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=Description=
=Description=


1994 Upper Deck is a 550-card was issued in two series of 280 and 270 cards, respectively.  There are number of topical subsets including Star Rookies (1-30), Fantasy Team (31-40), The Future is Now (41-55), Home Field Advantage (267-294), Upper Deck Classic Alumni (295-299), Diamond Debuts (511-522) and Top Prospects (523-550).  The design of 1994 Upper Deck Baseball was originally intended for [[1994 SP]], but Upper Deck decided to released it under the "Upper Deck" name and issue SP under a new design.
1994 Upper Deck is a 550-card was issued in two series of 280 and 270 cards, respectively.  The design of 1994 Upper Deck Baseball was originally intended for [[1994 SP]].  For 1994, the ''Upper Deck Baseball'' brand name was to have been retired with the new [[1994 Collector's Choice|Collector's Choice]] set inheriting the "flagship set" mantel.  Upper Deck eventually decided to redesign SP and resurrect the ''Upper Deck Baseball'' name giving it the layout they intended for SP.
 
The Hobby edition of 1994 Upper Deck was regionally distributed, with three different versions (East, Central, and West) of the Diamond Collection (Series One) and 1994 SP Previews (Series Two) inserts.  (1994 SP was also to have been regionally-distributed.)  Where Hobby dealers and their distributors were located dictated which inserts were available.  For example, collectors in the middle of the country got packs where it was possible to pull a valuable Michael Jordan or Frank Thomas Diamond Collection insert; but collectors along the East Coast were stuck with Cliff Floyd and Lenny Dykstra.  The regional distribution scheme was not popular with collectors or dealers, and was discontinued after this year.


Rookie Cards include Michael Jordan (as an baseball player), Chan Ho Park, Alex Rodriguez and Billy Wagner.
Rookie Cards include Michael Jordan (as an baseball player), Chan Ho Park, Alex Rodriguez and Billy Wagner.
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=Distribution=
=Distribution=
Hobby/retail: 36 packs per box plus one oversized Checklist (Series One only), 12 cards per pack (MSRP: $2.49).  20 boxes per case.
Retail "Mini-Jumbo": 24 packs per box, ten cards per pack (MSRP: $1.99).
Mini-Jumbos are so-called as they are packaged in a box similar to that of the [[1993 Upper Deck]] Jumbo packs, yet have two fewer cards than the standard Hobby/retail pack.  It is believed that Mini-Jumbos were only produced for Series One.


=Reviews=
=Reviews=


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


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!Hobby Odds
!Hobby Odds
!Retail Odds
!Retail Odds
!Mini Jumbo Odds
|-
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||280||-||11:1||11:1||8:1
|-
|-
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||550||-||?||?
|Electric Diamond||280||-||one-per-pack||one-per-pack||two-per-pack
|-
|-
|Electric Diamond||550||-||1:1||1:1
|Diamond Collection||30||-||1:18||N/A||N/A
|-
|-
|Diamond Collection (S1)||30||-||1:18||N/A
|Mickey Mantle's Long Shots||21||-||N/A||1:18||?
|-
|-
|Mickey Mantle's Long Shots (S1)||21||-||N/A||1:18
|Mickey Mantle's Long Shots Redemptions||2||-||1:720||N/A||1:720
|-
|Mantle/Griffey Autographs||3||1000||N/A||?||?
|}
 
===Series Two===
 
{| class="ratio"
!Cards
!Total Cards
!Numbered To
!Hobby Odds
!Retail Odds
|-
|-
|Mickey Mantle's Long Shots Redemptions (S1)||2||-||1:720||N/A
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||270||-||?||?
|-
|-
|Mickey Mantle Baseball Heroes (S2)||10||-||1:35||1:35
|Electric Diamond||270||-||one-per-pack||one-per-pack
|-
|-
|1994 SP Previews (S2)||15||-||1:35||N/A
|Mickey Mantle Baseball Heroes||10||-||1:35||1:35
|-
|-
|Next Generation (S2)||18||-||N/A||1:20
|1994 SP Previews||15||-||1:35||N/A
|-
|-
|Next Generation Redemptions (S2)||2||-||1:720||N/A
|Next Generation||18||-||N/A||1:20
|-
|-
|Mantle/Griffey Autographs (S1)||3||1000||N/A||?
|Next Generation Redemptions||2||-||1:720||N/A
|-
|-
|Alex Rodriguez Classic Alumni Autograph (S2)||1||-||N/A||?
|Alex Rodriguez Classic Alumni Autograph||1||-||N/A||?
|}
|}


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==Base Set==
==Base Set==
===Series One===
'''NOTE:''' The Star Rookies and The Future is Now subsets are printed on foilboard.
====Star Rookies====
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Base/19/Michael-Jordan.jpg?id=c341159f-c7d2-4cf5-a4e6-3b86252a85aa&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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====Fantasy Team====
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====The Future is Now====
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====National League Home Field Advantage====
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Base/276/John-Kruk.jpg?id=2996092f-14f4-4908-8a71-fff799025562&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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===Series Two===
 
'''NOTE:''' The Upper Deck Classic Alumni, Diamond Debuts, and Top Prospects subsets are all printed on foilboard.
 
====American League Home Field Advantage====
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Base/292/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=c9632108-e6a5-4e2f-b620-a396b51bd514&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Base/292/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=c9632108-e6a5-4e2f-b620-a396b51bd514&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
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====Upper Deck Classic Alumni====
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Base/298/Alex-Rodriguez.jpg?id=ef07e86a-d087-4bdb-9fb6-41cb75d0fe28&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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This five-card subset featured MLB players who appeared in a high school baseball tournament Upper Deck sponsored in the early-90s.  The Alex Rodriguez card is often mislabeled as a "rookie card."  His "true" RC was issued in Series One.
 
