1997 Select
This article is about a set that is scheduled to be released in the near-future.
Some information may change as more facts become known.
Description
1997 Select is a 200-card set released in two series of 150 and 50 cards. The 150-card "Lo-Series," released in April 1997, set contains 100 "Red" cards and 50 "Blue" cards -- which are short-printed and seeded at the rate of one-per-pack.
A "Hi-Number" Series was issued in December 1997. Similar to the hi-number cards released in the early days of Upper Deck, 1997 Select Hi-Number re-issued all 150 "Low-Series" cards, and added an addition 50 cards. Each five-card Hi-Series pack contained two Lo-Series Red cards, one Lo-Series Blue card, one Hi-Number card, and a "Select Company" parallel.
Distribution
Lo/Hi Series: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99).
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Lo-Series Odds | Hi-Series Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 200 | - | ? | ? |
| Lo-Series Red | 100 | - | 4:1 | 2:1 |
| Lo-Series Blue | 50 | - | 1:1 | 1:1 |
| Hi-Series | 50 | - | N/A | 1:1 |
| Select Company | 200 | - | N/A | 1:1 |
| Registered Gold Red | 100 | - | 1:11 | 1:11 |
| Registered Gold Blue | 50 | - | 1:47 | 1:47 |
| Artist's Proofs Red | 100 | - | 1:71 | 1:71 |
| Artist's Proofs Blue | 50 | - | 1:355 | 1:355 |
| Tools of the Trade | 25 | - | 1:9 | 1:9 |
| Tools of the Trade Mirror Blue | 25 | - | 1:240 | 1:240 |
| Rookie Revolution | 20 | 2000 | 1:56 | 1:56 |
| Rookie Autographs | 3 | varies | ? | N/A |
Checklist
Promos
These cards were issued to Hobby dealers and the Hobby media to preview the 1997 Select set. These cards have "SAMPLE" written on the front to differentiate them from the regular cards. It is unclear exactly how many sample cards were made; the list below shows only those known to exist.
1 Juan Gonzalez
3 Tony Gwynn
8 Frank Thomas
15 Paul Molitor
23 Greg Maddux
47 Ken Griffey Jr.
50 Rickey Henderson
53 Alex Rodriguez
71 Cal Ripken
107 Danny Patterson
124 J.J. Johnson
121 Bobby Henley (Select Company)
Base Set
Lo Series
1 Juan Gonzalez B
2 Mo Vaughn B
3 Tony Gwynn R
4 Manny Ramirez B
5 Jose Canseco R
6 David Cone R
7 Chan Ho Park R
8 Frank Thomas B
9 Todd Hollandsworth R
10 Marty Cordova R
11 Gary Sheffield B
12 John Smoltz B
13 Mark Grudzielanek R
14 Sammy Sosa B
15 Paul Molitor R
16 Kevin Brown R
17 Albert Belle B
18 Eric Young R
19 John Wetteland R
20 Ryan Klesko B
21 Joe Carter R
22 Alex Ochoa R
23 Greg Maddux B
24 Roger Clemens B
25 Ivan Rodriguez B
26 Barry Bonds B
27 Kenny Lofton B
28 Javy Lopez R
