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[[File:1998 Donruss Crusade Sell Sheet.jpeg|frame|1998 Select Sell Sheet]]
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=Description=
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1998 Donruss Crusade is a 130-card set released across a variety of 1998 Donruss and Leaf brands.  The fronts featured color player photos with a Medieval design theme and were printed on chromium stock with a holographic foil finish.  The product insertion breakdown is as follows:
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* 40 cards (denoted below with a "D" in the checklist below) were randomly inserted into packs of [[1998 Donruss]] Series One as an unannounced "stealth" insert
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* 30 cards (denoted below with a "L" in the checklist below) were randomly inserted into packs of [[1998 Leaf]]
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* 30 cards (denoted below with a "U" in the checklist below) were randomly inserted into packs of [[1998_Donruss#Update_Series_2|1998 Donruss Update]] 
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* 30 cards (sequentially-numbered #101-#130) were inserted into packs of [[1998 Leaf Rookies & Stars]].
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Donruss had plans for extending the Crusade set into 1999 and beyond, however with the bankruptcy of their parent Pinnacle Brands, those plans never came to fruition. However, in the years since a number of Crusades with card numbers above 130 have surfaced as many of these cards were "backdoored" after the Pinnacle Brands bankruptcy (see [[1998_Donruss_Crusade#Unreleased_Cards|'''Unreleased Cards''']] section below). 
  
=Description=
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There are two '''types''' of Crusade cards and three '''color''' variations:
  
1998 Donruss Crusade is a 130-card, cross-brand insert.  The first 40 cards (Denoted below with a "D") were randomly inserted into packs of [[1998 Donruss]] Series One as a "stealth" insert, the next 30 into [[1998 Leaf]] ("L"), and the next 30 into 1998 Donruss Update Series ("U").  Cards 101-130 were inserted into packs of [[1998 Leaf Rookies & Stars]].
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'''Type''':
  
The fronts feature color player photos with a Medieval design theme and is printed on chromium stock with a holographic foil finish.
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* Regular/"Base"
  
There are three different versions of each card:
 
*'''Green''': serial numbered to 250
 
 
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Donruss---Multi-Product-Insert-Crusade---Green/21/David-Justice.jpg?id=71b61591-7025-4481-afdb-6c52363e2881&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Donruss---Multi-Product-Insert-Crusade---Red/95/Alan-Benes.jpg?id=e1b6910e-4093-4182-b08a-8767c13d361f&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Donruss---Multi-Product-Insert-Crusade---Purple-Sample/89/Francisco-Cordova.jpg?id=77bc3513-e706-42f1-9eb7-f9ba54915786&size=original&side=front&.jpg
  
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* Call to Arms (CTA): All of the CTA Crusade cards that were officially released/packed-out were mistakenly printed without card numbers.  No corrections to this error was made.
  
*'''Purple''': serial numbered to 100
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Donruss---Multi-Product-Insert-Crusade---Green/ROAL/Call-to-Arms---Roberto-Alomar.jpg?id=77295fdb-8a25-4264-bc40-88f51964341f&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 
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[[File:crusadePback.jpg]]
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Donruss---Multi-Product-Insert-Crusade---Red/JUGO/Juan-Gonzalez-(Call-to-Arms).jpg?id=e40d7221-9bf8-4905-a7f7-f7ee69679a3b&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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'''Color''':
  
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* Green (serial-numbered to 250)
  
*'''Red''': serial numbered to 25
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Donruss---Multi-Product-Insert-Crusade---Green/16/Mike-Cameron.jpg?id=37d10ed1-c020-4154-890e-cb94f923d06a&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Donruss---Multi-Product-Insert-Crusade---Red/95/Alan-Benes.jpg?id=e1b6910e-4093-4182-b08a-8767c13d361f&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Donruss---Multi-Product-Insert-Crusade---Green/16/Mike-Cameron.jpg?id=37d10ed1-c020-4154-890e-cb94f923d06a&size=original&side=back&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Donruss---Multi-Product-Insert-Crusade---Red/95/Alan-Benes.jpg?id=e1b6910e-4093-4182-b08a-8767c13d361f&size=original&side=back&.jpg
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* Purple (serial-numbered to 100)
  
