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=Description=
=Description=
2001 Donruss Classics is a 198-card set.  It is best known for being one of the first products that successfully combined current players and rookies with retired Hall of Famers, and its "Minibox" packaging.
Each 18-pack Hobby box came packaged as two, nine-pack miniboxes.  Each minibox should yield two serial-numbered base cards, one game-used memorabilia card, and either a second memorabilia card or an autograph.
The base set consists of a 100 card short set, 50 Rookies each serial-numbered to 585 copies, and 48 Legends all numbered to 1755.  Cards #162 (Sandy Koufax) and #185 (Robin Roberts) were supposed to be removed from the final product due to licensing issues (Upper Deck had signed Koufax to an exclusive contract), but some Koufax and Roberts cards did make their way into packs.  The set is considered complete without either.


=Distribution=
=Distribution=
The cards were distributed in both hobby and retail outlets. Hobby boxes came 6 cards per pack and 18 packs per box. Retail boxes were 3 cards per pack and were 8 packs per blister box.  
 
* Hobby: Two nine-pack miniboxes per box, 6 cards per pack (MSRP: $11.99). 
 
* Retail Blasters: Eight packs per box (MSRP: $19.99), three cards per pack.


=Reviews=
=Reviews=
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|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||?||-||?||?
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||198||-||?||?
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|short set||100||-||6:1|||3:1
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|Rookies||50||585||1:18||?
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|Legends||48||1755||1:6||?
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|Timeless Tributes||198||100||?||?
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|Benchmarks||25||-||1:18||1:72
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|Stadium Stars||25||-||1:18||1:72
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|Legendary Lumberjacks||50||-||1:18||1:72
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|Timeless Treasures||5||-||1:420||1:1680
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|Combos Singles||30||100||?||?
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|Combos Doubles||15||50||?||?
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|Significant Signatures||83||-||1:18||?
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|Benchmarks Autographs||9||25||?||?
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|Stadium Stars Autographs||8||25||?||?
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|Legendary Lumberjacks Autographed||26||25||?||?
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==Base Set==
==Base Set==
The base set is a 198 card set. The first 100 cards are veteran major league baseball players.


==Short Printss==
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The base set is a 198 card set. The first 100 cards are veteran major league baseball players. Cards 101-200 were short printed. Cards 101-150 (Rookies) are serial numbered to 585. Cards 151-198 (Legends) are serial numbered to 1755.
 
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===Rookies===
 
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Each Rookie is serial-numbered to 585 copies.
 
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2001) AND (setname = 'Donruss Classics') AND (num BETWEEN 101 AND 150);
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===Legends===
 
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Each Legend is serial-numbered to 1755 copies.


'''NOTES:'''


* It is currently believed that card #162 does not exist.
* According to this [http://collectorempire.com/2012/03/17/2001-donruss-classics-robin-roberts-185/ blog entry], card #185 of Robin Roberts does exist, however they are rare as they were pulled from production due to a licensing issue.
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==Parallels==
==Parallels==


The main parallel set is called Timeless Tributes. It parallels the entire 198 card set and each card is serial numbered to 100 copies. The cards were randomly inserted into all packs. It is currently believed that no copies of Timeless Tributes exist for #162 and #185.  
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===Significant Signatures===
The main parallel set is called Timeless Tributes. It parallels the entire 198 card set and each card is serial numbered to 100 copies. The cards were randomly inserted into all packs. It is currently believed that no copies of Timeless Tributes exist for #162 and #185.
The other parallel set for 2001 Donruss Classics was the Significant Signatures set. 83 of the cards numbered 101-200 are paralleled in this set. The stated odds were 1:18 packs or 1 per hobby box. Cards numbered 101-150 have sticker autographs while cards numbered 151-200 are hand signed. A very large number of these cards were inserted as exchange cards. Redemptions for #162 Sandy Koufax were switched for a card of Nolan Ryan in an Astros uniform after no agreement could be reached with Koufax. Similarly Ron Santo was substituted for #185 Robin Roberts.  
 
===Chicago Collection===


==Inserts==
Collectors who opened a sealed box of 2001 Donruss Classics at Donruss-Playoff's corporate booth at the March, 2002 Chicago Sun-Times cardshow would receive a "Chicago Collection" parallel. Chicago Collection parallels the 100 card short set, which each card serial-numbered to five and having a unique foil stamp.


