Revision as of 20:17, 1 September 2011

Description

1996 Sportflix is a 144-card set released by Pinnacle Brands, exclusively to mass-market retail outlets, in the summer of 1996. To date, this is the final Sportflix/Sportflics baseball set. The set contains the following subsets: UC3 (97-120), Rookies (121-141), and Checklists (142-144). The UC3 Subset features veteran superstars in 3-D animation.

Distribution

Wax: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $1.99). Retail only.

Jumbo: 36 packs per box, eight cards per pack

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Wax Odds	Jumbo Odds
Base	144	-	?	?
Artist's Proof	144	-	1:48	?
Power Surge	24	-	1:35	N/A
ProMotion	20	-	1:17	?
Hit Parade	16	-	1:35	?
Double Take	12	-	N/A	1:12

Checklist

Base Set

1 Wade Boggs
2 Tim Salmon
3 Will Clark
4 Dante Bichette
5 Barry Bonds
6 Kirby Puckett
7 Albert Belle
8 Greg Maddux
9 Tony Gwynn
10 Mike Piazza
11 Ivan Rodriguez
12 Marty Cordova
13 Frank Thomas
14 Raul Mondesi
15 Johnny Damon
16 Mark McGwire
17 Lenny Dykstra
18 Ken Griffey, Jr.
19 Chipper Jones
20 Alex Rodriguez
21 Jeff Bagwell
22 Jim Edmonds
23 Edgar Martinez
24 David Cone
25 Tom Glavine
26 Eddie Murray
27 Paul Molitor
28 Ryan Klesko
29 Rafael Palmeiro
30 Manny Ramirez
31 Mo Vaughn
32 Rico Brogna
33 Marc Newfield
34 J.T. Snow
35 Reggie Sanders
36 Fred McGriff
37 Craig Biggio
38 Jeff King
39 Kenny Lofton
40 Gary Gaetti
41 Eric Karros
42 Jason Isringhausen
43 B.J. Surhoff
44 Michael Tucker
45 Gary Sheffield
46 Chili Davis
47 Bobby Bonilla
48 Hideo Nomo
49 Ray Durham
50 Phil Nevin
51 Randy Johnson
52 Bill Pulsipher
53 Ozzie Smith
54 Cal Ripken, Jr.
55 Cecil Fielder
56 Matt Williams
57 Sammy Sosa
58 Roger Clemens
59 Brian L. Hunter
60 Barry Larkin
61 Charles Johnson
62 Dave Justice
63 Garret Anderson
64 Rondell White
65 Derek Bell
66 Andres Galarraga
67 Moises Alou
68 Travis Fryman
69 Pedro Martinez
70 Carlos Baerga
71 John Valentin
72 Larry Walker
73 Roberto Alomar
74 Mike Mussina
75 Kevin Appier
76 Bernie Williams
77 Ray Lankford
78 Gregg Jefferies
79 Robin Ventura
80 Kenny Rogers
81 Paul O'Neill
82 Mark Grace
83 Deion Sanders
84 Tino Martinez
85 Joe Carter
86 Pete Schourek
87 Jack McDowell
88 John Mabry
89 Darren Daulton
90 Jim Thome
91 Jay Buhner
92 Jay Bell
93 Kevin Seitzer
94 Jose Canseco
95 Juan Gonzalez
96 Jeff Conine
97 Chipper Jones UC3
98 Ken Griffey, Jr. UC3
99 Frank Thomas UC3
100 Cal Ripken, Jr. UC3
101 Albert Belle UC3
102 Mike Piazza UC3
103 Dante Bichette UC3
104 Sammy Sosa UC3
105 Mo Vaughn UC3
106 Tim Salmon UC3
107 Reggie Sanders UC3
108 Gary Sheffield UC3
109 Ruben Rivera UC3
110 Rafael Palmeiro UC3
111 Edgar Martinez UC3
112 Barry Bonds UC3
113 Manny Ramirez UC3
114 Larry Walker UC3
115 Jeff Bagwell UC3
116 Matt Williams UC3
117 Mark McGwire UC3
118 Johnny Damon UC3
119 Eddie Murray UC3
120 Jay Buhner UC3
121 Tim Unroe
122 Todd Hollandsworth
123 Tony Clark
124 Roger Cedeno
125 Jim Pittsley
126 Ruben Rivera
127 Bob Wolcott
128 Chan Ho Park
129 Chris Snopek
130 Alex Ochoa
131 Yamil Benitez
132 Jimmy Haynes
133 Dustin Hermanson
134 Shawn Estes
135 Howard Battle
136 Matt Lawton RC
137 Terrell Wade
138 Jason Schmidt
139 Derek Jeter
140 Shannon Stewart
141 Chris Stynes
142 Ken Griffey, Jr. CL
143 Greg Maddux CL
144 Cal Ripken, Jr. CL