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Donruss---Multi-Product-Insert-Crusade---Purple/16/Mike-Cameron.jpg?id=e280d20e-d88c-41a6-a30c-8c0a1bdd8014&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Donruss---Multi-Product-Insert-Crusade---Purple/16/Mike-Cameron.jpg?id=e280d20e-d88c-41a6-a30c-8c0a1bdd8014&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
All of the "Call to Arms" (CTA) subset cards that were officially released/packed-out were mistakenly printed without card numbers.  No corrections to this error was made.
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* Red (serial-numbered to 25)
  
Donruss had plans for extending the Crusade set into 1999 and beyond, however with the bankruptcy of their parent Pinnacle Brands, those plans never came to fruition. However, in the years since a number of Crusades with card numbers above 130 have surfaced. It is that many of these cards were "backdoored" after the Pinnacle Brands bankruptcy.
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Donruss---Multi-Product-Insert-Crusade---Red/16/Mike-Cameron.jpg?id=b68e623b-a6db-4651-a752-23e75f10934f&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
 
=Checklist=
 
=Checklist=
  
 
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1998') AND (setname='Donruss Crusade Green');
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SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1998') AND (setname='Donruss Crusade Green');
 
</sql2wiki>
 
</sql2wiki>
  
 
==Leaf Rookies & Stars Series==
 
==Leaf Rookies & Stars Series==
[[File:crusadeRSfront.jpg]][[File:crusadeRSback.jpg]]
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Leaf-Rookies--Stars---Crusade-Update---Green/111/Juan-Encarnacion.jpg?id=d2fad26c-f332-4ad0-85af-0ff3c32a4baa&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Leaf-Rookies--Stars---Crusade-Update---Green/111/Juan-Encarnacion.jpg?id=d2fad26c-f332-4ad0-85af-0ff3c32a4baa&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
 
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1998') AND (setname='Leaf Rookies and Stars Crusade Update Green');
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SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1998') AND (setname='Leaf Rookies and Stars Crusade Update Green');
 
</sql2wiki>
 
</sql2wiki>
  
 
=Executive Promos=
 
=Executive Promos=
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[[File:CrusadeExec.jpg]]
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Donruss---Multi-Product-Insert-Crusade---Red-Sample/KECA/Call-to-Arms---Ken-Caminiti.jpg?id=b84e3d10-df5e-49fd-a421-883b7a503c1d&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
These cards are serial-numbered either "XXX/250" (green), "XXX/100" (purple), or "XX/25" (red).  The serial-numbering is printed rather than stamped.  It is believed that these cards were produced for Donruss staff and were used in-house for final approval and quality control before production.  Many collectors believe that 1 to 3 copies of an Executive Promo each player for each color were produced for all cards in the officially released set (i.e., cards #1 - #130).   
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These cards are serial-numbered either "XXX/250" (green), "XXX/100" (purple), or "XX/25" (red).  The serial-numbering is printed rather than stamped.  These cards were produced for Donruss staff and were used in-house for final approval and quality control before production.  Many collectors believe that 1-2 copies of an Executive Promo each player for each color were produced for all cards in the officially released set (i.e., cards #1 - #130).   
  
 
Because of the popularity of the Crusade set in general and potential rarity of Executive Promos specifically, these command strong premiums in the secondary sales market over the pack-issued Crusades.
 
Because of the popularity of the Crusade set in general and potential rarity of Executive Promos specifically, these command strong premiums in the secondary sales market over the pack-issued Crusades.
  
 
=Unreleased Cards=
 
=Unreleased Cards=
[[File:GriffeyCTAfront.jpg]][[File:GriffeyCTAback.jpg]]
 
  
A number of additional Crusade cards were produced by Donruss for future 1998 and 1999 baseball card sets, but were never officially released due to the bankruptcy of Pinnacle Brands.  All players in the Crusade set were to have two styles for all three colors: a "base" and "Call to Arms" (CTA) subsetHowever, the 2nd style for many players were never officially released due to the bankruptcy.
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A number of additional Crusade cards (sequentially numbered #131 - #200 in the set) were produced by Donruss for future 1998 and 1999 baseball products, but were never officially released due to the bankruptcy of Pinnacle Brands.  However, all 70 of these known, unreleased Crusades emerged on the secondary market shortly after Pinnacle's bankruptcy.  None of these unreleased Crusades are serial-numbered.  While Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP) instructed Pinnacle Brands - which included the Donruss and Leaf products - to destroy its baseball card inventory after the bankruptcy filing, some Donruss employees collated and kept these unreleased Crusades and sold them to Dave and Adam's Card World, a sports card and collectibles store.  In turn, they sold the entire lot to a private collector, which then traded hands again to another private collectorHad these Crusades not been backdoored, collectors may have never seen these.
  
