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=Description=


=Description=
1997 Fleer was a 761-card set released in two series.  The first 500 cards were issued in Series One (which was not marketed as "Series One") which was issued in April, 1997.  In lieu of an "Update" set, Fleer instead published a 261-card Series Two which, despite the name, served as the ''de facto'' Update set.
 
As with the [[1996 Fleer|previous year's set,]] the cards were borderless and printed with a matte-finish and stamped with gold foil. Unlike the previous year's product, the matte finish used wasn't as "rough" and made sorting cards easier.  It is believed that the last eleven cards in Series Two (751-761) were late additions to the set and short-printed.  The set featured an Encore subset (cards 696-720) and Checklists (cards 491-500/721-750/761)
 
For the first time since [[1993 Fleer|1993]], Fleer did not include an insert in every pack.  Despite this, ''1997 Fleer Baseball'' would have fourteen insert sets, a parallel, and an autograph redemption program.


1997 Fleer is a 761-card set released in two series of 500 and 261 cards.  Series One (which was not marketed as "Series One") was issued in April, 1997.  In lieu of an "Update" set, Fleer instead published a second series, which despite its name, serves as the ''de facto'' 1997 Fleer Update.  As with the [[1996 Fleer | previous year's set,]] the cards are printed with a matte finish and are gold foil stamped.
1997 was also the final year for "Fleer Baseball," as the company renamed their flagship product to [[1998 Fleer Tradition|''Fleer Tradition'']] beginning in 1998.


It is believed that the last 11 cards in Series Two (751-761) were late additions to the set and short-printed.
Series Two featured one of only two "true" rookie cards of David Ortiz and his card referred to him as "David Arias" (his full given name is David Américo Ortiz Arias)


=Distribution=
=Distribution=


Hobby/Retail: 36 packs per box, 10 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.49).
Series One Hobby/Retail: 36 packs per box, 10 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.49).


=Reviews=
Series Two Hobby/Retail: 36 packs per box, 11 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.49).


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


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{| class="ratio"
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!Retail Odds
!Retail Odds
|-
|-
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||761||-||?||?
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||500||-||?||?
|-
|-
|Tiffany (S1, S2)||761||-||1:20||1:20
|Tiffany||500||-||1:20||1:20
|-
|-
|Rookie Sensations (S1)||20||-||1:6||1:6
|Rookie Sensations||20||-||1:6||1:6
|-
|-
|Golden Memories (S1)||10||-||1:16||1:16
|Golden Memories||10||-||1:16||1:16
|-
|-
|Team Leaders (S1)||28||-||1:20||1:20
|Team Leaders||28||-||1:20||1:20
|-
|-
|Night and Day (S1)||10||-||1:240||1:240
|Night and Day||10||-||1:240||1:240
|-
|-
|Zone (S1)||20||-||1:80||N/A
|Zone||20||-||1:80||N/A
|-
|-
|Lumber Company (S1)||18||-||N/A||1:18
|Lumber Company||18||-||N/A||1:18
|}
 
===Series Two===
 
{| class="ratio"
!Cards
!Total Cards
!Numbered To
!Hobby Odds
!Retail Odds
|-
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||261||-||?||?
|-
|Tiffany||261||-||1:20||1:20
|-
|-
|Million Dollar Moments (S2)||50||-||one-per-pack||one-per-pack
|Million Dollar Moments||50||-||one-per-pack||one-per-pack
|-
|-
|Headliners (S2)|||20||-||1:2||1:2
|Headliners|||20||-||1:2||1:2
|-
|-
|New Horizons (S2)||15||-||1:4||1:4
|New Horizons||15||-||1:4||1:4
|-
|-
|Goudey Greats (S2)||15||-||1:8||1:8
|Goudey Greats||15||-||1:8||1:8
|-
|-
|Goudey Greats Foil (S2)||15||-||1:800||N/A
|Goudey Greats Foil||15||-||1:800||N/A
|-
|-
|Soaring Stars (S2)||12||-||1:12||1:12
|Soaring Stars||12||-||1:12||1:12
|-
|-
|Glowing Stars (S2)||12||-||?||?
|Glowing Stars||12||-||?||?
|-
|-
|Diamond Tribute (S2)||12||-||1:288||1:288
|Diamond Tribute||12||-||1:288||1:288
|-
|-
|Decade of Excellence (S2)||12||-||1:36||N/A
|Decade of Excellence||12||-||1:36||N/A
|-
|-
|Decade of Excellence Rare Traditions (S2)||12||-||1:360||N/A
|Decade of Excellence Rare Traditions||12||-||1:360||N/A
|-
|-
|Bleacher Blasters (S2)||10||-||N/A||1:36
|Bleacher Blasters||10||-||N/A||1:36
|-
|-
|Andruw Jones 1997 Circa Autograph (S2)||1||200||?||?
|Andruw Jones 1997 Circa Autograph||1||200||?||?
|}
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==Promo==
==Promo==
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===Series One===
===Series One===
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Base/72/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=9ba052a8-6796-4195-8a23-d744d7df8084&size=original&side=back&.jpg
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====Checklists====
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===Series Two===
===Series Two===
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====Encore====
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====Team Checklists====
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Series Two checklists are broken down by team.  Two checklists featuring the team logos of the 1998 expansion teams (Arizona and Tampa Bay) list the inserts.
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====High-Numbers====
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These eleven base cards were added late in the Series Two production run and were slightly short-printed.


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==Parallels==
==Parallels==
===Tiffany===
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Base---Tiffany/350/Derrick-May.jpg?id=a8d56a47-c5d7-496c-9a6d-b884c60f918d&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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All 761 base cards are available in a "Tiffany" parallel.  The Tiffany's are glossy coated and stamped with holographic foil.
All 761 base cards were available in a "Tiffany" parallel. All Tiffany parallel cards featured blue holographic foil over the player nameplate and Fleer logo on a glossy card-front.  Unlike the [[1996 Fleer#Tiffany|previous year's Tiffany's,]] these were NOT seeded as a one-per-pack parallel.


==Inserts==
==Inserts==


===Rookie Sensations===
===Rookie Sensations===
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Rookie-Sensations/1/Jermaine-Allensworth.jpg?id=adb7df4f-409a-4d91-8917-f61946f9672c&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Rookie-Sensations/1/Jermaine-Allensworth.jpg?id=adb7df4f-409a-4d91-8917-f61946f9672c&size=original&side=back&.jpg
This notable insert continued in 1997 with a 20-card set that highlighted the top young players in the game at the time.  Cards were printed on a multi-colored, paint-brush themed background design.


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===Golden Memories===
===Golden Memories===
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Golden-Memories/10/Ozzie-Smith.jpg?id=5661a2f8-1909-4f0f-9320-c0a7b75cbba5&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Golden-Memories/10/Ozzie-Smith.jpg?id=5661a2f8-1909-4f0f-9320-c0a7b75cbba5&size=original&side=back&.jpg
This 10-card set featured players that achieved milestone accomplishments during the 1996 season on a sun-themed background.


