Long time, no talk. Unfortunately not much to add, other than I’ve got a podcast/stream you can check out most Wednesday nights here, here, or on iTunes by searching ‘About The Cards Pod’ – and I’ve got a checklist in progress below for 2018 Topps Chrome Update(need below):
2018 TCU: 2,3,5,10,12,19,26,28,34,38,41,47,51,55,59,60,68,73,76,77,80,87,90,93,94,96,99,100
2018 TCU An International Affair: IA-FF,IA-GS,IA-GT,IA-I,IA-JA,IA-JV,IA-KD,IA-MM,IA-MT,IA-YC,IA-YM
A few years back(2013/2014) Bowman had a parallel wherein the player’s home state or country’s flag was featured in the background – something also they did in the late 90s as well in the Internationals parallel. However I finally cross referenced baseball-reference home state data with these sets, and I present the all Mini-Sodas team:
1997 Bowman 10 Paul Molitor
1997 Bowman 226 Terry Steinbach
1997 Bowman 219 Chris Reitsma
1999 Bowman 358 Michael Restovich
2013 Bowman – #28 Josh Johnson
2013 Bowman – #72 Ike Davis
2013 Bowman Prospects – #45 Michael Reed2014 Bowman – #189 Joe Mauer
2014 Bowman Prospects – None.
If you can think of any similar sets, lemme know down below. If you’ve got any of these hanging around your dime bins, I might know someone who’d love them. <3.
Topps announced their checklist for the retail packaged team sets. Usually these are a teaser for Series Two, with slight cropping differences. Here’s every team(and two separate AL/NL standout sets) checklist. As for the Twins, here’s the checklist, with those who were in Series One having an * next to the number.
| MT-1* | Byron Buxton | Twins |
| MT-2* | Brian Dozier | Twins |
| MT-3* | Joe Mauer | Twins |
| MT-4* | Eddie Rosario | Twins |
| MT-5* | Miguel Sano | Twins |
| MT-6* | Ervin Santana | Twins |
| MT-7* | Robbie Grossman | Twins |
| MT-8* | Jorge Polanco | Twins |
| MT-9 | Eduardo Escobar | Twins |
| MT-10 | Kennys Vargas | Twins |
| MT-11 | Kyle Gibson | Twins |
| MT-12 | Jason Castro | Twins |
| MT-13 | Jose Berrios | Twins |
| MT-14 | Adalberto Mejia | Twins |
| MT-15 | Max Kepler | Twins |
| MT-16 | Ehire Adrianza | Twins |
| MT-17 | Trevor Hildenberger | Twins |
These aren’t high on my list to find, but it is nice they’re prepacked as a complete set. I want to say they’re normally in the 5$ range at most retail locations, generally distributed in each team’s market – and sometimes Amazon. What are your thoughts? Have you purchased them before? Are these just more fodder for a card box?
2018’s first release from Panini has a checklist! I’ve broken them down by type, and team, naturally. Some tidbits first – every current team(Expos – 2) have at least four base cards, one insert, and two auto/relic/buybacks. Only 24 teams are represented on the base variation list. Team USA has 24 “inserts” including top prospects Seth Beer, Nick Madrigal, and more. Should be a fun set to chase again this year. :).
| Base | # | Inserts | # | Variations | # | Autos/Hits | # | ||||
| Astros | 17 | USA Collegiate | 26 | Yankees | 6 | Yankees | 28 | ||||
| Dodgers | 17 | Rockies | 11 | Indians | 5 | Astros | 17 | ||||
| Cubs | 15 | Dodgers | 10 | Cubs | 4 | Dodgers | 13 | ||||
| Yankees | 15 | Yankees | 10 | Dodgers | 4 | Rangers | 13 | ||||
| Indians | 13 | Angels | 9 | Red Sox | 4 | Cardinals | 12 | ||||
| Mets | 13 | Astros | 8 | Angels | 3 | Mets | 11 | ||||
| Red Sox | 13 | Red Sox | 7 | Astros | 3 | Angels | 10 | ||||
| Cardinals | 12 | Diamondbacks | 6 | Orioles | 3 | Padres | 10 | ||||
| Mariners | 12 | Indians | 6 | White Sox | 3 | Red Sox | 10 | ||||
