2001 Finest
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Description
2001 Finest is a 140-card set released by Topps in the Spring of 2001. The last 30 cards in the base set make up a short-printed "Prospects" subset, with each card serial-numbered to only 999 copies. Ten "Standout Veterans" were also SPed and scattered throughout the base set. These ten cards are serial-numbered to 1999 copies.
Each 20-pack Hobby box and 10-pack HTA Jumbo box will yield an autograph. Curiously, while a rookie year autograph of Albert Pujols was produced for Finest, neither Pujols nor Ichiro were included in the base set, and as such neither have a "true" Finest rookie card.
Distribution
Hobby: 20 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $6)
Jumbo: Ten packs per box, 13 cards per pack (MSRP: $12)
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Jumbo Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 140 | - | ? | ? |
| short set | 100 | - | ? | ? |
| Standout Veterans | 10 | 1999 | 1:32 | 1:15 |
| Prospects | 30 | 999 | 1:21 | 1:10 |
| Refractors short set | 100 | 499 | 1:13 | 1:6 |
| Refractors Standout Veterans | 10 | 399 | 1:159 | 1:73 |
| Refractors Prospects | 30 | 241 | 1:88 | 1:40 |
| Origins | 15 | - | 1:7 | 1:4 |
| Origins Refractor | 15 | - | 1:40 | 1:20 |
| All-Stars | 10 | - | 1:10 | 1:5 |
| All-Stars Refractor | 10 | - | 1:40 | 1:20 |
| Moments | 25 | - | 1:12 | 1:6 |
| Moments Refractor | 25 | - | 1:40 | 1:20 |
| Autographs | 29 | - | 1:22 | 1:10 |
| Moments Refractor Autographs | 10 | - | 1:250 | 1:115 |
Checklist
Base Set
1 Mike Piazza 1999
2 Andruw Jones
3 Jason Giambi
4 Fred McGriff
5 Vladimir Guerrero 1999
6 Adrian Gonzalez
7 Pedro Martinez
8 Mike Lieberthal
9 Warren Morris
10 Juan Gonzalez
11 Jose Canseco
12 Jose Valentin
13 Jeff Cirillo
14 Pokey Reese
15 Scott Rolen
16 Greg Maddux
17 Carlos Delgado
18 Rick Ankiel
19 Steve Finley
20 Shawn Green
21 Orlando Cabrera
22 Roberto Alomar
23 John Olerud
24 Albert Belle
25 Edgardo Alfonzo
26 Rafael Palmeiro
27 Mike Sweeney
28 Bernie Williams
29 Larry Walker
30 Barry Bonds 1999
31 Orlando Hernandez
32 Randy Johnson
33 Shannon Stewart
34 Mark Grace
35 Alex Rodriguez 1999
36 Tino Martinez
37 Carlos Febles
38 Al Leiter
39 Omar Vizquel
40 Chuck Knoblauch
41 Tim Salmon
42 Brian Jordan
43 Edgar Renteria
44 Preston Wilson
45 Mariano Rivera
46 Gabe Kapler
47 Jason Kendall
48 Rickey Henderson
49 Luis Gonzalez
50 Tom Glavine
51 Jeromy Burnitz
52 Garret Anderson
53 Craig Biggio
54 Vinny Castilla
55 Jeff Kent
56 Gary Sheffield
57 Jorge Posada
58 Sean Casey
59 Johnny Damon
60 Dean Palmer
61 Todd Helton
62 Barry Larkin
63 Robin Ventura
64 Kenny Lofton
65 Sammy Sosa 1999
66 Rafael Furcal
67 Jay Bell
68 J.T. Snow
69 Jose Vidro
70 Ivan Rodriguez
71 Jermaine Dye
72 Chipper Jones 1999
73 Fernando Vina
74 Ben Grieve
75 Mark McGwire 1999
76 Matt Williams
77 Mark Grudzielanek
78 Mike Hampton
79 Brian Giles
80 Tony Gwynn
81 Carlos Beltran
82 Ray Durham
83 Brad Radke
84 David Justice
85 Frank Thomas
86 Todd Zeile
87 Pat Burrell
88 Jim Thome
89 Greg Vaughn
90 Ken Griffey, Jr. 1999
91 Mike Mussina
92 Magglio Ordonez
93 Bob Abreu
94 Alex Gonzalez
95 Kevin Brown
96 Jay Buhner
97 Roger Clemens
98 Nomar Garciaparra 1999
99 Derrek Lee
100 Derek Jeter 1999
101 Adrian Beltre
102 Geoff Jenkins
103 Javy Lopez
104 Raul Mondesi
105 Troy Glaus
106 Jeff Bagwell
107 Eric Karros
108 Mo Vaughn
109 Cal Ripken, Jr.
110 Manny Ramirez
Prospects
Each Prospect is serial-numbered to 999 copies. Finest was one of the few 2001 products to not have either an Albert Pujols or Ichiro rookie card -- and it shows. Most of these jabronies had rather indistinguishable careers, if they made it to the Majors at all.