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===Team Leaders===
===Team Leaders===
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Team-Leaders/6/Bobby-Higginson.jpg?id=153abe43-08b2-4119-8b95-8401f75c9a71&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Team-Leaders/6/Bobby-Higginson.jpg?id=153abe43-08b2-4119-8b95-8401f75c9a71&size=original&side=back&.jpg
This 28-card set highlighted the top player from each Major League team.  Cards were die-cut to contour an up-close picture of the featured player's face.  Initially, Fleer printed this insert featuring the bill of the player's cap extended outwards as part of the die-cut contouring.  However, due to quality control issues (i.e., ease of this portion of the card getting damaged due to it "sticking out"), Fleer reprinted this insert set without the player's cap bill protruding outwards.  Both variations of this insert - cap bill and no cap bill - exist but it unknown how many of each variation exists; however, much fewer quantities of the cap bill variation exist.


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===Night and Day===
===Night and Day===
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Night--Day/9/John-Smoltz.jpg?id=176573bf-d7d0-497a-841f-def1984a2e77&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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This 10-card set featured some of the top players in the game and detailed their statistical splits between night and day games.  Card-fronts featured [[Lenticular_Printing | lenticular technology]] and were printed on thicker cardstock to support the design.


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===Zone===
===Zone===


This set is exclusive to Series One Hobby packs.
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Zone/12/Dean-Palmer.jpg?id=5137d45a-9d30-4c74-b190-4d196cd08ff3&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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This 20-card set highlighted the top players in the game at the time on a holographic, spiral foil design with player photos centered in center (representing the player being "in the zone").  Zone was exclusive to Series One Hobby packs.


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===Lumber Company===
===Lumber Company===


This set is exclusive to Series One retail packs.
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Lumber-Company/9/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=018f60d9-35b2-4313-b99b-61d70bdf69af&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Lumber-Company/9/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=018f60d9-35b2-4313-b99b-61d70bdf69af&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
This 18-card set featured the top sluggers in the game at the time on a die-cut card that resembled a wood slice.  This set was exclusive to Series One Retail packs.


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===Million Dollar Moments===
===Million Dollar Moments===


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===Headliners===
===Headliners===
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Headliners/10/Chipper-Jones.jpg?id=4acdc48a-6cdd-4a20-b2c8-8dc8794ef5c7&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Headliners/10/Chipper-Jones.jpg?id=4acdc48a-6cdd-4a20-b2c8-8dc8794ef5c7&size=original&side=back&.jpg
This 20-card set highlighted the top draws in baseball on team colored foil background.


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===New Horizons===
===New Horizon===
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---New-Horizon/3/Darin-Erstad.jpg?id=7aee71a2-67d4-4e99-9561-050c43224279&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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This 15-card set highlighted some of the some young stars in the game at the time on a rainbow foil background and nameplate.


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===Goudey Greats===
===Goudey Greats===


In a precursor of "throwback" sets to come, this 15-card set is done in the style of the [[1933 Goudey]] (R-319) set. Like the originals, each card measures 2 3/8" X 2 7/8".
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Goudey-Greats/6/Kenny-Lofton.jpg?id=d6dbcdcd-b196-4e6c-8026-781d62774241&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Goudey-Greats/6/Kenny-Lofton.jpg?id=d6dbcdcd-b196-4e6c-8026-781d62774241&size=original&side=back&.jpg<br />
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This set is also available in a gold foil-stamped parallel, found only in Series Two Hobby packs.
Foreshadowing future "throwback" sets by Fleer (and others), this 15-card set featured some of the top players in the game on a card design that resembled the [[1933 Goudey]] (R-319) set.  Like the originals, each card measured 2 3/8" X 2 7/8". 
 
This set was also available in a gold foil-stamped parallel. Both the regular and gold foil parallels were exclusive to Series Two Hobby packs.


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===Soaring Stars===
===Soaring Stars===


This set is also available in a "Glowing" parallel.  Towards the end of the production run, Fleer ran out of the "starry" holographic foil used on the regular Soaring Stars, and switched to a "glowing" foil.  It is believed that 10%-20% of the total production run was printed on "glowing" foil.
This 12-card set highlighted the top stars in the game on a "star" foil background and had three variations for each player:
 
*'''Version 1: "Star" foil variation #1''': Midnight blue background with a "star" foil finish finish.  This is the most common.
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Soaring-Stars/9/Mark-McGwire.jpg?id=c842c0ef-b889-49bb-99a7-2ee8e3bd30ba&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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*'''Version 2: "Star" foil variation #2''': Midnight blue background with a different "star" foil finish finish than Version 1 - is similar to the foil finish on [[1997_E-X_2000#Essential_Credentials|1997 E-X2000 Essential Credentials]].
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Soaring-Stars/9/Mark-McGwire.jpg?id=7372eebf-84c8-4c07-916e-898aed9a9aae&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Soaring-Stars/9/Mark-McGwire.jpg?id=7372eebf-84c8-4c07-916e-898aed9a9aae&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
*'''Version 3: "Glowing" foil''': Holographic, midnight blue background with no stars.  Towards the end of the production run, Fleer ran out of the "starry" foil used on the regular Soaring Stars, and had to switch to a "glowing" (holographic foil).  It is believed that 10%-20% of the total production run was printed on this "glowing" foil.
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Soaring-Stars---Glowing/4/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=5a752101-0e23-4d6c-bd15-b62e84e19198&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Soaring-Stars---Glowing/4/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=5a752101-0e23-4d6c-bd15-b62e84e19198&size=original&side=back&.jpg


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===Diamond Tribute===
===Diamond Tribute===
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Diamond-Tribute/10/Cal-Ripken-Jr.jpg?id=09e023f0-9661-4b9d-b518-03950d62a414&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Diamond-Tribute/10/Cal-Ripken-Jr.jpg?id=09e023f0-9661-4b9d-b518-03950d62a414&size=original&side=back&.jpg
The most difficult insert set by pack odds, this 12-card set paid homage to the top players in the game at the time on a visually stunning, holographic and embossed "diamond burst" card design.


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===Decade of Excellence===
===Decade of Excellence===


This 12-card set is exclusive to Series Two Hobby packs, and is done in the style of the [[1987 Fleer]] set. All players in this set were active in 1987; however, the cards in this set all have different photographs than the player's 1987 Fleer card. Each card also has the words "Fleer Decade of Excellence 1987-1997" foil stamped in the corner.
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Fleer---Decade-of-Excellence/8/Paul-Molitor.jpg?id=1641bf05-ec47-4c97-af68-a14b14b28a35&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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This set is also available in all-foil "Rare Traditions" parallel.
This twelve-card set featured the top veteran stars who were active in 1987 on a card design that resembled the [[1987 Fleer]] set, but utilized a different photograph than the player's original 1987 Fleer card.  Each card has the words, "Fleer Decade of Excellence 1987-1997" stamped in gold foil in the corner.  This set was exclusive to Series Two Hobby packs.
 
