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Topps announced in 1996 that beginning in 1997, card number 7 would no longer exist in future Topps Baseball sets; it would be "retired" in honor of Mickey Mantle. Card number 84 does not exist because Mike Fetters' card was incorrectly numbered 61. Card number 277 does not exist because Chipper Jones' card was incorrectly numbered 276.  
Topps announced in 1996 that beginning in 1997, card number 7 would no longer exist in future Topps Baseball sets; it would be "retired" in honor of Mickey Mantle. Card number 84 does not exist because Mike Fetters' card was incorrectly numbered 61. Card number 277 does not exist because Chipper Jones' card was incorrectly numbered 276.  


Rookie Cards include Kris Benson and Eric Chavez.
Due to the popularity of the Mickey Mantle reprint cards in the [[1996 Topps|previous year's]] set, 1997 featured reprints of all 27 of Willie Mays' Topps cards.  "Willie Mays seemed the next logical progression after Mickey Mantle.  He was a contemporary of Mantle's, those two names often are spoken together, and Mays remains a special name in our hearts here at Topps," said Topps spokesman, Marty Appel at the time.  Further, the sixteen other Mickey Mantle Topps and Bowman cards that did not appear in the [[1996_Topps#Mickey_Mantle_Reprints|1996 set]] (e.g. All-Star and multi-player cards) were included for '97.   
 
Rookie Cards include Kris Benson (#481) and Eric Chavez (#479).
 
Card #333 is the final card of Eddie Murray.


Factory sets were produced, but in much more limited quantity than in previous years.
Factory sets were produced, but in much more limited quantity than in previous years.
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Hobby: 36 packs per box, 11 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.29)
Hobby: 36 packs per box, 11 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.29)


Retail: 8 cards per pack (MSRP: $0.99)
Retail: 36 packs per box, 11 cards per pack (MSRP: $0.99)


Jumbo: 40 cards per pack
Jumbo: 12 packs per box, 35 cards per pack


Factory sets
Series One Repack: 10 packs plus one oversized Willie Mays 1952 Topps reprint per box. (Wal-Mart exclusive)
 
Series Two Repack: 15 packs plus one oversized parallel per box. (Wal-Mart exclusive)
 
Hobby Factory sets: Gold box. 495 card base set, plus eight inserts and one hermetically sealed "Last Day Production" Reprint of Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays.
 
Retail Factory sets: Red box. 495 card base set, plus eight inserts.


=Reviews=
=Reviews=


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


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|Mickey Mantle Reprints (S1)||15||-||?||?||?
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|Willie Mays Reprints (S1)||27||-||?||?||?
|Sweet Strokes||12||-||N/A||1:12||N/A
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|Inter-League Finest||14||-||1:36||1:36||1:10
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|Willie Mays Finest Refractor Reprints (S2)||27||-||1:180||1:180||1:48
|Inter-League Finest Refractors||14||-||1:216||1:216||1:56
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|Hobby Masters||20||-||1:36||N/A||N/A
|All-Stars||22||-||1:18||1:18||1:6
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|Inter-League Finest (S1)||14||-||?||?||?
|Willie Mays Reprint Autographs||20||65||1:2400||1:2400||1:625
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===Series Two===
 
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|Mickey Mantle Finest Reprints||16||-||1:24||1:24||1:6
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|Awesome Impact (S2)||20||-||N/A||1:18||N/A
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|Season's Best (S2)||25||-||?||?||?
|Hobby Masters||10||-||1:36||N/A||N/A
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|Sweet Strokes (S2)||12||-||?||?||?
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|Team Timber (S2)||16||-||1:36||1:36||1:8
|Season's Best||25||-||1:6||1:6||1:1
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|Derek Jeter Autograph (S2)||1||-||1:576||1:576||?
|Team Timber||16||-||1:36||1:36||1:8
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|Willie Mays Reprint Autographs (S1)||20||65||?||?||?
|Derek Jeter Autograph||1||-||1:576||1:576||?
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==Promos==
==Promos==


PP5  Ricky Bottalico
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==Base Set==
==Base Set==
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===Series One===
===Series One===


1 Barry Bonds
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2 Tom Pagnozzi
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3 Terrell Wade
 
4 Jose Valentin
 
5 Mark Clark
 
6 Brady Anderson
 
No 7 (Retired for Mickey Mantle)
 
8 Wade Boggs
 
9 Scott Stahoviak
 
10 Andres Galarraga
 
11 Steve Avery
 
12 Rusty Greer
 
13 Derek Jeter
 
14 Ricky Bottalico
 
15 Andy Ashby
 
16 Paul Shuey
 
17 F.P. Santangelo
 
18 Royce Clayton
 
19 Mike Mohler
 
20 Mike Piazza
 
21 Jaime Navarro
 
22 Billy Wagner
 
23 Mike Timlin
 
24 Garret Anderson
 
25 Ben McDonald
 
26 Mel Rojas
 
27 John Burkett
 
28 Jeff King
 
29 Reggie Jefferson
 
30 Kevin Appier
 
31 Felipe Lira
 
32 Kevin Tapani
 
33 Mark Portugal
 
34 Carlos Garcia
 
35 Joey Cora
 
36 David Segui
 
37 Mark Grace
 
38 Erik Hanson
 
39 Jeff D'Amico
 
40 Jay Buhner
 
41 B.J. Surhoff
 
42 Jackie Robinson TRIB
 
43 Roger Pavlik
 
44 Hal Morris
 
45 Mariano Duncan
 
46 Harold Baines
 
47 Jorge Fabregas
 
48 Jose Herrera
 
49 Jeff Cirillo
 
50 Tom Glavine
 
51 Pedro Astacio
 
52 Mark Gardner
 
53 Arthur Rhodes
 
54 Troy O'Leary
 
55 Bip Roberts
 
56 Mike Lieberthal
 
57 Shane Andrews
 
58 Scott Karl
 
59 Gary DiSarcina
 
60 Andy Pettitte
 
61 Kevin Elster
 
61B Mike Fetters UER (card 84)
 
