1996 Donruss Series 2 hobby box

Description

1996 Donruss is a 550-card set issued in two series of 330 and 220 cards respectively. The full-bleed fronts feature the player's name is in white ink in the upper right, and the player's team and uniform number in a foil "box."

One of the main selling points is that all non-parallel inserts were serial-numbered, with each waxbox yielding at least one.

This would be the final Donruss product released as an independent company, as it was purchased by Pinnacle Brands in May. It would also be the final year Dick Perez would produce the Diamond Kings.

Rookie Cards in this set include Mike Cameron.

Distribution

Series One Hobby: 36 packs per box, 12 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.79).

Series Two Hobby: 18 packs per box, 12 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.79).

Retail: 12 cards per pack.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	550	-	?	?
Press Proofs (S1)	330	2000	1:12	1:12
Press Proofs (S2)	220	2000	1:10	1:10
Diamond Kings (S1)	14	10,000	1:60	1:60
Diamond Kings (S2)	17	10,000	1:30	1:30
Elite (S1)	6	10,000	1:75	1:75
Elite (S2)	6	10,000	1:40	1:40
Hit List (S1)	8	10,000	1:105	1:105
Hit List (S2)	8	10,000	1:60	1:60
Showdown (S1)	8	10,000	1:105	1:105
Power Alley (S1)	10	4500	1:92	N/A
Power Alley Die-Cut (S1)	10	500	?	N/A
Long Ball Leaders (S1)	8	5000	N/A	1:96
Freeze Frame (S2)	8	5000	1:60	1:60
Round Trippers (S2)	10	5000	1:55	N/A
Pure Power (S2)	8	5000	N/A	?

Checklist

Promos

This eight-card set was issued to preview the 1996 Donruss series. The disclaimer "PROMOTIONAL SAMPLE" is stamped diagonally across both sides of the cards.

1 Frank Thomas
2 Barry Bonds
3 Hideo Nomo
4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
6 Manny Ramirez
7 Mike Piazza
8 Greg Maddux

