Cheap Wax Wednesday Box Breaks: 1994 Leaf Series 2 Baseball
1994 Leaf Baseball is split into two series, each with equal 220-card base checklists. The base cards are borderless and feature a team color matched marble design element on the bottom of each card. The bottom half of the card is where you’ll find everything. The marble, team names, player names, and the brand logo. Player last names and the Leaf logo stamp are in gold foil.
Each box of 1994 Leaf Baseball should yield cards from three different insert sets: Gold Leaf Rookies, Power Brokers, and MVP Contenders. There are also a couple of tougher inserts to hunt for. Slide Show (1:54 packs) and Gold Stars (1:90 packs) make for some really nice looking cards.
This box was an auction win, and I got it cheap!
1994 Leaf Series 2 Baseball Box Break
Cards per pack: 12
Packs per box: 36
Price paid: $6
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Pack 1 highlights:
Sandy Alomar, Jr., Dennis Martinez, Jeff Bagwell & Roger Clemens
Martinez retired just one out short of 4,000 innings pitched.
Pack 2:
Fred McGriff, Jim Thome, John Smoltz & Travis Fryman
Pack 3:
John Olerud & Joe Carter Power Brokers (1:12 packs)
Pack 4:
Moises Alou, Ken Griffey, Jr., Wade Boggs & Kirby Puckett
Pack 5:
Roberto Alomar, Bret Saberhagen, Lee Smith & dupe Tony Fernandez cards
Alomar stole 474 bases during his Hall of Fame career.
Pack 6:
Trevor Hoffman, Rickey Henderson & Eddie Murray
Pack 7:
Omar Vizquel, Jack Morris & Julio Franco
Pack 8:
David Cone, Eric Davis & Tony Gwynn
Pack 9:
Barry Bonds, Bo Jackson & Miguel Jimenez Gold Leaf Rookies (1:12 packs)
Jimenez pitched in just 13 major league games over two seasons.
Pack 10:
Ozzie Smith, Pedro Martinez & Will Clark
Pack 11:
Mike Piazza & Paul Molitor
Pack 12:
Kevin Brown & Kenny Lofton
Pack 13:
Ellis Burks, Greg Vaughn & Otis Nixon
Burks posted a career .874 OPS. That would’ve ranked just ahead of Corbin Carroll last season, and would have been 13th best in the majors.
Pack 14:
Wade Boggs, Roger Clemens & Albert Belle
Pack 15:
Larry Walker, Dave Stewart, Lee Smith & Bob Hamelin Gold Leaf Rookies (1:12 packs)
Pack 16:
Ryne Sandberg, Tom Glavine, Ozzie Smith & Gary Sheffield
Pack 17:
Ken Caminiti, Juan Gonzalez & Rafael Palmeiro
Caminiti made his first All-Star appearance in 1994. He hit 18 home runs and drove in 75 runs in the strike-shortened season.
Pack 18:
Pedro Martinez, Rickey Henderson & Bo Jackson
Pack 19:
Jose Canseco, Mo Vaughn & Greg Vaughn
Pack 20:
Roger Clemens, Albert Belle, Kirby Puckett, Ken Griffey, Jr. & Pedro Martinez
Pack 21:
Larry Walker, Paul Molitor, Bo Jackson & Rich Becker Gold Leaf Rookies (1:12 packs)
Becker, the Gold Leaf Rookie, would play in just 28 games in 1994, hitting one home run.
Pack 22:
Kenny Lofton, Ozzie Smith & Tom Gordon
Pack 23:
Juan Gonzalez, John Smoltz & Rafael Palmeiro
Pack 24:
Wade Boggs & Travis Fryman
Pack 25:
Jeff Bagwell, Roger Clemens & David Justice
Justice finished third in NL MVP voting following the 1993 season. He hit 40 home runs and drove in 120.
Pack 26:
Ryne Sandberg, Tom Glavine, Gary Sheffield & Jim Thome
Pack 27:
Ken Caminiti & Juan Gonzalez Power Brokers (1:12 packs)
Pack 28:
Dennis Eckersley, Brian Jordan, Moises Alou & Curt Schilling
Pack 29:
Ken Griffey, Jr. & Ivan Rodriguez
Griffey hit 40 home runs in the strike-shortened 1994 season. How many would he have ended up with?
Pack 30:
Will Clark, Tony Gwynn & Luis Gonzalez
Pack 31:
Mark McGwire, Frank Thomas & John Smoltz
Pack 32:
Craig Biggio, Eric Davis & Edgar Martinez
Pack 33:
Carlos Baerga, Matt Williams & Cecil Fielder Power Brokers (1:12 packs)
Cecil and son Prince both ended their career with 319 home runs.
Pack 34:
Ozzie Smith, Albert Belle, Will Clark & Jim Thome
Pack 35:
Mike Piazza, Ramon Martinez & Rod Beck
Pack 36:
Kevin Brown & Lee Smith
Lastly, the Flash Gordon card back. Now this is a card back. Ticket stub design, two extra photos, and the KC fountain? I dig it.
There’s not a whole lot going on in this one. I didn’t find any of the tougher inserts, including the 1:36 packs MVP Contenders. That is too bad as they’re nice.
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Just wanted to mention how much of a fan I am of these baseball box breaks, especially stuff from the 1990s.
Have you ever considered 1995 Fleer Baseball? Those were some really fun card designs. I always hoped I would come across a Hot Pack, where the pack is nothing but inserts, but I never did. I would like to see a 1995 Fleer Baseball box break in the future!