1998 Ultra
Description
1998 Ultra is a 501-card set released over two series. This would be the first year Ultra had short-printed base set cards, and the third year Fleer printed the cards on 20 pt. card stock.
The set contains the following short-printed subsets: Seasons Crowns (211-220), Prospects (221-245), Checklists (246-250 and 473-475), and Pizzazz (476-500). Card #501, featuring Mike Piazza as a New York Met, was a late addition to the set.
Rookie Cards include Kevin Millwood and Magglio Ordonez. Though never confirmed by Fleer, it's believed that several cards within the Prospects subset are in shorter supply than others - most notably #238 Ricky Ledee and #243 Jorge Velandia.
Seeded one in every pack, was one of 50 Million Dollar Moment cards which pictured some of the greatest moments in baseball history and gave the collector a chance to win a million dollars. Also seeded at the rate of one-per-pack were Diamond Ink point cards. Diamond Ink point cards were seeded across all 1998 Fleer Baseball card products. If a hobbyist amassed 500 points for a particular player, he/she could redeem them for a autographed baseball of the player.
Distribution
Hobby/Retail: 24 packs per box, 10 cards per pack (MSRP: $2.59)
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 501 | - | ? | ? |
| short-set | 423 | - | ? | ? |
| Season Crowns | 10 | - | 1:12 | 1:12 |
| Prospects | 25 | - | 1:4 | 1:4 |
| Checklists | 8 | - | 1:4 | 1:4 |
| Pizzazz | 25 | - | 1:4 | 1:4 |
| Gold Medallion | 501 | - | one-per-pack | one-per-pack |
| Platinum Medallion | 498 | 100 or 98 | ? | N/A |
| Masterpiece | 501 | one-of-one | ? | N/A |
| Artistic Talents | 18 | - | ? | ? |
| Back to the Future | 15 | - | ? | ? |
| Big Shots | 10 | - | ? | ? |
| Diamond Immortals | 12 | - | ? | ? |
| Diamond Tributes | 12 | - | ? | ? |
| Fall Classics | 18 | - | ? | ? |
| Kid Gloves | 10 | - | ? | ? |
| Millennium Men | 10 | - | ? | ? |
| Notables | 20 | - | 1:4 | ? |
| Power Plus | 10 | - | ? | ? |
| Prime Leather | 18 | - | ? | ? |
| Rocket to Stardom | 10 | - | ? | ? |
| Ticket Studs | 12 | - | ? | ? |
| Top 30 | 30 | - | N/A | one-per-pack |
| Win Now | 20 | - | ? | ? |
| Alex Rodriguez Autographed 1998 Fleer Tradition Promo | 1 | 750 | ? | N/A |
Checklist
Base Set
Series One
1 Ken Griffey Jr.
2 Matt Morris
3 Roger Clemens
4 Matt Williams
5 Roberto Hernandez
6 Rondell White
7 Tim Salmon
8 Brad Radke
9 Brett Butler
10 Carl Everett
11 Chili Davis
12 Chuck Finley
13 Darryl Kile
14 Deivi Cruz
15 Gary Gaetti
16 Matt Stairs
17 Pat Meares
18 Will Cunnane
19 Steve Woodard
20 Andy Ashby
21 Bobby Higginson
22 Brian Jordan
23 Craig Biggio
24 Jim Edmonds
25 Ryan McGuire
26 Scott Hatteberg
27 Willie Greene
28 Albert Belle
29 Ellis Burks
30 Hideo Nomo
31 Jeff Bagwell
32 Kevin Brown
33 Nomar Garciaparra
34 Pedro Martinez
35 Raul Mondesi
36 Ricky Bottalico
37 Shawn Estes
38 Otis Nixon
39 Terry Steinbach
40 Tom Glavine
41 Todd Dunwoody
42 Deion Sanders
