1997 Studio

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Description[edit]

1997 Studio is a 165-card set, issued in August, 1997. Each pack, which resembles an express mail envelope, contained five standard-sized cards and one 8x10 Studio Portrait. It is believed that the following base cards: 112, 133, 137, 147 and 161 were short printed.

Distribution[edit]

18 packs per box, five cards plus one 8 X 10 Studio Portrait per pack (MSRP: $2.99)

Reviews[edit]

Insertion Ratios[edit]

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Odds
Base 165 - ?
Silver Press Proofs 165 1500 ?
Gold Press Proofs 165 500 ?
8 X 10 Portraits 24 - 1:1
Hard Hats 24 5000 ?
Master Strokes 24 2000 ?
Master Strokes 8 X 10 24 5000 ?
Autographs 3 varies ?

Checklist[edit]

Base Set[edit]

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  • 1 Frank Thomas
  • 2 Gary Sheffield
  • 3 Jason Isringhausen
  • 4 Ron Gant
  • 5 Andy Pettitte
  • 6 Todd Hollandsworth
  • 7 Troy Percival
  • 8 Mark McGwire
  • 9 Barry Larkin
  • 10 Ken Caminiti
  • 11 Paul Molitor
  • 12 Travis Fryman
  • 13 Kevin Brown
  • 14 Robin Ventura
  • 15 Andres Galarraga
  • 16 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 17 Roger Clemens
  • 18 Alan Benes
  • 19 Dave Justice
  • 20 Damon Buford
  • 21 Mike Piazza
  • 22 Ray Durham
  • 23 Billy Wagner
  • 24 Dean Palmer
  • 25 David Cone
  • 26 Ruben Sierra
  • 27 Henry Rodriguez
  • 28 Ray Lankford
  • 29 Jamey Wright
  • 30 Brady Anderson
  • 31 Tino Martinez
  • 32 Manny Ramirez
  • 33 Jeff Conine
  • 34 Dante Bichette
  • 35 Jose Canseco
  • 36 Mo Vaughn
  • 37 Sammy Sosa
  • 38 Mark Grudzielanek
  • 39 Mike Mussina
  • 40 Bill Pulsipher
  • 41 Ryne Sandberg
  • 42 Rickey Henderson
  • 43 Alex Rodriguez
  • 44 Eddie Murray
  • 45 Ernie Young
  • 46 Joey Hamilton
  • 47 Wade Boggs
  • 48 Rusty Greer
  • 49 Carlos Delgado
  • 50 Ellis Burks
  • 51 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 52 Alex Fernandez
  • 53 Wally Joyner
  • 54 James Baldwin
  • 55 Juan Gonzalez
  • 56 John Smoltz
  • 57 Omar Vizquel
  • 58 Shane Reynolds
  • 59 Barry Bonds
  • 60 Jason Kendall
  • 61 Marty Cordova
  • 62 Charles Johnson
  • 63 John Jaha
  • 64 Chan Ho Park
  • 65 Jermaine Allensworth
  • 66 Mark Grace
  • 67 Tim Salmon
  • 68 Edgar Martinez
  • 69 Marquis Grissom
  • 70 Craig Biggio
  • 71 Bob Higginson
  • 72 Kevin Seitzer
  • 73 Hideo Nomo
  • 74 Dennis Eckersley
  • 75 Bobby Bonilla
  • 76 Dwight Gooden
  • 77 Jeff Cirillo
  • 78 Brian McRae
  • 79 Chipper Jones
  • 80 Jeff Fassero
  • 81 Fred McGriff
  • 82 Garret Anderson
  • 83 Eric Karros
  • 84 Derek Bell
  • 85 Kenny Lofton
  • 86 John Mabry
  • 87 Pat Hentgen
  • 88 Greg Maddux
  • 89 Jason Giambi
  • 90 Al Martin
  • 91 Derek Jeter
  • 92 Rey Ordonez
  • 93 Will Clark
  • 94 Kevin Appier
  • 95 Roberto Alomar
  • 96 Joe Carter
  • 97 Bernie Williams
  • 98 Albert Belle
  • 99 Greg Vaughn
  • 100 Tony Clark
  • 101 Matt Williams
  • 102 Jeff Bagwell
  • 103 Reggie Sanders
  • 104 Mariano Rivera
  • 105 Larry Walker
  • 106 Shawn Green
  • 107 Alex Ochoa
  • 108 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 109 Eric Young
  • 110 Javy Lopez
  • 111 Brian Hunter
  • 112 Raul Mondesi
  • 113 Randy Johnson
  • 114 Tony Phillips
  • 115 Carlos Garcia
  • 116 Moises Alou
  • 117 Paul O'Neill
  • 118 Jim Thome
  • 119 Jermaine Dye
  • 120 Wilson Alvarez
  • 121 Rondell White
  • 122 Michael Tucker
  • 123 Mike Lansing
  • 124 Tony Gwynn
  • 125 Ryan Klesko
  • 126 Jim Edmonds
  • 127 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 128 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 129 Jay Buhner
  • 130 Tom Glavine
  • 131 Julio Franco
  • 132 Cecil Fielder
  • 133 Paul Wilson
  • 134 Deion Sanders
  • 135 Alex Gonzalez
  • 136 Charles Nagy
  • 137 Andy Ashby
  • 138 Edgar Renteria
  • 139 Pedro Martinez
  • 140 Brian Jordan
  • 141 Todd Hundley
  • 142 Marc Newfield
  • 143 Darryl Strawberry
  • 144 Dan Wilson
  • 145 Brian Giles RC
  • 146 F.P. Santangelo
  • 147 Shannon Stewart
  • 148 Scott Spiezio
  • 149 Andruw Jones
  • 150 Karim Garcia
  • 151 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 152 George Arias
  • 153 Brooks Kieschnick
  • 154 Todd Walker
  • 155 Scott Rolen
  • 156 Todd Greene
  • 157 Dmitri Young
  • 158 Ruben Rivera
  • 159 Bartolo Colon
  • 160 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 161 Bob Abreu
  • 162 Darin Erstad
  • 163 Ken Griffey, Jr. CL
  • 164 Frank Thomas CL
  • 165 Alex Rodriguez CL

