1998 Upper Deck
Description
1998 Upper Deck is a 751-card set issued in three series of 270, 270 and 211 cards. The third series is officially known as the "Rookie Edition." As a unique addition, each card fronts features game dated photographs of some of the season's most memorable moments.
The following subsets are contained within the set: History in the Making (1-8/361-369), Griffey's Hot List (9-18), Define the Game (136-153), Season Highlights (244-252/532-540/748-750), Star Rookies (253-288/541-600), Postseason Headliners (415-432), Upper Echelon (451-459) and Eminent Prestige (601-630). The Eminent Prestige subset cards were unintentionally short-printed (approximately 1:4 packs) and Upper Deck offered a free service to collectors trying to finish their sets whereby 18 random Eminent Prestige cards were mailed to collectors who sent in proof of purchase of one-and-a-half Rookie Edition boxes.
There are two different versions of 681. About half the cards depict Mike Piazza as a New York Met while the other half commemorate Piazza's one week stint as a Florida Marlin. The Rookie Edition Series set is considered complete with both versions.
Notable Rookie Cards include Gabe Kapler and Magglio Ordonez.
Distribution
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Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 751 | - | ? | ? |
| Griffey's Home Run Chronicles (S1, S2) | 56 | - | ? | ? |
| 10th Anniversary Preview (S1) | 60 | - | ? | ? |
| National Pride (S1) | 42 | - | ? | ? |
| Amazing Greats (S1) | 30 | 2000 | ? | ? |
| Amazing Greats Die-Cut (S1) | 30 | 250 | ? | ? |
| Rookie Edition Preview (S2) | 10 | - | ? | ? |
| Prime Nine (S2) | 60 | - | ? | ? |
| Tape Measure Titans (S2) | 30 | - | ? | ? |
| Blue Chip Prospects (S2) | 30 | 2000 | ? | ? |
| Clearly Dominant (S2) | 30 | 250 | ? | ? |
| Destination Stardom (RE) | 60 | - | ? | ? |
| All-Star Credentials (RE) | 30 | - | ? | ? |
| Retrospectives (RE) | 30 | - | ? | ? |
| Unparalleled (RE) | 20 | - | ? | ? |
| A Piece of the Action Series One | 8 | - | ? | ? |
| A Piece of the Action Series Two | 4 | 225 | ? | ? |
| A Piece of the Action Rookie Edition | 5 | varies | ? | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