For example, the Ken Griffey, Jr. CTA card pictured was one of these unreleased cards that emerged on the secondary market after the bankruptcy - because Griffey, Jr. had a "base" Crusade that was officially released, his CTA subset was to be featured in sets that were never officially released.
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While many collectors believe that one copy of the Red and Purple and two copies of the Green of each player from this unreleased portion of the set exist, this is more of an exception than the norm. The large majority of players only have one of each color, with some players not having one or two colors confirmed to exist.  
  
Unlike the cards that were inserted into packs, all cards from the unreleased CTA subset are sequentially-numberedNone of the cards, however, are serial-numberedMany collectors believe that one copy of the red and purple and two copies of the green of each player from this unreleased portion of the set were produced.
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Most players in the initial Crusade set (#1 - #100) were to have a "base" and "Call to Arms" (CTA) card, for all three colorsThe first Crusade "type" for each of these players were released in packs of 1998 Donruss, Leaf, and Donruss Update; however, the second Crusade "type" for many players were part of this unreleased setFor example, the Ken Griffey, Jr. CTA Crusade was one of these unreleased cards that emerged on the secondary market after the bankruptcy - Griffey, Jr. had a "base" Crusade that was officially released in packs but his CTA subset was to be featured in sets that were never officially released.
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Unlike the CTA Crusades that were inserted into packs, all unreleased CTA cards are sequentially-numbered.  
  
 
Because of the popularity of the Crusade set in general and potential rarity of the unreleased Crusades specifically, these command also strong premiums in the secondary sales market over the pack-issued Crusades.
 
Because of the popularity of the Crusade set in general and potential rarity of the unreleased Crusades specifically, these command also strong premiums in the secondary sales market over the pack-issued Crusades.
  
These cards are sequentially-numbered beginning at #131.  The following players and cards have been confirmed to exist:
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These cards are sequentially-numbered beginning at #131.  The players and cards in the checklist below have been confirmed to exist.
  
131 Ken Griffey, Jr. CTA (Green, Purple, and Red)
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'''NOTES:'''
  
141 Henry Rodriguez (Green, Purple, and Red)
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* Rickey Henderson (#166) and Vinny Castilla (#138) both do not have a Crusade that was released in packs but have a Crusade in this Unreleased set
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* Both of Mo Vaughn's Crusades (#12 & #196) - pack-issued and in the unreleased set - were the CTA version; Vaughn does not have a "base" Crusade
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* All player cards between #131 - #200 have been accounted for
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131 Ken Griffey, Jr. CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
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132 Frank Thomas (Green, Purple, Red)
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133 Todd Helton CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
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134 Ben Grieve CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
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135 Michael Tucker (Purple, Red)
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136 David Segui (Purple, Red)
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137 Eric Karros (Green, Red)
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138 Vinny Castilla (Green, Purple, Red)
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139 Curt Schilling (Green, Purple, Red)
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140 Sandy Alomar, Jr. CTA (Green, Purple)
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141 Henry Rodriguez (Green, Purple, Red)
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142 Rusty Greer CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
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143 Dante Bichette (Green, Purple, Red)
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144 Andy Pettitte CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
  
 
145 Roberto Alomar (Green)
 
145 Roberto Alomar (Green)
  
147 Manny Ramirez CTA (Green, Purple, and Red)
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146 Randy Johnson CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
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147 Manny Ramirez CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
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148 Paul Molitor CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
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149 Mike Mussina (Green, Red)
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150 Jim Thome (Green, Purple, Red)
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151 Tino Martinez CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
  
 
152 Gary Sheffield (Green, Purple, Red)
 
152 Gary Sheffield (Green, Purple, Red)
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153 Chuck Knoblauch (Green, Purple, Red)
 
153 Chuck Knoblauch (Green, Purple, Red)
  
154 Bernie Williams (Green, Purple, Red)
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154 Bernie Williams CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
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155 Tim Salmon CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
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156 Sammy Sosa (Green, Purple, Red)
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157 Wade Boggs (Red)
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158 Andres Galarraga CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
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159 Pedro Martinez CTA (Green, Purple)
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160 David Justice (Green, Purple, Red)
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161 Chan Ho Park (Green, Red)
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162 Brian Jordan (Green, Purple, Red)
  
