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In April, 2002 Elite Extra Edition began fulfillment with Donruss-Playoff releasing final production figures. All cards that D-P sent out were serial-numbered "XXX/1000" on the front but were mailed out in random order, meaning that, for example, although Donruss-Playoff said that only 556 of Mark Prior's DEEE card were redeemed, some collectors received a Prior card with a serial-number greater than 556 -- which defeated the whole purpose of the serial-numbering.
In April, 2002 Elite Extra Edition began fulfillment with Donruss-Playoff releasing final production figures. All cards that D-P sent out were serial-numbered "XXX/1000" on the front but were mailed out in random order, meaning that, for example, although Donruss-Playoff said that only 556 of Mark Prior's DEEE card were redeemed, some collectors received a Prior card with a serial-number greater than 556 -- which defeated the whole purpose of the serial-numbering.


In February 2002, Donruss-Playoff announced that all remaining cards were destroyed; however in ensuing years, future D-P baseball releases would have a fair number of 2001 DEEE "buybacks."  In addition, a number of DEEE's without serial-numbers have emerged.  You can draw your own conclusions on that.
In February 2002, Donruss-Playoff announced that all remaining cards were destroyed; however in ensuing years, future D-P baseball releases would have a fair number of 2001 DEEE "buybacks."  In addition, a number of DEEE's without serial-numbers have emerged -- usually as "buyback" cards used as part of Donruss-Playoff's "Recollection Collection" program.  You can draw your own conclusions on that.


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The first 100 serial-numbered copies of the 50-card rookie subset (cards 151-200) are die-cut and (for 48 of the 50 cards) autographed (on-card) of the player.  Many players, including Albert Pujols, did not return their cards in time for inclusion in the product and therefore were available as redemptions (all of which expired May 1st, 2003). Cards 195 and 198 (Ichiro and Tsuyoshi Shinjo, respectively) were issued without autographs, as both players were under an exclusive autograph contract to Upper Deck.
The first 100 serial-numbered copies of the 50-card rookie subset (cards 151-200) are die-cut and (for 48 of the 50 cards) autographed (on-card) by the player.  Many players, including Albert Pujols, did not return their cards in time for inclusion in the product and therefore were available as redemptions (all of which expired May 1st, 2003). Cards 195 and 198 (Ichiro and Tsuyoshi Shinjo, respectively) were issued without autographs, as both players were under an exclusive autograph contract to Upper Deck.


===Chicago Collection===
===Chicago Collection===


At the March 2002 Chicago Sun-Times Show, if a collector opened a Hobby box of ''2001 Donruss Elite Baseball'' box at the Donruss-Playoff corporate booth, they would received a card from what Donruss-Playoff called the "Chicago Collection".  
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Chicago Collection cards for the first 150 cards of the base set were produced and each was serial-numbered to five.
Collectors attending the March 2002 Chicago Sun-Times Show who opened a sealed Hobby box of ''2001 Donruss Elite Baseball'' at Donruss-Playoff's corporate booth, would receive a "Chicago Collection" card.  Chicago Collection parallels the first 150 cards of the base set.  Each is embossed with the show's logo and is serial-numbered to five.


==Inserts==
==Inserts==
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Randomly inserted in packs, this 24-card set features legendary players and up-and-coming phenoms printed on gold holographic foil board.  The first 16 cards in the set have a single player and are serial-numbered to 1000 copies.  The remainder of the set pairs-up two of the 16 players onto eight dual-player cards.  Each of these are serial-numbered to 500.
This 24-card set features legendary players and up-and-coming phenoms printed on gold holographic foil board.  The first sixteen cards in the set have a single player and are serial-numbered to 1000 copies.  The remainder of the set pairs-up two of the sixteen players onto eight dual-player cards.  Each of these are serial-numbered to 500.


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===Primary Colors===
===Primary Colors===


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Randomly inserted in packs, this 40-card set features color action player images with the initials "PC" on a red background.  Each is serial-numbered to 975 copies and also available in the following parallels
Each card in this 40-card set is serial-numbered to 975 copies and also available in the following parallels


* Red Die-Cut (numbered to 25)
* Die-Cut (numbered to 25)
* Blue (numbered to 200)
* Blue (numbered to 200)
* Blue Die-Cut (numbered to 50)
* Blue Die-Cut (numbered to 50)
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===Prime Numbers===
===Prime Numbers===


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Randomly inserted in packs at the rate of one in 84, this 30-card set features three different cards of 10 selected players. Each card is highlighted by a single digit from a selected stat from each player. The cards are sequentially numbered to the base total of the digit displayed, with card "A" multiplied by 100, and card "B" multiplied by 10.
This 30-card set features three different cards of ten selected players, all commemorating a player's statistical achievement. Each card is serial-numbered, with card "A" numbered the hundreds place multiplied by 100, card "B" numbered to the tens place multiplied by ten, and card "C" serial-numbered to the ones place. Each card is also available in a die-cut parallel (see below)


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====Die-Cuts====
===Prime Numbers Die Cuts===


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Randomly inserted in packs at the rate of one in 821, this 30-card set is a die-cut parallel version of the regular insert set printed on holo-foil board with gold foil highlights. The cards are sequentially numbered to the overall statistical total minus the base total of the digit displayed.
Each Die-Cut parallel is serial-numbered to the player's statistic minus the production of his base insert, so that the aggregate production of both the Die-Cut and non Die-Cut card equal the statistic being commemorated. 
 
'''NOTE:''' Whereas the non die-cut cards are silver foil stamped, Die-Cuts are gold foil stamped on both sides.


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Randomly inserted in packs, this 30-card set features the game's most decorated performers highlighted in five different title-winning categories and sequentially numbered to the year they won the title.  The first 100 copies were printed on holographic foil.
Randomly inserted in packs, this 30-card set features the game's most decorated performers highlighted in five different title-winning categories.  Each is serial-numbered to the year they won the title with the first 100 copies printed on holographic foil.


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==Autographs & Game-Used==
==Game-Used==


===Back 2 Back Jacks===
===Back 2 Back Jacks===
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Randomly inserted in packs, this double-sided 45-card set features color photos of one or two players with game-used bat pieces embedded in the cards. Cards with single players are sequentially numbered to 100 while those with doubles were numbered to 50. Exchange cards with a redemption deadline of May 1st, 2003 were seeded into packs for Eddie Mathews, Frank Thomas, Mathews/Glaus combo and F.Robinson/Thomas combo.
This double-sided 45-card set features one or two players with game-used bat pieces embedded in the cards. Each is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below.
 
'''NOTE:''' The following cards packed out as redemptions which expired May 1st, 2003: #BB5, BB24, BB33, and BB42.


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===Autographed Back 2 Back Jacks===
===Throwback Threads===
 
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Similar to the Back 2 Back Jacks, this 45-card set features past and present greats with swatches of game-worn jerseys displayed on the cards. Each is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below.
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Randomly inserted in packs, this 16-card set is a partial parallel autographed version of the regular insert set. Almost every card in the set packed out as an exchange card with a redemption deadline of May 1st, 2003. Only Johnny Bench, Al Kaline and Harmon Killebrew signed cards in time to be seeded directly into packs.
'''NOTE:''' The following cards packed out as redemption cards which expired May 1st, 2003: #TT15, TT16, TT17, TT22, TT26, TT38, TT39, TT41, and TT43.  


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==Autographs==
===Elite Extra Edition Autographs===
===Elite Extra Edition Autographs===


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These certified autograph cards were made available as a compensation by Donruss-Playoff to collectors for autograph exchange cards that the manufacturer was unable to fulfill in the 2001 season. Each card is serial-numbered of 100 on front. Unlike most Donruss-Playoff autograph cards from 2001, the athletes signed the actual card rather than signing a sticker (of which was then affixed to the card at a later date). The cards first started to appear on the secondary market in April, 2002.
These certified autograph cards were made available as a compensation by Donruss-Playoff to collectors for autograph exchange cards that the manufacturer was unable to fulfill in the 2001 season. Each card is serial-numbered to 100 copies, and are embossed with an "ELITE LEGACY" stamp.  
 
