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=Description=
=Description=


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Factory Sets
Factory Sets
Retail bags contained 20 2-card packs.
Retail blasters: 12 9-card packs per box.


=Reviews=
=Reviews=


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


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|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||246||-||?
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|The Big Show World Headquarters Edition (S1)||45||-||1:35
|The Big Show World Headquarters Edition||45||-||1:35
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|Stick 'Ums (S1)||30||-||1:3
|Stick 'Ums||30||-||1:3
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|Premiere Power||20||-||1:15
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|Premiere Power Gold||20||-||1:69
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|Clearly Dominant||5||-||1:144
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===Series Two===
 
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|You Crash the Game (S2)||90||-||1:5
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|You Crash the Game Instant Winner (S2)||30||-||1:721
|You Crash the Game||90||-||1:5
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|Big Shots||19||-||1:12
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|Toast of the Town (S2)||30||-||1:35
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|New Frontier (S2)||40||-||1:69
|Toast of the Town||30||-||1:35
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===Series One===
===Series One===
====Rookie Class====
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===Series Two===
 
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===Update===
====League Leaders====


A 30-card Update set was made available to collectors who mailed in 10 series two wrappers (plus a check or money order for $3 to cover postage and handling) prior to the December 1st, 1997 deadline.  
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==Inserts==
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===All-Star Connection===
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Inserted into every Series Two pack, this 45-card set celebrates the unique history of Baseball's All Star Game and highlights the League's top All-Star caliber players.
====Post-Season Celebration====


1 Mark McGwire
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2 Chuck Knoblauch
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3 Jim Thome
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4 Alex Rodriguez
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5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
====Checklists====


6 Brady Anderson
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7 Albert Belle
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8 Ivan Rodriguez
===Series Two===


9 Pat Hentgen
====Checklists====


10 Frank Thomas
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11 Roberto Alomar
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12 Robin Ventura
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13 Cal Ripken
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====Griffey's Hot List====


14 Juan Gonzalez
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15 Manny Ramirez
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16 Bernie Williams
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17 Terry Steinbach
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====Rookie Class====


18 Andy Pettitte
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19 Jeff Bagwell
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20 Craig Biggio
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21 Ken Caminiti
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22 Barry Larkin
===Update===


23 Tony Gwynn
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24 Barry Bonds
A 30-card Update set was made available to collectors who mailed in 10 series two wrappers (plus a check or money order for $3 to cover postage and handling) prior to the December 1st, 1997 deadline.


25 Kenny Lofton
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26 Mike Piazza
==Parallels==


27 John Smoltz
===Jumbo===


28 Andres Galarraga
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29 Ryne Sandberg
One 5" X 7" Jumbo card was inserted into specially-marked Blaster boxes.


30 Chipper Jones
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31 Mark Grudzielanek
==Inserts==


32 Sammy Sosa
===The Big Show===


33 Steve Finley
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34 Gary Sheffield
Randomly inserted into each Series One pack, this 45-card set features commentary by ESPN SportsCenter television sportscasters, Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick.  Also available in a "World Headquarters Edition" parallel.


35 Todd Hundley
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===Stick'Ums===


36 Greg Maddux
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37 Mo Vaughn
These 30 stickers were randomly inserted into Series One packs.


38 Eric Young
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====Stick'Ums Retail====


39 Vinny Castilla
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40 Derek Jeter
This 28-sticker set was distributed in specially marked packs.  Each pack contained 15 stickers and three Collector's Choice base cards.  While the design and photos used are the same as the Stick 'Ums inserted into Collector's Choice packs, the only difference is the size of the set, and the fact that these Stick'Ums are NOT sequentially-numbered. 


41 Lance Johnson
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===Premier Power===


42 Ellis Burks
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43 Dante Bichette
Randomly inserted in Series One packs, this 20-card set features borderless color action player photos and information about the 20 top Major League Home Run hitters.  A Gold parallel was also available in Series One packs, and ten 5" X 7" Jumbo Premier Power cards were inserted into each factory set.


44 Javy Lopez
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===Clearly Dominant===


45 Hideo Nomo
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===Big Shots===
This five-card set was randomly inserted into Series One packs.


This 19-card, Series Two, set features unique and exciting photos depicting some of the game's most recognized players.  Also available in a Gold Signature Parallel.
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====Oversized====


1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
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2 Nomar Garciaparra
In addition, these five cards were also available in two different 3" X 5" and 5" X 7" formats. 


3 Brian Jordan
There were two 3X5 sets.  In one version the cards were sold individually, in a four-screw screwdown holder to mass market retail outlets.  These cards have a gold foil facsimile signature on the front, and are serial-numbered to 5000 copies on the back.  The other version was sold as a five-card boxed set to mass market retail outlets.  These cards do NOT have the facsimilia signature, and are not serial-numbered.


4 Scott Rolen
As for the 5X7 sets, one set was made available as part of a wrapper redemption program, while the other were issued as box toppers in specially-marked Series One Blaster boxes.  The only difference between the two sets is that the Blaster inserts have the Collector's Choice logo on the front, while the wrapper redemption cards does not -- just the Upper Deck logo.


5 Alex Rodriguez
===All-Star Connection===


6 Larry Walker
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7 Mariano Rivera
Inserted into every Series Two pack, this 45-card set celebrates the unique history of Baseball's All Star Game and highlights the League's top All-Star caliber players.


8 Cal Ripken
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9 Deion Sanders
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===Crash the Game===
10 Frank Thomas
 
11 Dean Palmer
 
12 Ken Caminiti
 
13 Derek Jeter
 
14 Barry Bonds
 
15 Chipper Jones
 
16 Mo Vaughn
 
17 Jay Buhner
 
18 Mike Piazza


19 Tony Gwynn
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===Crash the Game===


Inserted in Series Two packs, cards from this interactive game set features three separate cards each of 30 top home run hitters. If the featured player hit a home run during the series specified on the card, the card could than have been redeemed for a special card of the same player.
Inserted in Series Two packs, cards from this interactive game set features three separate cards each of 30 top home run hitters. If the featured player hit a home run during the series specified on the card, the card could than have been redeemed for a special card of the same player.
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Instant Win parallel cards, which were good for the entire 30-card redemption set were also inserted into Series Two packs as "case hits."
Instant Win parallel cards, which were good for the entire 30-card redemption set were also inserted into Series Two packs as "case hits."


1A Ryan Klesko
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====Crash the Game Exchange====
1C Ryan Klesko
 
2A Chipper Jones
 
2B Chipper Jones
 
2C Chipper Jones
 
3A Andruw Jones
 
3B Andruw Jones
 
3C Andruw Jones
 
4A Brady Anderson
 
4B Brady Anderson
 
4C Brady Anderson
 
5A Rafael Palmeiro
 
5B Rafael Palmeiro
 
5C Rafael Palmeiro
 
6A Cal Ripken, Jr.
 
6B Cal Ripken, Jr.
 
6C Cal Ripken, Jr.
 
7A Mo Vaughn
 
7B Mo Vaughn
 
7C Mo Vaughn
 
8A Sammy Sosa
 
8B Sammy Sosa
 
8C Sammy Sosa
 
9A Albert Belle
 
9B Albert Belle
 
9C Albert Belle
 
10A Frank Thomas
 
10B Frank Thomas
 
10C Frank Thomas
 
11A Manny Ramirez
 
11B Manny Ramirez
 
11C Manny Ramirez
 
12A Jim Thome
 
12B Jim Thome
 
12C Jim Thome
 
13A Matt Williams
 
13B Matt Williams
 
13C Matt Williams
 
14A Dante Bichette
 
14B Dante Bichette
 
14C Dante Bichette
 
15A Vinny Castilla
 
15B Vinny Castilla


15C Vinny Castilla
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16A Andres Galarraga
 
16B Andres Galarraga
 
16C Andres Galarraga
 
17A Gary Sheffield
 
17B Gary Sheffield
 
17C Gary Sheffield
 
18A Jeff Bagwell
 
18B Jeff Bagwell
 
18C Jeff Bagwell
 
19A Eric Karros
 
19B Eric Karros
 
19C Eric Karros
 
20A Mike Piazza
 
20B Mike Piazza
 
20C Mike Piazza
 
21A Vladimir Guerrero
 
21B Vladimir Guerrero
 
21C Vladimir Guerrero
 
22A Cecil Fielder
 
22B Cecil Fielder
 
22C Cecil Fielder
 
23A Jose Canseco
 
23B Jose Canseco
 
23C Jose Canseco
 
24A Mark McGwire
 
24B Mark McGwire
 
24C Mark McGwire
 
25A Ken Caminiti
 
25B Ken Caminiti
 
25C Ken Caminiti
 
26A Barry Bonds
 
26B Barry Bonds
 
26C Barry Bonds
 
27A Jay Buhner
 
27B Jay Buhner
 
27C Jay Buhner
 
28A Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
28B Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
28C Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
29A Alex Rodriguez
 
29B Alex Rodriguez
 
29C Alex Rodriguez
 
30A Juan Gonzalez
 
30B Juan Gonzalez
 
30C Juan Gonzalez
 
===Crash the Game Redemption===


This 30-card set was redeemable two ways through the Crash the Game contest. Each player hitting a home run during the dates specified on the game cards (see above) was exchangeable for an upgraded version of that same player. However, only 22 of the 30 players were winners. The remaining eight short-printed cards were only available with a Crash the Game Instant Win card (inserted one per 721 packs), which was redeemable for a complete 30-card upgraded set.
This 30-card set was redeemable two ways through the Crash the Game contest. Each player hitting a home run during the dates specified on the game cards (see above) was exchangeable for an upgraded version of that same player. However, only 22 of the 30 players were winners. The remaining eight short-printed cards were only available with a Crash the Game Instant Win card (inserted one per 721 packs), which was redeemable for a complete 30-card upgraded set.


CG1 Ryan Klesko
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===Big Shots===


CG2 Chipper Jones
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CG3 Andruw Jones
This 19-card, Series Two, set features unique and exciting photos depicting some of the game's most recognized players.  Also available in a Gold Signature Parallel.


CG4 Brady Anderson
One 5" X 7" oversized version was randomly inserted into specially-marked Series Two Blasters.


CG5 Rafael Palmeiro
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CG6 Cal Ripken, Jr.
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===Toast of the Town===
CG7 Mo Vaughn
 
CG8 Sammy Sosa
 
CG9 Albert Belle
 
CG10 Frank Thomas
 
CG11 Manny Ramirez
 
CG12 Jim Thome


CG13 Matt Williams
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CG14 Dante Bichette
 
CG15 Vinny Castilla
 
CG16 Andres Galarraga
 
CG17 Gary Sheffield
 
CG18 Jeff Bagwell
 
CG19 Eric Karros
 
CG20 Mike Piazza
 
CG21 Vladimir Guerrero
 
CG22 Cecil Fielder
 
CG23 Jose Canseco
 
CG24 Mark McGwire
 
CG25 Ken Caminiti
 
CG26 Barry Bonds
 
CG27 Jay Buhner
 
CG28 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
CG29 Alex Rodriguez
 
CG30 Juan Gonzalez
 
===Griffey Clearly Dominant===
 
This five-card set was randomly inserted into Series One packs.
 
CD1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
CD2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
CD3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
CD4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
CD5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
===New Frontier===
 
Randomly inserted into Series Two packs, this 40-card set showcases the most anticipated InterLeague match-ups. Each card features a color player cut-out of a great player from either the American or National League on half of a baseball diamond background and is designed to fit with another card displaying a great player match-up from the opposite league to complete the diamond.
 
NF1 Alex Rodriguez
 
NF2 Tony Gwynn
 
NF3 Jose Canseco
 
NF4 Hideo Nomo
 
NF5 Mark McGwire
 
NF6 Barry Bonds
 
NF7 Juan Gonzalez
 
NF8 Ken Caminiti
 
NF9 Tim Salmon
 
NF10 Mike Piazza
 
NF11 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
NF12 Andres Galarraga
 
NF13 Jay Buhner
 
NF14 Dante Bichette
 
NF15 Frank Thomas
 
NF16 Ryne Sandberg
 
NF17 Roger Clemens
 
NF18 Andruw Jones
 
NF19 Jim Thome
 
NF20 Sammy Sosa
 
NF21 Dave Justice
 
NF22 Deion Sanders
 
NF23 Todd Walker
 
NF24 Kevin Orie
 
NF25 Albert Belle
 
NF26 Jeff Bagwell
 
NF27 Manny Ramirez
 
NF28 Brian Jordan
 
NF29 Derek Jeter
 
NF30 Chipper Jones
 
NF31 Mo Vaughn
 
NF32 Gary Sheffield
 
NF33 Carlos Delgado
 
NF34 Vladimir Guerrero
 
NF35 Cal Ripken
 
NF36 Greg Maddux
 
NF37 Cecil Fielder
 
NF38 Todd Hundley
 
NF39 Mike Mussina
 
NF40 Scott Rolen
 
===Premier Power===
 
Randomly inserted in Series One packs, this 20-card set features borderless color action player photos and information about the 20 top Major League Home Run hitters.  A Gold parallel was also available in Series One packs, and ten 5" X 7" Jumbo Premier Power cards were inserted into each factory set.
 
PP1 Mark McGwire
 
PP2 Brady Anderson
 
PP3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
PP4 Albert Belle
 
PP5 Juan Gonzalez
 
PP6 Andres Galarraga
 
PP7 Jay Buhner
 
PP8 Mo Vaughn
 
PP9 Barry Bonds
 
PP10 Gary Sheffield
 
PP11 Todd Hundley
 
PP12 Frank Thomas
 
PP13 Sammy Sosa
 
PP14 Ken Caminiti
 
PP15 Vinny Castilla
 
PP16 Ellis Burks
 
PP17 Rafael Palmeiro
 
PP18 Alex Rodriguez
 
PP19 Mike Piazza
 
PP20 Eddie Murray
 
===Stick 'Ums===
 
These 30 stickers were randomly inserted into Series One packs.
 
1 Ozzie Smith
 
2 Andruw Jones
 
3 Alex Rodriguez
 
4 Paul Molitor
 
5 Jeff Bagwell
 
6 Manny Ramirez
 
7 Kenny Lofton
 
8 Albert Belle
 
9 Jay Buhner
 
10 Chipper Jones
 
11 Barry Larkin
 
12 Dante Bichette
 
13 Mike Piazza
 
14 Andres Galarraga
 
15 Barry Bonds
 
16 Brady Anderson
 
17 Gary Sheffield
 
18 Jim Thome
 
19 Tony Gwynn
 
20 Cal Ripken
 
21 Sammy Sosa
 
22 Juan Gonzalez
 
23 Greg Maddux
 
24 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
25 Mark McGwire
 
26 Kirby Puckett
 
27 Mo Vaughn
 
28 Vladimir Guerrero
 
29 Ken Caminiti
 
30 Frank Thomas
 
===Stick 'Ums Retail===
 
This 28-sticker set was distributed in specially marked packs.  Each pack contained 15 stickers and three Collector's Choice base cards.  While the design and photos used are the same as the Stick 'Ums inserted into Collector's Choice packs, the only difference is the size of the set.  Collectors can easily differentiate between the two sets by checklist the back of each Stick 'Um.  On both sets, the full checklist is listed.  If the checklist has 30 names, it's from the pack set; 28, then it's from the Retail set.
 
1 Brady Anderson
 
2 Jeff Bagwell
 
3 Albert Belle
 
4 Dante Bichette
 
5 Barry Bonds
 
6 Jay Buhner
 
7 Ken Caminiti
 
8 Andres Galarraga
 
9 Juan Gonzalez
 
10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
11 Vladimir Guerrero
 
12 Tony Gwynn
 
13 Andruw Jones
 
14 Chipper Jones
 
15 Barry Larkin
 
16 Kenny Lofton
 
17 Greg Maddux
 
18 Mark McGwire
 
19 Paul Molitor
 
20 Mike Piazza
 
21 Manny Ramirez
 
22 Cal Ripken, Jr.
 
23 Alex Rodriguez
 
24 Gary Sheffield
 
25 Sammy Sosa
 
26 Frank Thomas
 
27 Jim Thome
 
28 Mo Vaughn
 
===The Big Show===
 
Randomly inserted into each Series One pack, this 45-card set features commentary by ESPN SportsCenter television sportscasters, Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick.  Also available in a "World Headquarters Edition" parallel.
 
1 Greg Maddux
 
2 Chipper Jones
 
3 Andruw Jones
 
4 John Smoltz
 
5 Cal Ripken
 
6 Roberto Alomar
 
7 Rafael Palmeiro
 
8 Eddie Murray
 
9 Jose Canseco
 
10 Roger Clemens
 
11 Mo Vaughn
 
12 Jim Edmonds
 
13 Tim Salmon
 
14 Sammy Sosa
 
15 Albert Belle
 
16 Frank Thomas
 
17 Barry Larkin
 
18 Kenny Lofton
 
19 Manny Ramirez
 
20 Matt Williams
 
21 Dante Bichette
 
22 Gary Sheffield
 
23 Craig Biggio
 
24 Jeff Bagwell
 
25 Todd Hollandsworth
 
26 Raul Mondesi
 
27 Hideo Nomo
 
28 Mike Piazza
 
29 Paul Molitor
 
30 Kirby Puckett
 
31 Rondell White
 
32 Rey Ordonez
 
33 Paul Wilson
 
34 Derek Jeter
 
35 Andy Pettitte
 
36 Mark McGwire
 
37 Jason Kendall
 
38 Ozzie Smith
 
39 Tony Gwynn
 
40 Barry Bonds
 
41 Alex Rodriguez
 
42 Jay Buhner
 
43 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
44 Randy Johnson
 
45 Juan Gonzalez
 
===Toast of the Town===


Inserted into Series Two packs, this 30-card set features color photos of some of the best Major League players.
Inserted into Series Two packs, this 30-card set features color photos of some of the best Major League players.
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===New Frontier===


==Team Set==
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A 14-card New York Yankees team set was also produced, in celebration of the team's 1996 World Series victory.  The cards are identical to their base card counterparts except for the card number, which is preceded by an "NY" suffix.
Randomly inserted into Series Two packs, this 40-card set showcases the most anticipated InterLeague match-ups. Each card features a color player cut-out of a great player from either the American or National League on half of a baseball diamond background and is designed to fit with another card displaying a great player match-up from the opposite league to complete the diamond.


NY1 Bernie Williams
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===Memorable Moments===


NY2 Dwight Gooden
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NY3 Wade Boggs
This 20-card set was inserted into specially-marked six-card retail packs.  The "A" series cards, which are gold foil stamped, were in Series One, while the "B" cards, which have bronze foil, were in Series Two.


NY4 Ruben Rivera
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NY5 Derek Jeter
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NY6 Tino Martinez
 
NY7 Tim Raines
 
NY8 Joe Girardi
 
NY9 Charlie Hayes
 
NY10 Andy Pettitte
 
NY11 Cecil Fielder
 
NY12 Paul O'Neill
 
NY13 David Cone
 
NNO Team Logo Card


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Latest revision as of 19:28, 20 November 2024

Description

1997 Collector's Choice is a 506-card set released in two series of 246 and 260 cards, respectively.

Distribution

Series One: 36 packs per box, 12 cards per pack (MSRP: $0.99).

Series Two: 36 packs per box, 14 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.29).

Factory Sets

Retail bags contained 20 2-card packs.

