1996 Topps Gallery
Description
1996 Topps Gallery is a 180-card set, and marked the product's debut. The set is divided into five themes: Classics (1-90), New Editions (91-108), Modernists (109-126), Futurists (127-144) and Masters (145-180). Each theme features a different design on front, but the bulk of the set has full-bleed, color action shots.
Distribution
24 packs per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $3). Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 180 | - | 8:1 |
| Player's Private Issue | 180 | 499 | 1:8 |
| Expressionists | 20 | - | 1:24 |
| Photo Gallery | 15 | - | 1:30 |
| Mickey Mantle Masterpiece | 1 | - | 1:48 |
Checklist
Base Set
Classics
- 1 Tom Glavine
- 2 Carlos Baerga
- 3 Dante Bichette
- 4 Mark Langston
- 5 Ray Lankford
- 6 Moises Alou
- 7 Marquis Grissom
- 8 Ramon Martinez
- 9 Steve Finley
- 10 Todd Hundley
- 11 Brady Anderson
- 12 John Valentin
- 13 Heathcliff Slocumb
- 14 Ruben Sierra
- 15 Jeff Conine
- 16 Jay Buhner
- 17 Sammy Sosa
- 18 Doug Drabek
- 19 Jose Mesa
- 20 Jeff King
- 21 Mickey Tettleton
- 22 Jeff Montgomery
- 23 Alex Fernandez
- 24 Greg Vaughn
- 25 Chuck Finley
- 26 Terry Steinbach
- 27 Rod Beck
- 28 Jack McDowell
- 29 Mark Wohlers
- 30 Lenny Dykstra
- 31 Bernie Williams
- 32 Travis Fryman
- 33 Jose Canseco
- 34 Ken Caminiti
- 35 Devon White
- 36 Bobby Bonilla
- 37 Paul Sorrento
- 38 Ryne Sandberg
- 39 Derek Bell
- 40 Bobby Jones
- 41 J.T. Snow
- 42 Denny Neagle
- 43 Tim Wakefield
- 44 Andres Galarraga
- 45 David Segui
- 46 Lee Smith
- 47 Mel Rojas
- 48 John Franco
- 49 Pete Schourek
- 50 John Wetteland
- 51 Paul Molitor
- 52 Ivan Rodriguez
- 53 Chris Hoiles
- 54 Mike Greenwell
- 55 Orel Hershiser
- 56 Brian McRae
- 57 Geronimo Berroa
- 58 Craig Biggio
- 59 Dave Justice
- 60 Lance Johnson
- 61 Andy Ashby
- 62 Randy Myers
- 63 Gregg Jefferies
- 64 Kevin Appier
- 65 Rick Aguilera
- 66 Shane Reynolds
- 67 John Smoltz
- 68 Ron Gant
- 69 Eric Karros
- 70 Jim Thome
- 71 Terry Pendleton
- 72 Kenny Rogers
- 73 Robin Ventura
- 74 Dave Nilsson
- 75 Brian Jordan
- 76 Glenallen Hill
- 77 Greg Colbrunn
- 78 Roberto Alomar
- 79 Rickey Henderson
- 80 Carlos Garcia
- 81 Dean Palmer
- 82 Mike Stanley
- 83 Hal Morris
- 84 Wade Boggs
- 85 Chad Curtis
- 86 Roberto Hernandez
- 87 John Olerud
- 88 Frank Castillo
- 89 Rafael Palmeiro
- 90 Trevor Hoffman
New Editions
- 91 Marty Cordova
- 92 Hideo Nomo
- 93 Johnny Damon
- 94 Bill Pulsipher
- 95 Garret Anderson
- 96 Ray Durham
- 97 Ricky Bottalico
- 98 Carlos Perez
- 99 Troy Percival
- 100 Chipper Jones
- 101 Esteban Loaiza
- 102 John Mabry
- 103 Jon Nunnally
- 104 Andy Pettitte
- 105 Lyle Mouton
- 106 Jason Isringhausen
- 107 Brian L. Hunter
- 108 Quilvio Veras
Modernists
- 109 Jim Edmonds
- 110 Ryan Klesko
- 111 Pedro Martinez
- 112 Joey Hamilton
- 113 Vinny Castilla
- 114 Alex Gonzalez
- 115 Raul Mondesi
- 116 Rondell White
- 117 Dan Miceli
- 118 Tom Goodwin
- 119 Bret Boone
- 120 Shawn Green
- 121 Jeff Cirillo
- 122 Rico Brogna
- 123 Chris Gomez
- 124 Ismael Valdes
- 125 Javy Lopez
- 126 Manny Ramirez
Futurists
- 127 Paul Wilson
- 128 Billy Wagner
- 129 Eric Owens
