Description

1996 Pinnacle is a 400-card set released in two series of 200 cards. In an effort to improve the brand's cache with collectors, 1996 Pinnacle was printed on a slighty thicker 20-point cardstock.

NOTE: The second series has a subset called "The .300 Series" in which the player's card number matches his career batting average. Since Paul Molitor and Jeff Bagwell both had batting averages of .305, Pinnacle sequentially-numbered their cards out to four decimal places: 305.3 for Molitor and 305.6 for Bagwell. Because there are two different versions of card #305, the set ends with card #399 and there is no card #400.

Distribution

Hobby/Retail: 24 packs per box, 10 cards per pack (MSRP: $2.49).

Jumbo: 36 packs per box, 12 cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99).

Super Packs: 36 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99). Series Two only. Retail only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds	Jumbo Odds	Super Pack Odds
Base	400	-	?	?	?	?
Starburst	200	-	1:7	1:7	1:6	1:10
Starburst Artist's Proof	200	-	1:47	1:47	1:39	1:67
Cal Ripken Tribute (S1)	1	-	1:150	1:150	?	?
Power (S1)	20	-	1:35	1:35	1:29	?
Team Pinnacle (S1)	9	-	1:72	1:72	?	?
Essence of the Game (S1)	18	-	1:23	N/A	N/A	N/A
First Rate (S1)	18	-	N/A	1:23	N/A	N/A
Team Tomorrow (S1)	10	-	N/A	N/A	1:19	N/A
Christine Brinkley Collection (S2)	16	-	1:23	1:23	1:19	?
Team Spirit (S2)	12	-	1:72	1:72	1:60	?
Project Stardom (S2)	18	-	1:35	N/A	N/A	N/A
Slugfest (S2)	20	-	N/A	1:35	N/A	N/A
Skylines (S2)	18	-	N/A	N/A	1:50	1:29

Checklist

Promos

PP2 Mo Vaughn
NNO Title Card
1 Greg Maddux
2 Bill Pulsipher
3 Dante Bichette
4 Mike Piazza
5 Garret Anderson
165 Ruben Rivera
166 Tony Clark

