1999 Ultimate Victory
Description
The 1999 Ultimate Victory set was produced by Upper Deck and released exclusively to The Hobby in late 1999. Ultimate Victory was UD's first attempt at a Topps Chrome-like parallel brand.
The base set is 180 cards, all based on the design of that year's Victory Baseball set. The first 120 cards make up the short-set, and there are two 30-card, short-printed subsets: Rookie 99 and McGwire Magic. The stated odds of finding a Rookie 99 or McGwire Magic are 1:4/packs.
Among the key rookie cards: Josh Beckett, Freddy Garcia, Tim Hudson, Alfonso Soriano, Pat Burrell, and Rick Ankiel.
Distribution
24 packs per box, five cards per pack. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 180 | - | 5:1 |
| short-set | 120 | - | ? |
| Rookie 99 | 30 | - | 1:4 |
| McGwire Magic | 30 | - | 1:4 |
| Victory | 180 | - | 1:12 |
| Ultimate | 180 | 100 | ? |
| Ultimate Victory | 180 | one-of-one | ? |
| Bleacher Reachers | 11 | - | 1:23 |
| Frozen Ropes | 10 | - | 1:23 |
| STATure | 15 | - | 1:6 |
| Tribute 1999 | 4 | - | 1:11 |
| Ultimate Competitors | 12 | - | 1:23 |
| Ultimate Hit Men | 8 | - | 1:23 |
| Fame-Used Memorabilia | 5 | 99 or 350 | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
