1998 Donruss Preferred
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Description
1998 Donruss Preferred is a 200-card set that is probably best remembered for its packaging. Like the previous year's set, it is fractured into the following subsets: Similar to 1996 & 1997 Finest, the set is fractured into 100 "Grand Stand" (steel), 40 "Mezzanine" (Bronze, 1:3/packs), 30 "Club Level" (silver, 1:12), 20 "Field Box" (Gold, 1:23) and 10 "Executive Suite" (platinum, 1:65) cards.
There are no rookie cards in this set.
Each five-card pack was distributed in a collectible "tin" box.
Distribution
Hobby: 24 "tins" per box, five cards per "tin" (MSRP: $4.99).
Retail: Five cards per "double-wide" tin (MSRP: $5.99). 24 tins per (blue cardboard) box.
Reviews
http://drewsbbcards.blogspot.com/2011/02/2-quick-boxes-of-1998-donruss-preferred.html
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cards | 200 | - | 5:1 | 5:1 |
| Grandstand | 100 | - | 4:1 | 4:1 |
| Mezzanine | 40 | - | 1:6 | 1:6 |
| Club Box | 30 | - | 1:12 | 1:12 |
| Field Box | 20 | - | 1:23 | 1:23 |
| Executive Suite | 10 | - | 1:65 | 1:65 |
| Preferred Seating | 200 | - | ? | ? |
| Precious Metal | 30 | 50 | ? | ? |
| Title Waves | 30 | varies | ? | ? |
| Great X-Pectations | 26 | 2700 | ? | ? |
| Great X-Pectations Die-Cut | 26 | 300 | ? | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
The base set is fractured into Grandstand (GS), Mezzanine (ME), Club Box (CB), Field Box (FB) and Executive Suite (EX) cards.
1 Ken Griffey, Jr. EX
2 Frank Thomas EX
3 Cal Ripken, Jr. EX
4 Alex Rodriguez EX
5 Greg Maddux EX
6 Mike Piazza EX
7 Chipper Jones EX
8 Tony Gwynn FB
9 Derek Jeter FB
10 Jeff Bagwell EX
11 Juan Gonzalez EX
12 Nomar Garciaparra EX
13 Andruw Jones FB
14 Hideo Nomo FB
15 Roger Clemens FB
16 Mark McGwire FB
17 Scott Rolen FB
18 Vladimir Guerrero FB
19 Barry Bonds FB
20 Darin Erstad FB
21 Albert Belle FB
22 Kenny Lofton FB
23 Mo Vaughn FB
24 Tony Clark FB
25 Ivan Rodriguez FB
26 Larry Walker CB
27 Eddie Murray CB
28 Andy Pettitte CB
29 Roberto Alomar CB
30 Randy Johnson CB
31 Manny Ramirez CB
32 Paul Molitor FB
33 Mike Mussina CB
34 Jim Thome FB
35 Tino Martinez CB
36 Gary Sheffield CB
37 Chuck Knoblauch CB
38 Bernie Williams CB
39 Tim Salmon CB
40 Sammy Sosa CB
41 Wade Boggs ME
42 Will Clark GS
43 Andres Galarraga CB
44 Raul Mondesi CB
45 Rickey Henderson GS
46 Jose Canseco GS
47 Pedro Martinez GS
48 Jay Buhner GS
49 Ryan Klesko GS
50 Barry Larkin CB
51 Charles Johnson GS
52 Tom Glavine GS
53 Edgar Martinez GS
54 Fred McGriff ME
55 Moises Alou GS
56 Dante Bichette CB
57 Jim Edmonds CB
58 Mark Grace ME
59 Chan Ho Park ME
60 Justin Thompson ME
61 John Smoltz ME
62 Craig Biggio CB
63 Ken Caminiti ME
64 Deion Sanders ME
65 Carlos Delgado GS
66 Dave Justice CB
67 J.T. Snow GS
68 Jason Giambi CB
69 Garret Anderson ME
70 Rondell White ME
71 Matt Williams ME
72 Brady Anderson ME
73 Eric Karros GS
74 Javy Lopez GS
75 Pat Hentgen GS
76 Todd Hundley GS
77 Ray Lankford GS
78 Denny Neagle GS
79 Henry Rodriguez GS
80 Sandy Alomar, Jr. ME
81 Rafael Palmeiro ME
82 Robin Ventura GS
83 John Olerud GS
84 Omar Vizquel GS
85 Joe Randa GS
86 Lance Johnson GS
87 Kevin Brown GS
88 Curt Schilling GS
89 Ismael Valdes GS
90 Francisco Cordova GS
91 David Cone GS
92 Paul O'Neill GS
93 Jimmy Key GS
94 Brad Radke GS
95 Kevin Appier GS
