1997 Stadium Club
Description
1997 Stadium Club is a 390-card set released in two series of 195 cards. The last 15 cards in each series (TSC 2000 cards 181-195 and Stadium Sluggers Cards 376-390) are both short-printed.
Series One was released in February 1997, with Series Two, two months later. Please note that cards 361 and 374 do not exist. Due to an error at the manufacturer both Mike Sweeney and Tom Pagnozzi had their cards numbered as 274. In addition, Jermaine Dye and Brant Brown both had their cards numbered as 351. These numbering errors were never corrected and no premiums in value are associated.
Distribution
Series One Hobby/Retail: 24 packs per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $3).
Series One HTA: Ten packs per box, 13 cards per pack (MSRP: $5).
Series Two Hobby: 24 packs per box, nine cards per pack (MSRP: $3).
Series Two retail: 24 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $2).
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds | HTA Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 390 | - | ? | ? | ? |
| Series One short set | 180 | - | ? | ? | ? |
| TSC 2000 (S1) | 15 | - | 1:2 | 1:2 | 1:1 |
| Series Two short set | 180 | - | ? | ? | ? |
| Stadium Sluggers | 15 | - | 1:2 | 1:3 | N/A |
| Matrix | 120 | - | 1:12 | 1:12 | 1:6 |
| Pure Gold | 20 | - | 1:72 | 1:108 | ? |
| Firebrands | 12 | - | N/A | 1:36 | N/A |
| Instavision | 22 | - | 1:24 | 1:24 | 1:12 |
| Millennium | 40 | - | ? | ? | ? |
| Patent Leather | 13 | - | ? | ? | ? |
| Co-Signers | 10 | - | 1:168 | N/A | 1:96 |
Checklist
Promos
Base Set
Series One
1 Chipper Jones
2 Gary Sheffield
3 Kenny Lofton
4 Brian Jordan
5 Mark McGwire
6 Charles Nagy
7 Tim Salmon
8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
9 Jeff Conine
10 Paul Molitor
11 Mariano Rivera
12 Pedro Martinez
13 Jeff Bagwell
14 Bobby Bonilla
15 Barry Bonds
16 Ryan Klesko
17 Barry Larkin
18 Jim Thome
19 Jay Buhner
20 Juan Gonzalez
21 Mike Mussina
22 Kevin Appier
23 Eric Karros
24 Steve Finley
25 Ed Sprague
26 Bernard Gilkey
27 Tony Phillips
28 Henry Rodriguez
29 John Smoltz
30 Dante Bichette
31 Mike Piazza
32 Paul O'Neill
33 Billy Wagner
34 Reggie Sanders
35 John Jaha
36 Eddie Murray
37 Eric Young
38 Roberto Hernandez
39 Pat Hentgen
40 Sammy Sosa
41 Todd Hundley
42 Mo Vaughn
43 Robin Ventura
44 Mark Grudzielanek
45 Shane Reynolds
46 Andy Pettitte
47 Fred McGriff
48 Rey Ordonez
49 Will Clark
50 Ken Griffey, Jr.
51 Todd Worrell
52 Rusty Greer
53 Mark Grace
54 Tom Glavine
55 Derek Jeter
56 Rafael Palmeiro
57 Bernie Williams
58 Marty Cordova
59 Andres Galarraga
60 Ken Caminiti
61 Garret Anderson
62 Dennis Martinez
63 Mike Greenwell
64 David Segui
65 Julio Franco
66 Rickey Henderson
67 Ozzie Guillen
68 Pete Harnisch
69 Chan Ho Park
70 Harold Baines
71 Mark Clark
72 Steve Avery
73 Brian Hunter
74 Pedro Astacio
75 Jack McDowell
76 Gregg Jefferies
77 Jason Kendall
78 Todd Walker
