Difference between revisions of "1999 Upper Deck Century Legends"

From BaseballCardPedia.com
Jump to: navigation, search
(All-Century Team)
 
(17 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Image:1999udlegends.png|right|frame|1999 Upper Deck Century Legends hobby box]]
+
=Description=
 +
 
 +
1999 Upper Deck Century Legends is a skip-numbered 131-card set released in June, 1999.  One of the more popular and influential products of the era, Century Legends was one of the first products to combine current players with retired Hall of Famers. 
 +
 
 +
Cards 1-50 come from ''The Sporting News' '' countdown of the 50 greatest players of the 20th Century, while cards 51-100 are ''TSN's'' picks for the best 50 active players.  The set winds up with the "21st Century Phenoms" and "Century Memories" subsets.
 +
 
 +
Cards 11, 25, 26, and 126 do not exist. Players 11, 25, and 26 on ''The Sporting News' '' list were Joe DiMaggio, Pete Rose, and Sandy Koufax, respectively.  Upper Deck was unable to come to terms with Koufax, so his card (#26) was excluded.  The March 8th, 1999 death of Joe DiMaggio triggered a clause in his licensing deal prohibiting anyone from using his image for one year after his death, which forced UD to pull cards #11 and #126 from Century Legends.
 +
 
 +
Due to his lifetime banishment from baseball, UD could not include a card of Pete Rose, and so cards #25 and #EM1 were pulled.  Curiously, despite also being banned for life from baseball, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson was included in the set.
  
=Description=
+
Each 24-pack Hobby box yields one "Epic Signatures" autograph.
  
 
=Distribution=
 
=Distribution=
Each box of 1999 Upper Deck Century Legends contains 24 packs of 5 cards each. This product is hobby exclusive.
+
 
 +
24 packs per box, 5 cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99). Hobby only.
  
 
=Reviews=
 
=Reviews=
Line 20: Line 29:
 
|Century Collection||131||100||?
 
|Century Collection||131||100||?
 
|-
 
|-
|Century Legends MVPs||?||1||?
+
|Century Legends MVPs||100||one-of-one||?
|-
 
|All-Century Team||10||-||1:23
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Epic Milestones||9||-||1:12
 
|Epic Milestones||9||-||1:12
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Memorable Shots||10||-||1:12
 
|Memorable Shots||10||-||1:12
 +
|-
 +
|All-Century Team||10||-||1:23
 +
|-
 +
|Jerseys of the Century||9||-||1:418
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Epic Signatures||30||-||1:24
 
|Epic Signatures||30||-||1:24
Line 32: Line 43:
 
|Epic Signatures Century||32||100||?
 
|Epic Signatures Century||32||100||?
 
|-
 
|-
|Jerseys of the Century||?||-||1:418
+
|Artifacts||9||one-of-one||?
 
|-
 
|-
|Artifacts||?||1||?
+
|Legendary Cuts||9||one-of-one||?
|-
 
|Legendary Cuts||?||1||?
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
=Checklist=
 
=Checklist=
  
==Base Set==
+
==Promo==
The set is tiered as follows: (1-100) Basic, (101-120) 21st Century Phenoms, (121-135) Century Memories
 
  
In addition, the first 50 basic cards coincide with the top 50 on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sporting_News_list_of_Baseball's_Greatest_Players The Sporting News list of Baseball's Greatest Players (1998)]. Thanks to the omissions of Joe DiMaggio, Pete Rose, and Sandy Koufax, this set is missing cards 11, 25, 26, and 126.
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Sample/1/Babe-Ruth.jpg?id=153ca870-a080-4964-a8a4-e03eb11c0b59&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 +
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Sample/1/Babe-Ruth.jpg?id=153ca870-a080-4964-a8a4-e03eb11c0b59&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
1 Babe Ruth
+
==Base Set==
 
