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=Description=


=Description=
1995 Pinnacle is a 450-card set released in two series of 225 cards. By 1995, Pinnacle Brands, Inc. and its flagship product were established in the Hobby and known for its [[Dufex]] technology used on inserts and parallels.  Following the "Insert-Mania" trend of the time, this year’s set featured 9 different insert offerings in addition to two parallels, which was the highest number of "chase" cards the product had produced up to that point.  For the second consecutive year, each base card featured a borderless color photo with a gold-foil section at the bottom of the card front that housed the player nameplate and resembled the seams and surface of a baseball.  Additionally, the unique anti-counterfeit bar codes were again featured on the back.
 
There were 3 subsets and Checklists at the end of each series:
* Rookies
* Draft Picks
* Swing Men


1995 Pinnacle is a 450-card set released in two 225-card series.  There are no notable rookie cards in the set.
There are no notable Rookie Cards in the set.


=Distribution=
=Distribution=
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Jumbo: 36 packs per box, 15 cards per pack.
Jumbo: 36 packs per box, 15 cards per pack.


=Reviews=
=Insertion Ratios=


=Insertion Ratios=
===Series One===


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===Series Two===
 
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!Total Cards
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This nine-card set was issued as a sealed pack to promote the upcoming ''1995 Pinnacle Baseball Series One'' release. The pack contains seven base set reprints, a card from the Upstarts insert set, and an unnumbered title card explaining the set.  The samples are easily distinguished from their regular issue counterparts by zeros in the stat lines. Also the disclaimer "SAMPLE" is diagonally printed across the front and the back.
This 9-card set was issued in sealed packs to promote the release of '''1995 Pinnacle Baseball Series One.'''  The pack contained seven base set reprints, a card from the Upstarts insert set, and an unnumbered title card explaining the set.  These promo cards are easily distinguished from their regular issue counterparts as "SAMPLE" is diagonally printed across the front and the back and "0"'s are used in the stat lines on the back.


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==Base Set==
==Base Set==


===Series One===
===Series One===
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====Rookies====
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====Draft Picks====
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====Checklists====
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Differing from normal structure of checklist cards, Series One Checklists were arranged by League.
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====Swing Men====


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====Checklists====
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As with Series One, Series Two Checklists were arranged by League.  Card #450 is a checklist for all the inserts.
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==Parallels==
==Parallels==


All 450 base cards are available in the following parallels.
All 450 base cards were available in the following parallels:
 
* Museum Collection
* Artist's Proof


===Museum Collection===
===Museum Collection===
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Museum Collection is an all-Dufex redinition of the base set.
Each Museum Collection card utilized the same photo and design as the base set but featured a [[Dufex]] finish that emanated from the team logo.
 
====Museum Collection Redemption====


'''NOTE:''' Seven Series Two Museum Collection cards (410, 413, 416, 420, 423, 426 and 444) were available via randomly inserted redemption cards which expired December 31st, 1995. Due to a low response of mailing, these seven cards are by far the toughest to find in this set.
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Just like [[1994 Pinnacle#Museum Collection|last year's set,]] seven Series Two Museum Collection cards packed out as redemption cards which expired December 31st, 1995. Due to a low response of mailing, these seven cards are considered to be difficult to locate.
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===Artist's Proof===
===Artist's Proof===


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Unlike the [[1994 Pinnacle#Parallels|previous year's set,]] each Artist's Proof parallel is stamped in silver foil for easier identification.  Also, unlike the previous year's set, Pinnacle Brands did not announce the production figures for the Artist's Proofs.
Each Artist's Proof card featured the same photo and design as the base set but had grey-silver foil finish over the baseball seam and surface design at the bottom of each card (compared to a gold foil stamp used for base cards) and an "Artist's Proof" logo stamp.  The usage of different foils seemingly helped with distinction between the base card and this parallel.  Unlike the [[1994 Pinnacle#Parallels|previous year's set,]] Pinnacle Brands, Inc. did not announce the production figures for the Artist's Proof parallels.
 
====Holographic Foil Artist's Proof====
 
'''Pictures''': '''[https://www.worthpoint.com/inventory/search?query=1995+artist%27s+proof+pinnacle+test&category=]'''
 
In February 2016, a seller on eBay listed a plethora of Artist's Proof parallels featuring a holographic gold foil finish over the baseball seam and surface design and Artist's Proof logo on the card fronts.  The players listed included stars and commons from the base and subsets and while provenance cannot be officially confirmed, the seller claimed these were, "pulled in [his] store 20 years ago" and that he, "had many come from one case".  Unfortunately, no information was given from the seller or Pinnacle Brands, Inc. about the print run of these holographic versions. 
 
Collectors speculate that these were test issue, alternative versions of the Artist's Proof parallels that were scrapped but erroneously made their way out of the factory and/or were mistakenly distributed into packs.


