1995 Leaf

Description

1995 Leaf was a 408-card set issued in two series of 204 cards. Full-bleed fronts contained a diamond-shaped player hologram in the upper left. The team name was presented in silver foil down the left side. Card backs contained two photos: the card number within a stamp or seal-like emblem in the upper right and 1994 + a career stats graph toward bottom left. Hideo Nomo was the only key rookie card in this set.

Distribution

1995 Leaf featured various distribution methods:

Series 1 & 2 hobby boxes featured either:

• 48 packs/box with 10 cards per pack
• 30 packs/box with 12 cards per pack
• 24 packs/box with 15 cards per pack

Series 1 & 2 retail boxes featured 36 packs/box with 15 cards per pack and a SRP of $2.89/pack

Insertion Ratios

Series One

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	204	-	?	?
Gold Leaf Rookies	16	-	1:2	1:2
Cornerstones	6	-	1:18	1:18
Statistical Standouts	9	5000	1:70	N/A
Slideshow	8	-	1:30	1:36
Gold Stars	8	10,000	1:110	1:110
.300 Club	9	-	N/A	1:12

Series Two

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	204	-	?	?
Great Gloves	16	-	1:2	1:2
Frank Thomas	6	-	1:18	1:18
Heading for the Hall	8	5000	1:80	N/A
Slideshow	8	-	1:30	1:36
Gold Stars	6	10,000	1:110	1:110
.300 Club	9	-	N/A	1:12

