1998 Topps Chrome
Description
1998 Topps Chrome is a 503-card parallel brand of the 1998 Topps set. For the first time since the brand's introduction in 1996, '98 Chrome parallels the entire Topps flagship set. Also, for the first time, Chrome was released in two series of 282 and 221 cards. In honor of Mickey Mantle, card #7 was not printed.
Each base card has silver borders, as opposed to the Topps set which has gold borders.
Distribution
24 packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $3).
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
Series One
Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
---|---|---|---|
Base | 282 | - | 4:1 |
Refractors | 282 | - | 1:12 |
Baby Boomers | 15 | - | 1:24 |
Baby Boomers Refractor | 15 | - | 1:72 |
Flashback | 10 | - | 1:24 |
Flashback Refractor | 10 | - | 1:72 |
HallBound | 15 | - | 1:24 |
HallBound Refractor | 15 | - | 1:72 |
Series Two
Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
---|---|---|---|
Base | 221 | - | 4:1 |
Refractors | 221 | - | 1:12 |
Rookie Class | 10 | - | 1:12 |
Rookie Class Refractor | 10 | - | 1:24 |
Clout Nine | 9 | - | 1:24 |
Clout Nine Refractor | 9 | - | 1:72 |
Milestones | 10 | - | 1:24 |
Milestones Refractor | 10 | - | 1:72 |
Checklist
Base Set
Series One
- 1 Tony Gwynn
- 2 Larry Walker
- 3 Billy Wagner
- 4 Denny Neagle
- 5 Vladimir Guerrero
- 6 Kevin Brown
- 8 Mariano Rivera
- 9 Tony Clark
- 10 Deion Sanders
- 11 Francisco Cordova
- 12 Matt Williams
- 13 Carlos Baerga
- 14 Mo Vaughn
- 15 Bobby Witt
- 16 Matt Stairs
- 17 Chan Ho Park
- 18 Mike Bordick
- 19 Michael Tucker
- 20 Frank Thomas
- 21 Roberto Clemente
- 22 Dmitri Young RCup
- 23 Steve Trachsel
- 24 Jeff Kent
- 25 Scott Rolen RCup
- 26 John Thomson
- 27 Joe Vitiello
- 28 Eddie Guardado
- 29 Charlie Hayes
- 30 Juan Gonzalez
- 31 Garret Anderson
- 32 John Jaha
- 33 Omar Vizquel
- 34 Brian L. Hunter
- 35 Jeff Bagwell
- 36 Mark Lemke
- 37 Doug Glanville
- 38 Dan Wilson
- 39 Steve Cooke
- 40 Chili Davis
- 41 Mike Cameron
- 42 F.P. Santangelo
- 43 Brad Ausmus
- 44 Gary DiSarcina
- 45 Pat Hentgen
- 46 Wilton Guerrero RCup
- 47 Devon White
- 48 Danny Patterson
- 49 Pat Meares
- 50 Rafael Palmeiro
- 51 Mark Gardner
- 52 Jeff Blauser
- 53 Dave Hollins
- 54 Carlos Garcia
- 55 Ben McDonald
- 56 John Mabry
- 57 Trevor Hoffman
- 58 Tony Fernandez
- 59 Rich Loiselle RC
- 60 Mark Leiter
- 61 Pat Kelly
- 62 John Flaherty
- 63 Roger Bailey
- 64 Tom Gordon
- 65 Ryan Klesko
- 66 Darryl Hamilton
- 67 Jim Eisenreich
- 68 Butch Huskey
- 69 Mark Grudzielanek
- 70 Marquis Grissom
- 71 Mark McLemore
- 72 Gary Gaetti
- 73 Greg Gagne
- 74 Lyle Mouton
- 75 Jim Edmonds
- 76 Shawn Green
- 77 Greg Vaughn
- 78 Terry Adams
- 79 Kevin Polcovich
- 80 Troy O'Leary
- 81 Jeff Shaw
- 82 Rich Becker
- 83 David Wells
- 84 Steve Karsay
- 85 Charles Nagy
- 86 B.J. Surhoff
- 87 Jamey Wright
- 88 James Baldwin
- 89 Edgardo Alfonzo
- 90 Jay Buhner
- 91 Brady Anderson
- 92 Scott Servais
- 93 Edgar Renteria
- 94 Mike Lieberthal
- 95 Rick Aguilera
- 96 Walt Weiss
- 97 Deivi Cruz
- 98 Kurt Abbott
- 99 Henry Rodriguez
- 100 Mike Piazza
- 101 Billy Taylor
- 102 Todd Zeile