This set was also available in all-foil "Rare Traditions" parallel that utilized silver foil stamping for the nameplate and "Fleer Decade of Excellence 1987-1997" stamp.


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===Bleacher Blasters===
===Bleacher Blasters===


This die-cut insert is exclusive to Series Two retail packs.
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This 10-card set highlighted the top home run hitters in the game on a yellow, silver, and red die-cut foil background resembling an explosion.  This insert was exclusive to Series Two Retail packs.


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==Autographs & Game-Used==
 
==Autographs==


===Andruw Jones 1997 Circa Autograph===
===Andruw Jones 1997 Circa Autograph===


Fleer had Andruw Jones autograph 200 copies of his [[1997 Circa]] base card.  In order to acquire the card, one had to collect a set of redemption cards that were seeded into Series Two packs.  The redemption cards are identical to those inserted into '97 Circa packs as part of that product's Emerald Autograph program and incorrectly state "6 CARD AUTOGRAPH SET;" however, only Jones was available through this offer. (Jones was not part of Circa's Emerald Autograph program.)


The backs of each redemption card are sequentially-numbered "X of 10."  Collectors who found all ten cards could then redeem them for the Andruw Jones autograph -- however, card #7 was extremely short-printed.  
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Fleer had Andruw Jones autograph 200 copies of his [[1997 Circa]] base card.  In order to acquire the card, one had to collect a set of redemption cards that were seeded into Series Two packs at the rate of 1:4/packs.  The redemption cards were identical to those inserted into '97 Circa packs as part of that product's Emerald Autograph program and incorrectly state "6 CARD AUTOGRAPH SET;" however, only Jones was available through this offer. (Jones was not part of Circa's Emerald Autograph program.)
 
The backs of each redemption card are sequentially-numbered "X of 10."  Collectors that found all ten cards could then redeem them for the Andruw Jones autograph -- however, card #7 was extremely short-printed.  


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[[Category:Fleer]]
[[Category:Fleer]]
[[Category:1997]]
[[Category:1997]]

Latest revision as of 19:50, 8 May 2024

Description

1997 Fleer was a 761-card set released in two series. The first 500 cards were issued in Series One (which was not marketed as "Series One") which was issued in April, 1997. In lieu of an "Update" set, Fleer instead published a 261-card Series Two which, despite the name, served as the de facto Update set.

As with the previous year's set, the cards were borderless and printed with a matte-finish and stamped with gold foil. Unlike the previous year's product, the matte finish used wasn't as "rough" and made sorting cards easier. It is believed that the last eleven cards in Series Two (751-761) were late additions to the set and short-printed. The set featured an Encore subset (cards 696-720) and Checklists (cards 491-500/721-750/761)

For the first time since 1993, Fleer did not include an insert in every pack. Despite this, 1997 Fleer Baseball would have fourteen insert sets, a parallel, and an autograph redemption program.

1997 was also the final year for "Fleer Baseball," as the company renamed their flagship product to Fleer Tradition beginning in 1998.

Series Two featured one of only two "true" rookie cards of David Ortiz and his card referred to him as "David Arias" (his full given name is David Américo Ortiz Arias)

Distribution

Series One Hobby/Retail: 36 packs per box, 10 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.49).

Series Two Hobby/Retail: 36 packs per box, 11 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.49).

Insertion Ratios

Series One

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 500 - ? ?
Tiffany 500 - 1:20 1:20
Rookie Sensations 20 - 1:6 1:6
Golden Memories 10 - 1:16 1:16
Team Leaders 28 - 1:20 1:20
Night and Day 10 - 1:240 1:240
Zone 20 - 1:80 N/A
Lumber Company 18 - N/A 1:18

Series Two

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 261 - ? ?
Tiffany 261 - 1:20 1:20
Million Dollar Moments 50 - one-per-pack one-per-pack
Headliners 20 - 1:2 1:2
New Horizons 15 - 1:4 1:4
Goudey Greats 15 - 1:8 1:8
Goudey Greats Foil 15 - 1:800 N/A
Soaring Stars 12 - 1:12 1:12
Glowing Stars 12 - ? ?
Diamond Tribute 12 - 1:288 1:288
Decade of Excellence 12 - 1:36 N/A
Decade of Excellence Rare Traditions 12 - 1:360 N/A
Bleacher Blasters 10 - N/A 1:36
Andruw Jones 1997 Circa Autograph 1 200 ? ?