==Inserts==
==Inserts==
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This nine-card set showcases Pinnacle's picks for the game's top players at each position with an American Leaguer on the front, and a National Leaguer on the back.  All cards were intentionally issued with two variations, whereby one side of the card or the other had the Dufex effect.  There is no "base" version where both sides are Dufex or both sides are not.
This nine-card set, exclusive to Series One packs, utilized a reddish-orange and brown background and showcased Pinnacle's picks for the top players at each position with an American League player on the front and a National League player on the back.  All cards were intentionally issued with two variations where one side of the card or the other had the Dufex finish; thus each card in the set had a version with the American League player side having the Dufex finish and a version with the National League player side having the Dufex finish.  There is no version featuring a Dufex finish on both sides of the card, nor is there a "plain vanilla" version without Dufex.


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This Series One Hobby exclusive set features six players who were among the leading prospects for major league stardom.
This six-card set identified future potential stars that were set to feature during the ‘95 season on a card design that highlighted each player's standout stats and tools.  This set was exclusive to Series One Hobby packs.


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All the top young players are featured in this 30-card, Series One set.  
This 30-card set highlighted some of the top young players in the game on a red, blue, and yellow star-designed foil background.  This set was exclusive to Series One packs.  


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This 18-card set is exclusive to Series One Jumbo packs.
This 18-card set highlighted some of top players in the game at the time on a foil background featuring a gold pyramid that seemingly represented a 3-dimensional version of the Pinnacle logo.  This set was exclusive to Series One Super packs.


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This blood-red Dufex set has nine of the top prospects entering the 1995 season.
This nine-card set highlighted some of the top prospects in the game at the time on a blood-red, Dufex background with a full-color player photo in the foreground.  This set was exclusive to Series Two Hobby and Retail packs.


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This 25-card set was randomly inserted into Series Two Hobby and retail packs.  A "White Hot" Dufex parallel was exclusive to Series Two Hobby packs. 


'''NOTE:''' White Hot cards are sequentially-numbered with a "WH" prefix.
This 25-card set highlighted some of the most popular players in the game on a red-orange, fire-themed foil background.  This set was exclusive to Series Two Hobby and Retail packs.


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====White Hot====
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This 25-card set fully paralleled the Red Hot insert set and featured the same player photos but utilized a blue and white fire-themed background with a Dufex finish.  The back of each White Hot card also featured a foil finish.  White Hot cards were sequentially-numbered with a "WH" prefix.
===Gate Attractions===
===Gate Attractions===


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This 18-card foil set is exclusive to Series Two Jumbo packs
This 18-card set highlighted some of the top players in the game that brought fans to the stadium on a silver and gold foil background.  This set was exclusive to Series Two Super packs.


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Randomly inserted into all Series Two packs, these 18 cards could be redeemed (along with $1.95 for shipping and handling) for a collectible die-cast pin.  Collectors had until November 15th, 1995 to claim their pins.  The checklist mirrors that of the Team Pinnacle insert (see above) and the cards are NOT sequentially-numbered.
This 18-card set was the foundation for a redemption program: any card from this set could be redeemed (along with $1.95 for shipping and handling) for a collectible die-cast pin of that player.  Collectors had until November 15th, 1995 to claim their pins.  The checklist mirrored the [[1995_Pinnacle#Team_Pinnacle|Team Pinnacle]] insert and the cards are NOT sequentially-numbered.  These cards were exclusive to all Series Two packs.


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====Team Pinnacle Pin Cards====
'''Pin Card Picture''': '''[https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/possibly-unique-unissued-1995-538873632]'''
'''Pin Card & Pin Package Picture''': '''[https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ozzie-smith-1995-team-pinnacle-pin-1758101824]'''
This 18-card set was separate but related to the Team Pinnacle Pin Redemption cards.  Information about this set is limited because Pinnacle Brands, Inc. never released official information about these Pin Cards.  However, the late Bob Lemke - the former editor of Sports Collector Digest (SCD) - was the most knowledgeable person in the Hobby about this set and theorized that these Pin Cards were produced with the intention of being mailed back along with the pin to the person that sent in the Team Pinnacle Redemption card that was inserted in all Series Two packs.  Lemke acknowledged this theory as speculation as there was no mention of these Pin Cards on the back of the Redemption cards and because no Pin Cards were ever mailed back to people. This led him to believe that it was originally part of the redemption program but that the idea was ultimately scrapped.
The first card Lemke confirmed the existence of was David Justice.  Then, in late-January 2013, Lemke was contacted by a card dealer in Florida that had multiple copies of the Ozzie Smith Pin Card, suggesting that Pin Cards were produced for all 18 players that were in the Team Pinnacle Pin Redemption set.
Then, in September/October 2013, an Ozzie Smith Pin Card and pin (the same pin one would receive after redeeming the Team Pinnacle Pin Redemption card) "package" surfaced for sale on eBay.  This package contained a Pin Card, pin, and the full checklist of players (the same 18 players from the Redemption set) and was encased in a hard plastic covering similar to hangar packs, suggesting that these could have been intended to be sold at retail outlets and stores. 
Lemke last theorized that Pin Cards of other players that have emerged over the years may have surfaced due to the liquidation of product after Donruss/Leaf/Pinnacle's (DLP) bankruptcy in 1998. 
Players with Pin Cards confirmed to exist:
* David Justice
* Ozzie Smith
* Ken Griffey, Jr.
* Cal Ripken, Jr.
* Frank Thomas
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[[Category:1995]]
[[Category:1995]]
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Latest revision as of 02:30, 5 January 2021

