1988 Score Baseball Cards
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1988 Score Baseball marked the beginning of a new brand that would be among the hobby's most recognizable for about a decade. It brought a colorful look, sharp photographs and, like its competitors, an abundance of supply. Today, it's usually worth more as nostalgia than from a monetary standpoint.
The base set comes with 660 cards. While not quite as big as 1988 Topps, it's on par with Fleer and Donruss. While all the stars are present, there aren't many rookie cards with lasting appeal. Tom Glavine is easily the best of the set. Others include Ken Ken Caminiti, Gregg Jefferies and Ron Gant.
Card fronts use several different colors for front borders, each done in 110-card chunks. Photos have a thin white frame inside them. The nameplate at the bottom of the card is centered and put on top of a triangle that's a lighter shade of the border. Three yellow stars and the Score logo flank the sides of the nameplate.
Cards backs squeeze a lot of content into them. There's a portrait of the player at the top among the vital stats. The bottom two-thirds of the card are dedicated to stats and player bios. But with so much info, the text is quite small so you might need to reach for the reading glasses before delving in.
1988 Score Baseball had a pair of mail-away offers for two different sets of Young Superstars cards. While similar in design, the glossy cards have different checklists and were distributed separately. They can also be found as box sets.
Boxes have four cards on the bottom that can be cut out. Three are All-Stars while the fourth is a trivia card.
The trivia theme carries over to the Greatest Moments in Baseball Magic Motion cards. While these small lenticular cards don't have player photos, the do focus on their accomplishments. Magic Motion cards were inserted one per pack and could also be found in jumbo packs, factory sets and in the Young Superstars sets.
While most 1988 Score Baseball cards carry little value on the secondary market today, there is one exception. A Glossy factory set was produced that has premium versions of the base set. Limited to 5,000 copies, a tiny number for the time, these are similar to Topps Tiffany sets.
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Checklist
1988 Score Baseball Checklist
Base Set Checklist
2 Wade Boggs
3 Tim Raines
4 Andre Dawson
5 Mark McGwire
6 Kevin Seitzer
7 Wally Joyner
8 Jesse Barfield
9 Pedro Guerrero
10 Eric Davis
11 George Brett
12 Ozzie Smith
13 Rickey Henderson
14 Jim Rice
15 Matt Nokes RC
16 Mike Schmidt
17 Dave Parker
18 Eddie Murray
19 Andres Galarraga
20 Tony Fernandez
21 Kevin McReynolds
22 B.J. Surhoff
23 Pat Tabler
24 Kirby Puckett
25 Benito Santiago
26 Ryne Sandberg
27 Kelly Downs
28 Jose Cruz
29 Pete O'Brien
30 Mark Langston
31 Lee Smith
32 Juan Samuel
33 Kevin Bass
34 R.J. Reynolds
35 Steve Sax
36 John Kruk
37 Alan Trammell
38 Chris Bosio
39 Brook Jacoby
40 Willie McGee
41 Dave Magadan
42 Fred Lynn
43 Kent Hrbek
44 Brian Downing
45 Jose Canseco
46 Jim Presley
47 Mike Stanley
48 Tony Pena
49 David Cone
50 Rick Sutcliffe
51 Doug Drabek
52 Bill Doran
53 Mike Scioscia
54 Candy Maldonado
55 Dave Winfield
56 Lou Whitaker
57 Tom Henke
58 Ken Gerhart
59 Glenn Braggs
60 Julio Franco
61 Charlie Leibrandt
62 Gary Gaetti
63 Bob Boone
64 Luis Polonia RC
65 Dwight Evans
66 Phil Bradley
67 Mike Boddicker
68 Vince Coleman
69 Howard Johnson
70 Tim Wallach
71 Keith Moreland
72 Barry Larkin
73 Alan Ashby
74 Rick Rhoden
75 Darrell Evans
76 Dave Stieb
77 Dan Plesac
78 Will Clark
79 Frank White
80 Joe Carter
81 Mike Witt
82 Terry Steinbach
83 Alvin Davis
84 Tom Herr
85 Vance Law
86 Kal Daniels
87 Rick Honeycutt
88 Alfredo Griffin
89 Bret Saberhagen
90 Bert Blyleven
91 Jeff Reardon
92 Cory Snyder
93 Greg Walker
94 Joe Magrane RC
95 Rob Deer
96 Ray Knight
97 Casey Candaele
98 John Cerutti
99 Buddy Bell
100 Jack Clark
101 Eric Bell
102 Willie Wilson
103 Dave Schmidt
104 Dennis Eckersley
105 Don Sutton
106 Danny Tartabull
107 Fred McGriff
108 Les Straker
109 Lloyd Moseby
110 Roger Clemens
111 Glenn Hubbard
112 Kenny Williams
113 Ruben Sierra
114 Stan Jefferson
115 Milt Thompson
116 Bobby Bonilla
117 Wayne Tolleson
118 Matt Williams RC
119 Chet Lemon
120 Dale Sveum
121 Oil Can Boyd
122 Brett Butler
123 Terry Kennedy
124 Jack Howell
125 Curt Young
126 Dave Valle
127 Curtis Wilkerson
128 Tim Teufel
129 Ozzie Virgil
130 Brian Fisher
131 Lance Parrish
132 Tom Browning
133 Larry Andersen
134 Bob Brenly
135 Mike A. Marshall
136 Gerald Perry
137 Bobby Meacham
138 Larry Herndon
139 Fred Manrique RC
140 Charlie Hough
141 Ron Darling
142 Herm Winningham
143 Mike Diaz
144 Mike Jackson RC
145 Denny Walling
146 Robby Thompson
147 Franklin Stubbs
148 Albert Hall
149 Bobby Witt
150 Lance McCullers
151 Scott Bradley
152 Mark McLemore
153 Tim Laudner
154 Greg Swindell
155 Marty Barrett
156 Mike Heath
157 Gary Ward
158 Lee Mazzilli
159 Tom Foley
160 Robin Yount
161 Steve Bedrosian
162 Bob Walk
163 Nick Esasky
164 Ken Caminiti RC
165 Jose Uribe
166 Dave Anderson
167 Ed Whitson
168 Ernie Whitt
169 Cecil Cooper
170 Mike Pagliarulo
171 Pat Sheridan
172 Chris Bando
173 Lee Lacy
174 Steve Lombardozzi
175 Mike Greenwell
176 Greg Minton
177 Moose Haas
178 Mike Kingery
179 Greg Harris
180 Bo Jackson
181 Carmelo Martinez
182 Alex Trevino
