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1996 Fleer Baseball was a 600-card, single-series set. The theme for ''1996 Fleer Baseball'' was "Different by Design," and '96 Fleer was different than anything the company had delivered before. The set went with a borderless, matte-finished design with the player's name, team, and position stamped in gold foil. The matte finish on the cards was chosen to give collectors an easier surface for the cards to get autographed; unfortunately, the rough surface made sorting the cards rather difficult. | 1996 Fleer Baseball was a 600-card, single-series set. The theme for ''1996 Fleer Baseball'' was "Different by Design," and '96 Fleer sure was different than anything the company had delivered before. The set went with a borderless, matte-finished design with the player's name, team, and position stamped in gold foil. The matte finish on the cards was chosen to give collectors an easier surface for the cards to get autographed; unfortunately, the rough surface made sorting the cards rather difficult. | ||
Rookie cards of Matt Lawton and Mike Sweeney were in this set. | Rookie cards of Matt Lawton and Mike Sweeney were in this set. | ||
'96 Fleer continued to contribute to the "Insert Mania" trend of the decade by putting out eleven insert sets plus and for the first time, a parallel set. | '96 Fleer continued to contribute to the "Insert Mania" trend of the decade by putting out eleven insert sets plus and for the first time, a parallel set. | ||
===Thanks a Million Promotion=== | |||
In every pack, Fleer included a "Thanks a Million" scratch-off game card that was redeemable for instant-win prizes and a chance to bat for a million-dollar prize in a Major League ballpark. Game cards were inserted in every pack of most 1996 Fleer baseball card products. Each "Thanks a Million" card featured two scratch-off areas: one for instant-win prizes and another for individual letters to spell out, "T-H-A-N-K-S". Those that collected all six letters and mailed in were eligible for the "Million Dollar Hit" prize game where contestants would win $1,000,000 if they were able to hit a ball into any of three 5-foot square targets, 200 feet from home plate. Some contestants received batting lessons from Dodger great, Steve Garvey and the contest took place in Dodger Stadium and Camden Yards. While no contestant won the $1,000,000 prize, some received $1,000 in cash as a consolation prize. | |||
=Distribution= | =Distribution= | ||
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===Tiffany=== | ===Tiffany=== | ||
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All 600 base cards were available in a one-per-pack "Tiffany" parallel. The Tiffany cards have a glossy coating (unlike the matte-finish of the base cards) and utilized a holographic foil for each player's nameplate. | |||
===Variations=== | |||
The | Some base cards have a Silver Foil Variation, in which the card is stamped in silver foil. This is not to be confused with a [[1996 Fleer Team Sets]] base card in which all cards are stamped in silver foil. The Team Sets cards have a glossy finish and are sequentially-numbered "X of 20" on the reverse. Only nine MLB teams had a Team Set released: Braves, Cubs, Dodgers, Indians, Orioles, Rangers, Red Sox, Rockies, White Sox; thus, most players do not have a Team Set card. See the [[1996 Fleer Team Sets]] page for a checklist of all players with Team Set variations. The Silver Foil variations still have the matte finish. | ||
In addition, a Tiffany Gold Foil Variation is known to exist. Whereas the Tiffany parallels were all stamped in silver holographic foil, these variants were stamped in the same gold foil as the base cards. | |||
The Silver Foil and Tiffany Gold Foil variants were more than likely printing errors that just happened to sneak through the production process. | |||
==Inserts== | ==Inserts== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:03, 14 December 2023
Description
1996 Fleer Baseball was a 600-card, single-series set. The theme for 1996 Fleer Baseball was "Different by Design," and '96 Fleer sure was different than anything the company had delivered before. The set went with a borderless, matte-finished design with the player's name, team, and position stamped in gold foil. The matte finish on the cards was chosen to give collectors an easier surface for the cards to get autographed; unfortunately, the rough surface made sorting the cards rather difficult.
Rookie cards of Matt Lawton and Mike Sweeney were in this set.
