Description

1996 Zenith is a 150-card "super-premium" set released by Pinnacle Brands in August, 1996. The set contains the subset: Honor Roll (131-150). In lieu of traditional statistics, the backs carry a hit location chart and player statistics.

The only prominent Rookie Card is of Darin Erstad.

Distribution

24 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $3.99). Hobby only

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	150	-	?
Artist's Proof	150	-	1:36
Mozaics	25	-	1:10
Diamond Club	20	-	1:24
Real Diamond Club	20	-	1:350
Z-Team	18	-	1:72

Checklist

Base Set

1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
2 Ozzie Smith
3 Greg Maddux
4 Rondell White
5 Mark McGwire
6 Jim Thome
7 Ivan Rodriguez
8 Marc Newfield
9 Travis Fryman
10 Fred McGriff
11 Shawn Green
12 Mike Piazza
13 Dante Bichette
14 Tino Martinez
15 Sterling Hitchcock
16 Ryne Sandberg
17 Rico Brogna
18 Roberto Alomar
19 Barry Larkin
20 Bernie Williams
21 Gary Sheffield
22 Frank Thomas
23 Gregg Jefferies
24 Jeff Bagwell
25 Marty Cordova
26 Jim Edmonds
27 Jay Bell
28 Ben McDonald
29 Barry Bonds
30 Mo Vaughn
31 Johnny Damon
32 Dean Palmer
33 Ismael Valdes
34 Manny Ramirez
35 Edgar Martinez
36 Cecil Fielder
37 Ryan Klesko
38 Ray Lankford
39 Tim Salmon
40 Joe Carter
41 Jason Isringhausen
42 Rickey Henderson
43 Lenny Dykstra
44 Andre Dawson
45 Paul O'Neill
46 Ray Durham
47 Raul Mondesi
48 Jay Buhner
49 Eddie Murray
50 Henry Rodriguez
51 Hal Morris
52 Mike Mussina
53 Wally Joyner
54 Will Clark
55 Chipper Jones
56 Brian Jordan
57 Larry Walker
58 Wade Boggs
59 Melvin Nieves
60 Charles Johnson
61 Juan Gonzalez
62 Carlos Delgado
63 Reggie Sanders
64 Brian L. Hunter
65 Edgardo Alfonzo
66 Kenny Lofton
67 Paul Molitor
68 Mike Bordick
69 Garret Anderson
70 Orlando Merced
71 Craig Biggio
72 Chuck Knoblauch
73 Mark Grace
74 Jack McDowell
75 Randy Johnson
76 Cal Ripken, Jr.
77 Matt Williams
78 Benji Gil
79 Moises Alou
80 Robin Ventura
81 Greg Vaughn
82 Carlos Baerga
83 Roger Clemens
84 Hideo Nomo
85 Pedro Martinez
86 John Valentin
87 Andres Galarraga
88 Andy Pettitte
89 Derek Bell
90 Kirby Puckett
91 Tony Gwynn
92 Brady Anderson
93 Derek Jeter
94 Michael Tucker
95 Albert Belle
96 David Cone
97 J.T. Snow
98 Tom Glavine
99 Alex Rodriguez
100 Sammy Sosa
101 Karim Garcia
102 Alan Benes
103 Chad Mottola
104 Robin Jennings
105 Bob Abreu
106 Tony Clark
107 George Arias
108 Jermaine Dye
109 Jeff Suppan
110 Ralph Milliard RC
111 Ruben Rivera
112 Billy Wagner
113 Jason Kendall
114 Mike Grace RC
115 Edgar Renteria
116 Jason Schmidt
117 Paul Wilson
118 Rey Ordonez
119 Rocky Coppinger RC
120 Wilton Guerrero RC
121 Brooks Kieschnick
122 Raul Casanova
123 Alex Ochoa
124 Chan Ho Park
125 John Wasdin
126 Eric Owens
127 Justin Thompson
128 Chris Snopek
129 Terrell Wade
130 Darin Erstad RC
131 Albert Belle HON
132 Cal Ripken, Jr. HON
133 Frank Thomas HON
134 Greg Maddux HON
135 Ken Griffey, Jr. HON
136 Mo Vaughn HON
137 Chipper Jones HON
138 Mike Piazza HON
139 Ryan Klesko HON
140 Hideo Nomo HON
141 Roberto Alomar HON
142 Manny Ramirez HON
143 Gary Sheffield HON
144 Barry Bonds HON
145 Matt Williams HON
146 Jim Edmonds HON
147 Derek Jeter HON
148 Sammy Sosa HON
149 Kirby Puckett HON
150 Tony Gwynn HON