29 Hideo Nomo B
30 Rusty Greer R
31 Rafael Palmeiro R
32 Mike Piazza B
33 Ryne Sandberg R
34 Wade Boggs R
35 Jim Thome B
36 Ken Caminiti B
37 Mark Grace R
38 Brian Jordan B
39 Craig Biggio R
40 Henry Rodriguez R
41 Dean Palmer R
42 Jason Kendall R
43 Bill Pulsipher R
44 Tim Salmon B
45 Marc Newfield R
46 Pat Hentgen R
47 Ken Griffey Jr. B
48 Paul Wilson R
49 Jay Buhner B
50 Rickey Henderson R
51 Jeff Bagwell B
52 Cecil Fielder R
53 Alex Rodriguez B
54 John Jaha R
55 Brady Anderson B
56 Andres Galarraga R
57 Raul Mondesi R
58 Andy Pettitte R
59 Roberto Alomar B
60 Derek Jeter B
61 Charles Johnson R
62 Travis Fryman R
63 Chipper Jones B
64 Edgar Martinez R
65 Bobby Bonilla R
66 Greg Vaughn R
67 Bobby Higginson R
68 Garret Anderson R
69 Chuck Knoblauch B
70 Jermaine Dye R
71 Cal Ripken Jr. B
72 Jason Giambi R
73 Trey Beamon R
74 Shawn Green R
75 Mark McGwire B
76 Carlos Delgado R
77 Jason Isringhausen R
78 Randy Johnson B
79 Troy Percival B
80 Ron Gant R
81 Ellis Burks R
82 Mike Mussina B
83 Todd Hundley R
84 Jim Edmonds R
85 Charles Nagy R
86 Dante Bichette B
87 Mariano Rivera R
88 Matt Williams B
89 Rondell White R
90 Steve Finley R
91 Alex Fernandez R
92 Barry Larkin R
93 Tom Goodwin R
94 Will Clark R
95 Michael Tucker R
96 Derek Bell R
97 Larry Walker R
98 Alan Benes R
99 Tom Glavine R
100 Darin Erstad B
101 Andruw Jones B
102 Scott Rolen R
103 Todd Walker B
104 Dmitri Young R
105 Vladimir Guerrero B
106 Nomar Garciaparra R
107 Danny Patterson R
108 Karim Garcia R
109 Todd Greene R
110 Ruben Rivera R
111 Raul Casanova R
112 Mike Cameron R
113 Bartolo Colon R
114 Rod Myers R
115 Todd Dunn R
116 Torii Hunter R
117 Jason Dickson R
118 Gene Kingsale R
119 Rafael Medina R
120 Raul Ibanez R
121 Bob Henley R, RC
122 Scott Spiezio R
123 Bobby Smith R
124 J.J. Johnson R
125 Bubba Trammell R, RC
126 Jeff Abbott R
127 Neifi Perez R
128 Derrek Lee R
129 Kevin Brown R
130 Mendy Lopez R
131 Kevin Orie R
132 Ryan Jones R
133 Juan Encarnacion R
134 Jose Guillen B
135 Greg Norton R
136 Richie Sexson R
137 Jay Payton R
138 Bobby Abreu R
139 Ronnie Belliard R, RC
140 Wilton Guerrero B
141 Alex Rodriguez SS, B
142 Juan Gonzalez SS, B
143 Ken Caminiti SS, B
144 Frank Thomas SS, B
145 Ken Griffey Jr. SS, B
146 John Smoltz SS, B
147 Mike Piazza SS, B
148 Derek Jeter SS, B
149 Frank Thomas CL, R
150 Ken Griffey Jr. CL, R
Hi-Numbers
NOTE: All Hi-Series base cards accidentally had the words "Select Company" printed on them. Hi-Number base cards were printed on etched foil, whereas the Select Company parallels were printed on a coarse "frosted" foil.
