 Todd Greene
 
 
108 Mark Kotsay
 
 
109 Carl Pavano
 
 
110 Kerry Wood
 
 
111 Jason Romano
 
 
112 Geoff Goetz
 
 
113 Scott Hodges
 
 
114 Aaron Akin
 
 
115 Vernon Wells
 
 
116 Chris Stowe
 
 
117 Brett Caradonna
 
 
118 Adam Kennedy
 
 
119 Jayson Werth
 
 
120 Glenn Davis
 
 
121 Troy Cameron
 
 
122 J.J. Davis
 
 
123 Jason Dellaero
 
 
124 Jason Standridge
 
 
125 Lance Berkman
 
  
 
==Parallels==
 
==Parallels==
  
 
===Always Mint===
 
===Always Mint===
A single parallel, Always Mint, mirrors the base set. These are seeded 1 in 12 packs.
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The product's lone parallel, each Always Mint card features foil on both sides of the card. Despite its name, Always Mint cards are very tough to find in mint condition and as such command a premium.
  
 
==Inserts==
 
==Inserts==
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===Future All-Stars===
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This 15-card set features players who were expected to be fixtures in the All-Star Game for the next ten years. Seven of the 15 players never appeared in an All-Star Game.
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Topps Stars Future All-Stars');
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===All-Star Memories===
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This 10-card set features highlights from the 1997 All-Star Game.  Each card features a "star in motion" pattern that was laser etched into the card.
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Topps Stars All-Star Memories');
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</sql2wiki>
  
 
==='97 All-Stars===
 
==='97 All-Stars===
  
1 Greg Maddux
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps-Stars---1997-All-Stars/AS6/Mike-Piazza.jpg?id=a5a46568-b411-474b-b9e5-87bc3cb53d91&size=original&side=back&.jpg
2 Randy Johnson
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This 20-card set features the starting lineups of the 1997 All-Star GameAlex Rodriguez, who was the American League's starting shortstop, was not under contract to Topps at the time and his place in the checklist was filled by All-Star Game MVP Sandy Alomar, Jr.  
3 Tino Martinez
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4 Jeff Bagwell
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = "Topps Stars '97 All-Stars");
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</sql2wiki>
5 Ivan Rodriguez
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===Rookie Reprints===
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6 Mike Piazza
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7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
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This 15-card set features reprints of Hall of Fame players’ Topps rookie cards. These types of insert sets would become a staple of many Topps releases in the late 1990s and 2000s, but these were the first. The cards have been re-sized to modern, standard-sized cards.
8 Ken Caminiti
 
 
9 Tony Gwynn
 
 
10 Edgar Martinez
 
 
11 Craig Biggio
 
 
12 Roberto Alomar
 
 
13 Larry Walker
 
 
14 Brady Anderson
 
 
15 Barry Bonds
 
 
16 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
 
17 Ray Lankford
 
 
18 Paul O'Neill
 
 
19 Jeff Blauser
 
 
20 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
 
 
===All-Star Memories===
 
  
1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
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Each card is sequentially-numbered in small type on the reverse side, distinguishing them from the originals.
 
2 Jeff Conine
 
 
3 Mike Piazza
 
 
4 Randy Johnson
 
 
5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
 
6 Fred McGriff
 
 
7 Moises Alou
 
 
8 Hideo Nomo
 
 
9 Larry Walker
 
 
10 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
 
  
===Future All-Stars===
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[[Image:Wagnerallstar.jpg|frame|1997 Topps Stars Future All-Stars #12 Billy Wagner]]
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Topps Stars Rookie Reprints');
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</sql2wiki>
  
1 Derek Jeter
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==Autographs==
 
2 Andruw Jones
 
 
3 Vladimir Guerrero
 
 
4 Scott Rolen
 
 
5 Jose Guillen
 
 
6 Jose Cruz, Jr.
 
 
7 Darin Erstad
 
 
8 Tony Clark
 
 
9 Scott Spiezio
 
 
10 Kevin Orie
 
 
11 Pokey Reese
 
 
12 Billy Wagner
 
 
13 Matt Morris
 
 
14 Jeremi Gonzalez
 
 
15 Hideki Irabu
 
  
===Rookie Reprints/Autographs===
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===Rookie Reprint Autographs===
  
[[Image:Slaughterauto.jpg|frame|1997 Topps Stars Rookie Reprint Enos Slaughter Autograph]]
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NOTE: With the exception of Richie Ashburn, all of the men below signed cards for this set. Regular reprints are found 1 in 6 packs while autoraphed variations are found 1 in 30.
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This 14-card set parallels the Rookie Reprint set.  Richie Ashburn died before he was able to sign and is the only player from the Rookie Reprint set not included.  This was one of the first sets to feature on-card autographs of Hall of Famers, and were very popular at the time of their release and have maintained much of their value. The Eddie Mathews and Hal Newhouser cards are particularly notable due to the passing of the two stars before the autograph insert card explosion of the 2000’s.  
  
