1994 Fleer

Description

1994 Fleer was a 720-card set. The card design featuring a simple white border with player team logo and gold-foil nampelate was well received by collectors and viewed as one of Fleer's best designed products.

There were no notable rookies in the set as the Alex Rodriguez rookie card was in 1994 Fleer Update.

This set was notable as it marked the beginning of improved insert card designs in the Flagship set - beginning with this year's set, cards began to look more aesthetically pleasing, distinct from base cards, and individually unique from other inserts in the set.

Recognizing the "Insert Mania" craze of the 1990s that began in these early years of the decade, Fleer put out 12 inserts plus autograph inserts in this year's set.

Separate from the 1994 base set was a 25-card promotional set called 1994 Fleer Sunoco.

Distribution

Wax: 36 packs per box, 15 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.40).

Jumbo: 24 packs per box, 21 cards per pack (MSRP: $2). Hobby only.

"Blue Wrapper" Jumbos: 24 packs per boxm 23 cards per pack (MSRP $1.99) Available at selected Wal-Marts.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Wax Odds	Jumbo Odds	Blue Wrapper Jumbo Odds
Base	720	-	14:1	20:1	22:1
Tim Salmon	12	-	1:30	1:30	1:30
Rookie Sensations	20	-	N/A	1:4	N/A
Lumber Company	10	-	N/A	1:5	N/A
Smoke 'n Heat	12	-	1:30	1:30	1:30
Team Leaders	28	-	1:6	1:6	1:6
League Leaders	12	-	1:17	1:17	1:17
Award Winners	6	-	1:37	1:37	1:37
Major League Prospects	35	-	1:6	1:6	1:6
All-Stars	50	-	1:2	N/A	N/A
Pro-Visions	9	-	1:12	1:12	1:12
Golden Moments	10	-	N/A	N/A	one-per-pack
All-Rookie Exchange Card	1	-	1:200	1:200	1:200
Autographed Tim Salmon	-	2000	?	?	?

Checklist

Promos

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Base Set

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Superstar Specials

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Checklists

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Inserts

Tim Salmon A.L. Rookie of the Year

This 15-card set exclusively featured Tim Salmon, the face of this year's product. The first twelve cards in the set were randomly inserted across all pack types at the rate of 1:30 packs. Cards 13-15 were only available via a redemption program - to receive these three cards, collectors had to mail $1.50 and ten 1994 Fleer wrappers to an address listed on the wrapper. The wrapper redemption offer expired September 30, 1994.

Salmon also autographed 2000 cards from this set and these autographed cards were also inserted into packs (see below).

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Rookie Sensations

For the third consecutive year, this 20-card set featured some of the top young players in the game at the time. These cards featured layered player photos and the player's team logo text on a team-colored background. As usual, Rookie Sensations were exclusive to 21-card jumbo packs.

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Lumber Company

This 10-card set featured some of the best hitters in the game at the time on a card background that looked like the barrel of a baseball bat. Lumber Company cards were exclusive to 21-card Jumbo packs.

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Smoke 'n Heat

This 12-card set featured some of the hardest throwing pitchers in the game on a fire-themed, foil background.

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Team Leaders

This 28-card set highlighted the top player from each Major League team. Cards were team-colored with a logo and an action photo in the foreground and portrait photo of the featured player in the background.

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League Leaders

This 12-card set highlighted some of MLB's top statistical players in the game. The card background was printed in greyscale with a color, action photo of the player in the foreground.

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Award Winners

This 6-card set featured the winners of the MVP, Cy Young, and ROY Awards from both Leagues. Cards featured the same photo of the player presented in 3 different viewing perspectives.

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Major League Prospects

This 35-card set highlighted more of the top young players in the game at the time on a pewter-bordered card featuring the player and respective team logo.

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All-Stars

The 50-card set was exclusive to 15-card wax packs and highlighted players elected to the 1993 All-Star team in both Leagues on a gradient, American-flag card background theme -- which also included the two Canadian teams.

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Pro-Visions

Fleer continued its staple insert with a 9-card set in 1994. As in previous years, each card featured a fantasy-style illustration featuring the player from artist Wayne Still. All nine cards formed a larger 3 X 3 composite when placed together.

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Golden Moments

This 10-card set was exclusive to 23-card "Blue Wrapper" Jumbo packs from Wal-Mart and highlighted memorable accomplishments by each featured player. Cards were simple and unbordered, with a gold-foil nameplate and insert title. Selected Hobby cases also included a jumbo-sized version of the set, packed out as a bonus. The jumbos measure 3-1/2" X 5" and were serial-numbered to 10,000.

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All-Rookie Team

Randomly inserted into packs at the rate of 1:200/packs was an exchange card good for a nine-card set of the best 1994 rookies at each position who did not appear in the base set. Collectors had until September 30, 1994 to mail in the redemption card.

The design used was identical to the base set, but these cards are not considered to be part of the base set.

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Autographs & Game-Used

Tim Salmon Autographs

Tim Salmon autographed 2000 cards from his insert set, which were randomly inserted into packs. Similar to the 1993 Tom Glavine Autographed insert set, all autograph cards were embossed with a seal of authenticity for distinction and certification.

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