Unlike most Donruss-Playoff autograph cards from 2001, the athletes signed the actual card rather than signing a sticker (of which was then affixed to the card at a later date). The cards first started to appear on the secondary market in April 2002.


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===Passing the Torch Autographed===
===Passing the Torch Autographed===


Randomly inserted in packs, this 24-card set is a full autographed parallel of the regular insert set printed on double-sided holo-foil board.  Whereas the base version has a yellow/gold color scheme, the autographs are red/pink.  Cards with single players were serial-numbered to 100 while those with dual players were numbered to 50. Like all autographs in this product, each card is embossed with a 2001 Donruss Elite stamp for authenticity.  
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This 24-card set is a full autographed parallel of the regular Passing the Torch set.  Whereas the base version has a yellow/gold color scheme, the autographs are red/pink.  Cards with single players are serial-numbered to 100 while those with dual players were numbered to 50. Like all autographs in this product, each card is embossed with a 2001 Donruss Elite stamp for authenticity.  


Nearly all of these cards were not available in time for insertion and packed out as exchange cards which expired May 1st, 2003. Wade Boggs, Todd Helton, Stan Musial and Nolan Ryan were the only players to return their cards in time.   
Nearly all of these cards were not available in time for insertion and packed out as exchange cards which expired May 1st, 2003. Wade Boggs, Todd Helton, Stan Musial and Nolan Ryan were the only players to return their cards in time.   


The redemptions for cards #PT-23 and #PT-24 and some of card #PT-22 were accidentally labelled as part of the ''2001 Donruss Elite Football'' product.  In addition, redemptions for card 22 were available for both baseball and football.  "22 baseball" was fulfilled with the Nolan Ryan / Pedro Martinez card listed below; while "22 football" was redeemed with one of the Nolan Ryan /Roger Clemens cards.  
The redemptions for cards #PT-23 and #PT-24 and some of card #PT-22 were accidentally labelled as part of the ''2001 Donruss Elite Football'' product.  In addition, redemptions for card #PT-22 were available for both baseball and football.  "#PT-22 baseball" was fulfilled with the Nolan Ryan/Pedro Martinez card listed below; while "#PT-22 football" was redeemed with one of the Nolan Ryan/Roger Clemens cards.  


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Like most Passing the Torch Autographs, these four cards packed out as redemptions; however, the exchange cards were erroneously labelled as coming from the ''2001 Donruss Elite Football'' set.  The four cards listed below were produced to fulfill these "football" redemptions.
Like most Passing the Torch Autographs, these four cards packed out as redemptions; however, the exchange cards were erroneously labelled as coming from the ''2001 Donruss Elite Football'' set.  The four cards listed below were produced to fulfill these "football" redemptions.


Three different card #22s exist.  One is a Nolan Ryan / Pedro Martinez dual autograph that packed out as a baseball redemption (see above).  The other two #22s were "football" redemptions. One pictures Nolan Ryan on the front and Roger Clemens on the back, while on the other Clemens is up front and Ryan is on the reverse.  Both cards are serial-numbered to 50 copies; however it is unclear if this is the aggregate production for both Clemens/Ryan cards, or if 50 copies of both cards were produced.  The Ryan(front)/Clemens(back) is sequentially-numbered "22FB-l" while the Clemens(front)/Ryan(back) is numbered "22FB-n".   
Three different card #PT-22s exist.  One is a Nolan Ryan/Pedro Martinez dual autograph that packed out as a baseball redemption (see above).  The other two #PT-22s were "football" redemptions. One pictures Nolan Ryan on the front and Roger Clemens on the back, while on the other Clemens is up front and Ryan is on the reverse.  Both cards are serial-numbered to 50 copies; however it is unclear if this is the aggregate production for both Clemens/Ryan cards, or if 50 copies of both cards were produced.  The Ryan(front)/Clemens(back) is sequentially-numbered "22FB-l" while the Clemens(front)/Ryan(back) is numbered "22FB-n".   


Roger Clemens was not featured in the non-autographed Passing the Torch insert set, and it's believed that Clemens was commissioned by Donruss-Playoff to fulfill these football redemptions.   
Roger Clemens was not featured in the non-autographed Passing the Torch insert set, and it's believed that Clemens was commissioned by Donruss-Playoff to fulfill these football redemptions.   


The redemption cards for #PT-23 and #PT-24 were also mistakenly labelled as football cards; however, unlike with card #22, no "baseball" exchange coupons exist.  All 23 and 24 "football" exchange cards were fulfilled by cards #PT-23 and #PT-24, respectively.
The redemption cards for #PT-23 and #PT-24 were also mistakenly labelled as football cards; however, unlike with card #PT-22, no "baseball" exchange coupons exist.  All PT-23 and PT-24 "football" exchange cards were fulfilled by cards #PT-23 and #PT-24, respectively.


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===Throwback Threads===


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==Autographed Game-Used==
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===Autographed Back 2 Back Jacks===
 
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Randomly inserted into packs, this 45-card set features past and present greats with swatches of game-worn jerseys displayed on the cards. Cards with single players are sequentially numbered to 100 while those with doubles are numbered to 50. Exchange cards with a redemption deadline of May 1st, 2003 were seeded into packs for Ernie Banks, Lou Brock, Pedro Martinez, Ozzie Smith and Frank Thomas. In addition, exchange cards packed out for the following dual-player cards: Brock/Ozzie, Banks/Sandberg, F.Robinson/Thomas and Clemens/Martinez.
This sixteen-card set is an autographed partial-parallel of the regular insert set. Almost every card in the set packed out as an exchange card with a redemption deadline of May 1st, 2003. Only Johnny Bench, Al Kaline and Harmon Killebrew signed cards in time to be seeded directly into packs.


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Randomly inserted in packs, this 15-card set is a partial parallel autographed version of the regular insert set. Exchange cards with a May 1st, 2003 redemption deadline were seeded into packs for almost the entire set. Only Al Kaline, Harmon Killebrew and Stan Musial managed to return their cards in time for packout. 2001 Donruss Elite football exchange cards were erroneously seeded into baseball packs for cards TT21 and TT22. The quantity for Ernie Banks signed cards was never revealed by the manufacturer.
This fifteen-card set is an autographed partial-parallel of the regular insert set. Exchange cards with a May 1st, 2003 redemption deadline were seeded into packs for almost the entire set. Only Al Kaline, Harmon Killebrew and Stan Musial managed to return their cards in time for packout. As with the Passing the Torch Autographs, redemption cards #TT21 and #TT22 are mistakenly listed as coming from the ''2001 Donruss Elite Football'' set. The quantity for Ernie Banks signed cards was never revealed by the manufacturer.


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Latest revision as of 15:07, 27 August 2024


Description

The 2001 Donruss Elite set (the second baseball product issued by Donruss-Playoff) was released to The Hobby in May 2001. The all foil-board base set consists of 200 cards with the last 50 cards making up a rookie subset. Each rookie is serial-numbered to 1000 copies, with the first 100 part of the die-cut and autographed "Turn of the Century" parallel. Each 24-pack waxbox yielded one serial-numbered rookie, one Extra Edition exchange card, one serial-numbered parallel, three serial-numbered inserts, and two autographed/game used cards.

Distribution

24 packs per box, five cards per pack. MSRP $3.99, Hobby only.