43 Gary Sheffield
44 Mike Lansing
45 Mike Lieberthal
46 Paul Sorrento
47 Paul O'Neill
48 Tom Goodwin
49 Andruw Jones
50 Barry Bonds
51 Bernie Williams
52 Jeremi Gonzalez
53 Mike Piazza
54 Russ Davis
55 Vinny Castilla
56 Rod Beck
57 Andres Galarraga
58 Ben McDonald
59 Billy Wagner
60 Charles Johnson
61 Fred McGriff
62 Dean Palmer
63 Frank Thomas
64 Ismael Valdes
65 Mark Bellhorn
66 Jeff King
67 John Wetteland
68 Mark Grace
69 Mark Kotsay
70 Scott Rolen
71 Todd Hundley
72 Todd Worrell
73 Wilson Alvarez
74 Bobby Jones
75 Jose Canseco
76 Kevin Appier
77 Neifi Perez
78 Paul Molitor
79 Quilvio Veras
80 Randy Johnson
81 Glendon Rusch
82 Curt Schilling
83 Alex Rodriguez
84 Rey Ordonez
85 Jeff Juden
86 Mike Cameron
87 Ryan Klesko
88 Trevor Hoffman
89 Chuck Knoblauch
90 Larry Walker
91 Mark McLemore
92 B.J. Surhoff
93 Darren Daulton
94 Ray Durham
95 Sammy Sosa
96 Eric Young
97 Gerald Williams
98 Javy Lopez
99 John Smiley
100 Juan Gonzalez
101 Shawn Green
102 Charles Nagy
103 David Justice
104 Joey Hamilton
105 Pat Hentgen
106 Raul Casanova
107 Tony Phillips
108 Tony Gwynn
109 Will Clark
110 Jason Giambi
111 Jay Bell
112 Johnny Damon
113 Alan Benes
114 Jeff Suppan
115 Kevin Polcovich
116 Shigetoshi Hasegawa
117 Steve Finley
118 Tony Clark
119 David Cone
120 Jose Guillen
121 Kevin Millwood RC
122 Greg Maddux
123 Dave Nilsson
124 Hideki Irabu
125 Jason Kendall
126 Jim Thome
127 Delino DeShields
128 Edgar Renteria
129 Edgardo Alfonzo
130 J.T. Snow
131 Jeff Abbott
132 Jeffrey Hammonds
133 Todd Greene
134 Vladimir Guerrero
135 Jay Buhner
136 Jeff Cirillo
137 Jeromy Burnitz
138 Mickey Morandini
139 Tino Martinez
140 Jeff Shaw
141 Rafael Palmeiro
142 Bobby Bonilla
143 Cal Ripken
144 Chad Fox RC
145 Dante Bichette
146 Dennis Eckersley
147 Mariano Rivera
148 Mo Vaughn
149 Reggie Sanders
150 Derek Jeter
151 Rusty Greer
152 Brady Anderson
153 Brett Tomko
154 Jaime Navarro
155 Kevin Orie
156 Roberto Alomar
157 Edgar Martinez
158 John Olerud
159 John Smoltz
160 Ryne Sandberg
161 Billy Taylor
162 Chris Holt
163 Damion Easley
164 Darin Erstad
165 Joe Carter
166 Kelvim Escobar
167 Ken Caminiti
168 Pokey Reese
169 Ray Lankford
170 Livan Hernandez
171 Steve Kline
172 Tom Gordon
173 Travis Fryman
174 Al Martin
175 Andy Pettitte
176 Jeff Kent
177 Jimmy Key
178 Mark Grudzielanek
179 Tony Saunders
180 Barry Larkin
181 Bubba Trammell
182 Carlos Delgado
183 Carlos Baerga
184 Derek Bell
185 Henry Rodriguez
186 Jason Dickson
187 Ron Gant
188 Tony Womack
189 Justin Thompson
190 Fernando Tatis
191 Mark Wohlers
192 Takashi Kashiwada
193 Garret Anderson
194 Jose Cruz Jr.
195 Ricardo Rincon
196 Tim Naehring
197 Moises Alou
198 Eric Karros
199 John Jaha
200 Marty Cordova
201 Ken Hill
202 Chipper Jones
203 Kenny Lofton
204 Mike Mussina
205 Manny Ramirez
206 Todd Hollandsworth
207 Cecil Fielder
208 Mark McGwire
209 Jim Leyritz
210 Ivan Rodriguez
Season Crowns
NOTE: Each card is short-printed and seeded into packs at the rate of 1:12.
