2007 Bowman Sterling

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Description

2007 Bowman Sterling is a 117-card set supplimeneted by a 118-card Prospects "insert," released by Topps in January, 2008. Each five-card pack will contain one Rookie base card, one Prospect, two autographs, and either a Relic or an Autographed Relic Prospect. Each six-pack Hobby box also contains two box topper packs; one with two cards from the A-Rod Road to 500 mirror set, and another containing either a low-numbered Refractor parallel, or a Dual Autograph.

Distribution

Six packs plus two box loaders per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $50). Four boxes per carton, two cartons per case. Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds
Base 117 - ?
Rookies 50 - one-per-pack
Veteran Game Used 47 - GU
Autographed Rookies 20 - 1:2
Rookie Refractors 50 199 1:7
Veteran Game Used Refractors 47 199 1:8
Autographed Rookie Refractors 20 199 1:5
Rookie Black Refractors 50 25 1:11/boxes*
Veteran Game Used Black Refractors 47 25 1:10/boxes*
Autographed Rookie Black Refractors 20 25 1:7/boxes*
Rookie Red Refractors 50 one-of-one 1:230/boxes*
Veteran Game Used Red Refractors 47 one-of-one 1:246/boxes*
Autographed Rookie Red Refractors 20 one-of-one 1:164/boxes*
Rookie Printing Plates 50 four for each 1:29/boxes**
Veteran Game Used Printing Plates 47 four for each 1:29/boxes**
Autographed Rookie Printing Plates 20 four for each 1:41/boxes**
Prospects 50 - one-per-pack
Autographed Prospects 50 - one-per-pack
Autographed Relics Prospects 18 - 1:5
Prospects Refractors 50 199 1:7
Autographed Prospects Refractors 50 199 1:5
Autographed Relics Prospects Refractors 18 199 1:20
Prospects Black Refractors 50 25 1:11/boxes*
Autographed Prospects Black Refractors 50 25 1:7/boxes*
Autographed Relics Prospects Black Refractors 18 25 1:10/boxes*
Prospects Red Refractors 50 one-of-one 1:230/boxes*
Autographed Prospects Red Refractors 47 one-of-one 1:164/boxes*
Autographed Relics Prospects Red Refractors 20 25 1:246/boxes*
Prospects Printing Plates 50 four for each 1:29/boxes**
Autographed Prospects Printing Plates 47 four for each 1:41/boxes**
Autographed Relics Prospects Printing Plates 20 four for each 1:41/boxes**
A-Rod Road to 500 25 - two per box
Dual Autographs 10 275 1:5/boxes*
Dual Autographs Refractor 10 199 1:6/boxes*
Dual Autographs Black Refractor 10 25 1:46/boxes*
Dual Autographs Red Refractor 10 one-of-one 1:1080/boxes*
A-Rod Road to 500 Autographs 25 one-of-one ?

* Black Refractors, Red Refractors, Printing Plates, and Dual Autographs are exclusive to the one-per-box box topper pack
** Odds of finding a Printing Plate are cumulative across both the Rookie base set and Prospect inserts.

Checklist

Base Set

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The base set consists of 50 Rookies, 47 Veteran Relics, and 20 Autographed Rookies. The stated odds of finding each are as follows.