Retail blasters: 12 9-card packs per box.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Series One

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Odds
Base 246 - ?
The Big Show 45 - one-per-pack
The Big Show World Headquarters Edition 45 - 1:35
Stick 'Ums 30 - 1:3
Premiere Power 20 - 1:15
Premiere Power Gold 20 - 1:69
Clearly Dominant 5 - 1:144

Series Two

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Odds
Base 260 - ?
All-Star Connection 45 - one-per-pack
You Crash the Game 90 - 1:5
You Crash the Game Instant Winner 30 - 1:721
Big Shots 19 - 1:12
Big Shots Gold 19 - 1:144
Toast of the Town 30 - 1:35
New Frontier 40 - 1:69

Checklist

Base Set

Series One

Rookie Class

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  • 1 Andruw Jones
  • 2 Rocky Coppinger
  • 3 Jeff D'Amico
  • 4 Dmitri Young
  • 5 Darin Erstad
  • 6 Jermaine Allensworth
  • 7 Damian Jackson
  • 8 Bill Mueller
  • 9 Jacob Cruz
  • 10 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 11 Marty Janzen
  • 12 Kevin L. Brown
  • 13 Willie Adams
  • 14 Wendell Magee, Jr.
  • 15 Scott Rolen
  • 16 Matt Beech
  • 17 Neifi Perez
  • 18 Jamey Wright
  • 19 Jose Paniagua
  • 20 Todd Walker
  • 21 Justin Thompson
  • 22 Robin Jennings
  • 23 Dario Veras
  • 24 Brian Lesher
  • 25 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 26 Luis Castillo
  • 27 Brian Giles

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  • 28 Jermaine Dye
  • 29 Terrell Wade
  • 30 Fred McGriff
  • 31 Marquis Grissom
  • 32 Ryan Klesko
  • 33 Javy Lopez
  • 34 Mark Wohlers
  • 35 Tom Glavine
  • 36 Denny Neagle
  • 37 Scott Erickson
  • 38 Chris Hoiles
  • 39 Roberto Alomar
  • 40 Eddie Murray
  • 41 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 42 Randy Myers
  • 43 B.J. Surhoff
  • 44 Rick Krivda
  • 45 Jose Canseco
  • 46 Heathcliff Slocumb
  • 47 Jeff Suppan
  • 48 Tom Gordon
  • 49 Aaron Sele
  • 50 Mo Vaughn
  • 51 Darren Bragg
  • 52 Wil Cordero
  • 53 Scott Bullett
  • 54 Terry Adams
  • 55 Jackie Robinson

League Leaders

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  • 56 Tomy Gwynn / Alex Rodriguez
  • 57 Andres Galarraga / Mark McGwire
  • 58 Andres Galarraga / Albert Belle
  • 59 Eric Young / Kenny Lofton
  • 60 John Smoltz / Andy Pettitte
  • 61 John Smoltz / Roger Clemens
  • 62 Kevin Brown / Juan Guzman
  • 63 Joohn Wetteland / Todd Worrell / Jeff Brantley

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  • 64 Scott Servais
  • 65 Sammy Sosa
  • 66 Ryne Sandberg
  • 67 Frank Castillo
  • 68 Rey Sanchez
  • 69 Steve Traschsel
  • 70 Robin Ventura
  • 71 Wilson Alvarez
  • 72 Tony Phillips
  • 73 Lyle Mouton
  • 74 Mike Cameron
  • 75 Harold Baines
  • 76 Albert Belle
  • 77 Chris Snopek
  • 78 Reggie Sanders
  • 79 Jeff Brantley
  • 80 Barry Larkin
  • 81 Kevin Jarvis
  • 82 John Smiley
  • 83 Pete Schourek
  • 84 Thomas Howard
  • 85 Lee Smith
  • 86 Omar Vizquel
  • 87 Julio Franco
  • 88 Orel Hershiser
  • 89 Charles Nagy
  • 90 Matt Williams
  • 91 Dennis Martinez
  • 92 Jose Mesa
  • 93 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
  • 94 Jim Thome
  • 95 Vinny Castilla
  • 96 Armando Reynoso
  • 97 Kevin Ritz
  • 98 Larry Walker
  • 99 Eric Young
  • 100 Dante Bichette
  • 101 Quinton McCracken
  • 102 John Vander Wal
  • 103 Phil Nevin
  • 104 Tony Clark
  • 105 Alan Trammell
  • 106 Felipe Lira
  • 107 Curtis Pride
  • 108 Bob Higginson
  • 109 Mark Lewis
  • 110 Travis Fryman
  • 111 Al Leiter
  • 112 Devon White
  • 113 Jeff Conine
  • 114 Charles Johnson
  • 115 Andre Dawson
  • 116 Edgar Renteria
  • 117 Robb Nen
  • 118 Kevin Brown
  • 119 Derek Bell
  • 120 Bob Abreu
  • 121 Mike Hampton
  • 122 Todd Jones
  • 123 Billy Wagner
  • 124 Shane Reynolds
  • 125 Jeff Bagwell
  • 126 Brian L. Hunter
  • 127 Jeff Montgomery
  • 128 Rod Myers
  • 129 Tim Belcher
  • 130 Kevin Appier
  • 131 Mike Sweeney
  • 132 Craig Paquette
  • 133 Joe Randa
  • 134 Michael Tucker
  • 135 Raul Mondesi
  • 136 Tim Wallach
  • 137 Brett Butler
  • 138 Karim Garcia
  • 139 Todd Hollandsworth
  • 140 Eric Karros
  • 141 Hideo Nomo
  • 142 Ismael Valdes
  • 143 Cal Eldred
  • 144 Scott Karl
  • 145 Matt Mieske
  • 146 Mike Fetters
  • 147 Mark Loretta
  • 148 Fernando Vina
  • 149 Jeff Cirillo
  • 150 Dave Nilsson
  • 151 Kirby Puckett
  • 152 Rich Becker
  • 153 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 154 Marty Cordova
  • 155 Paul Molitor
  • 156 Rick Aguilera
  • 157 Pat Meares
  • 158 Frank Rodriguez
  • 159 David Segui
  • 160 Henry Rodriguez
  • 161 Shane Andrews
  • 162 Pedro Martinez
  • 163 Mark Grudzielanek
  • 164 Mike Lansing
  • 165 Rondell White
  • 166 Ugueth Urbina
  • 167 Rey Ordonez
  • 168 Robert Person
  • 169 Carlos Baerga
  • 170 Bernard Gilkey
  • 171 John Franco
  • 172 Pete Harnisch
  • 173 Butch Huskey
  • 174 Paul Wilson
  • 175 Bernie Williams / Dwight Gooden
  • 176 Dwight Gooden
  • 177 Wade Boggs
  • 178 Ruben Rivera
  • 179 Jim Leyritz
  • 180 Derek Jeter
  • 181 Tino Martinez
  • 182 Tim Raines
  • 183 Scott Brosius
  • 184 Jason Giambi
  • 185 Geronimo Berroa
  • 186 Ariel Prieto
  • 187 Scott Spiezio
  • 188 John Wasdin
  • 189 Ernie Young
  • 190 Mark McGwire
  • 191 Jim Eisenreich
  • 192 Ricky Bottalico
  • 193 Darren Daulton
  • 194 David Doster
  • 195 Gregg Jefferies
  • 196 Lenny Dykstra
  • 197 Curt Schilling
  • 198 Todd Stottlemyre
  • 199 Willie McGee
  • 200 Ozzie Smith
  • 201 Dennis Eckersley
  • 202 Ray Lankford
  • 203 John Mabry
  • 204 Alan Benes
  • 205 Ron Gant
  • 206 Archi Cianfrocco
  • 207 Fernando Valenzuela
  • 208 Greg Vaughn
  • 209 Steve Finley
  • 210 Tony Gwynn
  • 211 Rickey Henderson
  • 212 Trevor Hoffman
  • 213 Jason Thompson
  • 214 Osvaldo Fernandez
  • 215 Glenallen Hill
  • 216 William VanLandingham
  • 217 Marvin Benard

