2003 SPx

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Description

2003 SPx is a 199-card set released by Upper Deck in two series. The first 178 cards were issued as part of the regular SPx product, which was released in August, 2003. The first 125 cards make up the short set; however, 25 of those cards were short-printed and inserted at the rate of 1:4/packs. The next 35 cards make up a Rookie subset, with each serial-numbered to 999 copies. The remaining 18 cards (#161-#179) are all autographed rookies featuring a swatch of game-used memorabilia. Card #161 of Hideki Matsui is serial-numbered to 864 copies. Card #162 of Jose Contreras is serial-numbered to 800, but does NOT have a jersey swatch. The other 16 autographed rookies are serial-numbered to 1224.

The final 21 cards were randomly inserted inside Hobby boxes of 2003 Upper Deck Finite, which was issued in December, 2003. 15 additional Rookies and Prospects (cards #179-#193) were serial-numbered to 150 copies while six Autographed Rookies (cards #381-#387) were numbered to 355. It is unclear why the Update Series cards are skip-numbered.

Distribution

18 packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $7). 14 boxes per case. Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Odds
Base 199 - ?
short set 100 - ?
SPs 25 - 1:4
Rookies 35 999 ?
Hideki Matusi Autographed Game-Used Rookie 1 864 ?
Jose Contreras Autographed Rookie 1 800 ?
Autographed Game-Used Rookies 16 1224 ?
Update Series Rookies 15 150 ?
Update Series Autographed Rookies 6 355 ?
Spectrum short set 125 varies ?
Spectrum Rookies 35 125 ?
Spectrum Autographed Game-Used Rookies 18 25 ?
Winning Materials Tier 1 80 375 ?
Winning Materials Tier 2 80 250 ?
Winning Materials Tier 3 80 175 ?
Winning Materials Tier 4 84 50 ?
Game Used Combos 42 varies ?
Young Stars Autograph Jersey 23 varies ?
Young Stars Autograph Jersey Spectrum 23 25 ?
Stars Autograph Jersey 11 varies ?
Stars Autograph Jersey Spectrum 11 one-of-one ?

Checklist

Base Set

SPx Series

  • 1 Darin Erstad
  • 2 Garret Anderson
  • 3 Tim Salmon
  • 4 Troy Glaus
  • 5 Luis Gonzalez
  • 6 Randy Johnson
  • 7 Curt Schilling
  • 8 Lyle Overbay
  • 9 Andruw Jones
  • 10 Gary Sheffield
  • 11 Rafael Furcal
  • 12 Greg Maddux
  • 13 Chipper Jones
  • 14 Tony Batista
  • 15 Rodrigo Lopez
  • 16 Jay Gibbons
  • 17 Byung-Hyun Kim
  • 18 Johnny Damon
  • 19 Derek Lowe
  • 20 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 21 Pedro Martinez
  • 22 Manny Ramirez
  • 23 Mark Prior
  • 24 Kerry Wood
  • 25 Corey Patterson
  • 26 Sammy Sosa
  • 27 Moises Alou
  • 28 Magglio Ordonez
  • 29 Frank Thomas
  • 30 Paul Konerko
  • 31 Bartolo Colon
  • 32 Adam Dunn
  • 33 Austin Kearns
  • 34 Aaron Boone
  • 35 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 36 Omar Vizquel
  • 37 C.C. Sabathia
  • 38 Jason Davis
  • 39 Travis Hafner
  • 40 Brandon Phillips
  • 41 Larry Walker
  • 42 Preston Wilson
  • 43 Jay Payton
  • 44 Todd Helton
  • 45 Carlos Pena
  • 46 Eric Munson
  • 47 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 48 Josh Beckett
  • 49 Alex Gonzalez
  • 50 Roy Oswalt
  • 51 Craig Biggio
  • 52 Jeff Bagwell
  • 53 Dontrelle Willis
  • 54 Mike Sweeney
  • 55 Carlos Beltran
  • 56 Brent Mayne
  • 57 Hideo Nomo
  • 58 Rickey Henderson
  • 59 Adrian Beltre
  • 60 Miguel Cabrera
  • 61 Kazuhisa Ishii
  • 62 Ben Sheets
  • 63 Richie Sexson
  • 64 Torii Hunter
  • 65 Jacque Jones
  • 66 Joe Mays
  • 67 Corey Koskie
  • 68 A.J. Pierzynski
  • 69 Jose Vidro
  • 70 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 71 Tom Glavine
  • 72 Jose Reyes
  • 73 Aaron Heilman
  • 74 Mike Piazza
  • 75 Jorge Posada
  • 76 Mike Mussina
  • 77 Robin Ventura
  • 78 Mariano Rivera
  • 79 Roger Clemens
  • 80 Jason Giambi
  • 81 Bernie Williams
  • 82 Alfonso Soriano
  • 83 Derek Jeter
  • 84 Miguel Tejada
  • 85 Eric Chavez
  • 86 Tim Hudson
  • 87 Barry Zito
  • 88 Mark Mulder
  • 89 Erubiel Durazo
  • 90 Pat Burrell
  • 91 Jim Thome
  • 92 Bob Abreu
  • 93 Brian Giles
  • 94 Reggie Sanders
  • 95 Kenny Lofton
  • 96 Ryan Klesko
  • 97 Sean Burroughs
  • 98 Edgardo Alfonzo
  • 99 Rich Aurilia
  • 100 Jose Cruz
  • 101 Barry Bonds
  • 102 Mike Cameron
  • 103 Kazuhiro Sasaki
  • 104 Bret Boone
  • 105 Ichiro
  • 106 J.D. Drew
  • 107 Jim Edmonds
  • 108 Scott Rolen
  • 109 Matt Morris
  • 110 Tino Martinez
  • 111 Albert Pujols
  • 112 Damian Rolls
  • 113 Carl Crawford
  • 114 Rocco Baldelli
  • 115 Hank Blalock
  • 116 Alex Rodriguez
  • 117 Kevin Mench
  • 118 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 119 Mark Teixeira
  • 120 Shannon Stewart
  • 121 Vernon Wells
  • 122 Josh Phelps
  • 123 Eric Hinske
  • 124 Orlando Hudson
  • 125 Carlos Delgado