'96 Fleer continued to contribute to the "Insert Mania" trend of the decade by putting out eleven insert sets plus and for the first time, a parallel set.
Thanks a Million Promotion
In every pack, Fleer included a "Thanks a Million" scratch-off game card that was redeemable for instant-win prizes and a chance to bat for a million-dollar prize in a Major League ballpark. Game cards were inserted in every pack of most 1996 Fleer baseball card products. Each "Thanks a Million" card featured two scratch-off areas: one for instant-win prizes and another for individual letters to spell out, "T-H-A-N-K-S". Those that collected all six letters and mailed in were eligible for the "Million Dollar Hit" prize game where contestants would win $1,000,000 if they were able to hit a ball into any of three 5-foot square targets, 200 feet from home plate. Some contestants received batting lessons from Dodger great, Steve Garvey and the contest took place in Dodger Stadium and Camden Yards. While no contestant won the $1,000,000 prize, some received $1,000 in cash as a consolation prize.
Distribution
Hobby/Retail: 36 packs per box, 11 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.49)
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 600 | - | 9:1 | 9:1 |
| Tiffany | 600 | - | one-per-pack | one-per-pack |
| Checklists | 10 | - | 1:6 | 1:6 |
| Postseason Glory | 5 | - | 1:5 | 1:5 |
| Prospects | 10 | - | 1:6 | 1:6 |
| Smoke n' Heat | 10 | - | 1:9 | 1:9 |
| Golden Memories | 10 | - | 1:10 | 1:10 |
| Rookie Sensations | 15 | - | 1:11 | 1:11 |
| Road Warriors | 10 | - | 1:13 | 1:13 |
| Tomorrow's Legends | 10 | - | 1:13 | 1:13 |
| Lumber Company | 12 | - | N/A | 1:9 |
| Team Leaders | 28 | - | 1:9 | N/A |
| Zone | 10 | - | 1:90 | 1:90 |
Checklist
Promos
- P20 Cal Ripken, Jr.
Base Set
- 1 Manny Alexander
- 2 Brady Anderson
- 3 Harold Baines
- 4 Armando Benitez
- 5 Bobby Bonilla
- 6 Kevin Brown
- 7 Scott Erickson
- 8 Curtis Goodwin
- 9 Jeffrey Hammonds
- 10 Jimmy Haynes
- 11 Chris Hoiles
- 12 Doug Jones
- 13 Rick Krivda
- 14 Jeff Manto
- 15 Ben McDonald
- 16 Jamie Moyer
- 17 Mike Mussina
- 18 Jesse Orosco
- 19 Rafael Palmeiro
- 20 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 21 Rick Aguilera
- 22 Luis Alicea
- 23 Stan Belinda
- 24 Jose Canseco
- 25 Roger Clemens
- 26 Vaughn Eshelman
- 27 Mike Greenwell
- 28 Erik Hanson
- 29 Dwayne Hosey
- 30 Mike Macfarlane
- 31 Tim Naehring
- 32 Troy O'Leary
- 33 Aaron Sele
- 34 Zane Smith
- 35 Jeff Suppan
- 36 Lee Tinsley
- 37 John Valentin
- 38 Mo Vaughn
- 39 Tim Wakefield
- 40 Jim Abbott
- 41 Brian Anderson
- 42 Garret Anderson
- 43 Chili Davis
- 44 Gary DiSarcina
- 45 Damion Easley
- 46 Jim Edmonds
- 47 Chuck Finley
- 48 Todd Greene