62 Mark McGwire
 
63 Dan Wilson
 
64 Mickey Morandini
 
65 Chuck Knoblauch
 
66 Tim Wakefield
 
67 Raul Mondesi
 
68 Todd Jones
 
69 Albert Belle
 
70 Trevor Hoffman
 
71 Eric Young
 
72 Robert Perez
 
73 Butch Huskey
 
74 Brian McRae
 
75 Jim Edmonds
 
76 Mike Henneman
 
77 Frank Rodriguez
 
78 Danny Tartabull
 
79 Robb Nen
 
80 Reggie Sanders
 
81 Ron Karkovice
 
82 Benito Santiago
 
83 Mike Lansing
 
84 See Card 61(B)
 
85 Craig Biggio
 
86 Mike Bordick
 
87 Ray Lankford
 
88 Charles Nagy
 
89 Paul Wilson
 
90 John Wetteland
 
91 Tom Candiotti
 
92 Carlos Delgado
 
93 Derek Bell
 
94 Mark Lemke
 
95 Edgar Martinez
 
96 Rickey Henderson
 
97 Greg Myers
 
98 Jim Leyritz
 
99 Mark Johnson
 
100 Dwight Gooden HL
 
101 Al Leiter HL
 
102 John Mabry HL
 
103 Alex Ochoa HL
 
104 Mike Piazza HL
 
105 Jim Thome
 
106 Ricky Otero
 
107 Jamey Wright
 
108 Frank Thomas
 
109 Jody Reed
 
110 Orel Hershiser
 
111 Terry Steinbach
 
112 Mark Loretta
 
113 Turk Wendell
 
114 Marvin Benard
 
115 Kevin Brown
 
116 Robert Person
 
117 Joey Hamilton
 
118 Francisco Cordova
 
119 John Smiley
 
120 Travis Fryman
 
121 Jimmy Key
 
122 Tom Goodwin
 
123 Mike Greenwell
 
124 Juan Gonzalez
 
125 Pete Harnisch
 
126 Roger Cedeno
 
127 Ron Gant
 
128 Mark Langston
 
129 Tim Crabtree
 
130 Greg Maddux
 
131 William VanLandingham
 
132 Wally Joyner
 
133 Randy Myers
 
134 John Valentin
 
135 Bret Boone
 
136 Bruce Ruffin
 
137 Chris Snopek
 
138 Paul Molitor
 
139 Mark McLemore
 
140 Rafael Palmeiro
 
141 Herb Perry
 
142 Luis Gonzalez
 
143 Doug Drabek
 
144 Ken Ryan
 
145 Todd Hundley
 
146 Ellis Burks
 
147 Ozzie Guillen
 
148 Rich Becker
 
149 Sterling Hitchcock
 
150 Bernie Williams
 
151 Mike Stanley
 
152 Roberto Alomar
 
153 Jose Mesa
 
154 Steve Trachsel
 
155 Alex Gonzalez
 
156 Troy Percival
 
157 John Smoltz
 
158 Pedro Martinez
 
159 Jeff Conine
 
160 Bernard Gilkey
 
161 Jim Eisenreich
 
162 Mickey Tettleton
 
163 Justin Thompson
 
164 Jose Offerman
 
165 Tony Phillips
 
166 Ismael Valdes
 
167 Ryne Sandberg
 
168 Matt Mieske
 
169 Geronimo Berroa
 
170 Otis Nixon
 
171 John Mabry
 
172 Shawon Dunston
 
173 Omar Vizquel
 
174 Chris Hoiles
 
175 Dwight Gooden
 
176 Wilson Alvarez
 
177 Todd Hollandsworth
 
178 Roger Salkeld
 
179 Rey Sanchez
 
180 Rey Ordonez
 
181 Denny Martinez
 
182 Ramon Martinez
 
183 Dave Nilsson
 
184 Marquis Grissom
 
185 Randy Velarde
 
186 Ron Coomer
 
187 Tino Martinez
 
188 Jeff Brantley
 
189 Steve Finley
 
190 Andy Benes
 
191 Terry Adams
 
192 Mike Blowers
 
193 Russ Davis
 
194 Darryl Hamilton
 
195 Jason Kendall
 
196 Johnny Damon
 
197 Dave Martinez
 
198 Mike Macfarlane
 
199 Norm Charlton
 
200 Damian Moss
 
201 Jenkins/Ibanez/Cameron
 
202 Sean Casey
 
203 J.Hansen/H.Bush/F.Crespo
 
204 K.Orie/G.Alvarez/A.Boone
 
205 B.Davis/K.Brown/B.Estalella
 
206 Bubba Trammell
 
207 Jarrod Washburn
 
208 Brian Hunter
 
209 Jason Giambi
 
210 Henry Rodriguez
 
211 Edgar Renteria


212 Edgardo Alfonzo
'''NOTE:''' All American League players have a red frame, while National Leaguers have a green frame.


213 Fernando Vina
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===='96 Season Highlights====


214 Shawn Green
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215 Ray Durham
'''NOTE:''' Cards #101 and #102 have errors where the final sentence is cut-off at the end.  The corrected versions do not have the MLB logo on the back.


216 Joe Randa
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217 Armando Reynoso
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218 Eric Davis
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219 Bob Tewksbury
====Prospects====


220 Jacob Cruz
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221 Glenallen Hill
'''NOTE:''' All eight Series One Prospects can be found with an "upside down" back variation.


222 Gary Gaetti
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223 Donne Wall
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224 Brad Clontz
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225 Marty Janzen
====Expansion Draft Picks====


226 Todd Worrell
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227 John Franco
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228 David Wells
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229 Gregg Jefferies
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====Draft Picks====


230 Tim Naehring
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231 Thomas Howard
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====Checklists====


232 Roberto Hernandez
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233 Kevin Ritz
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234 Julian Tavarez
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235 Ken Hill
 
236 Greg Gagne
 
237 Bobby Chouinard
 
238 Joe Carter
 
239 Jermaine Dye
 
240 Antonio Osuna
 
241 Julio Franco
 
242 Mike Grace
 
243 Aaron Sele
 
244 David Justice
 
245 Sandy Alomar Jr.
 
246 Jose Canseco
 
247 Paul O'Neill
 
248 Sean Berry
 
249 N.Bierbrodt/K.Sweeney RC
 
250 Vladimir Nunez RC
 
251 R.Hartman/D.Hayman RC
 
252 A.Sanchez/M.Quatraro RC
 
253 Ronni Seberino RC
 
254 Rex Hudler
 
255 Orlando Miller
 
256 Mariano Rivera
 
257 Brad Radke
 
258 Bobby Higginson
 
259 Jay Bell
 
260 Mark Grudzielanek
 
261 Lance Johnson
 
262 Ken Caminiti
 
263 J.T. Snow
 
264 Gary Sheffield
 
265 Darrin Fletcher
 
266 Eric Owens
 
267 Luis Castillo
 
268 Scott Rolen
 
269 T.Noel/J.Oliver RC
 
270 Robert Stratton RC
 
271 Gil Meche
 
272 E.Milton/D.Brown RC
 
273 Chris Reitsma RC
 
274 J.Marquis/A.J.Zapp RC
 
275 Checklist
 
276 Checklist


===Series Two===
===Series Two===


277 Chipper Jones UER 276
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278 Orlando Merced
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===='96 Season Highlights====


279 Ariel Prieto
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280 Al Leiter
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281 Pat Meares
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282 Darryl Strawberry
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====Expansion Draft Picks====


283 Jamie Moyer
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284 Scott Servais
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285 Delino DeShields
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286 Danny Graves
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====Draft Picks====


287 Gerald Williams
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288 Todd Greene
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289 Rico Brogna
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290 Derrick Gibson
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====Prospects====


291 Joe Girardi
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292 Darren Lewis
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====Checklists====


293 Nomar Garciaparra
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Base/495/Checklist.jpg?id=7f0534b4-7fda-4714-82d3-04fc6751a803&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Base/495/Checklist.jpg?id=7f0534b4-7fda-4714-82d3-04fc6751a803&size=original&side=back&.jpg


294 Greg Colbrunn
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Topps') AND (num > 494)
ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
</sql2wiki>


295 Jeff Bagwell
==Parallels==


296 Brent Gates
===Jumbos===


297 Jose Vizcaino
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Jumbos/2/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=9b7c0da3-175c-4f20-8109-4373856020f5&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Jumbos/2/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=9b7c0da3-175c-4f20-8109-4373856020f5&size=original&side=back&.jpg


298 Alex Ochoa
Topps produced four oversized cards that were distributed exclusively in Wal-Mart repack boxes.  For the first series, each repack box contained 10 Series One packs, plus one oversized reprint of Willie Mays' 1952 Topps card (see below).  The Series Two repack boxes had 15 packs and one of three oversized parallel cards listed below.


299 Sid Fernandez
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300 Ken Griffey Jr.
==Inserts==
 
301 Chris Gomez
 
302 Wendell Magee
 
303 Darren Oliver
 
304 Mel Nieves
 
305 Sammy Sosa
 
306 George Arias
 
307 Jack McDowell
 
308 Stan Javier
 
309 Kimera Bartee
 
310 James Baldwin
 
311 Rocky Coppinger
 
312 Keith Lockhart
 
313 C.J. Nitkowski
 
314 Allen Watson
 
315 Darryl Kile
 
316 Amaury Telemaco
 
317 Jason Isringhausen
 
318 Manny Ramirez
 
319 Terry Pendleton
 
320 Tim Salmon
 
321 Eric Karros
 
322 Mark Whiten
 
323 Rick Krivda
 
324 Brett Butler
 
325 Randy Johnson
 
326 Eddie Taubensee
 
327 Mark Leiter
 
328 Kevin Gross
 
329 Ernie Young
 
330 Pat Hentgen
 
331 Rondell White
 
332 Bobby Witt
 
333 Eddie Murray
 
334 Tim Raines
 
335 Jeff Fassero
 
336 Chuck Finley
 
337 Willie Adams
 
338 Chan Ho Park
 
339 Jay Powell
 
340 Ivan Rodriguez
 
341 Jermaine Allensworth
 
342 Jay Payton
 
343 T.J. Mathews
 
344 Tony Batista
 
345 Ed Sprague
 
346 Jeff Kent
 
347 Scott Erickson
 
348 Jeff Suppan
 
349 Pete Schourek
 
350 Kenny Lofton
 
351 Alan Benes
 
352 Fred McGriff
 
353 Charlie O'Brien
 
354 Darren Bragg
 
355 Alex Fernandez
 
356 Al Martin
 
357 Bob Wells
 
358 Chad Mottola
 
359 Devon White
 
360 David Cone
 
361 Bobby Jones
 
362 Scott Sanders
 
363 Karim Garcia
 
364 Kirt Manwaring
 
365 Chili Davis
 
366 Mike Hampton
 
367 Chad Ogea
 
368 Curt Schilling
 
369 Phil Nevin
 
370 Roger Clemens
 
371 Willie Greene
 
372 Kenny Rogers
 
373 Jose Rijo
 
374 Bobby Bonilla
 
375 Mike Mussina
 
376 Curtis Pride
 
377 Todd Walker
 
378 Jason Bere
 
379 Heathcliff Slocumb
 
380 Dante Bichette
 
381 Carlos Baerga
 
382 Livan Hernandez
 
383 Jason Schmidt
 
384 Kevin Stocker
 
385 Matt Williams
 
386 Bartolo Colon
 
387 Will Clark
 
388 Dennis Eckersley


389 Brooks Kieschnick
===Mickey Mantle Reprints===


390 Ryan Klesko
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Mickey-Mantle-Reprints/36/Roger-Maris-Norm-Cash-Mickey-Mantle-Al-Kaline-(1964-Topps).jpg?id=b84dc24a-9356-4ada-8370-ec1d7243f46d&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Mickey-Mantle-Reprints/36/Roger-Maris-Norm-Cash-Mickey-Mantle-Al-Kaline-(1964-Topps).jpg?id=b84dc24a-9356-4ada-8370-ec1d7243f46d&size=original&side=back&.jpg


391 Mark Carreon
Following the successful reprint set in [[1996 Topps]], this sixteen-card set features reprints of all Topps/Bowman Mickey Mantle cards that were not reprinted the previous year. Each card is stamped with the same commemorative gold foil logo and is sequentially-numbered as an extension of the '96 set.