Reviews

http://web.archive.org/web/20020101215824/www.stalegum.com/coll/01delite.htm

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds
Base 200 - ?
short set 150 - ?
Rookies 50 900 1:14
Elite Extra Edition 50 varies 1:14
Aspirations 200 varies 1:62
Status 200 varies 1:163
Turn of the Century 50 100 ?
Passing the Torch 24 500 or 1000 ?
Prime Numbers 30 varies 1:84
Prime Numbers Die-Cut 30 varies 1:821
Title Waves 30 varies ?
Title Waves Holo-Foil 30 100 ?
Primary Colors Red 40 975 ?
Primary Colors Red Die-Cut 40 25 ?
Primary Colors Blue 40 200 ?
Primary Colors Blue Die-Cut 40 50 ?
Primary Colors Yellow 40 25 ?
Primary Colors Yellow Die-Cut 40 75 ?
Back 2 Back Jacks 45 varies ?
Back 2 Back Jacks Autographed 16 varies ?
Passing the Torch Autographed 25 50 or 100 ?
Throwback Threads 45 varies ?
Throwback Threads Autographed 15 25 or 50 ?

Checklist

Base Set

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NOTE: The base set checklist is identical to that of 2001 Donruss.

  • 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 Jose Canseco
  • 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 Eric Davis
  • 27 Roberto Alomar
  • 28 Mark Mulder
  • 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 Dave Justice
  • 43 Jeff Kent
  • 44 Barry Larkin
  • 45 Pokey Reese
  • 46 Mike Mussina
  • 47 Hideo Nomo
  • 48 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 49 Adam Piatt
  • 50 Scott Rolen
  • 51 Gary Sheffield
  • 52 Bernie Williams
  • 53 Bob Abreu
  • 54 Edgardo Alfonzo
  • 55 Jermaine Clark RC
  • 56 Albert Belle
  • 57 Craig Biggio
  • 58 Andres Galarraga
  • 59 Edgar Martinez
  • 60 Fred McGriff
  • 61 Magglio Ordonez
  • 62 Jim Thome
  • 63 Matt Williams
  • 64 Kerry Wood
  • 65 Moises Alou
  • 66 Brady Anderson
  • 67 Garret Anderson
  • 68 Tony Armas
  • 69 Tony Batista
  • 70 Jose Cruz
  • 71 Carlos Beltran
  • 72 Adrian Beltre
  • 73 Kris Benson
  • 74 Lance Berkman
  • 75 Kevin Brown
  • 76 Jay Buhner
  • 77 Jeromy Burnitz
  • 78 Ken Caminiti
  • 79 Sean Casey
  • 80 Luis Castillo
  • 81 Eric Chavez
  • 82 Jeff Cirillo
  • 83 Bartolo Colon
  • 84 David Cone
  • 85 Freddy Garcia
  • 86 Johnny Damon
  • 87 Ray Durham
  • 88 Jermaine Dye
  • 89 Juan Encarnacion
  • 90 Terrence Long
  • 91 Carl Everett
  • 92 Steve Finley
  • 93 Cliff Floyd
  • 94 Brad Fullmer
  • 95 Brian Giles
  • 96 Luis Gonzalez
  • 97 Rusty Greer
  • 98 Jeffrey Hammonds
  • 99 Mike Hampton
  • 100 Orlando Hernandez
  • 101 Richard Hidalgo
  • 102 Geoff Jenkins
  • 103 Jacque Jones
  • 104 Brian Jordan
  • 105 Gabe Kapler
  • 106 Eric Karros
  • 107 Jason Kendall
  • 108 Adam Kennedy
  • 109 Byung-Hyun Kim
  • 110 Ryan Klesko
  • 111 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 112 Paul Konerko
  • 113 Carlos Lee
  • 114 Kenny Lofton
  • 115 Javy Lopez
  • 116 Tino Martinez
  • 117 Ruben Mateo
  • 118 Kevin Millwood
  • 119 Ben Molina
  • 120 Raul Mondesi
  • 121 Trot Nixon
  • 122 John Olerud
  • 123 Paul O'Neill
  • 124 Chan Ho Park
  • 125 Andy Pettitte
  • 126 Jorge Posada
  • 127 Mark Quinn
  • 128 Aramis Ramirez
  • 129 Mariano Rivera
  • 130 Tim Salmon
  • 131 Curt Schilling
  • 132 Richie Sexson
  • 133 John Smoltz
  • 134 J.T. Snow
  • 135 Jay Payton
  • 136 Shannon Stewart
  • 137 B.J. Surhoff
  • 138 Mike Sweeney
  • 139 Fernando Tatis
  • 140 Miguel Tejada
  • 141 Jason Varitek
  • 142 Greg Vaughn
  • 143 Mo Vaughn
  • 144 Robin Ventura
  • 145 Jose Vidro
  • 146 Omar Vizquel
  • 147 Larry Walker
  • 148 David Wells
  • 149 Rondell White
  • 150 Preston Wilson

Rookies

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NOTE: Each card is serial-numbered to 1000 copies, with the first 100 part of the "Turn of the Century" parallel. All cards are printed on matrix foil board. With the exception of eight players, the checklist is identical to that of the 2001 Donruss Rated Rookies.

  • 151 Brent Abernathy
  • 152 Cory Aldridge RC
  • 153 Gene Altman RC*
  • 154 Josh Beckett
  • 155 Wilson Betemit RC
  • 156 Albert Pujols RC
  • 157 Joe Crede
  • 158 Jack Cust
  • 159 Ben Sheets
  • 160 Alex Escobar
  • 161 Adrian Hernandez RC
  • 162 Pedro Feliz
  • 163 Nate Frese RC*
  • 164 Carlos Garcia RC*
  • 165 Marcus Giles
  • 166 Alexis Gomez RC
  • 167 Jason Hart
  • 168 Aubrey Huff
  • 169 Cesar Izturis
  • 170 Nick Johnson
  • 171 Jack Wilson RC
  • 172 Brian Lawrence RC
  • 173 Christian Parker RC
  • 174 Nick Maness RC*
  • 175 Jose Mieses RC*
  • 176 Greg Miller RC*
  • 177 Eric Munson
  • 178 Xavier Nady
  • 179 Blaine Neal RC
  • 180 Abraham Nunez
  • 181 Jose Ortiz
  • 182 Jeremy Owens RC*
  • 183 Jay Gibbons RC
  • 184 Corey Patterson
  • 185 Carlos Pena
  • 186 C.C. Sabathia
  • 187 Timo Perez
  • 188 Adam Pettyjohn RC
  • 189 Donaldo Mendez RC
  • 190 Jackson Melian RC*
  • 191 Wilkin Ruan RC
  • 192 Duaner Sanchez RC
  • 193 Alfonso Soriano
  • 194 Rafael Soriano RC
  • 195 Ichiro Suzuki RC
  • 196 Billy Sylvester RC*
  • 197 Juan Uribe RC
  • 198 Tsuyoshi Shinjo RC
  • 199 Carlos Valderrama RC
  • 200 Matt White RC*

Extra Edition

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The last 50 cards in the 2001 Donruss Elite base set (cards 201-250) were dubbed the "Extra Edition" and issued as exchange cards for unspecified rookies and prospects. The odds of finding an Extra Edition redemption card was 1:14/packs. Each exchange card had a number from 201-250 and cost $5.99 to redeem. As part of the program, the final checklist would not be revealed until after the November 1st, 2001 expiration date.

This program was not well received by collectors, and forced Donruss-Playoff to announce in late October a provisional checklist and to extend the deadline to January 20th, 2002. The checklist would be revised and the expiration date extended a second time.

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In April, 2002 Elite Extra Edition began fulfillment with Donruss-Playoff releasing final production figures. All cards that D-P sent out were serial-numbered "XXX/1000" on the front but were mailed out in random order, meaning that, for example, although Donruss-Playoff said that only 556 of Mark Prior's DEEE card were redeemed, some collectors received a Prior card with a serial-number greater than 556 -- which defeated the whole purpose of the serial-numbering.

In February 2002, Donruss-Playoff announced that all remaining cards were destroyed; however in ensuing years, future D-P baseball releases would have a fair number of 2001 DEEE "buybacks." In addition, a number of DEEE's without serial-numbers have emerged -- usually as "buyback" cards used as part of Donruss-Playoff's "Recollection Collection" program. You can draw your own conclusions on that.

