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


=Reviews=
=Reviews=
[http://blog.stalegum.com/2010/09/royz-in-hood-1997-bowmans-best.html Stale Gum]


=Insertion Ratios=
=Insertion Ratios=
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!Total Cards
!Total Cards
!Numbered To
!Numbered To
!Odds
!Hobby Odds
!Retail Odds
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|-
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||200||-||?
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||200||-||6:1||3:1
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|Refractors||200||-||1:12
|Refractors||200||-||1:12||1:20
|-
|-
|Atomic Refractors||200||-||1:24
|Atomic Refractors||200||-||1:24||1:40
|-
|-
|Best Cuts||20||-||1:24
|Best Cuts||20||-||1:24||1:40
|-
|-
|Best Cuts Refractors||20||-||1:48
|Mirror Image||10||-||1:24||1:80
|-
|-
|Best Cuts Atomic Refractors||20||-||1:96
|Best Cuts Refractors||20||-||1:48||1:80
|-
|-
|Mirror Image||10||-||1:24
|Mirror Image Refractors||10||-||1:48||1:160
|-
|-
|Mirror Image Refractors||10||-||1:48
|Best Cuts Atomic Refractors||20||-||1:96||1:160
|-
|-
|Mirror Image Atomic Refractors||10||-||1:96
|Mirror Image Atomic Refractors||10||-||1:96||1:320
|-
|-
|Mirror Image Inverted||10||-||?
|Mirror Image Inverted||10||-||?||NA
|-
|-
|Mirror Image Inverted Refractors||10||-||?
|Mirror Image Inverted Refractors||10||-||?||NA
|-
|-
|Mirror Image Inverted Atomic Refractors||10||-||?
|Mirror Image Inverted Atomic Refractors||10||-||?||NA
|-
|-
|Autographs||10||-||1:170
|Autographs||10||-||1:170||NA
|-
|-
|Autographs Refractors||10||-||1:2036
|Autographs Refractors||10||-||1:2,036||NA
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|Autographs Atomic Refractors||10||-||1:6107
|Autographs Atomic Refractors||10||-||1:6,107||NA
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=Checklist=
=Checklist=


==Base Set==
==Promos==


===Veterans (Golds)===
===1997 Bowman's Best Preview===


1 Ken Griffey Jr.    
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Previews/BBP-10/Jeff-Bagwell.jpg?id=6776b942-60bf-416f-9a88-96222a2c92aa&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Previews/BBP-10/Jeff-Bagwell.jpg?id=6776b942-60bf-416f-9a88-96222a2c92aa&size=original&side=back&.jpg


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


3 Albert Belle
* Refractor
* Atomic Refractor


4 Todd Hundley
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SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1997') AND (setname='Bowman\'s Best Preview')
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5 Mike Piazza
==Base Set==
 
