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=Description=
=Description=


1996 Topps is a 440-card set (the smallest in almost 40 years), released in two series of 220.  A special Mickey Mantle card was issued as card number 7 (his uniform number) and became the last card to be issued as card number 7 in the Topps brand set. Rookie Cards in this set include Sean Casey, Geoff Jenkins and Daryle Ward.
1996 Topps is a 440-card set (the smallest in almost 40 years), released in two series of 220.  A special Mickey Mantle card was issued as card number 7 (his uniform number) and was "retired" after the season. Rookie Cards in this set include Sean Casey and Geoff Jenkins.


=Distribution=
=Distribution=
Hobby/retail wax: 36 packs per box (MSRP: $1.29), 12 cards per pack.
Jumbo: 12 packs per box, 41 cards per pack.
Factory set: 440 cards, a hermetically sealed #7 Mickey Mantle card and seven random inserts


=Reviews=
=Reviews=


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


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===Series Two===
 
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W: One card per pack, in packs sold exclusively at Wal-Mart stores.


=Checklist=
=Checklist=


==Base Set==
==Pre-Production==


1 Tony Gwynn STP
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2 Mike Piazza STP
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3 Greg Maddux STP
==Base Set==


4 Jeff Bagwell STP
===Series One===


5 Larry Walker STP
====Star Power====


6 Barry Larkin STP
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7 Mickey Mantle
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====Mickey Mantle Tribute====


8 Tom Glavine STP
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9 Craig Biggio STP
Shortly after Mickey Mantle's 1995 death, Topps announced that it would "retire" card #7 in its annual flagship baseball card set in his honor.  1996 would be the final year there would be a card #7.


10 Barry Bonds STP
This lasted until 2006 when Topps reacquired Mantle's trading card rights, and included him in the Topps set as card #7 until 2012.  From 2013-16, card #7 was re-retired as Topps let their contract with the Mantle estate expire.  In 2017, Panini America acquired Mantle's trading card rights, and Topps un-retired #7 again -- this time filling it with a prominent New York Yankee.


11 Heathcliff Slocumb STP
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====Star Power (cont'd)====


12 Matt Williams STP
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13 Todd Helton Draft Pick
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14 Mark Redman Draft Pick RC
====Draft Picks====


15 Michael Barrett Draft Pick
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16 Ben Davis Draft Pick
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17 Juan LeBron Draft Pick
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18 Tony McKnight Draft Pick RC
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====Cal Ripken, Jr. Tribute====


19 Ryan Jaroncyk Draft Pick RC
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20 Corey Jenkins Draft Pick
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21 Jim Scharrer Draft Pick
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22 Mark Bellhorn Draft Pick RC
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====Triple-A All-Stars====


23 Jarrod Washburn Dft Pick RC
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24 Geoff Jenkins Draft Pick RC
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25 Sean Casey Draft Pick RC
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26 Brett Tomko Draft Pick RC
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27 Tony Fernandez
====Future Stars====


28 Rich Becker
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29 Andujar Cedeno
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30 Paul Molitor
===Series Two===


31 Brent Gates
====Star Power====


32 Glenallen Hill
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33 Mike Macfarlane
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====Draft Picks====


34 Manny Alexander
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35 Todd Zeile
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36 Joe Girardi
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37 Tony Tarasco
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====Prospects====


38 Tim Belcher
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39 Tom Goodwin
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40 Orel Hershiser
==Parallels==
 