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====Diamond Debuts====
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Base/514/Robert-Eenhoorn.jpg?id=0af3b109-c5bf-42ba-8bce-cc04b3889953&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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====Top Prospects====
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Base/524/Billy-Wagner.jpg?id=0f9ce176-0662-4ff4-a46d-aa354d623c5e&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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==Parallels==
==Parallels==


All 550 cards are available in a one-per-pack "Electric Diamond" parallel.
===Electric Diamond===
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Base---Electric-Diamond/425/Cal-Ripken-Jr.jpg?id=b988adc2-573a-4ebc-bf1f-e5f8ae983d03&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Base---Electric-Diamond/425/Cal-Ripken-Jr.jpg?id=b988adc2-573a-4ebc-bf1f-e5f8ae983d03&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
All 550 cards are available in a one-per-pack Electric Diamond parallel.  
 
====Sliver Back Variations====
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Base---Electric-Diamond-Silver-Back/92/Ryne-Sandberg.jpg?id=8985f41b-61b1-4e27-a2be-46cd77d3bc67&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
Instead of a gold back, forty-five Electric Diamond cards from Series One were printed with a variation silver back. These cards are more difficult to find than the regular Electric Diamond cards. The checklist is below.
 
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==Inserts==
==Inserts==


==Autographs & Game-Used==
===Ken Griffey, Jr. Jumbo Checklists===
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Ken-Griffey-Jr-Jumbo-Checklists/CL1/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=771499cd-047d-42a5-ad57-447138dcb418&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Ken-Griffey-Jr-Jumbo-Checklists/CL1/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=771499cd-047d-42a5-ad57-447138dcb418&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
Measuring 4 7/8" by 6 13/16", these four Ken Griffey, Jr. cards serve as 1994 Upper Deck Series One's checklists. They were issued in each Series One Hobby box as a box topper. Card fronts have a full color photo with a small Griffey hologram. The first three cards provide a numerical, alphabetical and team organized checklist for the basic set. The fourth card is a checklist of inserts. Each card was printed in different quantities with CL1 the most plentiful and CL4 the more scarce. The backs are numbered with a CL prefix.
 
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===Diamond Collection===
 
This 30-card set was inserted regionally in Series One Hobby packs. The set was meant to commemorate MLB's new three division format for each league that began in 1994. Each region is represented with a ten card set, East (E1-E10), Central (C1-C10), and West (W1-W10), with at least one player from each MLB team represented. While each card has the same horizontal format, the color scheme differs by region. The East cards have an emerald green background, Central cards have an ice blue background, and the West are pink.
 
====Eastern Region====
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Diamond-Collection-Eastern-Region/E9/Cal-Ripken-Jr.jpg?id=65944c4a-56c6-48d6-ae63-7a2401def142&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Diamond-Collection-Eastern-Region/E9/Cal-Ripken-Jr.jpg?id=65944c4a-56c6-48d6-ae63-7a2401def142&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
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====Central Region====
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Diamond-Collection-Central-Region/C2/Michael-Jordan.jpg?id=d74a5e81-1c9f-441c-b165-77c81e2f5475&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Diamond-Collection-Central-Region/C2/Michael-Jordan.jpg?id=d74a5e81-1c9f-441c-b165-77c81e2f5475&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
'''NOTE:''' A card of Kansas City Royals pitcher Kevin Appier (#C2) was pulled and replaced with Michael Jordan.  This means that the White Sox have two cards in this set, while the Royals are not represented.  Because of the Jordan card, Series One Central Hobby packs sold for a premium throughout the Summer of 1994.
 
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====Western Region====
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Diamond-Collection-Western-Region/W5/Tony-Gwynn.jpg?id=c50f7c5a-189b-4a77-9e30-386fbfa88c05&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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'''NOTE:''' Because there were only eight teams in the AL and NL West, the A's (Henderson and McGwire) and Angels (Jackson and Salmon) are represented with two cards.
 
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===Mickey Mantle's Long Shots===
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Mickey-Mantles-Long-Shots/MM20/Matt-Williams.jpg?id=ecf7cc40-fcc4-4047-84dc-efa3afddab2e&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Mickey-Mantles-Long-Shots/MM20/Matt-Williams.jpg?id=ecf7cc40-fcc4-4047-84dc-efa3afddab2e&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
This 21-card holographic foil set features top longball hitters as selected by Mickey Mantle. The cards are numbered on the back with a "MM" prefix and sequenced in alphabetical order and were exclusive to Series One retail packs.
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Mickey-Mantles-Long-Shots/MIMA1/Mickey-Mantle-(Trade-for-Base-Set).jpg?id=1713f2da-bea9-4824-90c6-89bd30ae3f49&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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Two trade cards good for the entire 21-card set, were randomly inserted into Hobby and "Mini-Jumbo" packs as "case hits" were redeemable for either the basic silver foil set version (silver Trade card) or the Electric Diamond parallel version (blue Trade card).  The Electric Diamond Long Shots were only available through this redemption card.  These cards expired December 31st, 1994.
 
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===Mickey Mantle Baseball Heroes===
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Mickey-Mantle-Baseball-Heroes/68/Mickey-Mantle.jpg?id=5ab00b68-442c-4656-b4f6-cd9e6983937c&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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Randomly inserted into all Series Two packs, this ten-card set looks at various moments from The Mick's career. Metallic fronts feature a vintage photo with the card title at the bottom. The backs contain career highlights with a small scrapbook like photo. The numbering (64-72) is a continuation from previous Heroes anthology sets -- although unlike the those previous sets, the 1994 edition had a new design and were printed on foilboard.
 
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====Phone Cards====
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-DeckGTS-Mickey-Mantle-Baseball-Heroes-Phone-Cards---Base/2/Mickey-Mantle.jpg?id=e8e4c9a9-c1c0-4ee1-8988-6746746f7c93&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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Phone cards were all the rage in the mid-90s and Upper Deck in conjunction with Global Telecommunication Solutions produced this set of ten phone cards to honor Mickey Mantle.  The set is essentially a phone card parallel of the Baseball Heroes set. 
 
The set was issued in two five-card series released in early October and late November with each series set retailing for $59.95.  Each card came with ten minutes of long distance phone time, which expired March 31st, 1996. 
 
