Description

1994 Finest Baseball is a 440-card set released in two series of 220 cards each. Each series includes 40 special design Finest cards: 20 top 1993 rookies (1-20), 20 top 1994 rookies (421-440) and 40 top veterans (201-240). It's believed that these subset cards are in slightly shorter supply than the basic issue cards, but the manufacturer has never confirmed this. Some Series Two packs contained either one or two Series One cards.

Production of 1994 Finest was greatly increased over the previous year's set. The only notable Rookie Card is Chan Ho Park.

Distribution

24 packs per box, seven cards per pack.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Series One

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	220	-	?
Refractors	220	-	1:9

Series Two

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	220	-	?
Refractors	220	-	1:9

Checklist

Promos

Finest Pre-Production

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This 40-card standard-size set was randomly inserted Topps Series Two packs and factory sets and was meant to preview the upcoming 1994 Finest set. The card numbers on back correspond to those of the regular issue. The only way to distinguish between the preview and basic cards is "Pre-Production" in small red letters on back.

22 Deion Sanders
23 Jose Offerman
26 Alex Fernandez
31 Steve Finley
35 Andres Galarraga
43 Reggie Sanders
47 Dave Hollins
52 David Cone
59 Dante Bichette
61 Orlando Merced
62 Brian McRae
66 Mike Mussina
76 Mike Stanley
78 Mark McGwire
79 Pat Listach
82 Dwight Gooden
84 Phil Plantier
90 Jeff Russell
92 Gregg Jefferies
93 Jose Guzman
100 John Smoltz
102 Jim Thome
121 Moises Alou
125 Devon White
126 Ivan Rodriguez
130 Dave Magadan
136 Ozzie Smith
141 Chris Hoiles
149 Jim Abbott
151 Bill Swift
154 Edgar Martinez
157 J.T. Snow
159 Alan Trammell
163 Roberto Kelly
166 Scott Erickson
168 Scott Cooper
169 Rod Beck
177 Dean Palmer
182 Todd Van Poppel
185 Paul Sorrento

Base Set

NOTE: The first 20 and last 20 cards in each series have an "oval" design (usually the rookies and stars), while the remaining cards have a "home plate" design.