41 Tripp Cromer
 
42 Sean Bergman
 
43 Troy Percival
 
44 Kevin Stocker
 
45 Albert Belle
 
46 Tony Eusebio
 
47 Sid Roberson
 
48 Todd Hollandsworth
 
49 Mark Wohlers
 
50 Kirby Puckett
 
51 Darren Holmes
 
52 Ron Karkovice
 
53 Al Martin
 
54 Pat Rapp
 
55 Mark Grace
 
56 Greg Gagne
 
57 Stan Javier
 
58 Scott Sanders
 
59 J.T. Snow
 
60 David Justice
 
61 Royce Clayton
 
62 Kevin Foster
 
63 Tim Naehring
 
64 Orlando Miller
 
65 Mike Mussina
 
66 Jim Eisenreich
 
67 Felix Fermin
 
68 Bernie Williams
 
69 Robb Nen
 
70 Ron Gant
 
71 Felipe Lira
 
72 Jacob Brumfield
 
73 John Mabry
 
74 Mark Carreon
 
75 Carlos Baerga
 
76 Jim Dougherty
 
77 Ryan Thompson
 
78 Scott Leius
 
79 Roger Pavlik
 
80 Gary Sheffield
 
81 Julian Tavarez
 
82 Andy Ashby
 
83 Mark Lemke
 
84 Omar Vizquel
 
85 Darren Daulton
 
86 Mike Lansing
 
87 Rusty Greer
 
88 Dave Stevens
 
89 Jose Offerman
 
90 Tom Henke
 
91 Troy O'Leary
 
92 Michael Tucker
 
93 Marvin Freeman
 
94 Alex Diaz
 
95 John Wetteland
 
96 Cal Ripken 2131
 
97 Mike Mimbs
 
98 Bobby Higginson
 
99 Edgardo Alfonzo
 
100 Frank Thomas
 
101 AAA Stars Bob Abreu
 
102 AAA Stars Givens/Mathews
 
103 AAA Stars Pritchett/Hubbard
 
104 AAA Stars Owens/Huskey
 
105 Doug Drabek
 
106 Tomas Perez
 
107 Mark Leiter
 
108 Joe Oliver
 
109 Tony Castillo
 
110 Checklist (1-110)
 
111 Kevin Seitzer
 
112 Pete Schourek
 
113 Sean Berry
 
114 Todd Stottlemyre
 
115 Joe Carter
 
116 Jeff King
 
117 Dan Wilson
 
118 Kurt Abbott
 
119 Lyle Mouton
 
120 Jose Rijo
 
121 Curtis Goodwin
 
122 Jose Valentin
 
123 Ellis Burks
 
124 David Cone
 
125 Eddie Murray
 
126 Brian Jordan
 
127 Darrin Fletcher
 
128 Curt Schilling
 
129 Ozzie Guillen
 
130 Kenny Rogers
 
131 Tom Pagnozzi
 
132 Garret Anderson
 
133 Bobby Jones
 
134 Chris Gomez
 
135 Mike Stanley
 
136 Hideo Nomo
 
137 Jon Nunnally
 
138 Tim Wakefield
 
139 Steve Finley
 
140 Ivan Rodriguez
 
141 Quilvio Veras
 
142 Mike Fetters
 
143 Mike Greenwell
 
144 Bill Pulsipher
 
145 Mark McGwire
 
146 Frank Castillo
 
147 Greg Vaughn
 
148 Pat Hentgen
 
149 Walt Weiss
 
150 Randy Johnson
 
151 David Segui
 
152 Benji Gil
 
153 Tom Candiotti
 
154 Geronimo Berroa
 
155 John Franco
 
156 Jay Bell
 
157 Mark Gubicza
 
158 Hal Morris
 
159 Wilson Alvarez
 
160 Derek Bell
 
161 Ricky Bottalico
 
162 Bret Boone
 
163 Brad Radke
 
164 John Valentin
 
165 Steve Avery
 
166 Mark McLemore
 
167 Danny Jackson
 
168 Tino Martinez
 
169 Shane Reynolds
 
170 Terry Pendleton
 
171 Jim Edmonds
 
172 Esteban Loaiza
 
173 Ray Durham
 
174 Carlos Perez
 
175 Raul Mondesi
 
176 Steve Ontiveros
 
177 Chipper Jones
 
178 Otis Nixon
 
179 John Burkett
 
180 Gregg Jefferies
 
181 Denny Martinez
 
182 Ken Caminiti
 
183 Doug Jones
 
184 Brian McRae
 
185 Don Mattingly
 
186 Mel Rojas
 
187 Marty Cordova
 
188 Vinny Castilla
 
189 John Smoltz
 
190 Travis Fryman
 
191 Chris Hoiles
 
192 Chuck Finley
 
193 Ryan Klesko
 
194 Alex Fernandez
 
195 Dante Bichette
 
196 Eric Karros
 
197 Roger Clemens
 
198 Randy Myers
 
199 Tony Phillips
 
200 Cal Ripken
 
201 Rod Beck
 
202 Chad Curtis
 
203 Jack McDowell
 
204 Gary Gaetti
 
205 Ken Griffey Jr.
 
206 Ramon Martinez
 
207 Jeff Kent
 
208 Brad Ausmus
 
209 Devon White
 
210 Jason Giambi FS
 
211 Nomar Garciaparra FS
 
212 Billy Wagner FS
 
213 Todd Greene FS
 
214 Paul Wilson FS
 
215 Johnny Damon FS
 
216 Alan Benes FS
 
217 Karim Garcia FS
 
218 Dustin Hermanson FS
 
219 Derek Jeter FS
 
220 Checklist (111-220)
 
221 Kirby Puckett STP
 
222 Cal Ripken STP
 
223 Albert Belle STP
 
224 Randy Johnson STP
 
225 Wade Boggs STP
 
226 Carlos Baerga STP
 
227 Ivan Rodriguez STP
 
228 Mike Mussina STP
 
229 Frank Thomas STP
 
230 Ken Griffey Jr. STP
 
231 Jose Mesa STP
 
232 Matt Morris RC
 
233 Craig Wilson RC DP
 
234 Alvie Shepherd
 
235 Randy Winn RC
 
236 David Yocum RC DP
 
237 Jason Brester RC
 
238 Shane Monahan RC
 
239 Brian McNichol RC DP
 
240 Reggie Taylor
 
241 Garrett Long
 
242 Jonathan Johnson
 
243 Jeff Liefer RC
 
244 Brian Powell
 
245 Brian Buchanan RC
 
246 Mike Piazza
 
247 Edgar Martinez
 
248 Chuck Knoblauch
 
249 Andres Galarraga
 
250 Tony Gwynn
 
251 Lee Smith
 
252 Sammy Sosa
 
253 Jim Thome
 
254 Frank Rodriguez
 
255 Charlie Hayes
 
256 Bernard Gilkey
 
257 John Smiley
 
258 Brady Anderson
 
259 Rico Brogna
 
260 Kirt Manwaring
 
261 Len Dykstra
 
262 Tom Glavine
 
263 Vince Coleman
 
264 John Olerud
 
265 Orlando Merced
 
266 Kent Mercker
 
267 Terry Steinbach
 
268 Brian L. Hunter
 
269 Jeff Fassero
 
270 Jay Buhner
 
271 Jeff Brantley
 
272 Tim Raines
 
273 Jimmy Key
 
274 Mo Vaughn
 
275 Andre Dawson
 
276 Jose Mesa
 
277 Brett Butler
 
278 Luis Gonzalez
 
279 Steve Sparks
 
280 Chili Davis
 
281 Carl Everett
 
282 Jeff Cirillo
 
283 Thomas Howard
 
284 Paul O'Neill
 
285 Pat Meares
 
286 Mickey Tettleton
 
287 Rey Sanchez
 
288 Bip Roberts
 
289 Roberto Alomar
 
290 Ruben Sierra
 
291 John Flaherty
 
292 Bret Saberhagen
 
293 Barry Larkin
 
294 Sandy Alomar Jr.
 
295 Ed Sprague
 
296 Gary DiSarcina
 
297 Marquis Grissom
 
298 John Frascatore
 
299 Will Clark
 
300 Barry Bonds
 
301 Ozzie Smith
 
302 Dave Nilsson
 
303 Pedro Martinez
 
304 Joey Cora
 
305 Rick Aguilera
 
306 Craig Biggio
 
307 Jose Vizcaino
 
308 Jeff Montgomery
 
309 Moises Alou
 
310 Robin Ventura
 
311 David Wells
 
312 Delino DeShields
 
313 Trevor Hoffman
 
314 Andy Benes
 
315 Deion Sanders
 
316 Jim Bullinger
 
317 John Jaha
 
318 Greg Maddux
 
319 Tim Salmon
 
320 Ben McDonald
 
321 Sandy Martinez
 
322 Dan Miceli
 
323 Wade Boggs
 
324 Ismael Valdes
 
325 Juan Gonzalez
 
326 Charles Nagy
 
327 Ray Lankford
 
328 Mark Portugal
 
329 Bobby Bonilla
 
330 Reggie Sanders
 
331 Jamie Brewington RC
 
332 Aaron Sele
 
333 Pete Harnisch
 
334 Cliff Floyd
 
335 Cal Eldred
 
336 Jason Bates
 
337 Tony Clark
 
338 Jose Herrera
 
339 Alex Ochoa
 
340 Mark Loretta
 
