1997 Score - Revision history

Stalegum: /* Series One */

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Series One

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	!Jumbo Odds		!Jumbo Odds
	!Blister Odds		!Blister Odds
	!~~All-Star~~ Odds		!FanFest Odds
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	\|[[#Base_Set\|Base]]\|\|330\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?\|\|?\|\|27:1\|\|?		\|[[#Base_Set\|Base]]\|\|330\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?\|\|?\|\|27:1\|\|?

Stalegum: /* Series One */

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Series One

Stalegum: /* Premium Stock/Hobby Reserve */

2025-10-21T21:16:42Z

Premium Stock/Hobby Reserve

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	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Score---Base---Premium-Stock/442/David-Justice.jpg?id=8adff0b7-5062-406d-afe0-42ab242a7cc5&size=original&side=back&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Score---Base---Premium-Stock/442/David-Justice.jpg?id=8adff0b7-5062-406d-afe0-42ab242a7cc5&size=original&side=back&.jpg
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	Distributed exclusive to The Hobby, Premium Stock is an upgraded version of the Series One base set. The cards parallel the regular Score set except for a gray border, a card stock twice as thick as Score, and a prominent gold foil "Premium Stock" logo on front. The Series Two edition was dubbed "Hobby Reserve." Hobby Reserve was printed on a thinner card stock than the Premium Stock cards (but still thicker than regular Score), and had white borders. Each Hobby Reserve card was foil-stamped, differentiating them from the regular Score set.		Distributed exclusive to The Hobby, Premium Stock is an upgraded version of the Series One base set. The cards parallel the regular Score set except for a gray border, a card stock twice as thick as Score, and a prominent gold foil "Premium Stock" logo on front.

			The Series Two edition was dubbed "Hobby Reserve." Hobby Reserve was printed on a thinner card stock than the Premium Stock cards (but still thicker than regular Score), and had white borders. Each Hobby Reserve card was foil-stamped, differentiating them from the regular Score set.

			'''NOTE:''' All 220 Series Two Hobby Reserve cards EXCEPT the Hideki Irabu card (#551) are sequentially-numbered both with and without an "HR" prefix. The Irabu, which is in Japanese, does not have the prefix.

	===Showcase Series===		===Showcase Series===

Stalegum: /* Checklists */

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Checklists

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	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Score') AND (num BETWEEN 548 AND 550)		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Score') AND (num BETWEEN 548 AND 550)
	ORDER BY num +0 ASC;		ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
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	====Hideki Irabu Bonus Cards====		====Hideki Irabu Bonus Cards====

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Checklists

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	SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Score') AND (num BETWEEN 328 AND 330)		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Score') AND (num BETWEEN 328 AND 330)
	ORDER BY num +0 ASC;		ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
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Stalegum: /* Description */

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Description

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	Sold exclusively at retail stores, these boxes contain 5 cards per pack, 32 packs per box. Each box contained cards of players from the team printed on the outside of the box, i.e. Braves, Dodgers, etc... More information including insertion ratios and a checklist can be found on the [[1997 Score Regional Team]] page.		Sold exclusively at retail stores, these boxes contain 5 cards per pack, 32 packs per box. Each box contained cards of players from the team printed on the outside of the box, i.e. Braves, Dodgers, etc... More information including insertion ratios and a checklist can be found on the [[1997 Score Regional Team]] page.

			===Our Favorite Card===

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			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Score---Base/209/Jim-Bruske.jpg?id=35ed26cf-b6bc-4316-875e-661114d5fc0f&size=original&side=back&.jpg

			The back of Jim Bruske’s 1997 Score card (#209) opens with the line: ''"Here you are, Jim. This card’s for you.”'' That simple phrase captures a moment in Hobby history when card companies were negotiating the tension between comprehensiveness and marketability.

			Bruske himself was a quintessential journeyman reliever, appearing in parts of five seasons with the Dodgers, Padres, Yankees, and Brewers. Players of his profile — fringe Major Leaguers with limited innings — were increasingly absent from flagship checklists of the mid‑1990s, as manufacturers trimmed set sizes and shifted focus toward stars, rookies, and insert‑driven chase cards.

