Revision as of 18:01, 11 July 2016

Description

1996 Summit is a 200-card, single-series, set produced by Pinnacle Brands and released in July 1996. Their slogan on the box read "Half The Battle Is Knowing What To Collect...Pinnacle." The Big Bang Mirage insert set was touted as "the first-ever floating hologram" card. "Tilt the Mirage card into the light to witness a holographic image floating off the card. You've never sen anything like it!"

1996 Summit also held a contest to win every box of 1997 Pinnacle Branded Product (all sports). In order to win you had to collect the entire 16-card Mirage insert set (which in itself was seeded at 1:72 packs then the cards had to carry the same sequential number!) This is virtually impossible to attain.

Distribution

Hobby: 18 packs per box, seven cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99)

Retail: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	200	-	?	?
Above and Beyond	200	-	1:4	?
Artist's Proof	200	-	1:36	?
Ballparks	18	8000	1:7	?
Hitters Inc.	16	4000	1:36	?
Big Bang	16	600	1:72	?
Big Bang Mirage	16	600	1:72	?
Positions	9	1500	N/A	1:50

Checklist

Base Set

158 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Johnny Damon DV
157 Frank Thomas / Ryan Klesko DV
1 Mike Piazza
2 Matt Williams
3 Tino Martinez
4 Reggie Sanders
5 Ray Durham
6 Brad Radke
7 Jeff Bagwell
8 Ron Gant
9 Lance Johnson
10 Kevin Seitzer
11 Dante Bichette
12 Ivan Rodriguez
13 Jim Abbott
14 Greg Colbrunn
15 Rondell White
16 Shawn Green
17 Gregg Jefferies
18 Omar Vizquel
19 Cal Ripken, Jr.
20 Mark McGwire
21 Wally Joyner
22 Chili Davis
23 Jose Canseco
24 Royce Clayton
25 Jay Bell
26 Travis Fryman
27 Jeff King
28 Todd Hundley
29 Joe Vitiello
30 Russ Davis
31 Mo Vaughn
32 Raul Mondesi
33 Ray Lankford
34 Mike Stanley
35 B.J. Surhoff
36 Greg Vaughn
37 Todd Stottlemyre
38 Carlos Delgado
39 Kenny Lofton
40 Hideo Nomo
41 Sterling Hitchcock
42 Pete Schourek
43 Edgardo Alfonzo
44 Ken Hill
45 Ken Caminiti
46 Bob Higginson
47 Michael Tucker
48 David Cone
49 Cecil Fielder
50 Brian L. Hunter
51 Charles Johnson
52 Bobby Bonilla
53 Eddie Murray
54 Kenny Rogers
55 Jim Edmonds
56 Trevor Hoffman
58 Ruben Sierra
59 Benji Gil
60 Juan Gonzalez
61 Larry Walker
62 Jack McDowell
63 Shawon Dunston
64 Andy Benes
65 Jay Buhner
66 Rickey Henderson
67 Alex Gonzalez
68 Mike Kelly
69 Fred McGriff
70 Ryne Sandberg
71 Ernie Young
72 Kevin Appier
73 Moises Alou
74 John Jaha
75 J.T. Snow
76 Jim Thome
77 Kirby Puckett
78 Hal Morris
79 Robin Ventura
80 Ben McDonald
81 Tim Salmon
82 Albert Belle
83 Marquis Grissom
84 Alex Rodriguez
85 Manny Ramirez
86 Ken Griffey, Jr.
87 Sammy Sosa
88 Frank Thomas
89 Lee Smith
90 Marty Cordova
91 Greg Maddux
92 Lenny Dykstra
93 Butch Huskey
94 Garret Anderson
95 Mike Bordick
96 Dave Justice
97 Chad Curtis
98 Carlos Baerga
99 Jason Isringhausen
100 Gary Sheffield
101 Roger Clemens
102 Ozzie Smith
103 Ramon Martinez
104 Paul O'Neill
105 Will Clark
106 Tom Glavine
107 Barry Bonds
108 Barry Larkin
109 Derek Bell
110 Randy Johnson
111 Jeff Conine
112 John Mabry
113 Julian Tavarez
114 Gary DiSarcina
115 Andres Galarraga
116 Marc Newfield
117 Frank Rodriguez
118 Brady Anderson
119 Mike Mussina
120 Orlando Merced
121 Melvin Nieves
122 Brian Jordan
123 Rafael Palmeiro
124 Johnny Damon
125 Wil Cordero
126 Chipper Jones
127 Eric Karros
128 Darren Daulton
129 Vinny Castilla
130 Joe Carter
131 Bernie Williams
132 Bernard Gilkey
133 Bret Boone
134 Tony Gwynn
135 Dave Nilsson
136 Ryan Klesko
137 Paul Molitor
138 John Olerud
139 Craig Biggio
140 John Valentin
141 Chuck Knoblauch
142 Edgar Martinez
143 Rico Brogna
144 Dean Palmer
145 Mark Grace
146 Roberto Alomar
147 Alex Fernandez
148 Andre Dawson
149 Wade Boggs
150 Mark Lewis
151 Gary Gaetti
152 Paul Wilson / Roger Clemens DV
153 Rey Ordonez / Ozzie Smith DV
154 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Derek Jeter DV
155 Andy Benes / Alan Benes DV
156 Mike Piazza / Jason Kendall DV
159 Sammy Sosa / Karim Garcia DV
160 Raul Mondesi / Tim Salmon DV
161 Chipper Jones / Matt Williams DV
162 Rey Ordonez
163 Bob Wolcott
164 Brooks Kieschnick
165 Steve Gibralter
166 Bob Abreu
167 Greg Zaun
168 Tavo Alvarez
169 Sal Fasano
170 George Arias
171 Derek Jeter
172 Livan Hernandez RC
173 Alan Benes
174 George Williams RC
175 John Wasdin
176 Chan Ho Park
177 Paul Wilson
178 Jeff Suppan
179 Quinton McCracken
180 Wilton Guerrero RC
181 Eric Owens
182 Felipe Crespo
183 LaTroy Hawkins
184 Jason Schmidt
185 Terrell Wade
186 Mike Grace RC
187 Chris Snopek
188 Jason Kendall
189 Todd Hollandsworth
190 Jim Pittsley
191 Jermaine Dye
192 Mike Busby RC
193 Richard Hidalgo
194 Tyler Houston
195 Jimmy Haynes
196 Karim Garcia
197 Ken Griffey, Jr. CL
198 Frank Thomas CL
199 Greg Maddux CL
200 Cal Ripken, Jr. CL
57 Kevin Mitchell

