1997 Bowman's Best

Description

1997 Bowman's Best is a 200-card, rookie and prospect-themed set printed on chromium card stock. The set is divided into 100 current stars and 100 top prospects.

Rookie Cards include Adrian Beltre, Roy Halladay, Miguel Tejada and Kerry Wood.

Distribution

Hobby: Six cards per pack, 24 packs per box (MSRP $4.99/pack)

Retail: Three cards per pack, 24 packs per box (MSRP $3.00/pack)

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Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	200	-	6:1	3:1
Refractors	200	-	1:12	1:20
Atomic Refractors	200	-	1:24	1:40
Best Cuts	20	-	1:24	1:40
Mirror Image	10	-	1:24	1:80
Best Cuts Refractors	20	-	1:48	1:80
Mirror Image Refractors	10	-	1:48	1:160
Best Cuts Atomic Refractors	20	-	1:96	1:160
Mirror Image Atomic Refractors	10	-	1:96	1:320
Mirror Image Inverted	10	-	?	NA
Mirror Image Inverted Refractors	10	-	?	NA
Mirror Image Inverted Atomic Refractors	10	-	?	NA
Autographs	10	-	1:170	NA
Autographs Refractors	10	-	1:2,036	NA
Autographs Atomic Refractors	10	-	1:6,107	NA

Checklist

Promos

1997 Bowman's Best Preview

This 20-card, chromium-stock, set was inserted into Series One 1997 Bowman packs. All cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractor
• Atomic Refractor

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Base Set

Veterans

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Rookies & Prospects

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Parallels

Refractors

All 200 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractor (1:12 packs)
• Atomic Refractor (1:24 packs)

Jumbos

This partial-parallel features 16 cards in a 4" by 6" jumbo format. These cards were available exclusively as a set to members of Topps' Stadium Club. Only 900 sets were printed and each set included three random Jumbo Refractor and one Jumbo Atomic Refractor parallels.

• Refractor (Three-per-set, limited to 169 copies)
• Atomic Refractor (One-per-set, limited to 56 copies)

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Inserts

Cuts

This 20-card set has holes burnt into the card with a laser. Each card is available in the following Refractor parallels. These are called Laser Cuts on retail packaging.

• Refractor (1:48)
• Atomic Refractor (1:96)

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Mirror Image

This 10-card set features four players (two veterans and two rookie/prospects; one on each side) who all play the same position. The veteran players are displayed in the larger photos with the rookies appearing in smaller corner photos. Each card is available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractor (1:96/packs)
• Atomic Refractor (1:192/packs)

NOTE: Some refractors are missing the "Refractor" notation below the card number.

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Mirror Image Inverted

This variation parallels the regular Mirror Image set, except that the photographs on each side are swapped -- i.e. younger players have the bigger photos and the veterans are relegated to the inset. Each is available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractor
• Atomic Refractor

Autographs & Game-Used

Bowman's Best Autographs

This 10-card set is a skip-numbered, de facto, partial-parallel of the base set. The odds of finding an autograph are 1:170/packs. All autographs are on-card and available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractor (1:2036/packs)
• Atomic Refractor (1:6107/packs)

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