6 Matt Williams
 
7 Mo Vaughn
 
8 Ryne Sandberg
 
9 Chipper Jones
 
10 Edgar Martinez
 
11 Kenny Lofton
 
12 Ron Gant
 
13 Moises Alou
 
14 Pat Hentgen
 
15 Steve Finley
 
16 Mark Grace
 
17 Jay Buhner
 
18 Jeff Conine
 
19 Jim Edmonds
 
20 Todd Hollandsworth
 
21 Andy Pettitte
 
22 Jim Thome
 
23 Eric Young
 
24 Ray Lankford
 
25 Marquis Grissom
 
26 Tony Clark
 
27 Jermaine Allensworth
 
28 Ellis Burks
 
29 Tony Gwynn
 
30 Barry Larkin
 
31 John Olerud
 
32 Mariano Rivera
 
33 Paul Molitor
 
34 Ken Caminiti
 
35 Gary Sheffield
 
36 Al Martin
 
37 John Valentin
 
38 Frank Thomas
 
39 John Jaha
 
40 Greg Maddux
 
41 Alex Fernandez
 
42 Dean Palmer
 
43 Bernie Williams
 
44 Deion Sanders
 
45 Mark McGwire
 
46 Brian Jordan
 
47 Bernard Gilkey
 
48 Will Clark
 
49 Kevin Appier
 
50 Tom Glavine
 
51 Chuck Knoblauch
 
52 Rondell White
 
53 Greg Vaughn
 
54 Mike Mussina
 
55 Brian McRae
 
56 Chili Davis
 
57 Wade Boggs
 
58 Jeff Bagwell
 
59 Roberto Alomar
 
60 Dennis Eckersley
 
61 Ryan Klesko
 
62 Manny Ramirez
 
63 John Wetteland
 
64 Cal Ripken
 
65 Edgar Renteria
 
66 Tino Martinez
 
67 Larry Walker
 
68 Gregg Jefferies
 
69 Lance Johnson
 
70 Carlos Delgado
 
71 Craig Biggio
 
72 Jose Canseco
 
73 Barry Bonds
 
74 Juan Gonzalez
 
75 Eric Karros
 
76 Reggie Sanders
 
77 Robin Ventura
 
78 Hideo Nomo
 
79 David Justice
 
80 Vinny Castilla
 
81 Travis Fryman
 
82 Derek Jeter
 
83 Sammy Sosa
 
84 Ivan Rodriguez
 
85 Rafael Palmeiro
 
86 Roger Clemens
 
87 Jason Giambi
 
88 Andres Galarraga
 
89 Jermaine Dye
 
90 Joe Carter
 
91 Brady Anderson
 
92 Derek Bell
 
93 Randy Johnson
 
94 Fred McGriff
 
95 John Smoltz
 
96 Harold Baines
 
97 Raul Mondesi
 
98 Tim Salmon
 
99 Carlos Baerga
 
100 Dante Bichette
 
===Rookies & Prospects (Silvers)===
 
101 Vladimir Guerrero
 
102 Richard Hidalgo 
 
103 Paul Konerko
 
104 Alex Gonzalez RC
 
105 Jason Dickson
 
106 Jose Rosado
 
107 Todd Walker
 
108 Seth Greisinger RC
 
109 Todd Helton
 
110 Ben Davis
 
111 Bartolo Colon
 
112 Eli Marrero
 
113 Jeff D'Amico
 
114 Miguel Tejada RC
 
115 Darin Erstad
 
116 Kris Benson RC
 
117 Adrian Beltre RC
 
118 Neifi Perez
 
119 Pokey Reese
 
120 Carl Pavano
 
121 Juan Melo
 
122 Kevin McGlinchy RC
 
123 Pat Cline
 
124 Felix Heredia RC
 
125 Aaron Boone
 
126 Glendon Rusch
 
127 Mike Cameron
 
128 Justin Thompson
 
129 Chad Hermansen RC
 
130 Sidney Ponson RC
 
131 Willie Martinez RC
 
132 Paul Wilder RC
 
133 Geoff Jenkins
 
134 Roy Halladay RC
 
135 Carlos Guillen
 
136 Tony Batista
 
137 Todd Greene
 
138 Luis Castillo
 
139 Jimmy Anderson RC
 
140 Edgard Velazquez
 
141 Chris Snopek
 
142 Ruben Rivera
 
143 Javier Valentin
 
144 Brian Rose
 
145 Fernando Tatis RC
 
146 Dean Crow RC
 
147 Karim Garcia
 
148 Dante Powell
 
149 Hideki Irabu RC
 
150 Matt Morris
 
151 Wes Helms
 
152 Russ Johnson
 
153 Jarrod Washburn
 
154 Kerry Wood RC
 
155 Joe Fontenot RC
 
156 Eugene Kingsale
 
157 Terrence Long
 
158 Calvin Maduro
 
159 Jeff Suppan
 
160 DaRond Stovall
 
161 Mark Redman
 
162 Ken Cloude RC
 
163 Bobby Estalella


164 Abraham Nunez RC
===Veterans===


165 Derrick Gibson
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Base/68/Gregg-Jefferies.jpg?id=cce8c860-aa4c-473b-9006-8ecf6bb5f0a4&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Base/68/Gregg-Jefferies.jpg?id=cce8c860-aa4c-473b-9006-8ecf6bb5f0a4&size=original&side=back&.jpg


