1999 Aurora

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Description[edit]

1999 Aurora is a 200-card set released by Pacific Trading Cards in April 1999.

Distribution[edit]

Hobby: 36 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99).

Retail: 24 packs per box, six cards per pack.

Reviews[edit]

Insertion Ratios[edit]

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 200 - ? ?
Red 200 - N/A 4:25
Opening Day 200 31 1:24 N/A
Pennant Fever 20 - 4:37 4:37
Pennant Fever Silver 20 250 N/A ?
Pennant Fever Platinum Blue 20 100 ? ?
Pennant Fever Copper 20 20 ? N/A
On Deck Laser-Cuts 20 - 4:37 N/A
Styrotechs 20 - 1:37 1:37
Kings of the Major Leagues 10 - 1:361 1:361
Complete Players 20 299 ? ?
Pennant Fever Tony Gwynn Autograph 1 97 ? ?
Pennant Fever Tony Gwynn Autograph Silver 1 one-of-one ? ?
Pennant Fever Tony Gwynn Autograph Platinum Blue 1 one-of-one ? ?
Pennant Fever Tony Gwynn Autograph Copper 1 one-of-one ? ?

Checklist[edit]

Base Set[edit]

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  • 1 Garret Anderson
  • 2 Jim Edmonds
  • 3 Darin Erstad
  • 4 Matt Luke
  • 5 Tim Salmon
  • 6 Mo Vaughn
  • 7 Jay Bell
  • 8 David Dellucci
  • 9 Steve Finley
  • 10 Bernard Gilkey
  • 11 Randy Johnson
  • 12 Travis Lee
  • 13 Matt Williams
  • 14 Andres Galarraga
  • 15 Tom Glavine
  • 16 Andruw Jones
  • 17 Chipper Jones
  • 18 Brian Jordan
  • 19 Javy Lopez
  • 20 Greg Maddux
  • 21 Albert Belle
  • 22 Will Clark
  • 23 Scott Erickson
  • 24 Mike Mussina
  • 25 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 26 B.J. Surhoff
  • 27 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 28 Reggie Jefferson
  • 29 Darren Lewis
  • 30 Pedro Martinez
  • 31 John Valentin
  • 32 Rod Beck
  • 33 Mark Grace
  • 34 Lance Johnson
  • 35 Mickey Morandini
  • 36 Sammy Sosa
  • 37 Kerry Wood
  • 38 James Baldwin
  • 39 Mike Caruso
  • 40 Ray Durham
  • 41 Magglio Ordonez
  • 42 Frank Thomas
  • 43 Aaron Boone
  • 44 Sean Casey
  • 45 Barry Larkin
  • 46 Hal Morris
  • 47 Denny Neagle
  • 48 Greg Vaughn
  • 49 Pat Watkins
  • 50 Roberto Alomar
  • 51 Sandy Alomar
  • 52 Dave Justice
  • 53 Kenny Lofton
  • 54 Manny Ramirez
  • 55 Richie Sexson
  • 56 Jim Thome
  • 57 Omar Vizquel
  • 58 Dante Bichette
  • 59 Vinny Castilla
  • 60 Edgard Clemente
  • 61 Derrick Gibson
  • 62 Todd Helton
  • 63 Darryl Kile
  • 64 Larry Walker
  • 65 Tony Clark
  • 66 Damion Easley
  • 67 Bob Higginson
  • 68 Brian Hunter
  • 69 Dean Palmer
  • 70 Justin Thompson
  • 71 Craig Counsell
  • 72 Todd Dunwoody
  • 73 Cliff Floyd
  • 74 Alex Gonzalez
  • 75 Livan Hernandez
  • 76 Mark Kotsay
  • 77 Derrek Lee
  • 78 Moises Alou
  • 79 Jeff Bagwell
  • 80 Derek Bell
  • 81 Craig Biggio
  • 82 Ken Caminiti
  • 83 Richard Hidalgo
  • 84 Shane Reynolds
  • 85 Jeff Conine
  • 86 Johnny Damon
  • 87 Jermaine Dye
  • 88 Jeff King
  • 89 Jeff Montgomery
  • 90 Mike Sweeney
  • 91 Kevin Brown
  • 92 Mark Grudzielanek
