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=Description=


=Description=
1996 Donruss was a 550-card set released in two series of 330 and 220 cards, respectively -- unchanged from the [[1995 Donruss|previous year]].  The full-bleed fronts featured the player nameplate in white ink in the upper right corner and his team logo, uniform number, and Donruss logo in a silver-foil box in the center bottom of the card, accented with team colors.
 
Donruss upped the number of insert offerings to nine for this year, plus a parallel set, for a total of ten chase cards in the set - the highest amount to that point.  A main selling point of the product was that all non-parallel inserts were serial-numbered, with each waxbox yielding at least one.


1996 Donruss is a 550-card set issued in two series of 330 and 220 cards respectively.  The full-bleed fronts feature full-color action photos with the player's name is in white ink in the upper right.
This was the final Donruss product released under the ownership of the Finnish conglomerate Huhtamäki Oy, as they sold the company to [[Pinnacle Brands]] in May of 1996.  It was also the final year that famed artist Dick Perez would help produce the Diamond Kings insert set.


Rookie Cards in this set include Mike Cameron.
Rated Rookies were again scattered throughout the base set like [[1995 Donruss|previous]] [[1994 Donruss|years]] and was the only subset.  The only notable player with a Rookie Card in the set was Mike Cameron.


=Distribution=
=Distribution=


=Reviews=
Series One Hobby: 36 packs per box, 12 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.79).
 
Series Two Hobby: 18 packs per box, 12 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.79).
 
Retail: 12 cards per pack.


=Insertion Ratios=
=Insertion Ratios=
===Series One===
{| class="ratio"
!Cards
!Total Cards
!Numbered To
!Hobby Odds
!Retail Odds
|-
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||330||-||?||?
|-
|Press Proofs||330||2000||1:12||1:12
|-
|Diamond Kings||14||10,000||1:60||1:60
|-
|Elite Series||6||10,000||1:75||1:75
|-
|Hit List||8||10,000||1:105||1:105
|-
|Showdown||8||10,000||1:105||1:105
|-
|Power Alley||10||4500||1:92||N/A
|-
|Power Alley Die-Cut||10||500||?||N/A
|-
|Long Ball Leaders||8||5000||N/A||1:96
|}
===Series Two===


{| class="ratio"
{| class="ratio"
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!Retail Odds
!Retail Odds
|-
|-
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||550||-||?||?
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||220||-||?||?
|-
|Press Proofs||220||2000||1:10||1:10
|-
|Diamond Kings||17||10,000||1:30||1:30
|-
|Elite Series||6||10,000||1:40||1:40
|-
|Hit List||8||10,000||1:60||1:60
|-
|Freeze Frame||8||5000||1:60||1:60
|-
|Round Trippers||10||5000||1:55||N/A
|-
|Pure Power||8||5000||N/A||1:80
|}
|}


=Checklist=
=Checklist=


==Base Set==
==Promos==


1 Frank Thomas
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2 Jason Bates
This eight-card set was issued to preview the set prior to release. These promos featured the same design as the base cards but had "PROMOTIONAL SAMPLE" stamped diagonally across the front and back of the card.


3 Steve Sparks
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==Base Set==


4 Scott Servais
===Series One===


5 Angelo Encarnacion
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6 Scott Sanderson
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7 Billy Ashley
===Series Two===


8 Alex Rodriguez
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9 Sean Bergman
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10 Brad Radke
==Parallels==


11 Andy Van Slyke
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12 Joe Girardi
All 550 base cards were available as a Press Proof parallel.  Each card featured "PRESS PROOF" stamped in gold foil along the side of the card front and a gold-foil finish over the Donruss logo box.  Each Press Proof is limited, but not serial-numbered to 2000 copies.


