2010 Topps Chrome
This article is about a set that was just released.
Some information may change as more facts become known.
Description
Arriving on October 5, 2010, 2010 Topps Chrome features a 220 base set consisting of 170 veterans and 50 rookie cards. Inserts include chrome versions of Chicle, Heritage and T206 cards. The Heritage chrome cards will be a continuation of the chrome parallels found in Heritage.
In an effort to placate collectors who pre-ordered Topps Chrome before Stephen Strasburg's season ending injury; Topps has announced two promotions.
The first is a wrapper redemption program. Collectors who send in a full Hobby box's worth of wrappers (24), will receive three "variation" cards from a special 15-card set. Every tenth pack will contain three Refractor parallels.
The second is called the 2010 Chrome Baseball Bounty Card Contest. During this contest, Topps will announce existing Chrome cards as "bounty cards". If you have these bounty cards and you send Topps a photo of yourself holding the cards, you win a prize.
It appears, based on the massive amount of pre-orders, that Topps may have increased the production of Hobby cases by a factor of four.
Distribution
By extrapolation, roughly 105,000 hobby boxes were distributed. This is four times the amount of hobby boxes of 2009 Topps Chrome.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 220 | - | 4:1 | 4:1 |
| Refractor | 220 | - | 1:3 | 1:3 |
| X-Fractor | 220 | - | NA | 1:3 |
| Unnumbered Red Refractor | 220 | - | NA | 3 in every Value Pack |
| Purple Refractor | 220 | 599 | NA | 1:12 |
| Rookie Autos | 25 | ? | 1:20 | 1:171 |
| Chicle Chrome | 50 | 999 | 1:25 | 1:81 |
| T206 Chrome | 50 | 999 | 1:25 | 1:81 |
| Heritage Chrome | 50 | 1961 | 1:26 | 1:86 |
| Chicle Chrome Refractor | 50 | 499 | 1:50 | 1:165 |
| T206 Chrome Refractor | 50 | 499 | 1:50 | 1:165 |
| Heritage Chrome Refractor | 50 | 561 | 1:50 | 1:300 |
| Blue Refractor | 220 | 199 | 1:58 | 1:191 |
| Rookie Autos Refractor | 25 | 499 | 1:95 | 1:1,100 |
| Chicle Chrome Blue Refractor | 50 | 199 | 1:125 | 1:430 |
| T206 Chrome Blue Refractor | 50 | 199 | 1:125 | 1:430 |
| Rookie Autos Blue Refractor | 25 | 199 | 1:238 | 1:2,900 |
| USA Baseball Same-Day Auto | ? | ? | 1:287 | ? |
| Red Refractor | 220 | 25 | 1:370 | NA |
| Chicle Chrome Gold Refractor | 50 | 50 | 1:497 | 1:1,650 |
| Chicle Chrome Red Refractor | 50 | 25 | 1:814 | NA |
| Heritage Chrome Black Refractor | 50 | 61 | 1:816 | 1:2,700 |
| SuperFractor | 220 | 1 | 1:9,265 | NA |
| Chicle Chrome SuperFractor | 50 | 1 | 1:20,384 | NA |
| Chicle Chrome Printing Plate | 50 | 4 | ? | NA |
| T206 Chrome Gold Refractor | 50 | 50 | 1:497 | 1:1,650 |
| T206 Chrome Red Refractor | 50 | 25 | 1:814 | NA |
| Black-Bordered Checklist | 1 | - | 1:1,019 | ? |
| Rookie Autos Gold Refractor | 25 | 50 | 1:941 | 1:11,000 |
| Rookie Autos Red Refractor | 25 | 25 | 1:1,881 | 1:22,000 |
