1998 Topps Series 1 retail set

Description

1998 Topps is a 503-card set distributed in two separate series: 282 cards in first series and 221 cards in second series.

Card number 7 was permanently retired in 1996 to honor Mickey Mantle. Series one contains the following subsets: Draft Picks (245-249), Prospects (250-259), Season Highlights (265-269), Interleague (270-274) Checklists (275-276) and World Series (277-283). Series two contains Season Highlights (474-478), Interleague (479-483), Prospects (484-495/498-501) and Checklists (502-503).

This set also features Topps long-awaited first regular-issue Alex Rodriguez card (504). The superstar shortstop was left out of all Topps sets for the first four years of his career due to a problem between Topps and Rodriguez's agent Scott Boras.

Finally, as part of an agreement with the Baseball Hall of Fame, Topps produced commemorative admission tickets featuring Roberto Clemente memorabilia from the Hall in the form of a Topps card. These were the standard admission tickets for the shrine, and were also included one per case in 1998 Topps Series Two baseball.

Distribution

Hobby/Retail Wax: 36 packs per box, 11 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.29).

Jumbo: 40 cards per pack, 12 packs per box (MSRP: $5). Hobby only.

Factory sets.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds	HTA Odds
Base	503	-	?	?	?
Minted in Cooperstown	503	-	1:8	1:8	?
Roberto Clemente Reprints	19	-	1:18	1:18	?
Roberto Clemente Finest Reprints	19	-	1:72	1:72	?
Roberto Clemente Finest Refractor Reprints	19	-	1:288	1:288	?
Roberto Clemente Memorabilia Madness (S1)	-	854	1:3708	N/A	1:1020
Roberto Clemente Tribute (S1)	5	-	1:12	1:12	?
Etch-A-Sketch (S1)	9	-	1:36	1:36	?
Mystery Finest (S1)	20	1:36	1:36	?
Mystery Finest Refractors (S1)	20	1:144	1:144	?
Flashback (S1)	10	-	1:72	1:72	?
HallBound (S1)	15	-	1:36	N/A	1:36
Baby Boomers (S1)	15	-	N/A	1:36	N/A
Rookie Class (S2)	10	-	1:12	1:12	?
Mystery Finest Bordered (S2)	20	1:36	1:36	?
Mystery Finest Bordered Refractor (S2)	20	1:108	1:108	?
Mystery Finest Borderless (S2)	20	1:72	1:72	?
Mystery Finest Borderless Refractor (S2)	20	1:288	1:288	?
Clout Nine (S2)	9	-	1:72	1:72	?
Focal Points (S2)	15	-	1:36	N/A	?
Milestones (S2)	10	-	N/A	1:36	N/A