Base Set

Series One

1 Greg Maddux
2 Bill Pulsipher
3 Dante Bichette
4 Mike Piazza
5 Garret Anderson
6 Steve Finley
7 Andy Benes
8 Chuck Knoblauch
9 Tom Gordon
10 Jeff Bagwell
11 Wil Cordero
12 John Mabry
13 Jeff Frye
14 Travis Fryman
15 John Wetteland
16 Jason Bates
17 Danny Tartabull
18 Charles Nagy
19 Robin Ventura
20 Reggie Sanders
21 Dave Clark
22 Jaime Navarro
23 Joey Hamilton
24 Al Leiter
25 Deion Sanders
26 Tim Salmon
27 Tino Martinez
28 Mike Greenwell
29 Phil Plantier
30 Bobby Bonilla
31 Kenny Rogers
32 Chili Davis
33 Joe Carter
34 Mike Mussina
35 Matt Mieske
36 Jose Canseco
37 Brad Radke
38 Juan Gonzalez
39 David Segui
40 Alex Fernandez
41 Jeff Kent
42 Todd Zeile
43 Darryl Strawberry
44 Jose Rijo
45 Ramon Martinez
46 Manny Ramirez
47 Gregg Jefferies
48 Bryan Rekar
49 Jeff King
50 John Olerud
51 Marc Newfield
52 Charles Johnson
53 Robby Thompson
54 Brian L. Hunter
55 Mike Blowers
56 Keith Lockhart
57 Ray Lankford
58 Tim Wallach
59 Ivan Rodriguez
60 Ed Sprague
61 Paul Molitor
62 Eric Karros
63 Glenallen Hill
64 Jay Bell
65 Tom Pagnozzi
66 Greg Colbrunn
67 Edgar Martinez
68 Paul Sorrento
69 Kirt Manwaring
70 Pete Schourek
71 Orlando Merced
72 Shawon Dunston
73 Ricky Bottalico
74 Brady Anderson
75 Steve Ontiveros
76 Jim Abbott
77 Carl Everett
78 Mo Vaughn
79 Pedro Martinez
80 Harold Baines
81 Alan Trammell
82 Steve Avery
83 Jeff Cirillo
84 John Valentin
85 Bernie Williams
86 Andre Dawson
87 Dave Winfield
88 B.J. Surhoff
89 Jeff Blauser
90 Barry Larkin
91 Cliff Floyd
92 Sammy Sosa
93 Andres Galarraga
94 Dave Nilsson
95 James Mouton
96 Marquis Grissom
97 Matt Williams
98 John Jaha
99 Don Mattingly
100 Tim Naehring
101 Kevin Appier
102 Bob Higginson
103 Andy Pettitte
104 Ozzie Smith
105 Kenny Lofton
106 Ken Caminiti
107 Walt Weiss
108 Jack McDowell
109 Brian McRae
110 Gary Gaetti
111 Curtis Goodwin
112 Dennis Martinez
113 Omar Vizquel
114 Chipper Jones
115 Mark Gubicza
116 Ruben Sierra
117 Eddie Murray
118 Chad Curtis
119 Hal Morris
120 Ben McDonald
121 Marty Cordova
122 Ken Griffey, Jr.
123 Gary Sheffield
124 Charlie Hayes
125 Shawn Green
126 Jason Giambi
127 Mark Langston
128 Mark Whiten
129 Greg Vaughn
130 Mark McGwire
131 Hideo Nomo
132 Eric Karros / Mike Piazza / Hideo Nomo / Todd Hollandsworth ROY
133 Jason Bere
134 Ken Griffey, Jr. NAT
135 Frank Thomas NAT
136 Cal Ripken, Jr. NAT
137 Albert Belle NAT
138 Mike Piazza NAT
139 Dante Bichette NAT
140 Sammy Sosa NAT
141 Mo Vaughn NAT
142 Tim Salmon NAT
143 Reggie Sanders NAT
144 Cecil Fielder NAT
145 Jim Edmonds NAT
146 Rafael Palmeiro NAT
147 Edgar Martinez NAT
148 Barry Bonds NAT
149 Manny Ramirez NAT
150 Larry Walker NAT
151 Jeff Bagwell NAT
152 Ron Gant NAT
153 Andres Galarraga NAT
154 Eddie Murray NAT
155 Kirby Puckett NAT
156 Will Clark NAT
157 Don Mattingly NAT
158 Mark McGwire NAT
159 Dean Palmer NAT
160 Matt Williams NAT
161 Fred McGriff NAT
162 Joe Carter NAT
163 Juan Gonzalez NAT
164 Alex Ochoa
165 Ruben Rivera
166 Tony Clark
167 Brian Barber
168 Matt Lawton RC
169 Terrell Wade
170 Johnny Damon
171 Derek Jeter
172 Phil Nevin
173 Robert Perez
174 C.J. Nitkowski
175 Joe Vitiello
176 Roger Cedeno
177 Ron Coomer
178 Chris Widger
179 Jimmy Haynes
180 Mike Sweeney RC
181 Howard Battle
182 John Wasdin
183 Jim Pittsley
184 Bob Wolcott
185 LaTroy Hawkins
186 Nigel Wilson
187 Dustin Hermanson
188 Chris Snopek
189 Mariano Rivera
190 Jose Herrera
191 Chris Stynes
192 Larry Thomas
193 David Bell
194 Frank Thomas CL
195 Ken Griffey, Jr. CL
196 Cal Ripken, Jr. CL
197 Jeff Bagwell CL
198 Mike Piazza CL
199 Barry Bonds CL
200 Garret Anderson / Chipper Jones CL

