2001 Topps American Pie
Description
2001 Topps American Pie 150-card set released June 15, 2001. The brainchild of Florida Hobby store owner and Topps consultant Alan Narz, American Pie was a hybrid baseball/non-sports set designed to captured the essence of America at the height of the Baby Boomers Era of the '60's and '70's.
The first 115 cards in the set features Major Leaguers who played in the era, #116-#140 features historic events and #141-#150 features American icons of the '60's and '70's.
Each 24-pack Hobby box should yield at least one autograph or relic card.
American Pie can be seen as the first product the successfully incorporated non-sports subjects into a mainstream baseball card set -- a trend that would continue throughout the decade.
Distribution
Hobby: 24 packs per box, seven cards per pack (MSRP: $5)
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 150 | - | ? | ? |
| Decade Leaders | 10 | - | 1:12 | ? |
| Profiles in Courage | 20 | - | 1:8 | ? |
| Baseball Autoproof | 16 | 25 | 1:4009 | ? |
| Entertainment Star Autoproof | 3 | 500 | 1:1071 | ? |
| Relics | 4 | - | 1:29 | ? |
| Rookie Reprint Relics | 20 | - | 1:116 | ? |
| Timeless Classics Relics | 45 | - | 1:80 | ? |
| Woodstock (Baseball) | 24 | - | 1:167 | ? |
| Woodstock (Max Yasgur's Farm) | 1 | - | 1:806 | ? |
| Team Topps Legends | 16 | - | 1:211 | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Al Kaline
- 2 Al Oliver
- 3 Andre Dawson
- 4 Bert Blyleven
- 5 Bill Buckner
- 6 Bill Mazeroski
- 7 Bob Gibson
- 8 Bill Freehan
- 9 Bob Grich
- 10 Bobby Murcer
- 11 Bobby Richardson
- 12 Boog Powell
- 13 Brooks Robinson
- 14 Carl Yastrzemski
- 15 Carlton Fisk
- 16 Clete Boyer
- 17 Curt Flood
- 18 Dale Murphy
- 19 Tony Conigliaro
- 20 Dave Parker
- 21 Dave Winfield
- 22 Dick Allen
- 23 Dick Groat
- 24 Don Drysdale
- 25 Don Sutton
- 26 Dwight Evans
- 27 Eddie Mathews
- 28 Elston Howard
- 29 Frank Howard
- 30 Frank Robinson
- 31 Fred Lynn
- 32 Gary Carter
- 33 Gaylord Perry
- 34 Norm Cash
- 35 George Brett
- 36 George Foster
- 37 Goose Gossage
- 38 Graig Nettles
- 39 Greg Luzinski
- 40 Hank Aaron
- 41 Harmon Killebrew
- 42 Jack Clark
- 43 Jack Morris
- 44 Jim Wynn
- 45 Jim Kaat
- 46 Jim Palmer
- 47 Joe Pepitone
- 48 Joe Rudi
- 49 Johnny Bench
- 50 Juan Marichal
- 51 Keith Hernandez
- 52 Bucky Dent
- 53 Lou Brock
- 54 Ron Cey
- 55 Luis Aparicio
- 56 Luis Tiant
- 57 Mark Fidrych
- 58 Maury Wills
- 59 Mickey Lolich
- 60 Mickey Rivers
- 61 Mike Schmidt
- 62 Moose Skowron
- 63 Nolan Ryan
- 64 Orlando Cepeda
- 65 Ozzie Smith
- 66 Phil Niekro
- 67 Reggie Jackson
- 68 Reggie Smith
- 69 Rico Carty
- 70 Roberto Clemente
- 71 Robin Yount
- 72 Roger Maris
- 73 Rollie Fingers
- 74 Ron Guidry
- 75 Ron Santo
- 76 Ron Swoboda
- 77 Sal Bando
