1991 Score
Description
1991 Score is an 893 card set released in two series of 442 and 451 cards, respectively. It is best known for it's massive size (the largest baseball card set released to date) and 11 subsets: Rookie Prospects (331-379), First Draft Picks (380-391, 671-682), AL All-Stars (392-401), Master Blasters (402-406, 689-693), K-Men (407-411, 684-688), Rifleman (412-416, 694-698), NL All-Stars (661-670), No-Hitters (699-707), Franchise (849-874), Award Winners (875-881) and Dream Team (882-893).
An American Flag card, #737, was issued to honor the American soldiers involved in Desert Storm. Some cards of pitchers inaccurately add up the total innings pitched, these are: 4, 24, 29, 30, 51, 81, 109, 111, 118, 141, 150, 156, 177, 204, 218, 232, 235, 255, 287, 289, 311, and 328.
Notable Rookie Cards in the set include Carl Everett and Mike Mussina in the first series and Chipper Jones in Series Two.
An estimated 4 million copies of each card were printed.
Distribution
Wax: 36 packs per box, 16 cards plus one Magic Motion Trivia card per pack. 20 Boxes per case.
Blisters: 48 packs per box, 101 cards per pack.
Factory Sets.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Wax Odds | Blister Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 893 | - | ? | ? |
| Hot Rookies | 10 | - | N/A | one-per-pack |
| Mickey Mantle | 7 | - | Series Two Only | ? |
| Mickey Mantle Autograph | 1 | 2500 | Series Two Only | ? |
Checklist
Promos
Score sent these cards to Hobby dealers to promote the upcoming 1991 Score Baseball set. These cards may be distinguished from their regular issue counterparts by the absence of the last season's statistics and the fact that career stats are not updated.
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Base Set
Series One
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Series Two
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Inserts
Hot Rookies
This 10-card set was randomly inserted into 101-card blister packs.
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Cooperstown Cards
This seven card set was randomly inserted into factory sets.
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Mickey Mantle
This seven-card set features Mickey Mantle at various points in his career and was randomly inserted into Series Two packs.
A similar version of this set was also released to dealers and media members on Score's mailing list and was individually to 5000 copies numbered on the back. The numbered version was issued as a full set in seven-card packs with the card number and serial number appearing on the back.
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Autographs
Mickey Mantle Autograph
2500 serial-numbered cards from the Mickey Mantle set were signed by Mantle, stamped with certification press, and randomly inserted into Series Two packs.
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