1998 Bowman's Best
Description
1998 Bowman's Best is a 200-card set released in August, 1998.
Distribution
24 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $5). Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 200 | - | ? |
| Refractors | 200 | 400 | 1:20 |
| Atomic Refractors | 200 | 100 | 1:82 |
| Best Performers | 10 | 26,975* | 1:6 |
| Best Performers Refractors | 10 | 200 | 1:809 |
| Best Performers Atomic Refractors | 10 | 50 | 1:3237 |
| Mirror Image Fusion | 20 | 6750* | 1:12 |
| Mirror Image Fusion Refractors | 20 | 100 | 1:809 |
| Mirror Image Fusion Atomic Refractors | 20 | 25 | 1:3237 |
| Autographs | 10 | 900* | 1:180 |
| Autographs Refractors | 10 | 75* | 1:2158 |
| Autographs Atomic Refractors | 10 | 25* | 1:6437 |
* Estimated production figures.
Checklist
Base Set
Veterans
- 1 Mark McGwire
- 2 Jeromy Burnitz
- 3 Barry Bonds
- 4 Dante Bichette
- 5 Chipper Jones
- 6 Frank Thomas
- 7 Kevin Brown
- 8 Juan Gonzalez
- 9 Jay Buhner
- 10 Chuck Knoblauch
- 11 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 12 Matt Williams
- 13 Jim Edmonds
- 14 Manny Ramirez
- 15 Tony Clark
- 16 Mo Vaughn
- 17 Bernie Williams
- 18 Scott Rolen
- 19 Gary Sheffield
- 20 Albert Belle
- 21 Mike Piazza
- 22 John Olerud
- 23 Tony Gwynn
- 24 Jay Bell
- 25 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- 26 Justin Thompson
- 27 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 28 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
- 29 Mark Grudzielanek
- 30 Mark Grace
- 31 Ron Gant
- 32 Javy Lopez
- 33 Jeff Bagwell
- 34 Fred McGriff
- 35 Rafael Palmeiro
- 36 Vinny Castilla
- 37 Andy Benes
- 38 Pedro Martinez
- 39 Andy Pettitte
- 40 Marty Cordova
- 41 Rusty Greer
- 42 Kevin Orie
- 43 Chan Ho Park
- 44 Ryan Klesko
- 45 Alex Rodriguez
- 46 Travis Fryman
- 47 Jeff King
- 48 Roger Clemens
- 49 Darin Erstad
- 50 Brady Anderson
- 51 Jason Kendall
- 52 John Valentin
- 53 Ellis Burks
- 54 Brian Hunter
- 55 Paul O'Neill
- 56 Ken Caminiti
- 57 Dave Justice
- 58 Eric Karros
- 59 Pat Hentgen
- 60 Greg Maddux
- 61 Craig Biggio
- 62 Edgar Martinez
- 63 Mike Mussina
- 64 Larry Walker
- 65 Tino Martinez
- 66 Jim Thome
- 67 Tom Glavine
- 68 Raul Mondesi
- 69 Marquis Grissom
- 70 Randy Johnson
- 71 Steve Finley
- 72 Jose Guillen
- 73 Nomar Garciaparra
- 74 Wade Boggs
- 75 Bob Higginson
- 76 Robin Ventura
- 77 Derek Jeter
- 78 Andruw Jones
- 79 Ray Lankford
- 80 Vladimir Guerrero
- 81 Kenny Lofton
- 82 Ivan Rodriguez
- 83 Neifi Perez
- 84 John Smoltz
- 85 Tim Salmon
- 86 Carlos Delgado
- 87 Sammy Sosa
- 88 Jaret Wright
- 89 Roberto Alomar
- 90 Paul Molitor
- 91 Dean Palmer
- 92 Barry Larkin
- 93 Jason Giambi
- 94 Curt Schilling
- 95 Eric Young
- 96 Denny Neagle
- 97 Moises Alou
- 98 Livan Hernandez
- 99 Todd Hundley
- 100 Andres Galarraga
Rookies/Prospects
- 101 Travis Lee
- 102 Lance Berkman
- 103 Orlando Cabrera
- 104 Mike Lowell RC
- 105 Ben Grieve
- 106 Jae Weong Seo RC
- 107 Richie Sexson
- 108 Eli Marrero
- 109 Aramis Ramirez
- 110 Paul Konerko
- 111 Carl Pavano
- 112 Brad Fullmer
- 113 Matt Clement
- 114 Donzell McDonald
- 115 Todd Helton
- 116 Mike Caruso
- 117 Donnie Sadler
- 118 Bruce Chen
- 119 Jarrod Washburn
- 120 Adrian Beltre
- 121 Ryan Jackson RC
- 122 Kevin Millar RC
- 123 Corey Koskie RC
- 124 Dermal Brown
- 125 Kerry Wood
- 126 Juan Melo
- 127 Ramon Hernandez
- 128 Roy Halladay
- 129 Ron Wright
- 130 Darnell McDonald RC
- 131 Odalis Perez RC
- 132 Alex Cora RC
- 133 Justin Towle