2 Willie Mays
 
 
3 Ty Cobb
 
 
4 Walter Johnson
 
 
5 Hank Aaron
 
 
6 Lou Gehrig
 
 
7 Christy Mathewson
 
 
8 Ted Williams
 
 
9 Rogers Hornsby
 
 
10 Stan Musial
 
 
12 Grover Cleveland Alexander
 
 
13 Honus Wagner
 
 
14 Cy Young
 
 
15 Jimmie Foxx
 
 
16 Johnny Bench
 
 
17 Mickey Mantle
 
 
18 Josh Gibson
 
 
19 Satchel Paige
 
 
20 Roberto Clemente
 
 
21 Warren Spahn
 
 
22 Frank Robinson
 
 
23 Lefty Gomez
 
 
24 Eddie Collins
 
 
27 Tris Speaker
 
 
28 Mike Schmidt
 
 
29 Nap Lajoie
 
 
30 Steve Carlton
 
 
31 Bob Gibson
 
 
32 Tom Seaver
 
 
33 George Sisler
 
 
34 Barry Bonds
 
 
35 Joe Jackson UER NNO
 
 
36 Bob Feller
 
 
37 Hank Greenberg
 
 
38 Ernie Banks
 
 
39 Greg Maddux
 
 
40 Yogi Berra
 
 
41 Nolan Ryan
 
 
42 Mel Ott
 
 
43 Al Simmons
 
 
44 Jackie Robinson
 
 
45 Carl Hubbell
 
 
46 Charley Gehringer
 
 
47 Buck Leonard
 
 
48 Reggie Jackson
 
 
49 Tony Gwynn
 
 
50 Roy Campanella
 
 
51 Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
 
52 Barry Bonds
 
 
53 Roger Clemens
 
 
54 Tony Gwynn
 
 
55 Cal Ripken, Jr.
 
 
56 Greg Maddux
 
 
57 Frank Thomas
 
 
58 Mark McGwire
 
 
59 Mike Piazza
 
 
60 Wade Boggs
 
 
61 Alex Rodriguez
 
 
62 Juan Gonzalez
 
 
63 Mo Vaughn
 
 
64 Albert Belle
 
 
65 Sammy Sosa
 
 
66 Nomar Garciaparra
 
 
67 Derek Jeter
 
 
68 Kevin Brown
 
 
69 Jose Canseco
 
 
70 Randy Johnson
 
 
71 Tom Glavine
 
 
72 Barry Larkin
 
 
73 Curt Schilling
 
 
74 Moises Alou
 
 
75 Fred McGriff
 
 
76 Pedro Martinez
 
 
77 Andres Galarraga
 
 
78 Will Clark
 
 
79 Larry Walker
 
 
80 Ivan Rodriguez
 
 
81 Chipper Jones
 
 
82 Jeff Bagwell
 
 
83 Craig Biggio
 
 
84 Kerry Wood
 
 
85 Roberto Alomar
 
 
86 Vinny Castilla
 
 
87 Kenny Lofton
 
 
88 Rafael Palmeiro
 
 
89 Manny Ramirez
 
 
90 David Wells
 
 
91 Mark Grace
 
 
92 Bernie Williams
 
 
93 David Cone
 
 
94 John Olerud
 
 
95 John Smoltz
 
 
96 Tino Martinez
 
 
97 Raul Mondesi
 
 
98 Gary Sheffield
 
 
99 Orel Hershiser
 
 
100 Rickey Henderson
 
  
===21st Century Phenoms===
+
'''NOTE:''' Thanks to the omissions of Joe DiMaggio, Pete Rose, and Sandy Koufax, this set is missing cards 11, 25, 26, and 126.
  
101 J.D. Drew
+
===The Sporting News' Top 50 Players of All-Time===
 
102 Troy Glaus
 
 
103 Nomar Garciaparra
 
  
104 Scott Rolen
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Base/18/Josh-Gibson.jpg?id=d8615fbd-12d9-47aa-92bb-14b869e19220&size=original&side=front&.jpg
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Base/18/Josh-Gibson.jpg?id=d8615fbd-12d9-47aa-92bb-14b869e19220&size=original&side=back&.jpg
105 Ryan Minor
 
 
106 Travis Lee
 
  
107 Roy Halladay
+
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 +
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1999) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck Century Legends') AND (num < 51);
 +
</sql2wiki>
 +
===Top 50 Contemporaires===
  
108 Carlos Beltran
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Base/56/Greg-Maddux.jpg?id=a3ac49a4-e1f7-4ee8-b329-4c77b928f412&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 +
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Base/56/Greg-Maddux.jpg?id=a3ac49a4-e1f7-4ee8-b329-4c77b928f412&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
109 Alex Rodriguez
+
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 
+
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1999) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck Century Legends') AND (num BETWEEN 51 AND 100);
110 Eric Chavez
+
</sql2wiki>
 
+
===21st Century Phenoms===
111 Vladimir Guerrero
 
 
 
112 Ben Grieve
 
 
 
113 Kerry Wood
 
 
 
114 Alex S. Gonzalez
 
 
 
115 Darin Erstad
 
 
 
116 Derek Jeter
 
 
 
117 Jaret Wright
 
 
 
118 Jose Cruz, Jr.
 
  
119 Chipper Jones
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Base/113/Kerry-Wood.jpg?id=e36fdacd-66a8-4863-a1d6-08b84fc0d068&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 +
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Base/113/Kerry-Wood.jpg?id=e36fdacd-66a8-4863-a1d6-08b84fc0d068&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
120 Gabe Kapler
+
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 +
SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1999) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck Century Legends') AND (num BETWEEN 101 AND 120);
 +
</sql2wiki>
  
 
===Century Memories===
 
===Century Memories===
  
121 Satchel Paige
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Base/132/Jackie-Robinson.jpg?id=67e94b17-81c7-4f19-bab0-5553963fd69e&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 +
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Base/132/Jackie-Robinson.jpg?id=67e94b17-81c7-4f19-bab0-5553963fd69e&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
122 Willie Mays
+
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 
+
SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1999) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck Century Legends') AND (num > 120);
123 Roberto Clemente
+
</sql2wiki>
 
+
====Foil Logo Variations====
124 Lou Gehrig
 
 
 
125 Mark McGwire
 
 
 
127 Bob Gibson
 
 
 
128 Johnny Vander Meer
 
 
 
129 Walter Johnson
 
 
 
130 Ty Cobb
 
 
 
131 Don Larsen
 
 
 
132 Jackie Robinson
 
  
133 Tom Seaver
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Base/58/Mark-McGwire.jpg?id=436d0833-fb05-4709-bc5d-720c21d82f75&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
+
"https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Base/58/Mark-McGwire.jpg?id=a7134de1-f317-42fd-9fd6-8b55eaf3ef1d&size=original&side=back&.jpg
134 Johnny Bench
 
 
 
135 Frank Robinson
 
 
 
====Foil Logo Variations====
 
  
 
At least three of the base cards #4 (Walter Johnson), #35 (Shoeless Joe Jackson) and #58 (Mark McGwire) have foil-stamped logos on their backs.  It is unclear how, or why, these cards came into being.  It is known that the McGwire is available in both foil-stamped and non-foil-stamped versions; with the foil-stamped logo being the most common.  It is unclear if non-foil versions of the Johnson and Jackson exist.
 
