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-BKC Brian Cole
- FA-BM Ben Molina
- FA-BS Ben Sheets
- FA-BZ Barry Zito
- FA-CD Chad Durham
- FA-CP Carlos Pena
- FA-DCP Corey Patterson
- FA-DK Dave Krynzel
- FA-JC Joe Crede
- FA-JH Jason Hart
- FA-JHH Josh Hamilton
- FA-JM Justin Morneau
- FA-JO Jose Ortiz
- FA-JP Jay Payton
- 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
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