Description

1995 Select is a 250-card set, released exclusively to Hobby outlets, in the Summer of 1995. As with the previous year's Select, only 4,950, 24-box, cases were produced with each individual waxbox bearing a unique serial-number.

A special card of Hideo Nomo (#251) was issued later in the year to those dealers who ordered a specific number of cases directly from Pinnacle Brands.

Distribution

24 packs per box, 12 cards per pack. 24 boxes per case. 4950 cases per series produced. (MSRP: $1.99). Hobby exclusive.

Reviews

Collation data from one box. Base Set Completion: 94% (236 of 250); Duplicates: 0; Artist's Proof Insert Completion: .004% (1 of 250); Can't Miss Insert Completion: .08% (1 of 12); Big Sticks Insert Completion .08% (1 of 12); Sure Shot Insert Completion 10% (1 of 10)

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	250	135543	?
Artist's Proof	250	475	1:24
Can't Miss	12	9900	1:24
Big Sticks	12	4950	1:48
Sure Shots	10	3168	1:90

NOTE: All production figures are calculated. No cards were actually serial-numbered.

Checklist

Promos

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These four cards were distributed to dealers to promote the upcoming 1995 Select set. All cards have the word "SAMPLE" printed on both sides.

34 Roberto Alomar
37 Jeff Bagwell
241 Alex Rodriguez
NNO Title Card

Base Set

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1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
2 Robin Ventura
3 Al Martin
4 Jeff Frye
5 Darryl Strawberry
6 Chan Ho Park
7 Steve Avery
8 Bret Boone
9 Danny Tartabull
10 Dante Bichette
11 Rondell White
12 Dave McCarty
13 Bernard Gilkey
14 Mark McGwire
15 Ruben Sierra
16 Wade Boggs
17 Mike Piazza
18 Jeffrey Hammonds
19 Mike Mussina
20 Darryl Kile
21 Greg Maddux
22 Frank Thomas
23 Kevin Appier
24 Jay Bell
25 Kirk Gibson
26 Pat Hentgen
27 Joey Hamilton
28 Bernie Williams
29 Aaron Sele
30 Delino DeShields
31 Danny Bautista
32 Jim Thome
33 Rikkert Faneyte
34 Roberto Alomar
35 Paul Molitor
36 Allen Watson
37 Jeff Bagwell
38 Jay Buhner
39 Marquis Grissom
40 Jim Edmonds
41 Ryan Klesko
42 Fred McGriff
43 Tony Tarasco
44 Darren Daulton
45 Marc Newfield
46 Barry Bonds
47 Bobby Bonilla
48 Greg Pirkl
49 Steve Karsay
50 Bob Hamelin
51 Javy Lopez
52 Barry Larkin
53 Kevin Young
54 Sterling Hitchcock
55 Tom Glavine
56 Carlos Delgado
57 Darren Oliver
58 Cliff Floyd
59 Tim Salmon
60 Albert Belle
61 Salomon Torres
62 Gary Sheffield
63 Ivan Rodriguez
64 Charles Nagy
65 Eduardo Perez
66 Terry Steinbach
67 Dave Justice
68 Jason Bere
69 Dave Nilsson
70 Brian Anderson
71 Billy Ashley
72 Roger Clemens
73 Jimmy Key
74 Wally Joyner
75 Andy Benes
76 Ray Lankford
77 Jeff Kent
78 Moises Alou
79 Kirby Puckett
80 Joe Carter
81 Manny Ramirez
82 J.R. Phillips
83 Matt Mieske
84 John Olerud
85 Andres Galarraga
86 Juan Gonzalez
87 Pedro Martinez
88 Dean Palmer
89 Ken Griffey, Jr.
90 Brian Jordan
91 Hal Morris
92 Lenny Dykstra
93 Wil Cordero
94 Tony Gwynn
95 Alex Gonzalez
96 Cecil Fielder
97 Mo Vaughn
98 John Valentin
99 Will Clark
100 Geronimo Pena
101 Don Mattingly
102 Charles Johnson
103 Raul Mondesi
104 Reggie Sanders
105 Royce Clayton
106 Reggie Jefferson
107 Craig Biggio
108 Jack McDowell
109 James Mouton
110 Mike Greenwell
111 David Cone
112 Matt Williams
113 Garret Anderson
114 Carlos Garcia
115 Alex Fernandez
116 Deion Sanders
117 Chili Davis
118 Mike Kelly
119 Jeff Conine
120 Kenny Lofton
121 Rafael Palmeiro
122 Chuck Knoblauch
123 Ozzie Smith
124 Carlos Baerga
125 Brett Butler
126 Sammy Sosa
127 Ellis Burks
128 Bret Saberhagen
129 Doug Drabek
130 Dennis Martinez
131 Paul O'Neill
132 Travis Fryman
133 Brent Gates
134 Rickey Henderson
135 Randy Johnson
136 Mark Langston
137 Greg Colbrunn
138 Jose Rijo
139 Bryan Harvey
140 Dennis Eckersley
141 Ron Gant
142 Carl Everett
143 Jeff Granger
144 Ben McDonald
145 Kurt Abbott
146 Jim Abbott
147 Jason Jacome
148 Rico Brogna
149 Cal Eldred
150 Rich Becker
151 Pete Harnisch
152 Roberto Petagine
153 Jacob Brumfield
154 Todd Hundley
155 Roger Cedeno
156 Harold Baines
157 Steve Dunn
158 Tim Belk
159 Marty Cordova
160 Russ Davis
161 Jose Malave
162 Brian L. Hunter
163 Andy Pettitte
164 Brooks Kieschnick
165 Midre Cummings
166 Frank Rodriguez
167 Chad Mottola
168 Brian Barber
169 Tim Unroe
170 Shane Andrews
171 Kevin Flora
172 Ray Durham
173 Chipper Jones
174 Butch Huskey
175 Ray McDavid
176 Jeff Cirillo
177 Terry Pendleton
178 Scott Ruffcorn
179 Ray Holbert
180 Joe Randa
181 Jose Oliva
182 Andy Van Slyke
183 Albie Lopez
184 Chad Curtis
185 Ozzie Guillen
186 Chad Ogea
187 Dan Wilson
188 Tony Fernandez
189 John Smoltz
190 Willie Greene
191 Darren Lewis
192 Orlando Miller
193 Kurt Miller
194 Andrew Lorraine
195 Ernie Young
196 Jimmy Haynes
197 Raul Casanova
198 Joe Vitiello
199 Brad Woodall
200 Juan Acevedo RC
201 Michael Tucker
202 Shawn Green
203 Alex Rodriguez
204 Julian Tavarez
205 Jose Lima
206 Wilson Alvarez
207 Rich Aude
208 Armando Benitez
209 Dwayne Hosey
210 Gabriel White
211 Joey Eischen
212 Bill Pulsipher
213 Robby Thompson
214 Toby Borland
215 Rusty Greer
216 Fausto Cruz
217 Luis Ortiz
218 Duane Singleton
219 Troy Percival
220 Gregg Jefferies
221 Mark Grace
222 Mickey Tettleton
223 Phil Plantier
224 Larry Walker
225 Ken Caminiti
226 Dave Winfield
227 Brady Anderson
228 Kevin Brown
229 Andujar Cedeno
230 Roberto Kelly
231 Jose Canseco
232 Scott Ruffcorn
233 Billy Ashley
234 J.R. Phillips
235 Chipper Jones
236 Charles Johnson
237 Midre Cummings
238 Brian L. Hunter
239 Garret Anderson
240 Shawn Green
241 Alex Rodriguez
242 Frank Thomas CL
243 Ken Griffey, Jr. CL
244 Albert Belle CL
245 Cal Ripken, Jr. CL
246 Barry Bonds CL
247 Raul Mondesi CL
248 Mike Piazza CL
249 Jeff Bagwell CL
250 Jeff Bagwell / Frank Thomas / Ken Griffey, Jr. / M CL
251S Hideo Nomo