At least three of the base cards #4 (Walter Johnson), #35 (Shoeless Joe Jackson) and #58 (Mark McGwire) have foil-stamped logos on their backs.  It is unclear how, or why, these cards came into being.  It is known that the McGwire is available in both foil-stamped and non-foil-stamped versions; with the foil-stamped logo being the most common.  It is unclear if non-foil versions of the Johnson and Jackson exist.
Line 320: Line 103:
 
===Century Collection===
 
===Century Collection===
  
Each of the 131 base cards are available in this holographic-foil parallel. All cards are serial-numbered to 100 copies with a dot-matrix printer.
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Base---Century/72/Barry-Larkin.jpg?id=91ccd72b-9754-4d94-9d9f-29879625abfd&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 +
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Base---Century/72/Barry-Larkin.jpg?id=91ccd72b-9754-4d94-9d9f-29879625abfd&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
===Century Collection MVPs===
+
Each of the 131 base cards are available in this die-cut, holographic-foil parallel.  All cards are serial-numbered to 100 copies with a dot-matrix printer.
 +
 
 +
===MVPs===
  
 
This is a 100-card partial-parallel of the [[1999 Upper Deck MVP]] set.  Each card is a one-of-one.
 
This is a 100-card partial-parallel of the [[1999 Upper Deck MVP]] set.  Each card is a one-of-one.
  
C1 Mo Vaughn
+
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 
+
SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1999) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck Century Legends MVPs');
C2 Troy Glaus
+
</sql2wiki>
 
 
C3 Darin Erstad
 
 
 
C4 Randy Johnson
 
 
 
C5 Travis Lee
 
 
 
C6 Chipper Jones
 
 
 
C7 Greg Maddux
 
 
 
C8 Tom Glavine
 
 
 
C9 John Smoltz
 
 
 
C10 Cal Ripken
 
 
 
C11 Charles Johnson
 
 
 
C12 Albert Belle
 
 
 
C13 Nomar Garciaparra
 
 
 
C14 Pedro Martinez
 
 
 
C15 Kerry Wood
 
 
 
C16 Sammy Sosa
 
 
 
C17 Mark Grace
 
 
 
C18 Frank Thomas
 
 
 
C19 Paul Konerko
 
 
 
C20 Ray Durham
 
 
 
C21 Denny Neagle
 
 
 
C22 Sean Casey
 
 
 
C23 Barry Larkin
 
 
 
C24 Roberto Alomar
 
 
 
C25 Kenny Lofton
 
 
 
C26 Travis Fryman
 
 
 
C27 Jim Thome
 
 
 
C28 Manny Ramirez
 
 
 
C29 Vinny Castilla
 
 
 
C30 Todd Helton
 
 
 
C31 Dante Bichette
 
 
 
C32 Larry Walker
 
 
 
C33 Gabe Kapler
 
 
 
C34 Dean Palmer
 
 
 
C35 Tony Clark
 
 
 
C36 Juan Encarnacion
 
 
 
C37 Alex Gonzalez
 
 
 
C38 Preston Wilson
 
 
 
C39 Derrek Lee
 
 
 
C40 Ken Caminiti
 
 
 
C41 Jeff Bagwell
 
 
 
C42 Moises Alou
 
 
 
C43 Craig Biggio
 
 
 
C44 Carlos Beltran
 
 
 
C45 Jeremy Giambi
 
 
 
C46 Johnny Damon
 
 
 
C47 Kevin Brown
 
 
 
C48 Chan Ho Park
 
 
 
C49 Raul Mondesi
 
 
 
C50 Gary Sheffield
 
 
 
C51 Sean Berry
 
 
 
C52 Jeromy Burnitz
 
 
 
C53 Brad Radke
 
 
 
C54 Eric Milton
 
 
 
C55 Todd Walker
 
 
 
C56 Vladimir Guerrero
 
 
 
C57 Rondell White
 
 
 
C58 Mike Piazza
 
 
 
C59 Rickey Henderson
 
 
 
C60 Rey Ordonez
 
 
 
C61 Derek Jeter
 
 
 
C62 Bernie Williams
 
 
 
C63 Paul O'Neill
 
 
 
C64 Scott Brosius
 
 
 
C65 Tino Martinez
 
 
 
C66 Roger Clemens
 
 
 
C67 Orlando Hernandez
 
 
 
C68 Ben Grieve
 
 
 
C69 Eric Chavez
 
 
 
C70 Jason Giambi
 
 
 
C71 Curt Schilling
 
 
 
C72 Scott Rolen
 
 
 
C73 Pat Burrell
 
 
 
C74 Jason Kendall
 
 
 
C75 Aramis Ramirez
 
 
 
C76 Mark McGwire
 
 
 
C77 J.D. Drew
 
 
 
C78 Edgar Renteria
 
 
 
C79 Tony Gwynn
 
 
 
C80 Sterling Hitchcock
 
 
 
C81 Ruben Rivera
 
 
 
C82 Trevor Hoffman
 
 
 
C83 Barry Bonds
 
 
 
C84 Ellis Burks
 
 
 
C85 Robb Nen
 
 
 
C86 Ken Griffey Jr.
 