  • Rookie: one-per-pack
  • Veteran Relic Group A: 1:5/packs
  • Veteran Relic Group B: 1:3/packs
  • Veteran Relic Group C: 1:253/packs
  • Autographed Rookie: 1:2/packs
  • BS-AAL Adam Lind (RC)
  • BS-AER Alex Rodriguez BAT A
  • BS-AG Alex Gordon RC
  • BS-AI Akinori Iwamura RC
  • BS-AJ Andruw Jones BAT B
  • BS-AL Andy LaRoche (RC)
  • BS-AM Andrew Miller RC
  • BS-AP Albert Pujols JSY A
  • BS-AR Alex Rios JSY B
  • BS-AS Alfonso Soriano BAT B
  • BS-AS Andy Sonnanstine RC
  • BS-BB Billy Butler (RC)
  • BS-BF Ben Francisco (RC)
  • BS-BLB Barry Bonds PANTS A
  • BS-BP Brad Penny JSY B
  • BS-BR Brian Roberts JSY A
  • BS-BS Brian Stokes (RC)
  • BS-BU B.J. Upton BAT B
  • BS-BW Brandon Webb JSY B
  • BS-BW Brandon Wood (RC)
  • BS-CAB Craig Biggio JSY B
  • BS-CAG Carlos Guillen JSY B
  • BS-CG Carlos Gomez RC
  • BS-CH Chase Headley AU (RC)
  • BS-CH Cole Hamels JSY A
  • BS-CL Carlos Lee JSY B
  • BS-CM Cameron Maybin AU RC
  • BS-CMS Curt Schilling JSY B
  • BS-CT Curtis Thigpen (RC)
  • BS-DDY Dmitri Young JSY B
  • BS-DM Daisuke Matsuzaka RC
  • BS-DMM David Murphy (RC)
  • BS-DO David Ortiz BAT B
  • BS-DP Danny Putnam (RC)
  • BS-DW David Wright BAT B
  • BS-DWW Dontrelle Willis Relic
  • BS-DY Delmon Young (RC)
  • BS-EC Eric Chavez PANTS B
  • BS-FL Fred Lewis (RC)
  • BS-FP Felix Pie AU (RC)
  • BS-GO Garret Olson (RC)
  • BS-GP Glenn Perkins AU (RC)
  • BS-HB Homer Bailey AU (RC)
  • BS-HG Hector Gimenez (RC)
  • BS-HO Hideki Okajima RC
  • BS-HP Hunter Pence (RC)
  • BS-IS Ichiro BAT B
  • BS-JAV Jason Varitek JSY B
  • BS-JB Jeff Baker (RC)
  • BS-JBR Jose Reyes JSY A
  • BS-JC1 Joba Chamberlain RC
  • BS-JC2 Joba Chamberlain AU
  • BS-JD John Danks AU RC
  • BS-JDF Josh Fields (RC)
  • BS-JE Jacoby Ellsbury (RC)
  • BS-JE Jim Edmonds JSY B
  • BS-JF Jesus Flores RC
  • BS-JH Josh Hamilton AU (RC)
  • BS-JL Jesse Litsch AU RC
  • BS-JQF Jake Fox RC
  • BS-JR Jo-Jo Reyes (RC)
  • BS-JS Jarrod Saltalamacchia AU (RC)
  • BS-JS Johan Santana JSY A
  • BS-JU Justin Upton RC
  • BS-JV Justin Verlander JSY B
  • BS-KI Kei Igawa RC
  • BS-KK Kevin Kouzmanoff (RC)
  • BS-KKS Kurt Suzuki AU (RC)
  • BS-KRK Kyle Kendrick AU RC
  • BS-KS Kevin Slowey AU (RC)
  • BS-LB Lance Berkman JSY B
  • BS-MAR Manny Ramirez BAT B
  • BS-MB Michael Bourn (RC)
  • BS-MC Matt Chico AU (RC)
  • BS-MC Melky Cabrera BAT B
  • BS-MCT Mark Teixeira BAT A
  • BS-MF Mike Fontenot (RC)
  • BS-MH Matt Holliday JSY B
  • BS-MJO Magglio Ordonez BAT B
  • BS-MK Masumi Kuwata RC
  • BS-MM Mickey Mantle JSY C
  • BS-MM Miguel Montero (RC)
  • BS-MO Micah Owings (RC)
  • BS-MP Manny Parra (RC)
  • BS-MR Mark Reynolds RC
  • BS-MSM Mark McLemore (RC)
  • BS-MT Miguel Tejada PANTS B
  • BS-MY Michael Young JSY B
  • BS-NG Nick Gorneault AU (RC)
  • BS-NS Nate Schierholtz AU (RC)
  • BS-OC Orlando Cabrera JSY
  • BS-PF Prince Fielder JSY A
  • BS-PH Philip Hughes (RC)
  • BS-PH Philip Hughes AU (RC)
  • BS-RB Ryan Braun AU (RC)
  • BS-RB Rocco Baldelli JSY B
  • BS-RC Roger Clemens JSY B
  • BS-RJC Robinson Cano BAT B
  • BS-RJH Ryan Howard BAT A
  • BS-RS Ryan Sweeney (RC)
  • BS-RV Rick Vanden Hurk RC
  • BS-RZ Ryan Zimmerman BAT B
  • BS-SD Shelley Duncan (RC)
  • BS-SG Sean Gallagher (RC)
  • BS-SK Scott Kazmir JSY B
  • BS-TA Tony Abreu RC
  • BS-TB Travis Buck (RC)
  • BS-TC Tyler Clippard (RC)
  • BS-TH Tim Hudson JSY B
  • BS-TL Tim Lincecum AU RC
  • BS-TLH Todd Helton BAT A
  • BS-TM Travis Metcalf RC
  • BS-TW Tim Wakefield JSY B
  • BS-UJ Ubaldo Jimenez (RC)
  • BS-VG Vladimir Guerrero JSY A
  • BS-YE Yunel Escobar (RC)
  • BS-YG Yovani Gallardo AU (RC)