			What makes ''1997 Score Baseball'' notable is its resistance to that trend. By including Bruske, Pinnacle signaled a commitment to the ethos that had defined earlier decades of The Hobby, when even marginal players were documented on cardboard. The almost apologetic tone of the card back reflects the company’s awareness of shifting consumer demand: collectors clamored for marquee names, yet Score still carved out space for a pitcher with just 22.2 Big League innings.

			In this sense, Bruske’s card, his only MLB card, is more than a curiosity — it illustrates the transitional identity of late‑1990s flagship sets. It embodies the tension between The Hobby’s historical role as a record of the entire MLB landscape and its emerging role as a marketplace driven by stars, scarcity, and speculation.

	=Distribution=		=Distribution=

Stalegum: /* Gold */

2025-09-25T16:04:48Z

Gold

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	Stand & Deliver Gold was a parallel limited to 250 sets and came encased in a glass frame -- with each frame (but not the cards) serial-numbered. Because of the unusual distribution, Stand and Deliver Gold singles are difficult to find, and when they are found, tough to find in mint condition. The Gold cards came in two different flavors: with the words "STAND & DELIVER" in either silver or red letters. It is believed that the first 25 framed sets had the red letters, with the remaining 225 sets were silver lettered.		Stand & Deliver Gold was a parallel limited to 250 sets and came encased in a glass frame -- with each frame (but not the cards) serial-numbered. Because of the unusual distribution, Stand and Deliver Gold singles are difficult to find, and when they are found, tough to find in mint condition. The Gold cards came in two different flavors: with the words "STAND & DELIVER" in either silver or red letters. It is believed that the first 25 framed sets had the red letters, with the remaining 225 sets were silver lettered.

Chris: /* Stand & Deliver */

2025-09-25T14:47:30Z

Stand & Deliver

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	This 24-card set is broken into six separate four-card groupings and randomly inserted into all Series Two packs as part of a contest. Groups contain players from the following teams: Braves (Cards #1-#4), Mariners (#5-#8), Yankees (#9-#12), Dodgers (#13-#16), Indians (#17-#20) and Wild Card (#21-#24). The four players featured within the Wild Card group are from "lesser" teams whom Pinnacle Brands thought had no shot at winning the 1997 World Series.		This 24-card set is broken into six separate four-card groupings and randomly inserted into all Series Two packs as part of a contest. Groups contain players from the following teams: Braves (Cards #1-#4), Mariners (#5-#8), Yankees (#9-#12), Dodgers (#13-#16), Indians (#17-#20) and Wild Card (#21-#24). The four players featured within the Wild Card group are from "lesser" teams whom Pinnacle Brands thought had no shot at winning the 1997 World Series.

	Collectors who held all four cards of the eventual 1997 World Series Champion (or the four Wild Cards if one of the five selected teams did not win) could mail them to Pinnacle and receive one of 250 framed Gold parallels of the set (see below). Since the Florida Marlins won the World Series that year, the four Wild Cards wound up being the winning cards.		Collectors who held all four cards of the eventual 1997 World Series Champion (or the four Wild Cards if one of the five selected teams did not win) could mail them to Pinnacle and receive one of 250 framed Gold parallels of the set (see below). Since the Florida Marlins won the World Series that year, the four Wild Cards wound up being the winning cards.

			Some copies have emerged over the years with silver dufex backgrounds.

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	Stand & Deliver Gold was a parallel limited to 250 sets and came encased in a glass frame -- with each frame (but not the cards) serial-numbered. Because of the unusual distribution, Stand and Deliver Gold singles are difficult to find, and when they are found, tough to find in mint condition. The Gold cards came in two different flavors: with the words "STAND & DELIVER" in either silver or red letters. It is believed that the first 25 framed sets had the red letters, with the remaining 225 sets were silver lettered.		Stand & Deliver Gold was a parallel limited to 250 sets and came encased in a glass frame -- with each frame (but not the cards) serial-numbered. Because of the unusual distribution, Stand and Deliver Gold singles are difficult to find, and when they are found, tough to find in mint condition. The Gold cards came in two different flavors: with the words "STAND & DELIVER" in either silver or red letters. It is believed that the first 25 framed sets had the red letters, with the remaining 225 sets were silver lettered.