Post-Season Celebration

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  • 218 Juan Gonzalez
  • 219 Roberto Alomar
  • 220 Brian Jordan
  • 221 John Smoltz
  • 222 Javy Lopez
  • 223 Bernie Williams
  • 224 Jim Leyritz / John Wetteland

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  • 225 Barry Bonds
  • 226 Rich Aurilia
  • 227 Jay Canizaro
  • 228 Dan Wilson
  • 229 Bob Wolcott
  • 230 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 231 Sterling Hitchcock
  • 232 Edgar Martinez
  • 233 Joey Cora
  • 234 Norm Charlton
  • 235 Alex Rodriguez
  • 236 Bobby Witt
  • 237 Darren Oliver
  • 238 Kevin Elster
  • 239 Rusty Greer
  • 240 Juan Gonzalez
  • 241 Will Clark
  • 242 Dean Palmer
  • 243 Ivan Rodriguez

Checklists

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  • 244 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 245 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 246 Ken Griffey, Jr.

Series Two

Checklists

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  • 247 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 248 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 249 Ken Griffey, Jr.

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  • 250 Eddie Murray
  • 251 Troy Percival
  • 252 Garret Anderson
  • 253 Allen Watson
  • 254 Jason Dickson
  • 255 Jim Edmonds
  • 256 Chuck Finley
  • 257 Randy Velarde
  • 258 Shigetoshi Hasegawa
  • 259 Todd Greene
  • 260 Tim Salmon
  • 261 Mark Langston
  • 262 Dave Hollins
  • 263 Gary DiSarcina
  • 264 Kenny Lofton
  • 265 John Smoltz
  • 266 Greg Maddux
  • 267 Jeff Blauser
  • 268 Alan Embree
  • 269 Mark Lemke
  • 270 Chipper Jones
  • 271 Mike Mussina
  • 272 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 273 Jimmy Key
  • 274 Mike Bordick
  • 275 Brady Anderson
  • 276 Eric Davis
  • 277 Jeffrey Hammonds
  • 278 Reggie Jefferson
  • 279 Tim Naehring
  • 280 John Valentin
  • 281 Troy O'Leary
  • 282 Shane Mack
  • 283 Mike Stanley
  • 284 Tim Wakefield
  • 285 Brian McRae
  • 286 Brooks Kieschnick
  • 287 Shawon Dunston
  • 288 Kevin Foster
  • 289 Mel Rojas
  • 290 Mark Grace
  • 291 Brant Brown
  • 292 Amaury Telemaco
  • 293 Dave Martinez
  • 294 Jaime Navarro
  • 295 Ray Durham
  • 296 Ozzie Guillen
  • 297 Roberto Hernandez
  • 298 Ron Karkovice
  • 299 James Baldwin
  • 300 Frank Thomas
  • 301 Eddie Taubensee
  • 302 Bret Boone
  • 303 Willie Greene
  • 304 Dave Burba
  • 305 Deion Sanders
  • 306 Reggie Sanders
  • 307 Hal Morris
  • 308 Pokey Reese
  • 309 Tony Fernandez
  • 310 Manny Ramirez
  • 311 Chad Ogea
  • 312 Jack McDowell
  • 313 Kevin Mitchell
  • 314 Chad Curtis
  • 315 Steve Kline
  • 316 Kevin Seitzer
  • 317 Kirt Manwaring
  • 318 Billy Swift
  • 319 Ellis Burks
  • 320 Andres Galarraga
  • 321 Bruce Ruffin
  • 322 Mark Thompson
  • 323 Walt Weiss
  • 324 Todd Jones

Griffey's Hot List

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  • 325 Andruw Jones
  • 326 Chipper Jones
  • 327 Mo Vaughn
  • 328 Frank Thomas
  • 329 Albert Belle
  • 330 Mark McGwire
  • 331 Derek Jeter
  • 332 Alex Rodriguez
  • 333 Jay Buhner
  • 334 Ken Griffey, Jr.

