Description

The 1997 Pinnacle X-Press set was issued in one series totaling 150 cards and is probably best remembered for its unique packaging.

X-Press was available in the standard 24-pack waxbox. But it also came in special home plate-shaped plastic boxes. Each Home Plate "pack" contained one eight-card wax pack, an eight-card "master deck" and one of 20 Bronze Metal Works ingots.

Distribution

Wax: 24 packs per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $1.99)

Home Plate Box: One, eight-card wax pack; one, eight-card "Master Deck;" and one Metal Works ingot. (MSRP: $14.99)

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Wax Odds	Master Deck Odds
Base	150	-	?	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 Larry Walker

2 Andy Pettitte

3 Matt Williams

4 Juan Gonzalez

5 Frank Thomas

6 Kenny Lofton

7 Ken Griffey Jr.

8 Andres Galarraga

9 Greg Maddux

10 Hideo Nomo

11 Cecil Fielder

12 Jose Canseco

13 Tony Gwynn

14 Eddie Murray

15 Alex Rodriguez

16 Mike Piazza

17 Ken Hill

18 Chuck Knoblauch

19 Ellis Burks

20 Rafael Palmeiro

21 Vinny Castilla

22 Rusty Greer

23 Chipper Jones

24 Rey Ordonez

25 Mariano Rivera

26 Garret Anderson

27 Edgar Martinez

28 Dante Bichette

29 Todd Hundley

30 Barry Bonds

31 Barry Larkin

32 Derek Jeter

33 Marquis Grissom

34 Dave Justice

35 Ivan Rodriguez

36 Jay Buhner

37 Fred McGriff

38 Brady Anderson

39 Tony Clark

40 Eric Young

41 Charles Nagy

42 Mark McGwire

43 Paul O'Neill

44 Tino Martinez

45 Ryne Sandberg

46 Bernie Williams

47 Albert Belle

48 Jeff Cirillo

49 Tim Salmon

50 Steve Finley

51 Lance Johnson

52 John Smoltz

53 Javier Lopez

54 Roger Clemens

55 Kevin Appier

56 Ken Caminiti

57 Cal Ripken

58 Moises Alou

59 Marty Cordova

60 David Cone

61 Manny Ramirez

62 Ray Durham

63 Jermaine Dye

64 Craig Biggio

65 Will Clark

66 Omar Vizquel

67 Bernard Gilkey

68 Greg Vaughn

69 Wade Boggs

70 Dave Nilsson

71 Mark Grace

72 Dean Palmer

73 Sammy Sosa

74 Mike Mussina

75 Alex Fernandez

76 Henry Rodriguez

77 Travis Fryman

78 Jeff Bagwell

79 Pat Hentgen

80 Gary Sheffield

81 Jim Edmonds

82 Darin Erstad

83 Mark Grudzielanek

84 Jim Thome

85 Bobby Higginson

86 Al Martin

87 Jason Giambi

88 Mo Vaughn

89 Jeff Conine

90 Edgar Renteria

91 Andy Ashby

92 Ryan Klesko

93 John Jaha

94 Paul Molitor

95 Brian Hunter

96 Randy Johnson

97 Joey Hamilton

98 Billy Wagner

99 John Wetteland

100 Jeff Fassero

101 Rondell White

102 Kevin Brown

103 Andy Benes

104 Raul Mondesi

105 Todd Hollandsworth

106 Alex Ochoa

107 Bobby Bonilla

108 Brian Jordan

109 Tom Glavine

110 Ron Gant

111 Jason Kendall

112 Roberto Alomar

113 Troy Percival

114 Michael Tucker

115 Joe Carter

Rookie Subset

116 Andruw Jones

117 Nomar Garciaparra

118 Todd Walker

119 Jose Guillen

120 Bubba Trammell (RC)

121 Wilton Guerrero