  • 93 Eric Karros
  • 94 Raul Mondesi
  • 95 Chan Ho Park
  • 96 Gary Sheffield
  • 97 Jeromy Burnitz
  • 98 Jeff Cirillo
  • 99 Marquis Grissom
  • 100 Geoff Jenkins
  • 101 Dave Nilsson
  • 102 Jose Valetin
  • 103 Fernando Vina
  • 104 Marty Cordova
  • 105 Matt Lawton
  • 106 David Ortiz
  • 107 Brad Radke
  • 108 Todd Walker
  • 109 Shane Andrews
  • 110 Orlando Cabrera
  • 111 Brad Fullmer
  • 112 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 113 Wilton Guerrero
  • 114 Carl Pavano
  • 115 Fernando Seguignol
  • 116 Ugueth Urbina
  • 117 Edgardo Alfonzo
  • 118 Bobby Bonilla
  • 119 Rickey Henderson
  • 120 Hideo Nomo
  • 121 John Olerud
  • 122 Rey Ordonez
  • 123 Mike Piazza
  • 124 Masato Yoshii
  • 125 Scott Brosius
  • 126 Orlando Hernandez
  • 127 Hideki Irabu
  • 128 Derek Jeter
  • 129 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 130 Tino Martinez
  • 131 Jorge Posada
  • 132 Bernie Williams
  • 133 Eric Chavez
  • 134 Ryan Christenson
  • 135 Jason Giambi
  • 136 Ben Grieve
  • 137 A.J. Hinch
  • 138 Matt Stairs
  • 139 Miguel Tejada
  • 140 Bob Abreu
  • 141 Gary Bennett RC
  • 142 Desi Relaford
  • 143 Scott Rolen
  • 144 Curt Schilling
  • 145 Kevin Sefcik
  • 146 Brian Giles
  • 147 Jose Guillen
  • 148 Jason Kendall
  • 149 Aramis Ramirez
  • 150 Tony Womack
  • 151 Kevin Young
  • 152 Eric Davis
  • 153 J.D. Drew
  • 154 Ray Lankford
  • 155 Eli Marrero
  • 156 Mark McGwire
  • 157 Luis Ordaz
  • 158 Edgar Renteria
  • 159 Andy Ashby
  • 160 Tony Gwynn
  • 161 Trevor Hoffman
  • 162 Wally Joyner
  • 163 Jim Leyritz
  • 164 Ruben Rivera
  • 165 Reggie Sanders
  • 166 Quilvio Veras
  • 167 Rich Aurilia
  • 168 Marvin Benard
  • 169 Barry Bonds
  • 170 Ellis Burks
  • 171 Jeff Kent
  • 172 Bill Mueller
  • 173 J.T. Snow
  • 174 Jay Buhner
  • 175 Jeff Fassero
  • 176 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 177 Carlos Guillen
  • 178 Edgar Martinez
  • 179 Alex Rodriguez
  • 180 David Segui
  • 181 Dan Wilson
  • 182 Rolando Arrojo
  • 183 Wade Boggs
  • 184 Jose Canseco
  • 185 Aaron Ledesma
  • 186 Dave Martinez
  • 187 Quinton McCracken
  • 188 Fred McGriff
  • 189 Juan Gonzalez
  • 190 Tom Goodwin
  • 191 Rusty Greer
  • 192 Roberto Kelly
  • 193 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 194 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 195 Roger Clemens
  • 196 Jose Cruz
  • 197 Carlos Delgado
  • 198 Alex Gonzalez
  • 199 Roy Halladay
  • 200 Pat Hentgen

Parallels[edit]

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All 200 base cards are available in the following parallels.

  • Red (retail only)
  • Opening Day (Hobby only; serial-numbered to 31 copies)

Player's Choice Awards[edit]

This six-card partial-parallel was given away to attendees of the 1999 MLBPA Players Choice Awards. All are ordinary base cards with a special foil-stamp on the front. Each is limited (but not serial-numbered) to the production figures listed.