| Rockies | 12 | Nationals | 6 | Braves | 2 | Indians | 9 | ||||
| Nationals | 11 | Athletics | 3 | Cardinals | 2 | Mariners | 9 | ||||
| Reds | 11 | Padres | 3 | Mets | 2 | Cubs | 8 | ||||
| Braves | 10 | Phillies | 3 | Rockies | 2 | Athletics | 7 | ||||
| Twins | 10 | Reds | 3 | Athletics | 1 | Orioles | 7 | ||||
| Orioles | 9 | Blue Jays | 2 | Giants | 1 | Reds | 7 | ||||
| Rangers | 9 | Brewers | 2 | Mariners | 1 | Twins | 7 | ||||
| Royals | 9 | Cardinals | 2 | Nationals | 1 | Diamondbacks | 6 | ||||
| Angels | 8 | Cubs | 2 | Padres | 1 | Nationals | 6 | ||||
| Brewers | 8 | Orioles | 2 | Pirates | 1 | Braves | 5 | ||||
| Diamondbacks | 8 | Pirates | 2 | Rangers | 1 | Phillies | 5 | ||||
| Giants | 8 | Rangers | 2 | Reds | 1 | Royals | 5 | ||||
| Athletics | 7 | Rays | 2 | Royals | 1 | White Sox | 5 | ||||
| Padres | 7 | Tigers | 2 | Tigers | 1 | Marlins | 4 | ||||
| Tigers | 7 | White Sox | 2 | Twins | 1 | Pirates | 4 | ||||
| Blue Jays | 6 | Braves | 1 | Tigers | 4 | ||||||
| Phillies | 6 | Giants | 1 | Blue Jays | 3 | ||||||
| Pirates | 5 | Mariners | 1 | Brewers | 3 | ||||||
| White Sox | 5 | Marlins | 1 | Giants | 3 | ||||||
| Marlins | 4 | Mets | 1 | Rays | 3 | ||||||
| Expos | 2 | Royals | 1 | Rockies | 2 | ||||||
| Rays | 2 | Twins | 1 |
At least years Q&A I called out Topps for under representing certain teams in favor of others. I understand you’ve gotta market to what sells, but with a league license that runs through 2020, there’s more than just the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, Cubs, World Series teams, and whatever team the hot prospect is on to issue cards for in flagship.
I think in particular Bowman was the one that ticked me off the most. Since 1948, the Senators/Twins have always had a ‘base’ card…until 2017. Now we can argue in Bowman, whether the Prospect/Chrome Prospect set is part of the ‘base’ set or not – of which the Twins did have a few – but the true ‘base’ set not having any was extremely discouraging. Why should I bother to buy a box if my team isn’t in it?
Now sure, Bowman’s a prospect heavy set and others are free to collect how they like – but there’s plenty of team collectors, player collectors, prospect collectors who care what cards get issued each year. Not everyone is chasing the Aaron Judge auto – while it might be nice – some prefer to knock out the 1-xxx base card set. To binder the set and be able to flip through it later brings joy to these people. Again, the Topps’ suits will market however they want, but it only makes sense to not dispirit anyone from buying your product. Regardless of why they want the product, your job is to sell it.
With that said, for this year’s Topps Series One, it seems they were listening in one category. Sure the base set is a little top heavy with the usual suspects mentioned in the first paragraph, and the insert set is none helped with Derek Jeter and Kris Bryant 30 card retail sets. However, an area Topps seems to have taken notice is with this year’s short print/super short print – a better name is really needed here…
Broken down, there are 75 SP as of writing, and 25 SSP. Of those 75 SP, each team has at least one, and if you average the 75 by the 30 MLB teams, it comes out to an even 3.33, repeating of course. Of course with only 25 SSP, there’s a few teams missing – Athletics, Blue Jays, Brewers, Cardinals, Diamondbacks, Nationals, Padres, Rangers, Rays, Reds, Royals, Tigers, Twins, and White Sox. But, at least they’re listening at the Q&As! Now, about those Blood Diamonds… :D.
