1998 Leaf

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Description

The 1998 Leaf is a 200-card set released in March, 1998. The set contains the subsets: Curtain Calls (148-157), Gold Leaf Stars (158-177), and Gold Leaf Rookies (178-197). All three subsets are short-printed in relation to cards from 1-147 and 201. Those short prints represent one of the early efforts by a manufacturer to incorportate short-print subsets cards into a basic issue set. Card number 42 does not exist as Leaf retired the number in honor of Jackie Robinson.

Distribution

24 packs per box, 10 cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99)

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Odds
Base 200 - ?
short set 150 - ?
Short Prints 50 - 1:3
Fractal Matrix 200 varies ?
Fractal Matrix Diamond Axis 200 50 ?
State Representatives 30 5000 ?
Heading for the Hall 20 3500 ?
Statistical Standouts 24 2250 ?
Statistical Standouts Die-Cut 24 250 ?
Crusade 30 varies ?

Checklist

Base Set

  • 1 Rusty Greer GZ
  • 2 Tino Martinez GZ
  • 3 Bobby Bonilla SY
  • 4 Jason Giambi SY
  • 5 Matt Morris SY
  • 6 Craig Counsell BX
  • 7 Reggie Jefferson BX
  • 8 Brian Rose SY
  • 9 Ruben Rivera BX
  • 10 Shawn Estes SY
  • 11 Tony Gwynn GZ
  • 12 Jeff Abbott BY
  • 13 Jose Cruz GZ
  • 14 Francisco Cordova BX
  • 15 Ryan Klesko BX
  • 16 Tim Salmon GY
  • 17 Brett Tomko BX
  • 18 Matt Williams SY
  • 19 Joe Carter BX
  • 20 Harold Baines BX
  • 21 Gary Sheffield SZ
  • 22 Charles Johnson SX
  • 23 Aaron Boone BX
  • 24 Eddie Murray GY
  • 25 Matt Stairs BX
  • 26 David Cone BX
  • 27 Jon Nunnally BX
  • 28 Chris Stynes BX
  • 29 Enrique Wilson BY
  • 30 Randy Johnson SZ
  • 31 Garret Anderson SY
  • 32 Manny Ramirez GZ
  • 33 Jeff Suppan SX
  • 34 Rickey Henderson BX
  • 35 Scott Spiezio BX
  • 36 Rondell White SY
  • 37 Todd Greene SZ
  • 38 Delino DeShields BX
  • 39 Kevin Brown (Pitcher) SX
  • 40 Chili Davis BX
  • 41 Jimmy Key BX
  • 43 Mike Mussina GY
  • 44 Joe Randa BX
  • 45 Chan Ho Park SZ
  • 46 Brad Radke BX
  • 47 Geronimo Berroa BX
  • 48 Wade Boggs SY
  • 49 Kevin Appier BX
  • 50 Moises Alou SY
  • 51 Dave Justice GY
  • 52 Ivan Rodriguez GZ
  • 53 J.T. Snow BX
  • 54 Brian Giles BX
  • 55 Will Clark BY
  • 56 Justin Thompson SY
  • 57 Javy Lopez SX
  • 58 Hideki Irabu BZ
  • 59 Mark Grudzielanek BX
  • 60 Abraham Nunez SX
  • 61 Todd Hollandsworth BX
  • 62 Jay Bell BX
  • 63 Nomar Garciaparra GZ
  • 64 Vinny Castilla BY
  • 65 Lou Collier BY
  • 66 Kevin Orie SX
  • 67 John Valentin BX
  • 68 Robin Ventura BX
  • 69 Denny Neagle BX
  • 70 Tony Womack SY
  • 71 Dennis Reyes SY
  • 72 Wally Joyner BX
  • 73 Kevin Brown (Catcher) BY
  • 74 Ray Durham BX
  • 75 Mike Cameron SZ
  • 76 Dante Bichette BX
  • 77 Jose Guillen GY
  • 78 Carlos Delgado BY
  • 79 Paul Molitor GZ
  • 80 Jason Kendall BX
  • 81 Mark Bellhorn BX
  • 82 Damian Jackson BX
  • 83 Bill Mueller BX
  • 84 Kevin Young BX
  • 85 Curt Schilling BX
  • 86 Jeffrey Hammonds BX