Parallels

All 150 base set cards are available in an "Artist's Proof" parallel.

Inserts

Mozaics

This 25-card set features three teammates on Dufex cards.

24 Rico Brogna / Paul Wilson / Jason Isringhausen
23 Jay Bell / Orlando Merced / Jason Kendall
22 Wade Boggs / Bernie Williams / Paul O'Neill
21 Mark McGwire / Mike Bordick / Scott Brosius
20 Tony Gwynn / Rickey Henderson / Wally Joyner
19 Kirby Puckett / Paul Molitor / Chuck Knoblauch
17 Rondell White / Moises Alou / Henry Rodriguez
16 Gary Sheffield / Charles Johnson / Jeff Conine
15 Joe Carter / Carlos Delgado / Alex Gonzalez
14 Ben McDonald / Greg Vaughn / Kevin Seitzer
12 Dante Bichette / Larry Walker / Andres Galarraga
10 Barry Larkin / Reggie Sanders / Hal Morris
9 Roger Clemens / Mo Vaughn / John Valentin
8 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Roberto Alomar / Mike Mussina
7 Jim Edmonds / Tim Salmon / Garret Anderson
5 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Randy Johnson / Alex Rodriguez
4 Barry Bonds / Matt Williams / Osvaldo Fernandez
3 Frank Thomas / Robin Ventura / Ray Durham
2 Juan Gonzalez / Will Clark / Ivan Rodriguez
1 Greg Maddux / Chipper Jones / Ryan Klesko
6 Sammy Sosa / Ryne Sandberg / Mark Grace
11 Ray Lankford / Brian Jordan / Ozzie Smith
13 Mike Piazza / Hideo Nomo / Raul Mondesi
18 Manny Ramirez / Albert Belle / Carlos Baerga
25 Jeff Bagwell / Craig Biggio / Derek Bell

Diamond Club

This 20-card set honors the top performers on a "Spectrotech" card design printed on thick foil stock with etched highlights.

A limited number of Diamond Club cards feature an actual diamond chip mounted on the card.

1 Albert Belle
2 Mo Vaughn
3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
4 Mike Piazza
5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
6 Jermaine Dye
7 Jeff Bagwell
8 Frank Thomas
9 Alex Rodriguez
10 Ryan Klesko
11 Roberto Alomar
12 Sammy Sosa
13 Matt Williams
14 Gary Sheffield
15 Ruben Rivera
16 Darin Erstad
17 Randy Johnson
18 Greg Maddux
19 Karim Garcia
20 Chipper Jones

Z-Team

Z-Team is an 18-card set printed on clear, micro-etched, acetate.

The entire set was also available as promo cards. The promo cards, with have the word "SAMPLE" written diagonally on both sides of the card, were given away to Pinnacle's dealer network, and to collectors on the Pinnacle Brands website. These cards were made available after the 1996 Pinnacle Aficionado First Pitch Preview Cards offer was exhausted.

1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
2 Albert Belle
3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
4 Frank Thomas
5 Greg Maddux
6 Mo Vaughn
7 Chipper Jones
8 Mike Piazza
9 Ryan Klesko
10 Hideo Nomo
11 Roberto Alomar
12 Manny Ramirez
13 Gary Sheffield
14 Barry Bonds
15 Matt Williams
16 Jim Edmonds
17 Kirby Puckett
18 Sammy Sosa