1998 Crown Royale
Description
Crown Royale is a 144-card die-cut set released by Pacific in September, 1998 exclusively to Hobby outlets. All base cards (and most inserts) are die-cut. There are no notable rookie cards in the set.
Distribution
24 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $5.99).
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 144 | - | 4:1 |
| Diamond Knights | 25 | - | one-per-pack |
| Pillars of the Game | 25 | - | one-per-pack |
| Firestone on Baseball | 26 | - | 2:25 |
| All-Stars | 20 | - | 1:25 |
| Home Run Fever | 10 | 374 | 1:73 |
| Cramer's Choice Premiums | 10 | - | one-per-box |
| Cramer's Choice Premiums Autographs | 10 | 10 | ? |
| Firestone on Baseball Autographs | 26 | 8 or 300 | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Garret Anderson
- 2 Jim Edmonds
- 3 Darin Erstad
- 4 Tim Salmon
- 5 Jarrod Washburn
- 6 Dave Dellucci RC
- 7 Travis Lee
- 8 Devon White
- 9 Matt Williams
- 10 Andres Galarraga
- 11 Tom Glavine
- 12 Andruw Jones
- 13 Chipper Jones
- 14 Ryan Klesko
- 15 Javy Lopez
- 16 Greg Maddux
- 17 Walt Weiss
- 18 Roberto Alomar
- 19 Harold Baines
- 20 Eric Davis
- 21 Mike Mussina
- 22 Rafael Palmeiro
- 23 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 24 Nomar Garciaparra
- 25 Pedro Martinez
- 26 Troy O'Leary
- 27 Mo Vaughn
- 28 Tim Wakefield
- 29 Mark Grace
- 30 Mickey Morandini
- 31 Sammy Sosa
- 32 Kerry Wood
- 33 Albert Belle
- 34 Mike Caruso
- 35 Ray Durham
- 36 Frank Thomas
- 37 Robin Ventura
- 38 Bret Boone
- 39 Sean Casey
- 40 Barry Larkin
- 41 Reggie Sanders
- 42 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
- 43 Dave Justice
- 44 Kenny Lofton
- 45 Manny Ramirez
- 46 Jim Thome
- 47 Omar Vizquel
- 48 Jaret Wright
- 49 Dante Bichette
- 50 Ellis Burks
- 51 Vinny Castilla
- 52 Todd Helton
- 53 Larry Walker
- 54 Tony Clark
- 55 Damion Easley
- 56 Bob Higginson
- 57 Cliff Floyd
- 58 Livan Hernandez
- 59 Derrek Lee
- 60 Edgar Renteria
- 61 Moises Alou
- 62 Jeff Bagwell
- 63 Derek Bell
- 64 Craig Biggio
- 65 Johnny Damon
- 66 Jeff King
- 67 Hal Morris
- 68 Dean Palmer
- 69 Bobby Bonilla
- 70 Eric Karros
- 71 Raul Mondesi
- 72 Gary Sheffield
- 73 Jeromy Burnitz
- 74 Jeff Cirillo
- 75 Marquis Grissom
- 76 Fernando Vina
- 77 Marty Cordova
- 78 Pat Meares
- 79 Paul Molitor
- 80 Terry Steinbach
- 81 Todd Walker
- 82 Brad Fullmer
- 83 Vladimir Guerrero
- 84 Carl Pavano
- 85 Rondell White
- 86 Carlos Baerga
- 87 Hideo Nomo
- 88 John Olerud
- 89 Rey Ordonez
- 90 Mike Piazza
- 91 Masato Yoshii RC
- 92 Orlando Hernandez RC
- 93 Hideki Irabu
- 94 Derek Jeter
- 95 Chuck Knoblauch
- 96 Ricky Ledee
- 97 Tino Martinez
- 98 Paul O'Neill
- 99 Bernie Williams
- 100 Jason Giambi
- 101 Ben Grieve
- 102 Rickey Henderson
- 103 Matt Stairs
- 104 Bob Abreu
- 105 Doug Glanville
- 106 Scott Rolen
- 107 Curt Schilling
- 108 Jose Guillen
- 109 Jason Kendall
- 110 Jason Schmidt
- 111 Kevin Young
- 112 Delino DeShields
- 113 Brian Jordan
- 114 Ray Lankford
- 115 Mark McGwire
- 116 Tony Gwynn
- 117 Wally Joyner
- 118 Ruben Rivera
- 119 Greg Vaughn
- 120 Rich Aurilia
- 121 Barry Bonds
- 122 Bill Mueller
- 123 Robb Nen
- 124 Jay Buhner
- 125 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 126 Edgar Martinez
- 127 Shane Monahan
- 128 Alex Rodriguez
- 129 David Segui
- 130 Rolando Arrojo RC
- 131 Wade Boggs
- 132 Quinton McCracken
- 133 Fred McGriff
- 134 Bobby Smith
- 135 Will Clark
- 136 Juan Gonzalez
- 137 Rusty Greer
- 138 Ivan Rodriguez
- 139 Aaron Sele
- 140 John Wetteland
- 141 Jose Canseco
- 142 Roger Clemens
- 143 Carlos Delgado
- 144 Shawn Green
Inserts
Diamond Knights
- 1 Andres Galarraga
- 2 Chipper Jones
- 3 Greg Maddux
- 4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 5 Nomar Garciaparra
- 6 Mo Vaughn
- 7 Kerry Wood
- 8 Frank Thomas
- 9 Vinny Castilla
- 10 Jeff Bagwell
- 11 Craig Biggio
- 12 Paul Molitor
- 13 Mike Piazza
- 14 Orlando Hernandez
- 15 Derek Jeter
- 16 Ricky Ledee
- 17 Mark McGwire
- 18 Tony Gwynn
- 19 Barry Bonds
- 20 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 21 Alex Rodriguez
- 22 Wade Boggs
- 23 Juan Gonzalez
- 24 Ivan Rodriguez
- 25 Jose Canseco
Pillars of the Game
- 1 Jim Edmonds
- 2 Travis Lee
- 3 Chipper Jones
- 4 Greg Maddux / Tom Glavine / John Smoltz
- 5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 6 Nomar Garciaparra
- 7 Roberto Alomar
- 8 Sammy Sosa
- 9 Kerry Wood
- 10 Frank Thomas
- 11 Jim Thome
- 12 Larry Walker
- 13 Moises Alou
- 14 Raul Mondesi
- 15 Mike Piazza
- 16 Hideki Irabu
- 17 Bernie Williams
- 18 Ben Grieve
- 19 Scott Rolen
- 20 Mark McGwire
- 21 Tony Gwynn
- 22 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 23 Alex Rodriguez
- 24 Juan Gonzalez
- 25 Roger Clemens
Firestone on Baseball
This 26-card set features profiles from ESPN's Roy Firestone.