Parallels[edit]

Press Proofs[edit]

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Each of the 165 base cards is available in the following "Press Proof" parallels.

  • Silver Press Proof (limited to 1500 copies)
  • Gold Press Proof (limited to 500 copies)

NOTE: None of the Press Proofs are serial-numbered.

8 X 10 Portraits[edit]

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Each pack contained one 8 X 10 "Portrait." The 24-card set is, essentially, an over-sized partial parallel.

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

Inserts[edit]

Hard Hats[edit]

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This 24-card set features acetate cards die-cut to resemble a batting helmet. Only 5000 serial-numbered copies were produced. The entire 24-card set was also issued as promo cards. The promos are all serial-numbered "XXXX/5000."

  • 1 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 2 Albert Belle
  • 3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 4 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 5 Frank Thomas
  • 6 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 7 Todd Walker
  • 8 Alex Rodriguez
  • 9 Jim Thome
  • 10 Mike Piazza
  • 11 Barry Larkin
  • 12 Chipper Jones
  • 13 Derek Jeter
  • 14 Matt Williams
  • 15 Jason Giambi
  • 16 Tim Salmon
  • 17 Brady Anderson
  • 18 Rondell White
  • 19 Bernie Williams
  • 20 Juan Gonzalez
  • 21 Karim Garcia
  • 22 Scott Rolen
  • 23 Darin Erstad
  • 24 Brian Jordan

Master Strokes[edit]

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This 24-card set features cards printed on a canvas-like substance. Each card is serial-numbered to 2000 copies. In addition an 8 X 10 parallel of the set was also produced. Each 8 X 10 is serial-numbered to 5000 copies.

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

Autographs & Game-Used[edit]

Autographs[edit]

Donruss had three players autograph a limited number of their 8 X 10 Portraits for random insertion. Each card is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below, and each card has a special silver foil "Autographed Signature" stamp on the front. In addition, the first 100 copies of each card were signed in blue ink, the remainder in black.

  • 12 Todd Walker 1250
  • 21 Vladimir Guerrero 500
  • 24 Scott Rolen 1000