 
163 Ryan Klesko (Green, Purple, Red)
 
163 Ryan Klesko (Green, Purple, Red)
  
 
164 Barry Larkin (Green, Purple, Red)
 
164 Barry Larkin (Green, Purple, Red)
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165 Will Clark CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
  
 
166 Ricky Henderson (Green, Purple, Red)
 
166 Ricky Henderson (Green, Purple, Red)
  
171 Craig Biggio CTA
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167 Jim Edmonds (Green, Purple, Red)
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168 Jason Giambi CTA (Green, Red)
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169 John Smoltz (Green, Purple)
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170 Ken Caminiti (Green, Purple)
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171 Craig Biggio CTA (Green, Purple)
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172 Matt Williams (Green)
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173 Edgar Martinez CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
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174 Mark Grace CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
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175 Cal Ripken, Jr. CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
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176 Alex Rodriguez (Green, Purple, Red)
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177 Greg Maddux CTA (Green)
  
176 Alex Rodriguez (Purple)
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178 Mike Piazza CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
  
177 Greg Maddux CTA
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179 Chipper Jones CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
  
178 Mike Piazza CTA (Green, Purple, and Red)
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180 Tony Gwynn CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
  
189 Mark McGwire
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181 Derek Jeter (Green, Purple, Red)
  
191 Vladimir Guerrero (Green, Purple, Red)
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182 Jeff Bagwell (Green, Purple, Red)
  
192 Barry Bonds (Green, Purple, Red)
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183 Juan Gonzalez (Green, Purple, Red)
  
194 Albert Belle (Green, Purple, and Red)
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184 Nomar Garciaparra CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
  
196 Mo Vaughn CTA
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185 Andruw Jones (Green, Purple, Red)
  
314 Frank Thomas (Green)
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186 Edgar Renteria (Green, Purple, Red)
  
??? Andruw Jones (Green, Purple, Red)
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187 Raul Mondesi CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
  
??? Jim Thome (Green, Purple, Red)
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188 Roger Clemens CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
  
??? Mark Grace CTA (Green, Purple, and Red)
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189 Mark McGwire (Green, Red)
  
??? Vinny Castilla (Green)
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190 Scott Rolen CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
  
??? Will Clark CTA (Green)
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191 Vladimir Guerrero (Green, Purple, Red)
  
??? Chuck Knoblauch (Green)
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192 Barry Bonds (Green, Purple, Red)
  
??? Barry Larkin (Green)
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193 Darin Erstad (Green, Purple, and Red)
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194 Albert Belle (Green, Purple, and Red)
  
??? Kenny Lofton CTA (Green)
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195 Kenny Lofton CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
  
??? Raul Mondesi CTA (Green)
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196 Mo Vaughn CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
  
??? Andy Pettitte CTA (Green)
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197 Ivan Rodriguez CTA (Red)
  
??? Tim Salmon CTA (Green)
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198 Jose Cruz, Jr. CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
  
??? John Smoltz (Green)
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199 Tony Clark CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
  
??? Cal Ripken, Jr. CTA (Red)
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200 Larry Walker CTA (Green, Purple, Red)
  
 
[[Category:Donruss]]
 
[[Category:Donruss]]
 
[[Category:1998]]
 
[[Category:1998]]

Revision as of 17:34, 19 August 2021

Description

1998 Donruss Crusade is a 130-card set released across a variety of 1998 Donruss and Leaf brands. The fronts featured color player photos with a Medieval design theme and were printed on chromium stock with a holographic foil finish. The product insertion breakdown is as follows:

  • 40 cards (denoted below with a "D" in the checklist below) were randomly inserted into packs of 1998 Donruss Series One as an unannounced "stealth" insert
  • 30 cards (denoted below with a "L" in the checklist below) were randomly inserted into packs of 1998 Leaf
  • 30 cards (denoted below with a "U" in the checklist below) were randomly inserted into packs of 1998 Donruss Update
  • 30 cards (sequentially-numbered #101-#130) were inserted into packs of 1998 Leaf Rookies & Stars.