Checklist

Promo

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  • 489 Matt Williams

Base Set

Series One

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  • 1 Roberto Alomar
  • 2 Brady Anderson
  • 3 Bobby Bonilla
  • 4 Rocky Coppinger
  • 5 Cesar Devarez
  • 6 Scott Erickson
  • 7 Jeffrey Hammonds
  • 8 Chris Hoiles
  • 9 Eddie Murray
  • 10 Mike Mussina
  • 11 Randy Myers
  • 12 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 13 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 14 B.J. Surhoff
  • 15 David Wells
  • 16 Todd Zeile
  • 17 Darren Bragg
  • 18 Jose Canseco
  • 19 Roger Clemens
  • 20 Wil Cordero
  • 21 Jeff Frye
  • 22 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 23 Tom Gordon
  • 24 Mike Greenwell
  • 25 Reggie Jefferson
  • 26 Jose Malave
  • 27 Tim Naehring
  • 28 Troy O'Leary
  • 29 Heathcliff Slocumb
  • 30 Mike Stanley
  • 31 John Valentin
  • 32 Mo Vaughn
  • 33 Tim Wakefield
  • 34 Garret Anderson
  • 35 George Arias
  • 36 Shawn Boskie
  • 37 Chili Davis
  • 38 Jason Dickson
  • 39 Gary DiSarcina
  • 40 Jim Edmonds
  • 41 Darin Erstad
  • 42 Jorge Fabregas
  • 43 Chuck Finley
  • 44 Todd Greene
  • 45 Mike Holtz
  • 46 Rex Hudler
  • 47 Mike James
  • 48 Mark Langston
  • 49 Troy Percival
  • 50 Tim Salmon
  • 51 Jeff Schmidt
  • 52 J.T. Snow
  • 53 Randy Velarde
  • 54 Wilson Alvarez
  • 55 Harold Baines
  • 56 James Baldwin
  • 57 Jason Bere
  • 58 Mike Cameron
  • 59 Ray Durham
  • 60 Alex Fernandez
  • 61 Ozzie Guillen
  • 62 Roberto Hernandez
  • 63 Ron Karkovice
  • 64 Darren Lewis
  • 65 Dave Martinez
  • 66 Lyle Mouton
  • 67 Greg Norton
  • 68 Tony Phillips
  • 69 Chris Snopek
  • 70 Kevin Tapani
  • 71 Danny Tartabull
  • 72 Frank Thomas
  • 73 Robin Ventura
  • 74 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
  • 75 Albert Belle
  • 76 Mark Carreon
  • 77 Julio Franco
  • 78 Brian Giles RC
  • 79 Orel Hershiser
  • 80 Kenny Lofton
  • 81 Dennis Martinez
  • 82 Jack McDowell
  • 83 Jose Mesa
  • 84 Charles Nagy
  • 85 Chad Ogea
  • 86 Eric Plunk
  • 87 Manny Ramirez
  • 88 Kevin Seitzer
  • 89 Julian Tavarez
  • 90 Jim Thome
  • 91 Jose Vizcaino
  • 92 Omar Vizquel
  • 93 Brad Ausmus
  • 94 Kimera Bartee
  • 95 Raul Casanova
  • 96 Tony Clark
  • 97 John Cummings
  • 98 Travis Fryman
  • 99 Bob Higginson
  • 100 Mark Lewis
  • 101 Felipe Lira
  • 102 Phil Nevin
  • 103 Melvin Nieves
  • 104 Curtis Pride
  • 105 A.J. Sager
  • 106 Ruben Sierra
  • 107 Justin Thompson
  • 108 Alan Trammell
  • 109 Kevin Appier
  • 110 Tim Belcher
  • 111 Jaime Bluma
  • 112 Johnny Damon
  • 113 Tom Goodwin
  • 114 Chris Haney
  • 115 Keith Lockhart
  • 116 Mike Macfarlane
  • 117 Jeff Montgomery
  • 118 Jose Offerman
  • 119 Craig Paquette
  • 120 Joe Randa
  • 121 Bip Roberts
  • 122 Jose Rosado
  • 123 Mike Sweeney
  • 124 Michael Tucker
  • 125 Jeromy Burnitz
  • 126 Jeff Cirillo
  • 127 Jeff D'Amico
  • 128 Mike Fetters
  • 129 John Jaha
  • 130 Scott Karl
  • 131 Jesse Levis
  • 132 Mark Loretta
  • 133 Mike Matheny
  • 134 Ben McDonald
  • 135 Matt Mieske
  • 136 Marc Newfield
  • 137 Dave Nilsson
  • 138 Jose Valentin
  • 139 Fernando Vina
  • 140 Bob Wickman
  • 141 Gerald Williams
  • 142 Rick Aguilera
  • 143 Rich Becker
  • 144 Ron Coomer
  • 145 Marty Cordova
  • 146 Roberto Kelly
  • 147 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 148 Matt Lawton
  • 149 Pat Meares
  • 150 Travis Miller
  • 151 Paul Molitor
  • 152 Greg Myers
  • 153 Dan Naulty
  • 154 Kirby Puckett
  • 155 Brad Radke
  • 156 Frank Rodriguez
  • 157 Scott Stahoviak
  • 158 Dave Stevens
  • 159 Matt Walbeck
  • 160 Todd Walker
  • 161 Wade Boggs
  • 162 David Cone
  • 163 Mariano Duncan
  • 164 Cecil Fielder
  • 165 Joe Girardi
  • 166 Dwight Gooden
  • 167 Charlie Hayes
  • 168 Derek Jeter
  • 169 Jimmy Key
  • 170 Jim Leyritz
  • 171 Tino Martinez
  • 172 Ramiro Mendoza RC
  • 173 Jeff Nelson
  • 174 Paul O'Neill
  • 175 Andy Pettitte
  • 176 Mariano Rivera
  • 177 Ruben Rivera
  • 178 Kenny Rogers
  • 179 Darryl Strawberry
  • 180 John Wetteland
  • 181 Bernie Williams
  • 182 Willie Adams
  • 183 Tony Batista
  • 184 Geronimo Berroa
  • 185 Mike Bordick
  • 186 Scott Brosius
  • 187 Bobby Chouinard
  • 188 Jim Corsi
  • 189 Brent Gates
  • 190 Jason Giambi
  • 191 Jose Herrera
  • 192 Damon Mashore
  • 193 Mark McGwire
  • 194 Mike Mohler
  • 195 Scott Spiezio
  • 196 Terry Steinbach
  • 197 Bill Taylor
  • 198 John Wasdin
  • 199 Steve Wojciechowski
  • 200 Ernie Young
  • 201 Rich Amaral
  • 202 Jay Buhner
  • 203 Norm Charlton
  • 204 Joey Cora
  • 205 Russ Davis
  • 206 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 207 Sterling Hitchcock
  • 208 Brian Hunter
  • 209 Raul Ibanez
  • 210 Randy Johnson
  • 211 Edgar Martinez
  • 212 Jamie Moyer
  • 213 Alex Rodriguez
  • 214 Paul Sorrento
  • 215 Matt Wagner
  • 216 Bob Wells
  • 217 Dan Wilson
  • 218 Damon Buford
  • 219 Will Clark
  • 220 Kevin Elster
  • 221 Juan Gonzalez
  • 222 Rusty Greer
  • 223 Kevin Gross
  • 224 Darryl Hamilton
  • 225 Mike Henneman
  • 226 Ken Hill
  • 227 Mark McLemore
  • 228 Darren Oliver
  • 229 Dean Palmer
  • 230 Roger Pavlik
  • 231 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 232 Mickey Tettleton
  • 233 Bobby Witt
  • 234 Jacob Brumfield
  • 235 Joe Carter
  • 236 Tim Crabtree
  • 237 Carlos Delgado
  • 238 Huck Flener
