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Each card is serial-numbered to 50 copies. | Each card is serial-numbered to 50 copies. | ||
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===Time Capsule=== | ===Time Capsule=== | ||
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These six collectible lunchboxes doubled as packaging for the 24 packs of Retro trading cards inside and were meant to be a collectible it's own right. | These six collectible lunchboxes doubled as packaging for the 24 packs of Retro trading cards inside and were meant to be a collectible it's own right. | ||
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==Autographs== | ==Autographs== | ||
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===Sign of the Times=== | ===Sign of the Times=== | ||
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* Sign of the Times cards are NOT serial-numbered. The production figures listed below were released by Upper Deck shortly after the product's release. | |||
* There are two version's of Al Kaline's card: One sequentially-numbered #AK and the other #AiK. It is unknown how many of the announced 600 total copies are AiK's and how many are AK's. | |||
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Considered to be one of the first examples of a "cut" signature trading card, Upper Deck acquired an autograph album that included three Babe Ruth signatures. UD carefully cut out the Ruth's to create these cards. | Considered to be one of the first examples of a "cut" signature trading card, Upper Deck acquired an autograph album that included three Babe Ruth signatures. UD carefully cut out the Ruth's to create these cards. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:48, 7 January 2026
Description
1998 Upper Deck Retro is a 129 card set that was the company's first nostalgia-based card set. All packs were distributed, not in a traditional waxbox, but in one of six collectible lunchboxes. All cards are printed on super-thick, un-coated 24-pt stock card and has a distinct "retro" feel.
Card number 82 (originally slated to be Stan Musial) does not exist due to licensing issues. Rookie Cards include Troy Glaus.
Distribution
Lunchbox: 24 packs per lunchbox, six-cards per pack (MSRP $4.99)
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 129 | - | ? |
| Time Capsule | 50 | - | 1:2 |
| Groovy Kind of Glove | 30 | - | 1:7 |
| New Frontier | 30 | 1000 | ? |
| Big Boppers | 30 | 500 | ? |
| Quantum Leap | 30 | 50 | ? |
| Sign of the Times | 31 | varies | 1:36 |
| Babe Ruth Legendary Cuts | 1 | 3 | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Jim Edmonds
- 2 Darin Erstad
- 3 Tim Salmon
- 4 Jay Bell
- 5 Matt Williams
- 6 Andres Galarraga
- 7 Andruw Jones
- 8 Chipper Jones
- 9 Greg Maddux
- 10 Rafael Palmeiro
- 11 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 12 Brooks Robinson
- 13 Nomar Garciaparra
- 14 Pedro Martinez
- 15 Mo Vaughn
- 16 Ernie Banks
- 17 Mark Grace
- 18 Gary Matthews, Sr.
- 19 Sammy Sosa
- 20 Albert Belle
- 21 Carlton Fisk
- 22 Frank Thomas
- 23 Ken Griffey, Sr.
- 24 Paul Konerko
- 25 Barry Larkin
- 26 Sean Casey
- 27 Tony Perez
- 28 Bob Feller
- 29 Kenny Lofton
- 30 Manny Ramirez
- 31 Jim Thome
- 32 Omar Vizquel
- 33 Dante Bichette
- 34 Larry Walker
- 35 Tony Clark
- 36 Damion Easley
- 37 Cliff Floyd
- 38 Livan Hernandez
- 39 Jeff Bagwell
- 40 Craig Biggio
- 41 Al Kaline
- 42 Johnny Damon
- 43 Dean Palmer
- 44 Charles Johnson
- 45 Eric Karros
- 46 Gaylord Perry
- 47 Raul Mondesi
- 48 Gary Sheffield
- 49 Eddie Mathews
- 50 Warren Spahn
- 51 Jeromy Burnitz
- 52 Jeff Cirillo
- 53 Marquis Grissom
- 54 Paul Molitor
- 55 Kirby Puckett
- 56 Brad Radke
- 57 Todd Walker
- 58 Vladimir Guerrero
- 59 Brad Fullmer
- 60 Rondell White
- 61 Bobby Jones
- 62 Hideo Nomo
- 63 Mike Piazza
- 64 Tom Seaver
- 65 Frank Thomas
- 66 Yogi Berra
- 67 Derek Jeter
- 68 Tino Martinez
- 69 Paul O'Neill
- 70 Andy Pettitte
- 71 Rollie Fingers
- 72 Rickey Henderson
- 73 Matt Stairs
- 74 Scott Rolen
- 75 Curt Schilling
- 76 Jose Guillen
- 77 Jason Kendall
- 78 Lou Brock
- 79 Bob Gibson
- 80 Ray Lankford
- 81 Mark McGwire
- 83 Kevin Brown
- 84 Ken Caminiti
- 85 Tony Gwynn
- 86 Greg Vaughn
- 87 Barry Bonds
- 88 Willie Stargell
- 89 Willie McCovey
- 90 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 91 Randy Johnson
- 92 Alex Rodriguez
- 93 Quinton McCracken
- 94 Fred McGriff
- 95 Juan Gonzalez
- 96 Ivan Rodriguez
- 97 Nolan Ryan
- 98 Jose Canseco
- 99 Roger Clemens
- 100 Jose Cruz, Jr.
