Description

2005 Topps Retired Signature is a 110-card set. As with previous iterations of this product the base set borrows from that year's Topps Baseball design, and each pack contains one encased autograph.

For the first, and only, time, Topps released a limited number of Retired Signature packs to retail outlets.

Distribution

Five packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP $30). Six boxes per case.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	110	-	?	?
Gold	110	500	1:2	1:2
Black	110	54	1:9	1:11
Foilboard	110	one-of-one	1:497	1:528
Printing Plates	110	four for each	1:126	1:127
Autographs	115	varies	one-per-pack	one-per-pack
Autographs Refractors	115	varies	varies	varies
Autographs Printing Plates	115	four for each	1:121	1:121
Co-Signers	6	varies	varies	varies
Co-Signers Refractors	6	one-of-one	1:9443	1:12,384

Checklist

Base Set

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NOTE: The design of the base set is identical to that of the 2005 Topps Baseball flagship. The only difference is the use of the "fishhook" Topps logo on the front side.

1 Josh Gibson
2 Andre Dawson
3 Al Kaline
4 Andy Van Slyke
5 Brett Butler
6 Bob Gibson
7 Bo Jackson
8 Carlton Fisk
9 Chuck Knoblauch
10 Cal Ripken, Jr.
11 Carl Yastrzemski
12 Tom Niedenfuer
13 Dennis Eckersley
14 Darryl Strawberry
15 Dwight Gooden
16 Davey Johnson
17 Don Mattingly
18 Dave Winfield
19 Don Zimmer
20 Ernie Banks
21 George Brett
22 Gary Carter
23 Gregg Jefferies
24 Harold Baines
25 Ryne Sandberg
26 Howard Johnson
27 Jim Abbott
28 Johnny Bench
29 Jay Buhner
30 Johnny Podres
31 Jose Canseco
32 Keith Hernandez
33 Lou Brock
34 Lou Whitaker
35 Mark Fidrych
36 Orlando Cepeda
37 Ozzie Smith
38 Paul O'Neill
39 Reggie Jackson
40 Sid Fernandez
41 Tony Gwynn
42 Tim Raines
43 Tom Seaver
44 Vida Blue
45 Brady Anderson
46 Bob Brenly
47 Bob Feller
48 Bill Mazeroski
49 Brooks Robinson
50 Harmon Killebrew
51 Bob Welch
52 Carl Erskine
53 Dale Murphy
54 Denny McLain
55 Dave Magadan
56 Duke Snider
57 Ed Kranepool
58 Frank Robinson
59 Jesus Alou
60 Joe Girardi
61 John Kruk
62 Jimmy Leyland
63 Juan Marichal
64 Johnny Pesky
65 Jesse Orosco
66 Ken Singleton
67 Matty Alou
68 Monte Irvin
69 Matt Williams
70 Pedro Guerrero
71 Ron Blomberg
72 Rod Carew
73 Rafael Santana
74 Ralph Kiner
75 Wade Boggs
76 Roger Craig
77 Robin Yount
78 Steve Carlton
79 Shawon Dunston
80 Steve Garvey
81 Stan Musial
82 Travis Fryman
83 Tito Fuentes
84 Mike Cuellar
85 Roberto Clemente
86 Whitey Ford
87 Yogi Berra
88 Atlee Hammaker
89 Bill Freehan
90 Brian Cashman
91 Bobby Richardson
92 Bob Boone
93 Charlie Hough
94 Glenn Hubbard
95 Grady Little
96 Jimmy Piersall
97 Jim Frey
98 Jerry Grote
99 Jim Leyritz
100 Nolan Ryan
101 Jim Kaat
102 Joe Pepitone
103 J.R. Richard
104 John Candelaria
105 Moose Skowron
106 Rick Cerone
107 Ron Santo
108 Rick Dempsey
109 Roy White
110 Tippy Martinez

Parallels

All 110 base cards are available in the following parallels.

Gold (serial-numbered to 500 copies)
Black (serial-numbered to 54 copies)
Foilboard (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

Autographs

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NOTES

The production figures listed below were supplied by Topps shortly after the product's release. The cards are NOT serial-numbered.
The specific odds of finding an Autograph as as follows.