Checklist

Base Set

Series One

• 1 Frank Thomas
• 2 Carlos Garcia
• 3 Todd Hundley
• 4 Damion Easley
• 5 Roberto Mejia
• 6 John Mabry
• 7 Aaron Sele
• 8 Kenny Lofton
• 9 John Doherty
• 10 Joe Carter
• 11 Mike Lansing
• 12 John Valentin
• 13 Ismael Valdes
• 14 Dave McCarty
• 15 Melvin Nieves
• 16 Bobby Jones
• 17 Trevor Hoffman
• 18 John Smoltz
• 19 Leo Gomez
• 20 Roger Pavlik
• 21 Dean Palmer
• 22 Rickey Henderson
• 23 Eddie Taubensee
• 24 Damon Buford
• 25 Mark Wohlers
• 26 Jim Edmonds
• 27 Wilson Alvarez
• 28 Matt Williams
• 29 Jeff Montgomery
• 30 Shawon Dunston
• 31 Tom Pagnozzi
• 32 Jose Lind
• 33 Royce Clayton
• 34 Cal Eldred
• 35 Chris Gomez
• 36 Henry Rodriguez
• 37 Dave Fleming
• 38 Jon Lieber
• 39 Scott Servais
• 40 Wade Boggs
• 41 John Olerud
• 42 Eddie Williams
• 43 Paul Sorrento
• 44 Ron Karkovice
• 45 Kevin Foster
• 46 Miguel Jimenez
• 47 Reggie Sanders
• 48 Rondell White
• 49 Scott Leius
• 50 Jose Valentin
• 51 William VanLandingham
• 52 Denny Hocking
• 53 Jeff Fassero
• 54 Chris Hoiles
• 55 Walt Weiss
• 56 Geronimo Berroa
• 57 Rich Rowland
• 58 David Weathers
• 59 Sterling Hitchcock
• 60 Raul Mondesi
• 61 Rusty Greer
• 62 Dave Justice
• 63 Cecil Fielder
• 64 Brian Jordan
• 65 Mike Lieberthal
• 66 Rick Aguilera
• 67 Chuck Finley
• 68 Andy Ashby
• 69 Alex Fernandez
• 70 Ed Sprague
• 71 Steve Buechele
• 72 Willie Greene
• 73 Dave Nilsson
• 74 Bret Saberhagen
• 75 Jimmy Key
• 76 Darren Lewis
• 77 Steve Cooke
• 78 Kirk Gibson
• 79
• 80 Paul O'Neill
• 81 Mike Bordick
• 82 Wes Chamberlain
• 83 Rico Brogna
• 84 Kevin Appier
• 85 Juan Guzman
• 86 Kevin Seitzer
• 87 Mickey Morandini
• 88 Pedro Martinez
• 89 Matt Mieske
• 90 Tino Martinez
• 91 Paul Shuey
• 92 Bip Roberts
• 93 Chili Davis
• 94 Deion Sanders
• 95 Darrell Whitmore
• 96 Joe Orsulak
• 97 Bret Boone
• 98 Kent Mercker
• 99 Scott Livingstone
• 100 Brady Anderson
• 101 James Mouton
• 102 Jose Rijo
• 103 Bobby Munoz
• 104 Ramon Martinez
• 105 Bernie Williams
• 106 Troy Neel
• 107 Ivan Rodriguez
• 108 Salomon Torres
• 109 Johnny Ruffin
• 110 Darryl Kile
• 111 Bobby Ayala
• 112 Ron Darling
• 113 Jose Lima
• 114 Joey Hamilton
• 115 Greg Maddux
• 116 Greg Colbrunn
• 117 Ozzie Guillen
• 118 Brian Anderson
• 119 Jeff Bagwell
• 120 Pat Listach
• 121 Sandy Alomar
• 122 Jose Vizcaino
• 123 Rick Helling
• 124 Allen Watson
• 125 Pedro Munoz
• 126 Craig Biggio
• 127 Kevin Stocker
• 128 Wil Cordero
• 129 Rafael Palmeiro
• 130 Gar Finnvold
• 131 Darren Hall
• 132 Heathcliff Slocumb
• 133 Darrin Fletcher
• 134 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 135 Dante Bichette
• 136 Don Slaught
• 137 Pedro Astacio
• 138 Ryan Thompson
• 139 Greg Gohr
• 140 Javy Lopez
• 141 Lenny Dykstra
• 142 Pat Rapp
• 143 Mark Kiefer
• 144 Greg Gagne
• 145 Eduardo Perez
• 146 Felix Fermin
• 147 Jeff Frye
• 148 Terry Steinbach
• 149 Jim Eisenreich
• 150 Brad Ausmus
• 151 Randy Myers
• 152 Rick White
• 153 Mark Portugal
• 154 Delino DeShields
• 155 Scott Cooper
• 156 Pat Hentgen
• 157 Mark Gubicza
• 158 Carlos Baerga
• 159 Joe Girardi
• 160 Rey Sanchez
• 161 Todd Jones
• 162 Luis Polonia
• 163 Steve Trachsel
• 164 Roberto Hernandez
• 165 John Patterson
• 166 Rene Arocha
• 167 Will Clark
• 168 Jim Leyritz
• 169 Todd Van Poppel
• 170 Robb Nen
• 171 Midre Cummings
• 172 Jay Buhner
• 173 Kevin Tapani
• 174 Mark Lemke
• 175 Marcus Moore
• 176 Wayne Kirby
• 177 Rich Amaral
• 178 Lou Whitaker
• 179 Jay Bell
• 180 Rick Wilkins
• 181 Paul Molitor
• 182 Gary Sheffield
• 183 Kirby Puckett
• 184 Cliff Floyd
• 185 Darren Oliver
• 186 Tim Naehring
• 187 John Hudek
• 188 Eric Young
• 189 Roger Salkeld
• 190 Kirt Manwaring
• 191 Kurt Abbott
• 192 David Nied
• 193 Todd Zeile
• 194 Wally Joyner
• 195 Dennis Martinez
• 196 Billy Ashley
• 197 Ben McDonald
• 198 Bob Hamelin
• 199 Chris Turner
• 200 Lance Johnson

