1998 Pinnacle

Description

1998 Pinnacle is a 200-card set released in February 1998. Cards 1-157 were issued in three variations each, they have home, away or seasonal stats on the back and were all produced in equal quantities.

Distribution

Hobby/Retail: 18 packs per box, ten cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99)

Power Packs: 12 packs per box, 20 cards plus one oversized card per pack (MSRP: $4.99)

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Wax Odds	Power Pack Odds
Base	200	-	?	?
Museum Collection	100	-	1:9	?
Artist's Proof	100	-	1:39	?
Power Pack Jumbos	24	-	N/A	1:1
Press Plates	284	eight for each	1:1250	?
Epix	24	-	1:21	?
Hit it Here	10	?	1:19	?
Spellbound	50	-	1:17	?

Checklist

• 1 Tony Gywnn
• 2 Pedro Martinez
• 3 Kenny Lofton
• 4 Curt Schilling
• 5 Shawn Estes
• 6 Tom Glavine
• 7 Mike Piazza
• 8 Ray Lankford
• 9 Barry Larkin
• 10 Tony Womack
• 11 Jeff Blauser
• 12 Rod Beck
• 13 Larry Walker
• 14 Greg Maddux
• 15 Mark Grace
• 16 Ken Caminiti
• 17 Bobby Jones
• 18 Chipper Jones
• 19 Javy Lopez
• 20 Moises Alou
• 21 Royce Clayton
• 22 Darryl Kile
• 23 Barry Bonds
• 24 Steve Finley
• 25 Andres Galarraga
• 26 Denny Neagle
• 27 Todd Hundley
• 28 Jeff Bagwell
• 29 Andy Pettitte
• 30 Darin Erstad
• 31 Carlos Delgado
• 32 Matt Williams
• 33 Will Clark
• 34 Vinny Castilla
• 35 Brad Radke
• 36 John Olerud
• 37 Andruw Jones
• 38 Jason Giambi
• 39 Scott Rolen
• 40 Gary Sheffield
• 41 Jimmy Key
• 42 Kevin Appier
• 43 Wade Boggs
• 44 Hideo Nomo
• 45 Manny Ramirez
• 46 Wilton Guerrero
• 47 Travis Fryman
• 48 Chili Davis
• 49 Jeromy Burnitz
• 50 Craig Biggio
• 51 Tim Salmon
• 52 Jose Cruz, Jr.
• 53 Sammy Sosa
• 54 Hideki Irabu
• 55 Chan Ho Park
• 56 Robin Ventura
• 57 Jose Guillen
• 58 Deion Sanders
• 59 Jose Canseco
• 60 Jay Buhner
• 61 Rafael Palmeiro
• 62 Vladimir Guerrero
• 63 Mark McGwire
• 64 Derek Jeter
• 65 Bobby Bonilla
• 66 Raul Mondesi
• 67 Paul Molitor
• 68 Joe Carter
• 69 Marquis Grissom
• 70 Juan Gonzalez
• 71 Kevin Orie
• 72 Rusty Greer
• 73 Henry Rodriguez
• 74 Fernando Tatis
• 75 John Valentin
• 76 Matt Morris
• 77 Ray Durham
• 78 Geronimo Berroa
• 79 Scott Brosius
• 80 Willie Greene
• 81 Rondell White
• 82 Doug Drabek
• 83 Derek Bell
• 84 Butch Huskey
• 85 Doug Jones
• 86 Jeff Kent
• 87 Jim Edmonds
• 88 Mark McLemore
• 89 Todd Zeile
• 90 Edgardo Alfonzo
• 91 Carlos Baerga
• 92 Jorge Fabregas
• 93 Alan Benes
• 94 Troy Percival
• 95 Edgar Renteria
• 96 Jeff Fassero
• 97 Reggie Sanders
• 98 Dean Palmer
• 99 J.T. Snow
• 100 Dave Nilsson
• 101 Dan Wilson
• 102 Robb Nen
• 103 Damion Easley
• 104 Kevin Foster
• 105 Jose Offerman
• 106 Steve Cooke
• 107 Matt Stairs
• 108 Darryl Hamilton
• 109 Steve Karsay
• 110 Gary DiSarcina
• 111 Dante Bichette
• 112 Billy Wagner
• 113 David Segui
• 114 Bob Higginson
• 115 Jeffrey Hammonds
• 116 Kevin Brown
• 117 Paul Sorrento
• 118 Mark Leiter
• 119 Charles Nagy
• 120 Danny Patterson
• 121 Brian McRae
• 122 Jay Bell
• 123 Jamie Moyer
• 124 Carl Everett
• 125 Greg Colbrunn
• 126 Jason Kendall
• 127 Luis Sojo
• 128 Mike Lieberthal
• 129 Reggie Jefferson
• 130 Cal Eldred
• 131 Orel Hershiser
• 132 Doug Glanville
• 133 Willie Blair
• 134 Neifi Perez
• 135 Sean Berry
• 136 Chuck Finley
• 137 Alex Gonzalez
• 138 Dennis Eckersley
• 139 Kenny Rogers
• 140 Troy O'Leary
• 141 Roger Bailey
• 142 Yamil Benitez
• 143 Wally Joyner
• 144 Bobby Witt
• 145 Pete Schourek
• 146 Terry Steinbach
• 147 B.J. Surhoff
• 148 Esteban Loaiza
• 149 Heathcliff Slocumb
• 150 Ed Sprague
• 151 Gregg Jefferies
• 152 Scott Erickson
• 153 Jaime Navarro
• 154 David Wells
• 155 Alex Fernandez
• 156 Tim Belcher
• 157 Mark Grudzielanek
• 158 Scott Hatteberg
• 159 Paul Konerko
• 160 Ben Grieve
• 161 Abraham Nunez
• 162 Shannon Stewart
• 163 Jaret Wright
• 164 Derrek Lee
• 165 Todd Dunwoody
• 166 Steve Woodard
• 167 Ryan McGuire
• 168 Jeremi Gonzalez
• 169 Mark Kotsay
• 170 Brett Tomko
• 171 Bobby Estalella
• 172 Livan Hernandez
• 173 Todd Helton
• 174 Garrett Stephenson
• 175 Pokey Reese
• 176 Tony Saunders
• 177 Antone Williamson
• 178 Bartolo Colon
• 179 Karim Garcia
• 180 Juan Encarnacion
• 181 Jacob Cruz
• 182 Alex Rodriguez FV
• 183 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Roberto Alomar FV
• 184 Roger Clemens FV
• 185 Derek Jeter FV
• 186 Frank Thomas FV
• 187 Ken Griffey, Jr. FV
• 188 Mark McGwire GJ
• 189 Tino Martinez GJ
• 190 Larry Walker GJ
• 191 Brady Anderson GJ
• 192 Jeff Bagwell GJ
• 193 Ken Griffey, Jr. GJ
• 194 Chipper Jones GJ
• 195 Ray Lankford GJ
• 196 Jim Thome GJ
• 197 Nomar Garciaparra GJ
• 198 All-Star Home Run Derby Contestants CL
• 199 Tino Martinez CL
• 200 Jacobs Field CL

