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1998 Bowman Series 1 hobby box

Description

1998 Bowman once again touted itself as "Home Of The Rookie Card". Indeed it was, out of the 441 cards in the set 115 are rookie cards. Notables include Magglio Ordonez, Jimmy Rollins, Ted Lilly, Troy Glaus, Jimmy Rollins, & Ramon Ortiz. For the first time, players making their Bowman Debut are marked with a gold Bowman Rookie Card stamp above their name. However, in hindsight most of the players featured as a rookie card went on to have undistinguished careers or never even appeared in a major league game. (Those never to appear are noted in checklist. 35 total)

$125 Guarantee

For the third consecutive year, Topps offered collectors the right to purchase an "option" to sell a complete set of 1998 Bowman Baseball during a five-month window in late 2001.

To receive the $125, collectors had to send a completed certificate request card (randomly inserted into packs) and a $5 check or money order to:

Bowman Guaranteed Value Certificate P.O. Box 661 Ardsley, NY 10502

Then Topps would send back a Guaranteed Value Certificate which could be sent back in, along with a completed set, for a $125 check.

The window to submit request cards and to receive a check was from August 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001.

Distribution

Hobby: 24 packs in a box, 10 cards per pack. $2.50 (MSRP)

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	441	-	?	?
Golden Anniversary Series 1	221	50	1:237	?
Golden Anniversary Series 2	220	50	1:194	?
Bowman International	441	-	1:1	?
1991 Japanese BBM	3	-	?	?
1999 ROY Favorites Series 2	10	-	1:12	?
Minor League MVPs Series 2	11	-	1:12	?
Scout's Choice Series 1	21	-	1:12	?
Certified Blue Autographs Series 1	70	-	1:149	?
Certified Blue Autographs Series 2	70	-	1:122	?
Certified Blue Autographs SIlver Foil Series 1	70	-	1:992	?
Certified Blue Autographs Silver Foil Series 2	70	-	1:815	?
Certified Blue Autographs Gold Foil Series 1	70	-	1:2976	?
Certified Blue Autographs Gold Foil Series 2	70	-	1:2445	?

Checklist

NOTE: RC* = A true rookie card of a player who never played in the Major Leagues.