Series Two

201 Frank Thomas
202 Michael Tucker
203 Kirby Puckett
204 Alex Gonzalez
205 Tony Gwynn
206 Moises Alou
207 Albert Belle
208 Barry Bonds
209 Fred McGriff
210 Dennis Eckersley
211 Craig Biggio
212 David Cone
213 Will Clark
214 Cal Ripken, Jr.
215 Wade Boggs
216 Pete Schourek
217 Darren Daulton
218 Carlos Baerga
219 Larry Walker
220 Denny Neagle
221 Jim Edmonds
222 Lee Smith
223 Jason Isringhausen
224 Jay Buhner
225 John Olerud
226 Jeff Conine
227 Dean Palmer
228 Jim Abbott
229 Raul Mondesi
230 Tom Glavine
231 Kevin Seitzer
232 Lenny Dykstra
233 Brian Jordan
234 Rondell White
235 Bret Boone
236 Randy Johnson
237 Paul O'Neill
238 Jim Thome
239 Edgardo Alfonzo
240 Terry Pendleton
241 Harold Baines
242 Roberto Alomar
243 Mark Grace
244 Derek Bell
245 Vinny Castilla
246 Cecil Fielder
247 Roger Clemens
248 Orel Hershiser
249 J.T. Snow
250 Rafael Palmeiro
251 Bret Saberhagen
252 Todd Hollandsworth
253 Ryan Klesko
254 Greg Maddux HH
255 Ken Griffey, Jr. HH
256 Hideo Nomo HH
257 Frank Thomas HH
258 Cal Ripken, Jr. HH
259 Jeff Bagwell HH
260 Barry Bonds HH
261 Mo Vaughn HH
262 Albert Belle HH
263 Sammy Sosa HH
264 Reggie Sanders HH
265 Mike Piazza HH
266 Chipper Jones HH
267 Tony Gwynn HH
268 Kirby Puckett HH
269 Wade Boggs HH
270 Will Clark HH
271 Gary Sheffield HH
272 Dante Bichette HH
273 Randy Johnson HH
274 Matt Williams HH
275 Alex Rodriguez HH
276 Tim Salmon HH
277 Johnny Damon HH
278 Manny Ramirez HH
279 Derek Jeter HH
280 Eddie Murray HH
281 Ozzie Smith HH
282 Garret Anderson HH
283 Raul Mondesi HH
284 Terry Steinbach
285 Carlos Garcia
286 Dave Justice
287 Eric Anthony
288 Benji Gil
289 Bob Hamelin
290 Dwayne Hosey
291 Andy Pettitte
292 Rod Beck
293 Shane Andrews
294 Julian Tavarez
295 Willie Greene
296 Ismael Valdes
297 Glenallen Hill
298 Troy Percival
299 Ray Durham
300 Jeff Conine .300
301 Ken Griffey, Jr. .300
302 Will Clark .300
303 Mike Greenwell .300
304 Carlos Baerga .300
305.3 Paul Molitor .300
305.6 Jeff Bagwell .300
306 Mark Grace .300
307 Don Mattingly .300
308 Hal Morris .300
309 Butch Huskey
310 Ozzie Guillen
311 Erik Hanson
312 Kenny Lofton .300
313 Edgar Martinez .300
314 Kurt Abbott
315 John Smoltz
316 Ariel Prieto
317 Mark Carreon
318 Kirby Puckett .300
319 Carlos Perez
320 Gary DiSarcina
321 Trevor Hoffman
322 Mike Piazza .300
323 Frank Thomas .300
324 Juan Acevedo
325 Bip Roberts
326 Javy Lopez
327 Benito Santiago
328 Mark Lewis
329 Royce Clayton
330 Tom Gordon
331 Ben McDonald
332 Dan Wilson
333 Ron Gant
334 Wade Boggs .300
335 Paul Molitor
336 Tony Gwynn .300
337 Sean Berry
338 Rickey Henderson
339 Wil Cordero
340 Kent Mercker
341 Kenny Rogers
342 Ryne Sandberg
343 Charlie Hayes
344 Andy Benes
345 Sterling Hitchcock
346 Bernard Gilkey
347 Julio Franco
348 Ken Hill
349 Russ Davis
350 Mike Blowers
351 B.J. Surhoff
352 Lance Johnson
353 Darryl Hamilton
354 Shawon Dunston
355 Rick Aguilera
356 Danny Tartabull
357 Todd Stottlemyre
358 Mike Bordick
359 Jack McDowell
360 Todd Zeile
361 Tino Martinez
362 Greg Gagne
363 Mike Kelly
364 Tim Raines
365 Ernie Young
366 Mike Stanley
367 Wally Joyner
368 Karim Garcia
369 Paul Wilson
370 Sal Fasano
371 Jason Schmidt
372 Livan Hernandez RC
373 George Arias
374 Steve Gibralter
375 Jermaine Dye
376 Jason Kendall
377 Brooks Kieschnick
378 Jeff Ware
379 Alan Benes
380 Rey Ordonez
381 Jay Powell
382 Osvaldo Fernandez RC
383 Wilton Guerrero RC
384 Eric Owens
385 George Williams RC
386 Chan Ho Park
387 Jeff Suppan
388 F.P. Santangelo RC
389 Terry Adams
390 Bob Abreu
391 Quinton McCracken
392 Mike Busby RC
393 Cal Ripken, Jr. CL
394 Ken Griffey, Jr. CL
395 Frank Thomas CL
396 Chipper Jones CL
397 Greg Maddux CL
398 Mike Piazza CL
399 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Frank Thomas / Cal Ripken, Jr. / Greg Maddux / Chipper Jones / Mike Piazza CL