 
 
C87 Alex Rodriguez
 
 
 
C88 Carlos Guillen
 
 
 
C89 Edgar Martinez
 
 
 
C90 Jose Canseco
 
 
 
C91 Rolando Arrojo
 
 
 
C92 Wade Boggs
 
 
 
C93 Fred McGriff
 
 
 
C94 Juan Gonzalez
 
 
 
C95 Ivan Rodriguez
 
 
 
C96 Rafael Palmeiro
 
 
 
C97 David Wells
 
 
 
C98 Roy Halladay
 
 
 
C99 Carlos Delgado
 
 
 
C100 Jose Cruz Jr.
 
 
 
 
==Inserts==
 
==Inserts==
  
 
===All-Century Team===
 
===All-Century Team===
  
AC1 Babe Ruth
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---All-Century-Team/AC3/Willie-Mays.jpg?id=3bbffa07-3a50-447b-8512-d4ef067fbf42&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 +
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---All-Century-Team/AC3/Willie-Mays.jpg?id=3bbffa07-3a50-447b-8512-d4ef067fbf42&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
AC2 Ty Cobb
+
'''NOTE:''' Card #AC10 features all nine All-Century Team players.
  
AC3 Willie Mays
+
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
+
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1999) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck Century Legends All-Century Team');
AC4 Lou Gehrig
+
</sql2wiki>
 
AC5 Jackie Robinson
 
 
AC6 Mike Schmidt
 
 
AC7 Ernie Banks
 
 
AC8 Johnny Bench
 
 
AC9 Cy Young
 
  
 
===Epic Milestones===
 
===Epic Milestones===
  
Card EM1 does not exist.
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Epic-Milestones/EM3/Nolan-Ryan.jpg?id=59c2a713-46ad-411a-a589-264c3eb023b7&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 +
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Epic-Milestones/EM3/Nolan-Ryan.jpg?id=59c2a713-46ad-411a-a589-264c3eb023b7&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
EM2 Jackie Robinson
+
''''NOTE:''' Card EM1 does not exist.
 
EM3 Nolan Ryan
 
 
EM4 Mark McGwire
 
 
EM5 Roger Clemens
 
 
 
EM6 Sammy Sosa
 
 
EM7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
 
 
EM8 Rickey Henderson
 
 
EM9 Hank Aaron
 
 
EM10 Barry Bonds
 
  
 +
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 +
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1999) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck Century Legends Epic Milestones');
 +
</sql2wiki>
 
===Memorable Shots===
 
===Memorable Shots===
  
HR1 Babe Ruth
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Memorable-Shots/HR8/Mickey-Mantle.jpg?id=10641c27-dff2-4c6b-a8ae-a8a629b1cd40&size=original&side=front&.jpg
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Memorable-Shots/HR8/Mickey-Mantle.jpg?id=10641c27-dff2-4c6b-a8ae-a8a629b1cd40&size=original&side=back&.jpg
HR2 Bobby Thomson
 
 
HR3 Kirk Gibson
 
 
HR4 Carlton Fisk
 
 
HR5 Bill Mazeroski
 
 
HR6 Bucky Dent
 
 
HR7 Mark McGwire
 
 
HR8 Mickey Mantle
 
 
HR9 Joe Carter
 
 
HR10 Mark McGwire 
 
  
 +
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 +
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1999) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck Century Legends Memorable Shots');
 +
</sql2wiki>
 
==Autographs & Game-Used==
 
==Autographs & Game-Used==
 
===Epic Signatures===
 
 
Each card is available in a "Century" parallel, hand-numbered to 100 copies.
 
 
AR Alex Rodriguez
 
 
BB Barry Bonds
 
 
BD Bucky Dent
 
 
BF Bob Feller
 
 
BG Bob Gibson
 
 
BM Bill Mazeroski
 
 
BT Bobby Thomson
 
 
CF Carlton Fisk SOME EXCH
 
 
DL Don Larsen
 
 
EB Ernie Banks
 
 
EMA Eddie Matthews
 
 
FR Frank Robinson
 
 
FT Frank Thomas
 
 
GM Greg Maddux
 
 
HK Harmon Killebrew
 
 
JB Johnny Bench SOME EXCH
 
 
JG Juan Gonzalez
 
 
Jr. Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
 
MS Mike Schmidt
 
 
NR Nolan Ryan
 
 
RJ Reggie Jackson
 
 
SC Steve Carlton
 
 
SM Stan Musial
 
 
SR Ken Griffey, Sr.
 