211 Jeff Bagwell
212 Barry Bonds
213 Roger Clemens
214 Nomar Garciaparra
215 Ken Griffey Jr.
216 Tony Gwynn
217 Randy Johnson
218 Mark McGwire
219 Scott Rolen
220 Frank Thomas
Prospects
NOTE: Each card is short-printed and seeded at the rate of 1:4. Cards marked "SP" are believed to have been printed in shorter supply compared to the other Prospects.
221 Matt Perisho
222 Wes Helms
223 Dave Dellucci RC
224 Todd Helton
225 Brian Rose
226 Aaron Boone
227 Keith Foulke
228 Homer Bush
229 Shannon Stewart
230 Richard Hidalgo
231 Russ Johnson
232 Henry Blanco RC
233 Paul Konerko
234 Antone Williamson
235 Shane Bowers RC
236 Jose Vidro
237 Derek Wallace
238 Ricky Ledee SP
239 Ben Grieve
240 Lou Collier
241 Derrek Lee
242 Ruben Rivera
243 Jorge Velandia SP
244 Andrew Vessel
245 Chris Carpenter
Series One Checklists
NOTE: Each Checklist is short-printed and seeded into packs at the rate of 1:4.
246 Ken Griffey Jr.
247 Alex Rodriguez
248 Diamond Ink
249 Frank Thomas
250 Cal Ripken
Series Two
251 Carlos Perez
252 Larry Sutton
253 Gary Sheffield
254 Wally Joyner
255 Todd Stottlemyre
256 Nerio Rodriguez
257 Charles Johnson
258 Pedro Astacio
259 Cal Eldred
260 Chili Davis
261 Freddy Garcia
262 Bobby Witt
263 Michael Coleman
264 Mike Caruso
265 Mike Lansing
266 Dennis Reyes
267 F.P. Santangelo
268 Darryl Hamilton
269 Mike Fetters
270 Charlie Hayes
271 Royce Clayton
272 Doug Drabek
273 James Baldwin
274 Brian Hunter
275 Chan Ho Park
276 John Franco
277 David Wells
278 Eli Marrero
279 Kerry Wood
280 Donnie Sadler
281 Scott Winchester RC
282 Hal Morris
283 Brad Fullmer
284 Bernard Gilkey
285 Ramiro Mendoza
286 Kevin Brown
287 David Segui
288 Willie McGee
289 Darren Oliver
290 Antonio Alfonseca
291 Eric Davis
292 Mickey Morandini
293 Frank Catalanotto RC
294 Derrek Lee
295 Todd Zeile
296 Chuck Knoblauch
297 Wilson Delgado
298 Bobby Bonilla
299 Orel Hershiser
300 Ozzie Guillen
301 Aaron Sele
302 Joe Carter
303 Darryl Kile
304 Shane Reynolds
305 Todd Dunn
306 Bob Abreu
307 Doug Strange
308 Jose Canseco
309 Lance Johnson
310 Harold Baines
311 Todd Pratt
312 Greg Colbrunn
313 Masato Yoshii RC
314 Felix Heredia
315 Dennis Martinez
316 Geronimo Berroa
317 Darren Lewis
318 Bill Ripken
319 Enrique Wilson
320 Alex Ochoa
321 Doug Glanville
322 Mike Stanley
323 Gerald Williams
324 Pedro Martinez
325 Jaret Wright
326 Terry Pendleton
327 LaTroy Hawkins
328 Emil Brown
329 Walt Weiss
330 Omar Vizquel
331 Carl Everett
332 Fernando Vina
333 Mike Blowers
334 Dwight Gooden
335 Mark Lewis
336 Jim Leyritz
337 Kenny Lofton
338 John Halama RC
339 Jose Valentin
340 Desi Relaford
341 Dante Powell
342 Ed Sprague
343 Reggie Jefferson
344 Mike Hampton
345 Marquis Grissom
346 Heathcliff Slocumb
347 Francisco Cordova
348 Ken Cloude
349 Benito Santiago
350 Denny Neagle
351 Sean Casey
352 Robb Nen
353 Orlando Merced
354 Adrian Brown
355 Gregg Jefferies
356 Otis Nixon
357 Michael Tucker
358 Eric Milton
359 Travis Fryman
360 Gary DiSarcina
361 Mario Valdez
362 Craig Counsell
363 Jose Offerman