Checklist

Promos

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Base Set

Series One

40 Chili Davis
39 Steve Cooke
38 Dan Wilson
37 Doug Glanville
36 Mark Lemke
35 Jeff Bagwell
34 Brian L. Hunter
33 Omar Vizquel
32 John Jaha
31 Garret Anderson
30 Juan Gonzalez
29 Charlie Hayes
28 Eddie Guardado
27 Joe Vitiello
26 John Thomson
25 Scott Rolen RCup
24 Jeff Kent
23 Steve Trachsel
22 Dmitri Young RCup
21 Roberto Clemente
20 Frank Thomas
19 Michael Tucker
18 Mike Bordick
17 Chan Ho Park
16 Matt Stairs
15 Bobby Witt
14 Mo Vaughn
13 Carlos Baerga
12 Matt Williams
11 Francisco Cordova
10 Deion Sanders
9 Tony Clark
8 Mariano Rivera
6 Kevin Brown
5 Vladimir Guerrero
4 Denny Neagle
3 Billy Wagner
2 Larry Walker
1 Tony Gwynn
283 Florida Marlins WS
282 Chad Ogea WS
281 Livan Hernandez WS
280 Matt Williams WS
279 Gary Sheffield WS
278 Sandy Alomar, Jr. WS
277 Moises Alou WS
275 Checklist 1-195
274 Andres Galarraga ILP
273 Juan Gonzalez ILP
272 Denny Neagle ILP
271 Pedro Martinez ILP
270 Chuck Knoblauch ILP
269 Tino Martinez SH
268 Nomar Garciaparra SH
267 Ricardo Rincon / Francisco Cordova SH
266 Kevin Brown SH
265 Randy Johnson SH
264 Brian Fuentes / Matt Clement / Roy Halladay PROS RC
263 Ryan Jackson / Todd Dunwoody / John Barnes PROS RC
262 Russ Johnson / Russell Branyan / Eric Chavez PROS
261 Ben Davis / Eli Marrero / Ramon Hernandez PROS
260 Chad Hermansen / Brent Butler / Warren Morris PROS RC
259 Travis Smith / Kris Benson / Courtney Duncan PROS RC
258 Juan Encarnacion / Randy Winn / Andrew Vessel PROS
257 David Ortiz / Richie Sexson / Daryle Ward PROS
256 Kerry Wood / Carl Pavano / Gil Meche PROS
255 Ben Grieve / Dermal Brown / Brian Buchanan PROS
254 Ryan Minor / Adrian Beltre / Aaron Boone PROS RC
253 John Patterson / Larry Rodriguez EXP
252 Mike Stoner / Jason Conti EXP RC*
251 Pablo Ortega / James Manias EXP
250 Jared Sandberg / Alex Sanchez EXP
249 Jason Dellaero / Troy Cameron DP
248 Adam Kennedy / Jason Romano DP
247 Vernon Wells / Aaron Akin DP
246 Lance Berkman / Glenn Davis DP
245 Jon Garland / Geoff Goetz DP
244 Tim Belcher
243 Dennis Springer RC
242 Tim Wakefield
241 Bobby Ayala
240 Pete Rose, Jr. RC
239 Dave Burba
238 Tom Martin
237 Chris Widger
236 Jason McDonald
235 Doug Drabek
234 Jose Hernandez
233 Robert Person
232 Bret Boone
231 Glendon Rusch
230 Terry Steinbach
229 Rich Amaral
228 Scott Hatteberg RCup
227 Willie Adams
226 Mike Hampton
225 Mark Loretta
224 Woody Williams
223 Matt Karchner
222 Jose Offerman
221 Jim Bullinger
220 Rusty Greer
219 Mickey Morandini
218 Darren Daulton
217 Jamie Moyer
216 Jose Mesa
215 Wade Boggs
214 Todd Hollandsworth
213 David Bell
212 Gerald Williams
211 Allen Watson
210 Luis Gonzalez
209 Luis Alicea
208 Matt Lawton
207 Raul Casanova
206 Quinton McCracken
205 Tim Naehring
204 Quilvio Veras
203 Armando Benitez