Description

1995 Pinnacle is a 450-card set released in two series of 225 cards. By 1995, Pinnacle Brands, Inc. and its flagship product were established in the Hobby and known for its Dufex technology used on inserts and parallels. Following the "Insert-Mania" trend of the time, this year’s set featured 9 different insert offerings in addition to two parallels, which was the highest number of "chase" cards the product had produced up to that point. For the second consecutive year, each base card featured a borderless color photo with a gold-foil section at the bottom of the card front that housed the player nameplate and resembled the seams and surface of a baseball. Additionally, the unique anti-counterfeit bar codes were again featured on the back.

There were 3 subsets and Checklists at the end of each series:

  • Rookies
  • Draft Picks
  • Swing Men

There are no notable Rookie Cards in the set.

Distribution

Hobby/Retail: 36 packs per box, 12 cards per pack.

Jumbo: 36 packs per box, 15 cards per pack.

Insertion Ratios

Series One

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds Jumbo Odds
Base 225 - ? ? ?
Museum Collection 225 - 1:4 1:4 1:3
Artist's Proof 225 - 1:36 1:36 N/A
Team Pinnacle 9 - 1:90 1:90 N/A
ETA 95 6 - 1:24 N/A N/A
Upstarts 30 - 1:8 1:8 N/A
Performers 18 - N/A N/A 1:12

Series Two

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds Jumbo Odds
Base 225 - ? ? ?
Museum Collection 225 - 1:4 1:4 1:3
Artist's Proof 225 - 1:36 1:36 N/A
Red Hot 25 - 1:8 1:8 N/A
White Hot 25 - ? N/A N/A
Team Pinnacle Pin Redemptions 18 - 1:48 1:48 1:36
New Blood 9 - 1:90 1:90 N/A
Gate Attractions 18 - N/A N/A 1:12

Checklist

Promos

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This 9-card set was issued in sealed packs to promote the release of 1995 Pinnacle Baseball Series One. The pack contained seven base set reprints, a card from the Upstarts insert set, and an unnumbered title card explaining the set. These promo cards are easily distinguished from their regular issue counterparts as "SAMPLE" is diagonally printed across the front and the back and "0"'s are used in the stat lines on the back.

  • US22 Wil Cordero
  • NNO Title Card
  • 16 Mickey Morandini
  • 119 Gary Sheffield
  • 122 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 132 Alex Rodriguez
  • 208 Bo Jackson
  • 223 Jose Rijo
  • 224 Ryan Klesko