NOTES:

  • Because of the "pay-for-redemption" nature of these cards, all cards that would have otherwise been considered true rookie cards, have been designated as "XRCs" by Beckett.
  • Each card is serial-numbered to 1000. The production figures listed below are what Donruss-Playoff announced were distributed. However, as explained above, these should be taken with a grain of salt.
  • A number of these cards without serial-numbers have emerged over the years.
  • 201 Adam Dunn 468
  • 202 Joe Kennedy XRC 465
  • 203 Mike Rivera XRC 427
  • 204 Erick Almonte XRC 401
  • 205 Brandon Duckworth XRC 444
  • 206 Victor Martinez XRC 410
  • 207 Rick Bauer XRC 390
  • 208 Jeff Deardorff XRC* 396
  • 209 Antonio Perez XRC 448
  • 210 Bill Hall XRC 404
  • 211 Dennis Tankersley XRC 425
  • 212 Jeremy Affeldt XRC 386
  • 213 Junior Spivey XRC 377
  • 214 Casey Fossum XRC 393
  • 215 Brandon Lyon XRC 402
  • 216 Angel Santos XRC 408
  • 217 Cody Ransom XRC 404
  • 218 Jason Lane XRC 424
  • 219 David Williams XRC 408
  • 220 Alex Herrera XRC 405
  • 221 Ryan Drese XRC 378
  • 222 Travis Hafner XRC 419
  • 223 Bud Smith XRC 468
  • 224 Johnny Estrada XRC 415
  • 225 Ricardo Rodriguez XRC 428
  • 226 Brandon Berger XRC 428
  • 227 Claudio Vargas XRC 395
  • 228 Luis Garcia XRC 438
  • 229 Marlon Byrd XRC 452
  • 230 Hee Seop Choi XRC 479
  • 231 Corky Miller XRC 431
  • 232 Justin Duchscherer XRC 423
  • 233 Tim Spooneybarger XRC 423
  • 234 Roy Oswalt 427
  • 235 Willie Harris XRC 418
  • 236 Josh Towers XRC 437
  • 237 Juan A. Pena XRC* 400
  • 238 Alfredo Amezaga XRC 420
  • 239 Geronimo Gil XRC 396
  • 240 Juan Cruz XRC 489
  • 241 Ed Rogers XRC 429
  • 242 Joe Thurston XRC 420
  • 243 Orlando Hudson XRC 450
  • 244 John Buck XRC 416
  • 245 Martin Vargas XRC* 400
  • 246 David Brous XRC* 399
  • 247 Dewon Brazelton XRC 471
  • 248 Mark Prior XRC 556
  • 249 Angel Berroa XRC 420
  • 250 Mark Teixeira XRC 543

Parallels

Status/Aspirations

Each player has an aggregate number of 100 Status/Aspirations cards. Each Status is serial-numbered to the player's uniform jersey number; while the Aspirations is numbered to 100 minus the jersey number.

Status

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NOTE: A number of Rookie subset Status cards without serial-numbers have emerged over the years.

  • 1 Alex Rodriguez 3
  • 2 Barry Bonds 35
  • 3 Cal Ripken, Jr. 8
  • 4 Chipper Jones 10
  • 5 Derek Jeter 2
  • 6 Troy Glaus 25
  • 7 Frank Thomas 35
  • 8 Greg Maddux 31
  • 9 Ivan Rodriguez 7
  • 10 Jeff Bagwell 5
  • 11 Jose Canseco 33
  • 12 Todd Helton 17
  • 13 Ken Griffey, Jr. 30
  • 14 Manny Ramirez 24
  • 15 Mark McGwire 25
  • 16 Mike Piazza 31
  • 17 Nomar Garciaparra 5
  • 18 Pedro Martinez 45
  • 19 Randy Johnson 51
  • 20 Rick Ankiel 66
  • 21 Rickey Henderson 24
  • 22 Roger Clemens 22
  • 23 Sammy Sosa 21
  • 24 Tony Gwynn 19
  • 25 Vladimir Guerrero 27
  • 26 Eric Davis 22
  • 27 Roberto Alomar 12
  • 28 Mark Mulder 20
  • 29 Pat Burrell 5
  • 30 Harold Baines 3
  • 31 Carlos Delgado 25
  • 32 J.D. Drew 7
  • 33 Jim Edmonds 15
  • 34 Darin Erstad 17
  • 35 Jason Giambi 16
  • 36 Tom Glavine 47
  • 37 Juan Gonzalez 22
  • 38 Mark Grace 17
  • 39 Shawn Green 15
  • 40 Tim Hudson 15
  • 41 Andruw Jones 25
  • 42 Dave Justice 28
  • 43 Jeff Kent 21
  • 44 Barry Larkin 11
  • 45 Pokey Reese 3
  • 46 Mike Mussina 35
  • 47 Hideo Nomo 23
  • 48 Rafael Palmeiro 25
  • 49 Adam Piatt 36
  • 50 Scott Rolen 17
  • 51 Gary Sheffield 10
  • 52 Bernie Williams 51
  • 53 Bob Abreu 53
  • 54 Edgardo Alfonzo 13
  • 55 Jermaine Clark 24
  • 56 Albert Belle 88
  • 57 Craig Biggio 7
  • 58 Andres Galarraga 14
  • 59 Edgar Martinez 11
  • 60 Fred McGriff 29
  • 61 Magglio Ordonez 30
  • 62 Jim Thome 25
  • 63 Matt Williams 9
  • 64 Kerry Wood 34
  • 65 Moises Alou 18
  • 66 Brady Anderson 9
  • 67 Garret Anderson 16
  • 68 Tony Armas 36
  • 69 Tony Batista 7
  • 70 Jose Cruz 23
  • 71 Carlos Beltran 15
  • 72 Adrian Beltre 29
  • 73 Kris Benson 34
  • 74 Lance Berkman 17
  • 75 Kevin Brown 27
  • 76 Jay Buhner 19
  • 77 Jeromy Burnitz 20
  • 78 Ken Caminiti 11
  • 79 Sean Casey 21
  • 80 Luis Castillo 1
  • 81 Eric Chavez 3
  • 82 Jeff Cirillo 7
  • 83 Bartolo Colon 40
  • 84 David Cone 36
  • 85 Freddy Garcia 34
  • 86 Johnny Damon 8
  • 87 Ray Durham 5
  • 88 Jermaine Dye 24
  • 89 Juan Encarnacion 34
  • 90 Terrence Long 12
  • 91 Carl Everett 2
  • 92 Steve Finley 12
  • 93 Cliff Floyd 30
  • 94 Brad Fullmer 20
  • 95 Brian Giles 24
  • 96 Luis Gonzalez 20
  • 97 Rusty Greer 29
  • 98 Jeffrey Hammonds 4
  • 99 Mike Hampton 32
  • 100 Orlando Hernandez 26
  • 101 Richard Hidalgo 15
  • 102 Geoff Jenkins 5
  • 103 Jacque Jones 11
  • 104 Brian Jordan 33
  • 105 Gabe Kapler 18
  • 106 Eric Karros 23
  • 107 Jason Kendall 18
  • 108 Adam Kennedy 2
  • 109 Byung-Hyun Kim 49
  • 110 Ryan Klesko 30
  • 111 Chuck Knoblauch 11
  • 112 Paul Konerko 14
  • 113 Carlos Lee 45
  • 114 Kenny Lofton 7
  • 115 Javy Lopez 8
  • 116 Tino Martinez 24
  • 117 Ruben Mateo 21
  • 118 Kevin Millwood 34
  • 119 Ben Molina 1
  • 120 Raul Mondesi 43
  • 121 Trot Nixon 7
  • 122 John Olerud 5
  • 123 Paul O'Neill 21
  • 124 Chan Ho Park 61
  • 125 Andy Pettitte 46
  • 126 Jorge Posada 20
  • 127 Mark Quinn 14
  • 128 Aramis Ramirez 16
  • 129 Mariano Rivera 42
  • 130 Tim Salmon 15
  • 131 Curt Schilling 38
  • 132 Richie Sexson 11
  • 133 John Smoltz 29
  • 134 J.T. Snow 6
  • 135 Jay Payton 44
  • 136 Shannon Stewart 24
  • 137 B.J. Surhoff 15
  • 138 Mike Sweeney 19
  • 139 Fernando Tatis 22
  • 140 Miguel Tejada 4
  • 141 Jason Varitek 33
  • 142 Greg Vaughn 23
  • 143 Mo Vaughn 42
  • 144 Robin Ventura 4
  • 145 Jose Vidro 3
  • 146 Omar Vizquel 13
  • 147 Larry Walker 33
  • 148 David Wells 33
  • 149 Rondell White 22
  • 150 Preston Wilson 44
  • 151 Brent Abernathy 33
  • 152 Cory Aldridge 65
  • 153 Gene Altman 64
  • 154 Josh Beckett 61
  • 155 Wilson Betemit 60
  • 156 Albert Pujols 68
  • 157 Joe Crede 24
  • 158 Jack Cust 61
  • 159 Ben Sheets 22
  • 160 Alex Escobar 25
  • 161 Adrian Hernandez 65
  • 162 Pedro Feliz 39
  • 163 Nate Frese 56
  • 164 Carlos Garcia 64
  • 165 Marcus Giles 67
  • 166 Alexis Gomez 4
  • 167 Jason Hart 37
  • 168 Aubrey Huff 19
  • 169 Cesar Izturis 3
  • 170 Nick Johnson 63
  • 171 Jack Wilson 12
  • 172 Brian Lawrence 50
  • 173 Christian Parker 71
  • 174 Nick Maness 61
  • 175 Jose Mieses 57
  • 176 Greg Miller 65
  • 177 Eric Munson 20
  • 178 Xavier Nady 22
  • 179 Blaine Neal 70
  • 180 Abraham Nunez 65
  • 181 Jose Ortiz 2
  • 182 Jeremy Owens 61
  • 183 Jay Gibbons 83
  • 184 Corey Patterson 20
  • 185 Carlos Pena 15
  • 186 C.C. Sabathia 52
  • 187 Timo Perez 6
  • 188 Adam Pettyjohn 74
  • 189 Donaldo Mendez 17
  • 190 Jackson Melian 78
  • 191 Wilkin Ruan 63
  • 192 Duaner Sanchez 66
  • 193 Alfonso Soriano 53
  • 194 Rafael Soriano 62
  • 195 Ichiro Suzuki 51
  • 196 Billy Sylvester 66
  • 197 Juan Uribe 4
  • 198 Tsuyoshi Shinjo 5
  • 199 Carlos Valderrama 53
  • 200 Matt White 21

