Description

1998 Aurora (by Pacific Trading Cards) is a 200-card set released in the Spring of 1998. Along with 1998 Paramount, Aurora was one of Pacific's first English-only baseball card products, and therefore was not licensed by MLB Properties. (Pacific did have an MLBP license, but only to produce cards in Spanish.) Despite the lack of a license, Pacific did not bother to airbrush any MLB logos or trademarks.

Distribution

24 packs, plus one "Cel-Cube" per box; six cards per pack. (MSRP: $2.99)

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	200	-	5:1	5:1
Cubes	20	-	one-per-box	N/A
Pennant Fever	50	-	one-per-pack	one-per-pack
Pennant Fever Red	50	-	N/A	1:4
Pennant Fever Silver	50	250	N/A	?
Pennant Fever Platinum Blue	50	100	?	?
Pennant Fever Copper	50	20	?	?
On Deck Laser Cuts	20	-	4:37	4:37
Hardball Cel-Fusions	20	-	1:73	1:73
Kings of the Major Leagues	10	-	1:361	1:361
Tony Gywnn Autographed Pennant Fever	3	one-of-one	?	?

Checklist

Promos

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This card of Tony Gwynn was distributed to dealers and hobby media to preview the Aurora product. It's identical in design to Aurora's base card except for the word "SAMPLE" printed on the card back in the area typically designated for a card number.

SAMPLE Tony Gwynn

Base Set

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1 Garret Anderson
2 Jim Edmonds
3 Darin Erstad
4 Cecil Fielder
5 Chuck Finley
6 Todd Greene
7 Ken Hill
8 Tim Salmon
9 Roberto Alomar
10 Brady Anderson
11 Joe Carter
12 Mike Mussina
13 Rafael Palmeiro
14 Cal Ripken, Jr.
15 B.J. Surhoff
16 Steve Avery
17 Nomar Garciaparra
18 Pedro Martinez
19 John Valentin
20 Jason Varitek
21 Mo Vaughn
22 Albert Belle
23 Ray Durham
24 Magglio Ordonez
25 Frank Thomas
26 Robin Ventura
27 Sandy Alomar
28 Travis Fryman
29 Dwight Gooden
30 Dave Justice
31 Kenny Lofton
32 Manny Ramirez
33 Jim Thome
34 Omar Vizquel
35 Enrique Wilson
36 Jaret Wright
37 Tony Clark
38 Bob Higginson
39 Brian Hunter
40 Bip Roberts
41 Justin Thompson
42 Jeff Conine
43 Johnny Damon
44 Jermaine Dye
45 Jeff King
46 Jeff Montgomery
47 Hal Morris
48 Dean Palmer
49 Terry Pendleton
50 Rick Aguilera
51 Marty Cordova
52 Paul Molitor
53 Otis Nixon
54 Brad Radke
55 Terry Steinbach
56 Todd Walker
57 Chili Davis
58 Derek Jeter
59 Chuck Knoblauch
60 Tino Martinez
61 Paul O'Neill
62 Andy Pettitte
63 Mariano Rivera
64 Bernie Williams
65 Jason Giambi
66 Ben Grieve
67 Rickey Henderson
68 A.J. Hinch
69 Kenny Rogers
70 Jay Buhner
71 Joey Cora
72 Ken Griffey, Jr.
73 Randy Johnson
74 Edgar Martinez
75 Jamie Moyer
76 Alex Rodriguez
77 David Segui
78 Rolando Arrojo
79 Wade Boggs
80 Roberto Hernandez
81 Dave Martinez
82 Fred McGriff
83 Paul Sorrento
84 Kevin Stocker
85 Will Clark
86 Juan Gonzalez
87 Tom Goodwin
88 Rusty Greer
89 Ivan Rodriguez
90 John Wetteland
91 Jose Canseco
92 Roger Clemens
93 Jose Cruz
94 Carlos Delgado
95 Pat Hentgen
96 Jay Bell
97 Andy Benes
98 Karim Garcia
99 Travis Lee
100 Devon White
101 Matt Williams
102 Andres Galarraga
103 Tom Glavine
104 Andruw Jones
105 Chipper Jones
106 Ryan Klesko
107 Javy Lopez
108 Greg Maddux
109 Walt Weiss
110 Rod Beck
111 Jeff Blauser
112 Mark Grace
113 Lance Johnson
114 Mickey Morandini
115 Henry Rodriguez
116 Sammy Sosa
117 Kerry Wood
118 Lenny Harris
119 Damian Jackson
120 Barry Larkin
121 Reggie Sanders
122 Brett Tomko
123 Dante Bichette
124 Ellis Burks
125 Vinny Castilla
126 Todd Helton
127 Darryl Kile
128 Larry Walker
129 Bobby Bonilla
130 Livan Hernandez
131 Charles Johnson
132 Derrek Lee
133 Edgar Renteria
134 Gary Sheffield
135 Moises Alou
136 Jeff Bagwell
137 Derek Bell
138 Craig Biggio
139 John Halama
140 Mike Hampton
141 Richard Hidalgo
142 Wilton Guerrero
143 Todd Hollandsworth
144 Eric Karros
145 Paul Konerko
146 Raul Mondesi
147 Hideo Nomo
148 Chan Ho Park
149 Mike Piazza
150 Jeromy Burnitz
151 Todd Dunn
152 Marquis Grissom
153 John Jaha
154 Dave Nilsson
155 Fernando Vina
156 Mark Grudzielanek
157 Vladimir Guerrero
158 F.P. Santangelo
159 Jose Vidro
160 Rondell White
161 Edgardo Alfonzo
162 Carlos Baerga
163 John Franco
164 Todd Hundley
165 Brian McRae
166 John Olerud
167 Rey Ordonez
168 Masato Yoshii
169 Ricky Bottalico
170 Doug Glanville
171 Gregg Jefferies
172 Desi Relaford
173 Scott Rolen
174 Curt Schilling
175 Jose Guillen
176 Jason Kendall
177 Al Martin
178 Doug Strange
179 Kevin Young
180 Royce Clayton
181 Delino DeShields
182 Gary Gaetti
183 Ron Gant
184 Brian Jordan
185 Ray Lankford
186 Willie McGee
187 Mark McGwire
188 Kevin Brown
189 Ken Caminiti
190 Steve Finley
191 Tony Gwynn
192 Wally Joyner
193 Ruben Rivera
194 Quilvio Veras
195 Barry Bonds
196 Shawn Estes
197 Orel Hershiser
198 Jeff Kent
199 Robb Nen
200 J.T. Snow