Base Set

Series One

1 Frank Thomas
2 Jason Bates
3 Steve Sparks
4 Scott Servais
5 Angelo Encarnacion
6 Scott Sanders
7 Billy Ashley
8 Alex Rodriguez
9 Sean Bergman
10 Brad Radke
11 Andy Van Slyke
12 Joe Girardi
13 Mark Grudzielanek
14 Rick Aguilera
15 Randy Veres
16 Tim Bogar
17 Dave Veres
18 Kevin Stocker
19 Marquis Grissom
20 Will Clark
21 Jay Bell
22 Allen Battle
23 Frank Rodriguez
24 Terry Steinbach
25 Gerald Williams
26 Sid Roberson
27 Greg Zaun
28 Ozzie Timmons
29 Vaughn Eshelman
30 Ed Sprague
31 Gary DiSarcina
32 Joe Boever
33 Steve Avery
34 Brad Ausmus
35 Kirt Manwaring
36 Gary Sheffield
37 Jason Bere
38 Jeff Manto
39 David Cone
40 Manny Ramirez
41 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
42 Curtis Goodwin
43 Tino Martinez
44 Woody Williams
45 Dean Palmer
46 Hipolito Pichardo
47 Jason Giambi
48 Lance Johnson
49 Bernard Gilkey
50 Kirby Puckett
51 Tony Fernandez
52 Alex Gonzalez
53 Bret Saberhagen
54 Lyle Mouton
55 Brian McRae
56 Mark Gubicza
57 Sergio Valdez
58 Darrin Fletcher
59 Steve Parris
60 Johnny Damon
61 Rickey Henderson
62 Darrell Whitmore
63 Roberto Petagine
64 Trenidad Hubbard
65 Heathcliff Slocumb
66 Steve Finley
67 Mariano Rivera
68 Brian L. Hunter
69 Jamie Moyer
70 Ellis Burks
71 Pat Kelly
72 Mickey Tettleton
73 Garret Anderson
74 Andy Pettitte
75 Glenallen Hill
76 Brent Gates
77 Lou Whitaker
78 David Segui
79 Dan Wilson
80 Pat Listach
81 Jeff Bagwell
82 Ben McDonald
83 John Valentin
84 John Jaha
85 Pete Schourek
86 Bryce Florie
87 Brian Jordan
88 Ron Karkovice
89 Al Leiter
90 Tony Longmire
91 Nelson Liriano
92 David Bell
93 Kevin Gross
94 Tom Candiotti
95 Dave Martinez
96 Greg Myers
97 Rheal Cormier
98 Chris Hammond
99 Randy Myers
100 Bill Pulsipher
101 Jason Isringhausen
102 Dave Stevens
103 Roberto Alomar
104 Bob Higginson
105 Eddie Murray
106 Matt Walbeck
107 Mark Wohlers
108 Jeff Nelson
109 Tom Goodwin
110 Cal Ripken, Jr.
111 Rey Sanchez
112 Hector Carrasco
113 B.J. Surhoff
114 Dan Miceli
115 Dean Hartgraves
116 John Burkett
117 Gary Gaetti
118 Ricky Bones
119 Mike Macfarlane
120 Bip Roberts
121 Dave Mlicki
122 Chili Davis
123 Mark Whiten
124 Herbert Perry
125 Butch Henry
126 Derek Bell
127 Al Martin
128 John Franco
129 William VanLandingham
130 Mike Bordick
131 Mike Mordecai
132 Robby Thompson
133 Greg Colbrunn
134 Domingo Cedeno
135 Chad Curtis
136 Jose Hernandez
137 Scott Klingenbeck
138 Ryan Klesko
139 John Smiley
140 Charlie Hayes
141 Jay Buhner
142 Doug Drabek
143 Roger Pavlik
144 Todd Worrell
145 Cal Ripken, Jr.
146 Steve Reed
147 Chuck Finley
148 Mike Blowers
149 Orel Hershiser
150 Allen Watson
151 Ramon Martinez
152 Melvin Nieves
153 Tripp Cromer
154 Yorkis Perez
155 Stan Javier
156 Mel Rojas
157 Aaron Sele
158 Eric Karros
159 Robb Nen
160 Raul Mondesi
161 John Wetteland
162 Tim Scott
163 Kenny Rogers
164 Melvin Bunch
165 Rod Beck
