1998 Upper Deck Retro

Description

1998 Upper Deck Retro is a 129 card set that was the company's first nostalgia-based card set. All packs were distributed, not in a traditional waxbox, but in one of six collectible lunchboxes. All cards are printed on super-thick, un-coated 24-pt stock card and has a distinct "retro" feel.

Card number 82 (originally slated to be Stan Musial) does not exist due to licensing issues. Rookie Cards include Troy Glaus.

Distribution

Lunchbox: 24 packs per lunchbox, six-cards per pack (MSRP $4.99)

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	129	-	?
Time Capsule	50	-	1:2
Groovy Kind of Glove	30	-	1:7
New Frontier	30	1000	?
Big Boppers	30	500	?
Quantum Leap	30	50	?
Sign of the Times	31	varies	1:36
Babe Ruth Legendary Cuts	1	3	?

Checklist

Base Set

• 1 Jim Edmonds
• 2 Darin Erstad
• 3 Tim Salmon
• 4 Jay Bell
• 5 Matt Williams
• 6 Andres Galarraga
• 7 Andruw Jones
• 8 Chipper Jones
• 9 Greg Maddux
• 10 Rafael Palmeiro
• 11 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 12 Brooks Robinson
• 13 Nomar Garciaparra
• 14 Pedro Martinez
• 15 Mo Vaughn
• 16 Ernie Banks
• 17 Mark Grace
• 18 Gary Matthews, Sr.
• 19 Sammy Sosa
• 20 Albert Belle
• 21 Carlton Fisk
• 22 Frank Thomas
• 23 Ken Griffey, Sr.
• 24 Paul Konerko
• 25 Barry Larkin
• 26 Sean Casey
• 27 Tony Perez
• 28 Bob Feller
• 29 Kenny Lofton
• 30 Manny Ramirez
• 31 Jim Thome
• 32 Omar Vizquel
• 33 Dante Bichette
• 34 Larry Walker
• 35 Tony Clark
• 36 Damion Easley
• 37 Cliff Floyd
• 38 Livan Hernandez
• 39 Jeff Bagwell
• 40 Craig Biggio
• 41 Al Kaline
• 42 Johnny Damon
• 43 Dean Palmer
• 44 Charles Johnson
• 45 Eric Karros
• 46 Gaylord Perry
• 47 Raul Mondesi
• 48 Gary Sheffield
• 49 Eddie Mathews
• 50 Warren Spahn
• 51 Jeromy Burnitz
• 52 Jeff Cirillo
• 53 Marquis Grissom
• 54 Paul Molitor
• 55 Kirby Puckett
• 56 Brad Radke
• 57 Todd Walker
• 58 Vladimir Guerrero
• 59 Brad Fullmer
• 60 Rondell White
• 61 Bobby Jones
• 62 Hideo Nomo
• 63 Mike Piazza
• 64 Tom Seaver
• 65 Frank Thomas
• 66 Yogi Berra
• 67 Derek Jeter
• 68 Tino Martinez
• 69 Paul O'Neill
• 70 Andy Pettitte
• 71 Rollie Fingers
• 72 Rickey Henderson
• 73 Matt Stairs
• 74 Scott Rolen
• 75 Curt Schilling
• 76 Jose Guillen
• 77 Jason Kendall
• 78 Lou Brock
• 79 Bob Gibson
• 80 Ray Lankford
• 81 Mark McGwire
• 83 Kevin Brown
• 84 Ken Caminiti
• 85 Tony Gwynn
• 86 Greg Vaughn
• 87 Barry Bonds
• 88 Willie Stargell
• 89 Willie McCovey
• 90 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 91 Randy Johnson
• 92 Alex Rodriguez
• 93 Quinton McCracken
• 94 Fred McGriff
• 95 Juan Gonzalez
• 96 Ivan Rodriguez
• 97 Nolan Ryan
• 98 Jose Canseco
• 99 Roger Clemens
• 100 Jose Cruz, Jr.