96 Al Martin GS
97 Rusty Greer ME
98 Reggie Jefferson GS
99 Ron Coomer GS
100 Vinny Castilla GS
101 Bobby Bonilla ME
102 Eric Young GS
103 Tony Womack GS
104 Jason Kendall GS
105 Jeff Suppan GS
106 Shawn Estes ME
107 Shawn Green GS
108 Edgardo Alfonzo ME
109 Alan Benes ME
110 Bob Higginson GS
111 Mark Grudzielanek GS
112 Wilton Guerrero GS
113 Todd Greene ME
114 Pokey Reese GS
115 Jose Guillen CB
116 Neifi Perez ME
117 Luis Castillo GS
118 Edgar Renteria GS
119 Karim Garcia GS
120 Butch Huskey GS
121 Michael Tucker GS
122 Jason Dickson GS
123 Todd Walker ME
124 Brian Jordan GS
125 Joe Carter GS
126 Matt Morris ME
127 Brett Tomko ME
128 Mike Cameron CB
129 Russ Davis GS
130 Shannon Stewart ME
131 Kevin Orie GS
132 Scott Spiezio GS
133 Brian Giles GS
134 Raul Casanova GS
135 Jose Cruz, Jr. CB
136 Hideki Irabu GS
137 Bubba Trammell GS
138 Richard Hidalgo CB
139 Paul Konerko CB
140 Todd Helton FB
141 Miguel Tejada CB
142 Fernando Tatis ME
143 Ben Grieve FB
144 Travis Lee FB
145 Mark Kotsay CB
146 Eli Marrero ME
147 David Ortiz CB
148 Juan Encarnacion ME
149 Jaret Wright ME
150 Livan Hernandez CB
151 Ruben Rivera GS
152 Brad Fullmer ME
153 Dennis Reyes GS
154 Enrique Wilson ME
155 Todd Dunwoody ME
156 Derrick Gibson ME
157 Aaron Boone ME
158 Ron Wright ME
159 Preston Wilson ME
160 Abraham Nunez GS
161 Shane Monahan GS
162 Carl Pavano GS
163 Derrek Lee GS
164 Jeff Abbott GS
165 Wes Helms ME
166 Brian Rose GS
167 Bobby Estalella GS
Preferred Power
168 Ken Griffey, Jr. GS
169 Frank Thomas GS
170 Cal Ripken, Jr. GS
171 Alex Rodriguez GS
172 Greg Maddux GS
173 Mike Piazza GS
174 Chipper Jones GS
175 Tony Gwynn GS
176 Derek Jeter GS
177 Jeff Bagwell GS
178 Juan Gonzalez GS
179 Nomar Garciaparra GS
180 Andruw Jones GS
181 Hideo Nomo GS
182 Roger Clemens GS
183 Mark McGwire GS
184 Scott Rolen GS
185 Barry Bonds GS
186 Darin Erstad GS
187 Mo Vaughn GS
188 Ivan Rodriguez GS
189 Larry Walker ME
190 Andy Pettitte GS
191 Randy Johnson ME
192 Paul Molitor GS
193 Jim Thome GS
194 Tino Martinez ME
195 Gary Sheffield GS
196 Albert Belle GS
197 Jose Cruz, Jr. GS
Checklists
198 Todd Helton GS
199 Ben Grieve GS
200 Paul Konerko GS
Parallels
Preferred Seating
Preferred Seating is a die-cut parallel of the full 200-card base set. Just like the base set, it is fractured into five different groups with Grandstand the easiest to find, Executive Suite the scarcest.
Precious Metals
Precious Metals is a 30-card partial parallel printed on card stock made of one gram of real silver (S), gold (G), or platinum (P). Only 50 copies of each card was produced.
1 Ken Griffey, Jr. P
2 Frank Thomas P
3 Cal Ripken, Jr. P
4 Alex Rodriguez P
5 Greg Maddux P
6 Mike Piazza P
7 Chipper Jones P
8 Tony Gwynn G
9 Derek Jeter G
10 Jeff Bagwell P
11 Juan Gonzalez P
12 Nomar Garciaparra P
13 Andruw Jones G
14 Hideo Nomo G
15 Roger Clemens G
16 Mark McGwire G
17 Scott Rolen G
18 Barry Bonds G
19 Darin Erstad G
20 Kenny Lofton G
21 Mo Vaughn G
22 Ivan Rodriguez G
23 Randy Johnson S
24 Paul Molitor G
25 Jose Cruz, Jr. S
26 Paul Konerko S
27 Todd Helton G
28 Ben Grieve G
29 Travis Lee G
30 Mark Kotsay S
Inserts
Great X-Pectations
Great X-Pectations is a 26-card set featuring a veteran player on one side and a young star on the other. 3000 serial-numbered copies of each card were produced, with the first 300 cards die-cut.
