2006 Topps

Description

2006 Topps is a 659-card set was issued over two series. Series One was released in February 22nd, 2006 while Series Two was issued four months later.

Alex Gordon "Rookie Card" controversy

Card #297 Alex Gordon was pulled early in production because Gordon did not have any major league experience which violated the new Rookie Card rules instituted during the off-season by the MLBPA. Topps estimates around 100 Gordon cards made it into production while Beckett estimates 200 to 500. Beckett also estimates that 2500 to 5000 cut out versions made their way into packs. The "Cut Out" variations of the Gordon card are where Topps literally cut Gordon's image out of the card, leaving only an empty cardboard frame.

Distribution

Hobby: 36 packs per box, 10 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.59). 10 boxes per case.

Retail: 24 packs per box, 12 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.99). 20 boxes per case.

Rack Packs: 24 packs per box, 18 cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99). Three boxes per case.

Factory Sets

NOTE: This was the first year Topps produced special packs for Target, K-Mart, and Walmart -- each with their special inserts.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	?	-	?	?
Gold	?	2006	?	?
Black	?	55	?	?
Platinum	?	one-of-one	?	?
Printing Plates	?	one of every four colors	?	?
2K All-Stars	?	-	?	?
Barry Bonds Chase to 715	?	-	?	?
Declaration of Independence	?	-	?	?
Hit Parade	?	-	?	?
Hobby Masters	?	-	?	?
Home Run Derby Contest	?	-	?	?
Mickey Mantle Collection	?	-	?	?
Opening Day	?	-	?	?
Own the Game	?	-	?	?
Rookie of the Week	?	-	?	?
Topps Stars	?	-	?	?
Trading Places	?	-	?	?
United States Constitution Signers	?	-	?	?
Wal-Mart	?	-	?	?
Team Logo Window Clings	?	-	?	?
Barry Bonds Home Run History	?	-	?	?
Mickey Mantle Home Run History	?	-	?	?
Barry Bonds Home Run History	?	-	?	?
Declaration of Independence Signatures	?	-	?	?
Topps Autographs	?	-	?	?
Opening Day Relics	?	-	?	?
Trading Places Relic Autographs	?	-	?	?

Checklist

Promos

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Base Set

Series One

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Award Winners

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National League Managers and American League Team Cards

NOTE: Lloyd McClendon was fired as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates towards the end of the 2005 season. Pete Mackanin skippered the Bucs for the remaining 26 games of the season. For Series One, Topps erroneously put a photo of McClendon (who is African-American) of Mackanin's (who is white) card (#287). This error was corrected in time for the factory sets.

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Rookies

2006 was the first season for the MLB-mandated rookie card rules. Those players who had their "true" rookie cards in pre-2006 products, but have the "ROOKIE CARD" icon anyway, are designated with an "(RC)".

NOTE: Just before the start of the 2006 season, John Koronka was traded from the Cubs to the Rangers. Since it was too late to include Koronka in Series Two, Topps airbrushed Koronka into a Rangers uniform for the factory set edition. Koronka does not appear in 2006 Topps Updates & Highlights.

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Team Stars

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Series Two

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American League Managers

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National League Team Cards

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Rookies

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Combo Cards

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Gimmicks

Alay Soler was a Cuban defector who pitched eight games for the Mets in 2006. His rather uneventful career is best remembered for a unannounced "rookie" card that was randomly inserted into Series Two packs. Production figures were never fully released, however it is estimated that 750 copies were made. Despite having the "ROOKIE CARD" icon, this is not a "true" rookie card.

The Soler card is the first of a number of short print or super short-printed "gimmick" cards that Topps included in future Topps flagship products.

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Parallels

All 659 base cards are available in the following parallels.

• Gold (serial-numbered to 2006 copies)
• Black (serial-numbered to 55; HTA Jumbo packs only)
• Platinum (one-of-one)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each; HTA Jumbo packs only)

Parallels do NOT exist for the Alex Gordon and Alay Soler cards or for the John Koronka ad Pete Mackanin replacement cards.

Mirrors

Barry Bonds Home Run History

See 2005 Topps Barry Bonds Home Run History.

Mickey Mantle Home Run History

See 2006 Topps Mickey Mantle Home Run History.

Inserts

Mickey Mantle Collection

In 2006, Topps signed a ten-year agreement with the estate of Mickey Mantle. Beginning in 2006, card #7 in the Topps base set (which had been previously "retired") would feature Mantle. To backfill the years between his death and the present day, Topps randomly inserted into Series One ten Mantle cards done in the style of the Topps flagship from 1996-2005. Each card is also available in the following parallels.

• Gold (see below)
• Black (serial-numbered to seven copies; exclusive to HTA packs.)