Futurama

• 101 Justin Baughman RC
• 102 Dave Dellucci RC
• 103 Travis Lee
• 104 Troy Glaus RC
• 105 Kerry Wood
• 106 Mike Caruso
• 107 Jim Parque RC
• 108 Brett Tomko
• 109 Russell Branyan
• 110 Jaret Wright
• 111 Todd Helton
• 112 Gabe Alvarez
• 113 Matt Anderson RC
• 114 Alex Gonzalez
• 115 Mark Kotsay
• 116 Derrek Lee
• 117 Richard Hidalgo
• 118 Adrian Beltre
• 119 Geoff Jenkins
• 120 Eric Milton
• 121 Brad Fullmer
• 122 Vladimir Guerrero
• 123 Carl Pavano
• 124 Orlando Hernandez RC
• 125 Ben Grieve
• 126 A.J. Hinch
• 127 Matt Clement
• 128 Gary Matthews, Jr. RC
• 129 Aramis Ramirez
• 130 Rolando Arrojo RC

Inserts

Big Boppers

Each card is serial-numbered to 500 copies.

• BB1 Darin Erstad
• BB2 Rafael Palmeiro
• BB3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• BB4 Nomar Garciaparra
• BB5 Mo Vaughn
• BB6 Frank Thomas
• BB7 Albert Belle
• BB8 Jim Thome
• BB9 Manny Ramirez
• BB10 Tony Clark
• BB11 Tino Martinez
• BB12 Ben Grieve
• BB13 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• BB14 Alex Rodriguez
• BB15 Jay Buhner
• BB16 Juan Gonzalez
• BB17 Jose Cruz, Jr.
• BB18 Jose Canseco
• BB19 Travis Lee
• BB20 Chipper Jones
• BB21 Andres Galarraga
• BB22 Andruw Jones
• BB23 Sammy Sosa
• BB24 Vinny Castilla
• BB25 Larry Walker
• BB26 Jeff Bagwell
• BB27 Gary Sheffield
• BB28 Mike Piazza
• BB29 Mark McGwire
• BB30 Barry Bonds

Groovy Kind of Glove

• G1 Roberto Alomar
• G2 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• G3 Nomar Garciaparra
• G4 Frank Thomas
• G5 Robin Ventura
• G6 Omar Vizquel
• G7 Kenny Lofton
• G8 Ben Grieve
• G9 Alex Rodriguez
• G10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• G11 Ivan Rodriguez
• G12 Travis Lee
• G13 Matt Williams
• G14 Greg Maddux
• G15 Andres Galarraga
• G16 Andruw Jones
• G17 Kerry Wood
• G18 Mark Grace
• G19 Craig Biggio
• G20 Charles Johnson
• G21 Raul Mondesi
• G22 Mike Piazza
• G23 Rey Ordonez
• G24 Derek Jeter
• G25 Scott Rolen
• G26 Mark McGwire
• G27 Ken Caminiti
• G28 Tony Gwynn
• G29 J.T. Snow
• G30 Barry Bonds

New Frontier

New Frontier's 30-card checklist is identical to that of the Futurama subset in the base set (#101-130). Each card is serial-numbered to 1000 copies.

• NF1 Justin Baughman
• NF2 David Dellucci
• NF3 Travis Lee
• NF4 Troy Glaus
• NF5 Mike Caruso
• NF6 Jim Parque
• NF7 Kerry Wood
• NF8 Brett Tomko
• NF9 Russell Branyan
• NF10 Jaret Wright
• NF11 Todd Helton
• NF12 Gabe Alvarez
• NF13 Matt Anderson
• NF14 Alex Gonzalez
• NF15 Mark Kotsay
• NF16 Derrek Lee
• NF17 Richard Hidalgo
• NF18 Adrian Beltre
• NF19 Geoff Jenkins
• NF20 Eric Milton
• NF21 Brad Fullmer
• NF22 Vladimir Guerrero
• NF23 Carl Pavano
• NF24 Orlando Hernandez
• NF25 Ben Grieve
• NF26 A.J. Hinch
• NF27 Matt Clement
• NF28 Gary Matthews, Jr.
• NF29 Aramis Ramirez
• NF30 Rolando Arrojo

Quantum Leap

Each card is serial-numbered to 50 copies.