183 Ron Oester
184 Danny Darwin
185 Mike Krukow
186 Rafael Palmeiro
187 Tim Burke
188 Roger McDowell
189 Garry Templeton
190 Terry Pendleton
191 Larry Parrish
192 Rey Quinones
193 Joaquin Andujar
194 Tom Brunansky
195 Donnie Moore
196 Dan Pasqua
197 Jim Gantner
198 Mark Eichhorn
199 Johnny Grubb
200 Billy Ripken RC
201 Sam Horn RC
202 Todd Worrell
203 Terry Leach
204 Garth Iorg
205 Brian Dayett
206 Bo Diaz
207 Craig Reynolds
208 Brian Holton
209 Marvell Wynne
210 Dave Concepcion
211 Mike Davis
212 Devon White
213 Mickey Brantley
214 Greg Gagne
215 Oddibe McDowell
216 Jimmy Key
217 Dave Bergman
218 Calvin Schiraldi
219 Larry Sheets
220 Mike Easler
221 Kurt Stillwell
222 Chuck Jackson RC
223 Dave Martinez
224 Tim Leary
225 Steve Garvey
226 Greg Mathews
227 Doug Sisk
228 Dave Henderson
229 Jim Dwyer
230 Larry Owen
231 Andre Thornton
232 Mark Salas
233 Tom Brookens
234 Greg Brock
235 Rance Mulliniks
236 Bob Brower
237 Joe Niekro
238 Scott Bankhead
239 Doug DeCinces
240 Tommy John
241 Rich Gedman
242 Ted Power
243 Dave Meads RC
244 Jim Sundberg
245 Ken Oberkfell
246 Jimmy Jones
247 Ken Landreaux
248 Jose Oquendo
249 John Mitchell RC
250 Don Baylor
251 Scott Fletcher
252 Al Newman
253 Carney Lansford
254 Johnny Ray
255 Gary Pettis
256 Ken Phelps
257 Rick Leach
258 Tim Stoddard
259 Ed Romero
260 Sid Bream
261 Tom Niedenfuer
262 Rick Dempsey
263 Lonnie Smith
264 Bob Forsch
265 Barry Bonds
266 Willie Randolph
267 Mike Ramsey RC
268 Don Slaught
269 Mickey Tettleton
270 Jerry Reuss
271 Marc Sullivan
272 Jim Morrison
273 Steve Balboni
274 Dick Schofield
275 John Tudor
276 Gene Larkin RC
277 Harold Reynolds
278 Jerry Browne
279 Willie Upshaw
280 Teddy Higuera
281 Terry McGriff
282 Terry Puhl
283 Mark Wasinger
284 Luis Salazar
285 Ted Simmons
286 John Shelby
287 John Smiley RC
288 Curt Ford
289 Steve Crawford
290 Dan Quisenberry
291 Alan Wiggins
292 Randy Bush
293 John Candelaria
294 Tony Phillips
295 Mike Morgan
296 Bill Wegman
297 Terry Francona
298 Mickey Hatcher
299 Andres Thomas
300 Bob Stanley
301 Al Pedrique RC
302 Jim Lindeman
303 Wally Backman
304 Paul O'Neill
305 Hubie Brooks
306 Steve Buechele
307 Bobby Thigpen
308 George Hendrick
309 John Moses
310 Ron Guidry
311 Bill Schroeder
312 Jose Nunez RC
313 Bud Black
314 Joe Sambito
315 Scott McGregor
316 Rafael Santana
317 Frank Williams
318 Mike Fitzgerald
319 Rick Mahler
320 Jim Gott
321 Mariano Duncan
322 Jose Guzman
323 Lee Guetterman
324 Dan Gladden
325 Gary Carter
326 Tracy Jones
327 Floyd Youmans
328 Bill Dawley
329 Paul Noce RC
330 Angel Salazar
332 George Frazier
333 Ruppert Jones
334 Billy Joe Robidoux
335 Mike Scott
336 Randy Myers
337 Bob Sebra
338 Eric Show
339 Mitch Williams
340 Paul Molitor
341 Gus Polidor
342 Steve Trout
343 Jerry Don Gleaton
344 Bob Knepper
345 Mitch Webster
346 John Morris
347 Andy Hawkins
348 Dave Leiper
349 Ernest Riles
350 Dwight Gooden
351 Dave Righetti
352 Pat Dodson
353 John Habyan
354 Jim Deshaies
355 Butch Wynegar
356 Bryn Smith
357 Matt Young
358 Tom Pagnozzi RC
359 Floyd Rayford
360 Darryl Strawberry
361 Sal Butera
362 Domingo Ramos
363 Chris Brown