GROUP A: 1:205/packs
GROUP B: 1:35/Hobby packs, 1:34/retail packs
GROUP C: 1:65/Hobby packs, 1:64/retail packs
GROUP D: 1:11/packs
GROUP E: 1:149/packs
GROUP F: 1:5/packs
GROUP G: 1:16/packs
GROUP H: 1:64/packs
GROUP I: 1:4/packs
GROUP J: 1:6/packs

AD Andre Dawson D 220
AH Atlee Hammaker I
AK Al Kaline D 220
AV Andy Van Slyke
AY Anthony Young H
BA Brady Anderson F
BAF Bill Freehan I
BB Brett Butler F
BC Brian Cashman B 70
BCR Bobby Richardson F
BD Bob Dernier F
BEB Bob Brenly F
BF Bob Feller D 220
BG Bob Gibson A 35
BJ Bo Jackson B 70
BM Bill Mazeroski B 70
BR Brooks Robinson D 220
BRB Bob Boone F
BW Bob Welch F
CDH Charlie Hayes F
CE Carl Erskine D 220
CF Carlton Fisk C 170
CH Charlie Hough I
CR Cal Ripken, Jr. B 70
CY Carl Yastrzemski B 70
DBM Dale Murphy F
DDM Denny McLain F
DES Darryl Strawberry B 70
DG Dwight Gooden F
DJ Davey Johnson B 70
DJM Dave Magadan F
DLB Daryl Boston J
DM Don Mattingly B 70
DS Duke Snider C 170
DW Dave Winfield B 70
DZ Don Zimmer D 220
EB Ernie Banks A 35
EK Ed Kranepool F
FR Frank Robinson B 70
GB George Brett B 70
GC Gary Carter D 220
GH Glenn Hubbard I
GJ Gregg Jefferies F
GL Grady Little I
HB Harold Baines F
HJ Howard Johnson D 220
HK Harmon Killebrew B 70
JA Jesus Alou F
JAA Jim Abbott F
JAP Jimmy Piersall J
JB Johnny Bench A 35
JC Jose Canseco D 220
JCB Jay Buhner D 220
JF Jim Frey I
JG Jerry Grote I
JJL Jim Leyritz I
JJP Johnny Podres B 70
JK John Kruk D 220
JL Jimmy Leyland J
JLK Jim Kaat I
JM Juan Marichal D 220
JMP Johnny Pesky F
JO Jesse Orosco F
JP Joe Pepitone J
JR J.R. Richard I
JRC John Candelaria I
JRL Jim Lonborg I
KH Keith Hernandez D 220
KS Ken Singleton G
LB Lou Brock F
LW Lou Whitaker C 175
MA Matty Alou F
MC Mike Cuellar J
MI Monte Irvin B 70
MS Moose Skowron I
MW Matt Williams B 70
NR Nolan Ryan A 35
OC Orlando Cepeda D 220
OS Ozzie Smith B 70
PG Pedro Guerrero F
PO Paul O'Neill B 70
RB Ron Blomberg D 220
RC Rick Cerone I
RCC Rod Carew B 70
RD Ron Darling I
REG Ron Gant D 220
RES Ron Santo I
RFS Rafael Santana G
RG Rusty Greer B 70
RJ Reggie Jackson B 60
RK Ralph Kiner D 220
RKD Rob Dibble D 220
RLC Roger Craig G
RRD Rick Dempsey I
RS Ryne Sandberg C 170
RW Roy White J
RY Robin Yount B 70
SC Steve Carlton D 220
SD Shawon Dunston D 220
SF Sid Fernandez D 220
SG Steve Garvey F
SM Stan Musial A 35
TDF Travis Fryman F
TF Tito Fuentes D 220
TG Tony Gwynn B 70
TH Toby Harrah G
TL Tony LaRussa D 220
TM Tippy Martinez J
TN Tom Niedenfuer E
TR Tim Raines B 70
TS Tom Seaver A 24
VB Vida Blue D 220
WB Wade Boggs C 170
WF Whitey Ford A 35
YB Yogi Berra A 35
ZS Zane Smith G

Refractors

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Each Refractor is serial-numbered to either 25 or ten copies. The specific odds of finding a Refractor are as follows.