166 Andy Benes
167 Lenny Dykstra
168 Orlando Merced
169 Tomas Perez
170 Xavier Hernandez
171 Ruben Sierra
172 Alan Trammell
173 Mike Fetters
174 Wilson Alvarez
175 Erik Hanson
176 Travis Fryman
177 Jim Abbott
178 Bret Boone
179 Sterling Hitchcock
180 Pat Mahomes
181 Mark Acre
182 Charles Nagy
183 Rusty Greer
184 Mike Stanley
185 Jim Bullinger
186 Shane Andrews
187 Brian Keyser
188 Tyler Green
189 Mark Grace
190 Bob Hamelin
191 Luis Ortiz
192 Joe Carter
193 Eddie Taubensee
194 Brian Anderson
195 Edgardo Alfonzo
196 Pedro Munoz
197 Dave Justice
198 Trevor Hoffman
199 Bobby Ayala
200 Tony Eusebio
201 Jeff Russell
202 Mike Hampton
203 Walt Weiss
204 Joey Hamilton
205 Roberto Hernandez
206 Greg Vaughn
207 Felipe Lira
208 Harold Baines
209 Tim Wallach
210 Manny Alexander
211 Tim Laker
212 Chris Haney
213 Brian Maxcy
214 Eric Young
215 Darryl Strawberry
216 Barry Bonds
217 Tim Naehring
218 Scott Brosius
219 Reggie Sanders
220 Eddie Murray
221 Luis Alicea
222 Albert Belle
223 Benji Gil
224 Dante Bichette
225 Bobby Bonilla
226 Todd Stottlemyre
227 Jim Edmonds
228 Todd Jones
229 Shawn Green
230 Javy Lopez
231 Ariel Prieto
232 Tony Phillips
233 James Mouton
234 Jose Oquendo
235 Royce Clayton
236 Chuck Carr
237 Doug Jones
238 Mark McLemore
239 Bill Swift
240 Scott Leius
241 Russ Davis
242 Ray Durham
243 Matt Mieske
244 Brent Mayne
245 Thomas Howard
246 Troy O'Leary
247 Jacob Brumfield
248 Mickey Morandini
249 Todd Hundley
250 Chris Bosio
251 Omar Vizquel
252 Mike Lansing
253 John Mabry
254 Mike Perez
255 Delino DeShields
256 Wil Cordero
257 Mike James
258 Todd Van Poppel
259 Joey Cora
260 Andre Dawson
261 Jerry DiPoto
262 Rick Krivda
263 Glenn Dishman
264 Mike Mimbs
265 John Ericks
266 Jose Canseco
267 Jeff Branson
268 Curtis Leskanic
269 Jon Nunnally
270 Scott Stahoviak
271 Jeff Montgomery
272 Hal Morris
273 Esteban Loaiza
274 Rico Brogna
275 Dave Winfield
276 J.R. Phillips
277 Todd Zeile
278 Tom Pagnozzi
279 Mark Lemke
280 Dave Magadan
281 Greg McMichael
282 Mike Morgan
283 Moises Alou
284 Dennis Martinez
285 Jeff Kent
286 Mark Johnson
287 Darren Lewis
288 Brad Clontz
289 Chad Fonville
290 Paul Sorrento
291 Lee Smith
292 Tom Glavine
293 Antonio Osuna
294 Kevin Foster
295 Sandy Martinez
296 Mark Leiter
297 Julian Tavarez
298 Mike Kelly
299 Joe Oliver
300 John Flaherty
301 Don Mattingly
302 Pat Meares
303 John Doherty
304 Joe Vitiello
305 Vinny Castilla
306 Jeff Brantley
307 Mike Greenwell
308 Midre Cummings
309 Curt Schilling
310 Ken Caminiti
311 Scott Erickson
312 Carl Everett
313 Charles Johnson
314 Alex Diaz
315 Jose Mesa
316 Mark Carreon
317 Carlos Perez
318 Ismael Valdes
319 Frank Castillo
320 Tom Henke
321 Spike Owen
322 Joe Orsulak
323 Paul Menhart
324 Pedro Borbon
325 Paul Molitor
326 Jeff Cirillo
327 Edwin Hurtado
328 Orlando Miller
329 Steve Ontiveros
330 Kirby Puckett