Futurama
- 101 Justin Baughman RC
- 102 Dave Dellucci RC
- 103 Travis Lee
- 104 Troy Glaus RC
- 105 Kerry Wood
- 106 Mike Caruso
- 107 Jim Parque RC
- 108 Brett Tomko
- 109 Russell Branyan
- 110 Jaret Wright
- 111 Todd Helton
- 112 Gabe Alvarez
- 113 Matt Anderson RC
- 114 Alex Gonzalez
- 115 Mark Kotsay
- 116 Derrek Lee
- 117 Richard Hidalgo
- 118 Adrian Beltre
- 119 Geoff Jenkins
- 120 Eric Milton
- 121 Brad Fullmer
- 122 Vladimir Guerrero
- 123 Carl Pavano
- 124 Orlando Hernandez RC
- 125 Ben Grieve
- 126 A.J. Hinch
- 127 Matt Clement
- 128 Gary Matthews, Jr. RC
- 129 Aramis Ramirez
- 130 Rolando Arrojo RC
Inserts
Big Boppers
Each card is serial-numbered to 500 copies.
- BB1 Darin Erstad
- BB2 Rafael Palmeiro
- BB3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- BB4 Nomar Garciaparra
- BB5 Mo Vaughn
- BB6 Frank Thomas
- BB7 Albert Belle
- BB8 Jim Thome
- BB9 Manny Ramirez
- BB10 Tony Clark
- BB11 Tino Martinez
- BB12 Ben Grieve
- BB13 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- BB14 Alex Rodriguez
- BB15 Jay Buhner
- BB16 Juan Gonzalez
- BB17 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- BB18 Jose Canseco
- BB19 Travis Lee
- BB20 Chipper Jones
- BB21 Andres Galarraga
- BB22 Andruw Jones
- BB23 Sammy Sosa
- BB24 Vinny Castilla
- BB25 Larry Walker
- BB26 Jeff Bagwell
- BB27 Gary Sheffield
- BB28 Mike Piazza
- BB29 Mark McGwire
- BB30 Barry Bonds
Groovy Kind of Glove
- G1 Roberto Alomar
- G2 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- G3 Nomar Garciaparra
- G4 Frank Thomas
- G5 Robin Ventura
- G6 Omar Vizquel
- G7 Kenny Lofton
- G8 Ben Grieve
- G9 Alex Rodriguez
- G10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- G11 Ivan Rodriguez
- G12 Travis Lee
- G13 Matt Williams
- G14 Greg Maddux
- G15 Andres Galarraga
- G16 Andruw Jones
- G17 Kerry Wood
- G18 Mark Grace
- G19 Craig Biggio
- G20 Charles Johnson
- G21 Raul Mondesi
- G22 Mike Piazza
- G23 Rey Ordonez
- G24 Derek Jeter
- G25 Scott Rolen
- G26 Mark McGwire
- G27 Ken Caminiti
- G28 Tony Gwynn
- G29 J.T. Snow
- G30 Barry Bonds
New Frontier
New Frontier's 30-card checklist is identical to that of the Futurama subset in the base set (#101-130). Each card is serial-numbered to 1000 copies.
- NF1 Justin Baughman
- NF2 David Dellucci
- NF3 Travis Lee
- NF4 Troy Glaus
- NF5 Mike Caruso
- NF6 Jim Parque
- NF7 Kerry Wood
- NF8 Brett Tomko
- NF9 Russell Branyan
- NF10 Jaret Wright
- NF11 Todd Helton
- NF12 Gabe Alvarez
- NF13 Matt Anderson
- NF14 Alex Gonzalez
- NF15 Mark Kotsay
- NF16 Derrek Lee
- NF17 Richard Hidalgo
- NF18 Adrian Beltre
- NF19 Geoff Jenkins
- NF20 Eric Milton
- NF21 Brad Fullmer
- NF22 Vladimir Guerrero
- NF23 Carl Pavano
- NF24 Orlando Hernandez
- NF25 Ben Grieve
- NF26 A.J. Hinch
- NF27 Matt Clement
- NF28 Gary Matthews, Jr.
- NF29 Aramis Ramirez
- NF30 Rolando Arrojo
Quantum Leap
Each card is serial-numbered to 50 copies.