Base Set

Series One

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  • 1 Jeff Bagwell
  • 2 Roger Clemens
  • 3 Mark Whiten
  • 4 Shawon Dunston
  • 5 Bobby Bonilla
  • 6 Kevin Tapani
  • 7 Eric Karros
  • 8 Cliff Floyd
  • 9 Pat Kelly
  • 10 Jeffrey Hammonds
  • 11 Jeff Conine
  • 12 Fred McGriff
  • 13 Chris Bosio
  • 14 Mike Mussina
  • 15 Danny Bautista
  • 16 Mickey Morandini
  • 17 Chuck Finley
  • 18 Jim Thome
  • 19 Luis Ortiz
  • 20 Walt Weiss
  • 21 Don Mattingly
  • 22 Bob Hamelin
  • 23 Melido Perez
  • 24 Keith Mitchell
  • 25 John Smoltz
  • 26 Hector Carrasco
  • 27 Pat Hentgen
  • 28 Derrick May
  • 29 Mike Kingery
  • 30 Chuck Carr
  • 31 Billy Ashley
  • 32 Todd Hundley
  • 33 Luis Gonzalez
  • 34 Marquis Grissom
  • 35 Jeff King
  • 36 Eddie Williams
  • 37 Tom Pagnozzi
  • 38 Chris Hoiles
  • 39 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
  • 40 Mike Greenwell
  • 41 Lance Johnson
  • 42 Junior Felix
  • 43 Felix Jose
  • 44 Scott Leius
  • 45 Ruben Sierra
  • 46 Kevin Seitzer
  • 47 Wade Boggs
  • 48 Reggie Jefferson
  • 49 Jose Canseco
  • 50 Dave Justice
  • 51 John Smiley
  • 52 Joe Carter
  • 53 Rick Wilkins
  • 54 Ellis Burks
  • 55 David Weathers
  • 56 Pedro Astacio
  • 57 Ryan Thompson
  • 58 James Mouton
  • 59 Mel Rojas
  • 60 Orlando Merced
  • 61 Matt Williams
  • 62 Bernard Gilkey
  • 63 J.R. Phillips
  • 64 Lee Smith
  • 65 Jim Edmonds
  • 66 Darrin Jackson
  • 67 Scott Cooper
  • 68 Ron Karkovice
  • 69 Chris Gomez
  • 70 Kevin Appier
  • 71 Bobby Jones
  • 72 Doug Drabek
  • 73 Matt Mieske
  • 74 Sterling Hitchcock
  • 75 John Valentin
  • 76 Reggie Sanders
  • 77 Wally Joyner
  • 78 Turk Wendell
  • 79 Charlie Hayes
  • 80 Bret Barberie
  • 81 Troy Neel
  • 82 Ken Caminiti
  • 83 Milt Thompson
  • 84 Paul Sorrento
  • 85 Trevor Hoffman
  • 86 Jay Bell
  • 87 Mark Portugal
  • 88 Sid Fernandez
  • 89 Charles Nagy
  • 90 Jeff Montgomery
  • 91 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 92 Jeff Frye
  • 93 Tony Gwynn
  • 94 John Olerud
  • 95 David Nied
  • 96 Chris Hammond
  • 97 Edgar Martinez
  • 98 Kevin Stocker
  • 99 Jeff Fassero
  • 100 Curt Schilling
  • 101 Dave Clark
  • 102 Delino DeShields
  • 103 Leo Gomez
  • 104 Dave Hollins
  • 105 Tim Naehring
  • 106 Otis Nixon
  • 107 Ozzie Guillen
  • 108 Jose Lind
  • 109 Stan Javier
  • 110 Greg Vaughn
  • 111 Chipper Jones
  • 112 Ed Sprague
  • 113 Mike Macfarlane
  • 114 Steve Finley
  • 115 Ken Hill
  • 116 Carlos Garcia
  • 117 Lou Whitaker
  • 118 Todd Zeile
  • 119 Gary Sheffield
  • 120 Ben McDonald
  • 121 Pete Harnisch
  • 122 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 123 Wilson Alvarez
  • 124 Travis Fryman
  • 125 Pedro Munoz
  • 126 Mark Lemke
  • 127 Jose Valentin
  • 128 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 129 Omar Vizquel
  • 130 Milt Cuyler

Rookies

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  • 131 Steve Trachsel
  • 132 Alex Rodriguez
  • 133 Garret Anderson
  • 134 Armando Benitez
  • 135 Shawn Green
  • 136 Jorge Fabregas
  • 137 Orlando Miller
  • 138 Rikkert Faneyte
  • 139 Ismael Valdes
  • 140 Jose Oliva
  • 141 Aaron Small
  • 142 Tim Davis
  • 143 Ricky Bottalico
  • 144 Mike Matheny
  • 145 Roberto Petagine
  • 146 Fausto Cruz
  • 147 Bryce Florie
  • 148 Jose Lima
  • 149 John Hudek
  • 150 Duane Singleton
  • 151 John Mabry
  • 152 Robert Eenhoorn
  • 153 Jon Lieber
  • 154 Garey Ingram
  • 155 Paul Shuey
  • 156 Mike Lieberthal
  • 157 Steve Dunn
  • 158 Charles Johnson
  • 159 Ernie Young
  • 160 Jose Martinez
  • 161 Kurt Miller
  • 162 Joey Eischen
  • 163 Dave Stevens
  • 164 Brian L. Hunter
  • 165 Jeff Cirillo
  • 166 Mark Smith

Draft Picks

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  • 167 McKay Christensen DP RC
  • 168 C.J. Nitkowski DP RC
  • 169 Antone Williamson DP RC
  • 170 Paul Konerko DP
  • 171 Scott Elarton DP RC
  • 172 Jacob Shumate DP
  • 173 Terrence Long DP
  • 174 Mark Johnson DP RC
  • 175 Ben Grieve DP
  • 176 Jayson Peterson DP RC*

Checklists

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Differing from normal structure of checklist cards, Series One Checklists were arranged by League.

