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=Distribution= | =Distribution= | ||
24 packs per box, 12 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.99). | |||
=Reviews= | =Reviews= | ||
=Insertion Ratios= | =Insertion Ratios= | ||
===Series One=== | |||
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!Cards | |||
!Total Cards | |||
!Numbered To | |||
!Odds | |||
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|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||270||-||? | |||
|- | |||
|Griffey's Home Run Chronicles||30||-||1:9 | |||
|- | |||
|10th Anniversary Preview||60||-||1:5 | |||
|- | |||
|National Pride||42||-||1:23 | |||
|- | |||
|Amazing Greats||30||2000||? | |||
|- | |||
|Amazing Greats Die-Cut||30||250||? | |||
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|A Piece of the Action||10||-||1:2500 | |||
|} | |||
===Series Two=== | |||
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!Total Cards | !Total Cards | ||
!Numbered To | !Numbered To | ||
! | !Odds | ||
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|[[#Base_Set|Base]]|| | |[[#Base_Set|Base]]||270||-||? | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Griffey's Home Run Chronicles | |Griffey's Home Run Chronicles||26||-||1:9 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Rookie Edition Preview||10||-||1:6 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Prime Nine||60||-||1:5 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Tape Measure Titans||30||-||1:23 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Blue Chip Prospects||30||2000||? | ||
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| | |Clearly Dominant||30||250||? | ||
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| | |A Piece of the Action||4|||225||1:2500 | ||
|} | |||
===Rookie Edition=== | |||
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| | |[[#Base_Set|Base]]||211||-||? | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Short Set||180||-||? | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Eminent Prestige||30||-||1:4 | ||
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| | |Mike Piazza Marlins||1||-||? | ||
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| | |Destination Stardom||60||-||1:5 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |All-Star Credentials||30||-||1:9 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Retrospectives||30||-||1:24 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Unparalleled||20||-||1:72 | ||
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|A Piece of the Action | |A Piece of the Action||5||varies||1:2500 | ||
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|A Piece of the Action | |Ken Griffey, Jr. Autographed A Piece of the Action||1||24||? | ||
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===Series One=== | ===Series One=== | ||
====History in the Making==== | |||
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====Griffey's Hot List==== | |||
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SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck') AND (num BETWEEN 9 AND 18); | |||
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck') AND (num BETWEEN 19 AND 135); | |||
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====Define the Game==== | |||
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SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck') AND (num BETWEEN 136 AND 153); | |||
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck') AND (num BETWEEN 154 AND 243); | |||
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====Season Highlights Checklists==== | |||
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SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck') AND (num BETWEEN 244 AND 252); | |||
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====Star Rookies==== | |||
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269 Mario Valdez | |||
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===Series Two=== | ===Series Two=== | ||
====Star Rookies==== | |||
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====History in the Making==== | |||
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====Postseason Headliners==== | |||
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====Upper Echelon==== | |||
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck') AND (num BETWEEN 460 AND 531); | |||
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====Season Highlights Checklists==== | |||
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===Rookie Series=== | ===Rookie Series=== | ||
====Star Rookies==== | |||
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====Eminent Prestige==== | |||
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Eminent Prestige was short-printed and seeded into Series Three packs at the rate of 1:4. As part of a wrapper exchange program, collectors could send Upper Deck 36 Series Three wrappers and receive a pack of eighteen Eminent Prestige cards. | |||
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'''NOTE:''' Card #681a commemorates Mike Piazza's five-game sojourn as a Florida Marlin. This card and card #681 were both short-printed and produced in half the quantities of the other base cards. | |||
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====Season Highlights Checklists==== | |||
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==Parallels== | |||
===5 X 7 Blow-Ups=== | |||
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This 35-card parallel set captures a selection of players taken from each of the three series of 1998 Upper Deck. Besides the obvious difference in size, these cards also lack the foil stamping on front that the standard 2 1/2" by 3 1/2" cards have. The first fifteen cards checklisted below comprise the Series One Blow Up set. These first series jumbo cards were available only via redemption from Upper Deck. Collector's had to send in ten first series wrappers plus $3 to the UD redemption center. | |||
The next ten cards checklisted below comprise the Series Two 5 x 7 Blow Up set. These second series jumbo cards were available only in specially marked mass market retail Series Two Blaster boxes (carrying an $11.99 SRP). Each box contained five Series Two packs and one 5 x 7 Blow Up. Series Two 3 1/2 by 5 inch cards may also exist: http://sanjosefuji.blogspot.com/2022/03/an-unsolved-mystery.html | |||
The third series 5 x 7 Blow Ups (numbered between 605 and 620 in the listings below) are comprised of selected stars from the Eminent Prestige subset within the Rookie Edition set. | |||
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===Yankees Blow-Ups=== | |||
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This 15-card set features 3 1/2" by 5" reproductions of Upper Deck base cards for the players of the 1998 New York Yankees. Only 10,000 of this set were produced. The cards are listed below according to their numbers in the regular 1998 Upper Deck set. | |||
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==Inserts== | ==Inserts== | ||
===Griffey's Home Run Chronicles=== | ===Griffey's Home Run Chronicles=== | ||
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This 56-card set commemorates each of Ken Griffey Jr.'s American League leading 56 home runs from his 1997 season. The first 30 cards were randomly inserted into Series One packs, while cards 31-56 were in Series Two. The design is identical to that of the 10th Anniversary Preview inserts. Each card is notated on the back with what date each homer was hit. Series Two cards feature photos from the actual games in which the homers were hit. | This 56-card set commemorates each of Ken Griffey Jr.'s American League leading 56 home runs from his 1997 season. The first 30 cards were randomly inserted into Series One packs, while cards 31-56 were in Series Two. The design is identical to that of the 10th Anniversary Preview inserts. Each card is notated on the back with what date each homer was hit. Series Two cards feature photos from the actual games in which the homers were hit. | ||
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===10th Anniversary Preview=== | ===10th Anniversary Preview=== | ||
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Upper Deck | Randomly inserted in Series One packs, this 60-card set features a design similar to the inaugural 1989 Upper Deck series. The backs carry a photo of a previous Upper Deck card of that player. A 10th Anniversary Ballot was inserted into every fourth Series One pack which allowed the collector to vote for the players they wanted to see in a proposed 1999 Upper Deck tenth anniversary set. The set was canceled, and instead became an insert in [[1999 Upper Deck]] Series One. | ||
Upper Deck also released a "Preview Edition" factory set to selected retail outlets. The Preview Edition contained a complete set of all 60 10th Anniversary cards, as well as 200 randomly selected [[1997 Collector's Choice]] base cards and sold for $19.99. The difference between the two sets are the words "PREVIEW EDITION" printed on the side of each card. | |||
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===National Pride=== | |||
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===National Pride=== | |||
Randomly inserted into Series One packs, this 42-card set features some of the league's great players from the United States and beyond. All cards are printed on die-cut rainbow foil. This set is arranged alphabetically by nation of origin. | Randomly inserted into Series One packs, this 42-card set features some of the league's great players from the United States and beyond. All cards are printed on die-cut rainbow foil. This set is arranged alphabetically by nation of origin. | ||
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===Amazing Greats=== | |||
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Inserted in Series One packs, this 30-card set is printed on a micro-etched [[acetate|Acetate]] card with lavender borders. Each card is limited, but not serial-numbered to 2000 copies. | |||
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A die-cut parallel version was also produced. These cards are serial-numbered to 250 copies each and have black borders. | |||
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===PowerDeck=== | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Power-Deck/KEGR1/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=374dc1ab-0e41-4f4b-8bae-1e69bb1b5687&size=original&side=front&.jpg | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Power-Deck/KEGR1/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=374dc1ab-0e41-4f4b-8bae-1e69bb1b5687&size=original&side=back&.jpg | |||
