2001 Donruss Class Of 2001

Description

2001 Donruss Class of 2001 is a 301-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets in December, 2001. Designed to take advantage of the early-2000s bobblehead craze, each 24-pack Hobby box contains one such doll packed as a box topper. Each Hobby box will also contain (in packs) either an autograph or a game-used card and up to four serial-numbered rookies..

The last 201 cards in the base set are all short-printed and serial-numbered rookies and prospects -- containing many of the usual suspects that had gimmicked "rookies" in most other 2001 baseball products. The set erroneously has two cards sequentially-numbered 252. Therefore, while the set is numbered 1-300, it has 301 cards.

Because Class of 2001 was released in December 2001, Donruss-Playoff was able to include full 2001 season statistics on the back of each player's card. That, and the fact that Class of 2001 was released AFTER the first wave of 2002 baseball sets had been released (including 2002 Ultra and 2002 Topps Series One), caused some collectors question the legitimacy of Class of 2001 as a "2001" product. Since Class of 2001 was released in the 2001 calendar year and was issued before any of Donruss-Playoff's 2002 products, BCP and others continue to recognize Class of 2001 as a "2001" product for rookie card purposes.

Distribution

24 packs plus one bobblehead doll per box, three cards per pack (MSRP: $3.99). Hobby only.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	301	-	?
short set	100	-	?
Rookies	100	1875	1:8
Rookie Phenoms	101	625	1:24
First Class short set	100	100	?
First Class Rookies/Rookie Phenoms	201	50	?
Bobbleheads	20	2000	one-per-box
ROY Bobbleheads	2	1000	?
Aces	20	-	1:30
Rookie Team	15	-	1:83
Dominators	30	-	1:20
Yearbook	25	-	1:24
Rewards	10	-	1:212
Crusade/Rookie Crusade	50	300	?
Diamond Aces	19	varies	?
Rookie Team Materials	15	varies	?
Diamond Dominators	30	varies	?
Scrapbook	24	varies	?
Final Rewards	9	varies	?
First Class Autographs	53	varies	?
Rookie Autographs	109	varies	?
Crusade Autographs	39	varies	?

Checklist

Promos

Beckett Samples

Inside each February, 2002 issue of Beckett Baseball Card Monthly was a Class of 2001 promo. The checklist parallels the first 100 cards of the base set and each card has "SAMPLE" stamped in silver foil on the back. One in every ten issues had "SAMPLE" stamped in Gold foil.

Base Set

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Rookies

Each Rookie is serial-numbered to 1875 copies.

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Rookie Phenoms

Each Rookie Phenom is serial-numbered to 625 copies.

NOTE: There are two card #252s.

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Parallels

First Class

Each base card is available as a First Class parallel. The 100 short set cards are serial-numbered to 100 copies; while the 201 Rookies and Rookie Phenoms are numbered to 50.

Chicago Collection

Collectors who opened a sealed Donruss Class of 2001 box 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.

Inserts

Bobbleheads

Each sealed Hobby box came packaged with a Bobblehead doll and a corresponding trading card. While the dolls were not numbered, the trading cards they came with them are. Each card is serial-numbered to 2000 copies EXCEPT for #21 and #22 which were numbered to 1000.

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Aces

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Rookie Team

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Dominators

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Yearbook

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Rewards

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Crusade/Rookie Crusade

Each Crusade is serial-numbered to 300 copies. The last 25 cards make up a "Rookie Crusade" subset.

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Autographs & Game-Used

Diamond Aces

NOTES:

• All cards feature jersey swatches EXCEPT #A20 which has a hat.
• Card #A8 does not exist

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Rookie Team Materials

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Diamond Dominators

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Scrapbook

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Final Rewards

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First Class Autographs

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Rookie Autographs

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Crusade Autographs

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