2002 SP Authentic
Description
2002 SP Authentic is a 230 card set was released in two separate series. The basic SP Authentic product (containing the first 170 cards) was issued in September, 2002. The final 60 cards (#171-#230) were distributed within packs of 2002 Upper Deck Rookie Update in mid-December, 2002. The product is notable for containing the first ever, certified autographed trading cards of Mark McGwire.
Cards #1-#90 featured veterans while cards #91-#170 were part of the Future Watch subset. Future Watch cards #91-#135 are serial-numbered to 1999 copies; while cards #136-#170 were signed by the player. Most of the autographed Future Watch cards were serial-numbered to 999 copies; while cards #146, #152 and #157 were printed to only 249 serial-numbered sets.
A typical 24-pack SP Authentic box should yield two Future Watch cards, one autographed Future Watch card, either an autographed Prospect or a Chirography card, at least one USA Future Watch insert, and a game jersey card.
There only notable rookies in the SP Authentic set are of Reed Johnson and Aaron Cook.
Rookie Update cards #201-#230 continued the Future Watch subset (focusing on rookies and prospects) and each card was serial-numbered to 1999.
Among the notable rookies in the Rookie Update series include Cliff Lee and Freddy Sanchez.
Distribution
SP Authentic Series: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99). Hobby only.
Rookie Update Series: 15 packs per box, four cards per pack. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
SP Authentic Series
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 170 | - | ? |
| short set | 90 | - | 5:1 |
| Future Watch | 45 | 1999 | 1:12 |
| Autographed Future Watch | 35 | varies | 1:24 |
| Limited | 170 | 125 | ? |
| Limited Gold | 170 | 50 | ? |
| USA Future Watch | 22 | 1999 | ? |
| Game Jersey | 38 | - | 1:24 |
| Game Jersey Gold | 38 | varies | ? |
| Prospects Signatures | 12 | - | 1:36 |
| Chirography | 27 | - | 1:72 |
| Chirography Gold | 25 | varies | ? |
| Big Mac Missing Link | 5 | 25 | ? |
| Signed Big Mac | 10 | varies | ? |
| Excellence | 1 | 25 | ? |
| Signs of Greatness | 1 | one-of-one | ? |
| Autographed Joe DiMaggio Poster Redemption | 1 | 800 | 1:1100 |
Rookie Update Series
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 60 | - | ? |
| short set | 30 | - | 1:1 |
| Future Watch | 30 | 1999 | 1:7 |
Checklist
Base Set
SP Authentic Series
- 1 Troy Glaus
- 2 Darin Erstad
- 3 Barry Zito
- 4 Eric Chavez
- 5 Tim Hudson
- 6 Miguel Tejada
- 7 Carlos Delgado
- 8 Shannon Stewart
- 9 Ben Grieve
- 10 Jim Thome
- 11 C.C. Sabathia
- 12 Ichiro
- 13 Freddy Garcia
- 14 Edgar Martinez
- 15 Bret Boone
- 16 Jeff Conine
- 17 Alex Rodriguez
- 18 Juan Gonzalez
- 19 Ivan Rodriguez
- 20 Rafael Palmeiro
- 21 Hank Blalock
- 22 Pedro Martinez
- 23 Manny Ramirez
- 24 Nomar Garciaparra
- 25 Carlos Beltran
- 26 Mike Sweeney
- 27 Randall Simon
- 28 Dmitri Young
- 29 Bob Higginson
- 30 Corey Koskie
- 31 Eric Milton
- 32 Torii Hunter
- 33 Joe Mays
- 34 Frank Thomas
- 35 Mark Buehrle
- 36 Magglio Ordonez
- 37 Kenny Lofton
- 38 Roger Clemens
- 39 Derek Jeter
- 40 Jason Giambi
- 41 Bernie Williams
- 42 Alfonso Soriano
- 43 Lance Berkman
- 44 Roy Oswalt
- 45 Jeff Bagwell
- 46 Craig Biggio
- 47 Chipper Jones
- 48 Greg Maddux
- 49 Gary Sheffield
- 50 Andruw Jones
- 51 Ben Sheets
- 52 Richie Sexson
- 53 Albert Pujols
- 54 Matt Morris
- 55 J.D. Drew
- 56 Sammy Sosa
- 57 Kerry Wood
- 58 Corey Patterson
- 59 Mark Prior
- 60 Randy Johnson
- 61 Luis Gonzalez
- 62 Curt Schilling
- 63 Shawn Green
- 64 Kevin Brown
- 65 Hideo Nomo
- 66 Vladimir Guerrero
- 67 Jose Vidro
- 68 Barry Bonds
- 69 Jeff Kent
- 70 Rich Aurilia
- 71 Preston Wilson
- 72 Josh Beckett
- 73 Mike Lowell
- 74 Roberto Alomar
- 75 Mo Vaughn
- 76 Jeromy Burnitz
- 77 Mike Piazza
- 78 Sean Burroughs
- 79 Phil Nevin
- 80 Bob Abreu
- 81 Pat Burrell
- 82 Scott Rolen
- 83 Jason Kendall
- 84 Brian Giles
- 85 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 86 Adam Dunn
- 87 Sean Casey
- 88 Todd Helton
- 89 Larry Walker
- 90 Mike Hampton
Future Watch
Each Future Watch is serial-numbered to 1999 copies.