Series Two

• 201 Willie Banks
• 202 Juan Gonzalez
• 203 Scott Sanders
• 204 Scott Brosius
• 205 Curt Schilling
• 206 Alex Gonzalez
• 207 Travis Fryman
• 208 Tim Raines
• 209 Steve Avery
• 210 Hal Morris
• 211 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 212 Ozzie Smith
• 213 Chuck Carr
• 214 Ryan Klesko
• 215 Robin Ventura
• 216 Luis Gonzalez
• 217 Ken Ryan
• 218 Mike Piazza
• 219 Matt Walbeck
• 220 Jeff Kent
• 221 Orlando Miller
• 222 Kenny Rogers
• 223 J.T. Snow
• 224 Alan Trammell
• 225 John Franco
• 226 Gerald Williams
• 227 Andy Benes
• 228 Dan Wilson
• 229 Dave Hollins
• 230 Vinny Castilla
• 231 Devon White
• 232 Fred McGriff
• 233 Quilvio Veras
• 234 Tom Candiotti
• 235 Jason Bere
• 236 Mark Langston
• 237 Mel Rojas
• 238 Chuck Knoblauch
• 239 Bernard Gilkey
• 240 Mark McGwire
• 241 Kirk Rueter
• 242 Pat Kelly
• 243 Ruben Sierra
• 244 Randy Johnson
• 245 Shane Reynolds
• 246 Danny Tartabull
• 247 Darryl Hamilton
• 248 Danny Bautista
• 249 Tom Gordon
• 250 Tom Glavine
• 251 Orlando Merced
• 252 Eric Karros
• 253 Benji Gil
• 254 Sean Bergman
• 255 Roger Clemens
• 256 Roberto Alomar
• 257 Benito Santiago
• 258 Robby Thompson
• 259 Marvin Freeman
• 260 Jose Offerman
• 261 Greg Vaughn
• 262 David Segui
• 263 Geronimo Pena
• 264 Tim Salmon
• 265 Eddie Murray
• 266 Mariano Duncan
• 267 Hideo Nomo RC
• 268 Derek Bell
• 269 Mo Vaughn
• 270 Jeff King
• 271 Edgar Martinez
• 272 Sammy Sosa
• 273 Scott Ruffcorn
• 274 Darren Daulton
• 275 John Jaha
• 276 Andres Galarraga
• 277 Mark Grace
• 278 Mike Moore
• 279 Barry Bonds
• 280 Manny Ramirez
• 281 Ellis Burks
• 282 Greg Swindell
• 283 Barry Larkin
• 284 Albert Belle
• 285 Shawn Green
• 286 John Roper
• 287 Scott Erickson
• 288 Moises Alou
• 289 Mike Blowers
• 290 Brent Gates
• 291 Sean Berry
• 292 Mike Stanley
• 293 Jeff Conine
• 294 Tim Wallach
• 295 Bobby Bonilla
• 296 Bruce Ruffin
• 297 Chad Curtis
• 298 Mike Greenwell
• 299 Tony Gwynn
• 300 Russ Davis
• 301 Danny Jackson
• 302 Pete Harnisch
• 303 Don Mattingly
• 304 Rheal Cormier
• 305 Larry Walker
• 306 Hector Carrasco
• 307 Jason Jacome
• 308 Phil Plantier
• 309 Harold Baines
• 310 Mitch Williams
• 311 Charles Nagy
• 312 Ken Caminiti
• 313 Alex Rodriguez
• 314 Chris Sabo
• 315 Gary Gaetti
• 316 Andre Dawson
• 317 Mark Clark
• 318 Vince Coleman
• 319 Brad Clontz
• 320 Steve Finley
• 321 Doug Drabek
• 322 Mark McLemore
• 323 Stan Javier
• 324 Ron Gant
• 325 Charlie Hayes
• 326 Carlos Delgado
• 327 Ricky Bottalico
• 328 Rod Beck
• 329 Mark Acre
• 330 Chris Bosio
• 331 Tony Phillips
• 332 Garret Anderson
• 333 Pat Meares
• 334 Todd Worrell
• 335 Marquis Grissom
• 336 Brent Mayne
• 337 Lee Tinsley
• 338 Terry Pendleton
• 339 David Cone
• 340 Tony Fernandez
• 341 Jim Bullinger
• 342 Armando Benitez
• 343 John Smiley
• 344 Dan Miceli
• 345 Charles Johnson
• 346 Lee Smith
• 347 Brian McRae
• 348 Jim Thome
• 349 Jose Oliva
• 350 Terry Mulholland
• 351 Tom Henke
• 352 Dennis Eckersley
• 353 Sid Fernandez
• 354 Paul Wagner
• 355 John Dettmer
• 356 John Wetteland
• 357 John Burkett
• 358 Marty Cordova
• 359 Norm Charlton
• 360 Mike Devereaux
• 361 Alex Cole
• 362 Brett Butler
• 363 Mickey Tettleton
• 364 Al Martin
• 365 Tony Tarasco
• 366 Pat Mahomes
• 367 Gary DiSarcina
• 368 Bill Swift
• 369 Chipper Jones
• 370 Orel Hershiser
• 371 Kevin Gross
• 372 Dave Winfield
• 373 Andujar Cedeno
• 374 Jim Abbott
• 375 Glenallen Hill
• 376 Otis Nixon
• 377 Roberto Kelly
• 378 Chris Hammond
• 379 Mike Macfarlane
• 380 J.R. Phillips
• 381 Luis Alicea
• 382 Bret Barberie
• 383 Tom Goodwin
• 384 Mark Whiten
• 385 Jeffrey Hammonds
• 386 Omar Vizquel
• 387 Mike Mussina
• 388 Ricky Bones
• 389 Steve Ontiveros
• 390 Jeff Blauser
• 391 Jose Canseco
• 392 Bob Tewksbury
• 393 Jacob Brumfield
• 394 Doug Jones
• 395 Ken Hill
• 396 Pat Borders
• 397 Carl Everett
• 398 Gregg Jefferies
• 399 Jack McDowell
• 400 Denny Neagle