202 Russ Davis
201 Bill Mueller
200 Dennis Eckersley
199 Jeff Reed
198 Kevin Elster
197 LaTroy Hawkins
196 Luis Sojo
195 Bob Hamelin
194 Joe Oliver
193 Jeff Frye
192 Garrett Stephenson
191 Dave Mlicki
190 Brian Giles
189 Glenallen Hill
188 Tom Candiotti
187 Cal Eldred
186 George Williams
185 Mike Holtz RCup
184 Jeff Montgomery
183 Javy Lopez
182 Kevin Young
181 Hideki Irabu
180 Ray Lankford
179 Orel Hershiser
178 Darren Bragg
177 Hal Morris
176 Jason Giambi
175 Kenny Lofton
174 Jose Rosado
173 Ron Coomer
172 Vinny Castilla
171 Shawn Estes
170 Darryl Kile
169 Aaron Sele
168 Mark Grace
167 Hideo Nomo
166 Gary Sheffield
165 Mike Mussina
164 Ozzie Guillen
163 Ricky Bottalico
162 Mark Wohlers
161 Roger Pavlik
160 Derek Jeter
159 Pokey Reese
158 Jose Valentin
157 Carl Everett
156 Kevin Stocker
155 Dante Bichette
154 David Segui
153 Bernard Gilkey
152 Chuck Finley
151 J.T. Snow
150 Randy Johnson
149 Alex Fernandez
148 Lee Stevens
147 Damion Easley
146 Jose Guillen RCup
145 Joe Carter
144 Scott Spiezio
143 Joey Cora
142 Chris Hoiles
141 Jaime Navarro
140 Jay Bell
139 Todd Stottlemyre
138 Doug Jones
137 Sean Berry
136 Mike Lansing
135 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
134 Dave Martinez
133 Todd Jones
132 Rick Reed
131 Wally Joyner
130 Tom Glavine
129 Jason Dickson RCup
128 Matt Morris
127 Kevin Foster
126 Jeromy Burnitz
125 Manny Ramirez
124 Kent Mercker
123 Rico Brogna
122 Joe Girardi
121 Melvin Nieves
120 Kevin Appier
119 Orlando Merced
118 Royce Clayton
117 Chris Gomez
116 Stan Javier
115 Esteban Loaiza
114 Steve Avery
113 Brad Radke
112 Joey Hamilton
111 Paul Sorrento
110 Jose Canseco
109 Alex Gonzalez
108 Kevin Orie
107 Jeffrey Hammonds
106 Mike Sweeney
105 Tony Womack
104 Willie Greene
103 Rey Ordonez
102 Todd Zeile
101 Billy Taylor
100 Mike Piazza
99 Henry Rodriguez
98 Kurt Abbott
97 Deivi Cruz
96 Walt Weiss
95 Rick Aguilera
94 Mike Lieberthal
93 Edgar Renteria
92 Scott Servais
91 Brady Anderson
90 Jay Buhner
89 Edgardo Alfonzo
88 James Baldwin
87 Jamey Wright
86 B.J. Surhoff
85 Charles Nagy
84 Steve Karsay
83 David Wells
82 Rich Becker
81 Jeff Shaw
80 Troy O'Leary
79 Kevin Polcovich
78 Terry Adams
77 Greg Vaughn
76 Shawn Green
75 Jim Edmonds
74 Lyle Mouton
73 Greg Gagne
72 Gary Gaetti
71 Mark McLemore
70 Marquis Grissom
69 Mark Grudzielanek
68 Butch Huskey
67 Jim Eisenreich
66 Darryl Hamilton
65 Ryan Klesko
64 Tom Gordon
63 Roger Bailey
62 John Flaherty
60 Mark Leiter
61 Pat Kelly
59 Rich Loiselle RC
58 Tony Fernandez
57 Trevor Hoffman
56 John Mabry
55 Ben McDonald
54 Carlos Garcia
53 Dave Hollins
52 Jeff Blauser
49 Pat Meares
48 Danny Patterson
47 Devon White
46 Wilton Guerrero RCup
45 Pat Hentgen
44 Gary DiSarcina
43 Brad Ausmus
42 F.P. Santangelo
41 Mike Cameron
276 Checklist 196-283 / Inserts
51 Mark Gardner
50 Rafael Palmeiro