Series Two

514 LaTroy Hawkins
542 Jeff Parrett
331 Scott Bullett
332 Andres Galarraga
333 Cal Eldred
334 Sammy Sosa
335 Don Slaught
336 Jody Reed
337 Roger Cedeno
338 Ken Griffey, Jr.
339 Todd Hollandsworth
340 Mike Trombley
341 Gregg Jefferies
342 Larry Walker
343 Pedro Martinez
344 Dwayne Hosey
345 Terry Pendleton
346 Pete Harnisch
347 Tony Castillo
348 Paul Quantrill
349 Fred McGriff
350 Ivan Rodriguez
351 Butch Huskey
352 Ozzie Smith
353 Marty Cordova
354 John Wasdin
355 Wade Boggs
356 Dave Nilsson
357 Rafael Palmeiro
358 Luis Gonzalez
359 Reggie Jefferson
360 Carlos Delgado
361 Orlando Palmeiro
362 Chris Gomez
363 John Smoltz
364 Marc Newfield
365 Matt Williams
366 Jesus Tavarez
367 Bruce Ruffin
368 Sean Berry
369 Randy Velarde
370 Tony Pena
371 Jim Thome
372 Jeffrey Hammonds
373 Bob Wolcott
374 Juan Guzman
375 Juan Gonzalez
376 Michael Tucker
377 Doug Johns
378 Mike Cameron
379 Ray Lankford
380 Jose Parra
381 Jimmy Key
382 John Olerud
383 Kevin Ritz
384 Tim Raines
385 Rich Amaral
386 Keith Lockhart
387 Steve Scarsone
388 Cliff Floyd
389 Rich Aude
390 Hideo Nomo
391 Geronimo Berroa
392 Pat Rapp
393 Dustin Hermanson
394 Greg Maddux
395 Darren Daulton
396 Kenny Lofton
397 Ruben Rivera
398 Billy Wagner
399 Kevin Brown
400 Mike Kingery
401 Bernie Williams
402 Otis Nixon
403 Damion Easley
404 Paul O'Neill
405 Deion Sanders
406 Dennis Eckersley
407 Tony Clark
408 Rondell White
409 Luis Sojo
410 David Hulse
411 Shane Reynolds
412 Chris Hoiles
413 Lee Tinsley
414 Scott Karl
415 Ron Gant
416 Brian Johnson
417 Jose Oliva
418 Jack McDowell
419 Paul Molitor
420 Ricky Bottalico
421 Paul Wagner
422 Terry Bradshaw
423 Bob Tewksbury
424 Mike Piazza
425 Luis Andujar
426 Mark Langston
427 Stan Belinda
428 Kurt Abbott
429 Shawon Dunston
430 Bobby Jones
431 Jose Vizcaino
432 Matt Lawton
433 Pat Hentgen
434 Cecil Fielder
435 Carlos Baerga
436 Rich Becker
437 Chipper Jones
438 Bill Risley
439 Kevin Appier
440 Wade Boggs
441 Jaime Navarro
442 Barry Larkin
443 Jose Valentin
444 Bryan Rekar
445 Rick Wilkins
446 Quilvio Veras
447 Greg Gagne
448 Mark Kiefer
449 Bobby Witt
450 Andy Ashby
451 Alex Ochoa
452 Jorge Fabregas
453 Gene Schall
454 Ken Hill
455 Tony Tarasco
456 Donne Wall
457 Carlos Garcia
458 Ryan Thompson
459 Marvin Benard
460 Jose Herrera
461 Jeff Blauser
462 Chris Hook
463 Jeff Conine
464 Devon White
465 Danny Bautista
466 Steve Trachsel
467 C.J. Nitkowski
468 Mike Devereaux
469 David Wells
470 Jim Eisenreich
471 Edgar Martinez
472 Craig Biggio
473 Jeff Frye
474 Karim Garcia
475 Jimmy Haynes
476 Darren Holmes
477 Tim Salmon
478 Randy Johnson
479 Eric Plunk
480 Scott Cooper
481 Chan Ho Park
482 Ray McDavid
483 Mark Petkovsek
484 Greg Swindell
485 George Williams
486 Yamil Benitez
487 Tim Wakefield
488 Kevin Tapani
489 Derrick May
490 Ken Griffey, Jr.
491 Derek Jeter
492 Jeff Fassero
493 Benito Santiago
494 Tom Gordon
495 Jamie Brewington
496 Vince Coleman
497 Kevin Jordan
498 Jeff King
499 Mike Simms
500 Jose Rijo
501 Denny Neagle
502 Jose Lima
503 Kevin Seitzer
504 Alex Fernandez
505 Mo Vaughn
506 Phil Nevin
507 J.T. Snow
508 Andujar Cedeno
509 Ozzie Guillen
510 Mark Clark
511 Mark McGwire
512 Jeff Reboulet
513 Armando Benitez
515 Brett Butler
516 Tavo Alvarez
517 Chris Snopek
518 Mike Mussina
519 Darryl Kile
520 Wally Joyner
521 Willie McGee
522 Kent Mercker
523 Mike Jackson
524 Troy Percival
525 Tony Gwynn
526 Ron Coomer
527 Darryl Hamilton
528 Phil Plantier
529 Norm Charlton
530 Craig Paquette
531 Dave Burba
532 Mike Henneman
533 Terrell Wade
534 Eddie Williams
535 Robin Ventura
536 Chuck Knoblauch
537 Les Norman
538 Brady Anderson
539 Roger Clemens
540 Mark Portugal
541 Mike Matheny
543 Roberto Kelly
544 Damon Buford
545 Chad Ogea
546 Jose Offerman
547 Brian Barber
548 Danny Tartabull
549 Duane Singleton
550 Tony Gwynn

Parallels

All cards are available as Press Proof parallels. Each Press Proof is limited to 2000 copies.

Inserts

Diamond Kings

Diamond Kings 1-14 were inserted into Series One packs, and 15-31 in Series Two. All cards are serial-numbered to 10,000 copies.

This would be the final year Dick Perez produced the Diamond Kings, as Pinnacle Brands would choose other artists. This would also be the final year in which each MLB team was represented with DK.