  • 239 Alex Gonzalez
  • 240 Shawn Green
  • 241 Juan Guzman
  • 242 Pat Hentgen
  • 243 Marty Janzen
  • 244 Sandy Martinez
  • 245 Otis Nixon
  • 246 Charlie O'Brien
  • 247 John Olerud
  • 248 Robert Perez
  • 249 Ed Sprague
  • 250 Mike Timlin
  • 251 Steve Avery
  • 252 Jeff Blauser
  • 253 Brad Clontz
  • 254 Jermaine Dye
  • 255 Tom Glavine
  • 256 Marquis Grissom
  • 257 Andruw Jones
  • 258 Chipper Jones
  • 259 Dave Justice
  • 260 Ryan Klesko
  • 261 Mark Lemke
  • 262 Javy Lopez
  • 263 Greg Maddux
  • 264 Fred McGriff
  • 265 Greg McMichael
  • 266 Denny Neagle
  • 267 Terry Pendleton
  • 268 Eddie Perez
  • 269 John Smoltz
  • 270 Terrell Wade
  • 271 Mark Wohlers
  • 272 Terry Adams
  • 273 Brant Brown
  • 274 Leo Gomez
  • 275 Luis Gonzalez
  • 276 Mark Grace
  • 277 Tyler Houston
  • 278 Robin Jennings
  • 279 Brooks Kieschnick
  • 280 Brian McRae
  • 281 Jaime Navarro
  • 282 Ryne Sandberg
  • 283 Scott Servais
  • 284 Sammy Sosa
  • 285 Dave Swartzbaugh
  • 286 Amaury Telemaco
  • 287 Steve Trachsel
  • 288 Pedro Valdes
  • 289 Turk Wendell
  • 290 Bret Boone
  • 291 Jeff Branson
  • 292 Jeff Brantley
  • 293 Eric Davis
  • 294 Willie Greene
  • 295 Thomas Howard
  • 296 Barry Larkin
  • 297 Kevin Mitchell
  • 298 Hal Morris
  • 299 Chad Mottola
  • 300 Joe Oliver
  • 301 Mark Portugal
  • 302 Roger Salkeld
  • 303 Reggie Sanders
  • 304 Pete Schourek
  • 305 John Smiley
  • 306 Eddie Taubensee
  • 307 Dante Bichette
  • 308 Ellis Burks
  • 309 Vinny Castilla
  • 310 Andres Galarraga
  • 311 Curtis Leskanic
  • 312 Quinton McCracken
  • 313 Neifi Perez
  • 314 Jeff Reed
  • 315 Steve Reed
  • 316 Armando Reynoso
  • 317 Kevin Ritz
  • 318 Bruce Ruffin
  • 319 Larry Walker
  • 320 Walt Weiss
  • 321 Jamey Wright
  • 322 Eric Young
  • 323 Kurt Abbott
  • 324 Alex Arias
  • 325 Kevin Brown
  • 326 Luis Castillo
  • 327 Greg Colbrunn
  • 328 Jeff Conine
  • 329 Andre Dawson
  • 330 Charles Johnson
  • 331 Al Leiter
  • 332 Ralph Milliard
  • 333 Robb Nen
  • 334 Pat Rapp
  • 335 Edgar Renteria
  • 336 Gary Sheffield
  • 337 Devon White
  • 338 Bob Abreu
  • 339 Jeff Bagwell
  • 340 Derek Bell
  • 341 Sean Berry
  • 342 Craig Biggio
  • 343 Doug Drabek
  • 344 Tony Eusebio
  • 345 Ricky Gutierrez
  • 346 Mike Hampton
  • 347 Brian Hunter
  • 348 Todd Jones
  • 349 Darryl Kile
  • 350 Derrick May
  • 351 Orlando Miller
  • 352 James Mouton
  • 353 Shane Reynolds
  • 354 Billy Wagner
  • 355 Donne Wall
  • 356 Mike Blowers
  • 357 Brett Butler
  • 358 Roger Cedeno
  • 359 Chad Curtis
  • 360 Delino DeShields
  • 361 Greg Gagne
  • 362 Karim Garcia
  • 363 Wilton Guerrero
  • 364 Todd Hollandsworth
  • 365 Eric Karros
  • 366 Ramon Martinez
  • 367 Raul Mondesi
  • 368 Hideo Nomo
  • 369 Antonio Osuna
  • 370 Chan Ho Park
  • 371 Mike Piazza
  • 372 Ismael Valdes
  • 373 Todd Worrell
  • 374 Moises Alou
  • 375 Shane Andrews
  • 376 Yamil Benitez
  • 377 Jeff Fassero
  • 378 Darrin Fletcher
  • 379 Cliff Floyd
  • 380 Mark Grudzielanek
  • 381 Mike Lansing
  • 382 Barry Manuel
  • 383 Pedro Martinez
  • 384 Henry Rodriguez
  • 385 Mel Rojas
  • 386 F.P. Santangelo
  • 387 David Segui
  • 388 Ugueth Urbina
  • 389 Rondell White
  • 390 Edgardo Alfonzo
  • 391 Carlos Baerga
  • 392 Mark Clark
  • 393 Alvaro Espinoza
  • 394 John Franco
  • 395 Bernard Gilkey
  • 396 Pete Harnisch
  • 397 Todd Hundley
  • 398 Butch Huskey
  • 399 Jason Isringhausen
  • 400 Lance Johnson
  • 401 Bobby Jones
  • 402 Alex Ochoa
  • 403 Rey Ordonez
  • 404 Robert Person
  • 405 Paul Wilson
  • 406 Matt Beech
  • 407 Ron Blazier
  • 408 Ricky Bottalico
  • 409 Lenny Dykstra
  • 410 Jim Eisenreich
  • 411 Bobby Estalella
  • 412 Mike Grace
  • 413 Gregg Jefferies
  • 414 Mike Lieberthal
  • 415 Wendell Magee, Jr.
  • 416 Mickey Morandini
  • 417 Ricky Otero
  • 418 Scott Rolen
  • 419 Ken Ryan
  • 420 Benito Santiago
  • 421 Curt Schilling
  • 422 Kevin Sefcik
  • 423 Jermaine Allensworth
  • 424 Trey Beamon
  • 425 Jay Bell
  • 426 Francisco Cordova
  • 427 Carlos Garcia
  • 428 Mark Johnson
  • 429 Jason Kendall
  • 430 Jeff King
  • 431 Jon Lieber
  • 432 Al Martin
  • 433 Orlando Merced
  • 434 Ramon Morel
  • 435 Matt Ruebel
  • 436 Jason Schmidt
  • 437 Marc Wilkins
  • 438 Alan Benes
  • 439 Andy Benes
  • 440 Royce Clayton
  • 441 Dennis Eckersley
  • 442 Gary Gaetti
  • 443 Ron Gant
  • 444 Aaron Holbert
  • 445 Brian Jordan
  • 446 Ray Lankford
  • 447 John Mabry
  • 448 T.J. Mathews
  • 449 Willie McGee
  • 450 Donovan Osborne
  • 451 Tom Pagnozzi
  • 452 Ozzie Smith
  • 453 Todd Stottlemyre
  • 454 Mark Sweeney
  • 455 Dmitri Young
  • 456 Andy Ashby
  • 457 Ken Caminiti
  • 458 Archi Cianfrocco
  • 459 Steve Finley
  • 460 John Flaherty
  • 461 Chris Gomez
  • 462 Tony Gwynn
  • 463 Joey Hamilton
  • 464 Rickey Henderson
  • 465 Trevor Hoffman
  • 466 Brian Johnson
  • 467 Wally Joyner
  • 468 Jody Reed
  • 469 Scott Sanders
  • 470 Bob Tewksbury
  • 471 Fernando Valenzuela
  • 472 Greg Vaughn
  • 473 Tim Worrell
  • 474 Rich Aurilia
  • 475 Rod Beck
  • 476 Marvin Benard
  • 477 Barry Bonds
  • 478 Jay Canizaro
  • 479 Shawon Dunston
  • 480 Shawn Estes
  • 481 Mark Gardner
  • 482 Glenallen Hill
  • 483 Stan Javier
  • 484 Marcus Jensen
  • 485 Bill Mueller RC
  • 486 William VanLandingham
  • 487 Allen Watson
  • 488 Rick Wilkins
  • 489 Matt Williams
  • 490 Desi Wilson