Series Two

504 Alex Rodriguez
503 Checklist 443-504 / Inserts
502 Checklist 284-442
501 Cedrick Bowers / Marcus McCain EXP
500 Dustin Carr / Luis Cruz EXP RC*
499 Brad Penny / Nick Bierbrodt EXP
498 Jhensy Sandoval / Vladimir Nunez EXP
497 Tony Saunders EXP Rcup
496 Brian Anderson EXP
495 Jack Cust / Jason Standridge DP RC
494 John Curtice / Michael Cuddyer DP RC
493 Jayson Werth / Dan Reichert DP RC
492 J.J. Davis / Troy Glaus DP RC
491 Ryan Anderson / Mark Mangum DP RC*
490 Darnell McDonald / Ntema Ndungidi DP RC
489 Tim Drew / Donnie Bridges DP RC
488 Aramis Ramirez / Alex Gonzalez / Sean Casey PROS
487 Robert Fick / Mark Osborne / A.J. Hinch PROS RC
486 Eric Milton / Jason Marquis / Corey Lee PROS
485 Brian Rose / Braden Looper / Cliff Politte PROS
484 Derrick Gibson / Michael Coleman / Norm Hutchins PROS
483 Gary Sheffield / Tino Martinez IL
482 Larry Walker / Juan Gonzalez IL
481 Chipper Jones / Nomar Garciaparra IL
480 Jeff Bagwell / Frank Thomas IL
479 Mike Piazza / Ken Griffey, Jr. IL
478 Mark McGwire SH
477 John Olerud SH
476 Curt Schilling SH
475 Roger Clemens SH
474 Brad Radke SH
473 Carlos Castillo
472 Brooks Kieschnick
471 Brent Brede
470 Bubba Trammell
468 Rich Butler RC
467 Yamil Benitez
466 Bobby Smith
465 Edwin Diaz
464 Miguel Cairo
463 Karim Garcia
462 Quinton McCracken
461 Richard Hidalgo
460 John Flaherty
459 Mike Lansing
458 Carl Pavano
457 Devon White
456 Walt Weiss
455 Jay Bell
454 Eric Karros
453 Kevin Tapani
452 John Valentin
451 Darrin Fletcher
450 Jimmy Key
449 Fernando Tatis
448 Enrique Wilson
447 Shannon Stewart
446 Ken Hill
445 Jason Schmidt
444 Al Leiter
443 Dennis Reyes
442 Chris Carpenter
441 Joe Randa
440 Brett Tomko
439 Matt Williams
438 Jim Leyritz
437 Rod Beck
436 Bobby Higginson
435 Todd Dunn
434 Andy Ashby
433 Livan Hernandez
432 Jaret Wright
431 Tom Pagnozzi
430 Roberto Hernandez
429 Jeff Conine
428 Ed Sprague
427 Reggie Jefferson
426 Pete Schourek
425 Bob Tewksbury
424 Manny Alexander
423 Willie Blair
422 Mike Timlin
421 Dustin Hermanson
420 T.J. Mathews
419 John Smiley
418 Darren Oliver
417 Bobby Jones
416 Scott Erickson
415 Brad Rigby
414 Shawon Dunston
413 Ryan McGuire
412 Mark Lewis
411 Mark Kotsay
410 Michael Tucker
409 David Dellucci RC
408 Roberto Kelly
407 Brian Johnson
406 Chad Curtis
405 Scott Brosius
404 Terrell Wade
403 Mark Clark
402 Sterling Hitchcock
401 John Burkett
400 Delino DeShields
399 Harold Baines
398 Robb Nen
397 Ramon Martinez
396 Ugueth Urbina
395 Jose Vizcaino
394 Jeff Juden
393 Jeremi Gonzalez
392 Otis Nixon
391 David Cone
390 Travis Fryman
389 Eric Young
388 Heathcliff Slocumb
387 Alan Benes
386 Brian McRae
385 Jeff D'Amico
384 Carlos Delgado
383 Ray Durham
382 Todd Greene
381 Mike Fetters
380 Shane Reynolds
379 Mark Langston
378 Jeff Brantley
377 Jeff Suppan
376 Tom Goodwin
375 Marty Cordova
374 Cecil Fielder
373 Chris Holt
372 Neifi Perez
371 Roger Cedeno
370 Donovan Osborne
369 Ken Cloude
368 Scott Stahoviak
367 Jorge Fabregas
366 Orlando Cabrera
365 Jermaine Allensworth
364 Reggie Sanders
363 Geronimo Berroa
362 Johnny Damon
361 Mel Rojas
360 Bartolo Colon
359 Kirk Rueter
358 Carlos Perez
357 Ismael Valdes
356 Bobby Bonilla
355 Dave Nilsson
354 Andy Benes
353 Fernando Vina
352 Juan Guzman
351 Bobby Abreu
350 Chuck Carr
349 Fred McGriff
348 Cory Lidle RC
347 Mark Bellhorn
346 Kelvim Escobar
345 Bip Roberts
344 Wilson Alvarez
343 Craig Counsell
342 Jeff Fassero
341 Gregg Jefferies
340 Chris Stynes
339 Travis Miller
338 Pedro Martinez
337 Andy Pettitte
336 David Justice
335 Nomar Garciaparra RCup
334 Andruw Jones RCup
333 Raul Mondesi
332 Curt Schilling
331 Albert Belle
330 Steve Finley
329 John Wetteland
328 Dean Palmer
327 Jeff Cirillo
326 Jose Cruz, Jr.
325 Mark McGwire
324 John Olerud
323 Todd Helton
322 Paul O'Neill
321 Ken Griffey, Jr.
320 Cal Ripken, Jr.
319 John Smoltz
318 Craig Biggio
317 Barry Bonds
316 Will Clark
315 Justin Thompson
314 Lance Johnson
313 Moises Alou
312 Tim Salmon
311 Al Martin
310 Ellis Burks
309 Chuck Knoblauch
308 Troy Percival
307 Sammy Sosa
306 John Franco
305 Chipper Jones
304 Jason Kendall
303 Robin Ventura
302 Barry Larkin
301 Rondell White
300 Roger Clemens
299 Derek Bell
298 Ron Gant
297 Edgar Martinez
296 Greg Maddux
295 Andres Galarraga
294 Todd Hundley
293 Bernie Williams
292 Ivan Rodriguez
291 Paul Molitor
290 Jim Thome
289 Ken Caminiti
288 Darin Erstad
287 Brian Jordan
286 Jeff King
285 Roberto Alomar
284 Tino Martinez
469 Ben Ford RC