111 Scott Heard
112 Luis Montanez RC
113 Ben Diggins
114 Shaun Boyd RC*
115 Sean Burnett
116 Carmen Cali RC
117 Derek Thompson
118 David Parrish RC*
119 Dominic Rich RC*
120 Chad Petty RC*
121 Steve Smyth RC
122 John Lackey
123 Matt Galante RC*
124 Danny Borrell RC*
125 Bob Keppel RC
126 Justin Wayne RC
127 J.R. House
128 Brian Sellier RC*
129 Dan Moylan RC*
130 Scott Pratt RC*
131 Victor Hall RC*
132 Joel Pineiro
133 Josh Axelson RC*
134 Jose Reyes RC
135 Greg Runser RC*
136 Bryan Hebson RC
137 Sammy Serrano RC*
138 Kevin Joseph RC
139 Juan Richardson RC*
140 Mark Fischer RC*
Parallels
All 140 base cards are available in a Refractor parallel which is serial-numbered to the following:
- short set (serial-numbered to 499 copies)
- Standout Veterans (serial-numbered to 399 copies)
- Prospects (serial-numbered to 241 copies)
NOTE: The production figures on the Prospects Refractors matches the much-rumored-but-never-confirmed 241 copies of the 1993 Finest Refractors.
Inserts
NOTE: All three insert sets are also available in a Refractor parallel.
Origins
This set is done in the style of the landmark 1993 Finest set and features players who did not appear in that set and were (mostly) minor leaguers at the time.
FO1 Derek Jeter
FO2 Jason Kendall
FO3 Jose Vidro
FO4 Preston Wilson
FO5 Jim Edmonds
FO6 Vladimir Guerrero
FO7 Andruw Jones
FO8 Scott Rolen
FO9 Edgardo Alfonzo
FO10 Mike Sweeney
FO11 Alex Rodriguez
FO12 Jermaine Dye
FO13 Charles Johnson
FO14 Darren Dreifort
FO15 Neifi Perez
All-Stars
FAS1 Mark McGwire
FAS2 Derek Jeter
FAS3 Alex Rodriguez
FAS4 Chipper Jones
FAS5 Nomar Garciaparra
FAS6 Sammy Sosa
FAS7 Mike Piazza
FAS8 Barry Bonds
FAS9 Vladimir Guerrero
FAS10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
Moments
FM1 Pat Burrell
FM2 Adam Kennedy
FM3 Mike Lamb
FM4 Rafael Furcal
FM5 Terrence Long
FM6 Jay Payton
FM7 Mark Quinn
FM8 Ben Molina
FM9 Kazuhiro Sasaki
FM10 Mark Redman
FM11 Barry Bonds
FM12 Alex Rodriguez
FM13 Roger Clemens
FM14 Jim Edmonds
FM15 Jason Giambi
FM16 Todd Helton
FM17 Troy Glaus
FM18 Carlos Delgado
FM19 Darin Erstad
FM20 Cal Ripken, Jr.
FM21 Paul Molitor
FM22 Robin Yount
FM23 George Brett
FM24 Dave Winfield
FM25 Eddie Murray
Autographs & Game-Used
Autographs
NOTES:
- This set features the famed Albert Pujols rookie year autograph. However, since it was not sequentially-numbered as part of the base set, it is not a "true" rookie card.
- All cards in this set are Refractors.
FA-AG Adrian Gonzalez
FA-AH Adam Hyzdu
FA-AK Adam Kennedy
FA-AP Albert Pujols
FA-BD Ben Diggins
FA-BM Ben Molina
FA-BS Ben Sheets
FA-BZ Barry Zito
FA-BKC Brian Cole
FA-CD Chad Durham
FA-CP Carlos Pena
FA-DK Dave Krynzel
FA-DCP Corey Patterson
FA-JC Joe Crede
FA-JH Jason Hart
FA-JM Justin Morneau
FA-JO Jose Ortiz
FA-JP Jay Payton
FA-JHH Josh Hamilton
FA-JRH J.R. House
FA-KG Keith Ginter
FA-KM Kevin Mench
FA-MB Milton Bradley
FA-MQ Mark Quinn
FA-MR Mark Redman
FA-RF Rafael Furcal
FA-SB Sean Burnett
FA-TF Troy Farnsworth
FA-TL Terrence Long
Moments Refractor Autograph
NOTE: Cards #FMA-CA, #FMA-EM, and #FMA-RY packed out as redemptions that expired April 30, 2003.
FMA-BB Barry Bonds
FMA-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
FMA-DW Dave Winfield
FMA-EM Eddie Murray
FMA-GB George Brett
FMA-JG Jason Giambi
FMA-PM Paul Molitor
FMA-RY Robin Yount
FMA-TG Troy Glaus
FMA-TH Todd Helton