| MLB Logoman Patch Relic | 5 | 50 | 1:8,153 | NA |
| Rookie Autos Printing Plate | 25 | 4 | 1:11,078 | NA |
| T206 Chrome SuperFractor | 50 | 1 | 1:20,384 | NA |
| Rookie Autos SuperFractor | 25 | 1 | 1:44,314 | NA |
| Gold Refractor | 220 | 50 | ? | 1:775 |
| Printing plate | 220 | 4 | ? | NA |
| T206 Chrome Printing Plate | 50 | 4 | ? | NA |
Checklist
Base Set
1 Prince Fielder
2 Derrek Lee
3 Clayton Kershaw
4 Bobby Abreu
5 Johnny Cueto
6 Dexter Fowler
7 Mickey Mantle
8 Tommy Hanson
9 Shane Victorino
10 Adam Jones
11 Zach Duke
12 Victor Martinez
13 Rick Porcello
14 Josh Johnson
15 Marco Scutaro
16 Howie Kendrick
17 Joey Votto
18 Zack Greinke
19 John Lackey
20 Manny Ramirez
21 CC Sabathia
22 David Wright
23 Nick Swisher
24 Cole Hamels
25 Adrian Gonzalez
26 Joe Saunders
27 Tim Lincecum
28 Ken Griffey Jr.
29 J.A. Happ
30 Ian Kinsler
31 Carl Crawford
32 Albert Pujols
33 Daniel Murphy
34 Erick Aybar
35 Andrew McCutchen
36 Gordon Beckham
37 Jorge Posada
38 Ichiro
39 Vladimir Guerrero
40 Cliff Lee
41 Freddy Sanchez
42 Ryan Dempster
43 Adam Wainwright
44 Matt Holliday
45 Chone Figgins
46 Tim Hudson
47 Rich Harden
48 Justin Upton
49 Yunel Escobar
50 Joe Mauer
51 Vernon Wells
52 Miguel Tejada
53 Denard Span
54 Brandon Phillips
55 Jason Bay
56 Kendry Morales
57 Josh Hamilton
58 Yovani Gallardo
59 Adam Lind
60 Nick Johnson
61 Hideki Matsui
62 Pablo Sandoval
63 James Shields
64 Roy Halladay
65 Chris Coghlan
66 Alexei Ramirez
67 Josh Beckett
68 Magglio Ordonez
69 Matt Kemp
70 Max Scherzer
71 Curtis Granderson
72 David Price
73 Lance Berkman
74 Andre Ethier
75 Mark Teixeira
76 Edwin Jackson
77 Akinori Iwamura
78 Placido Polanco
79 Jair Jurrjens
80 Stephen Drew
81 Javier Vazquez
82 Lyle Overbay
83 Orlando Hudson
84 Adam Dunn
85 Kevin Youkilis
86 Chase Utley
87 Elvis Andrus
88 Scott Kazmir
89 Brian McCann
90 Alex Rios
91 Wandy Rodriguez
92 Felix Hernandez
93 Carlos Gonzalez
94 Kosuke Fukudome
95 A.J. Burnett
96 Nelson Cruz
97 Luke Hochever
98 Francisco Liriano
99 Chris Carpenter
100 Russell Martin
101 Carlos Pena
102 Jake Peavy
103 Jose Lopez
104 Todd Helton
105 Mike Pelfrey
106 Jacoby Ellsbury
107 Edinson Volquez
108 Michael Young
109 Dustin Pedroia
110 Chipper Jones
111 Brad Hawpe
112 Justin Morneau
113 Hiroki Kuroda
114 Robinson Cano
115 Torii Hunter
116 Jimmy Rollins
117 Delmon Young
118 Matt Cain
119 Ryan Zimmerman
120 Johan Santana
121 Roy Oswalt
122 Jay Bruce
123 Ubaldo Jimenez
124 Geovany Soto
125 Jon Lester
126 Ryan Howard
127 Jayson Werth
128 David Ortiz
129 Dan Haren
130 Daisuke Matsuzaka
131 Michael Bourn
132 Michael Cuddyer
133 Carlos Quentin
134 Justin Verlander
135 Carlos Beltran
136 Alfonso Soriano
137 Ryan Braun
138 Carlos Zambrano
139 Jose Reyes
140 Koji Uehara
141 Evan Longoria
142 Mark Buehrle
143 Troy Tulowitzki
144 Alex Rodriguez
145 Chad Billingsley
146 Shin-Soo Choo
147 Mark Reynolds
148 Jered Weaver
149 Carlos Lee
150 B.J. Upton
151 Aaron Hill
152 Nick Markakis
153 Hanley Ramirez