Donruss had plans for extending the Crusade set into 1999 and beyond, however with the bankruptcy of their parent Pinnacle Brands, those plans never came to fruition. However, in the years since a number of Crusades with card numbers above 130 have surfaced as many of these cards were "backdoored" after the Pinnacle Brands bankruptcy (see Unreleased Cards section below).

There are two types of Crusade cards and three color variations:

Type:

  • Regular/"Base"

David-Justice.jpg?id=71b61591-7025-4481-afdb-6c52363e2881&size=original&side=front&.jpg Alan-Benes.jpg?id=e1b6910e-4093-4182-b08a-8767c13d361f&size=original&side=front&.jpg Francisco-Cordova.jpg?id=77bc3513-e706-42f1-9eb7-f9ba54915786&size=original&side=front&.jpg

  • Call to Arms (CTA): All of the CTA Crusade cards that were officially released/packed-out were mistakenly printed without card numbers. No corrections to this error was made.

Call-to-Arms---Roberto-Alomar.jpg?id=77295fdb-8a25-4264-bc40-88f51964341f&size=original&side=front&.jpg Call-to-Arms---Darin-Erstad.jpg?id=e29dab14-b549-4a0b-9e47-0992fc590f76&size=original&side=front&.jpg Juan-Gonzalez-(Call-to-Arms).jpg?id=e40d7221-9bf8-4905-a7f7-f7ee69679a3b&size=original&side=front&.jpg

Color:

  • Green (serial-numbered to 250)

Mike-Cameron.jpg?id=37d10ed1-c020-4154-890e-cb94f923d06a&size=original&side=front&.jpg Mike-Cameron.jpg?id=37d10ed1-c020-4154-890e-cb94f923d06a&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • Purple (serial-numbered to 100)

Mike-Cameron.jpg?id=e280d20e-d88c-41a6-a30c-8c0a1bdd8014&size=original&side=front&.jpg Mike-Cameron.jpg?id=e280d20e-d88c-41a6-a30c-8c0a1bdd8014&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • Red (serial-numbered to 25)

Mike-Cameron.jpg?id=b68e623b-a6db-4651-a752-23e75f10934f&size=original&side=front&.jpg Mike-Cameron.jpg?id=b68e623b-a6db-4651-a752-23e75f10934f&size=original&side=back&.jpg

Checklist

  • 1 Tim Salmon U
  • 2 Garret Anderson U
  • 3 Jim Edmonds CTA L
  • 4 Darin Erstad CTA L
  • 5 Jason Dickson D
  • 6 Todd Greene D
  • 7 Roberto Alomar CTA D
  • 8 Cal Ripken, Jr. D
  • 9 Rafael Palmeiro CTA U
  • 10 Brady Anderson U
  • 11 Mike Mussina L
  • 12 Mo Vaughn CTA D
  • 13 Nomar Garciaparra D
  • 14 Frank Thomas CTA U
  • 15 Albert Belle CTA L
  • 16 Mike Cameron D
  • 17 Robin Ventura U
  • 18 Manny Ramirez L
  • 19 Jim Thome CTA L
  • 20 Sandy Alomar, Jr. D
  • 21 Dave Justice D
  • 22 Matt Williams U
  • 23 Tony Clark U
  • 24 Bubba Trammell L
  • 25 Justin Thompson D
  • 26 Bob Higginson L
  • 27 Kevin Appier D
  • 28 Paul Molitor L
  • 29 Chuck Knoblauch CTA U
  • 30 Todd Walker L
  • 31 Bernie Williams U
  • 32 Derek Jeter CTA U
  • 33 Tino Martinez D
  • 34 Andy Pettitte L
  • 35 Wade Boggs CTA L
  • 36 Hideki Irabu D
  • 37 Jose Canseco D
  • 38 Jason Giambi U
  • 39 Ken Griffey, Jr. D
  • 40 Alex Rodriguez CTA L
  • 41 Randy Johnson L
  • 42 Edgar Martinez D
  • 43 Jay Buhner CTA U
  • 44 Juan Gonzalez CTA U
  • 45 Will Clark D
  • 46 Ivan Rodriguez L
  • 47 Rusty Greer D
  • 48 Roger Clemens L
  • 49 Carlos Delgado U
  • 50 Shawn Green D
  • 51 Jose Cruz, Jr. D
  • 52 Kenny Lofton D
  • 53 Chipper Jones D
  • 54 Andruw Jones CTA L
  • 55 Greg Maddux U
  • 56 John Smoltz CTA L
  • 57 Tom Glavine U
  • 58 Javy Lopez L
  • 59 Fred McGriff L
  • 60 Mark Grace U
  • 61 Sammy Sosa CTA U
  • 62 Kevin Orie D
  • 63 Barry Larkin CTA U
  • 64 Pokey Reese L
  • 65 Deion Sanders D
  • 66 Andres Galarraga L
  • 67 Larry Walker D
  • 68 Dante Bichette CTA D
  • 69 Neifi Perez U
  • 70 Eric Young L
  • 71 Todd Helton D
  • 72 Gary Sheffield CTA U
  • 73 Moises Alou L
  • 74 Bobby Bonilla D
  • 75 Kevin Brown D
  • 76 Ben Grieve L
  • 77 Jeff Bagwell CTA U
  • 78 Craig Biggio D
  • 79 Mike Piazza L
  • 80 Raul Mondesi U
  • 81 Hideo Nomo CTA U
  • 82 Wilton Guerrero D
  • 83 Rondell White CTA U
  • 84 Vladimir Guerrero CTA U
  • 85 Pedro Martinez D
  • 86 Edgardo Alfonzo D
  • 87 Todd Hundley CTA U
  • 88 Scott Rolen D
  • 89 Francisco Cordova D
  • 90 Jose Guillen D
  • 91 Jason Kendall L
  • 92 Ray Lankford D
  • 93 Mark McGwire CTA D
  • 94 Matt Morris D
  • 95 Alan Benes L
  • 96 Brian Jordan CTA U
  • 97 Tony Gwynn L
  • 98 Ken Caminiti CTA L
  • 99 Barry Bonds CTA U
  • 100 Shawn Estes D