13 Mark Grudzielanek
==Inserts==
 
14 Rick Aguilera
 
15 Randy Veres
 
16 Tim Bogar
 
17 Dave Veres
 
18 Kevin Stocker
 
19 Marquis Grissom
 
20 Will Clark
 
21 Jay Bell
 
22 Allen Battle
 
23 Frank Rodriguez
 
24 Terry Steinbach
 
25 Gerald Williams
 
26 Sid Roberson
 
27 Gregg Zaun
 
28 Ozzie Timmons
 
29 Vaughn Eshelman
 
30 Ed Sprague
 
31 Gary DiSarcina
 
32 Joe Boever
 
33 Steve Avery
 
34 Brad Ausmus
 
35 Kirt Manwaring
 
36 Gary Sheffield
 
37 Jason Bere
 
38 Jeff Manto
 
39 David Cone
 
40 Manny Ramirez
 
41 Sandy Alomar, Sr.
 
42 Curtis Goodwin RR
 
43 Tino Martinez
 
44 Woody Williams
 
45 Dean Palmer
 
46 Henry Pichardo
 
47 Jason Giambi
 
48 Lance Johnson
 
49 Bernard Gilkey
 
50 Kirby Puckett
 
51 Tony Fernandez
 
52 Alex S. Gonzalez
 
53 Bret Saberhagen
 
54 Lyle Mouton RR
 
55 Brian McRae
 
56 Mark Gubicza
 
57 Sergio Valdez
 
58 Darrin Fletcher
 
59 Steve Parris
 
60 Johnny Damon RR
 
61 Rickey Henderson
 
62 Darrell Whitmore
 
63 Roberto Petagine
 
64 Trinadad Hubbard
 
65 Heathcliff Slocumb
 
66 Steve Finley
 
67 Mariano Rivera
 
68 Brian L. Hunter
 
69 Jamie Moyer
 
70 Ellis Burks
 
71 Pat Kelly
 
72 Mickey Tettleton
 
73 Garret Anderson
 
74 Andy Pettitte RR
 
75 Glenallen Hill
 
76 Brent Gates
 
77 Lou Whitaker
 
78 David Segui
 
79 Dan Wilson
 
80 Pat Listach
 
81 Jeff Bagwell
 
82 Ben ? McDonald
 
83 John Valentin
 
84 John Jaha
 
85 Pete Schourek
 
86 Bryce Florie
 
87 Brian Jordan
 
88 Ron Karkovice
 
89 Al Leiter
 
90 Tony Longmire
 
91 Nelson Liriano
 
92 David Bell
 
93 Kevin Gross
 
94 Tom Candiotti
 
95 David Martinez
 
96 Greg Myers
 
97 Rheal Cormier
 
98 Chris Hammond
 
99 Randy Myers
 
100 Bill Pulsipher RR
 
101 Jason Isringhausen
 
102 Dave Stevens
 
103 Roberto Alomar
 
104 Bobby Higginson RR
 
105 Eddie Murray
 
106 Matt Walbeck
 
107 Mark Wohlers
 
108 Jeff Nelson
 
109 Tom Goodwin
 
110 Cal Ripken Jr. CL
 
111 Rey Sanchez
 
112 Hector Carrasco
 
113 B.J. Surhoff
 
114 Dan Miceli
 
115 Dean Hartgraves
 
116 John Burkett
 
117 Gary Gaetti
 
118 Ricky Bones
 
119 Mike MacFarlane
 
120 Bip Roberts
 
121 Dave Mlicki
 
122 Chili Davis
 
123 Mark Whiten
 
124 Herbert Perry
 
125 Butch Henry
 
126 Derek Bell
 
127 Al Martin
 
128 John Franco
 
129 Will.VanLandingham
 
130 Mike Bordick
 
131 Matt Morris
 
132 Rob Thompson
 
133 Greg Colbrunn
 
134 Domingo Cedeno
 
135 Chad Curtis
 
136 Jose Hernandez
 
137 Scott Klingenbeck
 
138 Ryan Klesko
 
139 John Smiley
 
140 Charlie Hayes
 
141 Jay Buhner
 
142 Doug Drabek
 
143 Roger Pavlick
 
144 Todd Worrell
 
145 Cal Ripken, Jr.
 
146 Steve Reed
 
147 Chuck Finley
 
148 Mike Blowers
 
149 Orel Hershiser
 
150 Allen Watson
 
151 Ramon J. Martinez
 
152 Melvin Nieves
 
153 Tripp Cromer
 
154 Yorkis Perez
 
155 Stan Javier
 
156 Mel Rojas
 
157 Aaron Sele
 
158 Eric Karros
 
159 Robb Nen
 
160 Raul Mondesi
 
161 John Wetteland
 
162 Tim Scott
 
163 Kenny Rogers
 
164 Melvin Bunch
 
165 Rod Beck
 
166 Andy Benes


167 Len Whitehouse
===Diamond Kings===


168 Orlando Merced
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169 Tomas Perez  
This 31-card set again featured the top player from each team through a rendition by artist Dick Perez.  This was the fifteenth and final year Perez produced the Diamond Kings insert as Pinnacle Brands, who bought Donruss in May of 1996, chose other artists in the following years.  Further, this was also the final year that each MLB team was represented in the set. 


170 Xavier Hernandez
Continuing the trend from [[1994 Donruss|previous]] [[1995 Donruss|years,]] the 1996 edition featured a new design with gold-marble borders and a black background supplementing the artistic player portrait.


171 Ruben Sierra
For the first time ever, all Diamond King cards were serial-numbered (10,000 copies).  Cards #DK-1-#DK-14 were exclusive to Series One packs while cards #DK-15-#DK-31 were inserted in Series Two packs. 


172 Alan Trammell
Cards #DK-29 and #DK-30 are designated "King of Kings" while card #DK-31 is the checklist.


173 Mike Fetters
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174 Wilson Alvarez
===Elite Series===


175 Erik Hanson
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176 Travis Fryman
The sixth edition of Donruss' staple insert set continued with a twelve-card series split evenly across Series One and Two.  Compared to the high bar set by the [[1995_Donruss#Elite_Series|1995]] set, this year's design was considerably less ornate but still featured silver foil borders, a silver-marbled background, and a small window for the color player photo. 


177 Jim Abbott
Each Elite Series card was serial-numbered to 10,000 copies and sequentially-numbered as a continuation of the set that began in [[1991 Donruss|1991]], pickup up from where the [[1995 Donruss|1995]] set left off.  The first 9900 copies of cards 61-66 were inserted into Series One packs while cards 67-72 were exclusive to Series Two.  The last 100 Series One cards were randomly inserted as Series Two "Super Packs" which contained the entire twelve-card Elite Series set.


178 Bret Boone
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179 Sterling Hitchcock
===Hit List===


180 Pat Mahomes
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181 Mark Acre
This sixteen-card set highlighted the top hitters in the game on a silver and team-colored foil board.  All cards were serial numbered to 10,0000.  Cards 1-8 were inserted into Series One packs while cards 9-16 were exclusive to Series Two.


182 Charles Nagy
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===Showdown===


183 Rusty Greer
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184 Marv Staehle
This set showcased eight high-profile batter/pitcher matchups that potentially could occur during Interleague play which would debut the following season.  Each Showdown insert featured both players on the card front against a black and gold-foiled backdrop.  Each card was serial-numbered to 10,0000 copies and randomly inserted into Series One packs.


185 Jim Bullinger
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186 Shane Andrews
===Power Alley===


187 Brian Keyser
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188 Tyler Greene
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189 Mark Grace
This ten-card set highlighted the top power hitters in the game on a card featuring a grey background, team colored diamonds, and a silver holographic center section overlayed by patterned lines.  Power Alley inserts were serial-numbered to 5000 copies and exclusive to Series One Hobby packs.


190 Bob Hamelin
The first 500 copies of each Power Alley insert were die-cut on both sides of the card, marking the first time Donruss featured a parallel of an insert set in its products.


191 Lou Ortiz
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===Long Ball Leaders===


192 Joe Carter
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193 Eddie Taubensee
This eight-card set honored the players that hit the longest home runs in the 1995 season on a silver-foil bordered card with a black-gradient colored baseball, black background, and team-colored insert nameplate.  Home run details (i.e., date hit, stadium, distance) were also in team-colored text, in a curved outline of the baseball graphic on the card front.  Long Ball Leaders were serial-numbered to 5000 copies exclusive to Series One retail packs.


194 Brian Anderson
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===Freeze Frame===


195 Edgardo Alfonzo
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196 Pedro Munoz
This eight-card set captured high-quality action photos of the top players in the game on a rounded corner, black background card.  Each Freeze Frame insert was serial-numbered to 5000 copies and inserted in Series Two packs.


197 David Justice
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===Round Trippers===


198 Trevor Hoffman
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199 Bobby Ayala
This ten-card set showcased the top home run hitters in the game on a textured and bronze etched-foil design with a smooth-surfaced home plate feature that housed the 1995 home run total of the player.  Round Trippers were serial-numbered to 5000 copies and exclusive to Series Two Hobby packs.


200 Tony Eusabio
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===Pure Power===


201 Jeff Russell
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202 Mike Hampton
This eight-card set highlighted the top power hitters in the game on a red-orange, gradient etched-foil card background with a die-cut hole at the bottom of the card that simulated a baseball breaking through the card front. Each card was serial-numbered to 5000 copies and exclusive to Series Two retail packs.  
 