- 103 Rey Ordonez
- 104 Willie Greene
- 105 Tony Womack
- 106 Mike Sweeney
- 107 Jeffrey Hammonds
- 108 Kevin Orie
- 109 Alex Gonzalez
- 110 Jose Canseco
- 111 Paul Sorrento
- 112 Joey Hamilton
- 113 Brad Radke
- 114 Steve Avery
- 115 Esteban Loaiza
- 116 Stan Javier
- 117 Chris Gomez
- 118 Royce Clayton
- 119 Orlando Merced
- 120 Kevin Appier
- 121 Melvin Nieves
- 122 Joe Girardi
- 123 Rico Brogna
- 124 Kent Mercker
- 125 Manny Ramirez
- 126 Jeromy Burnitz
- 127 Kevin Foster
- 128 Matt Morris
- 129 Jason Dickson RCup
- 130 Tom Glavine
- 131 Wally Joyner
- 132 Rick Reed
- 133 Todd Jones
- 134 Dave Martinez
- 135 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
- 136 Mike Lansing
- 137 Sean Berry
- 138 Doug Jones
- 139 Todd Stottlemyre
- 140 Jay Bell
- 141 Jaime Navarro
- 142 Chris Hoiles
- 143 Joey Cora
- 144 Scott Spiezio
- 145 Joe Carter
- 146 Jose Guillen RCup
- 147 Damion Easley
- 148 Lee Stevens
- 149 Alex Fernandez
- 150 Randy Johnson
- 151 J.T. Snow
- 152 Chuck Finley
- 153 Bernard Gilkey
- 154 David Segui
- 155 Dante Bichette
- 156 Kevin Stocker
- 157 Carl Everett
- 158 Jose Valentin
- 159 Pokey Reese
- 160 Derek Jeter
- 161 Roger Pavlik
- 162 Mark Wohlers
- 163 Ricky Bottalico
- 164 Ozzie Guillen
- 165 Mike Mussina
- 166 Gary Sheffield
- 167 Hideo Nomo
- 168 Mark Grace
- 169 Aaron Sele
- 170 Darryl Kile
- 171 Shawn Estes
- 172 Vinny Castilla
- 173 Ron Coomer
- 174 Jose Rosado
- 175 Kenny Lofton
- 176 Jason Giambi
- 177 Hal Morris
- 178 Darren Bragg
- 179 Orel Hershiser
- 180 Ray Lankford
- 181 Hideki Irabu
- 182 Kevin Young
- 183 Javy Lopez
- 184 Jeff Montgomery
- 185 Mike Holtz RCup
- 186 George Williams
- 187 Cal Eldred
- 188 Tom Candiotti
- 189 Glenallen Hill
- 190 Brian Giles
- 191 Dave Mlicki
- 192 Garrett Stephenson
- 193 Jeff Frye
- 194 Joe Oliver
- 195 Bob Hamelin
- 196 Luis Sojo
- 197 LaTroy Hawkins
- 198 Kevin Elster
- 199 Jeff Reed
- 200 Dennis Eckersley
- 201 Bill Mueller
- 202 Russ Davis
- 203 Armando Benitez
- 204 Quilvio Veras
- 205 Tim Naehring
- 206 Quinton McCracken
- 207 Raul Casanova
- 208 Matt Lawton
- 209 Luis Alicea
- 210 Luis Gonzalez
- 211 Allen Watson
- 212 Gerald Williams
- 213 David Bell
- 214 Todd Hollandsworth
- 215 Wade Boggs
- 216 Jose Mesa
- 217 Jamie Moyer
- 218 Darren Daulton
- 219 Mickey Morandini
- 220 Rusty Greer
- 221 Jim Bullinger
- 222 Jose Offerman
- 223 Matt Karchner
- 224 Woody Williams
- 225 Mark Loretta
- 226 Mike Hampton
- 227 Willie Adams
- 228 Scott Hatteberg RCup
- 229 Rich Amaral
- 230 Terry Steinbach
- 231 Glendon Rusch
- 232 Bret Boone
- 233 Robert Person
- 234 Jose Hernandez
- 235 Doug Drabek
- 236 Jason McDonald
- 237 Chris Widger
- 238 Tom Martin
- 239 Dave Burba
- 240 Pete Rose, Jr. RC
- 241 Bobby Ayala
- 242 Tim Wakefield
- 243 Dennis Springer RC
- 244 Tim Belcher
Draft Picks
- 246 Lance Berkman / Glenn Davis
- 247 Vernon Wells / Aaron Akin
- 248 Adam Kennedy / Jason Romano
- 249 Jason Dellaero / Troy Cameron
Expansion Team Prospects
- 250 Jared Sandberg / Alex Sanchez
- 251 Pablo Ortega / James Manias
- 252 Mike Stoner / Jason Conti
- 253 John Patterson / Larry Rodriguez
Prospects
NOTE: These cards have gold borders.