1 Luis Aparicio
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2 Richie Ashburn
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3 Jim Bunning
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[[Category:Topps]]
4 Bob Feller
 
 
5 Rollie Fingers
 
 
6 Monte Irvin
 
 
7 Al Kaline
 
 
8 Ralph Kiner
 
 
9 Eddie Matthews
 
 
10 Hal Newhouser
 
 
11 Gaylord Perry
 
 
12 Robin Roberts
 
 
13 Brooks Robinson
 
 
14 Enos Slaughter
 
 
15 Earl Weaver
 

Latest revision as of 20:48, 27 September 2021

Description

1997 Topps Stars was released in late 1997. The 125-card base set was one of Topps’ higher end products up to that time. The cards were printed on 20-point stock with gold foil stamping with matte laminate and UV coating. Cards 1-90 feature veteran stars while cards 91-125 feature rookies and rising stars. An unnumbered checklist card was inserted into packs as an extra card.

Topps Stars was distributed exclusively to Hobby dealers who were part of Topps' then brand-new "Home Team Advantage" (or "HTA") network, and was their first "HTA-Exclusive" offering.

Rookie cards in this set include: Lance Berkman, Vernon Wells, Kerry Wood, and Jayson Werth.

Distribution

Boxes of 1997 Topps Stars contain 24 packs of 7 cards each. This product was hobby exclusive.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Hobby Odds
Base 125 ?
Always Mint 125 1:12
Rookie Reprints 15 1:6
Future All-Stars 15 1:12
All-Star Memories 10 1:24
'97 All-Stars 20 1:72
Rookie Reprint Autographs 14 1:30

Checklist

Promos

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  • PP1 Larry Walker
  • PP2 Roger Clemens
  • PP3 Frank Thomas

Base Set

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  • 1 Larry Walker
  • 2 Tino Martinez
  • 3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 5 Chipper Jones
  • 6 Dave Justice
  • 7 Mike Piazza
  • 8 Jeff Bagwell
  • 9 Ron Gant
  • 10 Sammy Sosa
  • 11 Tony Gwynn
  • 12 Carlos Baerga
  • 13 Frank Thomas
  • 14 Moises Alou
  • 15 Barry Larkin
  • 16 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 17 Greg Maddux
  • 18 Jim Edmonds
  • 19 Jose Canseco
  • 20 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 21 Paul Molitor
  • 22 Kevin Appier
  • 23 Raul Mondesi
  • 24 Lance Johnson
  • 25 Edgar Martinez
  • 26 Andres Galarraga
  • 27 Mo Vaughn
  • 28 Ken Caminiti
  • 29 Cecil Fielder
  • 30 Harold Baines
  • 31 Roberto Alomar
  • 32 Shawn Estes
  • 33 Tom Glavine
  • 34 Dennis Eckersley
  • 35 Manny Ramirez
  • 36 John Olerud
  • 37 Juan Gonzalez
  • 38 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 39 Albert Belle
  • 40 Vinny Castilla
  • 41 John Smoltz
  • 42 Barry Bonds
  • 43 Randy Johnson
  • 44 Brady Anderson
  • 45 Jeff Blauser
  • 46 Craig Biggio
  • 47 Jeff Conine
  • 48 Marquis Grissom
  • 49 Mark Grace
  • 50 Roger Clemens
  • 51 Mark McGwire
  • 52 Fred McGriff
  • 53 Gary Sheffield
  • 54 Bobby Jones
  • 55 Eric Young
  • 56 Robin Ventura
  • 57 Wade Boggs
  • 58 Joe Carter
  • 59 Ryne Sandberg
  • 60 Matt Williams
  • 61 Todd Hundley
  • 62 Dante Bichette
  • 63 Chili Davis
  • 64 Kenny Lofton
  • 65 Jay Buhner
  • 66 Will Clark
  • 67 Travis Fryman
  • 68 Pat Hentgen
  • 69 Ellis Burks
  • 70 Mike Mussina
  • 71 Hideo Nomo
  • 72 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
  • 73 Bobby Bonilla
  • 74 Rickey Henderson
  • 75 David Cone
  • 76 Terry Steinbach
  • 77 Pedro Martinez
  • 78 Jim Thome
  • 79 Rod Beck
  • 80 Randy Myers
  • 81 Charles Nagy
  • 82 Mark Wohlers
  • 83 Paul O'Neill
  • 84 Curt Schilling
  • 85 Joey Cora
  • 86 John Franco
  • 87 Kevin Brown
  • 88 Benito Santiago
  • 89 Ray Lankford
  • 90 Bernie Williams
  • 91 Jason Dickson
  • 92 Jeff Cirillo
  • 93 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 94 Mariano Rivera
  • 95 Javy Lopez
  • 96 Tony Womack RC
  • 97 Jose Rosado
  • 98 Denny Neagle
  • 99 Darryl Kile
  • 100 Justin Thompson
  • NNO Checklist

Prospects

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  • 101 Juan Encarnacion PROS
  • 102 Brad Fullmer PROS
  • 103 Kris Benson PROS RC
  • 104 Todd Helton PROS
  • 105 Paul Konerko PROS
  • 106 Travis Lee PROS RC
  • 107 Todd Greene PROS
  • 108 Mark Kotsay PROS RC
  • 109 Carl Pavano PROS
  • 110 Kerry Wood PROS RC