- 49 Mike Harkey
- 50 Mike James
- 51 Mark Langston
- 52 Greg Myers
- 53 Orlando Palmeiro
- 54 Bob Patterson
- 55 Troy Percival
- 56 Tony Phillips
- 57 Tim Salmon
- 58 Lee Smith
- 59 J.T. Snow
- 60 Randy Velarde
- 61 Wilson Alvarez
- 62 Luis Andujar
- 63 Jason Bere
- 64 Ray Durham
- 65 Alex Fernandez
- 66 Ozzie Guillen
- 67 Roberto Hernandez
- 68 Lance Johnson
- 69 Matt Karchner
- 70 Ron Karkovice
- 71 Norberto Martin
- 72 Dave Martinez
- 73 Kirk McCaskill
- 74 Lyle Mouton
- 75 Tim Raines
- 76 Mike Sirotka RC
- 77 Frank Thomas
- 78 Larry Thomas
- 79 Robin Ventura
- 80 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
- 81 Paul Assenmacher
- 82 Carlos Baerga
- 83 Albert Belle
- 84 Mark Clark
- 85 Alan Embree
- 86 Alvaro Espinoza
- 87 Orel Hershiser
- 88 Ken Hill
- 89 Kenny Lofton
- 90 Dennis Martinez
- 91 Jose Mesa
- 92 Eddie Murray
- 93 Charles Nagy
- 94 Chad Ogea
- 95 Tony Pena
- 96 Herb Perry
- 97 Eric Plunk
- 98 Jim Poole
- 99 Manny Ramirez
- 100 Paul Sorrento
- 101 Julian Tavarez
- 102 Jim Thome
- 103 Omar Vizquel
- 104 Dave Winfield
- 105 Danny Bautista
- 106 Joe Boever
- 107 Chad Curtis
- 108 John Doherty
- 109 Cecil Fielder
- 110 John Flaherty
- 111 Travis Fryman
- 112 Chris Gomez
- 113 Bob Higginson
- 114 Mark Lewis
- 115 Jose Lima
- 116 Felipe Lira
- 117 Brian Maxcy
- 118 C.J. Nitkowski
- 119 Phil Plantier
- 120 Clint Sodowsky
- 121 Alan Trammell
- 122 Lou Whitaker
- 123 Kevin Appier
- 124 Johnny Damon
- 125 Gary Gaetti
- 126 Tom Goodwin
- 127 Tom Gordon
- 128 Mark Gubicza
- 129 Bob Hamelin
- 130 David Howard
- 131 Jason Jacome
- 132 Wally Joyner
- 133 Keith Lockhart
- 134 Brent Mayne
- 135 Jeff Montgomery
- 136 Jon Nunnally
- 137 Juan Samuel
- 138 Mike Sweeney RC
- 139 Michael Tucker
- 140 Joe Vitiello
- 141 Ricky Bones
- 142 Chuck Carr
- 143 Jeff Cirillo
- 144 Mike Fetters
- 145 Darryl Hamilton
- 146 David Hulse
- 147 John Jaha
- 148 Scott Karl
- 149 Mark Kiefer
- 150 Pat Listach
- 151 Mark Loretta
- 152 Mike Matheny
- 153 Matt Mieske
- 154 Dave Nilsson
- 155 Joe Oliver
- 156 Al Reyes
- 157 Kevin Seitzer
- 158 Steve Sparks
- 159 B.J. Surhoff
- 160 Jose Valentin
- 161 Greg Vaughn
- 162 Fernando Vina
- 163 Rich Becker
- 164 Ron Coomer
- 165 Marty Cordova
- 166 Chuck Knoblauch
- 167 Matt Lawton RC
- 168 Pat Meares
- 169 Paul Molitor
- 170 Pedro Munoz
- 171 Jose Parra
- 172 Kirby Puckett
- 173 Brad Radke
- 174 Jeff Reboulet
- 175 Rich Robertson
- 176 Frank Rodriguez
- 177 Scott Stahoviak
- 178 Dave Stevens
- 179 Matt Walbeck
- 180 Wade Boggs
- 181 David Cone
- 182 Tony Fernandez
- 183 Joe Girardi
- 184 Derek Jeter
- 185 Scott Kamieniecki
- 186 Pat Kelly
- 187 Jim Leyritz
- 188 Tino Martinez
- 189 Don Mattingly
- 190 Jack McDowell
- 191 Jeff Nelson
- 192 Paul O'Neill
