Description

1998 Donruss Collections is a massive 750-card Topps Chrom-esque parallel brand that draws from four previously released sets: 1998 Donruss Baseball, 1998 Leaf, 1998 Donruss Elite, and 1998 Donruss Preferred. Like Topps/Bowman Chrome, all cards are printed on chromium stock and feature Refractor-like parallels.

The set is fractured so that the 200 Donruss cards are the most common and the 200 Donruss Preferred cards are the rarest -- in fact, according to Donruss only 1100 copies of each Donruss Collections Preferred cards were printed.

Each card is sequentially numbered twice: Its regular card number in the original set, and its place in the Donruss Collections set. For example: Derek Jeter is card #8 in the 1998 Donruss Elite set; but in Donruss Collections Elite, Jeter is #408.

Distribution

Hobby: 18 packs per box, five cards per pack

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Limiteded To	Odds
Base	750	-	?
Donruss Baseball Collections	200	-	two-per-pack
Leaf Collections	200	-	1.5:1
Donruss Elite Collections	150	-	one-per-pack
Donruss Preferred Collections	200	1400	1:2
Donruss Baseball Prized Collections	200	560	?
Leaf Prized Collections	200	400	?
Donruss Elite Prized Collections	150	220	?
Donruss Preferred Prized Collections	200	55	1:2

Checklist

Base Set

Donruss Baseball Collections

NOTE: This subset parallels the 170-card first series base set and 30-card Rated Rookie insert set in Donruss Baseball.