203 Walt Weiss
 
204 Jonas Hamlin
 
205 Roberto Duran
 
206 Greg Vaughn
 
207 Felipe Lira
 
208 Harold Baines
 
209 Tim Wallach
 
210 Manny Alexander
 
211 Tim Laker
 
212 Chris Haney
 
213 Brian Maxcy
 
214 Eric Young
 
215 Darryl Strawberry
 
216 Barry Bonds
 
217 Tim Naehring
 
218 Scott Brosius
 
219 Reggie Sanders
 
220 Eddie Murray CL
 
221 Luis Alicea
 
222 Albert Belle
 
223 Benji Gil
 
224 Dante Bichette
 
225 Bobby Bonilla
 
226 Todd Stottlemyre
 
227 Jim Edmonds
 
228 Todd Jones
 
229 Shawn Green
 
230 Javy Lopez
 
231 Ariel Prieto
 
232 Tony Phillips
 
233 James Mouton
 
234 Jose Oquendo
 
235 Royce Clayton
 
236 Chuck Carr
 
237 Doug Jones
 
238 Mark McLemore
 
239 Bill Swift
 
240 Scott Leius
 
241 Russ Davis
 
242 Ray Durham
 
243 Matt Mieske
 
244 Brett Mayne
 
245 Thomas Howard
 
246 Troy O'Leary
 
247 Jacob Brumfield
 
248 Mickey Morandini
 
249 Todd Hundley
 
250 Chris Bosio
 
251 Omar Vizquiel
 
252 Mike Lansing
 
253 John Mabry
 
254 Marty Perez
 
255 Delino DeShields
 
256 Will Cordero
 
257 Mike James
 
258 Todd Van Poppel
 
259 Joey Cora
 
260 Andre Dawson
 
261 Jerry Dipoto
 
262 Rick Krivda
 
263 Glen Dishman
 
264 Mark Mimbs
 
265 John Ericks
 
266 Jose Canseco
 
267 Jeff Branson
 
268 Curtis Leskanic
 
269 Jon Nunnally
 
270 Scott Stahoviak
 
271 Jeff Montgomery
 
272 Hal Morris
 
273 Esteban Loaiza
 
274 Rico Brogna
 
275 Dave Winfield
 
276 J.R. Phillips
 
277 Todd Zeile
 
278 Tom Pagnozzi
 
279 Mark Lemke
 
280 Dave Magadan
 
281 Greg McMichael
 
282 Melvin Mora
 
283 Moises Alou
 
284 Dennis Martinez
 
285 Jeff Kent
 
286 Mark L. Johnson
 
287 Darren Lewis
 
288 Brad Clontz
 
289 Chad Fonville RR
 
290 Paul Sorrento
 
291 Lee Smith
 
292 Tom Glavine
 
293 Antonio Osuna
 
294 Kevin Foster
 
295 Sandy Martinez
 
296 Mark Leiter
 
297 Julian Tavarez
 
298 Mick Kelleher
 
299 Joe Oliver
 
300 John Flaherty
 
301 Don Mattingly
 
302 Pat Meares
 
303 John Doherty
 
304 Joe Vitiello
 
305 Vinny Castilla
 
306 Jeff Brantley
 
307 Mike Greenwell
 
308 Midre Cummings
 
309 Curt Schilling
 
310 Ken Caminiti
 
311 Scott Erickson
 
312 Carl Everett
 
313 Charles Johnson
 
314 Alex Diaz
 
315 Jose Mesa
 
316 Mark Carreon
 
317 Carlos Perez RR
 
318 Ismael Valdes
 
319 Frank Castillo
 
320 Tom Henke
 
321 Spike Owen
 
322 Joe Orsulak
 
323 Paul Menhart
 
324 Pedro Borbon
 
325 Checklist Card
 
326 Jeff Cirillo
 
327 Edwin Hurtado
 
328 Orlando Miller
 
329 Steve Ontiveros
 
330 Kirby Puckett CL
 
331 Scott Bullett
 
332 Andres Galarraga
 
333 Cal Eldred
 
334 Sammy Sosa
 
335 Don Slaught
 
336 Jody Reed
 
337 Roger Cedeno
 
338 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
339 Todd Hollandsworth
 
340 Mike Trombley
 
341 Gregg Jefferies
 
342 Larry Walker
 
343 Pedro Martinez
 
344 Dwayne Hosey
 
345 Terry Pendleton
 
346 Pete Harnisch
 
347 Tony Castillo
 
348 Paul Quantrill
 
349 Fred McGriff
 
350 Ivan Rodriguez
 
351 Butch Huskey
 
352 Ozzie Smith
 
353 Marty Cordova
 
354 John Wasdin
 
355 Wade Boggs
 
356 Dave Nilsson
 
357 Rafael Palmeiro
 
358 Luis Gonzalez
 
359 Reggie Jefferson
 
360 Carlos Delgado
 
361 Orlando Palmeiro
 
362 Chris Gomez
 
363 John Smoltz
 
364 Marc Newfield
 
365 Matt Williams
 
366 Jesus Tavarez
 
367 Bruce Ruffin
 
368 Sean Berry
 
369 Randy Velarde
 
370 Tony Pena, Sr.
 
371 Jim Thome
 
372 Jeffrey Hammonds
 
373 Bob Wolcott
 
374 Juan Guzman
 
375 Juan Gonzalez
 
376 Michael Tucker
 
377 Doug Johns
 
378 Mike Cameron
 
379 Ray Lankford
 
380 Jose Parra
 
381 Jimmy Key
 
382 John Olerud
 
383 Kevin Ritz
 
384 Tim Raines
 
385 Rich Amaral
 
386 Keith Lockhart
 
387 Steve Scarsone
 
388 Cliff Floyd
 
389 Rich Aude
 
390 Hideo Nomo
 
391 Geronimo Berroa
 
392 Pat Rapp
 
393 Dustin Hermanson
 
394 Greg Maddux
 
395 Darren Daulton
 
396 Kenny Lofton
 
397 Ruben Rivera
 
398 Billy Wagner
 
399 Kevin Brown
 
400 Mike Kinkade
 
401 Bernie Williams
 
402 Otis Nixon
 
403 Damion Easley
 
404 Paul O'Neill
 
405 Deion Sanders
 
406 Dennis Eckersley
 
407 Tony Clark
 
408 Rondell White
 
409 Luis Sojo
 
410 David Hulse
 
411 Shane Reynolds
 
412 Chris Hoiles
 
413 Lee Tinsley
 
414 Scott Karl
 
415 Ron Gant
 
416 Brian Johnson
 
417 Jose Oliva
 
418 Jack McDowell
 
419 Paul Molitor
 
420 Ricky Bottalico
 
421 Paul Wagner
 
422 Terry Bradshaw
 
423 Bob Tewksbury
 
424 Mike Piazza
 
425 Luis Andujar
 
426 Mark Langston
 
427 Stan Belinda
 
428 Kurt Abbott
 
429 Shawon Dunston
 
430 Bobby M. Jones
 
431 Jose Viscaino
 
432 Matt Lawton
 
433 Pat Hentgen
 
434 Cecil Fielder
 
435 Carlos Baerga
 
436 Rich Becker
 
437 Chipper Jones
 