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  • 335 Brian L. Hunter
  • 336 Brian Johnson
  • 337 Omar Olivares
  • 338 Deivi Cruz
  • 339 Damion Easley
  • 340 Melvin Nieves
  • 341 Moises Alou
  • 342 Jim Eisenreich
  • 343 Mark Hutton
  • 344 Alex Fernandez
  • 345 Gary Sheffield
  • 346 Pat Rapp
  • 347 Brad Ausmus
  • 348 Sean Berry
  • 349 Darryl Kile
  • 350 Craig Biggio
  • 351 Chris Holt
  • 352 Luis Gonzalez
  • 353 Pat Listach
  • 354 Jose Rosado
  • 355 Mike Macfarlane
  • 356 Tom Goodwin
  • 357 Chris Haney
  • 358 Chili Davis
  • 359 Jose Offerman
  • 360 Johnny Damon
  • 361 Bip Roberts
  • 362 Ramon Martinez
  • 363 Pedro Astacio
  • 364 Todd Zeile
  • 365 Mike Piazza
  • 366 Greg Gagne
  • 367 Chan Ho Park
  • 368 Wilton Guerrero
  • 369 Todd Worrell
  • 370 John Jaha
  • 371 Steve Sparks
  • 372 Mike Matheny
  • 373 Marc Newfield
  • 374 Jeromy Burnitz
  • 375 Jose Valentin
  • 376 Ben McDonald
  • 377 Roberto Kelly
  • 378 Bob Tewksbury
  • 379 Ron Coomer
  • 380 Brad Radke
  • 381 Matt Lawton
  • 382 Dan Naulty
  • 383 Scott Stahoviak
  • 384 Matt Wagner
  • 385 Jim Bullinger
  • 386 Carlos Perez
  • 387 Darrin Fletcher
  • 388 Chris Widger
  • 389 F.P. Santangelo
  • 390 Lee Smith
  • 391 Bobby Jones
  • 392 John Olerud
  • 393 Mark Clark
  • 394 Jason Isringhausen
  • 395 Todd Hundley
  • 396 Lance Johnson
  • 397 Edgardo Alfonzo
  • 398 Alex Ochoa
  • 399 Darryl Strawberry
  • 400 David Cone
  • 401 Paul O'Neill
  • 402 Joe Girardi
  • 403 Charlie Hayes
  • 404 Andy Pettitte
  • 405 Mariano Rivera
  • 406 Mariano Duncan
  • 407 Kenny Rogers
  • 408 Cecil Fielder
  • 409 George Williams
  • 410 Jose Canseco
  • 411 Tony Batista
  • 412 Steve Karsay
  • 413 Dave Telgheder
  • 414 Billy Taylor
  • 415 Mickey Morandini
  • 416 Calvin Maduro
  • 417 Mark Leiter
  • 418 Kevin Stocker
  • 419 Mike Lieberthal
  • 420 Rico Brogna
  • 421 Mark Portugal
  • 422 Rex Hudler
  • 423 Mark Johnson
  • 424 Esteban Loaiza
  • 425 Lou Collier
  • 426 Kevin Elster
  • 427 Francisco Cordova
  • 428 Marc Wilkins
  • 429 Joe Randa
  • 430 Jason Kendall
  • 431 Jon Lieber
  • 432 Steve Cooke
  • 433 Emil Brown
  • 434 Tony Womack
  • 435 Al Martin
  • 436 Jason Schmidt
  • 437 Andy Benes
  • 438 Delino DeShields
  • 439 Royce Clayton
  • 440 Brian Jordan
  • 441 Donovan Osborne
  • 442 Gary Gaetti
  • 443 Tom Pagnozzi
  • 444 Joey Hamilton
  • 445 Wally Joyner
  • 446 John Flaherty
  • 447 Chris Gomez
  • 448 Sterling Hitchcock
  • 449 Andy Ashby
  • 450 Ken Caminiti
  • 451 Tim Worrell
  • 452 Jose Vizcaino
  • 453 Rod Beck
  • 454 Wilson Delgado
  • 455 Darryl Hamilton
  • 456 Mark Lewis
  • 457 Mark Gardner
  • 458 Rick Wilkins
  • 459 Scott Sanders

Rookie Class

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  • 460 Kevin Orie
  • 461 Glendon Rusch
  • 462 Juan Melo
  • 463 Richie Sexson
  • 464 Bartolo Colon
  • 465 Jose Guillen
  • 466 Heath Murray
  • 467 Aaron Boone
  • 468 Bubba Trammell
  • 469 Jeff Abbott
  • 470 Derrick Gibson
  • 471 Matt Morris
  • 472 Ryan Jones
  • 473 Pat Cline
  • 474 Adam Riggs
  • 475 Jay Payton
  • 476 Derrek Lee
  • 477 Eli Marrero

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  • 478 Lee Tinsley
  • 479 Jamie Moyer
  • 480 Jay Buhner
  • 481 Bob Wells
  • 482 Jeff Fassero
  • 483 Paul Sorrento
  • 484 Russ Davis
  • 485 Randy Johnson
  • 486 Roger Pavlik
  • 487 Damon Buford
  • 488 Julio Santana
  • 489 Mark McLemore
  • 490 Mickey Tettleton
  • 491 Ken Hill
  • 492 Benji Gil
  • 493 Ed Sprague
  • 494 Mike Timlin
  • 495 Pat Hentgen
  • 496 Orlando Merced
  • 497 Carlos Garcia
  • 498 Carlos Delgado
  • 499 Juan Guzman
  • 500 Roger Clemens
  • 501 Erik Hanson
  • 502 Otis Nixon
  • 503 Shawn Green
  • 504 Charlie O'Brien
  • 505 Joe Carter
  • 506 Alex Gonzalez

Update

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A 30-card Update set was made available to collectors who mailed in 10 series two wrappers (plus a check or money order for $3 to cover postage and handling) prior to the December 1st, 1997 deadline.

  • U1 Jim Leyritz
  • U2 Matt Perisho
  • U3 Michael Tucker
  • U4 Mike Johnson
  • U5 Jaime Navarro
  • U6 Doug Drabek
  • U7 Terry Mulholland
  • U8 Brett Tomko
  • U9 Marquis Grissom
  • U10 Dave Justice
  • U11 Brian Moehler
  • U12 Bobby Bonilla
  • U13 Todd Dunwoody
  • U14 Tony Saunders
  • U15 Jay Bell
  • U16 Jeff King
  • U17 Terry Steinbach
  • U18 Steve Bieser
  • U19 Takashi Kashiwada
  • U20 Hideki Irabu
  • U21 Damon Mashore
  • U22 Quilvio Veras
  • U23 Will Cunnane
  • U24 Jeff Kent
  • U25 J.T. Snow
  • U26 Dante Powell
  • U27 Jose Cruz
  • U28 John Burkett
  • U29 John Wetteland
  • U30 Benito Santiago

Parallels

Jumbo

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One 5" X 7" Jumbo card was inserted into specially-marked Blaster boxes.

    Inserts

    The Big Show

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    Randomly inserted into each Series One pack, this 45-card set features commentary by ESPN SportsCenter television sportscasters, Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick. Also available in a "World Headquarters Edition" parallel.

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

    Stick'Ums

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    These 30 stickers were randomly inserted into Series One packs.

    • 1 Ozzie Smith
    • 2 Andruw Jones
    • 3 Alex Rodriguez
    • 4 Paul Molitor
    • 5 Jeff Bagwell
    • 6 Manny Ramirez
    • 7 Kenny Lofton
    • 8 Albert Belle
    • 9 Jay Buhner
    • 10 Chipper Jones
    • 11 Barry Larkin
    • 12 Dante Bichette
    • 13 Mike Piazza
    • 14 Andres Galarraga
    • 15 Barry Bonds
    • 16 Brady Anderson
    • 17 Gary Sheffield
    • 18 Jim Thome
    • 19 Tony Gwynn
    • 20 Cal Ripken, Jr.
    • 21 Sammy Sosa
    • 22 Juan Gonzalez
    • 23 Greg Maddux
    • 24 Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • 25 Mark McGwire
    • 26 Kirby Puckett
    • 27 Mo Vaughn
    • 28 Vladimir Guerrero
    • 29 Ken Caminiti
    • 30 Frank Thomas

    Stick'Ums Retail

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    This 28-sticker set was distributed in specially marked packs. Each pack contained 15 stickers and three Collector's Choice base cards. While the design and photos used are the same as the Stick 'Ums inserted into Collector's Choice packs, the only difference is the size of the set, and the fact that these Stick'Ums are NOT sequentially-numbered.