Leaf Rookies & Stars Series

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  • 101 Richard Hidalgo
  • 102 Paul Konerko
  • 103 Miguel Tejada
  • 104 Fernando Tatis
  • 105 Travis Lee
  • 106 Wes Helms
  • 107 Rich Butler
  • 108 Mark Kotsay
  • 109 Eli Marrero
  • 110 David Ortiz
  • 111 Juan Encarnacion
  • 112 Jaret Wright
  • 113 Livan Hernandez
  • 114 Ron Wright
  • 115 Ryan Christenson
  • 116 Eric Milton
  • 117 Brad Fullmer
  • 118 Karim Garcia
  • 119 Abraham Nunez
  • 120 Ricky Ledee
  • 121 Carl Pavano
  • 122 Derrek Lee
  • 123 A.J. Hinch
  • 124 Brian Rose
  • 125 Bobby Estalella
  • 126 Kevin Millwood
  • 127 Kerry Wood
  • 128 Sean Casey
  • 129 Russell Branyan
  • 130 Magglio Ordonez

Executive Promos

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These cards are serial-numbered either "XXX/250" (green), "XXX/100" (purple), or "XX/25" (red). The serial-numbering is printed rather than stamped. These cards were produced for Donruss staff and were used in-house for final approval and quality control before production. Many collectors believe that 1-2 copies of an Executive Promo each player for each color were produced for all cards in the officially released set (i.e., cards #1 - #130).

Because of the popularity of the Crusade set in general and potential rarity of Executive Promos specifically, these command strong premiums in the secondary sales market over the pack-issued Crusades.

Unreleased Cards

A number of additional Crusade cards (sequentially numbered #131 - #200 in the set) were produced by Donruss for future 1998 and 1999 baseball products, but were never officially released due to the bankruptcy of Pinnacle Brands. However, all 70 of these known, unreleased Crusades emerged on the secondary market shortly after Pinnacle's bankruptcy. None of these unreleased Crusades are serial-numbered. While Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP) instructed Pinnacle Brands - which included the Donruss and Leaf products - to destroy its baseball card inventory after the bankruptcy filing, some Donruss employees collated and kept these unreleased Crusades and sold them to Dave and Adam's Card World, a sports card and collectibles store. In turn, they sold the entire lot to a private collector, which then traded hands again to another private collector. Had these Crusades not been backdoored, collectors may have never seen these.

While many collectors believe that one copy of the Red and Purple and two copies of the Green of each player from this unreleased portion of the set exist, this is more of an exception than the norm. The large majority of players only have one of each color, with some players not having one or two colors confirmed to exist.