 
TG Tony Gwynn
 
 
TS Tom Seaver
 
 
VG Vladimir Guerrero
 
 
WMc Willie McCovey SOME EXCH
 
 
WS Warren Spahn
 
 
YB Yogi Berra SOME EXCH
 
  
 
===Jerseys of the Century===
 
===Jerseys of the Century===
  
DW Dave Winfield
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Jerseys-of-the-Century/EM/Eddie-Murray.jpg?id=614393a6-beaa-4c4e-b8d5-1c2e5977cda5&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 +
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Jerseys-of-the-Century/EM/Eddie-Murray.jpg?id=614393a6-beaa-4c4e-b8d5-1c2e5977cda5&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
EM Eddie Murray
+
'''NOTE:''' This set was supposed to have ten players featured, with the tenth being Upper Deck spokesman, Ken Griffey, Jr.  However, a Jerseys of the Century card for Griffey was never produced, despite it being listed on dealer sell sheets and distributed promotional materials. Thus, this was actually a nine-card set and the Griffey does not exist.
  
GB George Brett  
+
* DW Dave Winfield
 +
* EM Eddie Murray
 +
* GB George Brett
 +
* GM Greg Maddux
 +
* MS Mike Schmidt
 +
* NR Nolan Ryan
 +
* OZ Ozzie Smith
 +
* RC Roger Clemens
 +
* TG Tony Gwynn
  
GM Greg Maddux
+
===Epic Signatures===
  
MS Mike Schmidt
+
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Epic-Signatures/DL/Don-Larsen.jpg?id=e9e2d056-2f33-4457-af6d-96c6f8d993cd&size=original&side=front&.jpg
 +
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1999/Upper-Deck-Century-Legends---Epic-Signatures/DL/Don-Larsen.jpg?id=e9e2d056-2f33-4457-af6d-96c6f8d993cd&size=original&side=back&.jpg
  
NR Nolan Ryan
+
Each card is available in a "Century" parallel, hand-numbered to 100 copies.
  
OZ Ozzie Smith
+
Four players signed only a fraction of their allotted signatures.  As a result, some of those players had autographs that were BOTH live in packs AND redemptions.  Collectors who pulled a redemption had until December 31st, 1999 to exchange it for an autograph.
 
 
RC Roger Clemens
 
 
 
TG Tony Gwynn
 
  
 +
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 +
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1999) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck Century Legends Epic Signatures');
 +
</sql2wiki>
 
===Legendary Cuts===
 
===Legendary Cuts===
  
NOTE: Each is a one-of-one
+
'''NOTE:''' Each is a one-of-one
 
 
BR Babe Ruth
 
 
 
CY Cy Young
 
 
 
LG Lefty Grove
 
 
 
MO Mel Ott
 
 
 
RC Roy Campanella
 
 
 
SP Satchel Paige
 
 
 
TY Ty Cobb
 
  
WJ Walter Johnson
+
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 +
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1999) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck Century Legends Legendary Cuts');
 +
</sql2wiki>
 +
===Artifacts===
  
XX Jimmie Foxx
+
Each Artifact is a redemption card good for the item(s) listed.  Each card is a one-of-one.
  
===A Piece of History 500 Club===
+
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 +
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1999) AND (setname = 'Upper Deck Century Legends Artifacts')
 +
ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
 +
</sql2wiki>
 +
===Jimmy Foxx A Piece of History 500 HR Club===
  
JF Jimmie Foxx (350 produced)
+
''See [[Upper Deck A Piece of History 500 HR Club]].''
  
 +
{{Legends}}
 
[[Category:1999]]
 
[[Category:1999]]
 
[[Category:Upper Deck]]
 
[[Category:Upper Deck]]

Latest revision as of 14:30, 11 May 2021

Description

1999 Upper Deck Century Legends is a skip-numbered 131-card set released in June, 1999. One of the more popular and influential products of the era, Century Legends was one of the first products to combine current players with retired Hall of Famers.

Cards 1-50 come from The Sporting News' countdown of the 50 greatest players of the 20th Century, while cards 51-100 are TSN's picks for the best 50 active players. The set winds up with the "21st Century Phenoms" and "Century Memories" subsets.

Cards 11, 25, 26, and 126 do not exist. Players 11, 25, and 26 on The Sporting News' list were Joe DiMaggio, Pete Rose, and Sandy Koufax, respectively. Upper Deck was unable to come to terms with Koufax, so his card (#26) was excluded. The March 8th, 1999 death of Joe DiMaggio triggered a clause in his licensing deal prohibiting anyone from using his image for one year after his death, which forced UD to pull cards #11 and #126 from Century Legends.

Due to his lifetime banishment from baseball, UD could not include a card of Pete Rose, and so cards #25 and #EM1 were pulled. Curiously, despite also being banned for life from baseball, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson was included in the set.

Each 24-pack Hobby box yields one "Epic Signatures" autograph.

Distribution

24 packs per box, 5 cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99). Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds
Base 131 - ?
Century Collection 131 100 ?
Century Legends MVPs 100 one-of-one ?
Epic Milestones 9 - 1:12
Memorable Shots 10 - 1:12
All-Century Team 10 - 1:23
Jerseys of the Century 9 - 1:418
Epic Signatures 30 - 1:24
Epic Signatures Century 32 100 ?
Artifacts 9 one-of-one ?
Legendary Cuts 9 one-of-one ?

