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=Description=


=Description=
1998 Upper Deck is a 751-card set issued in three series of 270, 270 and 211 cards. The third series is officially known as the "Rookie Edition."  As a unique addition, each card fronts features game dated photographs of some of the season's most memorable moments.
 
The following subsets are contained within the set: History in the Making (1-8/361-369), Griffey's Hot List (9-18), Define the Game (136-153), Season Highlights (244-252/532-540/748-750), Star Rookies (253-288/541-600), Postseason Headliners (415-432), Upper Echelon (451-459) and Eminent Prestige (601-630). The Eminent Prestige subset cards were unintentionally short-printed (approximately 1:4 packs) and Upper Deck offered a free service to collectors trying to finish their sets whereby 18 random Eminent Prestige cards were mailed to collectors who sent in proof of purchase of one-and-a-half Rookie Edition boxes.
 
There are two different versions of 681.  About half the cards depict Mike Piazza as a New York Met while the other half commemorate Piazza's one week stint as a Florida Marlin.  The Rookie Edition Series set is considered complete with both versions.
 
Notable Rookie Cards include Gabe Kapler and Magglio Ordonez.


=Distribution=
=Distribution=
24 packs per box, 12 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.99).


=Reviews=
=Reviews=


=Insertion Ratios=
=Insertion Ratios=
===Series One===


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=Checklist=
===Series Two===


==Base Set==
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1 Tino Martinez HIST
===Rookie Edition===


2 Jimmy Key HIST
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3 Jay Buhner HIST
=Checklist=


4 Mark Gardner HIST
==Base Set==


5 Greg Maddux HIST
===Series One===


6 Pedro Martinez HIST
====History in the Making====


7 Hideo Nomo HIST
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8 Sammy Sosa HIST
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9 Mark McGwire GHL
====Griffey's Hot List====


10 Ken Griffey Jr. GHL
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11 Larry Walker GHL
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12 Tino Martinez GHL
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13 Mike Piazza GHL
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====Define the Game====


14 Jose Cruz Jr. GHL
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15 Tony Gwynn GHL
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16 Greg Maddux GHL
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17 Roger Clemens GHL
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====Season Highlights Checklists====


18 Alex Rodriguez GHL
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19 Shigetoshi Hasegawa
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====Star Rookies====


20 Eddie Murray
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21 Jason Dickson
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===Series Two===


22 Darin Erstad
====Star Rookies====


23 Chuck Finley
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24 Dave Hollins
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25 Garret Anderson
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26 Michael Tucker
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====History in the Making====


27 Kenny Lofton
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28 Javier Lopez
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29 Fred McGriff
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30 Greg Maddux
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====Postseason Headliners====


31 Jeff Blauser
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32 John Smoltz
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33 Mark Wohlers
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34 Scott Erickson
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====Upper Echelon====


35 Jimmy Key
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36 Harold Baines
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37 Randy Myers
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38 B.J. Surhoff
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====Season Highlights Checklists====


39 Eric Davis
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40 Rafael Palmeiro
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41 Jeffrey Hammonds
===Rookie Series===


42 Mo Vaughn
====Star Rookies====


43 Tom Gordon
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44 Tim Naehring
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====Eminent Prestige====


45 Darren Bragg
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46 Aaron Sele
Eminent Prestige was short-printed and seeded into Series Three packs at the rate of 1:4.  As part of a wrapper exchange program, collectors could send Upper Deck 36 Series Three wrappers and receive a pack of eighteen Eminent Prestige cards.


47 Troy O'Leary
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48 John Valentin
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49 Doug Glanville
'''NOTE:''' Card #681a commemorates Mike Piazza's five-game sojourn as a Florida Marlin.  This card and card #681 were both short-printed and produced in half the quantities of the other base cards.
 
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50 Ryne Sandberg
====Season Highlights Checklists====


51 Steve Trachsel
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52 Mark Grace
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53 Kevin Foster
==Parallels==


54 Kevin Tapani
===5 X 7 Blow-Ups===


55 Kevin Orie
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56 Lyle Mouton
This 35-card parallel set captures a selection of players taken from each of the three series of 1998 Upper Deck. Besides the obvious difference in size, these cards also lack the foil stamping on front that the standard 2 1/2" by 3 1/2" cards have. The first fifteen cards checklisted below comprise the Series One Blow Up set. These first series jumbo cards were available only via redemption from Upper Deck. Collector's had to send in ten first series wrappers plus $3 to the UD redemption center.


57 Ray Durham
The next ten cards checklisted below comprise the Series Two 5 x 7 Blow Up set. These second series jumbo cards were available only in specially marked mass market retail Series Two Blaster boxes (carrying an $11.99 SRP). Each box contained five Series Two packs and one 5 x 7 Blow Up. Series Two 3 1/2 by 5 inch cards may also exist: http://sanjosefuji.blogspot.com/2022/03/an-unsolved-mystery.html


58 Jaime Navarro
The third series 5 x 7 Blow Ups (numbered between 605 and 620 in the listings below) are comprised of selected stars from the Eminent Prestige subset within the Rookie Edition set.


59 Mike Cameron
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===Yankees Blow-Ups===


60 Albert Belle
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61 Doug Drabek
This 15-card set features 3 1/2" by 5" reproductions of Upper Deck base cards for the players of the 1998 New York Yankees. Only 10,000 of this set were produced. The cards are listed below according to their numbers in the regular 1998 Upper Deck set.