364 Tony Fernandez
365 Jason McDonald
366 Sterling Hitchcock
367 Donovan Osborne
368 Troy Percival
369 Henry Rodriguez
370 Dmitri Young
371 Jay Powell
372 Jeff Conine
373 Orlando Cabrera
374 Butch Huskey
375 Mike Lowell RC
376 Kevin Young
377 Jamie Moyer
378 Jeff D'Amico
379 Scott Erickson
380 Magglio Ordonez RC
381 Melvin Nieves
382 Ramon Martinez
383 A.J. Hinch
384 Jeff Brantley
385 Kevin Elster
386 Allen Watson
387 Moises Alou
388 Jeff Blauser
389 Pete Harnisch
390 Shane Andrews
391 Rico Brogna
392 Stan Javier
393 David Howard
394 Darryl Strawberry
395 Kent Mercker
396 Juan Encarnacion
397 Sandy Alomar Jr.
398 Al Leiter
399 Tony Graffanino
400 Terry Adams
401 Bruce Aven
402 Derrick Gibson
403 Jose Cabrera RC
404 Rich Becker
405 David Ortiz
406 Brian McRae
407 Bobby Estalella
408 Bill Mueller
409 Dennis Eckersley
410 Sandy Martinez
411 Jose Vizcaino
412 Jermaine Allensworth
413 Miguel Tejada
414 Turner Ward
415 Glenallen Hill
416 Lee Stevens
417 Cecil Fielder
418 Ruben Sierra
419 Jon Nunnally
420 Rod Myers
421 Dustin Hermanson
422 James Mouton
423 Dan Wilson
424 Roberto Kelly
425 Antonio Osuna
426 Jacob Cruz
427 Brent Mayne
428 Matt Karchner
429 Damian Jackson
430 Roger Cedeno
431 Rickey Henderson
432 Joe Randa
433 Greg Vaughn
434 Andres Galarraga
435 Rod Beck
436 Curtis Goodwin
437 Brad Ausmus
438 Bob Hamelin
439 Todd Walker
440 Scott Brosius
441 Len Dykstra
442 Abraham Nunez
443 Brian Johnson
444 Randy Myers
445 Bret Boone
446 Oscar Henriquez
447 Mike Sweeney
448 Kenny Rogers
449 Mark Langston
450 Luis Gonzalez
451 John Burkett
452 Bip Roberts
453 Travis Lee
454 Felix Rodriguez
455 Andy Benes
456 Willie Blair
457 Brian Anderson
458 Jay Bell
459 Matt Williams
460 Devon White
461 Karim Garcia
462 Jorge Fabregas
463 Wilson Alvarez
464 Roberto Hernandez
465 Tony Saunders
466 Rolando Arrojo RC
467 Wade Boggs
468 Fred McGriff
469 Paul Sorrento
470 Kevin Stocker
471 Bubba Trammell
472 Quinton McCracken
Series Two Checklists
473 Ken Griffey Jr.
474 Cal Ripken
475 Frank Thomas
Pizzazz
476 Ken Griffey Jr.
477 Cal Ripken
478 Frank Thomas
479 Alex Rodriguez
480 Nomar Garciaparra
481 Derek Jeter
482 Andruw Jones
483 Chipper Jones
484 Greg Maddux
485 Mike Piazza
486 Juan Gonzalez
487 Jose Cruz Jr.
488 Jaret Wright
489 Hideo Nomo
490 Scott Rolen
491 Tony Gwynn
492 Roger Clemens
493 Darin Erstad
494 Mark McGwire
495 Jeff Bagwell
496 Mo Vaughn
497 Albert Belle
498 Kenny Lofton
499 Ben Grieve
500 Barry Bonds
501 Mike Piazza
Parallels
All 501 base cards (except where noted) are available in the following parallels.
- Gold Medallion
- Platinum Medallion (Series One: serial-numbered to 100 copies (only 90 inserted into packs); Series Two: serial-numbered to 98 copies (only 88 inserted into packs))
- Masterpiece (one-of-one)
NOTE: Platinum Medallion cards for the three Series Two Checklist cards (#473-475) were NOT produced. In addition, Fleer randomly inserted ten exchange cards in each series that were good for an entire series set of Platinum Medallions.
