1999 Topps Stars
Description
1999 Topps Stars is a 180-card set released exclusively to members of Topps' Home Team Advantage network. For the third consecutive year, Topps Stars was issued under a different format -- in the case of the '99 set, a series of progressively smaller and scarcer partial-parallels.
Distribution
24 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $3). HTA exclusive.
Inserts were usually the 3rd card in the pack.
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 180 | - | 3:1 |
| Base Foil Parallel | 180 | 299 | 1:15 |
| 1-Star | 100 | - | 2:1 |
| 1-Star Foil Parallel | 100 | 249 | 1:33 |
| 2-Star | 50 | - | 1:1 |
| 2-Star Foil Parallel | 50 | 199 | 1:82 |
| 3-Star | 20 | - | 1:5 |
| 3-Star Foil Parallel | 50 | 99 | 1:410 |
| 4-Star | 10 | - | 1:10 |
| 4-Star Foil Parallel | 10 | 49 | 1:1650 |
| Bright Futures | 10 | 1999 | 1:41 |
| Bright Futures Foil Parallel | 10 | 30 | 1:2702 |
| Galaxy | 10 | 1999 | 1:41 |
| Galaxy Foil Parallel | 10 | 30 | 1:2702 |
| Rookie Reprints | 5 | 2500 | 1:65 |
| Rookie Reprint Autograph | 4 | 500 | 1:406 |
| Ernie Banks Rookie Reprint Autograph | 1 | 1000 | 1:812 |
Checklist
Promos
- PP1 Paul O'Neill
- PP2 Vinny Castilla
- PP3 Darin Erstad
- PP4 Kerry Wood
- PP5 Chipper Jones
Base Set
- 1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 2 Chipper Jones
- 3 Mike Piazza
- 4 Nomar Garciaparra
- 5 Derek Jeter
- 6 Frank Thomas
- 7 Ben Grieve
- 8 Mark McGwire
- 9 Sammy Sosa
- 10 Alex Rodriguez
- 11 Troy Glaus
- 12 Eric Chavez
- 13 Kerry Wood
- 14 Barry Bonds
- 15 Vladimir Guerrero
- 16 Albert Belle
- 17 Juan Gonzalez
- 18 Roger Clemens
- 19 Ruben Mateo
- 20 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 21 Darin Erstad
- 22 Jeff Bagwell
- 23 Roy Halladay
- 24 Todd Helton
- 25 Michael Barrett
- 26 Manny Ramirez
- 27 Fernando Seguignol
- 28 Pat Burrell RC
- 29 Andruw Jones
- 30 Randy Johnson
- 31 Jose Canseco
- 32 Brad Fullmer
- 33 Alex Escobar RC
- 34 Alfonso Soriano RC
- 35 Larry Walker
- 36 Matt Clement
- 37 Mo Vaughn
- 38 Bruce Chen
- 39 Travis Lee
- 40 Adrian Beltre
- 41 Alex Gonzalez
- 42 Jason Tyner RC
- 43 George Lombard
- 44 Scott Rolen
- 45 Mark Mulder RC
- 46 Gabe Kapler
- 47 Choo Freeman RC
- 48 Tony Gwynn
- 49 A.J. Burnett RC
- 50 Matt Belisle RC
- 51 Greg Maddux
- 52 John Smoltz
- 53 Mark Grace
- 54 Wade Boggs
- 55 Bernie Williams
- 56 Pedro Martinez
- 57 Barry Larkin
- 58 Orlando Hernandez
- 59 Jason Kendall
- 60 Mark Kotsay
- 61 Jim Thome
- 62 Gary Sheffield
- 63 Preston Wilson
- 64 Rafael Palmeiro
- 65 David Wells
- 66 Shawn Green
- 67 Tom Glavine
- 68 Jeromy Burnitz
- 69 Kevin Brown
- 70 Rondell White
- 71 Roberto Alomar
- 72 Cliff Floyd
- 73 Craig Biggio
- 74 Greg Vaughn
- 75 Ivan Rodriguez
- 76 Vinny Castilla
- 77 Todd Walker
- 78 Paul Konerko
- 79 Andy Brown RC*
- 80 Todd Hundley
- 81 Dmitri Young
- 82 Tony Clark
- 83 Nick Johnson RC
- 84 Mike Caruso
- 85 David Ortiz
- 86 Matt Williams
- 87 Raul Mondesi
- 88 Kenny Lofton
- 89 Miguel Tejada
- 90 Dante Bichette
- 91 Jorge Posada
- 92 Carlos Beltran
- 93 Carlos Delgado
- 94 Javy Lopez
- 95 Aramis Ramirez
- 96 Neifi Perez
- 97 Marlon Anderson
- 98 David Cone
- 99 Moises Alou
- 100 John Olerud
- 101 Tim Salmon
- 102 Jason Giambi
- 103 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
- 104 Curt Schilling
- 105 Andres Galarraga
- 106 Rusty Greer
- 107 Bobby Seay RC*
- 108 Eric Young
- 109 Brian Jordan
- 110 Eric Davis
- 111 Will Clark
- 112 Andy Ashby
- 113 Edgardo Alfonzo
- 114 Paul O'Neill
- 115 Denny Neagle
- 116 Eric Karros
- 117 Ken Caminiti
