1999 Upper Deck Ovation
Description
1999 Upper Deck Ovation is a 90-card set released in the late-Spring of 1999. The set consists of a 60 card short set designed to look and feel like a baseball, and supplemented by two short-printed subsets: World Premiere and Superstar Spotlights.
Distribution
20 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $3.99).
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 90 | - | ? |
| short set | 60 | - | ? |
| World Premiere | 20 | - | 1:3.5 |
| Superstar Spotlight | 10 | - | 1:6 |
| Standing Ovation | 90 | 500 | ? |
| Curtain Calls | 20 | - | 1:8 |
| ReMarkAble (T1) | 5 | - | 1:9 |
| ReMarkAble (T2) | 5 | - | 1:25 |
| ReMarkAble (T3) | 5 | - | 1:99 |
| Major Production | 20 | - | 1:45 |
| A Piece of History | 14 | - | 1:287 |
| A Piece of History Autographed | 2 | 25 | ? |
| Mickey Mantle A Piece of History 500 Home Run Club | 1 | 350 | ? |
| Mickey Mantle A Piece of History 500 Home Run Club Cut Autograph | 1 | one-of-one | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 2 Rondell White
- 3 Tony Clark
- 4 Barry Bonds
- 5 Larry Walker
- 6 Greg Vaughn
- 7 Mark Grace
- 8 John Olerud
- 9 Matt Williams
- 10 Craig Biggio
- 11 Quinton McCracken
- 12 Kerry Wood
- 13 Derek Jeter
- 14 Frank Thomas
- 15 Tino Martinez
- 16 Albert Belle
- 17 Ben Grieve
- 18 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 19 Johnny Damon
- 20 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- 21 Barry Larkin
- 22 Jason Giambi
- 23 Sean Casey
- 24 Scott Rolen
- 25 Jim Thome
- 26 Curt Schilling
- 27 Moises Alou
- 28 Alex Rodriguez
- 29 Mark Kotsay
- 30 Darin Erstad
- 31 Mike Mussina
- 32 Todd Walker
- 33 Nomar Garciaparra
- 34 Vladimir Guerrero
- 35 Jeff Bagwell
- 36 Mark McGwire
- 37 Travis Lee
- 38 Dean Palmer
- 39 Fred McGriff
- 40 Sammy Sosa
- 41 Mike Piazza
- 42 Andres Galarraga
- 43 Pedro Martinez
- 44 Juan Gonzalez
- 45 Greg Maddux
- 46 Jeromy Burnitz
- 47 Roger Clemens
- 48 Vinny Castilla
- 49 Kevin Brown
- 50 Mo Vaughn
- 51 Raul Mondesi
- 52 Randy Johnson
- 53 Ray Lankford
- 54 Jaret Wright
- 55 Tony Gwynn
- 56 Chipper Jones
- 57 Gary Sheffield
- 58 Ivan Rodriguez
- 59 Kenny Lofton
- 60 Jason Kendall
World Premiere
- 61 J.D. Drew
- 62 Gabe Kapler
- 63 Adrian Beltre
- 64 Carlos Beltran
- 65 Eric Chavez
- 66 Mike Lowell
- 67 Troy Glaus
- 68 George Lombard
- 69 Alex Gonzalez
- 70 Mike Kinkade
- 71 Jeremy Giambi
- 72 Bruce Chen
- 73 Preston Wilson
- 74 Kevin Witt
- 75 Carlos Guillen
- 76 Ryan Minor
- 77 Corey Koskie
- 78 Robert Fick
- 79 Michael Barrett
- 80 Calvin Pickering
Superstar Spotlight
- 81 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 82 Mark McGwire
- 83 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 84 Derek Jeter
- 85 Chipper Jones
- 86 Nomar Garciaparra
- 87 Sammy Sosa
- 88 Juan Gonzalez
- 89 Mike Piazza
- 90 Alex Rodriguez
Parallels
All 90 base cards are available in a "Standing Ovation" parallel, which is serial-numbered to 500 copies.
Inserts
Curtain Calls
- R1 Mark McGwire
- R2 Sammy Sosa
- R3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- R4 Alex Rodriguez
- R5 Roger Clemens
- R6 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- R7 Barry Bonds
- R8 Kerry Wood
- R9 Nomar Garciaparra
- R10 Derek Jeter
- R11 Juan Gonzalez
- R12 Greg Maddux
- R13 Pedro Martinez
- R14 David Wells
- R15 Moises Alou
- R16 Tony Gwynn
- R17 Albert Belle
- R18 Mike Piazza
- R19 Ivan Rodriguez
- R20 Randy Johnson
ReMarkable Moments
This 15-card set is fractured and seeded into pack at the following rates.
- Cards 1-5: (Silver; 1:9/packs)
- Cards 6-10: (Gold; 1:25/packs)
- Cards 11-15: (HoloFoil; 1:99/packs)
- MM1 Mark McGwire
- MM2 Mark McGwire
- MM3 Mark McGwire
- MM4 Mark McGwire
- MM5 Mark McGwire
- MM6 Mark McGwire
- MM7 Mark McGwire
- MM8 Mark McGwire
- MM9 Mark McGwire
- MM10 Mark McGwire
- MM11 Mark McGwire
- MM12 Mark McGwire
- MM13 Mark McGwire
- MM14 Mark McGwire
- MM15 Mark McGwire
Major Production
Each Major Production insert has a piece of rubber embedded into the card that is made to look and feel like a home plate.
- S1 Mike Piazza
- S2 Mark McGwire
- S3 Chipper Jones
- S4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- S5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- S6 Barry Bonds
- S7 Tony Gwynn
- S8 Randy Johnson
- S9 Ivan Rodriguez
- S10 Frank Thomas
- S11 Alex Rodriguez
- S12 Albert Belle
- S13 Juan Gonzalez
- S14 Greg Maddux
- S15 Jeff Bagwell
- S16 Derek Jeter
- S17 Matt Williams
- S18 Kenny Lofton
- S19 Sammy Sosa
- S20 Roger Clemens
Autographs & Game-Used
A Piece of History
- AR Alex Rodriguez
- BB Barry Bonds
- BG Ben Grieve
- BW Bernie Williams
- CJ Chipper Jones
- CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- DJ Derek Jeter
- JG Juan Gonzalez
- KGJ Ken Griffey, Jr.
- KW Kerry Wood
- MP Mike Piazza
- NG Nomar Garciaparra
- SS Sammy Sosa
- TG Tony Gwynn
- VG Vladimir Guerrero
A Piece of History Autographs
Each A Piece of History Autograph is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
- BGAU Ben Grieve
- KWAU Kerry Wood
Mickey Mantle A Piece of History 500 Home Run Club
See Upper Deck A Piece of History 500 HR Club.
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