- 91 Brandon Puffer FW RC
- 92 Tom Shearn FW RC
- 93 Chris Baker FW RC*
- 94 Gustavo Chacin FW RC
- 95 Joe Orloski FW RC*
- 96 Mike A. Smith FW RC
- 97 John Ennis FW RC
- 98 John Foster FW RC
- 99 Kevin Gryboski FW RC
- 100 Brian Mallette FW RC
- 101 Takahito Nomura FW RC
- 102 So Taguchi FW RC
- 103 Jeremy Lambert FW RC*
- 104 Jason Simontacchi FW RC
- 105 Jorge Sosa FW RC
- 106 Brandon Backe FW RC
- 107 P.J. Bevis FW RC*
- 108 Jeremy Ward FW RC*
- 109 Doug Devore FW RC
- 110 Ron Chiavacci FW
- 111 Ron Calloway FW RC
- 112 Nelson Castro FW RC*
- 113 Deivis Santos FW
- 114 Earl Snyder FW RC
- 115 Julio Mateo FW RC
- 116 J.J. Putz FW RC
- 117 Allan Simpson FW RC
- 118 Satoru Komiyama FW RC
- 119 Adam Walker FW RC*
- 120 Oliver Perez FW RC
- 121 Cliff Bartosh FW RC
- 122 Todd Donovan FW RC*
- 123 Elio Serrano FW RC*
- 124 Pete Zamora FW RC*
- 125 Mike Gonzalez FW RC
- 126 Travis Hughes FW RC
- 127 Jorge De La Rosa FW RC
- 128 Anastacio Martinez FW RC
- 129 Colin Young FW RC*
- 130 Nate Field FW RC
- 131 Tim Kalita FW RC*
- 132 Julius Matos FW RC
- 133 Terry Pearson FW RC
- 134 Kyle Kane FW RC*
- 135 Mitch Wylie FW RC*
Autographed Future Watch
- 136 Rodrigo Rosario FW AU RC 999
- 137 Franklyn German FW AU RC 999
- 138 Reed Johnson FW AU RC 999
- 139 Luis Martinez FW AU RC 999
- 140 Michael Crudale FW AU RC 999
- 141 Francis Beltran FW AU RC 999
- 142 Steve Kent FW AU RC 999
- 143 Felix Escalona FW AU RC 999
- 144 Jose Valverde FW AU RC 999
- 145 Victor Alvarez FW AU RC 999
- 146 Kazuhisa Ishii FW AU RC 249
- 147 Jorge Nunez FW AU RC* 999
- 148 Eric Good FW AU RC* 999
- 149 Luis Ugueto FW AU RC 999
- 150 Matt Thornton FW AU RC 999
- 151 Wilson Valdez FW AU RC 999
- 152 Hansel Izquierdo FW AU RC 249
- 153 Jaime Cerda FW AU RC 999
- 154 Mark Corey FW AU RC 999
- 155 Tyler Yates FW AU RC 999
- 156 Steve Bechler FW AU RC 999
- 157 Ben Howard FW AU RC 249
- 158 Anderson Machado FW AU RC 999
- 159 Jorge Padilla FW AU RC 999
- 160 Eric Junge FW AU RC 999
- 161 Adrian Burnside FW AU RC* 999
- 162 Josh Hancock FW AU RC 999
- 163 Chris Booker FW AU RC 999
- 164 Cam Esslinger FW AU RC* 999
- 165 Rene Reyes FW AU RC 999
- 166 Aaron Cook FW AU RC 999
- 167 Juan Brito FW AU RC 999
- 168 Miguel Ascencio FW AU RC 999
- 169 Kevin Frederick FW AU RC 999
- 170 Edwin Almonte FW AU RC 999
Rookie Update Series
- 171 Erubiel Durazo
- 172 Junior Spivey
- 173 Geronimo Gil