Most players in the initial Crusade set (#1 - #100) were to have a "base" and "Call to Arms" (CTA) card, for all three colors. The first Crusade "type" for each of these players were released in packs of 1998 Donruss, Leaf, and Donruss Update; however, the second Crusade "type" for many players were part of this unreleased set. For example, the Ken Griffey, Jr. CTA Crusade was one of these unreleased cards that emerged on the secondary market after the bankruptcy - Griffey, Jr. had a "base" Crusade that was officially released in packs but his CTA subset was to be featured in sets that were never officially released.

Unlike the CTA Crusades that were inserted into packs, all unreleased CTA cards are sequentially-numbered.

Because of the popularity of the Crusade set in general and potential rarity of the unreleased Crusades specifically, these command also strong premiums in the secondary sales market over the pack-issued Crusades.

These cards are sequentially-numbered beginning at #131. The players and cards in the checklist below have been confirmed to exist.

NOTES:

  • Rickey Henderson (#166) and Vinny Castilla (#138) both do not have a Crusade that was released in packs but have a Crusade in this Unreleased set
  • Both of Mo Vaughn's Crusades (#12 & #196) - pack-issued and in the unreleased set - were the CTA version; Vaughn does not have a "base" Crusade
  • All player cards between #131 - #200 have been accounted for

131 Ken Griffey, Jr. CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

132 Frank Thomas (Green, Purple, Red)

133 Todd Helton CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

134 Ben Grieve CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

135 Michael Tucker (Purple, Red)

136 David Segui (Purple, Red)

137 Eric Karros (Green, Red)

138 Vinny Castilla (Green, Purple, Red)

139 Curt Schilling (Green, Purple, Red)

140 Sandy Alomar, Jr. CTA (Green, Purple)

141 Henry Rodriguez (Green, Purple, Red)

142 Rusty Greer CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

143 Dante Bichette (Green, Purple, Red)

144 Andy Pettitte CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

145 Roberto Alomar (Green)

146 Randy Johnson CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

147 Manny Ramirez CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

148 Paul Molitor CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

149 Mike Mussina (Green, Red)

150 Jim Thome (Green, Purple, Red)

151 Tino Martinez CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

152 Gary Sheffield (Green, Purple, Red)

153 Chuck Knoblauch (Green, Purple, Red)

154 Bernie Williams CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

155 Tim Salmon CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

156 Sammy Sosa (Green, Purple, Red)

157 Wade Boggs (Red)

158 Andres Galarraga CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

159 Pedro Martinez CTA (Green, Purple)

160 David Justice (Green, Purple, Red)

161 Chan Ho Park (Green, Red)

162 Brian Jordan (Green, Purple, Red)

163 Ryan Klesko (Green, Purple, Red)

164 Barry Larkin (Green, Purple, Red)

165 Will Clark CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

166 Ricky Henderson (Green, Purple, Red)

167 Jim Edmonds (Green, Purple, Red)

168 Jason Giambi CTA (Green, Red)

169 John Smoltz (Green, Purple)

170 Ken Caminiti (Green, Purple)

171 Craig Biggio CTA (Green, Purple)

172 Matt Williams (Green)

173 Edgar Martinez CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

174 Mark Grace CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

175 Cal Ripken, Jr. CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

176 Alex Rodriguez (Green, Purple, Red)

177 Greg Maddux CTA (Green)

178 Mike Piazza CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

179 Chipper Jones CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

180 Tony Gwynn CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

181 Derek Jeter (Green, Purple, Red)

182 Jeff Bagwell (Green, Purple, Red)

183 Juan Gonzalez (Green, Purple, Red)

184 Nomar Garciaparra CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

185 Andruw Jones (Green, Purple, Red)

186 Edgar Renteria (Green, Purple, Red)

187 Raul Mondesi CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

188 Roger Clemens CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

189 Mark McGwire (Green, Red)

190 Scott Rolen CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

191 Vladimir Guerrero (Green, Purple, Red)

192 Barry Bonds (Green, Purple, Red)

193 Darin Erstad (Green, Purple, and Red)

194 Albert Belle (Green, Purple, and Red)

195 Kenny Lofton CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

196 Mo Vaughn CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

197 Ivan Rodriguez CTA (Red)

198 Jose Cruz, Jr. CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

199 Tony Clark CTA (Green, Purple, Red)

200 Larry Walker CTA (Green, Purple, Red)