438 Bill Risley
 
439 Kevin Appier
 
440 Wade Boggs CL
 
441 Jaime Navarro
 
442 Barry Larkin
 
443 Jose Valentin
 
444 Bryan Rekar
 
445 Rick Wilkins
 
446 Quilvio Veras
 
447 Greg Gagne
 
448 Mark Kiefer
 
449 Bobby Witt
 
450 Andy Ashby
 
451 Alex Ochoa
 
452 Jorge Fabregas
 
453 Gene Schall
 
454 Ken Hill
 
455 Tony Tarasco
 
456 Donne Walle
 
457 Carlos Garcia
 
458 Ryan Thompson
 
459 Marvin Bernard
 
460 Jose Herrara
 
461 Jeff Blauser
 
462 Chris Hook
 
463 Jeff Conine
 
464 Devon White
 
465 Danny Bautista
 
466 Steve Trachsel
 
467 C.J. Nitkowski
 
468 Mike Devereaux
 
469 David Wells
 
470 Jim Eisenreich
 
471 Edgar Martinez
 
472 Craig Biggio
 
473 Jeff Frye
 
474 Karim Garcia
 
475 Jimmy Haynes
 
476 Darren Holmes
 
477 Tim Salmon
 
478 Randy Johnson
 
479 Eric Plunk
 
480 Steve Cooke
 
481 Chan Ho Park
 
482 Ray McDavid
 
483 Mark Petkovsek
 
484 Greg Swindell
 
485 George Williams
 
486 Yamil Benitez
 
487 Tim Wakefield
 
488 Kevin Tapani
 
489 Derrick May
 
490 Ken Griffey Jr CL
 
491 Derek Jeter
 
492 Jeff Fassero
 
493 Benito Santiago
 
494 Tom Gordon
 
495 Jamie Brewington
 
496 Vince Coleman
 
497 Kevin Jordan
 
498 Jeff King
 
499 Mike Simms
 
500 Jose Rijo
 
501 Denny Neagle
 
502 Jose Lima
 
503 Kevin Seitzer
 
504 Alex Fernandez
 
505 Mo Vaughn
 
506 Phil Nevin
 
507 J.T. Snow
 
508 Andujar Cedeno
 
509 Ozzie Guillen
 
510 Mark Clark
 
511 Mark McGwire
 
512 Jeff Reboulet
 
513 Armando Benitez
 
514 LaTroy Hawkins
 
515 Brett Butler
 
516 Tavo Alvarez
 
517 Chris Snopek
 
518 Mike Mussina
 
519 Darryl Kile
 
520 Wally Joyner
 
521 Willie McGee
 
522 Kent Mercker
 
523 Mike Jackson
 
524 Troy Percival
 
525 Tony Gwynn
 
526 Ron Coomer
 
527 Darryl Hamilton
 
528 Phil Plantier
 
529 Norm Charlton
 
530 Craig Paquette
 
531 Dave Burba
 
532 Mike Henneman
 
533 Terrell Wade
 
534 Eddie Williams
 
535 Robin Ventura
 
536 Chuck Knoblauch
 
537 Les Norman
 
538 Brady Anderson
 
539 Roger Clemens
 
540 Mark Portugal
 
541 Mike Matheny
 
542 Jeff Parret
 
543 Roberto Kelly
 
544 Damon Buford
 
545 Chad Ogea
 
546 Jose Offerman
 
547 Brian Barber
 
548 Danny Tartabull
 
549 Duane Singleton
 
550 Tony Gwynn CL
 
==Parallels==
 
==Inserts==


==Autographs & Game-Used==
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Description

1996 Donruss was a 550-card set released in two series of 330 and 220 cards, respectively -- unchanged from the previous year. The full-bleed fronts featured the player nameplate in white ink in the upper right corner and his team logo, uniform number, and Donruss logo in a silver-foil box in the center bottom of the card, accented with team colors.

Donruss upped the number of insert offerings to nine for this year, plus a parallel set, for a total of ten chase cards in the set - the highest amount to that point. A main selling point of the product was that all non-parallel inserts were serial-numbered, with each waxbox yielding at least one.

This was the final Donruss product released under the ownership of the Finnish conglomerate Huhtamäki Oy, as they sold the company to Pinnacle Brands in May of 1996. It was also the final year that famed artist Dick Perez would help produce the Diamond Kings insert set.

Rated Rookies were again scattered throughout the base set like previous years and was the only subset. The only notable player with a Rookie Card in the set was Mike Cameron.

Distribution

Series One Hobby: 36 packs per box, 12 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.79).

Series Two Hobby: 18 packs per box, 12 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.79).

Retail: 12 cards per pack.

Insertion Ratios

Series One

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 330 - ? ?
Press Proofs 330 2000 1:12 1:12
Diamond Kings 14 10,000 1:60 1:60
Elite Series 6 10,000 1:75 1:75
Hit List 8 10,000 1:105 1:105
Showdown 8 10,000 1:105 1:105
Power Alley 10 4500 1:92 N/A
Power Alley Die-Cut 10 500 ? N/A
Long Ball Leaders 8 5000 N/A 1:96

Series Two

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 220 - ? ?
Press Proofs 220 2000 1:10 1:10
Diamond Kings 17 10,000 1:30 1:30
Elite Series 6 10,000 1:40 1:40
Hit List 8 10,000 1:60 1:60
Freeze Frame 8 5000 1:60 1:60
Round Trippers 10 5000 1:55 N/A
Pure Power 8 5000 N/A 1:80

Checklist

Promos

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This eight-card set was issued to preview the set prior to release. These promos featured the same design as the base cards but had "PROMOTIONAL SAMPLE" stamped diagonally across the front and back of the card.