154 Alex Gordon
155 Mike Napoli
156 Miguel Cabrera
157 Grady Sizemore
158 Aramis Ramirez
159 Brandon Webb
160 Gavin Floyd
161 Yadier Molina
162 Nate McLouth
163 Dan Uggla
164 Hunter Pence
165 Derek Jeter
166 Brian Roberts
167 Franklin Gutierrez
168 Glen Perkins
169 Matt Garza
170 Raul Ibanez
Rookies
171 Eric Young Jr. RC
172 Bryan Anderson RC
173 Jon Link RC
174 Jason Heyward RC
175 Scott Sizemore RC
176 Mike Leake RC
177 Austin Jackson RC
178 Jon Jay RC
179 John Ely RC
180 Jason Donald RC
181 Tyler Colvin RC
182 Brennan Boesch RC
183 Esmil Rogers RC
184 Ike Davis RC
185 Andrew Cashner RC
186 Cole Gillespie RC
187 Luke Hughes RC
188 Alex Burnett RC
189 Wilson Ramos RC
190 Mike Stanton RC
191 Josh Donaldson RC
192 Chris Heisey RC
193 Lance Zawadzki RC
194 Cesar Valdez RC
195 Starlin Castro RC
196 Kevin Russo RC
197 Brandon Hicks RC
198 Carlos Santana RC
199 Allen Craig RC
200 Jenrry Mejia RC
201 Ruben Tejada RC
202 Drew Butera RC
203 Jesse English RC
204 Tyson Ross RC
205 Ian Desmond RC
206 Mike McCoy RC
207 Tommy Manzella RC
208 Kanekoa Texeira RC
209 Daniel McCutchen RC (missing RC logo)
210 Brian Matusz RC
211 Sergio Santos RC
212 Stephen Strasburg RC
213 Jake Arrieta RC
214 Ivan Nova RC
215 Kila Ka’aihue RC
216 Drew Storen RC
217 Hisanori Takahashi RC
218 Andy Oliver RC
219 Drew Stubbs RC
220 Wade Davis RC
Parallels
Each card is available in the following Refractor parallels:
- Refractor (1:3 packs)
- X-Fractor (1:3 packs, retail only)
- Purple (numbered to 599, retail only)
- Orange (three-per Wal-Mart exclusive Value Pack)
- Blue (numbered to 199)
- Gold (numbered to 50)
- Red (numbered to 25, Hobby only)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)
- Printing Plates (four-for-each, Hobby only)
Inserts
2010 Topps Chrome Heritage
This set is an extension of the Chrome Heritage cards found in 2010 Topps Heritage. Each card is available in the following parallels:
- Chrome (numbered to 1961)
- Refractor (numbered to 561)
- Black Bordered Refractor (numbered to 61)
C101 Brian Roberts
C102 A.J. Burnett
C103 Ryan Dempster
C104 Russell Martin
C105 Jay Bruce
C106 Jayson Werth
C107 Michael Cuddyer
C108 Alfonso Soriano
C109 Martin Prado
C110 Miguel Cabrera
C111 Yadier Molina
C112 Kosuke Fukudome
C113 Andy Pettitte
C114 Johnny Cueto
C115 Alex Rios
C116 Howie Kendrick
C117 Robinson Cano
C118 Chad Billingsley
C119 Torii Hunter
C120 Brandon Phillips
C121 Carlos Pena
C122 Chone Figgins
C123 Alexei Ramirez
C124 Carlos Quentin
C125 Jose Reyes
C126 Manny Ramirez
C127 David Ortiz
C128 Carlos Beltran
C129 Michael Young
C130 Roy Oswalt
C131 Erick Aybar
C132 Yovani Gallardo
C133 Carlos Zambrano
C134 Carl Crawford
C135 Aramis Ramirez
C136 Shin-Soo Choo
C137 Wandy Rodriguez
C138 Magglio Ordonez
C139 Dan Haren
C140 Victor Martinez
C141 Ian Stewart
C142 Francisco Liriano
C143 Scott Kazmir
C144 Hideki Matsui
C145 Justin Morneau
C146 Dustin Pedroia
C147 David Price
C148 Ken Griffey Jr.