122 Bob Abreu

123 Vladimir Guerrero

124 Dmitri Young

125 Kevin Orie

126 Jose Cruz Jr. (RC)

127 Brooks Kieschnick

128 Scott Spiezio

129 Brian Giles (RC)

130 Jason Dickson

131 Damon Mashore

132 Wendell Magee

133 Matt Morris

134 Scott Rolen

135 Shannon Stewart

136 Deivi Cruz (RC)

137 Hideki Irabu (RC)

Peak Performers

138 Larry Walker

139 Ken Griffey Jr.

140 Frank Thomas

141 Ivan Rodriguez

142 Randy Johnson

143 Mark McGwire

144 Tino Martinez

145 Tony Clark

146 Mike Piazza

147 Alex Rodriguez

Checklists

148 Roger Clemens

149 Greg Maddux

150 Hideo Nomo

Parallels

Men of Summer

Men of Summer is the sole parallel in X-Press. The fronts of each card are printed on foil-board, while the letters "MEN OF SUMMER" are printed on the back.

Inserts

Far and Away

1 Albert Belle

2 Mark McGwire

3 Frank Thomas

4 Mo Vaughn

5 Jeff Bagwell

6 Juan Gonzalez

7 Mike Piazza

8 Andruw Jones

9 Chipper Jones

10 Gary Sheffield

11 Sammy Sosa

12 Darin Erstad

13 Jay Buhner

14 Ken Griffey Jr.

15 Ken Caminiti

16 Brady Anderson

17 Manny Ramirez

18 Alex Rodriguez

Melting Pot

1 Jose Guillen

2 Vladimir Guerrero

3 Andruw Jones

4 Larry Walker

5 Manny Ramirez

6 Ken Griffey Jr.

7 Alex Rodriguez

8 Frank Thomas

9 Juan Gonzalez

10 Ivan Rodriguez

11 Hideo Nomo

12 Rafael Palmeiro

13 Dave Nilsson

14 Nomar Garciaparra

15 Wilton Guerrero

16 Sammy Sosa

17 Edgar Renteria

18 Cal Ripken

19 Derek Jeter

20 Rey Ordonez

Metal Works

1 Ken Griffey Jr.

2 Frank Thomas

3 Andruw Jones

4 Alex Rodriguez

5 Derek Jeter

6 Cal Ripken

7 Mike Piazza

8 Chipper Jones

9 Juan Gonzalez

10 Greg Maddux

11 Tony Gwynn

12 Jeff Bagwell

13 Albert Belle

14 Mark McGwire

15 Nomar Garciaparra

16 Mo Vaughn

17 Andy Pettitte

18 Manny Ramirez

19 Kenny Lofton

20 Roger Clemens

Swing for the Fences

1 Sandy Alomar Jr.

2 Moises Alou

3 Brady Anderson

4 Jeff Bagwell

5 Derek Bell

6 Jay Bell

7 Albert Belle

8 Geronimo Berroa

9 Dante Bichette

10 Barry Bonds

11 Bobby Bonilla

12 Jay Buhner

13 Ellis Burks

14 Ken Caminiti

15 Jose Canseco

16 Joe Carter

17 Vinny Castilla

18 Tony Clark

19 Carlos Delgado

20 Jim Edmonds

21 Cecil Fielder

22 Andres Galarraga

23 Ron Gant

24 Bernard Gilkey

25 Juan Gonzalez

26 Ken Griffey Jr.

27 Vladimir Guerrero

28 Todd Hundley

29 John Jaha

30 Andruw Jones

31 Chipper Jones

32 David Justice

33 Jeff Kent

34 Ryan Klesko

35 Barry Larkin

36 Mike Lieberthal

37 Javier Lopez

38 Edgar Martinez

39 Tino Martinez

40 Fred McGriff

41 Mark McGwire

42 Raul Mondesi

43 Tim Naehring

44 Dave Nilsson

45 Rafael Palmeiro

46 Dean Palmer

47 Mike Piazza

48 Cal Ripken

49 Henry Rodriguez

50 Tim Salmon

51 Gary Sheffield

52 Sammy Sosa

53 Terry Steinbach

54 Frank Thomas

55 Jim Thome

56 Mo Vaughn

57 Larry Walker

58 Rondell White

59 Matt Williams

60 Todd Zeile