2012 Topps Opening Day

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Description

2012 Topps Opening Day is a 220-card set released March 7, 2012 -- about a month before the start of the 2012 MLB season. As in previous years, the base set reprints cards from the Topps flagship that have already been released in 2012 Topps Series One, or will be released in Series Two. Each seven-card pack will yield at least one insert.

Distribution

Wax: 36 packs per box, seven cards per pack (MSRP: $0.99). Racks: 26 cards per pack (MSRP: $3.44).

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Odds
Base 220 - 6:1
Gimmick 1 - ?
Blue 220 2012 1:6
Printing Plates 220 four-for-each 1:3226
Elite Skills 30 - 1:4*
Fantasy Squad 30 - 1:4*
Mascots 25 - 1:4*
Superstar Celebrations 30 - 1:4*
Opening Day Stars 25 - 1:8
Autographs 10 - 1:468

* One insert from one of these sets in each pack.

Checklist

Base Set

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  • 1 Ryan Braun
  • 2 Stephen Drew
  • 3 Nelson Cruz
  • 4 Jacoby Ellsbury
  • 5 Roy Halladay
  • 6 Bud Norris
  • 7 Mickey Mantle
  • 8 Jordan Zimmermann
  • 9 Chris Young
  • 10 Jose Valverde
  • 11 Michael Morse
  • 12 Jason Heyward
  • 13 Bobby Abreu
  • 14 Buster Posey
  • 15 Jeremy Hellickson
  • 16 Torii Hunter
  • 17 Pedro Alvarez
  • 18 David Ortiz
  • 19 Mat Latos
  • 20 Howie Kendrick
  • 21 Matt Moore RC
  • 22 Aroldis Chapman
  • 23 Troy Tulowitzki
  • 24 Brandon Morrow
  • 25 Eric Hosmer
  • 26 Drew Stubbs
  • 27 Chase Utley
  • 28 Michael Young
  • 29 Mike Napoli
  • 30 Shane Victorino
  • 31 Evan Longoria
  • 32 Anibal Sanchez
  • 33 Nick Markakis
  • 34 James McDonald
  • 35 Brennan Boesch
  • 36 Dexter Fowler
  • 37 Josh Beckett
  • 38 Brett Myers
  • 39 Michael Cuddyer
  • 40 Domonic Brown
  • 41 J.J. Hardy
  • 42 Mark Reynolds
  • 43 Angel Pagan
  • 44 Jay Bruce
  • 45 Mark Melancon
  • 46 Chris Sale
  • 47 Nick Swisher
  • 48 Adrian Beltre
  • 49 Melky Cabrera
  • 50 Ichiro
  • 51 Prince Fielder
  • 52 Matt Joyce
  • 53 Alex Rodriguez
  • 54 Asdrubal Cabrera
  • 55 Miguel Cabrera
  • 56 Vance Worley
  • 57 Adam Lind
  • 58 Justin Masterson
  • 59 Alcides Escobar
  • 60 Adam Wainwright
  • 61 C.J. Wilson
  • 62 Ervin Santana
  • 63 Pablo Sandoval
  • 64 Dan Haren
  • 65 Dustin Ackley
  • 66 Adam Jones
  • 67 Billy Butler
  • 68 Shaun Marcum
  • 69 Tim Lincecum
  • 70 Madison Bumgarner
  • 71 Ian Kennedy
  • 72 Derek Holland
  • 73 Kevin Youkilis
  • 74 Cameron Maybin
  • 75 Justin Upton
  • 76 Gio Gonzalez
  • 77 Jimmy Rollins
  • 78 Matt Holliday
  • 79 Hanley Ramirez
  • 80 Joe Mauer
  • 81 Brandon Beachy
  • 82 Phil Hughes
  • 83 Carlos Gonzalez
  • 84 Dan Uggla
  • 85 Mike Trout
  • 86 Jon Lester
  • 87 Ryan Howard
  • 88 John Axford
  • 89 Drew Pomeranz RC