- 78 Sam McDowell
- 79 Steve Carlton
- 80 Thurman Munson
- 81 Tim McCarver
- 82 Tom Seaver
- 83 Mike Cuellar
- 84 Tony Kubek
- 85 Tommy John
- 86 Tony Perez
- 87 Tug McGraw
- 88 Vida Blue
- 89 Warren Spahn
- 90 Whitey Ford
- 91 Willie Mays
- 92 Willie McCovey
- 93 Willie Stargell
- 94 Yogi Berra
- 95 Stan Musial
- 96 Jim Piersall
- 97 Duke Snider
- 98 Bruce Sutter
- 99 Dave Concepcion
- 100 Darrell Evans
- 101 Dennis Eckersley
- 102 Hoyt Wilhelm
- 103 Minnie Minoso
- 104 Don Newcombe
- 105 Richie Ashburn
- 106 Alan Trammell
- 107 Jim Hunter
- 108 Lou Whitaker
- 109 Johnny Podres
- 110 Denny Martinez
- 111 Willie Horton
- 112 Dean Chance
- 113 Fergie Jenkins
- 114 Cecil Cooper
- 115 Rick Reuschel
- 116 Civil Rights Movement
- 117 Bay of Pigs
- 118 Cuban Missile Crisis
- 119 N.Y. World's Fair
- 120 Atomic Bomb Test Ban Treaty
- 121 Kennedy Assassination
- 122 Lyndon Johnson Signs
- 123 The Motown Sound
- 124 British Music Invasion
- 125 U.S. Troops in Vietnam
- 126 Space Race
- 127 Robert F. Kennedy
- 128 Peace Movement
- 129 Man On The Moon
- 130 Woodstock
- 131 Flower Power
- 132 Women's Lib Movement
- 133 Vietnam Cease Fire
- 134 U.S. Gas Shortage
- 135 Watergate
- 136 Nixon Resigns
- 137 Bicentennial
- 138 Disco
- 139 Three Mile Island
- 140 Iran Hostage Crisis
- 141 John F. Kennedy
- 142 Marilyn Monroe
- 143 Elvis Presley
- 144 Jimi Hendrix
- 145 Arthur Ashe
- 146 Richard Nixon
- 147 James Dean
- 148 Janis Joplin
- 149 Frank Sinatra
- 150 Trevor Malcolm
Inserts
Decade Leaders
- DL1 Willie Stargell
- DL2 Harmon Killebrew
- DL3 Johnny Bench
- DL4 Hank Aaron
- DL5 Rod Carew
- DL6 Roberto Clemente
- DL7 Nolan Ryan
- DL8 Bob Gibson
- DL9 Jim Palmer
- DL10 Juan Marichal
Profiles in Courage
- PIC1 Roger Maris
- PIC2 Lou Brock
- PIC3 Brooks Robinson
- PIC4 Carl Yastrzemski
- PIC5 Mike Schmidt
- PIC6 Hank Aaron
- PIC7 Tom Seaver
- PIC8 Willie Mays
- PIC9 Graig Nettles
- PIC10 Frank Robinson
- PIC11 Rollie Fingers
- PIC12 Tony Perez
- PIC13 George Brett
- PIC14 Robin Yount
- PIC15 Nolan Ryan
- PIC16 Warren Spahn
- PIC17 Johnny Bench
- PIC18 Vida Blue
- PIC19 Roberto Clemente
- PIC20 Thurman Munson
Autographs & Game-Used
Relics
This four card set featured memorabilia from deceased pop culture icons of the '60's and '70's. A fifth card of Jimi Hendrix was on the pre-release checklist issued by Topps, but was pulled from the final product after a suitable relic could not be acquired.
- PAPM1 Frank Sinatra
- PAPM2 Berlin Wall
- PAPM3 Elvis Presley
- PAPM4 Janis Joplin
- PAPM5 Jimi Hendrix
Rookie Reprint Relics
This 20-card set features both a jersey swatch and a bat chip, mounted onto a reprint of the player's respective Topps rookie card.
NOTE: Tim McCarver and Thurman Munson were both erroneously given the same card number.