Parallels

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All 117 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.

  • Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
  • Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to box topper pack)
  • Red Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to box topper pack)

Inserts

Prospects

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Like the base set, the Prospects insert set consists of 50 Prospects, 50 Autographed Prospects, and 18 Autographed Relic Prospects. The stated odds of finding each are as follows.

  • Prospects: one-per-pack
  • Autographed Prospects: one-per-pack
  • Autographed Relic Prospects: 1:5/packs

All 118 Prospects are available in the following Refractor parallels.

  • Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
  • Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to box topper pack)
  • Red Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to box topper pack)
  • BSP-AC Adrian Cardenas AU JSY
  • BSP-AF Andrew Fie
  • BSP-ALC Aaron Cunningham
  • BSP-AP Aaron Poreda AU
  • BSP-BB Blake Beavan AU
  • BSP-BB Brian Bocock AU JSY
  • BSP-BEL Brad Lincoln
  • BSP-BH Brandon Hamilton
  • BSP-BHB Burke Badenhop
  • BSP-BL Bryan LaHair AU
  • BSP-BM Brandon MaGee AU
  • BSP-BMI Beau Mills AU
  • BSP-BR Ben Revere AU
  • BSP-BWH Brandon Hynick
  • BSP-CB Collin Balester AU JSY
  • BSP-CC Chris Carter
  • BSP-CD Chance Douglass
  • BSP-CG Cole Gillespie AU
  • BSP-CH Cedric Hunter
  • BSP-CH Chin-Lung Hu AU JSY
  • BSP-CK Clayton Kershaw AU JSY
  • BSP-CL Chuck Lofgren AU JSY
  • BSP-CM Clayton Mortensen AU
  • BSP-CN Chris Nowak
  • BSP-CR Colby Rasmus AU JSY
  • BSP-CS Cody Strait
  • BSP-CW Chris Withrow AU
  • BSP-CWW Casey Weathers AU
  • BSP-DB Daniel Bard AU
  • BSP-DBE Dellin Betances
  • BSP-DG Deolis Guerra AU JSY
  • BSP-DI Devin Ivany
  • BSP-DJ Desmond Jennings
  • BSP-DL Drew Locke
  • BSP-DMM Derek Miller
  • BSP-DM Daniel Moskos AU
  • BSP-DME Devin Mesoraco AU
  • BSP-DPP David Price AU
  • BSP-DS James Simmons AU
  • BSP-EE Ed Easley
  • BSP-EL Erik Lis AU
  • BSP-EL Evan Longoria AU JSY
  • BSP-EM Emerson Frostad
  • BSP-EY Eric Young, Jr.
  • BSP-FF Freddie Freeman
  • BSP-GD German Duran AU JSY
  • BSP-GH Gorkys Hernandez
  • BSP-GP Gregory Porter
  • BSP-GR Greg Reynolds
  • BSP-GS Greg Smith
  • BSP-HS Henry Sosa AU JSY
  • BSP-ID Ivan DeJesus, Jr.
  • BSP-IS Ian Stewart AU JSY
  • BSP-JA J.P. Arencibia AU
  • BSP-JAA James Avery AU
  • BSP-JB Joe Benson AU