Series One

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1 Mike Piazza
2 Kevin Stocker
3 Greg McMichael
4 Jeff Conine
5 Rene Arocha
6 Aaron Sele
7 Brent Gates
8 Chuck Carr
9 Kirk Rueter
10 Mike Lansing
11 Al Martin
12 Jason Bere
13 Troy Neel
14 Armando Reynoso
15 Jeromy Burnitz
16 Rich Amaral
17 David McCarty
18 Tim Salmon
19 Steve Cooke
20 Wilfredo Cordero
21 Kevin Tapani
22 Deion Sanders
23 Jose Offerman
24 Mark Langston
25 Ken Hill
26 Alex Fernandez
27 Jeff Blauser
28 Royce Clayton
29 Brad Ausmus
30 Ryan Bowen
31 Steve Finley
32 Charlie Hayes
33 Jeff Kent
34 Mike Henneman
35 Andres Galarraga
36 Wayne Kirby
37 Joe Oliver
38 Terry Steinbach
39 Ryan Thompson
40 Luis Alicea
41 Randy Velarde
42 Bob Tewksbury
43 Reggie Sanders
44 Brian Williams
45 Joe Orsulak
46 Jose Lind
47 Dave Hollins
48 Graeme Lloyd
49 Jim Gott
50 Andre Dawson
51 Steve Buechele
52 David Cone
53 Ricky Gutierrez
54 Lance Johnson
55 Tino Martinez
56 Phil Hiatt
57 Carlos Garcia
58 Danny Darwin
59 Dante Bichette
60 Scott Kamieniecki
61 Orlando Merced
62 Brian McRae
63 Pat Kelly
64 Tom Henke
65 Jeff King
66 Mike Mussina
67 Tim Pugh
68 Robby Thompson
69 Paul O'Neill
70 Hal Morris
71 Ron Karkovice
72 Joe Girardi
73 Eduardo Perez
74 Raul Mondesi
75 Mike Gallego
76 Mike Stanley
77 Kevin Roberson
78 Mark McGwire
79 Pat Listach
80 Eric Davis
81 Mike Bordick
82 Dwight Gooden
83 Mike Moore
84 Phil Plantier
85 Darren Lewis
86 Rick Wilkins
87 Darryl Strawberry
88 Rob Dibble
89 Greg Vaughn
90 Jeff Russell
91 Mark Lewis
92 Gregg Jefferies
93 Jose Guzman
94 Kenny Rogers
95 Mark Lemke
96 Mike Morgan
97 Andujar Cedeno
98 Orel Hershiser
99 Greg Swindell
100 John Smoltz
101 Pedro A. Martinez RC
102 Jim Thome
103 David Segui
104 Charles Nagy
105 Shane Mack
106 John Jaha
107 Tom Candiotti
108 David Wells
109 Bobby Jones
110 Bob Hamelin
111 Bernard Gilkey
112 Chili Davis
113 Todd Stottlemyre
114 Derek Bell
115 Mark McLemore
116 Mark Whiten
117 Mike Devereaux
118 Terry Pendleton
119 Pat Meares
120 Pete Harnisch
121 Moises Alou
122 Jay Buhner
123 Wes Chamberlain
124 Mike Perez
125 Devon White
126 Ivan Rodriguez
127 Don Slaught
128 John Valentin
129 Jaime Navarro
130 Dave Magadan
131 Brady Anderson
132 Juan Guzman
133 John Wetteland
134 Dave Stewart
135 Scott Servais
136 Ozzie Smith
137 Darrin Fletcher
138 Jose Mesa
139 Wilson Alvarez
140 Pete Incaviglia
141 Chris Hoiles
142 Darryl Hamilton
143 Chuck Finley
144 Archi Cianfrocco
145 Bill Wegman
146 Joey Cora
147 Darrell Whitmore
148 David Hulse
149 Jim Abbott
150 Curt Schilling
151 Bill Swift
152 Tommy Greene
153 Roberto Mejia
154 Edgar Martinez
155 Roger Pavlik
156 Randy Tomlin
157 J.T. Snow
158 Bob Welch
159 Alan Trammell
160 Ed Sprague
161 Ben McDonald
162 Derrick May
163 Roberto Kelly
164 Bryan Harvey
165 Ron Gant
166 Scott Erickson
167 Anthony Young
168 Scott Cooper
169 Rod Beck
170 John Franco
171 Gary DiSarcina
172 Dave Fleming
173 Wade Boggs
174 Kevin Appier
175 Jose Bautista
176 Wally Joyner
177 Dean Palmer
178 Tony Phillips
179 John Smiley
180 Charlie Hough
181 Scott Fletcher
182 Todd Van Poppel
183 Mike Blowers
184 Willie McGee
185 Paul Sorrento
186 Eric Young
187 Bret Barberie
188 Manny Lee
189 Jeff Branson
190 Jim Deshaies
191 Ken Caminiti
192 Tim Raines
193 Joe Grahe
194 Hipolito Pichardo
195 Denny Neagle
196 Jeff Gardner
197 Mike Benjamin
198 Milt Thompson
199 Bruce Ruffin
200 Chris Hammond
201 Tony Gwynn
202 Robin Ventura
203 Frank Thomas
204 Kirby Puckett
205 Roberto Alomar
206 Dennis Eckersley
207 Joe Carter
208 Albert Belle
209 Greg Maddux
210 Ryne Sandberg
211 Juan Gonzalez
212 Jeff Bagwell
213 Randy Johnson
214 Matt Williams
215 Dave Winfield
216 Larry Walker
217 Roger Clemens
218 Kenny Lofton
219 Cecil Fielder
220 Darren Daulton