DK-1 Frank Thomas
DK-2 Mo Vaughn
DK-3 Manny Ramirez
DK-4 Mark McGwire
DK-5 Juan Gonzalez
DK-6 Roberto Alomar
DK-7 Tim Salmon
DK-8 Barry Bonds
DK-9 Tony Gwynn
DK-10 Reggie Sanders
DK-11 Larry Walker
DK-12 Pedro Martinez
DK-13 Jeff King
DK-14 Mark Grace
DK-15 Greg Maddux
DK-16 Don Mattingly
DK-17 Gregg Jefferies
DK-18 Chad Curtis
DK-19 Jason Isringhausen
DK-20 B.J. Surhoff
DK-21 Jeff Conine
DK-22 Kirby Puckett
DK-23 Derek Bell
DK-24 Wally Joyner
DK-25 Brian Jordan
DK-26 Edgar Martinez
DK-27 Hideo Nomo
DK-28 Mike Mussina
DK-29 Eddie Murray
DK-30 Cal Ripken, Jr.
DL-31 Dick Perez CL

Elite Series

Cards #61-66 were inserted into Series One packs, while #67-72 were in Series Two. All cards are serial-numbered to 10,000 copies.

61 Cal Ripken, Jr.
62 Hideo Nomo
63 Reggie Sanders
64 Mo Vaughn
65 Tim Salmon
66 Chipper Jones
67 Manny Ramirez
68 Greg Maddux
69 Frank Thomas
70 Ken Griffey, Jr.
71 Dante Bichette
72 Tony Gwynn

Hit List

Cards #1-8 were inserted into Series One packs, while #9-16 were in Series Two. All cards are serial-numbered to 10,000 copies.

1 Tony Gwynn
2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
3 Will Clark
4 Mike Piazza
5 Carlos Baerga
6 Mo Vaughn
7 Mark Grace
8 Kirby Puckett
9 Frank Thomas
10 Barry Bonds
11 Jeff Bagwell
12 Edgar Martinez
13 Tim Salmon
14 Wade Boggs
15 Don Mattingly
16 Eddie Murray

Showdown

These cards were randomly inserted into Series One packs and are serial-numbered to 10,000 copies.

8 Manny Ramirez / Carlos Perez
7 Tim Wakefield / Matt Williams
6 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Pedro Martinez
5 Mike Piazza / Mike Mussina
4 Tony Gwynn / Roger Clemens
3 Greg Maddux / Ken Griffey, Jr.
1 Frank Thomas / Hideo Nomo
2 Barry Bonds / Randy Johnson

Power Alley

Each Power Alley insert is exclusive to Series One Hobby packs and serial-numbered to 5000 copies. The first 500 copies of each card have a die-cut pattern on their sides.

1 Frank Thomas
2 Barry Bonds
3 Reggie Sanders
4 Albert Belle
5 Tim Salmon
6 Dante Bichette
7 Mo Vaughn
8 Jim Edmonds
9 Manny Ramirez
10 Ken Griffey, Jr.

Long Ball Leaders

Each Long Ball Leader is exclusive to Series One retail packs, and is serial-numbered to 5000 copies.

1 Barry Bonds
2 Ryan Klesko
3 Mark McGwire
4 Raul Mondesi
5 Cecil Fielder
6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
7 Larry Walker
8 Frank Thomas

Freeze Frame

These cards were randomly inserted into Series Two packs and are serial-numbered to 5000 copies.

NOTE: All cards have rounded corners.

1 Frank Thomas
2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
4 Hideo Nomo
5 Greg Maddux
6 Albert Belle
7 Chipper Jones
8 Mike Piazza

Round Trippers

Each Round Trippers insert is exclusive to Series Two Hobby packs, and is serial-numbered to 5000 copies.

1 Albert Belle
2 Barry Bonds
3 Jeff Bagwell
4 Tim Salmon
5 Mo Vaughn
6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
7 Mike Piazza
8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
9 Frank Thomas
10 Dante Bichette

Pure Power

Each Pure Power insert is exclusive to Series Two retail packs, and is serial-numbered to 5000 copies. All cards are printed on etched-foil and have a hole punched on the bottom of the card.

1 Raul Mondesi
2 Barry Bonds
3 Albert Belle
4 Frank Thomas
5 Mike Piazza
6 Dante Bichette
7 Manny Ramirez
8 Mo Vaughn