Parallels

Minted in Cooperstown

Minted in Cooperstown is a parallel the entire 503-card base set. The set is distinguished by the special "Minted in Cooperstown" logo stamped on each card. Each card in this set was printed at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY through the use of a portable printing press.

Inaugural Factory Sets

Just as for the teams which began play in 1993, two special commemorative factory sets for the first-year Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks were issued. Each card is foil-stamped with a special D'Rays/D'Backs logo.

The sets were sold only through retail outlets in the greater Phoenix and Tampa Bay areas. The Devil Rays sets apparently did not sell well enough at the stadium and were later closed out to one of the home shopping networks.

Unlike the '93 sets, Topps did not release the production figures for either set.

Inserts

Roberto Clemente Reprints

Similar to the Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays cards in 1996 and 1997, Topps commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Death of Roberto Clemente by reprinting all 19 of his Topps cards. Unlike the Mantle and Mays reprints, Series One and Series Two cards contained a mix of BOTH regular, Finest, and Finest Refractor cards. The ten odd-numbered regular cards, and nine even-numbered cards were randomly inserted into Series One packs, and vice versa for Series Two.

1 Roberto Clemente 1955
2 Roberto Clemente 1956
3 Roberto Clemente 1957
4 Roberto Clemente 1958
5 Roberto Clemente 1959
6 Roberto Clemente 1960
7 Roberto Clemente 1961
8 Roberto Clemente 1962
9 Roberto Clemente 1963
10 Roberto Clemente 1964
11 Roberto Clemente 1965
12 Roberto Clemente 1966
13 Roberto Clemente 1967
14 Roberto Clemente 1968
15 Roberto Clemente 1969
16 Roberto Clemente 1970
17 Roberto Clemente 1971
18 Roberto Clemente 1972
19 Roberto Clemente 1973

Hermetically-Sealed Reprints

Each 1998 Topps hobby factory set contained one of 19 different hermetically sealed Roberto Clemente reprint cards. The actual cards are identical to standard Clemente reprints available in 1998 Topps packs. The difference in these special cards is the clear plastic seal entirely encasing the card. Each seal is stamped with a gold foil logo on the card back stating "Factory Topps Seal 1998."

Hermetically-sealed cards were also available in special made-for-retail "Tin" boxes.

Clemente Tribute

This five-card set, exclusive to Series One packs, honors the memory of Roberto Clemente on the 25th anniversary of his untimely death.

RC1 Roberto Clemente
RC2 Roberto Clemente
RC3 Roberto Clemente
RC4 Roberto Clemente
RC5 Roberto Clemente

Etch-A-Sketch

This nine-card set features drawings by artist George Vlosich III using an Etch A Sketch as a canvas.

ES1 Albert Belle
ES2 Barry Bonds
ES3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
ES4 Greg Maddux
ES5 Hideo Nomo
ES6 Mike Piazza
ES7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
ES8 Frank Thomas
ES9 Mo Vaughn

Mystery Finest

This 20-card, Series One, set showcases five of the 1997 season's most intriguing inter-league matchups on Finest-style chromium cards. The fronts of each card have an opaque covering that must be peeled off to reveal the player. The backs have one of four players that might be on the front.

Each card is also available in a Refractor parallel.

ILM1 Chipper Jones
ILM2 Cal Ripken, Jr.
ILM3 Greg Maddux
ILM4 Rafael Palmeiro
ILM5 Todd Hundley
ILM6 Derek Jeter
ILM7 John Olerud
ILM8 Tino Martinez
ILM9 Larry Walker
ILM10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
ILM11 Andres Galarraga
ILM12 Randy Johnson
ILM13 Mike Piazza
ILM14 Jim Edmonds
ILM15 Eric Karros
ILM16 Tim Salmon
ILM17 Sammy Sosa
ILM18 Frank Thomas
ILM19 Mark Grace
ILM20 Albert Belle

Flashback

FB1 Barry Bonds
FB2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
FB3 Paul Molitor
FB4 Randy Johnson
FB5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
FB6 Tony Gwynn
FB7 Kenny Lofton
FB8 Gary Sheffield
FB9 Deion Sanders
FB10 Brady Anderson

HallBound

This set is exclusive to Series One Hobby and HTA Jumbo packs.

HB1 Paul Molitor
HB2 Tony Gwynn
HB3 Wade Boggs
HB4 Roger Clemens
HB5 Dennis Eckersley
HB6 Cal Ripken, Jr.
HB7 Greg Maddux
HB8 Rickey Henderson
HB9 Ken Griffey, Jr.
HB10 Frank Thomas
HB11 Mark McGwire
HB12 Barry Bonds
HB13 Mike Piazza
HB14 Juan Gonzalez
HB15 Randy Johnson

Baby Boomers

This set is exclusive to Series One retail packs.

BB1 Derek Jeter
BB2 Scott Rolen
BB3 Nomar Garciaparra
BB4 Jose Cruz, Jr.
BB5 Darin Erstad
BB6 Todd Helton
BB7 Tony Clark
BB8 Jose Guillen
BB9 Andruw Jones
BB10 Vladimir Guerrero
BB11 Mark Kotsay
BB12 Todd Greene
BB13 Andy Pettitte
BB14 Justin Thompson
BB15 Alan Benes

Rookie Class

R1 Travis Lee
R2 Richard Hidalgo
R3 Todd Helton
R4 Paul Konerko
R5 Mark Kotsay
R6 Derrek Lee
R7 Eli Marrero
R8 Fernando Tatis
R9 Juan Encarnacion
R10 Ben Grieve

Mystery Finest Bordered

This 20-card all-chromium stock set is exclusive to Series Two packs and is available in the following versions.

Bordered

Borderless

Bordered Refractor

Borderless Refractor

Unlike the Series One Mystery Finest cards, the back of the card clearly states which player will be on the front. The collector is required to peel off the opaque film that covers the front of the card to determine which version of the card they have received.