  • 1 Frank Thomas
  • 2 Barry Bonds
  • 3 Hideo Nomo
  • 4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 6 Manny Ramirez
  • 7 Mike Piazza
  • 8 Greg Maddux

Base Set

Series One

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  • 1 Frank Thomas
  • 2 Jason Bates
  • 3 Steve Sparks
  • 4 Scott Servais
  • 5 Angelo Encarnacion RC
  • 6 Scott Sanders
  • 7 Billy Ashley
  • 8 Alex Rodriguez
  • 9 Sean Bergman
  • 10 Brad Radke
  • 11 Andy Van Slyke
  • 12 Joe Girardi
  • 13 Mark Grudzielanek
  • 14 Rick Aguilera
  • 15 Randy Veres
  • 16 Tim Bogar
  • 17 Dave Veres
  • 18 Kevin Stocker
  • 19 Marquis Grissom
  • 20 Will Clark
  • 21 Jay Bell
  • 22 Allen Battle
  • 23 Frank Rodriguez
  • 24 Terry Steinbach
  • 25 Gerald Williams
  • 26 Sid Roberson
  • 27 Greg Zaun
  • 28 Ozzie Timmons
  • 29 Vaughn Eshelman
  • 30 Ed Sprague
  • 31 Gary DiSarcina
  • 32 Joe Boever
  • 33 Steve Avery
  • 34 Brad Ausmus
  • 35 Kirt Manwaring
  • 36 Gary Sheffield
  • 37 Jason Bere
  • 38 Jeff Manto
  • 39 David Cone
  • 40 Manny Ramirez
  • 41 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
  • 42 Curtis Goodwin RR
  • 43 Tino Martinez
  • 44 Woody Williams
  • 45 Dean Palmer
  • 46 Hipolito Pichardo
  • 47 Jason Giambi
  • 48 Lance Johnson
  • 49 Bernard Gilkey
  • 50 Kirby Puckett
  • 51 Tony Fernandez
  • 52 Alex Gonzalez
  • 53 Bret Saberhagen
  • 54 Lyle Mouton RR
  • 55 Brian McRae
  • 56 Mark Gubicza
  • 57 Sergio Valdez
  • 58 Darrin Fletcher
  • 59 Steve Parris
  • 60 Johnny Damon RR
  • 61 Rickey Henderson
  • 62 Darrell Whitmore
  • 63 Roberto Petagine
  • 64 Trenidad Hubbard
  • 65 Heathcliff Slocumb
  • 66 Steve Finley
  • 67 Mariano Rivera
  • 68 Brian L. Hunter
  • 69 Jamie Moyer
  • 70 Ellis Burks
  • 71 Pat Kelly
  • 72 Mickey Tettleton
  • 73 Garret Anderson
  • 74 Andy Pettitte RR
  • 75 Glenallen Hill
  • 76 Brent Gates
  • 77 Lou Whitaker
  • 78 David Segui
  • 79 Dan Wilson
  • 80 Pat Listach
  • 81 Jeff Bagwell
  • 82 Ben McDonald
  • 83 John Valentin
  • 84 John Jaha
  • 85 Pete Schourek
  • 86 Bryce Florie
  • 87 Brian Jordan
  • 88 Ron Karkovice
  • 89 Al Leiter
  • 90 Tony Longmire
  • 91 Nelson Liriano
  • 92 David Bell
  • 93 Kevin Gross
  • 94 Tom Candiotti
  • 95 Dave Martinez
  • 96 Greg Myers
  • 97 Rheal Cormier
  • 98 Chris Hammond
  • 99 Randy Myers
  • 100 Bill Pulsipher RR
  • 101 Jason Isringhausen
  • 102 Dave Stevens
  • 103 Roberto Alomar
  • 104 Bob Higginson RR
  • 105 Eddie Murray
  • 106 Matt Walbeck
  • 107 Mark Wohlers
  • 108 Jeff Nelson
  • 109 Tom Goodwin
  • 110 Cal Ripken, Jr. CL
  • 111 Rey Sanchez
  • 112 Hector Carrasco
  • 113 B.J. Surhoff
  • 114 Dan Miceli
  • 115 Dean Hartgraves
  • 116 John Burkett
  • 117 Gary Gaetti
  • 118 Ricky Bones
  • 119 Mike Macfarlane
  • 120 Bip Roberts
  • 121 Dave Mlicki
  • 122 Chili Davis
  • 123 Mark Whiten
  • 124 Herbert Perry
  • 125 Butch Henry
  • 126 Derek Bell
  • 127 Al Martin
  • 128 John Franco
  • 129 William VanLandingham
  • 130 Mike Bordick
  • 131 Mike Mordecai
  • 132 Robby Thompson
  • 133 Greg Colbrunn
  • 134 Domingo Cedeno
  • 135 Chad Curtis
  • 136 Jose Hernandez
  • 137 Scott Klingenbeck
  • 138 Ryan Klesko
  • 139 John Smiley
  • 140 Charlie Hayes
  • 141 Jay Buhner
  • 142 Doug Drabek
  • 143 Roger Pavlik
  • 144 Todd Worrell
  • 145 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 146 Steve Reed
  • 147 Chuck Finley
  • 148 Mike Blowers
  • 149 Orel Hershiser
  • 150 Allen Watson
  • 151 Ramon Martinez
  • 152 Melvin Nieves
  • 153 Tripp Cromer
  • 154 Yorkis Perez
  • 155 Stan Javier
  • 156 Mel Rojas
  • 157 Aaron Sele
  • 158 Eric Karros