341 Donne Wall
 
342 Jason Kendall
 
343 Shannon Stewart
 
344 Brooks Kieschnick
 
345 Chris Snopek
 
346 Ruben Rivera
 
347 Jeff Suppan
 
348 Phil Nevin
 
349 John Wasdin
 
350 Jay Payton
 
351 Tim Crabtree
 
352 Rick Krivda
 
353 Bob Wolcott
 
354 Jimmy Haynes
 
355 Herb Perry
 
356 Ryne Sandberg
 
357 Harold Baines
 
358 Chad Ogea
 
359 Lee Tinsley
 
360 Matt Williams
 
361 Randy Velarde
 
362 Jose Canseco
 
363 Larry Walker
 
364 Kevin Appier
 
365 Darryl Hamilton
 
366 Jose Lima
 
367 Javy Lopez
 
368 Dennis Eckersley
 
369 Jason Isringhausen
 
370 Mickey Morandini
 
371 Scott Cooper
 
372 Jim Abbott
 
373 Paul Sorrento
 
374 Chris Hammond
 
375 Lance Johnson
 
376 Kevin Brown
 
377 Luis Alicea
 
378 Andy Pettitte
 
379 Dean Palmer
 
380 Jeff Bagwell
 
381 Jaime Navarro
 
382 Rondell White
 
383 Erik Hanson
 
384 Pedro Munoz
 
385 Heathcliff Slocumb
 
386 Wally Joyner
 
387 Bob Tewksbury
 
388 David Bell
 
389 Fred McGriff
 
390 Mike Henneman
 
391 Robby Thompson
 
392 Norm Charlton
 
393 Cecil Fielder
 
394 Benito Santiago
 
395 Rafael Palmeiro
 
396 Ricky Bones
 
397 Rickey Henderson
 
398 C.J. Nitkowski
 
399 Shawon Dunston
 
400 Manny Ramirez
 
401 Bill Swift
 
402 Chad Fonville
 
403 Joey Hamilton
 
404 Alex Gonzalez
 
405 Roberto Hernandez
 
406 Jeff Blauser
 
407 LaTroy Hawkins
 
408 Greg Colbrunn
 
409 Todd Hundley
 
410 Glenn Dishman
 
411 Joe Vitiello
 
412 Todd Worrell
 
413 Wil Cordero
 
414 Ken Hill
 
415 Carlos Garcia
 
416 Bryan Rekar
 
417 Shawn Green
 
418 Tyler Green
 
419 Mike Blowers
 
420 Kenny Lofton
 
421 Denny Neagle
 
422 Jeff Conine
 
423 Mark Langston
 
424 Prospects Ron Wright RC
 
425 Prospects Daryle Ward RC
 
426 Prospects Adam Riggs RC
 
427 Prospects N.Perez/E.Wilson
 
428 Prospects Bartolo Colon
 
429 Prospects Marty Janzen RC
 
430 Prospects Rich Hunter RC
 
431 Prospects Dave Coggin RC


432 Pros/ R.Ibanez RC/P.Konerko
===Power Boosters===


433 Prospects Marc Kroon
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434 Prospects S.Rolen/S.Spiezio
Power Boosters are a metallic version of 25 of the first 26 ''1996 Topps Series One'' cards. Card numbers 1-6 and 8-12 parallel the "Star Power" subset and were exclusive to Series One Hobby packs; while numbers 13-26 parallel the "Draft Picks" subset and were issued in Series One retail packs. Inserted in place of two basic cards, they are printed on 28 point stock and the fronts have prismatic foil printing. Curiously card number 7, which is Mickey Mantle in the base set, was not issued in a Power Booster form. These cards were not well received by collectors and were discontinued for Series Two.
 
435 Prospects V.Guerrero/A.Jones
 
436 Prospects Shane Spencer RC
 
437 Prospects D.Stovall RC
 
438 Prospects/Coleman RC/Hidalgo
 
439 Prospects Jermaine Dye
 
440 Checklist
 
==Parallels==


==Inserts==
==Inserts==
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===Mickey Mantle Reprints===
===Mickey Mantle Reprints===


To commemorate the 1995 death of Mickey Mantle, Topps reprinted 19 of his classic Topps and Bowman cards, 1951 through 1969. The fronts look the same except for a commemorative stamp, while the backs clearly state that they are "Mickey Mantle Commemorative" cards and have a 1996 copyright date.  
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To commemorate the 1995 death of Mickey Mantle, Topps reprinted 19 of his classic Topps and Bowman cards, one-per-year, from 1951 through 1969. The fronts look the same except for a commemorative foil stamp, while the backs clearly state that they are "Mickey Mantle Commemorative" cards and have a 1996 copyright date.  


Based on evidence from an uncut sheet auctioned off at the 1996 Kit Young Hawaii Trade Show, some collectors/dealers believe that cards 15 through 19 were slightly shorter printed in relation to the other 14 cards.
Based on evidence from an uncut sheet auctioned off at the 1996 Kit Young Hawaii Trade Show, some collectors/dealers believe that cards 15 through 19 were slightly shorter printed in relation to the other 14 cards.
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The "base" cards were randomly inserted into Series One packs, while Finest and Finest Refractor versions were in Series Two.
The "base" cards were randomly inserted into Series One packs, while Finest and Finest Refractor versions were in Series Two.


1 Mickey Mantle (1951 Bowman)
A 20th card of Mantle's 1952 Bowman card was randomly inserted into [[1996 Bowman]] packs, with Finest, Refractor, and Atomic Refractor parallels inserted into [[1996 Bowman's Best]].  A 21st card (although not sequentially-numbered as part of this set) of Mantle's [[1959 Bazooka]] card was included in each [[1996 Bazooka]] factory set.


2 Mickey Mantle (1952 Topps)
This set would be extended again for [[1997 Topps]], with reprints of Mantle's multiplayer and subset cards.  The Mantle reprints were well received by collectors, many of whom would never have any realistic chance of pulling a genuine Mickey Mantle Topps card out of a 1950s or 1960s wax pack.  Throughout the remainder of the 90s, Topps would reprint entire the runs of Topps cards from other legendary players: Willie Mays in [[1997 Topps|1997]], Roberto Clemente in [[1998 Topps|'98,]] Nolan Ryan in [[1999 Topps|'99,]] and Hank Aaron in [[2000 Topps|2000.]]


3 Mickey Mantle (1953 Topps)
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====Case Cards====


4 Mickey Mantle (1954 Bowman)
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5 Mickey Mantle (1955 Bowman)
The 19-card set parallels the regular Mantle Reprint set.  The "case" cards were seeded into each Series Two Hobby, jumbo, and vending case as box toppers.  The cards were hermetically sealed and issued in a soft plastic seal with the words "Topps Factory Seal 1996" on the back.


