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.
Reviews
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
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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
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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.
Cards marked with a "1" were exclusive to Series One, "2" to Series Two, and "UPD" to Topps Updates Blasters. Due to the limited amount of Series 2 availabe at Wal-Mart, cards from Series 2 may be difficult to find.
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Box Bottoms
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Autographs & Game-Used
Declaration of Independence Signatures
DI-AC Abraham Clark
DI-BF Benjamin Franklin
DI-BH Benjamin Harrison
DI-BR Benjamin Rush
DI-CR Caesar Rodney
DI-CB Carter Braxton
DI-CC Charles Carroll
DI-ER Edward Rutledge
DI-EG Elbridge Gerry
DI-FH Francis Hopkinson
DI-FL Francis Lewis
DI-FLL Francis Lightfoot Lee
DI-GC George Clymer
DI-GRE George Read
DI-GR George Ross
DI-GW George Walton
DI-GWY George Wythe
DI-JS James Smith
DI-JW James Wilson
DI-JA John Adams
DI-JH John Hancock
DI-JHA John Hart
DI-JM John Morton
DI-JP John Penn
DI-JWI John Witherspoon
DI-JHE Joseph Hewes
DI-JB Josiah Bartlett
DI-LH Lyman Hall
DI-MT Matthew Thornton
DI-OW Oliver Wolcott
DI-PL Philip Livingston
DI-RHL Richard Henry Lee
DI-RST Richard Stockton
DI-RM Robert Morris
DI-RTP Robert Treat Paine
DI-RS Roger Sherman
DI-SA Samuel Adams
DI-SC Samuel Chase
DI-SHU Samuel Huntington
DI-SH Stephen Hopkins
DI-TH Thomas Heyward, Jr.
DI-TJ Thomas Jefferson
DI-TM Thomas Mckean
DI-TS Thomas Stone
DI-WE William Ellery
DI-WF William Floyd
DI-WH William Hooper
DI-WP William Paca
DI-WW William Whipple
DI-WWI William Williams
Topps Autographs
Series 1
TA-AM Adam Miller
TA-AR Alex Rodriguez
TA-BB Barry Bonds
TA-BBU Billy Buckner
TA-BL Bobby Livingston
TA-BW Brad Wilkerson
TA-BC Brian Cashman
TA-CR Cal Ripken
TA-CG Carlos Guillen
TA-CS Chad Santos
TA-CN Chris Nelson
TA-GN Craig Nettles
TA-DW Dave Winfield
TA-DO David Ortiz
TA-DD Doug Devore
TA-DP Dustin Pedroia
TA-EC Eric Chavez
TA-FC Fausto Carmona
TA-GS Gary Sheffield
TA-HR Horacio Ramirez
TA-JH Jamar Hill
TA-JC Jesus Cota
TA-JF Josh Fields
TA-LC Lance Cormier
TA-LH Livan Hernandez
TA-MR Mark Rogers
TA-MY Michael Young
TA-MB Milton Bradley
TA-RS Ryne Sandberg
TA-SE Scott Elbert
TA-TS Terrmel Sledge
TA-TE Theo Epstein
TA-TO Tim Olson
TA-TC Travis Chick
TA-TP Trevor Plouffe
TA-WB Wade Boggs
TA-ZP Zach Parker
Series 2
TA-AR Alex Rodriguez
TA-AJ Andruw Jones
TA-BM Brandon Mccarthy
TA-BR Brian Roberts
TA-CO Chad Orvella
TA-CV Claudio Vargas
TA-CB Clint Barmes
TA-DJ Dan Johnson
TA-DS Darryl Strawberry
TA-DL Derrek Lee
TA-DD Doug Drabek
TA-DSN Duke Snider
TA-GA Garrett Atkins
TA-GC Gary Carter
TA-JF Jeff Francis
TA-JP Jonathan Papelbon
TA-JB Jose Bautista
TA-RC Robinson Cano
TA-RZ Ryan Zimmerman
TA-SK Scott Kazmir
TA-WP Wily Mo Pena
TA-YM Yadier Molina
TA-ZD Zach Duke
Opening Day Relics
ODR-MA Angels
ODR-RD Arizona Diamondbacks
ODR-DB Atlanta Braves
ODR-OD Baltimore Orioles
ODR-RR Boston Red Sox
ODR-RC Chicago Cubs
ODR-WI Chicago White Sox
ODR-RC Cincinnati Reds
ODR-WI Cleveland Indians
ODR-RD Colorado Rockies
ODR-RT Detroit Tigers
ODR-AM Florida Marlins
ODR-AM Houston Astros
ODR-RT Kansas City Royals
ODR-DB Los Angeles Dodgers
ODR-BP Milwaukee Brewers
ODR-JT Minnesota Twins
ODR-MN New York Mets
ODR-AY New York Yankees
ODR-AY Oakland Athletics
ODR-PC Philadelphia Phillies
ODR-BP Pittsburgh Pirates
ODR-PG San Diego Padres
ODR-PG San Francisco Giants
ODR-MA Seattle Mariners
ODR-PC St. Louis Cardinals
ODR-OD Tampa Bay Devil Rays
ODR-RR Texas Rangers
ODR-JT Toronto Blue Jays
ODR-MN Washington Nationals
Trading Places Relic Autographs
TPAR-BR B.J. Ryan
TPAR-BW Billy Wagner
TPAR-JE Johnny Estrada
TPAR-KJ Kenji Johjima
TPAR-ML Mike Lowell
TPAR-PL Paul LoDuca
TPAR-TS Terrmel Sledge