Draft Picks

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  • 111 Jason Romano DP RC
  • 112 Geoff Goetz DP RC
  • 113 Scott Hodges DP RC
  • 114 Aaron Akin DP RC
  • 115 Vernon Wells DP RC
  • 116 Chris Stowe DP RC
  • 117 Brett Caradonna DP RC
  • 118 Adam Kennedy DP RC
  • 119 Jayson Werth DP RC
  • 120 Glenn Davis DP RC
  • 121 Troy Cameron DP RC
  • 122 J.J. Davis DP RC
  • 123 Jason Dellaero DP RC
  • 124 Jason Standridge DP RC
  • 125 Lance Berkman DP RC

Parallels

Always Mint

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The product's lone parallel, each Always Mint card features foil on both sides of the card. Despite its name, Always Mint cards are very tough to find in mint condition and as such command a premium.

Inserts

Future All-Stars

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This 15-card set features players who were expected to be fixtures in the All-Star Game for the next ten years. Seven of the 15 players never appeared in an All-Star Game.

  • FAS1 Derek Jeter
  • FAS2 Andruw Jones
  • FAS3 Vladimir Guerrero
  • FAS4 Scott Rolen
  • FAS5 Jose Guillen
  • FAS6 Jose Cruz, Jr.
  • FAS7 Darin Erstad
  • FAS8 Tony Clark
  • FAS9 Scott Spiezio
  • FAS10 Kevin Orie
  • FAS11 Pokey Reese
  • FAS12 Billy Wagner
  • FAS13 Matt Morris
  • FAS14 Jeremi Gonzalez
  • FAS15 Hideki Irabu

All-Star Memories

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This 10-card set features highlights from the 1997 All-Star Game. Each card features a "star in motion" pattern that was laser etched into the card.

  • ASM1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • ASM2 Jeff Conine
  • ASM3 Mike Piazza
  • ASM4 Randy Johnson
  • ASM5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • ASM6 Fred McGriff
  • ASM7 Moises Alou
  • ASM8 Hideo Nomo
  • ASM9 Larry Walker
  • ASM10 Sandy Alomar, Jr.

'97 All-Stars

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This 20-card set features the starting lineups of the 1997 All-Star Game. Alex Rodriguez, who was the American League's starting shortstop, was not under contract to Topps at the time and his place in the checklist was filled by All-Star Game MVP Sandy Alomar, Jr.

  • AS1 Greg Maddux
  • AS2 Randy Johnson
  • AS3 Tino Martinez
  • AS4 Jeff Bagwell
  • AS5 Ivan Rodriguez
  • AS6 Mike Piazza
  • AS7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • AS8 Ken Caminiti
  • AS9 Tony Gwynn
  • AS10 Edgar Martinez
  • AS11 Craig Biggio
  • AS12 Roberto Alomar
  • AS13 Larry Walker
  • AS14 Brady Anderson
  • AS15 Barry Bonds
  • AS16 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • AS17 Ray Lankford
  • AS18 Paul O'Neill
  • AS19 Jeff Blauser
  • AS20 Sandy Alomar, Jr.

Rookie Reprints

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This 15-card set features reprints of Hall of Fame players’ Topps rookie cards. These types of insert sets would become a staple of many Topps releases in the late 1990s and 2000s, but these were the first. The cards have been re-sized to modern, standard-sized cards.

Each card is sequentially-numbered in small type on the reverse side, distinguishing them from the originals.

  • 1 Luis Aparicio
  • 2 Richie Ashburn
  • 3 Jim Bunning
  • 4 Bob Feller
  • 5 Rollie Fingers
  • 6 Monte Irvin
  • 7 Al Kaline
  • 8 Ralph Kiner
  • 9 Eddie Mathews
  • 10 Hal Newhouser
  • 11 Gaylord Perry
  • 12 Robin Roberts
  • 13 Brooks Robinson
  • 14 Enos Slaughter
  • 15 Earl Weaver

Autographs

Rookie Reprint Autographs

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This 14-card set parallels the Rookie Reprint set. Richie Ashburn died before he was able to sign and is the only player from the Rookie Reprint set not included. This was one of the first sets to feature on-card autographs of Hall of Famers, and were very popular at the time of their release and have maintained much of their value. The Eddie Mathews and Hal Newhouser cards are particularly notable due to the passing of the two stars before the autograph insert card explosion of the 2000’s.

  • 1 Luis Aparicio
  • 3 Jim Bunning
  • 4 Bob Feller
  • 5 Rollie Fingers
  • 6 Monte Irvin
  • 7 Al Kaline
  • 8 Ralph Kiner
  • 9 Eddie Mathews
  • 10 Hal Newhouser
  • 11 Gaylord Perry
  • 12 Robin Roberts
  • 13 Brooks Robinson
  • 14 Enos Slaughter
  • 15 Earl Weaver