Revision as of 15:18, 27 February 2012

Description

1995 Finest is a 330-card set (produced by Topps) issued in series of 220 and 110. The second series is officially known as "Finest Update." For the first time, a protective film, designed to keep the card from scratching and to maintain original gloss, covers the front of each card. Also for the first time, non-parallel inserts were included.

Rookie Cards in this set include Bobby Higginson and Hideo Nomo.

Distribution

24 packs per box, seven cards per pack.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	330	-	?
Refractors	330	-	1:12
Power Kings (S1)	18	-	1:24
Flame Throwers (S1)	9	-	1:48

Checklist

Base Set

Series One

1 Raul Mondesi
2 Kurt Abbott
3 Chris Gomez
4 Manny Ramirez
5 Rondell White
6 William VanLandingham
7 Jon Lieber
8 Ryan Klesko
9 John Hudek
10 Joey Hamilton
11 Bob Hamelin
12 Brian Anderson
13 Mike Lieberthal
14 Rico Brogna
15 Rusty Greer
16 Carlos Delgado
17 Jim Edmonds
18 Steve Trachsel
19 Matt Walbeck
20 Armando Benitez
21 Steve Karsay
22 Jose Oliva
23 Cliff Floyd
24 Kevin Foster
25 Javy Lopez
26 Jose Valentin
27 James Mouton
28 Hector Carrasco
29 Orlando Miller
30 Garret Anderson
31 Marvin Freeman
32 Brett Butler
33 Roberto Kelly
34 Rod Beck
35 Jose Rijo
36 Edgar Martinez
37 Jim Thome
38 Rick Wilkins
39 Wally Joyner
40 Wil Cordero
41 Tommy Greene
42 Travis Fryman
43 Don Slaught
44 Brady Anderson
45 Matt Williams
46 Rene Arocha
47 Rickey Henderson
48 Mike Mussina
49 Greg McMichael
50 Jody Reed
51 Tino Martinez
52 Dave Clark
53 John Valentin
54 Bret Boone
55 Walt Weiss
56 Kenny Lofton
57 Scott Leius
58 Eric Karros
59 John Olerud
60 Chris Hoiles
61 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
62 Tim Wallach
63 Cal Eldred
64 Tom Glavine
65 Mark Grace
66 Rey Sanchez
67 Bobby Ayala
68 Dante Bichette
69 Andres Galarraga
70 Chuck Carr
71 Bobby Witt
72 Steve Avery
73 Bobby Jones
74 Delino DeShields
75 Kevin Tapani
76 Randy Johnson
77 David Nied
78 Pat Hentgen
79 Tim Salmon
80 Todd Zeile
81 John Wetteland
82 Albert Belle
83 Ben McDonald
84 Bobby Munoz
85 Bip Roberts
86 Mo Vaughn
87 Chuck Finley
88 Chuck Knoblauch
89 Frank Thomas
90 Danny Tartabull
91 Dean Palmer
92 Lenny Dykstra
93 J.R. Phillips
94 Tom Candiotti
95 Marquis Grissom
96 Barry Larkin
97 Bryan Harvey
98 Dave Justice
99 David Cone
100 Wade Boggs
101 Jason Bere
102 Hal Morris
103 Fred McGriff
104 Bobby Bonilla
105 Jay Buhner
106 Allen Watson
107 Mickey Tettleton
108 Kevin Appier
109 Ivan Rodriguez
110 Carlos Garcia
111 Andy Benes
112 Eddie Murray
113 Mike Piazza
114 Greg Vaughn
115 Paul Molitor
116 Terry Steinbach
117 Jeff Bagwell
118 Ken Griffey, Jr.
119 Gary Sheffield
120 Cal Ripken, Jr.
121 Jeff Kent
122 Jay Bell
123 Will Clark
124 Cecil Fielder
125 Alex Fernandez
126 Don Mattingly
127 Reggie Sanders
128 Moises Alou
129 Craig Biggio
130 Eddie Williams
131 John Franco
132 John Kruk
133 Jeff King
134 Royce Clayton
135 Doug Drabek
136 Ray Lankford
137 Roberto Alomar
138 Todd Hundley
139 Alex Cole
140 Shawon Dunston
141 John Roper
142 Mark Langston
143 Tom Pagnozzi
144 Wilson Alvarez
145 Scott Cooper
146 Kevin Mitchell
147 Mark Whiten
148 Jeff Conine
149 Chili Davis
150 Luis Gonzalez
151 Juan Guzman
152 Mike Greenwell
153 Mike Henneman
154 Rick Aguilera
155 Dennis Eckersley
156 Darrin Fletcher
157 Darren Lewis
158 Juan Gonzalez
159 Dave Hollins
160 Jimmy Key
161 Roberto Hernandez
162 Randy Myers
163 Joe Carter
164 Darren Daulton
165 Mike Macfarlane
166 Bret Saberhagen
167 Kirby Puckett
168 Lance Johnson
169 Mark McGwire
170 Jose Canseco
171 Mike Stanley
172 Lee Smith
173 Robin Ventura
174 Greg Gagne
175 Brian McRae
176 Mike Bordick
177 Rafael Palmeiro
178 Kenny Rogers
179 Chad Curtis
180 Devon White
181 Paul O'Neill
182 Ken Caminiti
183 Dave Nilsson
184 Tim Naehring
185 Roger Clemens
186 Otis Nixon
187 Tim Raines
188 Denny Martinez
189 Pedro Martinez
190 Jim Abbott
191 Ryan Thompson
192 Barry Bonds
193 Joe Girardi
194 Steve Finley
195 John Jaha
196 Tony Gwynn
197 Sammy Sosa
198 John Burkett
199 Carlos Baerga
200 Ramon Martinez
201 Aaron Sele
202 Eduardo Perez
203 Alan Trammell
204 Orlando Merced
205 Deion Sanders
206 Robb Nen
207 Jack McDowell
208 Ruben Sierra
209 Bernie Williams
210 Kevin Seitzer
211 Charles Nagy
212 Tony Phillips
213 Greg Maddux
214 Jeff Montgomery
215 Larry Walker
216 Andy Van Slyke
217 Ozzie Smith
218 Geronimo Pena
219 Gregg Jefferies
220 Lou Whitaker