Parallels

Starburst

Starburst is a 200-card all-Dufex partial-parallel, which for all intents and purposes, replaces the Museum Collection parallel. 100 cards from each series (half the base set) were made into Starburst's, however the set is sequentially-numbered differently.

In addition to the "base" Starburst, a scarcer Starburst Artist's Proof parallel is also available.

Series One

1 Greg Maddux
2 Bill Pulsipher
3 Dante Bichette
4 Mike Piazza
5 Garret Anderson
6 Chuck Knoblauch
7 Jeff Bagwell
8 Wil Cordero
9 Travis Fryman
10 Reggie Sanders
11 Deion Sanders
12 Tim Salmon
13 Tino Martinez
14 Bobby Bonilla
15 Joe Carter
16 Mike Mussina
17 Jose Canseco
18 Manny Ramirez
19 Gregg Jefferies
20 Charles Johnson
21 Brian L. Hunter
22 Ray Lankford
23 Ivan Rodriguez
24 Paul Molitor
25 Eric Karros
26 Edgar Martinez
27 Shawon Dunston
28 Mo Vaughn
29 Pedro Martinez
30 Marty Cordova
31 Ken Caminiti
32 Gary Sheffield
33 Shawn Green
34 Cliff Floyd
35 Andres Galarraga
36 Matt Williams
37 Don Mattingly
38 Kevin Appier
39 Ozzie Smith
40 Kenny Lofton
41 Ken Griffey, Jr.
42 Jack McDowell
43 Gary Gaetti
44 Dennis Martinez
45 Chipper Jones
46 Eddie Murray
47 Bernie Williams
48 Andre Dawson
49 Dave Winfield
50 B.J. Surhoff
51 Barry Larkin
52 Alan Trammell
53 Sammy Sosa
54 Hideo Nomo
55 Mark McGwire
56 Jay Bell
57 Juan Gonzalez
58 Chili Davis
59 Robin Ventura
60 John Mabry
61 Ken Griffey, Jr. NAT
62 Frank Thomas NAT
63 Cal Ripken, Jr. NAT
64 Albert Belle NAT
65 Mike Piazza NAT
66 Dante Bichette NAT
67 Sammy Sosa NAT
68 Mo Vaughn NAT
69 Tim Salmon NAT
70 Reggie Sanders NAT
71 Cecil Fielder NAT
72 Jim Edmonds NAT
73 Rafael Palmeiro NAT
74 Edgar Martinez NAT
75 Barry Bonds NAT
76 Manny Ramirez NAT
77 Larry Walker NAT
78 Jeff Bagwell NAT
79 Ron Gant NAT
80 Andres Galarraga NAT
81 Eddie Murray NAT
82 Kirby Puckett NAT
83 Will Clark NAT
84 Don Mattingly NAT
85 Mark McGwire NAT
86 Dean Palmer NAT
87 Matt Williams NAT
88 Fred McGriff NAT
89 Joe Carter NAT
90 Juan Gonzalez NAT
91 Alex Ochoa
92 Ruben Rivera
93 Tony Clark
94 Pete Schourek
95 Terrell Wade
96 Johnny Damon
97 Derek Jeter
98 Phil Nevin
99 Robert Perez
100 Dustin Hermanson