Aspirations

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  • 1 Alex Rodriguez 97
  • 2 Barry Bonds 75
  • 3 Cal Ripken, Jr. 92
  • 4 Chipper Jones 90
  • 5 Derek Jeter 98
  • 6 Troy Glaus 75
  • 7 Frank Thomas 65
  • 8 Greg Maddux 69
  • 9 Ivan Rodriguez 93
  • 10 Jeff Bagwell 95
  • 11 Jose Canseco 67
  • 12 Todd Helton 83
  • 13 Ken Griffey, Jr. 70
  • 14 Manny Ramirez 76
  • 15 Mark McGwire 75
  • 16 Mike Piazza 69
  • 17 Nomar Garciaparra 95
  • 18 Pedro Martinez 55
  • 19 Randy Johnson 49
  • 20 Rick Ankiel 34
  • 21 Rickey Henderson 76
  • 22 Roger Clemens 78
  • 23 Sammy Sosa 79
  • 24 Tony Gwynn 81
  • 25 Vladimir Guerrero 73
  • 26 Eric Davis 78
  • 27 Roberto Alomar 88
  • 28 Mark Mulder 80
  • 29 Pat Burrell 95
  • 30 Harold Baines 97
  • 31 Carlos Delgado 75
  • 32 J.D. Drew 93
  • 33 Jim Edmonds 85
  • 34 Darin Erstad 83
  • 35 Jason Giambi 84
  • 36 Tom Glavine 53
  • 37 Juan Gonzalez 78
  • 38 Mark Grace 83
  • 39 Shawn Green 85
  • 40 Tim Hudson 85
  • 41 Andruw Jones 75
  • 42 Dave Justice 72
  • 43 Jeff Kent 79
  • 44 Barry Larkin 89
  • 45 Pokey Reese 97
  • 46 Mike Mussina 65
  • 47 Hideo Nomo 77
  • 48 Rafael Palmeiro 75
  • 49 Adam Piatt 64
  • 50 Scott Rolen 83
  • 51 Gary Sheffield 90
  • 52 Bernie Williams 49
  • 53 Bob Abreu 47
  • 54 Edgardo Alfonzo 87
  • 55 Jermaine Clark 76
  • 56 Albert Belle 12
  • 57 Craig Biggio 93
  • 58 Andres Galarraga 86
  • 59 Edgar Martinez 89
  • 60 Fred McGriff 71
  • 61 Magglio Ordonez 70
  • 62 Jim Thome 75
  • 63 Matt Williams 91
  • 64 Kerry Wood 66
  • 65 Moises Alou 82
  • 66 Brady Anderson 91
  • 67 Garret Anderson 84
  • 68 Tony Armas 64
  • 69 Tony Batista 93
  • 70 Jose Cruz 77
  • 71 Carlos Beltran 85
  • 72 Adrian Beltre 71
  • 73 Kris Benson 66
  • 74 Lance Berkman 83
  • 75 Kevin Brown 73
  • 76 Jay Buhner 81
  • 77 Jeromy Burnitz 80
  • 78 Ken Caminiti 89
  • 79 Sean Casey 79
  • 80 Luis Castillo 99
  • 81 Eric Chavez 97
  • 82 Jeff Cirillo 93
  • 83 Bartolo Colon 60
  • 84 David Cone 64
  • 85 Freddy Garcia 66
  • 86 Johnny Damon 92
  • 87 Ray Durham 95
  • 88 Jermaine Dye 76
  • 89 Juan Encarnacion 66
  • 90 Terrence Long 88
  • 91 Carl Everett 98
  • 92 Steve Finley 88
  • 93 Cliff Floyd 70
  • 94 Brad Fullmer 80
  • 95 Brian Giles 76
  • 96 Luis Gonzalez 80
  • 97 Rusty Greer 71
  • 98 Jeffrey Hammonds 96
  • 99 Mike Hampton 68
  • 100 Orlando Hernandez 74
  • 101 Richard Hidalgo 85
  • 102 Geoff Jenkins 95
  • 103 Jacque Jones 89
  • 104 Brian Jordan 67
  • 105 Gabe Kapler 82
  • 106 Eric Karros 77
  • 107 Jason Kendall 82
  • 108 Adam Kennedy 98
  • 109 Byung-Hyun Kim 51
  • 110 Ryan Klesko 70
  • 111 Chuck Knoblauch 89
  • 112 Paul Konerko 86
  • 113 Carlos Lee 55
  • 114 Kenny Lofton 93
  • 115 Javy Lopez 92
  • 116 Tino Martinez 76
  • 117 Ruben Mateo 79
  • 118 Kevin Millwood 66
  • 119 Ben Molina 99
  • 120 Raul Mondesi 57
  • 121 Trot Nixon 93
  • 122 John Olerud 95
  • 123 Paul O'Neill 79
  • 124 Chan Ho Park 39
  • 125 Andy Pettitte 54
  • 126 Jorge Posada 80
  • 127 Mark Quinn 86
  • 128 Aramis Ramirez 84
  • 129 Mariano Rivera 58
  • 130 Tim Salmon 85
  • 131 Curt Schilling 62
  • 132 Richie Sexson 89
  • 133 John Smoltz 71
  • 134 J.T. Snow 94
  • 135 Jay Payton 56
  • 136 Shannon Stewart 76
  • 137 B.J. Surhoff 85
  • 138 Mike Sweeney 81
  • 139 Fernando Tatis 78
  • 140 Miguel Tejada 96
  • 141 Jason Varitek 67
  • 142 Greg Vaughn 77
  • 143 Mo Vaughn 58
  • 144 Robin Ventura 96
  • 145 Jose Vidro 97
  • 146 Omar Vizquel 87
  • 147 Larry Walker 67
  • 148 David Wells 67
  • 149 Rondell White 78
  • 150 Preston Wilson 56
  • 151 Brent Abernathy 97
  • 152 Cory Aldridge 35
  • 153 Gene Altman 36
  • 154 Josh Beckett 39
  • 155 Wilson Betemit 40
  • 156 Albert Pujols 32
  • 157 Joe Crede 76
  • 158 Jack Cust 39
  • 159 Ben Sheets 78
  • 160 Alex Escobar 75
  • 161 Adrian Hernandez 35
  • 162 Pedro Feliz 61
  • 163 Nate Frese 44
  • 164 Carlos Garcia 36
  • 165 Marcus Giles 33
  • 166 Alexis Gomez 96
  • 167 Jason Hart 63
  • 168 Aubrey Huff 81
  • 169 Cesar Izturis 97
  • 170 Nick Johnson 37
  • 171 Jack Wilson 88
  • 172 Brian Lawrence 50
  • 173 Christian Parker 29
  • 174 Nick Maness 39
  • 175 Jose Mieses 43
  • 176 Greg Miller 35
  • 177 Eric Munson 80
  • 178 Xavier Nady 78
  • 179 Blaine Neal 30
  • 180 Abraham Nunez 35
  • 181 Jose Ortiz 98
  • 182 Jeremy Owens 39
  • 183 Jay Gibbons 17
  • 184 Corey Patterson 80
  • 185 Carlos Pena 85
  • 186 C.C. Sabathia 48
  • 187 Timo Perez 94
  • 188 Adam Pettyjohn 26
  • 189 Donaldo Mendez 83
  • 190 Jackson Melian 22
  • 191 Wilkin Ruan 37
  • 192 Duaner Sanchez 34
  • 193 Alfonso Soriano 47
  • 194 Rafael Soriano 38
  • 195 Ichiro Suzuki 49
  • 196 Billy Sylvester 34
  • 197 Juan Uribe 96
  • 198 Tsuyoshi Shinjo 95
  • 199 Carlos Valderrama 47
  • 200 Matt White 79