In an effort to premier their new PowerDeck Audio technology, Upper Deck created three special Ken Griffey, Jr. "cards" (blue, green and silver backgrounds). Each "card" was actually a die-cut audio CD that contained the same five minute interview with the Mariner's superstar. These "cards" were randomly seeded exclusively into specially marked Series One Hobby boxes, comprising only 10 percent of the print run. The seeding ratios are as follows: blue 1:46, teal 1:500 and silver 1:2400. Each test issue box contained a clear CD disc for which the card could be placed upon for playing on any common CD player. To play the card, the center hole had to be punched out. | |||
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===Prime Nine=== | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Prime-Nine/PN56/Greg-Maddux.jpg?id=ca29268e-30fc-4a66-8a05-5cc34dbd3213&size=original&side=front&.jpg | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Prime-Nine/PN56/Greg-Maddux.jpg?id=ca29268e-30fc-4a66-8a05-5cc34dbd3213&size=original&side=back&.jpg | |||
This 60-card, Series Two set features nine of the most popular players on foil board. | |||
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===Rookie Edition Preview=== | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Rookie-Edition-Preview/2/Scott-Rolen.jpg?id=ad959834-b40d-40a8-bb5f-7ff6a95f50ca&size=original&side=front&.jpg | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Rookie-Edition-Preview/2/Scott-Rolen.jpg?id=ad959834-b40d-40a8-bb5f-7ff6a95f50ca&size=original&side=back&.jpg | |||
This ten-card, Series Two, set was produced to promote the upcoming Rookie Edition series. The design is identical to that of the Star Rookie subset. | |||
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===Tape Measure Titans=== | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Tape-Measure-Titans/28/Tim-Salmon.jpg?id=a227f0af-8206-4b27-8afb-61dbe130c031&size=original&side=front&.jpg | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Tape-Measure-Titans/28/Tim-Salmon.jpg?id=a227f0af-8206-4b27-8afb-61dbe130c031&size=original&side=back&.jpg | |||
This 30-card set features league's most productive long-ball hitters printed on unique retro cards. A Gold parallel, serial-numbered to 2667 copies, was made available in specially marked retail boxes. | |||
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===Blue Chip Prospects=== | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Blue-Chip-Prospects/BC24/Livan-Hernandez.jpg?id=4b747048-2596-47d6-83c0-940db9b59b06&size=original&side=front&.jpg | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Blue-Chip-Prospects/BC24/Livan-Hernandez.jpg?id=4b747048-2596-47d6-83c0-940db9b59b06&size=original&side=back&.jpg | |||
This 30-card, Series Two, set features some of the league's most impressive prospects printed on die-cut, translucent, plastic cards. Only 2000 copies of each card were produced, however the cards are not serial-numbered. | |||
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===Clearly Dominant=== | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Clearly-Dominant/CD22/Dennis-Eckersley.jpg?id=e79d512f-65fd-46c8-ad54-5af894734f30&size=original&side=front&.jpg | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Clearly-Dominant/CD22/Dennis-Eckersley.jpg?id=e79d512f-65fd-46c8-ad54-5af894734f30&size=original&side=back&.jpg | |||
Randomly inserted in Series Two packs, this 30-card set features top players printed on a etched-foil and plastic stock. Only 250 serial-numbered copies of each card were produced. | |||
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck Clearly Dominant'); | |||
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===All-Star Credentials=== | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---All-Star-Credentials/AS3/Ben-Grieve.jpg?id=0534b0ab-03c8-4fb1-be7b-a30cda16a20c&size=original&side=front&.jpg | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---All-Star-Credentials/AS3/Ben-Grieve.jpg?id=0534b0ab-03c8-4fb1-be7b-a30cda16a20c&size=original&side=back&.jpg | |||
Inserted into Rookie Edition packs, this 30-card insert set features players who have the best chance of appearing in future All-Star games. | |||
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck All-Star Credentials'); | |||
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===Destination Stardom=== | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Destination-Stardom/DS36/Ricky-Ledee.jpg?id=b0316496-f53f-4ce3-af80-339e8d33e790&size=original&side=front&.jpg | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Destination-Stardom/DS36/Ricky-Ledee.jpg?id=b0316496-f53f-4ce3-af80-339e8d33e790&size=original&side=back&.jpg | |||
This 60-card set was randomly inserted into Rookie Edition packs. | |||
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===Retrospectives=== | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Retrospectives/17/Randy-Johnson.jpg?id=c1874605-5473-4c6d-993f-0beec18d5d77&size=original&side=front&.jpg | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Retrospectives/17/Randy-Johnson.jpg?id=c1874605-5473-4c6d-993f-0beec18d5d77&size=original&side=back&.jpg | |||
This 30-card, Rookie Edition, insert set takes a look back at the unforgettable careers of some of baseball's most valuable contributors. The fronts feature a color action photo from each player's rookie season. | |||
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck Retrospectives'); | |||
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===Unparalleled=== | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Unparalleled/7/Kenny-Lofton.jpg?id=3e00eefb-07d8-4ec0-a045-5c9dae776851&size=original&side=front&.jpg | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Unparalleled/7/Kenny-Lofton.jpg?id=3e00eefb-07d8-4ec0-a045-5c9dae776851&size=original&side=back&.jpg | |||
Unparalleled is a 20-card, die-cut, insert exclusive to Rookie Edition packs. | |||
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== | ==Game-Used== | ||
===A Piece of the Action=== | |||
====Series One==== | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---A-Piece-of-the-Action-Authentic-Game/GSB/Gary-Sheffield-(Game-Used-Bat).jpg?id=88145273-60c2-4f6d-b3e1-db1555bbd4b6&size=original&side=front&.jpg | |||
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---A-Piece-of-the-Action-Authentic-Game/GSB/Gary-Sheffield-(Game-Used-Bat).jpg?id=88145273-60c2-4f6d-b3e1-db1555bbd4b6&size=original&side=back&.jpg | |||
Randomly inserted in first series packs, cards from this set feature pieces of actual game worn jerseys and/or game used bats embedded in the cards. | |||
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====Series Two==== | |||
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---A-Piece-of-the-Action---Game-Jersey--Game-Used-Bat/RA/Roberto-Alomar.jpg?id=998ef014-2f72-4b1e-bf78-a19426efd271&size=original&side=back&.jpg | |||
Each of these four different cards were inserted into Series Two packs and feature pieces of both game-used bats and jerseys incorporated into the design of the card. According to information provided by Upper Deck, only 225 copies of each card was produced; however, the cards are not serial-numbered. | |||
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====Rookie Edition==== | |||
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---A-Piece-of-the-Action---Game-Jersey/TL/Travis-Lee.jpg?id=84abb20d-f7ac-43fb-8ebe-465da79ccd10&size=original&side=back&.jpg | |||
Randomly seeded into Rookie Edition packs, each of these cards featured a jersey swatch embedded on the card. The design is identical to that of the Series Two cards; however, the "window" where the bat chip was located in the second series is now just a design element. Each Rookie Edition Jersey card were machine-serial numbered on the back to the specific run | |||
=====Griffey A Piece of the Action Autographed===== | |||
Ken Griffey, Jr. signed 24 of these cards, creating one of the most notable cards of his ever made and marked the first time an autographed, game-used card had ever been produced in the baseball Hobby. Griffey's autographed A Piece of the Action jersey card was also one of the first ever game-used autographed cards in the Hobby overall. He autographed across his lower body in thin, bright blue sharpie and featured a distinct hand-numbering on the back. | |||
Notably though, Griffey's autographed version has suffered from poor and unfortunate quality control as there are now '''six''' different versions of his autograph version that exist: | |||
* '''Pack pulled /24''': on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), hand numbered in thin blue sharpie by original hand-numbering author with “personally autographed” text on back of card | |||
* '''Unnumbered Damage replacement''': on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), '''not hand numbered'''/blank, with “personally autographed” text on back of card | |||
* '''Questionable Damage Replacement (specifically number 2/24)''': on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), hand numbered in thick '''black''' sharpie by different hand-numbering author than pack-pulled (this is questionable part), with “personally autographed” text on back of card | |||
* '''IP Autograph /300 (specifically PSA cert #81834382)''': on-card, authentic, lighter not-period appropriate auto (post-playing days) in correct autograph spot, machine stamped /300 on back, with no “personally autographed" text on card back - this version was not due to poor Upper Deck quality control and instead exists from a collector sending in a base /300 Griffey jersey card to get autographed by Griffey or getting it autographed in-person. | |||
* '''Error version /300''': on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), hand numbered in thin black sharpie /300 on back, with “personally autographed” text on back of card | |||
* '''Error version /24''': on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), hand numbered in thin blue sharpie by original hand-numbering author, without “personally autographed” text on back of card | |||
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{{Upper Deck}} | |||
[[Category:1998]] | [[Category:1998]] | ||
[[Category:Upper Deck]] | [[Category:Upper Deck]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:23, 23 September 2024
Description
1998 Upper Deck is a 751-card set issued in three series of 270, 270 and 211 cards. The third series is officially known as the "Rookie Edition." As a unique addition, each card fronts features game dated photographs of some of the season's most memorable moments.