6 Mickey Mantle (1956 Topps)
====Contest Redemptions====
 
7 Mickey Mantle (1957 Topps)
 
8 Mickey Mantle (1958 Topps)
 
9 Mickey Mantle (1959 Topps)
 
10 Mickey Mantle (1960 Topps)
 
11 Mickey Mantle (1961 Topps)
 
12 Mickey Mantle (1962 Topps)
 
13 Mickey Mantle (1963 Topps)
 
14 Mickey Mantle (1964 Topps)
 
15 Mickey Mantle (1965 Topps) SP
 
16 Mickey Mantle (1966 Topps) SP
 
17 Mickey Mantle (1967 Topps) SP
 
18 Mickey Mantle (1968 Topps) SP
 
19 Mickey Mantle (1969 Topps) SP
 
====Case Cards====
 
The 19-card set parallels the regular Mantle Reprint set.  The "case" cards were seeded into each Series Two Hobby, jumbo, and vending case as chiptoppers.  The cards were hermetically sealed and issued in a soft plastic seal with the words "Topps Factory Seal 1996" on the back.


====Contest Redemptions====
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Randomly inserted into Series Two packs, this 19-card set parallels the regular Mantle Reprint set.  Collectors fortunate to pull one could then send it back to Topps and be entered into a drawing for the actual Mickey Mantle card depicted.  2000 copies of each redemption were produced, but only 76 vintage Mantles were given away.  The contest expired October 15, 1996.
Randomly inserted into Series Two packs, this 19-card set parallels the regular Mantle Reprint set.  Collectors fortunate to pull one could then send it back to Topps and be entered into a drawing for the actual Mickey Mantle card depicted.  2000 copies of each redemption were produced, but only 76 vintage Mantles were given away.  The contest expired October 15, 1996.


===Mickey Mantle Last Day Production===
===Mickey Mantle Last Day Production===
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This special version of Mantle's 1996 Topps base card is "hermetically sealed" and was inserted into all 1996 Topps factory sets.
This special version of Mantle's 1996 Topps base card is "hermetically sealed" and was inserted into all 1996 Topps factory sets.


F7 Mickey Mantle
7 Mickey Mantle


===Masters of the Game===
===Profiles===


This 20-card set was randomly inserted into Series One Hobby packs. In addition, each factory set contained two Masters of the Game cards.  
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MG1 Dennis Eckersley
This 40-card set features 20 players from each league. One card from the first series and two from the second series were also included in all Topps factory sets. Topps spokesmen Kirby Puckett (AL) and Tony Gwynn (NL) give opinions on players within their league.  The cards are numbered with either an "AL or NL" prefix on the back depending on the player’s league. The cards are sequenced in alphabetical order within league.  Cards AL/NL 1-10, with a white border, were inserted into Series One packs, while AL/NL 11-20, with a silver border, were in Series Two.


MG2 Denny Martinez
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MG3 Eddie Murray
===Mystery Finest===


MG4 Paul Molitor
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MG5 Ozzie Smith
This 26-card set was randomly inserted in all Series One packs.  The backs of each card feature the players that could be depicted on the front.  The front of the card is covered with an black film that needs to be peeled off before the player can be identified -- although it may be possible to identify the player on the front without peeling, as the chromium-stock card's etching has been known to show through the black coating.


MG6 Rickey Henderson
This set is also available as a Refractor parallel and each card is marked with an "R" next to the Topps logo on the back.


MG7 Tim Raines
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MG8 Lee Smith
===Master of the Game===


MG9 Cal Ripken
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MG10 Chili Davis
This 20-card set was randomly inserted into Series One Hobby packs.  In addition, each factory set contained two Master of the Game cards.


MG11 Wade Boggs
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MG12 Tony Gwynn
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===Classic Confrontations===
MG13 Don Mattingly


MG14 Bret Saberhagen
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MG15 Kirby Puckett
 
MG16 Joe Carter
 
MG17 Roger Clemens
 
MG18 Barry Bonds
 
MG19 Greg Maddux
 
MG20 Frank Thomas
 
===Classic Confrontations===


This 15-card set was exclusive to special five-card Series One retail packs sold at exclusively at Wal-Mart.  
This 15-card set was exclusive to special five-card Series One retail packs sold at exclusively at Wal-Mart.  


CC1 Ken Griffey Jr.
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CC2 Cal Ripken
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===Wrecking Crew===
CC3 Edgar Martinez
 
CC4 Kirby Puckett
 
CC5 Frank Thomas
 
CC6 Barry Bonds
 
CC7 Reggie Sanders
 
CC8 Andres Galarraga
 
CC9 Tony Gwynn
 
CC10 Mike Piazza
 
CC11 Randy Johnson


CC12 Mike Mussina
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CC13 Roger Clemens
Exclusive to Series Two Hobby packs, this 15-card set honors some of the hottest home run producers in the League. One card from this set was also inserted into Topps Hobby Factory sets.


CC14 Tom Glavine
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===Road Warriors===


CC15 Greg Maddux
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==Autographs & Game-Used==
This 20-card set was inserted exclusively into Series Two Wal-Mart packs at a rate of one per pack and featured leading hitters of the majors.


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[[Category: 1996]]
[[Category: 1996]]

Latest revision as of 20:45, 15 September 2024

Description

1996 Topps is a 440-card set (the smallest in almost 40 years), released in two series of 220. A special Mickey Mantle card was issued as card number 7 (his uniform number) and was "retired" after the season. Rookie Cards in this set include Sean Casey and Geoff Jenkins.

Distribution

Hobby/retail wax: 36 packs per box (MSRP: $1.29), 12 cards per pack.

Jumbo: 12 packs per box, 41 cards per pack.

Factory set: 440 cards, a hermetically sealed #7 Mickey Mantle card and seven random inserts

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Series One

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds Jumbo Odds
Base 220 - 12:1 12:1 41:1
Star Power Boosters 11 - 1:36 N/A ?
Draft Pick Power Boosters 14 - N/A 1:36 ?
Mickey Mantle Reprints 19 - 1:9 1:6 1:2
Profiles 20 - 1:12 1:8 1:6
Mystery Finest 26 - 1:36 1:36 1:8
Mystery Finest Refractors 26 - 1:216 1:216 1:36
Masters of the Game 20 - 1:18 N/A N/A
Classic Confrontations 15 - N/A W N/A

Series Two

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds Jumbo Odds
Base 220 - 12:1 12:1 41:1
Mickey Mantle Finest Reprints 19 - 1:18 1:12 ?
Mickey Mantle Finest Refractor Reprints 19 - 1:96 1:144 ?
Mickey Mantle Contest Redemptions 19 2000 1:108 1:96 ?
Profiles 20 - 1:12 1:8 1:6
Wrecking Crew 15 - 1:18 N/A N/A
Road Warriors 20 - N/A W N/A

W: One card per pack, in packs sold exclusively at Wal-Mart stores.