Series One
1 Tino Martinez HIST
2 Jimmy Key HIST
3 Jay Buhner HIST
4 Mark Gardner HIST
5 Greg Maddux HIST
6 Pedro Martinez HIST
7 Hideo Nomo HIST
8 Sammy Sosa HIST
9 Mark McGwire GHL
10 Ken Griffey Jr. GHL
11 Larry Walker GHL
12 Tino Martinez GHL
13 Mike Piazza GHL
14 Jose Cruz Jr. GHL
15 Tony Gwynn GHL
16 Greg Maddux GHL
17 Roger Clemens GHL
18 Alex Rodriguez GHL
19 Shigetoshi Hasegawa
20 Eddie Murray
21 Jason Dickson
22 Darin Erstad
23 Chuck Finley
24 Dave Hollins
25 Garret Anderson
26 Michael Tucker
27 Kenny Lofton
28 Javier Lopez
29 Fred McGriff
30 Greg Maddux
31 Jeff Blauser
32 John Smoltz
33 Mark Wohlers
34 Scott Erickson
35 Jimmy Key
36 Harold Baines
37 Randy Myers
38 B.J. Surhoff
39 Eric Davis
40 Rafael Palmeiro
41 Jeffrey Hammonds
42 Mo Vaughn
43 Tom Gordon
44 Tim Naehring
45 Darren Bragg
46 Aaron Sele
47 Troy O'Leary
48 John Valentin
49 Doug Glanville
50 Ryne Sandberg
51 Steve Trachsel
52 Mark Grace
53 Kevin Foster
54 Kevin Tapani
55 Kevin Orie
56 Lyle Mouton
57 Ray Durham
58 Jaime Navarro
59 Mike Cameron
60 Albert Belle
61 Doug Drabek
62 Chris Snopek
63 Eddie Taubensee
64 Terry Pendleton
65 Barry Larkin
66 Willie Greene
67 Deion Sanders
68 Pokey Reese
69 Jeff Shaw
70 Jim Thome
71 Orel Hershiser
72 Omar Vizquel
73 Brian Giles
74 David Justice
75 Bartolo Colon
76 Sandy Alomar Jr.
77 Neifi Perez
78 Dante Bichette
79 Vinny Castilla
80 Eric Young
81 Quinton McCracken
82 Jamey Wright
83 John Thomson
84 Damion Easley
85 Justin Thompson
86 Willie Blair
87 Raul Casanova
88 Bobby Higginson
89 Bubba Trammell
90 Tony Clark
91 Livan Hernandez
92 Charles Johnson
93 Edgar Renteria
94 Alex Fernandez
95 Gary Sheffield
96 Moises Alou
97 Tony Saunders
98 Robb Nen
99 Darryl Kile
100 Craig Biggio
101 Chris Holt
102 Bob Abreu
103 Luis Gonzalez
104 Billy Wagner
105 Brad Ausmus
106 Chili Davis
107 Tim Belcher
108 Dean Palmer
109 Jeff King
110 Jose Rosado
111 Mike Macfarlane
112 Jay Bell
113 Todd Worrell
114 Chan Ho Park
115 Raul Mondesi
116 Brett Butler
117 Greg Gagne
118 Hideo Nomo
119 Todd Zeile
120 Eric Karros
121 Cal Eldred
122 Jeff D'Amico
123 Antone Williamson
124 Doug Jones
125 Dave Nilsson
126 Gerald Williams
127 Fernando Vina
128 Ron Coomer
129 Matt Lawton
130 Paul Molitor
131 Todd Walker
132 Rick Aguilera
133 Brad Radke
134 Bob Tewksbury
135 Vladimir Guerrero
136 Tony Gwynn DG
137 Roger Clemens DG
138 Dennis Eckersley DG
139 Brady Anderson DG
140 Ken Griffey Jr. DG
141 Derek Jeter DG
142 Ken Caminiti DG
143 Frank Thomas DG
144 Barry Bonds DG
145 Cal Ripken DG
146 Alex Rodriguez DG
147 Greg Maddux DG
148 Kenny Lofton DG
149 Mike Piazza DG
150 Mark McGwire DG
151 Andruw Jones DG
152 Rusty Greer DG
153 F.P. Santangelo DG
154 Mike Lansing
155 Lee Smith
156 Carlos Perez
157 Pedro Martinez
158 Ryan McGuire