Parallels

Artist's Proof

Each of the 144 base cards is available as an Artist's Proof. The front of each card is stamped with a special "10th Anniversary Artist's Proof" logo.

Power Surge

Power Surge is a 24-card partial parallel of the UC3 subset, and is exclusive to five-card wax packs. Each card is printed on translucent plastic.

1 Chipper Jones
2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
3 Frank Thomas
4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
5 Albert Belle
6 Mike Piazza
7 Dante Bichette
8 Sammy Sosa
9 Mo Vaughn
10 Tim Salmon
11 Reggie Sanders
12 Gary Sheffield
13 Ruben Rivera
14 Rafael Palmeiro
15 Edgar Martinez
16 Barry Bonds
17 Manny Ramirez
18 Larry Walker
19 Jeff Bagwell
20 Matt Williams
21 Mark McGwire
22 Johnny Damon
23 Eddie Murray
24 Jay Buhner

Rookie Jumbos

These eight 5" X 7" cards were issued as box toppers in specially-marked Sportflix Blasters. They are sequentially-numbered "X of 8" but otherwise are reprints of the regular Sportflix cards.

1 Jason Schmidt
2 Chris Snopek
3 Tony Clark
4 Todd Hollandsworth
5 Alex Ochoa
6 Derek Jeter
7 Howard Battle
8 Bob Wolcott

Inserts

ProMotion

This 20-card set features player photos that "morph" into a bat, a ball, a glove, or a catcher's mask.

1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
2 Greg Maddux
3 Mo Vaughn
4 Albert Belle
5 Mike Piazza
6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
7 Frank Thomas
8 Jeff Bagwell
9 Hideo Nomo
10 Chipper Jones
11 Tony Gwynn
12 Don Mattingly
13 Dante Bichette
14 Matt Williams
15 Manny Ramirez
16 Barry Bonds
17 Reggie Sanders
18 Tim Salmon
19 Ruben Rivera
20 Garret Anderson

Hit Parade

This 16-card set features 3D images of prominent hitter with a full-motion animation background.

1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
2 Cal Ripken, Jr.
3 Frank Thomas
4 Mike Piazza
5 Mo Vaughn
6 Albert Belle
7 Jeff Bagwell
8 Matt Williams
9 Sammy Sosa
10 Kirby Puckett
11 Dante Bichette
12 Gary Sheffield
13 Tony Gwynn
14 Wade Boggs
15 Chipper Jones
16 Barry Bonds

Double Take

Exclusive to eight-card Jumbo packs, this 12-card set features two players who play the same position.

1 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Barry Larkin
2 Roberto Alomar / Craig Biggio
3 Chipper Jones / Matt Williams
4 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Ruben Rivera
5 Greg Maddux / Hideo Nomo
6 Frank Thomas / Mo Vaughn
7 Mike Piazza / Ivan Rodriguez
8 Barry Bonds / Albert Belle
9 Alex Rodriguez / Derek Jeter
10 Tony Gwynn / Kirby Puckett
11 Sammy Sosa / Manny Ramirez
12 Jeff Bagwell / Rico Brogna

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+Wax: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $1.99). Retail only.
+Jumbo: 36 packs per box, eight cards per pack
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+===Artist's Proof===
+Each of the 144 base cards is available as an Artist's Proof.  The front of each card is stamped with a special "10th Anniversary Artist's Proof" logo.
+===Power Surge===
+Power Surge is a 24-card partial parallel of the UC3 subset, and is exclusive to five-card wax packs.  Each card is printed on translucent plastic.
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+===Rookie Jumbos===
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+==Inserts==
+===ProMotion===
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+===Hit Parade===
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+===Double Take===
+Exclusive to eight-card Jumbo packs, this 12-card set features two players who play the same position.
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 [[Category:1996]]