392 Tim Worrell
The "base" cards were inserted into Series One packs, while Finest and Finest Refractor versions were in Series Two.  Each factory set contained one hermetically sealed "Last Day Production" Reprint of Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays.


393 Dean Palmer
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394 Wil Cordero
===Willie Mays Reprints===


395 Javy Lopez
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Willie-Mays-Reprints/15/Willie-Mays-(1961-Topps-All-Star).jpg?id=e5d52073-c6ef-4da0-8220-66b0bafd8a0c&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Willie-Mays-Reprints/15/Willie-Mays-(1961-Topps-All-Star).jpg?id=e5d52073-c6ef-4da0-8220-66b0bafd8a0c&size=original&side=back&.jpg


396 Rich Aurilia
This 27-card set reprints reprints vintage Willie Mays Topps and Bowman cards. Each card front is highlighted by a special commemorative gold foil stamp. Randomly inserted in first series hobby packs only (at the rate of one in 2,400) are personally signed cards (see below).


397 Greg Vaughn
The "base" cards were inserted into Series One packs, while Finest and Finest Refractor versions were in Series Two. 


398 Vinny Castilla
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====Last Day Production====


399 Jeff Montgomery
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Willie-Mays-Reprints---Factory-Set/23/Willie-Mays-(1969-Topps).jpg?id=536fccd4-9cd6-481e-960b-ff37ee8062c6&size=original&side=back&.jpg


400 Cal Ripken
Each factory set contained one hermetically sealed "Last Day Production" Reprint of Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays.


401 Walt Weiss
====Jumbos====


402 Brad Ausmus
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Willie-Mays-Reprints---Jumbos/2/Willie-Mays-(1952-Topps).jpg?id=e36e5e82-5436-4aa9-8bc0-6c6c13312699&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Willie-Mays-Reprints---Jumbos/2/Willie-Mays-(1952-Topps).jpg?id=e36e5e82-5436-4aa9-8bc0-6c6c13312699&size=original&side=back&.jpg


403 Ruben Rivera
A special 4 1/4" by 5 3/4" jumbo reprint of the 1952 Topps Willie Mays card was made available exclusively in special Series One Wal-Mart Blaster boxes. Each box (shaped much like a cereal box) contained ten eight-card retail packs and the aforementioned jumbo card and retailed for $10.
 
404 Mark Wohlers
 
405 Rick Aguilera
 
406 Tony Clark
 
407 Lyle Mouton
 
408 Bill Pulsipher
 
409 Jose Rosado
 
410 Tony Gwynn
 
411 Cecil Fielder
 
412 John Flaherty
 
413 Lenny Dykstra
 
414 Ugueth Urbina
 
415 Brian Jordan
 
416 Bob Abreu
 
417 Craig Paquette
 
418 Sandy Martinez
 
419 Jeff Blauser
 
420 Barry Larkin
 
421 Kevin Seitzer
 
422 Tim Belcher
 
423 Paul Sorrento
 
424 Cal Eldred
 
425 Robin Ventura
 
426 John Olerud
 
427 Bob Wolcott
 
428 Matt Lawton
 
429 Rod Beck
 
430 Shane Reynolds
 
431 Mike James
 
432 Steve Wojciechowski
 
433 Vladimir Guerrero
 
434 Dustin Hermanson
 
435 Marty Cordova
 
436 Marc Newfield
 
437 Todd Stottlemyre
 
438 Jeffrey Hammonds
 
439 Dave Stevens
 
440 Hideo Nomo
 
441 Mark Thompson
 
442 Mark Lewis
 
443 Quinton McCracken
 
444 Cliff Floyd
 
445 Denny Neagle
 
446 John Jaha
 
447 Mike Sweeney
 
448 John Wasdin
 
449 Chad Curtis
 
450 Mo Vaughn
 
451 Donovan Osborne
 
452 Ruben Sierra
 
453 Michael Tucker
 
454 Kurt Abbott
 
455 Andruw Jones
 
456 Shannon Stewart
 
457 Scott Brosius
 
458 Juan Guzman
 
459 Ron Villone
 
460 Moises Alou
 
461 Larry Walker
 
462 Eddie Murray SH
 
463 Paul Molitor SH
 
464 Hideo Nomo SH
 
465 Barry Bonds SH
 
466 Todd Hundley SH
 
467 Rheal Cormier
 
468 J.Sandoval/J.Conti RC
 
469 R.Barajas/J.Rexrode RC
 
470 Jared Sandberg RC
 
471 P.Wilder/C.Gunner RC
 
472 M.DeCelle/M.McCain RC
 
473 Todd Zeile
 
474 Neifi Perez
 
475 Jeromy Burnitz
 
476 Trey Beamon
 
477 J.Patterson/B.Looper RC
 
478 D.Peoples/J.Westbrook RC
 
479 E.Chavez/A.Eaton RC
 
480 P.Tucci/J.Lawrence RC
 
481 K.Benson/B.Koch RC
 
482 J.Nicholson/A.Prater RC
 
483 M.Kotsay/M.Johnson RC
 
484 Armando Benitez
 
485 Mike Matheny
 
486 Jeff Reed
 
487 M.Bellhorn/R.Johnson/E.Wilson
 
488 R.Hidalgo/B.Grieve
 
489 Paul Konerko
 
490 Bill Mueller
 
491 Abbott/Monahan/Velazquez
 
492 Jimmy Anderson RC
 
493 C.Pavano/D.Blood/H.Murray
 
494 Nelson Figueroa RC
 
495 Checklist (277-400)
 
496 Checklist (401-496)
 
==Inserts==


===Hobby Masters===
===Hobby Masters===


Exclusive to Hobby packs, this 20-card set honors players picked by hobby dealers from across the country as their all-time favorites. Cards 1-10 were issued in first series packs and 11-20 in second series. Printed on 28-point diffraction foilboard, one card replaces two regular cards when inserted in packs.  
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Hobby-Masters/HM7/Randy-Johnson.jpg?id=a3c3e289-0c9b-4897-bae2-5b7b532c250c&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Hobby-Masters/HM7/Randy-Johnson.jpg?id=a3c3e289-0c9b-4897-bae2-5b7b532c250c&size=original&side=back&.jpg
HM1 Ken Griffey Jr.
 
HM2 Cal Ripken


HM3 Greg Maddux
Exclusive to Hobby packs, this 20-card set honors players picked by Hobby dealers from across the country as the best players in card collecting. Cards #HM1-HM10 were issued in Series One packs and #HM11-HM20 in Series Two. Printed on 28-point diffraction foilboard, one card replaces two regular cards when inserted in packs.


HM4 Albert Belle
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HM5 Tony Gwynn
===Sweet Strokes===


HM6 Jeff Bagwell
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Sweet-Strokes/SS2/Jeff-Bagwell.jpg?id=4cb4e811-e57c-4c48-ba1b-f2e7886ac75a&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Sweet-Strokes/SS2/Jeff-Bagwell.jpg?id=4cb4e811-e57c-4c48-ba1b-f2e7886ac75a&size=original&side=back&.jpg


HM7 Randy Johnson
Exclusive to Series One retail packs, this 15-card set features of some of baseball's top hitters on matrix foilboard.
 
