Latest revision as of 15:08, 17 May 2021

Description

1994 Classic is a 200-card Minor League set released in two series. Both the regular series and the Update Series contain the same 200-card base set -- the only difference between the two series being the addition of new inserts. The product is notable as it contains one of the few fully-licensed, non-Upper Deck issued, Michael Jordan baseball cards.

Only 99,940 serial-numbered boxes of the regular series and 12,000 of the Update Series were produced.

Distribution

36 packs per box, ten cards per pack.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Series One

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	200	-	9:1
Cream of the Crop	25	-	one-per-pack
Tri-Cards	28	8000	1:16
Bonus Baby	5	9994	1:72
Autographs	7	varies	1:227

Update Series

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	200	-	9:1
Update Cream of the Crop	20	-	one-per-pack
Cal Ripken, Jr. 2000 Games Special	1	-	1:36
Cal Ripken, Jr. 2000 Games Autograph	1	2000	1:216

Checklist

Promo

This promo card of Alex Rodriguez were released to preview the Classic product.

CB1 Promo - Alex Rodriguez

Base Set

1 Michael Jordan
2 Felipe Lira
3 Jose Silva
4 Turi Sanchez
5 Marcus Jensen
6 Julio Santana
7 Angel Martinez
8 Jose Herrera
9 D.J. Boston
10 Trot Nixon
11 Trey Beamon
12 Danny Clyburn
13 John Wasdin
14 Vince Moore
15 Vic Darensbourg
16 Kevin Gallaher
17 Julio Bruno
18 Terrell Lowery
19 Phil Geisler
20 Chan Ho Park
21 Chad McConnell
22 Ricky Bottalico
23 Jim Pittsley
24 Gabe Martinez
25 Johnny Damon
26 Basil Shabazz
27 Billy Ashley
28 Andy Pettitte
29 Robert Ellis
30 Mike Zolecki
31 AS League Card
32 John Burke
33 Chris Snopek
34 Mark Thompson
35 Jimmy Haynes
36 Ron Villone
37 Curtis Goodwin
38 Tim Belk
39 Rod Henderson
40 Butch Huskey
41 Chris Smith
42 B.J. Wallace
43 Guillermo Mercedes
44 Ugueth Urbina
45 Fausto Cruz
46 Julian Tavarez
47 Scott Lydy
48 Darren Burton
49 Mac Suzuki
50 Kirk Presley
51 Checklist - Alex Rodriguez
52 Armando Benitez
53 Rodney Pedraza
54 LaTroy Hawkins
55 Rick Forney
56 Tripp Cromer
57 Andres Berumen
58 Terry Bradshaw
59 Omar Ramirez
60 Derek Jeter
61 Kerwin Moore
62 Andy Larkin
63 Neifi Perez
64 Casey Whitten
65 Jon Ratliff
66 J.J. Johnson
67 Preston Wilson
68 Jason Isringhausen
69 Adam Meinershagen
70 Rondell White
71 Shannon Stewart
72 Keith Heberling
73 Ruben Rivera
74 Mike Lieberthal
75 Damon Hollins
76 Jason Jacome
77 Amaury Telemaco
78 Scott Talanoa
79 Dave Stevens
80 Brien Taylor
81 AS League Card
82 Brian Barber
83 Ray Durham
84 Brent Bowers
85 Shane Andrews
86 Gabriel White
87 Midre Cummings
88 Brad Radke
89 Joe Randa
90 Phil Nevin
91 Joe Vitiello
92 Ray McDavid
93 Robbie Beckett
94 Frank Rodriguez
95 Marc Newfield
96 Joey Eischen
97 Manny Alexander
98 Jeff McNeely
99 Mark Smith
100 Alex Rodriguez
101 Todd Hollandsworth
102 Scott Ruffcorn
103 Kurt Miller
104 Justin Mashore
105 Garret Anderson
106 Nigel Wilson
107 Howard Battle
108 Pokey Reese
109 Orlando Miller
110 Bill Pulsipher
111 Edgar Renteria
112 Steve Gibralter
113 Gene Schall
114 John Roper
115 Alvin Morman
116 Doug Glanville
117 Mark Hutton
118 Glenn Murray
119 Curtis Shaw
120 Alex Ochoa
121 Michael Moore
122 Joey Hamilton
123 James Baldwin
124 Chad Ogea
125 Rikkert Faneyte
126 Benji Gil
127 Kenny Felder
128 Brant Brown
129 Eddie Pearson
130 Derrek Lee
131 AS League Card
132 Dan Serafini
133 Ramon Caraballo
134 Derek Wallace
135 Jamie Arnold
136 Domingo Jean
137 Jose Malave
138 Derek Lowe
139 Marshall Boze
140 Billy Wagner
141 Matt Franco
142 Roger Cedeno
143 Russ Davis
144 Kevin Flora
145 Rick Gorecki
146 Rick Greene
147 Brian L. Hunter
148 Rich Aurilia
149 Jason Moler
150 Michael Tucker
151 Checklist - Alex Rodriguez
152 Chad Mottola
153 Calvin Murray
154 Melvin Nieves
155 Luis Ortiz
156 Chris Roberts
157 Todd Williams
158 Tony Phillips
159 DeShawn Warren
160 Paul Shuey
161 Dmitri Young
162 Jermaine Allensworth
163 Daron Kirkreit
164 Scott Christman
165 Steve Soderstrom
166 J.R. Phillips
167 Karim Garcia
168 Marc Acre
169 Jose Paniagua
170 Terrell Wade
171 Mike Bell
172 Alan Benes
173 Jeff D'Amico
174 Tate Seefried
175 Wayne Gomes
176 Chris Singleton
177 Marc Valdes
178 Jamey Wright
179 Jay Powell
180 Charles Johnson
181 Mitch House
182 Torii Hunter
183 Jeff Suppan
184 Roberto Petagine
185 Ryan McGuire
186 Andrew Lorraine
187 Matt Brunson
188 Eduardo Perez
189 Jay Witasick
190 Shawn Green
191 Cleveland Ladell
192 Paul Bako
193 Brook Fordyce
194 Kym Ashworth
195 Tony Mitchell
196 Tony Clark
197 Curtis Pride
198 Arquimedez Pozo
199 Rey Ordonez
200 Brooks Kieschnick