==Autographs & Game-Used==
==Autographs & Game-Used==
2001 Donruss Classics hobby boxes were among the most prolific boxes in terms of game used insert cards of any baseball card set up until that point with at least 3 game used cards and 1 autographed card per 18 pack hobby box. Many of the high end inserts were issued as exchange cards that could be redeemed until September 10, 2003.  
2001 Donruss Classics hobby boxes were among the most prolific boxes in terms of game used insert cards of any baseball card set up until that point with at least 3 game used cards and 1 autographed card per 18 pack hobby box. Many of the high end inserts were issued as exchange cards that could be redeemed until September 10, 2003.  


===Benchmarks===
===Benchmarks===
The 24-card set was inserted 1:18 hobby and 1:72 retail packs. Each card features a wood chip from a dugout bench from a major league stadium. BM-11 Willie Stargell, BM-19, and BM-24 Hank Aaron were all packed out as exchange cards. Both BM-11 and BM-24 are very rare but it is believed that card BM-19 does not exist. The set was also partially paralleled with 9 autographed cards. The autographs were all packed out as exchange cards and a total of 25 sets were printed (according to Donruss).


===Combos===
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The 24-card set was inserted 1:18 hobby and 1:72 retail packs. Each card features a piece of a dugout bench from the recently-demolished Three Rivers Stadium.
 
'''NOTE:''' Cards BM-11, BM-19, and BM-24 all packed out as exchange cards which expired September 10th, 2003. Both BM-11 (Willie Stargell) and BM-24 (Hank Aaron) are very rare but it is believed that card BM-19 -- rumored to have been Sandy Koufax -- does not exist.
 
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====Autographs====
 
Each Benchmarks Autographs packed out as redemptions which expired September 10th, 2003.  All cards are serial-numbered to 25 copies.
 
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===Legendary Lumberjacks===
===Legendary Lumberjacks===
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These game used bat cards were inserted into 2001 Donruss Classics at a rate of 1:18 Hobby packs and 1:72 retail packs. None of the cards are serial numbered, however Donruss did release print runs for the cards that were short printed. Additionally some of the cards were available only as exchange cards and are noted as such in the checklist below.  
These game used bat cards were inserted into 2001 Donruss Classics at a rate of 1:18 Hobby packs and 1:72 retail packs. None of the cards are serial numbered, however Donruss did release print runs for the cards that were short printed. Additionally some of the cards were available only as exchange cards and are noted as such in the checklist below.  


This set features some of the first game used memorabilia pieces of Hack Wilson, Rogers Hornsby, Nellie Fox, Jimmie Foxx, Ty Cobb and Lou Gehrig. Overall the checklist of players is fairly extensive (39 of the 50 players are in the Hall of Fame) but with the low print runs of the Gehrig and Ruth cards along with the fact that several of the cards were only available as exchange cards, completing this set can be quite challenging.  
This set features some of the first game used memorabilia pieces of Hack Wilson, Rogers Hornsby, Nellie Fox, Jimmie Foxx, Ty Cobb and Lou Gehrig. Overall the checklist of players is fairly extensive (39 of the 50 players are in the Hall of Fame) but with the low print runs of the Gehrig and Ruth cards along with the fact that several of the cards were only available as exchange cards, completing this set can be quite challenging.  


It should also be noted that some of the short printed cards do not carry a price in the Beckett OPG, typically these are the least rare of the short prints (Ripken, Mathews, etc). They typically sell for $10-$20.
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====Autographs====


====Price Report====
Each Legendary Lumberjacks Autograph packed out as a redemption which expired September 10th, 2003. All cards are serial-numbered to 25 copies.
*May 2009 (from eBay)
**Babe Ruth card - $165.00
**George Brett - $6.00
**Mike Schmidt - $6.00
**Duke Snider - $10.00
**Ralph Kiner - $7.50
**Barry Bonds - $13.00 (did not sell)


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===Stadium Stars===
===Stadium Stars===
The 24-card set was inserted 1:18 hobby and 1:72 retail packs. Each card features a wood chip from a dugout bench from a major league stadium. Overall, the set is very similar to the Benchmarks set, just with a slightly different checklist and smaller wood chip swatches. The Honus Wagner card SS-16 was inserted as an exchange card. 8 of the cards were also paralleled with an autographed version that were inserted as exchange cards only. 25 of each autographed card was produced according to Donruss.


====Price Report====
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*May 2009
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**Reggie Jackson $13.00
 
**Ken Griffey Jr. $13.00
The 24-card set was inserted 1:18 hobby and 1:72 retail packs. Each card features a piece of a seat from a demolished stadium the player once played in. Overall, the set is very similar to the Benchmarks set, just with a slightly different checklist and smaller wood chip swatches.  
**Lou Gehrig - $22.50
 
'''NOTE:''' The Honus Wagner card SS-16 was inserted as an exchange card which expired September 10th, 2003.  
 