  • 177 American League Checklist
  • 178 American League Checklist
  • 179 National League Checklist
  • 180 National League Checklist

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  • 181 Brian Anderson
  • 182 Steve Buechele
  • 183 Mark Clark
  • 184 Cecil Fielder
  • 185 Steve Avery
  • 186 Devon White
  • 187 Craig Shipley
  • 188 Brady Anderson
  • 189 Kenny Lofton
  • 190 Alex Cole
  • 191 Brent Gates
  • 192 Dean Palmer
  • 193 Alex Gonzalez
  • 194 Steve Cooke
  • 195
  • 196 Mark McGwire
  • 197 Marc Newfield
  • 198 Pat Rapp
  • 199 Darren Lewis
  • 200 Carlos Baerga
  • 201 Rickey Henderson
  • 202 Kurt Abbott
  • 203 Kirt Manwaring
  • 204 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 205 Darren Daulton
  • 206 Greg Colbrunn
  • 207 Darryl Hamilton
  • 208 Bo Jackson
  • 209 Tony Phillips
  • 210 Geronimo Berroa
  • 211 Rich Becker
  • 212 Tony Tarasco
  • 213 Karl Rhodes
  • 214 Phil Plantier
  • 215 J.T. Snow
  • 216 Mo Vaughn
  • 217 Greg Gagne
  • 218 Ricky Bones
  • 219 Mike Bordick
  • 220 Chad Curtis
  • 221 Royce Clayton
  • 222 Roberto Alomar
  • 223 Jose Rijo
  • 224 Ryan Klesko
  • 225 Mark Langston

Series Two

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  • 226 Frank Thomas
  • 227 Juan Gonzalez
  • 228 Ron Gant
  • 229 Javy Lopez
  • 230 Sammy Sosa
  • 231 Kevin Brown
  • 232 Gary DiSarcina
  • 233 Albert Belle
  • 234 Jay Buhner
  • 235 Pedro Martinez
  • 236 Bob Tewksbury
  • 237 Mike Piazza
  • 238 Darryl Kile
  • 239 Bryan Harvey
  • 240 Andres Galarraga
  • 241 Jeff Blauser
  • 242 Jeff Kent
  • 243 Bobby Munoz
  • 244 Greg Maddux
  • 245 Paul O'Neill
  • 246 Lenny Dykstra
  • 247 Todd Van Poppel
  • 248 Bernie Williams
  • 249 Glenallen Hill
  • 250 Duane Ward
  • 251 Dennis Eckersley
  • 252 Pat Mahomes
  • 253 Rusty Greer
  • 254 Roberto Kelly
  • 255 Randy Myers
  • 256 Scott Ruffcorn
  • 257 Robin Ventura
  • 258 Eduardo Perez
  • 259 Aaron Sele
  • 260 Paul Molitor
  • 261 Juan Guzman
  • 262 Darren Oliver
  • 263 Mike Stanley
  • 264 Tom Glavine
  • 265 Rico Brogna
  • 266 Craig Biggio
  • 267 Darrell Whitmore
  • 268 Jimmy Key
  • 269 Will Clark
  • 270 David Cone
  • 271 Brian Jordan
  • 272 Barry Bonds
  • 273 Danny Tartabull
  • 274 Ramon J. Martinez
  • 275 Al Martin

Swing Men

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  • 276 Fred McGriff
  • 277 Carlos Delgado
  • 278 Juan Gonzalez
  • 279 Shawn Green
  • 280 Carlos Baerga
  • 281 Cliff Floyd
  • 282 Ozzie Smith
  • 283 Alex Rodriguez
  • 284 Kenny Lofton
  • 285 Dave Justice
  • 286 Tim Salmon
  • 287 Manny Ramirez
  • 288 Will Clark
  • 289 Garret Anderson
  • 290 Billy Ashley
  • 291 Tony Gwynn
  • 292 Raul Mondesi
  • 293 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 294 Matt Williams
  • 295 Don Mattingly
  • 296 Kirby Puckett
  • 297 Paul Molitor
  • 298 Albert Belle
  • 299 Barry Bonds
  • 300 Mike Piazza
  • 301 Jeff Bagwell
  • 302 Frank Thomas
  • 303 Chipper Jones
  • 304 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 305 Cal Ripken, Jr.