The following subsets are contained within the set: History in the Making (1-8/361-369), Griffey's Hot List (9-18), Define the Game (136-153), Season Highlights (244-252/532-540/748-750), Star Rookies (253-288/541-600), Postseason Headliners (415-432), Upper Echelon (451-459) and Eminent Prestige (601-630). The Eminent Prestige subset cards were unintentionally short-printed (approximately 1:4 packs) and Upper Deck offered a free service to collectors trying to finish their sets whereby 18 random Eminent Prestige cards were mailed to collectors who sent in proof of purchase of one-and-a-half Rookie Edition boxes.
There are two different versions of 681. About half the cards depict Mike Piazza as a New York Met while the other half commemorate Piazza's one week stint as a Florida Marlin. The Rookie Edition Series set is considered complete with both versions.
Notable Rookie Cards include Gabe Kapler and Magglio Ordonez.
Distribution
24 packs per box, 12 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.99).
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
Series One
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 270 | - | ? |
| Griffey's Home Run Chronicles | 30 | - | 1:9 |
| 10th Anniversary Preview | 60 | - | 1:5 |
| National Pride | 42 | - | 1:23 |
| Amazing Greats | 30 | 2000 | ? |
| Amazing Greats Die-Cut | 30 | 250 | ? |
| A Piece of the Action | 10 | - | 1:2500 |
Series Two
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 270 | - | ? |
| Griffey's Home Run Chronicles | 26 | - | 1:9 |
| Rookie Edition Preview | 10 | - | 1:6 |
| Prime Nine | 60 | - | 1:5 |
| Tape Measure Titans | 30 | - | 1:23 |
| Blue Chip Prospects | 30 | 2000 | ? |
| Clearly Dominant | 30 | 250 | ? |
| A Piece of the Action | 4 | 225 | 1:2500 |
Rookie Edition
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 211 | - | ? |
| Short Set | 180 | - | ? |
| Eminent Prestige | 30 | - | 1:4 |
| Mike Piazza Marlins | 1 | - | ? |
| Destination Stardom | 60 | - | 1:5 |
| All-Star Credentials | 30 | - | 1:9 |
| Retrospectives | 30 | - | 1:24 |
| Unparalleled | 20 | - | 1:72 |
| A Piece of the Action | 5 | varies | 1:2500 |
| Ken Griffey, Jr. Autographed A Piece of the Action | 1 | 24 | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
Series One
History in the Making
- 1 Tino Martinez
- 2 Jimmy Key
- 3 Jay Buhner
- 4 Mark Gardner
- 5 Greg Maddux
- 6 Pedro Martinez
- 7 Hideo Nomo
- 8 Sammy Sosa
Griffey's Hot List
- 9 Mark McGwire
- 10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 11 Larry Walker
- 12 Tino Martinez
- 13 Mike Piazza
- 14 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- 15 Tony Gwynn
- 16 Greg Maddux
- 17 Roger Clemens
- 18 Alex Rodriguez
- 19 Shigetoshi Hasegawa
- 20 Eddie Murray
- 21 Jason Dickson
- 22 Darin Erstad
- 23 Chuck Finley
- 24 Dave Hollins
- 25 Garret Anderson
- 26 Michael Tucker
- 27 Kenny Lofton
- 28 Javy Lopez
- 29 Fred McGriff
- 30 Greg Maddux
- 31 Jeff Blauser
- 32 John Smoltz
- 33 Mark Wohlers
- 34 Scott Erickson
- 35 Jimmy Key
- 36 Harold Baines
- 37 Randy Myers
- 38 B.J. Surhoff
- 39 Eric Davis
- 40 Rafael Palmeiro
- 41 Jeffrey Hammonds
- 42 Mo Vaughn
- 43 Tom Gordon
- 44 Tim Naehring
- 45 Darren Bragg
- 46 Aaron Sele
- 47 Troy O'Leary
- 48 John Valentin
- 49 Doug Glanville
- 50 Ryne Sandberg
- 51 Steve Trachsel
- 52 Mark Grace
- 53 Kevin Foster
- 54 Kevin Tapani
- 55 Kevin Orie
- 56 Lyle Mouton
- 57 Ray Durham
- 58 Jaime Navarro
- 59 Mike Cameron
- 60 Albert Belle
- 61 Doug Drabek
- 62 Chris Snopek
- 63 Eddie Taubensee
- 64 Terry Pendleton
- 65 Barry Larkin
- 66 Willie Greene
- 67 Deion Sanders
- 68 Pokey Reese
- 69 Jeff Shaw
- 70 Jim Thome
- 71 Orel Hershiser
- 72 Omar Vizquel
- 73 Brian Giles
- 74 Dave Justice
- 75 Bartolo Colon
- 76 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
- 77 Neifi Perez
- 78 Dante Bichette
- 79 Vinny Castilla
- 80 Eric Young
- 81 Quinton McCracken
- 82 Jamey Wright
- 83 John Thomson
- 84 Damion Easley
- 85 Justin Thompson
- 86 Willie Blair
- 87 Raul Casanova
- 88 Bob Higginson
- 89 Bubba Trammell
- 90 Tony Clark
- 91 Livan Hernandez
- 92 Charles Johnson
- 93 Edgar Renteria
- 94 Alex Fernandez
- 95 Gary Sheffield
- 96 Moises Alou
- 97 Tony Saunders
- 98 Robb Nen
- 99 Darryl Kile
- 100 Craig Biggio
- 101 Chris Holt
- 102 Bob Abreu
- 103 Luis Gonzalez
- 104 Billy Wagner
- 105 Brad Ausmus
- 106 Chili Davis
- 107 Tim Belcher
- 108 Dean Palmer
- 109 Jeff King
- 110 Jose Rosado
- 111 Mike Macfarlane
- 112 Jay Bell
- 113 Todd Worrell
- 114 Chan Ho Park
- 115 Raul Mondesi
- 116 Brett Butler
- 117 Greg Gagne
- 118 Hideo Nomo
- 119 Todd Zeile
- 120 Eric Karros
- 121 Cal Eldred
- 122 Jeff D'Amico
- 123 Antone Williamson
- 124 Doug Jones
- 125 Dave Nilsson
- 126 Gerald Williams
- 127 Fernando Vina
- 128 Ron Coomer
- 129 Matt Lawton
- 130 Paul Molitor
- 131 Todd Walker
- 132 Rick Aguilera
- 133 Brad Radke
- 134 Bob Tewksbury
- 135 Vladimir Guerrero
Define the Game
- 136 Tony Gwynn
- 137 Roger Clemens
- 138 Dennis Eckersley
- 139 Brady Anderson
- 140 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 141 Derek Jeter
- 142 Ken Caminiti
- 143 Frank Thomas
- 144 Barry Bonds
- 145 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 146 Alex Rodriguez
- 147 Greg Maddux
- 148 Kenny Lofton
- 149 Mike Piazza
- 150 Mark McGwire
- 151 Andruw Jones
- 152 Rusty Greer
- 153 F.P. Santangelo
- 154 Mike Lansing
- 155 Lee Smith
- 156 Carlos Perez
- 157 Pedro Martinez
- 158 Ryan McGuire
- 159 F.P. Santangelo
- 160 Rondell White
- 161 Takashi Kashiwada RC
- 162 Butch Huskey
- 163 Edgardo Alfonzo
- 164 John Franco
- 165 Todd Hundley
- 166 Rey Ordonez
- 167 Armando Reynoso
- 168 John Olerud
- 169 Bernie Williams
- 170 Andy Pettitte
- 171 Wade Boggs
- 172 Paul O'Neill
- 173 Cecil Fielder
- 174 Charlie Hayes
- 175 David Cone
- 176 Hideki Irabu
- 177 Mark Bellhorn
- 178 Steve Karsay
- 179 Damon Mashore
- 180 Jason McDonald
- 181 Scott Spiezio
- 182 Ariel Prieto
- 183 Jason Giambi
- 184 Wendell Magee, Jr.