- 193 Melido Perez
- 194 Andy Pettitte
- 195 Mariano Rivera
- 196 Ruben Sierra
- 197 Mike Stanley
- 198 Darryl Strawberry
- 199 John Wetteland
- 200 Bob Wickman
- 201 Bernie Williams
- 202 Mark Acre
- 203 Geronimo Berroa
- 204 Mike Bordick
- 205 Scott Brosius
- 206 Dennis Eckersley
- 207 Brent Gates
- 208 Jason Giambi
- 209 Rickey Henderson
- 210 Jose Herrera
- 211 Stan Javier
- 212 Doug Johns
- 213 Mark McGwire
- 214 Steve Ontiveros
- 215 Craig Paquette
- 216 Ariel Prieto
- 217 Carlos Reyes
- 218 Terry Steinbach
- 219 Todd Stottlemyre
- 220 Danny Tartabull
- 221 Todd Van Poppel
- 222 John Wasdin
- 223 George Williams RC
- 224 Steve Wojciechowski
- 225 Rich Amaral
- 226 Bobby Ayala
- 227 Tim Belcher
- 228 Andy Benes
- 229 Chris Bosio
- 230 Darren Bragg
- 231 Jay Buhner
- 232 Norm Charlton
- 233 Vince Coleman
- 234 Joey Cora
- 235 Russ Davis
- 236 Alex Diaz
- 237 Felix Fermin
- 238 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 239 Sterling Hitchcock
- 240 Randy Johnson
- 241 Edgar Martinez
- 242 Bill Risley
- 243 Alex Rodriguez
- 244 Luis Sojo
- 245 Dan Wilson
- 246 Bob Wolcott
- 247 Will Clark
- 248 Jeff Frye
- 249 Benji Gil
- 250 Juan Gonzalez
- 251 Rusty Greer
- 252 Kevin Gross
- 253 Roger McDowell
- 254 Mark McLemore
- 255 Otis Nixon
- 256 Luis Ortiz
- 257 Mike Pagliarulo
- 258 Dean Palmer
- 259 Roger Pavlik
- 260 Ivan Rodriguez
- 261 Kenny Rogers
- 262 Jeff Russell
- 263 Mickey Tettleton
- 264 Bob Tewksbury
- 265 Dave Valle
- 266 Matt Whiteside
- 267 Roberto Alomar
- 268 Joe Carter
- 269 Tony Castillo
- 270 Domingo Cedeno
- 271 Tim Crabtree
- 272 Carlos Delgado
- 273 Alex Gonzalez
- 274 Shawn Green
- 275 Juan Guzman
- 276 Pat Hentgen
- 277 Al Leiter
- 278 Sandy Martinez
- 279 Paul Menhart
- 280 John Olerud
- 281 Paul Quantrill
- 282 Ken Robinson
- 283 Ed Sprague
- 284 Mike Timlin
- 285 Steve Avery
- 286 Rafael Belliard
- 287 Jeff Blauser
- 288 Pedro Borbon
- 289 Brad Clontz
- 290 Mike Devereaux
- 291 Tom Glavine
- 292 Marquis Grissom
- 293 Chipper Jones
- 294 Dave Justice
- 295 Mike Kelly
- 296 Ryan Klesko
- 297 Mark Lemke
- 298 Javy Lopez
- 299 Greg Maddux
- 300 Fred McGriff
- 301 Greg McMichael
- 302 Kent Mercker
- 303 Mike Mordecai
- 304 Charlie O'Brien
- 305 Eduardo Perez
- 306 Luis Polonia
- 307 Jason Schmidt
- 308 John Smoltz
- 309 Terrell Wade
- 310 Mark Wohlers
- 311 Scott Bullett
- 312 Jim Bullinger
- 313 Larry Casian
- 314 Frank Castillo
- 315 Shawon Dunston
- 316 Kevin Foster
- 317 Matt Franco
- 318 Luis Gonzalez
- 319 Mark Grace
- 320 Jose Hernandez
- 321 Mike Hubbard
- 322 Brian McRae
- 323 Randy Myers
- 324 Jaime Navarro
- 325 Mark Parent
- 326 Mike Perez
- 327 Rey Sanchez
- 328 Ryne Sandberg
- 329 Scott Servais
- 330 Sammy Sosa
- 331 Ozzie Timmons