SP:
| Cubs | 5 |
| Nationals | 5 |
| Yankees | 5 |
| Mets | 4 |
| White Sox | 4 |
| Astros | 3 |
| Dodgers | 3 |
| Marlins | 3 |
| Phillies | 3 |
| Rangers | 3 |
| Rays | 3 |
| Red Sox | 3 |
| Royals | 3 |
| Twins | 3 |
| Angels | 2 |
| Blue Jays | 2 |
| Brewers | 2 |
| Cardinals | 2 |
| Diamondbacks | 2 |
| Mariners | 2 |
| Orioles | 2 |
| Rockies | 2 |
| Tigers | 2 |
| Athletics | 1 |
| Braves | 1 |
| Giants | 1 |
| Indians | 1 |
| Padres | 1 |
| Pirates | 1 |
| Reds | 1 |
SSP:
| Cubs | 3 |
| Red Sox | 3 |
| Dodgers | 2 |
| Marlins | 2 |
| Mets | 2 |
| Phillies | 2 |
| Yankees | 2 |
| Angels | 1 |
| Astros | 1 |
| Braves | 1 |
| Giants | 1 |
| Indians | 1 |
| Mariners | 1 |
| Orioles | 1 |
| Pirates | 1 |
| Rockies | 1 |
49 Ervin Santana94 Robbie Grossman107 Jorge Polanco115 Zack Granite127 Byron Buxton
130 Brian Dozier
231 Joe Mauer262 Potent Pair Mauer/Hosmer 277 Aaron Slegers288 Miguel Sano334 Eddie Rosario
127 Byron Buxton
130 Brian Dozier
288 Miguel Sano
1983 Silver Packs
32 Zack Granite
Topps SaluteTS-48 Miguel Sano TS-67 Jose Berrios TS-96 Zack Granite
Superstar SensationsSSS-13 Miguel Sano
MLB AwardsMLBA-18 Brian Dozier
MLBA-26 Byron Buxton
1983 Topps83-26 Brian Dozier
83-37 Miguel Sano
83-47 Jose Berrios83-77 Byron Buxton
Legends In The MakingLTM-MS Miguel Sano
MLB Opening DayOD-4 Miguel Sano
MLB All-Star Team Medallion
ASTM-MSA Miguel Sano
MLB Spring Training Team Logo Patch
STP-MS Miguel Sano
Player’s Weekend Patch
PWP-BB Byron Buxton
1983 Topps Autos
83A-ASL Aaron Slegers
83A-JBR Jose Berrios
83A-MK Max Kepler
83A-ZG Zack Granite
1983 Silver Packs Auto
83A-ZG Zack Granite
MLB All-Star Team Medallion Auto
ASTMA-MSA Miguel Sano
MLB Awards Auto
MLBA-BB Byron Buxton
MLB Spring Training Team Logo Patch Auto
STAP-MS Miguel Sano
Player’s Weekend Patch Auto
PWPA-BB Byron Buxton
Topps Salute Auto
SA-JBR Jose Berrios
SA-ZG Zack Granite
In The Name Relic
ITN-MSA Miguel Sano
I wrote one of these last year, and I figured I should probably continue the tradition as soon as the first new product of the year released. Before I move onto 2018’s focus, I wanna take a second to look back at 2017 personally, and for the collection though. A year of many strengths, disappointments and setbacks, setting up what can only be a better 2018. So let’s look at 2017’s goals…
I elaborated a little in the previous post what each of these meant for the year, but they’re pretty straight forward. The first one I knocked off at the National. A friend of Rich‘s showed up with a ton of 60s/early 70s O-Pee-Chee, and I picked up several for under 5$ each. Even being gifted a 1970 Tony Oliva! Win. The second one was a wash, but with asterisks! I didn’t finish them off, but I definitely knocked out some of the harder to find ones, including last month’s APBA Wayne Nordhagen from COMC!
While I finished up with my physical therapy for the shoulder and was cleared for work after the National, two dislocations in August, and Christmas Day(yes, really….) are huge setbacks in an ongoing battle with my health, and sanity. So while I couldn’t stay healthy last year, I also came up short in a few collecting goals. I didn’t pick up an ungraded Killebrew, but I’ll take the partial win for picking up five of the remaining Twins franchise Topps flagship cards. So with that said, let’s have a few more realistic goals for 2018, shall we?
Oh, and the answer to last year’s Diamond King boxes purchased was 10. Nearly a case by myself. The Topps Q&A at the National was interesting as always, and we had a few concerns addressed. Which reminds me, we owe a few of the Topps guys a T-shirt… lol. fire up the presses! Nothing was more interesting at the big show than the FBI investigator in charge of a few recent major investigations into shill bidding and fake memorabilia/autographs. Very entertaining! We also got a peek at Panini HQ when we came back, which was INCREDIBLE! Tracy, Scott, and all those guys and gals are amazing.
So while 2017 definitely had its health setbacks, it was a decent year to collect. I added a few key cards to the collection, had several collecting highs, and while my teams disappoint me routinely(let’s not talk about the 2017 Wild/Twins/Vikings, please? lol.) there’s hope for 2018 to be a much better year. So as the last Calvin & Hobbes comic strip alluded to ‘Let’s go exploring’, it IS a magical world, let’s get collecting!
I’ve added Topps Traded(Update/Updates & Highlights/Traded & Rookies/whatever they’re calling it this week besides Series Three) to the ongoing card database I’m making in a Google Sheets spreadsheet. Some interesting tidbits after compiling the sets data…
There were 19 sets produced throughout the years with checklists as one of the cards(Ex. 1981 Topps Traded #132). The least represented team(Expos) had 115 cards in Topps Traded’s run. The team(Yankees) with the most had 494 cards across the set. Team USA has 95 Topps Traded cards – see 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993.
