Revision as of 16:41, 20 April 2015

Description

2001 Topps Reserve is a 151-card "Bonus Box" product released in August 2001. The final 51 cards make up a rookie subset with each serial-numbered. Cards #101-#145 and #151 are each serial-numbered to 1500 copies; while cards #146-150 were exclusive to retail packs and numbered to only 1170.

The first 555 copies of cards #101-#145 were submitted by Topps to PSA for grading then seeded into Hobby boxes as a chiptopper. Prior to encapsulation, Topps had each player autograph the slab's label "flip."

In addition to the pre-graded rookie card, each Hobby box also contained an autographed rookie baseball.

Distribution

Hobby: 10 packs plus one pre-graded autographed rookie card and an autographed baseball per box, five cards per pack.

Retail: 24 packs per box, four cards per pack.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	151	-	?	?
short set	100	-	?	?
Rookies	46	1500	1:5	1:52
Retail Exclusive Rookies	5	1170	N/A	1:54
Game Bats	14	-	1:5*	?
Game Jerseys	20	-	1:5*	?
Rookie Autographs	45	varies	N/A	1:96

Checklist

Base Set

1 Darin Erstad
2 Moises Alou
3 Tony Batista
4 Andruw Jones
5 Edgar Renteria
6 Eric Young
7 Steve Finley
8 Adrian Beltre
9 Vladimir Guerrero
10 Barry Bonds
11 Juan Gonzalez
12 Jay Buhner
13 Luis Castillo
14 Cal Ripken, Jr.
15 Bob Abreu
16 Ivan Rodriguez
17 Nomar Garciaparra
18 Todd Helton
19 Bob Higginson
20 Jorge Posada
21 Tim Salmon
22 Jason Giambi
23 Jose Cruz
24 Chipper Jones
25 Jim Edmonds
26 Gerald Williams
27 Randy Johnson
28 Gary Sheffield
29 Jeff Kent
30 Jim Thome
31 John Olerud
32 Cliff Floyd
33 Mike Lowell
34 Phil Nevin
35 Scott Rolen
36 Alex Rodriguez
37 Ken Griffey, Jr.
38 Neifi Perez
39 Cristian Guzman
40 Mariano Rivera
41 Troy Glaus
42 Johnny Damon
43 Rafael Furcal
44 Jeromy Burnitz
45 Mark McGwire
46 Fred McGriff
47 Matt Williams
48 Kevin Brown
49 J.T. Snow
50 Kenny Lofton
51 Al Martin
52 Antonio Alfonseca
53 Edgardo Alfonzo
54 Ryan Klesko
55 Pat Burrell
56 Rafael Palmeiro
57 Sean Casey
58 Jeff Cirillo
59 Ray Durham
60 Derek Jeter
61 Jeff Bagwell
62 Carlos Delgado
63 Tom Glavine
64 Richie Sexson
65 J.D. Drew
66 Ben Grieve
67 Mark Grace
68 Shawn Green
69 Robb Nen
70 Omar Vizquel
71 Edgar Martinez
72 Preston Wilson
73 Mike Piazza
74 Tony Gwynn
75 Jason Kendall
76 Manny Ramirez
77 Pokey Reese
78 Mike Sweeney
79 Magglio Ordonez
80 Bernie Williams
81 Richard Hidalgo
82 Brad Fullmer
83 Greg Maddux
84 Geoff Jenkins
85 Sammy Sosa
86 Luis Gonzalez
87 Eric Karros
88 Jose Vidro
89 Rich Aurilia
90 Roberto Alomar
91 Mike Cameron
92 Mike Mussina
93 Barry Zito
94 Mike Lieberthal
95 Brian Giles
96 Pedro Martinez
97 Barry Larkin
98 Jermaine Dye
99 Frank Thomas
100 Dave Justice

Rookies

Cards #101-#145 and #151 are all serial-numbered to 1500 copies.
Cards #146-#150 are exclusive to retail packs and serial-numbered to 1170 copies.
The first 555 copies of cards #101-#145 were sent to PSA for grading (see below).