Inserts

Cream of the Crop

One Cream of the Crop was inserted into each regular series pack.

C1 Trot Nixon
C2 Kirk Presley
C3 Mac Suzuki
C4 Brooks Kieschnick
C5 Johnny Damon
C6 Howard Battle
C7 Michael Tucker
C8 Todd Hollandsworth
C9 J.R. Phillips
C10 Shannon Stewart
C11 Alex Rodriguez
C12 Terrell Wade
C13 Rondell White
C14 James Baldwin
C15 Shane Andrews
C16 Chan Ho Park
C17 Derek Jeter
C18 Charles Johnson
C19 Bill Pulsipher
C20 Phil Nevin
C21 Scott Ruffcorn
C22 Midre Cummings
C23 Frank Rodriguez
C24 Dmitri Young
C25 Shawn Green

Update

One Update Cream of the Crop was inserted into each Update Series pack. All 20 cards are of players who were selected in the first round of the 1994 MLB Draft.

CC1 Paul Wilson
CC2 Ben Grieve
CC3 Dustin Hermanson
CC4 Antone Williamson
CC5 Josh Booty
CC6 Doug Million
CC7 Todd Walker
CC8 C.J. Nitkowski
CC9 Jaret Wright
CC10 Mark Farris
CC11 Nomar Garciaparra
CC12 Paul Konerko
CC13 Jayson Peterson
CC14 Matt Smith
CC15 Ramon Castro
CC16 Cade Gaspar
CC17 Terrence Long
CC18 Hiram Bocachica
CC19 Dante Powell
CC20 Brian Buchanan

Bonus Baby

Each Bonus Baby is exclusive to regular series packs and serial-numbered to 9994 copies.

An autographed version of Alex Rodriguez's card (hand-numbered to 435 copies) was sold exclusively on the Home Shopping Network.

