1997 Scoreboard Mantle

Description

1997 Scoreboard Mantle is a 75-card set dedicated to Mickey Mantle and commemorating some of the special events that occurred over the course of his career. Although licensed by Major League Baseball, each photo is monochrome (blue and white). Seven cards in the base set are die-cut (cards #1, 6, 7, 70, and 74). Cards #51-69 feature the same or similar photographs from his 1951-1969 Topps/Bowman cards. This product is also known as the "Shoe Box Collection."

Each pack contained one buyback Topps or Bowman card from 1951-1969.

Distribution

Sixteen packs per box, three cards per pack.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	75	-	two-per-pack
1951-69 Buybacks	?	-	one-per-pack
Home Run Giant	7	-	?
7	6	-	1:16
7 card #7	1	-	1:320

Checklist

Promos

The five die-cut base cards (see below) were also available as promo cards.

Base Set

NOTE: Cards #1, 6, 7, 70, and 74 are die-cut.

• 1 Mickey Mantle
• 2 Mickey Mantle
• 3 Mickey Mantle
• 4 Mickey Mantle
• 5 Mickey Mantle
• 6 Mickey Mantle
• 7 Mickey Mantle
• 8 Mickey Mantle
• 9 Mickey Mantle
• 10 Mickey Mantle
• 11 Mickey Mantle
• 12 Mickey Mantle
• 13 Mickey Mantle
• 14 Mickey Mantle
• 15 Mickey Mantle
• 16 Mickey Mantle
• 17 Mickey Mantle
• 18 Mickey Mantle
• 19 Mickey Mantle
• 20 Mickey Mantle
• 21 Mickey Mantle
• 22 Mickey Mantle
• 23 Mickey Mantle
• 24 Mickey Mantle
• 25 Mickey Mantle
• 26 Mickey Mantle
• 27 Mickey Mantle
• 28 Mickey Mantle / Roger Maris
• 29 Mickey Mantle
• 30 Mickey Mantle
• 31 Mickey Mantle
• 32 Mickey Mantle
• 33 Mickey Mantle
• 34 Mickey Mantle
• 35 Mickey Mantle
• 36 Mickey Mantle
• 37 Mickey Mantle
• 38 Mickey Mantle
• 39 Mickey Mantle
• 40 Mickey Mantle
• 41 Mickey Mantle
• 42 Mickey Mantle
• 43 Mickey Mantle
• 44 Mickey Mantle
• 45 Mickey Mantle
• 46 Mickey Mantle
• 47 Mickey Mantle
• 48 Mickey Mantle
• 49 Mickey Mantle
• P1 Mickey Mantle
• P7 Mickey Mantle

Trading Cards

This subset imagines what a Scoreboard Mickey Mantle trading card would look like, if they made cards in the 1950s and 60s. There is one card for each year of Mantle's career.

NOTE: There are two card #56s. Both were produced in equal quantites.

• 51 Mickey Mantle
• 52 Mickey Mantle
• 53 Mickey Mantle
• 54 Mickey Mantle
• 55 Mickey Mantle
• 56 Mickey Mantle (Batting right)
• 56 Mickey Mantle (Batting left)
• 57 Mickey Mantle
• 58 Mickey Mantle
• 59 Mickey Mantle
• 60 Mickey Mantle
• 61 Mickey Mantle
• 62 Mickey Mantle
• 63 Mickey Mantle
• 64 Mickey Mantle
• 65 Mickey Mantle
• 66 Mickey Mantle
• 67 Mickey Mantle
• 68 Mickey Mantle
• 69 Mickey Mantle

• 70 Mickey Mantle
• 71 Mickey Mantle
• 72 Mickey Mantle
• 73 Mickey Mantle
• 74 Mickey Mantle

Inserts

Home Run Giants

This seven-card oversized (3" X 5") set, each commemorating a milestone home run in Mantle's career, were packaged in sealed Hobby boxes as a box topper.

500 Home Runs

This oversized die-cut card commemorates the 30th Anniversary of Mantle's 500th home run. There are three different versions of this card, each hand-numbered to 3000, 5000, and 7000 copies. It is unknown how these cards were distributed, and any assistance would be appreciated.

7

This seven-card set was part of a contest. The first six cards in the set were seeded at the rate of one-per-box, while card #7 was a case hit. Those who collected a complete set could then enter a contest where the grand prize was a Mickey Mantle phone card valued at $7000.

• 1 Mickey Mantle
• 2 Mickey Mantle
• 3 Mickey Mantle
• 4 Mickey Mantle
• 5 Mickey Mantle
• 6 Mickey Mantle
• 7 Mickey Mantle