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=Description=
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==Promos==
==Promos==
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These eight cards were distributed to collectors at the 1996 MLB All-Star FanFest to promote the upcoming 1996 SP Baseball set.  The cards are identical to their base set counterparts, with the exception of a 1996 All-Star Game logo on the front.
These eight cards were distributed to collectors at the 1996 MLB All-Star FanFest to promote the upcoming 1996 SP Baseball set.  The cards are identical to their base set counterparts, with the exception of a 1996 All-Star Game logo on the front.
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==Base Set==
==Base Set==
===Premiere Prospects===
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===Checklists===
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==Inserts==
==Inserts==


===Holoview F/X===
===Holoview F/X===


This 48-card set features a color action player cutout on a gold foil background with a "holoview" diamond shaped insert containing a black-and-white player portrait. A die-cut "red" parallel version was also produced.
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NOTE: A 49th card of Alex Rodriguez was also produced, but was inserted into [[1997 SP]] packs.
The third year for what had become one of SP's trademarks, is a 48-card set featuring a "holoview" player portrait in the shape of a diagram of that player's home field.  A die-cut "red" parallel version was also produced.
 
'''NOTE:''' A 49th card of Alex Rodriguez was also produced, but was inserted into [[1997 SP]] packs.  This cards was only available as a die-cut red.


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===Marquee Matchups===
===Marquee Matchups===


This 20-card set highlights two superstars' cards with a common matching stadium background photograph in a blue border done in the style of Wrigley Field's famous marquee.
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This 20-card set highlights two superstars' cards with a common matching stadium background photograph in a blue border done in the style of Wrigley Field's famous marquee.  A die-cut red bordered parallel is also available.


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===Cal Ripken, Jr. Collection===


See [[1996 Upper Deck Cal Ripken, Jr. Collection]]
===Ripken Collection===
 
''See [[1996 Upper Deck Ripken Collection]].''


===Baseball Heroes===
===Baseball Heroes===


Baseball Heroes is a continuation of the anthology started in 1990 featuring ten of the top players in baseball. Much like the "Future Heroes" insert in [[1993 Upper Deck]], this year's Baseball Heroes honors nine current players, plus one un-numbered "header" card.
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[[Baseball Heroes]] is a continuation of the anthology started in 1990. Much like the "Future Heroes" insert in [[1993 Upper Deck]], this year's Baseball Heroes honors nine current players, plus one un-numbered "header" card.


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{{SP}}
[[Category:1996]]
[[Category:1996]]
[[Category:Upper Deck]]
[[Category:Upper Deck]]

Latest revision as of 19:00, 29 August 2022

Description

1996 SP is a 188 card set. The first 20 cards make up a "Premier Prospects" subset, while cards #21-#185 display unique player photos with an outer wood-grain border and inner thin platinum foil border as well as a small inset player shot.

Distribution

30 packs per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $4.19). Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds
Base 188 - ?
Holoview F/X 47 - 1:5
Holoview Special F/X 47 - 1:75
Marquee Matchups 20 - 1:5
Marquee Matchups Die-Cut 20 - 1:61
Cal Ripken, Jr. Collection 5 - 1:45
Baseball Heroes 10 - 1:96

Checklist

Promos

Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=736a699e-e558-41b3-a61e-f452dddd4733&size=original&side=front&.jpg Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=736a699e-e558-41b3-a61e-f452dddd4733&size=original&side=back&.jpg

These eight cards were distributed to collectors at the 1996 MLB All-Star FanFest to promote the upcoming 1996 SP Baseball set. The cards are identical to their base set counterparts, with the exception of a 1996 All-Star Game logo on the front.