166 Mike Drumright RC
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SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1997') AND (setname='Bowman\'s Best') AND (num < 101)
ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
</sql2wiki>
===Rookies & Prospects===


167 Katsuhiro Maeda
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Base/176/Carlos-Beltran.jpg?id=ca6f7ad5-aa7e-4a94-bc22-3e2af0028e91&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Base/176/Carlos-Beltran.jpg?id=ca6f7ad5-aa7e-4a94-bc22-3e2af0028e91&size=original&side=back&.jpg
168 Jeff Liefer
 
169 Ben Grieve
 
170 Bob Abreu
 
171 Shannon Stewart
 
172 Braden Looper RC
 
173 Brant Brown
 
174 Marlon Anderson
 
175 Brad Fullmer
 
176 Carlos Beltran
 
177 Nomar Garciaparra
 
178 Derrek Lee
 
179 Valerio De Los Santos RC
 
180 Dmitri Young
 
181 Jamey Wright
 
182 Hiram Bocachica RC
 
183 Wilton Guerrero
 
184 Chris Carpenter
 
185 Scott Spiezio
 
186 Andruw Jones
 
187 Travis Lee RC
 
188 Jose Cruz Jr. RC
 
189 Jose Guillen
 
190 Jeff Abbott
 
191 Ricky Ledee RC
 
192 Mike Sweeney
 
193 Donnie Sadler
 
194 Scott Rolen
 
195 Kevin Orie
 
196 Jason Conti RC
 
197 Mark Kotsay RC
 
198 Eric Milton RC
 
199 Russell Branyan
 
200 Alex Sanchez RC


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SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1997') AND (setname='Bowman\'s Best') AND (num > 100)
ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
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==Parallels==
==Parallels==


===Refractors===
===Refractors===
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Base---Refractor/195/Kevin-Orie.jpg?id=38cdb6a0-473a-43ab-bffa-f1186fef03ab&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Base---Atomic-Refractor/97/Raul-Mondesi.jpg?id=33513267-0ffa-4210-90b7-01c0773684b8&size=original&side=front&.jpg


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


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


===Jumbos===
===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 675 sets were printed and each set included three Jumbo Refractor and one Jumbo Atomic Refractor parallels.
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Base---Jumbo/73/Barry-Bonds.jpg?id=9d111593-8aa3-4d43-b3a9-73cf0c7ed411&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Base---Jumbo/73/Barry-Bonds.jpg?id=9d111593-8aa3-4d43-b3a9-73cf0c7ed411&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
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)
* Refractor (Three-per-set, limited to 169 copies)
* Atomic Refractor (One-per-set, limited to 56 copies)
* Atomic Refractor (One-per-set, limited to 56 copies)


1 Ken Griffey Jr.     
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SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1997') AND (setname='Bowman\'s Best Jumbos')
5 Mike Piazza
ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
 
</sql2wiki>
9 Chipper Jones
==Inserts==


11 Kenny Lofton
===Cuts===


29 Tony Gwynn
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Best-Cuts/BC11/Jose-Cruz-Jr.jpg?id=4492f680-9172-431b-8bdc-9eb07a26aaf3&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Best-Cuts/BC11/Jose-Cruz-Jr.jpg?id=4492f680-9172-431b-8bdc-9eb07a26aaf3&size=original&side=back&.jpg


33 Paul Molitor
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.  
 
38 Frank Thomas
 
45 Mark McGwire
 
64 Cal Ripken Jr.
 
73 Barry Bonds
 
74 Juan Gonzalez
 
82 Derek Jeter
 
101 Vladimir Guerrero
 
177 Nomar Garciaparra
 
186 Andruw Jones
 
188 Jose Cruz Jr.
 
==Inserts==
 
===Best Cuts===
 
This 20-card set has holes burnt into the card with a laser.  Each card is available in the following Refractor parallels.