- 185 Rico Brogna
- 186 Garrett Stephenson
- 187 Wayne Gomes
- 188 Ricky Bottalico
- 189 Mickey Morandini
- 190 Mike Lieberthal
- 191 Kevin Polcovich
- 192 Francisco Cordova
- 193 Kevin Young
- 194 Jon Lieber
- 195 Kevin Elster
- 196 Tony Womack
- 197 Lou Collier
- 198 Mike Difelice RC
- 199 Gary Gaetti
- 200 Dennis Eckersley
- 201 Alan Benes
- 202 Willie McGee
- 203 Ron Gant
- 204 Fernando Valenzuela
- 205 Mark McGwire
- 206 Archi Cianfrocco
- 207 Andy Ashby
- 208 Steve Finley
- 209 Quilvio Veras
- 210 Ken Caminiti
- 211 Rickey Henderson
- 212 Joey Hamilton
- 213 Derrek Lee
- 214 Bill Mueller
- 215 Shawn Estes
- 216 J.T. Snow
- 217 Mark Gardner
- 218 Terry Mulholland
- 219 Dante Powell
- 220 Jeff Kent
- 221 Jamie Moyer
- 222 Joey Cora
- 223 Jeff Fassero
- 224 Dennis Martinez
- 225 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 226 Edgar Martinez
- 227 Russ Davis
- 228 Dan Wilson
- 229 Will Clark
- 230 Ivan Rodriguez
- 231 Benji Gil
- 232 Lee Stevens
- 233 Mickey Tettleton
- 234 Julio Santana
- 235 Rusty Greer
- 236 Bobby Witt
- 237 Ed Sprague
- 238 Pat Hentgen
- 239 Kelvim Escobar
- 240 Joe Carter
- 241 Carlos Delgado
- 242 Shannon Stewart
- 243 Benito Santiago
Season Highlights Checklists
- 244 Tino Martinez
- 245 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 246 Kevin Brown
- 247 Ryne Sandberg
- 248 Mo Vaughn
- 249 Darryl Hamilton
- 250 Randy Johnson
- 251 Steve Finley
- 252 Bob Higginson
Star Rookies
- 253 Brett Tomko
- 254 Mark Kotsay
- 255 Jose Guillen
- 256 Eli Marrero
- 257 Dennis Reyes
- 258 Richie Sexson
- 259 Pat Cline
- 260 Todd Helton
- 261 Juan Melo
- 262 Matt Morris
- 263 Jeremi Gonzalez
- 264 Jeff Abbott
- 265 Aaron Boone
- 266 Todd Dunwoody
- 267 Jaret Wright
- 268 Derrick Gibson
- 269 Mario Valdez
- 270 Fernando Tatis
Series Two
Star Rookies
- 271 Craig Counsell
- 272 Brad Rigby
- 273 Danny Clyburn
- 274 Brian Rose
- 275 Miguel Tejada
- 276 Jason Varitek
- 277 Dave Dellucci RC
- 278 Michael Coleman
- 279 Adam Riggs
- 280 Ben Grieve
- 281 Brad Fullmer
- 282 Ken Cloude
- 283 Tom Evans
- 284 Kevin Millwood RC
- 285 Paul Konerko
- 286 Juan Encarnacion
- 287 Chris Carpenter
- 288 Tom Fordham
- 289 Gary DiSarcina
- 290 Tim Salmon
- 291 Troy Percival
- 292 Todd Greene
- 293 Ken Hill
- 294 Dennis Springer
- 295 Jim Edmonds
- 296 Allen Watson
- 297 Brian Anderson
- 298 Keith Lockhart
- 299 Tom Glavine
- 300 Chipper Jones
- 301 Randall Simon
- 302 Mark Lemke
- 303 Ryan Klesko
- 304 Denny Neagle
- 305 Andruw Jones
- 306 Mike Mussina
- 307 Brady Anderson
- 308 Chris Hoiles
- 309 Mike Bordick
- 310 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 311 Geronimo Berroa
- 312 Armando Benitez
- 313 Roberto Alomar
- 314 Tim Wakefield
- 315 Reggie Jefferson
- 316 Jeff Frye
- 317 Scott Hatteberg
- 318 Steve Avery
- 319 Robinson Checo
- 320 Nomar Garciaparra
- 321 Lance Johnson
- 322 Tyler Houston
- 323 Mark Clark
- 324 Terry Adams
- 325 Sammy Sosa
- 326 Scott Servais
- 327 Manny Alexander
- 328 Norberto Martin
- 329 Scott Eyre
- 330 Frank Thomas
- 331 Robin Ventura
- 332 Matt Karchner
- 333 Keith Foulke
- 334 James Baldwin
- 335 Chris Stynes
- 336 Bret Boone
- 337 Jon Nunnally
- 338 Dave Burba
- 339 Eduardo Perez
- 340 Reggie Sanders
- 341 Mike Remlinger
- 342 Pat Watkins
- 343 Chad Ogea
- 344 John Smiley
- 345 Kenny Lofton
- 346 Jose Mesa
- 347 Charles Nagy
- 348 Enrique Wilson
- 349 Bruce Aven
- 350 Manny Ramirez
- 351 Jerry DiPoto
- 352 Ellis Burks
- 353 Kirt Manwaring
- 354 Vinny Castilla
- 355 Larry Walker
- 356 Kevin Ritz
- 357 Pedro Astacio
- 358 Scott Sanders
- 359 Deivi Cruz
- 360 Brian L. Hunter
History in the Making
- 361 Pedro Martinez
- 362 Tom Glavine
- 363 Willie McGee
- 364 J.T. Snow
- 365 Rusty Greer
- 366 Mike Grace
- 367 Tony Clark
- 368 Ben Grieve
- 369 Gary Sheffield
- 370 Joe Oliver
- 371 Todd Jones
- 372 Frank Catalanotto RC
- 373 Brian Moehler
- 374 Cliff Floyd
- 375 Bobby Bonilla
- 376 Al Leiter
- 377 Josh Booty
- 378 Darren Daulton
- 379 Jay Powell
- 380 Felix Heredia
- 381 Jim Eisenreich
- 382 Richard Hidalgo
- 383 Mike Hampton
- 384 Shane Reynolds
- 385 Jeff Bagwell
- 386 Derek Bell
- 387 Ricky Gutierrez
- 388 Bill Spiers
- 389 Jose Offerman
- 390 Johnny Damon
- 391 Jermaine Dye
- 392 Jeff Montgomery
- 393 Glendon Rusch
- 394 Mike Sweeney
- 395 Kevin Appier
- 396 Joe Vitiello
- 397 Ramon Martinez
- 398 Darren Dreifort
- 399 Wilton Guerrero
- 400 Mike Piazza
- 401 Eddie Murray
- 402 Ismael Valdes
- 403 Todd Hollandsworth
- 404 Mark Loretta
- 405 Jeromy Burnitz
- 406 Jeff Cirillo
- 407 Scott Karl
- 408 Mike Matheny
- 409 Jose Valentin
- 410 John Jaha
- 411 Terry Steinbach
- 412 Torii Hunter
- 413 Pat Meares
- 414 Marty Cordova
Postseason Headliners
- 415 Jaret Wright
- 416 Mike Mussina
- 417 John Smoltz
- 418 Devon White
- 419 Denny Neagle
- 420 Livan Hernandez
- 421 Kevin Brown
- 422 Marquis Grissom
- 423 Mike Mussina
- 424 Eric Davis
- 425 Tony Fernandez
- 426 Moises Alou
- 427 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
- 428 Gary Sheffield
- 429 Jaret Wright
- 430 Livan Hernandez
- 431 Chad Ogea
- 432 Edgar Renteria
- 433 LaTroy Hawkins
- 434 Rich Robertson
- 435 Chuck Knoblauch
- 436 Jose Vidro
- 437 Dustin Hermanson
- 438 Jim Bullinger
- 439 Orlando Cabrera
- 440 Vladimir Guerrero
- 441 Ugueth Urbina
- 442 Brian McRae
- 443 Matt Franco
- 444 Bobby Jones
- 445 Bernard Gilkey
- 446 Dave Mlicki
- 447 Brian Bohanon
- 448 Mel Rojas
- 449 Tim Raines
- 450 Derek Jeter
Upper Echelon
- 451 Roger Clemens
- 452 Nomar Garciaparra
- 453 Mike Piazza
- 454 Mark McGwire
- 455 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 456 Larry Walker
- 457 Alex Rodriguez
- 458 Tony Gwynn
- 459 Frank Thomas
- 460 Tino Martinez
- 461 Chad Curtis
- 462 Ramiro Mendoza
- 463 Joe Girardi
- 464 David Wells
- 465 Mariano Rivera
- 466 Willie Adams
- 467 George Williams
- 468 Dave Telgheder
- 469 Dave Magadan
- 470 Matt Stairs
- 471 Bill Taylor
- 472 Jimmy Haynes
- 473 Gregg Jefferies
- 474 Midre Cummings
- 475 Curt Schilling
- 476 Mike Grace
- 477 Mark Leiter
- 478 Matt Beech
- 479 Scott Rolen
- 480 Jason Kendall
- 481 Esteban Loaiza
- 482 Jermaine Allensworth
- 483 Mark Smith
- 484 Jason Schmidt
- 485 Jose Guillen
- 486 Al Martin
- 487 Delino DeShields
- 488 Todd Stottlemyre
- 489 Brian Jordan
- 490 Ray Lankford
- 491 Matt Morris
- 492 Royce Clayton
- 493 John Mabry
- 494 Wally Joyner
- 495 Trevor Hoffman
- 496 Chris Gomez
- 497 Sterling Hitchcock
- 498 Pete Smith
- 499 Greg Vaughn
- 500 Tony Gwynn
- 501 Will Cunnane
- 502 Darryl Hamilton
- 503 Brian Johnson
- 504 Kirk Rueter
- 505 Barry Bonds
- 506 Osvaldo Fernandez
- 507 Stan Javier
- 508 Julian Tavarez
- 509 Rich Aurilia
- 510 Alex Rodriguez
- 511 David Segui
- 512 Rich Amaral
- 513 Raul Ibanez
- 514 Jay Buhner
- 515 Randy Johnson
- 516 Heathcliff Slocumb
- 517 Tony Saunders
- 518 Kevin Elster
- 519 John Burkett
- 520 Juan Gonzalez
- 521 John Wetteland
- 522 Domingo Cedeno
- 523 Darren Oliver
- 524 Roger Pavlik
- 525 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- 526 Woody Williams
- 527 Alex Gonzalez
- 528 Robert Person
- 529 Juan Guzman
- 530 Roger Clemens
- 531 Shawn Green
Season Highlights Checklists
- 532 Francisco Cordova / Ricardo Rincon / Mark Smith
- 533 Nomar Garciaparra
- 534 Roger Clemens
- 535 Mark McGwire
- 536 Larry Walker
- 537 Mike Piazza
- 538 Curt Schilling
- 539 Tony Gwynn
- 540 Ken Griffey, Jr.