• Q1 Darin Erstad
• Q2 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• Q3 Nomar Garciaparra
• Q4 Frank Thomas
• Q5 Kenny Lofton
• Q6 Ben Grieve
• Q7 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• Q8 Alex Rodriguez
• Q9 Juan Gonzalez
• Q10 Jose Cruz, Jr.
• Q11 Roger Clemens
• Q12 Travis Lee
• Q13 Chipper Jones
• Q14 Greg Maddux
• Q15 Kerry Wood
• Q16 Jeff Bagwell
• Q17 Mike Piazza
• Q18 Scott Rolen
• Q19 Mark McGwire
• Q20 Tony Gwynn
• Q21 Larry Walker
• Q22 Derek Jeter
• Q23 Sammy Sosa
• Q24 Barry Bonds
• Q25 Mo Vaughn
• Q26 Roberto Alomar
• Q27 Todd Helton
• Q28 Ivan Rodriguez
• Q29 Vladimir Guerrero
• Q30 Albert Belle

Time Capsule

• TC1 Mike Mussina
• TC2 Rafael Palmeiro
• TC3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• TC4 Nomar Garciaparra
• TC5 Pedro Martinez
• TC6 Mo Vaughn
• TC7 Albert Belle
• TC8 Frank Thomas
• TC9 Dave Justice
• TC10 Kenny Lofton
• TC11 Manny Ramirez
• TC12 Jim Thome
• TC13 Derek Jeter
• TC14 Tino Martinez
• TC15 Ben Grieve
• TC16 Rickey Henderson
• TC17 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• TC18 Randy Johnson
• TC19 Alex Rodriguez
• TC20 Wade Boggs
• TC21 Fred McGriff
• TC22 Juan Gonzalez
• TC23 Ivan Rodriguez
• TC24 Nolan Ryan
• TC25 Jose Canseco
• TC26 Roger Clemens
• TC27 Jose Cruz, Jr.
• TC28 Travis Lee
• TC29 Matt Williams
• TC30 Andres Galarraga
• TC31 Andruw Jones
• TC32 Chipper Jones
• TC33 Greg Maddux
• TC34 Kerry Wood
• TC35 Barry Larkin
• TC36 Dante Bichette
• TC37 Larry Walker
• TC38 Livan Hernandez
• TC39 Jeff Bagwell
• TC40 Craig Biggio
• TC41 Charles Johnson
• TC42 Gary Sheffield
• TC43 Marquis Grissom
• TC44 Mike Piazza
• TC45 Scott Rolen
• TC46 Curt Schilling
• TC47 Mark McGwire
• TC48 Ken Caminiti
• TC49 Tony Gwynn
• TC50 Barry Bonds

Lunchboxes

These six collectible lunchboxes doubled as packaging for the 24 packs of Retro trading cards inside and were meant to be a collectible it's own right.

• 1 Nomar Garciaparra
• 2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 3 Chipper Jones
• 4 Travis Lee
• 5 Mark McGwire
• 6 Cal Ripken, Jr.

Autographs

Sign of the Times

AK Al Kaline /600

BF Bob Feller /600

BGI Bob Gibson /300

BGR Ben Grieve /300

BR Brooks Robinson /300

CF Carlton Fisk /600

EB Ernie Banks /300

EM Eddie Mathews /600

FT Frank Thomas /600

GMJ Gary Matthews Jr. /750

GMS Gary Matthews Sr. /600

GP Gaylord Perry /1000

JC Jose Cruz Jr. /300

KGJ Ken Griffey Jr. /100

KGS Ken Griffey Sr. /600

KP Kirby Puckett /450

KW Kerry Wood /200

LB Lou Brock /300

NR Nolan Ryan /500

PK Paul Konerko /750

RB Russell Branyan /750

RF Rollie Fingers /600

SR Scott Rolen /300

TG Tony Gwynn /200

TLE Travis Lee /300

TP Tony Perez /600

TS Tom Seaver /300

WIS Willie Stargell /600

WM Willie McCovey /600

WS Warren Spahn /600

YB Yogi Berra /150

Legendary Cuts

Considered to be one of the first examples of a "cut" signature trading card, Upper Deck acquired an autograph album that included three Babe Ruth signatures. UD carefully cut out the Ruth's to create these cards.

LC Babe Ruth /3