Description

1998 Donruss is a 420-card set released in two series of 170 and 250 cards, respectively. The second series is officially known as "Donruss Update." The set contains the topical subsets: Fan Club (156-165), Hit List (346-375), The Untouchables (376-385), Spirit of the Game (386-415) and Checklists (416-420). Each Fan Club card carried instructions on how the fan could vote for their favorite players to be included in a 1998 Donruss Update insert set.

Rookie Cards include Kevin Millwood and Magglio Ordonez. Sadly, after an eighteen year run, this was the last Donruss set to be issued due to card manufacturer Pinnacle's bankruptcy in 1998. In 2001, however, Donruss/Playoff procured a license to produce baseball cards and the Donruss brand was re-instituted after a two year break.

Distribution

24 cards per Hobby box, 10 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.99)

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds	Jumbo Odds
Base	420	-	?	?	?
Silver Press Proofs	420	1500	?	?	?
Gold Press Proof	420	500	?	?	?
Rated Rookies (S1)	30	-	?	?	?
Rated Rookies Medalists (S1)	30	250	?	?	?
Diamond Kings (S1)	20	9500	?	?	?
Diamond Kings Canvas (S1)	20	500	?	?	?
Elite (S1)	20	2500	?	?	?
Longballl Leaders (S1)	24	5000	?	?	?
Production Line Power Index (S1)	20	varies	?	N/A	N/A
Production Line Slugging (S1))	20	varies	N/A	?	N/A
Production Line On-Base (S1)	20	varies	N/A	N/A	?
Dominators (US)	30	-	?	?	?
Rookie Diamond Kings (US)	12	9500	?	?	?
Rookie Diamond Kings Canvas (US)	12	500	?	?	?
FANtasy Team 1st Team (US)	10	3750	?	?	?
FANtasy Team 1st Team Die-Cut (US)	10	250	?	?	?
FANtasy Team 2nd Team (US)	10	1750	?	?	?
FANtasy Team 2nd Team Die-Cut (US)	10	250	?	?	?
MLB 99 (US)	20	-	?	?	?
1998 Donruss Signature Series Previews (US)	34	varies	?	?	?

Checklist

Base Set

Series One

1 Paul Molitor
2 Juan Gonzalez
3 Darryl Kile
4 Randy Johnson
5 Tom Glavine
6 Pat Hentgen
7 Dave 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 Barry Bonds
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
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 Bob 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 Dennis 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