159 F.P. Santangelo
160 Rondell White
161 Takashi Kashiwada RC
162 Butch Huskey
163 Edgardo Alfonzo
164 John Franco
165 Todd Hundley
166 Rey Ordonez
167 Armando Reynoso
168 John Olerud
169 Bernie Williams
170 Andy Pettitte
171 Wade Boggs
172 Paul O'Neill
173 Cecil Fielder
174 Charlie Hayes
175 David Cone
176 Hideki Irabu
177 Mark Bellhorn
178 Steve Karsay
179 Damon Mashore
180 Jason McDonald
181 Scott Spiezio
182 Ariel Prieto
183 Jason Giambi
184 Wendell Magee
185 Rico Brogna
186 Garrett Stephenson
187 Wayne Gomes
188 Ricky Bottalico
189 Mickey Morandini
190 Mike Lieberthal
191 Kevin Polcovich
192 Francisco Cordova
193 Kevin Young
194 Jon Lieber
195 Kevin Elster
196 Tony Womack
197 Lou Collier
198 Mike Difelice RC
199 Gary Gaetti
200 Dennis Eckersley
201 Alan Benes
202 Willie McGee
203 Ron Gant
204 Fernando Valenzuela
205 Mark McGwire
206 Archi Cianfrocco
207 Andy Ashby
208 Steve Finley
209 Quilvio Veras
210 Ken Caminiti
211 Rickey Henderson
212 Joey Hamilton
213 Derrek Lee
214 Bill Mueller
215 Shawn Estes
216 J.T. Snow
217 Mark Gardner
218 Terry Mulholland
219 Dante Powell
220 Jeff Kent
221 Jamie Moyer
222 Joey Cora
223 Jeff Fassero
224 Dennis Martinez
225 Ken Griffey Jr.
226 Edgar Martinez
227 Russ Davis
228 Dan Wilson
229 Will Clark
230 Ivan Rodriguez
231 Benji Gil
232 Lee Stevens
233 Mickey Tettleton
234 Julio Santana
235 Rusty Greer
236 Bobby Witt
237 Ed Sprague
238 Pat Hentgen
239 Kelvim Escobar
240 Joe Carter
241 Carlos Delgado
242 Shannon Stewart
243 Benito Santiago
244 Tino Martinez SH
245 Ken Griffey Jr. SH
246 Kevin Brown SH
247 Ryne Sandberg SH
248 Mo Vaughn SH
249 Darryl Hamilton SH
250 Randy Johnson SH
251 Steve Finley SH
252 Bobby Higginson SH
253 Brett Tomko
254 Mark Kotsay
255 Jose Guillen
256 Eli Marrero
257 Dennis Reyes
258 Richie Sexson
259 Pat Cline
260 Todd Helton
261 Juan Melo
262 Matt Morris
263 Jeremi Gonzalez
264 Jeff Abbott
265 Aaron Boone
266 Todd Dunwoody
267 Jaret Wright
268 Derrick Gibson
269 Mario Valdez
270 Fernando Tatis
Series Two
271 Craig Counsell
272 Brad Rigby
273 Danny Clyburn
274 Brian Rose
275 Miguel Tejada
276 Jason Varitek
277 Dave Dellucci RC
278 Michael Coleman
279 Adam Riggs
280 Ben Grieve
281 Brad Fullmer
282 Ken Cloude
283 Tom Evans
284 Kevin Millwood RC
285 Paul Konerko
286 Juan Encarnacion
287 Chris Carpenter
288 Tom Fordham
289 Gary DiSarcina
290 Tim Salmon
291 Troy Percival
292 Todd Greene
293 Ken Hill
294 Dennis Springer
295 Jim Edmonds
296 Allen Watson
297 Brian Anderson
298 Keith Lockhart
299 Tom Glavine
300 Chipper Jones
301 Randall Simon
302 Mark Lemke
303 Ryan Klesko
304 Denny Neagle
305 Andruw Jones
306 Mike Mussina
307 Brady Anderson
308 Chris Hoiles
309 Mike Bordick
310 Cal Ripken
311 Geronimo Berroa
312 Armando Benitez
313 Roberto Alomar