Update Series

221 Chipper Jones
222 Benji Gil
223 Tony Phillips
224 Trevor Wilson
225 Tony Tarasco
226 Roberto Petagine
227 Mike Macfarlane
228 Hideo Nomo RC
229 Mark McLemore
230 Ron Gant
231 Andujar Cedeno
232 Michael Mimbs RC
233 Jim Abbott
234 Ricky Bones
235 Marty Cordova
236 Mark Johnson RC
237 Marquis Grissom
238 Tom Henke
239 Terry Pendleton
240 John Wetteland
241 Lee Smith
242 Jaime Navarro
243 Luis Alicea
244 Scott Cooper
245 Gary Gaetti
246 Edgardo Alfonzo UER (incomplete AVG)
247 Brad Clontz
248 Dave Mlicki
249 Dave Winfield
250 Mark Grudzielanek RC
251 Alex Gonzalez
252 Kevin Brown
253 Esteban Loaiza
254 Vaughn Eshelman
255 Bill Swift
256 Brian McRae
257 Bobby Higginson RC
258 Jack McDowell
259 Scott Stahoviak
260 Jon Nunnally
261 Charlie Hayes
262 Jacob Brumfield
263 Chad Curtis
264 Heathcliff Slocumb
265 Mark Whiten
266 Mickey Tettleton
267 Jose Mesa
268 Doug Jones
269 Trevor Hoffman
270 Paul Sorrento
271 Shane Andrews
272 Brett Butler
273 Curtis Goodwin
274 Larry Walker
275 Phil Plantier
276 Ken Hill
277 Vinny Castilla UER (mispelled "Colorado Rockie")
278 Billy Ashley
279 Derek Jeter
280 Bob Tewksbury
281 Jose Offerman
282 Glenallen Hill
283 Tony Fernandez
284 Mike Devereaux
285 John Burkett
286 Geronimo Berroa
287 Quilvio Veras
288 Jason Bates
289 Lee Tinsley
290 Derek Bell
291 Jeff Fassero
292 Ray Durham
293 Chad Ogea
294 Bill Pulsipher
295 Phil Nevin
296 Carlos Perez RC
297 Roberto Kelly
298 Tim Wakefield
299 Jeff Manto
300 Brian L. Hunter
301 C.J. Nitkowski RC
302 Dustin Hermanson
303 John Mabry
304 Orel Hershiser
305 Ron Villone
306 Sean Bergman
307 Tom Goodwin
308 Al Reyes
309 Todd Stottlemyre
310 Rich Becker
311 Joey Cora
312 Ed Sprague
313 John Smoltz UER (from mispelled "form")
314 Frank Castillo
315 Chris Hammond
316 Ismael Valdes
317 Pete Harnisch
318 Bernard Gilkey
319 John Kruk
320 Marc Newfield
321 Brian Johnson
322 Mark Portugal
323 David Hulse
324 Luis Ortiz
325 Mike Benjamin
326 Brian Jordan
327 Shawn Green
328 Joe Oliver
329 Felipe Lira
330 Andre Dawson

Parallels

Each of the 330 base cards is available in a Refractor parallel. Like the base cards, each card covered with protective coating.

Although the cards are not serial-numbered, it has been estimated that the production of the 1995 Finest Refractors is around 550 copies each.

Inserts

Power Kings

Each of these 18 cards were randomly inserted into Series One packs at the rate of 1:24.

PK1 Bob Hamelin
PK2 Raul Mondesi
PK3 Ryan Klesko
PK4 Carlos Delgado
PK5 Manny Ramirez
PK6 Mike Piazza
PK7 Jeff Bagwell
PK8 Mo Vaughn
PK9 Frank Thomas
PK10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
PK11 Albert Belle
PK12 Sammy Sosa
PK13 Dante Bichette
PK14 Gary Sheffield
PK15 Matt Williams
PK16 Fred McGriff
PK17 Barry Bonds
PK18 Cecil Fielder

Flame Throwers

Each of these nine cards were randomly inserted into Series One packs at the rate of 1:48.

FT1 Jason Bere
FT2 Roger Clemens
FT3 Juan Guzman
FT4 John Hudek
FT5 Randy Johnson
FT6 Pedro Martinez
FT7 Jose Rijo
FT8 Bret Saberhagen
FT9 John Wetteland

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