62 Chris Snopek
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63 Eddie Taubensee
==Inserts==
 
64 Terry Pendleton
 
65 Barry Larkin
 
66 Willie Greene
 
67 Deion Sanders
 
68 Pokey Reese
 
69 Jeff Shaw
 
70 Jim Thome
 
71 Orel Hershiser
 
72 Omar Vizquel
 
73 Brian Giles
 
74 David Justice
 
75 Bartolo Colon
 
76 Sandy Alomar Jr.
 
77 Neifi Perez
 
78 Dante Bichette
 
79 Vinny Castilla
 
80 Eric Young
 
81 Quinton McCracken
 
82 Jamey Wright
 
83 John Thomson
 
84 Damion Easley
 
85 Justin Thompson
 
86 Willie Blair
 
87 Raul Casanova
 
88 Bobby Higginson
 
89 Bubba Trammell
 
90 Tony Clark
 
91 Livan Hernandez
 
92 Charles Johnson
 
93 Edgar Renteria
 
94 Alex Fernandez
 
95 Gary Sheffield
 
96 Moises Alou
 
97 Tony Saunders
 
98 Robb Nen
 
99 Darryl Kile
 
100 Craig Biggio
 
101 Chris Holt
 
102 Bob Abreu
 
103 Luis Gonzalez
 
104 Billy Wagner
 
105 Brad Ausmus
 
106 Chili Davis
 
107 Tim Belcher
 
108 Dean Palmer
 
109 Jeff King
 
110 Jose Rosado
 
111 Mike Macfarlane
 
112 Jay Bell
 
113 Todd Worrell
 
114 Chan Ho Park
 
115 Raul Mondesi
 
116 Brett Butler
 
117 Greg Gagne
 
118 Hideo Nomo
 
119 Todd Zeile
 
120 Eric Karros
 
121 Cal Eldred
 
122 Jeff D'Amico
 
123 Antone Williamson
 
124 Doug Jones
 
125 Dave Nilsson
 
126 Gerald Williams
 
127 Fernando Vina k
 
128 Ron Coomer
 
129 Matt Lawton
 
130 Paul Molitor
 
131 Todd Walker
 
132 Rick Aguilera
 
133 Brad Radke
 
134 Bob Tewksbury
 
135 Vladimir Guerrero
 
136 Tony Gwynn DG
 
137 Roger Clemens DG
 
138 Dennis Eckersley DG
 
139 Brady Anderson DG
 
140 Ken Griffey Jr. DG
 
141 Derek Jeter DG
 
142 Ken Caminiti DG
 
143 Frank Thomas DG
 
144 Barry Bonds DG
 
145 Cal Ripken DG
 
146 Alex Rodriguez DG
 
147 Greg Maddux DG
 
148 Kenny Lofton DG
 
149 Mike Piazza DG
 
150 Mark McGwire DG
 
151 Andruw Jones DG
 
152 Rusty Greer DG
 
153 F.P. Santangelo DG
 
154 Mike Lansing
 
155 Lee Smith
 
156 Carlos Perez
 
157 Pedro Martinez
 
158 Ryan McGuire
 
159 F.P. Santangelo
 
160 Rondell White
 
161 Takashi Kashiwada RC
 
162 Butch Huskey
 
163 Edgardo Alfonzo
 
164 John Franco
 
165 Todd Hundley
 
166 Rey Ordonez
 
167 Armando Reynoso
 
168 John Olerud
 
169 Bernie Williams
 
170 Andy Pettitte
 
171 Wade Boggs
 
172 Paul O'Neill
 
173 Cecil Fielder
 
174 Charlie Hayes
 
175 David Cone
 
176 Hideki Irabu
 
177 Mark Bellhorn
 
178 Steve Karsay
 
179 Damon Mashore
 
180 Jason McDonald
 
181 Scott Spiezio
 
182 Ariel Prieto
 
183 Jason Giambi
 
184 Wendell Magee
 
185 Rico Brogna
 
186 Garrett Stephenson
 
187 Wayne Gomes
 
188 Ricky Bottalico
 
189 Mickey Morandini
 
190 Mike Lieberthal
 
191 Kevin Polcovich
 
192 Francisco Cordova
 
193 Kevin Young
 
194 Jon Lieber
 
195 Kevin Elster
 
196 Tony Womack
 
197 Lou Collier
 
198 Mike Difelice RC
 
199 Gary Gaetti
 
200 Dennis Eckersley
 
201 Alan Benes
 
202 Willie McGee
 
203 Ron Gant
 
204 Fernando Valenzuela
 
205 Mark McGwire
 
206 Archi Cianfrocco
 
207 Andy Ashby
 
208 Steve Finley
 
209 Quilvio Veras
 
210 Ken Caminiti
 
211 Rickey Henderson
 
212 Joey Hamilton
 
213 Derrek Lee
 
214 Bill Mueller
 
215 Shawn Estes
 
216 J.T. Snow
 
217 Mark Gardner
 
218 Terry Mulholland
 
219 Dante Powell
 
220 Jeff Kent
 
221 Jamie Moyer
 
222 Joey Cora
 
223 Jeff Fassero
 
224 Dennis Martinez
 
225 Ken Griffey Jr.
 
226 Edgar Martinez
 
227 Russ Davis
 
228 Dan Wilson
 
229 Will Clark
 
230 Ivan Rodriguez
 
231 Benji Gil
 
232 Lee Stevens
 
233 Mickey Tettleton
 
234 Julio Santana
 
235 Rusty Greer
 
236 Bobby Witt
 
237 Ed Sprague
 
238 Pat Hentgen
 
239 Kelvim Escobar
 
240 Joe Carter
 
241 Carlos Delgado
 
242 Shannon Stewart
 
243 Benito Santiago
 
244 Tino Martinez SH
 
245 Ken Griffey Jr. SH
 
246 Kevin Brown SH
 
247 Ryne Sandberg SH
 
248 Mo Vaughn SH
 
249 Darryl Hamilton SH
 
250 Randy Johnson SH
 
251 Steve Finley SH
 
252 Bobby Higginson SH
 
253 Brett Tomko
 
254 Mark Kotsay
 
255 Jose Guillen
 
256 Eli Marrero
 
257 Dennis Reyes
 
258 Richie Sexson
 
259 Pat Cline
 
260 Todd Helton
 
261 Juan Melo
 
262 Matt Morris
 
263 Jeremi Gonzalez
 
264 Jeff Abbott
 
265 Aaron Boone
 
266 Todd Dunwoody
 
267 Jaret Wright
 
268 Derrick Gibson
 
269 Mario Valdez
 
270 Fernando Tatis
 
271 Craig Counsell
 
272 Brad Rigby
 
273 Danny Clyburn
 
274 Brian Rose
 
275 Miguel Tejada
 
276 Jason Varitek
 
277 Dave Dellucci RC
 
278 Michael Coleman
 
279 Adam Riggs
 
280 Ben Grieve
 
281 Brad Fullmer
 
282 Ken Cloude
 
283 Tom Evans
 
284 Kevin Millwood RC
 
285 Paul Konerko
 
286 Juan Encarnacion
 
287 Chris Carpenter
 
288 Tom Fordham
 
289 Gary DiSarcina
 
290 Tim Salmon
 
291 Troy Percival
 
292 Todd Greene
 
293 Ken Hill
 
294 Dennis Springer
 
295 Jim Edmonds
 
296 Allen Watson
 
297 Brian Anderson
 
298 Keith Lockhart 
 
299 Tom Glavine 
 
300 Chipper Jones
 
301 Randall Simon
 
302 Mark Lemke
 
303 Ryan Klesko
 
304 Denny Neagle
 
305 Andruw Jones
 
306 Mike Mussina
 
307 Brady Anderson
 
308 Chris Hoiles
 
309 Mike Bordick
 
310 Cal Ripken
 
311 Geronimo Berroa
 
312 Armando Benitez
 
313 Roberto Alomar
 
314 Tim Wakefield
 
315 Reggie Jefferson
 
316 Jeff Frye
 
317 Scott Hatteberg
 
318 Steve Avery
 
319 Robinson Checo
 
320 Nomar Garciaparra
 
321 Lance Johnson
 
322 Tyler Houston
 
323 Mark Clark
 
324 Terry Adams
 
325 Sammy Sosa
 
326 Scott Servais
 
327 Manny Alexander
 
328 Norberto Martin
 
329 Scott Eyre
 
330 Frank Thomas
 
331 Robin Ventura
 
332 Matt Karchner
 
333 Keith Foulke
 
334 James Baldwin
 
335 Chris Stynes
 
336 Bret Boone
 
337 Jon Nunnally
 
338 Dave Burba
 
339 Eduardo Perez
 
340 Reggie Sanders
 
341 Mike Remlinger
 
342 Pat Watkins
 
343 Chad Ogea
 
344 John Smiley
 
345 Kenny Lofton
 
346 Jose Mesa
 
347 Charles Nagy
 
348 Enrique Wilson
 
349 Bruce Aven
 
350 Manny Ramirez
 
351 Jerry DiPoto
 
352 Ellis Burks
 
353 Kirt Manwaring
 
354 Vinny Castilla
 
355 Larry Walker
 
356 Kevin Ritz
 
357 Pedro Astacio
 
358 Scott Sanders
 
359 Deivi Cruz
 
360 Brian L. Hunter
 
361 Pedro Martinez HM
 
362 Tom Glavine HM
 
363 Willie McGee HM
 
364 J.T. Snow HM
 
365 Rusty Greer HM
 
366 Mike Grace HM
 
367 Tony Clark HM
 
368 Ben Grieve HM
 
369 Gary Sheffield HM
 
370 Joe Oliver
 
371 Todd Jones
 
372 Frank Catalanotto RC
 
373 Brian Moehler
 
374 Cliff Floyd
 
375 Bobby Bonilla
 
376 Al Leiter
 
377 Josh Booty
 
378 Darren Daulton
 
379 Jay Powell
 
380 Felix Heredia
 
381 Jim Eisenreich
 
382 Richard Hidalgo
 
383 Mike Hampton
 
384 Shane Reynolds
 
385 Jeff Bagwell
 
386 Derek Bell
 
387 Ricky Gutierrez
 
388 Bill Spiers
 
389 Jose Offerman
 
390 Johnny Damon
 
391 Jermaine Dye
 
392 Jeff Montgomery
 
393 Glendon Rusch
 
394 Mike Sweeney
 
395 Kevin Appier
 
396 Joe Vitiello
 
397 Ramon Martinez
 
398 Darren Dreifort
 
399 Wilton Guerrero
 
400 Mike Piazza
 
401 Eddie Murray
 
402 Ismael Valdes
 
403 Todd Hollandsworth
 
404 Mark Loretta
 
405 Jeromy Burnitz
 
406 Jeff Cirillo
 
407 Scott Karl
 
408 Mike Matheny
 
409 Jose Valentin
 
410 John Jaha
 
411 Terry Steinbach
 
412 Torii Hunter
 
413 Pat Meares
 
414 Marty Cordova
 
415 Jaret Wright PH
 
416 Mike Mussina PH
 
417 John Smoltz PH
 
418 Devon White PH
 
419 Denny Neagle PH
 
420 Livan Hernandez PH
 
421 Kevin Brown PH
 
422 Marquis Grissom PH
 
423 Mike Mussina PH
 
424 Eric Davis PH
 
425 Tony Fernandez PH
 
426 Moises Alou PH
 
427 Sandy Alomar Jr. PH
 
428 Gary Sheffield PH
 
429 Jaret Wright PH
 
430 Livan Hernandez PH
 
431 Chad Ogea PH
 
432 Edgar Renteria PH
 
433 LaTroy Hawkins
 
434 Rich Robertson
 
435 Chuck Knoblauch
 
436 Jose Vidro
 
437 Dustin Hermanson
 
438 Jim Bullinger
 
439 Orlando Cabrera
 
440 Vladimir Guerrero
 
441 Ugueth Urbina
 
442 Brian McRae
 
443 Matt Franco
 
444 Bobby Jones
 
445 Bernard Gilkey
 
446 Dave Mlicki
 
447 Brian Bohanon
 
448 Mel Rojas
 
449 Tim Raines
 
450 Derek Jeter
 
451 Roger Clemens UE
 
452 Nomar Garciaparra UE
 
453 Mike Piazza UE
 
454 Mark McGwire UE
 
455 Ken Griffey Jr. UE
 
456 Larry Walker UE
 
457 Alex Rodriguez UE
 
458 Tony Gwynn UE
 
459 Frank Thomas UE
 
460 Tino Martinez
 
461 Chad Curtis
 
462 Ramiro Mendoza
 
463 Joe Girardi
 
464 David Wells
 
465 Mariano Rivera
 
466 Willie Adams
 
467 George Williams
 
468 Dave Telgheder
 
469 Dave Magadan
 
470 Matt Stairs
 
471 Bill Taylor
 
472 Jimmy Haynes
 
473 Gregg Jefferies
 
474 Midre Cummings
 
475 Curt Schilling
 
476 Mike Grace
 
477 Mark Leiter
 
478 Matt Beech
 
479 Scott Rolen
 
480 Jason Kendall
 
481 Esteban Loaiza
 
482 Jermaine Allensworth
 
483 Mark Smith
 
484 Jason Schmidt
 
485 Jose Guillen
 
486 Al Martin
 
487 Delino DeShields
 
488 Todd Stottlemyrek


489 Brian Jordan
===Griffey's Home Run Chronicles===


490 Ray Lankford
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Ken-Griffey-Jrs-Home-Run-Chronicles/5/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=a8f7d489-f997-4efe-8a21-b69cbb6d7ec7&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Ken-Griffey-Jrs-Home-Run-Chronicles/5/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=a8f7d489-f997-4efe-8a21-b69cbb6d7ec7&size=original&side=back&.jpg


491 Matt Morris
This 56-card set commemorates each of Ken Griffey Jr.'s American League leading 56 home runs from his 1997 season. The first 30 cards were randomly inserted into Series One packs, while cards 31-56 were in Series Two.  The design is identical to that of the 10th Anniversary Preview inserts.  Each card is notated on the back with what date each homer was hit. Series Two cards feature photos from the actual games in which the homers were hit.


492 Royce Clayton
For brevity's sake, since all cards feature Ken Griffey, Jr. we have chosen not to list each individual card.


493 John Mabry
===10th Anniversary Preview===


494 Wally Joyner
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---10th-Anniversary-Preview/39/Omar-Vizquel.jpg?id=87600493-0941-4866-8512-e375cfdac0ba&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---10th-Anniversary-Preview/39/Omar-Vizquel.jpg?id=87600493-0941-4866-8512-e375cfdac0ba&size=original&side=back&.jpg


495 Trevor Hoffman
Randomly inserted in Series One packs, this 60-card set features a design similar to the inaugural 1989 Upper Deck series. The backs carry a photo of a previous Upper Deck card of that player. A 10th Anniversary Ballot was inserted into every fourth Series One pack which allowed the collector to vote for the players they wanted to see in a proposed 1999 Upper Deck tenth anniversary set.  The set was canceled, and instead became an insert in [[1999 Upper Deck]] Series One.


496 Chris Gomez
Upper Deck also released a "Preview Edition" factory set to selected retail outlets.  The Preview Edition contained a complete set of all 60 10th Anniversary cards, as well as 200 randomly selected [[1997 Collector's Choice]] base cards and sold for $19.99.  The difference between the two sets are the words "PREVIEW EDITION" printed on the side of each card.


497 Sterling Hitchcock
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</sql2wiki>
===National Pride===


498 Pete Smith
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---National-Pride/NP37/Cal-Ripken-Jr.jpg?id=7b25ce01-1f5f-4399-adb5-3b47905f4e4d&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---National-Pride/NP37/Cal-Ripken-Jr.jpg?id=7b25ce01-1f5f-4399-adb5-3b47905f4e4d&size=original&side=back&.jpg


499 Greg Vaughn
Randomly inserted into Series One packs, this 42-card set features some of the league's great players from the United States and beyond.  All cards are printed on die-cut rainbow foil.  This set is arranged alphabetically by nation of origin.


500 Tony Gwynn
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</sql2wiki>
===Amazing Greats===


501 Will Cunnane
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Amazing-Greats/AG25/Mark-McGwire.jpg?id=7f0cbba3-dcc0-4ca1-aa30-a2116b3a6f14&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Amazing-Greats/AG25/Mark-McGwire.jpg?id=7f0cbba3-dcc0-4ca1-aa30-a2116b3a6f14&size=original&side=back&.jpg


502 Darryl Hamilton
Inserted in Series One packs, this 30-card set is printed on a micro-etched [[acetate|Acetate]] card with lavender borders.  Each card is limited, but not serial-numbered to 2000 copies.