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====Autographs====


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Each Stadium Stars Autograph packed out as a redemption which expired September 10th, 2003. All cards are serial-numbered to 25 copies.
|style="text-align:center" width="10%" bgcolor="red"|'''Number'''
|style="text-align:center" width="20%" bgcolor="red"|'''Player'''
|style="text-align:center" width="10%" bgcolor="red"|'''Team'''
|style="text-align:center" width="10%" bgcolor="red"|'''EXCH'''
|style="text-align:center" width="10%" bgcolor="red"|'''AU'''
|-
|SS1 ||[[Babe Ruth]] ||Yankees ||SP||
|-
|SS2 ||[[Cal Ripken]] ||Orioles  ||  ||
|-
|SS3 ||[[Brooks Robinson]]||Orioles ||  ||AU
|-
|SS4 ||[[Tony Gwynn]] ||Padres ||SP||
|-
|SS5 ||[[Ty Cobb]] ||Tigers  ||  ||
|-
|SS6 ||[[Vladimir Guerrero]]||Expos ||SP||AU
|-
|SS7 ||[[Lou Gehrig]]  ||Yankees ||SP||
|-
|SS8 ||[[Nomar Garciaparra]] ||Red Sox ||  ||
|-
|SS9 ||[[Sammy Sosa]]  ||Cubs ||SP ||
|-
|SS10 ||[[Reggie Jackson]] ||Yankees ||SP ||AU
|-
|SS11 ||[[Alex Rodriguez]]||Rangers ||  ||AU
|-
|SS12 ||[[Derek Jeter]] ||Yankees  ||  ||
|-
|SS13 ||[[Willie McCovey]] ||Giants ||SP||AU
|-
|SS14 ||[[Mark McGwire]] ||Cardinals ||  ||
|-
|SS15 ||[[Chipper Jones]] ||Braves ||  ||
|-
|SS16 ||[[Honus Wagner]] ||Pirates  ||  ||
|-
|SS17 ||[[Ken Griffey Jr]]. ||Mariners ||  ||
|-
|SS18 ||[[Frank Robinson]] ||Orioles ||  ||AU
|-
|SS19 ||[[Barry Bonds]]  ||Giants ||SP||
|-
|SS20 ||[[Yogi Berra]]  ||Yankees ||SP ||AU
|-
|SS21 ||[[Mike Piazza]] ||Mariners ||SP||
|-
|SS22 ||[[Roger Clemens]] ||Yankees ||  ||
|-
|SS23 ||[[Duke Snider]] ||Dodgers ||SP ||AU
|-
|SS24 ||[[Frank Thomas]] ||White Sox  ||  ||
|-
|SS25 ||[[Andruw Jones]] ||Braves  ||  ||
|}


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===Timeless Treasures===
===Timeless Treasures===


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Each Timeless Treasures card features a piece of game-used memorabilia that is dated to a specific game the player participated in. 
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===Combos===
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Each single-player Combo card is serial-numbered to 100 copies; while dual-player Combos are numbered to 50.
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====Autograph====
Each Combos Autograph packed out as a redemption which expired September 10th, 2003.  All single-player cards are serial-numbered to fifteen copies; while dual-player cards were numbered to ten.
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===Significant Signatures===
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83 of the short-printed base cards are paralleled in this set. The stated odds were 1:18 packs or approximately 1 per hobby box. Cards numbered 101-150 have sticker autographs while cards numbered 151-200 are hand signed. A very large number of these cards were inserted as exchange cards which expired September 10th, 2003.
'''NOTES:'''
* Although these cards have the familiar "BANG" graphic on the reverse side, none of these cards are serial-numbered.
* Redemptions for #162 Sandy Koufax were switched for a card of Nolan Ryan in an Astros uniform after no agreement could be reached with Koufax. 
* Similarly Ron Santo was substituted for #185 Robin Roberts.


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Latest revision as of 16:19, 16 October 2018


Description

2001 Donruss Classics is a 198-card set. It is best known for being one of the first products that successfully combined current players and rookies with retired Hall of Famers, and its "Minibox" packaging.

Each 18-pack Hobby box came packaged as two, nine-pack miniboxes. Each minibox should yield two serial-numbered base cards, one game-used memorabilia card, and either a second memorabilia card or an autograph.