Series Two

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221 John Olerud
222 Jose Canseco
223 Rickey Henderson
224 Fred McGriff
225 Gary Sheffield
226 Jack McDowell
227 Rafael Palmeiro
228 Travis Fryman
229 Marquis Grissom
230 Barry Bonds
231 Carlos Baerga
232 Ken Griffey, Jr.
233 Dave Justice
234 Bobby Bonilla
235 Cal Ripken, Jr.
236 Sammy Sosa
237 Lenny Dykstra
238 Will Clark
239 Paul Molitor
240 Barry Larkin
241 Bo Jackson
242 Mitch Williams
243 Ron Darling
244 Darryl Kile
245 Geronimo Berroa
246 Gregg Olson
247 Brian Harper
248 Rheal Cormier
249 Rey Sanchez
250 Jeff Fassero
251 Sandy Alomar
252 Chris Bosio
253 Andy Stankiewicz
254 Harold Baines
255 Andy Ashby
256 Tyler Green
257 Kevin Brown
258 Mo Vaughn
259 Mike Harkey
260 Dave Henderson
261 Kent Hrbek
262 Darrin Jackson
263 Bob Wickman
264 Spike Owen
265 Todd Jones
266 Pat Borders
267 Tom Glavine
268 Dave Nilsson
269 Rich Batchelor
270 Delino DeShields
271 Felix Fermin
272 Orestes Destrade
273 Mickey Morandini
274 Otis Nixon
275 Ellis Burks
276 Greg Gagne
277 John Doherty
278 Julio Franco
279 Bernie Williams
280 Rick Aguilera
281 Mickey Tettleton
282 David Nied
283 Johnny Ruffin
284 Dan Wilson
285 Omar Vizquel
286 Willie Banks
287 Erik Pappas
288 Cal Eldred
289 Bobby Witt
290 Luis Gonzalez
291 Greg Pirkl
292 Alex Cole
293 Ricky Bones
294 Denis Boucher
295 John Burkett
296 Steve Trachsel
297 Ricky Jordan
298 Mark Dewey
299 Jimmy Key
300 Mike Macfarlane
301 Tim Belcher
302 Carlos Reyes RC
303 Greg A. Harris
304 Brian Anderson RC
305 Terry Mulholland
306 Felix Jose
307 Darren Holmes
308 Jose Rijo
309 Paul Wagner
310 Bob Scanlan
311 Mike Jackson
312 Jose Vizcaino
313 Rob Butler
314 Kevin Seitzer
315 Geronimo Pena
316 Hector Carrasco
317 Eddie Murray
318 Roger Salkeld
319 Todd Hundley
320 Danny Jackson
321 Kevin Young
322 Mike Greenwell
323 Kevin Mitchell
324 Chuck Knoblauch
325 Danny Tartabull
326 Vince Coleman
327 Marvin Freeman
328 Andy Benes
329 Mike Kelly
330 Karl Rhodes
331 Allen Watson
332 Damion Easley
333 Reggie Jefferson
334 Kevin McReynolds
335 Arthur Rhodes
336 Brian Hunter
337 Tom Browning
338 Pedro Munoz
339 Billy Ripken
340 Gene Harris
341 Fernando Vina
342 Sean Berry
343 Pedro Astacio
344 B.J. Surhoff
345 Doug Drabek
346 Jody Reed
347 Ray Lankford
348 Steve Farr
349 Eric Anthony
350 Pete Smith
351 Lee Smith
352 Mariano Duncan
353 Doug Strange
354 Tim Bogar
355 David Weathers
356 Eric Karros
357 Randy Myers
358 Chad Curtis
359 Steve Avery
360 Brian Jordan
361 Tim Wallach
362 Pedro Martinez
363 Bip Roberts
364 Lou Whitaker
365 Luis Polonia
366 Benito Santiago
367 Brett Butler
368 Shawon Dunston
369 Kelly Stinnett RC
370 Chris Turner
371 Ruben Sierra
372 Greg A. Harris
373 Xavier Hernandez
374 Howard Johnson
375 Duane Ward
376 Roberto Hernandez
377 Scott Leius
378 Dave Valle
379 Sid Fernandez
380 Doug Jones
381 Zane Smith
382 Craig Biggio
383 Rick White RC
384 Tom Pagnozzi
385 Chris James
386 Bret Boone
387 Jeff Montgomery
388 Chad Kreuter
389 Greg Hibbard
390 Mark Grace
391 Phil Leftwich
392 Don Mattingly
393 Ozzie Guillen
394 Gary Gaetti
395 Erik Hanson
396 Scott Brosius
397 Tom Gordon
398 Bill Gullickson
399 Matt Mieske
400 Pat Hentgen
401 Walt Weiss
402 Greg Blosser
403 Stan Javier
404 Doug Henry
405 Ramon Martinez
406 Frank Viola
407 Mike Hampton
408 Andy Van Slyke
409 Bobby Ayala
410 Todd Zeile
411 Jay Bell
412 Dennis Martinez
413 Mark Portugal
414 Bobby Munoz
415 Kirt Manwaring
416 John Kruk
417 Trevor Hoffman
418 Chris Sabo
419 Bret Saberhagen
420 Chris Nabholz
421 James Mouton
422 Tony Tarasco
423 Carlos Delgado
424 Rondell White
425 Javy Lopez
426 Chan Ho Park RC
427 Cliff Floyd
428 Dave Staton
429 J.R. Phillips
430 Manny Ramirez
431 Kurt Abbott RC
432 Melvin Nieves
433 Alex Gonzalez
434 Rick Helling
435 Danny Bautista
436 Matt Walbeck
437 Ryan Klesko
438 Steve Karsay
439 Salomon Torres
440 Scott Ruffcorn