Combining the two least represented teams(Expos/Nationals) leaves the Rays, and Diamondbacks as the two least represented teams. Makes sense? Duh. The next three in order were the Rockies, Royals, and Twins. The usual suspects are near the top when sorting by most represented: Yankees, Cardinals, Red Sox, Mets, and Dodgers. With that I’ll leave you with the team breakdown.
| Yankees | 494 |
| Cardinals | 390 |
| Red Sox | 378 |
| Mets | 371 |
| Dodgers | 364 |
| Cubs | 358 |
| Rangers | 352 |
| White Sox | 342 |
| Braves | 336 |
| Angels | 331 |
| Phillies | 325 |
| Tigers | 317 |
| Padres | 316 |
| Athletics | 310 |
| Mariners | 295 |
| Indians | 292 |
| Astros | 277 |
| Blue Jays | 277 |
| Nationals+Expos | 277 |
| Brewers | 277 |
| Pirates | 274 |
| Marlins | 273 |
| Reds | 272 |
| Orioles | 262 |
| Giants | 259 |
| Twins | 250 |
| Royals | 242 |
| Rockies | 233 |
| Diamondbacks | 219 |
| Rays | 203 |
| Nationals | 162 |
| Expos | 115 |
In my original post, I organized all of Topps’ #1 cards in a spreadsheet after cataloging all of Topps base cards in a spreadsheet. Some were Hall of Fame players, some were league leaders cards, some were repeated a few times. Once I finished with Topps, I added all the base sets of Bowman, Donruss, Fleer, Leaf, O-Pee-Chee, Pacific, Pinnacle, Score, Sportflics, and Upper Deck with every year, set, card number, player, and teams. I’ve organized them below by company then year. Below that, I totaled each company’s total of #1s, and each team’s #1s. If you make it to the bottom, I’ll be surprised. =D.
| 1948 | Bill Elliott | Braves |
| 1949 | Vernon Bickford | Braves |
| 1950 | Mel Parnell | Red Sox |
| 1951 | Whitey Ford | Yankees |
| 1952 | Yogi Berra | Yankees |
| 1953 | Gus Bell | Reds |
| 1953 | Davey Williams | Giants |
| 1954 | Phil Rizzuto | Yankees |
| 1955 | Hoyt Wilhelm | Giants |
| 1989 | Oswald Peraza | Orioles |
| 1990 | Tommy Greene | Braves |
| 1991 | Rod Carew | Twins |
| 1992 | Ivan Rodriguez | Rangers |
| 1993 | Glenn Davis | Orioles |
| 1994 | Joe Carter | Blue Jays |
| 1995 | Billy Wagner | Astros |
| 1996 | Cal Ripken | Orioles |
| 1997 | Derek Jeter | Yankees |
| 1998 | Nomar Garciaparra | Red Sox |
| 1999 | Ben Grieve | Athletics |
| 2000 | Vladimir Guerrero | Expos |
| 2001 | Jason Giambi | Athletics |
| 2002 | Adam Dunn | Reds |
| 2003 | Garret Anderson | Angels |
| 2004 | Garret Anderson | Angels |
| 2005 | Gavin Floyd | Phillies |
| 2006 | Nick Swisher | Athletics |
| 2007 | Hanley Ramirez | Marlins |
| 2008 | Ryan Braun | Brewers |
| 2009 | David Wright | Mets |
| 2010 | Ryan Braun | Brewers |
| 2011 | Buster Posey | Giants |
| 2012 | Derek Jeter | Yankees |
| 2013 | Adam Jones | Orioles |
| 2014 | Derek Jeter | Yankees |
| 2015 | Clayton Kershaw | Dodgers |
| 2016 | Mike Trout | Angels |
| 2017 | Kris Bryant | Cubs |
| 1981 | Ozzie Smith | Padres |
| 1982 | Pete Rose | Phillies |
| 1983 | Fernando Valenzuela | Dodgers |
| 1984 | Robin Yount | Brewers |
| 1985 | Ryne Sandberg | Cubs |
| 1986 | Kirk Gibson | Tigers |
| 1987 | Wally Joyner | Angels |
| 1988 | Mark McGwire | Athletics |
| 1989 | Mike Greenwell | Red Sox |
