Vol. 586 - Juan Acevedo, 1996

Set:  1996 Pinnacle

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  324

Misc. Note:  Juan was born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and attended high school in Illinois.

Vol. 562 - Jay Payton, 1996

Set:  1996 Bowman 

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  241

Misc. Note:  As of this post, there are 51 Jay Payton cards in my collection.

Vol. 508 - Lance Johnson, 1996

Set:  1996 Upper Deck Collector's Choice

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  625

Misc. Note:  Lance was pictured in a White Sox uniform in the same set (card #97).

Vol. 481 - Rico Brogna, 1996

Set:  1996 Topps Gallery

Subset:  Base, The Modernists

Card Number:  122

Misc. Note:  Picasso was an artistic genius, but could he hit a curveball?

Vol. 460 - Nolan Ryan, 1996

Set:  1996 Pacific Advil Nolan Ryan

Subset:  n/a

Card Number:  1a

Misc. Note:  Part of a 27-card set available via a mail-in offer from Advil products.

Vol. 387 - Bill Pulsipher, 1996

Set:  1996 Score

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  43

Misc. Note:  Authored a no-hitter for Double-A Binghamton during the '94 season.

Vol. 323 - Dave Mlicki, 1996

Set:  1996 Upper Deck Collector's Choice

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  621

Misc. Note:  Dave hurled a shutout at Yankee Stadium, 6/16/97.

Vol. 287 - Alex Ochoa, 1996

Set:  1996 Topps Gallery

Subset:  Base, The Futurists

Card Number:  136

Misc. Note:  On July 3, 1996 at Philadelphia, Alex became the 6th Met to hit for the cycle.

Vol. 261 - Paul Byrd, 1996

Set:  1996 Fleer

Subset:  Tiffany parallel

Card Number:  476

Misc. Note:  Paul presently serves as a broadcaster on Atlanta Braves telecasts.

Vol. 229 - Jason Isringhausen, 1996

Set:  1996 Donruss

Subset:  Diamond Kings

Card Number:  DK-19

Misc. Note:  The '96 Diamond Kings are serial numbered to /10,000.

Vol. 202 - Bernard Gilkey, 1996

Set:  1996 Topps Finest

Subset:  Additions, Silver

Card Number:  231

Misc. Note:  Bernard's '96 season featured career highs in homers (30) and RBIs (117).

Vol. 161 - John Franco, 1996

Set:  1996 Topps Stadium Club

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  114

Misc. Note:  John is the Mets all-time leader in saves with 276 over 14 seasons.

Vol. 108 - Tim Bogar, 1996

Set:  1996 Fleer

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  473

Misc. Note:  As of this post, there are 23 Tim Bogar cards in my collection.

Vol. 98 - Bobby Jones, 1996

Set:  1996 Fleer Ultra

Subset:  Base

Card Number:  245

Misc. Note:  As of this post, there are 96 Bobby Jones cards in my collection.