364 Jose Gonzalez
365 Dave Smith
366 Andy McGaffigan
367 Stan Javier
368 Henry Cotto
369 Mike Birkbeck
370 Lenny Dykstra
371 Dave Collins
372 Spike Owen
373 Geno Petralli
374 Ron Karkovice
375 Shane Rawley
376 De Wayne Buice RC
377 Bill Pecota RC
378 Leon Durham
379 Ed Olwine
380 Bruce Hurst
381 Bob McClure
382 Mark Thurmond
383 Buddy Biancalana
384 Tim Conroy
385 Tony Gwynn
386 Greg Gross
387 Barry Lyons RC
388 Mike Felder
389 Pat Clements
390 Ken Griffey Sr.
391 Mark Davis
392 Jose Rijo
393 Mike Young
394 Willie Fraser
395 Dion James
396 Steve Shields
397 Randy St. Claire
398 Danny Jackson
399 Cecil Fielder
400 Keith Hernandez
401 Don Carman
402 Chuck Crim RC
403 Rob Woodward
404 Junior Ortiz
405 Glenn Wilson
406 Ken Howell
407 Jeff Kunkel
408 Jeff Reed
409 Chris James
410 Zane Smith
411 Ken Dixon
412 Ricky Horton
413 Frank DiPino
414 Shane Mack
415 Danny Cox
416 Andy Van Slyke
417 Danny Heep
418 John Cangelosi
419 John Christensen
420 Joey Cora RC
421 Mike LaValliere
422 Kelly Gruber
423 Bruce Benedict
424 Len Matuszek
425 Kent Tekulve
426 Rafael Ramirez
427 Mike Flanagan
428 Mike Gallego
429 Juan Castillo
430 Neal Heaton
431 Phil Garner
432 Mike Dunne
433 Wallace Johnson
434 Jack O'Connor
435 Steve Jeltz
436 Donell Nixon RC
437 Jack Lazorko
438 Keith Comstock
439 Jeff D. Robinson
440 Graig Nettles
441 Mel Hall
442 Gerald Young
443 Gary Redus
444 Charlie Moore
445 Bill Madlock
446 Mark Clear
447 Greg Booker
448 Rick Schu
449 Ron Kittle
450 Dale Murphy
451 Bob Dernier
452 Dale Mohorcic
453 Rafael Belliard
454 Charlie Puleo
455 Dwayne Murphy
456 Jim Eisenreich
457 David Palmer
458 Dave Stewart
459 Pascual Perez
460 Glenn Davis
461 Dan Petry
462 Jim Winn
463 Darrell Miller
464 Mike Moore
465 Mike LaCoss
466 Steve Farr
467 Jerry Mumphrey
468 Kevin Gross
469 Bruce Bochy
470 Orel Hershiser
471 Eric King
472 Ellis Burks RC
473 Darren Daulton
474 Mookie Wilson
475 Frank Viola
476 Ron Robinson
477 Bob Melvin
478 Jeff Musselman
479 Charlie Kerfeld
480 Richard Dotson
481 Kevin Mitchell
482 Gary Roenicke
483 Tim Flannery
484 Rich Yett
485 Pete Incaviglia
486 Rick Cerone
487 Tony Armas
488 Jerry Reed
489 Davey Lopes
490 Frank Tanana
491 Mike Loynd
492 Bruce Ruffin
493 Chris Speier
494 Tom Hume
495 Jesse Orosco
496 Robbie Wine RC
497 Jeff Montgomery RC
498 Jeff Dedmon
499 Luis Aguayo
500 Reggie Jackson
501 Reggie Jackson
502 Reggie Jackson
503 Reggie Jackson
504 Reggie Jackson
505 Billy Hatcher
506 Ed Lynch
507 Willie Hernandez
508 Jose DeLeon
509 Joel Youngblood
510 Bob Welch
511 Steve Ontiveros
512 Randy Ready
513 Juan Nieves
514 Jeff Russell
515 Von Hayes
516 Mark Gubicza
517 Ken Dayley
518 Don Aase
519 Rick Reuschel
520 Mike Henneman RC
521 Rick Aguilera
522 Jay Howell
523 Ed Correa
524 Manny Trillo
525 Kirk Gibson
526 Wally Ritchie RC
527 Al Nipper
528 Atlee Hammaker
529 Shawon Dunston
530 Jim Clancy
531 Tom Paciorek
532 Joel Skinner
533 Scott Garrelts
534 Tom O'Malley
535 John Franco
536 Paul Kilgus RC
537 Darrell Porter
538 Walt Terrell
539 Bill Long RC
540 George Bell
541 Jeff Sellers
542 Joe Boever RC
543 Steve Howe
544 Scott Sanderson
