1998 Pinnacle Plus
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Description
1998 Pinnacle Plus is a 200-card set printed on foil-board and released in August, 1998. Like most Pinnacle Brands sets of the era, it follows the same formula of other mid-level Pinnacle sets of the era: The same 150 players with the super stars doubled-up in a pointless subset or two mixed in with a couple dozen of non-rookie "rookies"; boring inserts; and a $3/pack price point.
The only significance of this product is that it was the last baseball card set Pinnacle Brands would ever release, as they went out of business just a few weeks later.
Distribution
24 packs per box, 10 cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99).
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 200 | - | ? |
| Artist's Proof | 60 | - | 1:35 |
| Gold Artist's Proof | 60 | 100 | ? |
| Mirror Artist's Proof | 60 | one of one | ? |
| Lasting Memories | 30 | - | 1:5 |
| Yard Work | 15 | - | 1:9 |
| Piece of the Game | 10 | - | 1:19 |
| Team Pinnacle | 15 | - | 1:71 |
| Gold Team Pinacle | 15 | - | 1:199 |
| Mirror Gold Team Pinnacle | 15 | 25 | ? |
| All-Star Epix Orange | 12 | - | 1:24 |
| All-Star Epix Purple | 12 | - | 1:120 |
| All-Star Epix Emerald | 12 | - | 1:240 |
| Nolan Ryan Autographed Baseball Redemption | 1 | 1000 | ? |
| Interleague Game-Used Baseball Redemption | 1 | 100 | ? |
Checklist
Promos
Six "Sample" cards were distributed in two-card sealed cello packs within dealer order forms and in Hobby media releases about four to six weeks prior to the release of 1998 Pinnacle Plus baseball.
NOTE: The samples are similar in design, but not completely identical, to the regular issue Pinnacle Plus cards. The samples share the same photographs, but the cards are printed on basic four-color UV coated cardstock. The actual Pinnacle Plus base set was printed on silver foil board.