C149 Carlos Lee
C150 Bobby Abreu
2010 Topps National Chicle Chrome
This set is a partial-parallel of the 2010 Topps National Chicle set. Each card is available in the following parallels:
- Chrome (numbered to 999)
- Refractor (numbered to 499)
- Blue Refractor (numbered to 199)
- Gold Refractor (numbered to 50)
- Red Refractor (numbered to 25, Hobby only)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)
- Printing Plates (four-for-each, Hobby only)
CC1 Albert Pujols
CC2 Grady Sizemore
CC3 Ichiro
CC4 Daisuke Matsuzaka
CC5 James Loney
CC6 Tim Wakefield
CC7 Shane Victorino
CC8 Jacoby Ellsbury
CC9 Hunter Pence
CC10 Andy Pettitte
CC11 David Wright
CC12 Derek Jeter
CC13 Ryan Howard
CC14 Russell Martin
CC15 Michael Young
CC16 Johnny Damon
CC17 Robinson Cano
CC18 Adrian Gonzalez
CC19 Gordon Beckham
CC20 Aramis Ramirez
CC21 Alex Rodriguez
CC22 Johan Santana
CC23 Vladimir Guerrero
CC24 Nick Markakis
CC25 Justin Verlander
CC26 Adam Jones
CC27 Chone Figgins
CC28 Cole Hamels
CC29 Roy Oswalt
CC30 Ryan Braun
CC31 Alexei Ramirez
CC32 Adam Dunn
CC33 Pablo Sandoval
CC34 Todd Helton
CC35 Carlos Beltran
CC36 Ubaldo Jimenez
CC37 Tommy Hanson
CC38 Zack Greinke
CC39 Chris Coghlan
CC40 Chris Young
CC41 Jake Peavy
CC42 Dexter Fowler
CC43 Phil Hughes
CC44 Chase Utley
CC45 Ian Stewart
CC46 John Danks
CC47 Ichiro
CC48 Lance Berkman
CC49 Ryan Zimmerman
CC50 Albert Pujols
2010 Topps 206 Chrome
This set is a partial-parallel of the 2010 Topps 206 set. Each card is available in the following parallels:
- Chrome (numbered to 999)
- Refractor (numbered to 499)
- Blue Refractor (numbered to 199)
- Gold Refractor (numbered to 50)
- Red Refractor (numbered to 25, Hobby only)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)
- Printing Plates (four-for-each, Hobby only)
TC1 Matt Holliday
TC2 Shane Victorino
TC3 Zack Greinke
TC4 Mike Leake
TC5 Justin Upton
TC6 Gordon Beckham
TC7 Yovani Gallardo
TC8 Martin Prado
TC9 Adrian Gonzalez
TC10 Justin Verlander
TC11 Pablo Sandoval
TC12 Josh Beckett
TC13 Matt Kemp
TC14 Mickey Mantle
TC15 Jorge Posada
TC16 Evan Longoria
TC17 Howie Kendrick
TC18 Joey Votto
TC19 Mark Teixeira
TC20 Alex Rodriguez
TC21 B.J. Upton
TC22 Troy Tulowitzki
TC23 Ian Kinsler
TC24 Brett Anderson
TC25 Roy Halladay
TC26 Cliff Lee
TC27 Ryan Braun
TC28 Jake Peavy
TC29 Neftali Feliz
TC30 Derek Jeter
TC31 Austin Jackson
TC32 Ian Stewart
TC33 Dan Haren
TC34 Hanley Ramirez
TC35 Victor Martinez
TC36 Stephen Drew
TC37 Adam Jones
TC38 Vladimir Guerrero
TC39 Jacoby Ellsbury
TC40 Joe Mauer
TC41 Rick Porcello
TC42 Albert Pujols
TC43 Francisco Liriano
TC44 Dan Uggla
TC45 Hideki Matsui
TC46 Tim Lincecum
TC47 Ryan Howard
TC48 Carl Crawford
TC49 Andrew McCutchen
TC50 Alfonso Soriano
Rookie & Legend Variations
In an effort to placate collectors who pre-ordered Topps Chrome before Stephen Strasburg's season ending injury; on September 30, 2010, announced this wrapper redemption program. Collectors who sent in a full Hobby box's worth of wrappers (24), would then receive three cards from a special 15-card set. Every tenth pack will contain three Refractor parallels.