Inserts
Artistic Talents
1 Ken Griffey Jr.
2 Andruw Jones
3 Alex Rodriguez
4 Frank Thomas
5 Cal Ripken
6 Derek Jeter
7 Chipper Jones
8 Greg Maddux
9 Mike Piazza
10 Albert Belle
11 Darin Erstad
12 Juan Gonzalez
13 Jeff Bagwell
14 Tony Gwynn
15 Mark McGwire
16 Scott Rolen
17 Barry Bonds
18 Kenny Lofton
Back to the Future
1 Andruw Jones
2 Alex Rodriguez
3 Derek Jeter
4 Darin Erstad
5 Mike Cameron
6 Scott Rolen
7 Nomar Garciaparra
8 Hideki Irabu
9 Jose Cruz Jr.
10 Vladimir Guerrero
11 Mark Kotsay
12 Tony Womack
13 Jason Dickson
14 Jose Guillen
15 Tony Clark
Big Shots
1 Ken Griffey Jr.
2 Frank Thomas
3 Chipper Jones
4 Albert Belle
5 Juan Gonzalez
6 Jeff Bagwell
7 Mark McGwire
8 Barry Bonds
9 Manny Ramirez
10 Mo Vaughn
11 Matt Williams
12 Jim Thome
13 Tino Martinez
14 Mike Piazza
15 Tony Clark
Diamond Immortals
1 Ken Griffey Jr.
2 Frank Thomas
3 Alex Rodriguez
4 Cal Ripken
5 Mike Piazza
6 Mark McGwire
7 Greg Maddux
8 Andruw Jones
9 Chipper Jones
10 Derek Jeter
11 Tony Gwynn
12 Juan Gonzalez
13 Jose Cruz Jr.
14 Roger Clemens
15 Barry Bonds
Diamond Producers
1 Ken Griffey Jr.
2 Andruw Jones
3 Alex Rodriguez
4 Frank Thomas
5 Cal Ripken
6 Derek Jeter
7 Chipper Jones
8 Greg Maddux
9 Mike Piazza
10 Juan Gonzalez
11 Jeff Bagwell
12 Tony Gwynn
13 Mark McGwire
14 Barry Bonds
15 Jose Cruz Jr.
Double Trouble
1 Ken Griffey, Jr./Alex Rodriguez
2 Vladimir Guerrero/Pedro Martinez
3 Andruw Jones/Kenny Lofton
4 Chipper Jones/Greg Maddux
5 Derek Jeter/Tino Martinez
6 Frank Thomas/Albert Belle
7 Cal Ripken/Roberto Alomar
8 Mike Piazza/Hideo Nomo
9 Darin Erstad/Jason Dickson
10 Juan Gonzalez/Ivan Rodriguez
11 Jeff Bagwell/Darryl Kile UER
12 Tony Gwynn/Steve Finley
13 Mark McGwire/Ray Lankford
14 Barry Bonds/Jeff Kent
15 Andy Pettitte/Bernie Williams
16 Nomar Garciaparra/Mo Vaughn
17 Matt Williams/Jim Thome
18 Hideki Irabu/Mariano Rivera
19 Roger Clemens/Jose Cruz Jr.
20 Manny Ramirez/David Justice
Fall Classics
1 Ken Griffey Jr.
2 Andruw Jones
3 Alex Rodriguez
4 Frank Thomas
5 Cal Ripken
6 Derek Jeter
7 Chipper Jones
8 Greg Maddux
9 Mike Piazza
10 Albert Belle
11 Juan Gonzalez
12 Jeff Bagwell
13 Tony Gwynn
14 Mark McGwire
15 Barry Bonds
Kid Gloves
1 Andruw Jones
2 Alex Rodriguez
3 Derek Jeter
4 Chipper Jones
5 Darin Erstad
6 Todd Walker
7 Scott Rolen
8 Nomar Garciaparra
9 Jose Cruz Jr.
10 Charles Johnson
11 Rey Ordonez
12 Vladimir Guerrero
Millennium Men
1 Jose Cruz Jr.
2 Ken Griffey Jr.
3 Cal Ripken
4 Derek Jeter
5 Andruw Jones
6 Alex Rodriguez
7 Chipper Jones
8 Scott Rolen
9 Nomar Garciaparra
10 Frank Thomas