- 332 Steve Trachsel
- 333 Todd Zeile
- 334 Bret Boone
- 335 Jeff Branson
- 336 Jeff Brantley
- 337 Dave Burba
- 338 Hector Carrasco
- 339 Mariano Duncan
- 340 Ron Gant
- 341 Lenny Harris
- 342 Xavier Hernandez
- 343 Thomas Howard
- 344 Mike Jackson
- 345 Barry Larkin
- 346 Darren Lewis
- 347 Hal Morris
- 348 Eric Owens
- 349 Mark Portugal
- 350 Jose Rijo
- 351 Reggie Sanders
- 352 Benito Santiago
- 353 Pete Schourek
- 354 John Smiley
- 355 Eddie Taubensee
- 356 Jerome Walton
- 357 David Wells
- 358 Roger Bailey
- 359 Jason Bates
- 360 Dante Bichette
- 361 Ellis Burks
- 362 Vinny Castilla
- 363 Andres Galarraga
- 364 Darren Holmes
- 365 Mike Kingery
- 366 Curtis Leskanic
- 367 Quinton McCracken
- 368 Mike Munoz
- 369 David Nied
- 370 Steve Reed
- 371 Bryan Rekar
- 372 Kevin Ritz
- 373 Bruce Ruffin
- 374 Bret Saberhagen
- 375 Bill Swift
- 376 John Vander Wal
- 377 Larry Walker
- 378 Walt Weiss
- 379 Eric Young
- 380 Kurt Abbott
- 381 Alex Arias
- 382 Jerry Browne
- 383 John Burkett
- 384 Greg Colbrunn
- 385 Jeff Conine
- 386 Andre Dawson
- 387 Chris Hammond
- 388 Charles Johnson
- 389 Terry Mathews
- 390 Robb Nen
- 391 Joe Orsulak
- 392 Terry Pendleton
- 393 Pat Rapp
- 394 Gary Sheffield
- 395 Jesus Tavarez
- 396 Marc Valdes
- 397 Quilvio Veras
- 398 Randy Veres
- 399 Devon White
- 400 Jeff Bagwell
- 401 Derek Bell
- 402 Craig Biggio
- 403 John Cangelosi
- 404 Jim Dougherty
- 405 Doug Drabek
- 406 Tony Eusebio
- 407 Ricky Gutierrez
- 408 Mike Hampton
- 409 Dean Hartgraves
- 410 John Hudek
- 411 Brian Hunter
- 412 Todd Jones
- 413 Darryl Kile
- 414 Dave Magadan
- 415 Derrick May
- 416 Orlando Miller
- 417 James Mouton
- 418 Shane Reynolds
- 419 Greg Swindell
- 420 Jeff Tabaka
- 421 Dave Veres
- 422 Billy Wagner
- 423 Donne Wall RC
- 424 Rick Wilkins
- 425 Billy Ashley
- 426 Mike Blowers
- 427 Brett Butler
- 428 Tom Candiotti
- 429 Juan Castro
- 430 John Cummings
- 431 Delino DeShields
- 432 Joey Eischen
- 433 Chad Fonville
- 434 Greg Gagne
- 435 Dave Hansen
- 436 Carlos Hernandez
- 437 Todd Hollandsworth
- 438 Eric Karros
- 439 Roberto Kelly
- 440 Ramon Martinez
- 441 Raul Mondesi
- 442 Hideo Nomo
- 443 Antonio Osuna
- 444 Chan Ho Park
- 445 Mike Piazza
- 446 Felix Rodriguez
- 447 Kevin Tapani
- 448 Ismael Valdes
- 449 Todd Worrell
- 450 Moises Alou
- 451 Shane Andrews
- 452 Yamil Benitez
- 453 Sean Berry
- 454 Wil Cordero
- 455 Jeff Fassero
- 456 Darrin Fletcher
- 457 Cliff Floyd
- 458 Mark Grudzielanek
- 459 Gil Heredia
- 460 Tim Laker
- 461 Mike Lansing
- 462 Pedro Martinez
- 463 Carlos Perez
- 464 Curtis Pride
- 465 Mel Rojas
- 466 Kirk Rueter
- 467 F.P. Santangelo RC
- 468 Tim Scott
- 469 David Segui
- 470 Tony Tarasco
- 471 Rondell White
- 472 Edgardo Alfonzo
- 473 Tim Bogar
