2005 Bowman Sterling

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Description

2005 Bowman Sterling is a 149-card set released January 12th, 2006. Each five-card Hobby pack yielded: Two First-Year Player cards; one Veteran Relic; One Autographed First-Year Player; and One Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relic.

For the only time Bowman Sterling's eleven-year run, a small allotment was distributed to mass-market retail outlets.

Distribution

Hobby: Six packs plus one Box Loader per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $50). Four boxes per case

Retail:

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 149 - ? ?
First-Year Players 50 - 2:1 2:1
Veteran Relics 50 - one-per-pack one-per-pack
Autographed First-Year Player 15 - one-per-pack N/A
Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relics 34 - one-per-pack one-per-pack
First-Year Players Refractors 50 199 1:6 1:6
Veteran Relics Refractors 50 199 1:6 1:6
Autographed First-Year Player Refractors 15 199 1:13 N/A
Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relics Refractors 34 199 1:9 1:9
First-Year Players Black Refractors 50 25 1:5/boxes* N/A
Veteran Relics Black Refractors 50 25 1:5/boxes N/A
Autographed First-Year Player Black Refractors 15 25 1:17/boxes* N/A
Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relics Black Refractors 34 25 1:8/boxes* N/A
First-Year Players Red Refractors 50 one-of-one 1:128/boxes* N/A
Veteran Relics Red Refractors 50 one-of-one 1:128/boxes N/A
Autographed First-Year Player Red Refractors 15 one-of-one 1:428/boxes* N/A
Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relics Red Refractors 34 one-of-one 1:182/boxes* N/A
Original Autographs 73 varies * N/A
MLB Logo Patch Autograph 9 one-of-one 1:665/boxes* N/A

* Exclusive to the one-per Hobby box Box Loader pack.

Checklist

Base Set

First-Year Players

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  • BS-ACL Andy LaRoche RC
  • BS-BA Brian N. Anderson RC
  • BS-BBU Billy Butler RC
  • BS-BCR Brad Corley RC*
  • BS-BH Brett Hayes RC
  • BS-BRB Brian Bogusevic RC
  • BS-BSN Brandon Snyder RC
  • BS-CUB Clay Buchholz RC
  • BS-CC Cesar Carrillo RC
  • BS-CHE Chase Headley RC
  • BS-CI Craig Italiano RC*
  • BS-CJ Chuck James RC
  • BS-CLT Chuck Tiffany RC*
  • BS-CRA Cesar Ramos RC
  • BS-DC Dan Carte RC*
  • BS-DT Drew Thompson RC*
  • BS-HAS Henry Sanchez RC*
  • BS-HI Hernan Iribarren RC
  • BS-JC Jeff Clement RC
  • BS-JDR John Drennen RC*
  • BS-JEG Jon Egan RC*
  • BS-JLY Jeff Lyman RC*
  • BS-JMA Jacob Marceaux RC*
  • BS-JW Josh Wall RC
  • BS-JWE Jered Weaver RC
  • BS-KS Kevin Slowey RC
  • BS-KW Kevin Whelan RC
  • BS-MAM Matt Maloney RC
  • BS-MCO Mike Costanzo RC
  • BS-MGA Matt Garza RC
  • BS-MMC Mark McCormick RC*
  • BS-MTO Matt Torra RC*
  • BS-NH Nick Hundley RC
  • BS-NR Nolan Reimold RC
  • BS-NW Nick Webber RC*
  • BS-PK Paul Kelly RC*
  • BS-PP P.J. Phillips RC*
  • BS-RMO Ryan Mount RC*
  • BS-RR Ricky Romero RC
  • BS-RZ Ryan Zimmerman RC
  • BS-SD Stephen Drew RC
  • BS-TBU Travis Buck RC
  • BS-TG Tyler Greene RC
  • BS-THE Tyler Herron RC*
  • BS-TI Tadahito Iguchi RC
  • BS-TT Troy Tulowitzki RC
  • BS-TW Travis Wood RC
  • BS-WT Wade Townsend RC*
  • BS-YE Yunel Escobar RC
  • BS-ZS Zach Simons RC*

Veteran Relics

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The odds of finding a Veteran Relic are as follows.