Checklist

Promo

Babe-Ruth.jpg?id=153ca870-a080-4964-a8a4-e03eb11c0b59&size=original&side=front&.jpg Babe-Ruth.jpg?id=153ca870-a080-4964-a8a4-e03eb11c0b59&size=original&side=back&.jpg

Base Set

NOTE: Thanks to the omissions of Joe DiMaggio, Pete Rose, and Sandy Koufax, this set is missing cards 11, 25, 26, and 126.

The Sporting News' Top 50 Players of All-Time

Josh-Gibson.jpg?id=d8615fbd-12d9-47aa-92bb-14b869e19220&size=original&side=front&.jpg Josh-Gibson.jpg?id=d8615fbd-12d9-47aa-92bb-14b869e19220&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • 1 Babe Ruth
  • 2 Willie Mays
  • 3 Ty Cobb
  • 4 Walter Johnson
  • 5 Hank Aaron
  • 6 Lou Gehrig
  • 7 Christy Mathewson
  • 8 Ted Williams
  • 9 Roger Hornsby
  • 10 Stan Musial
  • 12 Grover Alexander
  • 13 Honus Wagner
  • 14 Cy Young
  • 15 Jimmy Foxx
  • 16 Johnny Bench
  • 17 Mickey Mantle
  • 18 Josh Gibson
  • 19 Satchel Paige
  • 20 Roberto Clemente
  • 21 Warren Spahn
  • 22 Frank Robinson
  • 23 Lefty Grove
  • 24 Eddie Collins
  • 27 Tris Speaker
  • 28 Mike Schmidt
  • 29 Nap Lajoie
  • 30 Steve Carlton
  • 31 Bob Gibson
  • 32 Tom Seaver
  • 33 George Sisler
  • 34 Barry Bonds
  • 35 Joe Jackson UER NNO
  • 36 Bob Feller
  • 37 Hank Greenberg
  • 38 Ernie Banks
  • 39 Greg Maddux
  • 40 Yogi Berra
  • 41 Nolan Ryan
  • 42 Mel Ott
  • 43 Al Simmons
  • 44 Jackie Robinson
  • 45 Carl Hubbell
  • 46 Charlie Gehringer
  • 47 Buck Leonard
  • 48 Reggie Jackson
  • 49 Tony Gwynn
  • 50 Roy Campanella

Top 50 Contemporaires

Greg-Maddux.jpg?id=a3ac49a4-e1f7-4ee8-b329-4c77b928f412&size=original&side=front&.jpg Greg-Maddux.jpg?id=a3ac49a4-e1f7-4ee8-b329-4c77b928f412&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • 51 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 52 Barry Bonds
  • 53 Roger Clemens
  • 54 Tony Gwynn
  • 55 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 56 Greg Maddux
  • 57 Frank Thomas
  • 58 Mark McGwire
  • 59 Mike Piazza
  • 60 Wade Boggs
  • 61 Alex Rodriguez
  • 62 Juan Gonzalez
  • 63 Mo Vaughn
  • 64 Albert Belle
  • 65 Sammy Sosa
  • 66 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 67 Derek Jeter
  • 68 Kevin Brown
  • 69 Jose Canseco
  • 70 Randy Johnson
  • 71 Tom Glavine
  • 72 Barry Larkin
  • 73 Curt Schilling
  • 74 Moises Alou
  • 75 Fred McGriff
  • 76 Pedro Martinez
  • 77 Andres Galarraga
  • 78 Will Clark
  • 79 Larry Walker
  • 80 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 81 Chipper Jones
  • 82 Jeff Bagwell
  • 83 Craig Biggio
  • 84 Kerry Wood
  • 85 Roberto Alomar
  • 86 Vinny Castilla
  • 87 Kenny Lofton
  • 88 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 89 Manny Ramirez
  • 90 David Wells
  • 91 Mark Grace
  • 92 Bernie Williams
  • 93 David Cone
  • 94 John Olerud
  • 95 John Smoltz
  • 96 Tino Martinez
  • 97 Raul Mondesi
  • 98 Gary Sheffield
  • 99 Orel Hershiser
  • 100 Rickey Henderson

21st Century Phenoms

Kerry-Wood.jpg?id=e36fdacd-66a8-4863-a1d6-08b84fc0d068&size=original&side=front&.jpg Kerry-Wood.jpg?id=e36fdacd-66a8-4863-a1d6-08b84fc0d068&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • 101 J.D. Drew
  • 102 Troy Glaus
  • 103 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 104 Scott Rolen
  • 105 Ryan Minor
  • 106 Travis Lee
  • 107 Roy Halladay
  • 108 Carlos Beltran
  • 109 Alex Rodriguez
  • 110 Eric Chavez
  • 111 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 112 Ben Grieve
  • 113 Kerry Wood
  • 114 Alex Gonzalez
  • 115 Darin Erstad
  • 116 Derek Jeter
  • 117 Jaret Wright
  • 118 Jose Cruz, Jr.
  • 119 Chipper Jones
  • 120 Gabe Kapler