Series One

101 Frank Thomas
102 Michael Tucker
103 Kirby Puckett
104 Alex Gonzalez
105 Tony Gwynn
106 Moises Alou
107 Albert Belle
108 Barry Bonds
109 Fred McGriff
110 Dennis Eckersley
111 Craig Biggio
112 David Cone
113 Will Clark
114 Cal Ripken, Jr.
115 Wade Boggs
116 Pete Schourek
117 Darren Daulton
118 Carlos Baerga
119 Larry Walker
120 Denny Neagle
121 Jim Edmonds
122 Lee Smith
123 Jason Isringhausen
124 Jay Buhner
125 John Olerud
126 Jeff Conine
127 Dean Palmer
128 Jim Abbott
129 Raul Mondesi
130 Tom Glavine
131 Kevin Seitzer
132 Lenny Dykstra
133 Brian Jordan
134 Rondell White
135 Bret Boone
136 Randy Johnson
137 Paul O'Neill
138 Jim Thome
139 Edgardo Alfonzo
140 Terry Pendleton
141 Harold Baines
142 Roberto Alomar
143 Mark Grace
144 Derek Bell
145 Vinny Castilla
146 Cecil Fielder
147 Roger Clemens
148 Orel Hershiser
149 J.T. Snow
150 Rafael Palmeiro
151 Bret Saberhagen
152 Todd Hollandsworth
153 Ryan Klesko
154 Greg Maddux HH
155 Ken Griffey, Jr. HH
156 Hideo Nomo HH
157 Frank Thomas HH
158 Cal Ripken, Jr. HH
159 Jeff Bagwell HH
160 Barry Bonds HH
161 Mo Vaughn HH
162 Albert Belle HH
163 Sammy Sosa HH
164 Reggie Sanders HH
165 Mike Piazza HH
166 Chipper Jones HH
167 Tony Gwynn HH
168 Kirby Puckett HH
169 Wade Boggs HH
170 Will Clark HH
171 Gary Sheffield HH
172 Dante Bichette HH
173 Randy Johnson HH
174 Matt Williams HH
175 Alex Rodriguez HH
176 Tim Salmon HH
177 Johnny Damon HH
178 Manny Ramirez HH
179 Derek Jeter HH
180 Eddie Murray HH
181 Ozzie Smith HH
182 Garret Anderson HH
183 Raul Mondesi HH
184 Jeff Conine .300
185 Ken Griffey, Jr. .300
186 Will Clark .300
187 Mike Greenwell .300
188 Carlos Baerga .300
189 Paul Molitor .300
190 Jeff Bagwell .300
191 Mark Grace .300
192 Don Mattingly .300
193 Hal Morris .300
194 Kenny Lofton .300
195 Edgar Martinez .300
196 Kirby Puckett .300
197 Mike Piazza .300
198 Frank Thomas .300
199 Wade Boggs .300
200 Tony Gwynn .300

Foil

For the five-card made-for-retail Series Two "Super Packs," Pinnacle printed all the base cards on foilboard. This is a full parallel of the 200-card Series Two base set.

Inserts

Cal Ripken Tribute

1 Cal Ripken, Jr.

Power

1 Frank Thomas
2 Mo Vaughn
3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
4 Matt Williams
5 Barry Bonds
6 Reggie Sanders
7 Mike Piazza
8 Jim Edmonds
9 Dante Bichette
10 Sammy Sosa
11 Jeff Bagwell
12 Fred McGriff
13 Albert Belle
14 Tim Salmon
15 Joe Carter
16 Manny Ramirez
17 Eddie Murray
18 Cecil Fielder
19 Larry Walker
20 Juan Gonzalez

Team Pinnacle

Once again, each Team Pinnacle card has two versions: One in which the American League player is printed on Dufex foil while the National League is on foilboard, and vice versa. Both were produced equally and a set is considered complete with either.

