Description

1997 Pinnacle Inside is a 150-card set that is probably best remember for the way it was packaged, than for the actual cards. Each 10-card "pack" was distributed inside one of 24 different collectible player soup cans. In order to open the "pack," collectors needed to use a can opener.

Distribution

24 cans per case, ten cards per can (MSRP: $2.99).

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	150	-	?
Club Edition	150	-	1:7
Diamond Edition	150	-	1:63
Dueling Dugouts	20	-	1:23
40 Something	16	-	1:47

Checklist

Base Set

149 Pat Hentgen / John Smoltz CL
150 Juan Gonzalez / Ken Caminiti CL
148 Derek Jeter / Todd Hollandsworth CL
1 David Cone
2 Sammy Sosa
3 Joe Carter
4 Juan Gonzalez
5 Hideo Nomo
6 Moises Alou
7 Marc Newfield
8 Alex Rodriguez
9 Kimera Bartee
10 Chuck Knoblauch
11 Jason Isringhausen
12 Jermaine Allensworth
13 Frank Thomas
14 Paul Molitor
15 John Mabry
16 Greg Maddux
17 Rafael Palmeiro
18 Brian Jordan
19 Ken Griffey, Jr.
20 Brady Anderson
21 Ruben Sierra
22 Travis Fryman
23 Cal Ripken, Jr.
24 Will Clark
25 Todd Hollandsworth
26 Kevin Brown
27 Mike Piazza
28 Craig Biggio
29 Paul Wilson
30 Andres Galarraga
31 Chipper Jones
32 Jason Giambi
33 Ernie Young
34 Marty Cordova
35 Albert Belle
36 Roger Clemens
37 Ryne Sandberg
38 Henry Rodriguez
39 Jay Buhner
40 Raul Mondesi
41 Jeff Fassero
42 Edgar Martinez
43 Trey Beamon
44 Mo Vaughn
45 Gary Sheffield
46 Ray Durham
47 Brett Butler
48 Ivan Rodriguez
49 Fred McGriff
50 Dean Palmer
51 Rickey Henderson
52 Andy Pettitte
53 Bobby Bonilla
54 Shawn Green
55 Tino Martinez
56 Tony Gwynn
57 Tom Glavine
58 Eric Young
59 Kevin Appier
60 Barry Bonds
61 Wade Boggs
62 Jason Kendall
63 Jeff Bagwell
64 Jeff Conine
65 Greg Vaughn
66 Eric Karros
67 Manny Ramirez
68 John Smoltz
69 Terrell Wade
70 John Wetteland
71 Kenny Lofton
72 Jim Thome
73 Bill Pulsipher
74 Darryl Strawberry
75 Roberto Alomar
76 Bob Higginson
77 James Baldwin
78 Mark McGwire
79 Jose Canseco
80 Mark Grudzielanek
81 Ryan Klesko
82 Javy Lopez
83 Ken Caminiti
84 Dave Nilsson
85 Tim Salmon
86 Cecil Fielder
87 Derek Jeter
88 Garret Anderson
89 Dwight Gooden
90 Carlos Delgado
91 Ugueth Urbina
92 Chan Ho Park
93 Eddie Murray
94 Alex Ochoa
95 Rusty Greer
96 Mark Grace
97 Pat Hentgen
98 John Jaha
99 Charles Johnson
100 Jermaine Dye
101 Quinton McCracken
102 Troy Percival
103 Shane Reynolds
104 Rondell White
105 Charles Nagy
106 Alan Benes
107 Tom Goodwin
108 Ron Gant
109 Dan Wilson
110 Darin Erstad
111 Matt Williams
112 Barry Larkin
113 Mariano Rivera
114 Larry Walker
115 Jim Edmonds
116 Michael Tucker
117 Todd Hundley
118 Alex Fernandez
119 J.T. Snow
120 Ellis Burks
121 Steve Finley
122 Mike Mussina
123 Curtis Pride
124 Derek Bell
125 Dante Bichette
126 Terry Steinbach
127 Randy Johnson
128 Andruw Jones ROOK
129 Vladimir Guerrero ROOK
130 Ruben Rivera ROOK
131 Billy Wagner ROOK
132 Scott Rolen ROOK
133 Rey Ordonez ROOK
134 Karim Garcia ROOK
135 George Arias ROOK
136 Todd Greene ROOK
137 Robin Jennings ROOK
138 Raul Casanova ROOK
139 Steve Gibralter ROOK
140 Edgar Renteria ROOK
141 Chad Mottola ROOK
142 Dmitri Young ROOK
143 Tony Clark ROOK
144 Todd Walker ROOK
145 Kevin Brown ROOK
146 Nomar Garciaparra ROOK
147 Neifi Perez ROOK

Parallels

Inserts

Cans

Each pack of 1997 Pinnacle Inside came packaged inside one of 24 different cans. The cans feature replicas of base set cards reproduced on the can labels and are painted directly on the metal. Inside each can is information about an opportunity to win a trip to visit a team during their 1998 Spring Training.

1 Kenny Lofton
2 Frank Thomas
3 John Smoltz
4 Manny Ramirez
5 Alex Rodriguez
6 Barry Bonds
7 Mo Vaughn
8 Ken Griffey, Jr.
9 Albert Belle
10 Greg Maddux
11 Juan Gonzalez
12 Andy Pettitte
13 Jeff Bagwell
14 Ryan Klesko
15 Chipper Jones
16 Derek Jeter
17 Ivan Rodriguez
18 Andruw Jones
19 Mike Piazza
20 Hideo Nomo
21 Ken Caminiti
22 Cal Ripken, Jr.
23 Mark McGwire
24 Tony Gwynn

Dueling Dugouts

This 20-card set features a different player on each side of the card with a spinning wheel that lines up to reveal comparative statistics.

20 Vladimir Guerrero / Karim Garcia
19 Darin Erstad / Todd Hollandsworth
18 Hideo Nomo / Mike Mussina
17 Mariano Rivera / John Wetteland
12 Kenny Lofton / Bernie Williams
10 Tony Gwynn / Brian Jordan
9 Mark McGwire / Fred McGriff
5 Chuck Knoblauch / Roberto Alomar
1 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Alex Rodriguez
2 Jeff Bagwell / Ken Caminiti
3 Barry Bonds / Albert Belle
4 Mike Piazza / Ivan Rodriguez
6 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Andruw Jones
7 Chipper Jones / Jim Thome
8 Frank Thomas / Mo Vaughn
11 Derek Jeter / Barry Larkin
13 Juan Gonzalez / Manny Ramirez
14 Will Clark / Rafael Palmeiro
15 Greg Maddux / Roger Clemens
16 John Smoltz / Andy Pettitte

40 Something

1 Juan Gonzalez
2 Barry Bonds
3 Ken Caminiti
4 Mark McGwire
5 Todd Hundley
6 Albert Belle
7 Ellis Burks
8 Jay Buhner
9 Brady Anderson
10 Vinny Castilla
11 Mo Vaughn
12 Ken Griffey, Jr.
13 Sammy Sosa
14 Andres Galarraga
15 Gary Sheffield
16 Frank Thomas