503 Brian Johnson
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Amazing-Greats---Die-Cut/AG17/Nomar-Garciaparra.jpg?id=05b607df-c928-4e0a-95e0-6cd67aaa7281&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Amazing-Greats---Die-Cut/AG17/Nomar-Garciaparra.jpg?id=05b607df-c928-4e0a-95e0-6cd67aaa7281&size=original&side=back&.jpg


504 Kirk Rueter
A die-cut parallel version was also produced.  These cards are serial-numbered to 250 copies each and have black borders.


505 Barry Bonds
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506 Osvaldo Fernandez
===PowerDeck===


507 Stan Javier
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Power-Deck/KEGR1/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=374dc1ab-0e41-4f4b-8bae-1e69bb1b5687&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Power-Deck/KEGR1/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=374dc1ab-0e41-4f4b-8bae-1e69bb1b5687&size=original&side=back&.jpg


508 Julian Tavarez
In an effort to premier their new PowerDeck Audio technology, Upper Deck created three special Ken Griffey, Jr. "cards" (blue, green and silver backgrounds).  Each "card" was actually a die-cut audio CD that contained the same five minute interview with the Mariner's superstar. These "cards" were randomly seeded exclusively into specially marked Series One Hobby boxes, comprising only 10 percent of the print run. The seeding ratios are as follows: blue 1:46, teal 1:500 and silver 1:2400. Each test issue box contained a clear CD disc for which the card could be placed upon for playing on any common CD player. To play the card, the center hole had to be punched out.


509 Rich Aurilia
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</sql2wiki>


510 Alex Rodriguez
===Prime Nine===


511 David Segui
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Prime-Nine/PN56/Greg-Maddux.jpg?id=ca29268e-30fc-4a66-8a05-5cc34dbd3213&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Prime-Nine/PN56/Greg-Maddux.jpg?id=ca29268e-30fc-4a66-8a05-5cc34dbd3213&size=original&side=back&.jpg


512 Rich Amaral
This 60-card, Series Two set features nine of the most popular players on foil board.


513 Raul Ibanez
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</sql2wiki>
===Rookie Edition Preview===


514 Jay Buhner
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Rookie-Edition-Preview/2/Scott-Rolen.jpg?id=ad959834-b40d-40a8-bb5f-7ff6a95f50ca&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Rookie-Edition-Preview/2/Scott-Rolen.jpg?id=ad959834-b40d-40a8-bb5f-7ff6a95f50ca&size=original&side=back&.jpg


515 Randy Johnson
This ten-card, Series Two, set was produced to promote the upcoming Rookie Edition series.  The design is identical to that of the Star Rookie subset.


516 Heathcliff Slocumb
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck Rookie Edition Preview');
</sql2wiki>
===Tape Measure Titans===


517 Tony Saunders
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Tape-Measure-Titans/28/Tim-Salmon.jpg?id=a227f0af-8206-4b27-8afb-61dbe130c031&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Tape-Measure-Titans/28/Tim-Salmon.jpg?id=a227f0af-8206-4b27-8afb-61dbe130c031&size=original&side=back&.jpg


518 Kevin Elster
This 30-card set features league's most productive long-ball hitters printed on unique retro cards.  A Gold parallel, serial-numbered to 2667 copies, was made available in specially marked retail boxes.


519 John Burkett
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</sql2wiki>
===Blue Chip Prospects===


520 Juan Gonzalez
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Blue-Chip-Prospects/BC24/Livan-Hernandez.jpg?id=4b747048-2596-47d6-83c0-940db9b59b06&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Blue-Chip-Prospects/BC24/Livan-Hernandez.jpg?id=4b747048-2596-47d6-83c0-940db9b59b06&size=original&side=back&.jpg


521 John Wetteland
This 30-card, Series Two, set features some of the league's most impressive prospects printed on die-cut, translucent, plastic cards. Only 2000 copies of each card were produced, however the cards are not serial-numbered.


522 Domingo Cedeno
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</sql2wiki>


523 Darren Oliver
===Clearly Dominant===


524 Roger Pavlik
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Clearly-Dominant/CD22/Dennis-Eckersley.jpg?id=e79d512f-65fd-46c8-ad54-5af894734f30&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Clearly-Dominant/CD22/Dennis-Eckersley.jpg?id=e79d512f-65fd-46c8-ad54-5af894734f30&size=original&side=back&.jpg


525 Jose Cruz Jr.  
Randomly inserted in Series Two packs, this 30-card set features top players printed on a etched-foil and plastic stock. Only 250 serial-numbered copies of each card were produced.


526 Woody Williams
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</sql2wiki>
===All-Star Credentials===


527 Alex Gonzalez
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---All-Star-Credentials/AS3/Ben-Grieve.jpg?id=0534b0ab-03c8-4fb1-be7b-a30cda16a20c&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---All-Star-Credentials/AS3/Ben-Grieve.jpg?id=0534b0ab-03c8-4fb1-be7b-a30cda16a20c&size=original&side=back&.jpg


528 Robert Person
Inserted into Rookie Edition packs, this 30-card insert set features players who have the best chance of appearing in future All-Star games.


529 Juan Guzman
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</sql2wiki>
===Destination Stardom===


530 Roger Clemens
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Destination-Stardom/DS36/Ricky-Ledee.jpg?id=b0316496-f53f-4ce3-af80-339e8d33e790&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Destination-Stardom/DS36/Ricky-Ledee.jpg?id=b0316496-f53f-4ce3-af80-339e8d33e790&size=original&side=back&.jpg


531 Shawn Green
This 60-card set was randomly inserted into Rookie Edition packs.


532 Cordova/Rincon/Smith SH
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533 Nomar Garciaparra SH
===Retrospectives===


534 Roger Clemens SH
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Retrospectives/17/Randy-Johnson.jpg?id=c1874605-5473-4c6d-993f-0beec18d5d77&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Retrospectives/17/Randy-Johnson.jpg?id=c1874605-5473-4c6d-993f-0beec18d5d77&size=original&side=back&.jpg


535 Mark McGwire SH
This 30-card, Rookie Edition, insert set takes a look back at the unforgettable careers of some of baseball's most valuable contributors. The fronts feature a color action photo from each player's rookie season.


536 Larry Walker SH
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</sql2wiki>
===Unparalleled===


537 Mike Piazza SH
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Unparalleled/7/Kenny-Lofton.jpg?id=3e00eefb-07d8-4ec0-a045-5c9dae776851&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---Unparalleled/7/Kenny-Lofton.jpg?id=3e00eefb-07d8-4ec0-a045-5c9dae776851&size=original&side=back&.jpg


538 Curt Schilling SH
Unparalleled is a 20-card, die-cut, insert exclusive to Rookie Edition packs.


539 Tony Gwynn SH
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540 Ken Griffey Jr. SH
==Game-Used==


541 Carl Pavano SR
===A Piece of the Action===


542 Shane Monahan SR
====Series One====


543 Gabe Kapler SR RC
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---A-Piece-of-the-Action-Authentic-Game/GSB/Gary-Sheffield-(Game-Used-Bat).jpg?id=88145273-60c2-4f6d-b3e1-db1555bbd4b6&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---A-Piece-of-the-Action-Authentic-Game/GSB/Gary-Sheffield-(Game-Used-Bat).jpg?id=88145273-60c2-4f6d-b3e1-db1555bbd4b6&size=original&side=back&.jpg


544 Eric MiltoN SR
Randomly inserted in first series packs, cards from this set feature pieces of actual game worn jerseys and/or game used bats embedded in the cards.


545 Gary Matthews Jr. SR RC
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck A Piece of the Action 1');
</sql2wiki>
====Series Two====


546 Mike Kinkade SR RC
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---A-Piece-of-the-Action---Game-Jersey--Game-Used-Bat/RA/Roberto-Alomar.jpg?id=998ef014-2f72-4b1e-bf78-a19426efd271&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---A-Piece-of-the-Action---Game-Jersey--Game-Used-Bat/RA/Roberto-Alomar.jpg?id=998ef014-2f72-4b1e-bf78-a19426efd271&size=original&side=back&.jpg


547 Ryan Christenson SR RC
Each of these four different cards were inserted into Series Two packs and feature pieces of both game-used bats and jerseys incorporated into the design of the card. According to information provided by Upper Deck, only 225 copies of each card was produced; however, the cards are not serial-numbered.


548 Corey Koskie SR RC
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</sql2wiki>


549 Norm Hutchins SR
====Rookie Edition====


550 Russell Branyan SR
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---A-Piece-of-the-Action---Game-Jersey/TL/Travis-Lee.jpg?id=84abb20d-f7ac-43fb-8ebe-465da79ccd10&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Upper-Deck---A-Piece-of-the-Action---Game-Jersey/TL/Travis-Lee.jpg?id=84abb20d-f7ac-43fb-8ebe-465da79ccd10&size=original&side=back&.jpg


551 Masato Yoshii SR RC
Randomly seeded into Rookie Edition packs, each of these cards featured a jersey swatch embedded on the card. The design is identical to that of the Series Two cards; however, the "window" where the bat chip was located in the second series is now just a design element. Each Rookie Edition Jersey card were machine-serial numbered on the back to the specific run


552 Jesus Sanchez SR RC
=====Griffey A Piece of the Action Autographed=====


553 Anthony Sanders SR
Ken Griffey, Jr. signed 24 of these cards, creating one of the most notable cards of his ever made and marked the first time an autographed, game-used card had ever been produced in the baseball Hobby.  Griffey's autographed A Piece of the Action jersey card was also one of the first ever game-used autographed cards in the Hobby overall.  He autographed across his lower body in thin, bright blue sharpie and featured a distinct hand-numbering on the back.


554 Edwin Diaz SR
Notably though, Griffey's autographed version has suffered from poor and unfortunate quality control as there are now '''six''' different versions of his autograph version that exist:


555 Gabe Alvarez SR
* '''Pack pulled /24''': on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), hand numbered in thin blue sharpie by original hand-numbering author with “personally autographed” text on back of card


556 Carlos Lee SR RC
* '''Unnumbered Damage replacement''': on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), '''not hand numbered'''/blank, with “personally autographed” text on back of card


557 Mike Darr SR
* '''Questionable Damage Replacement (specifically number 2/24)''': on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), hand numbered in thick '''black''' sharpie by different hand-numbering author than pack-pulled (this is questionable part), with “personally autographed” text on back of card


558 Kerry Wood SR
* '''IP Autograph /300 (specifically PSA cert #81834382)''': on-card, authentic, lighter not-period appropriate auto (post-playing days) in correct autograph spot, machine stamped /300 on back, with no “personally autographed" text on card back - this version was not due to poor Upper Deck quality control and instead exists from a collector sending in a base /300 Griffey jersey card to get autographed by Griffey or getting it autographed in-person.