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  • 306 Eric Anthony
  • 307 Todd Benzinger
  • 308 Jacob Brumfield
  • 309 Wes Chamberlain
  • 310 Tino Martinez
  • 311 Roberto Mejia
  • 312 Jose Offerman
  • 313 David Segui
  • 314 Eric Young
  • 315 Rey Sanchez
  • 316 Raul Mondesi
  • 317 Bret Boone
  • 318 Andre Dawson
  • 319 Brian McRae
  • 320 Dave Nilsson
  • 321 Moises Alou
  • 322 Don Slaught
  • 323 Dave McCarty
  • 324 Mike Huff
  • 325 Rick Aguilera
  • 326 Rod Beck
  • 327 Kenny Rogers
  • 328 Andy Benes
  • 329 Allen Watson
  • 330 Randy Johnson
  • 331 Willie Greene
  • 332 Hal Morris
  • 333 Ozzie Smith
  • 334 Jason Bere
  • 335 Scott Erickson
  • 336 Dante Bichette
  • 337 Willie Banks
  • 338 Eric Davis
  • 339 Rondell White
  • 340 Kirby Puckett
  • 341 Deion Sanders
  • 342 Eddie Murray
  • 343 Mike Harkey
  • 344 Joey Hamilton
  • 345 Roger Salkeld
  • 346 Wil Cordero
  • 347 John Wetteland
  • 348 Geronimo Pena
  • 349 Kirk Gibson
  • 350 Manny Ramirez
  • 351 William VanLandingham
  • 352 B.J. Surhoff
  • 353 Ken Ryan
  • 354 Terry Steinbach
  • 355 Bret Saberhagen
  • 356 John Jaha
  • 357 Joe Girardi
  • 358 Steve Karsay
  • 359 Alex Fernandez
  • 360 Salomon Torres
  • 361 John Burkett
  • 362 Derek Bell
  • 363 Tom Henke
  • 364 Gregg Jefferies
  • 365 Jack McDowell
  • 366 Andujar Cedeno
  • 367 Dave Winfield
  • 368 Carl Everett
  • 369 Danny Jackson
  • 370 Jeromy Burnitz
  • 371 Mark Grace
  • 372 Larry Walker
  • 373 Bill Swift
  • 374 Dennis Martinez
  • 375 Mickey Tettleton
  • 376 Mel Nieves
  • 377 Cal Eldred
  • 378 Orel Hershiser
  • 379 David Wells
  • 380 Gary Gaetti
  • 381 Tim Raines
  • 382 Barry Larkin
  • 383 Jason Jacome
  • 384 Tim Wallach
  • 385 Robby Thompson
  • 386 Frank Viola
  • 387 Dave Stewart
  • 388 Bip Roberts
  • 389 Ron Darling
  • 390 Carlos Delgado
  • 391 Tim Salmon
  • 392 Alan Trammell
  • 393 Kevin Foster
  • 394 Jim Abbott
  • 395 John Kruk
  • 396 Andy Van Slyke
  • 397 Dave Magadan
  • 398 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 399 Mike Devereaux
  • 400 Benito Santiago
  • 401 Brett Butler
  • 402 John Franco
  • 403 Matt Walbeck
  • 404 Terry Pendleton
  • 405 Chris Sabo
  • 406 Andrew Lorraine
  • 407 Dan Wilson
  • 408 Mike Lansing
  • 409 Ray McDavid
  • 410 Shane Andrews
  • 411 Tom Gordon
  • 412 Chad Ogea
  • 413 James Baldwin
  • 414 Russ Davis
  • 415 Ray Holbert
  • 416 Ray Durham
  • 417 Matt Nokes
  • 418 Rodney Henderson
  • 419 Gabriel White
  • 420 Todd Hollandsworth
  • 421 Midre Cummings
  • 422 Harold Baines
  • 423 Troy Percival
  • 424 Joe Vitiello
  • 425 Andy Ashby
  • 426 Michael Tucker
  • 427 Mark Gubicza
  • 428 Jim Bullinger
  • 429 Jose Malave
  • 430 Pete Schourek
  • 431 Bobby Ayala
  • 432 Marvin Freeman
  • 433 Pat Listach
  • 434 Eddie Taubensee
  • 435 Steve Howe
  • 436 Kent Mercker
  • 437 Hector Fajardo
  • 438 Scott Kamieniecki
  • 439 Robb Nen
  • 440 Mike Kelly
  • 441 Tom Candiotti
  • 442 Albie Lopez
  • 443 Jeff Granger
  • 444 Rich Aude
  • 445 Luis Polonia

Checklists

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As with Series One, Series Two Checklists were arranged by League. Card #450 is a checklist for all the inserts.

  • 446 Frank Thomas
  • 447 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 448 Mike Piazza
  • 449 Jeff Bagwell
  • 450 Jeff Bagwell / Frank Thomas / Ken Griffey, Jr. / Mike Piazza

Parallels

All 450 base cards were available in the following parallels:

  • Museum Collection
  • Artist's Proof

Museum Collection

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Each Museum Collection card utilized the same photo and design as the base set but featured a Dufex finish that emanated from the team logo.

Museum Collection Redemption

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Just like last year's set, seven Series Two Museum Collection cards packed out as redemption cards which expired December 31st, 1995. Due to a low response of mailing, these seven cards are considered to be difficult to locate.