Only 5000 Series One sets were produced.  Randomly inserted into Series Two sets was one of 500 phone cards of the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings.  (The Red Stockings are recognized as the first Major League baseball team, and 1994 was commemorated as Professional Baseball's 125th Anniversary).
 
===1994 SP Previews===
 
These 15 cards were distributed regionally as inserts in Upper Deck Series Two Hobby packs.  The cards are nearly identical to the basic [[1994 SP]] issue. Card fronts differ in that the region name is at bottom right where the team name is located on the SP cards.
 
====Eastern Region====
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck-SP---Eastern-Region-Previews/ER4/Don-Mattingly.jpg?id=04352bb2-27ec-476a-aa17-f34c22119677&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck-SP---Eastern-Region-Previews/ER4/Don-Mattingly.jpg?id=04352bb2-27ec-476a-aa17-f34c22119677&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
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====Central Region====
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck-SP---Central-Region-Previews/CR4/Manny-Ramirez.jpg?id=83b969dd-4d0e-49dd-81e2-da21f5959203&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck-SP---Central-Region-Previews/CR4/Manny-Ramirez.jpg?id=83b969dd-4d0e-49dd-81e2-da21f5959203&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
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====Western Region====
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck-SP---Western-Region-Previews/WR1/Barry-Bonds.jpg?id=25bb5b1a-d6b6-4d92-8016-f147845b875b&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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===Next Generation===
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Next-Generation/18/Gary-Sheffield.jpg?id=ef05b092-2d6f-44c5-ac31-9152900a8fb4&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Next-Generation/18/Gary-Sheffield.jpg?id=ef05b092-2d6f-44c5-ac31-9152900a8fb4&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
This 18-card set, exclusive to Series Two retail packs, spotlights young established stars and promising prospects using Upper Deck's "Holoview" technology.
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Next-Generation-Trade-Card/KEGR/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=2a2802ad-cd53-48ac-841f-72c1119341f2&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1994/Upper-Deck---Next-Generation-Trade-Card/KEGR/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=2a2802ad-cd53-48ac-841f-72c1119341f2&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
Just like with the Mantle's Long Shots, a Next Generation Electric Diamond Trade Card and a Next Generation Trade Card, good for the entire set, were seeded randomly in Series Two Hobby packs as "case hits."  Each redemption card expired October 31st, 1994.
 
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==Autographs==
 
===Griffey/Mantle Autographs===
 
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Randomly inserted into Series One retail packs were 3,000 Ken Griffey, Jr./Mickey Mantle autographed cards. UD had each player sign 2,000 cards -- 1,000 individually and 1,000 dual-signed cards. The Griffey/Mantle dual autograph is considered by many to be one of the greatest autographed baseball cards of the 1990s. Each card has an Upper Deck Authenticated holographic sticker on the reverse side. These cards were found in standard retail boxes (not jumbo or mini-jumbos). Copies of the dual Griffey/Mantle Auto was later sold by Upper Deck direct via Upper Deck Authentics and a limited number were packed out as a buyback in [[2008 Upper Deck Spectrum]].
 
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===Alex Rodriguez Classic Alumni Autograph===
 
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For Series Two retail packs, UD had Alex Rodriguez sign a limited number of his "Upper Deck Classic Alumni" base card (#298).  Production of the A-Rod card was never disclosed by Upper Deck.  Each card has an Upper Deck Authenticated holographic sticker on the reverse side.
 
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{{Upper Deck}} 
[[Category:Upper Deck]]
[[Category:Upper Deck]]
[[Category:1994]]
[[Category:1994]]

Latest revision as of 20:06, 7 September 2023


Description

1994 Upper Deck is a 550-card was issued in two series of 280 and 270 cards, respectively. The design of 1994 Upper Deck Baseball was originally intended for 1994 SP. For 1994, the Upper Deck Baseball brand name was to have been retired with the new Collector's Choice set inheriting the "flagship set" mantel. Upper Deck eventually decided to redesign SP and resurrect the Upper Deck Baseball name giving it the layout they intended for SP.

The Hobby edition of 1994 Upper Deck was regionally distributed, with three different versions (East, Central, and West) of the Diamond Collection (Series One) and 1994 SP Previews (Series Two) inserts. (1994 SP was also to have been regionally-distributed.) Where Hobby dealers and their distributors were located dictated which inserts were available. For example, collectors in the middle of the country got packs where it was possible to pull a valuable Michael Jordan or Frank Thomas Diamond Collection insert; but collectors along the East Coast were stuck with Cliff Floyd and Lenny Dykstra. The regional distribution scheme was not popular with collectors or dealers, and was discontinued after this year.

Rookie Cards include Michael Jordan (as an baseball player), Chan Ho Park, Alex Rodriguez and Billy Wagner.

Many cards have been found with a significant variation on the back. The player's name, the horizontal bar containing the biographical information and the vertical bar containing the stats header are normally printed in copper-gold color. On the variation cards, these areas are printed in silver. It is not known exactly how many of the 550 cards have silver versions, nor has any premium been established for them. Also, all of the American League Home Field Advantage subset cards (numbers 281-294) are minor uncorrected errors because the Upper Deck logos on the front are missing the year "1994".

Distribution

Hobby/retail: 36 packs per box plus one oversized Checklist (Series One only), 12 cards per pack (MSRP: $2.49). 20 boxes per case.

Retail "Mini-Jumbo": 24 packs per box, ten cards per pack (MSRP: $1.99).

Mini-Jumbos are so-called as they are packaged in a box similar to that of the 1993 Upper Deck Jumbo packs, yet have two fewer cards than the standard Hobby/retail pack. It is believed that Mini-Jumbos were only produced for Series One.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Series One

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds Mini Jumbo Odds
Base 280 - 11:1 11:1 8:1
Electric Diamond 280 - one-per-pack one-per-pack two-per-pack
Diamond Collection 30 - 1:18 N/A N/A
Mickey Mantle's Long Shots 21 - N/A 1:18 ?
Mickey Mantle's Long Shots Redemptions 2 - 1:720 N/A 1:720
Mantle/Griffey Autographs 3 1000 N/A ? ?