The base set consists of a 100 card short set, 50 Rookies each serial-numbered to 585 copies, and 48 Legends all numbered to 1755. Cards #162 (Sandy Koufax) and #185 (Robin Roberts) were supposed to be removed from the final product due to licensing issues (Upper Deck had signed Koufax to an exclusive contract), but some Koufax and Roberts cards did make their way into packs. The set is considered complete without either.

Distribution

  • Hobby: Two nine-pack miniboxes per box, 6 cards per pack (MSRP: $11.99).
  • Retail Blasters: Eight packs per box (MSRP: $19.99), three cards per pack.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 198 - ? ?
short set 100 - 6:1 3:1
Rookies 50 585 1:18 ?
Legends 48 1755 1:6 ?
Timeless Tributes 198 100 ? ?
Benchmarks 25 - 1:18 1:72
Stadium Stars 25 - 1:18 1:72
Legendary Lumberjacks 50 - 1:18 1:72
Timeless Treasures 5 - 1:420 1:1680
Combos Singles 30 100 ? ?
Combos Doubles 15 50 ? ?
Significant Signatures 83 - 1:18 ?
Benchmarks Autographs 9 25 ? ?
Stadium Stars Autographs 8 25 ? ?
Legendary Lumberjacks Autographed 26 25 ? ?

Checklist

Base Set

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The base set is a 198 card set. The first 100 cards are veteran major league baseball players. Cards 101-200 were short printed. Cards 101-150 (Rookies) are serial numbered to 585. Cards 151-198 (Legends) are serial numbered to 1755.

  • 1 Alex Rodriguez
  • 2 Barry Bonds
  • 3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 4 Chipper Jones
  • 5 Derek Jeter
  • 6 Troy Glaus
  • 7 Frank Thomas
  • 8 Greg Maddux
  • 9 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 10 Jeff Bagwell
  • 11 Cliff Floyd
  • 12 Todd Helton
  • 13 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 14 Manny Ramirez
  • 15 Mark McGwire
  • 16 Mike Piazza
  • 17 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 18 Pedro Martinez
  • 19 Randy Johnson
  • 20 Rick Ankiel
  • 21 Rickey Henderson
  • 22 Roger Clemens
  • 23 Sammy Sosa
  • 24 Tony Gwynn
  • 25 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 26 Kazuhiro Sasaki
  • 27 Roberto Alomar
  • 28 Barry Zito
  • 29 Pat Burrell
  • 30 Harold Baines
  • 31 Carlos Delgado
  • 32 J.D. Drew
  • 33 Jim Edmonds
  • 34 Darin Erstad
  • 35 Jason Giambi
  • 36 Tom Glavine
  • 37 Juan Gonzalez
  • 38 Mark Grace
  • 39 Shawn Green
  • 40 Tim Hudson
  • 41 Andruw Jones
  • 42 Jeff Kent
  • 43 Barry Larkin
  • 44 Rafael Furcal
  • 45 Mike Mussina
  • 46 Hideo Nomo
  • 47 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 48 Scott Rolen
  • 49 Gary Sheffield
  • 50 Bernie Williams
  • 51 Bob Abreu
  • 52 Edgardo Alfonzo
  • 53 Edgar Martinez
  • 54 Magglio Ordonez
  • 55 Kerry Wood
  • 56 Adrian Beltre
  • 57 Lance Berkman
  • 58 Kevin Brown
  • 59 Sean Casey
  • 60 Eric Chavez
  • 61 Bartolo Colon
  • 62 Johnny Damon
  • 63 Jermaine Dye
  • 64 Juan Encarnacion
  • 65 Carl Everett
  • 66 Brian Giles
  • 67 Mike Hampton
  • 68 Richard Hidalgo
  • 69 Geoff Jenkins
  • 70 Jacque Jones
  • 71 Jason Kendall
  • 72 Ryan Klesko
  • 73 Chan Ho Park
  • 74 Richie Sexson
  • 75 Mike Sweeney
  • 76 Fernando Tatis
  • 77 Miguel Tejada
  • 78 Jose Vidro
  • 79 Larry Walker
  • 80 Preston Wilson
  • 81 Craig Biggio
  • 82 Fred McGriff
  • 83 Jim Thome
  • 84 Garret Anderson
  • 85 Russell Branyan
  • 86 Tony Batista
  • 87 Terrence Long
  • 88 Brad Fullmer
  • 89 Rusty Greer
  • 90 Orlando Hernandez
  • 91 Gabe Kapler
  • 92 Paul Konerko
  • 93 Carlos Lee
  • 94 Kenny Lofton
  • 95 Raul Mondesi
  • 96 Jorge Posada
  • 97 Tim Salmon
  • 98 Greg Vaughn
  • 99 Mo Vaughn
  • 100 Omar Vizquel

Rookies

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Each Rookie is serial-numbered to 585 copies.