Update Series

171 Mike Sweeney
172 Dustin Hermanson
173 Darren Dreifort
174 Ron Gant
175 Todd Hollandsworth
176 John Jaha
177 Kerry Wood
178 Chris Stynes
179 Kevin Elster
180 Derek Bell
181 Darryl Strawberry
182 Damion Easley
183 Jeff Cirillo
184 John Thomson
185 Dan Wilson
186 Jay Bell
187 Bernard Gilkey
188 Marc Valdes
189 Ramon J. Martinez
190 Charles Nagy
191 Derek Lowe
192 Andy Benes
193 Delino DeShields
194 Ryan Jackson RC
195 Kenny Lofton
196 Chuck Knoblauch
197 Andres Galarraga
198 Jose Canseco
199 John Olerud
200 Lance Johnson
201 Darryl Kile
202 Luis Castillo
203 Joe Carter
204 Dennis Eckersley
205 Steve Finley
206 Esteban Loaiza
207 Ryan Christenson
208 Deivi Cruz
209 Mariano Rivera
210 Mike Judd
211 Billy Wagner
212 Scott Spiezio
213 Russ Davis
214 Jeff Suppan
215 Doug Glanville
216 Dmitri Young
217 Rey Ordonez
218 Cecil Fielder
219 Masato Yoshii RC
220 Raul Casanova
221 Rolando Arrojo RC
222 Ellis Burks
223 Butch Huskey
224 Brian L. Hunter
225 Marquis Grissom
226 Kevin Brown
227 Joe Randa
228 Henry Rodriguez
229 Omar Vizquel
230 Fred McGriff
231 Matt Williams
232 Moises Alou
233 Travis Fryman
234 Wade Boggs
235 Pedro Martinez
236 Rickey Henderson
237 Bubba Trammell
238 Mike Caruso
239 Wilson Alvarez
240 Geronimo Berroa
241 Eric Milton
242 Scott Erickson
243 Todd Erdos RC
244 Bobby Hughes
245 Dave Hollins
246 Dean Palmer
247 Carlos Baerga
248 Jose Silva
249 Jose Cabrera RC
250 Tom Evans
251 Marty Cordova
252 Hanley Frias
253 Javier Valentin
254 Mario Valdez
255 Joey Cora
256 Mike Lansing
257 Jeff Kent
258 Dave Dellucci RC
259 Curtis King RC
260 David Segui
261 Royce Clayton
262 Jeff Blauser
263 Manny Aybar RC
264 Mike Cather RC
265 Todd Zeile
266 Richard Hidalgo
267 Dante Powell
268 Mike DeJean RC
269 Ken Cloude
270 Danny Klassen
271 Sean Casey
272 A.J. Hinch
273 Rich Butler RC
274 Ben Ford
275 Billy McMillon
276 Wilson Delgado
277 Orlando Cabrera
278 Geoff Jenkins
279 Enrique Wilson
280 Derrek Lee
281 Marc Pisciotta RC
282 Abraham Nunez
283 Aaron Boone
284 Brad Fullmer
285 Rob Stanifer RC
286 Preston Wilson
287 Greg Norton
288 Bobby Smith
289 Josh Booty
290 Russell Branyan
291 Jeremi Gonzalez
292 Michael Coleman
293 Cliff Politte
294 Eric Ludwick
295 Rafael Medina
296 Jason Varitek
297 Ron Wright
298 Mark Kotsay
299 David Ortiz
300 Frank Catalanotto RC
301 Robinson Checo
302 Kevin Millwood RC
303 Jacob Cruz
304 Javier Vazquez
305 Magglio Ordonez RC
306 Kevin Witt
307 Derrick Gibson
308 Shane Monahan
309 Brian Rose
310 Bobby Estalella
311 Felix Heredia
312 Desi Relaford
313 Esteban Yan RC
314 Ricky Ledee
315 Steve Woodard
316 Pat Watkins
317 Damian Moss
318 Bob Abreu
319 Jeff Abbott
320 Miguel Cairo
321 Rigo Beltran RC
322 Tony Saunders
323 Randall Simon
324 Hiram Bocachica
325 Richie Sexson
326 Karim Garcia
327 Mike Lowell
328 Pat Cline
329 Matt Clement
330 Scott Elarton
331 Manuel Barrios
332 Bruce Chen
333 Juan Encarnacion
334 Travis Lee
335 Wes Helms
336 Chad Fox RC
337 Donnie Sadler
338 Carlos Mendoza RC
339 Damian Jackson
340 Julio Ramirez
341 John Halama RC
342 Edwin Diaz
343 Felix Martinez
344 Eli Marrero
345 Carl Pavano
346 Vladimir Guerrero HIT
347 Barry Bonds HIT
348 Darin Erstad HIT
349 Albert Belle HIT
350 Kenny Lofton HIT
351 Mo Vaughn HIT
352 Jose Cruz, Jr. HIT
353 Tony Clark HIT
354 Roberto Alomar HIT
355 Manny Ramirez HIT
356 Paul Molitor HIT
357 Jim Thome HIT
358 Tino Martinez HIT
359 Tim Salmon HIT
360 Dave Justice HIT
361 Raul Mondesi HIT
362 Mark Grace HIT
363 Craig Biggio HIT
364 Larry Walker HIT
365 Mark McGwire HIT
366 Juan Gonzalez HIT
367 Derek Jeter HIT
368 Chipper Jones HIT
369 Frank Thomas HIT
370 Alex Rodriguez HIT
371 Mike Piazza HIT
372 Tony Gwynn HIT
373 Jeff Bagwell HIT
374 Nomar Garciaparra HIT
375 Ken Griffey, Jr. HIT
376 Livan Hernandez UN
377 Chan Ho Park UN
378 Mike Mussina UN
379 Andy Pettitte UN
380 Greg Maddux UN
381 Hideo Nomo UN
382 Roger Clemens UN
383 Randy Johnson UN
384 Pedro Martinez UN
385 Jaret Wright UN
386 Ken Griffey, Jr. SG
387 Todd Helton SG
388 Paul Konerko SG
389 Cal Ripken, Jr. SG
390 Larry Walker SG
391 Ken Caminiti SG
392 Jose Guillen SG
393 Jim Edmonds SG
394 Barry Larkin SG
395 Bernie Williams SG
396 Tony Clark SG
397 Jose Cruz, Jr. SG
398 Ivan Rodriguez SG
399 Darin Erstad SG
400 Scott Rolen SG
401 Mark McGwire SG
402 Andruw Jones SG
403 Juan Gonzalez SG
404 Derek Jeter SG
405 Chipper Jones SG
406 Greg Maddux SG
407 Frank Thomas SG
408 Alex Rodriguez SG
409 Mike Piazza SG
410 Tony Gwynn SG
411 Jeff Bagwell SG
412 Nomar Garciaparra SG
413 Hideo Nomo SG
414 Barry Bonds SG
415 Ben Grieve SG
416 Barry Bonds CL
417 Mark McGwire CL
418 Roger Clemens CL
419 Livan Hernandez CL
420 Ken Griffey, Jr. CL