545 Jack Morris
546 Todd Benzinger RC
547 Steve Henderson
548 Eddie Milner
549 Jeff M. Robinson RC
550 Cal Ripken Jr.
551 Jody Davis
552 Kirk McCaskill
553 Craig Lefferts
554 Darnell Coles
555 Phil Niekro
556 Mike Aldrete
557 Pat Perry
558 Juan Agosto
559 Rob Murphy
560 Dennis Rasmussen
561 Manuel Lee
562 Jeff Blauser RC
563 Bob Ojeda
564 Dave Dravecky
565 Gene Garber
566 Ron Roenicke
567 Tommy Hinzo RC
568 Eric Nolte RC
569 Ed Hearn
570 Mark Davidson RC
571 Jim Walewander RC
572 Donnie Hill
573 Jamie Moyer
574 Ken Schrom
575 Nolan Ryan
576 Jim Acker
577 Jamie Quirk
578 Jay Aldrich RC
579 Claudell Washington
580 Jeffrey Leonard
581 Carmen Castillo
582 Daryl Boston
583 Jeff DeWillis RC
584 John Marzano
585 Bill Gullickson
586 Andy Allanson
587 Lee Tunnell
588 Gene Nelson
589 Dave LaPoint
590 Harold Baines
591 Bill Buckner
592 Carlton Fisk
593 Rick Manning
594 Doug Jones RC
595 Tom Candiotti
596 Steve Lake
597 Jose Lind RC
598 Ross Jones RC
599 Gary Matthews
600 Fernando Valenzuela
601 Dennis Martinez
602 Les Lancaster RC
603 Ozzie Guillen
604 Tony Bernazard
605 Chili Davis
606 Roy Smalley
607 Ivan Calderon
608 Jay Tibbs
609 Guy Hoffman
610 Doyle Alexander
611 Mike Bielecki
612 Shawn Hillegas RC
613 Keith Atherton
614 Eric Plunk
615 Sid Fernandez
616 Dennis Lamp
617 Dave Engle
618 Harry Spilman
619 Don Robinson
620 John Farrell RC
621 Nelson Liriano RC
622 Floyd Bannister
623 Randy Milligan RC
624 Kevin Elster
625 Jody Reed RC
626 Shawn Abner
627 Kirt Manwaring RC
628 Pete Stanicek
629 Rob Ducey RC
630 Steve Kiefer
631 Gary Thurman
632 Darrel Akerfelds RC
633 Dave Clark
634 Roberto Kelly RC
635 Keith Hughes RC
636 John Davis
637 Mike Devereaux RC
638 Tom Glavine RC
639 Keith Miller RC
640 Chris Gwynn RC
641 Tim Crews RC
642 Mackey Sasser RC
643 Vicente Palacios RC
644 Kevin Romine
645 Gregg Jefferies RC
646 Jeff Treadway RC
647 Ron Gant RC
648 Rookie Sluggers -“ Mark McGwire, Matt Nokes
649 Speed and Power - Eric Davis, Tim Raines
650 Game Breakers - Don Mattingly, Jack Clark
651 Super Shortstops - Tony Fernandez, Cal Ripken Jr, Alan Trammell
652 Vince Coleman Highlights
653 Kirby Puckett Highlights
654 Benito Santiago Highlights
655 Juan Nieves Highlights
656 Steve Bedrosian Highlights
657 Mike Schmidt Highlights
658 Don Mattingly Highlights
659 Mark McGwire Highlights
660 Paul Molitor Highlights
Young Superstars Series I Checklist
2 Benito Santiago
3 Sam Horn
4 Chris Bosio
5 Matt Nokes
6 Ken Williams
7 Dion James
8 B.J. Surhoff
9 Joe Magrane
10 Kevin Seitzer
11 Stanley Jefferson
12 Devon White
13 Nelson Liriano
14 Chris James
15 Mike Henneman
16 Terry Steinbach
17 John Kruk
18 Matt Williams
19 Kelly Downs
20 Bill Ripken
22 Luis Polonia
23 Dave Magadan
24 Mike Greenwell
25 Will Clark
26 Mike Dunne
27 Wally Joyner
28 Robby Thompson
29 Ken Caminiti
30 Jose Canseco
31 Todd Benzinger
32 Pete Incaviglia
33 John Farrell
34 Casey Candaele
35 Mike Aldrete
36 Ruben Sierra
37 Ellis Burks
38 Tracy Jones
39 Kal Daniels
40 Cory Snyder
Young Superstars Series II Checklist
2 Glenn Braggs
3 Dwight Gooden
4 Jose Lind
5 Danny Tartabull