  • 159 Robb Nen
  • 160 Raul Mondesi
  • 161 John Wetteland
  • 162 Tim Scott
  • 163 Kenny Rogers
  • 164 Melvin Bunch
  • 165 Rod Beck
  • 166 Andy Benes
  • 167 Lenny Dykstra
  • 168 Orlando Merced
  • 169 Tomas Perez
  • 170 Xavier Hernandez
  • 171 Ruben Sierra
  • 172 Alan Trammell
  • 173 Mike Fetters
  • 174 Wilson Alvarez
  • 175 Erik Hanson
  • 176 Travis Fryman
  • 177 Jim Abbott
  • 178 Bret Boone
  • 179 Sterling Hitchcock
  • 180 Pat Mahomes
  • 181 Mark Acre
  • 182 Charles Nagy
  • 183 Rusty Greer
  • 184 Mike Stanley
  • 185 Jim Bullinger
  • 186 Shane Andrews
  • 187 Brian Keyser
  • 188 Tyler Green
  • 189 Mark Grace
  • 190 Bob Hamelin
  • 191 Luis Ortiz
  • 192 Joe Carter
  • 193 Eddie Taubensee
  • 194 Brian Anderson
  • 195 Edgardo Alfonzo
  • 196 Pedro Munoz
  • 197 Dave Justice
  • 198 Trevor Hoffman
  • 199 Bobby Ayala
  • 200 Tony Eusebio
  • 201 Jeff Russell
  • 202 Mike Hampton
  • 203 Walt Weiss
  • 204 Joey Hamilton
  • 205 Roberto Hernandez
  • 206 Greg Vaughn
  • 207 Felipe Lira
  • 208 Harold Baines
  • 209 Tim Wallach
  • 210 Manny Alexander
  • 211 Tim Laker
  • 212 Chris Haney
  • 213 Brian Maxcy
  • 214 Eric Young
  • 215 Darryl Strawberry
  • 216 Barry Bonds
  • 217 Tim Naehring
  • 218 Scott Brosius
  • 219 Reggie Sanders
  • 220 Eddie Murray CL
  • 221 Luis Alicea
  • 222 Albert Belle
  • 223 Benji Gil
  • 224 Dante Bichette
  • 225 Bobby Bonilla
  • 226 Todd Stottlemyre
  • 227 Jim Edmonds
  • 228 Todd Jones
  • 229 Shawn Green
  • 230 Javy Lopez
  • 231 Ariel Prieto
  • 232 Tony Phillips
  • 233 James Mouton
  • 234 Jose Oquendo
  • 235 Royce Clayton
  • 236 Chuck Carr
  • 237 Doug Jones
  • 238 Mark McLemore
  • 239 Bill Swift
  • 240 Scott Leius
  • 241 Russ Davis
  • 242 Ray Durham
  • 243 Matt Mieske
  • 244 Brent Mayne
  • 245 Thomas Howard
  • 246 Troy O'Leary
  • 247 Jacob Brumfield
  • 248 Mickey Morandini
  • 249 Todd Hundley
  • 250 Chris Bosio
  • 251 Omar Vizquel
  • 252 Mike Lansing
  • 253 John Mabry
  • 254 Mike Perez
  • 255 Delino DeShields
  • 256 Wil Cordero
  • 257 Mike James
  • 258 Todd Van Poppel
  • 259 Joey Cora
  • 260 Andre Dawson
  • 261 Jerry DiPoto
  • 262 Rick Krivda
  • 263 Glenn Dishman
  • 264 Mike Mimbs
  • 265 John Ericks
  • 266 Jose Canseco
  • 267 Jeff Branson
  • 268 Curtis Leskanic
  • 269 Jon Nunnally
  • 270 Scott Stahoviak
  • 271 Jeff Montgomery
  • 272 Hal Morris
  • 273 Esteban Loaiza
  • 274 Rico Brogna
  • 275 Dave Winfield
  • 276 J.R. Phillips
  • 277 Todd Zeile
  • 278 Tom Pagnozzi
  • 279 Mark Lemke
  • 280 Dave Magadan
  • 281 Greg McMichael
  • 282 Mike Morgan
  • 283 Moises Alou
  • 284 Dennis Martinez
  • 285 Jeff Kent
  • 286 Mark Johnson
  • 287 Darren Lewis
  • 288 Brad Clontz
  • 289 Chad Fonville RR
  • 290 Paul Sorrento
  • 291 Lee Smith
  • 292 Tom Glavine
  • 293 Antonio Osuna
  • 294 Kevin Foster
  • 295 Sandy Martinez
  • 296 Mark Leiter
  • 297 Julian Tavarez
  • 298 Mike Kelly
  • 299 Joe Oliver
  • 300 John Flaherty
  • 301 Don Mattingly
  • 302 Pat Meares
  • 303 John Doherty
  • 304 Joe Vitiello
  • 305 Vinny Castilla
  • 306 Jeff Brantley
  • 307 Mike Greenwell
  • 308 Midre Cummings
  • 309 Curt Schilling
  • 310 Ken Caminiti
  • 311 Scott Erickson
  • 312 Carl Everett
  • 313 Charles Johnson
  • 314 Alex Diaz
  • 315 Jose Mesa
  • 316 Mark Carreon
  • 317 Carlos Perez RR
  • 318 Ismael Valdes
  • 319 Frank Castillo
  • 320 Tom Henke
  • 321 Spike Owen
  • 322 Joe Orsulak
  • 323 Paul Menhart
  • 324 Pedro Borbon
  • 325 Paul Molitor CL
  • 326 Jeff Cirillo
  • 327 Edwin Hurtado
  • 328 Orlando Miller
  • 329 Steve Ontiveros
  • 330 Kirby Puckett CL