- 174 Cliff Floyd
- 175 Brandon Larson
- 176 Aaron Boone
- 177 Shawn Estes
- 178 Austin Kearns
- 179 Joe Borchard
- 180 Russell Branyan
- 181 Jay Payton
- 182 Andres Torres
- 183 Andy Van Hekken
- 184 Alex Sanchez
- 185 Endy Chavez
- 186 Bartolo Colon
- 187 Raul Mondesi
- 188 Robin Ventura
- 189 Mike Mussina
- 190 Jorge Posada
- 191 Ted Lilly
- 192 Ray Durham
- 193 Brett Myers
- 194 Marlon Byrd
- 195 Vicente Padilla
- 196 Josh Fogg
- 197 Kenny Lofton
- 198 Scott Rolen
- 199 Jason Lane
- 200 Josh Phelps
Future Watch
Each Future Watch is serial-numbered to 1999 copies.
- 201 Travis Driskill FW RC
- 202 Howie Clark FW RC
- 203 Mike Mahoney FW
- 204 Brian Tallet FW RC
- 205 Kirk Saarloos FW RC
- 206 Barry Wesson FW RC
- 207 Aaron Guiel FW RC
- 208 Shawn Sedlacek FW RC
- 209 Jose Diaz FW RC
- 210 Jorge Nunez FW
- 211 Danny Mota FW RC
- 212 David Ross FW RC
- 213 Jayson Durocher FW RC
- 214 Shane Nance FW RC
- 215 Wil Nieves FW RC
- 216 Freddy Sanchez FW RC
- 217 Alex Pelaez FW RC
- 218 Jamey Carroll FW RC
- 219 J.J. Trujillo FW RC
- 220 Kevin Pickford FW RC
- 221 Clay Condrey FW RC
- 222 Chris Snelling FW RC
- 223 Cliff Lee FW RC
- 224 Jeremy Hill FW RC
- 225 Jose Rodriguez FW RC
- 226 Lance Carter FW RC
- 227 Ken Huckaby FW RC
- 228 Scott Wiggins FW RC
- 229 Corey Thurman FW RC
- 230 Kevin Cash FW RC
Parallels
Each of the 170 SP Authentic Series cards (including the Future Watch and autographs) are available in the following parallels.
- Limited (serial-numbered to 125 copies)
- Limited Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Inserts
USA Future Watch
This 22-card set features members of the 2002 USA National Team. The design is similar to that of the base set Future Watch cards, but none are to be considered "true" rookies. Each card is serial-numbered to 1999 copies.
- USA1 Chad Cordero
- USA2 Philip Humber
- USA3 Grant Johnson
- USA4 Wes Littleton
- USA5 Kyle Sleeth
- USA6 Huston Street
- USA7 Brad Sullivan
- USA8 Bob Zimmermann
- USA9 Abe Alvarez
- USA10 Kyle Bakker
- USA11 Landon Powell
- USA12 Clint Sammons
- USA13 Michael Aubrey
- USA14 Aaron Hill
- USA15 Conor Jackson
- USA16 Eric Patterson
- USA17 Dustin Pedroia
- USA18 Rickie Weeks
- USA19 Shane Costa
- USA20 Mark Jurich
- USA21 Sam Fuld
- USA22 Carlos Quentin
Autographs & Game-Used
NOTE: All autograph and game-used cards listed below were inserted into SP Authentic packs.