- 254 Ryan Minor / Adrian Beltre / Aaron Boone
- 255 Ben Grieve / Dermal Brown / Brian Buchanan
- 256 Kerry Wood / Carl Pavano / Gil Meche
- 257 David Ortiz / Richie Sexson / Daryle Ward
- 258 Juan Encarnacion / Randy Winn / Andrew Vessel
- 259 Travis Smith / Kris Benson / Courtney Duncan
- 260 Chad Hermansen / Brent Butler / Warren Morris
- 261 Ben Davis / Eli Marrero / Ramon Hernandez
- 262 Russ Johnson / Russell Branyan / Eric Chavez
- 263 Ryan Jackson / Todd Dunwoody / John Barnes
- 264 Brian Fuentes / Matt Clement / Roy Halladay
Season Highlights
- 265 Randy Johnson
- 266 Kevin Brown
- 267 Ricardo Rincon / Francisco Cordova
- 268 Nomar Garciaparra
- 269 Tino Martinez
Interleague Play
- 270 Chuck Knoblauch
- 271 Pedro Martinez
- 272 Denny Neagle
- 273 Juan Gonzalez
- 274 Andres Galarraga
Checklists
- 275 Checklist 1-181
- 276 Checklist 182-283 / Inserts
1997 World Series
- 277 Moises Alou
- 278 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
- 279 Gary Sheffield
- 280 Matt Williams
- 281 Livan Hernandez
- 282 Chad Ogea
- 283 Florida Marlins
Series Two
- 284 Tino Martinez
- 285 Roberto Alomar
- 286 Jeff King
- 287 Brian Jordan
- 288 Darin Erstad
- 289 Ken Caminiti
- 290 Jim Thome
- 291 Paul Molitor
- 292 Ivan Rodriguez
- 293 Bernie Williams
- 294 Todd Hundley
- 295 Andres Galarraga
- 296 Greg Maddux
- 297 Edgar Martinez
- 298 Ron Gant
- 299 Derek Bell
- 300 Roger Clemens
- 301 Rondell White
- 302 Barry Larkin
- 303 Robin Ventura
- 304 Jason Kendall
- 305 Chipper Jones
- 306 John Franco
- 307 Sammy Sosa
- 308 Troy Percival
- 309 Chuck Knoblauch
- 310 Ellis Burks
- 311 Al Martin
- 312 Tim Salmon
- 313 Moises Alou
- 314 Lance Johnson
- 315 Justin Thompson
- 316 Will Clark
- 317 Barry Bonds
- 318 Craig Biggio
- 319 John Smoltz
- 320 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 321 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 322 Paul O'Neill
- 323 Todd Helton
- 324 John Olerud
- 325 Mark McGwire
- 326 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- 327 Jeff Cirillo
- 328 Dean Palmer
- 329 John Wetteland
- 330 Steve Finley
- 331 Albert Belle
- 332 Curt Schilling
- 333 Raul Mondesi
- 334 Andruw Jones RCup
- 335 Nomar Garciaparra RCup
- 336 David Justice
- 337 Andy Pettitte
- 338 Pedro Martinez
- 339 Travis Miller
- 340 Chris Stynes
- 341 Gregg Jefferies
- 342 Jeff Fassero
- 343 Craig Counsell
- 344 Wilson Alvarez
- 345 Bip Roberts
- 346 Kelvim Escobar
- 347 Mark Bellhorn
- 348 Cory Lidle RC
- 349 Fred McGriff
- 350 Chuck Carr
- 351 Bobby Abreu
- 352 Juan Guzman
- 353 Fernando Vina
- 354 Andy Benes
- 355 Dave Nilsson
- 356 Bobby Bonilla
- 357 Ismael Valdes