Rookie Series
Star Rookies
- 541 Carl Pavano SR
- 542 Shane Monahan SR
- 543 Gabe Kapler SR RC
- 544 Eric Milton SR
- 545 Gary Matthews, Jr. SR RC
- 546 Mike Kinkade SR RC
- 547 Ryan Christenson SR RC
- 548 Corey Koskie SR RC
- 549 Norm Hutchins SR
- 550 Russell Branyan SR
- 551 Masato Yoshii SR RC
- 552 Jesus Sanchez SR RC
- 553 Anthony Sanders SR
- 554 Edwin Diaz SR
- 555 Gabe Alvarez SR
- 556 Carlos Lee SR RC
- 557 Mike Darr SR
- 558 Kerry Wood SR
- 559 Carlos Guillen SR
- 560 Sean Casey SR
- 561 Manny Aybar SR RC
- 562 Octavio Dotel SR
- 563 Jarrod Washburn SR
- 564 Mark L. Johnson SR
- 565 Ramon Hernandez SR
- 566 Rich Butler SR RC
- 567 Mike Caruso SR
- 568 Cliff Politte SR
- 569 Scott Elarton SR
- 570 Magglio Ordonez SR RC
- 571 Adam Butler SR RC
- 572 Marlon Anderson SR
- 573 Julio Ramirez SR RC
- 574 Darron Ingram SR
- 575 Bruce Chen SR
- 576 Steve Woodard SR
- 577 Hiram Bocachica SR
- 578 Kevin Witt SR
- 579 Javier Vazquez SR
- 580 Alex Gonzalez SR
- 581 Brian Powell SR
- 582 Wes Helms SR
- 583 Ron Wright SR
- 584 Rafael Medina SR
- 585 Daryle Ward SR
- 586 Geoff Jenkins SR
- 587 Preston Wilson SR
- 588 Jim Chamblee SR RC
- 589 Mike Lowell SR RC
- 590 A.J. Hinch SR
- 591 Francisco Cordero SR RC
- 592 Rolando Arrojo SR RC
- 593 Braden Looper SR
- 594 Sidney Ponson SR
- 595 Matt Clement SR
- 596 Carlton Loewer SR
- 597 Brian Meadows SR
- 598 Danny Klassen SR
- 599 Larry Sutton SR
- 600 Travis Lee SR
Eminent Prestige
Eminent Prestige was short-printed and seeded into Series Three packs at the rate of 1:4. As part of a wrapper exchange program, collectors could send Upper Deck 36 Series Three wrappers and receive a pack of eighteen Eminent Prestige cards.
- 601 Randy Johnson
- 602 Greg Maddux
- 603 Roger Clemens
- 604 Jaret Wright
- 605 Mike Piazza
- 606 Tino Martinez
- 607 Frank Thomas
- 608 Mo Vaughn
- 609 Todd Helton
- 610 Mark McGwire
- 611 Jeff Bagwell
- 612 Travis Lee
- 613 Scott Rolen
- 614 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 615 Chipper Jones
- 616 Nomar Garciaparra
- 617 Alex Rodriguez
- 618 Derek Jeter
- 619 Tony Gwynn
- 620 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 621 Kenny Lofton
- 622 Juan Gonzalez
- 623 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- 624 Larry Walker
- 625 Barry Bonds
- 626 Ben Grieve
- 627 Andruw Jones
- 628 Vladimir Guerrero
- 629 Paul Konerko
- 630 Paul Molitor
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NOTE: Card #681a commemorates Mike Piazza's five-game sojourn as a Florida Marlin. This card and card #681 were both short-printed and produced in half the quantities of the other base cards.
- 631 Cecil Fielder
- 632 Jack McDowell
- 633 Mike James
- 634 Brian Anderson
- 635 Jay Bell
- 636 Devon White
- 637 Andy Stankiewicz
- 638 Tony Batista
- 639 Omar Daal
- 640 Matt Williams
- 641 Brent Brede
- 642 Jorge Fabregas
- 643 Karim Garcia
- 644 Felix Rodriguez
- 645 Andy Benes
- 646 Willie Blair
- 647 Jeff Suppan
- 648 Yamil Benitez
- 649 Walt Weiss
- 650 Andres Galarraga
- 651 Doug Drabek
- 652 Ozzie Guillen
- 653 Joe Carter
- 654 Dennis Eckersley
- 655 Pedro Martinez
- 656 Jim Leyritz
- 657 Henry Rodriguez
- 658 Rod Beck
- 659 Mickey Morandini
- 660 Jeff Blauser
- 661 Ruben Sierra
- 662 Mike Sirotka
- 663 Pete Harnisch
- 664 Damian Jackson
- 665 Dmitri Young
- 666 Steve Cooke
- 667 Geronimo Berroa
- 668 Shawon Dunston
- 669 Mike Jackson
- 670 Travis Fryman
- 671 Dwight Gooden
- 672 Paul Assenmacher
- 673 Eric Plunk
- 674 Mike Lansing
- 675 Darryl Kile
- 676 Luis Gonzalez
- 677 Frank Castillo
- 678 Joe Randa
- 679 Bip Roberts
- 680 Derrek Lee
- 681 Mike Piazza NYM
- 681a Mike Piazza FLA
- 682 Sean Berry
- 683 Ramon Garcia
- 684 Carl Everett
- 685 Moises Alou
- 686 Hal Morris
- 687 Jeff Conine
- 688 Gary Sheffield
- 689 Jose Vizcaino
- 690 Charles Johnson
- 691 Bobby Bonilla
- 692 Marquis Grissom
- 693 Alex Ochoa
- 694 Mike Morgan
- 695 Orlando Merced
- 696 David Ortiz
- 697 Brent Gates
- 698 Otis Nixon
- 699 Trey Moore
- 700 Derrick May
- 701 Rich Becker
- 702 Al Leiter
- 703 Chili Davis
- 704 Scott Brosius
- 705 Chuck Knoblauch
- 706 Kenny Rogers
- 707 Mike Blowers
- 708 Mike Fetters
- 709 Tom Candiotti
- 710 Rickey Henderson
- 711 Bob Abreu
- 712 Mark Lewis
- 713 Doug Glanville
- 714 Desi Relaford
- 715 Kent Mercker
- 716 Kevin Brown
- 717 James Mouton
- 718 Mark Langston
- 719 Greg Myers
- 720 Orel Hershiser
- 721 Charlie Hayes
- 722 Robb Nen
- 723 Glenallen Hill
- 724 Tony Saunders
- 725 Wade Boggs
- 726 Kevin Stocker
- 727 Wilson Alvarez
- 728 Albie Lopez
- 729 Dave Martinez
- 730 Fred McGriff
- 731 Quinton McCracken
- 732 Bryan Rekar
- 733 Paul Sorrento
- 734 Roberto Hernandez
- 735 Bubba Trammell
- 736 Miguel Cairo
- 737 John Flaherty
- 738 Terrell Wade
- 739 Roberto Kelly
- 740 Mark McLemore
- 741 Danny Patterson
- 742 Aaron Sele
- 743 Tony Fernandez
- 744 Randy Myers
- 745 Jose Canseco
- 746 Darrin Fletcher
- 747 Mike Stanley
Season Highlights Checklists
- 748 Marquis Grissom
- 749 Fred McGriff
- 750 Travis Lee
Parallels
5 X 7 Blow-Ups
This 35-card parallel set captures a selection of players taken from each of the three series of 1998 Upper Deck. Besides the obvious difference in size, these cards also lack the foil stamping on front that the standard 2 1/2" by 3 1/2" cards have. The first fifteen cards checklisted below comprise the Series One Blow Up set. These first series jumbo cards were available only via redemption from Upper Deck. Collector's had to send in ten first series wrappers plus $3 to the UD redemption center.