  • 101 Aubrey Huff
  • 102 Jimmy Rollins
  • 103 Cory Aldridge RC
  • 104 Wilmy Caceres RC*
  • 105 Josh Beckett
  • 106 Wilson Betemit RC
  • 107 Timo Perez
  • 108 Albert Pujols RC
  • 109 Bud Smith RC
  • 110 Jack Wilson RC
  • 111 Alex Escobar
  • 112 Johnny Estrada RC
  • 113 Pedro Feliz
  • 114 Nate Frese RC*
  • 115 Carlos Garcia RC*
  • 116 Brandon Larson RC
  • 117 Alexis Gomez RC
  • 118 Jason Hart
  • 119 Adam Dunn
  • 120 Marcus Giles
  • 121 Christian Parker RC
  • 122 Jackson Melian RC*
  • 123 Endy Chavez RC
  • 124 Adrian Hernandez RC
  • 125 Joe Kennedy RC
  • 126 Jose Mieses RC*
  • 127 C.C. Sabathia
  • 128 Eric Munson
  • 129 Xavier Nady
  • 130 Horacio Ramirez RC
  • 131 Abraham Nunez
  • 132 Jose Ortiz
  • 133 Jeremy Owens RC*
  • 134 Claudio Vargas RC
  • 135 Corey Patterson
  • 136 Andres Torres RC
  • 137 Ben Sheets
  • 138 Joe Crede
  • 139 Adam Pettyjohn RC
  • 140 Elpidio Guzman RC*
  • 141 Jay Gibbons RC
  • 142 Wilkin Ruan RC
  • 143 Tsuyoshi Shinjo RC
  • 144 Alfonso Soriano
  • 145 Nick Johnson
  • 146 Ichiro Suzuki RC
  • 147 Juan Uribe RC
  • 148 Jack Cust
  • 149 Carlos Valderrama RC
  • 150 Matt White RC*

Legends

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Each Legend is serial-numbered to 1755 copies.

NOTES:

  • It is currently believed that card #162 does not exist.
  • According to this blog entry, card #185 of Robin Roberts does exist, however they are rare as they were pulled from production due to a licensing issue.
  • 151 Hank Aaron
  • 152 Ernie Banks
  • 153 Johnny Bench
  • 154 George Brett
  • 155 Lou Brock
  • 156 Rod Carew
  • 157 Steve Carlton
  • 158 Bob Feller
  • 159 Bob Gibson
  • 160 Reggie Jackson
  • 161 Al Kaline
  • 162 Sandy Koufax
  • 163 Don Mattingly
  • 164 Willie Mays
  • 165 Willie McCovey
  • 166 Joe Morgan
  • 167 Stan Musial
  • 168 Jim Palmer
  • 169 Brooks Robinson
  • 170 Frank Robinson
  • 171 Nolan Ryan
  • 172 Mike Schmidt
  • 173 Tom Seaver
  • 174 Warren Spahn
  • 175 Robin Yount
  • 176 Wade Boggs
  • 177 Ty Cobb
  • 178 Lou Gehrig
  • 179 Luis Aparicio
  • 180 Babe Ruth
  • 181 Ryne Sandberg
  • 182 Yogi Berra
  • 183 Roberto Clemente
  • 184 Eddie Murray
  • 185 Robin Roberts
  • 186 Duke Snider
  • 187 Orlando Cepeda
  • 188 Billy Williams
  • 189 Juan Marichal
  • 190 Harmon Killebrew
  • 191 Kirby Puckett
  • 192 Carlton Fisk
  • 193 Dave Winfield
  • 194 Whitey Ford
  • 195 Paul Molitor
  • 196 Tony Perez
  • 197 Ozzie Smith
  • 198 Ralph Kiner
  • 199 Fergie Jenkins
  • 200 Phil Rizzuto

Parallels

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The main parallel set is called Timeless Tributes. It parallels the entire 198 card set and each card is serial numbered to 100 copies. The cards were randomly inserted into all packs. It is currently believed that no copies of Timeless Tributes exist for #162 and #185.

Chicago Collection

Collectors who opened a sealed box of 2001 Donruss Classics at Donruss-Playoff's corporate booth at the March, 2002 Chicago Sun-Times cardshow would receive a "Chicago Collection" parallel. Chicago Collection parallels the 100 card short set, which each card serial-numbered to five and having a unique foil stamp.