101 Gary Johnson RC
102 Matt Ford RC
103 Albert Pujols RC
104 Brad Cresse
105 Valentino Pascucci RC
106 Bob Keppel RC
107 Luis Torres RC*
108 Tony Blanco RC
109 Ronnie Corona RC
110 Phil Wilson RC*
111 John Buck RC
112 Jim Journell RC
113 Victor Hall RC*
114 Jeff Andra RC*
115 Greg Nash RC*
116 Travis Hafner RC
117 Casey Fossum RC
118 Miguel Olivo
119 Elpidio Guzman RC*
120 Jason Belcher RC*
121 Esix Snead RC
122 Joe Thurston RC
123 Rafael Soriano RC
124 Ed Rogers RC
125 Omar Beltre RC
126 Brett Gray RC
127 Deivi Mendez RC*
128 Freddie Bynum RC
129 David Krynzel
130 Blake Williams RC*
131 Reggie Abercrombie RC
132 Miguel Villilo RC*
133 Ryan Madson RC
134 Matt Thompson RC
135 Mark Burnett RC*
136 Andy Beal RC*
137 Ryan Ludwick RC
138 Roberto Miniel RC*
139 Steve Smyth RC
140 Ben Washburn RC*
141 Marvin Seale RC*
142 Reggie Griggs RC*
143 Seung Song RC*
144 Chad Petty RC*
145 Noel Devarez RC*
146 Matt Butler RC*
147 Brett Evert RC*
148 Cesar Izturis
149 Troy Farnsworth RC*
150 Brian Schmitt RC*
151 Ichiro Suzuki RC

Autographs & Game-Used

Game Bats

TRR-BW Bernie Williams
TRR-DE Darin Erstad
TRR-JB Jeff Bagwell
TRR-MP Mike Piazza
TRR-NG Nomar Garciaparra
TRR-VG Vladimir Guerrero
TRR-ARI Alex Rodriguez
TRR-BBI Barry Bonds
TRR-CDI Carlos Delgado
TRR-CJI Chipper Jones
TRR-IRI Ivan Rodriguez
TRR-JEI Jim Edmonds
TRR-RFI Rafael Furcal
TRR-TGI Tony Gwynn

Game Jerseys

TRR-AR Alex Rodriguez
TRR-BB Barry Bonds
TRR-CD Carlos Delgado
TRR-CJ Chipper Jones
TRR-DJ Dave Justice
TRR-FT Frank Thomas
TRR-GM Greg Maddux
TRR-IR Ivan Rodriguez
TRR-JE Jim Edmonds
TRR-JG Juan Gonzalez
TRR-NP Nomar Garciaparra
TRR-PM Pedro Martinez
TRR-RA Roberto Alomar
TRR-RJ Randy Johnson
TRR-RP Rafael Palmeiro
TRR-SG Shawn Green
TRR-SR Scott Rolen
TRR-TG Tony Gwynn
TRR-TH Todd Helton
TRR-VG Vladimir Guerrero

Rookie Autographs

This 50-card set parallels the rookie subset (cards #101-#150) and exclusive to retail packs. Each card is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below.

NOTE: The design is identical to that of the base cards; however, unlike a conventional parallel, the set is sequentially-numbered different. Also, I number of fake Albert Pujols autographs are known to exist. The card in question is sequentially-numbered "TRA-3," and has a black holographic authentication sticker; but the card is not serial-numbered, and the autograph has been poorly forged.

