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
5 David Wright
6 Zack Greinke
9 Prince Fielder
10 Hanley Ramirez
11 Ryan Zimmerman
13 Evan Longoria
14 Adam Dunn
15 Tim Lincecum
16 Jason Heyward
17 Starlin Castro
18 Ian Kinsler
19 Joey Votto
20 Derek Jeter
21 Carlos Ruiz
22 Nick Markakis
23 Russell Martin
24 Matt Kemp
25 Adrian Gonzalez
26 Dan Uggla
27 Orlando Hudson
28 Austin Jackson
30 Miguel Cabrera
31 Tommy Hunter
32 Yadier Molina
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
63 Neil Walker
64 Vernon Wells
65 Jason Bartlett
66 Neftali Feliz
69 Michael Young
70 Robinson Cano
71 Colby Rasmus
72 Brian McCann
74 Nelson Cruz
73 James Shields
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
85 Mike Stanton
86 Drew Stubbs
87 Todd Helton
89 Gaby Sanchez
90 Kevin Youkilis
91 Alfonso Soriano 92 Jake Peavy 93 Pablo Sandoval
94 Shane Victorino
95 Cameron Maybin
96 Hunter Pence
97 Ubaldo Jimenez
99 Kendry Morales
100 Alex Rodriguez
101 Tim Hudson
102 Jordan Zimmerman
104 Matt Garza
105 Felix Hernandez
107 Clayton Kershaw
109 Ricky Romero
110 Carlos Gonzalez
111 Marlon Byrd
178 Brandon Beachy
184 Eric Sogard
188 Alexi Ogando
190 Ivan DeJesus Jr.
191 Andrew Cashner
193 Darwin Barney
195 Craig Kimbrel
197 Julio Teheran
198 Eduardo Nunez
203 Brett Wallace
205 Chris Sale
207 Alex Cobb 217 Mike Minor 218 Hector Noesi
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)