Checklists

Although sequentially-numbered as if it were a separate set, the eight checklists were printed in around the same quantities as any other base card. Checklists 1-4 were in Series One, while 5-8 were in Series Two.

• 1 Bob Hamelin
• 2 David Cone
• 3 Frank Thomas
• 4 Paul O'Neill
• 5 Raul Mondesi
• 6 Greg Maddux
• 7 Tony Gwynn
• 8 Jeff Bagwell

Inserts

Gold Leaf Rookies

This 16-card Series One set featured the top rookies of 1995.

• 1 Alex Rodriguez
• 2 Garret Anderson
• 3 Shawn Green
• 4 Armando Benitez
• 5 Darren Dreifort
• 6 Orlando Miller
• 7 Jose Oliva
• 8 Ricky Bottalico
• 9 Charles Johnson
• 10 Brian L. Hunter
• 11 Ray McDavid
• 12 Chan Ho Park
• 13 Mike Kelly
• 14 Cory Bailey
• 15 Alex Gonzalez
• 16 Andrew Lorraine

Cornerstones

This Series One set featured the starting first and third baseman for six selected teams.

• 1 Frank Thomas / Robin Ventura
• 2 Cecil Fielder / Travis Fryman
• 3 Don Mattingly / Wade Boggs
• 4 Jeff Bagwell / Ken Caminiti
• 5 Will Clark / Dean Palmer
• 6 J.R. Phillips / Matt Williams

Statistical Standouts

This nine-card set was exclusive to Series One hobby packs. Revolutionary for its time, the cards were designed to look and feel like a baseball, complete with a leather-like surface and embossed "stitches." Each card was serial-numbered to 5000 copies.

One of nine different Statistical Standouts Promo cards were inserted into 1995 Leaf dealer order forms and hobby media press releases. The cards were identical to the standard Statistical Standouts inserts except for the clipped upper right corner and lack of serial numbering on back.

• 1 Joe Carter
• 2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 3 Don Mattingly
• 4 Fred McGriff
• 5 Paul Molitor
• 6 Kirby Puckett
• 7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 8 Frank Thomas
• 9 Matt Williams

Great Gloves

This 16-card set was randomly inserted in Series Two packs and featured some of the best fielders in baseball.

• 1 Jeff Bagwell
• 2 Roberto Alomar
• 3 Barry Bonds
• 4 Wade Boggs
• 5 Andres Galarraga
• 6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 7 Marquis Grissom
• 8 Kenny Lofton
• 9 Barry Larkin
• 10 Don Mattingly
• 11 Greg Maddux
• 12 Kirby Puckett
• 13 Ozzie Smith
• 14 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 15 Matt Williams
• 16 Ivan Rodriguez

Frank Thomas

This six-card, Series Two set paid tribute to Leaf's corporate spokesman, Frank Thomas. There was one card for each of Thomas' six seasons in the major leagues.