- 134 Juan Encarnacion
- 135 Brian Rose
- 136 Russell Branyan
- 137 Cesar King RC
- 138 Ruben Rivera
- 139 Ricky Ledee
- 140 Vernon Wells
- 141 Luis Rivas RC
- 142 Brent Butler
- 143 Karim Garcia
- 144 George Lombard
- 145 Masato Yoshii RC
- 146 Braden Looper
- 147 Alex Sanchez
- 148 Kris Benson
- 149 Mark Kotsay
- 150 Richard Hidalgo
- 151 Scott Elarton
- 152 Ryan Minor RC
- 153 Troy Glaus RC
- 154 Carlos Lee RC
- 155 Michael Coleman
- 156 Jason Grilli RC
- 157 Julio Ramirez RC
- 158 Randy Wolf RC
- 159 Ryan Brannan
- 160 Edgard Clemente
- 161 Miguel Tejada
- 162 Chad Hermansen
- 163 Ryan Anderson RC
- 164 Ben Petrick
- 165 Alex Gonzalez
- 166 Ben Davis
- 167 John Patterson
- 168 Cliff Politte
- 169 Randall Simon
- 170 Javier Vazquez
- 171 Kevin Witt
- 172 Geoff Jenkins
- 173 David Ortiz
- 174 Derrick Gibson
- 175 Abraham Nunez
- 176 A.J. Hinch
- 177 Ruben Mateo RC
- 178 Magglio Ordonez RC
- 179 Todd Dunwoody
- 180 Daryle Ward
- 181 Mike Kinkade RC
- 182 Willie Martinez
- 183 Orlando Hernandez RC
- 184 Eric Milton
- 185 Eric Chavez
- 186 Damian Jackson
- 187 Jim Parque RC
- 188 Dan Reichert RC
- 189 Mike Drumright
- 190 Todd Walker
- 191 Shane Monahan
- 192 Derrek Lee
- 193 Jeremy Giambi RC
- 194 Dan McKinley RC
- 195 Tony Armas, Jr. RC
- 196 Matt Anderson RC
- 197 Jim Chamblee RC
- 198 Francisco Cordero RC
- 199 Calvin Pickering
- 200 Reggie Taylor
Parallels
All 200 cards are available in the following parallels.
- Refractors (serial-numbered to 400 copies)
- Atomic Refractors (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
Inserts
Best Performers
Each Best Performer is also available in the following parallels.
- Refractors (serial-numbered to 200 copies)
- Atomic Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- BP1 Ben Grieve
- BP2 Travis Lee
- BP3 Ryan Minor
- BP4 Todd Helton
- BP5 Brad Fullmer
- BP6 Paul Konerko
- BP7 Adrian Beltre
- BP8 Richie Sexson
- BP9 Aramis Ramirez
- BP10 Russell Branyan
Mirror Image Fusion
Each Best Performer is also available in the following parallels.
- Refractors (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
- Atomic Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- MI1 Frank Thomas / David Ortiz
- MI2 Chuck Knoblauch / Enrique Wilson
- MI3 Nomar Garciaparra / Miguel Tejada
- MI4 Alex Rodriguez / Mike Caruso
- MI5 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Ryan Minor
- MI6 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Ben Grieve
- MI7 Juan Gonzalez / Juan Encarnacion
- MI8 Jose Cruz, Jr. / Ruben Mateo
- MI9 Randy Johnson / Ryan Anderson
- MI10 Ivan Rodriguez / A.J. Hinch
- MI11 Jeff Bagwell / Paul Konerko
- MI12 Mark McGwire / Travis Lee
- MI13 Craig Biggio / Chad Hermansen
- MI14 Mark Grudzielanek / Alex Gonzalez
- MI15 Chipper Jones / Adrian Beltre
- MI16 Larry Walker / Mark Kotsay
- MI17 Tony Gwynn / George Lombard
- MI18 Barry Bonds / Richard Hidalgo
- MI19 Greg Maddux / Kerry Wood
- MI20 Mike Piazza / Ben Petrick
Autographs
Autographs
Each Autograph is also available in the following parallels.
- Refractors
- Atomic Refractors
NOTE: We estimate that each player signed 900 "base" autographs, 75 Refractors, and 25 Atomic Refractors.
- 5 Chipper Jones
- 10 Chuck Knoblauch
- 15 Tony Clark
- 20 Albert Belle
- 25 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- 105 Ben Grieve
- 110 Paul Konerko
- 115 Todd Helton
- 120 Adrian Beltre
- 125 Kerry Wood
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