TRA-1 Gary Johnson 160
TRA-2 Matt Ford 160
TRA-3 Albert Pujols 160
TRA-4 Brad Cresse 160
TRA-5 Valentino Pascucci 160
TRA-6 Bob Keppel 160
TRA-7 Luis Torres 160
TRA-8 Tony Blanco 160
TRA-9 Ronnie Corona 160
TRA-10 Phil Wilson 160
TRA-11 John Buck 160
TRA-12 Jim Journell 160
TRA-13 Victor Hall 160
TRA-14 Jeff Andra 160
TRA-15 Greg Nash 160
TRA-16 Travis Hafner 160
TRA-17 Casey Fossum 160
TRA-18 Miguel Olivo 160
TRA-19 Elpidio Guzman 160
TRA-20 Jason Belcher 160
TRA-21 Esix Snead 160
TRA-22 Joe Thurston 160
TRA-23 Rafael Soriano 160
TRA-24 Ed Rogers 160
TRA-25 Omar Beltre 160
TRA-26 Brett Gray 160
TRA-27 Deivi Mendez 160
TRA-28 Freddie Bynum 160
TRA-29 David Krynzel 160
TRA-30 Blake Williams 160
TRA-31 Reggie Abercrombie 160
TRA-32 Miguel Villilo 160
TRA-33 Ryan Madson 160
TRA-34 Matt Thompson 160
TRA-35 Mark Burnett 160
TRA-36 Andy Beal 160
TRA-37 Ryan Ludwick 160
TRA-38 Roberto Miniel 160
TRA-39 Steve Smyth 160
TRA-40 Ben Washburn 160
TRA-41 Marvin Seale 160
TRA-42 Reggie Griggs 160
TRA-43 Seung Song 160
TRA-44 Chad Petty 160
TRA-45 Noel Devarez 160
TRA-46 Matt Butler 330
TRA-47 Brett Evert 330
TRA-48 Cesar Izturis 330
TRA-49 Troy Farnsworth 330
TRA-50 Brian Schmitt 330

Graded Autographed Rookies

The first 555 copies of each rookie subset card (cards #101-#145) were sent to PSA for grading. Each card is graded no worse than PSA 8. In addition, Topps had each player autograph the label before encapsulation.

One graded autographed card was inserted into each Hobby box, and redemption cards were seeded into each retail pack.

101 Gary Johnson
102 Matt Ford
103 Albert Pujols
104 Brad Cresse
105 Valentino Pascucci
106 Bob Keppel
107 Luis Torres
108 Tony Blanco
109 Ronnie Corona
110 Phil Wilson
111 John Buck
112 Jim Journell
113 Victor Hall
114 Jeff Andra
115 Greg Nash
116 Travis Hafner
117 Casey Fossum
118 Miguel Olivo
119 Elpidio Guzman
120 Jason Belcher
121 Esix Snead
122 Joe Thurston
123 Rafael Soriano
124 Ed Rogers
125 Omar Beltre
126 Brett Gray
127 Deivi Mendez
128 Freddie Bynum
129 David Krynzel
130 Blake Williams
131 Reggie Abercrombie
132 Miguel Villilo
133 Ryan Madson
134 Matt Thompson
135 Mark Burnett
136 Andy Beal
137 Ryan Ludwick
138 Roberto Miniel
139 Steve Smyth
140 Ben Washburn
141 Marvin Seale
142 Reggie Griggs
143 Seung Song
144 Chad Petty
145 Noel Devarez
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Rookie Autographed Baseballs

Inserted into each Hobby box is a baseball autographed by a 2001 MLB rookie. Each ball is a standard MLB-issue baseball, but with a special Topps Reserve "TR" logo printed on one side panel and a black Topps hologram sticker on the other panel. Balls were packaged in a clear plastic cube and sealed with a Topps "FACTORY SEALED" sticker. The player is identified by a clear sticker affixed to the outside of the cube.

Two of the balls were only available as exchange cards that were exclusive to retail packs.

Reggie Abercrombie
Jeff Andra
Andy Beal
Omar Beltre
Tony Blanco
Mark Burnett
Freddie Bynum
Fernando Cabrera RETAIL EXCH
Ronnie Corona
Brad Cresse
Noel Devarez
Matt Ford
Casey Fossum
Brett Gray
Reggie Griggs
Elpidio Guzman
Travis Hafner
Victor Hall
Gary Johnson
Jim Journell
Bob Keppel
David Krynzel
Ryan Ludwick
Ryan Madson
Deivi Mendez
Roberto Miniel
Greg Nash
Miguel Olivo
Valentino Pascucci
Chad Petty
Albert Pujols
Ed Rogers
Marvin Seale
Steve Smyth
Esix Snead
Seung Song
Rafael Soriano
Matt Thompson
Joe Thurston
Luis Torres
Miguel Villilo
Ben Washburn
Blake Williams
Phil Wilson
Felix Lugo RETAIL EXCH