2011 Topps Chrome
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Description
2011 Topps Chrome, a 220-card parallel brand, was released on September 7, 2011. As with previous years, the set features 170 cards recycled from the 2011 Topps Baseball base set, with 50 rookies -- some of which are autographed. Each Hobby box should yield two rookie autographs. Refractor parallels return, along with the addition of a 100-card Black-bordered Refractor partial parallel.
The usual slew of Refractor parallels return, along with the addition of a 100-card Black-bordered Refractor partial parallel.
Distribution
Hobby: 24 packs per box, 4 cards per pack (MSRP: $3.00)
Retail: 4 cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99)
Rack packs: Three, 4-card retail packs plus three Orange Refractors (MSRP: $8.99)
Reviews
Nice looking set will buy
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds | Retail Rack Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 220 | - | ? | ? | ? |
| Orange Refractor | 220 | - | N/A | N/A | 3:1 |
| XFractor | 220 | 225 | N/A | ? | ? |
| Refractor | 220 | - | 1:3 | 1:3 | ? |
| Topps Chrome Heritage | 100 | 1962 | 1:7 | ? | ? |
| Vintage Chrome | 50 | - | 1:8 | ? | ? |
| Autographed Chrome Rookies | 20 | - | 1:12 | ? | ? |
| Topps Chrome Heritage Refractor | 100 | 562 | 1:18 | 1:12 | ? |
| Atomic Refractor | 220 | 225 | 1:19 | ? | ? |
| Sepia-Tome Refractor | 220 | 99 | 1:43 | N/A | N/A |
| Blue Refractor | 220 | 99 | 1:57 | ? | ? |
| Purple Refractor | 220 | 499 | 1:57 | ? | ? |
| Autographed Chrome Rookies Refractor | 20 | 499 | 1:72 | ? | ? |
| Black-Bordered Refractor | 110 | 100 | 1:84 | N/A | N/A |
| Gold Refractor | 220 | 50 | 1:111 | ? | ? |
| Topps Chrome Heritage Black-Bordered Refractor | 100 | 62 | 1:148 | N/A | N/A |
| Red Refractor | 220 | 25 | 1:167 | N/A | N/A |
| Autographed Chrome Rookies Blue Refractor | 20 | 199 | 1:181 | ? | ? |
| USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autograph Redemptions | 22 | - | 1:184 | N/A | N/A |
| Autographed Chrome Rookies Black-Bordered Refractor | 20 | 100 | 1:328 | N/A | N/A |
| Autographed Chrome Rookies Sepia-Tone Refractor | 20 | 99 | 1:350 | ? | ? |
| Autographed Chrome Rookies Gold Refractor | 20 | 50 | 1:694 | ? | ? |
| Printing Plates | 220 | four-for-each | 1:718 | N/A | N/A |
| USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set Refractor Redemption Card | 1 | ? | 1:964 | N/A | N/A |
| USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autographed Refractor Redemptions | 22 | 199 | 1:1,173 | N/A | N/A |
| Autographed Chrome Rookies Red Refractor | 20 | 25 | 1:1,314 | ? | ? |
| USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set Blue Refractor Redemption Card | 1 | ? | 1:2,025 | N/A | N/A |
| USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autographed Blue Refractor Redemptions | 22 | 99 | 1:2,397 | N/A | N/A |
| Autographed Chrome Rookies Atomic Refractor | 20 | 10 | 1:3,310 | ? | ? |
| Super-Fractor | 220 | one-of-one | 1:4,182 | N/A | N/A |
| Canary Diamond Refractor | 220 | one-of-one | 1:4,220 | N/A | N/A |
| USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autographed Gold Refractor Redemptions | 22 | 50 | 1:4,900 | N/A | N/A |
| 60th Anniversary Autographs | 3 | 60 | 1:5,112 | N/A | N/A |
| Autographed Chrome Rookies Printing Plates | 20 | one-of-one | 1:8,217 | N/A | N/A |
| USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set Redemption Card | 1 | - | ? | N/A | N/A |
| USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set Gold Refractor Redemption Card | 1 | 50 | 1:18,400 | N/A | N/A |
| USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autographed Diamond Die-Cut Atomic Refractor Redemptions | 22 | 10 | 1:25,600 | N/A | N/A |
| Autographed Chrome Rookies Super-Fractor | 20 | one-of-one | 1:32,800 | N/A | N/A |
| USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autographed Red Refractor Redemptions | 22 | 5 | 1:57,725 | N/A | N/A |
| USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set Atomic Refractor Redemption Card | 1 | 50 | 1:92,000 | N/A | N/A |
| USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set Red Refractor Redemption Card | 1 | 5 | 1:184,000 | N/A | N/A |
| USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set Printing Plate Redemption Card | 1 | four-for-each | 1:230,000 | N/A | N/A |
| USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autographed Printing Plate Redemptions | 20 | four-for-each | 1:230,000 | N/A | N/A |
| USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autographed Super-Fractor Redemptions | 22 | one-of-one | ? | N/A | N/A |
| USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set Super-Fractor Redemption Card | 1 | one-of-one | 1:920,000 | N/A | N/A |
Checklist
Base Set
- 3 Carl Crawford
- 20 Derek Jeter
- 30 Miguel Cabrera
- 65 Jason Bartlett
- 154 Justin Morneau
- 176 Brandon Beachy RC
- 1 Buster Posey
- 2 Chipper Jones
- 4 Andre Ethier
- 5 David Wright
- 6 Zack Greinke
- 7 Mickey Mantle
- 8 Andrew McCutchen
- 9 Prince Fielder
- 10 Hanley Ramirez
- 11 Ryan Zimmerman
- 12 David Ortiz
- 13 Evan Longoria
- 14 Adam Dunn
- 15 Tim Lincecum
- 16 Jason Heyward
- 17 Starlin Castro
- 18 Ian Kinsler
- 19 Joey Votto
- 21 Carlos Ruiz
- 22 Nick Markakis
- 23 Russell Martin
- 24 Matt Kemp
- 25 Adrian Gonzalez
- 26 Dan Uggla
- 27 Orlando Hudson
- 28 Austin Jackson
- 29 Phil Hughes
- 31 Tommy Hunter
- 32 Yadier Molina
- 33 Danny Espinosa
- 34 Josh Beckett
- 35 Chase Utley
- 36 Rafael Soriano
- 37 Mike Leake
- 38 Justin Upton
- 39 Travis Wood
- 40 Cliff Lee
- 41 Danny Valencia
- 42 Mariano Rivera
- 43 Josh Johnson
- 44 David Price
- 45 Ryan Howard
- 46 Billy Butler
- 47 James Loney
- 48 Jay Bruce
- 49 Jonathan Papelbon
- 50 Ichiro
- 51 Gordon Beckham
- 52 CC Sabathia
- 53 Carlos Santana
- 54 Ryan Braun
- 55 Jon Lester
- 56 Gio Gonzalez
- 57 John Jaso
- 58 Jason Bay
- 59 Joe Nathan
- 60 Josh Hamilton
- 61 Yovani Gallardo
- 62 Brian Wilson
- 63 Neil Walker
- 64 Vernon Wells
- 66 Neftali Feliz
- 67 Aaron Hill
- 68 Bobby Abreu
- 69 Michael Young
- 70 Robinson Cano
- 71 Colby Rasmus
- 72 Brian McCann
- 73 James Shields
- 74 Nelson Cruz
- 75 Roy Halladay
- 76 Jose Bautista
- 77 David DeJesus
- 78 Sean Rodriguez
- 79 Jonathan Sanchez
- 80 Joe Mauer
- 81 Mat Latos
- 82 Franklin Gutierrez
- 83 Adam Jones
- 84 Jorge Posada
- 85 Mike Stanton
- 86 Drew Stubbs
- 87 Todd Helton
- 88 Joakim Soria
- 89 Gaby Sanchez
- 90 Kevin Youkilis
- 91 Alfonso Soriano
- 92 Jake Peavy
- 93 Pablo Sandoval
- 94 Shane Victorino
- 95 Daisuke Matsuzaka
- 96 Hunter Pence
- 97 Ubaldo Jimenez
- 98 Heath Bell
- 99 Kendry Morales
- 100 Alex Rodriguez