- Q1 Darin Erstad
- Q2 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- Q3 Nomar Garciaparra
- Q4 Frank Thomas
- Q5 Kenny Lofton
- Q6 Ben Grieve
- Q7 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- Q8 Alex Rodriguez
- Q9 Juan Gonzalez
- Q10 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- Q11 Roger Clemens
- Q12 Travis Lee
- Q13 Chipper Jones
- Q14 Greg Maddux
- Q15 Kerry Wood
- Q16 Jeff Bagwell
- Q17 Mike Piazza
- Q18 Scott Rolen
- Q19 Mark McGwire
- Q20 Tony Gwynn
- Q21 Larry Walker
- Q22 Derek Jeter
- Q23 Sammy Sosa
- Q24 Barry Bonds
- Q25 Mo Vaughn
- Q26 Roberto Alomar
- Q27 Todd Helton
- Q28 Ivan Rodriguez
- Q29 Vladimir Guerrero
- Q30 Albert Belle
Time Capsule
- TC1 Mike Mussina
- TC2 Rafael Palmeiro
- TC3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- TC4 Nomar Garciaparra
- TC5 Pedro Martinez
- TC6 Mo Vaughn
- TC7 Albert Belle
- TC8 Frank Thomas
- TC9 Dave Justice
- TC10 Kenny Lofton
- TC11 Manny Ramirez
- TC12 Jim Thome
- TC13 Derek Jeter
- TC14 Tino Martinez
- TC15 Ben Grieve
- TC16 Rickey Henderson
- TC17 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- TC18 Randy Johnson
- TC19 Alex Rodriguez
- TC20 Wade Boggs
- TC21 Fred McGriff
- TC22 Juan Gonzalez
- TC23 Ivan Rodriguez
- TC24 Nolan Ryan
- TC25 Jose Canseco
- TC26 Roger Clemens
- TC27 Jose Cruz
- TC28 Travis Lee
- TC29 Matt Williams
- TC30 Andres Galarraga
- TC31 Andruw Jones
- TC32 Chipper Jones
- TC33 Greg Maddux
- TC34 Kerry Wood
- TC35 Barry Larkin
- TC36 Dante Bichette
- TC37 Larry Walker
- TC38 Livan Hernandez
- TC39 Jeff Bagwell
- TC40 Craig Biggio
- TC41 Charles Johnson
- TC42 Gary Sheffield
- TC43 Marquis Grissom
- TC44 Mike Piazza
- TC45 Scott Rolen
- TC46 Curt Schilling
- TC47 Mark McGwire
- TC48 Ken Caminiti
- TC49 Tony Gwynn
- TC50 Barry Bonds
Lunchboxes
These six collectible lunchboxes doubled as packaging for the 24 packs of Retro trading cards inside and were meant to be a collectible it's own right.
- 1 Nomar Garciaparra
- 2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 3 Chipper Jones
- 4 Travis Lee
- 5 Mark McGwire
- 6 Cal Ripken, Jr.
Autographs
Sign of the Times
NOTES
- Sign of the Times cards are NOT serial-numbered. The production figures listed below were released by Upper Deck shortly after the product's release.
- There are two version's of Al Kaline's card: One sequentially-numbered #AK and the other #AiK. It is unknown how many of the announced 600 total copies are AiK's and how many are AK's.
- AiK Al Kaline 600
- AK Al Kaline
- BF Bob Feller 600
- BGi Bob Gibson 300
- BGr Ben Grieve 300
- BR Brooks Robinson 300
- CF Carlton Fisk 600
- EB Ernie Banks 300
- EM Eddie Mathews 600
- FT Frank Thomas PIT 600
- GMj Gary Matthews, Jr. 750
- GMs Gary Matthews, Sr. 600
- GP Gaylord Perry 1000
- JC Jose Cruz, Jr. 300
- KGj Ken Griffey, Jr. 100
- KGs Ken Griffey, Sr. 600
- KP Kirby Puckett 450
- KW Kerry Wood 200
- LB Lou Brock 300
- NR Nolan Ryan 500
- PK Paul Konerko 750
- RB Russell Branyan 750
- RF Rollie Fingers 600
- SR Scott Rolen 300
- TG Tony Gwynn 200
- TLe Travis Lee 300
- TP Tony Perez 600
- TS Tom Seaver 300
- WiS Willie Stargell 600
- WM Willie McCovey 600
- WS Warren Spahn 600
- YB Yogi Berra 150
Legendary Cuts
Considered to be one of the first examples of a "cut" signature trading card, Upper Deck acquired an autograph album that included three Babe Ruth signatures. UD carefully cut out the Ruth's to create these cards.
- LC Babe Ruth 3