1996 Bowman's Best
Description
1996 Bowman's Best is a 180 card set released by Topps. The set consists of a 90 veterans (Gold) and 90 prospects (Silver).
Card #33 does not exist. Instead, Topps erroneously printed two card #32s.
Distribution
Boxes came in several different configurations:
Retail: 20 packs with 3 cards per pack
Hobby: 24 packs with 6 cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99).
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 180 | - | ? | ? |
| Refractor | 180 | - | 1:12 | 1:20 |
| Atomic Refractor | 180 | - | 1:48 | 1:80 |
| 1952 Bowman Mickey Mantle Chrome Reprint | 1 | - | 1:24 | 1:20 |
| 1952 Bowman Mickey Mantle Chrome Refractor Reprint | 1 | - | 1:96 | 1:160 |
| 1952 Bowman Mickey Mantle Chrome Atomic Refractor Reprint | 1 | - | 1:192 | 1:320 |
| Cuts | 15 | - | 1:24 | 1:40 |
| Cuts Refractors | 15 | - | 1:48 | 1:80 |
| Cuts Atomic Refractors | 15 | - | 1:96 | 1:160 |
| Mirror Image | 10 | - | 1:48 | 1:80 |
| Mirror Image Refractors | 10 | - | 1:96 | 1:160 |
| Mirror Image Atomic Refractors | 10 | - | 1:192 | 1:320 |
Checklist
Promos
This 30-card set was randomly inserted into packs of 1996 Bowman. Each Preview is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractors
- Atomic Refractors
- BBP1 Chipper Jones
- BBP2 Alan Benes
- BBP3 Brooks Kieschnick
- BBP4 Barry Bonds
- BBP5 Rey Ordonez
- BBP6 Tim Salmon
- BBP7 Mike Piazza
- BBP8 Billy Wagner
- BBP9 Andruw Jones
- BBP10 Tony Gwynn
- BBP11 Paul Wilson
- BBP12 Pokey Reese
- BBP13 Frank Thomas
- BBP14 Greg Maddux
- BBP15 Derek Jeter
- BBP16 Jeff Bagwell
- BBP17 Barry Larkin
- BBP18 Todd Greene
- BBP19 Ruben Rivera
- BBP20 Richard Hidalgo
- BBP21 Larry Walker
- BBP22 Carlos Baerga
- BBP23 Derrick Gibson
- BBP24 Richie Sexson
- BBP25 Mo Vaughn
- BBP26 Hideo Nomo
- BBP27 Nomar Garciaparra
- BBP28 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- BBP29 Karim Garcia
- BBP30 Ken Griffey, Jr.
Base Set
Veterans (Golds)
- 1 Hideo Nomo
- 2 Edgar Martinez
- 3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 4 Wade Boggs
- 5 Cecil Fielder
- 6 Albert Belle
- 7 Chipper Jones
- 8 Ryne Sandberg
- 9 Tim Salmon
- 10 Barry Bonds
- 11 Ken Caminiti
- 12 Ron Gant
- 13 Frank Thomas
- 14 Dante Bichette
- 15 Jason Kendall
- 16 Mo Vaughn
- 17 Rey Ordonez
- 18 Henry Rodriguez
- 19 Ryan Klesko
- 20 Jeff Bagwell
- 21 Randy Johnson
- 22 Jim Edmonds
- 23 Kenny Lofton
- 24 Andy Pettitte
- 25 Brady Anderson
- 26 Mike Piazza
- 27 Greg Vaughn
- 28 Joe Carter
- 29 Jason Giambi
- 30 Ivan Rodriguez
- 31 Jeff Conine
- 32 Rafael Palmeiro
- 33 Roger Clemens
- 34 Chuck Knoblauch
- 35 Reggie Sanders
- 36 Andres Galarraga
- 37 Paul O'Neill
- 38 Tony Gwynn
- 39 Paul Wilson
- 40 Garret Anderson
- 41 Dave Justice
- 42 Eddie Murray
- 43 Mike Grace RC
- 44 Marty Cordova
- 45 Kevin Appier
- 46 Raul Mondesi
- 47 Jim Thome
- 48 Sammy Sosa
- 49 Craig Biggio
- 50 Marquis Grissom
- 51 Alan Benes
- 52 Manny Ramirez
- 53 Gary Sheffield
- 54 Mike Mussina
- 55 Robin Ventura
- 56 Johnny Damon
- 57 Jose Canseco
- 58 Juan Gonzalez
- 59 Tino Martinez
- 60 Brian Hunter
- 61 Fred McGriff
- 62 Jay Buhner
- 63 Carlos Delgado
- 64 Moises Alou
- 65 Roberto Alomar
- 66 Barry Larkin
- 67 Vinny Castilla
- 68 Ray Durham
- 69 Travis Fryman
- 70 Jason Isringhausen
- 71 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 72 John Smoltz
- 73 Matt Williams
- 74 Chan Ho Park
- 75 Mark McGwire
- 76 Jeffrey Hammonds
- 77 Will Clark
- 78 Kirby Puckett
- 79 Derek Jeter
- 80 Derek Bell
- 81 Eric Karros
