1998 Aurora

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Description[edit]

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[edit]

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

Reviews[edit]

Insertion Ratios[edit]

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[edit]

Promos[edit]

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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[edit]

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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[edit]

Pennant Fever[edit]

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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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[edit]

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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[edit]

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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[edit]

Tony Gwynn Autographed Pennant Fever[edit]

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.