Description

2003 Bowman's Best is a 132-card set released in September, 2003. As with the previous year's set, the bulk of the set is of autographed and game-used rookie cards.

Each five-card pack will yield one of 71 First Year Autographs. The ten First Year Relics were NOT inserted into packs; rather, one Relic was packed into each Hobby box as a box topper.

In addition, Bryan Bullington (the #1 overall pick in that year's MLB Draft) autographed the outside of some Hobby boxes.

Distribution

Ten packs plus one First Year Relic card per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $15). Ten boxes per case. Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	130	-	?
short set	50	-	4:1
First Year Autographs	70	-	one-per-pack
First Year Relics	10	-	one-per-box
Blue short set	50	100	1:28
Blue First Year Autographs	70	50	1:32
Blue First Year Relics	10	-	1:22/boxes
Red short set	50	50	1:55
Red First Year Autographs	70	25	1:63
Red First Year Relics	10	-	1:44/boxes
Autographed Bryan Bullington Wax Box	1	-	1:106/boxes
Double Play Autographs	8	-	1:55
Triple Play Autographs	2	-	1:219

Checklist

Base Set

AB Andrew Brown FY AU RC
AK Austin Kearns
AM Aneudis Mateo FY AU RC
AP Albert Pujols
AR Alex Rodriguez
AS Alfonso Soriano
AW Aron Weston FY AU RC
BB Bryan Bullington FY AU RC
BC Bernie Castro RC
BFL Branden Florence FY AU RC*
BFR Ben Francisco FY AU RC
BH Brendan Harris FY AU RC
BJF Ben Fritz RC*
BJH Bo Hart RC
BK Beau Kemp FY AU RC*
BLB Barry Bonds
BM Brian McCann FY AU RC
BSG Brian Giles
BWB Bobby Basham FY AU RC*
BZ Barry Zito
CAD Carlos Duran FY AU RC*
CDC Chris De La Cruz FY AU RC*
CJ Chipper Jones
CJW C.J. Wilson FY AU
CM Charlie Manning FY AU RC
CMS Curt Schilling
CS Cory Stewart FY AU RC*
CSS Corey Shafer FY AU RC*
CW Chien-Ming Wang RC
CWA Chien-Ming Wang AU
DAM Dustin Moseley FY AU RC
DC David Cash FY AU RC*
DH Dan Haren FY AU RC
DJ Derek Jeter
DM David Martinez FY AU RC*
DMM Dustin McGowan FY AU RC
DR Darrell Rasner FY AU RC
DW Doug Waechter FY AU RC
DY Dustin Yount RC*
ERA Elizardo Ramirez FY AU RC
ERI Eric Riggs FY AU RC*
ET Eider Torres FY AU RC
FP Felix Pie FY AU RC
FS Felix Sanchez FY AU RC
FT Ferdin Tejeda FY AU RC*
GA Greg Aquino FY AU RC
GB Gregor Blanco FY AU RC
GJA Garret Anderson
GM Greg Maddux
GS Gary Schneidmiller FY AU RC*
HR Hanley Ramirez FY AU RC
HRB Hanley Ramirez BAT
HT Haj Turay RC*
IC Ismael Castro RC*
IS Ichiro
JB Jeremy Bonderman RC
JC Jose Contreras RC
JDD J.D. Durbin FY AU RC
JFK Jeff Kent
JG Joey Gomes FY AU RC*
JGB Joey Gomes BAT
JGG Jason Giambi
JK Jason Kubel FY AU RC
JKB Jason Kubel BAT
JLB Jaime Bubela FY AU RC
JM Jose Morales FY AU RC
JMS Jon-Mark Sprowl RC
JRG Jeremy Griffiths FY AU RC
JT Jim Thome
JV Joe Valentine FY AU RC
JW Josh Willingham FY AU RC
KBS Kelly Shoppach BAT
KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
KJ Kade Johnson FY AU RC*
KS Kelly Shoppach FY AU RC
KY Kevin Youkilis FY AU RC
KYE Kevin Youkilis BAT
LB Lance Berkman
LF Lew Ford FY AU RC
LFJ Lew Ford BAT
LW Larry Walker
MB Matt Bruback RC*
MD Matt Diaz RC
MDA Matt Diaz FY AU
MDH Matt Hensley FY AU RC
MDM Mark Malaska FY AU RC
MH Michel Hernandez FY AU RC
MHI Michael Hinckley FY AU RC
MJP Mike Piazza
MK Matt Kata FY AU RC
MNH Matt Hagen FY AU RC
MO Mike O'Keefe RC*
MOR Magglio Ordonez
MP Mark Prior
MR Manny Ramirez
MS Mike Sweeney
MT Miguel Tejada
NG Nomar Garciaparra
NL Nook Logan FY AU RC
OC Ozzie Chavez FY AU RC*
OV Oscar Villarreal RC
PB Pat Burrell
PL Pete LaForest FY AU RC
PM Pedro Martinez
PR Prentice Redman FY AU RC
RC Ryan Cameron FY AU RC*
RD Rajai Davis FY AU RC
RH Ryan Howard FY AU RC
RHJ Ryan Howard BAT
RJ Randy Johnson
RLD Rajai Davis BAT
RM Ramon Nivar RC
RS Ryan Shealy FY AU RC
RSB Ryan Shealy BAT
RWH Robbie Hammock FY AU RC
SG Shawn Green
SS Sammy Sosa
ST Scott Tyler FY AU RC
SV Shane Victorino RC
TA Tyler Adamczyk FY AU RC*
TH Todd Helton
TI Travis Ishikawa FY AU RC
TJ Tyler Johnson FY AU RC
TJB T.J. Bohn RC
TKH Torii Hunter
TO Tim Olson FY AU RC
TS Thomari Story-Harden FY AU RC*
TSB Thomari Story-Harden BAT
TT Terry Tiffee RC
VG Vladimir Guerrero
WE Willie Eyre FY AU RC
WL Wil Ledezma FY AU RC
WRC Roger Clemens

First Year Autographs

First Year Bat

Parallels

All 130 cards are available in the following parallels.

Red (short set, serial-numbered to 100; First Year Autographs, serial-numbered to 50; First Year Relics, not numbered)
Blue (short set, serial-numbered to 50; First Year Autographs, serial-numbered to 25; First Year Relics, not numbered)

Autographs & Game-Used

Double Play Autographs

EB Elizardo Ramirez / Bryan Bullington
GK Joey Gomes / Jason Kubel
GM Jeremy Griffiths / David Martinez
HM Mike Hinckley / Brian McCann
HV Dan Haren / Joe Valentine
LL Nook Logan / Wil Ledezma
RS Prentice Redman / Gary Schneidmiller
SB Corey Shafer / Gregor Blanco
SR Freddy Sanchez / Darrell Rasner
YS Kevin Youkilis / Kelly Shoppach

Triple Play Autographs

BCS Andrew Brown / David Cash / Cory Stewart
DRS Rajai Davis / Hanley Ramirez / Ryan Shealy