Base Set

Series One

1 Nomar Garciaparra
2 Scott Rolen
3 Andy Pettitte
4 Ivan Rodriguez
5 Mark McGwire
6 Jason Dickson
7 Jose Cruz, Jr.
8 Jeff Kent
9 Mike Mussina
10 Jason Kendall
11 Brett Tomko
12 Jeff King
13 Brad Radke
14 Robin Ventura
15 Jeff Bagwell
16 Greg Maddux
17 John Jaha
18 Mike Piazza
19 Edgar Martinez
20 Dave Justice
21 Todd Hundley
22 Tony Gwynn
23 Larry Walker
24 Bernie Williams
25 Edgar Renteria
26 Rafael Palmeiro
27 Tim Salmon
28 Matt Morris
29 Shawn Estes
30 Vladimir Guerrero
31 Fernando Tatis
32 Justin Thompson
33 Ken Griffey, Jr.
34 Edgardo Alfonzo
35 Mo Vaughn
36 Marty Cordova
37 Craig Biggio
38 Roger Clemens
39 Mark Grace
40 Ken Caminiti
41 Tony Womack
42 Albert Belle
43 Tino Martinez
44 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
45 Jeff Cirillo
46 Jason Giambi
47 Darin Erstad
48 Livan Hernandez
49 Mark Grudzielanek
50 Sammy Sosa
51 Curt Schilling
52 Brian Hunter
53 Neifi Perez
54 Todd Walker
55 Jose Guillen
56 Jim Thome
57 Tom Glavine
58 Todd Greene
59 Rondell White
60 Roberto Alomar
61 Tony Clark
62 Vinny Castilla
63 Barry Larkin
64 Hideki Irabu
65 Johnny Damon
66 Juan Gonzalez
67 John Olerud
68 Gary Sheffield
69 Raul Mondesi
70 Chipper Jones
71 David Ortiz
72 Warren Morris RC
73 Alex Gonzalez
74 Nick Bierbrodt
75 Roy Halladay
76 Danny Buxbaum
77 Adam Kennedy RC
78 Jared Sandberg RC
79 Michael Barrett RC
80 Gil Meche RC
81 Jayson Werth
82 Abraham Nunez
83 Ben Petrick
84 Brett Caradonna
85 Mike Lowell RC
86 Clayton Bruner
87 John Curtice RC*
88 Bobby Estalella
89 Juan Melo RC
90 Arnold Gooch
91 Kevin Millwood RC
92 Richie Sexson
93 Orlando Cabrera RC
94 Pat Cline
95 Anthony Sanders
96 Russ Johnson RC
97 Ben Grieve
98 Kevin McGlinchy
99 Paul Wilder
100 Russ Ortiz
101 Ryan Jackson RC
102 Heath Murray
103 Brian Rose RC
104 Ryan Radmanovich RC
105 Ricky Ledee
106 Jeff Wallace RC
107 Ryan Minor RC
108 Dennis Reyes
109 James Manias
110 Chris Carpenter
111 Daryle Ward
112 Vernon Wells
113 Chad Green
114 Mike Stoner RC*
115 Brad Fullmer
116 Adam Eaton
117 Jeff Liefer
118 Corey Koskie RC
119 Todd Helton
120 Jaime Jones RC*
121 Mel Rosario
122 Geoff Goetz
123 Adrian Beltre
124 Jason Dellaero
125 Gabe Kapler RC
126 Scott Schoeneweis
127 Ryan Brannan
128 Aaron Akin
129 Ryan Anderson RC*
130 Brad Penny
131 Bruce Chen
132 Eli Marrero
133 Eric Chavez
134 Troy Glaus RC
135 Troy Cameron
136 Brian Sikorski RC
137 Mike Kinkade RC
138 Braden Looper
139 Mark Mangum
140 Danny Peoples
141 J.J. Davis
142 Ben Davis
143 Jacque Jones
144 Derrick Gibson
145 Bronson Arroyo
146 Luis de los Santos RC
147 Jeff Abbott
148 Michael Cuddyer RC
149 Jason Romano
150 Shane Monahan
151 Ntema Ndungidi RC*
152 Alex Sanchez
153 Jack Cust RC
154 Brent Butler
155 Ramon Hernandez
156 Norm Hutchins
157 Jason Marquis
158 Jacob Cruz
159 Rob Burger RC*
160 Dave Coggin
161 Preston Wilson
162 Jason Fitzgerald RC*
163 Dan Serafini
164 Peter Munro
165 Trot Nixon
166 Homer Bush
167 Dermal Brown
168 Chad Hermansen
169 Julio Moreno RC*
170 John Roskos RC
171 Grant Roberts
172 Ken Cloude
173 Jason Brester
174 Jason Conti
175 Jon Garland
176 Robbie Bell
177 Nathan Haynes
178 Ramon Ortiz RC
179 Shannon Stewart
180 Pablo Ortega
181 Jimmy Rollins RC
182 Sean Casey
183 Ted Lilly RC
184 Chris Enochs RC*
185 Magglio Ordonez RC UER (photo in front is Mario Valdez)
186 Mike Drumright
187 Aaron Boone
188 Matt Clement
189 Todd Dunwoody
190 Larry Rodriguez
191 Todd Noel
192 Geoff Jenkins
193 George Lombard
194 Lance Berkman
195 Marcus McCain
196 Ryan McGuire
197 Jhensy Sandoval
198 Corey Lee
199 Mario Valdez
200 Robert Fick RC
201 Donnie Sadler
202 Marc Kroon
203 David Miller
204 Jarrod Washburn
205 Miguel Tejada
206 Raul Ibanez
207 John Patterson
208 Calvin Pickering
209 Felix Martinez
210 Mark Redman
211 Scott Elarton
212 Jose Amado RC*
213 Kerry Wood
214 Dante Powell
215 Aramis Ramirez
216 A.J. Hinch
217 Dustin Carr RC*
218 Mark Kotsay
219 Jason Standridge
220 Luis Ordaz
221 Orlando Hernandez RC