Parallels

Museum Collection

Museum Collection is a 100-card, all-Dufex, partial parallel. Each card is also available as an Artist's Proof.

PP1 Tony Gwynn

PP2 Pedro Martinez

PP3 Kenny Lofton

PP4 Curt Schilling

PP5 Shawn Estes

PP6 Tom Glavine

PP7 Mike Piazza

PP8 Ray Lankford

PP9 Barry Larkin

PP10 Tony Womack

PP11 Jeff Blauser

PP12 Rod Beck

PP13 Larry Walker

PP14 Greg Maddux

PP15 Mark Grace

PP16 Ken Caminiti

PP17 Bobby Jones

PP18 Chipper Jones

PP19 Javier Lopez

PP20 Moises Alou

PP21 Royce Clayton

PP22 Darryl Kile

PP23 Barry Bonds

PP24 Steve Finley

PP25 Andres Galarraga

PP26 Denny Neagle

PP27 Todd Hundley

PP28 Jeff Bagwell

PP29 Andy Pettitte

PP30 Darin Erstad

PP31 Carlos Delgado

PP32 Matt Williams

PP33 Will Clark

PP34 Brad Radke

PP35 John Olerud

PP36 Andruw Jones

PP37 Scott Rolen

PP38 Gary Sheffield

PP39 Jimmy Key

PP40 Wade Boggs

PP41 Hideo Nomo

PP42 Manny Ramirez

PP43 Wilton Guerrero

PP44 Travis Fryman

PP45 Craig Biggio

PP46 Tim Salmon

PP47 Jose Cruz Jr.