HM8 Raul Mondesi
 
HM9 Juan Gonzalez
 
HM10 Kenny Lofton
 
HM11 Frank Thomas
 
HM12 Mike Piazza
 
HM13 Chipper Jones
 
HM14 Brady Anderson
 
HM15 Ken Caminiti
 
HM16 Barry Bonds
 
HM17 Mo Vaughn
 
HM18 Derek Jeter
 
HM19 Sammy Sosa
 
HM20 Andres Galarraga


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===Inter-League Finest===
===Inter-League Finest===


Randomly inserted in Series One packs, this 14-card set features top individual match-ups from inter-league rivalries. One player from each major league team is represented on each side of this double-sided set with a color photo and is covered with the patented Finest clear protector.
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Inter-League-Match-Ups/ILM1/Barry-Bonds-Mark-McGwire.jpg?id=2eca8625-f324-4dcc-b96f-42f313fa845f&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Inter-League-Match-Ups/ILM1/Barry-Bonds-Mark-McGwire.jpg?id=2eca8625-f324-4dcc-b96f-42f313fa845f&size=original&side=back&.jpg
A refractor version was also available.
 
ILM1 M.McGwire/B.Bonds
 
ILM2 M.Piazza/T.Salmon
 
ILM3 K.Griffey Jr./D.Bichette


ILM4 J.Gonzalez/T.Gwynn
Randomly inserted in Series One packs, this fourteen-card set commemorates the first season of Interleague play by featuring potential match-ups. A National League player on a green background is represented on the front side, while an American Leaguer on a red background is on the back.  All cards are covered with the Finest clear protector.


ILM5 S.Sosa/F.Thomas
A Refractor parallel was also available.


ILM6 A.Belle/B.Larkin
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ILM7 J.Damon/B.Jordan
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ILM8 P.Molitor/J.King
 
ILM9 J.Bagwell/J.Jaha
 
ILM10 B.Williams/T.Hundley
 
ILM11 J.Carter/H.Rodriguez
 
ILM12 C.Ripken/G.Jefferies
 
ILM13 C.Jones/M.Vaughn
 
ILM14 T.Fryman/G.Sheffield


===All-Stars===
===All-Stars===


Randomly inserted in Series One packs, this 22-card set printed on rainbow foilboard features the top 11 players from each league and from each position as voted by the Topps Sports Department. The fronts carry a photo of a "first team" all-star player while the backs carry a different photo of that player alongside the "second team" and "third team" selections. Only the "first team" players are checklisted listed below.  
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---All-Stars/AS8/Chipper-Jones-Ken-Caminiti-Vinny-Castilla.jpg?id=9701bf0a-ab0e-41b0-9276-81700688282b&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---All-Stars/AS8/Chipper-Jones-Ken-Caminiti-Vinny-Castilla.jpg?id=9701bf0a-ab0e-41b0-9276-81700688282b&size=original&side=back&.jpg
AS1 Ivan Rodriguez
 
AS2 Todd Hundley
 
AS3 Frank Thomas
 
AS4 Andres Galarraga
 
AS5 Chuck Knoblauch
 
AS6 Eric Young
 
AS7 Jim Thome
 
AS8 Chipper Jones


AS9 Cal Ripken
Randomly inserted in Series One packs, this 22-card set printed on rainbow foilboard features the top eleven players from each league at each position as selected by the Topps. The fronts carry a photo of a "first team" all-star player while the backs carry a different photo of that player alongside the "second team" and "third team" selections. Only the "first team" players are listed below.


AS10 Barry Larkin
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AS11 Albert Belle
===Season's Best===


AS12 Barry Bonds
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Seasons-Best/SB2/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=5e1d9859-2c50-4ded-a83d-e1a310b6c7b4&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Seasons-Best/SB8/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=5e078103-5d6e-4c1b-90f5-f1cd1b916feb&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Seasons-Best/SB13/Juan-Gonzalez.jpg?id=40d850c3-885c-4afa-94b7-9d82da0def24&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Seasons-Best/SB16/John-Smoltz.jpg?id=a98da62d-dbad-48b3-b8e9-a89519197c44&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Seasons-Best/SB25/Lance-Johnson.jpg?id=1c2abde2-ce69-4484-a264-8f5ff433f251&size=original&side=front&.jpg


AS13 Ken Griffey Jr.
This 25-card set was randomly inserted into Topps Series Two packs and features five top players from each of the following five statistical categories: Number Crunchers (Cards #SB1-SB5; RBI), Bleacher Reachers (#SB6-SB10; home runs), Kings of Swing (#SB11-SB15; slugging percentage), Hill Toppers (#SB16-SB20; wins), and Leading Looters (#SB21-25; stolen bases). The fronts are printed on matrix foilboard.


AS14 Ellis Burks
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AS15 Juan Gonzalez
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AS16 Gary Sheffield
 
AS17 Andy Pettitte
 
AS18 Tom Glavine
 
AS19 Pat Hentgen
 
AS20 John Smoltz
 
AS21 Roberto Hernandez
 
AS22 Mark Wohlers


===Team Timber===
===Team Timber===


Randomly inserted into all Series Two packs, this 16-card set highlight a selection of baseball's top sluggers. Each card features a simulated wood-grain stock; unfortunately, the fronts are UV-coated making the cards bow noticeably.
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Team-Timber/TT11/Mo-Vaughn.jpg?id=2c649c6b-76b5-40b2-872f-77c5c7a9ace8&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Team-Timber/TT11/Mo-Vaughn.jpg?id=2c649c6b-76b5-40b2-872f-77c5c7a9ace8&size=original&side=back&.jpg
TT1 Ken Griffey Jr.
 
TT2 Ken Caminiti
 
TT3 Bernie Williams
 
TT4 Jeff Bagwell
 
TT5 Frank Thomas
 
TT6 Andres Galarraga
 
TT7 Barry Bonds
 
TT8 Rafael Palmeiro
 
TT9 Brady Anderson
 
TT10 Juan Gonzalez
 
TT11 Mo Vaughn
 
TT12 Mark McGwire
 
TT13 Gary Sheffield
 
TT14 Albert Belle


TT15 Chipper Jones
Randomly inserted into all Series Two packs, this sixteen-card set highlights baseball's top sluggers, on a simulated wood-grain stock.  Unfortunately, the glossy coating on the front of each card makes the cards bow noticeably.


TT16 Mike Piazza
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===Awesome Impact===
===Awesome Impact===


Exclusive to Series Two retail packs, this 20-card set feature a selection of top young stars and prospects.
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Awesome-Impact/AI16/Mariano-Rivera.jpg?id=c71f9c83-9e37-43c8-8b05-7296730e3395&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Awesome-Impact/AI16/Mariano-Rivera.jpg?id=c71f9c83-9e37-43c8-8b05-7296730e3395&size=original&side=back&.jpg
AI1 Jaime Bluma
 
AI2 Tony Clark
 
AI3 Jermaine Dye
 
AI4 Nomar Garciaparra
 
AI5 Vladimir Guerrero
 
AI6 Todd Hollandsworth
 
AI7 Derek Jeter
 
AI8 Andruw Jones
 
AI9 Chipper Jones
 
AI10 Jason Kendall
 
AI11 Brooks Kieschnick


AI12 Alex Ochoa
Exclusive to Series Two retail packs, this twenty-card set features a selection of top young stars and prospects.


AI13 Rey Ordonez
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AI14 Neifi Perez
==Autographs==


AI15 Edgar Renteria
===Willie Mays Reprint Autographs===


AI16 Mariano Rivera
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Willie-Mays-Reprints---Autographs-Autographed/23/Willie-Mays-(1969-Topps).jpg?id=8d43a2df-bfba-43bb-a3d4-8d2f90b49234&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Willie-Mays-Reprints---Autographs-Autographed/23/Willie-Mays-(1969-Topps).jpg?id=8d43a2df-bfba-43bb-a3d4-8d2f90b49234&size=original&side=back&.jpg


AI17 Ruben Rivera
Mays signed about 65 copies of nineteen different reprint cards; however these cards are NOT serial-numbered.  On each card, the foil-stamped Willie Mays logo found on all the regular reprint inserts has been replaced by Topps' "Certified Autograph Issue" stamp.


AI18 Scott Rolen
Unfortunately, counterfeits have surfaced on the secondary market. On these copies, both the autograph and Topps’ “Certified Autograph Issue” stamp are fake. Counterfeit Certified Autograph Issue stamps have a thicker font on the word ‘Autograph’ and specifically, the “g” and “r” will touch. In contrast, legitimate Certified Auto stamps feature thin letter fonts and there is clear space between the “g” and “r” letters in ‘Autograph’.