Parallels

Press Proof

Each of the 420 base cards are available in the following Press Proof parallels.

Silver Press Proof (limited to 1500 copies)

Gold Press Proof (limited to 500 copies)

NOTE: Press Proofs are NOT serial-numbered.

Inserts

Crusade

See 1998 Donruss Crusade.

Diamond Kings

This 20-card set features color portraits of some of the greatest names in baseball. Only 10,000 serial-numbered copies of each card were produced, with the first 500 of each card were printed on actual canvas card stock.

In addition, a Frank Thomas sample card was created as a promo for the 1998 Donruss Series One product. The card was sent to all wholesale accounts along with the order forms for the product. The large "SAMPLE" stamp across the back of the card makes it easy to differentiate from Thomas' standard 1998 Diamond King insert card.

1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
2 Greg Maddux
3 Ivan Rodriguez
4 Tony Gwynn
5 Paul Molitor
6 Kenny Lofton
7 Andy Pettitte
8 Darin Erstad
9 Randy Johnson
10 Derek Jeter
11 Hideo Nomo
12 Dave Justice
13 Bernie Williams
14 Roger Clemens
15 Barry Larkin
16 Andruw Jones
17 Mike Piazza
18 Frank Thomas
19 Alex Rodriguez
20 Ken Griffey, Jr.

Dominators

This 30-card set was randomly inserted into Update Series packs.

1 Roger Clemens
2 Tony Clark
3 Darin Erstad
4 Jeff Bagwell
5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
6 Andruw Jones
7 Juan Gonzalez
8 Ivan Rodriguez
9 Randy Johnson
10 Tino Martinez
11 Mark McGwire
12 Chuck Knoblauch
13 Jim Thome
14 Alex Rodriguez
15 Hideo Nomo
16 Jose Cruz, Jr.
17 Chipper Jones
18 Tony Gwynn
19 Barry Bonds
20 Mo Vaughn
21 Cal Ripken, Jr.
22 Greg Maddux
23 Manny Ramirez
24 Andres Galarraga
25 Vladimir Guerrero
26 Albert Belle
27 Nomar Garciaparra
28 Kenny Lofton
29 Mike Piazza
30 Frank Thomas

Elite

Each Donruss Elite insert is serial-numbered to 2500 copies, and randomly inserted into Series One packs.

1 Jeff Bagwell
2 Andruw Jones
3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
4 Derek Jeter
5 Juan Gonzalez
6 Mark McGwire
7 Ivan Rodriguez
8 Paul Molitor
9 Hideo Nomo
10 Mo Vaughn
11 Chipper Jones
12 Nomar Garciaparra
13 Mike Piazza
14 Frank Thomas
15 Greg Maddux
16 Cal Ripken, Jr.
17 Alex Rodriguez
18 Jose Cruz, Jr.
19 Barry Bonds
20 Tony Gwynn

FANtasy Team

Randomly inserted in Update Series packs, this 20-card set features the leading vote-getters from the on-line FAN Club promotion. The first ten cards make up the FANtasy 1st Team and consist of the top 10 vote-getters. Each FANtasy 1st Team card is serial-numbered to 2000 copies. The remaining players make up the FANtasy 2nd Team and are each serial-numbered to 4000 copies.