  • 87 Sandy Alomar, Jr. SY
  • 88 Bartolo Colon BY
  • 89 Wilton Guerrero BY
  • 90 Bernie Williams GY
  • 91 Deion Sanders SY
  • 92 Mike Piazza GX
  • 93 Butch Huskey BX
  • 94 Edgardo Alfonzo SX
  • 95 Alan Benes SY
  • 96 Craig Biggio SY
  • 97 Mark Grace SY
  • 98 Shawn Green SY
  • 99 Derrek Lee SY
  • 100 Ken Griffey, Jr. GZ
  • 101 Tim Raines BX
  • 102 Pokey Reese SX
  • 103 Lee Stevens BX
  • 104 Shannon Stewart SY
  • 105 John Smoltz SY
  • 106 Frank Thomas GX
  • 107 Jeff Fassero BX
  • 108 Jay Buhner BY
  • 109 Jose Canseco BX
  • 110 Omar Vizquel BX
  • 111 Travis Fryman BX
  • 112 Dave Nilsson BX
  • 113 John Olerud BX
  • 114 Larry Walker GZ
  • 115 Jim Edmonds SY
  • 116 Bob Higginson SX
  • 117 Todd Hundley SX
  • 118 Paul O'Neill BX
  • 119 Bip Roberts BX
  • 120 Ismael Valdes BX
  • 121 Pedro Martinez SY
  • 122 Jeff Cirillo BX
  • 123 Andy Benes BX
  • 124 Bobby Jones BX
  • 125 Brian Hunter BX
  • 126 Darryl Kile BX
  • 127 Pat Hentgen BX
  • 128 Marquis Grissom BX
  • 129 Eric Davis BX
  • 130 Chipper Jones GZ
  • 131 Edgar Martinez SZ
  • 132 Andy Pettitte GZ
  • 133 Cal Ripken, Jr. GX
  • 134 Scott Rolen GZ
  • 135 Ron Coomer BX
  • 136 Luis Castillo BY
  • 137 Fred McGriff BY
  • 138 Neifi Perez SY
  • 139 Eric Karros BX
  • 140 Alex Fernandez BX
  • 141 Jason Dickson BX
  • 142 Lance Johnson BX
  • 143 Ray Lankford BY
  • 144 Sammy Sosa GY
  • 145 Eric Young BY
  • 146 Bubba Trammell SY
  • 147 Todd Walker SY
  • 148 Mo Vaughn CC SX
  • 149 Jeff Bagwell CC SX
  • 150 Kenny Lofton CC SX
  • 151 Raul Mondesi CC SX
  • 152 Mike Piazza CC SX
  • 153 Chipper Jones CC SX
  • 154 Larry Walker CC SX
  • 155 Greg Maddux CC SX
  • 156 Ken Griffey, Jr. CC SX
  • 157 Frank Thomas CC SX
  • 158 Darin Erstad GLS BZ
  • 159 Roberto Alomar GLS BY
  • 160 Albert Belle GLS GY
  • 161 Jim Thome GLS GY
  • 162 Tony Clark GLS GY
  • 163 Chuck Knoblauch GLS BY
  • 164 Derek Jeter GLS GZ
  • 165 Alex Rodriguez GLS GZ
  • 166 Tony Gwynn GLS BX
  • 167 Roger Clemens GLS GZ
  • 168 Barry Larkin GLS BY
  • 169 Andres Galarraga GLS BY
  • 170 Vladimir Guerrero GLS GZ
  • 171 Mark McGwire GLS BZ
  • 172 Barry Bonds GLS BZ
  • 173 Juan Gonzalez GLS GZ
  • 174 Andruw Jones GLS GZ
  • 175 Paul Molitor GLS BX
  • 176 Hideo Nomo GLS BZ
  • 177 Cal Ripken, Jr. GLS BX
  • 178 Brad Fullmer GLR SZ
  • 179 Jaret Wright GLR GZ
  • 180 Bobby Estalella GLR BY
  • 181 Ben Grieve GLR GX
  • 182 Paul Konerko GLR GZ
  • 183 David Ortiz GLR GZ
  • 184 Todd Helton GLR GX
  • 185 Juan Encarnacion GLR GZ
  • 186 Miguel Tejada GLR GZ
  • 187 Jacob Cruz GLR BY
  • 188 Mark Kotsay GLR GZ
  • 189 Fernando Tatis GLR SZ
  • 190 Ricky Ledee GLR SY
  • 191 Richard Hidalgo GLR SY
  • 192 Richie Sexson GLR SY
  • 193 Luis Ordaz GLE BX
  • 194 Eli Marrero GLR SZ
  • 195 Livan Hernandez GLR SZ
  • 196 Homer Bush GLR BX
  • 197 Raul Ibanez GLR BX
  • 198 Nomar Garciaparra CL BX
  • 199 Scott Rolen CL BX
  • 200 Jose Cruz CL BX
  • 201 Al Martin BX