1 Troy Glaus
2 Tim Salmon
3 Mo Vaughn
4 Garret Anderson
5 Darin Erstad
6 Randy Johnson
7 Matt Williams
8 Travis Lee
9 Jay Bell
10 Steve Finley
11 Luis Gonzalez
12 Greg Maddux
13 Chipper Jones
14 Javy Lopez
15 Tom Glavine
16 John Smoltz
17 Cal Ripken Jr.
18 Charles Johnson
19 Albert Belle
20 Mike Mussina
21 Pedro Martinez
22 Nomar Garciaparra
23 Jose Offerman
24 Sammy Sosa
25 Mark Grace
26 Kerry Wood
27 Frank Thomas
28 Ray Durham
29 Paul Konerko
30 Pete Harnisch
31 Greg Vaughn
32 Sean Casey
33 Manny Ramirez
34 Jim Thome
35 Sandy Alomar Jr.
36 Roberto Alomar
37 Travis Fryman
38 Kenny Lofton
39 Omar Vizquel
40 Larry Walker
41 Todd Helton
42 Vinny Castilla
43 Tony Clark
44 Juan Encarnacion
45 Dean Palmer
46 Damion Easley
47 Mark Kotsay
48 Cliff Floyd
49 Jeff Bagwell
50 Ken Caminiti
51 Craig Biggio
52 Moises Alou
53 Johnny Damon
54 Larry Sutton
55 Kevin Brown
56 Adrian Beltre
57 Raul Mondesi
58 Gary Sheffield
59 Jeromy Burnitz
60 Sean Berry
61 Jeff Cirillo
62 Brad Radke
63 Todd Walker
64 Matt Lawton
65 Vladimir Guerrero
66 Rondell White
67 Dustin Hermanson
68 Mike Piazza
69 Rickey Henderson
70 Robin Ventura
71 John Olerud
72 Derek Jeter
73 Roger Clemens
74 Orlando Hernandez
75 Paul O'Neill
76 Bernie Williams
77 Chuck Knoblauch
78 Tino Martinez
79 Jason Giambi
80 Ben Grieve
81 Matt Stairs
82 Scott Rolen
83 Ron Gant
84 Bobby Abreu
85 Curt Schilling
86 Brian Giles
87 Jason Kendall
88 Kevin Young
89 Mark McGwire
90 Fernando Tatis
91 Ray Lankford
92 Eric Davis
93 Tony Gwynn
94 Reggie Sanders
95 Wally Joyner
96 Trevor Hoffman
97 Robb Nen
98 Barry Bonds
99 Jeff Kent
100 J.T. Snow
101 Ellis Burks
102 Ken Griffey Jr.
103 Alex Rodriguez
104 Jay Buhner
105 Edgar Martinez
106 David Bell
107 Bobby Smith
108 Wade Boggs
109 Fred McGriff
110 Rolando Arrojo
111 Jose Canseco
112 Ivan Rodriguez
113 Juan Gonzalez
114 Rafael Palmeiro
115 Rusty Greer
116 Todd Zeile
117 Jose Cruz Jr.
118 Carlos Delgado
119 Shawn Green
120 David Wells
Rookie 99
121 Eric Munson
122 Lance Berkman
123 Ed Yarnall
124 Jacque Jones
125 Kyle Farnsworth
126 Ryan Rupe
127 Jeff Weaver
128 Gabe Kapler
129 Alex Gonzalez
130 Randy Wolf
131 Ben Davis
132 Carlos Beltran
133 Jim Morris
134 Jeff Zimmerman
135 Bruce Aven
136 Alfonso Soriano RC
137 Tim Hudson RC
138 Josh Beckett RC
139 Michael Barrett
140 Eric Chavez
141 Pat Burrell RC
142 Kris Benson
143 J.D. Drew
144 Matt Clement
145 Rick Ankiel RC
146 Vernon Wells
147 Ruben Mateo
148 Roy Halladay
149 Joe McEwing
150 Freddy Garcia RC
McGwire Magic
151 Mark McGwire
152 Mark McGwire
153 Mark McGwire
154 Mark McGwire
155 Mark McGwire
156 Mark McGwire
157 Mark McGwire
158 Mark McGwire
159 Mark McGwire
160 Mark McGwire
161 Mark McGwire
162 Mark McGwire
163 Mark McGwire
164 Mark McGwire
165 Mark McGwire
166 Mark McGwire
167 Mark McGwire
168 Mark McGwire
169 Mark McGwire
170 Mark McGwire
171 Mark McGwire
172 Mark McGwire
173 Mark McGwire
174 Mark McGwire
175 Mark McGwire
176 Mark McGwire
177 Mark McGwire
178 Mark McGwire
179 Mark McGwire
180 Mark McGwire
Parallels
Each base card is available in the following parallels.
Victory (1:12)
Ultimate (serial-numbered to 100)
Ultimate Victory (one-of-one)
Inserts
Bleacher Reachers
BR1 Ken Griffey Jr.
BR2 Mark McGwire
BR3 Sammy Sosa
BR4 Barry Bonds
BR5 Nomar Garciaparra
BR6 Juan Gonzalez
BR7 Jose Canseco
BR8 Manny Ramirez
BR9 Mike Piazza
BR10 Jeff Bagwell
BR11 Alex Rodriguez
Frozen Ropes
F1 Ken Griffey Jr.
F2 Mark McGwire
F3 Sammy Sosa
F4 Derek Jeter
F5 Tony Gwynn
F6 Nomar Garciaparra
F7 Alex Rodriguez
F8 Mike Piazza
F9 Mo Vaughn
F10 Craig Biggio
STATure
S1 Ken Griffey Jr.
S2 Mark McGwire
S3 Sammy Sosa
S4 Nomar Garciaparra
S5 Roger Clemens
S6 Greg Maddux
S7 Alex Rodriguez
S8 Derek Jeter
S9 Juan Gonzalez
S10 Manny Ramirez
S11 Mike Piazza
S12 Tony Gwynn
S13 Chipper Jones
S14 Pedro Martinez
S15 Frank Thomas
Tribute 1999
T1 Nolan Ryan
T2 Robin Yount
T3 George Brett
T4 Orlando Cepeda
Ultimate Competitors
U1 Ken Griffey Jr.
U2 Roger Clemens
U3 Scott Rolen
U4 Greg Maddux
U5 Mark McGwire
U6 Derek Jeter
U7 Randy Johnson
U8 Cal Ripken Jr.
U9 Craig Biggio
U10 Kevin Brown
U11 Chipper Jones
U12 Vladimir Guerrero
Ultimate Hit Men
H1 Tony Gwynn
H2 Cal Ripken Jr.
H3 Wade Boggs
H4 Larry Walker
H5 Alex Rodriguez
H6 Derek Jeter
H7 Ivan Rodriguez
H8 Ken Griffey Jr.
Autographs & Game-Used
Fame-Used Memorabilia
Each of the four individual Fame-Used Memorabilia cards features a piece of a game-used bat, and is limited (but not serial-numbered) to 350 copies. The quad-bat card is hand-numbered to 99 copies.
GB George Brett
NR Nolan Ryan
OC Orlando Cepeda
RY Robin Yount
HOF Nolan Ryan/George Brett/Robin Yount/Orlando Cepeda