8 Nomar Garciaparra
9 Ken Griffey, Jr.
24 Frank Thomas
33 Mike Piazza
56 Chipper Jones
72 Larry Walker
Base Set
1 Roberto Alomar
2 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
3 Brady Anderson
4 Albert Belle
5 Jeff Cirillo
6 Roger Clemens
7 David Cone
8 Nomar Garciaparra
9 Ken Griffey, Jr.
10 Jason Dickson
11 Edgar Martinez
12 Tino Martinez
13 Randy Johnson
14 Mark McGwire
15 Dave Justice
16 Mike Mussina
17 Chuck Knoblauch
18 Joey Cora
19 Pat Hentgen
20 Randy Myers
21 Cal Ripken, Jr.
22 Mariano Rivera
23 Jose Rosado
24 Frank Thomas
25 Alex Rodriguez
26 Justin Thompson
27 Ivan Rodriguez
28 Bernie Williams
29 Pedro Martinez
30 Tony Clark
31 Garret Anderson
32 Travis Fryman
33 Mike Piazza
34 Carl Pavano
35 Kevin Millwood RC
36 Miguel Tejada
37 Willie Blair
38 Devon White
39 Andres Galarraga
40 Barry Larkin
41 Al Leiter
42 Moises Alou
43 Eric Young
44 John Jaha
45 Bernard Gilkey
46 Freddy Garcia
47 Ruben Rivera
48 Robb Nen
49 Ray Lankford
50 Kenny Lofton
51 Joe Carter
52 Jason McDonald
53 Quinton McCracken
54 Kerry Wood
55 Mike Lansing
56 Chipper Jones
57 Barry Bonds
58 Brad Fullmer
59 Jeff Bagwell
60 Rondell White
61 Geronimo Berroa
62 Magglio Ordonez RC
63 Dwight Gooden
64 Brian Hunter
65 Todd Walker
66 Frank Catalanotto RC
67 Tony Saunders
68 Travis Lee
69 Michael Tucker
70 Reggie Sanders
71 Derrek Lee
72 Larry Walker
73 Marquis Grissom
74 Craig Biggio
75 Kevin Brown
76 J.T. Snow
77 Eric Davis
78 Jeff Abbott
79 Jermaine Dye
80 Otis Nixon
81 Curt Schilling
82 Enrique Wilson
83 Tony Gwynn
84 Orlando Cabrera
85 Ramon Martinez
86 Greg Vaughn
87 Alan Benes
88 Dennis Eckersley
89 Jim Thome
90 Juan Encarnacion
91 Jeff King
92 Shannon Stewart
93 Roberto Hernandez
94 Raul Ibanez
95 Darryl Kile
96 Charles Johnson
97 Rich Becker
98 Hal Morris
99 Ismael Valdes
100 Orel Hershiser
101 Mo Vaughn
102 Aaron Boone
103 Jeff Conine
104 Paul O'Neill
105 Tom Candiotti
106 Wilson Alvarez
107 Mike Stanley
108 Carlos Delgado
109 Tony Batista
110 Dante Bichette
111 Henry Rodriguez
112 Karim Garcia
113 Shane Reynolds
114 Ken Caminiti
115 Jose Silva
116 Juan Gonzalez
117 Brian Jordan
118 Jim Leyritz
119 Manny Ramirez
120 Fred McGriff
121 Brooks Kieschnick
122 Sean Casey
123 John Smoltz
124 Rusty Greer
125 Cecil Fielder
126 Mike Cameron
127 Reggie Jefferson
128 Bob Higginson
129 Kevin Appier
130 Robin Ventura
131 Ben Grieve
132 Wade Boggs
133 Jose Cruz, Jr.
134 Jeff Suppan
135 Vinny Castilla
136 Sammy Sosa
137 Mark Wohlers
138 Jay Bell
139 Brett Tomko
140 Gary Sheffield
141 Tim Salmon
142 Jaret Wright
143 Kenny Rogers
144 Brian Anderson
145 Darrin Fletcher
146 John Flaherty
147 Dmitri Young
148 Andruw Jones
149 Matt Williams
150 Bobby Bonilla
151 Mike Hampton
152 Al Martin
153 Mark Grudzielanek
154 Dave Nilsson
155 Roger Cedeno
156 Greg Maddux
157 Mark Kotsay
158 Steve Finley
159 Wilson Delgado
160 Ron Gant
161 Jim Edmonds
162 Jeff Blauser
163 Dave Burba
164 Pedro Astacio
165 Livan Hernandez
166 Neifi Perez
167 Ryan Klesko
168 Fernando Tatis
169 Richard Hidalgo
170 Carlos Perez
171 Bob Abreu
172 Francisco Cordova
173 Todd Helton
174 Doug Glanville
175 Brian Rose
176 Yamil Benitez
177 Darin Erstad
178 Scott Rolen
179 John Wetteland
180 Paul Sorrento
181 Walt Weiss
182 Vladimir Guerrero
183 Ken Griffey, Jr. NAT
184 Alex Rodriguez NAT
185 Cal Ripken, Jr. NAT
186 Frank Thomas NAT
187 Chipper Jones NAT
188 Hideo Nomo NAT
189 Nomar Garciaparra NAT
190 Mike Piazza NAT
191 Greg Maddux NAT
192 Tony Gwynn NAT
193 Mark McGwire NAT
194 Roger Clemens NAT
195 Mike Piazza FV
196 Mark McGwire FV
197 Chipper Jones FV
198 Larry Walker FV
199 Hideo Nomo FV
200 Barry Bonds FV
Parallels
Artist's Proofs
Artist Proof is a 60-card partial-parallel of the Pinnacle Plus base set printed on dot-matrix holographic foil.
Each card is also available in the following parallels.
- Gold Artist's Proofs (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
- Mirror Gold Artist's Proofs (one-of-one)
PP1 Roberto Alomar
PP2 Albert Belle
PP3 Roger Clemens
PP4 Nomar Garciaparra
PP5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
PP6 Tino Martinez
PP7 Randy Johnson
PP8 Mark McGwire
PP9 Dave Justice
PP10 Chuck Knoblauch
PP11 Cal Ripken, Jr.