Century Memories

Jackie-Robinson.jpg?id=67e94b17-81c7-4f19-bab0-5553963fd69e&size=original&side=front&.jpg Jackie-Robinson.jpg?id=67e94b17-81c7-4f19-bab0-5553963fd69e&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • 121 Satchel Paige
  • 122 Willie Mays
  • 123 Roberto Clemente
  • 124 Lou Gehrig
  • 125 Mark McGwire
  • 127 Bob Gibson
  • 128 Johnny VanderMeer
  • 129 Walter Johnson
  • 130 Ty Cobb
  • 131 Don Larsen
  • 132 Jackie Robinson
  • 133 Tom Seaver
  • 134 Johnny Bench
  • 135 Frank Robinson

Foil Logo Variations

Mark-McGwire.jpg?id=436d0833-fb05-4709-bc5d-720c21d82f75&size=original&side=back&.jpg "Mark-McGwire.jpg?id=a7134de1-f317-42fd-9fd6-8b55eaf3ef1d&size=original&side=back&.jpg

At least three of the base cards #4 (Walter Johnson), #35 (Shoeless Joe Jackson) and #58 (Mark McGwire) have foil-stamped logos on their backs. It is unclear how, or why, these cards came into being. It is known that the McGwire is available in both foil-stamped and non-foil-stamped versions; with the foil-stamped logo being the most common. It is unclear if non-foil versions of the Johnson and Jackson exist.

Parallels

Century Collection

Barry-Larkin.jpg?id=91ccd72b-9754-4d94-9d9f-29879625abfd&size=original&side=front&.jpg Barry-Larkin.jpg?id=91ccd72b-9754-4d94-9d9f-29879625abfd&size=original&side=back&.jpg

Each of the 131 base cards are available in this die-cut, holographic-foil parallel. All cards are serial-numbered to 100 copies with a dot-matrix printer.

MVPs

This is a 100-card partial-parallel of the 1999 Upper Deck MVP set. Each card is a one-of-one.

  • C1 Mo Vaughn
  • C2 Troy Glaus
  • C3 Darin Erstad
  • C4 Randy Johnson
  • C5 Travis Lee
  • C6 Chipper Jones
  • C7 Greg Maddux
  • C8 Tom Glavine
  • C9 John Smoltz
  • C10 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • C11 Charles Johnson
  • C12 Albert Belle
  • C13 Nomar Garciaparra
  • C14 Pedro Martinez
  • C15 Kerry Wood
  • C16 Sammy Sosa
  • C17 Mark Grace
  • C18 Frank Thomas
  • C19 Paul Konerko
  • C20 Ray Durham
  • C21 Denny Neagle
  • C22 Sean Casey
  • C23 Barry Larkin
  • C24 Roberto Alomar
  • C25 Kenny Lofton
  • C26 Travis Fryman
  • C27 Jim Thome
  • C28 Manny Ramirez
  • C29 Vinny Castilla
  • C30 Todd Helton
  • C31 Dante Bichette
  • C32 Larry Walker
  • C33 Gabe Kapler
  • C34 Dean Palmer
  • C35 Tony Clark
  • C36 Juan Encarnacion
  • C37 Alex Gonzalez
  • C38 Preston Wilson
  • C39 Derrek Lee
  • C40 Ken Caminiti
  • C41 Jeff Bagwell
  • C42 Moises Alou
  • C43 Craig Biggio
  • C44 Carlos Beltran
  • C45 Jeremy Giambi
  • C46 Johnny Damon
  • C47 Kevin Brown
  • C48 Chan Ho Park
  • C49 Raul Mondesi
  • C50 Gary Sheffield
  • C51 Sean Berry
  • C52 Jeromy Burnitz
  • C53 Brad Radke
  • C54 Eric Milton
  • C55 Todd Walker
  • C56 Vladimir Guerrero
  • C57 Rondell White
  • C58 Mike Piazza
  • C59 Rickey Henderson
  • C60 Rey Ordonez
  • C61 Derek Jeter
  • C62 Bernie Williams
  • C63 Paul O'Neill
  • C64 Scott Brosius
  • C65 Tino Martinez
  • C66 Roger Clemens
  • C67 Orlando Hernandez
  • C68 Ben Grieve
  • C69 Eric Chavez
  • C70 Jason Giambi
  • C71 Curt Schilling
  • C72 Scott Rolen
  • C73 Pat Burrell
  • C74 Jason Kendall
  • C75 Aramis Ramirez
  • C76 Mark McGwire
  • C77 J.D. Drew
  • C78 Edgar Renteria
  • C79 Tony Gwynn
  • C80 Sterling Hitchcock
  • C81 Ruben Rivera
  • C82 Trevor Hoffman
  • C83 Barry Bonds
  • C84 Ellis Burks
  • C85 Robb Nen
  • C86 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • C87 Alex Rodriguez
  • C88 Carlos Guillen
  • C89 Edgar Martinez
  • C90 Jose Canseco
  • C91 Rolando Arrojo
  • C92 Wade Boggs
  • C93 Fred McGriff
  • C94 Juan Gonzalez
  • C95 Ivan Rodriguez
  • C96 Rafael Palmeiro
  • C97 David Wells
  • C98 Roy Halladay
  • C99 Carlos Delgado
  • C100 Jose Cruz, Jr.

Inserts

All-Century Team

Willie-Mays.jpg?id=3bbffa07-3a50-447b-8512-d4ef067fbf42&size=original&side=front&.jpg Willie-Mays.jpg?id=3bbffa07-3a50-447b-8512-d4ef067fbf42&size=original&side=back&.jpg

NOTE: Card #AC10 features all nine All-Century Team players.

