Description

1996 Pinnacle FanFest is a 30-card set released in conjunction with the 1996 Major League All-Star Game FanFest in Philadelphia (of which, Pinnacle Brands was the presenting sponsor). Each attendee received a 2-card pack with each admission.

Card #30 of Phillies All-Star catcher Darren Daulton uses lenticular technology and was inserted at a rate of about 1:60 packs. Card #31 of Steve Carlton was intended to be laminated and used for the official FanFest badges; but apparently, some loose cards also were given to FanFest volunteers. The Carlton card is not considered part of the complete set.

Five other "inserts" (which all have the design but no foil stamping or UV coating) were also issued by Pinnacle as part of the celebration. These five cards feature different personalities (most of whom are non-baseball related) involved in the show.

The set is considered complete at 30 cards with the Daulton SP.

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Base Set

1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
2 Greg Maddux
3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
4 Frank Thomas
5 Jeff Bagwell
6 Hideo Nomo
7 Tony Gwynn
8 Albert Belle
9 Mo Vaughn
10 Mike Piazza
11 Dante Bichette
12 Ryne Sandberg
13 Wade Boggs
14 Kirby Puckett
15 Ozzie Smith
16 Barry Bonds
17 Gary Sheffield
18 Barry Larkin
19 Kevin Seitzer
20 Jay Bell
21 Chipper Jones
22 Ivan Rodriguez
23 Cecil Fielder
24 Manny Ramirez
25 Randy Johnson
26 Moises Alou
27 Mark McGwire
28 Jason Isringhausen
29 Joe Carter
30 Darren Daulton SP
31 Steve Carlton SP

Parallels

Playing Cards

The entire 30-card FanFest set is also available in a "playing card" parallel. Each card has rounded corners (like a playing card) and has the Pinnacle logo on the reverse side. These cards were part of a "house of cards" display at FanFest.

Inserts

These "inserts" featuring various Philadelphia-related celebrities and politicians were unavailable in the packs distributed to FanFest attendees. Rather, they were issued directly to the celebrities and various other VIPs.

AC1 Amtrak Conductors
BF1 Ben Franklin
BS1 Bud Selig
ER1 Ed Rendell
JS1 John Street
PP1 Phillie Phanatic