  • Group A: 1:3/packs
  • Group B: 1:5/packs
  • Group C: 1:6/packs
  • BS-AP Albert Pujols JSY B
  • BS-AR Alex Rodriguez JSY B UER
  • BS-ARA Aramis Ramirez BAT A
  • BS-AS Alfonso Soriano BAT A
  • BS-BLB Barry Bonds JSY C
  • BS-BMU Bill Mueller JSY C
  • BS-BZ Barry Zito UNI A
  • BS-CB Carlos Beltran BAT A
  • BS-CD Carlos Delgado JSY A
  • BS-CSU Curt Schilling JSY C
  • BS-DL Derrek Lee BAT A
  • BS-DO David Ortiz BAT A
  • BS-DW Dontrelle Willis JSY C
  • BS-EC Eric Chavez UNI B
  • BS-GM Greg Maddux JSY C
  • BS-GS Gary Sheffield BAT A
  • BS-HB Hank Blalock BAT A
  • BS-HM Hideki Matsui JSY C
  • BS-IR Ivan Rodriguez BAT A
  • BS-JBE Josh Beckett UNI A
  • BS-JD Johnny Damon BAT A
  • BS-JGI Josh Gibson SEAT C
  • BS-JP Jorge Posada BAT A
  • BS-JPE Jim Edmonds JSY B
  • BS-JS John Smoltz JSY A
  • BS-KG Khalil Greene JSY B
  • BS-KM Kevin Millar BAT A
  • BS-LWJ Chipper Jones BAT A
  • BS-MCA Miguel Cabrera JSY A
  • BS-MGI Marcus Giles JSY B
  • BS-MM Mark Mulder UNI B
  • BS-MP Mike Piazza BAT A
  • BS-MPR Mark Prior JSY B
  • BS-MR Manny Ramirez BAT A
  • BS-MT Miguel Tejada UNI A
  • BS-MTE Mark Teixeira BAT A
  • BS-MY Michael Young BAT A
  • BS-PL Paul Lo Duca BAT A
  • BS-PM Pedro Martinez JSY A
  • BS-RBE Ronnie Belliard BAT A
  • BS-RF Rafael Furcal JSY A
  • BS-SR Scott Rolen JSY B
  • BS-SS Sammy Sosa BAT A
  • BS-TH Torii Hunter BAT A
  • BS-THU Tim Hudson UNI A
  • BS-TLH Todd Helton JSY B
  • BS-TM Tino Martinez BAT A
  • BS-TN Trot Nixon BAT A
  • BS-VG Vladimir Guerrero BAT A
  • BS-VM Victor Martinez BAT A

Autographed First-Year Player

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All 15 Autographed First-Year Player cards are exclusive to Hobby packs.

The odds of finding an Autographed First-Year Player card are as follows.

  • Group A: 1:2/packs
  • Group B: 1:3/packs
  • BS-AT Aaron Thompson AU RC A
  • BS-BS Brandon Sing AU RC* A
  • BS-CH C.J. Henry AU RC* B
  • BS-CP Cliff Pennington AU RC B
  • BS-CV Chris Volstad AU RC B
  • BS-EM Eddy Martinez AU RC* A
  • BS-GK George Kottaras AU RC A
  • BS-GO Garrett Olson AU RC A
  • BS-HS Hum Sanchez AU RC A
  • BS-JM John Mayberry, Jr. AU RC A
  • BS-MA Matt Albers AU RC A
  • BS-MG Matt Green AU RC* A
  • BS-RB Ryan Braun AU RC A
  • BS-SW Steven White AU RC* B
  • BS-TC Travis Chick AU RC A

Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relics

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The odds of finding an Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relic are as follows.

  • Group A: 1:2 packs
  • Group B: 1:37 packs
  • Group C: 1:11 packs
  • Group D: 1:10 packs
  • Group E: 1:27 packs
  • Group F: 1:13 packs
  • BS-AL Adam Lind AU BAT B
  • BS-AM Andrew McCutchen AU JSY RC D
  • BS-BB Billy Buckner AU JSY A
  • BS-BC Brent Cox AU JSY RC* D
  • BS-BE Brad Eldred AU JSY C
  • BS-BJ Beau Jones AU JSY RC* A
  • BS-BL Bobby Livingston AU JSY RC A
  • BS-BM Brandon McCarthy AU JSY RC A
  • BS-CN Chris Nelson AU JSY A
  • BS-CPP Carmen Pignatiello AU JSY RC A
  • BS-CR Colby Rasmus AU JSY RC A
  • BS-CRO Chaz Roe AU JSY RC A
  • BS-CS C.J. Smith AU JSY RC* A
  • BS-CT Curtis Thigpen AU JSY A
  • BS-DP Dustin Pedroia AU JSY A
  • BS-EI Eli Iorg AU JSY RC* C
  • BS-JB Jay Bruce AU JSY RC D
  • BS-JCN John Nelson AU UNI RC A
  • BS-JE Jacoby Ellsbury AU JSY RC E
  • BS-JF Josh Fields AU JSY A
  • BS-JG Josh Geer AU JSY RC A
  • BS-JL Jed Lowrie AU JSY RC F
  • BS-JN Jeff Niemann AU JSY RC A
  • BS-JO Justin Olson AU JSY RC* A
  • BS-JV Justin Verlander AU JSY RC A
  • BS-MB Michael Bowden AU JSY RC A
  • BS-MC Mike Conroy AU JSY RC* A
  • BS-PH Philip Humber AU JSY RC A
  • BS-RM Russell Martin AU JSY F RC
  • BS-RT Raul Tablado AU JSY RC* A
  • BS-SE Scott Elbert AU JSY A
  • BS-SM Steve Marek AU JSY RC* A
  • BS-TB Trevor Bell AU JSY RC C
  • BS-TM Tyler Minges AU JSY RC* A

Parallels

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All 149 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.

  • Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
  • Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to Hobby-only Box Topper pack)
  • Red Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to Hobby-only Box Topper pack)

NOTES

  • The 15 Autographed First-Year Player Refractors are exclusive to Hobby packs.
  • All Black and Red Refractors are encased and exclusive to the one-per Hobby box Box Topper pack.

Autographs & Game-Used

Autographed MLB Logo Patch

Each Autographed MLB Logo Patch is a one-of-one that is encased and exclusive to Hobby Box Topper packs.

  • MLB-BB Billy Buckner
  • MLB-CS C.J. Smith
  • MLB-CT Curtis Thigpen
  • MLB-DP Dustin Pedroia
  • MLB-JF Josh Fields
  • MLB-JN Jeff Niemann
  • MLB-JV Justin Verlander
  • MLB-PH Philip Humber
  • MLB-SE Scott Elbert

Original Autographs

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Original Autographs are buybacks of previously-issued Bowman or Bowman Chrome cards. Each card is encased and hand-numbered.

  • Andruw Jones 98B 18
  • Andruw Jones 99B 18
  • Andruw Jones 99BowChro 4
  • Andruw Jones 00BowChro 8
  • Andruw Jones 01BowChro 5
  • Andruw Jones 02B 122
  • Andruw Jones 02BowChro 13
  • Andruw Jones 03B 112
  • Andruw Jones 03BowChro 18
  • Andruw Jones 04B 71
  • Albert Pujols 03B 7
  • Albert Pujols 03BowChro 11
  • Albert Pujols 04B 7
  • Albert Pujols 04BowChro 1
  • Barry Bonds 97BowChro Intl 1
  • Barry Bonds 99 BowChro 2
  • Derrek Lee 95B 27
  • Derrek Lee 96B 29
  • Derrek Lee 96BowBest 15
  • Derrek Lee 97BowChro 16
  • Derrek Lee 98B 22
  • Derrek Lee 04B 92
  • Derrek Lee 04BowChro 26
  • David Wright 04BDP&P 98
  • David Wright 04BowChroDP&P 15
  • David Wright 05B 139
  • Garret Anderson 96B 3
  • Garret Anderson 99B 8
  • Garret Anderson 03B 33
  • Garret Anderson 04B 33
  • Garret Anderson 04BowChro 36
  • Garret Anderson 05B 48
  • Gary Sheffield 90B 1
  • Gary Sheffield 91B 2
  • Gary Sheffield 92B 3
  • Gary Sheffield 94B 5
  • Gary Sheffield 95B 1
  • Gary Sheffield 96B 2
  • Gary Sheffield 97B 3
  • Gary Sheffield 98B 10
  • Gary Sheffield 98BowChro 1
  • Gary Sheffield 99B 9
  • Gary Sheffield 99BowChro 4
  • Gary Sheffield 00B 9
  • Gary Sheffield 00BowChro 1
  • Gary Sheffield 01B 5
  • Gary Sheffield 01BowChro 4
  • Gary Sheffield 02B 7
  • Gary Sheffield 03B 12
  • Gary Sheffield 03BowChro 6
  • Gary Sheffield 04B 1
  • Jeremy Reed 04BDP&P 82
  • Jeremy Reed 04BowChroDP&P 48
  • Miguel Cabrera 02B 7
  • Miguel Cabrera 02BDP&P 26
  • Miguel Cabrera 02BowChroDP&P 2
  • Miguel Cabrera 03BDP&P 27
  • Miguel Cabrera 03BowChroDP&P 25
  • Miguel Cabrera 04B 127
  • Miguel Cabrera 04BowChro 25
  • Miguel Cabrera 05B 154
  • Miguel Cabrera 05BowChro 25
  • Mark Kotsay 97B 18
  • Mark Kotsay 97BowChro 5
  • Mark Kotsay 98B 56
  • Mark Kotsay 98BowChro 25
  • Mark Kotsay 99B 75
  • Mark Kotsay 99BowChro 23
  • Mark Kotsay 05B 160
  • Mark Kotsay 05BowChro 46
  • Michael Young 04B 148
  • Michael Young 04BowChro 64
  • Michael Young 05B 92