Checklists

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  • 491 Albert Belle
  • 492 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 493 Andruw Jones
  • 494 Chipper Jones
  • 495 Mark McGwire
  • 496 Paul Molitor
  • 497 Mike Piazza
  • 498 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 499 Alex Rodriguez
  • 500 Frank Thomas

Series Two

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  • 501 Kenny Lofton
  • 502 Carlos Perez
  • 503 Tim Raines
  • 504 Danny Patterson
  • 505 Derrick May
  • 506 Dave Hollins
  • 507 Felipe Crespo
  • 508 Brian Banks
  • 509 Jeff Kent
  • 510 Bubba Trammell RC
  • 511 Robert Person
  • 512 David Ortiz RC (billed as "David Arias" on front)
  • 513 Ryan Jones
  • 514 Dave Justice
  • 515 Will Cunnane
  • 516 Russ Johnson
  • 517 John Burkett
  • 518 Robinson Checo RC
  • 519 Ricardo Rincon RC
  • 520 Woody Williams
  • 521 Rick Helling
  • 522 Jorge Posada
  • 523 Kevin Orie
  • 524 Fernando Tatis RC
  • 525 Jermaine Dye
  • 526 Brian Hunter
  • 527 Greg McMichael
  • 528 Matt Wagner
  • 529 Richie Sexson
  • 530 Scott Ruffcorn
  • 531 Luis Gonzalez
  • 532 Mike Johnson RC
  • 533 Mark Petkovsek
  • 534 Doug Drabek
  • 535 Jose Canseco
  • 536 Bobby Bonilla
  • 537 J.T. Snow
  • 538 Shawon Dunston
  • 539 John Ericks
  • 540 Terry Steinbach
  • 541 Jay Bell
  • 542 Joe Borowski RC
  • 543 David Wells
  • 544 Justin Towle RC
  • 545 Mike Blowers
  • 546 Shannon Stewart
  • 547 Rudy Pemberton
  • 548 Bill Swift
  • 549 Osvaldo Fernandez
  • 550 Eddie Murray
  • 551 Don Wengert
  • 552 Brad Ausmus
  • 553 Carlos Garcia
  • 554 Jose Guillen
  • 555 Rheal Cormier
  • 556 Doug Brocail
  • 557 Rex Hudler
  • 558 Armando Benitez
  • 559 Eli Marrero
  • 560 Ricky Ledee RC
  • 561 Bartolo Colon
  • 562 Quilvio Veras
  • 563 Alex Fernandez
  • 564 Darren Dreifort
  • 565 Benji Gil
  • 566 Kent Mercker
  • 567 Glendon Rusch
  • 568 Ramon Tatis RC
  • 569 Roger Clemens
  • 570 Mark Lewis
  • 571 Emil Brown RC
  • 572 Jaime Navarro
  • 573 Sherman Obando
  • 574 John Wasdin
  • 575 Calvin Maduro
  • 576 Todd Jones
  • 577 Orlando Merced
  • 578 Cal Eldred
  • 579 Mark Gubicza
  • 580 Michael Tucker
  • 581 Tony Saunders RC
  • 582 Garvin Alston
  • 583 Joe Roa
  • 584 Brady Raggio RC
  • 585 Jimmy Key
  • 586 Marc Sagmoen RC
  • 587 Jim Bullinger
  • 588 Yorkis Perez
  • 589 Jose Cruz, Jr. RC
  • 590 Mike Stanton
  • 591 Deivi Cruz RC
  • 592 Steve Karsay
  • 593 Mike Trombley
  • 594 Doug Glanville
  • 595 Scott Sanders
  • 596 Thomas Howard
  • 597 T.J. Staton RC
  • 598 Garrett Stephenson
  • 599 Rico Brogna
  • 600 Albert Belle
  • 601 Jose Vizcaino
  • 602 Chili Davis
  • 603 Shane Mack
  • 604 Jim Eisenreich
  • 605 Todd Zeile
  • 606 Brian Boehringer RC
  • 607 Paul Shuey
  • 608 Kevin Tapani
  • 609 John Wetteland
  • 610 Jim Leyritz
  • 611 Ray Montgomery RC
  • 612 Doug Bochtler
  • 613 Wady Almonte RC
  • 614 Danny Tartabull
  • 615 Orlando Miller
  • 616 Bobby Ayala
  • 617 Tony Graffanino
  • 618 Marc Valdes
  • 619 Ron Villone
  • 620 Derrek Lee
  • 621 Greg Colbrunn
  • 622 Felix Heredia RC
  • 623 Carl Everett
  • 624 Mark Thompson
  • 625 Jeff Granger
  • 626 Damian Jackson
  • 627 Mark Leiter
  • 628 Chris Holt
  • 629 Dario Veras RC
  • 630 Dave Burba
  • 631 Darryl Hamilton
  • 632 Mark Acre
  • 633 Fernando Hernandez RC
  • 634 Terry Mulholland
  • 635 Dustin Hermanson
  • 636 Delino DeShields
  • 637 Steve Avery
  • 638 Tony Womack RC
  • 639 Mark Whiten
  • 640 Marquis Grissom
  • 641 Xavier Hernandez
  • 642 Eric Davis
  • 643 Bob Tewksbury
  • 644 Dante Powell
  • 645 Carlos Castillo RC
  • 646 Chris Widger
  • 647 Moises Alou
  • 648 Pat Listach
  • 649 Edgar Ramos RC
  • 650 Deion Sanders
  • 651 John Olerud
  • 652 Todd Dunwoody
  • 653 Randall Simon RC
  • 654 Dan Carlson
  • 655 Matt Williams
  • 656 Jeff King
  • 657 Luis Alicea
  • 658 Brian Moehler RC
  • 659 Ariel Prieto
  • 660 Kevin Elster
  • 661 Mark Hutton
  • 662 Aaron Sele
  • 663 Graeme Lloyd
  • 664 John Burke
  • 665 Mel Rojas
  • 666 Sid Fernandez
  • 667 Pedro Astacio
  • 668 Jeff Abbott
  • 669 Darren Daulton
  • 670 Mike Bordick
  • 671 Sterling Hitchcock
  • 672 Damion Easley
  • 673 Armando Reynoso
  • 674 Pat Cline
  • 675 Orlando Cabrera RC
  • 676 Alan Embree
  • 677 Brian Bevil
  • 678 David Weathers
  • 679 Cliff Floyd
  • 680 Joe Randa
  • 681 Bill Haselman
  • 682 Jeff Fassero
  • 683 Matt Morris
  • 684 Mark Portugal
  • 685 Lee Smith
  • 686 Pokey Reese
  • 687 Benito Santiago
  • 688 Brian Johnson
  • 689 Brent Brede RC
  • 690 Shigetoshi Hasegawa RC
  • 691 Julio Santana
  • 692 Steve Kline
  • 693 Julian Tavarez
  • 694 John Hudek
  • 695 Manny Alexander