The next ten cards checklisted below comprise the Series Two 5 x 7 Blow Up set. These second series jumbo cards were available only in specially marked mass market retail Series Two Blaster boxes (carrying an $11.99 SRP). Each box contained five Series Two packs and one 5 x 7 Blow Up. Series Two 3 1/2 by 5 inch cards may also exist: http://sanjosefuji.blogspot.com/2022/03/an-unsolved-mystery.html
The third series 5 x 7 Blow Ups (numbered between 605 and 620 in the listings below) are comprised of selected stars from the Eminent Prestige subset within the Rookie Edition set.
- 27 Kenny Lofton
- 30 Greg Maddux
- 40 Rafael Palmeiro
- 50 Ryne Sandberg
- 60 Albert Belle
- 65 Barry Larkin
- 68 Deion Sanders
- 95 Gary Sheffield
- 130 Paul Molitor
- 135 Vladimir Guerrero
- 176 Hideki Irabu
- 205 Mark McGwire
- 211 Rickey Henderson
- 225 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 230 Ivan Rodriguez
- 310 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 320 Nomar Garciaparra
- 330 Frank Thomas
- 355 Larry Walker
- 385 Jeff Bagwell
- 400 Mike Piazza
- 450 Derek Jeter
- 500 Tony Gwynn
- 510 Alex Rodriguez
- 530 Roger Clemens
- 605 Mike Piazza EP
- 607 Frank Thomas EP
- 610 Mark McGwire EP
- 611 Jeff Bagwell EP
- 612 Travis Lee EP
- 614 Cal Ripken, Jr. EP
- 616 Nomar Garciaparra EP
- 617 Alex Rodriguez EP
- 619 Tony Gwynn EP
- 620 Ken Griffey, Jr. EP
Yankees Blow-Ups
This 15-card set features 3 1/2" by 5" reproductions of Upper Deck base cards for the players of the 1998 New York Yankees. Only 10,000 of this set were produced. The cards are listed below according to their numbers in the regular 1998 Upper Deck set.
- 169 Bernie Williams?
- 170 Andy Pettitte?
- 172 Paul O'Neill?
- 175 David Cone?
- 176 Hideki Irabu?
- 449 Tim Raines?
- 450 Derek Jeter?
- 460 Tino Martinez?
- 461 Chad Curtis?
- 462 Ramiro Mendoza?
- 464 David Wells?
- 465 Mariano Rivera?
- 703 Chili Davis?
- 704 Scott Brosius?
- 705 Chuck Knoblauch?
Inserts
Griffey's Home Run Chronicles
This 56-card set commemorates each of Ken Griffey Jr.'s American League leading 56 home runs from his 1997 season. The first 30 cards were randomly inserted into Series One packs, while cards 31-56 were in Series Two. The design is identical to that of the 10th Anniversary Preview inserts. Each card is notated on the back with what date each homer was hit. Series Two cards feature photos from the actual games in which the homers were hit.
For brevity's sake, since all cards feature Ken Griffey, Jr. we have chosen not to list each individual card.
10th Anniversary Preview
Randomly inserted in Series One packs, this 60-card set features a design similar to the inaugural 1989 Upper Deck series. The backs carry a photo of a previous Upper Deck card of that player. A 10th Anniversary Ballot was inserted into every fourth Series One pack which allowed the collector to vote for the players they wanted to see in a proposed 1999 Upper Deck tenth anniversary set. The set was canceled, and instead became an insert in 1999 Upper Deck Series One.
Upper Deck also released a "Preview Edition" factory set to selected retail outlets. The Preview Edition contained a complete set of all 60 10th Anniversary cards, as well as 200 randomly selected 1997 Collector's Choice base cards and sold for $19.99. The difference between the two sets are the words "PREVIEW EDITION" printed on the side of each card.
- 1 Greg Maddux
- 2 Mike Mussina
- 3 Roger Clemens
- 4 Hideo Nomo
- 5 David Cone
- 6 Tom Glavine
- 7 Andy Pettitte
- 8 Jimmy Key
- 9 Randy Johnson
- 10 Dennis Eckersley
- 11 Lee Smith
- 12 John Franco
- 13 Randy Myers
- 14 Mike Piazza
- 15 Ivan Rodriguez
- 16 Todd Hundley
- 17 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
- 18 Frank Thomas
- 19 Rafael Palmeiro
- 20 Mark McGwire
- 21 Mo Vaughn
- 22 Fred McGriff
- 23 Andres Galarraga
- 24 Mark Grace
- 25 Jeff Bagwell
- 26 Roberto Alomar
- 27 Chuck Knoblauch
- 28 Ryne Sandberg
- 29 Eric Young
- 30 Craig Biggio
- 31 Carlos Baerga
- 32 Robin Ventura
- 33 Matt Williams
- 34 Wade Boggs
- 35 Dean Palmer
- 36 Chipper Jones
- 37 Vinny Castilla
- 38 Ken Caminiti
- 39 Omar Vizquel
- 40 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 41 Derek Jeter
- 42 Alex Rodriguez
- 43 Barry Larkin
- 44 Mark Grudzielanek
- 45 Albert Belle
- 46 Manny Ramirez
- 47 Jose Canseco
- 48 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 49 Juan Gonzalez
- 50 Kenny Lofton
- 51 Sammy Sosa
- 52 Larry Walker
- 53 Gary Sheffield
- 54 Rickey Henderson
- 55 Tony Gwynn
- 56 Barry Bonds
- 57 Paul Molitor
- 58 Edgar Martinez
- 59 Chili Davis
- 60 Eddie Murray
National Pride
Randomly inserted into Series One packs, this 42-card set features some of the league's great players from the United States and beyond. All cards are printed on die-cut rainbow foil. This set is arranged alphabetically by nation of origin.
- NP1 Dave Nilsson
- NP2 Larry Walker
- NP3 Edgar Renteria
- NP4 Jose Canseco
- NP5 Rey Ordonez
- NP6 Rafael Palmeiro
- NP7 Livan Hernandez
- NP8 Andruw Jones
- NP9 Manny Ramirez
- NP10 Sammy Sosa
- NP11 Raul Mondesi
- NP12 Moises Alou
- NP13 Pedro Martinez
- NP14 Vladimir Guerrero
- NP15 Chili Davis
- NP16 Hideo Nomo
- NP17 Hideki Irabu
- NP18 Shigetoshi Hasegawa
- NP19 Takashi Kashiwada
- NP20 Chan Ho Park
- NP21 Fernando Valenzuela
- NP22 Vinny Castilla
- NP23 Armando Reynoso
- NP24 Karim Garcia
- NP25 Marvin Benard
- NP26 Mariano Rivera
- NP27 Juan Gonzalez
- NP28 Roberto Alomar
- NP29 Ivan Rodriguez
- NP30 Carlos Delgado
- NP31 Bernie Williams
- NP32 Edgar Martinez
- NP33 Frank Thomas
- NP34 Barry Bonds
- NP35 Mike Piazza
- NP36 Chipper Jones
- NP37 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- NP38 Alex Rodriguez
- NP39 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- NP40 Andres Galarraga
- NP41 Omar Vizquel
- NP42 Ozzie Guillen
Amazing Greats
Inserted in Series One packs, this 30-card set is printed on a micro-etched Acetate card with lavender borders. Each card is limited, but not serial-numbered to 2000 copies.