Series Two

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 270 - ? ?
Electric Diamond 270 - one-per-pack one-per-pack
Mickey Mantle Baseball Heroes 10 - 1:35 1:35
1994 SP Previews 15 - 1:35 N/A
Next Generation 18 - N/A 1:20
Next Generation Redemptions 2 - 1:720 N/A
Alex Rodriguez Classic Alumni Autograph 1 - N/A ?

Checklist

Base Set

Series One

NOTE: The Star Rookies and The Future is Now subsets are printed on foilboard.

Star Rookies

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  • 1 Brian Anderson SR RC
  • 2 Shane Andrews SR
  • 3 James Baldwin SR
  • 4 Rich Becker SR
  • 5 Greg Blosser SR
  • 6 Ricky Bottalico SR RC
  • 7 Midre Cummings SR
  • 8 Carlos Delgado SR
  • 9 Steve Dreyer SR RC
  • 10 Joey Eischen SR
  • 11 Carl Everett SR
  • 12 Cliff Floyd SR
  • 13 Alex Gonzalez SR
  • 14 Jeff Granger SR
  • 15 Shawn Green SR
  • 16 Brian L. Hunter SR
  • 17 Butch Huskey SR
  • 18 Mark Hutton SR
  • 19 Michael Jordan SR RC
  • 20 Steve Karsay SR
  • 21 Jeff McNeely SR
  • 22 Marc Newfield SR
  • 23 Manny Ramirez SR
  • 24 Alex Rodriguez SR
  • 25 Scott Ruffcorn SR UER
  • 26 Paul Spoljaric SR UER
  • 27 Salomon Torres SR
  • 28 Steve Trachsel SR
  • 29 Chris Turner SR
  • 30 Gabriel White SR

Fantasy Team

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  • 31 Randy Johnson
  • 32 John Wetteland
  • 33 Mike Piazza
  • 34 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 35 Roberto Alomar
  • 36 Matt Williams
  • 37 Travis Fryman
  • 38 Barry Bonds
  • 39 Marquis Grissom
  • 40 Albert Belle

The Future is Now

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  • 41 Steve Avery
  • 42 Jason Bere
  • 43 Alex Fernandez
  • 44 Mike Mussina
  • 45 Aaron Sele
  • 46 Rod Beck
  • 47 Mike Piazza
  • 48 John Olerud
  • 49 Carlos Baerga
  • 50 Gary Sheffield
  • 51 Travis Fryman
  • 52 Juan Gonzalez
  • 53 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 54 Tim Salmon
  • 55 Frank Thomas

