2006 Greats of the Game
Description
2006 Greats of the Game is a 100-card set released by Upper Deck on April 10, 2006. This was the first edition of the Greats brand since Fleer's bankruptcy -- and the last as Upper Deck decided to discontinue all Fleer-branded baseball brands after 2007. Each five-card pack will contain one insert and each 15-pack Hobby box will yield one serial-numbered insert, two autographs and two game-used memorabilia cards
Distribution
Hobby: 15 packs per box, five cards per pack.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 100 | - | ? | ? |
| Pewter | 100 | - | 1:5 | 1:15 |
| Copper | 100 | 299 | 1:15 | ? |
| Yankee Clippings | 10 | - | * | * |
| Cubs Greats | 10 | - | * | * |
| Dodgers Greats | 10 | - | * | * |
| Red Sox Greats | 10 | - | * | * |
| Cardinals Greats | 10 | - | * | * |
| Tigers Greats | 10 | - | * | * |
| Reds Greats | 10 | - | * | * |
| Decade Greats | 30 | - | * | * |
| Nickname Greats | 60 | - | * | * |
| Yankee Clippings Memorabilia | 10 | - | ? | ? |
| Cubs Greats Memorabilia | 9 | - | ? | ? |
| Dodgers Greats Memorabilia | 10 | - | ? | ? |
| Red Sox Greats Memorabilia | 10 | - | ? | ? |
| Cardinals Greats Memorabilia | 10 | - | ? | ? |
| Tigers Greats Memorabilia | 9 | - | ? | ? |
| Reds Greats Memorabilia | 10 | - | ? | ? |
| Decade Greats Memorabilia | 29 | - | ? | ? |
| Autographs | 100 | - | 1:15 | ? |
| Autographics | 59 | - | 1:180 | ? |
| Yankee Clippings Autographs | 7 | 30 | ? | ? |
| Cubs Greats Autographs | 9 | 30 | ? | ? |
| Dodgers Greats Autographs | 6 | 30 | ? | ? |
| Red Sox Greats Autographs | 8 | 30 | ? | ? |
| Cardinals Greats Autographs | 8 | 30 | ? | ? |
| Tigers Greats Autographs | 9 | 30 | ? | ? |
| Reds Greats Autographs | 10 | 30 | ? | ? |
| Decade Greats Autographs | 22 | 30 | ? | ? |
| Nickname Greats Autographs | 58 | - | 1:15 | ? |
| Yankee Clippings Autograph Memorabilia | 7 | 30 | ? | ? |
| Cubs Greats Autograph Memorabilia | 9 | 30 | ? | ? |
| Dodgers Greats Autograph Memorabilia | 6 | 30 | ? | ? |
| Red Sox Greats Autograph Memorabilia | 8 | 30 | ? | ? |
| Cardinals Greats Autograph Memorabilia | 7 | 30 | ? | ? |
| Tigers Greats Autograph Memorabilia | 8 | 30 | ? | ? |
| Reds Greats Autograph Memorabilia | 10 | 30 | ? | ? |
| Decade Greats Autograph Memorabilia | 22 | 30 | ? | ? |
| Bat Barrel Autographed Greats | 62 | varies | ? | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Al Kaline
- 2 Alan Trammell
- 3 Andre Dawson
- 4 Barry Larkin
- 5 Bill Buckner
- 6 Bill Freehan
- 7 Bill Madlock
- 8 Bill Mazeroski
- 9 Billy Williams
- 10 Bo Jackson
- 11 Bob Feller
- 12 Bob Gibson
- 13 Bobby Doerr
- 14 Bobby Murcer
- 15 Boog Powell
- 16 Brooks Robinson
- 17 Bruce Sutter
- 18 Bucky Dent
- 19 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 20 Rico Petrocelli
- 21 Carlton Fisk
- 22 Chris Chambliss
- 23 Dave Concepcion
- 24 Dave Parker
- 25 Dave Winfield
- 26 David Cone
- 27 Denny McLain
- 28 Don Mattingly
- 29 Don Newcombe
- 30 Don Sutton
- 31 Dusty Baker
- 32 Dwight Evans
- 33 Eric Davis
- 34 Ernie Banks
- 35 Fergie Jenkins
- 36 Frank Robinson
- 37 Fred Lynn
- 38 Fred McGriff
- 39 Andre Thornton
- 40 Garry Maddox
- 41 Gary Matthews
- 42 Gaylord Perry
- 43 George Foster
- 44 George Kell
- 45 Graig Nettles
- 46 Greg Luzinski
- 47 Harmon Killebrew
- 48 Jack Clark
- 49 Jack Morris
- 50 Jim Palmer
- 51 Jim Rice
- 52 Joe Morgan
- 53 John Kruk
- 54 Johnny Bench
- 55 Jose Canseco
- 56 Kirby Puckett
- 57 Kirk Gibson
- 58 Lee Mazzilli
- 59 Lou Brock
- 60 Lou Piniella
- 61 Luis Aparicio
- 62 Luis Tiant
- 63 Mark Fidrych
- 64 Mark Grace
- 65 Maury Wills
- 66 Mike Schmidt
- 67 Nolan Ryan
- 68 Ozzie Smith
- 69 Paul Molitor
- 70 Paul O'Neill
- 71 Phil Niekro
- 72 Ralph Kiner
- 73 Randy Hundley
- 74 Red Schoendienst
- 75 Reggie Jackson
- 76 Robin Yount
- 77 Rod Carew
- 78 Rollie Fingers
- 79 Ron Cey
- 80 Ron Guidry
- 81 Ron Santo
- 82 Rusty Staub
- 83 Ryne Sandberg
- 84 Sparky Lyle
- 85 Stan Musial
- 86 Steve Carlton
- 87 Steve Garvey
- 88 Steve Sax
- 89 Tommy Herr
- 90 Tim McCarver
- 91 Tim Raines
- 92 Tom Seaver
- 93 Tony Gwynn
- 94 Tony Perez
- 95 Wade Boggs
- 96 Whitey Ford
- 97 Will Clark
- 98 Willie Horton
- 99 Willie McCovey
- 100 Yogi Berra
Parallels
All 100 base cards are available in the following parallels.
- Pewter
- Copper (serial-numbered to 299 copies)
Printing Plates
A set of four Printing Plate parallels were made for all 100 base cards; however, these cards were not inserted into packs. Rather, Upper Deck issued to Hobby dealers special "Plate Packs" which had the Plates inside.
Autographs
Each base card (except #55) is also available in an Autographed parallel. However, due to a mix-up by Upper Deck, some autographed stickers meant for the "Nicknames" insert (see below) were accidentally affixed to these cards.
Shortly after the product's release, Upper Deck provided some information on the production figures for each card.
- Tier 1: 50-90 copies
- Tier 2: 100-150 copies
- Tier 3: 151-300 copies
- Tier 4: 301-600 copies