1 Frank Thomas / Jeff Bagwell
2 Chuck Knoblauch / Craig Biggio
3 Jim Thome / Matt Williams
4 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Barry Larkin
5 Barry Bonds / Tim Salmon
6 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Reggie Sanders
7 Sammy Sosa / Albert Belle
8 Mike Piazza / Ivan Rodriguez
9 Greg Maddux / Randy Johnson

Essence of the Game

This set is exclusive to Series One Hobby packs.

1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
2 Greg Maddux
3 Frank Thomas
4 Matt Williams
5 Chipper Jones
6 Reggie Sanders
7 Ken Griffey, Jr.
8 Kirby Puckett
9 Hideo Nomo
10 Mike Piazza
11 Jeff Bagwell
12 Mo Vaughn
13 Albert Belle
14 Tim Salmon
15 Don Mattingly
16 Will Clark
17 Eddie Murray
18 Barry Bonds

First Rate

This set is exclusive to Series One retail packs.

1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
2 Frank Thomas
3 Mo Vaughn
4 Chipper Jones
5 Alex Rodriguez
6 Kirby Puckett
7 Gary Sheffield
8 Matt Williams
9 Barry Bonds
10 Craig Biggio
11 Robin Ventura
12 Michael Tucker
13 Derek Jeter
14 Manny Ramirez
15 Barry Larkin
16 Shawn Green
17 Will Clark
18 Mark McGwire

Team Tomorrow

This set is exclusive to Series One Jumbo packs.

1 Ruben Rivera
2 Johnny Damon
3 Raul Mondesi
4 Manny Ramirez
5 Hideo Nomo
6 Chipper Jones
7 Garret Anderson
8 Alex Rodriguez
9 Derek Jeter
10 Karim Garcia

Christie Brinkley Collection

This Series Two insert features photographs taken by the famed supermodel at Spring Training 1996. All cards are of Cleveland Indians or Atlanta Braves.

1 Greg Maddux
2 Ryan Klesko
3 Dave Justice
4 Tom Glavine
5 Chipper Jones
6 Fred McGriff
7 Javy Lopez
8 Marquis Grissom
9 Jason Schmidt
10 Albert Belle
11 Manny Ramirez
12 Carlos Baerga
13 Sandy Alomar
14 Jim Thome
15 Julio Franco
16 Kenny Lofton

Team Spirit

1 Greg Maddux
2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
3 Derek Jeter
4 Mike Piazza
5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
6 Frank Thomas
7 Jeff Bagwell
8 Mo Vaughn
9 Albert Belle
10 Chipper Jones
11 Johnny Damon
12 Barry Bonds

Project Stardom

This set is exclusive to Series Two Hobby packs.

1 Paul Wilson
2 Derek Jeter
3 Karim Garcia
4 Johnny Damon
5 Alex Rodriguez
6 Chipper Jones
7 Charles Johnson
8 Bobby Abreu
9 Alan Benes
10 Richard Hidalgo
11 Brooks Kieschnick
12 Garret Anderson
13 Livan Hernandez
14 Manny Ramirez
15 Jermaine Dye
16 Todd Hollandsworth
17 Raul Mondesi
18 Ryan Klesko

Slugfest

This set is exclusive to Series Two retail packs.

1 Frank Thomas
2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
3 Jeff Bagwell
4 Barry Bonds
5 Mo Vaughn
6 Albert Belle
7 Mike Piazza
8 Matt Williams
9 Dante Bichette
10 Sammy Sosa
11 Gary Sheffield
12 Reggie Sanders
13 Manny Ramirez
14 Eddie Murray
15 Juan Gonzalez
16 Dean Palmer
17 Rafael Palmeiro
18 Cecil Fielder

Skylines

This set is exclusive to Series Two Jumbo and Super packs.

1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
2 Frank Thomas
3 Greg Maddux
4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
5 Albert Belle
6 Mo Vaughn
7 Mike Piazza
8 Wade Boggs
9 Will Clark
10 Barry Bonds
11 Gary Sheffield
12 Hideo Nomo
13 Tony Gwynn
14 Kirby Puckett
15 Chipper Jones
16 Jeff Bagwell
17 Manny Ramirez
18 Raul Mondesi