Only Hobby wrappers are eligible for this promotion, and expires February 28, 2011. The numbering below is only for checklist purposes; at this time it is unknown if they are actually numbered.
(1) Starlin Castro
(2) Ty Cobb
(3) Tyler Colvin
(4) Ike Davis
(5) Lou Gehrig
(6) Jason Heyward
(7) Austin Jackson
(8) Mike Leake
(9) Mickey Mantle
(10) Buster Posey
(11) Jackie Robinson
(12) Babe Ruth
(13) Carlos Santana
(14) Mike Stanton
(15) Stephen Strasburg
Manufactured Relics
2010 Topps Chrome MLB Logoman Patches
LM-46 Pablo Sandoval
LM-47 Roy Halladay
LM-48 Joey Votto
LM-49 Chipper Jones
LM-50 Alex Rodriguez
Autographs & Game-Used
Rookie Autos
171 Eric Young Jr.
172 Bryan Anderson
173 Jon Link
174 Jason Heyward
175 Scott Sizemore
176 Mike Leake
177 Austin Jackson
178 Jon Jay
179 John Ely
180 Jason Donald
181 Tyler Colvin
182 Brennan Boesch
183 Esmil Rogers
184 Ike Davis
185 Andrew Cashner
186 Cole Gillespie
187 Luke Hughes
188 Alex Burnett
189 Wilson Ramos
190 Mike Stanton
191 Josh Donaldson
192 Chris Heisey
193 Lance Zawadzki
194 Cesar Valdez
195 Starlin Castro
196 Kevin Russo
197 Brandon Hicks
198 Carlos Santana
199 Allen Craig
200 Jenrry Mejia
201 Ruben Tejada
202 Drew Butera
203 Jesse English
204 Tyson Ross
205 Ian Desmond
206 Mike McCoy
207 Tommy Manzella
208 Kanekoa Texeira
209 Daniel McCutchen
210 Brian Matusz
211 Sergio Santos
212 Stephen Strasburg
213 Jake Arrieta
214 Ivan Nova
215 Kila Ka’aihue
216 Drew Storen
217 Hisanori Takahashi
218 Andy Oliver
219 Drew Stubbs
220 Wade Davis
2010 USA Baseball Collegiate Team
USA-1 Tyler Anderson
USA-2 Matt Barnes
USA-3 Jackie Bradley Jr.
USA-4 Gerrit Cole
USA-5 Alex Dickerson
USA-6 Jason Esposito
USA-7 Nolan Fontana
USA-8 Sean Gilmartin
USA-9 Sonny Gray
USA-10 Brian Johnson
USA-11 Andrew Maggi
USA-12 Mikie Mahtook
USA-13 Scott McGough
USA-14 Brad Miller
USA-15 Brett Mooneyham
USA-16 Peter O'Brien
USA-17 Nick Ramirez
USA-19 Noe Ramirez
USA-20 Steve Rodriguez
USA-21 George Springer
USA-22 Kyle Winkler
USA-23 Ryan Wright