79 B.J. Surhoff
80 Moises Alou
81 Fernando Vina
82 Darryl Strawberry
83 Jose Rosado
84 Chris Gomez
85 Chili Davis
86 Alan Benes
87 Todd Hollandsworth
88 Jose Vizcaino
89 Edgardo Alfonzo
90 Ruben Rivera
91 Donovan Osborne
92 Doug Glanville
93 Gary DiSarcina
94 Brooks Kieschnick
95 Bobby M. Jones
96 Raul Casanova
97 Jermaine Allensworth
98 Kenny Rogers
99 Mark McLemore
100 Jeff Fassero
101 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
102 Chuck Finley
103 Eric Owens
104 Billy McMillon
105 Dwight Gooden
106 Sterling Hitchcock
107 Doug Drabek
108 Paul Wilson
109 Chris Snopek
110 Al Leiter
111 Bob Tewksbury
112 Todd Greene
113 Jose Valentin
114 Delino DeShields
115 Mike Bordick
116 Pat Meares
117 Mariano Duncan
118 Steve Trachsel
119 Luis Castillo
120 Andy Benes
121 Donne Walle
122 Alex S. Gonzalez
123 Dan Wilson
124 Omar Vizquiel
125 Devon White
126 Darryl Hamilton
127 Orlando Merced
128 Royce Clayton
129 Bill Van Landingham
130 Terry Steinbach
131 Jeff Blauser
132 Jeff Cirillo
133 Roger Pavlick
134 Danny Tartabull
135 Jeff Montgomery
136 Bobby Higginson
137 Mike Grace
138 Kevin Elster
139 Brian Giles RC
140 Rod Beck
141 Ismael Valdes
142 Scott Brosius
143 Mike Fetters
144 Gary Gaetti
145 Mike Lansing
146 Glenallen Hill
147 Shawn Green
148 Mel Rojas
149 Joey Cora
150 John Smiley
151 Marvin Benard
152 Curt Schilling
153 Dave Nilsson
154 Edgar Renteria
155 Jonas Hamlin
156 Carlos Garcia
157 Nomar Garciaparra
158 Kevin Ritz
159 Keith Lockhart
160 Justin Thompson
161 Terry Adams
162 Jamey Wright
163 Otis Nixon
164 Michael Tucker
165 Mike Stanley
166 Ben ? McDonald
167 John Mabry
168 Troy O'Leary
169 Melvin Nieves
170 Bret Boone
171 Mike Timlin
172 Scott Rolen
173 Reggie Jackson
174 Neifi Perez
175 Brian McRae
176 Tom Goodwin
177 Aaron Sele
178 Benito Santiago
179 Frankie Rodriguez
180 Eric Davis
TSC 2000
181 Andruw Jones
182 Todd Walker
183 Wes Helms
184 Nelson Figueroa RC
185 Vladimir Guerrero
186 Billy McMillon
187 Todd Helton
188 Nomar Garciaparra
189 Katsuhiro Maeda
190 Russell Branyan
191 Glendon Rusch
192 Bartolo Colon
193 Scott Rolen
194 Angel Echevarria
195 Bobby Abreu
Series Two
196 Greg Maddux
197 Joe Carter
198 Alex Ochoa
199 Ellis Burks
200 Ivan Rodriguez
201 Marquis Grissom
202 Trevor Hoffman
203 Matt Williams
204 Carlos Delgado
205 Ramon J. Martinez
206 Chuck Knoblauch
207 Juan Guzman
208 Derek Bell
209 Roger Clemens
210 Vladimir Guerrero
211 Cecil Fielder
212 Hideo Nomo
213 Frank Thomas
214 Greg Vaughn
215 Javy Lopez
216 Raul Mondesi
217 Wade Boggs
218 Carlos Baerga
219 Tony Gwynn
220 Tino Martinez
221 Vinny Castilla
222 Lance Johnson
223 David Justice
224 Rondell White
225 Dean Palmer
226 Jim Edmonds
227 Albert Belle
228 Alex Fernandez
229 Ryne Sandberg
230 Jose Mesa
231 David Cone
232 Troy Percival
233 Edgar Martinez
234 Jose Canseco
235 Kevin Brown
236 Ray Lankford
237 Karim Garcia
238 J.T. Snow
239 Dennis Eckersley
240 Roberto Alomar