A die-cut parallel version was also produced. These cards are serial-numbered to 250 copies each and have black borders.
- AG1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- AG2 Derek Jeter
- AG3 Alex Rodriguez
- AG4 Paul Molitor
- AG5 Jeff Bagwell
- AG6 Larry Walker
- AG7 Kenny Lofton
- AG8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- AG9 Juan Gonzalez
- AG10 Chipper Jones
- AG11 Greg Maddux
- AG12 Roberto Alomar
- AG13 Mike Piazza
- AG14 Andres Galarraga
- AG15 Barry Bonds
- AG16 Andy Pettitte
- AG17 Nomar Garciaparra
- AG18 Tino Martinez
- AG19 Tony Gwynn
- AG20 Frank Thomas
- AG21 Roger Clemens
- AG22 Sammy Sosa
- AG23 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- AG24 Manny Ramirez
- AG25 Mark McGwire
- AG26 Randy Johnson
- AG27 Mo Vaughn
- AG28 Gary Sheffield
- AG29 Andruw Jones
- AG30 Albert Belle
PowerDeck
In an effort to premier their new PowerDeck Audio technology, Upper Deck created three special Ken Griffey, Jr. "cards" (blue, green and silver backgrounds). Each "card" was actually a die-cut audio CD that contained the same five minute interview with the Mariner's superstar. These "cards" were randomly seeded exclusively into specially marked Series One Hobby boxes, comprising only 10 percent of the print run. The seeding ratios are as follows: blue 1:46, teal 1:500 and silver 1:2400. Each test issue box contained a clear CD disc for which the card could be placed upon for playing on any common CD player. To play the card, the center hole had to be punched out.
- 1 Ken Griffey, Jr. BLUE
- 2 Ken Griffey, Jr. GREEN
- 3 Ken Griffey, Jr. SILVER
Prime Nine
This 60-card, Series Two set features nine of the most popular players on foil board.
- PN1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- PN2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- PN3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- PN4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- PN5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- PN6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- PN7 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- PN8 Mike Piazza
- PN9 Mike Piazza
- PN10 Mike Piazza
- PN11 Mike Piazza
- PN12 Mike Piazza
- PN13 Mike Piazza
- PN14 Mike Piazza
- PN15 Frank Thomas
- PN16 Frank Thomas
- PN17 Frank Thomas
- PN18 Frank Thomas
- PN19 Frank Thomas
- PN20 Frank Thomas
- PN21 Frank Thomas
- PN22 Mark McGwire
- PN23 Mark McGwire
- PN24 Mark McGwire
- PN25 Mark McGwire
- PN26 Mark McGwire
- PN27 Mark McGwire
- PN28 Mark McGwire
- PN29 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- PN30 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- PN31 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- PN32 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- PN33 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- PN34 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- PN35 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- PN36 Juan Gonzalez
- PN37 Juan Gonzalez
- PN38 Juan Gonzalez
- PN39 Juan Gonzalez
- PN40 Juan Gonzalez
- PN41 Juan Gonzalez
- PN42 Juan Gonzalez
- PN43 Tony Gwynn
- PN44 Tony Gwynn
- PN45 Tony Gwynn
- PN46 Tony Gwynn
- PN47 Tony Gwynn
- PN48 Tony Gwynn
- PN49 Tony Gwynn
- PN50 Barry Bonds
- PN51 Barry Bonds
- PN52 Barry Bonds
- PN53 Barry Bonds
- PN54 Barry Bonds
- PN55 Barry Bonds
- PN56 Greg Maddux
- PN57 Greg Maddux
- PN58 Greg Maddux
- PN59 Greg Maddux
- PN60 Greg Maddux
Rookie Edition Preview
This ten-card, Series Two, set was produced to promote the upcoming Rookie Edition series. The design is identical to that of the Star Rookie subset.
- 1 Nomar Garciaparra
- 2 Scott Rolen
- 3 Mark Kotsay
- 4 Todd Helton
- 5 Paul Konerko
- 6 Juan Encarnacion
- 7 Brad Fullmer
- 8 Miguel Tejada
- 9 Richard Hidalgo
- 10 Ben Grieve
Tape Measure Titans
This 30-card set features league's most productive long-ball hitters printed on unique retro cards. A Gold parallel, serial-numbered to 2667 copies, was made available in specially marked retail boxes.
- 1 Mark McGwire
- 2 Andres Galarraga
- 3 Jeff Bagwell
- 4 Larry Walker
- 5 Frank Thomas
- 6 Rafael Palmeiro
- 7 Nomar Garciaparra
- 8 Mo Vaughn
- 9 Albert Belle
- 10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 11 Manny Ramirez
- 12 Jim Thome
- 13 Tony Clark
- 14 Juan Gonzalez
- 15 Mike Piazza
- 16 Jose Canseco
- 17 Jay Buhner
- 18 Alex Rodriguez
- 19 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- 20 Tino Martinez
- 21 Carlos Delgado
- 22 Andruw Jones
- 23 Chipper Jones
- 24 Fred McGriff
- 25 Matt Williams
- 26 Sammy Sosa
- 27 Vinny Castilla
- 28 Tim Salmon
- 29 Ken Caminiti
- 30 Barry Bonds
Blue Chip Prospects
This 30-card, Series Two, set features some of the league's most impressive prospects printed on die-cut, translucent, plastic cards. Only 2000 copies of each card were produced, however the cards are not serial-numbered.
- BC1 Nomar Garciaparra
- BC2 Scott Rolen
- BC3 Jason Dickson
- BC4 Darin Erstad
- BC5 Brad Fullmer
- BC6 Jaret Wright
- BC7 Justin Thompson
- BC8 Matt Morris
- BC9 Fernando Tatis
- BC10 Alex Rodriguez
- BC11 Todd Helton
- BC12 Andy Pettitte
- BC13 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- BC14 Mark Kotsay
- BC15 Derek Jeter
- BC16 Paul Konerko
- BC17 Todd Dunwoody
- BC18 Vladimir Guerrero
- BC19 Miguel Tejada
- BC20 Chipper Jones
- BC21 Kevin Orie
- BC22 Juan Encarnacion
- BC23 Brian Rose
- BC24 Livan Hernandez
- BC25 Andruw Jones
- BC26 Brian Giles
- BC27 Brett Tomko
- BC28 Jose Guillen
- BC29 Aaron Boone
- BC30 Ben Grieve
Clearly Dominant
Randomly inserted in Series Two packs, this 30-card set features top players printed on a etched-foil and plastic stock. Only 250 serial-numbered copies of each card were produced.
- CD1 Mark McGwire
- CD2 Derek Jeter
- CD3 Alex Rodriguez
- CD4 Paul Molitor
- CD5 Jeff Bagwell
- CD6 Ivan Rodriguez
- CD7 Kenny Lofton
- CD8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- CD9 Albert Belle
- CD10 Chipper Jones
- CD11 Gary Sheffield
- CD12 Roberto Alomar
- CD13 Mo Vaughn
- CD14 Andres Galarraga
- CD15 Nomar Garciaparra
- CD16 Randy Johnson
- CD17 Mike Mussina
- CD18 Greg Maddux
- CD19 Tony Gwynn
- CD20 Frank Thomas
- CD21 Roger Clemens
- CD22 Dennis Eckersley
- CD23 Juan Gonzalez
- CD24 Tino Martinez
- CD25 Andruw Jones
- CD26 Larry Walker
- CD27 Ken Caminiti
- CD28 Mike Piazza
- CD29 Barry Bonds
- CD30 Ken Griffey, Jr.