    • Brady Anderson
    • Jeff Bagwell
    • Albert Belle
    • Dante Bichette
    • Barry Bonds
    • Jay Buhner
    • Ken Caminiti
    • Andres Galarraga
    • Juan Gonzalez
    • Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • Vladimir Guerrero
    • Tony Gwynn
    • Andruw Jones
    • Chipper Jones
    • Barry Larkin
    • Kenny Lofton
    • Greg Maddux
    • Mark McGwire
    • Paul Molitor
    • Mike Piazza
    • Manny Ramirez
    • Cal Ripken, Jr.
    • Alex Rodriguez
    • Gary Sheffield
    • Sammy Sosa
    • Frank Thomas
    • Jim Thome
    • Mo Vaughn

    Premier Power

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    Randomly inserted in Series One packs, this 20-card set features borderless color action player photos and information about the 20 top Major League Home Run hitters. A Gold parallel was also available in Series One packs, and ten 5" X 7" Jumbo Premier Power cards were inserted into each factory set.

    • PP1 Mark McGwire
    • PP2 Brady Anderson
    • PP3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • PP4 Albert Belle
    • PP5 Juan Gonzalez
    • PP6 Andres Galarraga
    • PP7 Jay Buhner
    • PP8 Mo Vaughn
    • PP9 Barry Bonds
    • PP10 Gary Sheffield
    • PP11 Todd Hundley
    • PP12 Frank Thomas
    • PP13 Sammy Sosa
    • PP14 Ken Caminiti
    • PP15 Vinny Castilla
    • PP16 Ellis Burks
    • PP17 Rafael Palmeiro
    • PP18 Alex Rodriguez
    • PP19 Mike Piazza
    • PP20 Eddie Murray

    Clearly Dominant

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    This five-card set was randomly inserted into Series One packs.

    • CD1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • CD2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • CD3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • CD4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • CD5 Ken Griffey, Jr.

    Oversized

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    In addition, these five cards were also available in two different 3" X 5" and 5" X 7" formats.

    There were two 3X5 sets. In one version the cards were sold individually, in a four-screw screwdown holder to mass market retail outlets. These cards have a gold foil facsimile signature on the front, and are serial-numbered to 5000 copies on the back. The other version was sold as a five-card boxed set to mass market retail outlets. These cards do NOT have the facsimilia signature, and are not serial-numbered.

    As for the 5X7 sets, one set was made available as part of a wrapper redemption program, while the other were issued as box toppers in specially-marked Series One Blaster boxes. The only difference between the two sets is that the Blaster inserts have the Collector's Choice logo on the front, while the wrapper redemption cards does not -- just the Upper Deck logo.

    All-Star Connection

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    Inserted into every Series Two pack, this 45-card set celebrates the unique history of Baseball's All Star Game and highlights the League's top All-Star caliber players.

    • 1 Mark McGwire
    • 2 Chuck Knoblauch
    • 3 Jim Thome
    • 4 Alex Rodriguez
    • 5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • 6 Brady Anderson
    • 7 Albert Belle
    • 8 Ivan Rodriguez
    • 9 Pat Hentgen
    • 10 Frank Thomas
    • 11 Roberto Alomar
    • 12 Robin Ventura
    • 13 Cal Ripken, Jr.
    • 14 Juan Gonzalez
    • 15 Manny Ramirez
    • 16 Bernie Williams
    • 17 Terry Steinbach
    • 18 Andy Pettitte
    • 19 Jeff Bagwell
    • 20 Craig Biggio
    • 21 Ken Caminiti
    • 22 Barry Larkin
    • 23 Tony Gwynn
    • 24 Barry Bonds
    • 25 Kenny Lofton
    • 26 Mike Piazza
    • 27 John Smoltz
    • 28 Andres Galarraga
    • 29 Ryne Sandberg
    • 30 Chipper Jones
    • 31 Mark Grudzielanek
    • 32 Sammy Sosa
    • 33 Steve Finley
    • 34 Gary Sheffield
    • 35 Todd Hundley
    • 36 Greg Maddux
    • 37 Mo Vaughn
    • 38 Eric Young
    • 39 Vinny Castilla
    • 40 Derek Jeter
    • 41 Lance Johnson
    • 42 Ellis Burks
    • 43 Dante Bichette
    • 44 Javy Lopez
    • 45 Hideo Nomo

    Crash the Game

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    Inserted in Series Two packs, cards from this interactive game set features three separate cards each of 30 top home run hitters. If the featured player hit a home run during the series specified on the card, the card could than have been redeemed for a special card of the same player.

    Instant Win parallel cards, which were good for the entire 30-card redemption set were also inserted into Series Two packs as "case hits."

    • 1A Ryan Klesko
    • 1B Ryan Klesko
    • 1C Ryan Klesko
    • 2A Chipper Jones
    • 2B Chipper Jones
    • 2C Chipper Jones
    • 3A Andruw Jones
    • 3B Andruw Jones
    • 3C Andruw Jones
    • 4A Brady Anderson
    • 4B Brady Anderson
    • 4C Brady Anderson
    • 5A Rafael Palmeiro
    • 5B Rafael Palmeiro
    • 5C Rafael Palmeiro
    • 6A Cal Ripken, Jr.
    • 6B Cal Ripken, Jr.
    • 6C Cal Ripken, Jr.
    • 7A Mo Vaughn
    • 7B Mo Vaughn
    • 7C Mo Vaughn
    • 8A Sammy Sosa
    • 8B Sammy Sosa
    • 8C Sammy Sosa
    • 9A Albert Belle
    • 9B Albert Belle
    • 9C Albert Belle
    • 10A Frank Thomas
    • 10B Frank Thomas
    • 10C Frank Thomas
    • 11A Manny Ramirez
    • 11B Manny Ramirez
    • 11C Manny Ramirez
    • 12A Jim Thome
    • 12B Jim Thome
    • 12C Jim Thome
    • 13A Matt Williams
    • 13B Matt Williams
    • 13C Matt Williams
    • 14A Dante Bichette
    • 14B Dante Bichette
    • 14C Dante Bichette
    • 15A Vinny Castilla
    • 15B Vinny Castilla
    • 15C Vinny Castilla
    • 16A Andres Galarraga
    • 16B Andres Galarraga
    • 16C Andres Galarraga
    • 17A Gary Sheffield
    • 17B Gary Sheffield
    • 17C Gary Sheffield
    • 18A Jeff Bagwell
    • 18B Jeff Bagwell
    • 18C Jeff Bagwell
    • 19A Eric Karros
    • 19B Eric Karros
    • 19C Eric Karros
    • 20A Mike Piazza
    • 20B Mike Piazza
    • 20C Mike Piazza
    • 21A Vladimir Guerrero
    • 21B Vladimir Guerrero
    • 21C Vladimir Guerrero
    • 22A Cecil Fielder
    • 22B Cecil Fielder
    • 22C Cecil Fielder
    • 23A Jose Canseco
    • 23B Jose Canseco
    • 23C Jose Canseco
    • 24A Mark McGwire
    • 24B Mark McGwire
    • 24C Mark McGwire
    • 25A Ken Caminiti
    • 25B Ken Caminiti
    • 25C Ken Caminiti
    • 26A Barry Bonds
    • 26B Barry Bonds
    • 26C Barry Bonds
    • 27A Jay Buhner
    • 27B Jay Buhner
    • 27C Jay Buhner
    • 28A Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • 28B Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • 28C Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • 29A Alex Rodriguez
    • 29B Alex Rodriguez
    • 29C Alex Rodriguez
    • 30A Juan Gonzalez
    • 30B Juan Gonzalez
    • 30C Juan Gonzalez