- 358 Carlos Perez
- 359 Kirk Rueter
- 360 Bartolo Colon
- 361 Mel Rojas
- 362 Johnny Damon
- 363 Geronimo Berroa
- 364 Reggie Sanders
- 365 Jermaine Allensworth
- 366 Orlando Cabrera
- 367 Jorge Fabregas
- 368 Scott Stahoviak
- 369 Ken Cloude
- 370 Donovan Osborne
- 371 Roger Cedeno
- 372 Neifi Perez
- 373 Chris Holt
- 374 Cecil Fielder
- 375 Marty Cordova
- 376 Tom Goodwin
- 377 Jeff Suppan
- 378 Jeff Brantley
- 379 Mark Langston
- 380 Shane Reynolds
- 381 Mike Fetters
- 382 Todd Greene
- 383 Ray Durham
- 384 Carlos Delgado
- 385 Jeff D'Amico
- 386 Brian McRae
- 387 Alan Benes
- 388 Heathcliff Slocumb
- 389 Eric Young
- 390 Travis Fryman
- 391 David Cone
- 392 Otis Nixon
- 393 Jeremi Gonzalez
- 394 Jeff Juden
- 395 Jose Vizcaino
- 396 Ugueth Urbina
- 397 Ramon Martinez
- 398 Robb Nen
- 399 Harold Baines
- 400 Delino DeShields
- 401 John Burkett
- 402 Sterling Hitchcock
- 403 Mark Clark
- 404 Terrell Wade
- 405 Scott Brosius
- 406 Chad Curtis
- 407 Brian Johnson
- 408 Roberto Kelly
- 409 David Dellucci RC
- 410 Michael Tucker
- 411 Mark Kotsay
- 412 Mark Lewis
- 413 Ryan McGuire
- 414 Shawon Dunston
- 415 Brad Rigby
- 416 Scott Erickson
- 417 Bobby Jones
- 418 Darren Oliver
- 419 John Smiley
- 420 T.J. Mathews
- 421 Dustin Hermanson
- 422 Mike Timlin
- 423 Willie Blair
- 424 Manny Alexander
- 425 Bob Tewksbury
- 426 Pete Schourek
- 427 Reggie Jefferson
- 428 Ed Sprague
- 429 Jeff Conine
- 430 Roberto Hernandez
- 431 Tom Pagnozzi
- 432 Jaret Wright
- 433 Livan Hernandez
- 434 Andy Ashby
- 435 Todd Dunn
- 436 Bobby Higginson
- 437 Rod Beck
- 438 Jim Leyritz
- 439 Matt Williams
- 440 Brett Tomko
- 441 Joe Randa
- 442 Chris Carpenter
- 443 Dennis Reyes
- 444 Al Leiter
- 445 Jason Schmidt
- 446 Ken Hill
- 447 Shannon Stewart
- 448 Enrique Wilson
- 449 Fernando Tatis
- 450 Jimmy Key
- 451 Darrin Fletcher
- 452 John Valentin
- 453 Kevin Tapani
- 454 Eric Karros
- 455 Jay Bell
- 456 Walt Weiss
- 457 Devon White
- 458 Carl Pavano
- 459 Mike Lansing
- 460 John Flaherty
- 461 Richard Hidalgo
- 462 Quinton McCracken
- 463 Karim Garcia
- 464 Miguel Cairo
- 465 Edwin Diaz
- 466 Bobby Smith
- 467 Yamil Benitez
- 468 Rich Butler RC
- 469 Ben Ford RC
- 470 Bubba Trammell
- 471 Brent Brede
- 472 Brooks Kieschnick
- 473 Carlos Castillo
Season Highlights
- 474 Brad Radke
- 475 Roger Clemens
- 476 Curt Schilling
- 477 John Olerud
- 478 Mark McGwire
Interleague Preview
- 479 Mike Piazza / Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 480 Jeff Bagwell / Frank Thomas
- 481 Chipper Jones / Nomar Garciaparra
- 482 Larry Walker / Juan Gonzalez
- 483 Gary Sheffield / Tino Martinez
Prospects