  • 410 Shane Andrews
  • 413 James Baldwin
  • 416 Ray Durham
  • 420 Todd Hollandsworth
  • 423 Troy Percival
  • 426 Michael Tucker
  • 444 Rich Aude

Artist's Proof

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Each Artist's Proof card featured the same photo and design as the base set but had grey-silver foil finish over the baseball seam and surface design at the bottom of each card (compared to a gold foil stamp used for base cards) and an "Artist's Proof" logo stamp. The usage of different foils seemingly helped with distinction between the base card and this parallel. Unlike the previous year's set, Pinnacle Brands, Inc. did not announce the production figures for the Artist's Proof parallels.

Holographic Foil Artist's Proof

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In February 2016, a seller on eBay listed a plethora of Artist's Proof parallels featuring a holographic gold foil finish over the baseball seam and surface design and Artist's Proof logo on the card fronts. The players listed included stars and commons from the base and subsets and while provenance cannot be officially confirmed, the seller claimed these were, "pulled in [his] store 20 years ago" and that he, "had many come from one case". Unfortunately, no information was given from the seller or Pinnacle Brands, Inc. about the print run of these holographic versions.

Collectors speculate that these were test issue, alternative versions of the Artist's Proof parallels that were scrapped but erroneously made their way out of the factory and/or were mistakenly distributed into packs.

Inserts

Team Pinnacle

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This nine-card set, exclusive to Series One packs, utilized a reddish-orange and brown background and showcased Pinnacle's picks for the top players at each position with an American League player on the front and a National League player on the back. All cards were intentionally issued with two variations where one side of the card or the other had the Dufex finish; thus each card in the set had a version with the American League player side having the Dufex finish and a version with the National League player side having the Dufex finish. There is no version featuring a Dufex finish on both sides of the card, nor is there a "plain vanilla" version without Dufex.

  • TP1 Mike Mussina / Greg Maddux
  • TP2 Carlos Delgado / Mike Piazza
  • TP3 Frank Thomas / Jeff Bagwell
  • TP4 Craig Biggio / Roberto Alomar
  • TP5 Ozzie Smith / Cal Ripken
  • TP6 Matt Williams / Travis Fryman
  • TP7 Barry Bonds / Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • TP8 Dave Justice / Albert Belle
  • TP9 Kirby Puckett / Tony Gwynn

ETA 95

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This six-card set identified future potential stars that were set to feature during the ‘95 season on a card design that highlighted each player's standout stats and tools. This set was exclusive to Series One Hobby packs.

  • ETA1 Ben Grieve
  • ETA2 Alex Ochoa
  • ETA3 Joe Vitiello
  • ETA4 Johnny Damon
  • ETA5 Trey Beamon
  • ETA6 Brooks Kieschnick

Upstarts

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This 30-card set highlighted some of the top young players in the game on a red, blue, and yellow star-designed foil background. This set was exclusive to Series One packs.

  • US1 Frank Thomas
  • US2 Roberto Alomar
  • US3 Mike Piazza
  • US4 Javy Lopez
  • US5 Albert Belle
  • US6 Carlos Delgado
  • US7 Brent Gates
  • US8 Tim Salmon
  • US9 Raul Mondesi
  • US10 Juan Gonzalez
  • US11 Manny Ramirez
  • US12 Sammy Sosa
  • US13 Jeff Kent
  • US14 Melvin Nieves
  • US15 Rondell White
  • US16 Shawn Green
  • US17 Bernie Williams
  • US18 Aaron Sele
  • US19 Jason Bere
  • US20 Joey Hamilton
  • US21 Mike Kelly
  • US22 Wil Cordero
  • US23 Moises Alou
  • US24 Roberto Kelly
  • US25 Deion Sanders
  • US26 Steve Karsay
  • US27 Bret Boone
  • US28 Willie Greene
  • US29 Billy Ashley
  • US30 Brian Anderson

Pinnacle Performers

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This 18-card set highlighted some of top players in the game at the time on a foil background featuring a gold pyramid that seemingly represented a 3-dimensional version of the Pinnacle logo. This set was exclusive to Series One Super packs.

  • PP1 Frank Thomas
  • PP2 Albert Belle
  • PP3 Barry Bonds
  • PP4 Juan Gonzalez
  • PP5 Andres Galarraga
  • PP6 Raul Mondesi
  • PP7 Paul Molitor
  • PP8 Tim Salmon
  • PP9 Mike Piazza
  • PP10 Gregg Jefferies
  • PP11 Will Clark
  • PP12 Greg Maddux
  • PP13 Manny Ramirez
  • PP14 Kirby Puckett
  • PP15 Shawn Green
  • PP16 Rafael Palmeiro
  • PP17 Paul O'Neill
  • PP18 Jason Bere

New Blood

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This nine-card set highlighted some of the top prospects in the game at the time on a blood-red, Dufex background with a full-color player photo in the foreground. This set was exclusive to Series Two Hobby and Retail packs.