  • 13 Matt Williams 109
  • 20 Greg Maddux 79
  • 36 Sammy Sosa 82
  • 54 Manny Ramirez 100
  • 79 Jeff Bagwell 109
  • 119 Rickey Henderson 108

SportsFest '99[edit]

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This parallel was given away to attendees of the June, 1999 SportsFest '99 cardshow in Philadelphia. Each card has a special foil-stamp on the front and is hand-numbered to 20 copies.

Inserts[edit]

Pennant Fever[edit]

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Each Pennant Fever is also available in the following parallels.

  • Silver (serial-numbered to 250 copies; retail only)
  • Platinum Blue (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
  • Copper (serial-numbered to 20 copies; Hobby only)
  • 1 Chipper Jones
  • 2 Greg Maddux
  • 3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 4 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 5 Sammy Sosa
  • 6 Kerry Wood
  • 7 Frank Thomas
  • 8 Manny Ramirez
  • 9 Todd Helton
  • 10 Jeff Bagwell
  • 11 Mike Piazza
  • 12 Derek Jeter
  • 13 Bernie Williams
  • 14 J.D. Drew
  • 15 Mark McGwire
  • 16 Tony Gwynn
  • 17 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 18 Alex Rodriguez
  • 19 Juan Gonzalez
  • 20 Ivan Rodriguez

On Deck Laser-Cuts[edit]

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On Deck Laser-Cuts are exclusive to Hobby packs.

  • 1 Chipper Jones
  • 2 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 3 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 4 Sammy Sosa
  • 5 Frank Thomas
  • 6 Manny Ramirez
  • 7 Todd Helton
  • 8 Larry Walker
  • 9 Jeff Bagwell
  • 10 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 11 Mike Piazza
  • 12 Derek Jeter
  • 13 Bernie Williams
  • 14 J.D. Drew
  • 15 Mark McGwire
  • 16 Tony Gwynn
  • 17 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 18 Alex Rodriguez
  • 19 Juan Gonzalez
  • 20 Ivan Rodriguez

Styrotechs[edit]

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  • 1 Chipper Jones
  • 2 Greg Maddux
  • 3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 4 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 5 Sammy Sosa
  • 6 Kerry Wood
  • 7 Frank Thomas
  • 8 Manny Ramirez
  • 9 Larry Walker
  • 10 Jeff Bagwell
  • 11 Mike Piazza
  • 12 Derek Jeter
  • 13 Bernie Williams
  • 14 J.D. Drew
  • 15 Mark McGwire
  • 16 Tony Gwynn
  • 17 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 18 Alex Rodriguez
  • 19 Juan Gonzalez
  • 20 Ivan Rodriguez

Kings of the Major Leagues[edit]

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  • 1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 2 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 3 Sammy Sosa
  • 4 Kerry Wood
  • 5 Frank Thomas
  • 6 Mike Piazza
  • 7 Mark McGwire
  • 8 Tony Gwynn
  • 9 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 10 Alex Rodriguez

Complete Players[edit]

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Each Complete Players is serial-numbered to 299 copies.

  • 1A Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 1B Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 2A Nomar Garciaparra
  • 2B Nomar Garciaparra
  • 3A Sammy Sosa
  • 3B Sammy Sosa
  • 4A Kerry Wood
  • 4B Kerry Wood
  • 5A Frank Thomas
  • 5B Frank Thomas
  • 6A Mike Piazza
  • 6B Mike Piazza
  • 7A Mark McGwire
  • 7B Mark McGwire
  • 8A Tony Gwynn
  • 8B Tony Gwynn
  • 9A Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 9B Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 10A Alex Rodriguez
  • 10B Alex Rodriguez

Autographs[edit]

Pennant Fever Tony Gwynn Autograph[edit]

Pacific had Tony Gwynn autograph 100 copies of his Pennant Fever cards for random insertion -- 97 of the base insert and one each of the Silver, Platinum Blue, and Copper parallels.