  • 1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 2 Frank Thomas
  • 3 Albert Belle
  • 4 Mo Vaughn
  • 5 Barry Bonds
  • 6 Mike Piazza
  • 7 Matt Williams
  • 8 Sammy Sosa

Base Set

Premiere Prospects

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  • 1 Rey Ordonez PP
  • 2 George Arias PP
  • 3 Osvaldo Fernandez PP RC
  • 4 Darin Erstad PP RC
  • 5 Paul Wilson PP
  • 6 Richard Hidalgo PP
  • 7 Justin Thompson PP
  • 8 Jimmy Haynes PP
  • 9 Edgar Renteria PP
  • 10 Ruben Rivera PP
  • 11 Chris Snopek PP
  • 12 Billy Wagner PP
  • 13 Mike Grace PP RC
  • 14 Todd Greene PP
  • 15 Karim Garcia PP
  • 16 John Wasdin PP
  • 17 Jason Kendall PP
  • 18 Bob Abreu PP
  • 19 Jermaine Dye PP
  • 20 Jason Schmidt PP

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  • 20 Jason Schmidt PP
  • 21 Javy Lopez
  • 22 Ryan Klesko
  • 23 Tom Glavine
  • 24 John Smoltz
  • 25 Greg Maddux
  • 26 Chipper Jones
  • 27 Fred McGriff
  • 28 Dave Justice
  • 29 Roberto Alomar
  • 30 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 31 B.J. Surhoff
  • 32 Bobby Bonilla
  • 33 Mike Mussina
  • 34 Randy Myers
  • 35 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 36 Brady Anderson
  • 37 Tim Naehring
  • 38 Jose Canseco
  • 39 Roger Clemens
  • 40 Mo Vaughn
  • 41 John Valentin
  • 42 Kevin Mitchell
  • 43 Chili Davis
  • 44 Garret Anderson
  • 45 Tim Salmon
  • 46 Chuck Finley
  • 47 Troy Percival
  • 48 Jim Abbott
  • 49 J.T. Snow
  • 50 Jim Edmonds
  • 51 Sammy Sosa
  • 52 Brian McRae
  • 53 Ryne Sandberg
  • 54 Jaime Navarro
  • 55 Mark Grace
  • 56 Harold Baines
  • 57 Robin Ventura
  • 58 Tony Phillips
  • 59 Alex Fernandez
  • 60 Frank Thomas
  • 61 Ray Durham
  • 62 Bret Boone
  • 63 Reggie Sanders
  • 64 Pete Schourek
  • 65 Barry Larkin
  • 66 John Smiley
  • 67 Carlos Baerga
  • 68 Jim Thome
  • 69 Eddie Murray
  • 70 Albert Belle
  • 71 Dennis Martinez
  • 72 Jack McDowell
  • 73 Kenny Lofton
  • 74 Manny Ramirez
  • 75 Dante Bichette
  • 76 Vinny Castilla
  • 77 Andres Galarraga
  • 78 Walt Weiss
  • 79 Ellis Burks
  • 80 Larry Walker
  • 81 Cecil Fielder
  • 82 Melvin Nieves
  • 83 Travis Fryman
  • 84 Chad Curtis
  • 85 Alan Trammell
  • 86 Gary Sheffield
