1999 Black Diamond
Description
1999 Black Diamond is a 120-card set released by Upper Deck in December, 1998. The last 30 cards in the base set make up a "Diamond Debuts" subset, which is short-printed. There are no rookie cards in the set.
Distribution
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 90 | - | ? | ? |
| Diamond Debut | 30 | - | 1:4 | ? |
| Black Diamond Double Base | 90 | 3,000 | ? | ? |
| Black Diamond Triple Base | 90 | 1,500 | ? | ? |
| Black Diamond Quadruple Base | 90 | 150 | ? | ? |
| Black Diamond Double Diamond Debut | 30 | 2,500 | ? | ? |
| Black Diamond Triple Diamond Debut | 30 | 1,000 | ? | ? |
| Black Diamond Quadruple Diamond Debut | 30 | 100 | ? | ? |
| Diamond Dominance | 30 | 1,500 | ? | ? |
| Diamond Dominance Emerald | 30 | 1 | ? | ? |
| Mystery Numbers | 30 | 100-3,000 | ? | ? |
| Mystery Numbers Emerald | 30 | 1-30 | ? | ? |
| A Piece of History | 6 | - | ? | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
1 Darin Erstad
2 Tim Salmon
3 Jim Edmonds
4 Matt Williams
5 David Dellucci
6 Jay Bell
7 Andres Galarraga
8 Chipper Jones
9 Greg Maddux
10 Andruw Jones
11 Cal Ripken Jr.
12 Rafael Palmeiro
13 Brady Anderson
14 Mike Mussina
15 Nomar Garciaparra
16 Mo Vaughn
17 Pedro Martinez
18 Sammy Sosa
19 Henry Rodriguez
20 Frank Thomas
21 Magglio Ordonez
22 Albert Belle
23 Paul Konerko
24 Sean Casey
25 Jim Thome
26 Kenny Lofton
27 Sandy Alomar Jr.
28 Jaret Wright
29 Larry Walker
30 Todd Helton
31 Vinny Castilla
32 Tony Clark
33 Damion Easley
34 Mark Kotsay
35 Derek Lee
36 Moises Alou
37 Jeff Bagwell
38 Craig Biggio
39 Randy Johnson
40 Dean Palmer
41 Johnny Damon
42 Chan Ho Park
43 Raul Mondesi
44 Gary Sheffield
45 Jeromy Burnitz
46 Marquis Grissom
47 Jeff Cirillo
48 Paul Molitor
49 Todd Walker
50 Vladimir Guerrero
51 Brad Fullmer
52 Mike Piazza
53 Hideo Nomo
54 Carlos Baerga
55 John Olerud
56 Derek Jeter
57 Hideki Irabu
58 Tino Martinez
59 Bernie Williams
60 Miguel Tejada
61 Ben Grieve
62 Jason Giambi
63 Scott Rolen
64 Doug Glanville
65 Desi Relaford
66 Tony Womack
67 Jason Kendall
68 Jose Guillen
69 Tony Gwynn
70 Ken Caminiti
71 Greg Vaughn
72 Kevin Brown
73 Barry Bonds
74 J.T. Snow
75 Jeff Kent
76 Ken Griffey Jr.
77 Alex Rodriguez
78 Edgar Martinez
79 Jay Buhner
80 Mark McGwire
81 Delino DeShields
82 Brian Jordan
83 Quinton McCracken
84 Fred McGriff
85 Juan Gonzalez
86 Ivan Rodriguez
87 Will Clark
88 Roger Clemens
89 Jose Cruz Jr.
90 Babe Ruth
Diamond Debut
91 Troy Glaus
92 Jarrod Washburn
93 Travis Lee
94 Bruce Chen
95 Mike Caruso
96 Jim Parque
97 Kerry Wood
98 Jeremy Giambi
99 Matt Anderson
100 Seth Greisinger
101 Gabe Alvarez
102 Rafael Medina
103 Daryle Ward
104 Alex Cora
105 Adrian Beltre
106 Geoff Jenkins
107 Eric Milton
108 Carl Pavano
109 Eric Chavez
110 Orlando Hernandez
111 A.J. Hinch
112 Carlton Loewer
113 Aramis Ramirez
114 Cliff Politte
115 Matt Clement
116 Alex Gonzalez
117 J.D. Drew
118 Shane Monahan
119 Rolando Arrojo
120 George Lombard
Parallels
Black Diamond Double (Red, serial-numbered to 3,000)
Black Diamond Triple (Yellow, serial-numbered to 1,500)
Black Diamond Quadruple (Green, serial-numbered to 150)
Inserts
Diamond Dominance
Each Card #'d to 1500 Parallels include: Emerald
D01 Kerry Wood
D02 Derek Jeter
D03 Alex Rodriguez
D04 Frank Thomas
D05 Jeff Bagwell
D06 Mo Vaughn
D07 Ivan Rodriguez
D08 Cal Ripken Jr.
D09 Rolando Arrojo
D10 Chipper Jones
D11 Kenny Lofton
D12 Paul Konerko
D13 Mike Piazza
D14 Ben Grieve
D15 Nomar Garciaparra
D16 Travis Lee
D17 Scott Rolen
D18 Juan Gonzalez
D19 Tony Gwynn
D20 Tony Clark
D21 Roger Clemens
D22 Sammy Sosa
D23 Larry Walker
D24 Ken Griffey Jr.
D25 Mark McGwire
D26 Barry Bonds
D27 Vladimir Guerrero
D28 Tino Martinez
D29 Greg Maddux
D30 Babe Ruth
Mystery Numbers
Parallels include: Emerald
Print runs vary for each card and are listed below (Regular, Emerald)
M01 Babe Ruth (100, 1)
M02 Ken Griffey Jr. (200, 2)
M03 Kerry Wood (300, 3)
M04 Mark McGwire (400, 4)
M05 Alex Rodriguez (500, 5)
M06 Chipper Jones (600, 6)
M07 Nomar Garciaparra (700, 7)
M08 Derek Jeter (800, 8)
M09 Mike Piazza (900, 9)
M10 Roger Clemens (1,000, 10)
M11 Greg Maddux (1,100, 11)
M12 Scott Rolen (1,200, 12)
M13 Cal Ripken Jr. (1,300, 13)
M14 Ben Grieve (1,400, 14)
M15 Troy Glaus (1,500, 15)
M16 Sammy Sosa (1,600, 16)
M17 Darin Erstad (1,700, 17)
M18 Juan Gonzalez (1,800, 18)
M19 Pedro Martinez (1,900, 19)
M20 Larry Walker (2,000, 20)
M21 Vladimir Guerrero (2,100, 21)
M22 Jeff Bagwell (2,200, 22)
M23 Jaret Wright (2,300, 23)
M24 Travis Lee (2,400, 24)
M25 Barry Bonds (2,500, 25)
M26 Orlando Hernandez (2,600, 26)
M27 Frank Thomas (2,700, 27)
M28 Tony Gwynn (2,800, 28)
M29 Andres Galarraga (2,900, 29)
M30 Craig Biggio (3,000, 30)
Autographs & Game-Used
A Piece of History
BW Bernie Williams
JG Juan Gonzalez
MM Mark McGwire
MV Mo Vaughn
SS Sammy Sosa
TG Tony Gwynn