- 484 Derrick Gibson / Michael Coleman / Norm Hutchins
- 485 Brian Rose / Braden Looper / Cliff Politte
- 486 Eric Milton / Jason Marquis / Corey Lee
- 487 Robert Fick / Mark Osborne / A.J. Hinch
- 488 Aramis Ramirez / Alex Gonzalez / Sean Casey
Draft Picks
- 489 Tim Drew / Donnie Bridges
- 490 Darnell McDonald / Ntema Ndungidi
- 491 Ryan Anderson / Mark Mangum
- 492 J.J. Davis / Troy Glaus
- 493 Jayson Werth / Dan Reichert
- 494 John Curtice / Michael Cuddyer
- 495 Jack Cust / Jason Standridge
Expansion Prospects
- 496 Brian Anderson
- 497 Tony Saunders
- 498 Jhensy Sandoval / Vladimir Nunez
- 499 Brad Penny / Nick Bierbrodt
- 500 Dustin Carr / Luis Cruz
- 501 Cedrick Bowers / Marcus McCain
Checklists
- 502 Checklist 284-427
- 503 Checklist 428-504 / Inserts
- 504 Alex Rodriguez
Parallels
All 503 base cards are available in a Refractor parallel.
Inserts
All inserts are available in a Refractor parallel.
Baby Boomers
- BB1 Derek Jeter
- BB2 Scott Rolen
- BB3 Nomar Garciaparra
- BB4 Jose Cruz
- BB5 Darin Erstad
- BB6 Todd Helton
- BB7 Tony Clark
- BB8 Jose Guillen
- BB9 Andruw Jones
- BB10 Vladimir Guerrero
- BB11 Mark Kotsay
- BB12 Todd Greene
- BB13 Andy Pettitte
- BB14 Justin Thompson
- BB15 Alan Benes
Flashback
- FB1 Barry Bonds
- FB2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- FB3 Paul Molitor
- FB4 Randy Johnson
- FB5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- FB6 Tony Gwynn
- FB7 Kenny Lofton
- FB8 Gary Sheffield
- FB9 Deion Sanders
- FB10 Brady Anderson
Hallbound
- HB1 Paul Molitor
- HB2 Tony Gwynn
- HB3 Wade Boggs
- HB4 Roger Clemens
- HB5 Dennis Eckersley
- HB6 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- HB7 Greg Maddux
- HB8 Rickey Henderson
- HB9 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- HB10 Frank Thomas
- HB11 Mark McGwire
- HB12 Barry Bonds
- HB13 Mike Piazza
- HB14 Juan Gonzalez
- HB15 Randy Johnson
Rookie Class
- R1 Travis Lee
- R2 Richard Hidalgo
- R3 Todd Helton
- R4 Paul Konerko
- R5 Mark Kotsay
- R6 Derrek Lee
- R7 Eli Marrero
- R8 Fernando Tatis
- R9 Juan Encarnacion
- R10 Ben Grieve
Clout Nine
- C1 Edgar Martinez
- C2 Mike Piazza
- C3 Frank Thomas
- C4 Craig Biggio
- C5 Vinny Castilla
- C6 Jeff Blauser
- C7 Barry Bonds
- C8 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- C9 Larry Walker
Milestones
- MS1 Barry Bonds
- MS2 Roger Clemens
- MS3 Dennis Eckersley
- MS4 Juan Gonzalez
- MS5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- MS6 Tony Gwynn
- MS7 Greg Maddux
- MS8 Mark McGwire
- MS9 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- MS10 Frank Thomas
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