| 1990 | Bo Jackson | Royals |
| 1991 | Dave Stieb | Blue Jays |
| 1992 | Mark Wohlers | Braves |
| 1993 | Craig Lefferts | Orioles |
| 1994 | Nolan Ryan | Rangers |
| 1995 | David Justice | Braves |
| 1996 | Frank Thomas | White Sox |
| 1997 | Juan Gonzalez | Rangers |
| 1998 | Paul Molitor | Twins |
| 2001 | Alex Rodriguez | Rangers |
| 2002 | Alex Rodriguez | Rangers |
| 2003 | Vladimir Guerrero | Expos |
| 2004 | Derek Jeter | Yankees |
| 2005 | Garret Anderson | Angels |
| 2014 | Paul Goldschmidt | Diamondbacks |
| 2015 | Paul Goldschmidt | Diamondbacks |
| 2016 | A.J. Pollock | Diamondbacks |
| 2017 | Paul Goldschmidt | Diamondbacks |
| 1959 | Ted Williams | Red Sox |
| 1960 | Nap Lajoie | Indians |
| 1961 | Frank Baker | Athletics |
| 1961 | Zach Wheat | Dodgers |
| 1961 | Ty Cobb | Tigers |
| 1963 | Steve Barber | Orioles |
| 1981 | Pete Rose | Phillies |
| 1982 | Dusty Baker | Dodgers |
| 1983 | Joaquin Andujar | Cardinals |
| 1984 | Mike Boddicker | Orioles |
| 1985 | Doug Bair | Tigers |
| 1986 | Steve Balboni | Royals |
| 1987 | Rick Aguilera | Mets |
| 1988 | Keith Atherton | Twins |
| 1989 | Don Baylor | Athletics |
| 1990 | Lance Blankenship | Athletics |
| 1991 | Troy Afenir | Athletics |
| 1992 | Brady Anderson | Orioles |
| 1993 | Steve Avery | Braves |
| 1994 | Brady Anderson | Orioles |
| 1995 | Brady Anderson | Orioles |
| 1996 | Manny Alexander | Orioles |
| 1997 | Roberto Alomar | Orioles |
| 2002 | Darin Erstad | Angels |
| 2006 | Adam Kennedy | Angels |
| 2007 | Chad Cordero | Nationals |
| 1949 | Joe Dimaggio | Yankees |
| 1960 | Luis Aparicio | White Sox |
| 1986 | Kirk Gibson | Tigers |
| 1987 | Wally Joyner | Angels |
| 1988 | Mark McGwire | Athletics |
| 1990 | Leaf Inc. | MLB |
| 1991 | Leaf Inc. | MLB |
| 1992 | Jim Abbott | Angels |
| 1993 | Ben McDonald | Orioles |
| 1994 | Cal Ripken | Orioles |
| 1995 | Frank Thomas | White Sox |
| 1996 | John Smoltz | Braves |
| 1997 | Wade Boggs | Yankees |
| 1998 | Rusty Greer | Rangers |
| 2002 | Tim Salmon | Angels |
| 2003 | Brad Fullmer | Angels |
| 2004 | Darin Erstad | Angels |
| 2005 | Bartolo Colon | Angels |
| 1965 | Brooks Robinson | Orioles |
| 1965 | Tony Oliva | Twins |
| 1965 | Elston Howard | Yankees |
| 1966 | Willie Mays | Giants |
| 1967 | Brooks Robinson | Orioles |
| 1967 | Frank Robinson | Orioles |
| 1967 | Hank Bauer | Orioles |
| 1968 | Tony Gonzalez | Phillies |
| 1968 | Matty Alou | Pirates |
| 1968 | Roberto Clemente | Pirates |
| 1969 | Danny Cater | Athletics |
| 1969 | Carl Yastrzemski | Red Sox |
| 1969 | Tony Oliva | Twins |
| 1970 | World Champions | Mets |
| 1970 | World Champions | Orioles |
| 1971 | World Series Champions | Orioles |
| 1971 | World Series Champions | Reds |
| 1972 | World Champions | Orioles |
| 1972 | World Champions | Pirates |
| 1973 | Hank Aaron | Braves |
| 1973 | Willie Mays | Mets |
| 1973 | Babe Ruth | Yankees |
| 1974 | Hank Aaron | Braves |
| 1975 | Hank Aaron | Braves |
| 1976 | Hank Aaron | Brewers |
| 1977 | Bill Madlock | Cubs |
| 1977 | George Brett | Royals |
| 1978 | Dave Parker | Pirates |
| 1978 | Rod Carew | Twins |