Turn of the Century

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The first 100 serial-numbered copies of the 50-card rookie subset (cards 151-200) are die-cut and (for 48 of the 50 cards) autographed (on-card) by the player. Many players, including Albert Pujols, did not return their cards in time for inclusion in the product and therefore were available as redemptions (all of which expired May 1st, 2003). Cards 195 and 198 (Ichiro and Tsuyoshi Shinjo, respectively) were issued without autographs, as both players were under an exclusive autograph contract to Upper Deck.

Chicago Collection

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Collectors attending the March 2002 Chicago Sun-Times Show who opened a sealed Hobby box of 2001 Donruss Elite Baseball at Donruss-Playoff's corporate booth, would receive a "Chicago Collection" card. Chicago Collection parallels the first 150 cards of the base set. Each is embossed with the show's logo and is serial-numbered to five.

Inserts

Passing the Torch

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This 24-card set features legendary players and up-and-coming phenoms printed on gold holographic foil board. The first sixteen cards in the set have a single player and are serial-numbered to 1000 copies. The remainder of the set pairs-up two of the sixteen players onto eight dual-player cards. Each of these are serial-numbered to 500.

  • PT-1 Stan Musial
  • PT-2 Tony Gwynn
  • PT-3 Willie Mays
  • PT-4 Barry Bonds
  • PT-5 Mike Schmidt
  • PT-6 Scott Rolen
  • PT-7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • PT-8 Alex Rodriguez
  • PT-9 Hank Aaron
  • PT-10 Andruw Jones
  • PT-11 Nolan Ryan
  • PT-12 Pedro Martinez
  • PT-13 Wade Boggs
  • PT-14 Nomar Garciaparra
  • PT-15 Don Mattingly
  • PT-16 Todd Helton
  • PT-17 Stan Musial / Tony Gwynn
  • PT-18 Willie Mays / Barry Bonds
  • PT-19 Mike Schmidt / Scott Rolen
  • PT-20 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Alex Rodriguez
  • PT-21 Hank Aaron / Andruw Jones
  • PT-22 Nolan Ryan / Pedro Martinez
  • PT-23 Wade Boggs / Nomar Garciaparra
  • PT-24 Don Mattingly / Todd Helton

Primary Colors

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Each card in this 40-card set is serial-numbered to 975 copies and also available in the following parallels

  • Die-Cut (numbered to 25)
  • Blue (numbered to 200)
  • Blue Die-Cut (numbered to 50)
  • Yellow (numbered to 25)
  • Yellow Die-Cut (numbered to 75)
  • PC-1 Alex Rodriguez
  • PC-2 Barry Bonds
  • PC-3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • PC-4 Chipper Jones
  • PC-5 Derek Jeter
  • PC-6 Troy Glaus
  • PC-7 Frank Thomas
  • PC-8 Greg Maddux
  • PC-9 Ivan Rodriguez
  • PC-10 Jeff Bagwell
  • PC-11 Todd Helton
  • PC-12 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • PC-13 Manny Ramirez
  • PC-14 Mark McGwire
  • PC-15 Mike Piazza
  • PC-16 Nomar Garciaparra
  • PC-17 Pedro Martinez
  • PC-18 Randy Johnson
  • PC-19 Rick Ankiel
  • PC-20 Roger Clemens
  • PC-21 Sammy Sosa
  • PC-22 Tony Gwynn
  • PC-23 Vladimir Guerrero
  • PC-24 Carlos Delgado
  • PC-25 Jason Giambi
  • PC-26 Andruw Jones
  • PC-27 Bernie Williams
  • PC-28 Roberto Alomar
  • PC-29 Shawn Green
  • PC-30 Barry Larkin
  • PC-31 Scott Rolen
  • PC-32 Gary Sheffield
  • PC-33 Rafael Palmeiro
  • PC-34 Albert Belle
  • PC-35 Magglio Ordonez
  • PC-36 Jim Thome
  • PC-37 Jim Edmonds
  • PC-38 Darin Erstad
  • PC-39 Kris Benson
  • PC-40 Sean Casey

Prime Numbers

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This 30-card set features three different cards of ten selected players, all commemorating a player's statistical achievement. Each card is serial-numbered, with card "A" numbered the hundreds place multiplied by 100, card "B" numbered to the tens place multiplied by ten, and card "C" serial-numbered to the ones place. Each card is also available in a die-cut parallel (see below)

  • PN-1A Alex Rodriguez 300
  • PN-1B Alex Rodriguez 50
  • PN-1C Alex Rodriguez 8
  • PN-2A Ken Griffey, Jr. 400
  • PN-2B Ken Griffey, Jr. 30
  • PN-2C Ken Griffey, Jr. 8
  • PN-3A Mark McGwire 500
  • PN-3B Mark McGwire 50
  • PN-3C Mark McGwire 4
  • PN-4A Cal Ripken, Jr. 400
  • PN-4B Cal Ripken, Jr. 10
  • PN-4C Cal Ripken, Jr. 7
  • PN-5A Derek Jeter 300
  • PN-5B Derek Jeter 20
  • PN-5C Derek Jeter 2
  • PN-6A Mike Piazza 300
  • PN-6B Mike Piazza 60
  • PN-6C Mike Piazza 2
  • PN-7A Nomar Garciaparra 300
  • PN-7B Nomar Garciaparra 70
  • PN-7C Nomar Garciaparra 2
  • PN-8A Sammy Sosa 300
  • PN-8B Sammy Sosa 80
  • PN-8C Sammy Sosa 6
  • PN-9A Vladimir Guerrero 300
  • PN-9B Vladimir Guerrero 40
  • PN-9C Vladimir Guerrero 5
  • PN-10A Tony Gwynn 300
  • PN-10B Tony Gwynn 90
  • PN-10C Tony Gwynn 4

Die-Cuts

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Each Die-Cut parallel is serial-numbered to the player's statistic minus the production of his base insert, so that the aggregate production of both the Die-Cut and non Die-Cut card equal the statistic being commemorated.