1 Paul Molitor

2 Juan Gonzalez

3 Darryl Kile

4 Randy Johnson

5 Tom Glavine

6 Pat Hentgen

7 David Justice

8 Kevin Brown

9 Mike Mussina

10 Ken Caminiti

11 Todd Hundley

12 Frank Thomas

13 Ray Lankford

14 Justin Thompson

15 Jason Dickson

16 Kenny Lofton

17 Ivan Rodriguez

18 Pedro Martinez

19 Brady Anderson

20 Barry Larkin

21 Chipper Jones

22 Tony Gwynn

23 Roger Clemens

24 Sandy Alomar, Jr.

25 Tino Martinez

26 Jeff Bagwell

27 Shawn Estes

28 Ken Griffey Jr.

29 Javy Lopez

30 Denny Neagle

31 Mike Piazza

32 Andres Galarraga

33 Larry Walker

34 Alex Rodriguez

35 Greg Maddux

36 Albert Belle

37 Babe Ruth

38 Mo Vaughn

39 Kevin Appier

40 Wade Boggs

41 Garret Anderson

42 Jeffrey Hammonds

43 Marquis Grissom

44 Jim Edmonds

45 Brian Jordan

46 Raul Mondesi

47 John Valentin

48 Brad Radke

49 Ismael Valdes

50 Matt Stairs

51 Matt Williams

52 Reggie Jefferson

53 Alan Benes

54 Charles Johnson

55 Chuck Knoblauch

56 Edgar Martinez

57 Nomar Garciaparra

58 Craig Biggio

59 Bernie Williams

60 David Cone

61 Cal Ripken, Jr.

62 Mark McGwire

63 Roberto Alomar

64 Fred McGriff

65 Eric Karros

66 Robin Ventura

67 Darin Erstad

68 Michael Tucker

69 Jim Thome

70 Mark Grace

71 Lou Collier

72 Karim Garcia

73 Alex Fernandez

74 J.T. Snow

75 Reggie Sanders

76 John Smoltz

77 Tim Salmon

78 Paul O'Neill

79 Vinny Castilla

80 Rafael Palmeiro

81 Jaret Wright

82 Jay Buhner

83 Brett Butler

84 Todd Greene

85 Scott Rolen

86 Sammy Sosa

87 Jason Giambi

88 Carlos Delgado

89 Deion Sanders

90 Wilton Guerrero

91 Andy Pettitte

92 Brian Giles

93 Dmitri Young

94 Ron Coomer

95 Mike Cameron

96 Edgardo Alfonzo

97 Jimmy Key

98 Ryan Klesko

99 Andy Benes

100 Derek Jeter

101 Jeff Fassero

102 Neifi Perez

103 Hideo Nomo

104 Andruw Jones

105 Todd Helton

106 Livan Hernandez

107 Brett Tomko

108 Shannon Stewart

109 Bartolo Colon

110 Matt Morris

111 Miguel Tejada

112 Pokey Reese

113 Fernando Tatis

114 Todd Dunwoody

115 Jose Cruz, Jr.

116 Chan Ho Park

117 Kevin Young

118 Rickey Henderson

119 Hideki Irabu

120 Francisco Cordova

121 Al Martin

122 Tony Clark

123 Curt Schilling

124 Rusty Greer

125 Jose Canseco

126 Edgar Renteria

127 Todd Walker

128 Wally Joyner

129 Bill Mueller

130 Jose Guillen

131 Manny Ramirez

132 Bobby Higginson

133 Kevin Orie

134 Will Clark

135 Dave Nilsson

136 Jason Kendall

137 Ivan Cruz

138 Gary Sheffield

139 Bubba Trammell

140 Vladimir Guerrero

141 Dennys Reyes

142 Bobby Bonilla

143 Ruben Rivera

144 Ben Grieve

145 Moises Alou

146 Tony Womack

147 Eric Young

148 Paul Konerko

149 Dante Bichette

150 Joe Carter

151 Rondell White

152 Chris Holt

153 Shawn Green

154 Mark Grudzielanek

155 Jermaine Dye

156 Ken Griffey Jr. FC

157 Frank Thomas FC

158 Chipper Jones FC

159 Mike Piazza FC

160 Cal Ripken, Jr. FC

161 Greg Maddux FC

162 Juan Gonzalez FC

163 Alex Rodriguez FC

164 Mark McGwire FC

165 Derek Jeter FC

166 Larry Walker CL

167 Tony Gwynn CL

168 Tino Martinez CL

169 Scott Rolen CL

170 Nomar Garciaparra CL

Rated Rookies

NOTE: These 30 cards parallel the Rated Rookie insert set in 1998 Donruss Baseball. This portion of the set is skip-numbered, with the set continuing at card #176.