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


BC1 Derek Jeter     
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SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1997') AND (setname='Bowman\'s Best Best Cuts')
BC2 Chipper Jones
ORDER BY SUBSTRING(num,1,1),lpad(substring(num,2),10,0);
 
</sql2wiki>
BC3 Frank Thomas
===Mirror Image===
 
BC4 Cal Ripken
 
BC5 Mark McGwire
 
BC6 Ken Griffey Jr.
 
BC7 Jeff Bagwell
 
BC8 Mike Piazza
 
BC9 Ken Caminiti


BC10 Albert Belle
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Mirror-Image/MI7/Paul-Konerko-Rafael-Palmeiro-Todd-Helton-Mark-McGwire.jpg?id=cb6f491f-afbd-4cc0-89d3-d7b6990f0fe1&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Mirror-Image/MI7/Paul-Konerko-Rafael-Palmeiro-Todd-Helton-Mark-McGwire.jpg?id=cb6f491f-afbd-4cc0-89d3-d7b6990f0fe1&size=original&side=back&.jpg


BC11 Jose Cruz Jr.
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.
 
BC12 Wilton Guerrero
 
BC13 Darin Erstad
 
BC14 Andruw Jones
 
BC15 Scott Rolen
 
BC16 Jose Guillen
 
BC17 Bob Abreu
 
BC18 Vladimir Guerrero
 
BC19 Todd Walker
 
BC20 Nomar Garciaparra
 
===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)
* Refractor (1:96/packs)
* Atomic Refractor (1:192/packs)
* Atomic Refractor (1:192/packs)


MI1 N. Garciaparra/D. Jeter/H. Bocachia/B. Larkin
'''NOTE:''' Some refractors are missing the "Refractor" notation below the card number.


MI2 T. Lee/F. Thomas/D. Lee/J. Bagwell
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MI3 K. Wood/G. Maddux/K. Benson/J. Smoltz
ORDER BY SUBSTRING(num,1,1),lpad(substring(num,2),10,0);
 
</sql2wiki>
MI4 K. Brown/M. Piazza/I. Rodriguez/E. Marrero
====Mirror Image Inverted====
 
MI5 J. Cruz/K. Griffey/A. Jones/B. Bonds
 
MI6 J. Gonzalez/J. Guillen/R. Hidalgo/G. Sheffield
 
MI7 P. Konerko/M. McGwire/T. Helton/R. Palmeiro
 
MI8 W. Guerrero/C. Biggio/D. Sadler/C. Knoblauch
 
MI9 A. Beltre/C. Jones/M. Williams/R. Branyan
 
MI10 V. Guerrrero/B. Abreu/K. Lofton/A. Belle


====Mirror Image Inverted====
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Mirror-Image---Reverse/MI6/Jose-Guillen-Richard-Hidalgo-Juan-Gonzalez-Gary-Sheffield.jpg?id=02dc1f04-8d19-4eb8-b1e7-8a17be9d94bd&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Mirror-Image---Reverse/MI6/Jose-Guillen-Richard-Hidalgo-Juan-Gonzalez-Gary-Sheffield.jpg?id=02dc1f04-8d19-4eb8-b1e7-8a17be9d94bd&size=original&side=back&.jpg


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.
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
* Refractor
* Atomic Refractor
* Atomic Refractor


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===Bowman's Best Autographs===
===Bowman's Best Autographs===
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Base---Autograph-Autographed/107/Todd-Walker.jpg?id=9c9e8fa4-d81f-499c-9d46-003dfbc9a44a&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Bowmans-Best---Base---Autograph-Autographed/107/Todd-Walker.jpg?id=9c9e8fa4-d81f-499c-9d46-003dfbc9a44a&size=original&side=back&.jpg


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.
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)
* Refractor (1:2036/packs)
* Atomic Refractor (1:6107/packs)
* Atomic Refractor (1:6107/packs)


29 Tony Gwynn
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SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1997') AND (setname='Bowman\'s Best Autographs')
33 Paul Molitor
ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
 