314 Tim Wakefield
315 Reggie Jefferson
316 Jeff Frye
317 Scott Hatteberg
318 Steve Avery
319 Robinson Checo
320 Nomar Garciaparra
321 Lance Johnson
322 Tyler Houston
323 Mark Clark
324 Terry Adams
325 Sammy Sosa
326 Scott Servais
327 Manny Alexander
328 Norberto Martin
329 Scott Eyre
330 Frank Thomas
331 Robin Ventura
332 Matt Karchner
333 Keith Foulke
334 James Baldwin
335 Chris Stynes
336 Bret Boone
337 Jon Nunnally
338 Dave Burba
339 Eduardo Perez
340 Reggie Sanders
341 Mike Remlinger
342 Pat Watkins
343 Chad Ogea
344 John Smiley
345 Kenny Lofton
346 Jose Mesa
347 Charles Nagy
348 Enrique Wilson
349 Bruce Aven
350 Manny Ramirez
351 Jerry DiPoto
352 Ellis Burks
353 Kirt Manwaring
354 Vinny Castilla
355 Larry Walker
356 Kevin Ritz
357 Pedro Astacio
358 Scott Sanders
359 Deivi Cruz
360 Brian L. Hunter
361 Pedro Martinez HM
362 Tom Glavine HM
363 Willie McGee HM
364 J.T. Snow HM
365 Rusty Greer HM
366 Mike Grace HM
367 Tony Clark HM
368 Ben Grieve HM
369 Gary Sheffield HM
370 Joe Oliver
371 Todd Jones
372 Frank Catalanotto RC
373 Brian Moehler
374 Cliff Floyd
375 Bobby Bonilla
376 Al Leiter
377 Josh Booty
378 Darren Daulton
379 Jay Powell
380 Felix Heredia
381 Jim Eisenreich
382 Richard Hidalgo
383 Mike Hampton
384 Shane Reynolds
385 Jeff Bagwell
386 Derek Bell
387 Ricky Gutierrez
388 Bill Spiers
389 Jose Offerman
390 Johnny Damon
391 Jermaine Dye
392 Jeff Montgomery
393 Glendon Rusch
394 Mike Sweeney
395 Kevin Appier
396 Joe Vitiello
397 Ramon Martinez
398 Darren Dreifort
399 Wilton Guerrero
400 Mike Piazza
401 Eddie Murray
402 Ismael Valdes
403 Todd Hollandsworth
404 Mark Loretta
405 Jeromy Burnitz
406 Jeff Cirillo
407 Scott Karl
408 Mike Matheny
409 Jose Valentin
410 John Jaha
411 Terry Steinbach
412 Torii Hunter
413 Pat Meares
414 Marty Cordova
415 Jaret Wright PH
416 Mike Mussina PH
417 John Smoltz PH
418 Devon White PH
419 Denny Neagle PH
420 Livan Hernandez PH
421 Kevin Brown PH
422 Marquis Grissom PH
423 Mike Mussina PH
424 Eric Davis PH
425 Tony Fernandez PH
426 Moises Alou PH
427 Sandy Alomar Jr. PH
428 Gary Sheffield PH
429 Jaret Wright PH
430 Livan Hernandez PH
431 Chad Ogea PH
432 Edgar Renteria PH
433 LaTroy Hawkins
434 Rich Robertson
435 Chuck Knoblauch
436 Jose Vidro
437 Dustin Hermanson
438 Jim Bullinger
439 Orlando Cabrera
440 Vladimir Guerrero
441 Ugueth Urbina
442 Brian McRae
443 Matt Franco
444 Bobby Jones
445 Bernard Gilkey
446 Dave Mlicki
447 Brian Bohanon
448 Mel Rojas
449 Tim Raines
450 Derek Jeter
451 Roger Clemens UE
452 Nomar Garciaparra UE
453 Mike Piazza UE
454 Mark McGwire UE
455 Ken Griffey Jr. UE
456 Larry Walker UE
457 Alex Rodriguez UE
458 Tony Gwynn UE
459 Frank Thomas UE
460 Tino Martinez
461 Chad Curtis
462 Ramiro Mendoza
463 Joe Girardi
464 David Wells