559 Carlos Guillen SR
* '''Error version /300''': on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), hand numbered in thin black sharpie /300 on back, with “personally autographed” text on back of card


560 Sean Casey SR
* '''Error version /24''': on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), hand numbered in thin blue sharpie by original hand-numbering author, without “personally autographed” text on back of card
 
561 Manny Aybar SR RC
 
562 Octavio Dotel SR
 
563 Jarrod Washburn SR
 
564 Mark L. Johnson SR
 
565 Ramon Hernandez SR
 
566 Rich Butler RC SR
 
567 Mike Caruso SR
 
568 SCliff Politte R
 
569 Scott Elarton SR
 
570 Magglio Ordonez SR RC
 
571 Adam Butler SR RC
 
572 Marlon Anderson SR
 
573 Julio Ramirez SR RC
 
574 Darron Ingram SR RC
 
575 Bruce Chen SR
 
576 Steve Woodard SR
 
577 Hiram Bocachica SR
 
578 Kevin Witt SR
 
579 Javier Vazquez SR
 
580 Alex Gonzalez SR
 
581 Brian Powell SR
 
582 Wes Helms SR
 
583 Ron Wright SR
 
584 Rafael Medina SR
 
585 Daryle Ward SR
 
586 Geoff Jenkins SR
 
587 Preston Wilson SR
 
588 Jim Chamblee SR RC
 
589 Mike Lowell SR RC
 
590 A.J. Hinch SR
 
591 Francisco Cordero SR RC
 
592 Rolando Arrojo SR RC
 
593 Braden Looper SR
 
594 Sidney Ponson SR
 
595 Matt Clement SR
 
596 Carlton Loewer SR
 
597 Brian Meadows SR
 
598 Danny Klassen SR
 
599 Larry Sutton SR
 
600 Travis Lee SR
 
601 Randy Johnson EP
 
602 Greg Maddux EP
 
603 Roger Clemens EP
 
604 Jaret Wright EP
 
605 Mike Piazza EP
 
606 Tino Martinez EP
 
607 Frank Thomas
 
608 Mo Vaughn
 
609 Todd Helton
 
610 Mark McGwire EP
 
611 Jeff Bagwell EP
 
612 Travis Lee EP
 
613 Scott Rolen EP
 
614 Cal Ripken EP
 
615 Chipper Jones EP
 
616 Nomar Garciaparra EP
 
617 Alex Rodriguez EP
 
618 Derek Jeter EP
 
619 Tony Gwynn EP
 
620 Ken Griffey Jr. EP
 
621 Kenny Lofton EP
 
622 Juan Gonzalez EP
 
623 Jose Cruz Jr. EP
 
624 Larry Walker EP
 
625 Barry Bonds EP
 
626 Ben Grieve EP
 
627 Andruw Jones EP
 
628 Vladimir Guerrero EP
 
629 Paul Konerko EP
 
630 Paul Molitor EP
 
631 Cecil Fielder
 
632 Jack McDowell
 
633 Mike James
 
634 Brian Anderson
 
635 Jay Bell
 
636 Devon White
 
637 Andy Stankiewicz
 
638 Tony Batista
 
639 Omar Daal
 
640 Matt Williams
 
641 Brent Brede
 
642 Jorge Fabregas
 
643 Karim Garcia
 
644 Felix Rodriguez
 
645 Andy Benes
 
646 Willie Blair
 
647 Jeff Suppan
 
648 Yamil Benitez
 
649 Walt Weiss
 
650 Andres Galarraga
 
651 Doug Drabek
 
652 Ozzie Guillen
 
653 Joe Carter
 
654 Dennis Eckersley
 
655 Pedro Martinez
 
656 Jim Leyritz
 
657 Henry Rodriguez
 
658 Rod Beck
 
659 Mickey Morandini
 
660 Jeff Blauser
 
661 Ruben Sierra
 
662 Mike Sirotka
 
663 Pete Harnisch
 
664 Damian Jackson
 
665 Dmitri Young
 
666 Steve Cooke
 
667 Geronimo Berroa
 
668 Shawon Dunston
 
669 Mike Jackson
 
670 Travis Fryman
 
671 Dwight Gooden
 
672 Paul Assenmacher
 
673 Eric Plunk
 
674 Mike Lansing
 
675 Darryl Kile
 
676 Luis Gonzalez
 
677 Frank Castillo
 
678 Joe Randa
 
679 Bip Roberts
 
680 Derrek Lee
 
==Parallels==
 
==Inserts==


==Autographs & Game-Used==
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{{Upper Deck}}
[[Category:1998]]
[[Category:Upper Deck]]

Latest revision as of 15:23, 23 September 2024

Description

1998 Upper Deck is a 751-card set issued in three series of 270, 270 and 211 cards. The third series is officially known as the "Rookie Edition." As a unique addition, each card fronts features game dated photographs of some of the season's most memorable moments.

The following subsets are contained within the set: History in the Making (1-8/361-369), Griffey's Hot List (9-18), Define the Game (136-153), Season Highlights (244-252/532-540/748-750), Star Rookies (253-288/541-600), Postseason Headliners (415-432), Upper Echelon (451-459) and Eminent Prestige (601-630). The Eminent Prestige subset cards were unintentionally short-printed (approximately 1:4 packs) and Upper Deck offered a free service to collectors trying to finish their sets whereby 18 random Eminent Prestige cards were mailed to collectors who sent in proof of purchase of one-and-a-half Rookie Edition boxes.

There are two different versions of 681. About half the cards depict Mike Piazza as a New York Met while the other half commemorate Piazza's one week stint as a Florida Marlin. The Rookie Edition Series set is considered complete with both versions.

Notable Rookie Cards include Gabe Kapler and Magglio Ordonez.

Distribution

24 packs per box, 12 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.99).

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Series One

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Odds
Base 270 - ?
Griffey's Home Run Chronicles 30 - 1:9
10th Anniversary Preview 60 - 1:5
National Pride 42 - 1:23
Amazing Greats 30 2000 ?
Amazing Greats Die-Cut 30 250 ?
A Piece of the Action 10 - 1:2500

Series Two

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Odds
Base 270 - ?
Griffey's Home Run Chronicles 26 - 1:9
Rookie Edition Preview 10 - 1:6
Prime Nine 60 - 1:5
Tape Measure Titans 30 - 1:23
Blue Chip Prospects 30 2000 ?
Clearly Dominant 30 250 ?
A Piece of the Action 4 225 1:2500

Rookie Edition

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Odds
Base 211 - ?
Short Set 180 - ?
Eminent Prestige 30 - 1:4
Mike Piazza Marlins 1 - ?
Destination Stardom 60 - 1:5
All-Star Credentials 30 - 1:9
Retrospectives 30 - 1:24
Unparalleled 20 - 1:72
A Piece of the Action 5 varies 1:2500
Ken Griffey, Jr. Autographed A Piece of the Action 1 24 ?

Checklist

Base Set

Series One

History in the Making

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  • 1 Tino Martinez
  • 2 Jimmy Key
  • 3 Jay Buhner
  • 4 Mark Gardner
  • 5 Greg Maddux
  • 6 Pedro Martinez
  • 7 Hideo Nomo
  • 8 Sammy Sosa

Griffey's Hot List

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  • 9 Mark McGwire
  • 10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 11 Larry Walker
  • 12 Tino Martinez
  • 13 Mike Piazza
  • 14 Jose Cruz, Jr.
  • 15 Tony Gwynn
  • 16 Greg Maddux
  • 17 Roger Clemens
  • 18 Alex Rodriguez

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  • 19 Shigetoshi Hasegawa
  • 20 Eddie Murray
  • 21 Jason Dickson
  • 22 Darin Erstad
  • 23 Chuck Finley
  • 24 Dave Hollins
  • 25 Garret Anderson
  • 26 Michael Tucker
  • 27 Kenny Lofton
  • 28 Javy Lopez
  • 29 Fred McGriff
  • 30 Greg Maddux
  • 31 Jeff Blauser
  • 32 John Smoltz
  • 33 Mark Wohlers
  • 34 Scott Erickson
  • 35 Jimmy Key
  • 36 Harold Baines
  • 37 Randy Myers
  • 38 B.J. Surhoff
  • 39 Eric Davis
  • 40 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 41 Jeffrey Hammonds
  • 42 Mo Vaughn
  • 43 Tom Gordon
  • 44 Tim Naehring
  • 45 Darren Bragg
  • 46 Aaron Sele
  • 47 Troy O'Leary
  • 48 John Valentin
  • 49 Doug Glanville
  • 50 Ryne Sandberg
  • 51 Steve Trachsel
  • 52 Mark Grace
  • 53 Kevin Foster
  • 54 Kevin Tapani
  • 55 Kevin Orie
  • 56 Lyle Mouton
  • 57 Ray Durham
  • 58 Jaime Navarro
  • 59 Mike Cameron
  • 60 Albert Belle
  • 61 Doug Drabek
  • 62 Chris Snopek
  • 63 Eddie Taubensee
  • 64 Terry Pendleton
  • 65 Barry Larkin
  • 66 Willie Greene
  • 67 Deion Sanders
  • 68 Pokey Reese
  • 69 Jeff Shaw
  • 70 Jim Thome
  • 71 Orel Hershiser
  • 72 Omar Vizquel
  • 73 Brian Giles
  • 74 Dave Justice
  • 75 Bartolo Colon
  • 76 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
  • 77 Neifi Perez
  • 78 Dante Bichette
  • 79 Vinny Castilla
  • 80 Eric Young
  • 81 Quinton McCracken
  • 82 Jamey Wright
  • 83 John Thomson
  • 84 Damion Easley
  • 85 Justin Thompson
  • 86 Willie Blair
  • 87 Raul Casanova
  • 88 Bob Higginson
  • 89 Bubba Trammell
  • 90 Tony Clark
  • 91 Livan Hernandez
  • 92 Charles Johnson
  • 93 Edgar Renteria
  • 94 Alex Fernandez
  • 95 Gary Sheffield
  • 96 Moises Alou
  • 97 Tony Saunders
  • 98 Robb Nen
  • 99 Darryl Kile
  • 100 Craig Biggio
  • 101 Chris Holt
  • 102 Bob Abreu
  • 103 Luis Gonzalez
  • 104 Billy Wagner
  • 105 Brad Ausmus
  • 106 Chili Davis
  • 107 Tim Belcher
  • 108 Dean Palmer
  • 109 Jeff King
  • 110 Jose Rosado
  • 111 Mike Macfarlane
  • 112 Jay Bell
  • 113 Todd Worrell
  • 114 Chan Ho Park
  • 115 Raul Mondesi
  • 116 Brett Butler
  • 117 Greg Gagne
  • 118 Hideo Nomo
  • 119 Todd Zeile
  • 120 Eric Karros
  • 121 Cal Eldred
  • 122 Jeff D'Amico
  • 123 Antone Williamson
  • 124 Doug Jones
  • 125 Dave Nilsson
  • 126 Gerald Williams
  • 127 Fernando Vina
  • 128 Ron Coomer
  • 129 Matt Lawton
  • 130 Paul Molitor
  • 131 Todd Walker
  • 132 Rick Aguilera
  • 133 Brad Radke
  • 134 Bob Tewksbury
  • 135 Vladimir Guerrero

Define the Game

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  • 136 Tony Gwynn
  • 137 Roger Clemens
  • 138 Dennis Eckersley
  • 139 Brady Anderson
  • 140 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 141 Derek Jeter
  • 142 Ken Caminiti
  • 143 Frank Thomas
  • 144 Barry Bonds
  • 145 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 146 Alex Rodriguez
  • 147 Greg Maddux
  • 148 Kenny Lofton
  • 149 Mike Piazza
  • 150 Mark McGwire
  • 151 Andruw Jones
  • 152 Rusty Greer
  • 153 F.P. Santangelo

