The 1993 Pinnacle Home Run Club was released as a 48 card box set and printed with Dufex technology.
In the early 90’s, the number of baseball card brands and products was exploding. Major League Marketing was the company behind Sportlics, and Score. In 1992, they released Pinnacle which was intended to be a “higher end” product. In 1993, they expanded the Pinnacle brand even more by adding several different box sets to the product mix.
My favorite of these box sets is the Home Run Club!
My appreciation of comes from both the Dufex finish and the checklist which is stacked with some of my favorite players of the era. Maybe others have a better description, but I say Dufex cards are a cross between a standard card and a chromium card. They have more of a metallic shimmery finish which I find really attractive.
The checklist is printed on the back of the outer cardboard sleeve which surrounded the padded clamshell case the set was packaged in. This allowed collectors to know exactly who they would find inside. Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr., Ryne Sandberg, Bo Jackson, and Frank Thomas were the primary draws for me, but there are plenty of other stars and young prospects included.
Here’s what the front and back of the 1993 Pinnacle Home Run Club cards look like.
As you might expect, the retail prices of these are pretty affordable. Sets can be picked up on eBay for about $15, and singles can be found on COMC and Sportlots between $.25 and $1.50. If you haven’t seen one of these cards in person, I’d recommend tracking one down!
Checklist
The sets came in this padded clamshell case and included COA with Serial Number.
Juan Gonzalez
Fred McGriff
Cecil Fielder
Barry Bonds
Albert Belle
Gary Sheffield
Joe Carter
Mark McGwire
Darren Daulton
Jose Canseco
Dave Hollins
Ryne Sandberg
Ken Griffey Jr.
Larry Walker
Rob Deer
Andre Dawson
Frank Thomas
Mickey Tettleton
Charlie Hayes
Ron Gant
Rickey Henderson
Matt Williams
Kevin Mitchell
Robin Ventura
Dean Palmer
Mike Piazza
J.T. Snow
Jeff Bagwell
John Olerud
Greg Vaughn
Dave Justice
Dave Winfield
Danny Tartabull
Eric Anthony
Eddie Murray
Jay Buhner
Derek Bell
Will Clark
Carlos Baerga
Mo Vaughn
Bobby Bonilla
Tim Salmon
Bo Jackson
Howard Johnson
Kent Hrbek
Ruben Sierra
Cal Ripken Jr.
Travis Fryman