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Gold

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Declaration of Independence

This Series One set features all 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. Each card features the same John Trumbull painting Declaration of Independence with a small inset photo of the signer. The reverse sides of each card is a Declaration of Independence puzzle piece.

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Hobby Masters

This set is exclusive to Series One Hobby and HTA packs.

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Own the Game

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2K All-Stars

This 11-card set was inserted into Series One packs to promote the MLB 2K6 video game. Cards 1-6 were packaged with the game while cards 7-11 were randomly inserted into packs.

Andruw Jones signed 100 copies of his card for random inserted into MLB 2K6 games.

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Barry Bonds Chase to 715

This massive 1620-card set features ten cards (one for each inning plus a tenth "extra innings" card) for each game in the 2006 San Francisco Giants season. Each card is a one-of-one.

If Barry Bonds hit his career 715th home run in the exact inning listed, the winning card could be redeemed for a prize.

Game #50-4th Inning was the winning card.

United States Constitution Signers

Similar to the Declaration of Independence set in Series One, this Series Two set features all 39 signers of the Constitution. And just like with the Declaration of Independence set, the backs form a large puzzle. Unlike the Declaration set, this set is sequentially-numbered.

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Topps Stars

This set is exclusive to Series Two Hobby and HTA packs.

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Hit Parade

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Trading Places

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Opening Day Team vs. Team

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Home Run Derby Contest

This set features 50 players whose card could, provided they won the 2006 All-Star Game's Home Run Derby, be redeemed for a special Blue parallel of the entire base set (660 cards). Each person with the winning card (Ryan Howard) received 1 of 10 sets. According to Topps, only one lucky collector submitted the Ryan Howard card (serial number 5/10), so only one set (7/10) was mailed out. What happened to the other nine sets remains a Hobby mystery.

Each card is serial-numbered to only ten copies.

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Rookie of the Week

This 25-card set was distributed exclusively through Topps Home Team Advantage dealer network. A new card was available each week, and to acquire that week's card collectors had to purchase a pack of Topps cards from their local HTA dealer.

Each card is a reprint of the player's Topps rookie card, but with a different photo then the original.

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Wal-Mart

This 54-card set, exclusive to Blaster boxes sold at Wal-Mart, features cards done in the style of (but not necessarily reprints) Topps cards. Each specially-marked Blaster contained a pack of three of these cards. Eighteen cards are exclusive to Series One, Series Two and Updates & Highlights.

Series One

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Series Two

NOTE: Due to the limited amount of Blasters produced, cards from Series Two may be difficult to find.

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Box Bottoms

Four "cards" were printed on the bottom of each HTA box.

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Factory Set Rookie Bonus

Cards #1-5 were inserted into each retail factory set, #6-10 were in all Hobby factory sets, while 11-20 were in HTA factory sets.

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Factory Set Red Sox Bonus

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Factory Set Yankees Bonus

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Factory Set Pirates Bonus

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Factory Set Cardinals Bonus

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Factory Set Cubs Bonus

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Autographs & Game-Used

Mantle Collection Bat Relics

Each Mantle Collection Bat Relic is also available in a Black parallel, which is serial-numbered to seven.

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World Series Champion Relics

Each World Series Champion Relic is serial-numbered to 100 copies.

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Mickey Mantle Home Run History Bat Relics

See 2006 Topps Mickey Mantle Home Run History.

Opening Day Team vs. Team Relics

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Trading Places Relics

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Target Factory Set Mantle Memorabilia

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Autographs

Series One

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Series Two

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Team Topps Legends Autographs

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Trading Places Autographs

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Trading Places Autographed Relics

Each Trading Places Autographed Relic is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

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Declaration of Independence Cut Signatures

Each Declaration of Independence Cut Signature is a one-of-one.

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U.S. Constitution Cut Signatures

Each U.S. Constitution Cut Signature is a one-of-one.

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Topps (flagship)
Topps (flagship) Classic Era: 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1954 - 1955
Topps (flagship) Monopoly Era: 1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959 - 1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 - 1980
Topps (flagship) Triopoly Era: 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987
Topps (flagship) Junk Wax Era: 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993
Topps (flagship) Post Strike Era: 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009
Topps (flagship) Exclusive License Era: 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022
Topps (flagship) Fanatics Era: 2023 - 2024
Topps (flagship) Update Sets
Traded 1974 - 1976 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994
Traded & Rookies: 1995 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004
Updates & Highlights: 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009
Update: 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
Topps (flagship) Parallel Brands
Chrome: 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
Chrome Update: 1999 - 2000 - 2005 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023
Super Chrome: 1998 - 1999
Sapphire Chrome: 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023
Holiday: 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023
Mini: 1975 - 1985 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2022
Opening Day: 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022