1999 Sports Illustrated Greats of the Game

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Description

1999 Sports Illustrated Greats of the Game is a 90-card set released by Fleer in the summer of 1999. Each seven-card pack contained one autograph. As the name suggests, the product focuses on "The greats of the game" and as such contains no active MLB players.

After a three year partnership, this would be the final Sports Illustrated product released by Fleer -- although the Greats of the Game brand name would continue.

Distribution

12 packs per box, seven cards per pack (MSRP: $15).

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds
Base 90 - 5:1
Cover Collection 50 - one-per-pack
Record Breakers 10 - 1:12
Record Breakers Gold 10 - 1:120
Autographs 80 - one-per-pack

Checklist

Base Set

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  • 1 Jimmy Foxx
  • 2 Red Schoendienst
  • 3 Babe Ruth
  • 4 Lou Gehrig
  • 5 Mel Ott
  • 6 Stan Musial
  • 7 Mickey Mantle
  • 8 Carl Yastrzemski
  • 9 Enos Slaughter
  • 10 Andre Dawson
  • 11 Luis Aparicio
  • 12 Fergie Jenkins
  • 13 Christy Mathewson
  • 14 Ernie Banks
  • 15 Johnny Podres
  • 16 George Foster
  • 17 Jerry Koosman
  • 18 Curt Simmons
  • 19 Bob Feller
  • 20 Frank Robinson
  • 21 Gary Carter
  • 22 Frank Thomas
  • 23 Bill Lee
  • 24 Willie Mays
  • 25 Tommie Agee
  • 26 Boog Powell
  • 27 Jim Wynn
  • 28 Sparky Lyle
  • 29 Bo Belinsky
  • 30 Maury Wills
  • 31 Bill Buckner
  • 32 Steve Carlton
  • 33 Harmon Killebrew
  • 34 Nolan Ryan
  • 35 Randy Jones
  • 36 Robin Roberts
  • 37 Al Oliver
  • 38 Rico Petrocelli
  • 39 Dave Parker
  • 40 Eddie Mathews
  • 41 Earl Weaver
  • 42 Jackie Robinson
  • 43 Lou Brock
  • 44 Reggie Jackson
  • 45 Bob Gibson
  • 46 Jeff Burroughs
  • 47 Jim Bouton
  • 48 Bob Forsch
  • 49 Ron Guidry
  • 50 Ty Cobb
  • 51 Roy White
  • 52 Joe Rudi
  • 53 Moose Skowron
  • 54 Goose Gossage
  • 55 Ed Kranepool
  • 56 Paul Blair
  • 57 Kent Hrbek
  • 58 Orlando Cepeda
  • 59 Buck O'Neill
  • 60 Al Kaline
  • 61 Vida Blue
  • 62 Sam McDowell
  • 63 Jesse Barfield
  • 64 Dave Kingman
  • 65 Ron Santo
  • 66 Steve Garvey
  • 67 Gaylord Perry
  • 68 Darrell Evans
  • 69 Rollie Fingers
  • 70 Walter Johnson
  • 71 Al Hrabosky
  • 72 Mickey Rivers
  • 73 Mike Torrez
  • 74 Hank Bauer
  • 75 Tug McGraw
  • 76 David Clyde
  • 77 Jim Lonborg
  • 78 Clete Boyer
  • 79 Harry Walker
  • 80 Cy Young
  • 81 Bud Harrelson
  • 82 Paul Splittorff
  • 83 Bert Campaneris
  • 84 Joe Niekro
  • 85 Bob Horner
  • 86 Jerry Royster
  • 87 Tommy John
  • 88 Mark Fidrych
  • 89 Dick Williams
  • 90 Graig Nettles

Inserts

Cover Collection

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This 50-card set features reprints of classic Sports Illustrated covers.

