In 1996 Stadium Club, there was a 180-card partial-parallel set that was part of a contest. It was called Extreme Players. 18 players (nine in each series) from ten different positions (the eight fielding positions plus a starting pitcher and a reliever) were selected and at the conclusion of the 1996 regular season, an "Extreme Player" from each position was identified as a winner based on a statistical formula. Collectors could then mail back any winning Extreme Player cards they had and redeem it for a prize.
Each card is available in three colors, based on the foil-stamp on the front of the card: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Barry Larkin was the winner for shortstop.
Collectors bearing an Extreme Players Bronze card of one of the winning players could redeem it for an Extreme Winners Bronze set of all ten winning players. A winning Extreme Players Silver winning card would be entitled to a ten-card Extreme Winners Silver set done on Finest-style chromium stock. While the ten Extreme Players Gold winners could trade their card for a glass-coated, chromium-stock, Finest-style Extreme Winners Gold card of their player in return.
Here are the three winning prizes of Larkin. Interestingly, the Gold prize is much larger than a regular sized card, even larger than an early 50s Topps card.
Bronze Extreme Winner:
Silver Extreme Winner:
Gold Extreme Winner:
