Revision as of 00:25, 27 February 2011

Description

1996 Select is a single-series, 200-card set issued in the summer of 1996. Unlike previous years, Pinnacle Brands did not publicly disclose production figures; however, it is believed that the number of cases increased from 4950 to about 5300. The set contains the subsets: Lineup Leaders (151-160) and Rookies (161-195).

Distribution

24 packs per box, 10 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.99). Hobby Only

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	200	-	?
Artist Proof	200	-	1:35
Team Nucleus	28	-	1:18
En Fuego	25	-	1:48
Claim to Fame	20	2100	1:72

Checklist

Base Set

1 Wade Boggs

2 Shawn Green

3 Andres Galarraga

4 Bill Pulsipher

5 Chuck Knoblauch

6 Ken Griffey Jr.

7 Greg Maddux

8 Manny Ramirez

9 Ivan Rodriguez

10 Tim Salmon

11 Frank Thomas

12 Jeff Bagwell

13 Travis Fryman

14 Kenny Lofton

15 Matt Williams

16 Jay Bell

17 Ken Caminiti

18 Ray Lankford

19 Cal Ripken

20 Roger Clemens

21 Carlos Baerga

22 Mike Piazza

23 Gregg Jefferies

24 Reggie Sanders

25 Rondell White

26 Sammy Sosa

27 Kevin Appier

28 Kevin Seitzer

29 Gary Sheffield

30 Mike Mussina

31 Mark McGwire

32 Barry Larkin

33 Marc Newfield

34 Ismael Valdes

35 Marty Cordova

36 Albert Belle

37 Johnny Damon

38 Garret Anderson

39 Cecil Fielder

40 John Mabry

41 Chipper Jones

42 Omar Vizquel

43 Jose Rijo

44 Charles Johnson

45 Alex Rodriguez

46 Rico Brogna

47 Joe Carter

48 Mo Vaughn

49 Moises Alou

50 Raul Mondesi

51 Robin Ventura

52 Jim Thome

53 David Justice

54 Jeff King

55 Brian L. Hunter

56 Juan Gonzalez

57 John Olerud

58 Rafael Palmeiro

59 Tony Gwynn

60 Eddie Murray

61 Jason Isringhausen

62 Dante Bichette

63 Randy Johnson

64 Kirby Puckett

65 Jim Edmonds

66 David Cone

67 Ozzie Smith

68 Fred McGriff

69 Darren Daulton

70 Edgar Martinez

71 J.T. Snow

72 Butch Huskey

73 Hideo Nomo

74 Pedro Martinez

75 Bobby Bonilla

76 Jeff Conine

77 Ryan Klesko

78 Bernie Williams

79 Andre Dawson

80 Trevor Hoffman

81 Mark Grace

82 Benji Gil

83 Eric Karros

84 Pete Schourek

85 Edgardo Alfonzo

86 Jay Buhner

87 Vinny Castilla

88 Bret Boone

89 Ray Durham

90 Brian Jordan

91 Jose Canseco

92 Paul O'Neill

93 Chili Davis

94 Tom Glavine

95 Julian Tavarez

96 Derek Bell

97 Will Clark

98 Larry Walker

99 Denny Neagle

100 Alex Fernandez

101 Barry Bonds

102 Ben McDonald

103 Andy Pettitte

104 Tino Martinez

105 Sterling Hitchcock

106 Royce Clayton

107 Jim Abbott

108 Rickey Henderson

109 Ramon Martinez

110 Paul Molitor

111 Dennis Eckersley

112 Alex Gonzalez

113 Marquis Grissom

114 Greg Vaughn

115 Lance Johnson

116 Todd Stottleymyre

117 Jack McDowell

118 Ruben Sierra

119 Brady Anderson

120 Julio Franco

121 Brooks Kieschnick

122 Roberto Alomar

123 Greg Gagne

124 Wally Joyner

125 John Smoltz

126 John Valentin

127 Russ Davis

128 Joe Vitiello

129 Shawon Dunston

130 Frank Rodriguez

131 Charlie Hayes

132 Andy Benes

133 B.J. Surhoff

134 Dave Nilsson

135 Carlos Delgado

136 Walt Weiss

137 Mike Stanley

138 Greg Colbrunn

139 Mike Kelly

140 Ryne Sandberg

141 Lee Smith

142 Dennis Martinez

143 Bernard Gilkey

144 Lenny Dykstra

145 Danny Tartabull

146 Dean Palmer

147 Craig Biggio

148 Juan Acevedo

149 Michael Tucker

150 Bobby Higginson

151 Ken Griffey Jr. LUL

152 Frank Thomas LUL

153 Cal Ripken LUL

154 Albert Belle LUL

155 Mike Piazza LUL

156 Barry Bonds LUL

157 Sammy Sosa LUL

158 Mo Vaughn LUL

159 Greg Maddux LUL

160 Jeff Bagwell LUL

161 Derek Jeter

162 Paul Wilson

163 Chris Snopek

164 Jason Schmidt

165 Jimmy Haynes

166 George Arias

167 Steve Gibralter

168 Bob Wolcott

169 Jason Kendall

170 Greg Zaun

171 Quinton McCracken

172 Alan Benes

173 Rey Ordonez

174 Livan Hernandez RC

175 Osvaldo Fernandez

176 Marc Barcelo

177 Sal Fasano

178 Mike Grace

179 Chan Ho Park

180 Robert Perez

181 Todd Hollandsworth

182 Wilton Guerrero RC

183 John Wasdin

184 Jim Pittsley

185 LaTroy Hawkins

186 Jay Powell

187 Felipe Crespo

188 Jermaine Dye

189 Bob Abreu

190 Matt Luke

191 Richard Hidalgo

192 Karim Garcia

193 Marvin Benard RC

194 Andy Fox

195 Terrell Wade

196 Frank Thomas CL

197 Ken Griffey Jr. CL

198 Greg Maddux CL

199 Mike Piazza CL

200 Cal Ripken CL

Parallels

Artist Proof

Artist Proof is the lone parallel in '96 Select. A very minute Artist Proof logo is stamped in holographic foil on each cardfront.

Inserts

Team Nucleus

This 28-card set (one for each team) features the three best players on each of the 28 MLB teams. The cards are printed on acetate with holographic and micro-etched highlights and gold foil stamping.

1 M. Ramirez/A. Belle/C. Baerga

2 R. Lankford/B. Jordan/O. Smith

3 J. Bell/J. King/D. Neagle

4 D. Bichette/A. Galarraga/L. Walker

5 M. McGwire/M. Bordick/T. Steinbach

6 W. Boggs/B. Williams/D. Cone

7 S. Green/J. Carter/A. Gonzalez

8 R. Clemens/M. Vaughn/J. Canseco

9 K. Griffey/E. Martinez/R. Johnson

10 G. Jefferies/D. Daulton/L. Dykstra

11 M. Piazza/H. Nomo/R. Mondesi

12 G. Maddux/C. Jones/R. Klesko

13 C. Fielder/T. Fryman/P. Nevin

14 J. Gonzalez/I. Rodriguez/W. Clark

15 S. Sosa/R. Sandberg/M. Grace

16 G. Sheffield/C. Johnson/A. Dawson

17 J. Damon/M. Tucker/K. Appier

18 B. Bonds/M. Williams/R. Beck

19 K. Puckett/C. Knoblauch/M. Cordova

20 C. Ripken/B. Bonilla/M. Mussina

21 J. Isringhausen/B. Pulsipher/R. Brogna

22 T. Gwynn/K. Caminiti/M. Newfield

23 T. Salmon/G. Anderson/J. Edmonds

24 M. Alou/R. White/C. Floyd

25 B. Larkin/R. Sanders/B. Boone

26 J. Bagwell/C. Biggio/D. Bell

27 F. Thomas/R. Ventura/A. Fernandez

28 J. Jaha/G. Vaughn/K. Seitzer

En Fuego

This 25-card set is printed with all-foil Dufex technology, etched highlights and transparent inks that make each card shine. Spanish for "on fire," En Fuego was an expression popularized by then-ESPN sportscaster Dan Patrick, who appears on a card in this set.

1 Ken Griffey Jr.

2 Frank Thomas

3 Cal Ripken

4 Greg Maddux

5 Jeff Bagwell

6 Barry Bonds

7 Mo Vaughn

8 Albert Belle

9 Sammy Sosa

10 Reggie Sanders

11 Mike Piazza

12 Chipper Jones

13 Tony Gwynn

14 Kirby Puckett

15 Wade Boggs

16 Dan Patrick

17 Gary Sheffield

18 Dante Bichette

19 Randy Johnson

20 Matt Williams

21 Alex Rodriguez

22 Tim Salmon

23 Johnny Damon

24 Manny Ramirez

25 Hideo Nomo

Claim to Fame

This 20-card set features players whom Pinnacle Brands believed had the potential to make the Hall of Fame. The fronts are die-cut in the shape of a Hall of Fame plaque. The back of each card states that only 2100 copies of each card were produced, however, none of the cards are serial-numbered.

A Sammy Sosa Sample card was distributed to dealers and hobby media to preview the set.

1 Cal Ripken

2 Greg Maddux

3 Ken Griffey Jr.

4 Frank Thomas

5 Mo Vaughn

6 Albert Belle

7 Jeff Bagwell

8 Sammy Sosa

9 Reggie Sanders

10 Hideo Nomo

11 Chipper Jones

12 Mike Piazza

13 Matt Williams

14 Tony Gwynn

15 Johnny Damon

16 Dante Bichette

17 Kirby Puckett

18 Barry Bonds

19 Randy Johnson

20 Eddie Murray