Encore

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  • 696 Roberto Alomar
  • 697 Jeff Bagwell
  • 698 Barry Bonds
  • 699 Ken Caminiti
  • 700 Juan Gonzalez
  • 701 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 702 Tony Gwynn
  • 703 Derek Jeter
  • 704 Andruw Jones
  • 705 Chipper Jones
  • 706 Barry Larkin
  • 707 Greg Maddux
  • 708 Mark McGwire
  • 709 Paul Molitor
  • 710 Hideo Nomo
  • 711 Andy Pettitte
  • 712 Mike Piazza
  • 713 Manny Ramirez
  • 714 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 715 Alex Rodriguez
  • 716 Ryne Sandberg
  • 717 John Smoltz
  • 718 Frank Thomas
  • 719 Mo Vaughn
  • 720 Bernie Williams

Team Checklists

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Series Two checklists are broken down by team. Two checklists featuring the team logos of the 1998 expansion teams (Arizona and Tampa Bay) list the inserts.

  • 721 Tim Salmon
  • 722 Greg Maddux
  • 723 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 724 Mo Vaughn
  • 725 Ryne Sandberg
  • 726 Frank Thomas
  • 727 Barry Larkin
  • 728 Manny Ramirez
  • 729 Andres Galarraga
  • 730 Tony Clark
  • 731 Gary Sheffield
  • 732 Jeff Bagwell
  • 733 Kevin Appier
  • 734 Mike Piazza
  • 735 Jeff Cirillo
  • 736 Paul Molitor
  • 737 Henry Rodriguez
  • 738 Todd Hundley
  • 739 Derek Jeter
  • 740 Mark McGwire
  • 741 Curt Schilling
  • 742 Jason Kendall
  • 743 Tony Gwynn
  • 744 Barry Bonds
  • 745 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 746 Brian Jordan
  • 747 Juan Gonzalez
  • 748 Joe Carter
  • 749 Arizona Diamondbacks
  • 750 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

High-Numbers

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These eleven base cards were added late in the Series Two production run and were slightly short-printed.

  • 751 Hideki Irabu RC
  • 752 Jeremi Gonzalez RC
  • 753 Mario Valdez RC
  • 754 Aaron Boone
  • 755 Brett Tomko
  • 756 Jaret Wright RC
  • 757 Ryan McGuire
  • 758 Jason McDonald
  • 759 Adrian Brown RC
  • 760 Keith Foulke RC
  • 761 Bonus Checklist

Parallels

Tiffany

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All 761 base cards were available in a "Tiffany" parallel. All Tiffany parallel cards featured blue holographic foil over the player nameplate and Fleer logo on a glossy card-front. Unlike the previous year's Tiffany's, these were NOT seeded as a one-per-pack parallel.

Inserts

Rookie Sensations

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This notable insert continued in 1997 with a 20-card set that highlighted the top young players in the game at the time. Cards were printed on a multi-colored, paint-brush themed background design.

  • 1 Jermaine Allensworth
  • 2 James Baldwin
  • 3 Alan Benes
  • 4 Jermaine Dye
  • 5 Darin Erstad
  • 6 Todd Hollandsworth
  • 7 Derek Jeter
  • 8 Jason Kendall
  • 9 Alex Ochoa
  • 10 Rey Ordonez
  • 11 Edgar Renteria
  • 12 Bob Abreu
  • 13 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 14 Wilton Guerrero
  • 15 Andruw Jones
  • 16 Wendell Magee, Jr.
  • 17 Neifi Perez
  • 18 Scott Rolen
  • 19 Scott Spiezio
  • 20 Todd Walker

Golden Memories

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This 10-card set featured players that achieved milestone accomplishments during the 1996 season on a sun-themed background.

  • 1 Barry Bonds
  • 2 Dwight Gooden
  • 3 Todd Hundley
  • 4 Mark McGwire
  • 5 Paul Molitor
  • 6 Eddie Murray
  • 7 Hideo Nomo
  • 8 Mike Piazza
  • 9 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 10 Ozzie Smith

Team Leaders

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This 28-card set highlighted the top player from each Major League team. Cards were die-cut to contour an up-close picture of the featured player's face. Initially, Fleer printed this insert featuring the bill of the player's cap extended outwards as part of the die-cut contouring. However, due to quality control issues (i.e., ease of this portion of the card getting damaged due to it "sticking out"), Fleer reprinted this insert set without the player's cap bill protruding outwards. Both variations of this insert - cap bill and no cap bill - exist but it unknown how many of each variation exists; however, much fewer quantities of the cap bill variation exist.

  • 1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 2 Mo Vaughn
  • 3 Jim Edmonds
  • 4 Frank Thomas
  • 5 Albert Belle
  • 6 Bob Higginson
  • 7 Kevin Appier
  • 8 John Jaha
  • 9 Paul Molitor
  • 10 Andy Pettitte
  • 11 Mark McGwire
  • 12 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 13 Juan Gonzalez
  • 14 Pat Hentgen
  • 15 Chipper Jones
  • 16 Mark Grace
  • 17 Barry Larkin
  • 18 Ellis Burks
  • 19 Gary Sheffield
  • 20 Jeff Bagwell
  • 21 Mike Piazza
  • 22 Henry Rodriguez
  • 23 Todd Hundley
  • 24 Curt Schilling
  • 25 Jeff King
  • 26 Brian Jordan
  • 27 Tony Gwynn
  • 28 Barry Bonds

Night and Day

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This 10-card set featured some of the top players in the game and detailed their statistical splits between night and day games. Card-fronts featured lenticular technology and were printed on thicker cardstock to support the design.

  • 1 Barry Bonds
  • 2 Ellis Burks
  • 3 Juan Gonzalez
  • 4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 5 Mark McGwire
  • 6 Mike Piazza
  • 7 Manny Ramirez
  • 8 Alex Rodriguez
  • 9 John Smoltz
  • 10 Frank Thomas

Zone

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This 20-card set highlighted the top players in the game at the time on a holographic, spiral foil design with player photos centered in center (representing the player being "in the zone"). Zone was exclusive to Series One Hobby packs.

  • 1 Jeff Bagwell
  • 2 Albert Belle
  • 3 Barry Bonds
  • 4 Ken Caminiti
  • 5 Andres Galarraga
  • 6 Juan Gonzalez
  • 7 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 8 Tony Gwynn
  • 9 Chipper Jones
  • 10 Greg Maddux
  • 11 Mark McGwire
  • 12 Dean Palmer
  • 13 Andy Pettitte
  • 14 Mike Piazza
  • 15 Alex Rodriguez
  • 16 Gary Sheffield
  • 17 John Smoltz
  • 18 Frank Thomas
  • 19 Jim Thome
  • 20 Matt Williams

Lumber Company

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This 18-card set featured the top sluggers in the game at the time on a die-cut card that resembled a wood slice. This set was exclusive to Series One Retail packs.