Checklist

Pre-Production

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  • PP1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • PP2 Thomas Howard
  • PP3 Rafael Bournigal
  • PP4 Ron Gant
  • PP5 Chipper Jones
  • PP6 Frank Thomas
  • PP7 Barry Bonds
  • PP8 Fred McGriff
  • PP9 Hideo Nomo

Base Set

Series One

Star Power

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  • 1 Tony Gwynn
  • 2 Mike Piazza
  • 3 Greg Maddux
  • 4 Jeff Bagwell
  • 5 Larry Walker
  • 6 Barry Larkin

Mickey Mantle Tribute

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Shortly after Mickey Mantle's 1995 death, Topps announced that it would "retire" card #7 in its annual flagship baseball card set in his honor. 1996 would be the final year there would be a card #7.

This lasted until 2006 when Topps reacquired Mantle's trading card rights, and included him in the Topps set as card #7 until 2012. From 2013-16, card #7 was re-retired as Topps let their contract with the Mantle estate expire. In 2017, Panini America acquired Mantle's trading card rights, and Topps un-retired #7 again -- this time filling it with a prominent New York Yankee.

  • 7 Mickey Mantle

Star Power (cont'd)

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  • 8 Tom Glavine
  • 9 Craig Biggio
  • 10 Barry Bonds
  • 11 Heathcliff Slocumb
  • 12 Matt Williams

Draft Picks

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  • 13 Todd Helton DP
  • 14 Mark Redman DP
  • 15 Michael Barrett DP
  • 16 Ben Davis DP
  • 17 Juan LeBron DP
  • 18 Tony McKnight DP
  • 19 Ryan Jaroncyk DP
  • 20 Corey Jenkins DP
  • 21 Jim Scharrer DP
  • 22 Mark Bellhorn DP RC
  • 23 Jarrod Washburn DP RC
  • 24 Geoff Jenkins DP RC
  • 25 Sean Casey DP RC
  • 26 Brett Tomko DP RC

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  • 27 Tony Fernandez
  • 28 Rich Becker
  • 29 Andujar Cedeno
  • 30 Paul Molitor
  • 31 Brent Gates
  • 32 Glenallen Hill
  • 33 Mike Macfarlane
  • 34 Manny Alexander
  • 35 Todd Zeile
  • 36 Joe Girardi
  • 37 Tony Tarasco
  • 38 Tim Belcher
  • 39 Tom Goodwin
  • 40 Orel Hershiser
  • 41 Tripp Cromer
  • 42 Sean Bergman
  • 43 Troy Percival
  • 44 Kevin Stocker
  • 45 Albert Belle
  • 46 Tony Eusebio
  • 47 Sid Roberson
  • 48 Todd Hollandsworth
  • 49 Mark Wohlers
  • 50 Kirby Puckett
  • 51 Darren Holmes
  • 52 Ron Karkovice
  • 53 Al Martin
  • 54 Pat Rapp
  • 55 Mark Grace
  • 56 Greg Gagne
  • 57 Stan Javier
  • 58 Scott Sanders
  • 59 J.T. Snow
  • 60 Dave Justice
  • 61 Royce Clayton
  • 62 Kevin Foster
  • 63 Tim Naehring
  • 64 Orlando Miller
  • 65 Mike Mussina
  • 66 Jim Eisenreich
  • 67 Felix Fermin
  • 68 Bernie Williams
  • 69 Robb Nen
  • 70 Ron Gant
  • 71 Felipe Lira
  • 72 Jacob Brumfield
  • 73 John Mabry
  • 74 Mark Carreon
  • 75 Carlos Baerga
  • 76 Jim Dougherty
  • 77 Ryan Thompson
  • 78 Scott Leius
  • 79 Roger Pavlik
  • 80 Gary Sheffield
  • 81 Julian Tavarez
  • 82 Andy Ashby
  • 83 Mark Lemke
  • 84 Omar Vizquel
  • 85 Darren Daulton
  • 86 Mike Lansing
  • 87 Rusty Greer
  • 88 Dave Stevens
  • 89 Jose Offerman
  • 90 Tom Henke
  • 91 Troy O'Leary
  • 92 Michael Tucker
  • 93 Marvin Freeman
  • 94 Alex Diaz
  • 95 John Wetteland

Cal Ripken, Jr. Tribute

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  • 96 Cal Ripken, Jr. 2131

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  • 97 Mike Mimbs
  • 98 Bob Higginson
  • 99 Edgardo Alfonzo
  • 100 Frank Thomas

Triple-A All-Stars

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  • 101 Steve Gibralter / Bob Abreu
  • 102 Brian Givens / T.J. Mathews
  • 103 Chris Pritchett / Trent Hubbard
  • 104 Eric Owens / Butch Huskey

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  • 105 Doug Drabek
  • 106 Tomas Perez
  • 107 Mark Leiter
  • 108 Joe Oliver
  • 109 Tony Castillo
  • 110 Checklist 1-110
  • 111 Kevin Seitzer
  • 112 Pete Schourek
  • 113 Sean Berry
  • 114 Todd Stottlemyre
  • 115 Joe Carter
  • 116 Jeff King
  • 117 Dan Wilson
  • 118 Kurt Abbott
  • 119 Lyle Mouton
  • 120 Jose Rijo
  • 121 Curtis Goodwin
  • 122 Jose Valentin
  • 123 Ellis Burks
  • 124 David Cone
  • 125 Eddie Murray
  • 126 Brian Jordan
  • 127 Darrin Fletcher
  • 128 Curt Schilling
  • 129 Ozzie Guillen
  • 130 Kenny Rogers
  • 131 Tom Pagnozzi
  • 132 Garret Anderson
  • 133 Bobby Jones
  • 134 Chris Gomez
  • 135 Mike Stanley
  • 136 Hideo Nomo
  • 137 Jon Nunnally
  • 138 Tim Wakefield
  • 139 Steve Finley
  • 140 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 141 Quilvio Veras
  • 142 Mike Fetters
  • 143 Mike Greenwell
  • 144 Bill Pulsipher
  • 145 Mark McGwire
  • 146 Frank Castillo
  • 147 Greg Vaughn
  • 148 Pat Hentgen
  • 149 Walt Weiss
  • 150 Randy Johnson
  • 151 David Segui
  • 152 Benji Gil
  • 153 Tom Candiotti
  • 154 Geronimo Berroa
  • 155 John Franco
  • 156 Jay Bell
  • 157 Mark Gubicza
  • 158 Hal Morris
  • 159 Wilson Alvarez
  • 160 Derek Bell
  • 161 Ricky Bottalico
  • 162 Bret Boone
  • 163 Brad Radke
  • 164 John Valentin
  • 165 Steve Avery
  • 166 Mark McLemore
  • 167 Danny Jackson
  • 168 Tino Martinez
  • 169 Shane Reynolds
  • 170 Terry Pendleton
  • 171 Jim Edmonds
  • 172 Esteban Loaiza
  • 173 Ray Durham
  • 174 Carlos Perez
  • 175 Raul Mondesi
  • 176 Steve Ontiveros
  • 177 Chipper Jones
  • 178 Otis Nixon
  • 179 John Burkett
  • 180 Gregg Jefferies
  • 181 Denny Martinez
  • 182 Ken Caminiti
  • 183 Doug Jones
  • 184 Brian McRae
  • 185 Don Mattingly
  • 186 Mel Rojas
  • 187 Marty Cordova
  • 188 Vinny Castilla
  • 189 John Smoltz
  • 190 Travis Fryman
  • 191 Chris Hoiles
  • 192 Chuck Finley
  • 193 Ryan Klesko
  • 194 Alex Fernandez
  • 195 Dante Bichette
  • 196 Eric Karros
  • 197 Roger Clemens
  • 198 Randy Myers
  • 199 Tony Phillips
  • 200 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 201 Rod Beck
  • 202 Chad Curtis
  • 203 Jack McDowell
  • 204 Gary Gaetti
  • 205 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 206 Ramon Martinez
  • 207 Jeff Kent
  • 208 Brad Ausmus
  • 209 Devon White