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  • 154 Mike Lansing
  • 155 Lee Smith
  • 156 Carlos Perez
  • 157 Pedro Martinez
  • 158 Ryan McGuire
  • 159 F.P. Santangelo
  • 160 Rondell White
  • 161 Takashi Kashiwada RC
  • 162 Butch Huskey
  • 163 Edgardo Alfonzo
  • 164 John Franco
  • 165 Todd Hundley
  • 166 Rey Ordonez
  • 167 Armando Reynoso
  • 168 John Olerud
  • 169 Bernie Williams
  • 170 Andy Pettitte
  • 171 Wade Boggs
  • 172 Paul O'Neill
  • 173 Cecil Fielder
  • 174 Charlie Hayes
  • 175 David Cone
  • 176 Hideki Irabu
  • 177 Mark Bellhorn
  • 178 Steve Karsay
  • 179 Damon Mashore
  • 180 Jason McDonald
  • 181 Scott Spiezio
  • 182 Ariel Prieto
  • 183 Jason Giambi
  • 184 Wendell Magee, Jr.
  • 185 Rico Brogna
  • 186 Garrett Stephenson
  • 187 Wayne Gomes
  • 188 Ricky Bottalico
  • 189 Mickey Morandini
  • 190 Mike Lieberthal
  • 191 Kevin Polcovich
  • 192 Francisco Cordova
  • 193 Kevin Young
  • 194 Jon Lieber
  • 195 Kevin Elster
  • 196 Tony Womack
  • 197 Lou Collier
  • 198 Mike Difelice RC
  • 199 Gary Gaetti
  • 200 Dennis Eckersley
  • 201 Alan Benes
  • 202 Willie McGee
  • 203 Ron Gant
  • 204 Fernando Valenzuela
  • 205 Mark McGwire
  • 206 Archi Cianfrocco
  • 207 Andy Ashby
  • 208 Steve Finley
  • 209 Quilvio Veras
  • 210 Ken Caminiti
  • 211 Rickey Henderson
  • 212 Joey Hamilton
  • 213 Derrek Lee
  • 214 Bill Mueller
  • 215 Shawn Estes
  • 216 J.T. Snow
  • 217 Mark Gardner
  • 218 Terry Mulholland
  • 219 Dante Powell
  • 220 Jeff Kent
  • 221 Jamie Moyer
  • 222 Joey Cora
  • 223 Jeff Fassero
  • 224 Dennis Martinez
  • 225 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 226 Edgar Martinez
  • 227 Russ Davis
  • 228 Dan Wilson
  • 229 Will Clark
  • 230 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 231 Benji Gil
  • 232 Lee Stevens
  • 233 Mickey Tettleton
  • 234 Julio Santana
  • 235 Rusty Greer
  • 236 Bobby Witt
  • 237 Ed Sprague
  • 238 Pat Hentgen
  • 239 Kelvim Escobar
  • 240 Joe Carter
  • 241 Carlos Delgado
  • 242 Shannon Stewart
  • 243 Benito Santiago

Season Highlights Checklists

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  • 244 Tino Martinez
  • 245 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 246 Kevin Brown
  • 247 Ryne Sandberg
  • 248 Mo Vaughn
  • 249 Darryl Hamilton
  • 250 Randy Johnson
  • 251 Steve Finley
  • 252 Bob Higginson

Star Rookies

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  • 253 Brett Tomko
  • 254 Mark Kotsay
  • 255 Jose Guillen
  • 256 Eli Marrero
  • 257 Dennis Reyes
  • 258 Richie Sexson
  • 259 Pat Cline
  • 260 Todd Helton
  • 261 Juan Melo
  • 262 Matt Morris
  • 263 Jeremi Gonzalez
  • 264 Jeff Abbott
  • 265 Aaron Boone
  • 266 Todd Dunwoody
  • 267 Jaret Wright
  • 268 Derrick Gibson
  • 269 Mario Valdez
  • 270 Fernando Tatis

Series Two

Star Rookies

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  • 271 Craig Counsell
  • 272 Brad Rigby
  • 273 Danny Clyburn
  • 274 Brian Rose
  • 275 Miguel Tejada
  • 276 Jason Varitek
  • 277 Dave Dellucci RC
  • 278 Michael Coleman
  • 279 Adam Riggs
  • 280 Ben Grieve
  • 281 Brad Fullmer
  • 282 Ken Cloude
  • 283 Tom Evans
  • 284 Kevin Millwood RC
  • 285 Paul Konerko
  • 286 Juan Encarnacion
  • 287 Chris Carpenter
  • 288 Tom Fordham

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  • 289 Gary DiSarcina
  • 290 Tim Salmon
  • 291 Troy Percival
  • 292 Todd Greene
  • 293 Ken Hill
  • 294 Dennis Springer
  • 295 Jim Edmonds
  • 296 Allen Watson
  • 297 Brian Anderson
  • 298 Keith Lockhart
  • 299 Tom Glavine
  • 300 Chipper Jones
  • 301 Randall Simon
  • 302 Mark Lemke
  • 303 Ryan Klesko
  • 304 Denny Neagle
  • 305 Andruw Jones
  • 306 Mike Mussina
  • 307 Brady Anderson
  • 308 Chris Hoiles
  • 309 Mike Bordick
  • 310 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 311 Geronimo Berroa
  • 312 Armando Benitez
  • 313 Roberto Alomar
  • 314 Tim Wakefield
  • 315 Reggie Jefferson
  • 316 Jeff Frye
  • 317 Scott Hatteberg
  • 318 Steve Avery
  • 319 Robinson Checo
  • 320 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 321 Lance Johnson
  • 322 Tyler Houston
  • 323 Mark Clark
  • 324 Terry Adams
  • 325 Sammy Sosa
  • 326 Scott Servais
  • 327 Manny Alexander
  • 328 Norberto Martin
  • 329 Scott Eyre
  • 330 Frank Thomas
  • 331 Robin Ventura
  • 332 Matt Karchner
  • 333 Keith Foulke
  • 334 James Baldwin
  • 335 Chris Stynes
  • 336 Bret Boone
  • 337 Jon Nunnally
  • 338 Dave Burba
  • 339 Eduardo Perez
  • 340 Reggie Sanders
  • 341 Mike Remlinger
  • 342 Pat Watkins
  • 343 Chad Ogea
  • 344 John Smiley
  • 345 Kenny Lofton
  • 346 Jose Mesa
  • 347 Charles Nagy
  • 348 Enrique Wilson
  • 349 Bruce Aven
  • 350 Manny Ramirez
  • 351 Jerry DiPoto
  • 352 Ellis Burks
  • 353 Kirt Manwaring
  • 354 Vinny Castilla
  • 355 Larry Walker
  • 356 Kevin Ritz
  • 357 Pedro Astacio
  • 358 Scott Sanders
  • 359 Deivi Cruz
  • 360 Brian L. Hunter

History in the Making

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  • 361 Pedro Martinez
  • 362 Tom Glavine
  • 363 Willie McGee
  • 364 J.T. Snow
  • 365 Rusty Greer
  • 366 Mike Grace
  • 367 Tony Clark
  • 368 Ben Grieve
  • 369 Gary Sheffield

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  • 370 Joe Oliver
  • 371 Todd Jones
  • 372 Frank Catalanotto RC
  • 373 Brian Moehler
  • 374 Cliff Floyd
  • 375 Bobby Bonilla
  • 376 Al Leiter
  • 377 Josh Booty
  • 378 Darren Daulton
  • 379 Jay Powell
  • 380 Felix Heredia
  • 381 Jim Eisenreich
  • 382 Richard Hidalgo
  • 383 Mike Hampton
  • 384 Shane Reynolds
  • 385 Jeff Bagwell
  • 386 Derek Bell
  • 387 Ricky Gutierrez
  • 388 Bill Spiers
  • 389 Jose Offerman
  • 390 Johnny Damon
  • 391 Jermaine Dye
  • 392 Jeff Montgomery
  • 393 Glendon Rusch
  • 394 Mike Sweeney
  • 395 Kevin Appier
  • 396 Joe Vitiello
  • 397 Ramon Martinez
  • 398 Darren Dreifort
  • 399 Wilton Guerrero
  • 400 Mike Piazza
  • 401 Eddie Murray
  • 402 Ismael Valdes
  • 403 Todd Hollandsworth
  • 404 Mark Loretta
  • 405 Jeromy Burnitz
  • 406 Jeff Cirillo
  • 407 Scott Karl
  • 408 Mike Matheny
  • 409 Jose Valentin
  • 410 John Jaha
  • 411 Terry Steinbach
  • 412 Torii Hunter
  • 413 Pat Meares
  • 414 Marty Cordova

Postseason Headliners

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  • 415 Jaret Wright
  • 416 Mike Mussina
  • 417 John Smoltz
  • 418 Devon White
  • 419 Denny Neagle
  • 420 Livan Hernandez
  • 421 Kevin Brown
  • 422 Marquis Grissom
  • 423 Mike Mussina
  • 424 Eric Davis
  • 425 Tony Fernandez
  • 426 Moises Alou
  • 427 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
  • 428 Gary Sheffield
  • 429 Jaret Wright
  • 430 Livan Hernandez
  • 431 Chad Ogea
  • 432 Edgar Renteria

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  • 433 LaTroy Hawkins
  • 434 Rich Robertson
  • 435 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 436 Jose Vidro
  • 437 Dustin Hermanson
  • 438 Jim Bullinger
  • 439 Orlando Cabrera
  • 440 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 441 Ugueth Urbina
  • 442 Brian McRae
  • 443 Matt Franco
  • 444 Bobby Jones
  • 445 Bernard Gilkey
  • 446 Dave Mlicki
  • 447 Brian Bohanon
  • 448 Mel Rojas
  • 449 Tim Raines
  • 450 Derek Jeter

Upper Echelon

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  • 451 Roger Clemens
  • 452 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 453 Mike Piazza
  • 454 Mark McGwire
  • 455 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 456 Larry Walker
  • 457 Alex Rodriguez
  • 458 Tony Gwynn
  • 459 Frank Thomas

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  • 460 Tino Martinez
  • 461 Chad Curtis
  • 462 Ramiro Mendoza
  • 463 Joe Girardi
  • 464 David Wells
  • 465 Mariano Rivera
  • 466 Willie Adams
  • 467 George Williams
  • 468 Dave Telgheder
  • 469 Dave Magadan
  • 470 Matt Stairs
  • 471 Bill Taylor
  • 472 Jimmy Haynes
  • 473 Gregg Jefferies
  • 474 Midre Cummings
  • 475 Curt Schilling
  • 476 Mike Grace
  • 477 Mark Leiter
  • 478 Matt Beech
  • 479 Scott Rolen
  • 480 Jason Kendall
  • 481 Esteban Loaiza
  • 482 Jermaine Allensworth
  • 483 Mark Smith
  • 484 Jason Schmidt
  • 485 Jose Guillen
  • 486 Al Martin
  • 487 Delino DeShields
  • 488 Todd Stottlemyre
  • 489 Brian Jordan
  • 490 Ray Lankford
  • 491 Matt Morris
  • 492 Royce Clayton
  • 493 John Mabry
  • 494 Wally Joyner
  • 495 Trevor Hoffman
  • 496 Chris Gomez
  • 497 Sterling Hitchcock
  • 498 Pete Smith
  • 499 Greg Vaughn
  • 500 Tony Gwynn
  • 501 Will Cunnane
  • 502 Darryl Hamilton
  • 503 Brian Johnson
  • 504 Kirk Rueter
  • 505 Barry Bonds
  • 506 Osvaldo Fernandez
  • 507 Stan Javier
  • 508 Julian Tavarez
  • 509 Rich Aurilia
  • 510 Alex Rodriguez
  • 511 David Segui
  • 512 Rich Amaral
  • 513 Raul Ibanez
  • 514 Jay Buhner
  • 515 Randy Johnson
  • 516 Heathcliff Slocumb
  • 517 Tony Saunders
  • 518 Kevin Elster
  • 519 John Burkett
  • 520 Juan Gonzalez
  • 521 John Wetteland
  • 522 Domingo Cedeno
  • 523 Darren Oliver
  • 524 Roger Pavlik
  • 525 Jose Cruz, Jr.
  • 526 Woody Williams
  • 527 Alex Gonzalez
  • 528 Robert Person
  • 529 Juan Guzman
  • 530 Roger Clemens
  • 531 Shawn Green

Season Highlights Checklists

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  • 532 Francisco Cordova / Ricardo Rincon / Mark Smith
  • 533 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 534 Roger Clemens
  • 535 Mark McGwire
  • 536 Larry Walker
  • 537 Mike Piazza
  • 538 Curt Schilling
  • 539 Tony Gwynn
  • 540 Ken Griffey, Jr.

Rookie Series

Star Rookies

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  • 541 Carl Pavano SR
  • 542 Shane Monahan SR
  • 543 Gabe Kapler SR RC
  • 544 Eric Milton SR
  • 545 Gary Matthews, Jr. SR RC
  • 546 Mike Kinkade SR RC
  • 547 Ryan Christenson SR RC
  • 548 Corey Koskie SR RC
  • 549 Norm Hutchins SR
  • 550 Russell Branyan SR
  • 551 Masato Yoshii SR RC
  • 552 Jesus Sanchez SR RC
  • 553 Anthony Sanders SR
  • 554 Edwin Diaz SR
  • 555 Gabe Alvarez SR
  • 556 Carlos Lee SR RC
  • 557 Mike Darr SR
  • 558 Kerry Wood SR
  • 559 Carlos Guillen SR
  • 560 Sean Casey SR
  • 561 Manny Aybar SR RC
  • 562 Octavio Dotel SR
  • 563 Jarrod Washburn SR
  • 564 Mark L. Johnson SR
  • 565 Ramon Hernandez SR
  • 566 Rich Butler SR RC
  • 567 Mike Caruso SR
  • 568 Cliff Politte SR
  • 569 Scott Elarton SR
  • 570 Magglio Ordonez SR RC
  • 571 Adam Butler SR RC
  • 572 Marlon Anderson SR
  • 573 Julio Ramirez SR RC
  • 574 Darron Ingram SR
  • 575 Bruce Chen SR
  • 576 Steve Woodard SR
  • 577 Hiram Bocachica SR
  • 578 Kevin Witt SR
  • 579 Javier Vazquez SR
  • 580 Alex Gonzalez SR
  • 581 Brian Powell SR
  • 582 Wes Helms SR
  • 583 Ron Wright SR
  • 584 Rafael Medina SR
  • 585 Daryle Ward SR
  • 586 Geoff Jenkins SR
  • 587 Preston Wilson SR
  • 588 Jim Chamblee SR RC
  • 589 Mike Lowell SR RC
  • 590 A.J. Hinch SR
  • 591 Francisco Cordero SR RC
  • 592 Rolando Arrojo SR RC
  • 593 Braden Looper SR
  • 594 Sidney Ponson SR
  • 595 Matt Clement SR
  • 596 Carlton Loewer SR
  • 597 Brian Meadows SR
  • 598 Danny Klassen SR
  • 599 Larry Sutton SR
  • 600 Travis Lee SR

Eminent Prestige

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Eminent Prestige was short-printed and seeded into Series Three packs at the rate of 1:4. As part of a wrapper exchange program, collectors could send Upper Deck 36 Series Three wrappers and receive a pack of eighteen Eminent Prestige cards.

  • 601 Randy Johnson
  • 602 Greg Maddux
  • 603 Roger Clemens
  • 604 Jaret Wright
  • 605 Mike Piazza
  • 606 Tino Martinez
  • 607 Frank Thomas
  • 608 Mo Vaughn
  • 609 Todd Helton
  • 610 Mark McGwire
  • 611 Jeff Bagwell
  • 612 Travis Lee
  • 613 Scott Rolen
  • 614 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 615 Chipper Jones
  • 616 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 617 Alex Rodriguez
  • 618 Derek Jeter
  • 619 Tony Gwynn
  • 620 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 621 Kenny Lofton
  • 622 Juan Gonzalez
  • 623 Jose Cruz, Jr.
  • 624 Larry Walker
  • 625 Barry Bonds
  • 626 Ben Grieve
  • 627 Andruw Jones
  • 628 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 629 Paul Konerko
  • 630 Paul Molitor

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NOTE: Card #681a commemorates Mike Piazza's five-game sojourn as a Florida Marlin. This card and card #681 were both short-printed and produced in half the quantities of the other base cards.

  • 631 Cecil Fielder
  • 632 Jack McDowell
  • 633 Mike James
  • 634 Brian Anderson
  • 635 Jay Bell
  • 636 Devon White
  • 637 Andy Stankiewicz
  • 638 Tony Batista
  • 639 Omar Daal
  • 640 Matt Williams
  • 641 Brent Brede
  • 642 Jorge Fabregas
  • 643 Karim Garcia
  • 644 Felix Rodriguez
  • 645 Andy Benes
  • 646 Willie Blair
  • 647 Jeff Suppan
  • 648 Yamil Benitez
  • 649 Walt Weiss
  • 650 Andres Galarraga
  • 651 Doug Drabek
  • 652 Ozzie Guillen
  • 653 Joe Carter
  • 654 Dennis Eckersley
  • 655 Pedro Martinez
  • 656 Jim Leyritz
  • 657 Henry Rodriguez
  • 658 Rod Beck
  • 659 Mickey Morandini
  • 660 Jeff Blauser
  • 661 Ruben Sierra
  • 662 Mike Sirotka
  • 663 Pete Harnisch
  • 664 Damian Jackson
  • 665 Dmitri Young
  • 666 Steve Cooke
  • 667 Geronimo Berroa
  • 668 Shawon Dunston
  • 669 Mike Jackson
  • 670 Travis Fryman
  • 671 Dwight Gooden
  • 672 Paul Assenmacher
  • 673 Eric Plunk
  • 674 Mike Lansing
  • 675 Darryl Kile
  • 676 Luis Gonzalez
  • 677 Frank Castillo
  • 678 Joe Randa
  • 679 Bip Roberts
  • 680 Derrek Lee
  • 681 Mike Piazza NYM
  • 681a Mike Piazza FLA
  • 682 Sean Berry
  • 683 Ramon Garcia
  • 684 Carl Everett
  • 685 Moises Alou
  • 686 Hal Morris
  • 687 Jeff Conine
  • 688 Gary Sheffield
  • 689 Jose Vizcaino
  • 690 Charles Johnson
  • 691 Bobby Bonilla
  • 692 Marquis Grissom
  • 693 Alex Ochoa
  • 694 Mike Morgan
  • 695 Orlando Merced
  • 696 David Ortiz
  • 697 Brent Gates
  • 698 Otis Nixon
  • 699 Trey Moore
  • 700 Derrick May
  • 701 Rich Becker
  • 702 Al Leiter
  • 703 Chili Davis
  • 704 Scott Brosius
  • 705 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 706 Kenny Rogers
  • 707 Mike Blowers
  • 708 Mike Fetters
  • 709 Tom Candiotti
  • 710 Rickey Henderson
  • 711 Bob Abreu
  • 712 Mark Lewis
  • 713 Doug Glanville
  • 714 Desi Relaford
  • 715 Kent Mercker
  • 716 Kevin Brown
  • 717 James Mouton
  • 718 Mark Langston
  • 719 Greg Myers
  • 720 Orel Hershiser
  • 721 Charlie Hayes
  • 722 Robb Nen
  • 723 Glenallen Hill
  • 724 Tony Saunders
  • 725 Wade Boggs
  • 726 Kevin Stocker
  • 727 Wilson Alvarez
  • 728 Albie Lopez
  • 729 Dave Martinez
  • 730 Fred McGriff
  • 731 Quinton McCracken
  • 732 Bryan Rekar
  • 733 Paul Sorrento
  • 734 Roberto Hernandez
  • 735 Bubba Trammell
  • 736 Miguel Cairo
  • 737 John Flaherty
  • 738 Terrell Wade
  • 739 Roberto Kelly
  • 740 Mark McLemore
  • 741 Danny Patterson
  • 742 Aaron Sele
  • 743 Tony Fernandez
  • 744 Randy Myers
  • 745 Jose Canseco
  • 746 Darrin Fletcher
  • 747 Mike Stanley

Season Highlights Checklists

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  • 748 Marquis Grissom
  • 749 Fred McGriff
  • 750 Travis Lee

Parallels

5 X 7 Blow-Ups

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This 35-card parallel set captures a selection of players taken from each of the three series of 1998 Upper Deck. Besides the obvious difference in size, these cards also lack the foil stamping on front that the standard 2 1/2" by 3 1/2" cards have. The first fifteen cards checklisted below comprise the Series One Blow Up set. These first series jumbo cards were available only via redemption from Upper Deck. Collector's had to send in ten first series wrappers plus $3 to the UD redemption center.

The next ten cards checklisted below comprise the Series Two 5 x 7 Blow Up set. These second series jumbo cards were available only in specially marked mass market retail Series Two Blaster boxes (carrying an $11.99 SRP). Each box contained five Series Two packs and one 5 x 7 Blow Up. Series Two 3 1/2 by 5 inch cards may also exist: http://sanjosefuji.blogspot.com/2022/03/an-unsolved-mystery.html

The third series 5 x 7 Blow Ups (numbered between 605 and 620 in the listings below) are comprised of selected stars from the Eminent Prestige subset within the Rookie Edition set.

  • 27 Kenny Lofton
  • 30 Greg Maddux
  • 40 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 50 Ryne Sandberg
  • 60 Albert Belle
  • 65 Barry Larkin
  • 68 Deion Sanders
  • 95 Gary Sheffield
  • 130 Paul Molitor
  • 135 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 176 Hideki Irabu
  • 205 Mark McGwire
  • 211 Rickey Henderson
  • 225 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 230 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 310 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 320 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 330 Frank Thomas
  • 355 Larry Walker
  • 385 Jeff Bagwell
  • 400 Mike Piazza
  • 450 Derek Jeter
  • 500 Tony Gwynn
  • 510 Alex Rodriguez
  • 530 Roger Clemens
  • 605 Mike Piazza EP
  • 607 Frank Thomas EP
  • 610 Mark McGwire EP
  • 611 Jeff Bagwell EP
  • 612 Travis Lee EP
  • 614 Cal Ripken, Jr. EP
  • 616 Nomar Garciaparra EP
  • 617 Alex Rodriguez EP
  • 619 Tony Gwynn EP
  • 620 Ken Griffey, Jr. EP

Yankees Blow-Ups

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This 15-card set features 3 1/2" by 5" reproductions of Upper Deck base cards for the players of the 1998 New York Yankees. Only 10,000 of this set were produced. The cards are listed below according to their numbers in the regular 1998 Upper Deck set.

  • 169 Bernie Williams?
  • 170 Andy Pettitte?
  • 172 Paul O'Neill?
  • 175 David Cone?
  • 176 Hideki Irabu?
  • 449 Tim Raines?
  • 450 Derek Jeter?
  • 460 Tino Martinez?
  • 461 Chad Curtis?
  • 462 Ramiro Mendoza?
  • 464 David Wells?
  • 465 Mariano Rivera?
  • 703 Chili Davis?
  • 704 Scott Brosius?
  • 705 Chuck Knoblauch?

Inserts

Griffey's Home Run Chronicles

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This 56-card set commemorates each of Ken Griffey Jr.'s American League leading 56 home runs from his 1997 season. The first 30 cards were randomly inserted into Series One packs, while cards 31-56 were in Series Two. The design is identical to that of the 10th Anniversary Preview inserts. Each card is notated on the back with what date each homer was hit. Series Two cards feature photos from the actual games in which the homers were hit.

For brevity's sake, since all cards feature Ken Griffey, Jr. we have chosen not to list each individual card.

10th Anniversary Preview

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Randomly inserted in Series One packs, this 60-card set features a design similar to the inaugural 1989 Upper Deck series. The backs carry a photo of a previous Upper Deck card of that player. A 10th Anniversary Ballot was inserted into every fourth Series One pack which allowed the collector to vote for the players they wanted to see in a proposed 1999 Upper Deck tenth anniversary set. The set was canceled, and instead became an insert in 1999 Upper Deck Series One.

Upper Deck also released a "Preview Edition" factory set to selected retail outlets. The Preview Edition contained a complete set of all 60 10th Anniversary cards, as well as 200 randomly selected 1997 Collector's Choice base cards and sold for $19.99. The difference between the two sets are the words "PREVIEW EDITION" printed on the side of each card.

  • 1 Greg Maddux
  • 2 Mike Mussina
  • 3 Roger Clemens
  • 4 Hideo Nomo
  • 5 David Cone
  • 6 Tom Glavine
  • 7 Andy Pettitte
  • 8 Jimmy Key
  • 9 Randy Johnson
  • 10 Dennis Eckersley
  • 11 Lee Smith
  • 12 John Franco
  • 13 Randy Myers
  • 14 Mike Piazza
  • 15 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 16 Todd Hundley
  • 17 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
  • 18 Frank Thomas
  • 19 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 20 Mark McGwire
  • 21 Mo Vaughn
  • 22 Fred McGriff
  • 23 Andres Galarraga
  • 24 Mark Grace
  • 25 Jeff Bagwell
  • 26 Roberto Alomar
  • 27 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 28 Ryne Sandberg
  • 29 Eric Young
  • 30 Craig Biggio
  • 31 Carlos Baerga
  • 32 Robin Ventura
  • 33 Matt Williams
  • 34 Wade Boggs
  • 35 Dean Palmer
  • 36 Chipper Jones
  • 37 Vinny Castilla
  • 38 Ken Caminiti
  • 39 Omar Vizquel
  • 40 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 41 Derek Jeter
  • 42 Alex Rodriguez
  • 43 Barry Larkin
  • 44 Mark Grudzielanek
  • 45 Albert Belle
  • 46 Manny Ramirez
  • 47 Jose Canseco
  • 48 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 49 Juan Gonzalez
  • 50 Kenny Lofton
  • 51 Sammy Sosa
  • 52 Larry Walker
  • 53 Gary Sheffield
  • 54 Rickey Henderson
  • 55 Tony Gwynn
  • 56 Barry Bonds
  • 57 Paul Molitor
  • 58 Edgar Martinez
  • 59 Chili Davis
  • 60 Eddie Murray

National Pride

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Randomly inserted into Series One packs, this 42-card set features some of the league's great players from the United States and beyond. All cards are printed on die-cut rainbow foil. This set is arranged alphabetically by nation of origin.

  • NP1 Dave Nilsson
  • NP2 Larry Walker
  • NP3 Edgar Renteria
  • NP4 Jose Canseco
  • NP5 Rey Ordonez
  • NP6 Rafael Palmeiro
  • NP7 Livan Hernandez
  • NP8 Andruw Jones
  • NP9 Manny Ramirez
  • NP10 Sammy Sosa
  • NP11 Raul Mondesi
  • NP12 Moises Alou
  • NP13 Pedro Martinez
  • NP14 Vladimir Guerrero
  • NP15 Chili Davis
  • NP16 Hideo Nomo
  • NP17 Hideki Irabu
  • NP18 Shigetoshi Hasegawa
  • NP19 Takashi Kashiwada
  • NP20 Chan Ho Park
  • NP21 Fernando Valenzuela
  • NP22 Vinny Castilla
  • NP23 Armando Reynoso
  • NP24 Karim Garcia
  • NP25 Marvin Benard
  • NP26 Mariano Rivera
  • NP27 Juan Gonzalez
  • NP28 Roberto Alomar
  • NP29 Ivan Rodriguez
  • NP30 Carlos Delgado
  • NP31 Bernie Williams
  • NP32 Edgar Martinez
  • NP33 Frank Thomas
  • NP34 Barry Bonds
  • NP35 Mike Piazza
  • NP36 Chipper Jones
  • NP37 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • NP38 Alex Rodriguez
  • NP39 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • NP40 Andres Galarraga
  • NP41 Omar Vizquel
  • NP42 Ozzie Guillen

Amazing Greats

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Inserted in Series One packs, this 30-card set is printed on a micro-etched Acetate card with lavender borders. Each card is limited, but not serial-numbered to 2000 copies.

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A die-cut parallel version was also produced. These cards are serial-numbered to 250 copies each and have black borders.

  • AG1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • AG2 Derek Jeter
  • AG3 Alex Rodriguez
  • AG4 Paul Molitor
  • AG5 Jeff Bagwell
  • AG6 Larry Walker
  • AG7 Kenny Lofton
  • AG8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • AG9 Juan Gonzalez
  • AG10 Chipper Jones
  • AG11 Greg Maddux
  • AG12 Roberto Alomar
  • AG13 Mike Piazza
  • AG14 Andres Galarraga
  • AG15 Barry Bonds
  • AG16 Andy Pettitte
  • AG17 Nomar Garciaparra
  • AG18 Tino Martinez
  • AG19 Tony Gwynn
  • AG20 Frank Thomas
  • AG21 Roger Clemens
  • AG22 Sammy Sosa
  • AG23 Jose Cruz, Jr.
  • AG24 Manny Ramirez
  • AG25 Mark McGwire
  • AG26 Randy Johnson
  • AG27 Mo Vaughn
  • AG28 Gary Sheffield
  • AG29 Andruw Jones
  • AG30 Albert Belle

PowerDeck

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In an effort to premier their new PowerDeck Audio technology, Upper Deck created three special Ken Griffey, Jr. "cards" (blue, green and silver backgrounds). Each "card" was actually a die-cut audio CD that contained the same five minute interview with the Mariner's superstar. These "cards" were randomly seeded exclusively into specially marked Series One Hobby boxes, comprising only 10 percent of the print run. The seeding ratios are as follows: blue 1:46, teal 1:500 and silver 1:2400. Each test issue box contained a clear CD disc for which the card could be placed upon for playing on any common CD player. To play the card, the center hole had to be punched out.

  • 1 Ken Griffey, Jr. BLUE
  • 2 Ken Griffey, Jr. GREEN
  • 3 Ken Griffey, Jr. SILVER

Prime Nine

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This 60-card, Series Two set features nine of the most popular players on foil board.

  • PN1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • PN2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • PN3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • PN4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • PN5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • PN6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • PN7 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • PN8 Mike Piazza
  • PN9 Mike Piazza
  • PN10 Mike Piazza
  • PN11 Mike Piazza
  • PN12 Mike Piazza
  • PN13 Mike Piazza
  • PN14 Mike Piazza
  • PN15 Frank Thomas
  • PN16 Frank Thomas
  • PN17 Frank Thomas
  • PN18 Frank Thomas
  • PN19 Frank Thomas
  • PN20 Frank Thomas
  • PN21 Frank Thomas
  • PN22 Mark McGwire
  • PN23 Mark McGwire
  • PN24 Mark McGwire
  • PN25 Mark McGwire
  • PN26 Mark McGwire
  • PN27 Mark McGwire
  • PN28 Mark McGwire
  • PN29 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • PN30 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • PN31 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • PN32 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • PN33 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • PN34 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • PN35 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • PN36 Juan Gonzalez
  • PN37 Juan Gonzalez
  • PN38 Juan Gonzalez
  • PN39 Juan Gonzalez
  • PN40 Juan Gonzalez
  • PN41 Juan Gonzalez
  • PN42 Juan Gonzalez
  • PN43 Tony Gwynn
  • PN44 Tony Gwynn
  • PN45 Tony Gwynn
  • PN46 Tony Gwynn
  • PN47 Tony Gwynn
  • PN48 Tony Gwynn
  • PN49 Tony Gwynn
  • PN50 Barry Bonds
  • PN51 Barry Bonds
  • PN52 Barry Bonds
  • PN53 Barry Bonds
  • PN54 Barry Bonds
  • PN55 Barry Bonds
  • PN56 Greg Maddux
  • PN57 Greg Maddux
  • PN58 Greg Maddux
  • PN59 Greg Maddux
  • PN60 Greg Maddux

Rookie Edition Preview

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This ten-card, Series Two, set was produced to promote the upcoming Rookie Edition series. The design is identical to that of the Star Rookie subset.

  • 1 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 2 Scott Rolen
  • 3 Mark Kotsay
  • 4 Todd Helton
  • 5 Paul Konerko
  • 6 Juan Encarnacion
  • 7 Brad Fullmer
  • 8 Miguel Tejada
  • 9 Richard Hidalgo
  • 10 Ben Grieve

Tape Measure Titans

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This 30-card set features league's most productive long-ball hitters printed on unique retro cards. A Gold parallel, serial-numbered to 2667 copies, was made available in specially marked retail boxes.

  • 1 Mark McGwire
  • 2 Andres Galarraga
  • 3 Jeff Bagwell
  • 4 Larry Walker
  • 5 Frank Thomas
  • 6 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 7 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 8 Mo Vaughn
  • 9 Albert Belle
  • 10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 11 Manny Ramirez
  • 12 Jim Thome
  • 13 Tony Clark
  • 14 Juan Gonzalez
  • 15 Mike Piazza
  • 16 Jose Canseco
  • 17 Jay Buhner
  • 18 Alex Rodriguez
  • 19 Jose Cruz, Jr.
  • 20 Tino Martinez
  • 21 Carlos Delgado
  • 22 Andruw Jones
  • 23 Chipper Jones
  • 24 Fred McGriff
  • 25 Matt Williams
  • 26 Sammy Sosa
  • 27 Vinny Castilla
  • 28 Tim Salmon
  • 29 Ken Caminiti
  • 30 Barry Bonds

Blue Chip Prospects

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This 30-card, Series Two, set features some of the league's most impressive prospects printed on die-cut, translucent, plastic cards. Only 2000 copies of each card were produced, however the cards are not serial-numbered.