Promo cards from this set were distributed along with dealer order forms and to the Hobby media. The promos have the word "SAMPLE" printed on the back of the card and are not serial-numbered.
1 Jeff Bagwell / Travis Lee
2 Jose Cruz, Jr. / Ken Griffey, Jr.
3 Larry Walker / Ben Grieve
4 Frank Thomas / Todd Helton
5 Jim Thome / Paul Konerko
6 Alex Rodriguez / Miguel Tejada
7 Greg Maddux / Livan Hernandez
8 Roger Clemens / Jaret Wright
9 Albert Belle / Juan Encarnacion
10 Mo Vaughn / David Ortiz
11 Manny Ramirez / Mark Kotsay
12 Tim Salmon / Brad Fullmer
13 Cal Ripken / Fernando Tatis
14 Hideo Nomo / Hideki Irabu
15 Mike Piazza / Todd Greene
16 Gary Sheffield / Richard Hidalgo
17 Paul Molitor / Darin Erstad
18 Ivan Rodriguez / Eli Marrero
19 Ken Caminiti / Todd Walker
20 Tony Gwynn / Jose Guillen
21 Derek Jeter / Nomar Garciaparra
22 Chipper Jones / Scott Rolen
23 Juan Gonzalez / Andruw Jones
24 Barry Bonds / Vladimir Guerrero
25 Mark McGwire / Tony Clark
26 Bernie Williams / Mike Cameron
Title Waves
Title Waves is a 30-card set of players who have won various awards and championships. The cards are printed on a die-cut plastic stock and were designed to link up with the cards of other players who also won an award in that same year. Each card is serial-numbered to the year in which the player won their respective award, and is noted in the checklist below.
1 Nomar Garciaparra 1997
2 Scott Rolen 1997
3 Roger Clemens 1997
4 Gary Sheffield 1997
5 Jeff Bagwell 1997
6 Cal Ripken, Jr. 1997
7 Frank Thomas 1997
8 Ken Griffey, Jr. 1997
9 Larry Walker 1997
10 Derek Jeter 1996
11 Juan Gonzalez 1996
12 Bernie Williams 1996
13 Andruw Jones 1996
14 Andy Pettitte 1996
15 Ivan Rodriguez 1996
16 Alex Rodriguez 1996
17 Mark McGwire 1996
18 Andres Galarraga 1996
19 Hideo Nomo 1995
20 Mo Vaughn 1995
21 Randy Johnson 1995
22 Chipper Jones 1995
23 Greg Maddux 1995
24 Manny Ramirez 1995
25 Tony Gwynn 1995
26 Albert Belle 1995
27 Kenny Lofton 1995
28 Mike Piazza 1993
29 Paul Molitor 1993
30 Barry Bonds 1993
Tins
Tin Packs
Each five-card Hobby pack came packaged in one of 24 collectible tins. A few tins will have the words "Preferred Honor" on the front; however, they do not contain different cards. Each tin is available in the following versions.
- Green
- Silver (serial-numbered to 999)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 199)
1 Todd Helton
2 Ben Grieve
3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
4 Alex Rodriguez
5 Greg Maddux
6 Mike Piazza
7 Chipper Jones
8 Travis Lee
9 Derek Jeter
10 Jeff Bagwell
11 Juan Gonzalez
12 Mark McGwire
13 Hideo Nomo
14 Roger Clemens
15 Andruw Jones
16 Paul Molitor
17 Vladimir Guerrero
18 Jose Cruz, Jr.
19 Nomar Garciaparra
20 Scott Rolen
21 Ken Griffey, Jr.
22 Larry Walker
23 Frank Thomas
24 Tony Gwynn
Tin Boxes
Each 24-tin Hobby box was packaged in one of 24 oversized tins which parallel the smaller tin packs. Each tin box is available in the following versions.
- Green (serial-numbered to 999 lids)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 199 lids)
Double-Wide Tins
The retail version of 1998 Donruss Preferred was packaged in a plain corrugated cardboard box, with 24 "Double-Wide" tins per box. The checklist and player images used are identical to that of the Hobby tin packs, but the retail Double-Wide packs paired up two players at a time.
1 Todd Helton / Ben Grieve
2 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Alex Rodriguez
3 Greg Maddux / Mike Piazza
4 Chipper Jones / Travis Lee
5 Derek Jeter / Jeff Bagwell
6 Juan Gonzalez / Mark McGwire
7 Hideo Nomo / Roger Clemens
8 Andruw Jones / Paul Molitor
9 Vladimir Guerrero / Jose Cruz
10 Nomar Garciaparra / Scott Rolen
11 Ken Griffey, Jr.
12 Tony Gwynn / Frank Thomas