Autographs & Game-Used

2001 Donruss Classics hobby boxes were among the most prolific boxes in terms of game used insert cards of any baseball card set up until that point with at least 3 game used cards and 1 autographed card per 18 pack hobby box. Many of the high end inserts were issued as exchange cards that could be redeemed until September 10, 2003.

Benchmarks

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The 24-card set was inserted 1:18 hobby and 1:72 retail packs. Each card features a piece of a dugout bench from the recently-demolished Three Rivers Stadium.

NOTE: Cards BM-11, BM-19, and BM-24 all packed out as exchange cards which expired September 10th, 2003. Both BM-11 (Willie Stargell) and BM-24 (Hank Aaron) are very rare but it is believed that card BM-19 -- rumored to have been Sandy Koufax -- does not exist.

  • BM1 Todd Helton
  • BM2 Roberto Clemente
  • BM3 Mark McGwire
  • BM4 Barry Bonds
  • BM5 Bob Gibson
  • BM6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • BM7 Frank Robinson
  • BM8 Greg Maddux
  • BM9 Reggie Jackson
  • BM10 Sammy Sosa
  • BM11 Willie Stargell
  • BM12 Vladimir Guerrero
  • BM13 Johnny Bench
  • BM14 Tony Gwynn
  • BM15 Mike Schmidt
  • BM16 Ivan Rodriguez
  • BM17 Jeff Bagwell
  • BM18 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • BM19
  • BM20 Kirby Puckett
  • BM21 Frank Thomas
  • BM22 Joe Morgan
  • BM23 Mike Piazza
  • BM24 Hank Aaron
  • BM25 Andruw Jones

Autographs

Each Benchmarks Autographs packed out as redemptions which expired September 10th, 2003. All cards are serial-numbered to 25 copies.

  • BM5 Bob Gibson
  • BM7 Frank Robinson
  • BM9 Reggie Jackson
  • BM12 Vladimir Guerrero
  • BM13 Johnny Bench
  • BM15 Mike Schmidt
  • BM20 Kirby Puckett
  • BM22 Joe Morgan
  • BM25 Andruw Jones

Legendary Lumberjacks

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These game used bat cards were inserted into 2001 Donruss Classics at a rate of 1:18 Hobby packs and 1:72 retail packs. None of the cards are serial numbered, however Donruss did release print runs for the cards that were short printed. Additionally some of the cards were available only as exchange cards and are noted as such in the checklist below.

This set features some of the first game used memorabilia pieces of Hack Wilson, Rogers Hornsby, Nellie Fox, Jimmie Foxx, Ty Cobb and Lou Gehrig. Overall the checklist of players is fairly extensive (39 of the 50 players are in the Hall of Fame) but with the low print runs of the Gehrig and Ruth cards along with the fact that several of the cards were only available as exchange cards, completing this set can be quite challenging.

  • LL1 Hack Wilson
  • LL2 Chipper Jones
  • LL3 Roger Hornsby
  • LL4 Nellie Fox
  • LL5 Ivan Rodriguez
  • LL6 Jimmy Foxx
  • LL7 Hank Aaron
  • LL8 Yogi Berra
  • LL9 Ernie Banks
  • LL10 George Brett
  • LL11 Ty Cobb
  • LL12 Roberto Clemente
  • LL13 Carlton Fisk
  • LL14 Reggie Jackson
  • LL15 Al Kaline
  • LL16 Harmon Killebrew
  • LL17 Ralph Kiner
  • LL18 Roger Maris
  • LL19 Eddie Mathews
  • LL20 Ted Williams
  • LL21 Willie McCovey
  • LL22 Eddie Murray
  • LL23 Joe Morgan
  • LL24 Frank Robinson
  • LL25 Tony Perez
  • LL26 Mike Schmidt
  • LL27 Ryne Sandberg
  • LL28 Duke Snider
  • LL29 Willie Stargell
  • LL30 Billy Williams
  • LL31 Dave Winfield
  • LL32 Robin Yount
  • LL33 Barry Bonds
  • LL34 Stan Musial
  • LL35 Johnny Bench
  • LL36 Orlando Cepeda
  • LL37 Todd Helton
  • LL38 Frank Thomas
  • LL39 Juan Gonzalez
  • LL40 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • LL41 Rafael Palmeiro
  • LL42 Troy Glaus
  • LL43 Vladimir Guerrero
  • LL44 Paul Molitor
  • LL45 Tony Gwynn
  • LL46 Rod Carew
  • LL47 Lou Brock
  • LL48 Wade Boggs
  • LL49 Babe Ruth
  • LL50 Lou Gehrig

Autographs

Each Legendary Lumberjacks Autograph packed out as a redemption which expired September 10th, 2003. All cards are serial-numbered to 25 copies.