M1 Nomar Garciaparra
M2 Chipper Jones
M3 Scott Rolen
M4 Albert Belle
M5 Mo Vaughn
M6 Jose Cruz, Jr.
M7 Mark McGwire
M8 Derek Jeter
M9 Tony Gwynn
M10 Frank Thomas
M11 Tino Martinez
M12 Greg Maddux
M13 Juan Gonzalez
M14 Larry Walker
M15 Mike Piazza
M16 Cal Ripken, Jr.
M17 Jeff Bagwell
M18 Andruw Jones
M19 Barry Bonds
M20 Ken Griffey, Jr.

Clout Nine

C1 Edgar Martinez
C2 Mike Piazza
C3 Frank Thomas
C4 Craig Biggio
C5 Vinny Castilla
C6 Jeff Blauser
C7 Barry Bonds
C8 Ken Griffey, Jr.
C9 Larry Walker

Focal Points

These cards are exclusive to Series Two Hobby and HTA packs.

FP1 Juan Gonzalez
FP2 Nomar Garciaparra
FP3 Jose Cruz, Jr.
FP4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
FP5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
FP6 Ivan Rodriguez
FP7 Larry Walker
FP8 Barry Bonds
FP9 Roger Clemens
FP10 Frank Thomas
FP11 Chuck Knoblauch
FP12 Mike Piazza
FP13 Greg Maddux
FP14 Vladimir Guerrero
FP15 Andruw Jones

Milestones

These cards are exclusive to Series Two retail packs.

MS1 Barry Bonds
MS2 Roger Clemens
MS3 Dennis Eckersley
MS4 Juan Gonzalez
MS5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
MS6 Tony Gwynn
MS7 Greg Maddux
MS8 Mark McGwire
MS9 Cal Ripken, Jr.
MS10 Frank Thomas

Autographs & Game-Used

Roberto Clemente Memorabilia Madness

Topps created 46 different Roberto Clemente exchange cards for a total of 854 prizes. All 46 prizes (including the quantity available of each prize) is detailed explicitly in the listings below. The quantity is noted immediately after the prize. All 854 exchange cards looked identical to each other on front and almost identical to each other on back. Card fronts feature a blue, purple and white dot matrix head shot of Clemente surrounded by burgundy borders. Card backs featured extensive guidelines and rules for the exchange program. The only difference for each card were the few sentences on back detailing which specific prize each of the 46 different cards could be exchanged for. Lucky collectors that got their hands on these scarce exchange cards had until August 31st, 1998 to redeem their prizes.

1 1955 Topps Card 3
2 1956 Topps Card 8
3 1956 Autographed Topps Card 1
4 1957 Topps Card 6
5 1958 Topps Card 6
6 1959 Game-Used Jersey 1
7 1959 Topps Card 8
8 1960 Autographed NL AS Ball 1
9 1960 Autographed Pirates Team Ball 1
10 1960 Topps Card 8
11 1960 Autographed Topps Card 1
12 1961 Topps Card 10
13 1961 Autographed Topps Card 1
14 1962 Topps Card 8
15 1962 Autographed Topps Card 1
16 1963 Topps Card 5
17 1963 Autographed Topps Card 1
18 1964 Topps Card 8
19 1965 Topps Card 10
20 1965 Autographed Topps Card 1
21 1966 Topps Card 10
22 1967 Topps Card 20
23 1967 Autographed Topps Card 1
24 1968 Topps Card 20
25 1968 Autographed Topps Card 1
26 1969 Topps Card 20
27 1969 Autographed Topps Card 1
28 1970 Topps Card 20
29 1970 Autographed Topps Super Card 1
30 1971 Autographed Pirates Team Ball 1
31 1971 Topps Card 20
32 1972 Topps Card 20
33 1973 Topps Card 20
34 1998T Uncut Minted in Cooperstown Sheet 500
35 Canceled Check 4
36 Game Used Bat 1
37 Game Used Bat 1
38 Game Used Bat 1
39 Game Used Bat 1
40 Autographed HOFer Ball 1
41 Signed 4" X 5" B/W Photo 1
42 Signed Poster 1
43 CUT AU w/Framed Photo 1
44 Single-Signed Ball 1
45 43" X 60" Card 1
46 JSY Relic Card 99
NNO Wild Card