- 101 Tim Hudson
- 102 Jordan Zimmerman
- 103 Shin-Soo Choo
- 104 Matt Garza
- 105 Felix Hernandez
- 106 Ike Davis
- 107 Clayton Kershaw
- 108 Mike Morse
- 109 Ricky Romero
- 110 Carlos Gonzalez
- 111 Marlon Byrd
- 112 Carlos Pena
- 113 Jayson Werth
- 114 Carlos Beltran
- 115 Justin Verlander
- 117 Jimmy Rollins
- 118 Francisco Liriano
- 119 Ryan Ludwick
- 120 Stephen Strasburg
- 121 Chris Carpenter
- 122 Adam Lind
- 123 B.J. Upton
- 124 Jacoby Ellsbury
- 125 Roy Oswalt
- 126 Johan Santana
- 127 Madison Bumgarner
- 128 Manny Ramirez
- 129 Mark Reynolds
- 130 Matt Holliday
- 131 Tyler Colvin
- 132 Matt Cain
- 133 Drew Storen
- 134 Grady Sizemore
- 135 Martin Prado
- 136 C.J. Wilson
- 137 Chris Young
- 138 Jose Reyes
- 139 Clayton Richard
- 140 Mark Teixeira
- 141 Lance Berkman
- 142 John Buck
- 143 Brett Anderson
- 144 Johnny Damon
- 145 Rickie Weeks
- 146 Brett Myers
- 147 Chone Figgins
- 148 Derrek Lee
- 149 Ian Desmond
- 150 Albert Pujols
- 151 Pedro Alvarez
- 152 Josh Thole
- 153 Jonathan Broxton
- 155 Tommy Hanson
- 156 Cole Hamels
- 157 Hideki Matsui
- 158 Curtis Granderson
- 159 Paul Konerko
- 160 Troy Tulowitzki
- 161 Dustin Pedroia
- 162 Elvis Andrus
- 163 Logan Morrison
- 164 Jered Weaver
- 165 Adrian Beltre
- 166 Victor Martinez
- 167 Chad Billingsley
- 168 J.A. Happ
- 169 Rafael Furcal
- 170 Vladimir Guerrero
- 171 Tsuyoshi Nishioka RC
- 172 Brandon Belt RC
- 173 Freddie Freeman RC
- 174 Michael Pineda RC
- 177 Aneury Rodriguez RC
- 178 Mark Trumbo RC
- 180 Hank Conger RC
- 181 Jake McGee RC
- 182 J.P. Arencibia RC
- 183 Jordan Walden RC
- 184 Eric Sogard RC
- 185 Matt Young RC
- 186 Domonic Brown RC
- 187 Scott Cousins RC
- 188 Alexi Ogando RC
- 189 Mike Nickeas RC
- 190 Wilson Ramos RC
- 191 Andrew Cashner RC
- 193 Darwin Barney RC
- 195 Craig Kimbrel RC
- 196 Aroldis Chapman RC
- 197 Bobby Cramer RC
- 198 Eduardo Nunez RC
- 199 Pedro Beato RC
- 200 Jeremy Hellickson RC
- 201 Vinnie Pestano RC
- 202 Tom Wilhelmsen RC
- 203 Brett Wallace RC
- 204 Chris Pettit RC
- 205 Chris Sale RC
- 206 Brandon Kintzler RC
- 207 Samuel Deduno RC
- 208 Michael Kohn RC
- 209 Cory Luebke RC
- 210 Pedro Strop RC
- 212 Brian Broderick RC
- 213 Joe Paterson RC
- 214 Brent Morel RC
- 215 Kyle Drabek RC
- 216 Zach Britton RC
- 217 Mike Minor RC
- 218 Hector Noesi RC
- 219 Carlos Peguero RC
- 220 Aaron Crow RC
- 211 Brad Eamus RC
- 194 Mason Tobin RC
- 192 Josh Lueke RC
- 179 Marcos Mateo RC
- 175 Micahel Crotta RC
- 116 Clay Buchholz
Parallels
All 220-cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractors (1:3 packs)
- Orange Refractor (three per retail-exclusive rack packs)
- Atomic Refractors (serial-numbered to 225 copies)
- Blue Refractors (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Sepia-Tone Refractors (serial-numbered to 99 copies, Hobby only)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies, Hobby only)
- Purple Refractors (serial-numbered to 499 copies)
- Canary Diamond Refractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)
- Super-Fractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)
- X-fractors
- Printing Plates (four-for-each, Hobby only)
Black-Bordered Refractors
New for 2011 are the Black-Bordered Refractors, a 110-card, Hobby exclusive, partial parallel. Each Black-Bordered Refractor is serial-numbered to 100 copies.