AI19 Billy Wagner
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AI20 Todd Walker
===Derek Jeter Autograph===
[[File:Example.jpg]]


==Autographs & Game-Used==
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Derek-Jeter-ROY-Autograph/-NoN/Derek-Jeter.jpg?id=f4250961-a773-4a23-8226-b39c1c0ffd50&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Topps---Derek-Jeter-ROY-Autograph/-NoN/Derek-Jeter.jpg?id=f4250961-a773-4a23-8226-b39c1c0ffd50&size=original&side=back&.jpg


A special "Derek Jeter Rookie of the Year" autographed card was randomly inserted into all Series Two packs.


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Latest revision as of 15:55, 2 January 2024


Description

1997 Topps is a 495-card set released in two series of 275 and 220 cards, respectively.

Card 42 is a special Jackie Robinson tribute card commemorating the 50th anniversary of his contribution to baseball history and numbered for his Dodgers uniform number.

Topps announced in 1996 that beginning in 1997, card number 7 would no longer exist in future Topps Baseball sets; it would be "retired" in honor of Mickey Mantle. Card number 84 does not exist because Mike Fetters' card was incorrectly numbered 61. Card number 277 does not exist because Chipper Jones' card was incorrectly numbered 276.

Due to the popularity of the Mickey Mantle reprint cards in the previous year's set, 1997 featured reprints of all 27 of Willie Mays' Topps cards. "Willie Mays seemed the next logical progression after Mickey Mantle. He was a contemporary of Mantle's, those two names often are spoken together, and Mays remains a special name in our hearts here at Topps," said Topps spokesman, Marty Appel at the time. Further, the sixteen other Mickey Mantle Topps and Bowman cards that did not appear in the 1996 set (e.g. All-Star and multi-player cards) were included for '97.

Rookie Cards include Kris Benson (#481) and Eric Chavez (#479).

Card #333 is the final card of Eddie Murray.

Factory sets were produced, but in much more limited quantity than in previous years.

Distribution

Hobby: 36 packs per box, 11 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.29)

Retail: 36 packs per box, 11 cards per pack (MSRP: $0.99)

Jumbo: 12 packs per box, 35 cards per pack

Series One Repack: 10 packs plus one oversized Willie Mays 1952 Topps reprint per box. (Wal-Mart exclusive)

Series Two Repack: 15 packs plus one oversized parallel per box. (Wal-Mart exclusive)

Hobby Factory sets: Gold box. 495 card base set, plus eight inserts and one hermetically sealed "Last Day Production" Reprint of Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays.

Retail Factory sets: Red box. 495 card base set, plus eight inserts.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Series One

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds Jumbo Odds
Base 275 - 11:1 11:1 33:1
Mickey Mantle Reprints 16 - 1:12 1:12 1:3
Willie Mays Reprints 27 - 1:8 1:8 1:2
Hobby Masters 10 - 1:36 N/A N/A
Sweet Strokes 12 - N/A 1:12 N/A
Inter-League Finest 14 - 1:36 1:36 1:10
Inter-League Finest Refractors 14 - 1:216 1:216 1:56
All-Stars 22 - 1:18 1:18 1:6
Willie Mays Reprint Autographs 20 65 1:2400 1:2400 1:625

Series Two

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds Jumbo Odds
Base 220 - 11:1 11:1 33:1
Mickey Mantle Finest Reprints 16 - 1:24 1:24 1:6
Mickey Mantle Finest Refractor Reprints 16 - 1:216 1:216 1:60
Willie Mays Finest Reprints 27 - 1:20 1:20 1:4
Willie Mays Finest Refractor Reprints 27 - 1:180 1:180 1:48
Hobby Masters 10 - 1:36 N/A N/A
Awesome Impact 20 - N/A 1:18 N/A
Season's Best 25 - 1:6 1:6 1:1
Team Timber 16 - 1:36 1:36 1:8
Derek Jeter Autograph 1 - 1:576 1:576 ?

Checklist

Promos

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  • PP1 Frank Thomas
  • PP2 Andruw Jones
  • PP3 Barry Bonds
  • PP4 Eric Young
  • PP5 Ricky Bottalico
  • PP6 Royce Clayton
  • PP7 Tom Goodwin
  • PP8 Craig Biggio
  • PP9 Ellis Burks

Base Set

Series One

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NOTE: All American League players have a red frame, while National Leaguers have a green frame.

  • 1 Barry Bonds
  • 2 Tom Pagnozzi
  • 3 Terrell Wade
  • 4 Jose Valentin
  • 5 Mark Clark
  • 6 Brady Anderson
  • 8 Wade Boggs
  • 9 Scott Stahoviak
  • 10 Andres Galarraga
  • 11 Steve Avery
  • 12 Rusty Greer
  • 13 Derek Jeter
  • 14 Ricky Bottalico
  • 15 Andy Ashby
  • 16 Paul Shuey
  • 17 F.P. Santangelo
  • 18 Royce Clayton
  • 19 Mike Mohler
  • 20 Mike Piazza
  • 21 Jaime Navarro
  • 22 Billy Wagner RCup
  • 23 Mike Timlin
  • 24 Garret Anderson
  • 25 Ben McDonald
  • 26 Mel Rojas
  • 27 John Burkett
  • 28 Jeff King
  • 29 Reggie Jefferson
  • 30 Kevin Appier
  • 31 Felipe Lira
  • 32 Kevin Tapani
  • 33 Mark Portugal
  • 34 Carlos Garcia
  • 35 Joey Cora
  • 36 David Segui
  • 37 Mark Grace
  • 38 Erik Hanson
  • 39 Jeff D'Amico
  • 40 Jay Buhner
  • 41 B.J. Surhoff
  • 42 Jackie Robinson TRIB
  • 43 Roger Pavlik
  • 44 Hal Morris
  • 45 Mariano Duncan
  • 46 Harold Baines
  • 47 Jorge Fabregas
  • 48 Jose Herrera
  • 49 Jeff Cirillo
  • 50 Tom Glavine
  • 51 Pedro Astacio
  • 52 Mark Gardner
  • 53 Arthur Rhodes
  • 54 Troy O'Leary
  • 55 Bip Roberts
  • 56 Mike Lieberthal
  • 57 Shane Andrews
  • 58 Scott Karl
  • 59 Gary DiSarcina
  • 60 Andy Pettitte
  • 61 Kevin Elster
  • 62 Mark McGwire
  • 63 Dan Wilson
  • 64 Mickey Morandini
  • 65 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 66 Tim Wakefield
  • 67 Raul Mondesi
  • 68 Todd Jones
  • 69 Albert Belle
  • 70 Trevor Hoffman
  • 71 Eric Young
  • 72 Robert Perez
  • 73 Butch Huskey
  • 74 Brian McRae
  • 75 Jim Edmonds
  • 76 Mike Henneman
  • 77 Frank Rodriguez
  • 78 Danny Tartabull
  • 79 Robb Nen
  • 80 Reggie Sanders
  • 81 Ron Karkovice
  • 82 Benito Santiago
  • 83 Mike Lansing
  • 84 Mike Fetters UER (incorrectly numbered as 61)
  • 85 Craig Biggio
  • 86 Mike Bordick
  • 87 Ray Lankford
  • 88 Charles Nagy
  • 89 Paul Wilson
  • 90 John Wetteland
  • 91 Tom Candiotti
  • 92 Carlos Delgado
  • 93 Derek Bell
  • 94 Mark Lemke
  • 95 Edgar Martinez
  • 96 Rickey Henderson
  • 97 Greg Myers
  • 98 Jim Leyritz
  • 99 Mark Johnson

'96 Season Highlights

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NOTE: Cards #101 and #102 have errors where the final sentence is cut-off at the end. The corrected versions do not have the MLB logo on the back.