151 Jose Cruz Jr. RC
152 Moises Alou
153 Hideki Irabu RC
154 Glendon Rusch
155 Ron Coomer
156 Jeremi Gonzalez RC
157 Fernando Tatis RC
158 John Olerud
159 Rickey Henderson
160 Shannon Stewart
161 Kevin Polcovich RC
162 Jose Rosado
163 Ray Lankford
164 David Justice
165 Mark Kotsay RC
166 Deivi Cruz RC
167 Billy Wagner
168 Jacob Cruz
169 Matt Morris
170 Brian Banks
171 Brett Tomko
172 Todd Helton
173 Eric Young
174 Bernie Williams
175 Jeff Fassero
176 Ryan McGuire
177 Darryl Kile
178 Kelvim Escobar RC
179 Dave Nilsson
180 Geronimo Berroa
181 Livan Hernandez
182 Tony Womack RC
183 Deion Sanders
184 Jeff Kent
185 Brian L. Hunter
186 Jose Malave
187 Steve Woodard RC
188 Brad Radke
189 Todd Dunwoody
190 Joey Hamilton
191 Denny Neagle
192 Bobby Jones
193 Tony Clark
194 Jaret Wright RC
195 Matt Stairs
196 Francisco Cordova
197 Justin Thompson
198 Pokey Reese
199 Garrett Stephenson
200 Carl Everett
Parallels
Select Company
Randomly inserted one in every Select Hi-Series pack, this 200-card set is parallels the Select base set. The difference is found in the full foil card stock with puffed ink accented highlights.
NOTE: All Hi-Series base cards accidentally had the words "Select Company" printed on them. Hi-Number base cards were printed on etched foil, whereas the Select Company parallels were printed on a coarse "frosted" foil.
Registered Gold
This 150-card set parallels the entire Lo-Series set. These cards were available in both Lo and Hi-Series packs, but Registered Gold cards for the 50 Hi-Numbers do not exist.
Artist's Proofs
This 150-card set parallels the entire Lo-Series set. Like the Registered Gold parallels, Artist's Proofs were available in both Lo and Hi-Series packs, but cards for the 50 Hi-Numbers do not exist.
Inserts
Tools of the Trade
This set matches 25 young players with 25 veteran superstars printed back-to-back on a double-fronted full silver foil card stock with gold foil stamping. Tools of the Trade cards were randomly inserted into both series packs.
A "Mirror Blue" parallel was also available.
1 K.Griffey Jr./A.Jones
2 G.Maddux/A.Pettitte
3 C.Ripken/C.Jones
4 M.Piazza/J.Kendall
5 A.Belle/K.Garcia
6 M.Vaughn/D.Young
7 J.Gonzalez/V.Guerrero
8 T.Gwynn/J.Dye
9 B.Bonds/A.Ochoa
10 J.Bagwell/J.Giambi
11 D.Erstad/K.Lofton
12 M.Ramirez/G.Sheffield
13 T.Salmon/T.Hollandsworth
14 S.Sosa/R.Rivera
15 P.Molitor/G.Arias
16 J.Thome/T.Walker
17 W.Boggs/S.Rolen
18 R.Sandberg/C.Knoblauch
19 M.McGwire/F.Thomas
20 I.Rodriguez/C.Johnson
21 B.Jordan/R.Greer
22 R.Clemens/T.Percival
23 J.Smoltz/M.Mussina
24 A.Rodriguez/R.Ordonez
25 D.Jeter/N.Garciaparra
Rookie Revolution
This set features 20 of the top rookies on etched-foil cards. Each card is serial-numbered on the back, however, Pinnacle Brands never publicly announced the print run. It is believed that cards serial-numbered 0001-1500 were inserted into Lo-Series packs, while 1501-2000 were seeded into the Hi-Series.
1 Andruw Jones
2 Derek Jeter
3 Todd Hollandsworth
4 Edgar Renteria
5 Jason Kendall
6 Rey Ordonez
7 F.P. Santangelo
8 Jermaine Dye
9 Alex Ochoa
10 Vladimir Guerrero
11 Dmitri Young
12 Todd Walker
13 Scott Rolen
14 Nomar Garciaparra
15 Ruben Rivera
16 Darin Erstad
17 Todd Greene
18 Mariano Rivera
19 Trey Beamon
20 Karim Garcia
Autographs & Game-Used
Rookie Autographs
These four autographed cards were randomly inserted into Lo-Series packs. Each player signed 3000 copies, except Andruw Jones who signed 2500.
Jose Guillen /3000
Wilton Guerrero /3000
Andruw Jones /2500
Todd Walker /3000