1999 Bowman's Best
Description
1999 Bowman's Best is a 200-card chromium stock set released in August, 1999. The set is subdivided into four subsets: 85 veterans (gold), 15 Best Performers (bronze), 50 prospects (silver) and 50 rookies (blue). The 50 rookies (cards 151-200) were short-printed and seeded at a rate of one-per-pack, the first time this brand had SPed RCs.
Notable Rookie Cards include Pat Burrell, Alfonso Soriano, C.C. Sabathia, Matt Holliday, and Brad Lidge.
Distribution
24 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $5). Hobby only.
Inserts and parallels of inserts were usually the second card in the pack.
Parallels were usually the first card in the pack.
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 200 | - | ? |
| short set | 150 | - | 5:1 |
| Rookies | 50 | - | one-per-pack |
| Refractors | 200 | 400 | 1:15 |
| Atomic Refractors | 200 | 100 | 1:62 |
| Franchise Best Mach I | 10 | 3000 | 1:41 |
| Franchise Best Mach II | 10 | 1000 | 1:124 |
| Franchise Best Mach III | 10 | 500 | 1:248 |
| Future Foundations Mach I | 10 | 3000 | 1:41 |
| Future Foundations Mach II | 10 | 1000 | 1:124 |
| Future Foundations Mach III | 10 | 500 | 1:248 |
| Mirror Image | 10 | - | 1:24 |
| Mirror Image Refractors | 10 | - | 1:96 |
| Mirror Image Atomic Refractors | 10 | - | 1:192 |
| Franchise Favorites | 6 | - | 1:40 |
| Rookie of the Year | 2 | - | 1:95 |
| Rookie Locker Room Autographs | 5 | - | 1:248 |
| Rookie Locker Room Game Used Bats | 6 | - | 1:517 |
| Rookie Locker Room Game Worn Jerseys | 4 | - | 1:538 |
| Rookie of the Year Autograph | 1 | - | 1:1239 |
| Franchise Favorites Autographs A | 2 | - | 1:1550 |
| Franchise Favorites Autographs B | 2 | - | 1:1550 |
| Franchise Favorites Autographs C | 2 | - | 1:6174 |
Checklist
Promos
- PP1 Javy Lopez
- PP2 Marlon Anderson
- PP3 J.M. Gold
Base Set
- 1 Chipper Jones
- 2 Brian Jordan
- 3 Dave Justice
- 4 Jason Kendall
- 5 Mo Vaughn
- 6 Jim Edmonds
- 7 Wade Boggs
- 8 Jeromy Burnitz
- 9 Todd Hundley
- 10 Rondell White
- 11 Cliff Floyd
- 12 Sean Casey
- 13 Bernie Williams
- 14 Dante Bichette
- 15 Greg Vaughn
- 16 Andres Galarraga
- 17 Ray Durham
- 18 Jim Thome
- 19 Gary Sheffield
- 20 Frank Thomas
- 21 Orlando Hernandez
- 22 Ivan Rodriguez
- 23 Jose Cruz
- 24 Jason Giambi
- 25 Craig Biggio
- 26 Kerry Wood
- 27 Manny Ramirez
- 28 Curt Schilling
- 29 Mike Mussina
- 30 Tim Salmon
- 31 Mike Piazza
- 32 Roberto Alomar
- 33 Larry Walker