Series Two

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  • 331 Scott Bullett
  • 332 Andres Galarraga
  • 333 Cal Eldred
  • 334 Sammy Sosa
  • 335 Don Slaught
  • 336 Jody Reed
  • 337 Roger Cedeno
  • 338 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 339 Todd Hollandsworth
  • 340 Mike Trombley
  • 341 Gregg Jefferies
  • 342 Larry Walker
  • 343 Pedro Martinez
  • 344 Dwayne Hosey
  • 345 Terry Pendleton
  • 346 Pete Harnisch
  • 347 Tony Castillo
  • 348 Paul Quantrill
  • 349 Fred McGriff
  • 350 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 351 Butch Huskey
  • 352 Ozzie Smith
  • 353 Marty Cordova
  • 354 John Wasdin
  • 355 Wade Boggs
  • 356 Dave Nilsson
  • 357 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 358 Luis Gonzalez
  • 359 Reggie Jefferson
  • 360 Carlos Delgado
  • 361 Orlando Palmeiro
  • 362 Chris Gomez
  • 363 John Smoltz
  • 364 Marc Newfield
  • 365 Matt Williams
  • 366 Jesus Tavarez
  • 367 Bruce Ruffin
  • 368 Sean Berry
  • 369 Randy Velarde
  • 370 Tony Pena
  • 371 Jim Thome
  • 372 Jeffrey Hammonds
  • 373 Bob Wolcott
  • 374 Juan Guzman
  • 375 Juan Gonzalez
  • 376 Michael Tucker
  • 377 Doug Johns
  • 378 Mike Cameron RC
  • 379 Ray Lankford
  • 380 Jose Parra
  • 381 Jimmy Key
  • 382 John Olerud
  • 383 Kevin Ritz
  • 384 Tim Raines
  • 385 Rich Amaral
  • 386 Keith Lockhart
  • 387 Steve Scarsone
  • 388 Cliff Floyd
  • 389 Rich Aude
  • 390 Hideo Nomo
  • 391 Geronimo Berroa
  • 392 Pat Rapp
  • 393 Dustin Hermanson
  • 394 Greg Maddux
  • 395 Darren Daulton
  • 396 Kenny Lofton
  • 397 Ruben Rivera
  • 398 Billy Wagner
  • 399 Kevin Brown
  • 400 Mike Kingery
  • 401 Bernie Williams
  • 402 Otis Nixon
  • 403 Damion Easley
  • 404 Paul O'Neill
  • 405 Deion Sanders
  • 406 Dennis Eckersley
  • 407 Tony Clark
  • 408 Rondell White
  • 409 Luis Sojo
  • 410 David Hulse
  • 411 Shane Reynolds
  • 412 Chris Hoiles
  • 413 Lee Tinsley
  • 414 Scott Karl
  • 415 Ron Gant
  • 416 Brian Johnson
  • 417 Jose Oliva
  • 418 Jack McDowell
  • 419 Paul Molitor
  • 420 Ricky Bottalico
  • 421 Paul Wagner
  • 422 Terry Bradshaw
  • 423 Bob Tewksbury
  • 424 Mike Piazza
  • 425 Luis Andujar
  • 426 Mark Langston
  • 427 Stan Belinda
  • 428 Kurt Abbott
  • 429 Shawon Dunston
  • 430 Bobby Jones
  • 431 Jose Vizcaino
  • 432 Matt Lawton RC
  • 433 Pat Hentgen
  • 434 Cecil Fielder
  • 435 Carlos Baerga
  • 436 Rich Becker
  • 437 Chipper Jones
  • 438 Bill Risley
  • 439 Kevin Appier
  • 440 Wade Boggs CL
  • 441 Jaime Navarro
  • 442 Barry Larkin
  • 443 Jose Valentin
  • 444 Bryan Rekar
  • 445 Rick Wilkins
  • 446 Quilvio Veras
  • 447 Greg Gagne
  • 448 Mark Kiefer
  • 449 Bobby Witt
  • 450 Andy Ashby
  • 451 Alex Ochoa
  • 452 Jorge Fabregas
  • 453 Gene Schall
  • 454 Ken Hill
  • 455 Tony Tarasco
  • 456 Donne Wall RC
  • 457 Carlos Garcia
  • 458 Ryan Thompson
  • 459 Marvin Benard RC
  • 460 Jose Herrera
  • 461 Jeff Blauser
  • 462 Chris Hook
  • 463 Jeff Conine
  • 464 Devon White
  • 465 Danny Bautista
  • 466 Steve Trachsel
  • 467 C.J. Nitkowski
  • 468 Mike Devereaux
  • 469 David Wells
  • 470 Jim Eisenreich
  • 471 Edgar Martinez
  • 472 Craig Biggio
  • 473 Jeff Frye
  • 474 Karim Garcia
  • 475 Jimmy Haynes
  • 476 Darren Holmes
  • 477 Tim Salmon
  • 478 Randy Johnson
  • 479 Eric Plunk
  • 480 Scott Cooper
  • 481 Chan Ho Park
  • 482 Ray McDavid
  • 483 Mark Petkovsek
  • 484 Greg Swindell
  • 485 George Williams RC
  • 486 Yamil Benitez
  • 487 Tim Wakefield
  • 488 Kevin Tapani
  • 489 Derrick May
  • 490 Ken Griffey, Jr. CL
  • 491 Derek Jeter
  • 492 Jeff Fassero
  • 493 Benito Santiago
  • 494 Tom Gordon
  • 495 Jamie Brewington RC
  • 496 Vince Coleman
  • 497 Kevin Jordan
  • 498 Jeff King
  • 499 Mike Simms
  • 500 Jose Rijo
  • 501 Denny Neagle
  • 502 Jose Lima
  • 503 Kevin Seitzer
  • 504 Alex Fernandez
  • 505 Mo Vaughn
  • 506 Phil Nevin
  • 507 J.T. Snow
  • 508 Andujar Cedeno
  • 509 Ozzie Guillen
  • 510 Mark Clark
  • 511 Mark McGwire
  • 512 Jeff Reboulet
  • 513 Armando Benitez
  • 514 LaTroy Hawkins
  • 515 Brett Butler
  • 516 Tavo Alvarez
  • 517 Chris Snopek
  • 518 Mike Mussina
  • 519 Darryl Kile
  • 520 Wally Joyner
  • 521 Willie McGee
  • 522 Kent Mercker
  • 523 Mike Jackson
  • 524 Troy Percival
  • 525 Tony Gwynn
  • 526 Ron Coomer
  • 527 Darryl Hamilton
  • 528 Phil Plantier
  • 529 Norm Charlton
  • 530 Craig Paquette
  • 531 Dave Burba
  • 532 Mike Henneman
  • 533 Terrell Wade
  • 534 Eddie Williams
  • 535 Robin Ventura
  • 536 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 537 Les Norman
  • 538 Brady Anderson
  • 539 Roger Clemens
  • 540 Mark Portugal
  • 541 Mike Matheny
  • 542 Jeff Parrett
  • 543 Roberto Kelly
  • 544 Damon Buford
  • 545 Chad Ogea
  • 546 Jose Offerman
  • 547 Brian Barber
  • 548 Danny Tartabull
  • 549 Duane Singleton
  • 550 Tony Gwynn CL

Parallels

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All 550 base cards were available as a Press Proof parallel. Each card featured "PRESS PROOF" stamped in gold foil along the side of the card front and a gold-foil finish over the Donruss logo box. Each Press Proof is limited, but not serial-numbered to 2000 copies.

Inserts

Diamond Kings

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This 31-card set again featured the top player from each team through a rendition by artist Dick Perez. This was the fifteenth and final year Perez produced the Diamond Kings insert as Pinnacle Brands, who bought Donruss in May of 1996, chose other artists in the following years. Further, this was also the final year that each MLB team was represented in the set.

Continuing the trend from previous years, the 1996 edition featured a new design with gold-marble borders and a black background supplementing the artistic player portrait.

For the first time ever, all Diamond King cards were serial-numbered (10,000 copies). Cards #DK-1-#DK-14 were exclusive to Series One packs while cards #DK-15-#DK-31 were inserted in Series Two packs.

Cards #DK-29 and #DK-30 are designated "King of Kings" while card #DK-31 is the checklist.