| 1979 | Lee May | Orioles |
| 1980 | Craig Swan | Mets |
| 1981 | Frank Pastore | Reds |
| 1982 | Dan Spillner | Indians |
| 1983 | Rusty Staub | Mets |
| 1984 | Pascual Perez | Braves |
| 1985 | Tom Seaver | White Sox |
| 1986 | Pete Rose | Reds |
| 1987 | Ken Oberkfell | Braves |
| 1988 | Chris James | Phillies |
| 1989 | Brook Jacoby | Indians |
| 1990 | Nolan Ryan | Rangers |
| 1991 | Nolan Ryan | Rangers |
| 1992 | Nolan Ryan | Rangers |
| 1993 | Jim Abbott | Yankees |
| 1994 | Paul Molitor | Blue Jays |
| 2009 | Melvin Mora | Orioles |
| 1993 | Rafael Belliard | Braves |
| 1994 | Steve Avery | Braves |
| 1995 | Steve Avery | Braves |
| 1996 | Steve Avery | Braves |
| 1997 | Garret Anderson | Angels |
| 1998 | Luis Alicea | Angels |
| 1999 | Garret Anderson | Angels |
| 2000 | Garret Anderson | Angels |
| 2001 | Garret Anderson | Angels |
| 1992 | Frank Thomas | White Sox |
| 1993 | Gary Sheffield | Padres |
| 1994 | Frank Thomas | White Sox |
| 1995 | Jeff Bagwell | Astros |
| 1996 | Greg Maddux | Braves |
| 1997 | Cecil Fielder | Yankees |
| 1998 | Tony Gwynn | Padres |
| 2013 | Aroldis Chapman | Reds |
| 1988 | Don Mattingly | Yankees |
| 1989 | Jose Canseco | Athletics |
| 1990 | Don Mattingly | Yankees |
| 1991 | Jose Canseco | Athletics |
| 1992 | Ken Griffey Jr. | Mariners |
| 1993 | Ken Griffey Jr. | Mariners |
| 1994 | Barry Bonds | Giants |
| 1995 | Frank Thomas | White Sox |
| 1996 | Will Clark | Rangers |
| 1997 | Jeff Bagwell | Astros |
| 1998 | Andruw Jones | Braves |
| 1986 | George Brett | Royals |
| 1987 | Don Mattingly | Yankees |
| 1988 | Don Mattingly | Yankees |
| 1989 | Jose Canseco | Athletics |
| 1990 | Kevin Mitchell | Giants |
| 1995 | Ken Griffey Jr. | Mariners |
| 1996 | Wade Boggs | Yankees |
For posterity’s sake.
| 1951 | Eddie Yost | Senators |
| 1951 | Yogi Berra | Yankees |
| 1952 | Andy Pafko | Dodgers |
| 1953 | Jackie Robinson | Dodgers |
| 1954 | Ted Williams | Red Sox |
| 1955 | Dusty Rhodes | Giants |
| 1956 | William Harridge | MLB |
| 1957 | Ted Williams | Red Sox |
| 1958 | Ted Williams | Red Sox |
| 1959 | Ford Frick | MLB |
| 1960 | Early Wynn | White Sox |
| 1961 | Dick Groat | Pirates |
| 1962 | Roger Maris | Yankees |
| 1963 | Hank Aaron | Braves |
| 1963 | Bill White | Cardinals |
| 1963 | Stan Musial | Cardinals |
| 1963 | Tommy Davis | Dodgers |
| 1963 | Frank Robinson | Reds |
| 1964 | Dick Ellsworth | Cubs |
| 1964 | Sandy Koufax | Dodgers |
| 1964 | Bob Friend | Pirates |
| 1965 | Brooks Robinson | Orioles |
| 1965 | Frank Howard | Senators |
| 1965 | Tony Oliva | Twins |
| 1966 | Willie Mays | Giants |
| 1967 | Brooks Robinson | Orioles |
| 1967 | Frank Robinson | Orioles |
| 1967 | Hank Bauer | Orioles |
| 1968 | Tony Gonzalez | Phillies |
| 1968 | Bob Clemente | Pirates |
| 1968 | Matty Alou | Pirates |
| 1969 | Danny Cater | Athletics |
| 1969 | Carl Yastrzemski | Red Sox |
| 1969 | Tony Oliva | Twins |
| 1970 | World Champs | Mets |
| 1971 | World Champions | Orioles |
| 1972 | World Champions | Pirates |
| 1973 | Hank Aaron | Braves |
| 1973 | Willie Mays | Mets |
| 1973 | Babe Ruth | Yankees |