• 1 Frank Thomas 1990
• 2 Frank Thomas 1991
• 3 Frank Thomas 1992
• 4 Frank Thomas 1993
• 5 Frank Thomas 1994
• 6 Frank Thomas 1995

Heading for the Hall

This eight-card set was exclusive to Series Two hobby packs. Each card was die-cut to resemble a Hall of Fame plaque and was serial-numbered to 5000 copies.

• 1 Frank Thomas
• 2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 3 Jeff Bagwell
• 4 Barry Bonds
• 5 Kirby Puckett
• 6 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 7 Tony Gwynn
• 8 Paul Molitor

Slideshow

This 16-card set was issued eight per series and printed on clear acetate. The eight cards in the Series One were numbered 1A-8A and repeated with different photos of the same players in the second series as 1B-8B.

• 1A Raul Mondesi
• 1B Raul Mondesi
• 2A Frank Thomas
• 2B Frank Thomas
• 3A Fred McGriff
• 3B Fred McGriff
• 4A Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 4B Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 5A Jeff Bagwell
• 5B Jeff Bagwell
• 6A Will Clark
• 6B Will Clark
• 7A Matt Williams
• 7B Matt Williams
• 8A Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 8B Ken Griffey, Jr.

Gold Leaf Stars

This 14-card set showcased some of the game's superstars. Each card was serial-numbered to 10,000 copies. Cards #1-#8 were inserted in Series One packs and cards #9-#14 were inserted in Series Two packs. The cards featured fronts that have a player photo superimposed on a metallic, refractive background and a die-cut "star" punched out of the lower-left corner.

• 1 Jeff Bagwell
• 2 Albert Belle
• 3 Tony Gwynn
• 4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 5 Barry Bonds
• 6 Don Mattingly
• 7 Raul Mondesi
• 8 Joe Carter
• 9 Greg Maddux
• 10 Frank Thomas
• 11 Mike Piazza
• 12 Jose Canseco
• 13 Kirby Puckett
• 14 Matt Williams

.300 Club

This set depicted all 18 players who had a career average of .300 or better entering the 1995 campaign and was exclusive to retail packs. Cards #1-9 were in Series One packs and cards #10-18 in Series Two packs.

• 1 Frank Thomas
• 2 Paul Molitor
• 3 Mike Piazza
• 4 Moises Alou
• 5 Mike Greenwell
• 6 Will Clark
• 7 Hal Morris
• 8 Edgar Martinez
• 9 Carlos Baerga
• 10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 11 Wade Boggs
• 12 Jeff Bagwell
• 13 Tony Gwynn
• 14 John Kruk
• 15 Don Mattingly
• 16 Mark Grace
• 17 Kirby Puckett
• 18 Kenny Lofton

Opening Day

This eight-card set was available through a wrapper mail-in offer. A collector could get the set for eight 1995 Leaf, Studio or Donruss wrappers and $2 for shipping and handling. All photos were taken on Opening Day 1995 and included shots of Larry Walker as a Colorado Rockie and Jose Canseco in his Boston Red Sox debut.

• 1 Frank Thomas
• 2 Jeff Bagwell
• 3 Barry Bonds
• 4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 5 Mike Piazza
• 6 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 7 Jose Canseco
• 8 Larry Walker

Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball

Inserted into every copy of Akklaim's Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball video game was a "Special Edition" Frank Thomas baseball card. The design of the card is identical to that of the 1995 Leaf base set, only with the Big Hurt Baseball logo on the front. The card is sequentially-numbered as "SPECIAL EDITION" on the back.

Neither the card, nor the game, were licensed by MLB Properties, and as such, all Chicago White Sox logos were airbrushed on the card.

SE Frank Thomas

Special Edition Jumbos

These two oversized cards parallel Frank Thomas and Barry Bonds's 1995 Leaf base cards. Each is serial-numbered to 10,000 copies.

• 1 Frank Thomas
• 2 Barry Bonds

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