  • DK-1 Frank Thomas
  • DK-2 Mo Vaughn
  • DK-3 Manny Ramirez
  • DK-4 Mark McGwire
  • DK-5 Juan Gonzalez
  • DK-6 Roberto Alomar
  • DK-7 Tim Salmon
  • DK-8 Barry Bonds
  • DK-9 Tony Gwynn
  • DK-10 Reggie Sanders
  • DK-11 Larry Walker
  • DK-12 Pedro Martinez
  • DK-13 Jeff King
  • DK-14 Mark Grace
  • DK-15 Greg Maddux
  • DK-16 Don Mattingly
  • DK-17 Gregg Jefferies
  • DK-18 Chad Curtis
  • DK-19 Jason Isringhausen
  • DK-20 B.J. Surhoff
  • DK-21 Jeff Conine
  • DK-22 Kirby Puckett
  • DK-23 Derek Bell
  • DK-24 Wally Joyner
  • DK-25 Brian Jordan
  • DK-26 Edgar Martinez
  • DK-27 Hideo Nomo
  • DK-28 Mike Mussina
  • DK-29 Eddie Murray
  • DK-30 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • DL-31 Dick Perez CL

Elite Series

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The sixth edition of Donruss' staple insert set continued with a twelve-card series split evenly across Series One and Two. Compared to the high bar set by the 1995 set, this year's design was considerably less ornate but still featured silver foil borders, a silver-marbled background, and a small window for the color player photo.

Each Elite Series card was serial-numbered to 10,000 copies and sequentially-numbered as a continuation of the set that began in 1991, pickup up from where the 1995 set left off. The first 9900 copies of cards 61-66 were inserted into Series One packs while cards 67-72 were exclusive to Series Two. The last 100 Series One cards were randomly inserted as Series Two "Super Packs" which contained the entire twelve-card Elite Series set.

  • 61 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 62 Hideo Nomo
  • 63 Reggie Sanders
  • 64 Mo Vaughn
  • 65 Tim Salmon
  • 66 Chipper Jones
  • 67 Manny Ramirez
  • 68 Greg Maddux
  • 69 Frank Thomas
  • 70 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 71 Dante Bichette
  • 72 Tony Gwynn

Hit List

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This sixteen-card set highlighted the top hitters in the game on a silver and team-colored foil board. All cards were serial numbered to 10,0000. Cards 1-8 were inserted into Series One packs while cards 9-16 were exclusive to Series Two.

  • 1 Tony Gwynn
  • 2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 3 Will Clark
  • 4 Mike Piazza
  • 5 Carlos Baerga
  • 6 Mo Vaughn
  • 7 Mark Grace
  • 8 Kirby Puckett
  • 9 Frank Thomas
  • 10 Barry Bonds
  • 11 Jeff Bagwell
  • 12 Edgar Martinez
  • 13 Tim Salmon
  • 14 Wade Boggs
  • 15 Don Mattingly
  • 16 Eddie Murray

Showdown

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This set showcased eight high-profile batter/pitcher matchups that potentially could occur during Interleague play which would debut the following season. Each Showdown insert featured both players on the card front against a black and gold-foiled backdrop. Each card was serial-numbered to 10,0000 copies and randomly inserted into Series One packs.

  • 1 Frank Thomas / Hideo Nomo
  • 2 Barry Bonds / Randy Johnson
  • 3 Greg Maddux / Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 4 Tony Gwynn / Roger Clemens
  • 5 Mike Piazza / Mike Mussina
  • 6 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Pedro Martinez
  • 7 Tim Wakefield / Matt Williams
  • 8 Manny Ramirez / Carlos Perez

Power Alley

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This ten-card set highlighted the top power hitters in the game on a card featuring a grey background, team colored diamonds, and a silver holographic center section overlayed by patterned lines. Power Alley inserts were serial-numbered to 5000 copies and exclusive to Series One Hobby packs.

The first 500 copies of each Power Alley insert were die-cut on both sides of the card, marking the first time Donruss featured a parallel of an insert set in its products.

  • 1 Frank Thomas
  • 2 Barry Bonds
  • 3 Reggie Sanders
  • 4 Albert Belle
  • 5 Tim Salmon
  • 6 Dante Bichette
  • 7 Mo Vaughn
  • 8 Jim Edmonds
  • 9 Manny Ramirez
  • 10 Ken Griffey, Jr.

Long Ball Leaders

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This eight-card set honored the players that hit the longest home runs in the 1995 season on a silver-foil bordered card with a black-gradient colored baseball, black background, and team-colored insert nameplate. Home run details (i.e., date hit, stadium, distance) were also in team-colored text, in a curved outline of the baseball graphic on the card front. Long Ball Leaders were serial-numbered to 5000 copies exclusive to Series One retail packs.

  • 1 Barry Bonds
  • 2 Ryan Klesko
  • 3 Mark McGwire
  • 4 Raul Mondesi
  • 5 Cecil Fielder
  • 6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 7 Larry Walker
  • 8 Frank Thomas

Freeze Frame

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This eight-card set captured high-quality action photos of the top players in the game on a rounded corner, black background card. Each Freeze Frame insert was serial-numbered to 5000 copies and inserted in Series Two packs.

  • 1 Frank Thomas
  • 2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 4 Hideo Nomo
  • 5 Greg Maddux
  • 6 Albert Belle
  • 7 Chipper Jones
  • 8 Mike Piazza

Round Trippers

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This ten-card set showcased the top home run hitters in the game on a textured and bronze etched-foil design with a smooth-surfaced home plate feature that housed the 1995 home run total of the player. Round Trippers were serial-numbered to 5000 copies and exclusive to Series Two Hobby packs.

  • 1 Albert Belle
  • 2 Barry Bonds
  • 3 Jeff Bagwell
  • 4 Tim Salmon
  • 5 Mo Vaughn
  • 6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 7 Mike Piazza
  • 8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 9 Frank Thomas
  • 10 Dante Bichette

Pure Power

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This eight-card set highlighted the top power hitters in the game on a red-orange, gradient etched-foil card background with a die-cut hole at the bottom of the card that simulated a baseball breaking through the card front. Each card was serial-numbered to 5000 copies and exclusive to Series Two retail packs.

  • 1 Raul Mondesi
  • 2 Barry Bonds
  • 3 Albert Belle
  • 4 Frank Thomas
  • 5 Mike Piazza
  • 6 Dante Bichette
  • 7 Manny Ramirez
  • 8 Mo Vaughn
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