The first 250 copies of each Fantasy Team card are die-cut.

1 Frank Thomas
2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
4 Jose Cruz, Jr.
5 Travis Lee
6 Greg Maddux
7 Alex Rodriguez
8 Mark McGwire
9 Chipper Jones
10 Andruw Jones
11 Mike Piazza
12 Tony Gwynn
13 Larry Walker
14 Nomar Garciaparra
15 Jaret Wright
16 Livan Hernandez
17 Roger Clemens
18 Derek Jeter
19 Scott Rolen
20 Jeff Bagwell

Longball Leaders

This 24-card set features all the top sluggers in baseball printed on etched-foil cards. Only 5000 serial-numbered copies of each card were produced.

1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
2 Mark McGwire
3 Tino Martinez
4 Barry Bonds
5 Frank Thomas
6 Albert Belle
7 Mike Piazza
8 Chipper Jones
9 Vladimir Guerrero
10 Matt Williams
11 Sammy Sosa
12 Tim Salmon
13 Raul Mondesi
14 Jeff Bagwell
15 Mo Vaughn
16 Manny Ramirez
17 Jim Thome
18 Jim Edmonds
19 Tony Clark
20 Nomar Garciaparra
21 Juan Gonzalez
22 Scott Rolen
23 Larry Walker
24 Andres Galarraga

MLB 99

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Randomly inserted into both Update Series and 1998 Studio packs, this 20-card set promoted the upcoming MLB 99 video game for the Sony PlayStation.

1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
2 Nomar Garciaparra
3 Barry Bonds
4 Mike Mussina
5 Pedro Martinez
6 Derek Jeter
7 Andruw Jones
8 Kenny Lofton
9 Gary Sheffield
10 Raul Mondesi
11 Jeff Bagwell
12 Tim Salmon
13 Tom Glavine
14 Ben Grieve
15 Matt Williams
16 Juan Gonzalez
17 Mark McGwire
18 Bernie Williams
19 Andres Galarraga
20 Jose Cruz, Jr.

Production Line

This 60-card set features color player images printed on holographic board. Each card is serial-numbered according to the player's 1997 statistics (multiplied by 1000) in three different categories: Power Index (more commonly known as OPS), Slugging Percentage, and On-Base Percentage. Production figures of each card are denoted in the checklists.

Power Index is exclusive to Series One Hobby packs, Slugging to retail, and On-Base to Jumbo packs.

On-Base

1 Frank Thomas 456
2 Edgar Martinez 456
3 Roberto Alomar 390
4 Chuck Knoblauch 390
5 Mike Piazza 431
6 Barry Larkin 440
7 Kenny Lofton 409
8 Jeff Bagwell 425
9 Barry Bonds 446
10 Rusty Greer 405
11 Gary Sheffield 424
12 Mark McGwire 393
13 Chipper Jones 371
14 Tony Gwynn 409
15 Craig Biggio 415
16 Mo Vaughn 420
17 Bernie Williams 408
18 Ken Griffey, Jr. 382
19 Brady Anderson 393
20 Derek Jeter 370

Power Index

1 Frank Thomas 1067
2 Mark McGwire 1039
3 Barry Bonds 1031
4 Jeff Bagwell 1017
5 Ken Griffey, Jr. 1028
6 Alex Rodriguez 846
7 Chipper Jones 850
8 Mike Piazza 1070
9 Mo Vaughn 980
10 Brady Anderson 863
11 Manny Ramirez 953
12 Albert Belle 823
13 Jim Thome 1001
14 Bernie Williams 952
15 Scott Rolen 846
16 Vladimir Guerrero 833
17 Larry Walker 1172
18 Dave Justice 1013
19 Tino Martinez 948
20 Tony Gwynn 957