  • 90 Derek Jeter
  • 91 Jayson Werth
  • 92 Mike Stanton
  • 93 Tim Hudson
  • 94 Doug Fister
  • 95 Victor Martinez
  • 96 Chris Carpenter
  • 97 David Price
  • 98 Ben Zobrist
  • 99 Robinson Cano
  • 100 Matt Kemp
  • 101 Todd Helton
  • 102 Jesus Montero RC
  • 103 Mike Leake
  • 104 Alexi Ogando
  • 105 Curtis Granderson
  • 106 Josh Johnson
  • 107 Rickie Weeks
  • 108 Roy Oswalt
  • 109 Brett Gardner
  • 110 Scott Rolen
  • 111 Carlos Santana
  • 112 Dee Gordon
  • 113 Justin Verlander
  • 114 Paul Konerko
  • 115 Yunel Escobar
  • 116 Josh Hamilton
  • 117 Brandon Belt
  • 118 Miguel Montero
  • 119 Ricky Nolasco
  • 120 Matt Garza
  • 121 Mark Teixeira
  • 122 Neftali Feliz
  • 123 Ryan Roberts
  • 124 Grady Sizemore
  • 125 Matt Cain
  • 126 Danny Valencia
  • 127 J.P. Arencibia
  • 128 Lance Berkman
  • 129 Alex Rios
  • 130 Brett Wallace
  • 131 Scott Baker
  • 132 Kurt Suzuki
  • 133 Sergio Santos
  • 134 Chipper Jones
  • 135 Josh Reddick
  • 136 Justin Morneau
  • 137 B.J. Upton
  • 138 Russell Martin
  • 139 Trevor Cahill
  • 140 Erick Aybar
  • 141 Drew Storen
  • 142 Tommy Hanson
  • 143 Craig Kimbrel
  • 144 Andrew McCutchen
  • 145 CC Sabathia
  • 146 Ian Desmond
  • 147 Corey Hart
  • 148 Shin-Soo Choo
  • 149 Adrian Gonzalez
  • 150 Jose Bautista
  • 151 Johnny Cueto
  • 152 Neil Walker
  • 153 Aramis Ramirez
  • 154 Yadier Molina
  • 155 Juan Nicasio
  • 156 Joey Votto
  • 157 Ubaldo Jimenez
  • 158 Mark Trumbo
  • 159 Max Scherzer
  • 160 Carlos Ruiz
  • 161 Hunter Pence
  • 162 Ricky Romero
  • 163 Heath Bell
  • 164 Nyjer Morgan
  • 165 Yovani Gallardo
  • 166 Peter Bourjos
  • 167 Orlando Hudson
  • 168 Jose Tabata
  • 169 Ian Kinsler
  • 170 Brian Wilson
  • 171 Jaime Garcia
  • 172 Dustin Pedroia
  • 173 Michael Pineda
  • 174 Brian McCann
  • 175 Jason Bay
  • 176 Geovany Soto
  • 177 Jhonny Peralta
  • 178 Desmond Jennings
  • 179 Zack Greinke
  • 180 Ted Lilly
  • 181 Clayton Kershaw
  • 182 Seth Smith
  • 183 Cliff Lee
  • 184 Michael Bourn
  • 185 Jeff Niemann
  • 186 Martin Prado
  • 187 David Wright
  • 188 Paul Goldschmidt
  • 189 Mariano Rivera
  • 190 Stephen Strasburg
  • 191 Ivan Nova
  • 192 James Shields
  • 193 Casey McGehee
  • 194 Alex Gordon
  • 195 Ike Davis
  • 196 Cole Hamels
  • 197 Elvis Andrus
  • 198 Carl Crawford
  • 199 Felix Hernandez
  • 200 Albert Pujols
  • 201 Jose Reyes
  • 202 Starlin Castro
  • 203 John Danks
  • 204 Cory Luebke
  • 205 Chad Billingsley
  • 206 David Freese
  • 207 Brandon McCarthy
  • 208 James Loney
  • 209 Jered Weaver
  • 210 Freddie Freeman
  • 211 Ben Revere
  • 212 Daniel Hudson
  • 213 Jhoulys Chacin
  • 214 Alex Avila
  • 215 Colby Lewis
  • 216 Jason Kipnis
  • 217 Ryan Zimmerman
  • 218 Clay Buchholz
  • 219 Brandon Phillips
  • 220 Carlos Lee UER NNO