Rookies

Each Rookie is serial-numbered to 999 copies.

  • 126 Jason Roach RC
  • 127 Dan Haren RC
  • 128 Luis Ayala RC
  • 129 Bo Hart RC
  • 130 Wilfredo Ledezma RC
  • 131 Rick Roberts RC*
  • 132 Miguel Ojeda RC
  • 133 Aquilino Lopez RC
  • 134 Roger Deago RC
  • 135 Arnie Munoz RC
  • 136 Brent Hoard RC*
  • 137 Terrmel Sledge RC
  • 138 Ryan Cameron RC*
  • 139 Prentice Redman RC
  • 140 Clint Barmes RC
  • 141 Jeremy Griffiths RC
  • 142 Jon Leicester RC
  • 143 Brandon Webb RC
  • 144 Todd Wellemeyer RC
  • 145 Felix Sanchez RC
  • 146 Anthony Ferrari RC
  • 147 Ian Ferguson RC*
  • 148 Micheal Nakamura RC
  • 149 Lew Ford RC
  • 150 Nate Bland RC
  • 151 David Matranga RC
  • 152 Edgar Gonzalez RC
  • 153 Carlos Mendez RC
  • 154 Jason Gilfillan RC
  • 155 Mike Neu RC
  • 156 Jason Shiell RC
  • 157 Jeff Duncan RC
  • 158 Oscar Villarreal RC
  • 159 Diegomar Markwell RC*
  • 160 Joe Valentine RC

Autographed Game-Used Rookies

Each Autographed Game-Used Rookie is serial-numbered to 1224 copies EXCEPT ...

  • Card #161 is serial-numbered to 864 copies.
  • Card #162 is serial-numbered to 800 copies and does NOT contain a game-used swatch.

  • 161 Hideki Matsui RC
  • 162 Jose Contreras RC
  • 163 Willie Eyre RC
  • 164 Matt Bruback RC*
  • 165 Rett Johnson RC*
  • 166 Jeremy Griffiths
  • 167 Francisco Cruceta RC
  • 168 Fern Cabrera
  • 169 Jhonny Peralta
  • 170 Shane Bazzell RC*
  • 172 Phil Seibel RC
  • 173 Josh Willingham RC
  • 174 Robby Hammock RC
  • 175 Anderson Machado
  • 176 David Sanders RC
  • 177 Matt Kata RC
  • 178 Heath Bell RC
  • 171 Bob Madritsch

Update Series

Each Update Series card is serial-numbered to 150 copies.