11 Mike Piazza
12 Greg Maddux
13 Juan Gonzalez
14 Ben Grieve
15 Jaret Wright
Notables
1 Frank Thomas
2 Ken Griffey Jr.
3 Edgar Renteria
4 Albert Belle
5 Juan Gonzalez
6 Jeff Bagwell
7 Mark McGwire
8 Barry Bonds
9 Scott Rolen
10 Mo Vaughn
11 Andruw Jones
12 Chipper Jones
13 Tino Martinez
14 Mike Piazza
15 Tony Clark
16 Jose Cruz Jr.
17 Nomar Garciaparra
18 Cal Ripken
19 Alex Rodriguez
20 Derek Jeter
Power Plus
1 Ken Griffey Jr.
2 Andruw Jones
3 Alex Rodriguez
4 Frank Thomas
5 Mike Piazza
6 Albert Belle
7 Juan Gonzalez
8 Jeff Bagwell
9 Barry Bonds
10 Jose Cruz Jr.
Prime Leather
1 Ken Griffey Jr.
2 Andruw Jones
3 Alex Rodriguez
4 Frank Thomas
5 Cal Ripken
6 Derek Jeter
7 Chipper Jones
8 Greg Maddux
9 Mike Piazza
10 Albert Belle
11 Darin Erstad
12 Juan Gonzalez
13 Jeff Bagwell
14 Tony Gwynn
15 Roberto Alomar
16 Barry Bonds
17 Kenny Lofton
18 Jose Cruz Jr.
Rocket to Stardom
1 Ben Grieve
2 Magglio Ordonez
3 Travis Lee
4 Mike Caruso
5 Brian Rose
6 Brad Fullmer
7 Michael Coleman
8 Juan Encarnacion
9 Karim Garcia
10 Todd Helton
11 Richard Hidalgo
12 Paul Konerko
13 Rod Myers
14 Jaret Wright
15 Miguel Tejada
Ticket Studs
1 Travis Lee
2 Tony Gwynn
3 Scott Rolen
4 Nomar Garciaparra
5 Mike Piazza
6 Mark McGwire
7 Ken Griffey Jr.
8 Juan Gonzalez
9 Jose Cruz Jr.
10 Frank Thomas
11 Derek Jeter
12 Chipper Jones
13 Cal Ripken
14 Andruw Jones
15 Alex Rodriguez
Top 30
1 Barry Bonds
2 Ivan Rodriguez
3 Kenny Lofton
4 Albert Belle
5 Mo Vaughn
6 Jeff Bagwell
7 Mark McGwire
8 Darin Erstad
9 Roger Clemens
10 Tony Gwynn
11 Scott Rolen
12 Hideo Nomo
13 Juan Gonzalez
14 Mike Piazza
15 Greg Maddux
16 Chipper Jones
17 Andruw Jones
18 Derek Jeter
19 Nomar Garciaparra
20 Alex Rodriguez
21 Frank Thomas
22 Cal Ripken
23 Ken Griffey Jr.
24 Jose Cruz Jr.
25 Jaret Wright
26 Travis Lee
27 Wade Boggs
28 Chuck Knoblauch
29 Joe Carter
30 Ben Grieve
Win Now
1 Alex Rodriguez
2 Andruw Jones
3 Cal Ripken
4 Chipper Jones
5 Darin Erstad
6 Derek Jeter
7 Frank Thomas
8 Greg Maddux
9 Hideo Nomo
10 Jeff Bagwell
11 Jose Cruz Jr.
12 Juan Gonzalez
13 Ken Griffey Jr.
14 Mark McGwire
15 Mike Piazza
16 Mo Vaughn
17 Nomar Garciaparra
18 Roger Clemens
19 Scott Rolen
20 Tony Gwynn
Autographs & Game-Used
Alex Rodriguez Autographed 1998 Fleer Tradition Promo
As a special last minute promotion, Fleer/SkyBox got Alex Rodriguez to autograph 750 copies of his 1998 Fleer Tradition Promo card. Each card is serial-numbered by hand on the card front. The signed cards were randomly seeded into Ultra Series two hobby packs.
S100 Alex Rodriguez /750