- 474 Rico Brogna
- 475 Damon Buford
- 476 Paul Byrd
- 477 Carl Everett
- 478 John Franco
- 479 Todd Hundley
- 480 Butch Huskey
- 481 Jason Isringhausen
- 482 Bobby Jones
- 483 Chris Jones
- 484 Jeff Kent
- 485 Dave Mlicki
- 486 Robert Person
- 487 Bill Pulsipher
- 488 Kelly Stinnett
- 489 Ryan Thompson
- 490 Jose Vizcaino
- 491 Howard Battle
- 492 Toby Borland
- 493 Ricky Bottalico
- 494 Darren Daulton
- 495 Lenny Dykstra
- 496 Jim Eisenreich
- 497 Sid Fernandez
- 498 Tyler Green
- 499 Charlie Hayes
- 500 Gregg Jefferies
- 501 Kevin Jordan
- 502 Tony Longmire
- 503 Tom Marsh
- 504 Michael Mimbs
- 505 Mickey Morandini
- 506 Gene Schall
- 507 Curt Schilling
- 508 Heathcliff Slocumb
- 509 Kevin Stocker
- 510 Andy Van Slyke
- 511 Lenny Webster
- 512 Mark Whiten
- 513 Mike Williams
- 514 Jay Bell
- 515 Jacob Brumfield
- 516 Jason Christiansen
- 517 Dave Clark
- 518 Midre Cummings
- 519 Angelo Encarnacion
- 520 John Ericks
- 521 Carlos Garcia
- 522 Mark Johnson
- 523 Jeff King
- 524 Nelson Liriano
- 525 Esteban Loaiza
- 526 Al Martin
- 527 Orlando Merced
- 528 Dan Miceli
- 529 Ramon Morel
- 530 Denny Neagle
- 531 Steve Parris
- 532 Dan Plesac
- 533 Don Slaught
- 534 Paul Wagner
- 535 John Wehner
- 536 Kevin Young
- 537 Allen Battle
- 538 David Bell
- 539 Alan Benes
- 540 Scott Cooper
- 541 Tripp Cromer
- 542 Tony Fossas
- 543 Bernard Gilkey
- 544 Tom Henke
- 545 Brian Jordan
- 546 Ray Lankford
- 547 John Mabry
- 548 T.J. Mathews
- 549 Mike Morgan
- 550 Jose Oliva
- 551 Jose Oquendo
- 552 Donovan Osborne
- 553 Tom Pagnozzi
- 554 Mark Petkovsek
- 555 Danny Sheaffer
- 556 Ozzie Smith
- 557 Mark Sweeney
- 558 Allen Watson
- 559 Andy Ashby
- 560 Brad Ausmus
- 561 Willie Blair
- 562 Ken Caminiti
- 563 Andujar Cedeno
- 564 Glenn Dishman
- 565 Steve Finley
- 566 Bryce Florie
- 567 Tony Gwynn
- 568 Joey Hamilton
- 569 Dustin Hermanson
- 570 Trevor Hoffman
- 571 Brian Johnson
- 572 Marc Kroon
- 573 Scott Livingstone
- 574 Marc Newfield
- 575 Melvin Nieves
- 576 Jody Reed
- 577 Bip Roberts
- 578 Scott Sanders
- 579 Fernando Valenzuela
- 580 Eddie Williams
- 581 Rod Beck
- 582 Marvin Benard RC
- 583 Barry Bonds
- 584 Jamie Brewington RC
- 585 Mark Carreon
- 586 Royce Clayton
- 587 Shawn Estes
- 588 Glenallen Hill
- 589 Mark Leiter
- 590 Kirt Manwaring
- 591 David McCarty
- 592 Terry Mulholland
- 593 John Patterson
- 594 J.R. Phillips
- 595 Deion Sanders
- 596 Steve Scarsone
- 597 Robby Thompson
- 598 Sergio Valdez
- 599 William VanLandingham
- 600 Matt Williams
Parallels
Tiffany
All 600 base cards were available in a one-per-pack "Tiffany" parallel. The Tiffany cards have a glossy coating (unlike the matte-finish of the base cards) and utilized a holographic foil for each player's nameplate.
