Description

1997 Donruss Signature Series is a 100-card set released in two series, about a month apart, in August and September, 1997. Like with 1996 Leaf Signature Series each pack contains one autograph.

All 100 base cards are in both series. The only difference between the two series is in the autograph checklist -- although some autographs were available in both series.

Distribution

12 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $14.99). Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	100	-	?
Platinum Press Proofs	100	150	?
Autographs	118	varies	?
Millennium Marks Autographs	143	1000	?
Century Marks Autographs	143	100	?
Notable Nicknames	11	200	?
Significant Signatures	22	2000	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 Mark McGwire
2 Kenny Lofton
3 Tony Gwynn
4 Tony Clark
5 Tim Salmon
6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
7 Mike Piazza
8 Greg Maddux
9 Roberto Alomar
10 Andres Galarraga
11 Roger Clemens
12 Bernie Williams
13 Rondell White
14 Kevin Appier
15 Ray Lankford
16 Frank Thomas
17 Will Clark
18 Chipper Jones
19 Jeff Bagwell
20 Manny Ramirez
21 Ryne Sandberg
22 Paul Molitor
23 Gary Sheffield
24 Jim Edmonds
25 Barry Larkin
26 Rafael Palmeiro
27 Alan Benes
28 Dave Justice
29 Randy Johnson
30 Barry Bonds
31 Mo Vaughn
32 Michael Tucker
33 Larry Walker
34 Tino Martinez
35 Jose Guillen
36 Carlos Delgado
37 Jason Dickson
38 Tom Glavine
39 Raul Mondesi
40 Jose Cruz, Jr. RC
41 Johnny Damon
42 Mark Grace
43 Juan Gonzalez
44 Vladimir Guerrero
45 Kevin Brown
46 Justin Thompson
47 Eric Young
48 Ron Coomer
49 Mark Kotsay RC
50 Scott Rolen
51 Derek Jeter
52 Jim Thome
53 Fred McGriff
54 Albert Belle
55 Garret Anderson
56 Wilton Guerrero
57 Jose Canseco
58 Cal Ripken, Jr.
59 Sammy Sosa
60 Dmitri Young
61 Alex Rodriguez
62 Javy Lopez
63 Sandy Alomar
64 Joe Carter
65 Dante Bichette
66 Al Martin
67 Darin Erstad
68 Pokey Reese
69 Brady Anderson
70 Andruw Jones
71 Ivan Rodriguez
72 Nomar Garciaparra
73 Moises Alou
74 Andy Pettitte
75 Jay Buhner
76 Craig Biggio
77 Wade Boggs
78 Shawn Estes
79 Neifi Perez
80 Rusty Greer
81 Pedro Martinez
82 Mike Mussina
83 Jason Giambi
84 Hideo Nomo
85 Todd Hundley
86 Deion Sanders
87 Mike Cameron
88 Bobby Bonilla
89 Todd Greene
90 Kevin Orie
91 Ken Caminiti
92 Chuck Knoblauch
93 Matt Morris
94 Matt Williams
95 Pat Hentgen
96 John Smoltz
97 Edgar Martinez
98 Jason Kendall
99 Ken Griffey, Jr. CL
100 Frank Thomas CL

Parallels

All 100 base cards are available in a Platinum Press Proof parallel which is serial-numbered to 150 copies each.