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  • 56 Tony Phillips
  • 57 Julio Franco
  • 58 Kevin Mitchell
  • 59 Raul Mondesi
  • 60 Rickey Henderson
  • 61 Jay Buhner
  • 62 Bill Swift
  • 63 Brady Anderson
  • 64 Ryan Klesko
  • 65 Darren Daulton
  • 66 Damion Easley
  • 67 Mark McGwire
  • 68 John Roper
  • 69 Dave Telgheder
  • 70 David Nied
  • 71 Mo Vaughn
  • 72 Tyler Green
  • 73 Dave Magadan
  • 74 Chili Davis
  • 75 Archi Cianfrocco
  • 76 Joe Girardi
  • 77 Chris Hoiles
  • 78 Ryan Bowen
  • 79 Greg Gagne
  • 80 Aaron Sele
  • 81 Dave Winfield
  • 82 Chad Curtis
  • 83 Andy Van Slyke
  • 84 Kevin Stocker
  • 85 Deion Sanders
  • 86 Bernie Williams
  • 87 John Smoltz
  • 88 Ruben Santana
  • 89 Dave Stewart
  • 90 Don Mattingly
  • 91 Joe Carter
  • 92 Ryne Sandberg
  • 93 Chris Gomez
  • 94 Tino Martinez
  • 95 Terry Pendleton
  • 96 Andre Dawson
  • 97 Wilfredo Cordero
  • 98 Kent Hrbek
  • 99 John Olerud
  • 100 Kirt Manwaring
  • 101 Tim Bogar
  • 102 Mike Mussina
  • 103 Nigel Wilson
  • 104 Ricky Gutierrez
  • 105 Roberto Mejia
  • 106 Tom Pagnozzi
  • 107 Mike Macfarlane
  • 108 Jose Bautista
  • 109 Luis Ortiz
  • 110 Brent Gates
  • 111 Tim Salmon
  • 112 Wade Boggs
  • 113 Tripp Cromer
  • 114 Denny Hocking
  • 115 Carlos Baerga
  • 116 J.R. Phillips
  • 117 Bo Jackson
  • 118 Lance Johnson
  • 119 Bobby Jones
  • 120 Bobby Witt
  • 121 Ron Karkovice
  • 122 Jose Vizcaino
  • 123 Danny Darwin
  • 124 Eduardo Perez
  • 125 Brian Looney RC
  • 126 Pat Hentgen
  • 127 Frank Viola
  • 128 Darren Holmes
  • 129 Wally Whitehurst
  • 130 Matt Walbeck
  • 131 Albert Belle
  • 132 Steve Cooke
  • 133 Kevin Appier
  • 134 Joe Oliver
  • 135 Benji Gil
  • 136 Steve Buechele
  • 137 Devon White
  • 138 Sterling Hitchcock UER
  • 139 Phil Leftwich RC
  • 140 Jose Canseco
  • 141 Rick Aguilera
  • 142 Rod Beck
  • 143 Jose Rijo
  • 144 Tom Glavine
  • 145 Phil Plantier
  • 146 Jason Bere
  • 147 Jamie Moyer
  • 148 Wes Chamberlain
  • 149 Glenallen Hill
  • 150 Mark Whiten
  • 151 Bret Barberie
  • 152 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 153 Trevor Hoffman
  • 154 Rick Wilkins
  • 155 Juan Gonzalez
  • 156 Ozzie Guillen
  • 157 Jim Eisenreich
  • 158 Pedro Astacio
  • 159 Joe Magrane
  • 160 Ryan Thompson
  • 161 Jose Lind
  • 162 Jeff Conine
  • 163 Todd Benzinger
  • 164 Roger Salkeld
  • 165 Gary DiSarcina
  • 166 Kevin Gross
  • 167 Charlie Hayes
  • 168 Tim Costo
  • 169 Wally Joyner
  • 170 Johnny Ruffin
  • 171 Kirk Rueter
  • 172 Lenny Dykstra
  • 173 Ken Hill
  • 174 Mike Bordick
  • 175 Billy Hall
  • 176 Rob Butler
  • 177 Jay Bell
  • 178 Jeff Kent
  • 179 David Wells
  • 180 Dean Palmer
  • 181 Mariano Duncan
  • 182 Orlando Merced
  • 183 Brett Butler
  • 184 Milt Thompson
  • 185 Chipper Jones
  • 186 Paul O'Neill
  • 187 Mike Greenwell
  • 188 Harold Baines
  • 189 Todd Stottlemyre
  • 190 Jeromy Burnitz
  • 191 Rene Arocha
  • 192 Jeff Fassero
  • 193 Robby Thompson
  • 194 Greg W. Harris
  • 195 Todd Van Poppel
  • 196 Jose Guzman
  • 197 Shane Mack
  • 198 Carlos Garcia
  • 199 Kevin Roberson
  • 200 David McCarty
  • 201 Alan Trammell
  • 202 Chuck Carr
  • 203 Tommy Greene
  • 204 Wilson Alvarez
  • 205 Dwight Gooden
  • 206 Tony Tarasco
  • 207 Darren Lewis
  • 208 Eric Karros
  • 209 Chris Hammond
  • 210 Jeffrey Hammonds
  • 211 Rich Amaral
  • 212 Danny Tartabull
  • 213 Jeff Russell
  • 214 Dave Staton
  • 215 Kenny Lofton
  • 216 Manny Lee
  • 217 Brian Koelling
  • 218 Scott Lydy
  • 219 Tony Gwynn
  • 220 Cecil Fielder
  • 221 Royce Clayton
  • 222 Reggie Sanders
  • 223 Brian Jordan
  • 224 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 225 Fred McGriff
  • 226 Felix Jose
  • 227 Brad Pennington
  • 228 Chris Bosio
  • 229 Mike Stanley
  • 230 Willie Greene
  • 231 Alex Fernandez
  • 232 Brad Ausmus
  • 233 Darrell Whitmore
  • 234 Marcus Moore
  • 235 Allen Watson
  • 236 Jose Offerman
  • 237 Rondell White
  • 238 Jeff King
  • 239 Luis Alicea
  • 240 Dan Wilson
  • 241 Ed Sprague
  • 242 Todd Hundley
  • 243 Al Martin
  • 244 Mike Lansing
  • 245 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 246 Dave Fleming
  • 247 John Doherty
  • 248 Mark McLemore
  • 249 Bob Hamelin
  • 250 Curtis Pride RC
  • 251 Zane Smith
  • 252 Eric Young
  • 253 Brian McRae
  • 254 Tim Raines
  • 255 Javy Lopez
  • 256 Melvin Nieves
  • 257 Randy Myers
  • 258 Willie McGee
  • 259 Jimmy Key UER
  • 260 Tom Candiotti
  • 261 Eric Davis
  • 262 Craig Paquette
  • 263 Robin Ventura
  • 264 Pat Kelly
  • 265 Gregg Jefferies
  • 266 Cory Snyder

National League Home Field Advantage

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  • 267 Dave Justice
  • 268 Sammy Sosa
  • 269 Barry Larkin
  • 270 Andres Galarraga
  • 271 Gary Sheffield
  • 272 Jeff Bagwell
  • 273 Mike Piazza
  • 274 Larry Walker
  • 275 Bobby Bonilla
  • 276 John Kruk
  • 277 Jay Bell
  • 278 Ozzie Smith
  • 279 Tony Gwynn
  • 280 Barry Bonds

Series Two

NOTE: The Upper Deck Classic Alumni, Diamond Debuts, and Top Prospects subsets are all printed on foilboard.

American League Home Field Advantage

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  • 281 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 282 Mo Vaughn
  • 283 Tim Salmon
  • 284 Frank Thomas
  • 285 Albert Belle
  • 286 Cecil Fielder
  • 287 Wally Joyner
  • 288 Greg Vaughn
  • 289 Kirby Puckett
  • 290 Don Mattingly
  • 291 Terry Steinbach
  • 292 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 293 Juan Gonzalez
  • 294 Paul Molitor

Upper Deck Classic Alumni

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This five-card subset featured MLB players who appeared in a high school baseball tournament Upper Deck sponsored in the early-90s. The Alex Rodriguez card is often mislabeled as a "rookie card." His "true" RC was issued in Series One.

  • 295 Tavo Alvarez
  • 296 Matt Brunson
  • 297 Shawn Green
  • 298 Alex Rodriguez
  • 299 Shannon Stewart