Game Jersey
- J-AJ Andruw Jones
- J-AP Andy Pettitte
- J-AR Alex Rodriguez
- J-BW Bernie Williams
- J-BZ Barry Zito
- J-CC C.C. Sabathia
- J-CD Carlos Delgado
- J-CJ Chipper Jones
- J-CS Curt Schilling
- J-DE Darin Erstad
- J-GM Greg Maddux
- J-GS Gary Sheffield
- J-IR Ivan Rodriguez
- J-IS Ichiro SP
- J-JBA Jeff Bagwell
- J-JBU Jeromy Burnitz SP
- J-JE Jim Edmonds
- J-JGO Juan Gonzalez
- J-JGR Jason Giambi
- J-JK Jason Kendall
- J-JT Jim Thome
- J-KG Ken Griffey, Jr. SP 95
- J-KI Kazuhisa Ishii
- J-MM Mark McGwire SP
- J-MO Magglio Ordonez
- J-MP Mike Piazza
- J-MR Manny Ramirez
- J-OV Omar Vizquel
- J-PW Preston Wilson
- J-RA Roberto Alomar
- J-RC Roger Clemens
- J-RJ Randy Johnson
- J-RV Robin Ventura
- J-SG Shawn Green
- J-SR Scott Rolen
- J-SS Sammy Sosa
- J-TH Todd Helton
- J-TS Tsuyoshi Shinjo
Gold
Each of the 38 Game Jersey's is available in a Gold parallel. The Gold cards are serial-numbered to the player's uniform number and is listed below.
- J-AJ Andruw Jones 25
- J-AP Andy Pettitte 46
- J-AR Alex Rodriguez 3
- J-BW Bernie Williams 51
- J-BZ Barry Zito 75
- J-CC C.C. Sabathia 52
- J-CD Carlos Delgado 25
- J-CJ Chipper Jones 10
- J-CS Curt Schilling 38
- J-DE Darin Erstad 17
- J-GM Greg Maddux 31
- J-GS Gary Sheffield 11
- J-IR Ivan Rodriguez 7
- J-IS Ichiro Suzuki 51
- J-JBA Jeff Bagwell 5
- J-JBU Jeromy Burnitz 20
- J-JE Jim Edmonds 15
- J-JGO Juan Gonzalez 19
- J-JGR Jason Giambi 25
- J-JK Jason Kendall 18
- J-JT Jim Thome 25
- J-KG Ken Griffey, Jr. 30
- J-KI Kazuhisa Ishii 17
- J-MM Mark McGwire 25
- J-MO Magglio Ordonez 30
- J-MP Mike Piazza 31
- J-MR Manny Ramirez 24
- J-OV Omar Vizquel 13
- J-PW Preston Wilson 44
- J-RA Roberto Alomar 12
- J-RC Roger Clemens 22
- J-RJ Randy Johnson 51
- J-RV Robin Ventura 19
- J-SG Shawn Green 15
- J-SR Scott Rolen 17
- J-SS Sammy Sosa 21
- J-TH Todd Helton 17
- J-TS Tsuyoshi Shinjo 5
Chirography
Each Chirography is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below.
NOTE: Four players: Bret Boone, Tony Gywnn, Alex Rodriguez and Sammy Sosa, packed out as exchange cards which expired September 10, 2005.
- AD Adam Dunn 348
- AG Alex Graman 418
- AR Alex Rodriguez EXCH 391
- BB Barry Bonds 112
- BBO Bret Boone EXCH 500
- BZ Barry Zito 419
- CF Cliff Floyd 313
- CS C.C. Sabathia 442
- DE Darin Erstad 80
- DM Doug Mientkiewicz 478
- FG Freddy Garcia 456
- HB Hank Blalock 282
- IS Ichiro 78
- JB John Buck 427
- JG Jason Giambi 244
- JL Jon Lieber 462
- JM Joe Mays 469
- KG Ken Griffey, Jr. 238
- MBR Milton Bradley 470
- MBU Mark Buehrle 438
- MM Mark McGwire 50
- MS Mike Sweeney 265
- RS Richie Sexson 483
- SB Sean Burroughs 275
- SS Sammy Sosa EXCH 247
- TG Tom Glavine 376
- TGW Tony Gwynn EXCH 75
Gold
Each of the 27 players (except Bret Boone and Tony Gwynn) are available in a Gold parallel. The Gold cards are serial-numbered to the player's uniform number and listed below.
