1998 Donruss Preferred

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.

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).

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	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

• 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
• 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
• 198 Todd Helton GS
• 199 Ben Grieve GS
• 200 Paul Konerko GS

• 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

• 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

• 1 Jeff Bagwell / Travis Lee 2700
• 2 Jose Cruz, Jr. / Ken Griffey, Jr. 2700
• 3 Larry Walker / Ben Grieve 2700
• 4 Frank Thomas / Todd Helton 2700
• 5 Jim Thome / Paul Konerko 2700
• 6 Alex Rodriguez / Miguel Tejada 2700
• 7 Greg Maddux / Livan Hernandez 2700
• 8 Roger Clemens / Jaret Wright 2700
• 9 Albert Belle / Juan Encarnacion 2700
• 10 Mo Vaughn / David Ortiz 2700
• 11 Manny Ramirez / Mark Kotsay 2700
• 12 Tim Salmon / Brad Fullmer 2700
• 13 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Fernando Tatis 2700
• 14 Hideo Nomo / Hideki Irabu 2700
• 15 Mike Piazza / Todd Greene 2700
• 16 Gary Sheffield / Richard Hidalgo 2700
• 17 Paul Molitor / Darin Erstad 2700
• 18 Ivan Rodriguez / Eli Marrero 2700
• 19 Ken Caminiti / Todd Walker 2700
• 20 Tony Gwynn / Jose Guillen 2700
• 21 Derek Jeter / Nomar Garciaparra 2700
• 22 Chipper Jones / Scott Rolen 2700
• 23 Juan Gonzalez / Andruw Jones 2700
• 24 Barry Bonds / Vladimir Guerrero 2700
• 25 Mark McGwire / Tony Clark 2700
• 26 Bernie Williams / Mike Cameron 2700