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  • 300 Frank Thomas
  • 301 Mickey Tettleton
  • 302 Pedro Munoz
  • 303 Jose Valentin
  • 304 Orestes Destrade
  • 305 Pat Listach
  • 306 Scott Brosius
  • 307 Kurt Miller
  • 308 Rob Dibble
  • 309 Mike Blowers
  • 310 Jim Abbott
  • 311 Mike Jackson
  • 312 Craig Biggio
  • 313 Kurt Abbott RC
  • 314 Chuck Finley
  • 315 Andres Galarraga
  • 316 Mike Moore
  • 317 Doug Strange
  • 318 Pedro Martinez
  • 319 Kevin McReynolds
  • 320 Greg Maddux
  • 321 Mike Henneman
  • 322 Scott Leius
  • 323 John Franco
  • 324 Jeff Blauser
  • 325 Kirby Puckett
  • 326 Darryl Hamilton
  • 327 John Smiley
  • 328 Derrick May
  • 329 Jose Vizcaino
  • 330 Randy Johnson
  • 331 Jack Morris
  • 332 Graeme Lloyd
  • 333 Dave Valle
  • 334 Greg Myers
  • 335 John Wetteland
  • 336 Jim Gott
  • 337 Tim Naehring
  • 338 Mike Kelly
  • 339 Jeff Montgomery
  • 340 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 341 Eddie Murray
  • 342 Xavier Hernandez
  • 343 Bobby Munoz
  • 344 Bobby Bonilla
  • 345 Travis Fryman
  • 346 Steve Finley
  • 347 Chris Sabo
  • 348 Armando Reynoso
  • 349 Ramon Martinez
  • 350 Will Clark
  • 351 Moises Alou
  • 352 Jim Thome
  • 353 Bob Tewksbury
  • 354 Andujar Cedeno
  • 355 Orel Hershiser
  • 356 Mike Devereaux
  • 357 Mike Perez
  • 358 Dennis Martinez
  • 359 Dave Nilsson
  • 360 Ozzie Smith
  • 361 Eric Anthony
  • 362 Scott Sanders
  • 363 Paul Sorrento
  • 364 Tim Belcher
  • 365 Dennis Eckersley
  • 366 Mel Rojas
  • 367 Tom Henke
  • 368 Randy Tomlin
  • 369 B.J. Surhoff
  • 370 Larry Walker
  • 371 Joey Cora
  • 372 Mike Harkey
  • 373 John Valentin
  • 374 Doug Jones
  • 375 Dave Justice
  • 376 Vince Coleman
  • 377 David Hulse
  • 378 Kevin Seitzer
  • 379 Pete Harnisch
  • 380 Ruben Sierra
  • 381 Mark Lewis
  • 382 Bip Roberts
  • 383 Paul Wagner
  • 384 Stan Javier
  • 385 Barry Larkin
  • 386 Mark Portugal
  • 387 Roberto Kelly
  • 388 Andy Benes
  • 389 Felix Fermin
  • 390 Marquis Grissom
  • 391 Troy Neel
  • 392 Chad Kreuter
  • 393 Gregg Olson
  • 394 Charles Nagy
  • 395 Jack McDowell
  • 396 Luis Gonzalez
  • 397 Benito Santiago
  • 398 Chris James
  • 399 Terry Mulholland
  • 400 Barry Bonds
  • 401 Joe Grahe
  • 402 Duane Ward
  • 403 John Burkett
  • 404 Scott Servais
  • 405 Bryan Harvey
  • 406 Bernard Gilkey
  • 407 Greg McMichael
  • 408 Tim Wallach
  • 409 Ken Caminiti
  • 410 John Kruk
  • 411 Darrin Jackson
  • 412 Mike Gallego
  • 413 David Cone
  • 414 Lou Whitaker
  • 415 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
  • 416 Bill Wegman
  • 417 Pat Borders
  • 418 Roger Pavlik
  • 419 Pete Smith
  • 420 Steve Avery
  • 421 David Segui
  • 422 Rheal Cormier
  • 423 Harold Reynolds
  • 424 Edgar Martinez
  • 425 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 426 Jaime Navarro
  • 427 Sean Berry
  • 428 Bret Saberhagen
  • 429 Bob Welch
  • 430 Juan Guzman
  • 431 Cal Eldred
  • 432 Dave Hollins
  • 433 Sid Fernandez
  • 434 Willie Banks
  • 435 Darryl Kile
  • 436 Henry Rodriguez
  • 437 Tony Fernandez
  • 438 Walt Weiss
  • 439 Kevin Tapani
  • 440 Mark Grace
  • 441 Brian Harper
  • 442 Kent Mercker
  • 443 Anthony Young
  • 444 Todd Zeile
  • 445 Greg Vaughn
  • 446 Ray Lankford
  • 447 David Weathers
  • 448 Bret Boone
  • 449 Charlie Hough
  • 450 Roger Clemens
  • 451 Mike Morgan
  • 452 Doug Drabek
  • 453 Danny Jackson
  • 454 Dante Bichette
  • 455 Roberto Alomar
  • 456 Ben McDonald
  • 457 Kenny Rogers
  • 458 Bill Gullickson
  • 459 Darrin Fletcher
  • 460 Curt Schilling
  • 461 Billy Hatcher
  • 462 Howard Johnson
  • 463 Mickey Morandini
  • 464 Frank Castillo
  • 465 Delino DeShields
  • 466 Gary Gaetti
  • 467 Steve Farr
  • 468 Roberto Hernandez
  • 469 Jack Armstrong
  • 470 Paul Molitor
  • 471 Melido Perez
  • 472 Greg Hibbard
  • 473 Jody Reed
  • 474 Tom Gordon
  • 475 Gary Sheffield
  • 476 John Jaha
  • 477 Shawon Dunston
  • 478 Reggie Jefferson
  • 479 Don Slaught
  • 480 Jeff Bagwell
  • 481 Tim Pugh
  • 482 Kevin Young
  • 483 Ellis Burks
  • 484 Greg Swindell
  • 485 Mark Langston
  • 486 Omar Vizquel
  • 487 Kevin Brown
  • 488 Terry Steinbach
  • 489 Mark Lemke
  • 490 Matt Williams
  • 491 Pete Incaviglia
  • 492 Karl Rhodes
  • 493 Shawn Green
  • 494 Hal Morris
  • 495 Derek Bell
  • 496 Luis Polonia
  • 497 Otis Nixon
  • 498 Ron Darling
  • 499 Mitch Williams
  • 500 Mike Piazza
  • 501 Pat Meares
  • 502 Scott Cooper
  • 503 Scott Erickson
  • 504 Jeff Juden
  • 505 Lee Smith
  • 506 Bobby Ayala
  • 507 Dave Henderson
  • 508 Erik Hanson
  • 509 Bob Wickman
  • 510 Sammy Sosa