Variations
Some base cards have a Silver Foil Variation, in which the card is stamped in silver foil. This is not to be confused with a 1996 Fleer Team Sets base card in which all cards are stamped in silver foil. The Team Sets cards have a glossy finish and are sequentially-numbered "X of 20" on the reverse. Only nine MLB teams had a Team Set released: Braves, Cubs, Dodgers, Indians, Orioles, Rangers, Red Sox, Rockies, White Sox; thus, most players do not have a Team Set card. See the 1996 Fleer Team Sets page for a checklist of all players with Team Set variations. The Silver Foil variations still have the matte finish.
In addition, a Tiffany Gold Foil Variation is known to exist. Whereas the Tiffany parallels were all stamped in silver holographic foil, these variants were stamped in the same gold foil as the base cards.
The Silver Foil and Tiffany Gold Foil variants were more than likely printing errors that just happened to sneak through the production process.
Inserts
Checklists
This 10-card set featured top players in the game on a different design from the base set.
- 1 Barry Bonds
- 2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 3 Chipper Jones
- 4 Greg Maddux
- 5 Mike Piazza
- 6 Manny Ramirez
- 7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 8 Frank Thomas
- 9 Mo Vaughn
- 10 Matt Williams
Golden Memories
This 10-card set featured players that achieved milestone accomplishments during the 1995 season. Cards utilized a holographic foil insert nameplate, a sepia-toned player background, and smaller, full-color action photo of the featured player.
- 1 Albert Belle
- 2 Barry Bonds / Sammy Sosa
- 3 Greg Maddux
- 4 Edgar Martinez
- 5 Ramon Martinez
- 6 Mark McGwire
- 7 Eddie Murray
- 8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 9 Frank Thomas
- 10 Alan Trammell / Lou Whitaker
Lumber Company
This 12-card set featured the top hitters in the game on a landscape-oriented card that looked like a bat barrel (similar to the 1994 insert design and was exclusive to retail packs.
- 1 Albert Belle
- 2 Dante Bichette
- 3 Barry Bonds
- 4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 5 Mark McGwire
- 6 Mike Piazza
- 7 Manny Ramirez
- 8 Tim Salmon
- 9 Sammy Sosa
- 10 Frank Thomas
- 11 Mo Vaughn
- 12 Matt Williams
Postseason Glory
This 5-card set highlighted standout player performances from the 1995 postseason.
- 1 Tom Glavine
- 2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 3 Orel Hershiser
- 4 Randy Johnson
- 5 Jim Thome
Prospects
This 10-card set featured top upcoming players in the game at the time on a spring-green colored card background with a holographic foiled insert nameplate.
- 1 Yamil Benitez
- 2 Roger Cedeno
- 3 Tony Clark
- 4 Micah Franklin
- 5 Karim Garcia
- 6 Todd Greene
- 7 Alex Ochoa
- 8 Ruben Rivera
- 9 Chris Snopek
- 10 Shannon Stewart
Road Warriors
This 10-card set highlighted players with the best statistics away from their home ballpark on a road-themed card design.
