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

Inserts

Each pack will yield one insert from the following.

Yankee Clippings

NYY-BM Bobby Murcer
NYY-BR Babe Ruth
NYY-DM Don Mattingly
NYY-GN Graig Nettles
NYY-JD Joe DiMaggio
NYY-RG Ron Guidry
NYY-RJ Reggie Jackson
NYY-TM Thurman Munson
NYY-WF Whitey Ford
NYY-YB Yogi Berra

Cubs Greats

CHC-AD Andre Dawson
CHC-BS Bruce Sutter
CHC-BW Billy Williams
CHC-EB Ernie Banks
CHC-FJ Fergie Jenkins
CHC-GM Gary Matthews
CHC-MG Mark Grace
CHC-RH Randy Hundley
CHC-RS Ron Santo
CHC-SA Ryne Sandberg

Dodgers Greats

LAD-CA Roy Campanella
LAD-DB Dusty Baker
LAD-DD Don Drysdale
LAD-DS Don Sutton
LAD-JR Jackie Robinson
LAD-MW Maury Wills
LAD-PR Pee Wee Reese
LAD-RC Ron Cey
LAD-SG Steve Garvey
LAD-SS Steve Sax

Red Sox Greats

BOS-BD Bobby Doerr
BOS-CF Carlton Fisk
BOS-DE Dwight Evans
BOS-FL Fred Lynn
BOS-JF Jimmie Foxx
BOS-JR Jim Rice
BOS-LT Luis Tiant
BOS-RP Rico Petrocelli
BOS-TW Ted Williams
BOS-WB Wade Boggs

Cardinals Greats

STL-BG Bob Gibson
STL-DD Dizzy Dean
STL-LB Lou Brock
STL-OS Ozzie Smith
STL-RH Rogers Hornsby
STL-RS Red Schoendienst
STL-SC Steve Carlton
STL-SM Stan Musial
STL-TH Tommy Herr
STL-TM Tim McCarver

Tigers Greats

DET-AK Al Kaline
DET-AT Alan Trammell
DET-BF Bill Freehan
DET-DM Denny McLain
DET-GK George Kell
DET-JM Jack Morris
DET-KG Kirk Gibson
DET-MF Mark Fidrych
DET-TC Ty Cobb
DET-WH Willie Horton

Reds Greats

CIN-BL Barry Larkin
CIN-DC Dave Concepcion
CIN-ED Eric Davis
CIN-FR Frank Robinson
CIN-GF George Foster
CIN-JB Johnny Bench
CIN-JM Joe Morgan
CIN-KG Ken Griffey, Sr.
CIN-TP Tony Perez
CIN-TS Tom Seaver

Decade Greats

DEC-BF Bob Feller
DEC-BI Bill Madlock
DEC-BJ Bo Jackson
DEC-BM Bill Mazeroski
DEC-BR Brooks Robinson
DEC-CC Chris Chambliss
DEC-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
DEC-DP Dave Parker
DEC-EA Earl Averill
DEC-EM Eddie Mathews
DEC-JC Jack Clark
DEC-JK John Kruk
DEC-JM Johnny Mize
DEC-KP Kirby Puckett
DEC-MC Mickey Cochrane
DEC-MO Mel Ott
DEC-MS Mike Schmidt
DEC-NR Nolan Ryan
DEC-PM Paul Molitor
DEC-PT Pie Traynor
DEC-RC Roberto Clemente
DEC-RO Rod Carew
DEC-RY Robin Yount
DEC-SC Steve Carlton
DEC-TG Tony Gwynn
DEC-TR Tim Raines
DEC-TS Tom Seaver
DEC-WC Will Clark
DEC-WM Willie McCovey
DEC-WS Willie Stargell

Nickname Greats

AG Andres Galarraga
AH Al Hrabosky
AT Andre Thornton
BE Steve Bedrosian
BF Bob Feller
BH Burt Hooton
BL Bill Lee
BM Bill Madlock
CF Carlton Fisk
CH Joe Charboneau
DB Don Baylor
DD Darren Daulton
DE Dwight Evans
DF Dan Ford
DM Don Mattingly
DP Dave Parker
DR Dave Righetti
EV Ellis Valentine
FR Frank Robinson
FS Fred Stanley
GF George Foster
GH Glenn Hubbard
GM Garry Maddox
GS George Scott
HE Tommy Herr
HJ Howard Johnson
JB Jim Bouton
JC Jack Clark
JJ Jay Johnstone
JM John Montefusco
JP Joe Pepitone
JS John Shelby
KH Ken Harrelson
LA Luis Aparicio
LM Lee Mazzilli
LP Lou Piniella
MA Gary Matthews
MF Mark Fidrych
MH Mike Hargrove
ML Mike LaValliere
MR Mickey Rivers
MW Mitch Williams
MZ Dennis Martinez
RA Doug Rader
RB Rick Burleson
RC Ron Cey
RG Ron Guidry
RR Rick Reuschel
RS Rusty Staub
SB Steve Balboni
SF Sid Fernandez
SL Sparky Lyle
SM Sam McDowell
ST Steve Trout
TB Tom Brunansky
TH Tom Henke
TR Tim Raines
WC Will Clark
WM Willie McCovey
JW Jimmy Wynn

Autographs & Game-Used