  • 179 Chad Gaudin RC
  • 180 Chris Capuano RC
  • 181 Danny Garcia RC
  • 182 Delmon Young RC
  • 183 Edwin Jackson RC
  • 184 Greg Jones RC
  • 185 Jeremy Bonderman RC
  • 186 Jorge DePaula
  • 187 Khalil Greene
  • 188 Chad Cordero RC
  • 189 Miguel Cabrera
  • 190 Rich Harden
  • 191 Rickie Weeks RC
  • 192 Rosman Garcia RC
  • 193 Tom Gregorio RC

Autographed Rookies

Each Update Series Autographed Rookie is serial-numbered to 355 copies. It is unclear why the set is skip-numbered.

  • 381 Andrew Brown RC
  • 382 Delmon Young
  • 383 Colin Porter RC
  • 385 Rickie Weeks
  • 386 David Matranga
  • 387 Bo Hart

Parallels

All 178 SPX series base cards are available in a Spectrum parallel. All are numbered with a SP- prefix, and are serial-numbered to the figures listed below.

  • Cards #1-#125 (serial-numbered to the player's jersey number).
  • Cards #126-#160 (serial-numbered to 125 copies)
  • Cards #161-#178 (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

Autographs & Game-Used

Winning Materials

There are four Winning Materials cards for each player and each "Tier" has two variations: "Logo" and "Number." Each Winning Materials card is serial-numbered to the following.

Tier/Variation Number Logo
Tier 1 40 335
Tier 2 22 228
Tier 3 20 155
Tier 4 10 40

The first few copies of each card are available in the Number variation, with the remainder of the production run in the Logo variation. For example, the first 40 serial-numbered copies of a Tier 1 card have the player's number on the card, while the remaining cards starting with 41 and ending with 375 have a team logo instead.

  • AJ1 Andruw Jones (Logo)
  • AJ1 Andruw Jones (Number)
  • AP1 Albert Pujols (Logo)
  • AP1 Albert Pujols (Number)
  • AR1 Alex Rodriguez (Logo)
  • AR1 Alex Rodriguez (Number)
  • AS1 Alfonso Soriano (Logo)
  • AS1 Alfonso Soriano (Number)
  • BW1 Bernie Williams (Logo)
  • BW1 Bernie Williams (Number)
  • BZ1 Barry Zito (Logo)
  • BZ1 Barry Zito (Number)
  • CD1 Carlos Delgado (Logo)
  • CD1 Carlos Delgado (Number)
  • CJ1 Chipper Jones (Logo)
  • CJ1 Chipper Jones (Number)
  • CS1 Curt Schilling (Logo)
  • CS1 Curt Schilling (Number)
  • FT1 Frank Thomas (Logo)
  • FT1 Frank Thomas (Number)
  • GM1 Greg Maddux (Logo)
  • GM1 Greg Maddux (Number)
  • GS1 Gary Sheffield (Logo)
  • GS1 Gary Sheffield (Number)
  • HM1 Hideki Matsui (Logo)
  • HM1 Hideki Matsui (Number)
  • HN1 Hideo Nomo (Logo)
  • HN1 Hideo Nomo (Number)
  • IR1 Ivan Rodriguez (Logo)
  • IR1 Ivan Rodriguez (Number)
  • IS1 Ichiro (Logo)
  • IS1 Ichiro (Number)
  • JB1 Jeff Bagwell (Logo)
  • JB1 Jeff Bagwell (Number)
  • JG1 Jason Giambi (Logo)
  • JG1 Jason Giambi (Number)
  • JK1 Jeff Kent (Logo)
  • JK1 Jeff Kent (Number)
  • JT1 Jim Thome (Logo)
  • JT1 Jim Thome (Number)
  • KG1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • KG1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • LB1 Lance Berkman (Logo)
  • LB1 Lance Berkman (Number)
  • LG1 Luis Gonzalez (Logo)
  • LG1 Luis Gonzalez (Number)
  • MA1 Mark Prior (Logo)
  • MA1 Mark Prior (Number)
  • MP1 Mike Piazza (Logo)
  • MP1 Mike Piazza (Number)
  • MR1 Manny Ramirez (Logo)
  • MR1 Manny Ramirez (Number)
  • MT1 Miguel Tejada (Logo)
  • MT1 Miguel Tejada (Number)
  • PB1 Pat Burrell (Logo)
  • PB1 Pat Burrell (Number)
  • PM1 Pedro Martinez (Logo)
  • PM1 Pedro Martinez (Number)
  • RA1 Roberto Alomar (Logo)
  • RA1 Roberto Alomar (Number)
  • RC1 Roger Clemens (Logo)
  • RC1 Roger Clemens (Number)
  • RF1 Rafael Furcal (Logo)
  • RF1 Rafael Furcal (Number)
  • RJ1 Randy Johnson (Logo)
  • RJ1 Randy Johnson (Number)
  • SG1 Shawn Green (Logo)
  • SG1 Shawn Green (Number)
  • SS1 Sammy Sosa (Logo)
  • SS1 Sammy Sosa (Number)
  • TG1 Tom Glavine (Logo)
  • TG1 Tom Glavine (Number)
  • TH1 Torii Hunter (Logo)
  • TH1 Torii Hunter (Number)
  • TO1 Todd Helton (Logo)
  • TO1 Todd Helton (Number)
  • TR1 Troy Glaus (Logo)
  • TR1 Troy Glaus (Number)
  • VG1 Vladimir Guerrero (Logo)
  • VG1 Vladimir Guerrero (Number)