- 1 Derek Bell
- 2 Tony Gwynn
- 3 Greg Maddux
- 4 Mark McGwire
- 5 Mike Piazza
- 6 Manny Ramirez
- 7 Tim Salmon
- 8 Frank Thomas
- 9 Mo Vaughn
- 10 Matt Williams
Rookie Sensations
This 15-card set continued Fleer's notable insert set for the fifth consecutive year, highlighting the top young players in the game at the time. Card-fronts featured a large holographic foiled section of the card on a landscape orientation. Since Jumbo packs were not produced, Rookie Sensations were, for the first time, available in standard wax packs.
- 1 Garret Anderson
- 2 Marty Cordova
- 3 Johnny Damon
- 4 Ray Durham
- 5 Carl Everett
- 6 Shawn Green
- 7 Brian L. Hunter
- 8 Jason Isringhausen
- 9 Charles Johnson
- 10 Chipper Jones
- 11 John Mabry
- 12 Hideo Nomo
- 13 Troy Percival
- 14 Andy Pettitte
- 15 Quilvio Veras
Smoke 'n Heat
This 10-card set featured some of the hardest throwing pitchers in the game on a fire-themed background.
- 1 Kevin Appier
- 2 Roger Clemens
- 3 David Cone
- 4 Chuck Finley
- 5 Randy Johnson
- 6 Greg Maddux
- 7 Pedro Martinez
- 8 Hideo Nomo
- 9 John Smoltz
- 10 Todd Stottlemyre
Team Leaders
This 28-card set highlighted the top player from each Major League team on a team colored, logo-foiled background design. Team Leaders were exclusive to Hobby packs.
- 1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 2 Mo Vaughn
- 3 Jim Edmonds
- 4 Frank Thomas
- 5 Kenny Lofton
- 6 Travis Fryman
- 7 Gary Gaetti
- 8 B.J. Surhoff
- 9 Kirby Puckett
- 10 Don Mattingly
- 11 Mark McGwire
- 12 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 13 Juan Gonzalez
- 14 Joe Carter
- 15 Greg Maddux
- 16 Sammy Sosa
- 17 Barry Larkin
- 18 Dante Bichette
- 19 Jeff Conine
- 20 Jeff Bagwell
- 21 Mike Piazza
- 22 Rondell White
- 23 Rico Brogna
- 24 Darren Daulton
- 25 Jeff King
- 26 Ray Lankford
- 27 Tony Gwynn
- 28 Barry Bonds
Tomorrow's Legends
This 10-card set identified potential future stars in the game on a mosaic-designed background.
- 1 Garret Anderson
- 2 Jim Edmonds
- 3 Brian L. Hunter
- 4 Jason Isringhausen
- 5 Charles Johnson
- 6 Chipper Jones
- 7 Ryan Klesko
- 8 Hideo Nomo
- 9 Manny Ramirez
- 10 Rondell White
Zone
This 12-card set was the featured insert in 1996 Fleer and highlighted the top players in the game at the time on a holographic silver-etched foil design with player photos centered in the "Zone" card graphic (representing the player being "in the zone").
- 1 Albert Belle
- 2 Barry Bonds
- 3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 4 Tony Gwynn
- 5 Randy Johnson
- 6 Kenny Lofton
- 7 Greg Maddux
- 8 Edgar Martinez
- 9 Mike Piazza
- 10 Frank Thomas
- 11 Mo Vaughn
- 12 Matt Williams
Fleer/Fleer Tradition
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| Pre-License Era: 1959 Fleer Ted Williams - 1960 - 1961 - 1963 |
| Triopoly Era: 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 |
| Junk Wax Era: 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 |
| Marvel Entertainment Era: 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 |
| Fleer Tradition Era: 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 |
| Upper Deck Era: 2006 - 2007 |
| Update Sets: 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 Final Edition - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2002 - 2003 |
| Other Fleer/Fleer Tradition Brands: 2002 Fleer - 2006 Fleer Tradition |