Parallels

Fractal Matrix

Randomly inserted in packs, this 200-card set parallels the Leaf base set and features color player photos with either a bronze, silver or gold finish. 100 cards were designated bronze, 60 silver, and 40 gold. No card is available in more than one of the colors. The set is broken into nine tiers based on three colors (Bronze, Gold and Silver) and three axis (X, Y and Z). Unlike the previous year, the 1998 cards carry an axis-logo on the card front, allowing collectors to identify the specific tier.

2000 copies of each Bronze, 1000 of each Silver, and 500 of each Gold card were produced. For the die-cuts, the first 400 copies (regardless of color) of each X-Axis card are die-cut, 200 Y-Axis, and 100 Z-Axis.

For example, a Bronze X-Axis card would have 1600 non-die-cut and 400 die-cut cards; a Silver Y-Axis: 800/200; and a Gold Z-Axis 400/100.

For the sake of brevity, we have denoted each card's Axis and Color in the base set checklist.

Inserts

State Representatives

  • 1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 2 Frank Thomas
  • 3 Alex Rodriguez
  • 4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 5 Chipper Jones
  • 6 Andruw Jones
  • 7 Scott Rolen
  • 8 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 9 Tim Salmon
  • 10 Manny Ramirez
  • 11 Jose Cruz, Jr.
  • 12 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 13 Tino Martinez
  • 14 Larry Walker
  • 15 Mo Vaughn
  • 16 Jim Thome
  • 17 Tony Clark
  • 18 Derek Jeter
  • 19 Juan Gonzalez
  • 20 Jeff Bagwell
  • 21 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 22 Mark McGwire
  • 23 Dave Justice
  • 24 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 25 Andy Pettitte
  • 26 Raul Mondesi
  • 27 Randy Johnson
  • 28 Greg Maddux
  • 29 Bernie Williams
  • 30 Rusty Greer


Heading for the Hall

  • 1 Roberto Alomar
  • 2 Jeff Bagwell
  • 3 Albert Belle
  • 4 Wade Boggs
  • 5 Barry Bonds
  • 6 Roger Clemens
  • 7 Juan Gonzalez
  • 8 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 9 Tony Gwynn
  • 10 Barry Larkin
  • 11 Kenny Lofton
  • 12 Greg Maddux
  • 13 Mark McGwire
  • 14 Paul Molitor
  • 15 Eddie Murray
  • 16 Mike Piazza
  • 17 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 18 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 19 Ryne Sandberg
  • 20 Frank Thomas

Statistical Standouts

  • 1 Frank Thomas
  • 2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 3 Alex Rodriguez
  • 4 Mike Piazza
  • 5 Greg Maddux
  • 6 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 7 Chipper Jones
  • 8 Juan Gonzalez
  • 9 Jeff Bagwell
  • 10 Mark McGwire
  • 11 Tony Gwynn
  • 12 Mo Vaughn
  • 13 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 14 Jose Cruz, Jr.
  • 15 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 16 Scott Rolen
  • 17 Andy Pettitte
  • 18 Randy Johnson
  • 19 Larry Walker
  • 20 Kenny Lofton
  • 21 Tony Clark
  • 22 Dave Justice
  • 23 Derek Jeter
  • 24 Barry Bonds

Crusade

See 1998 Donruss Crusade