465 Mariano Rivera
466 Willie Adams
467 George Williams
468 Dave Telgheder
469 Dave Magadan
470 Matt Stairs
471 Bill Taylor
472 Jimmy Haynes
473 Gregg Jefferies
474 Midre Cummings
475 Curt Schilling
476 Mike Grace
477 Mark Leiter
478 Matt Beech
479 Scott Rolen
480 Jason Kendall
481 Esteban Loaiza
482 Jermaine Allensworth
483 Mark Smith
484 Jason Schmidt
485 Jose Guillen
486 Al Martin
487 Delino DeShields
488 Todd Stottlemyrek
489 Brian Jordan
490 Ray Lankford
491 Matt Morris
492 Royce Clayton
493 John Mabry
494 Wally Joyner
495 Trevor Hoffman
496 Chris Gomez
497 Sterling Hitchcock
498 Pete Smith
499 Greg Vaughn
500 Tony Gwynn
501 Will Cunnane
502 Darryl Hamilton
503 Brian Johnson
504 Kirk Rueter
505 Barry Bonds
506 Osvaldo Fernandez
507 Stan Javier
508 Julian Tavarez
509 Rich Aurilia
510 Alex Rodriguez
511 David Segui
512 Rich Amaral
513 Raul Ibanez
514 Jay Buhner
515 Randy Johnson
516 Heathcliff Slocumb
517 Tony Saunders
518 Kevin Elster
519 John Burkett
520 Juan Gonzalez
521 John Wetteland
522 Domingo Cedeno
523 Darren Oliver
524 Roger Pavlik
525 Jose Cruz Jr.
526 Woody Williams
527 Alex Gonzalez
528 Robert Person
529 Juan Guzman
530 Roger Clemens
531 Shawn Green
532 Cordova/Rincon/Smith SH
533 Nomar Garciaparra SH
534 Roger Clemens SH
535 Mark McGwire SH
536 Larry Walker SH
537 Mike Piazza SH
538 Curt Schilling SH
539 Tony Gwynn SH
540 Ken Griffey Jr. SH
Rookie Series
541 Carl Pavano SR
542 Shane Monahan SR
543 Gabe Kapler SR RC
544 Eric Milton SR
545 Gary Matthews Jr. SR RC
546 Mike Kinkade SR RC
547 Ryan Christenson SR RC
548 Corey Koskie SR RC
549 Norm Hutchins SR
550 Russell Branyan SR
551 Masato Yoshii SR RC
552 Jesus Sanchez SR RC
553 Anthony Sanders SR
554 Edwin Diaz SR
555 Gabe Alvarez SR
556 Carlos Lee SR RC
557 Mike Darr SR
558 Kerry Wood SR
559 Carlos Guillen SR
560 Sean Casey SR
561 Manny Aybar SR RC
562 Octavio Dotel SR
563 Jarrod Washburn SR
564 Mark L. Johnson SR
565 Ramon Hernandez SR
566 Rich Butler RC SR
567 Mike Caruso SR
568 SCliff Politte R
569 Scott Elarton SR
570 Magglio Ordonez SR RC
571 Adam Butler SR RC
572 Marlon Anderson SR
573 Julio Ramirez SR RC
574 Darron Ingram SR RC
575 Bruce Chen SR
576 Steve Woodard SR
577 Hiram Bocachica SR
578 Kevin Witt SR
579 Javier Vazquez SR
580 Alex Gonzalez SR
581 Brian Powell SR
582 Wes Helms SR
583 Ron Wright SR
584 Rafael Medina SR
585 Daryle Ward SR
586 Geoff Jenkins SR
587 Preston Wilson SR
588 Jim Chamblee SR RC
589 Mike Lowell SR RC
590 A.J. Hinch SR
591 Francisco Cordero SR RC
592 Rolando Arrojo SR RC
593 Braden Looper SR
594 Sidney Ponson SR
595 Matt Clement SR
596 Carlton Loewer SR
597 Brian Meadows SR
598 Danny Klassen SR
599 Larry Sutton SR
600 Travis Lee SR
601 Randy Johnson EP SP
602 Greg Maddux EP SP
603 Roger Clemens EP SP