  • 87 Charles Johnson
  • 88 Andre Dawson
  • 89 Jeff Conine
  • 90 Greg Colbrunn
  • 91 Derek Bell
  • 92 Brian L. Hunter
  • 93 Doug Drabek
  • 94 Craig Biggio
  • 95 Jeff Bagwell
  • 96 Kevin Appier
  • 97 Jeff Montgomery
  • 98 Michael Tucker
  • 99 Bip Roberts
  • 100 Johnny Damon
  • 101 Eric Karros
  • 102 Raul Mondesi
  • 103 Ramon Martinez
  • 104 Ismael Valdes
  • 105 Mike Piazza
  • 106 Hideo Nomo
  • 107 Chan Ho Park
  • 108 Ben McDonald
  • 109 Kevin Seitzer
  • 110 Greg Vaughn
  • 111 Jose Valentin
  • 112 Rick Aguilera
  • 113 Marty Cordova
  • 114 Brad Radke
  • 115 Kirby Puckett
  • 116 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 117 Paul Molitor
  • 118 Pedro Martinez
  • 119 Mike Lansing
  • 120 Rondell White
  • 121 Moises Alou
  • 122 Mark Grudzielanek
  • 123 Jeff Fassero
  • 124 Rico Brogna
  • 125 Jason Isringhausen
  • 126 Jeff Kent
  • 127 Bernard Gilkey
  • 128 Todd Hundley
  • 129 David Cone
  • 130 Andy Pettitte
  • 131 Wade Boggs
  • 132 Paul O'Neill
  • 133 Ruben Sierra
  • 134 John Wetteland
  • 135 Derek Jeter
  • 136 Geronimo Berroa
  • 137 Terry Steinbach
  • 138 Ariel Prieto
  • 139 Scott Brosius
  • 140 Mark McGwire
  • 141 Lenny Dykstra
  • 142 Todd Zeile
  • 143 Benito Santiago
  • 144 Mickey Morandini
  • 145 Gregg Jefferies
  • 146 Denny Neagle
  • 147 Orlando Merced
  • 148 Charlie Hayes
  • 149 Carlos Garcia
  • 150 Jay Bell
  • 151 Ray Lankford
  • 152 Alan Benes / Andy Benes
  • 153 Dennis Eckersley
  • 154 Gary Gaetti
  • 155 Ozzie Smith
  • 156 Ron Gant
  • 157 Brian Jordan
  • 158 Ken Caminiti
  • 159 Rickey Henderson
  • 160 Tony Gwynn
  • 161 Wally Joyner
  • 162 Andy Ashby
  • 163 Steve Finley
  • 164 Glenallen Hill
  • 165 Matt Williams
  • 166 Barry Bonds
  • 167 William VanLandingham
  • 168 Rod Beck
  • 169 Randy Johnson
  • 170 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 171 Alex Rodriguez
  • 172 Edgar Martinez
  • 173 Jay Buhner
  • 174 Russ Davis
  • 175 Juan Gonzalez
  • 176 Mickey Tettleton
  • 177 Will Clark
  • 178 Ken Hill
  • 179 Dean Palmer
  • 180 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 181 Carlos Delgado
  • 182 Alex Gonzalez
  • 183 Shawn Green
  • 184 Juan Guzman
  • 185 Joe Carter