			Some copies have emerged over the years with gold dufex backgrounds.

	===Jumbos===		===Jumbos===

Stalegum: /* Franchise */

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Franchise

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	SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Score Highlight Zone');		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Score Highlight Zone');
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	===Franchise===		===The Franchise===

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	SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Score Franchise');		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Score Franchise');
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>

	===All-Star FanFest===		===All-Star FanFest===

Stalegum: /* Pitcher Perfect */

2023-12-19T19:33:06Z

Pitcher Perfect

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	Pinnacle Brands commissioned Seattle Mariners pitcher Randy Johnson to snap photos for this 15-card set, inserted into all Series One packs. ~~The~~ last card is a self portrait.		Pinnacle Brands commissioned Seattle Mariners pitcher Randy Johnson to snap photos for this 15-card set, inserted into all Series One packs. All cards are of American Leaguers, with the last card a self portrait.

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	===Titanic Taters===		===Titanic Taters===

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	!Jumbo Odds		!Jumbo Odds
	!Blister Odds		!Blister Odds
			!All-Star Odds
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	\|[[#Base_Set\|Base]]\|\|330\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?\|\|?\|\|27:1		\|[[#Base_Set\|Base]]\|\|330\|\|-\|\|?\|\|?\|\|?\|\|27:1\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|Showcase Series\|\|330\|\|-\|\|1:7\|\|1:2\|\|1:4\|\|1:3		\|Showcase Series\|\|330\|\|-\|\|1:7\|\|1:2\|\|1:4\|\|1:3\|\|?
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	\|Artist's Proof\|\|330\|\|-\|\|?\|\|1:7\|\|1:7\|\|1:13		\|Artist's Proof\|\|330\|\|-\|\|?\|\|1:7\|\|1:7\|\|1:13\|\|?
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	\|White Bordered Artist's Proof\|\|330\|\|-\|\|1:35\|\|N/A\|\|?\|\|?		\|White Bordered Artist's Proof\|\|330\|\|-\|\|1:35\|\|N/A\|\|?\|\|?\|\|?
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	\|Pitcher Perfect\|\|15\|\|-\|\|1:23\|\|1:15\|\|1:11\|\|1:9		\|Pitcher Perfect\|\|15\|\|-\|\|1:23\|\|1:15\|\|1:11\|\|1:9\|\|?
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	\|Titanic Taters\|\|18\|\|-\|\|1:35\|\|N/A\|\|N/A\|\|1:13		\|Titanic Taters\|\|18\|\|-\|\|1:35\|\|N/A\|\|N/A\|\|1:13\|\|?
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	\|Highlight Zone\|\|18\|\|-\|\|N/A\|\|1:9\|\|N/A\|\|N/A		\|Highlight Zone\|\|18\|\|-\|\|N/A\|\|1:9\|\|N/A\|\|N/A\|\|?
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	\|Stellar Season\|\|18\|\|-\|\|N/A\|\|N/A\|\|1:35\|\|N/A		\|Stellar Season\|\|18\|\|-\|\|N/A\|\|N/A\|\|1:35\|\|N/A\|\|?
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	\|Franchise\|\|9\|\|-\|\|1:72\|\|1:17\|\|1:35\|\|1:27		\|Franchise\|\|9\|\|-\|\|1:72\|\|1:17\|\|1:35\|\|1:27\|\|?
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	\|Glowing Franchise\|\|9\|\|-\|\|1:240\|\|1:79\|\|1:120\|\|1:89		\|Glowing Franchise\|\|9\|\|-\|\|1:240\|\|1:79\|\|1:120\|\|1:89\|\|?
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			\|All-Star FanFest\|\|20\|\|-\|\|N/A\|\|N/A\|\|N/A\|\|N/A\|\|1:29
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