Diamond Debuts

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  • 511 Hector Carrasco DD
  • 512 Tim Davis DD
  • 513 Joey Hamilton DD
  • 514 Robert Eenhoorn DD
  • 515 Jorge Fabregas DD
  • 516 Tim Hyers DD RC
  • 517 John Hudek DD RC
  • 518 James Mouton DD
  • 519 Herbert Perry DD RC
  • 520 Chan Ho Park DD RC
  • 521 William VanLandingham DD RC
  • 522 Paul Shuey DD

Top Prospects

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  • 523 Ryan Hancock TP RC
  • 524 Billy Wagner TP RC
  • 525 Jason Giambi TP RC
  • 526 Jose Silva TP RC
  • 527 Terrell Wade TP RC
  • 528 Todd Dunn TP
  • 529 Alan Benes TP RC
  • 530 Brooks Kieschnick TP RC
  • 531 Todd Hollandsworth TP
  • 532 Brad Fullmer TP RC
  • 533 Steve Soderstrom TP RC
  • 534 Daron Kirkreit TP
  • 535 Arquimedez Pozo TP RC
  • 536 Charles Johnson TP
  • 537 Preston Wilson TP
  • 538 Alex Ochoa TP
  • 539 Derrek Lee TP RC
  • 540 Wayne Gomes TP RC
  • 541 Jermaine Allensworth TP RC
  • 542 Mike Bell TP RC
  • 543 Trot Nixon TP RC
  • 544 Pokey Reese TP
  • 545 Neifi Perez TP RC
  • 546 Johnny Damon TP
  • 547 Matt Brunson TP RC
  • 548 LaTroy Hawkins TP RC
  • 549 Eddie Pearson TP RC
  • 550 Derek Jeter TP

Parallels

Electric Diamond

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All 550 cards are available in a one-per-pack Electric Diamond parallel.

Sliver Back Variations

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Instead of a gold back, forty-five Electric Diamond cards from Series One were printed with a variation silver back. These cards are more difficult to find than the regular Electric Diamond cards. The checklist is below.

  • 58 Kevin Mitchell
  • 59 Raul Mondesi
  • 60 Rickey Henderson
  • 68 John Roper
  • 71 Mo Vaughn
  • 73 Dave Magadan
  • 75 Archi Cianfrocco
  • 81 Dave Winfield
  • 83 Andy Van Slyke
  • 84 Kevin Stocker
  • 86 Bernie Williams
  • 89 Dave Stewart
  • 92 Ryne Sandberg
  • 93 Chris Gomez
  • 97 Wilfredo Cordero
  • 99 John Olerud
  • 100 Kirt Manwaring
  • 102 Mike Mussina
  • 103 Nigel Wilson
  • 105 Roberto Mejia
  • 113 Tripp Cromer
  • 120 Bobby Witt
  • 123 Danny Darwin
  • 124 Eduardo Perez
  • 137 Devon White
  • 141 Rick Aguilera
  • 151 Bret Barberie
  • 157 Jim Eisenreich
  • 160 Ryan Thompson
  • 166 Kevin Gross
  • 171 Kirk Rueter
  • 174 Mike Bordick
  • 184 Milt Thompson
  • 187 Mike Greenwell
  • 195 Todd Van Poppel
  • 224 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 225 Fred McGriff
  • 237 Rondell White
  • 238 Jeff King
  • 239 Luis Alicea
  • 246 Dave Fleming
  • 250 Curtis Pride
  • 259 Jimmy Key
  • 261 Eric Davis
  • 266 Cory Snyder

Inserts

Ken Griffey, Jr. Jumbo Checklists

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Measuring 4 7/8" by 6 13/16", these four Ken Griffey, Jr. cards serve as 1994 Upper Deck Series One's checklists. They were issued in each Series One Hobby box as a box topper. Card fronts have a full color photo with a small Griffey hologram. The first three cards provide a numerical, alphabetical and team organized checklist for the basic set. The fourth card is a checklist of inserts. Each card was printed in different quantities with CL1 the most plentiful and CL4 the more scarce. The backs are numbered with a CL prefix.

  • CL1 Ken Griffey, Jr. Num CL
  • CL2 Ken Griffey, Jr. Alpha CL
  • CL3 Ken Griffey, Jr. Team CL
  • CL4 Ken Griffey, Jr. Insert CL

Diamond Collection

This 30-card set was inserted regionally in Series One Hobby packs. The set was meant to commemorate MLB's new three division format for each league that began in 1994. Each region is represented with a ten card set, East (E1-E10), Central (C1-C10), and West (W1-W10), with at least one player from each MLB team represented. While each card has the same horizontal format, the color scheme differs by region. The East cards have an emerald green background, Central cards have an ice blue background, and the West are pink.

Eastern Region

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  • E1 Roberto Alomar
  • E2 Roger Clemens
  • E3 Lenny Dykstra
  • E4 Cecil Fielder
  • E5 Cliff Floyd
  • E6 Dwight Gooden
  • E7 David Justice
  • E8 Don Mattingly
  • E9 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • E10 Gary Sheffield

Central Region

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NOTE: A card of Kansas City Royals pitcher Kevin Appier (#C2) was pulled and replaced with Michael Jordan. This means that the White Sox have two cards in this set, while the Royals are not represented. Because of the Jordan card, Series One Central Hobby packs sold for a premium throughout the Summer of 1994.

  • C1 Jeff Bagwell
  • C2 Michael Jordan
  • C3 Barry Larkin
  • C4 Kirby Puckett
  • C5 Manny Ramirez
  • C6 Ryne Sandberg
  • C7 Ozzie Smith
  • C8 Frank Thomas
  • C9 Andy Van Slyke
  • C10 Robin Yount

Western Region

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NOTE: Because there were only eight teams in the AL and NL West, the A's (Henderson and McGwire) and Angels (Jackson and Salmon) are represented with two cards.