- 82 Lenny Dykstra
- 83 Larry Walker
- 84 Mark Grudzielanek
- 85 Greg Maddux
- 86 Carlos Baerga
- 87 Paul Molitor
- 88 John Valentin
- 89 Mark Grace
- 90 Ray Lankford
Rookies & Prospects (Silvers)
- 91 Andruw Jones
- 92 Nomar Garciaparra
- 93 Alex Ochoa
- 94 Derrick Gibson
- 95 Jeff D'Amico
- 96 Ruben Rivera
- 97 Vladimir Guerrero
- 98 Pokey Reese
- 99 Richard Hidalgo
- 100 Bartolo Colon
- 101 Karim Garcia
- 102 Ben Davis
- 103 Jay Powell
- 104 Chris Snopek
- 105 Glendon Rusch RC
- 106 Enrique Wilson
- 107 Antonio Alfonseca RC
- 108 Wilton Guerrero RC
- 109 Jose Guillen RC
- 110 Miguel Mejia RC
- 111 Jay Payton
- 112 Scott Elarton
- 113 Brooks Kieschnick
- 114 Dustin Hermanson
- 115 Roger Cedeno
- 116 Matt Wagner
- 117 Lee Daniels
- 118 Ben Grieve
- 119 Ugueth Urbina
- 120 Danny Graves
- 121 Dan Donato RC
- 122 Matt Ruebel RC
- 123 Mark Sievert RC
- 124 Chris Stynes
- 125 Jeff Abbott
- 126 Rocky Coppinger RC
- 127 Jermaine Dye
- 128 Todd Greene
- 129 Chris Carpenter
- 130 Edgar Renteria
- 131 Matt Drews
- 132 Edgard Velazquez RC
- 133 Casey Whitten
- 134 Ryan Jones RC*
- 135 Todd Walker
- 136 Geoff Jenkins RC
- 137 Matt Morris RC
- 138 Richie Sexson
- 139 Todd Dunwoody RC
- 140 Gabe Alvarez RC
- 141 J.J. Johnson
- 142 Shannon Stewart
- 143 Brad Fullmer
- 144 Julio Santana
- 145 Scott Rolen
- 146 Amaury Telemaco
- 147 Trey Beamon
- 148 Billy Wagner
- 149 Todd Hollandsworth
- 150 Doug Million
- 151 Javier Valentin RC
- 152 Wes Helms RC
- 153 Jeff Suppan
- 154 Luis Castillo RC
- 155 Bob Abreu
- 156 Paul Konerko
- 157 Jamey Wright
- 158 Eddie Pearson
- 159 Jimmy Haynes
- 160 Derrek Lee
- 161 Damian Moss
- 162 Carlos Guillen RC
- 163 Chris Fussell RC
- 164 Mike Sweeney RC
- 165 Donnie Sadler
- 166 Desi Relaford
- 167 Steve Gibralter
- 168 Neifi Perez
- 169 Antone Williamson
- 170 Marty Janzen RC
- 171 Todd Helton
- 172 Raul Ibanez RC
- 173 Bill Selby
- 174 Shane Monahan RC
- 175 Robin Jennings
- 176 Bobby Chouinard
- 177 Einar Diaz
- 178 Jason Thompson RC
- 179 Rafael Medina RC
- 180 Kevin Orie
Parallels
All 180 cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor
- Atomic Refractor
Inserts
1952 Bowman Mickey Mantle Chrome Reprint
See 1996 Topps.
Cuts
Each Cuts is available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor
- Atomic Refractor
- 1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 2 Jason Isringhausen
- 3 Derek Jeter
- 4 Andruw Jones
- 5 Chipper Jones
- 6 Ryan Klesko
- 7 Raul Mondesi
- 8 Hideo Nomo
- 9 Mike Piazza
- 10 Manny Ramirez
- 11 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 12 Ruben Rivera
- 13 Tim Salmon
- 14 Frank Thomas
- 15 Jim Thome
Mirror Image
Each Mirror Image is available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor
- Atomic Refractor
- 1 Frank Thomas / Todd Helton / Jeff Bagwell / Richie Sexson
- 2 Roberto Alomar / Craig Biggio / Luis Castillo / Desi Relaford
- 3 Chipper Jones / Scott Rolen / Wade Boggs / George Arias
- 4 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Mark Bellhorn / Barry Larkin / Neifi Perez
- 5 Albert Belle / Ruben Rivera / Larry Walker / Karim Garcia
- 6 Kenny Lofton / Donnie Sadler / Barry Bonds / Andruw Jones
- 7 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Ben Grieve / Ton y Gwynn / Vladimir Guerrero
- 8 Mike Piazza / Ben Davis / Ivan Rodriguez / Jose Valentin
- 9 Mike Mussina / Bartolo Colon / Greg Maddux / Jamey Wright
- 10 Randy Johnson / Jarrod Washburn / Tom Glavine / Billy Wagner
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