241 John Valentin
242 Ron Gant
243 Geronimo Berroa
244 Manny Ramirez
245 Travis Fryman
246 Denny Neagle
247 Randy Johnson
248 Darin Erstad
249 Mark Wohlers
250 Ken Hill
251 Larry Walker
252 Craig Biggio
253 Brady Anderson
254 John Wetteland
255 Andruw Jones
256 Turk Wendell
257 Jason Isringhausen
258 Jaime Navarro
259 Sean Berry
260 Albie Lopez
261 Jay Bell
262 Bobby Witt
263 Tony Clark
264 Tim Wakefield
265 Brad Radke
266 Tim Belcher
267 Nerio Rodriguez
268 Roger Cedeno
269 Tim Naehring
270 Kevin Tapani
271 Joe Randa
272 Randy Myers
273 Dave Burba
274 Mike Sweeney
274 Tom Pagnozzi UER (should be numbered 374)
275 Danny Graves
276 Chad Mottola
277 Ruben Sierra
278 Norm Charlton
279 Scott Servais
280 Jacob Cruz
281 Mike MacFarlane
282 Rich Becker
283 Shannon Stewart
284 Gerald Williams
285 Jody Reed
286 Jeff D'Amico
287 Walt Weiss
288 Jim Leyritz
289 Francisco Cordova
290 F.P. Santangelo
291 Scott Erickson
292 Hal Morris
293 Ray Durham
294 Andy Ashby
295 Darryl Kile
296 Jose Paniagua
297 Mickey Tettleton
298 Joe Girardi
299 Rocky Coppinger
300 Bobby Abreu
301 John Olerud
302 Paul Shuey
303 Jeff Brantley
304 Bob Wells
305 Kevin Seitzer
306 Shawon Dunston
307 Jose Herrara
308 Butch Huskey
309 Jose Offerman
310 Rick Aguilera
311 Greg Gagne
312 John Burkett
313 Mark Thompson
314 Alvaro Espinoza
315 Todd Stottlemyre
316 Al Martin
317 James Baldwin
318 Cal Eldred
319 Sid Fernandez
320 Mickey Morandini
321 Robb Nen
322 Mark Lemke
323 Pete Schourek
324 Marcus Jensen
325 Rich Aurilia
326 Jeff King
327 Scott Stahoviak
328 Ricky Otero
329 Antonio Osuna
330 Chris Hoiles
331 Luis Gonzalez
332 Will Cordero
333 Johnny Damon
334 Mark Langston
335 Orlando Miller
336 Jason Giambi
337 Damian Jackson
338 David Wells
339 Bip Roberts
340 Matt Ruebel
341 Tom Candiotti
342 Wally Joyner
343 Jimmy Key
344 Tony Batista
345 Paul Sorrento
346 Ron Karkovice
347 Wilson Alvarez
348 John Flaherty
349 Rey Sanchez
350 John Vander Wal
351 Jermaine Dye
351 Brant Brown UER (should be numbered 361)
352 Mike Hampton
353 Greg Colbrunn
354 Heathcliff Slocumb
355 Ricky Bottalico
356 Marty Jantzen
357 Orel Hershiser
358 Rex Hudler
359 Amaury Telemaco
360 Darrin Fletcher
361 See card 351B UER
362 Russ Davis
363 Allan Watson
364 Mike Lieberthal
365 Dave Stevens
366 Jay Powell
367 Tony Fossas
368 Bob Wolcott
369 Mark Loretta
370 Shawn Estes
371 Sandy Martinez
372 Wendell Magee
373 John Franco
374 See Card 274 UER
375 Willie Adams
Stadium Sluggers
376 Chipper Jones
377 Mo Vaughn
378 Frank Thomas
379 Albert Belle
380 Andres Galarraga
381 Gary Sheffield
382 Jeff Bagwell
383 Mike Piazza
384 Mark McGwire
385 Ken Griffey, Jr.
386 Barry Bonds
387 Juan Gonzalez
388 Brady Anderson
389 Ken Caminiti
390 Jay Buhner
Parallels
TSC Matrix
This 120-card set partially parallels the first 60 cards of each series. Each Matrix card was reproduced with Power Matrix technology, giving the card fronts a glittering effect.
