Description

1997 Pinnacle Inside is a 150-card set that is probably best remember for the way it was packaged, than for the actual cards. Each 10-card "pack" was distributed inside one of 24 different collectible player soup cans. In order to open the "pack," collectors needed to use a can opener. Pinnacle-branded can openers were distributed to hobby dealers as part of a display kit which also included a Ryan Klesko card and sign.

Distribution

24 cans per case, ten cards per can (MSRP: $2.99).

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	150	-	?
Club Edition	150	-	1:7
Diamond Edition	150	-	1:63
Dueling Dugouts	20	-	1:23
40 Something	16	-	1:47

Checklist

Base Set

Parallels

Each of the 150 base cards are available in the following parallels.

Club Edition
Diamond Edition

Inserts

Cans

Each pack of 1997 Pinnacle Inside came packaged inside one of 24 different cans. The cans feature replicas of base set cards reproduced on the can labels and are painted directly on the metal. Inside each can is information about an opportunity to win a trip to visit a team during their 1998 Spring Training.

1 Kenny Lofton
2 Frank Thomas
3 John Smoltz
4 Manny Ramirez
5 Alex Rodriguez
6 Barry Bonds
7 Mo Vaughn
8 Ken Griffey, Jr.
9 Albert Belle
10 Greg Maddux
11 Juan Gonzalez
12 Andy Pettitte
13 Jeff Bagwell
14 Ryan Klesko
15 Chipper Jones
16 Derek Jeter
17 Ivan Rodriguez
18 Andruw Jones
19 Mike Piazza
20 Hideo Nomo
21 Ken Caminiti
22 Cal Ripken, Jr.
23 Mark McGwire
24 Tony Gwynn

Dueling Dugouts

This 20-card set features a different player on each side of the card with a spinning wheel that lines up to reveal comparative statistics.

20 Vladimir Guerrero / Karim Garcia
19 Darin Erstad / Todd Hollandsworth
18 Hideo Nomo / Mike Mussina
17 Mariano Rivera / John Wetteland
12 Kenny Lofton / Bernie Williams
10 Tony Gwynn / Brian Jordan
9 Mark McGwire / Fred McGriff
5 Chuck Knoblauch / Roberto Alomar
1 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Alex Rodriguez
2 Jeff Bagwell / Ken Caminiti
3 Barry Bonds / Albert Belle
4 Mike Piazza / Ivan Rodriguez
6 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Andruw Jones
7 Chipper Jones / Jim Thome
8 Frank Thomas / Mo Vaughn
11 Derek Jeter / Barry Larkin
13 Juan Gonzalez / Manny Ramirez
14 Will Clark / Rafael Palmeiro
15 Greg Maddux / Roger Clemens
16 John Smoltz / Andy Pettitte

40 Something

1 Juan Gonzalez
2 Barry Bonds
3 Ken Caminiti
4 Mark McGwire
5 Todd Hundley
6 Albert Belle
7 Ellis Burks
8 Jay Buhner
9 Brady Anderson
10 Vinny Castilla
11 Mo Vaughn
12 Ken Griffey, Jr.
13 Sammy Sosa
14 Andres Galarraga
15 Gary Sheffield
16 Frank Thomas