Series Two

222 Cal Ripken, Jr.
223 Paul Molitor
224 Derek Jeter
225 Barry Bonds
226 Jim Edmonds
227 John Smoltz
228 Eric Karros
229 Ray Lankford
230 Rey Ordonez
231 Kenny Lofton
232 Alex Rodriguez
233 Dante Bichette
234 Pedro Martinez
235 Carlos Delgado
236 Rod Beck
237 Matt Williams
238 Charles Johnson
239 Rico Brogna
240 Frank Thomas
241 Paul O'Neill
242 Jaret Wright
243 Brant Brown
244 Ryan Klesko
245 Chuck Finley
246 Derek Bell
247 Delino DeShields
248 Chan Ho Park
249 Wade Boggs
250 Jay Buhner
251 Butch Huskey
252 Steve Finley
253 Will Clark
254 John Valentin
255 Bob Higginson
256 Darryl Strawberry
257 Randy Johnson
258 Al Martin
259 Travis Fryman
260 Fred McGriff
261 Jose Valentin
262 Andruw Jones
263 Kenny Rogers
264 Moises Alou
265 Denny Neagle
266 Ugueth Urbina
267 Derrek Lee
268 Ellis Burks
269 Mariano Rivera
270 Dean Palmer
271 Eddie Taubensee
272 Brady Anderson
273 Brian Giles
274 Quinton McCracken
275 Henry Rodriguez
276 Andres Galarraga
277 Jose Canseco
278 David Segui
279 Bret Saberhagen
280 Kevin Brown
281 Chuck Knoblauch
282 Jeromy Burnitz
283 Jay Bell
284 Manny Ramirez
285 Rick Helling
286 Francisco Cordova
287 Bob Abreu
288 J.T. Snow
289 Hideo Nomo
290 Brian Jordan
291 Javy Lopez
292 Travis Lee
293 Russell Branyan
294 Paul Konerko
295 Masato Yoshii RC
296 Kris Benson
297 Juan Encarnacion
298 Eric Milton
299 Mike Caruso
300 Ricardo Aramboles RC*
301 Bobby Smith
302 Billy Koch
303 Richard Hidalgo
304 Justin Baughman RC
305 Chris Gissell
306 Donnie Bridges RC*
307 Nelson Lara RC*
308 Randy Wolf RC
309 Jason LaRue RC
310 Jason Gooding RC*
311 Edgard Clemente
312 Andrew Vessel
313 Chris Reitsma
314 Jesus Sanchez RC
315 Buddy Carlyle RC
316 Randy Winn RC
317 Luis Rivera RC
318 Marcus Thames RC
319 A.J. Pierzynski
320 Scott Randall
321 Damian Sapp
322 Ed Yarnall RC
323 Luke Allen RC
324 J.D. Smart
325 Willie Martinez
326 Alex Ramirez
327 Eric DuBose RC
328 Kevin Witt
329 Dan McKinley RC*
330 Cliff Politte RC
331 Vladimir Nunez
332 John Halama RC
333 Nerio Rodriguez
334 Desi Relaford
335 Robinson Checo RC
336 John Nicholson
337 Tom LaRosa RC*
338 Kevin Nicholson RC
339 Javier Vazquez
340 A.J. Zapp
341 Tom Evans
342 Kerry Robinson
343 Gabe Gonzalez
344 Ralph Milliard
345 Enrique Wilson
346 Elvin Hernandez
347 Mike Lincoln RC*
348 Cesar King RC*
349 Cristian Guzman RC
350 Donzell McDonald
351 Jim Parque
352 Mike Saipe RC
353 Carlos Febles RC
354 Dernell Stenson RC
355 Mark Osborne RC*
356 Odalis Perez RC
357 Jason Dewey RC*
358 Joe Fontenot RC
359 Jason Grilli RC
360 Kevin Haverbusch RC*
361 Jay Yennaco RC*
362 Brian Buchanan
363 John Barnes
364 Chris Fussell
365 Kevin Gibbs RC*
366 Joe Lawrence
367 Darond Stovall
368 Brian Fuentes RC
369 Jimmy Anderson
370 Lariel Gonzalez RC
371 Scott Williamson RC
372 Milton Bradley RC
373 Jason Halper RC*
374 Brent Billingsley RC
375 Joe DePastino RC
376 Jake Westbrook RC
377 Octavio Dotel
378 Jason Williams RC*
379 Julio Ramirez RC
380 Seth Greisinger
381 Mike Judd RC
382 Ben Ford RC
383 Tom Bennett RC*
384 Adam Butler RC
385 Wade Miller RC
386 Kyle Peterson RC
387 Tommy Peterman RC*
388 Onan Masaoka
389 Jason Rakers RC
390 Rafael Medina
391 Luis Lopez
392 Jeff Yoder
393 Vance Wilson RC
394 Fernando Seguignol RC
395 Ron Wright
396 Ruben Mateo RC
397 Steve Lomasney RC
398 Damian Jackson
399 Mike Jerzembeck RC
400 Luis Rivas RC
401 Kevin Burford RC*
402 Glenn Davis
403 Robert Luce RC*
404 Cole Liniak
405 Matt LeCroy RC
406 Jeremy Giambi RC
407 Shawn Chacon
408 Dewayne Wise RC
409 Steve Woodard
410 Francisco Cordero RC
411 Damon Minor
412 Lou Collier
413 Justin Towle
414 Juan LeBron
415 Michael Coleman RC
416 Felix Rodriguez
417 Paul Ah Yat RC*
418 Kevin Barker
419 Brian Meadows
420 Darnell McDonald RC
421 Matt Kinney RC
422 Mike Vavrek RC
423 Courtney Duncan RC
424 Kevin Millar RC
425 Ruben Rivera
426 Steve Shoemaker RC*
427 Dan Reichert RC
428 Carlos Lee RC
429 Rod Barajas RC
430 Pablo Ozuna RC
431 Todd Belitz RC
432 Sidney Ponson
433 Steve Carver RC*
434 Esteban Yan RC
435 Cedrick Bowers
436 Marlon Anderson
437 Carl Pavano
438 Jae Weong Seo
439 Jose Taveras RC*
440 Matt Anderson
441 Darron Ingram

