In 1994, Score Baseball was split into two series, each with a base Checklist of 330 cards. The base design is pretty simple, with blue borders and a nameplate in the team’s color. Love it! There was a complete Checklist parallel set, Gold Rush, which changed the card borders to gold and added a gold hue to the entire card.
As for the inserts, there are only two to look for in this box. Gold Stars are limited to 6,500 each and you should expect to find a few in each box. The more difficult insert, Dream Team, is only included once in every other box. These have an old-fashioned look and feature players in retro jerseys.
1994 Result Series 1 Baseball Box Break
Cards per pack: 14
Packs per carton: 36
Price paid: $36
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Highlights of Package 1:
Albert Belle, Orel Hershiser, Robin Yount and David McCarty Gold Rush (one per pack)
Package 2:
Jeff Bagwell & Tino Martinez Gold Rush
The base cards seemed to survive the bricking in these old packs. The Gold Rush parallels, however, took the most damage.
Package 3:
Roger Clemens, Ryne Sandberg & Jim Thome Gold Rush
Package 4:
Rickey Henderson, Fernando Valenzuela, Tom Glavine, Paul O’Neill, Will Clark and Luis Aquino Gold Rush
Henderson looks strange in the Blue Jays uniform. He only played 44 games for Toronto.
Package 5:
Fred McGriff, Goose Gossage, Mark Grace and Kirby Puckett Gold Rush
Package 6:
Carlos Baerga, Omar Vizquel, Wally Joyner, Joe Carter and John Jaha Gold Rush
Package 7:
Barry Bonds, Mike Timlin Gold Rush and Brett Butler Gold Stars (1:18 packages)
Package 8:
Mark Langston, Dennis Eckersley, Chuck Knoblauch & Jose Lind Gold Rush
Ready for your close-up, Eck?
Package 9:
Roberto Alomar, Don Mattingly, Ken Griffey, Jr. and Brent Gates Gold Rush
I love the picture of Griffey’s bunting here. How many times do you think he did that? He only managed eight sacrifice bunts in his career.
Package 10:
Craig Biggio, Jose Rijo, Jim Abbott and Jeff Branson – Gold Rush
Package 11:
Lenny Dykstra, Cal Ripken, Jr., Gary Sheffield and Frank Thomas Gold Rush
Package 12:
Lee Smith, Moises Alou, Vinny Castilla, Jimmy Key and Mark Portugal Gold Rush
Cool shot of Moises – if you ignore the fact that his eyes are closed.
Package 13:
Ramon Martinez, John Kruk, Andres Galarraga, Tony Gwynn and Eduardo Perez Gold Rush
Package 14:
Roger Clemens, Ryne Sandberg and Kevin Brown Gold Rush
Package 15:
Jamie Moyer, Frank Thomas, Kirby Puckett, Tino Martinez and Darren Holmes Gold Rush
This Moyer image could almost pass as a short print of a Topps variant.
Package 16:
Brett Butler, Darren Daulton, Eric Karros and Bob Patterson Gold Rush
Package 17:
Mike Greenwell, Mo Vaughn and Jose Canseco Gold Rush
Jose as a pitcher? Yes! Jose only pitched one inning in his career and allowed three earned runs on two hits and three walks.
Package 18:
Bret Saberhagen, Dave Stewart, Jim Thome, Curt Schilling & Jim Leyritz Gold Rush
Package 19:
Will Clark, Paul O’Neill, Tom Glavine and Chicago White Sox Gold Rush
These team stadium cards serve as team checklist cards on the back.
Package 20:
John Olerud, Dante Bichette, Doc Gooden, Lou Whitaker Gold Rush & New York Yankees
Package 21:
Juan Gonzalez, Randy Johnson, Kenny Rogers, Carlos Baerga and Willie Blair Gold Rush
Package 22:
Vinny Castilla, Steady Eddie Murray, Lee Smith and Anthony Young Gold Rush
Package 23:
Lou Whitaker, Wade Boggs, Kevin Brown, Jose Canseco, Kenny Lofton, Lofton Gold Rush and John Burkett Gold Stars (1:18 packages)
Lofton, on the other hand, made quite a few bunts. He finished his career with 72 sacrifice bunts. Undoubtedly, he had his fair share of bunt singles as well.
Package 24:
Rick Aguilera, Barry Larkin, Matt Williams, Boston Red Sox and John Franco Gold Rush
Package 25:
Eddie Murray, Kevin Mitchell, Jeff Bagwell and Todd Jones Gold Rush
Package 26:
Goose Gossage, Kirby Puckett, Tino Martinez, Frank Thomas and Gregg Jefferies Gold Rush
Package 27:
Jimmy Key, Rickey Henderson and Gene Harris Gold Rush
Package 28:
Goose Gossage, Mark Grace & Tom Gordon Gold Rush
Package 29:
Omar Vizquel, Joe Carter, Mark Whiten and Wade Boggs Gold Rush
On September 7, 1993, Whiten hit four home runs. He also had 12 RBIs in that game.
Package 30:
Barry Bonds and Ryan Bowen Gold Rush
Package 31:
Mike Mussina, Ivan Rodriguez, Brian Jordan, Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers Gold Rush
Package 32:
Ken Griffey, Jr., Don Mattingly, Otis Nixon and Mike Mussina Gold Rush
Package 33:
Craig Biggio, Jose Rijo and Milt Thompson Gold Rush
Package 34:
Gary Sheffield, Cal Ripken, Jr. and Damon Berryhill Gold Rush
Package 35:
John Olerud, Lee Smith, Dante Bichette, Vinny Castilla, Moises Alou and Travis Fryman Gold Rush
Package 36:
Albert Belle, Orel Hershiser, Fred McGriff and Mel Rojas Gold Rush
And finally, the back of the Albert Belle card. Belle was just beginning to establish his dominance in the 90s.
Aside from the surface damage to the cards, this was still a fun early 90’s break. There are a handful of great photo selections. Unfortunately, the Gold Stars included in this box weren’t that great and there was no Dream Team insert. Maybe it’s worth another try if I can find a cheap enough box.
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