    Crash the Game Exchange

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    This 30-card set was redeemable two ways through the Crash the Game contest. Each player hitting a home run during the dates specified on the game cards (see above) was exchangeable for an upgraded version of that same player. However, only 22 of the 30 players were winners. The remaining eight short-printed cards were only available with a Crash the Game Instant Win card (inserted one per 721 packs), which was redeemable for a complete 30-card upgraded set.

    • CG1 Ryan Klesko
    • CG2 Chipper Jones
    • CG3 Andruw Jones
    • CG4 Brady Anderson
    • CG5 Rafael Palmeiro
    • CG6 Cal Ripken, Jr.
    • CG7 Mo Vaughn
    • CG8 Sammy Sosa
    • CG9 Albert Belle
    • CG10 Frank Thomas
    • CG11 Manny Ramirez
    • CG12 Jim Thome
    • CG13 Matt Williams
    • CG14 Dante Bichette
    • CG15 Vinny Castilla
    • CG16 Andres Galarraga
    • CG17 Gary Sheffield
    • CG18 Jeff Bagwell
    • CG19 Eric Karros
    • CG20 Mike Piazza
    • CG21 Vladimir Guerrero
    • CG22 Cecil Fielder
    • CG23 Jose Canseco
    • CG24 Mark McGwire
    • CG25 Ken Caminiti
    • CG26 Barry Bonds
    • CG27 Jay Buhner
    • CG28 Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • CG29 Alex Rodriguez
    • CG30 Juan Gonzalez

    Big Shots

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    This 19-card, Series Two, set features unique and exciting photos depicting some of the game's most recognized players. Also available in a Gold Signature Parallel.

    One 5" X 7" oversized version was randomly inserted into specially-marked Series Two Blasters.

    • 1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • 2 Nomar Garciaparra
    • 3 Brian Jordan
    • 4 Scott Rolen
    • 5 Alex Rodriguez
    • 6 Larry Walker
    • 7 Mariano Rivera
    • 8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
    • 9 Deion Sanders
    • 10 Frank Thomas
    • 11 Dean Palmer
    • 12 Ken Caminiti
    • 13 Derek Jeter
    • 14 Barry Bonds
    • 15 Chipper Jones
    • 16 Mo Vaughn
    • 17 Jay Buhner
    • 18 Mike Piazza
    • 19 Tony Gwynn

    Toast of the Town

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    Inserted into Series Two packs, this 30-card set features color photos of some of the best Major League players.

    • T1 Andruw Jones
    • T2 Chipper Jones
    • T3 Greg Maddux
    • T4 John Smoltz
    • T5 Kenny Lofton
    • T6 Brady Anderson
    • T7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
    • T8 Mo Vaughn
    • T9 Sammy Sosa
    • T10 Albert Belle
    • T11 Frank Thomas
    • T12 Barry Larkin
    • T13 Manny Ramirez
    • T14 Jeff Bagwell
    • T15 Mike Piazza
    • T16 Paul Molitor
    • T17 Vladimir Guerrero
    • T18 Todd Hundley
    • T19 Derek Jeter
    • T20 Andy Pettitte
    • T21 Bernie Williams
    • T22 Mark McGwire
    • T23 Scott Rolen
    • T24 Ken Caminiti
    • T25 Tony Gwynn
    • T26 Barry Bonds
    • T27 Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • T28 Alex Rodriguez
    • T29 Juan Gonzalez
    • T30 Roger Clemens

    New Frontier

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    Randomly inserted into Series Two packs, this 40-card set showcases the most anticipated InterLeague match-ups. Each card features a color player cut-out of a great player from either the American or National League on half of a baseball diamond background and is designed to fit with another card displaying a great player match-up from the opposite league to complete the diamond.

    • NF1 Alex Rodriguez
    • NF2 Tony Gwynn
    • NF3 Jose Canseco
    • NF4 Hideo Nomo
    • NF5 Mark McGwire
    • NF6 Barry Bonds
    • NF7 Juan Gonzalez
    • NF8 Ken Caminiti
    • NF9 Tim Salmon
    • NF10 Mike Piazza
    • NF11 Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • NF12 Andres Galarraga
    • NF13 Jay Buhner
    • NF14 Dante Bichette
    • NF15 Frank Thomas
    • NF16 Ryne Sandberg
    • NF17 Roger Clemens
    • NF18 Andruw Jones
    • NF19 Jim Thome
    • NF20 Sammy Sosa
    • NF21 Dave Justice
    • NF22 Deion Sanders
    • NF23 Todd Walker
    • NF24 Kevin Orie
    • NF25 Albert Belle
    • NF26 Jeff Bagwell
    • NF27 Manny Ramirez
    • NF28 Brian Jordan
    • NF29 Derek Jeter
    • NF30 Chipper Jones
    • NF31 Mo Vaughn
    • NF32 Gary Sheffield
    • NF33 Carlos Delgado
    • NF34 Vladimir Guerrero
    • NF35 Cal Ripken, Jr.
    • NF36 Greg Maddux
    • NF37 Cecil Fielder
    • NF38 Todd Hundley
    • NF39 Mike Mussina
    • NF40 Scott Rolen

    Memorable Moments

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    This 20-card set was inserted into specially-marked six-card retail packs. The "A" series cards, which are gold foil stamped, were in Series One, while the "B" cards, which have bronze foil, were in Series Two.

    • A1 Andruw Jones
    • A2 Chipper Jones
    • A3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
    • A4 Frank Thomas
    • A5 Manny Ramirez
    • A6 Mike Piazza
    • A7 Mark McGwire
    • A8 Barry Bonds
    • A9 Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • A10 Alex Rodriguez
    • B1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
    • B2 Albert Belle
    • B3 Derek Jeter
    • B4 Greg Maddux
    • B5 Tony Gwynn
    • B6 Ryne Sandberg
    • B7 Juan Gonzalez
    • B8 Roger Clemens
    • B9 Jose Cruz, Jr.
    • B10 Mo Vaughn
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