- 1 Travis Lee
- 2 Chipper Jones
- 3 Greg Maddux
- 4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 5 Nomar Garciaparra
- 6 Mo Vaughn
- 7 Kerry Wood
- 8 Frank Thomas
- 9 Manny Ramirez
- 10 Larry Walker
- 11 Gary Sheffield
- 12 Paul Molitor
- 13 Hideo Nomo
- 14 Mike Piazza
- 15 Ben Grieve
- 16 Mark McGwire
- 17 Tony Gwynn
- 18 Barry Bonds
- 19 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 20 Randy Johnson
- 21 Alex Rodriguez
- 22 Wade Boggs
- 23 Juan Gonzalez
- 24 Ivan Rodriguez
- 25 Roger Clemens
- 26 Roy Firestone / Tony Gwynn
All-Stars
- 1 Roberto Alomar
- 2 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 3 Kenny Lofton
- 4 Jim Thome
- 5 Derek Jeter
- 6 David Wells
- 7 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 8 Alex Rodriguez
- 9 Juan Gonzalez
- 10 Ivan Rodriguez
- 11 Gary Sheffield
- 12 Chipper Jones
- 13 Greg Maddux
- 14 Walt Weiss
- 15 Larry Walker
- 16 Craig Biggio
- 17 Mike Piazza
- 18 Mark McGwire
- 19 Tony Gwynn
- 20 Barry Bonds
Home Run Fever
Each Home Run Fever card is serial-numbered to 374 copies, although a number of cards WITHOUT serial numbers have emerged.
- 1 Andres Galarraga
- 2 Sammy Sosa
- 3 Albert Belle
- 4 Jim Thome
- 5 Mark McGwire
- 6 Greg Vaughn
- 7 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 8 Alex Rodriguez
- 9 Juan Gonzalez
- 10 Jose Canseco
Cramer's Choice Premiums
This 10-card set features an all-star team selected by Pacific Trading Cards CEO Mike Cramer. Each card measures 5" X 7" and one card was seeded into each Hobby box as a chiptopper.
- 1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 3 Alex Rodriguez
- 4 Juan Gonzalez
- 5 Travis Lee
- 6 Chipper Jones
- 7 Greg Maddux
- 8 Kerry Wood
- 9 Mark McGwire
- 10 Tony Gwynn
Autographs
Firestone on Baseball Autographs
Roy Firestone autographed a number of cards from his eponymously titled insert set. Each card is limited, but NOT serial-numbered, to only eight copies EXCEPT card #26 which is limited to 300.
- 1 Travis Lee
- 2 Chipper Jones
- 3 Greg Maddux
- 4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 5 Nomar Garciaparra
- 6 Mo Vaughn
- 7 Kerry Wood
- 8 Frank Thomas
- 9 Manny Ramirez
- 10 Larry Walker
- 11 Gary Sheffield
- 12 Paul Molitor
- 13 Hideo Nomo
- 14 Mike Piazza
- 15 Ben Grieve
- 16 Mark McGwire
- 17 Tony Gwynn
- 18 Barry Bonds
- 19 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 20 Randy Johnson
- 21 Alex Rodriguez
- 22 Wade Boggs
- 23 Juan Gonzalez
- 24 Ivan Rodriguez
- 25 Roger Clemens
- 26 Roy Firestone / Tony Gwynn
Cramer's Choice Premiums Autographs
This set parallels the Cramer's Choice set, and were randomly inserted into Hobby boxes as a box topper. Each card is serial-numbered to ten copies and is autographed NOT by the player, but by Mike Cramer.
- 1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 3 Alex Rodriguez
- 4 Juan Gonzalez
- 5 Travis Lee
- 6 Chipper Jones
- 7 Greg Maddux
- 8 Kerry Wood
- 9 Mark McGwire
- 10 Tony Gwynn
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