- 1 Buster Posey
- 2 Chipper Jones
- 3 Carl Crawford
- 4 Andre Ethier
- 5 David Wright
- 6 Zack Greinke
- 7 Mickey Mantle
- 8 Andrew McCutchen
- 9 Prince Fielder
- 10 Hanley Ramirez
- 11 Ryan Zimmerman
- 12 David Ortiz
- 13 Evan Longoria
- 14 Adam Dunn
- 15 Tim Lincecum
- 16 Jason Heyward
- 19 Joey Votto
- 20 Derek Jeter
- 22 Nick Markakis
- 24 Matt Kemp
- 25 Adrian Gonzalez
- 26 Dan Uggla
- 28 Austin Jackson
- 30 Miguel Cabrera
- 31 Tommy Hunter
- 120 Stephen Strasburg
- 121 Chris Carpenter
- 34 Josh Beckett
- 35 Chase Utley
- 40 Cliff Lee
- 42 Mariano Rivera
- 43 Josh Johnson
- 44 David Price
- 45 Ryan Howard
- 48 Jay Bruce
- 49 Jonathan Papelbon
- 50 Ichiro
- 52 CC Sabathia
- 54 Ryan Braun
- 55 Jon Lester
- 56 Gio Gonzalez
- 58 Jason Bay
- 60 Josh Hamilton
- 63 Neil Walker
- 64 Vernon Wells
- 69 Michael Young
- 70 Robinson Cano
- 71 Colby Rasmus
- 72 Brian McCann
- 74 Nelson Cruz
- 75 Roy Halladay
- 76 Jose Bautista
- 80 Joe Mauer
- 85 Mike Stanton
- 86 Drew Stubbs
- 89 Gaby Sanchez
- 90 Kevin Youkilis
- 91 Alfonso Soriano
- 95 Daisuke Matsuzaka
- 97 Ubaldo Jimenez
- 100 Alex Rodriguez
- 101 Tim Hudson
- 105 Felix Hernandez
- 106 Ike Davis
- 107 Clayton Kershaw
- 109 Ricky Romero
- 110 Carlos Gonzalez
- 112 Carlos Pena
- 113 Jayson Werth
- 115 Justin Verlander
- 116 Clay Buchholz
- 124 Jacoby Ellsbury
- 125 Roy Oswalt
- 126 Johan Santana
- 127 Madison Bumgarner
- 128 Manny Ramirez
- 130 Matt Holliday
- 135 Martin Prado
- 138 Jose Reyes
- 140 Mark Teixeira
- 150 Albert Pujols
- 154 Justin Morneau
- 155 Tommy Hanson
- 156 Cole Hamels
- 157 Hideki Matsui
- 159 Paul Konerko
- 160 Troy Tulowitzki
- 161 Dustin Pedroia
- 165 Adrian Beltre
- 166 Victor Martinez
- 170 Vladimir Guerrero
- 171 Tsuyoshi Nishioka
- 172 Brandon Belt
- 173 Freddie Freeman
- 174 Michael Pineda
- 176 Brandon Beachy
- 178 Mark Trumbo
- 181 Jake McGee
- 182 J.P. Arencibia
- 186 Domonic Brown
- 191 Andrew Cashner
- 195 Craig Kimbrel
- 196 Aroldis Chapman
- 200 Jeremy Hellickson
- 203 Brett Wallace
- 205 Chris Sale
- 214 Brent Morel
- 215 Kyle Drabek
- 216 Zach Britton
- 217 Mike Minor
Inserts
This 50-card set is done in the style of the 1996 Topps Chrome set.