PP12 Frank Thomas
PP13 Alex Rodriguez
PP14 Ivan Rodriguez
PP15 Bernie Williams
PP16 Pedro Martinez
PP17 Tony Clark
PP18 Mike Piazza
PP19 Miguel Tejada
PP20 Andres Galarraga
PP21 Barry Larkin
PP22 Kenny Lofton
PP23 Chipper Jones
PP24 Barry Bonds
PP25 Brad Fullmer
PP26 Jeff Bagwell
PP27 Todd Walker
PP28 Travis Lee
PP29 Larry Walker
PP30 Craig Biggio
PP31 Tony Gwynn
PP32 Jim Thome
PP33 Juan Encarnacion
PP34 Mo Vaughn
PP35 Karim Garcia
PP36 Ken Caminiti
PP37 Juan Gonzalez
PP38 Manny Ramirez
PP39 Fred McGriff
PP40 Rusty Greer
PP41 Bob Higginson
PP42 Ben Grieve
PP43 Wade Boggs
PP44 Jose Cruz
PP45 Sammy Sosa
PP46 Gary Sheffield
PP47 Tim Salmon
PP48 Jaret Wright
PP49 Andruw Jones
PP50 Matt Williams
PP51 Greg Maddux
PP52 Jim Edmonds
PP53 Livan Hernandez
PP54 Neifi Perez
PP55 Fernando Tatis
PP56 Richard Hidalgo
PP57 Todd Helton
PP58 Darin Erstad
PP59 Scott Rolen
PP60 Vladimir Guerrero
Inserts
Lasting Memories
1 Nomar Garciaparra
2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
3 Livan Hernandez
4 Hideo Nomo
5 Ben Grieve
6 Scott Rolen
7 Roger Clemens
8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
9 Mo Vaughn
10 Frank Thomas
11 Mark McGwire
12 Barry Larkin
13 Matt Williams
14 Jose Cruz
15 Andruw Jones
16 Mike Piazza
17 Jeff Bagwell
18 Chipper Jones
19 Juan Gonzalez
20 Kenny Lofton
21 Greg Maddux
22 Ivan Rodriguez
23 Alex Rodriguez
24 Derek Jeter
25 Albert Belle
26 Barry Bonds
27 Larry Walker
28 Sammy Sosa
29 Tony Gwynn
30 Randy Johnson
Yardwork
1 Mo Vaughn
2 Frank Thomas
3 Albert Belle
4 Nomar Garciaparra
5 Tony Clark
6 Tino Martinez
7 Ken Griffey, Jr.
8 Juan Gonzalez
9 Sammy Sosa
10 Jose Cruz
11 Jeff Bagwell
12 Mike Piazza
13 Larry Walker
14 Mark McGwire
15 Barry Bonds
Piece of the Game
NOTE: Despite the name, none of the cards in this set feature any game-used material.
1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
2 Frank Thomas
3 Alex Rodriguez
4 Chipper Jones
5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
6 Mike Piazza
7 Greg Maddux
8 Juan Gonzalez
9 Nomar Garciaparra
10 Larry Walker
Team Pinnacle
A continuation of the insert set begun in 1992 Pinnacle, this 15-card set features Pinnacle's choice for the best player at each position in the American and National League. Half the cards feature the American League player's side printed on foil board, and the other half have the NL player's side on foil. In addition, each card is also available in the following parallels.
- Gold
- Mirror Gold (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
NOTE: Since the Mirror Gold cards have holographic foil on BOTH sides of the card, only one version of each card exists.
1 Mike Piazza / Ivan Rodriguez
2 Mark McGwire / Mo Vaughn
3 Roberto Alomar / Craig Biggio
4 Alex Rodriguez / Barry Larkin
5 Cal Ripken / Chipper Jones
6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
7 Juan Gonzalez / Tony Gwynn
8 Barry Bonds / Albert Belle
9 Kenny Lofton / Andruw Jones
10 Tino Martinez / Jeff Bagwell
11 Frank Thomas / Andres Galarraga
12 Roger Clemens / Greg Maddux
13 Pedro Martinez / Hideo Nomo
14 Nomar Garciaparra / Scott Rolen
15 Ben Grieve / Paul Konerko
All-Star Epix
All-Star Epix is a 24-card set released in both 1998 Score Rookie/Traded and Pinnacle Plus. Similar to the Epix inserts, All-Star Epix showcases All-Star Game highlights on holographic matrix cards.
The first twelve cards were seeded in Score Rookie and Traded packs while the final 12 cards were inserted in Pinnacle Plus packs.
Unlike the first batch of Epix inserts, only one All-Star Epix card per player was produced.
70% of the total production of all All-Star Epix inserts were printed on Orange foil; 20% on Purple foil; and the remaining 10% on Emerald foil.
Score Rookie/Traded Series
1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
2 Juan Gonzalez
3 Jeff Bagwell
4 Ivan Rodriguez
5 Nomar Garciaparra
6 Ryne Sandberg
7 Frank Thomas
8 Derek Jeter
9 Tony Gwynn
10 Albert Belle
11 Scott Rolen
12 Barry Larkin
Pinnacle Plus Series
13 Alex Rodriguez
14 Cal Ripken, Jr.
15 Chipper Jones
16 Roger Clemens
17 Mo Vaughn
18 Mark McGwire
19 Mike Piazza
20 Andruw Jones
21 Greg Maddux
22 Barry Bonds
23 Paul Molitor
24 Hideo Nomo
Autographs & Game-Used
Nolan Ryan Autographed Baseball
Randomly inserted into packs of 1998 Pinnacle Plus were 1000 exchange cards good for a baseball autographed by Nolan Ryan. Unfortunately, with Pinnacle Brands going out of business just weeks after the release of the product, none of the exchange cards were ever fulfilled. In fact, it is unclear if Ryan ever signed any baseballs for this promotion.
Interleague Game-Used Baseball
Randomly inserted into packs of 1998 Pinnacle Plus were 100 exchange cards good for a baseball used in a 1997 Major League Interleague game. Like with the Nolan Ryan autograph, none of the exchange cards were ever fulfilled.