  • 100 Dwight Gooden HL
  • 101 Al Leiter HL
  • 101 Al Leiter ERR: Sentence ends with "Charles"
  • 102 John Mabry HL
  • 102 John Mabry ERR: Sentence ends with "Mabry"
  • 103 Alex Ochoa HL
  • 104 Mike Piazza HL

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  • 105 Jim Thome
  • 106 Ricky Otero
  • 107 Jamey Wright
  • 108 Frank Thomas
  • 109 Jody Reed
  • 110 Orel Hershiser
  • 111 Terry Steinbach
  • 112 Mark Loretta
  • 113 Turk Wendell
  • 114 Marvin Benard
  • 115 Kevin Brown
  • 116 Robert Person
  • 117 Joey Hamilton
  • 118 Francisco Cordova
  • 119 John Smiley
  • 120 Travis Fryman
  • 121 Jimmy Key
  • 122 Tom Goodwin
  • 123 Mike Greenwell
  • 124 Juan Gonzalez
  • 125 Pete Harnisch
  • 126 Roger Cedeno
  • 127 Ron Gant
  • 128 Mark Langston
  • 129 Tim Crabtree
  • 130 Greg Maddux
  • 131 William VanLandingham
  • 132 Wally Joyner
  • 133 Randy Myers
  • 134 John Valentin
  • 135 Bret Boone
  • 136 Bruce Ruffin
  • 137 Chris Snopek
  • 138 Paul Molitor
  • 139 Mark McLemore
  • 140 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 141 Herb Perry
  • 142 Luis Gonzalez
  • 143 Doug Drabek
  • 144 Ken Ryan
  • 145 Todd Hundley
  • 146 Ellis Burks
  • 147 Ozzie Guillen
  • 148 Rich Becker
  • 149 Sterling Hitchcock
  • 150 Bernie Williams
  • 151 Mike Stanley
  • 152 Roberto Alomar
  • 153 Jose Mesa
  • 154 Steve Trachsel
  • 155 Alex Gonzalez
  • 156 Troy Percival
  • 157 John Smoltz
  • 158 Pedro Martinez
  • 159 Jeff Conine
  • 160 Bernard Gilkey
  • 161 Jim Eisenreich
  • 162 Mickey Tettleton
  • 163 Justin Thompson
  • 164 Jose Offerman
  • 165 Tony Phillips
  • 166 Ismael Valdes
  • 167 Ryne Sandberg
  • 168 Matt Mieske
  • 169 Geronimo Berroa
  • 170 Otis Nixon
  • 171 John Mabry
  • 172 Shawon Dunston
  • 173 Omar Vizquel
  • 174 Chris Hoiles
  • 175 Dwight Gooden
  • 176 Wilson Alvarez
  • 177 Todd Hollandsworth
  • 178 Roger Salkeld
  • 179 Rey Sanchez
  • 180 Rey Ordonez
  • 181 Denny Martinez
  • 182 Ramon Martinez
  • 183 Dave Nilsson
  • 184 Marquis Grissom
  • 185 Randy Velarde
  • 186 Ron Coomer
  • 187 Tino Martinez
  • 188 Jeff Brantley
  • 189 Steve Finley
  • 190 Andy Benes
  • 191 Terry Adams
  • 192 Mike Blowers
  • 193 Russ Davis
  • 194 Darryl Hamilton
  • 195 Jason Kendall
  • 196 Johnny Damon
  • 197 Dave Martinez
  • 198 Mike Macfarlane
  • 199 Norm Charlton

Prospects

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NOTE: All eight Series One Prospects can be found with an "upside down" back variation.

  • 200 Doug Million / Damian Moss RC / Jonathan Moss PROS
  • 201 Geoff Jenkins / Raul Ibanez / Mike Cameron PROS
  • 202 James Boncini / Sean Casey / Dmitri Young PROS
  • 203 Jed Hansen / Homer Bush / Felipe Crespo PROS
  • 204 Kevin Orie / Gabe Alvarez / Aaron Boone PROS
  • 205 Ben Davis / Kevin Brown / Bobby Estalella PROS
  • 206 Dante Powell / Billy McMillon / Bubba Trammell PROS
  • 207 Glendon Rusch / Jarrod Washburn / Marc Wilkins PROS

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  • 208 Brian L. Hunter
  • 209 Jason Giambi
  • 210 Henry Rodriguez
  • 211 Edgar Renteria
  • 212 Edgardo Alfonzo
  • 213 Fernando Vina
  • 214 Shawn Green
  • 215 Ray Durham
  • 216 Joe Randa
  • 217 Armando Reynoso
  • 218 Eric Davis
  • 219 Bob Tewksbury
  • 220 Jacob Cruz
  • 221 Glenallen Hill
  • 222 Gary Gaetti
  • 223 Donne Wall
  • 224 Brad Clontz
  • 225 Marty Janzen
  • 226 Todd Worrell
  • 227 John Franco
  • 228 David Wells
  • 229 Gregg Jefferies
  • 230 Tim Naehring
  • 231 Thomas Howard
  • 232 Roberto Hernandez
  • 233 Kevin Ritz
  • 234 Julian Tavarez
  • 235 Ken Hill
  • 236 Greg Gagne
  • 237 Bobby Chouinard
  • 238 Joe Carter
  • 239 Jermaine Dye RCup
  • 240 Antonio Osuna
  • 241 Julio Franco
  • 242 Mike Grace
  • 243 Aaron Sele
  • 244 Dave Justice
  • 245 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
  • 246 Jose Canseco
  • 247 Paul O'Neill
  • 248 Sean Berry

Expansion Draft Picks

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  • 249 Nick Bierbrodt / Kevin Sweeney ARZ DP RC
  • 250 Vladimir Nunez RC / Larry Rodriguez ARZ DP
  • 251 Ron Hartman / David Hayman ARZ DP RC
  • 252 Alex Sanchez / Matt Quatraro TB DP RC
  • 253 Ronni Seberino RC / Pablo Ortega TB DP

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  • 254 Rex Hudler
  • 255 Orlando Miller
  • 256 Mariano Rivera
  • 257 Brad Radke
  • 258 Bob Higginson
  • 259 Jay Bell
  • 260 Mark Grudzielanek
  • 261 Lance Johnson
  • 262 Ken Caminiti
  • 263 J.T. Snow
  • 264 Gary Sheffield
  • 265 Darrin Fletcher
  • 266 Eric Owens
  • 267 Luis Castillo
  • 268 Scott Rolen

Draft Picks

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  • 269 Todd Noel / Joe Oliver DP RC
  • 270 Corey Lee / Robert Stratton DP RC
  • 271 Matt Halloran / Gil Meche DP RC
  • 272 Eric Milton RC / Dee Brown DP RC
  • 273 Josh Garrett / Chris Reitsma DP RC
  • 274 Jason Marquis / A.J. Zapp DP RC

Checklists

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  • 275 Checklist
  • 276 Checklist