6 Tony Fernandez
7 Julio Franco
8 Andres Galarraga
9 Bobby Bonilla
10 Eric Davis
11 Gerald Young
12 Barry Bonds
13 Jerry Browne
14 Jeff Blauser
15 Mickey Brantley
16 Floyd Youmans
17 Bret Saberhagen
18 Shawon Dunston
19 Lenny Dykstra
20 Darryl Strawberry
22 Ivan Calderon
23 Roger Clemens
24 Vince Coleman
25 Gary Thurman
26 Jeff Treadway
27 Oddibe McDowell
28 Fred McGriff
29 Mark McLemore
30 Jeff Musselman
31 Mitch Williams
32 Dan Plesac
33 Juan Nieves
34 Barry Larkin
35 Greg Mathews
36 Shane Mack
37 Scott Bankhead
38 Eric Bell
39 Greg Swindell
40 Kevin Elster
Great Moments in Baseball Magic Motion Trivia Cards Checklist
2 Steve Sets Save Record
3 Don Ties Dale's Mark
4 Schmidt Hits 500th Homer
5 Mets Win Wild Game
6 Fernando Ties All-Star Mark
7 Horner Hits Four Homers
8 Don Gains 300th Win
9 Roger Sets Whiff Mark
10 Rose Passes Cobb's Hit Mark
11 Rod Raps 3,000th Hit
12 Tom Takes 300th Win
13 Don Takes Out Dave
14 Witt Wins With Ease
15 Rickey Sets Stolen Base Record
16 Ryan Racks Up No. 5
17 Dent Bashes Playoff Home Run
18 Pete Ties N.L. Streak
19 Reggie Smashes Three in A Row
20 Mike Belts Four Home Runs
21 Fisk Smacks Dramatic Home Run
22 Aaron Breaks Babe's Record
23 Ryan Sets SO Record
24 Robbie Hits Two Slams
25 Seaver Strikes Out 10 Straight
26 Miracle Mets Take Series
27 Lefty Sets SO Record
28 Denny Wins 30 Games
30 Don's String Is Stopped
31 Yaz Leads Sox Chase
32 Maris Beats Babe's Mark
33 Maz Homer Stuns Yanks
34 Haddix Loses Perfect Game
35 Larsen Tosses Perfect Game
36 Amoros Catch Saves Series
37 Mays Makes Super Catch
38 Thomson Hits Historic Home Run
39 Midget Makes His Baseball Debut
40 Lou Brings Tribe Flag
41 Cookie Crushes Bevens' Bid
42 Jackie Breaks Color Barrier
43 Enos Makes Wild Dash
44 Mickey Muffs Third Strike
45 Ted Shows His Mettle
46 DiMaggio Streak Stopped at 56
47 Ted's Wallop Wins Big Game
48 Vandy Gets 2nd No-Hitter
49 King Carl Loses One
50 King Carl KOs A.L.
51 Ruth Bashes "Called" HR
52 Babe Breaks His Record
53 "Old Pete" Saves Cards
54 Jim Jam Runs Home
55 Wamby Takes Out Three
56 Phil Goes For 300th
Box Bottom Checklist
2 Don Mattingly (B)
3 Willie Randolph (A)
4 Wade Boggs (C)
5 Cal Ripken (B)
6 George Bell (D)
7 Rickey Henderson (E)
8 Dave Winfield (F)
9 Bret Saberhagen (C)
10 Gary Carter (F)
11 Jack Clark (B)
12 Ryne Sandberg (C)
14 Ozzie Smith (F)
15 Eric Davis (A)
16 Andre Dawson (E)
17 Darryl Strawberry (E)
18 Mike Scott (D)
1 of 6 Fenway Park (A)
2 of 6 Comiskey Park (B)
3 of 6 Anaheim Stadium (C)
4 of 6 Wrigley Field (D)
5 of 6 Comiskey Park (E)
6 of 6 County Stadium (F)
Dan
This has to be the worst set of all time. Not only did you have those god forsaken Miami Vice puking all over your baseball card colors, Nothing special about any of the cards even the “action” cards. It was the fact that way Score made the packs made it possible for you to tell what stars you will have (100% no uncertainty) by seeing what the top card in the first pack was, which made the wax packs easily picked through if you were looking for rookies at the time or stars you wanted to flip at your local card show.