Game Used Combos

  • BK Jeff Bagwell / Jeff Kent
  • CA Cal Ripken / Alex Rodriguez
  • CL Cal Ripken / Lou Gehrig
  • EG Darin Erstad / Troy Glaus
  • GC Greg Maddux / Chipper Jones
  • GD Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • GR Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • GS Jason Giambi / Alfonso Soriano
  • HJ Hideki Matsui / Jason Giambi
  • HM Hideki Matsui / Mickey Mantle
  • IA Ichiro / Albert Pujols
  • JJ Chipper Jones / Andruw Jones
  • MD Mickey Mantle / Derek Jeter
  • MG Pedro Martinez / Nomar Garciaparra
  • MJ Hideki Matsui / Derek Jeter
  • MR Mickey Mantle / Roger Maris
  • MS Hideki Matsui / Ichiro
  • MW Mickey Mantle / Ted Williams
  • NI Hideo Nomo / Kazuhisa Ishii
  • PM Rafael Palmeiro / Fred McGriff
  • PS Rafael Palmeiro / Sammy Sosa
  • RC Nolan Ryan / Roger Clemens
  • RG Alex Rodriguez / Nomar Garciaparra
  • RS Nolan Ryan / Tom Seaver
  • RT Alex Rodriguez / Miguel Tejada
  • RY Nolan Ryan / Pedro Martinez
  • SJ Curt Schilling / Randy Johnson
  • SN Ichiro / Hideo Nomo
  • SP Sammy Sosa / Rafael Palmeiro
  • TB Thurman Munson / Yogi Berra
  • WG Ted Williams / Nomar Garciaparra
  • WM Ted Williams / Pedro Martinez
  • SB Sammy Sosa / Barry Bonds
  • RR Cal Ripken / Scott Rolen
  • RM Babe Ruth / Hideki Matsui
  • MC Hideki Matsui / Jose Contreras
  • MB Mickey Mantle / Barry Bonds
  • FC Carlton Fisk / Gary Carter
  • CM Jose Contreras / Pedro Martinez
  • CC Jose Contreras / Roger Clemens
  • BT Barry Bonds / Ted Williams
  • BM Barry Bonds / Roger Maris

Stars Autograph Jersey

Each card is also available in a one-of-one Spectrum parallel.

  • CJ0 Chipper Jones
  • CS Curt Schilling
  • JG Jason Giambi
  • KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • LB Lance Berkman
  • LG Luis Gonzalez
  • MP Mark Prior
  • NM Nomar Garciaparra
  • PB Pat Burrell
  • TG Troy Glaus
  • VG Vladimir Guerrero

Young Stars Autograph Jersey

  • Cards #DW, #KG, and #RH were inserted into Update packs.
  • All cards EXCEPT the three Update Series cards are also available in a Spectrum parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

  • AD Adam Dunn
  • AK Austin Kearns
  • BM Brett Myers
  • BP Brandon Phillips
  • CG Chris George
  • DW Dontrelle Willis
  • EH Eric Hinske
  • HB Hank Blalock
  • JA Jason Jennings
  • JBA Josh Bard
  • JJ Jacque Jones
  • JP Josh Phelps
  • KA Kurt Ainsworth
  • KG Khalil Greene
  • KS Kirk Saarloos
  • MD Michael Cuddyer
  • MK Mike Kinkade
  • MT Mark Teixeira
  • NJ Nick Johnson
  • RB Rocco Baldelli
  • RH Rich Harden
  • RO Roy Oswalt
  • SB Sean Burroughs