- BBRR-AD Andre Dawson
- BBRR-AO Al Oliver
- BBRR-BG Bob Grich
- BBRR-BM Bobby Murcer
- BBRR-BP Boog Powell
- BBRR-DE Dennis Eckersley
- BBRR-DS Don Sutton
- BBRR-DW Dave Winfield
- BBRR-GB George Brett
- BBRR-GC Gary Carter
- BBRR-JB Johnny Bench
- BBRR-JK Jim Kaat
- BBRR-JM Joe Morgan
- BBRR-MF Mark Fidrych
- BBRR-OS Ozzie Smith
- BBRR-RJ Reggie Jackson
- BBRR-RY Robin Yount
- BBRR-SC Steve Carlton
- BBRR-TM Tim McCarver / Thurman Munson
Timeless Classics Relics
- BBTC1 Sam McDowell
- BBTC2 Sam McDowell
- BBTC3 Frank Howard
- BBTC4 Dick Groat
- BBTC5 Roger Maris
- BBTC6 Orlando Cepeda
- BBTC7 Willie Mays
- BBTC8 Carl Yastrzemski
- BBTC9 Roberto Clemente
- BBTC10 Harmon Killebrew
- BBTC11 Brooks Robinson
- BBTC12 Willie Mays
- BBTC13 Tony Conigliaro
- BBTC14 Frank Robinson
- BBTC15 Carl Yastrzemski
- BBTC16 Carl Yastrzemski
- BBTC17 Carl Yastrzemski
- BBTC18 Hank Aaron
- BBTC19 Frank Howard
- BBTC20 Carl Yastrzemski
- BBTC21 Willie McCovey
- BBTC22 Rico Carty
- BBTC23 Frank Howard
- BBTC24 Johnny Bench
- BBTC25 Willie Stargell
- BBTC26 Steve Carlton
- BBTC27 Norm Cash
- BBTC28 Reggie Jackson
- BBTC29 Willie Stargell
- BBTC30 Mike Schmidt
- BBTC31 Mike Schmidt
- BBTC32 Mickey Rivers
- BBTC33 Tom Seaver
- BBTC34 George Brett
- BBTC35 George Foster
- BBTC36 Graig Nettles
- BBTC37 Nolan Ryan
- BBTC38 Nolan Ryan
- BBTC39 Dave Parker
- BBTC40 George Foster
- BBTC41 Dick Allen
- BBTC42 Dave Parker
- BBTC43 Fred Lynn
- BBTC44 Keith Hernandez
- BBTC45 Dave Winfield
Woodstock
This 25-card set features game-used bat chips from 24 players from the era. The 25th and final card features actual dirt from Max Yasgur's farm, the site of the 1969 Woodstock concert.
NOTE: Both Willie Stargell and the Woodstock dirt card were both erroneously given the same card number.
- BBWM-BB Bill Buckner
- BBWM-BF Bill Freehan
- BBWM-BR Brooks Robinson
- BBWM-CF Carlton Fisk
- BBWM-CY Carl Yastrzemski
- BBWM-DE Dwight Evans
- BBWM-DG Dick Groat
- BBWM-DS Duke Snider
- BBWM-DW Dave Winfield
- BBWM-FL Fred Lynn
- BBWM-FR Frank Robinson
- BBWM-GB George Brett
- BBWM-JP Jimmy Piersall
- BBWM-JR Joe Rudi
- BBWM-JW Jim Wynn
- BBWM-MW Maury Wills
- BBWM-OC Orlando Cepeda
- BBWM-RJ Reggie Jackson
- BBWM-RY Robin Yount
- BBWM-SM Stan Musial
- BBWM-TK Ted Kluszewski
- BBWM-TP Tony Perez
- BBWM-WM Willie Mays
- BBWM-WS Willie Stargell
- BBWM-WS Woodstock Dirt
AutoProof
Each AutoProof features an autograph signed on a card bought-back by Topps. Each AutoProof in serial-numbered to 25 copies.
While some players signed 25 copies of the same card, others signed different cards from different years. Regardless, each player signed a total of 25 cards. Known AutoProofs are denoted below.
- 1 Johnny Bench
- 2 Vida Blue
- 3 Clete Boyer
- 4 Bob Gibson
- 5 Frank Howard
- 6 Reggie Jackson
- 7 Tony Kubek
- 8 Mickey Lolich
- 9 Willie Mays
- 10 Tug McGraw
- 11 Joe Pepitone
- 12 Bobby Richardson
- 13 Bill Skowron
- 14 Warren Spahn
- 15 Luis Tiant
- 16 Carl Yastrzemski
Entertainment Star AutoProof
This three-card set features T.V. personalities who signed original Topps non-sports cards from the 60's and '70's. In all each entertainer signed a cumulative total of 500 cards, all of which are serial-numbered on the backs.
A wide array of different vintage Topps entertainment cards (each featuring the applicable entertainer) were used for this program but all are valued equally within the respective confines of the applicable signer.
- 1 Danny Bonaduce
- 2 Lou Ferrigno
- 3 Adam West