Future Stars

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  • 210 Jason Giambi
  • 211 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 212 Billy Wagner
  • 213 Todd Greene
  • 214 Paul Wilson
  • 215 Johnny Damon
  • 216 Alan Benes
  • 217 Karim Garcia
  • 218 Dustin Hermanson
  • 219 Derek Jeter
  • 220 Checklist 111-220

Series Two

Star Power

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  • 221 Kirby Puckett
  • 222 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 223 Albert Belle
  • 224 Randy Johnson
  • 225 Wade Boggs
  • 226 Carlos Baerga
  • 227 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 228 Mike Mussina
  • 229 Frank Thomas
  • 230 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 231 Jose Mesa

Draft Picks

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  • 232 Matt Morris DP RC
  • 233 Craig Wilson DP RC
  • 234 Alvie Shepherd DP RC*
  • 235 Randy Winn DP RC
  • 236 David Yocum DP RC*
  • 237 Jason Brester DP RC
  • 238 Shane Monahan DP RC
  • 239 Brian McNichol DP RC
  • 240 Reggie Taylor DP
  • 241 Garrett Long DP
  • 242 Jonathan Johnson DP RC
  • 243 Jeff Liefer DP RC
  • 244 Brian Powell DP
  • 245 Brian Buchanan DP RC

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  • 246 Mike Piazza
  • 247 Edgar Martinez
  • 248 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 249 Andres Galarraga
  • 250 Tony Gwynn
  • 251 Lee Smith
  • 252 Sammy Sosa
  • 253 Jim Thome
  • 254 Frank Rodriguez
  • 255 Charlie Hayes
  • 256 Bernard Gilkey
  • 257 John Smiley
  • 258 Brady Anderson
  • 259 Rico Brogna
  • 260 Kirt Manwaring
  • 261 Lenny Dykstra
  • 262 Tom Glavine
  • 263 Vince Coleman
  • 264 John Olerud
  • 265 Orlando Merced
  • 266 Kent Mercker
  • 267 Terry Steinbach
  • 268 Brian L. Hunter
  • 269 Jeff Fassero
  • 270 Jay Buhner
  • 271 Jeff Brantley
  • 272 Tim Raines
  • 273 Jimmy Key
  • 274 Mo Vaughn
  • 275 Andre Dawson
  • 276 Jose Mesa
  • 277 Brett Butler
  • 278 Luis Gonzalez
  • 279 Steve Sparks
  • 280 Chili Davis
  • 281 Carl Everett
  • 282 Jeff Cirillo
  • 283 Thomas Howard
  • 284 Paul O'Neill
  • 285 Pat Meares
  • 286 Mickey Tettleton
  • 287 Rey Sanchez
  • 288 Bip Roberts
  • 289 Roberto Alomar
  • 290 Ruben Sierra
  • 291 John Flaherty
  • 292 Bret Saberhagen
  • 293 Barry Larkin
  • 294 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
  • 295 Ed Sprague
  • 296 Gary DiSarcina
  • 297 Marquis Grissom
  • 298 John Frascatore
  • 299 Will Clark
  • 300 Barry Bonds
  • 301 Ozzie Smith
  • 302 Dave Nilsson
  • 303 Pedro Martinez
  • 304 Joey Cora
  • 305 Rick Aguilera
  • 306 Craig Biggio
  • 307 Jose Vizcaino
  • 308 Jeff Montgomery
  • 309 Moises Alou
  • 310 Robin Ventura
  • 311 David Wells
  • 312 Delino DeShields
  • 313 Trevor Hoffman
  • 314 Andy Benes
  • 315 Deion Sanders
  • 316 Jim Bullinger
  • 317 John Jaha
  • 318 Greg Maddux
  • 319 Tim Salmon
  • 320 Ben McDonald
  • 321 Sandy Martinez
  • 322 Dan Miceli
  • 323 Wade Boggs
  • 324 Ismael Valdes
  • 325 Juan Gonzalez
  • 326 Charles Nagy
  • 327 Ray Lankford
  • 328 Mark Portugal
  • 329 Bobby Bonilla
  • 330 Reggie Sanders
  • 331 Jamie Brewington RC
  • 332 Aaron Sele
  • 333 Pete Harnisch
  • 334 Cliff Floyd
  • 335 Cal Eldred
  • 336 Jason Bates
  • 337 Tony Clark
  • 338 Jose Herrera
  • 339 Alex Ochoa
  • 340 Mark Loretta
  • 341 Donne Wall RC
  • 342 Jason Kendall
  • 343 Shannon Stewart
  • 344 Brooks Kieschnick
  • 345 Chris Snopek
  • 346 Ruben Rivera
  • 347 Jeff Suppan
  • 348 Phil Nevin
  • 349 John Wasdin
  • 350 Jay Payton
  • 351 Tim Crabtree
  • 352 Rick Krivda
  • 353 Bob Wolcott
  • 354 Jimmy Haynes
  • 355 Herb Perry
  • 356 Ryne Sandberg
  • 357 Harold Baines
  • 358 Chad Ogea
  • 359 Lee Tinsley
  • 360 Matt Williams
  • 361 Randy Velarde
  • 362 Jose Canseco
  • 363 Larry Walker
  • 364 Kevin Appier
  • 365 Darryl Hamilton
  • 366 Jose Lima
  • 367 Javy Lopez
  • 368 Dennis Eckersley
  • 369 Jason Isringhausen
  • 370 Mickey Morandini
  • 371 Scott Cooper
  • 372 Jim Abbott
  • 373 Paul Sorrento
  • 374 Chris Hammond
  • 375 Lance Johnson
  • 376 Kevin Brown
  • 377 Luis Alicea
  • 378 Andy Pettitte
  • 379 Dean Palmer
  • 380 Jeff Bagwell
  • 381 Jaime Navarro
  • 382 Rondell White
  • 383 Erik Hanson
  • 384 Pedro Munoz
  • 385 Heathcliff Slocumb
  • 386 Wally Joyner
  • 387 Bob Tewksbury
  • 388 David Bell
  • 389 Fred McGriff
  • 390 Mike Henneman
  • 391 Robby Thompson
  • 392 Norm Charlton
  • 393 Cecil Fielder
  • 394 Benito Santiago
  • 395 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 396 Ricky Bones
  • 397 Rickey Henderson
  • 398 C.J. Nitkowski
  • 399 Shawon Dunston
  • 400 Manny Ramirez
  • 401 Bill Swift
  • 402 Chad Fonville
  • 403 Joey Hamilton
  • 404 Alex Gonzalez
  • 405 Roberto Hernandez
  • 406 Jeff Blauser
  • 407 LaTroy Hawkins
  • 408 Greg Colbrunn
  • 409 Todd Hundley
  • 410 Glenn Dishman
  • 411 Joe Vitiello
  • 412 Todd Worrell
  • 413 Wil Cordero
  • 414 Ken Hill
  • 415 Carlos Garcia
  • 416 Bryan Rekar
  • 417 Shawn Green
  • 418 Tyler Green
  • 419 Mike Blowers
  • 420 Kenny Lofton
  • 421 Denny Neagle
  • 422 Jeff Conine
  • 423 Mark Langston