604 Jaret Wright EP SP
605 Mike Piazza EP SP
606 Tino Martinez EP SP
607 Frank Thomas EP SP
608 Mo Vaughn EP SP
609 Todd Helton EP SP
610 Mark McGwire EP SP
611 Jeff Bagwell EP SP
612 Travis Lee EP SP
613 Scott Rolen EP SP
614 Cal Ripken EP SP
615 Chipper Jones EP SP
616 Nomar Garciaparra EP SP
617 Alex Rodriguez EP SP
618 Derek Jeter EP SP
619 Tony Gwynn EP SP
620 Ken Griffey Jr. EP SP
621 Kenny Lofton EP SP
622 Juan Gonzalez EP SP
623 Jose Cruz Jr. EP SP
624 Larry Walker EP SP
625 Barry Bonds EP SP
626 Ben Grieve EP SP
627 Andruw Jones EP SP
628 Vladimir Guerrero EP SP
629 Paul Konerko EP SP
630 Paul Molitor EP SP
631 Cecil Fielder
632 Jack McDowell
633 Mike James
634 Brian Anderson
635 Jay Bell
636 Devon White
637 Andy Stankiewicz
638 Tony Batista
639 Omar Daal
640 Matt Williams
641 Brent Brede
642 Jorge Fabregas
643 Karim Garcia
644 Felix Rodriguez
645 Andy Benes
646 Willie Blair
647 Jeff Suppan
648 Yamil Benitez
649 Walt Weiss
650 Andres Galarraga
651 Doug Drabek
652 Ozzie Guillen
653 Joe Carter
654 Dennis Eckersley
655 Pedro Martinez
656 Jim Leyritz
657 Henry Rodriguez
658 Rod Beck
659 Mickey Morandini
660 Jeff Blauser
661 Ruben Sierra
662 Mike Sirotka
663 Pete Harnisch
664 Damian Jackson
665 Dmitri Young
666 Steve Cooke
667 Geronimo Berroa
668 Shawon Dunston
669 Mike Jackson
670 Travis Fryman
671 Dwight Gooden
672 Paul Assenmacher
673 Eric Plunk
674 Mike Lansing
675 Darryl Kile
676 Luis Gonzalez
677 Frank Castillo
678 Joe Randa
679 Bip Roberts
680 Derrek Lee
681 Mike Piazza (Mets) SP
681a Mike Piazza (Marlins) SP
682 Sean Berry
683 Ramon Garcia
684 Carl Everett
685 Moises Alou
686 Hal Morris
687 Jeff Conine
688 Gary Sheffield
689 Jose Vizcaino
690 Charles Johnson
691 Bobby Bonilla
692 Marquis Grissom
693 Alex Ochoa
694 Mike Morgan
695 Orlando Merced
696 David Ortiz
697 Brent Gates
698 Otis Nixon
699 Trey Moore
700 Derrick May
701 Rich Becker
702 Al Leiter
703 Chili Davis
704 Scott Brosius
705 Chuck Knoblauch
706 Kenny Rogers
707 Mike Blowers
708 Mike Fetters
709 Tom Candiotti
710 Rickey Henderson
711 Bob Abreu
712 Mark Lewis
713 Doug Glanville
714 Desi Relaford
715 Kent Mercker
716 Kevin Brown
717 James Mouton
718 Mark Langston
719 Greg Myers
720 Orel Hershiser
721 Charlie Hayes
722 Robb Nen
723 Glenallen Hill
724 Tony Saunders
725 Wade Boggs
726 Kevin Stocker
727 Wilson Alvarez
728 Albie Lopez
729 Dave Martinez
730 Fred McGriff
731 Quinton McCracken
732 Bryan Rekar
733 Paul Sorrento
734 Roberto Hernandez
735 Bubba Trammell
736 Miguel Cairo
737 John Flaherty
738 Terrell Wade
739 Roberto Kelly
740 Mark McLemore
741 Danny Patterson
742 Aaron Sele
743 Tony Fernandez
744 Randy Myers
745 Jose Canseco
746 Darrin Fletcher
747 Mike Stanley
748 Marquis Grissom
749 Fred McGriff
750 Travis Lee