| 1974 | Hank Aaron | Braves |
| 1975 | Hank Aaron | Braves |
| 1976 | Hank Aaron | Brewers |
| 1977 | Bill Madlock | Cubs |
| 1977 | George Brett | Royals |
| 1978 | Lou Brock | Cardinals |
| 1979 | Dave Parker | Pirates |
| 1979 | Rod Carew | Twins |
| 1980 | Lou Brock | Cardinals |
| 1980 | Carl Yastrzemski | Red Sox |
| 1981 | Bill Buckner | Cubs |
| 1981 | George Brett | Royals |
| 1982 | Steve Carlton | Phillies |
| 1983 | Tony Armas | Athletics |
| 1984 | Steve Carlton | Phillies |
| 1985 | Carlton Fisk | White Sox |
| 1986 | Pete Rose | Reds |
| 1987 | Roger Clemens | Red Sox |
| 1988 | Vince Coleman | Cardinals |
| 1989 | George Bell | Blue Jays |
| 1990 | Nolan Ryan | Rangers |
| 1991 | Nolan Ryan | Rangers |
| 1992 | Nolan Ryan | Rangers |
| 1993 | Robin Yount | Brewers |
| 1994 | Mike Piazza | Dodgers |
| 1995 | Frank Thomas | White Sox |
| 1996 | Tony Gwynn | Padres |
| 1997 | Barry Bonds | Giants |
| 1998 | Tony Gwynn | Padres |
| 1999 | Roger Clemens | Blue Jays |
| 2000 | Mark McGwire | Cardinals |
| 2001 | Cal Ripken Jr. | Orioles |
| 2002 | Pedro Martinez | Red Sox |
| 2003 | Alex Rodriguez | Rangers |
| 2004 | Jim Thome | Phillies |
| 2005 | Alex Rodriguez | Yankees |
| 2006 | Alex Rodriguez | Yankees |
| 2007 | John Lackey | Angels |
| 2008 | Alex Rodriguez | Yankees |
| 2009 | Alex Rodriguez | Yankees |
| 2010 | Prince Fielder | Brewers |
| 2011 | Ryan Braun | Brewers |
| 2012 | Ryan Braun | Brewers |
| 2013 | Bryce Harper | Nationals |
| 2014 | Mike Trout | Angels |
| 2015 | Derek Jeter | Yankees |
| 2016 | Mike Trout | Angels |
| 2017 | Kris Bryant | Cubs |
| 1989 | Ken Griffey Jr. | Mariners |
| 1990 | Star Rookies Checklist | MLB |
| 1991 | Star Rookies Checklist | MLB |
| 1992 | Ryan Klesko | Braves |
| 1992 | Jim Thome | Indians |
| 1993 | Tim Salmon | Angels |
| 1994 | Brian Anderson | Angels |
| 1995 | Ruben Rivera | Yankees |
| 1996 | Cal Ripken Jr. | Orioles |
| 1997 | Jackie Robinson | Dodgers |
| 1998 | Tino Martinez | Yankees |
| 1999 | Troy Glaus | Angels |
| 2000 | Rick Ankiel | Cardinals |
| 2001 | Jeff DaVanon | Angels |
| 2002 | Mark Prior | Cubs |
| 2003 | John Lackey | Angels |
| 2004 | Dontrelle Willis | Marlins |
| 2005 | Casey Kotchman | Angels |
| 2006 | Adam Kennedy | Angels |
| 2007 | Doug Slaten | Diamondbacks |
| 2008 | Joe Saunders | Angels |
| 2009 | Randy Johnson | Diamondbacks |
| 2010 | Star Rookies Checklist | MLB |
Across the 11 brands listed below, there were a total of 268 sets, with 301 total players represented. Cards with multiple players on the front(league leaders, grouped rookies) count multiple times, once for each individual player.
| Bowman – 1948-1955;1989-2017 | 38 |
| Donruss – 1981-1998;2001-2005;2014-Present | 27 |
| Fleer – 1959;1961;1963;1981-1997;2002;2006-2007 | 26 |
| Leaf – 1949;1960;1985-1988;1990-1998;2002-2005 | 18 |
| O-Pee-Chee – 1965-1994;2009 | 46 |
| Pacific – 1993-2001 | 9 |
| Pinnacle – 1992-1998;2013 | 8 |
| Score – 1988-1998 | 11 |
| Sportflics – 1986-1990;1995-1996 | 7 |
| Topps – 1951-2017 | 88 |
| Upper Deck – 1989-2010 | 23 |
Players may be duplicated, they’re listed once for brevity.