- 34 Barry Larkin
- 35 Nomar Garciaparra
- 36 Paul O'Neill
- 37 Todd Walker
- 38 Eric Karros
- 39 Brad Fullmer
- 40 John Olerud
- 41 Todd Helton
- 42 Raul Mondesi
- 43 Jose Canseco
- 44 Matt Williams
- 45 Ray Lankford
- 46 Carlos Delgado
- 47 Darin Erstad
- 48 Vladimir Guerrero
- 49 Robin Ventura
- 50 Alex Rodriguez
- 51 Vinny Castilla
- 52 Tony Clark
- 53 Pedro Martinez
- 54 Rafael Palmeiro
- 55 Scott Rolen
- 56 Tino Martinez
- 57 Tony Gwynn
- 58 Barry Bonds
- 59 Kenny Lofton
- 60 Javy Lopez
- 61 Mark Grace
- 62 Travis Lee
- 63 Kevin Brown
- 64 Al Leiter
- 65 Albert Belle
- 66 Sammy Sosa
- 67 Greg Maddux
- 68 Mark Kotsay
- 69 Dmitri Young
- 70 Mark McGwire
- 71 Juan Gonzalez
- 72 Andruw Jones
- 73 Derek Jeter
- 74 Randy Johnson
- 75 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 76 Shawn Green
- 77 Moises Alou
- 78 Tom Glavine
- 79 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
- 80 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 81 Ryan Klesko
- 82 Jeff Bagwell
- 83 Ben Grieve
- 84 John Smoltz
- 85 Roger Clemens
Best Performers
- 86 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 87 Roger Clemens
- 88 Derek Jeter
- 89 Nomar Garciaparra
- 90 Mark McGwire
- 91 Sammy Sosa
- 92 Alex Rodriguez
- 93 Greg Maddux
- 94 Vladimir Guerrero
- 95 Chipper Jones
- 96 Kerry Wood
- 97 Ben Grieve
- 98 Tony Gwynn
- 99 Juan Gonzalez
- 100 Mike Piazza
Prospects
- 101 Eric Chavez
- 102 Billy Koch
- 103 Dernell Stenson
- 104 Marlon Anderson
- 105 Ron Belliard
- 106 Bruce Chen
- 107 Carlos Beltran
- 108 Chad Hermansen
- 109 Ryan Anderson
- 110 Michael Barrett
- 111 Matt Clement
- 112 Ben Davis
- 113 Calvin Pickering
- 114 Brad Penny
- 115 Paul Konerko
- 116 Alex Gonzalez
- 117 George Lombard
- 118 John Patterson
- 119 Rob Bell
- 120 Ruben Mateo
- 121 Troy Glaus
- 122 Ryan Bradley
- 123 Carlos Lee
- 124 Gabe Kapler
- 125 Ramon Hernandez
- 126 Carlos Febles
- 127 Mitch Meluskey
- 128 Michael Cuddyer
- 129 Pablo Ozuna
- 130 Jayson Werth
- 131 Ricky Ledee
- 132 Jeremy Giambi
- 133 Danny Klassen
- 134 Mark DeRosa
- 135 Randy Wolf
- 136 Roy Halladay
- 137 Derrick Gibson
- 138 Ben Petrick
- 139 Warren Morris
- 140 Lance Berkman
- 141 Russell Branyan
- 142 Adrian Beltre
- 143 Juan Encarnacion
- 144 Fernando Seguignol
- 145 Corey Koskie
- 146 Preston Wilson
- 147 Homer Bush
- 148 Daryle Ward
- 149 Joe McEwing RC
- 150 Peter Bergeron RC
Rookies
Each Rookie card was short-printed and seeded at the rate of one-per-pack.