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82 Derek Jeter
 
91 Brady Anderson
 
98 Tim Salmon
 
107 Todd Walker
 
183 Wilton Guerrero
 
185 Scott Spiezio
 
188 Jose Cruz Jr.


194 Scott Rolen
{{Bowman's Best}}
[[Category:1997]]
[[Category:Topps]]
[[Category:Bowman]]

Latest revision as of 17:37, 10 August 2022


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)

Reviews

Stale Gum

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

Jeff-Bagwell.jpg?id=6776b942-60bf-416f-9a88-96222a2c92aa&size=original&side=front&.jpg Jeff-Bagwell.jpg?id=6776b942-60bf-416f-9a88-96222a2c92aa&size=original&side=back&.jpg

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

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1997') AND (setname='Bowman\'s Best Preview') ORDER BY (SUBSTRING(num FROM 4)) +0 ASC; </sql2wiki>

Base Set

Veterans

Gregg-Jefferies.jpg?id=cce8c860-aa4c-473b-9006-8ecf6bb5f0a4&size=original&side=front&.jpg Gregg-Jefferies.jpg?id=cce8c860-aa4c-473b-9006-8ecf6bb5f0a4&size=original&side=back&.jpg

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1997') AND (setname='Bowman\'s Best') AND (num < 101) ORDER BY num +0 ASC; </sql2wiki>

Rookies & Prospects

Carlos-Beltran.jpg?id=ca6f7ad5-aa7e-4a94-bc22-3e2af0028e91&size=original&side=front&.jpg Carlos-Beltran.jpg?id=ca6f7ad5-aa7e-4a94-bc22-3e2af0028e91&size=original&side=back&.jpg

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1997') AND (setname='Bowman\'s Best') AND (num > 100) ORDER BY num +0 ASC; </sql2wiki>

Parallels

Refractors

Kevin-Orie.jpg?id=38cdb6a0-473a-43ab-bffa-f1186fef03ab&size=original&side=front&.jpg Raul-Mondesi.jpg?id=33513267-0ffa-4210-90b7-01c0773684b8&size=original&side=front&.jpg

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

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

Jumbos

Barry-Bonds.jpg?id=9d111593-8aa3-4d43-b3a9-73cf0c7ed411&size=original&side=front&.jpg Barry-Bonds.jpg?id=9d111593-8aa3-4d43-b3a9-73cf0c7ed411&size=original&side=back&.jpg

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)

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1997') AND (setname='Bowman\'s Best Jumbos') ORDER BY num +0 ASC; </sql2wiki>

Inserts

Cuts

Jose-Cruz-Jr.jpg?id=4492f680-9172-431b-8bdc-9eb07a26aaf3&size=original&side=front&.jpg Jose-Cruz-Jr.jpg?id=4492f680-9172-431b-8bdc-9eb07a26aaf3&size=original&side=back&.jpg

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)

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1997') AND (setname='Bowman\'s Best Best Cuts') ORDER BY SUBSTRING(num,1,1),lpad(substring(num,2),10,0); </sql2wiki>

Mirror Image

Paul-Konerko-Rafael-Palmeiro-Todd-Helton-Mark-McGwire.jpg?id=cb6f491f-afbd-4cc0-89d3-d7b6990f0fe1&size=original&side=front&.jpg Paul-Konerko-Rafael-Palmeiro-Todd-Helton-Mark-McGwire.jpg?id=cb6f491f-afbd-4cc0-89d3-d7b6990f0fe1&size=original&side=back&.jpg

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.

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1997') AND (setname='Bowman\'s Best Mirror Image') ORDER BY SUBSTRING(num,1,1),lpad(substring(num,2),10,0); </sql2wiki>

Mirror Image Inverted

Jose-Guillen-Richard-Hidalgo-Juan-Gonzalez-Gary-Sheffield.jpg?id=02dc1f04-8d19-4eb8-b1e7-8a17be9d94bd&size=original&side=front&.jpg Jose-Guillen-Richard-Hidalgo-Juan-Gonzalez-Gary-Sheffield.jpg?id=02dc1f04-8d19-4eb8-b1e7-8a17be9d94bd&size=original&side=back&.jpg

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

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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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