Parallels

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Each card is available as a Finest Refractor.

Jumbos

Inserted one per Finest box, this 80-card over-sized set (3 1/2" X 5") was issued in two series of 40. The "Finest" subset was designated to showcase top rookies, prospects and veterans. The card numbering is the same as the corresponding basic issue cards. Hence, the first series comprises of cards 1-20 and 201-220. The second series is cards 221-240 and 421-440.

Series One

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1 Mike Piazza
2 Kevin Stocker
3 Greg McMichael
4 Jeff Conine
5 Rene Arocha
6 Aaron Sele
7 Brent Gates
8 Chuck Carr
9 Kirk Rueter
10 Mike Lansing
11 Al Martin
12 Jason Bere
13 Troy Neel
14 Armando Reynoso
15 Jeromy Burnitz
16 Rich Amaral
17 David McCarty
18 Tim Salmon
19 Steve Cooke
20 Wilfredo Cordero
201 Tony Gwynn
202 Robin Ventura
203 Frank Thomas
204 Kirby Puckett
205 Roberto Alomar
206 Dennis Eckersley
207 Joe Carter
208 Albert Belle
209 Greg Maddux
210 Ryne Sandberg
211 Juan Gonzalez
212 Jeff Bagwell
213 Randy Johnson
214 Matt Williams
215 Dave Winfield
216 Larry Walker
217 Roger Clemens
218 Kenny Lofton
219 Cecil Fielder
220 Darren Daulton

Series Two

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221 John Olerud
222 Jose Canseco
223 Rickey Henderson
224 Fred McGriff
225 Gary Sheffield
226 Jack McDowell
227 Rafael Palmeiro
228 Travis Fryman
229 Marquis Grissom
230 Barry Bonds
231 Carlos Baerga
232 Ken Griffey, Jr.
233 Dave Justice
234 Bobby Bonilla
235 Cal Ripken, Jr.
236 Sammy Sosa
237 Lenny Dykstra
238 Will Clark
239 Paul Molitor
240 Barry Larkin
421 James Mouton
422 Tony Tarasco
423 Carlos Delgado
424 Rondell White
425 Javy Lopez
426 Chan Ho Park
427 Cliff Floyd
428 Dave Staton
429 J.R. Phillips
430 Manny Ramirez
431 Kurt Abbott
432 Melvin Nieves
433 Alex Gonzalez
434 Rick Helling
435 Danny Bautista
436 Matt Walbeck
437 Ryan Klesko
438 Steve Karsay
439 Salomon Torres
440 Scott Ruffcorn

Superstar Samplers

See 1994 Topps.

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