Prospects

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  • 424 Ron Wright / Jesse Ibarra / Derrek Lee / Steve PROS RC
  • 425 James Bonnici / Billy Owens / Daryle Ward RC / Ric PROS
  • 426 Kevin Jordan / Bobby Morris / Desi Relaford / Adam PROS RC
  • 427 Tim Harkrider / Rey Ordonez / Neifi Perez / Enriqu PROS
  • 428 Bartolo Colon / Doug Million / Rafael Orellano / R PROS
  • 429 Jeff D'Amico / Marty Janzen / Gary Rath / Clint PROS RC
  • 430 Matt Drews / Rich Hunter / Matt Ruebel / Bret W PROS RC
  • 431 Jamie Bluma / Dave Coggin / Steve Montgomery / PROS RC
  • 432 Mike Figga / Raul Ibanez / Paul Konerko / Julio PROS RC
  • 433 Brian Marber / Marc Kroon / Marc Valdes / Don Weng PROS
  • 434 Chris Haas / Scott Rolen / Scott Spiezio / George PROS
  • 435 Brian Banks / Vladimir Guerrero / Andruw Jones / B PROS
  • 436 Roger Cedeno / Derrick Gibson / Ben Grieve / Shane PROS RC
  • 437 Anton French / Demond Smith / Darond Stovall RC / PROS
  • 438 Michael Coleman RC / Jacob Cruz / Richard Hidalgo PROS
  • 439 Trey Beamon / Yamil Benetez / Jermaine Dye / Angel PROS
  • 440 Checklist

Parallels

Power Boosters

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Power Boosters are a metallic version of 25 of the first 26 1996 Topps Series One cards. Card numbers 1-6 and 8-12 parallel the "Star Power" subset and were exclusive to Series One Hobby packs; while numbers 13-26 parallel the "Draft Picks" subset and were issued in Series One retail packs. Inserted in place of two basic cards, they are printed on 28 point stock and the fronts have prismatic foil printing. Curiously card number 7, which is Mickey Mantle in the base set, was not issued in a Power Booster form. These cards were not well received by collectors and were discontinued for Series Two.

Inserts

Mickey Mantle Reprints

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To commemorate the 1995 death of Mickey Mantle, Topps reprinted 19 of his classic Topps and Bowman cards, one-per-year, from 1951 through 1969. The fronts look the same except for a commemorative foil stamp, while the backs clearly state that they are "Mickey Mantle Commemorative" cards and have a 1996 copyright date.

Based on evidence from an uncut sheet auctioned off at the 1996 Kit Young Hawaii Trade Show, some collectors/dealers believe that cards 15 through 19 were slightly shorter printed in relation to the other 14 cards.

The "base" cards were randomly inserted into Series One packs, while Finest and Finest Refractor versions were in Series Two.

A 20th card of Mantle's 1952 Bowman card was randomly inserted into 1996 Bowman packs, with Finest, Refractor, and Atomic Refractor parallels inserted into 1996 Bowman's Best. A 21st card (although not sequentially-numbered as part of this set) of Mantle's 1959 Bazooka card was included in each 1996 Bazooka factory set.

This set would be extended again for 1997 Topps, with reprints of Mantle's multiplayer and subset cards. The Mantle reprints were well received by collectors, many of whom would never have any realistic chance of pulling a genuine Mickey Mantle Topps card out of a 1950s or 1960s wax pack. Throughout the remainder of the 90s, Topps would reprint entire the runs of Topps cards from other legendary players: Willie Mays in 1997, Roberto Clemente in '98, Nolan Ryan in '99, and Hank Aaron in 2000.

  • 1 Mickey Mantle 51B
  • 2 Mickey Mantle 52T
  • 3 Mickey Mantle 53T
  • 4 Mickey Mantle 54B
  • 5 Mickey Mantle 55B
  • 6 Mickey Mantle 56T
  • 7 Mickey Mantle 57T
  • 8 Mickey Mantle 58T
  • 9 Mickey Mantle 59T
  • 10 Mickey Mantle 60T
  • 11 Mickey Mantle 61T
  • 12 Mickey Mantle 62T
  • 13 Mickey Mantle 63T
  • 14 Mickey Mantle 64T
  • 15 Mickey Mantle 65T SP
  • 16 Mickey Mantle 66T SP
  • 17 Mickey Mantle 67T SP
  • 18 Mickey Mantle 68T SP
  • 19 Mickey Mantle 69T SP

Case Cards

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The 19-card set parallels the regular Mantle Reprint set. The "case" cards were seeded into each Series Two Hobby, jumbo, and vending case as box toppers. The cards were hermetically sealed and issued in a soft plastic seal with the words "Topps Factory Seal 1996" on the back.