Parallels

Artist's Proof

Artist's Proof is a 250-card parallel set, seeded into 1995 Select packs at the rate of 1:24, or one-per-box. Based upon the announced print run of 4950, 24-box cases, collectors were quickly able to calculate that, although each card was not serial-numbered, only 475 copies of each Artist's Proof were produced. (This was back when a card limited to under 500 copies was still meant something.)

Like with the base set, a Hideo Nomo Artist's Proof was randomly distributed directly to Hobby dealers and never inserted in packs.

Inserts

Can't Miss

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This all-Dufex set features 12 of the top young stars of 1995.

CM1 Cliff Floyd
CM2 Ryan Klesko
CM3 Charles Johnson
CM4 Raul Mondesi
CM5 Manny Ramirez
CM6 Billy Ashley
CM7 Alex Gonzalez
CM8 Carlos Delgado
CM9 Garret Anderson
CM10 Alex Rodriguez
CM11 Chipper Jones
CM12 Shawn Green

Big Sticks

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These 12 cards feature all the usual power hitters, printed on holographic foil. Dubbed by Pinnacle as "Gold Rush technology".

BS1 Frank Thomas
BS2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
BS3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
BS4 Mike Piazza
BS5 Don Mattingly
BS6 Will Clark
BS7 Tony Gwynn
BS8 Jeff Bagwell
BS9 Barry Bonds
BS10 Paul Molitor
BS11 Matt Williams
BS12 Albert Belle

Sure Shots

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These Dufex cards feature players selected in the first round of the 1994 MLB Draft. Select touted this insert set as "Tomorrow's Superstars".

SS1 Ben Grieve
SS2 Kevin Witt
SS3 Mark Farris (Never Played in Major Leagues)
SS4 Paul Konerko
SS5 Dustin Hermanson
SS6 Ramon Castro
SS7 McKay Christensen
SS8 Brian Buchanan
SS9 Paul Wilson
SS10 Terrence Long