  • 1 Johnny Podres
  • 2 Mickey Mantle
  • 3 Stan Musial
  • 4 Eddie Mathews
  • 5 Frank Thomas
  • 6 Willie Mays
  • 7 Red Schoendienst
  • 8 Luis Aparicio
  • 9 Mickey Mantle
  • 10 Al Kaline
  • 11 Maury Wills
  • 12 Sam McDowell
  • 13 Harry Walker
  • 14 Carl Yastrzemski
  • 15 Carl Yastrzemski
  • 16 Lou Brock
  • 17 Ron Santo
  • 18 Reggie Jackson
  • 19 Frank Robinson
  • 20 Jerry Koosman
  • 21 Bud Harrelson
  • 22 Vida Blue
  • 23 Fergie Jenkins
  • 24 Sparky Lyle
  • 25 Steve Carlton
  • 26 Bert Campaneris
  • 27 Jim Wynn
  • 28 Steve Garvey
  • 29 Nolan Ryan
  • 30 Randy Jones
  • 31 Reggie Jackson
  • 32 Joe Rudi
  • 33 Reggie Jackson
  • 34 Dave Parker
  • 35 Mark Fidrych
  • 36 Earl Weaver
  • 37 Nolan Ryan
  • 38 Steve Carlton
  • 39 Reggie Jackson
  • 40 Rollie Fingers
  • 41 Gary Carter
  • 42 Graig Nettles
  • 43 Gaylord Perry
  • 44 Kent Hrbek
  • 45 Gary Carter
  • 46 Steve Garvey
  • 47 Steve Carlton
  • 48 Nolan Ryan
  • 49 Nolan Ryan
  • 50 Mickey Mantle

Record Breakers

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Each Record Breaker insert is also available in a gold foil parallel.

  • 1 Mickey Mantle
  • 2 Stan Musial
  • 3 Babe Ruth
  • 4 Christy Mathewson
  • 5 Cy Young
  • 6 Nolan Ryan
  • 7 Jackie Robinson
  • 8 Lou Gehrig
  • 9 Ty Cobb
  • 10 Walter Johnson

Autographs

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Each pack of Sports Illustrated Greats of the Game yielded one of the 80 on-card autographs below. Each card is embossed with a Fleer logo for authenticity.

Reggie Jackson signed some of his cards with a "Mr. October" or "HOF 93" notation. A full set is considered complete with any Jackson.

  • Tommie Agee
  • Luis Aparicio
  • Ernie Banks
  • Jesse Barfield
  • Hank Bauer
  • Bo Belinsky
  • Paul Blair
  • Vida Blue
  • Jim Bouton
  • Clete Boyer
  • Lou Brock
  • Bill Buckner
  • Jeff Burroughs
  • Bert Campaneris
  • Steve Carlton
  • Gary Carter
  • Orlando Cepeda
  • David Clyde
  • Andre Dawson
  • Darrell Evans
  • Bob Feller
  • Mark Fidrych
  • Rollie Fingers
  • Bob Forsch
  • George Foster
  • Steve Garvey
  • Bob Gibson
  • Goose Gossage
  • Ron Guidry
  • Bud Harrelson
  • Bob Horner
  • Al Hrabosky
  • Kent Hrbek
  • Reggie Jackson
  • Reggie Jackson "Mr. October"
  • Reggie Jackson "93 HOF"
  • Fergie Jenkins
  • Tommy John
  • Randy Jones
  • Al Kaline
  • Harmon Killebrew
  • Dave Kingman
  • Jerry Koosman
  • Ed Kranepool
  • Bill Lee
  • Jim Lonborg
  • Sparky Lyle
  • Eddie Mathews
  • Willie Mays
  • Sam McDowell
  • Tug McGraw
  • Stan Musial
  • Graig Nettles
  • Joe Niekro
  • Buck O'Neill
  • Al Oliver
  • Dave Parker
  • Gaylord Perry
  • Rico Petrocelli
  • Johnny Podres
  • Boog Powell
  • Mickey Rivers
  • Robin Roberts
  • Frank Robinson
  • Jerry Royster
  • Joe Rudi
  • Nolan Ryan
  • Ron Santo
  • Red Schoendienst
  • Curt Simmons
  • Moose Skowron
  • Enos Slaughter
  • Paul Splittorff
  • Frank Thomas
  • Mike Torrez
  • Harry Walker
  • Earl Weaver
  • Roy White
  • Dick Williams
  • Maury Wills
  • Jim Wynn
  • Carl Yastrzemski