  • BSP-JB Jay Bruce AU JSY
  • BSP-JBO Julio Borbon AU
  • BSP-JG Jonathan Gilmore AU
  • BSP-JGA Joe Gaetti
  • BSP-JGO Jared Goedert
  • BSP-JH Jason Heyward AU
  • BSP-JJ Justin Jackson
  • BSP-JL Jeff Locke
  • BSP-JM Joe Mather
  • BSP-JO Josh Outman AU
  • BSP-JP Jason Place
  • BSP-JPA Jeremy Papelbon
  • BSP-JPP Josh Papelbon
  • BSP-JS Jeff Samardzija
  • BSP-JS Joe Savery AU
  • BSP-JSM Jake Smolinski
  • BSP-JT J.R. Towles
  • BSP-JV Josh Vitters AU
  • BSP-JV Joey Votto AU JSY
  • BSP-JVE Jonathan Van Every
  • BSP-JW Johnny Whittleman AU JSY
  • BSP-KA Kevin Ahrens AU
  • BSP-KK Kala Ka'aihue
  • BSP-KK Kellen Kulbacki AU
  • BSP-MB Michael Burgess AU
  • BSP-MBB Madison Bumgarner AU
  • BSP-MC Mike Carp
  • BSP-MCA Mitch Canham AU
  • BSP-MD Mike Daniel AU
  • BSP-MDE Mike Devaney
  • BSP-MDO Matt Dominguez AU
  • BSP-MH Mark Hamilton
  • BSP-MIM Michael Main AU
  • BSP-MLP Matt LaPorta AU
  • BSP-MM Matt McBride AU
  • BSP-MM Michael Madsen AU JSY
  • BSP-MMG Matt Mangini AU
  • BSP-MP Mike Parisi AU
  • BSP-MS Michael Saunders
  • BSP-MY Matt Young
  • BSP-NH Nick Hagadone AU
  • BSP-NN Nick Noonan AU
  • BSP-NS Nick Schmidt AU
  • BSP-OS Ole Sheldon
  • BSP-PB Pedro Beato AU JSY
  • BSP-PK Peter Kozma AU
  • BSP-RD Ross Detwiler AU
  • BSP-RM Ryan Mount AU
  • BSP-RT Rich Thompson
  • BSP-SF Sam Fuld
  • BSP-SP Steve Pearce AU JSY
  • BSP-TA Tim Alderson AU
  • BSP-TF Thomas Fairchild
  • BSP-TF Todd Frazier AU
  • BSP-TM Thomas Manzella AU
  • BSP-TS Travis Snider AU
  • BSP-TW Ty Weeden AU
  • BSP-VB Vic Buttler
  • BSP-VS Vasili Spanos
  • BSP-WF Wendall Fairley AU
  • BSP-WT Wade Townsend AU
  • BSP-ZM Zach McAllister

A-Rod Road to 500

See 2007 Topps A-Rod Road to 500.

Autographs

Dual Autographs

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Dual Autographs are exclusive to the one-per-box box topper pack. Each is serial-numbered to 275 copies and all ten are available in the following Refractor parallels.

  • Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
  • Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
  • Red Refractor (one-of-one)
  • BSDA-BV Jay Bruce / Joey Votto
  • BSDA-CH Chin-Lung Hu / Shin Soo Choo
  • BSDA-GM Deolis Guerra / Fernando Martinez
  • BSDA-HC Joba Chamberlain / Phil Hughes
  • BSDA-HP Luke Hochevar / David Price
  • BSDA-LC Carl Crawford / Evan Longoria
  • BSDA-MM John Maine / Lastings Milledge
  • BSDA-PB Hunter Pence / Ryan Braun
  • BSDA-PP Jeremy Papelbon / Josh Papelbon
  • BSDA-PS Felix Pie / Jeff Samardzija