176 Mark Kotsay

177 Neifi Perez

178 Paul Konerko

179 Jose Cruz Jr.

180 Hideki Irabu

181 Mike Cameron

182 Jeff Suppan

183 Kevin Orie

184 Pokey Reese

185 Todd Dunwoody

186 Miguel Tejada

187 Jose Guillen

188 Bartolo Colon

189 Derrek Lee

190 Antone Williamson

191 Wilton Guerrero

192 Jaret Wright

193 Todd Helton

194 Shannon Stewart

195 Nomar Garciaparra

196 Brett Tomko

197 Fernando Tatis

198 Raul Ibanez

199 Dennis Reyes

200 Bobby Estalella

201 Lou Collier

202 Bubba Trammell

203 Ben Grieve

204 Ivan Cruz

205 Karim Garcia

Leaf Collections

201 Rusty Greer

202 Tino Martinez

203 Bobby Bonilla

204 Jason Giambi

205 Matt Morris

206 Craig Counsell

207 Reggie Jefferson

208 Brian Rose

209 Ruben Rivera

210 Shawn Estes

211 Tony Gwynn

212 Jeff Abbott

213 Jose Cruz Jr.

214 Francisco Cordova

215 Ryan Klesko

216 Tim Salmon

217 Brett Tomko

218 Matt Williams

219 Joe Carter

220 Harold Baines

221 Gary Sheffield

222 Charles Johnson

223 Aaron Boone

224 Eddie Murray

225 Matt Stairs

226 David Cone

227 Jon Nunnally

228 Chris Stynes

229 Enrique Wilson

230 Randy Johnson

231 Garret Anderson

232 Manny Ramirez

233 Jeff Suppan

234 Rickey Henderson

235 Scott Spiezio

236 Rondell White

237 Todd Greene

238 Delino DeShields

239 Kevin Brown

240 Chili Davis

241 Jimmy Key

242 Mike Mussina

243 Joe Randa

244 Chan Ho Park

245 Brad Radke

246 Geronimo Berroa

247 Wade Boggs

248 Kevin Appier

249 Moises Alou

250 David Justice

251 Ivan Rodriguez

252 J.T. Snow

253 Brian Giles

254 Will Clark

255 Justin Thompson

256 Javier Lopez

257 Hideki Irabu

258 Mark Grudzielanek

259 Abraham Nunez

260 Todd Hollandsworth

261 Jay Bell

262 Nomar Garciaparra

263 Vinny Castilla

264 Lou Collier

265 Kevin Orie

266 John Valentin

267 Robin Ventura

268 Denny Neagle

269 Tony Womack

270 Dennis Reyes

271 Wally Joyner

272 Kevin Brown

273 Ray Durham

274 Mike Cameron

275 Dante Bichette

276 Jose Guillen

277 Carlos Delgado

278 Paul Molitor

279 Jason Kendall

280 Mark Bellhorn

281 Damian Jackson

282 Bill Mueller

283 Kevin Young

284 Curt Schilling

285 Jeffrey Hammonds

286 Sandy Alomar Jr.

287 Bartolo Colon

288 Wilton Guerrero

289 Bernie Williams

290 Deion Sanders

291 Mike Piazza

292 Butch Huskey

293 Edgardo Alfonzo

294 Alan Benes

295 Craig Biggio

296 Mark Grace

297 Shawn Green

298 Derrek Lee

299 Ken Griffey Jr.

300 Tim Raines

301 Pokey Reese

302 Lee Stevens

303 Shannon Stewart

304 John Smoltz

305 Frank Thomas

306 Jeff Fassero

307 Jay Buhner

308 Jose Canseco

309 Omar Vizquel

310 Travis Fryman

311 Dave Nilsson

312 John Olerud

313 Larry Walker

314 Jim Edmonds

315 Bobby Higginson

316 Todd Hundley

317 Paul O'Neill

318 Bip Roberts

319 Ismael Valdes

320 Pedro Martinez

321 Jeff Cirillo

322 Andy Benes

323 Bobby Jones

324 Brian Hunter

325 Darryl Kile

326 Pat Hentgen

327 Marquis Grissom

328 Eric Davis

329 Chipper Jones

330 Edgar Martinez

331 Andy Pettitte

332 Cal Ripken

333 Scott Rolen

334 Ron Coomer

335 Luis Castillo

336 Fred McGriff

337 Neifi Perez

338 Eric Karros

339 Alex Fernandez

340 Jason Dickson

341 Lance Johnson

342 Ray Lankford

343 Sammy Sosa

344 Eric Young

345 Bubba Trammell

346 Todd Walker

347 Mo Vaughn CC

348 Jeff Bagwell CC

349 Kenny Lofton CC

350 Raul Mondesi CC

351 Mike Piazza CC

352 Chipper Jones CC

353 Larry Walker CC

354 Greg Maddux CC

355 Ken Griffey Jr. CC

356 Frank Thomas CC

357 Darin Erstad GLS

358 Roberto Alomar GLS

359 Albert Belle GLS

360 Jim Thome GLS

361 Tony Clark GLS

362 Chuck Knoblauch GLS

363 Derek Jeter GLS

364 Alex Rodriguez GLS

365 Tony Gwynn GLS

366 Roger Clemens GLS

367 Barry Larkin GLS

368 Andres Galarraga GLS

369 Vladimir Guerrero GLS

370 Mark McGwire GLS

371 Barry Bonds GLS

372 Juan Gonzalez GLS

373 Andruw Jones GLS

374 Paul Molitor GLS

375 Hideo Nomo GLS

376 Cal Ripken GLS

377 Brad Fullmer GLR

378 Jaret Wright GLR

379 Bobby Estalella GLR

380 Ben Grieve GLR

381 Paul Konerko GLR

382 David Ortiz GLR

383 Todd Helton GLR

384 Juan Encarnacion GLR

385 Miguel Tejada GLR

386 Jacob Cruz GLR

387 Mark Kotsay GLR

388 Fernando Tatis GLR

389 Ricky Ledee GLR

390 Richard Hidalgo GLR

391 Richie Sexson GLR

392 Luis Ordaz GLR

393 Eli Marrero GLR

394 Livan Hernandez GLR

395 Homer Bush GLR

396 Raul Ibanez GLR

397 Nomar Garciaparra CL

398 Scott Rolen CL

399 Jose Cruz Jr. CL

400 Al Martin

Donruss Elite Collections

Donruss Preferred Collections

Parallels

Prized Collections

Each of the 750 base cards are available in a Prized Collections parallel. Like the base set being a clone for Topps/Bowman Chrome, these cards are nothing more than a Refractor knock-off. Although none of the cards are serial-numbered, Donruss did announce specific production figures for each subset.

Donruss Baseball Prized Collections (560 copies)

Leaf Prized Collections (400 copies)

Donruss Elite Prized Collections (220 copies)

Donruss Preferred Prized Collections (55 copies)