Gimmick

A gimmick card of a New York Yankee fan was included into packs of Opening Day. Christian Lopez was the fan who caught the home run that accounted for Derek Jeter's 3000th career hit. He returned the ball to Jeter asking for nothing in return.

Shortly after Jeter's 3000th hit, Topps announced that Lopez would get a card in a future product, but made no prior announcements as to what that card would be. Lopez's card is done in the style of the 2011 Topps set.

It is unclear if Lopez was ever able to acquire a copy of his own card.

  • CL Christian Lopez

Parallels

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All 220 base cards will be available in the following parallels.

  • Blue (serial-numbered to 2012 copies)
  • Printing Plates (four-for-each)

Inserts

Elite Skills

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  • ES-1 Jose Reyes
  • ES-2 Alex Gordon
  • ES-3 Prince Fielder
  • ES-4 Ian Kinsler
  • ES-5 James Shields
  • ES-6 Andrew McCutchen
  • ES-7 Justin Verlander
  • ES-8 Felix Hernandez
  • ES-9 Barry Zito
  • ES-10 R.A. Dickey
  • ES-11 Roy Halladay
  • ES-12 Ichiro
  • ES-13 David Wright
  • ES-14 Troy Tulowitzki
  • ES-15 Jose Bautista
  • ES-16 Joey Votto
  • ES-17 Joe Mauer
  • ES-18 Mark Teixeira
  • ES-19 Mike Stanton
  • ES-20 Yadier Molina
  • ES-21 Ryan Zimmerman
  • ES-22 Jacoby Ellsbury
  • ES-23 Carlos Gonzalez
  • ES-24 Jered Weaver
  • ES-25 Elvis Andrus

Fantasy Squad

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  • FS-1 Albert Pujols
  • FS-2 Miguel Cabrera
  • FS-3 Adrian Gonzalez
  • FS-4 Robinson Cano
  • FS-5 Dustin Pedroia
  • FS-6 Ian Kinsler
  • FS-7 Troy Tulowitzki
  • FS-8 Starlin Castro
  • FS-9 Jose Reyes
  • FS-10 David Wright
  • FS-11 Evan Longoria
  • FS-12 Hanley Ramirez
  • FS-13 Victor Martinez
  • FS-14 Brian McCann
  • FS-15 Joe Mauer
  • FS-16 David Ortiz
  • FS-17 Billy Butler
  • FS-18 Michael Young
  • FS-19 Ryan Braun
  • FS-20 Carlos Gonzalez
  • FS-21 Josh Hamilton
  • FS-22 Curtis Granderson
  • FS-23 Matt Kemp
  • FS-24 Jacoby Ellsbury
  • FS-25 Jose Bautista
  • FS-26 Justin Upton
  • FS-27 Mike Stanton
  • FS-28 Justin Verlander
  • FS-29 Roy Halladay
  • FS-30 Tim Lincecum

Stars

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  • ODS-1 Ryan Braun
  • ODS-2 Albert Pujols
  • ODS-3 Miguel Cabrera
  • ODS-4 Adrian Gonzalez
  • ODS-5 Troy Tulowitzki
  • ODS-6 Matt Kemp
  • ODS-7 Justin Verlander
  • ODS-8 Jose Bautista
  • ODS-9 Robinson Cano
  • ODS-10 Roy Halladay
  • ODS-11 Jacoby Ellsbury
  • ODS-12 Prince Fielder
  • ODS-13 Justin Upton
  • ODS-14 Hanley Ramirez
  • ODS-15 Clayton Kershaw
  • ODS-16 Felix Hernandez
  • ODS-17 David Wright
  • ODS-18 Mark Teixeira
  • ODS-19 Josh Hamilton
  • ODS-20 Jered Weaver
  • ODS-21 Joey Votto
  • ODS-22 Evan Longoria
  • ODS-23 Carlos Gonzalez
  • ODS-24 Dustin Pedroia
  • ODS-25 Tim Lincecum

Mascots

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  • M-1 Bernie Brewer
  • M-2 Baltimore Orioles
  • M-3 Toronto Blue Jays
  • M-4 Arizona Diamondbacks
  • M-5 Fredbird
  • M-6 Raymond
  • M-7 Mr. Met
  • M-8 Atlanta Braves
  • M-9 Rangers Captain
  • M-10 Pirate Parrot
  • M-11 Billy the Marlin
  • M-12 Paws
  • M-13 Dinger
  • M-14 Phillie Phanatic
  • M-15 Kansas City Royals
  • M-16 Wally the Green Monster
  • M-17 Gapper
  • M-18 Slider
  • M-19 TC
  • M-20 Swinging Friar
  • M-21 Chicago White Sox
  • M-22 Screech
  • M-23 Mariner Moose
  • M-24 Oakland Athletics
  • M-25 Junction Jack

Superstar Celebrations

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  • SC-1 Matt Kemp
  • SC-2 Justin Upton
  • SC-3 Dan Uggla
  • SC-4 Geovany Soto
  • SC-5 Joey Votto
  • SC-6 Alex Rios
  • SC-7 Eric Hosmer
  • SC-8 Troy Tulowitzki
  • SC-9 Ryan Zimmerman
  • SC-10 J.J. Putz
  • SC-11 Jacoby Ellsbury
  • SC-12 Ian Kinsler
  • SC-13 David Wright
  • SC-14 Ryan Braun
  • SC-15 Miguel Cabrera
  • SC-16 Nelson Cruz
  • SC-17 Adam Jones
  • SC-18 Brett Lawrie
  • SC-19 Mark Trumbo
  • SC-20 Martin Prado

Autographs

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  • ODA-AC Andrew Cashner
  • ODA-AE Alcides Escobar
  • ODA-BA Brett Anderson
  • ODA-CC Chris Coghlan
  • ODA-CH Chris Heisey
  • ODA-DB Daniel Bard
  • ODA-DM Daniel McCutchen
  • ODA-JJ Jon Jay
  • ODA-JN Jon Niese
  • ODA-MM Mitch Moreland
  • ODA-NF Neftali Feliz
  • ODA-NW Neil Walker