BB1 Trot Nixon
BB2 Kirk Presley
BB3 Alex Rodriguez
BB4 Brooks Kieschnick
BB5 Michael Tucker
BB3A Alex Rodriguez

Tri-Cards

Tri-Cards feature three Minor League prospects from the same Major League organization -- one each from class Triple-A, Double-A, and Single-A. There is one three-player card for each of the then-28 MLB teams, and each card is perforated and individually sequentially-numbered -- not unlike the 1980-81 Topps Basketball set. The set is exclusive to regular series packs with each card is limited to 8000 copies.

T1 / T2 / T3 Jamie Arnold / Terrell Wade / Ramon Caraballo
T4 / T5 / T6 Jay Powell / Alex Ochoa / Manny Alexander
T7 / T8 / T9 Trot Nixon / Jose Malave / Frank Rodriguez
T10 / T11 / T12 DeShawn Warren / Chris Smith / Andrew Lorraine
T13 / T14 / T15 Jon Ratliff / Brooks Kieschnick / Matt Franco
T16 / T17 / T18 Eddie Pearson / Chris Snopek / James Baldwin
T19 / T20 / T21 Paul Bako / Chad Mottola / John Roper
T22 / T23 / T24 Daron Kirkreit / Tony Mitchell / Chad Ogea
T25 / T26 / T27 Mike Zolecki / Rodney Pedraza / Mark Thompson
T28 / T29 / T30 Matt Brunson / Tony Clark / Felipe Lira
T31 / T32 / T33 Edgar Renteria / Charles Johnson / Kurt Miller
T34 / T35 / T36 Billy Wagner / Kevin Gallaher / Phil Nevin
T37 / T38 / T39 Johnny Damon / Darren Burton / Michael Tucker
T40 / T41 / T42 Kym Ashworth / Chan Ho Park / Todd Hollandsworth
T43 / T44 / T45 Gabe Martinez / Scott Talanoa / Marshall Boze
T46 / T47 / T48 LaTroy Hawkins / Brad Radke / Dave Stevens
T49 / T50 / T51 Jose Paniagua / Ugueth Urbina / Rondell White
T52 / T53 / T54 Kirk Presley / Bill Pulsipher / Butch Huskey
T55 / T56 / T57 Derek Jeter / Brien Taylor / Russ Davis
T58 / T59 / T60 Jose Herrera / Curtis Shaw / Mark Acre
T61 / T62 / T63 Wayne Gomes / Jason Moler / Phil Geisler
T64 / T65 / T66 Mitch House / Jermaine Allensworth / Midre Cummings
T67 / T68 / T69 Derrek Lee / Robbie Beckett / Ray McDavid
T70 / T71 / T72 Chris Singleton / Calvin Murray / J.R. Phillips
T73 / T74 / T75 Alex Rodriguez / Makoto Suzuki / Marc Newfield
T76 / T77 / T78 Basil Shabazz / Dmitri Young / Brian Barber
T79 / T80 / T81 Mike Bell / Terrell Lowery / Benji Gil
T82 / T83 / T84 Jose Silva / Brent Bowers / Shawn Green

#1 Draft Pick Mail In

This five-card set, featuring the first five players selected in the 1994 MLB Draft, was made available via a wrapper redemption offer. Only 9994 sets were produced, although cards were not serial-numbered.

DD1 Paul Wilson
DD2 Ben Grieve
DD3 Dustin Hermanson
DD4 Antone Williamson
DD5 Josh Booty

Cal Ripken 2000 Games Special

This one card is exclusive to Update Series packs.

CR1 Cal Ripken

Autographs

Each Autograph is hand-numbered and exclusive to regular series packs.

Alex Rodriguez
Terrell Wade
Brooks Kieschnick
Rondell White
Michael Tucker
Kirk Presley
Trot Nixon

Cal Ripken 2000 Games Autograph

This card is serial-numbered to 2000 copies and exclusive to Update Series packs.

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 [[Category:Minor League]]
 [[Category:1994]]