Members Only Factory Set
The Members Only Factory Set features all 390 cards from the 1997 Stadium Club set, as well as the Millennium, Instavision, Firebrand, Patent Leather, and Pure Gold inserts. Sets were only available to members of the Topps Stadium Club and the words "TSC MEMBERS ONLY" are printed on each card.
Inserts
Pure Gold
PG1 Brady Anderson
PG2 Albert Belle
PG3 Dante Bichette
PG4 Barry Bonds
PG5 Jay Buhner
PG6 Tony Gwynn
PG7 Chipper Jones
PG8 Mark McGwire
PG9 Gary Sheffield
PG10 Frank Thomas
PG11 Juan Gonzalez
PG12 Ken Caminiti
PG13 Kenny Lofton
PG14 Jeff Bagwell
PG15 Ken Griffey Jr.
PG16 Cal Ripken Jr.
PG17 Mo Vaughn
PG18 Mike Piazza
PG19 Derek Jeter
PG20 Andres Galarraga
Firebrands
This 12-card set is exclusive to Series One retail packs and feature redemption cards of 12 of the top sluggers. Due to circumstances beyond Topps', they were unable to insert the actual etched-wood cards into packs and had to resort to redemption cards.
F1 Jeff Bagwell
F2 Albert Belle
F3 Barry Bonds
F4 Andres Galarraga
F5 Ken Griffey Jr.
F6 Brady Anderson
F7 Mark McGwire
F8 Chipper Jones
F9 Frank Thomas
F10 Mike Piazza
F11 Mo Vaughn
F12 Juan Gonzalez
Instavision
This 22-card set highlights some of the 1996 season's most exciting moments through exclusive holographic video action. The first ten cards were inserted into Series One packs, while the final 12 in Series Two.
I1 Eddie Murray
I2 Paul Molitor
I3 Todd Hundley
I4 Roger Clemens
I5 Barry Bonds
I6 Mark McGwire
I7 Brady Anderson
I8 Barry Larkin
I9 Ken Caminiti
I10 Hideo Nomo
I11 Bernie Williams
I12 Juan Gonzalez
I13 Andy Pettitte
I14 Albert Belle
I15 John Smoltz
I16 Brian Jordan
I17 Derek Jeter
I18 Ken Caminiti
I19 John Wetteland
I20 Brady Anderson
I21 Andruw Jones
I22 Jim Leyritz
Millennium
This 40-card set features player whom Topps believed would establish themselves as the stars of the new millennium. Cards 1-20 are in Series One, while 21-40 in Series Two.
M1 Derek Jeter
M2 Mark Grudzielanek
M3 Jacob Cruz
M4 Ray Durham
M5 Tony Clark
M6 Chipper Jones
M7 Luis Castillo
M8 Carlos Delgado
M9 Brant Brown
M10 Jason Kendall
M11 Alan Benes
M12 Rey Ordonez
M13 Justin Thompson
M14 Jermaine Allensworth
M15 Brian Hunter
M16 Marty Cordova
M17 Edgar Renteria
M18 Karim Garcia
M19 Todd Greene
M20 Paul Wilson
M21 Andruw Jones
M22 Todd Walker
M23 Alex Ochoa
M24 Bartolo Colon
M25 Wendell Magee Jr.
M26 Jose Rosado
M27 Katsuhiro Maeda
M28 Bob Abreu
M29 Brooks Kieschnick
M30 Derrick Gibson
M31 Mike Sweeney
M32 Jeff D'Amico
M33 Chad Mottola
M34 Chris Snopek
M35 Jaime Bluma
M36 Vladimir Guerrero
M37 Nomar Garciaparra
M38 Scott Rolen
M39 Dmitri Young
M40 Neifi Perez
Patent Leather
This 13-card set, exclusive to Series Two retail packs, features cards printed on leather card stock.
PL1 Ivan Rodriguez
PL2 Ken Caminiti
PL3 Barry Bonds
PL4 Ken Griffey Jr.
PL5 Greg Maddux
PL6 Craig Biggio
PL7 Andres Galarraga
PL8 Kenny Lofton
PL9 Barry Larkin
PL10 Mark Grace
PL11 Rey Ordonez
PL12 Roberto Alomar
PL13 Derek Jeter