Contest Redemptions

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Randomly inserted into Series Two packs, this 19-card set parallels the regular Mantle Reprint set. Collectors fortunate to pull one could then send it back to Topps and be entered into a drawing for the actual Mickey Mantle card depicted. 2000 copies of each redemption were produced, but only 76 vintage Mantles were given away. The contest expired October 15, 1996.

Mickey Mantle Last Day Production

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This special version of Mantle's 1996 Topps base card is "hermetically sealed" and was inserted into all 1996 Topps factory sets.

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Profiles

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This 40-card set features 20 players from each league. One card from the first series and two from the second series were also included in all Topps factory sets. Topps spokesmen Kirby Puckett (AL) and Tony Gwynn (NL) give opinions on players within their league. The cards are numbered with either an "AL or NL" prefix on the back depending on the player’s league. The cards are sequenced in alphabetical order within league. Cards AL/NL 1-10, with a white border, were inserted into Series One packs, while AL/NL 11-20, with a silver border, were in Series Two.

  • AL1 Roberto Alomar
  • AL2 Carlos Baerga
  • AL3 Albert Belle
  • AL4 Cecil Fielder
  • AL5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • AL6 Randy Johnson
  • AL7 Paul O'Neill
  • AL8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • AL9 Frank Thomas
  • AL10 Mo Vaughn
  • AL11 Jay Buhner
  • AL12 Marty Cordova
  • AL13 Jim Edmonds
  • AL14 Juan Gonzalez
  • AL15 Kenny Lofton
  • AL16 Edgar Martinez
  • AL17 Don Mattingly
  • AL18 Mark McGwire
  • AL19 Rafael Palmeiro
  • AL20 Tim Salmon
  • NL1 Jeff Bagwell
  • NL2 Derek Bell
  • NL3 Barry Bonds
  • NL4 Greg Maddux
  • NL5 Fred McGriff
  • NL6 Raul Mondesi
  • NL7 Mike Piazza
  • NL8 Reggie Sanders
  • NL9 Sammy Sosa
  • NL10 Larry Walker
  • NL11 Dante Bichette
  • NL12 Andres Galarraga
  • NL13 Ron Gant
  • NL14 Tom Glavine
  • NL15 Chipper Jones
  • NL16 Dave Justice
  • NL17 Barry Larkin
  • NL18 Hideo Nomo
  • NL19 Gary Sheffield
  • NL20 Matt Williams

Mystery Finest

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This 26-card set was randomly inserted in all Series One packs. The backs of each card feature the players that could be depicted on the front. The front of the card is covered with an black film that needs to be peeled off before the player can be identified -- although it may be possible to identify the player on the front without peeling, as the chromium-stock card's etching has been known to show through the black coating.

This set is also available as a Refractor parallel and each card is marked with an "R" next to the Topps logo on the back.

  • M1 Hideo Nomo
  • M2 Greg Maddux
  • M3 Randy Johnson
  • M4 Chipper Jones
  • M5 Marty Cordova
  • M6 Garret Anderson
  • M7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • M8 Kirby Puckett
  • M9 Tony Gwynn
  • M10 Manny Ramirez
  • M11 Jim Edmonds
  • M12 Mike Piazza
  • M13 Barry Bonds
  • M14 Raul Mondesi
  • M15 Sammy Sosa
  • M16 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • M17 Albert Belle
  • M18 Dante Bichette
  • M19 Mo Vaughn
  • M20 Jeff Bagwell
  • M21 Frank Thomas
  • M22 Hideo Nomo
  • M23 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • M24 Mike Piazza
  • M25 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • M26 Frank Thomas

Master of the Game

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This 20-card set was randomly inserted into Series One Hobby packs. In addition, each factory set contained two Master of the Game cards.

  • MG1 Dennis Eckersley
  • MG2 Denny Martinez
  • MG3 Eddie Murray
  • MG4 Paul Molitor
  • MG5 Ozzie Smith
  • MG6 Rickey Henderson
  • MG7 Tim Raines
  • MG8 Lee Smith
  • MG9 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • MG10 Chili Davis
  • MG11 Wade Boggs
  • MG12 Tony Gwynn
  • MG13 Don Mattingly
  • MG14 Bret Saberhagen
  • MG15 Kirby Puckett
  • MG16 Joe Carter
  • MG17 Roger Clemens
  • MG18 Barry Bonds
  • MG19 Greg Maddux
  • MG20 Frank Thomas

Classic Confrontations

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This 15-card set was exclusive to special five-card Series One retail packs sold at exclusively at Wal-Mart.

  • CC1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • CC2 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • CC3 Edgar Martinez
  • CC4 Kirby Puckett
  • CC5 Frank Thomas
  • CC6 Barry Bonds
  • CC7 Reggie Sanders
  • CC8 Andres Galarraga
  • CC9 Tony Gwynn
  • CC10 Mike Piazza
  • CC11 Randy Johnson
  • CC12 Mike Mussina
  • CC13 Roger Clemens
  • CC14 Tom Glavine
  • CC15 Greg Maddux

Wrecking Crew

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Exclusive to Series Two Hobby packs, this 15-card set honors some of the hottest home run producers in the League. One card from this set was also inserted into Topps Hobby Factory sets.

  • WC1 Jeff Bagwell
  • WC2 Albert Belle
  • WC3 Barry Bonds
  • WC4 Jose Canseco
  • WC5 Joe Carter
  • WC6 Cecil Fielder
  • WC7 Ron Gant
  • WC8 Juan Gonzalez
  • WC9 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • WC10 Fred McGriff
  • WC11 Mark McGwire
  • WC12 Mike Piazza
  • WC13 Frank Thomas
  • WC14 Mo Vaughn
  • WC15 Matt Williams

Road Warriors

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This 20-card set was inserted exclusively into Series Two Wal-Mart packs at a rate of one per pack and featured leading hitters of the majors.

  • RW1 Derek Bell
  • RW2 Albert Belle
  • RW3 Craig Biggio
  • RW4 Barry Bonds
  • RW5 Jay Buhner
  • RW6 Jim Edmonds
  • RW7 Gary Gaetti
  • RW8 Ron Gant
  • RW9 Edgar Martinez
  • RW10 Tino Martinez
  • RW11 Mark McGwire
  • RW12 Mike Piazza
  • RW13 Manny Ramirez
  • RW14 Tim Salmon
  • RW15 Reggie Sanders
  • RW16 Frank Thomas
  • RW17 John Valentin
  • RW18 Mo Vaughn
  • RW19 Robin Ventura
  • RW20 Matt Williams
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