Parallels

All 200 cards are available in the following parallels.

Above and Beyond

Artist's Proof

In addition, each and every base card that came out of the seven-card retail packs was printed on foil board.

Inserts

Ballparks

Each Ballparks insert is serial-numbered to 8000 copies.

1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
2 Albert Belle
3 Dante Bichette
4 Mo Vaughn
5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
6 Derek Jeter
7 Juan Gonzalez
8 Greg Maddux
9 Frank Thomas
10 Ryne Sandberg
11 Mike Piazza
12 Johnny Damon
13 Barry Bonds
14 Jeff Bagwell
15 Paul Wilson
16 Tim Salmon
17 Kirby Puckett
18 Tony Gwynn

Hitters Inc.

Each Hitters Inc. insert is serial-numbered to 4000 copies. A Ryan Klesko promo card was also distributed to Hobby dealers.

1 Tony Gwynn
2 Mo Vaughn
3 Tim Salmon
4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
5 Sammy Sosa
6 Frank Thomas
7 Wade Boggs
8 Albert Belle
9 Cal Ripken, Jr.
10 Manny Ramirez
11 Ryan Klesko
12 Dante Bichette
13 Mike Piazza
14 Chipper Jones
15 Ryne Sandberg
16 Matt Williams
S11 Ryan Klesko

Big Bang

Each Big Bang insert is serial-numbered to 600 copies. In addition, there is a "Big Bang Mirage" parallel, also serial-numbered to 600 copies. When a Big Bang Mirage card is held in direct sunlight or under a light bulb, a floating baseball that seems to levitate could be seen in the background.

Collectors that managed to piece together a complete set of Big Bang Mirage cards could then send it in to Pinnacle in exchange for one waxbox of every 1997 Pinnacle baseball product. Collectors that managed to piece together a complete set with matching serial numbers could exchange that set for one box of every 1997 Pinnacle product from every sport.

1 Frank Thomas
2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
3 Albert Belle
4 Mo Vaughn
5 Barry Bonds
6 Cal Ripken, Jr.
7 Jeff Bagwell
8 Mike Piazza
9 Ryan Klesko
10 Manny Ramirez
11 Tim Salmon
12 Dante Bichette
13 Sammy Sosa
14 Raul Mondesi
15 Chipper Jones
16 Garret Anderson

Positions

Randomly inserted exclusively in the rare seven-card retail packs at the rate of 1:50, this nine-card set features the three best players at each position. Each card is serial-numbered to 1500 copies.

1 Frank Thomas / Jeff Bagwell / Mo Vaughn
2 Craig Biggio / Roberto Alomar / Chuck Knoblauch
3 Chipper Jones / Jim Thome / Matt Williams
4 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Alex Rodriguez / Barry Larkin
5 Mike Piazza / Ivan Rodriguez / Charles Johnson
6 Greg Maddux / Hideo Nomo / Randy Johnson
7 Barry Bonds / Albert Belle / Ryan Klesko
8 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Jim Edmonds / Johnny Damon
9 Sammy Sosa / Manny Ramirez / Chris Sheff

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 ===Big Bang===
-Each Big Bang insert is serial-numbered to 600 copies.  In addition, there is a "Big Bang Mirage" parallel, also serial-numbered to 600 copies.  When a Mirage card is held in direct sunlight or under a light bulb, a floating baseball that seems to levitate could be seen in the background.
+Each Big Bang insert is serial-numbered to 600 copies.  In addition, there is a "Big Bang Mirage" parallel, also serial-numbered to 600 copies.  When a Big Bang Mirage card is held in direct sunlight or under a light bulb, a floating baseball that seems to levitate could be seen in the background.
-Collectors that managed to piece together a complete set of Big Bang Mirage cards could then send it in to Pinnacle in exchange for one box of every 1997 Pinnacle baseball product. Collectors that managed to piece together a complete set with matching serial numbers could exchange that set for one box of every 1997 Pinnacle product from every sport.
+Collectors that managed to piece together a complete set of Big Bang Mirage cards could then send it in to Pinnacle in exchange for one waxbox of every 1997 Pinnacle baseball product. Collectors that managed to piece together a complete set with matching serial numbers could exchange that set for one box of every 1997 Pinnacle product from every sport.
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