- 151 Pat Burrell RC
- 152 Choo Freeman RC
- 153 Matt Belisle RC
- 154 Carlos Pena RC
- 155 A.J. Burnett RC
- 156 Doug Mientkiewicz RC
- 157 Sean Burroughs RC
- 158 Mike Zywica RC
- 159 Corey Patterson RC
- 160 Austin Kearns RC
- 161 Chip Ambres RC
- 162 Kelly Dransfeldt RC
- 163 Mike Nannini RC*
- 164 Mark Mulder RC
- 165 Jason Tyner RC
- 166 Bobby Seay RC*
- 167 Alex Escobar RC
- 168 Nick Johnson RC
- 169 Alfonso Soriano RC
- 170 Clayton Andrews RC
- 171 C.C. Sabathia RC
- 172 Matt Holliday RC
- 173 Brad Lidge RC
- 174 Kit Pellow RC
- 175 J.M. Gold RC*
- 176 Roosevelt Brown RC
- 177 Eric Valent RC
- 178 Adam Everett RC
- 179 Jorge Toca RC
- 180 Matt Roney RC
- 181 Andy Brown RC*
- 182 Phil Norton RC
- 183 Mickey Lopez RC
- 184 Chris George RC
- 185 Arturo McDowell RC*
- 186 Jose Fernandez RC
- 187 Seth Etherton RC
- 188 Josh McKinley RC*
- 189 Nate Cornejo RC
- 190 Giuseppe Chiaramonte RC*
- 191 Mamon Tucker RC*
- 192 Ryan Mills RC*
- 193 Chad Moeller RC
- 194 Tony Torcato RC
- 195 Jeff Winchester RC*
- 196 Rick Elder RC*
- 197 Matt Burch RC*
- 198 Jeff Urban RC*
- 199 Chris Jones RC*
- 200 Masao Kida RC
Parallels
- Refractors (serial-numbered to 400 copies)
- Atomic Refractors (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
Inserts
Future Foundations Mach I
Each card is serial-numbered to 3000 copies and available in the following parallels.
- Mach II (serial-numbered to 1000 copies)
- Mach III (serial-numbered to 500 copies)
- FF1 Ruben Mateo
- FF2 Troy Glaus
- FF3 Eric Chavez
- FF4 Pat Burrell
- FF5 Adrian Beltre
- FF6 Ryan Anderson
- FF7 Alfonso Soriano
- FF8 Brad Penny
- FF9 Derrick Gibson
- FF10 Bruce Chen
Franchise Best Mach I
Each card is serial-numbered to 3000 copies and available in the following parallels.
- Mach II (serial-numbered to 1000 copies)
- Mach III (serial-numbered to 500 copies)
- FB1 Mark McGwire
- FB2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- FB3 Sammy Sosa
- FB4 Nomar Garciaparra
- FB5 Alex Rodriguez
- FB6 Derek Jeter
- FB7 Mike Piazza
- FB8 Frank Thomas
- FB9 Chipper Jones
- FB10 Juan Gonzalez
Franchise Favorites
- FR1A Derek Jeter
- FR1B Don Mattingly
- FR1C Derek Jeter / Don Mattingly
- FR2A Scott Rolen
- FR2B Mike Schmidt
- FR2C Scott Rolen / Mike Schmidt
Mirror Image
Each Mirror Image insert is also available in a Refractor and Atomic Refractor parallel.
- M1 Alex Rodriguez / Alex Gonzalez
- M2 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Ruben Mateo
- M3 Derek Jeter / Alfonso Soriano
- M4 Sammy Sosa / Corey Patterson
- M5 Greg Maddux / Bruce Chen
- M6 Chipper Jones / Eric Chavez
- M7 Vladimir Guerrero / Carlos Beltran
- M8 Frank Thomas / Nick Johnson
- M9 Nomar Garciaparra / Pablo Ozuna
- M10 Mark McGwire / Pat Burrell
Rookie of the Year
- ROY1 Ben Grieve
- ROY2 Kerry Wood
Autographs & Game-Used
Rookie Locker Room Autographs
- RA1 Pat Burrell
- RA2 Michael Barrett
- RA3 Troy Glaus
- RA4 Gabe Kapler
- RA5 Eric Chavez
Rookie Locker Room Game Used Bats
- RB1 Pat Burrell
- RB2 Michael Barrett
- RB3 Troy Glaus
- RB4 Gabe Kapler
- RB5 Eric Chavez
- RB6 Richie Sexson
Rookie Locker Room Game Worn Jerseys
- RJ1 Richie Sexson
- RJ2 Michael Barrett
- RJ3 Troy Glaus
- RJ4 Eric Chavez
Rookie of the Year Autograph
- ROY1A Ben Grieve