1998 Topps Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

503 cards in the 1998 Topps collection included 18 Cubs players.

Size of Cards

The size of the cards are standard-size 2 ½ x 3 ½

Basic Features

1998 Topps cards have a gold border with action-color player images featured on the card fronts and a nameplate at the bottom of the card that has foil with the player's name in large block letters while player bios and stats are printed on the backs. This set is just like the 1998 Stadium Club.

Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire competed for the home run championship in 1998. With a record of 89-73, the Cubs equaled the Giants for the wild card and won their one-game playoff at Wrigley Field. Any fan will remember this season fondly because it was exciting and had many memorable moments.

Minted in Cooperstown is the only parallel collection for 1998 Topps Baseball. On the front of each card, a bronze foil plaque was stamped on-site at the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Parallel include:

• Minted in Cooperstown

Subsets include:

• Season Highlights (#265-269, 474-478)
• Interleague Play (#270-274, 479-483)
• World Series (#277-283)
• Draft Picks (#245-249, 489-495)
• Prospects (#250-264, 484-488)
• Expansion (#496-501)
• Roberto Clemente Tribute (#21)
• The Prospects cards are have 3 players, while Draft Picks cards again have 2

Inserts include:

• Baby Boomers (15 cards)
• Clout 9 (9 cards)
• Etch-a-Sketch (8 cards)
• Flashback (10 cards)
• Focal Point (15 cards)
• Hallbound (15 cards)
• Milestones (10 cards)
• Rookie Class (10 cards)

Chicago Cubs 1998 Topps Checklist

Number	Player
23	Steve Trachsel
37	Doug Glanville
78	Terry Adams
92	Scott Servais
108	Kevin Orie
127	Kevin Foster
168	Mark Grace
234	Jose Hernandez
245	J.Garland/G.Goetz
256	Wood/Pavano/Meche
259	Bens/T.Smith RC/C.Dunc RC
307	Sammy Sosa
314	Lance Johnson
393	Jeremi Gonzalez
403	Mark Clark
424	Manny Alexander
437	Rod Beck
453	Kevin Tapani