  • W1 Barry Bonds
  • W2 Andres Galarraga
  • W3 Juan Gonzalez
  • W4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • W5 Tony Gwynn
  • W6 Rickey Henderson
  • W7 Bo Jackson
  • W8 Mark McGwire
  • W9 Mike Piazza
  • W10 Tim Salmon

Mickey Mantle's Long Shots

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This 21-card holographic foil set features top longball hitters as selected by Mickey Mantle. The cards are numbered on the back with a "MM" prefix and sequenced in alphabetical order and were exclusive to Series One retail packs.

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Two trade cards good for the entire 21-card set, were randomly inserted into Hobby and "Mini-Jumbo" packs as "case hits" were redeemable for either the basic silver foil set version (silver Trade card) or the Electric Diamond parallel version (blue Trade card). The Electric Diamond Long Shots were only available through this redemption card. These cards expired December 31st, 1994.

  • MM1 Jeff Bagwell
  • MM2 Albert Belle
  • MM3 Barry Bonds
  • MM4 Jose Canseco
  • MM5 Joe Carter
  • MM6 Carlos Delgado
  • MM7 Cecil Fielder
  • MM8 Cliff Floyd
  • MM9 Juan Gonzalez
  • MM10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • MM11 Dave Justice
  • MM12 Fred McGriff
  • MM13 Mark McGwire
  • MM14 Dean Palmer
  • MM15 Mike Piazza
  • MM16 Manny Ramirez
  • MM17 Tim Salmon
  • MM18 Frank Thomas
  • MM19 Mo Vaughn
  • MM20 Matt Williams
  • MM21 Mickey Mantle
  • NNO Mickey Mantle (Blue ED Trade)
  • NNO Mickey Mantle (Silver Trade)

Mickey Mantle Baseball Heroes

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Randomly inserted into all Series Two packs, this ten-card set looks at various moments from The Mick's career. Metallic fronts feature a vintage photo with the card title at the bottom. The backs contain career highlights with a small scrapbook like photo. The numbering (64-72) is a continuation from previous Heroes anthology sets -- although unlike the those previous sets, the 1994 edition had a new design and were printed on foilboard.

  • NNO Header Card
  • 64 Mickey Mantle
  • 65 Mickey Mantle
  • 66 Mickey Mantle
  • 67 Mickey Mantle
  • 68 Mickey Mantle
  • 69 Mickey Mantle
  • 70 Mickey Mantle
  • 71 Mickey Mantle
  • 72 Mickey Mantle CL

Phone Cards

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Phone cards were all the rage in the mid-90s and Upper Deck in conjunction with Global Telecommunication Solutions produced this set of ten phone cards to honor Mickey Mantle. The set is essentially a phone card parallel of the Baseball Heroes set.

The set was issued in two five-card series released in early October and late November with each series set retailing for $59.95. Each card came with ten minutes of long distance phone time, which expired March 31st, 1996.

Only 5000 Series One sets were produced. Randomly inserted into Series Two sets was one of 500 phone cards of the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings. (The Red Stockings are recognized as the first Major League baseball team, and 1994 was commemorated as Professional Baseball's 125th Anniversary).

1994 SP Previews

These 15 cards were distributed regionally as inserts in Upper Deck Series Two Hobby packs. The cards are nearly identical to the basic 1994 SP issue. Card fronts differ in that the region name is at bottom right where the team name is located on the SP cards.

Eastern Region

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  • ER1 Roberto Alomar
  • ER2 Cliff Floyd
  • ER3 Javy Lopez
  • ER4 Don Mattingly
  • ER5 Cal Ripken, Jr.

Central Region

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  • CR1 Jeff Bagwell
  • CR2 Michael Jordan
  • CR3 Kirby Puckett
  • CR4 Manny Ramirez
  • CR5 Frank Thomas

Western Region

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  • WR1 Barry Bonds
  • WR2 Juan Gonzalez
  • WR3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • WR4 Mike Piazza
  • WR5 Tim Salmon

Next Generation

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This 18-card set, exclusive to Series Two retail packs, spotlights young established stars and promising prospects using Upper Deck's "Holoview" technology.

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Just like with the Mantle's Long Shots, a Next Generation Electric Diamond Trade Card and a Next Generation Trade Card, good for the entire set, were seeded randomly in Series Two Hobby packs as "case hits." Each redemption card expired October 31st, 1994.

  • 1 Roberto Alomar
  • 2 Carlos Delgado
  • 3 Cliff Floyd
  • 4 Alex Gonzalez
  • 5 Juan Gonzalez
  • 6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 7 Jeffrey Hammonds
  • 8 Michael Jordan
  • 9 Dave Justice
  • 10 Ryan Klesko
  • 11 Javy Lopez
  • 12 Raul Mondesi
  • 13 Mike Piazza
  • 14 Kirby Puckett
  • 15 Manny Ramirez
  • 16 Alex Rodriguez
  • 17 Tim Salmon
  • 18 Gary Sheffield
  • NNO Expired NG Trade Card
  • NNO Expired NG ED Trade Card

Autographs

Griffey/Mantle Autographs

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Randomly inserted into Series One retail packs were 3,000 Ken Griffey, Jr./Mickey Mantle autographed cards. UD had each player sign 2,000 cards -- 1,000 individually and 1,000 dual-signed cards. The Griffey/Mantle dual autograph is considered by many to be one of the greatest autographed baseball cards of the 1990s. Each card has an Upper Deck Authenticated holographic sticker on the reverse side. These cards were found in standard retail boxes (not jumbo or mini-jumbos). Copies of the dual Griffey/Mantle Auto was later sold by Upper Deck direct via Upper Deck Authentics and a limited number were packed out as a buyback in 2008 Upper Deck Spectrum.

  • GM1 Ken Griffey, Jr./Mickey Mantle 1000
  • KG1 Ken Griffey, Jr. 1000
  • MM1 Mickey Mantle 1000

Alex Rodriguez Classic Alumni Autograph

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For Series Two retail packs, UD had Alex Rodriguez sign a limited number of his "Upper Deck Classic Alumni" base card (#298). Production of the A-Rod card was never disclosed by Upper Deck. Each card has an Upper Deck Authenticated holographic sticker on the reverse side.

  • 298 Alex Rodriguez
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