  • LL7 Hank Aaron
  • LL8 Yogi Berra
  • LL9 Ernie Banks
  • LL10 George Brett
  • LL13 Carlton Fisk
  • LL14 Reggie Jackson
  • LL15 Al Kaline
  • LL16 Harmon Killebrew
  • LL17 Ralph Kiner
  • LL21 Willie McCovey
  • LL22 Eddie Murray
  • LL23 Joe Morgan
  • LL24 Frank Robinson
  • LL25 Tony Perez
  • LL26 Mike Schmidt
  • LL27 Ryne Sandberg
  • LL28 Duke Snider
  • LL30 Billy Williams
  • LL31 Dave Winfield
  • LL32 Robin Yount
  • LL34 Stan Musial
  • LL35 Johnny Bench
  • LL36 Orlando Cepeda
  • LL44 Paul Molitor
  • LL47 Lou Brock
  • LL48 Wade Boggs

Stadium Stars

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The 24-card set was inserted 1:18 hobby and 1:72 retail packs. Each card features a piece of a seat from a demolished stadium the player once played in. Overall, the set is very similar to the Benchmarks set, just with a slightly different checklist and smaller wood chip swatches.

NOTE: The Honus Wagner card SS-16 was inserted as an exchange card which expired September 10th, 2003.

  • SS1 Babe Ruth
  • SS2 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • SS3 Brooks Robinson
  • SS4 Tony Gwynn
  • SS5 Ty Cobb
  • SS6 Vladimir Guerrero
  • SS7 Lou Gehrig
  • SS8 Nomar Garciaparra
  • SS9 Sammy Sosa
  • SS10 Reggie Jackson
  • SS11 Alex Rodriguez
  • SS12 Derek Jeter
  • SS13 Willie McCovey
  • SS14 Mark McGwire
  • SS15 Chipper Jones
  • SS16 Honus Wagner
  • SS17 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • SS18 Frank Robinson
  • SS19 Barry Bonds
  • SS20 Yogi Berra
  • SS21 Mike Piazza
  • SS22 Roger Clemens
  • SS23 Duke Snider
  • SS24 Frank Thomas
  • SS25 Andruw Jones

Autographs

Each Stadium Stars Autograph packed out as a redemption which expired September 10th, 2003. All cards are serial-numbered to 25 copies.

  • SS3 Brooks Robinson
  • SS6 Vladimir Guerrero
  • SS10 Reggie Jackson
  • SS11 Alex Rodriguez
  • SS13 Willie McCovey
  • SS18 Frank Robinson
  • SS20 Yogi Berra
  • SS23 Duke Snider

Timeless Treasures

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Each Timeless Treasures card features a piece of game-used memorabilia that is dated to a specific game the player participated in.

  • TT1 Mark McGwire
  • TT2 Babe Ruth
  • TT3 Harmon Killebrew
  • TT4 Derek Jeter
  • TT5 Barry Bonds

Combos

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Each single-player Combo card is serial-numbered to 100 copies; while dual-player Combos are numbered to 50.

  • 1 Roberto Clemente
  • 2 Willie Stargell
  • 3 Babe Ruth
  • 4 Lou Gehrig
  • 5 Hank Aaron
  • 6 Eddie Mathews
  • 7 Johnny Bench
  • 8 Joe Morgan
  • 9 Robin Yount
  • 10 Paul Molitor
  • 11 Steve Carlton
  • 12 Mike Schmidt
  • 13 Stan Musial
  • 14 Lou Brock
  • 15 Yogi Berra
  • 16 Phil Rizzuto
  • 17 Ernie Banks
  • 18 Billy Williams
  • 19 Don Mattingly
  • 20 Wade Boggs
  • 21 Jackie Robinson
  • 22 Duke Snider
  • 23 Frank Robinson
  • 24 Brooks Robinson
  • 25 Orlando Cepeda
  • 26 Willie McCovey
  • 27 Ryne Sandberg
  • 28 Andre Dawson
  • 29 Harmon Killebrew
  • 30 Rod Carew
  • 31 Roberto Clemente / Willie Stargell
  • 32 Babe Ruth / Lou Gehrig
  • 33 Hank Aaron / Eddie Mathews
  • 34 Johnny Bench / Joe Morgan
  • 35 Robin Yount / Paul Molitor
  • 36 Steve Carlton / Mike Schmidt
  • 37 Stan Musial / Lou Brock
  • 38 Yogi Berra / Phil Rizzuto
  • 39 Ernie Banks / Bernie Williams
  • 40 Don Mattingly / Wade Boggs
  • 41 Jackie Robinson / Duke Snider
  • 42 Brooks Robinson / Frank Robinson
  • 43 Orlando Cepeda / Willie McCovey
  • 44 Andre Dawson / Ryne Sandberg
  • 45 Harmon Killebrew / Rod Carew

Autograph

Each Combos Autograph packed out as a redemption which expired September 10th, 2003. All single-player cards are serial-numbered to fifteen copies; while dual-player cards were numbered to ten.