  • NB1 Alex Rodriguez
  • NB2 Shawn Green
  • NB3 Brian L. Hunter
  • NB4 Garret Anderson
  • NB5 Charles Johnson
  • NB6 Chipper Jones
  • NB7 Carlos Delgado
  • NB8 Billy Ashley
  • NB9 J.R. Phillips

Red Hot

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This 25-card set highlighted some of the most popular players in the game on a red-orange, fire-themed foil background. This set was exclusive to Series Two Hobby and Retail packs.

  • RH1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • RH2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • RH3 Frank Thomas
  • RH4 Jeff Bagwell
  • RH5 Mike Piazza
  • RH6 Barry Bonds
  • RH7 Albert Belle
  • RH8 Tony Gwynn
  • RH9 Kirby Puckett
  • RH10 Don Mattingly
  • RH11 Matt Williams
  • RH12 Greg Maddux
  • RH13 Raul Mondesi
  • RH14 Paul Molitor
  • RH15 Manny Ramirez
  • RH16 Joe Carter
  • RH17 Will Clark
  • RH18 Roger Clemens
  • RH19 Tim Salmon
  • RH20 Dave Justice
  • RH21 Kenny Lofton
  • RH22 Deion Sanders
  • RH23 Roberto Alomar
  • RH24 Cliff Floyd
  • RH25 Carlos Baerga

White Hot

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This 25-card set fully paralleled the Red Hot insert set and featured the same player photos but utilized a blue and white fire-themed background with a Dufex finish. The back of each White Hot card also featured a foil finish. White Hot cards were sequentially-numbered with a "WH" prefix.

Gate Attractions

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This 18-card set highlighted some of the top players in the game that brought fans to the stadium on a silver and gold foil background. This set was exclusive to Series Two Super packs.

  • GA01 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • GA02 Frank Thomas
  • GA03 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • GA04 Jeff Bagwell
  • GA05 Mike Piazza
  • GA06 Barry Bonds
  • GA07 Kirby Puckett
  • GA08 Albert Belle
  • GA09 Tony Gwynn
  • GA10 Raul Mondesi
  • GA11 Will Clark
  • GA12 Don Mattingly
  • GA13 Roger Clemens
  • GA14 Paul Molitor
  • GA15 Matt Williams
  • GA16 Greg Maddux
  • GA17 Kenny Lofton
  • GA18 Cliff Floyd

Team Pinnacle Pin Redemption

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This 18-card set was the foundation for a redemption program: any card from this set could be redeemed (along with $1.95 for shipping and handling) for a collectible die-cast pin of that player. Collectors had until November 15th, 1995 to claim their pins. The checklist mirrored the Team Pinnacle insert and the cards are NOT sequentially-numbered. These cards were exclusive to all Series Two packs.

  • Greg Maddux
  • Mike Mussina
  • Mike Piazza
  • Carlos Delgado
  • Jeff Bagwell
  • Frank Thomas
  • Craig Biggio
  • Roberto Alomar
  • Ozzie Smith
  • Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • Matt Williams
  • Travis Fryman
  • Barry Bonds
  • Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • David Justice
  • Albert Belle
  • Tony Gwynn
  • Kirby Puckett

Team Pinnacle Pin Cards

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Pin Card & Pin Package Picture: [3]

This 18-card set was separate but related to the Team Pinnacle Pin Redemption cards. Information about this set is limited because Pinnacle Brands, Inc. never released official information about these Pin Cards. However, the late Bob Lemke - the former editor of Sports Collector Digest (SCD) - was the most knowledgeable person in the Hobby about this set and theorized that these Pin Cards were produced with the intention of being mailed back along with the pin to the person that sent in the Team Pinnacle Redemption card that was inserted in all Series Two packs. Lemke acknowledged this theory as speculation as there was no mention of these Pin Cards on the back of the Redemption cards and because no Pin Cards were ever mailed back to people. This led him to believe that it was originally part of the redemption program but that the idea was ultimately scrapped.

The first card Lemke confirmed the existence of was David Justice. Then, in late-January 2013, Lemke was contacted by a card dealer in Florida that had multiple copies of the Ozzie Smith Pin Card, suggesting that Pin Cards were produced for all 18 players that were in the Team Pinnacle Pin Redemption set.

Then, in September/October 2013, an Ozzie Smith Pin Card and pin (the same pin one would receive after redeeming the Team Pinnacle Pin Redemption card) "package" surfaced for sale on eBay. This package contained a Pin Card, pin, and the full checklist of players (the same 18 players from the Redemption set) and was encased in a hard plastic covering similar to hangar packs, suggesting that these could have been intended to be sold at retail outlets and stores.

Lemke last theorized that Pin Cards of other players that have emerged over the years may have surfaced due to the liquidation of product after Donruss/Leaf/Pinnacle's (DLP) bankruptcy in 1998.

Players with Pin Cards confirmed to exist:

  • David Justice
  • Ozzie Smith
  • Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • Frank Thomas
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