PP48 Sammy Sosa

PP49 Hideki Irabu

PP50 Jose Guillen

PP51 Deion Sanders

PP52 Jose Canseco

PP53 Jay Buhner

PP54 Rafael Palmeiro

PP55 Vladimir Guerrero

PP56 Mark McGwire

PP57 Derek Jeter

PP58 Bobby Bonilla

PP59 Raul Mondesi

PP60 Paul Molitor

PP61 Joe Carter

PP62 Marquis Grissom

PP63 Juan Gonzalez

PP64 Dante Bichette

PP65 Shannon Stewart

PP66 Jaret Wright

PP67 Derrek Lee

PP68 Todd Dunwoody

PP69 Steve Woodard

PP70 Ryan McGuire

PP71 Jeremi Gonzalez

PP72 Mark Kotsay

PP73 Brett Tomko

PP74 Bobby Estalella

PP75 Livan Hernandez

PP76 Todd Helton

PP77 Garrett Stephenson

PP78 Pokey Reese

PP79 Tony Saunders

PP80 Antone Williamson

PP81 Bartolo Colon

PP82 Karim Garcia

PP83 Juan Encarnacion

PP84 Jacob Cruz

PP85 Alex Rodriguez FV

PP86 C. Ripken/R. Alomar FV

PP87 Roger Clemens FV

PP88 Derek Jeter FV

PP89 Frank Thomas FV

PP90 Ken Griffey Jr. FV

PP91 Mark McGwire GJ

PP92 Tino Martinez GJ

PP93 Larry Walker GJ

PP94 Brady Anderson GJ

PP95 Jeff Bagwell GJ

PP96 Ken Griffey Jr. GJ

PP97 Chipper Jones GJ

PP98 Ray Lankford GJ

PP99 Jim Thome GJ

PP100 Nomar Garciaparra GJ

Power Pack Jumbos

These over-sized (3 1/2" X 5") cards were distributed at a rate of one per special Pinnacle "Power Pack". Power Packs were released about a month after the regular wax packs. The twenty-four jumbo cards parallel a selection of regular issue cards including the Field of Vision and Goin' Jake subsets. Besides the obvious disparity in size, the cards also differ in from their base card counterparts with their "x of 24" numbering on back.

One of 24 promo cards were issued to dealers and retail wholesalers. The cards are identical to the regular Power Pack Jumbos, with the exception of word "SAMPLE" printed on the front.

1 Alex Rodriguez FV

2 C. Ripken/R. Alomar FV

3 Roger Clemens FV

4 Derek Jeter FV

5 Frank Thomas FV

6 Ken Griffey Jr. FV

7 Mark McGwire GJ

8 Tino Martinez GJ

9 Larry Walker GJ

10 Brady Anderson GJ

11 Jeff Bagwell GJ

12 Ken Griffey Jr. GJ

13 Chipper Jones GJ

14 Ray Lankford GJ

15 Jim Thome GJ

16 Nomar Garciaparra GJ

17 Mike Piazza

18 Andruw Jones

19 Greg Maddux

20 Tony Gwynn

21 Larry Walker

22 Jeff Bagwell

23 Chipper Jones

24 Scott Rolen

Press Plates

The actual press plates used in the manufacturing of the 1998 Pinnacle set was randomly inserted into packs. Unlike most "Plate" sets to come, four plates for both the front AND the back of each card were inserted. In addition to the 200 base cards, plates for the 24 Epix, 10 Hit It Here and 50 Spellbound inserts were also included.

Uncut

Uncut is a six-card jumbo-sized set measures approximately 13 5/16" by 18 11/16" and is actually a very large Dufex version of the Pinnacle Field of Vision subset (cards numbered from 182 to 187). Cards were distributed in mass-retail chains in one-card packs with an SRP of $9.99.

A version of the Frank Thomas Uncut card was issued to dealers as a promo.

Inserts

Epix

See 1998 Pinnacle Epix

Hit It Here

This 10-card, etched-foil, set had a unique serial-number on the back. As part of a contest, if any of the ten players hit for the cycle on the opening day of the 1998 season, Pinnacle would draw a number at random. The person hold the card of that player with the drawn number would win $1,000,000.

While the cards are serial-numbered, Pinnacle never fully disclosed the production run for the set. It has been estimated that 20,000 Hit It Here cards were produced.

One promo card was inserted into dealer sell sheets. The cards are identical to the pack-inserted cards except for the word "SAMPLE" printed on both sides.

1 Larry Walker

2 Ken Griffey Jr.

3 Mike Piazza

4 Frank Thomas

5 Barry Bonds

6 Albert Belle

7 Tino Martinez

8 Mark McGwire

9 Juan Gonzalez

10 Jeff Bagwell

Spellbound

1 Mark McGwire M

2 Mark McGwire C

3 Mark McGwire G

4 Mark McGwire W

5 Mark McGwire I

6 Mark McGwire R

7 Mark McGwire E

8 Roger Clemens R

9 Roger Clemens O

10 Roger Clemens C

11 Roger Clemens K

12 Roger Clemens E

13 Roger Clemens T

14 Frank Thomas B

15 Frank Thomas I

16 Frank Thomas G

17 Frank Thomas H

18 Frank Thomas U

19 Frank Thomas R

20 Frank Thomas T

21 Scott Rolen R

22 Scott Rolen O

23 Scott Rolen L

24 Scott Rolen E

25 Scott Rolen N

26 Ken Griffey Jr. G

27 Ken Griffey Jr. R

28 Ken Griffey Jr. I

29 Ken Griffey Jr. F

30 Ken Griffey Jr. F

31 Ken Griffey Jr. E

32 Ken Griffey Jr. Y

33 Larry Walker W

34 Larry Walker A

35 Larry Walker L

36 Larry Walker K

37 Larry Walker E

38 Larry Walker R

39 Nomar Garciaparra N

40 Nomar Garciaparra O

41 Nomar Garciaparra M

42 Nomar Garciaparra A

43 Nomar Garciaparra R

44 Cal Ripken C

45 Cal Ripken A

46 Cal Ripken L

47 Tony Gwynn T

48 Tony Gwynn O

49 Tony Gwynn N

50 Tony Gwynn Y