- 130 Todd Greene
- 131 Karim Garcia
- 132 Jimmy Haynes
- 133 Michael Tucker
- 134 John Wasdin
- 135 Brooks Kieschnick
- 136 Alex Ochoa
- 137 Ariel Prieto
- 138 Tony Clark
- 139 Mark Loretta
- 140 Rey Ordonez
- 141 Chris Snopek
- 142 Roger Cedeno
- 143 Derek Jeter
- 144 Jeff Suppan
Masters
- 145 Greg Maddux
- 146 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 147 Tony Gwynn
- 148 Darren Daulton
- 149 Will Clark
- 150 Mo Vaughn
- 151 Reggie Sanders
- 152 Kirby Puckett
- 153 Paul O'Neill
- 154 Tim Salmon
- 155 Mark McGwire
- 156 Barry Bonds
- 157 Albert Belle
- 158 Edgar Martinez
- 159 Mike Mussina
- 160 Cecil Fielder
- 161 Kenny Lofton
- 162 Randy Johnson
- 163 Juan Gonzalez
- 164 Jeff Bagwell
- 165 Joe Carter
- 166 Mike Piazza
- 167 Eddie Murray
- 168 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 169 Barry Larkin
- 170 Chuck Knoblauch
- 171 Chili Davis
- 172 Fred McGriff
- 173 Matt Williams
- 174 Roger Clemens
- 175 Frank Thomas
- 176 Dennis Eckersley
- 177 Gary Sheffield
- 178 David Cone
- 179 Larry Walker
- 180 Mark Grace
Parallels
All 180 base cards are available in a Player's Private Issue (PPI) parallel. Each PPI is serial-numbered to 999 copies, although only 599 of each card exist. The first 100 serial-numbered cards (1-100) were set aside and given to each player as a gift from Topps with the remaining 499 sets randomly inserted in packs.
According to a press release issued by Topps at the end of 1996, due to disappointing sales, production on the Gallery product as a whole was cut and 400 PPI sets were not inserted into packs. These cards would be destroyed. However, PPI's serial numbered above 599 do exist, and these cards were inserted into packs.
Topps did produce 999 copies of each PPI, set aside the first 100 serial-numbered copies for the players, then shuffled up cards serial-numbered 101-999 and inserted 499 of those at random into packs. While this completely defeats the purpose of serial-numbering, there is little reason to not believe that Topps did in fact destroy the remaining 40 percent of the PPI's, as pre-sales on this product were not particularly all that strong.
Inserts
Expressionists
- EX1 Mike Piazza
- EX2 J.T. Snow
- EX3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- EX4 Kirby Puckett
- EX5 Carlos Baerga
- EX6 Chipper Jones
- EX7 Hideo Nomo
- EX8 Mark McGwire
- EX9 Gary Sheffield
- EX10 Randy Johnson
- EX11 Ray Lankford
- EX12 Sammy Sosa
- EX13 Denny Martinez
- EX14 Jose Canseco
- EX15 Tony Gwynn
- EX16 Edgar Martinez
- EX17 Reggie Sanders
- EX18 Andres Galarraga
- EX19 Albert Belle
- EX20 Barry Larkin
Photo Gallery
- PG1 Eddie Murray
- PG2 Randy Johnson
- PG3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- PG4 Bret Boone
- PG5 Frank Thomas
- PG6 Jeff Conine
- PG7 Johnny Damon
- PG8 Roger Clemens
- PG9 Albert Belle
- PG10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- PG11 Kirby Puckett
- PG12 David Justice
- PG13 Bobby Bonilla
- PG14 Colorado Rockies
- PG15 Atlanta Braves
Mickey Mantle Masterpiece
- MP1 Mickey Mantle Masterpiece
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