  • CC11 Steve Carlton
  • CC12 Mike Schmidt
  • CC17 Ernie Banks
  • CC18 Billy Williams
  • CC23 Frank Robinson
  • CC24 Brooks Robinson
  • CC36 Steve Carlton / Mike Schmidt
  • CC39 Ernie Banks / Bernie Williams
  • CC40 Don Mattingly / Wade Boggs
  • CC42 Brooks Robinson / Frank Robinson

Significant Signatures

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83 of the short-printed base cards are paralleled in this set. The stated odds were 1:18 packs or approximately 1 per hobby box. Cards numbered 101-150 have sticker autographs while cards numbered 151-200 are hand signed. A very large number of these cards were inserted as exchange cards which expired September 10th, 2003.

NOTES:

  • Although these cards have the familiar "BANG" graphic on the reverse side, none of these cards are serial-numbered.
  • Redemptions for #162 Sandy Koufax were switched for a card of Nolan Ryan in an Astros uniform after no agreement could be reached with Koufax.
  • Similarly Ron Santo was substituted for #185 Robin Roberts.
  • 101 Aubrey Huff
  • 103 Cory Aldridge
  • 105 Josh Beckett
  • 106 Wilson Betemit
  • 107 Timo Perez
  • 108 Albert Pujols
  • 110 Jack Wilson
  • 111 Alex Escobar
  • 112 Johnny Estrada
  • 113 Pedro Feliz
  • 114 Nate Frese
  • 115 Carlos Garcia
  • 116 Brandon Larson
  • 118 Jason Hart
  • 119 Adam Dunn
  • 120 Marcus Giles
  • 121 Christian Parker
  • 126 Jose Mieses
  • 127 C.C. Sabathia
  • 129 Xavier Nady
  • 130 Horacio Ramirez
  • 131 Abraham Nunez
  • 132 Jose Ortiz
  • 133 Jeremy Owens
  • 134 Claudio Vargas
  • 135 Corey Patterson
  • 136 Andres Torres
  • 137 Ben Sheets
  • 138 Joe Crede
  • 139 Adam Pettyjohn
  • 140 Elpidio Guzman
  • 141 Jay Gibbons
  • 142 Wilkin Ruan
  • 144 Alfonso Soriano
  • 145 Nick Johnson
  • 147 Juan Uribe
  • 149 Carlos Valderrama
  • 151 Hank Aaron
  • 152 Ernie Banks
  • 153 Johnny Bench
  • 154 George Brett
  • 155 Lou Brock
  • 156 Rod Carew
  • 157 Steve Carlton
  • 158 Bob Feller
  • 159 Bob Gibson
  • 160 Reggie Jackson
  • 161 Al Kaline
  • 162 Nolan Ryan
  • 163 Don Mattingly
  • 164 Willie Mays
  • 165 Willie McCovey
  • 166 Joe Morgan
  • 167 Stan Musial
  • 168 Jim Palmer
  • 169 Brooks Robinson
  • 170 Frank Robinson
  • 171 Nolan Ryan
  • 172 Mike Schmidt
  • 173 Tom Seaver
  • 174 Warren Spahn
  • 175 Robin Yount
  • 176 Wade Boggs
  • 179 Luis Aparicio
  • 181 Ryne Sandberg
  • 182 Yogi Berra
  • 184 Eddie Murray
  • 185 Ron Santo
  • 186 Duke Snider
  • 187 Orlando Cepeda
  • 188 Billy Williams
  • 189 Juan Marichal
  • 190 Harmon Killebrew
  • 191 Kirby Puckett
  • 192 Carlton Fisk
  • 193 Dave Winfield
  • 194 Whitey Ford
  • 195 Paul Molitor
  • 196 Tony Perez
  • 197 Ozzie Smith
  • 198 Ralph Kiner
  • 199 Fergie Jenkins
  • 200 Phil Rizzuto
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