Vintage Chrome
- VC1 Buster Posey
- VC2 Chipper Jones
- VC3 Carl Crawford
- VC4 David Wright
- VC5 Prince Fielder
- VC6 Hanley Ramirez
- VC7 Ryan Zimmerman
- VC8 David Ortiz
- VC9 Evan Longoria
- VC10 Tim Lincecum
- VC11 Jason Heyward
- VC12 Joey Votto
- VC13 Derek Jeter
- VC14 Matt Kemp
- VC15 Adrian Gonzalez
- VC16 Dan Uggla
- VC17 Austin Jackson
- VC18 Starlin Castro
- VC19 Chase Utley
- VC20 David Price
- VC21 Ryan Howard
- VC22 Ichiro
- VC23 CC Sabathia
- VC24 Ryan Braun
- VC25 Josh Hamilton
- VC26 Robinson Cano
- VC27 Brian McCann
- VC28 Nelson Cruz
- VC29 Roy Halladay
- VC30 Jose Bautista
- VC31 Joe Mauer
- VC32 Mike Stanton
- VC33 Troy Tulowitzki
- VC34 Kevin Youkilis
- VC35 Miguel Cabrera
- VC36 Alex Rodriguez
- VC37 Felix Hernandez
- VC38 Stephen Strasburg
- VC39 Mark Teixeira
- VC40 Albert Pujols
- VC41 Carlos Gonzalez
- VC42 Dustin Pedroia
- VC43 Tsuyoshi Nishioka
- VC44 Brandon Belt
- VC45 Freddie Freeman
- VC46 J.P. Arencibia
- VC47 Domonic Brown
- VC48 Aroldis Chapman
- VC49 Jeremy Hellickson
- VC50 Kyle Drabek
2011 Topps Heritage Chrome
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set
Randomly inserted into Hobby packs will be redemption cards good for a pack of six cards from a 22-card set of the 2011 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. The set will also be available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor
- XFractor
- Blue Refractor
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Diamond Die-Cut Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to ten copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five copies)
- Super-Fractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (four-for-each)
Autographs & Game-Used
Autographed Chrome Rookie Variations
20 of the 50 base set rookies have been chosen by Topps to autograph a limited number of cards. Each 24-pack Hobby box promises two autographs. Each autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 499 copies)
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Black-Bordered Refractor (serial-numbered to 100 copies, Hobby only)
- Sepia Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Super-Fractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)
- Printing Plates (four-for-each, Hobby only)
- 171 Tsuyoshi Nishioka
- 172 Brandon Belt
- 173 Freddie Freeman
- 174 Michael Pineda
- 178 Mark Trumbo
- 182 J.P. Arencibia
- 183 Jordan Walden
- 184 Eric Sogard
- 188 Alexi Ogando
- 191 Andrew Cashner
- 195 Craig Kimbrel
- 198 Eduardo Nunez
- 205 Chris Sale
- 214 Brent Morel
- 215 Kyle Drabek
- 216 Zach Britton
- 217 Mike Minor
- 218 Hector Noesi
- 219 Carlos Peguero
- 220 Aaron Crow
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autograph Redemptions
Randomly inserted into Hobby packs are redemption cards good for a pack of five or six autographed cards from the 22-card USA Baseball Collegiate National Team set. The cards will also be available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Diamond Die-Cut Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to ten copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five copies)
- Super-Fractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (four-for-each)