Serial-numbered to ten: 1:788/packs
Serial-numbered to 25 copies: 1:21/packs

AD Andre Dawson 25
AH Atlee Hammaker 25
AK Al Kaline 25
AV Andy Van Slyke 25
AY Anthony Young 25
BA Brady Anderson 25
BAF Bill Freehan 25
BB Brett Butler 25
BC Brian Cashman 25
BCR Bobby Richardson 25
BD Bob Dernier 25
BEB Bob Brenly 25
BF Bob Feller 25
BG Bob Gibson 10
BJ Bo Jackson 25
BM Bill Mazeroski 25
BR Brooks Robinson 25
BRB Bob Boone 25
BW Bob Welch 25
CDH Charlie Hayes 25
CE Carl Erskine 25
CF Carlton Fisk 25
CH Charlie Hough 25
CR Cal Ripken, Jr. 25
CY Carl Yastrzemski 25
DBM Dale Murphy 25
DDM Denny McLain 25
DES Darryl Strawberry 25
DG Dwight Gooden 25
DJ Davey Johnson 25
DJM Dave Magadan 25
DLB Daryl Boston 25
DM Don Mattingly 25
DS Duke Snider 25
DW Dave Winfield 25
DZ Don Zimmer 25
EB Ernie Banks 10
EK Ed Kranepool 25
FR Frank Robinson 25
GB George Brett 25
GC Gary Carter 25
GH Glenn Hubbard 25
GJ Gregg Jefferies 25
GL Grady Little 25
HB Harold Baines 25
HJ Howard Johnson 25
HK Harmon Killebrew 25
JA Jesus Alou 25
JAA Jim Abbott 25
JAP Jimmy Piersall 25
JB Johnny Bench 10
JC Jose Canseco 25
JCB Jay Buhner 25
JF Jim Frey 25
JG Jerry Grote 25
JJL Jim Leyritz 25
JJP Johnny Podres 25
JK John Kruk 25
JL Jimmy Leyland 25
JLK Jim Kaat 25
JM Juan Marichal 25
JMP Johnny Pesky 25
JO Jesse Orosco 25
JP Joe Pepitone 25
JR J.R. Richard 25
JRC John Candelaria 25
JRL Jim Lonborg 25
KH Keith Hernandez 25
KS Ken Singleton 25
LB Lou Brock 25
LW Lou Whitaker 25
MA Matty Alou 25
MC Mike Cuellar 25
MI Monte Irvin 25
MS Moose Skowron 25
MW Matt Williams 25
NR Nolan Ryan 10
OC Orlando Cepeda 25
OS Ozzie Smith 25
PG Pedro Guerrero 25
PO Paul O'Neill 25
RB Ron Blomberg 25
RC Rick Cerone 25
RCC Rod Carew 25
RD Ron Darling 25
REG Ron Gant 25
RES Ron Santo 25
RFS Rafael Santana 25
RG Rusty Greer 25
RJ Reggie Jackson 25
RK Ralph Kiner 25
RKD Rob Dibble 25
RLC Roger Craig 25
RRD Rick Dempsey 25
RS Ryne Sandberg 25
RW Roy White 25
RY Robin Yount 25
SC Steve Carlton 25
SD Shawon Dunston 25
SF Sid Fernandez 25
SG Steve Garvey 25
SM Stan Musial 10
TDF Travis Fryman 25
TF Tito Fuentes 25
TG Tony Gwynn 25
TH Toby Harrah 25
TL Tony LaRussa 25
TM Tippy Martinez 25
TN Tom Niedenfuer 25
TR Tim Raines 25
TS Tom Seaver 25
VB Vida Blue 25
WB Wade Boggs 25
WF Whitey Ford 10
YB Yogi Berra 10
ZS Zane Smith 25

Co-Signers

Each Co-Signer is serial-numbered to 49 copies EXCEPT #BJ which is numbered to nine. Each is also available in a one-of-one Refractor parallel.

The specific odds of finding a Co-Signer are as follows.

Card #BJ: 1:6295/Hobby packs, 1:6192/retail packs
All other Co-Signers: 1:224/packs.

BF Johnny Bench / Carlton Fisk 49
BJ Barry Bonds / Reggie Jackson 9
BS Wade Boggs / Ryne Sandberg 49
GF Bob Gibson / Whitey Ford 49
MS Stan Musial / Duke Snider 49
SR Tom Seaver / Nolan Ryan 49