Slugging

1 Mark McGwire 646
2 Ken Griffey, Jr. 646
3 Andres Galarraga 585
4 Barry Bonds 585
5 Juan Gonzalez 589
6 Mike Piazza 638
7 Jeff Bagwell 592
8 Manny Ramirez 538
9 Jim Thome 579
10 Mo Vaughn 560
11 Larry Walker 720
12 Tino Martinez 577
13 Frank Thomas 611
14 Tim Salmon 517
15 Raul Mondesi 541
16 Alex Rodriguez 496
17 Nomar Garciaparra 534
18 Jose Cruz, Jr. 499
19 Tony Clark 500
20 Cal Ripken, Jr. 402

Rated Rookies

This 30-card set features many of the top rookies of 1998 and is randomly inserted into Series One packs. A special die-cut "Medalist" parallel, serial-numbered to 250 copies, was also produced.

1 Mark Kotsay
2 Neifi Perez
3 Paul Konerko
4 Jose Cruz, Jr.
5 Hideki Irabu
6 Mike Cameron
7 Jeff Suppan
8 Kevin Orie
9 Pokey Reese
10 Todd Dunwoody
11 Miguel Tejada
12 Jose Guillen
13 Bartolo Colon
14 Derrek Lee
15 Antone Williamson
16 Wilton Guerrero
17 Jaret Wright
18 Todd Helton
19 Shannon Stewart
20 Nomar Garciaparra
21 Brett Tomko
22 Fernando Tatis
23 Raul Ibanez
24 Dennis Reyes
25 Bobby Estalella
26 Lou Collier
27 Bubba Trammell
28 Ben Grieve
29 Ivan Cruz
30 Karim Garcia

Rookie Diamond Kings

This 20-card set features color portraits of the top rookie stars of 1998. Only 10,000 serial-numbered copies of each card were produced, with the first 500 of each card were printed on actual canvas card stock.

1 Travis Lee
2 Fernando Tatis
3 Livan Hernandez
4 Todd Helton
5 Derrek Lee
6 Jaret Wright
7 Ben Grieve
8 Paul Konerko
9 Jose Cruz, Jr.
10 Mark Kotsay
11 Todd Greene
12 Brad Fullmer

Autographs & Game-Used

1998 Donruss Signature Series Previews

Twenty-nine of these 34 autographed cards were randomly inserted into Donruss Update packs. These cards previewed the then-upcoming 1998 Donruss Signature Series set. Although the cards were not serial-numbered, production figures were publicly announced by Donruss and those figures are next to the players name in our checklist.

The five additional cards (Alou, Casey, Jenkins, Jeter and Wilson) were never intended for public release. It's believed that four players (all except Jeter) signed 100 or more cards but failed to return their cards to the manufacturer in time for the Donruss Update packout. Apparently, the cards were stored in Pinnacle's card vault, but an unknown amount of each card made their way into the secondary market during Pinnacle's bankruptcy proceeding after Playoff bought the holdings. It's believed that a handful of the Jeter cards were erroneously sent to Jeter in his 1998 Donruss Signature card agreement (red, green and blue cards for a separate brand). Jeter simply signed all of the cards and sent them back to the manufacturer.

1 Sandy Alomar, Jr. 96
2 Moises Alou
3 Andy Benes 135
4 Russell Branyan 188
5 Sean Casey
6 Tony Clark 188
7 Juan Encarnacion 193
8 Brad Fullmer 396
9 Juan Gonzalez 108
10 Ben Grieve 100
11 Todd Helton 101
12 Richard Hidalgo 380
13 A.J. Hinch 400
14 Damian Jackson 15
15 Geoff Jenkins
16 Derek Jeter
17 Chipper Jones 112
18 Chuck Knoblauch 98
19 Travis Lee 101
20 Mike Lowell 450
21 Greg Maddux 92
22 Kevin Millwood 395
23 Magglio Ordonez 420
24 David Ortiz 393
25 Rafael Palmeiro 107
26 Cal Ripken, Jr. 22
27 Alex Rodriguez 23
28 Curt Schilling 100
29 Randall Simon 380
30 Fernando Tatis 400
31 Miguel Tejada 375
32 Robin Ventura 95
33 Dan Wilson
34 Kerry Wood 373