Series Two

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  • 277 Chipper Jones UER (Incorrectly numbered, should as 276)
  • 278 Orlando Merced
  • 279 Ariel Prieto
  • 280 Al Leiter
  • 281 Pat Meares
  • 282 Darryl Strawberry
  • 283 Jamie Moyer
  • 284 Scott Servais
  • 285 Delino DeShields
  • 286 Danny Graves
  • 287 Gerald Williams
  • 288 Todd Greene
  • 289 Rico Brogna
  • 290 Derrick Gibson
  • 291 Joe Girardi
  • 292 Darren Lewis
  • 293 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 294 Greg Colbrunn
  • 295 Jeff Bagwell
  • 296 Brent Gates
  • 297 Jose Vizcaino
  • 298 Alex Ochoa
  • 299 Sid Fernandez
  • 300 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 301 Chris Gomez
  • 302 Wendell Magee, Jr.
  • 303 Darren Oliver
  • 304 Mel Nieves
  • 305 Sammy Sosa
  • 306 George Arias
  • 307 Jack McDowell
  • 308 Stan Javier
  • 309 Kimera Bartee
  • 310 James Baldwin
  • 311 Rocky Coppinger
  • 312 Keith Lockhart
  • 313 C.J. Nitkowski
  • 314 Allen Watson
  • 315 Darryl Kile
  • 316 Amaury Telemaco
  • 317 Jason Isringhausen
  • 318 Manny Ramirez
  • 319 Terry Pendleton
  • 320 Tim Salmon
  • 321 Eric Karros
  • 322 Mark Whiten
  • 323 Rick Krivda
  • 324 Brett Butler
  • 325 Randy Johnson
  • 326 Eddie Taubensee
  • 327 Mark Leiter
  • 328 Kevin Gross
  • 329 Ernie Young
  • 330 Pat Hentgen
  • 331 Rondell White
  • 332 Bobby Witt
  • 333 Eddie Murray
  • 334 Tim Raines
  • 335 Jeff Fassero
  • 336 Chuck Finley
  • 337 Willie Adams
  • 338 Chan Ho Park
  • 339 Jay Powell
  • 340 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 341 Jermaine Allensworth
  • 342 Jay Payton
  • 343 T.J. Mathews
  • 344 Tony Batista
  • 345 Ed Sprague
  • 346 Jeff Kent
  • 347 Scott Erickson
  • 348 Jeff Suppan
  • 349 Pete Schourek
  • 350 Kenny Lofton
  • 351 Alan Benes
  • 352 Fred McGriff
  • 353 Charlie O'Brien
  • 354 Darren Bragg
  • 355 Alex Fernandez
  • 356 Al Martin
  • 357 Bob Wells
  • 358 Chad Mottola
  • 359 Devon White
  • 360 David Cone
  • 361 Bobby Jones
  • 362 Scott Sanders
  • 363 Karim Garcia
  • 364 Kirt Manwaring
  • 365 Chili Davis
  • 366 Mike Hampton
  • 367 Chad Ogea
  • 368 Curt Schilling
  • 369 Phil Nevin
  • 370 Roger Clemens
  • 371 Willie Greene
  • 372 Kenny Rogers
  • 373 Jose Rijo
  • 374 Bobby Bonilla
  • 375 Mike Mussina
  • 376 Curtis Pride
  • 377 Todd Walker
  • 378 Jason Bere
  • 379 Heathcliff Slocumb
  • 380 Dante Bichette
  • 381 Carlos Baerga
  • 382 Livan Hernandez
  • 383 Jason Schmidt
  • 384 Kevin Stocker
  • 385 Matt Williams
  • 386 Bartolo Colon
  • 387 Will Clark
  • 388 Dennis Eckersley
  • 389 Brooks Kieschnick
  • 390 Ryan Klesko
  • 391 Mark Carreon
  • 392 Tim Worrell
  • 393 Dean Palmer
  • 394 Wil Cordero
  • 395 Javy Lopez
  • 396 Rich Aurilia
  • 397 Greg Vaughn
  • 398 Vinny Castilla
  • 399 Jeff Montgomery
  • 400 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 401 Walt Weiss
  • 402 Brad Ausmus
  • 403 Ruben Rivera
  • 404 Mark Wohlers
  • 405 Rick Aguilera
  • 406 Tony Clark
  • 407 Lyle Mouton
  • 408 Bill Pulsipher
  • 409 Jose Rosado
  • 410 Tony Gwynn
  • 411 Cecil Fielder
  • 412 John Flaherty
  • 413 Lenny Dykstra
  • 414 Ugueth Urbina
  • 415 Brian Jordan
  • 416 Bob Abreu
  • 417 Craig Paquette
  • 418 Sandy Martinez
  • 419 Jeff Blauser
  • 420 Barry Larkin
  • 421 Kevin Seitzer
  • 422 Tim Belcher
  • 423 Paul Sorrento
  • 424 Cal Eldred
  • 425 Robin Ventura
  • 426 John Olerud
  • 427 Bob Wolcott
  • 428 Matt Lawton
  • 429 Rod Beck
  • 430 Shane Reynolds
  • 431 Mike James
  • 432 Steve Wojciechowski
  • 433 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 434 Dustin Hermanson
  • 435 Marty Cordova
  • 436 Marc Newfield
  • 437 Todd Stottlemyre
  • 438 Jeffrey Hammonds
  • 439 Dave Stevens
  • 440 Hideo Nomo
  • 441 Mark Thompson
  • 442 Mark Lewis
  • 443 Quinton McCracken
  • 444 Cliff Floyd
  • 445 Denny Neagle
  • 446 John Jaha
  • 447 Mike Sweeney
  • 448 John Wasdin
  • 449 Chad Curtis
  • 450 Mo Vaughn
  • 451 Donovan Osborne
  • 452 Ruben Sierra
  • 453 Michael Tucker
  • 454 Kurt Abbott
  • 455 Andruw Jones UER
  • 456 Shannon Stewart
  • 457 Scott Brosius
  • 458 Juan Guzman
  • 459 Ron Villone
  • 460 Moises Alou
  • 461 Larry Walker

'96 Season Highlights

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  • 462 Eddie Murray
  • 463 Paul Molitor
  • 464 Hideo Nomo
  • 465 Barry Bonds
  • 466 Todd Hundley

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  • 467 Rheal Cormier

Expansion Draft Picks

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  • 468 Jose Sandoval / Joe Conti AZ DP RC
  • 469 Rod Barajas / Jackie Rexrode AZ DP RC
  • 470 Cedric Bowers / Jared Sandberg TB DP RC
  • 471 Paul Wilder / Chie Gunner TB DP RC
  • 472 Mike DeCelle / Marcus McCain TB DP RC

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  • 473 Todd Zeile
  • 474 Neifi Perez
  • 475 Jeromy Burnitz
  • 476 Trey Beamon

Draft Picks

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  • 477 John Patterson / Braden Looper DP RC
  • 478 Jake Westbrook RC / Danny Peoples DP
  • 479 Eric Chavez / Adam Eaton DP RC
  • 480 Peter Tucci / Joe Lawrence DP RC
  • 481 Kris Benson / Billy Koch DP RC
  • 482 John Nicholson / Andy Prater DP RC
  • 483 Mark Kotsay / Mark Johnson DP RC

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  • 484 Armando Benitez
  • 485 Mike Matheny
  • 486 Jeff Reed

Prospects

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  • 487 Mark Bellhorn / Randy Johnson / Enrique Wilson
  • 488 Richard Hidalgo / Ben Grieve RC / Scott Morgan
  • 489 Paul Konerko / Derrek Lee / Ron Wright
  • 490 Wes Helms / Bill Mueller RC / Brad Seitzer
  • 491 Jeff Abbott / Shane Monahan / Edgard Velazquez
  • 492 Jimmy Anderson RC / Ron Blazier / Gerald Witasick
  • 493 Darin Blood / Carl Pavano / Heath Murray
  • 494 Nelson Figueroa RC / Mike Villano / Mark Redman

Checklists

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  • 495 Checklist CL 277-400
  • 496 Checklist CL 401-496

Parallels

Jumbos

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Topps produced four oversized cards that were distributed exclusively in Wal-Mart repack boxes. For the first series, each repack box contained 10 Series One packs, plus one oversized reprint of Willie Mays' 1952 Topps card (see below). The Series Two repack boxes had 15 packs and one of three oversized parallel cards listed below.

  • 1 Chipper Jones
  • 2 Ken Griffey Jr.
  • 3 Cal Ripken Jr.

Inserts

Mickey Mantle Reprints

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Following the successful reprint set in 1996 Topps, this sixteen-card set features reprints of all Topps/Bowman Mickey Mantle cards that were not reprinted the previous year. Each card is stamped with the same commemorative gold foil logo and is sequentially-numbered as an extension of the '96 set.

The "base" cards were inserted into Series One packs, while Finest and Finest Refractor versions were in Series Two. Each factory set contained one hermetically sealed "Last Day Production" Reprint of Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays.

  • 21 Mickey Mantle / Hank Bauer / Yogi Berra 53B
  • 22 Mickey Mantle 53B
  • 23 Mickey Mantle / Yogi Berra 57T
  • 24 Mickey Mantle / Hank Aaron 58T
  • 25 Mickey Mantle 58T AS
  • 26 Mickey Mantle 59T HL
  • 27 Mickey Mantle 59T AS
  • 28 Mickey Mantle / Ken Boyer 60T
  • 29 Mickey Mantle 60T AS
  • 30 Mickey Mantle 61T HL
  • 31 Mickey Mantle 61T MVP
  • 32 Mickey Mantle 61T AS
  • 33 Mickey Mantle / Willie Mays 62T
  • 34 Mickey Mantle 62T IA
  • 35 Mickey Mantle 62T AS
  • 36 Mickey Mantle / Roger Maris / Al Kaline / Norm Cash 64T

Willie Mays Reprints

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This 27-card set reprints reprints vintage Willie Mays Topps and Bowman cards. Each card front is highlighted by a special commemorative gold foil stamp. Randomly inserted in first series hobby packs only (at the rate of one in 2,400) are personally signed cards (see below).

The "base" cards were inserted into Series One packs, while Finest and Finest Refractor versions were in Series Two.

  • 1 Willie Mays 51B
  • 2 Willie Mays 52T
  • 3 Willie Mays 53T
  • 4 Willie Mays 54B
  • 5 Willie Mays 54T
  • 6 Willie Mays 55B
  • 7 Willie Mays 55T
  • 8 Willie Mays 56T
  • 9 Willie Mays 57T
  • 10 Willie Mays 58T
  • 11 Willie Mays 59T
  • 12 Willie Mays 60T
  • 13 Willie Mays 60T AS
  • 14 Willie Mays 61T
  • 15 Willie Mays 61T AS
  • 16 Willie Mays 62T
  • 17 Willie Mays 63T
  • 18 Willie Mays 64T
  • 19 Willie Mays 65T
  • 20 Willie Mays 66T
  • 21 Willie Mays 67T
  • 22 Willie Mays 68T
  • 23 Willie Mays 69T
  • 24 Willie Mays 70T
  • 25 Willie Mays 71T
  • 26 Willie Mays 72T
  • 27 Willie Mays 73T

Last Day Production

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Each factory set contained one hermetically sealed "Last Day Production" Reprint of Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays.