| Orioles – Oswald Peraza, Glenn Davis, Cal Ripken Jr., Adam Jones, Craig Lefferts, Steve Barber, Mike Boddicker, Brady Anderson, Manny Alexander, Roberto Alomar, Ben McDonald, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Hank Bauer, 1969 World Series, 1970 World Series Champions, Lee May, Melvin Mora | 30 |
| Angels – Garret Anderson, Mike Trout, Wally Joyner, Darin Erstad, Adam Kennedy, Jim Abbott, Tim Salmon, Brad Fullmer, Bartolo Colon, Luis Alicea, John Lackey, Brian Anderson, Troy Glaus, Jeff DaVanon, Casey Kotchman, Joe Saunders | 29 |
| Yankees – Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto, Derek Jeter, Joe DiMaggio, Wade Boggs, Elston Howard, Babe Ruth, Cecil Fielder, Don Mattingly, Roger Maris, Ruben Rivera, Tino Martinez | 28 |
| Braves – Bill Elliot, Vernon Bickford, Tommy Greene, Mark Wohlers, David Justice, Steve Avery, John Smoltz, Hank Aaron, Pascual Perez, Ken Oberkfell, Rafael Belliard, Greg Maddux, Andrew Jones, Ryan Klesko | 23 |
| Athletics – Ben Grieve, Jason Giambi, Nick Swisher, Mark McGwire, Frank Baker, Don Baylor, Lance Blankenship, Troy Afenir, Danny Cater, Jose Canseco, Tony Armas | 15 |
| Rangers – Ivan Rodriguez, Nolan Ryan, Juan Gonzalez, Alex Rodriguez, Rusty Greer, Will Clark | 14 |
| Red Sox – Mel Parnell, Nomar Garciaparra, Mike Greenwell, Carl Yastrezemski, Ted Williams, Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez | 12 |
| Pirates – Matty Alou, Roberto Clemente, Dave Parker, Dick Groat, Bob Friend, 1971 World Series Champions | 10 |
| White Sox – Frank Thomas, Luis Aparicio, Tom Seaver, Early Wynn, Carlton Fisk | 10 |
| Dodgers – Clayton Kershaw, Fernando Valenzuela, Zach Wheat, Dusty Baker, Andy Pafko, Jackie Robinson, Tommy Davis, Sandy Koufax, Mike Piazza | 10 |
| Brewers – Ryan Braun, Robin Yount, Hank Aaron, Prince Fielder | 9 |
| Giants – Davey Williams, Hoyt Wilhelm, Buster Posey, Willie Mays, Barry Bonds, Kevin Mitchell, Dusty Rhodes | 9 |
| Phillies – Gavin Floyd, Pete Rose, Tony Gonzalez, Chris James, Steve Carlton, Jim Thome | 9 |
| Twins – Rod Carew, Paul Molitor, Keith Atherton, Tony Oliva | 9 |
| Cardinals – Joaquin Andujar, Bill White, Stan Musial, Lou Brock, Vince Coleman, Mark McGwire, Rick Ankiel | 8 |
| Cubs – Kris Bryant, Ryne Sandberg, Bill Madlock, Dick Ellsworth, Bill Buckner, Mark Prior | 8 |
| Mets – David Wright, Rick Aguilera, Willie Mays, Craig Swan, Rusty Staub, 1969 World Series Champions(Topps), 1969 World Series Champions(O-Pee-Chee) | 8 |
| Reds – Gus Bell, Adam Dunn, Frank Pastore, Pete Rose, Aroldis Chapman, Frank Robinson, 1970 World Series | 8 |
| MLB – William Harridge, Ford Frick, Leaf Inc., Star Rookies Checklists | 7 |
| Diamondbacks – Paul Goldschmidt, A.J. Pollock, Doug Slaten, Randy Johnson | 6 |
| Royals – Bo Jackson, Steve Balboni, George Brett | 6 |
| Blue Jays – Joe Carter, Dave Stieb, Paul Molitor, George Bell, Roger Clemens | 5 |
| Padres – Ozzie Smith, Gary Sheffield, Tony Gwynn | 5 |
| Mariners – Ken Griffey Jr. | 4 |
| Indians – Nap Lajoie, Dan Spillner, Brook Jacoby, Jim Thome | 4 |
| Tigers – Kirk Gibson, Ty Cobb, Doug Blair | 4 |
| Astros – Billy Wagner, Jeff Bagwell | 3 |
| Expos – Vladimir Guerrero | 2 |
| Marlins – Hanley Ramirez, Dontrelle Willis | 2 |
| Nationals – Chad Cordero, Bryce Harper | 2 |
| Senators – Eddie Yost, Frank Howard | 2 |
Panini’s Chronicles, which released around Thanksgiving, can be found in retail and hobby sets. Here I’ll be demo-ing a retail box. A spendy risk with only four packs, and twenty cards for 20$, but I took my chances and was rewarded.
Pack One: Chris Archer, Pete Rose, Yonder Alonso, Scott Schebler #/999, Mitch Haniger Absolute Rookies Blue retail parallel.
Card back.Pack Two: Mike Schmidt, Charlie Blackmon, Odubel Herrera, Scott Schebler #/999, Guillermo Heredia Rated Rookies.
Pack Three: Carlos Correa, Giancarlo Stanton, Logan Morrison, Josh Harrison, Max Scherzer red prizm.
Pack Four: Trevor Story, Dee Gordon, Ryan Braun, Cody Bellinger Rated Rookie, Paul Konerko #/99 relic!
Closeup of Paul Konerko, #94/99.
I’ve got another one of these to post as well, and I just finished cataloging every major set released by the major brands so expect a updated #1s post.
Vintage Twins 