  • BC1 Nomar Garciaparra
  • BC2 Scott Rolen
  • BC3 Jason Dickson
  • BC4 Darin Erstad
  • BC5 Brad Fullmer
  • BC6 Jaret Wright
  • BC7 Justin Thompson
  • BC8 Matt Morris
  • BC9 Fernando Tatis
  • BC10 Alex Rodriguez
  • BC11 Todd Helton
  • BC12 Andy Pettitte
  • BC13 Jose Cruz, Jr.
  • BC14 Mark Kotsay
  • BC15 Derek Jeter
  • BC16 Paul Konerko
  • BC17 Todd Dunwoody
  • BC18 Vladimir Guerrero
  • BC19 Miguel Tejada
  • BC20 Chipper Jones
  • BC21 Kevin Orie
  • BC22 Juan Encarnacion
  • BC23 Brian Rose
  • BC24 Livan Hernandez
  • BC25 Andruw Jones
  • BC26 Brian Giles
  • BC27 Brett Tomko
  • BC28 Jose Guillen
  • BC29 Aaron Boone
  • BC30 Ben Grieve

Clearly Dominant

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Randomly inserted in Series Two packs, this 30-card set features top players printed on a etched-foil and plastic stock. Only 250 serial-numbered copies of each card were produced.

  • CD1 Mark McGwire
  • CD2 Derek Jeter
  • CD3 Alex Rodriguez
  • CD4 Paul Molitor
  • CD5 Jeff Bagwell
  • CD6 Ivan Rodriguez
  • CD7 Kenny Lofton
  • CD8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • CD9 Albert Belle
  • CD10 Chipper Jones
  • CD11 Gary Sheffield
  • CD12 Roberto Alomar
  • CD13 Mo Vaughn
  • CD14 Andres Galarraga
  • CD15 Nomar Garciaparra
  • CD16 Randy Johnson
  • CD17 Mike Mussina
  • CD18 Greg Maddux
  • CD19 Tony Gwynn
  • CD20 Frank Thomas
  • CD21 Roger Clemens
  • CD22 Dennis Eckersley
  • CD23 Juan Gonzalez
  • CD24 Tino Martinez
  • CD25 Andruw Jones
  • CD26 Larry Walker
  • CD27 Ken Caminiti
  • CD28 Mike Piazza
  • CD29 Barry Bonds
  • CD30 Ken Griffey, Jr.

All-Star Credentials

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Inserted into Rookie Edition packs, this 30-card insert set features players who have the best chance of appearing in future All-Star games.

  • AS1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • AS2 Travis Lee
  • AS3 Ben Grieve
  • AS4 Jose Cruz, Jr.
  • AS5 Andruw Jones
  • AS6 Craig Biggio
  • AS7 Hideo Nomo
  • AS8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • AS9 Jaret Wright
  • AS10 Mark McGwire
  • AS11 Derek Jeter
  • AS12 Scott Rolen
  • AS13 Jeff Bagwell
  • AS14 Manny Ramirez
  • AS15 Alex Rodriguez
  • AS16 Chipper Jones
  • AS17 Larry Walker
  • AS18 Barry Bonds
  • AS19 Tony Gwynn
  • AS20 Mike Piazza
  • AS21 Roger Clemens
  • AS22 Greg Maddux
  • AS23 Jim Thome
  • AS24 Tino Martinez
  • AS25 Nomar Garciaparra
  • AS26 Juan Gonzalez
  • AS27 Kenny Lofton
  • AS28 Randy Johnson
  • AS29 Todd Helton
  • AS30 Frank Thomas

Destination Stardom

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This 60-card set was randomly inserted into Rookie Edition packs.

  • DS1 Travis Lee
  • DS2 Nomar Garciaparra
  • DS3 Alex Gonzalez
  • DS4 Richard Hidalgo
  • DS5 Jaret Wright
  • DS6 Mike Kinkade
  • DS7 Matt Morris
  • DS8 Gary Matthews, Jr.
  • DS9 Brett Tomko
  • DS10 Todd Helton
  • DS11 Scott Elarton
  • DS12 Scott Rolen
  • DS13 Jose Cruz, Jr.
  • DS14 Jarrod Washburn
  • DS15 Sean Casey
  • DS16 Magglio Ordonez
  • DS17 Gabe Alvarez
  • DS18 Todd Dunwoody
  • DS19 Kevin Witt
  • DS20 Ben Grieve
  • DS21 Daryle Ward
  • DS22 Matt Clement
  • DS23 Carlton Loewer
  • DS24 Javier Vazquez
  • DS25 Paul Konerko
  • DS26 Preston Wilson
  • DS27 Wes Helms
  • DS28 Derek Jeter
  • DS29 Corey Koskie
  • DS30 Russell Branyan
  • DS31 Vladimir Guerrero
  • DS32 Ryan Christenson
  • DS33 Carlos Lee
  • DS34 Dave Dellucci
  • DS35 Bruce Chen
  • DS36 Ricky Ledee
  • DS37 Ron Wright
  • DS38 Derrek Lee
  • DS39 Miguel Tejada
  • DS40 Brad Fullmer
  • DS41 Rich Butler
  • DS42 Chris Carpenter
  • DS43 Alex Rodriguez
  • DS44 Darron Ingram
  • DS45 Kerry Wood
  • DS46 Jason Varitek
  • DS47 Ramon Hernandez
  • DS48 Aaron Boone
  • DS49 Juan Encarnacion
  • DS50 A.J. Hinch
  • DS51 Mike Lowell
  • DS52 Fernando Tatis
  • DS53 Jose Guillen
  • DS54 Mike Caruso
  • DS55 Carl Pavano
  • DS56 Chris Clemons
  • DS57 Mark L. Johnson
  • DS58 Ken Cloude
  • DS59 Rolando Arrojo
  • DS60 Mark Kotsay

Retrospectives

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This 30-card, Rookie Edition, insert set takes a look back at the unforgettable careers of some of baseball's most valuable contributors. The fronts feature a color action photo from each player's rookie season.

  • 1 Dennis Eckersley
  • 2 Rickey Henderson
  • 3 Harold Baines
  • 4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 5 Tony Gwynn
  • 6 Wade Boggs
  • 7 Orel Hershiser
  • 8 Joe Carter
  • 9 Roger Clemens
  • 10 Barry Bonds
  • 11 Mark McGwire
  • 12 Greg Maddux
  • 13 Fred McGriff
  • 14 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 15 Craig Biggio
  • 16 Brady Anderson
  • 17 Randy Johnson
  • 18 Gary Sheffield
  • 19 Albert Belle
  • 20 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 21 Juan Gonzalez
  • 22 Larry Walker
  • 23 Tino Martinez
  • 24 Frank Thomas
  • 25 Jeff Bagwell
  • 26 Kenny Lofton
  • 27 Mo Vaughn
  • 28 Mike Piazza
  • 29 Alex Rodriguez
  • 30 Chipper Jones

Unparalleled

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Unparalleled is a 20-card, die-cut, insert exclusive to Rookie Edition packs.

  • 1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 2 Travis Lee
  • 3 Ben Grieve
  • 4 Jose Cruz, Jr.
  • 5 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 6 Hideo Nomo
  • 7 Kenny Lofton
  • 8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 9 Roger Clemens
  • 10 Mike Piazza
  • 11 Jeff Bagwell
  • 12 Chipper Jones
  • 13 Greg Maddux
  • 14 Randy Johnson
  • 15 Alex Rodriguez
  • 16 Barry Bonds
  • 17 Frank Thomas
  • 18 Juan Gonzalez
  • 19 Tony Gwynn
  • 20 Mark McGwire

Game-Used

A Piece of the Action

Series One

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Randomly inserted in first series packs, cards from this set feature pieces of actual game worn jerseys and/or game used bats embedded in the cards.

  • 1 Jay Buhner BAT
  • 2 Tony Gwynn BAT
  • 3 Tony Gwynn JSY
  • 4 Todd Hollandsworth BAT
  • 5 Todd Hollandsworth JSY
  • 6 Greg Maddux JSY
  • 7 Alex Rodriguez BAT
  • 8 Alex Rodriguez JSY
  • 9 Gary Sheffield BAT
  • 10 Gary Sheffield JSY

Series Two

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Each of these four different cards were inserted into Series Two packs and feature pieces of both game-used bats and jerseys incorporated into the design of the card. According to information provided by Upper Deck, only 225 copies of each card was produced; however, the cards are not serial-numbered.

  • AJ Andruw Jones BAT/JSY
  • GS Gary Sheffield BAT/JSY
  • JB Jay Buhner BAT/JSY
  • RA Roberto Alomar BAT/JSY

Rookie Edition

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Randomly seeded into Rookie Edition packs, each of these cards featured a jersey swatch embedded on the card. The design is identical to that of the Series Two cards; however, the "window" where the bat chip was located in the second series is now just a design element. Each Rookie Edition Jersey card were machine-serial numbered on the back to the specific run

Griffey A Piece of the Action Autographed

Ken Griffey, Jr. signed 24 of these cards, creating one of the most notable cards of his ever made and marked the first time an autographed, game-used card had ever been produced in the baseball Hobby. Griffey's autographed A Piece of the Action jersey card was also one of the first ever game-used autographed cards in the Hobby overall. He autographed across his lower body in thin, bright blue sharpie and featured a distinct hand-numbering on the back.

Notably though, Griffey's autographed version has suffered from poor and unfortunate quality control as there are now six different versions of his autograph version that exist:

  • Pack pulled /24: on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), hand numbered in thin blue sharpie by original hand-numbering author with “personally autographed” text on back of card
  • Unnumbered Damage replacement: on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), not hand numbered/blank, with “personally autographed” text on back of card
  • Questionable Damage Replacement (specifically number 2/24): on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), hand numbered in thick black sharpie by different hand-numbering author than pack-pulled (this is questionable part), with “personally autographed” text on back of card
  • IP Autograph /300 (specifically PSA cert #81834382): on-card, authentic, lighter not-period appropriate auto (post-playing days) in correct autograph spot, machine stamped /300 on back, with no “personally autographed" text on card back - this version was not due to poor Upper Deck quality control and instead exists from a collector sending in a base /300 Griffey jersey card to get autographed by Griffey or getting it autographed in-person.
  • Error version /300: on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), hand numbered in thin black sharpie /300 on back, with “personally autographed” text on back of card
  • Error version /24: on-card, authentic, dark blue period-appropriate auto (late-90s), hand numbered in thin blue sharpie by original hand-numbering author, without “personally autographed” text on back of card
  • BG Ben Grieve JSY 200
  • JC Jose Cruz, Jr. JSY 200
  • KG Ken Griffey, Jr. JSY 300
  • TL Travis Lee JSY 200
  • KGS Ken Griffey, Jr. AU/JSY 24
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