The 1986 Topps Traded Baseball set - a faded crown jewel?
1996 Topps Set (Baseball)
Set Notes
Excerpt
This set consists of 440 standard-size cards. These cards were issued in 12-card foil packs with a suggested retail price of $1.29. The fronts feature full-color photos surrounded by a white background. Information on the backs include a player photo, season and career stats and text. Subsets include Star Power (1-6, 8-12, 221-231), Draft Picks (13-26, 232-245). AAA Stars (101-104), Future Stars (210-219), and Prospects (424-439). A special Mickey Mantle card was issued as card number 7 (his uniform number) and became the last card to be issued as card number 7 in the Topps brand set.
Rookies
- (22) Mark Bellhorn
- (23) Jarrod Washburn
- (24) Geoff Jenkins
- (25) Sean Casey
- (26) Brett Tomko
- (232) Matt Morris
- (233) Craig Wilson
- (235) Randy Winn
- (236) David Yocum
- (237) Jason Brester
- (238) Shane Monahan
- (239) Brian McNichol
- (243) Jeff Liefer
- (245) Brian Buchanan
- (331) Jamie Brewington
- (424) First Basemen: Steve Cox, Jesse Ibarra, Derrek Lee, Ron Wright
- (425) First Basemen: Jim Bonnici, Billy Owens, Richie Sexton, Daryle Ward
- (426) Second Basemen: Kevin Jordan, Bobby Morris, Desi Relaford, Adam Riggs
- (429) Pitchers: Jeff D'Amico, Marty Janzen, Gary Rath, Clint Sodowsky
- (430) Pitchers: Matt Drews, Rich Hunter, Matt Rubel, Bret Wagner
- (431) Pitchers: Jaime Bluma, David Coggin, Steve Montgomery, Brandon Reed
- (434) Third Basemen: George Arias, Chris Haas, Scott Rolen, Scott Spiezio
- (436) Outfielders: Roger Cedeno, Derrick Gibson, Ben Grieve, Shane Spencer
- (437) Outfielders: Anton French, Demond Smith, Darond Stovall, Keith Williams
- (438) Outfielders: Michael Coleman, Jacob Cruz, Richard Hidalgo, Charles Peterson
More set notes
Only three baseball players, but some very significant non-baseball cards mark this set.
The 1988 U.S. Olympic baseball team joins rookies and traded veterans.
Focusing on more than 150 years worth of America's most famous movers and shakers.
This set consists of 792 standard-size cards. Cards were primarily issued in 17-card wax packs, 50-card rack packs and factory sets. Card fronts feature wood grain borders encasing a color photo (reminiscent of Topps classic 1962 baseball set). Subsets include Record Breakers (1-7), Turn Back The Clock (311-315), All-Star selections (595-616), and Team Leaders (scattered throughout the set). The manager cards contain a team checklist on back.
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