- 118 Garret Anderson
- 119 Todd Stottlemyre
- 120 Dave Justice
- 121 Francisco Cordova
- 122 Robin Ventura
- 123 Mike Mussina
- 124 Hideki Irabu
- 125 Justin Thompson
- 126 Mariano Rivera
- 127 Delino DeShields
- 128 Steve Finley
- 129 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- 130 Ray Lankford
- 131 Jim Edmonds
- 132 Charles Johnson
- 133 Al Leiter
- 134 Jose Offerman
- 135 Eric Milton
- 136 Dean Palmer
- 137 Johnny Damon
- 138 Andy Pettitte
- 139 Ray Durham
- 140 Ugueth Urbina
- 141 Marquis Grissom
- 142 Ryan Klesko
- 143 Brady Anderson
- 144 Bob Higginson
- 145 Chuck Knoblauch
- 146 Rickey Henderson
- 147 Kevin Millwood
- 148 Fred McGriff
- 149 Damion Easley
- 150 Tino Martinez
Luminaries
- 151 Greg Maddux
- 152 Scott Rolen
- 153 Pat Burrell
- 154 Roger Clemens
- 155 Albert Belle
- 156 Troy Glaus
- 157 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 158 Alfonso Soriano
- 159 Manny Ramirez
- 160 Eric Chavez
- 161 Kerry Wood
- 162 Tony Gwynn
- 163 Barry Bonds
- 164 Ruben Mateo
- 165 Todd Helton
- 166 Darin Erstad
- 167 Jeff Bagwell
- 168 Juan Gonzalez
- 169 Mo Vaughn
- 170 Vladimir Guerrero
Super Novas
- 171 Nomar Garciaparra
- 172 Derek Jeter
- 173 Alex Rodriguez
- 174 Ben Grieve
- 175 Mike Piazza
- 176 Chipper Jones
- 177 Frank Thomas
- 178 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 179 Sammy Sosa
- 180 Mark McGwire
Parallels
Stars
Topps Stars is paralleled by a series of progressively scarcer (and smaller) "Star" inserts. The number of Stars is depicted in foil on the card's front, and each card's photo is cropped progressively closer.
For brevity's sake, we are not listing the complete checklists for each Star set.
- One Star (cards #1-100, two-per-pack)
- Two Star (cards #1-50, one-per-pack)
- Three Star (cards #1-20, 1:5/packs)
- Four Star (cards #1-10, 1:10/packs)
Foil
Each base card and "Star" parallel is available in the following parallels.
NOTE: Each card's serial-number is embossed (as opposed to printed or foil-stamped) on the back.
- Base Set (serial-numbered to 299 copies)
- One Star (serial-numbered to 249 copies)
- Two Star (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Three Star (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Four Star (serial-numbered to 49 copies)
Inserts
Bright Futures
Each Bright Futures card is serial-numbered to 1999 copies, with a Foil parallel (numbered to 30) also available.
- BF1 Troy Glaus
- BF2 Eric Chavez
- BF3 Adrian Beltre
- BF4 Michael Barrett
- BF5 Gabe Kapler
- BF6 Alex Gonzalez
- BF7 Matt Clement
- BF8 Pat Burrell
- BF9 Ruben Mateo
- BF10 Alfonso Soriano
Galaxy
Each Galaxy card is serial-numbered to 1999 copies, with a Foil parallel (numbered to 30) also available.
- G1 Mark McGwire
- G2 Roger Clemens
- G3 Nomar Garciaparra
- G4 Alex Rodriguez
- G5 Kerry Wood
- G6 Ben Grieve
- G7 Derek Jeter
- G8 Vladimir Guerrero
- G9 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- G10 Sammy Sosa
Rookie Reprints
Each Rookie Reprint is serial-numbered to 2500 copies. Since the serial number was not done in foil, it is hard to see.
- 1 Frank Robinson 57T
- 2 Ernie Banks
- 3 Yogi Berra 48B
- 4 Bob Gibson 59T
- 5 Tom Seaver
Autographs & Game-Used
Rookie Reprints Autographs
The Autographed Rookie Reprints are NOT serial-numbered; however, based on the published insertion ratios, it appears that all players signed 500 copies EXCEPT Ernie Banks who signed 1000.
- 1 Frank Robinson
- 2 Ernie Banks DP
- 3 Yogi Berra
- 4 Bob Gibson
- 5 Tom Seaver
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