2011 Bowman Sterling

Description

2011 Bowman Sterling, a 50-card set, was released on December 20th, 2011. Each five-card pack will yield one base card, one MLB Future Stars "insert," two autographs and a Relic.

Distribution

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

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	50	-	1:1
Refractors	50	199	1:8
Gold Refractor	50	50	1:31
Black Refractor	50	25	1:61
Purple Refractor	50	10	1:152
Red Refractor	50	one-of-one	1:1509
Canary Diamond Refractor	50	one-of-one	1:1509
Printing Plates	50	four-for-each	?
Prospects	50	-	1:1
Prospects Refractors	50	199	1:8
Prospects Gold Refractor	50	50	1:31
Prospects Black Refractor	50	25	1:61
Prospects Purple Refractor	50	10	1:152
Prospects Red Refractor	50	one-of-one	1:1509
Prospects Canary Diamond Refractor	50	one-of-one	1:1509
Prospects Printing Plates	50	four-for-each	?
Rookie Relics	29	-	1:18
Rookie Dual Relic X-Fractors	17	199	1:126
Rookie Triple Relic Gold Refractors	17	50	1:126
Rookie Relic Autograph Black Refractors	15	25	1:202
Rookie Relic Autograph Purple Refractors	15	10	1:507
Rookie Relic Autograph Red Refractors	15	one-of-one	1:4828
USA Baseball Relics	22	-	?
USA Baseball Dual Relic X-Fractors	22	199	1:18
USA Baseball Triple Relic Gold Refractors	22	50	1:69
USA Baseball Relic Autograph Black Refractors	22	25	1:138
USA Baseball Relic Autograph Purple Refractors	22	10	1:345
USA Baseball Relic Autograph Red Refractors	22	one-of-one	1:3450
Dual Relics	34	196	one-per-box*
Dual Relics Refractors	34	99	1:4/boxes*
Dual Relics Gold Refractors	34	50	1:8/boxes*
Dual Relics Black Refractors	34	25	1:15/boxes*
Dual Relics Purple Refractors	34	10	1:38/boxes*
Dual Relics Red Refractor	34	one-of-one	1:365/boxes*
Rookie Autographs	22	-	?
Rookie Autographs Refractors	23	199	1:6
Stephen Strasburg Rookie Autograph Refractor	1	25	1:3018
Rookie Autographs Gold Refractors	23	50	1:21
Rookie Autographs Black Refractors	23	25	1:42
Rookie Autographs Purple Refractors	23	10	1:104
Rookie Autographs Red Refractors	23	one-of-one	1:1035
Rookie Autographs Canary Diamond Refractors	23	one-of-one	1:1035
Rookie Autographs Printing Plates	23	four for each	1:260
Prospect Autographs	49	-	1:20
Prospect Autographs Refractors	50	199	1:6
Prospect Autographs Gold Refractors	50	50	1:21
Prospect Autographs Black Refractors	50	25	1:42
Prospect Autographs Purple Refractors	50	10	1:104
Prospect Autographs Red Refractors	50	one-of-one	1:1035
Prospect Autographs Canary Diamond Refractors	50	one-of-one	1:1035
Prospect Autographs Printing Plates	50	four for each	1:260
Dual Autographs	27	299 or 225	1:10
Dual Autographs Refractor	27	99	1:29
Dual Autographs Gold Refractor	27	50	1:57
Dual Autographs Black Refractor	27	25	1:112
Dual Autographs Purple Refractor	27	10	1:281
Dual Autographs Red Refractor	27	one-of-one	1:2785
Dual Autographs Canary Diamond Refractor	27	one-of-one	1:2785
Dual Autographs Printing Plates	27	four for each	1:703

* Dual Relics are exclusive to the Box Topper pack.

Checklist

Base Set

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Parallels

All 50 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
• Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
• Red Refractor (one-of-one)
• Canary Diamond Refractor (one-of-one)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

Inserts

Prospects

All 50 Prospects are available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
• Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
• Red Refractor (one-of-one)
• Canary Diamond Refractor (one-of-one)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2011) AND (setname = 'Bowman Sterling Prospects'); </sql2wiki>

Game-Used

Rookie Relics

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Dual Relic X-Fractors

Each Rookie Dual Relic X-Fractor is serial-numbered to 199 copies.

NOTES:

• Cards #EH and #MM are serial-numbered to 25 copies.
• 12 cards that have "base" Rookie Relics, do not appear in the X-Fractor (or any other Refractor) parallel.
• Card #BR only appears in the Dual Relic X-Fractor set.

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2011) AND (setname = 'Bowman Sterling Rookie Dual Relic X-Fractors'); </sql2wiki>

Triple Relic Gold Refractors

Each Rookie Triple Relic Gold Refractor is serial-numbered to 50 copies.

NOTES:

• Cards #EH and #MM are serial-numbered to ten.
• This is the only parallel card #CS appears in.

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Relic Autograph Black Refractor

Each Rookie Relic Autograph Black Refractor is serial-numbered to 25 copies with the same 15 cards also available in the following parallels.

• Relic Autograph Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
• Relic Autograph Red Refractor (one-of-one)

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2011) AND (setname = 'Bowman Sterling Rookie Autograph Relic Black Refractors'); </sql2wiki>

USA Baseball Relics

Each USA Baseball Relic is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Dual Relic X-Fractors (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
• Triple Relic Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Relic Autograph Black Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Relic Autograph Purple Refractors (serial-numbered to ten)
• Relic Autograph Red Refractors (one-of-one)

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2011) AND (setname = 'Bowman Sterling USA Relics'); </sql2wiki>

Dual Relics

Dual Relics are exclusive to the one-per Hobby box Box Topper pack and serial-numbered to 196 copies. Each is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractors (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
• Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Black Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Purple Refractors (serial-numbered to ten)
• Red Refractors (one-of-one)

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2011) AND (setname = 'Bowman Sterling Dual Relics'); </sql2wiki>

Autographs

Rookie Autographs

Each Rookie Autograph is available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractors (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
• Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Black Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Purple Refractors (serial-numbered to ten)
• Red Refractors (one-of-one)
• Canary Diamond Refractors (one-of-one)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

NOTES:

• Mike Trout (card #19) did not sign any base cards and only signed 109 Refractors. He signed all other "colored" Refractors.
• Stephen Strasburg (card #SS1) did not sign any base cards signed only 25 Refractors. He did not sign any "colored" Refractors.

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2011) AND (setname = 'Bowman Sterling Rookie Autograph Refractors') ORDER BY num +0 ASC; </sql2wiki>

Prospect Autographs

Each Prospect Autograph is available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractors (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
• Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Black Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Purple Refractors (serial-numbered to ten)
• Red Refractors (one-of-one)
• Canary Diamond Refractors (one-of-one)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

NOTE: Bryce Harper (card #BH) did not sign any base cards and signed only 109 Refractors. He signed all other "colored" Refractors.

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2011) AND (setname = 'Bowman Sterling Prospects Autographs Refractors') ORDER BY num ASC; </sql2wiki>

Dual Autographs

Each Dual Autograph is serial-numbered to either 225 or 299 copies available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractors (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
• Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Black Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Purple Refractors (serial-numbered to ten)
• Red Refractors (one-of-one)
• Canary Diamond Refractors (one-of-one)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

NOTE: The seven cards numbered to 225 are rookies, the remaining 20 cards numbered to 299 are of USA Baseball players.

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2011) AND (setname = 'Bowman Sterling Dual Autographs'); </sql2wiki>

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