NOTE: Whereas the non die-cut cards are silver foil stamped, Die-Cuts are gold foil stamped on both sides.

  • PN-1A Alex Rodriguez 58
  • PN-1B Alex Rodriguez 308
  • PN-1C Alex Rodriguez 350
  • PN-2A Ken Griffey, Jr. 38
  • PN-2B Ken Griffey, Jr. 408
  • PN-2C Ken Griffey, Jr. 430
  • PN-3A Mark McGwire 54
  • PN-3B Mark McGwire 504
  • PN-3C Mark McGwire 550
  • PN-4A Cal Ripken, Jr. 17
  • PN-4B Cal Ripken, Jr. 407
  • PN-4C Cal Ripken, Jr. 410
  • PN-5A Derek Jeter 22
  • PN-5B Derek Jeter 302
  • PN-5C Derek Jeter 320
  • PN-6A Mike Piazza 62
  • PN-6B Mike Piazza 302
  • PN-6C Mike Piazza 360
  • PN-7A Nomar Garciaparra 72
  • PN-7B Nomar Garciaparra 302
  • PN-7C Nomar Garciaparra 370
  • PN-8A Sammy Sosa 86
  • PN-8B Sammy Sosa 306
  • PN-8C Sammy Sosa 380
  • PN-9A Vladimir Guerrero 45
  • PN-9B Vladimir Guerrero 305
  • PN-9C Vladimir Guerrero 340
  • PN-10A Tony Gwynn 94
  • PN-10B Tony Gwynn 304
  • PN-10C Tony Gwynn 390

Title Waves

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Randomly inserted in packs, this 30-card set features the game's most decorated performers highlighted in five different title-winning categories. Each is serial-numbered to the year they won the title with the first 100 copies printed on holographic foil.

  • TW1 Tony Gwynn 1994
  • TW2 Todd Helton 2000
  • TW3 Nomar Garciaparra 2000
  • TW4 Frank Thomas 1997
  • TW5 Alex Rodriguez 1996
  • TW6 Jeff Bagwell 1994
  • TW7 Mark McGwire 1998
  • TW8 Sammy Sosa 2000
  • TW9 Ken Griffey, Jr. 1997
  • TW10 Albert Belle 1995
  • TW11 Barry Bonds 1993
  • TW12 Jose Canseco 1991
  • TW13 Manny Ramirez 1999
  • TW14 Sammy Sosa 1998
  • TW15 Andres Galarraga 1996
  • TW16 Todd Helton 2000
  • TW17 Ken Griffey, Jr. 1997
  • TW18 Jeff Bagwell 1994
  • TW19 Mike Piazza 1995
  • TW20 Alex Rodriguez 1995
  • TW21 Jason Giambi 2000
  • TW22 Ivan Rodriguez 1999
  • TW23 Greg Maddux 1997
  • TW24 Pedro Martinez 1994
  • TW25 Derek Jeter 2000
  • TW26 Bernie Williams 1998
  • TW27 Roger Clemens 1999
  • TW28 Chipper Jones 1995
  • TW29 Mark McGwire 1990
  • TW30 Cal Ripken, Jr. 1983

Game-Used

Back 2 Back Jacks

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This double-sided 45-card set features one or two players with game-used bat pieces embedded in the cards. Each is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below.

NOTE: The following cards packed out as redemptions which expired May 1st, 2003: #BB5, BB24, BB33, and BB42.

  • BB1 Ernie Banks 75
  • BB2 Ryne Sandberg 75
  • BB3 Babe Ruth 100
  • BB4 Lou Gehrig 100
  • BB5 Eddie Mathews 100
  • BB6 Troy Glaus 50
  • BB7 Don Mattingly 50
  • BB8 Todd Helton 100
  • BB9 Wade Boggs 100
  • BB10 Tony Gwynn 100
  • BB11 Robin Yount 100
  • BB12 Paul Molitor 50
  • BB13 Mike Schmidt 50
  • BB14 Scott Rolen 75
  • BB15 Reggie Jackson 100
  • BB16 Dave Winfield 100
  • BB17 Johnny Bench 50
  • BB18 Joe Morgan 100
  • BB19 Brooks Robinson 50
  • BB20 Cal Ripken, Jr. 100
  • BB21 Ty Cobb 100
  • BB22 Al Kaline 50
  • BB23 Frank Robinson 50
  • BB24 Frank Thomas 100
  • BB25 Roberto Clemente 100
  • BB26 Vladimir Guerrero 50
  • BB27 Harmon Killebrew 50
  • BB28 Kirby Puckett 100
  • BB29 Yogi Berra 75
  • BB30 Phil Rizzuto 75
  • BB31 Ernie Banks / Ryne Sandberg 50
  • BB32 Babe Ruth / Lou Gehrig 50
  • BB33 Eddie Mathews / Troy Glaus 50
  • BB34 Don Mattingly / Todd Helton 50
  • BB35 Wade Boggs / Tony Gwynn 50
  • BB36 Robin Yount / Paul Molitor 50
  • BB37 Mike Schmidt / Scott Rolen 50
  • BB38 Reggie Jackson / Dave Winfield 50
  • BB39 Johnny Bench / Joe Morgan 50
  • BB40 Brooks Robinson / Cal Ripken 50
  • BB41 Ty Cobb / Al Kaline 50
  • BB42 Frank Robinson / Frank Thomas 50
  • BB43 Roberto Clemente / Vladimir Guerrero 50
  • BB44 Harmon Killebrew / Kirby Puckett 50
  • BB45 Yogi Berra / Phil Rizzuto 25

Throwback Threads

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Similar to the Back 2 Back Jacks, this 45-card set features past and present greats with swatches of game-worn jerseys displayed on the cards. Each is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below.

NOTE: The following cards packed out as redemption cards which expired May 1st, 2003: #TT15, TT16, TT17, TT22, TT26, TT38, TT39, TT41, and TT43.

  • TT1 Stan Musial 75
  • TT2 Tony Gwynn 75
  • TT3 Willie McCovey 100
  • TT4 Barry Bonds 100
  • TT5 Babe Ruth 100
  • TT6 Lou Gehrig 100
  • TT7 Mike Schmidt 75
  • TT8 Scott Rolen 100
  • TT9 Harmon Killebrew 75
  • TT10 Kirby Puckett 100
  • TT11 Al Kaline 75
  • TT12 Eddie Mathews 100
  • TT13 Hank Aaron 75
  • TT14 Andruw Jones 50
  • TT15 Lou Brock EXCH 100
  • TT16 Ozzie Smith EXCH 100
  • TT17 Ernie Banks EXCH 75
  • TT18 Ryne Sandberg 100
  • TT19 Roberto Clemente 100
  • TT20 Vladimir Guerrero 50
  • TT21 Frank Robinson 50
  • TT22 Frank Thomas EXCH 50
  • TT23 Brooks Robinson 50
  • TT24 Cal Ripken, Jr. 100
  • TT25 Roger Clemens 100
  • TT26 Pedro Martinez EXCH 100
  • TT27 Reggie Jackson 100
  • TT28 Dave Winfield 100
  • TT29 Don Mattingly 50
  • TT30 Todd Helton 100
  • TT31 Stan Musial / Tony Gwynn 25
  • TT32 Willie McCovey / Barry Bonds 50
  • TT33 Babe Ruth / Lou Gehrig 50
  • TT34 Mike Schmidt / Scott Rolen 25
  • TT35 Harmon Killebrew / Kirby Puckett 50
  • TT36 Al Kaline / Eddie Mathews 50
  • TT37 Hank Aaron / Andruw Jones 50
  • TT38 Lou Brock / Ozzie Smith EXCH 50
  • TT39 Ernie Banks / Ryne Sandberg EXCH 25
  • TT40 Roberto Clemente / Vladimir Guerrero 50
  • TT41 Frank Robinson / Frank Thomas EXCH 50
  • TT42 Brooks Robinson / Cal Ripken 50
  • TT43 Roger Clemens / Pedro Martinez EXCH 50
  • TT44 Reggie Jackson / Dave Winfield 50
  • TT45 Don Mattingly / Todd Helton 50