  • 1 Brady Anderson
  • 2 Jeff Bagwell
  • 3 Albert Belle
  • 4 Barry Bonds
  • 5 Jay Buhner
  • 6 Ellis Burks
  • 7 Andres Galarraga
  • 8 Juan Gonzalez
  • 9 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 10 Todd Hundley
  • 11 Ryan Klesko
  • 12 Mark McGwire
  • 13 Mike Piazza
  • 14 Alex Rodriguez
  • 15 Gary Sheffield
  • 16 Sammy Sosa
  • 17 Frank Thomas
  • 18 Mo Vaughn

Million Dollar Moments

See 1997 Fleer Million Dollar Moments.

Headliners

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This 20-card set highlighted the top draws in baseball on team colored foil background.

  • 1 Jeff Bagwell
  • 2 Albert Belle
  • 3 Barry Bonds
  • 4 Ken Caminiti
  • 5 Juan Gonzalez
  • 6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 7 Tony Gwynn
  • 8 Derek Jeter
  • 9 Andruw Jones
  • 10 Chipper Jones
  • 11 Greg Maddux
  • 12 Mark McGwire
  • 13 Paul Molitor
  • 14 Eddie Murray
  • 15 Mike Piazza
  • 16 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 17 Alex Rodriguez
  • 18 Ryne Sandberg
  • 19 John Smoltz
  • 20 Frank Thomas

New Horizon

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This 15-card set highlighted some of the some young stars in the game at the time on a rainbow foil background and nameplate.

  • 1 Bob Abreu
  • 2 Jose Cruz, Jr.
  • 3 Darin Erstad
  • 4 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 5 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 6 Wilton Guerrero
  • 7 Jose Guillen
  • 8 Hideki Irabu
  • 9 Andruw Jones
  • 10 Kevin Orie
  • 11 Scott Rolen
  • 12 Scott Spiezio
  • 13 Bubba Trammell
  • 14 Todd Walker
  • 15 Dmitri Young

Goudey Greats

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Foreshadowing future "throwback" sets by Fleer (and others), this 15-card set featured some of the top players in the game on a card design that resembled the 1933 Goudey (R-319) set. Like the originals, each card measured 2 3/8" X 2 7/8".

This set was also available in a gold foil-stamped parallel. Both the regular and gold foil parallels were exclusive to Series Two Hobby packs.

  • 1 Barry Bonds
  • 2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 3 Tony Gwynn
  • 4 Derek Jeter
  • 5 Chipper Jones
  • 6 Kenny Lofton
  • 7 Greg Maddux
  • 8 Mark McGwire
  • 9 Eddie Murray
  • 10 Mike Piazza
  • 11 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 12 Alex Rodriguez
  • 13 Ryne Sandberg
  • 14 Frank Thomas
  • 15 Mo Vaughn

Soaring Stars

This 12-card set highlighted the top stars in the game on a "star" foil background and had three variations for each player:

  • Version 1: "Star" foil variation #1: Midnight blue background with a "star" foil finish finish. This is the most common.

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  • Version 2: "Star" foil variation #2: Midnight blue background with a different "star" foil finish finish than Version 1 - is similar to the foil finish on 1997 E-X2000 Essential Credentials.

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  • Version 3: "Glowing" foil: Holographic, midnight blue background with no stars. Towards the end of the production run, Fleer ran out of the "starry" foil used on the regular Soaring Stars, and had to switch to a "glowing" (holographic foil). It is believed that 10%-20% of the total production run was printed on this "glowing" foil.

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  • 1 Albert Belle
  • 2 Barry Bonds
  • 3 Juan Gonzalez
  • 4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 5 Derek Jeter
  • 6 Andruw Jones
  • 7 Chipper Jones
  • 8 Greg Maddux
  • 9 Mark McGwire
  • 10 Mike Piazza
  • 11 Alex Rodriguez
  • 12 Frank Thomas

Diamond Tribute

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The most difficult insert set by pack odds, this 12-card set paid homage to the top players in the game at the time on a visually stunning, holographic and embossed "diamond burst" card design.

  • 1 Albert Belle
  • 2 Barry Bonds
  • 3 Juan Gonzalez
  • 4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 5 Tony Gwynn
  • 6 Greg Maddux
  • 7 Mark McGwire
  • 8 Eddie Murray
  • 9 Mike Piazza
  • 10 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 11 Alex Rodriguez
  • 12 Frank Thomas

Decade of Excellence

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This twelve-card set featured the top veteran stars who were active in 1987 on a card design that resembled the 1987 Fleer set, but utilized a different photograph than the player's original 1987 Fleer card. Each card has the words, "Fleer Decade of Excellence 1987-1997" stamped in gold foil in the corner. This set was exclusive to Series Two Hobby packs.

This set was also available in all-foil "Rare Traditions" parallel that utilized silver foil stamping for the nameplate and "Fleer Decade of Excellence 1987-1997" stamp.

  • 1 Wade Boggs
  • 2 Barry Bonds
  • 3 Roger Clemens
  • 4 Tony Gwynn
  • 5 Rickey Henderson
  • 6 Greg Maddux
  • 7 Mark McGwire
  • 8 Paul Molitor
  • 9 Eddie Murray
  • 10 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 11 Ryne Sandberg
  • 12 Matt Williams

Bleacher Blasters

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This 10-card set highlighted the top home run hitters in the game on a yellow, silver, and red die-cut foil background resembling an explosion. This insert was exclusive to Series Two Retail packs.

  • 1 Albert Belle
  • 2 Barry Bonds
  • 3 Juan Gonzalez
  • 4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 5 Mark McGwire
  • 6 Mike Piazza
  • 7 Alex Rodriguez
  • 8 Frank Thomas
  • 9 Mo Vaughn
  • 10 Matt Williams

Autographs

Andruw Jones 1997 Circa Autograph

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Fleer had Andruw Jones autograph 200 copies of his 1997 Circa base card. In order to acquire the card, one had to collect a set of redemption cards that were seeded into Series Two packs at the rate of 1:4/packs. The redemption cards were identical to those inserted into '97 Circa packs as part of that product's Emerald Autograph program and incorrectly state "6 CARD AUTOGRAPH SET;" however, only Jones was available through this offer. (Jones was not part of Circa's Emerald Autograph program.)

The backs of each redemption card are sequentially-numbered "X of 10." Collectors that found all ten cards could then redeem them for the Andruw Jones autograph -- however, card #7 was extremely short-printed.

  • 329 Andruw Jones AU EXCH 200
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