All-Star Credentials
Inserted into Rookie Edition packs, this 30-card insert set features players who have the best chance of appearing in future All-Star games.
- AS1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- AS2 Travis Lee
- AS3 Ben Grieve
- AS4 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- AS5 Andruw Jones
- AS6 Craig Biggio
- AS7 Hideo Nomo
- AS8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- AS9 Jaret Wright
- AS10 Mark McGwire
- AS11 Derek Jeter
- AS12 Scott Rolen
- AS13 Jeff Bagwell
- AS14 Manny Ramirez
- AS15 Alex Rodriguez
- AS16 Chipper Jones
- AS17 Larry Walker
- AS18 Barry Bonds
- AS19 Tony Gwynn
- AS20 Mike Piazza
- AS21 Roger Clemens
- AS22 Greg Maddux
- AS23 Jim Thome
- AS24 Tino Martinez
- AS25 Nomar Garciaparra
- AS26 Juan Gonzalez
- AS27 Kenny Lofton
- AS28 Randy Johnson
- AS29 Todd Helton
- AS30 Frank Thomas
Destination Stardom
This 60-card set was randomly inserted into Rookie Edition packs.
- DS1 Travis Lee
- DS2 Nomar Garciaparra
- DS3 Alex Gonzalez
- DS4 Richard Hidalgo
- DS5 Jaret Wright
- DS6 Mike Kinkade
- DS7 Matt Morris
- DS8 Gary Matthews, Jr.
- DS9 Brett Tomko
- DS10 Todd Helton
- DS11 Scott Elarton
- DS12 Scott Rolen
- DS13 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- DS14 Jarrod Washburn
- DS15 Sean Casey
- DS16 Magglio Ordonez
- DS17 Gabe Alvarez
- DS18 Todd Dunwoody
- DS19 Kevin Witt
- DS20 Ben Grieve
- DS21 Daryle Ward
- DS22 Matt Clement
- DS23 Carlton Loewer
- DS24 Javier Vazquez
- DS25 Paul Konerko
- DS26 Preston Wilson
- DS27 Wes Helms
- DS28 Derek Jeter
- DS29 Corey Koskie
- DS30 Russell Branyan
- DS31 Vladimir Guerrero
- DS32 Ryan Christenson
- DS33 Carlos Lee
- DS34 Dave Dellucci
- DS35 Bruce Chen
- DS36 Ricky Ledee
- DS37 Ron Wright
- DS38 Derrek Lee
- DS39 Miguel Tejada
- DS40 Brad Fullmer
- DS41 Rich Butler
- DS42 Chris Carpenter
- DS43 Alex Rodriguez
- DS44 Darron Ingram
- DS45 Kerry Wood
- DS46 Jason Varitek
- DS47 Ramon Hernandez
- DS48 Aaron Boone
- DS49 Juan Encarnacion
- DS50 A.J. Hinch
- DS51 Mike Lowell
- DS52 Fernando Tatis
- DS53 Jose Guillen
- DS54 Mike Caruso
- DS55 Carl Pavano
- DS56 Chris Clemons
- DS57 Mark L. Johnson
- DS58 Ken Cloude
- DS59 Rolando Arrojo
- DS60 Mark Kotsay
Retrospectives
This 30-card, Rookie Edition, insert set takes a look back at the unforgettable careers of some of baseball's most valuable contributors. The fronts feature a color action photo from each player's rookie season.
- 1 Dennis Eckersley
- 2 Rickey Henderson
- 3 Harold Baines
- 4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 5 Tony Gwynn
- 6 Wade Boggs
- 7 Orel Hershiser
- 8 Joe Carter
- 9 Roger Clemens
- 10 Barry Bonds
- 11 Mark McGwire
- 12 Greg Maddux
- 13 Fred McGriff
- 14 Rafael Palmeiro
- 15 Craig Biggio
- 16 Brady Anderson
- 17 Randy Johnson
- 18 Gary Sheffield
- 19 Albert Belle
- 20 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 21 Juan Gonzalez
- 22 Larry Walker
- 23 Tino Martinez
- 24 Frank Thomas
- 25 Jeff Bagwell
- 26 Kenny Lofton
- 27 Mo Vaughn
- 28 Mike Piazza
- 29 Alex Rodriguez
- 30 Chipper Jones
Unparalleled
Unparalleled is a 20-card, die-cut, insert exclusive to Rookie Edition packs.
- 1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 2 Travis Lee
- 3 Ben Grieve
- 4 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- 5 Nomar Garciaparra
- 6 Hideo Nomo
- 7 Kenny Lofton
- 8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 9 Roger Clemens
- 10 Mike Piazza
- 11 Jeff Bagwell
- 12 Chipper Jones
- 13 Greg Maddux
- 14 Randy Johnson
- 15 Alex Rodriguez
- 16 Barry Bonds
- 17 Frank Thomas
- 18 Juan Gonzalez
- 19 Tony Gwynn
- 20 Mark McGwire
Game-Used
A Piece of the Action
Series One
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Randomly inserted in first series packs, cards from this set feature pieces of actual game worn jerseys and/or game used bats embedded in the cards.
- 1 Jay Buhner BAT
- 2 Tony Gwynn BAT
- 3 Tony Gwynn JSY
- 4 Todd Hollandsworth BAT
- 5 Todd Hollandsworth JSY
- 6 Greg Maddux JSY
- 7 Alex Rodriguez BAT
- 8 Alex Rodriguez JSY
- 9 Gary Sheffield BAT
- 10 Gary Sheffield JSY
Series Two
Each of these four different cards were inserted into Series Two packs and feature pieces of both game-used bats and jerseys incorporated into the design of the card. According to information provided by Upper Deck, only 225 copies of each card was produced; however, the cards are not serial-numbered.
- AJ Andruw Jones BAT/JSY
- GS Gary Sheffield BAT/JSY
- JB Jay Buhner BAT/JSY
- RA Roberto Alomar BAT/JSY
Rookie Edition
Randomly seeded into Rookie Edition packs, each of these cards featured a jersey swatch embedded on the card. The design is identical to that of the Series Two cards; however, the "window" where the bat chip was located in the second series is now just a design element. Each Rookie Edition Jersey card were machine-serial numbered on the back to the specific run
Griffey A Piece of the Action Autographed
Ken Griffey, Jr. signed 24 of these cards, creating one of the most notable cards of his ever made and marked the first time an autographed, game-used card had ever been produced in the baseball Hobby. Griffey's autographed A Piece of the Action jersey card was also one of the first ever game-used autographed cards in the Hobby overall. He autographed across his lower body in thin, bright blue sharpie and featured a distinct hand-numbering on the back.
Notably though, Griffey's autographed version has suffered from poor and unfortunate quality control as there are now six different versions of his autograph version that exist:
- Pack pulled /24: on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), hand numbered in thin blue sharpie by original hand-numbering author with “personally autographed” text on back of card
- Unnumbered Damage replacement: on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), not hand numbered/blank, with “personally autographed” text on back of card
- Questionable Damage Replacement (specifically number 2/24): on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), hand numbered in thick black sharpie by different hand-numbering author than pack-pulled (this is questionable part), with “personally autographed” text on back of card
- IP Autograph /300 (specifically PSA cert #81834382): on-card, authentic, lighter not-period appropriate auto (post-playing days) in correct autograph spot, machine stamped /300 on back, with no “personally autographed" text on card back - this version was not due to poor Upper Deck quality control and instead exists from a collector sending in a base /300 Griffey jersey card to get autographed by Griffey or getting it autographed in-person.
- Error version /300: on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), hand numbered in thin black sharpie /300 on back, with “personally autographed” text on back of card
- Error version /24: on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), hand numbered in thin blue sharpie by original hand-numbering author, without “personally autographed” text on back of card
- BG Ben Grieve JSY 200
- JC Jose Cruz, Jr. JSY 200
- KG Ken Griffey, Jr. JSY 300
- TL Travis Lee JSY 200
- KGS Ken Griffey, Jr. AU/JSY 24
Upper Deck (flagship)
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| Upper Deck (flagship) Update Sets: 1991 Upper Deck Final Edition - 2009 Upper Deck Update |
| Upper Deck (flagship) Parallel Brands: 1999 Upper Deck Encore - First Edition: 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - First Pitch: 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - Special F/X: 1998 - 2006 |
| Upper Deck Prospect Premieres: 2001 - 2002 - 2003 |
| Upper Deck Japan: 2001 |