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This blog will discuss Topps Stadium Club Sets and the baseball card collecting hobby, with a focus on the Chicago Cubs. Contrary to vintage baseball cards, the majority of modern cards are affordable. The various sets will be considerably simpler to obtain. In 1991, the first set was unveiled as a posh reaction to the upscale Upper Deck. The collection was discontinued in 2003; however, Topps did make a comeback with a Stadium Club set in 2008. Topps started releasing the series yearly in 2014, albeit with lower-quality items this time.

1997 Stadium Club Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

390 cards were issued in two series, which included 15 Cubs players.

Size of Cards

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

Basic Features

Card Fronts, the seventh installment of the premium quality series from Topps, showcases color action player pictures that have been foil stamped, embossed, and laminated with high gloss. The backs feature player statistics and information along with a brief career summary. The data include a Topps talents rating among the top 40. All in all, this is a delightful collection that includes some amazing photographs and fascinating tidbits about your favorite team members that you probably never would have known.

I would have to rate this set as a must-have for Cub fans around the globe. It is not hard to obtain, and you will enjoy reading about their career-best comments.

Subsets:

TSC 2000 cards 181-195 and Stadium Sluggers Cards 376-390 are both short-printed.

Parallels:

TSC Matrix-This 120-card set partially parallels the first 60 cards of each series. Each Matrix card was reproduced with Power Matrix technology, giving the card fronts a glittering effect.
Members Only Factory Set - (limited to 750 copies)

Inserts:

Firebrands - no Cubs
Instavision - no Cubs
Millennium - This 40-card embossed insert features players whom Topps believed would establish themselves as the stars of the new millennium. Cards 1-20 are in Series One, while 21-40 in Series Two.
Patent Leather - This 13-card set, exclusive to Series Two retail packs, features die-cut cards printed on a leather-like card stock.
Pure Gold - no Cubs




Chicago Cubs 1997 Stadium Club Checklist


Number
Player
40 Sammy Sosa
53 Mark Grace
92 Doug Glanville
94 Brooks Kieschnick
118 Steve Trachsel
161 Terry Adams
175 Brian McRae
229 Ryne Sandberg
256 Turk Wendell
270 Kevin Tapani
279 Scott Servais
306 Shawon Dunston
349 Rey Sanchez
359 Amaury Telemaco
361 Brown numbered 351
































1997 Stadium Club Chicago Cubs Inserts
1997 Stadium Club Matrix #40 Sammy Sosa
1997 Stadium Club Matrix #53 Mark Grace
1997 Stadium Club Matrix #229 Ryne Sandberg
1997 Stadium Club Millennium #M9 Brant Brown
1997 Stadium Club Millennium #M29 Brooks Kieschnick
1997 Stadium Club Patent Leather #PL10 Mark Grace