- AD Adam Dunn 44
- AG Alex Graman 76
- AR Alex Rodriguez EXCH 3
- BB Barry Bonds 25
- BZ Barry Zito 75
- CF Cliff Floyd 30
- CS C.C. Sabathia 52
- DE Darin Erstad 17
- DM Doug Mientkiewicz 16
- FG Freddy Garcia 34
- HB Hank Blalock 12
- IS Ichiro 51
- JB John Buck 67
- JG Jason Giambi 25
- JL Jon Lieber 32
- JM Joe Mays 25
- KG Ken Griffey, Jr. 30
- MBR Milton Bradley 24
- MBU Mark Buehrle 56
- MM Mark McGwire 25
- MS Mike Sweeney 29
- RS Richie Sexson 11
- SB Sean Burroughs 21
- SS Sammy Sosa EXCH 21
- TG Tom Glavine 47
Prospects Signatures
- P-AG Alex Graman
- P-BH Bill Hall
- P-DM Dustan Mohr
- P-DW Danny Wright
- P-JC Jose Cueto
- P-JDE Jeff Deardorff
- P-JDI Jose Diaz
- P-KH Ken Huckaby
- P-MG Matt Guerrier (pictured as a White Sox)
- P-MS Marco Scutaro (pictured as a Brewer)
- P-ST Steve Torrealba
- P-XN Xavier Nady
Big Mac Missing Link
These autographed Mark McGwire cards are all in the style of SP Authentic Chirography sets from 1998-2002. McGwire had never signed for a trading card company before coming to terms with Upper Deck in 2002. Each card is hand-numbered to 25 copies.
For some reason, Upper Deck decided to include a Missing Link card in the style of the 2002 Chirography set, even though a McGwire was already included in that set (see above).
- MMC Mark McGwire 1998
- MM Mark McGwire 1999
- MAM Mark McGwire 2000
- SP-MM Mark McGwire 2001
- MAMC Mark McGwire 2002
Signed Big Mac
This set features 10 Mark McGwire autographed cards. Each card is serial-numbered to the production figures listed.
- MM1 Mark McGwire 1
- MM2 Mark McGwire 25
- MM3 Mark McGwire 5
- MM4 Mark McGwire 4
- MM5 Mark McGwire 12
- MM6 Mark McGwire 70
- MM7 Mark McGwire 4
- MM8 Mark McGwire 7
- MM9 Mark McGwire 5
- MM10 Mark McGwire 16
Excellence
Randomly inserted into packs was an exchange card good for a card featuring six on-card autographs of Upper Deck spokemen. Only 25 exchange cards were produced and expired September 10, 2005.
- AE Ken Griffey, Jr. / Sammy Sosa / Cal Ripken, Jr. / Jason Giambi / Mark McGwire / Ichiro EXCH 25
Signs of Greatness
Randomly inserted into packs, this "book" card features six autographs and only one copy was produced. An exchange card with a redemption deadline of September 10th, 2005 was placed into packs whereby the lucky collector received the card directly from Upper Deck via mail. The three dead players are all cuts; the three living players are on-card autographs.
- SOG Babe Ruth / Joe DiMaggio / Mickey Mantle / Ken Griffey, Jr. / Sammy Sosa / Mark McGwire EXCH 1
Joe DiMaggio Autographed Poster
Randomly inserted into packs was an exchange card good for an autographed Joe DiMaggio poster. A total of 800 exchange cards were inserted into packs and expired August 8, 2005. DiMaggio died in 1999 and the posters were originally signed for Upper Deck Authenticated.
Hawaii Trade Conference Sign of the Times Duke Snider Autograph
This Duke Snider autograph card was distributed by Upper Deck at the 2002 Hawaii Trade Conference. Each attendee received either this signed Duke Snider card or a signed card of NFL legend John Riggins, both of which were hand-numbered to 500 copies in blue ink -- although it should be noted that, unlike similar Hawaii Trade Conference giveaways, this card is not marked as having been distributed at the conference.
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