Inserts

Pennant Fever

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This 50-card set was inserted at the rate of one-per-pack. In addition, each card is also available in the following inserts:

Red (retail only)
Silver (serial-numbered to 250 copies, retail only)
Platinum Blue (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
Copper (serial-numbered to 20 copies)

1 Tony Gwynn
2 Derek Jeter
3 Alex Rodriguez
4 Paul Molitor
5 Nomar Garciaparra
6 Jeff Bagwell
7 Ivan Rodriguez
8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
9 Matt Williams
10 Chipper Jones
11 Edgar Martinez
12 Wade Boggs
13 Paul Konerko
14 Ben Grieve
15 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
16 Travis Lee
17 Scott Rolen
18 Ryan Klesko
19 Juan Gonzalez
20 Albert Belle
21 Roger Clemens
22 Javy Lopez
23 Jose Cruz
24 Ken Griffey, Jr.
25 Mark McGwire
26 Brady Anderson
27 Jaret Wright
28 Roberto Alomar
29 Joe Carter
30 Hideo Nomo
31 Mike Piazza
32 Andres Galarraga
33 Larry Walker
34 Tim Salmon
35 Frank Thomas
36 Moises Alou
37 Dave Justice
38 Manny Ramirez
39 Jim Edmonds
40 Barry Bonds
41 Jim Thome
42 Mo Vaughn
43 Rafael Palmeiro
44 Darin Erstad
45 Pedro Martinez
46 Greg Maddux
47 Jose Canseco
48 Vladimir Guerrero
49 Bernie Williams
50 Randy Johnson

Cubes

Randomly inserted into each sealed Hobby box is one of 20 three-dimensional "Cubes" inserts. Each Cubes measures 1 1/4" X 1 1/4" X 1 3/4".

1 Travis Lee
2 Chipper Jones
3 Greg Maddux
4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
5 Nomar Garciaparra
6 Frank Thomas
7 Manny Ramirez
8 Larry Walker
9 Hideo Nomo
10 Mike Piazza
11 Derek Jeter
12 Ben Grieve
13 Mark McGwire
14 Tony Gwynn
15 Barry Bonds
16 Ken Griffey, Jr.
17 Alex Rodriguez
18 Wade Boggs
19 Juan Gonzalez
20 Jose Cruz

On-Deck Laser Cuts

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1 Travis Lee
2 Chipper Jones
3 Greg Maddux
4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
5 Nomar Garciaparra
6 Frank Thomas
7 Manny Ramirez
8 Larry Walker
9 Hideo Nomo
10 Mike Piazza
11 Derek Jeter
12 Ben Grieve
13 Mark McGwire
14 Tony Gwynn
15 Barry Bonds
16 Ken Griffey, Jr.
17 Alex Rodriguez
18 Wade Boggs
19 Juan Gonzalez
20 Jose Cruz

Hardball Cel-Fusions

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1 Travis Lee
2 Chipper Jones
3 Greg Maddux
4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
5 Nomar Garciaparra
6 Frank Thomas
7 Dave Justice
8 Jeff Bagwell
9 Hideo Nomo
10 Mike Piazza
11 Derek Jeter
12 Ben Grieve
13 Scott Rolen
14 Mark McGwire
15 Tony Gwynn
16 Ken Griffey, Jr.
17 Alex Rodriguez
18 Ivan Rodriguez
19 Roger Clemens
20 Jose Cruz

Kings of the Major Leagues

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1 Chipper Jones
2 Greg Maddux
3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
4 Nomar Garciaparra
5 Frank Thomas
6 Mike Piazza
7 Mark McGwire
8 Tony Gwynn
9 Ken Griffey, Jr.
10 Alex Rodriguez

Autographs

Tony Gwynn Autographed Pennant Fever

Tony Gwynn autographed one, and only one, copy of his Pennant Fever Copper, Platinum Blue, and Silver cards for random insertion into packs. It is unknown if any of these three cards have ever surfaced on the secondary market.

Aurora
1998 - 1999 - 2000