Checklists

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  • 186 Hideo Nomo
  • 187 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 188 Ken Griffey, Jr.

Inserts

Holoview F/X

Derek-Jeter.jpg?id=b5072493-a182-406f-95ad-c25d6fb8fcde&size=original&side=front&.jpg Derek-Jeter.jpg?id=b5072493-a182-406f-95ad-c25d6fb8fcde&size=original&side=back&.jpg Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=a763533c-428d-4182-9381-9fb1434e18cb&size=original&side=front&.jpg Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=a763533c-428d-4182-9381-9fb1434e18cb&size=original&side=back&.jpg

The third year for what had become one of SP's trademarks, is a 48-card set featuring a "holoview" player portrait in the shape of a diagram of that player's home field. A die-cut "red" parallel version was also produced.

NOTE: A 49th card of Alex Rodriguez was also produced, but was inserted into 1997 SP packs. This cards was only available as a die-cut red.

  • 1 Greg Maddux
  • 2 Eric Karros
  • 3 Mike Piazza
  • 4 Raul Mondesi
  • 5 Hideo Nomo
  • 6 Jim Edmonds
  • 7 Jason Isringhausen
  • 8 Jay Buhner
  • 9 Barry Larkin
  • 10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 11 Gary Sheffield
  • 12 Craig Biggio
  • 13 Paul Wilson
  • 14 Rondell White
  • 15 Chipper Jones
  • 16 Kirby Puckett
  • 17 Ron Gant
  • 18 Wade Boggs
  • 19 Fred McGriff
  • 20 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 21 Jason Kendall
  • 22 Johnny Damon
  • 23 Kenny Lofton
  • 24 Roberto Alomar
  • 25 Barry Bonds
  • 26 Dante Bichette
  • 27 Mark McGwire
  • 28 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 29 Juan Gonzalez
  • 30 Albert Belle
  • 31 Randy Johnson
  • 32 Jose Canseco
  • 33 Sammy Sosa
  • 34 Eddie Murray
  • 35 Frank Thomas
  • 36 Tom Glavine
  • 37 Matt Williams
  • 38 Roger Clemens
  • 39 Paul Molitor
  • 40 Tony Gwynn
  • 41 Mo Vaughn
  • 42 Tim Salmon
  • 43 Manny Ramirez
  • 44 Jeff Bagwell
  • 45 Edgar Martinez
  • 46 Rey Ordonez
  • 47 Osvaldo Fernandez
  • 48 Derek Jeter

Marquee Matchups

Albert-Belle.jpg?id=baf7cc4f-3efb-44a9-8106-69edcbe9f330&size=original&side=front&.jpg Barry-Larkin.jpg?id=11b9b23e-7c52-437c-82cb-da930329c2c3&size=original&side=front&.jpg Barry-Larkin.jpg?id=11b9b23e-7c52-437c-82cb-da930329c2c3&size=original&side=back&.jpg Albert-Belle.jpg?id=baf7cc4f-3efb-44a9-8106-69edcbe9f330&size=original&side=back&.jpg
Tim-Salmon.jpg?id=587ce1a4-f849-4115-98c8-c0ba2deb8aaa&size=original&side=front&.jpg Mike-Piazza.jpg?id=b3f3be65-11d2-45b4-adb5-3382af07d9bd&size=original&side=front&.jpg Mike-Piazza.jpg?id=b3f3be65-11d2-45b4-adb5-3382af07d9bd&size=original&side=back&.jpg Tim-Salmon.jpg?id=587ce1a4-f849-4115-98c8-c0ba2deb8aaa&size=original&side=back&.jpg

This 20-card set highlights two superstars' cards with a common matching stadium background photograph in a blue border done in the style of Wrigley Field's famous marquee. A die-cut red bordered parallel is also available.

  • MM1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • MM2 Hideo Nomo
  • MM3 Derek Jeter
  • MM4 Rey Ordonez
  • MM5 Tim Salmon
  • MM6 Mike Piazza
  • MM7 Mark McGwire
  • MM8 Barry Bonds
  • MM9 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • MM10 Greg Maddux
  • MM11 Albert Belle
  • MM12 Barry Larkin
  • MM13 Jeff Bagwell
  • MM14 Juan Gonzalez
  • MM15 Frank Thomas
  • MM16 Sammy Sosa
  • MM17 Mike Mussina
  • MM18 Chipper Jones
  • MM19 Roger Clemens
  • MM20 Fred McGriff

Ripken Collection

See 1996 Upper Deck Ripken Collection.

Baseball Heroes

Barry-Bonds.jpg?id=6b2b04f6-b131-419b-a6f7-883681c9a4fb&size=original&side=front&.jpg Barry-Bonds.jpg?id=6b2b04f6-b131-419b-a6f7-883681c9a4fb&size=original&side=back&.jpg

Baseball Heroes is a continuation of the anthology started in 1990. Much like the "Future Heroes" insert in 1993 Upper Deck, this year's Baseball Heroes honors nine current players, plus one un-numbered "header" card.

  • 82 Frank Thomas
  • 83 Albert Belle
  • 84 Barry Bonds
  • 85 Chipper Jones
  • 86 Hideo Nomo
  • 87 Mike Piazza
  • 88 Manny Ramirez
  • 89 Greg Maddux
  • 90 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • NNO Ken Griffey, Jr.
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