Parallels

Golden Anniversary

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bowman's debut set. Each card sports a gold-stamped facsimile autograph instead of the silver foil on the base and each card is numbered to 50.

Bowman International

Background image was replaced with a map of the area of where player was born. If the player came from a non english speaking territory the bio would be translated into that language instead.

Both sets parallel all 441 cards of the base set.

Inserts

1991 Japanese BBM

NNO H.Irabu 1991 BBM

NNO S.Hasegawa 1991 BBM

NNO H.Nomo 1991 BBM

1999 ROY Favorites

Minor League MVPs

Scout's Choice

Autographs & Game-Used

Certified Blue Autographs

1 Adrian Beltre

2 Brad Fullmer

3 Rickey Ledee

4 David Ortiz

5 Fernando Tatis

6 Kerry Wood

7 Mel Rosario

8 Cole Liniak

9 A.J. Hinch

10 Jhensy Sandoval

11 Jose Cruz, Jr.

12 Richard Hidalgo

13 Geoff Jenkins

14 Carl Pavano

15 Richie Sexson

16 Tony Womack

17 Scott Rolen

18 Ryan Minor

19 Eli Marrero

20 Jason Marquis

21 Mike Lowell

22 Todd Helton

23 Chad Green

24 Scott Elarton

25 Russell Branyan

26 Mike Drumright

27 Ben Grieve

28 Jacque Jones

29 Jared Sandberg

30 Grant Roberts

31 Mike Stoner

32 Brian Rose

33 Randy Winn

34 Justin Towle

35 Anthony Sanders

36 Rafael Medina

37 Corey Lee

38 Mike Kinkade

39 Norm Hutchins

40 Jason Brester

41 Ben Davis

42 Nomar Garciaparra

43 Jeff Leifer

44 Eric Milton

45 Preston Wilson

46 Miguel Tejada

47 Luis Ordaz

48 Travis Lee

49 Kris Benson

50 Jacon Cruz

51 Dermal Brown

52 Marc Kroon

53 Chad Hermanson

54 Roy Halladay

55 Eric Chavez

56 Jason Conti

57 Juan Encarnacion

58 Paul Wilder

59 Aramis Ramirez

60 Cliff Politte

61 Todd Dunwoody

62 Paul Konerko

63 Shane Monahan

64 Alex Sanchez

65 Jeff Abbott

66 John Patterson

67 Peter Munro

68 Jarrod Washburn

69 Derrek Lee

70 Ramon Hernandez