1996 Donruss

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

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

• 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

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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