Jumbos

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A special 4 1/4" by 5 3/4" jumbo reprint of the 1952 Topps Willie Mays card was made available exclusively in special Series One Wal-Mart Blaster boxes. Each box (shaped much like a cereal box) contained ten eight-card retail packs and the aforementioned jumbo card and retailed for $10.

Hobby Masters

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Exclusive to Hobby packs, this 20-card set honors players picked by Hobby dealers from across the country as the best players in card collecting. Cards #HM1-HM10 were issued in Series One packs and #HM11-HM20 in Series Two. Printed on 28-point diffraction foilboard, one card replaces two regular cards when inserted in packs.

  • HM1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • HM2 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • HM3 Greg Maddux
  • HM4 Albert Belle
  • HM5 Tony Gwynn
  • HM6 Jeff Bagwell
  • HM7 Randy Johnson
  • HM8 Raul Mondesi
  • HM9 Juan Gonzalez
  • HM10 Kenny Lofton
  • HM11 Frank Thomas
  • HM12 Mike Piazza
  • HM13 Chipper Jones
  • HM14 Brady Anderson
  • HM15 Ken Caminiti
  • HM16 Barry Bonds
  • HM17 Mo Vaughn
  • HM18 Derek Jeter
  • HM19 Sammy Sosa
  • HM20 Andres Galarraga

Sweet Strokes

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Exclusive to Series One retail packs, this 15-card set features of some of baseball's top hitters on matrix foilboard.

  • SS1 Roberto Alomar
  • SS2 Jeff Bagwell
  • SS3 Albert Belle
  • SS4 Barry Bonds
  • SS5 Mark Grace
  • SS6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • SS7 Tony Gwynn
  • SS8 Chipper Jones
  • SS9 Edgar Martinez
  • SS10 Mark McGwire
  • SS11 Rafael Palmeiro
  • SS12 Mike Piazza
  • SS13 Gary Sheffield
  • SS14 Frank Thomas
  • SS15 Mo Vaughn

Inter-League Finest

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Randomly inserted in Series One packs, this fourteen-card set commemorates the first season of Interleague play by featuring potential match-ups. A National League player on a green background is represented on the front side, while an American Leaguer on a red background is on the back. All cards are covered with the Finest clear protector.

A Refractor parallel was also available.

  • ILM1 Mark McGwire / Barry Bonds
  • ILM2 Mike Piazza / Tim Salmon
  • ILM3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • ILM4 Juan Gonzalez / Tony Gwynn
  • ILM5 Sammy Sosa / Frank Thomas
  • ILM6 Albert Belle / Barry Larkin
  • ILM7 Johnny Damon / Brian Jordan
  • ILM8 Paul Molitor / Jeff King
  • ILM9 Jeff Bagwell / John Jaha
  • ILM10 Bernie Williams / Todd Hundley
  • ILM11 Joe Carter / Henry Rodriguez
  • ILM12 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Gregg Jefferies
  • ILM13 Chipper Jones / Mo Vaughn
  • ILM14 Travis Fryman / Gary Sheffield

All-Stars

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Randomly inserted in Series One packs, this 22-card set printed on rainbow foilboard features the top eleven players from each league at each position as selected by the Topps. The fronts carry a photo of a "first team" all-star player while the backs carry a different photo of that player alongside the "second team" and "third team" selections. Only the "first team" players are listed below.

  • AS1 Ivan Rodriguez
  • AS2 Todd Hundley
  • AS3 Frank Thomas
  • AS4 Andres Galarraga
  • AS5 Chuck Knoblauch
  • AS6 Eric Young
  • AS7 Jim Thome
  • AS8 Chipper Jones
  • AS9 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • AS10 Barry Larkin
  • AS11 Albert Belle
  • AS12 Barry Bonds
  • AS13 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • AS14 Ellis Burks
  • AS15 Juan Gonzalez
  • AS16 Gary Sheffield
  • AS17 Andy Pettitte
  • AS18 Tom Glavine
  • AS19 Pat Hentgen
  • AS20 John Smoltz
  • AS21 Roberto Hernandez
  • AS22 Mark Wohlers

Season's Best

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This 25-card set was randomly inserted into Topps Series Two packs and features five top players from each of the following five statistical categories: Number Crunchers (Cards #SB1-SB5; RBI), Bleacher Reachers (#SB6-SB10; home runs), Kings of Swing (#SB11-SB15; slugging percentage), Hill Toppers (#SB16-SB20; wins), and Leading Looters (#SB21-25; stolen bases). The fronts are printed on matrix foilboard.

  • SB1 Tony Gwynn
  • SB2 Frank Thomas
  • SB3 Ellis Burks
  • SB4 Paul Molitor
  • SB5 Chuck Knoblauch
  • SB6 Mark McGwire
  • SB7 Brady Anderson
  • SB8 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • SB9 Albert Belle
  • SB10 Andres Galarraga
  • SB11 Andres Galarraga
  • SB12 Albert Belle
  • SB13 Juan Gonzalez
  • SB14 Mo Vaughn
  • SB15 Rafael Palmeiro
  • SB16 John Smoltz
  • SB17 Andy Pettitte
  • SB18 Pat Hentgen
  • SB19 Mike Mussina
  • SB20 Andy Benes
  • SB21 Kenny Lofton
  • SB22 Tom Goodwin
  • SB23 Otis Nixon
  • SB24 Eric Young
  • SB25 Lance Johnson

Team Timber

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Randomly inserted into all Series Two packs, this sixteen-card set highlights baseball's top sluggers, on a simulated wood-grain stock. Unfortunately, the glossy coating on the front of each card makes the cards bow noticeably.

  • TT1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • TT2 Ken Caminiti
  • TT3 Bernie Williams
  • TT4 Jeff Bagwell
  • TT5 Frank Thomas
  • TT6 Andres Galarraga
  • TT7 Barry Bonds
  • TT8 Rafael Palmeiro
  • TT9 Brady Anderson
  • TT10 Juan Gonzalez
  • TT11 Mo Vaughn
  • TT12 Mark McGwire
  • TT13 Gary Sheffield
  • TT14 Albert Belle
  • TT15 Chipper Jones
  • TT16 Mike Piazza

Awesome Impact

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Exclusive to Series Two retail packs, this twenty-card set features a selection of top young stars and prospects.

  • AI1 Jaime Bluma
  • AI2 Tony Clark
  • AI3 Jermaine Dye
  • AI4 Nomar Garciaparra
  • AI5 Vladimir Guerrero
  • AI6 Todd Hollandsworth
  • AI7 Derek Jeter
  • AI8 Andruw Jones
  • AI9 Chipper Jones
  • AI10 Jason Kendall
  • AI11 Brooks Kieschnick
  • AI12 Alex Ochoa
  • AI13 Rey Ordonez
  • AI14 Neifi Perez
  • AI15 Edgar Renteria
  • AI16 Mariano Rivera
  • AI17 Ruben Rivera
  • AI18 Scott Rolen
  • AI19 Billy Wagner
  • AI20 Todd Walker

Autographs

Willie Mays Reprint Autographs

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Mays signed about 65 copies of nineteen different reprint cards; however these cards are NOT serial-numbered. On each card, the foil-stamped Willie Mays logo found on all the regular reprint inserts has been replaced by Topps' "Certified Autograph Issue" stamp.

Unfortunately, counterfeits have surfaced on the secondary market. On these copies, both the autograph and Topps’ “Certified Autograph Issue” stamp are fake. Counterfeit Certified Autograph Issue stamps have a thicker font on the word ‘Autograph’ and specifically, the “g” and “r” will touch. In contrast, legitimate Certified Auto stamps feature thin letter fonts and there is clear space between the “g” and “r” letters in ‘Autograph’.

  • 1 Willie Mays 51B
  • 2 Willie Mays 52T
  • 3 Willie Mays 53T
  • 6 Willie Mays 55B
  • 7 Willie Mays 55T
  • 9 Willie Mays 57T
  • 10 Willie Mays 58T
  • 12 Willie Mays 60T
  • 13 Willie Mays 60T AS
  • 14 Willie Mays 61T
  • 15 Willie Mays 61T AS
  • 17 Willie Mays 63T
  • 18 Willie Mays 64T
  • 19 Willie Mays 65T
  • 20 Willie Mays 66T
  • 23 Willie Mays 69T
  • 24 Willie Mays 70T
  • 26 Willie Mays 72T
  • 27 Willie Mays 73T

Derek Jeter Autograph

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A special "Derek Jeter Rookie of the Year" autographed card was randomly inserted into all Series Two packs.

  • NNO Derek Jeter
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