Autographs & Game-Used

Autographs

1 Jeff Abbott A
2 Bob Abreu B
3 Edgardo Alfonzo A
4 Roberto Alomar A/B
5 Sandy Alomar, Jr. A
6 Moises Alou A
7 Garret Anderson B
8 Andy Ashby A
9 Trey Beamon B
10 Alan Benes B
11 Geronimo Berroa A
12 Wade Boggs A/B
13 Kevin Brown B
14 Brett Butler A
15 Mike Cameron B
16 Giovanni Carrara B
17 Luis Castillo B
18 Tony Clark A
19 Will Clark B
20 Lou Collier A
21 Bartolo Colon B
22 Ron Coomer B
23 Marty Cordova A
24 Jacob Cruz A/B
25 Jose Cruz, Jr. A/B
26 Russ Davis B
27 Jason Dickson A
28 Todd Dunwoody A
29 Jermaine Dye B
30 Jim Edmonds A
31 Darin Erstad A/B
32 Bobby Estalella A
33 Shawn Estes B
34 Jeff Fassero A
35 Andres Galarraga B
36 Karim Garcia A
37 Derrick Gibson B
38 Brian Giles B
39 Tom Glavine B
40 Rick Gorecki A
41 Shawn Green B
42 Todd Greene A
43 Rusty Greer B
44 Ben Grieve B
45 Mark Grudzielanek B
46 Vladimir Guerrero A/B
47 Wilton Guerrero A
48 Jose Guillen B
49 Jeffrey Hammonds B
50 Todd Helton A
51 Todd Hollandsworth A
52 Trenidad Hubbard A
53 Todd Hundley B
54 Bobby Jones B
55 Brian Jordan B
56 Dave Justice B
57 Eric Karros B
58 Jason Kendall B
59 Jimmy Key B
60 Brooks Kieschnick A
61 Ryan Klesko A
62 Paul Konerko A
63 Mark Kotsay A
64 Ray Lankford A
65 Barry Larkin A/B
66 Derrek Lee B
67 Esteban Loaiza B
68 Javy Lopez B
69 Edgar Martinez A/B
70 Pedro Martinez A
71 Rafael Medina A
72 Raul Mondesi EXCH B
73 Matt Morris A
74 Paul O'Neill B
75 Kevin Orie A
76 David Ortiz A
77 Rafael Palmeiro B
78 Jay Payton A
79 Neifi Perez B
80 Manny Ramirez A
81 Joe Randa A
82 Pokey Reese B
83 Edgar Renteria EXCH B
84 Dennis Reyes A
85 Henry Rodriguez B
86 Scott Rolen A/B
87 Kirk Rueter A
88 Ryne Sandberg A
89 Dwight Smith B
90 J.T. Snow A
91 Scott Spiezio A
92 Shannon Stewart A
93 Jeff Suppan A
94 Mike Sweeney A
95 Miguel Tejada A
95A Miguel Tejada B
96 Justin Thompson B
97 Brett Tomko A
98 Bubba Trammell B
99 Michael Tucker B
100 Javier Valentin A
101 Mo Vaughn A/B
102 Robin Ventura A
103 Terrell Wade B
104 Billy Wagner B
105 Larry Walker A
106 Todd Walker B
107 Rondell White B
108 Kevin Wickander A
109 Chris Widger A
110 Matt Williams A/B
111 Antone Williamson A
112 Dan Wilson B
113 Tony Womack A
114 Jaret Wright B
115 Dmitri Young B
116 Eric Young A
117 Kevin Young A
NNO Frank Thomas (Fascimile)

Notable Nicknames

1 Ernie Banks "Mr. Cub"
2 Tony Clark "The Tiger"
3 Roger Clemens "Rocket"
4 Reggie Jackson "Mr. October"
5 Randy Johnson "Big Unit"
6 Stan Musial "The Man"
7 Ivan Rodriguez "Pudge"
8 Frank Thomas "Big Hurt"
9 Mo Vaughn "Hit Dog"
10 Billy Wagner "The Kid"

Significant Signatures

1 Ernie Banks
2 Johnny Bench
3 Yogi Berra
4 George Brett
5 Lou Brock
6 Rod Carew
7 Steve Carlton
8 Larry Doby
9 Carlton Fisk
10 Bob Gibson
11 Reggie Jackson
12 Al Kaline
13 Harmon Killebrew
14 Don Mattingly
15 Stan Musial
16 Jim Palmer
17 Brooks Robinson
18 Frank Robinson
19 Mike Schmidt
20 Tom Seaver
21 Duke Snider
22 Carl Yastrzemski
11 Reggie Jackson (Silver Ink)