  • AC1 Babe Ruth
  • AC2 Ty Cobb
  • AC3 Willie Mays
  • AC4 Lou Gehrig
  • AC5 Jackie Robinson
  • AC6 Mike Schmidt
  • AC7 Ernie Banks
  • AC8 Johnny Bench
  • AC9 Cy Young
  • AC10 Lineup Sheet

Epic Milestones

Nolan-Ryan.jpg?id=59c2a713-46ad-411a-a589-264c3eb023b7&size=original&side=front&.jpg Nolan-Ryan.jpg?id=59c2a713-46ad-411a-a589-264c3eb023b7&size=original&side=back&.jpg

'NOTE: Card EM1 does not exist.

  • EM2 Jackie Robinson
  • EM3 Nolan Ryan
  • EM4 Mark McGwire
  • EM5 Roger Clemens
  • EM6 Sammy Sosa
  • EM7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • EM8 Rickey Henderson
  • EM9 Hank Aaron
  • EM10 Barry Bonds

Memorable Shots

Mickey-Mantle.jpg?id=10641c27-dff2-4c6b-a8ae-a8a629b1cd40&size=original&side=front&.jpg Mickey-Mantle.jpg?id=10641c27-dff2-4c6b-a8ae-a8a629b1cd40&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • HR1 Babe Ruth
  • HR2 Bobby Thomson
  • HR3 Kirk Gibson
  • HR4 Carlton Fisk
  • HR5 Bill Mazeroski
  • HR6 Bucky Dent
  • HR7 Mark McGwire
  • HR8 Mickey Mantle
  • HR9 Joe Carter
  • HR10 Mark McGwire

Autographs & Game-Used

Jerseys of the Century

Eddie-Murray.jpg?id=614393a6-beaa-4c4e-b8d5-1c2e5977cda5&size=original&side=front&.jpg Eddie-Murray.jpg?id=614393a6-beaa-4c4e-b8d5-1c2e5977cda5&size=original&side=back&.jpg

NOTE: This set was supposed to have ten players featured, with the tenth being Upper Deck spokesman, Ken Griffey, Jr. However, a Jerseys of the Century card for Griffey was never produced, despite it being listed on dealer sell sheets and distributed promotional materials. Thus, this was actually a nine-card set and the Griffey does not exist.

  • DW Dave Winfield
  • EM Eddie Murray
  • GB George Brett
  • GM Greg Maddux
  • MS Mike Schmidt
  • NR Nolan Ryan
  • OZ Ozzie Smith
  • RC Roger Clemens
  • TG Tony Gwynn

Epic Signatures

Don-Larsen.jpg?id=e9e2d056-2f33-4457-af6d-96c6f8d993cd&size=original&side=front&.jpg Don-Larsen.jpg?id=e9e2d056-2f33-4457-af6d-96c6f8d993cd&size=original&side=back&.jpg

Each card is available in a "Century" parallel, hand-numbered to 100 copies.

Four players signed only a fraction of their allotted signatures. As a result, some of those players had autographs that were BOTH live in packs AND redemptions. Collectors who pulled a redemption had until December 31st, 1999 to exchange it for an autograph.

  • AR Alex Rodriguez
  • BB Barry Bonds
  • BD Bucky Dent
  • BF Bob Feller
  • BG Bob Gibson
  • BM Bill Mazeroski
  • BT Bobby Thomson
  • CF Carlton Fisk SOME EXCH
  • DL Don Larsen
  • EB Ernie Banks
  • EMA Eddie Mathews
  • FR Frank Robinson
  • FT Frank Thomas
  • GM Greg Maddux
  • HK Harmon Killebrew
  • JB Johnny Bench SOME EXCH
  • JG Juan Gonzalez
  • JR Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • MS Mike Schmidt
  • NR Nolan Ryan
  • RJ Reggie Jackson
  • SC Steve Carlton
  • SM Stan Musial
  • SR Ken Griffey, Sr.
  • TG Tony Gwynn
  • TS Tom Seaver
  • VG Vladimir Guerrero
  • WMC Willie McCovey SOME EXCH
  • WS Warren Spahn
  • YB Yogi Berra SOME EXCH

Legendary Cuts

NOTE: Each is a one-of-one

  • BR Babe Ruth
  • CY Cy Young
  • LG Lefty Grove
  • MO Mel Ott
  • RC Roy Campanella
  • SP Satchel Paige
  • TY Ty Cobb
  • WJ Walter Johnson

Artifacts

Each Artifact is a redemption card good for the item(s) listed. Each card is a one-of-one.

  • 1900 Ty Cobb Framed CUT
  • 1910 Babe Ruth Framed CUT
  • 1920 Roger Hornsby Framed CUT
  • 1930 Satchel Paige Framed CUT
  • 1950 Willie Mays / Mickey Mantle / Hank Aaron AU Balls
  • 1960 Ernie Banks / Bob Gibson / Johnny Bench AU Balls
  • 1970 Mike Schmidt / Steve Carlton / Tom Seaver AU Balls
  • 1980 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Nolan Ryan AU Balls
  • 1990 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU Jersey

Jimmy Foxx A Piece of History 500 HR Club

See Upper Deck A Piece of History 500 HR Club.