Autographs

Elite Extra Edition Autographs

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These certified autograph cards were made available as a compensation by Donruss-Playoff to collectors for autograph exchange cards that the manufacturer was unable to fulfill in the 2001 season. Each card is serial-numbered to 100 copies, and are embossed with an "ELITE LEGACY" stamp.

Unlike most Donruss-Playoff autograph cards from 2001, the athletes signed the actual card rather than signing a sticker (of which was then affixed to the card at a later date). The cards first started to appear on the secondary market in April 2002.

  • 234 Roy Oswalt
  • 238 Alfredo Amezaga
  • 241 Ed Rogers

Passing the Torch Autographed

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This 24-card set is a full autographed parallel of the regular Passing the Torch set. Whereas the base version has a yellow/gold color scheme, the autographs are red/pink. Cards with single players are serial-numbered to 100 while those with dual players were numbered to 50. Like all autographs in this product, each card is embossed with a 2001 Donruss Elite stamp for authenticity.

Nearly all of these cards were not available in time for insertion and packed out as exchange cards which expired May 1st, 2003. Wade Boggs, Todd Helton, Stan Musial and Nolan Ryan were the only players to return their cards in time.

The redemptions for cards #PT-23 and #PT-24 and some of card #PT-22 were accidentally labelled as part of the 2001 Donruss Elite Football product. In addition, redemptions for card #PT-22 were available for both baseball and football. "#PT-22 baseball" was fulfilled with the Nolan Ryan/Pedro Martinez card listed below; while "#PT-22 football" was redeemed with one of the Nolan Ryan/Roger Clemens cards.

  • PT-1 Stan Musial 100
  • PT-2 Tony Gwynn EXCH 100
  • PT-3 Willie Mays EXCH 100
  • PT-4 Barry Bonds EXCH 100
  • PT-5 Mike Schmidt EXCH 100
  • PT-6 Scott Rolen EXCH 100
  • PT-7 Cal Ripken, Jr. EXCH 100
  • PT-8 Alex Rodriguez EXCH 100
  • PT-9 Hank Aaron EXCH 100
  • PT-10 Andruw Jones EXCH 100
  • PT-11 Nolan Ryan 100
  • PT-12 Pedro Martinez EXCH 100
  • PT-13 Wade Boggs 100
  • PT-14 Nomar Garciaparra EXCH 100
  • PT-15 Don Mattingly EXCH 100
  • PT-16 Todd Helton 100
  • PT-17 Stan Musial / Tony Gwynn EXCH 50
  • PT-18 Willie Mays / Barry Bonds EXCH 50
  • PT-19 Mike Schmidt / Scott Rolen EXCH 50
  • PT-20 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Alex Rodriguez EXCH 50
  • PT-21 Hank Aaron / Andruw Jones EXCH 50
  • PT-22 Nolan Ryan / Pedro Martinez EXCH 50

Football Exchange

Like most Passing the Torch Autographs, these four cards packed out as redemptions; however, the exchange cards were erroneously labelled as coming from the 2001 Donruss Elite Football set. The four cards listed below were produced to fulfill these "football" redemptions.

Three different card #PT-22s exist. One is a Nolan Ryan/Pedro Martinez dual autograph that packed out as a baseball redemption (see above). The other two #PT-22s were "football" redemptions. One pictures Nolan Ryan on the front and Roger Clemens on the back, while on the other Clemens is up front and Ryan is on the reverse. Both cards are serial-numbered to 50 copies; however it is unclear if this is the aggregate production for both Clemens/Ryan cards, or if 50 copies of both cards were produced. The Ryan(front)/Clemens(back) is sequentially-numbered "22FB-l" while the Clemens(front)/Ryan(back) is numbered "22FB-n".

Roger Clemens was not featured in the non-autographed Passing the Torch insert set, and it's believed that Clemens was commissioned by Donruss-Playoff to fulfill these football redemptions.

The redemption cards for #PT-23 and #PT-24 were also mistakenly labelled as football cards; however, unlike with card #PT-22, no "baseball" exchange coupons exist. All PT-23 and PT-24 "football" exchange cards were fulfilled by cards #PT-23 and #PT-24, respectively.

  • 22FB-l Nolan Ryan / Roger Clemens FB EXCH 50
  • 22FB-n Roger Clemens / Nolan Ryan FB EXCH 50
  • PT-23 Wade Boggs / Nomar Garciaparra FB EXCH 50
  • PT-24 Don Mattingly / Todd Helton FB EXCH 50

Autographed Game-Used

Autographed Back 2 Back Jacks

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This sixteen-card set is an autographed partial-parallel of the regular insert set. Almost every card in the set packed out as an exchange card with a redemption deadline of May 1st, 2003. Only Johnny Bench, Al Kaline and Harmon Killebrew signed cards in time to be seeded directly into packs.

  • BB1 Ernie Banks 25
  • BB2 Ryne Sandberg 25
  • BB6 Troy Glaus 50
  • BB7 Don Mattingly 50
  • BB12 Paul Molitor 50
  • BB13 Mike Schmidt 50
  • BB14 Scott Rolen 25
  • BB17 Johnny Bench 50
  • BB19 Brooks Robinson 50
  • BB22 Al Kaline 50
  • BB23 Frank Robinson 50
  • BB26 Vladimir Guerrero 50
  • BB27 Harmon Killebrew 50
  • BB29 Yogi Berra 25
  • BB30 Phil Rizzuto 25
  • BB45 Yogi Berra / Phil Rizzuto 25

Throwback Threads Autographs

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This fifteen-card set is an autographed partial-parallel of the regular insert set. Exchange cards with a May 1st, 2003 redemption deadline were seeded into packs for almost the entire set. Only Al Kaline, Harmon Killebrew and Stan Musial managed to return their cards in time for packout. As with the Passing the Torch Autographs, redemption cards #TT21 and #TT22 are mistakenly listed as coming from the 2001 Donruss Elite Football set. The quantity for Ernie Banks signed cards was never revealed by the manufacturer.

  • TT1 Stan Musial 25
  • TT2 Tony Gwynn EXCH 25
  • TT7 Mike Schmidt EXCH 25
  • TT9 Harmon Killebrew 25
  • TT11 Al Kaline 25
  • TT13 Hank Aaron EXCH 25
  • TT14 Andruw Jones EXCH 50
  • TT17 Ernie Banks EXCH 25
  • TT20 Vladimir Guerrero EXCH 50
  • TT21 Frank Robinson EXCH 50
  • TT22 Frank Thomas EXCH 50
  • TT23 Brooks Robinson EXCH 50
  • TT29 Don Mattingly EXCH 50
  • TT31 Stan Musial / Tony Gwynn EXCH 25
  • TT34 Mike Schmidt / Scott Rolen EXCH 25
  • TT39 Ernie Banks / Ryne Sandberg EXCH 25
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