2003 Ultimate Collection

Description

2003 Ultimate Collection is a 180-card set released by Upper Deck in January, 2004. For the first time in the three-year history of this brand, every single card is serial-numbered.

Each four-pack Hobby box will yield one autograph and three game-used memorabilia cards.

Distribution

Four packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $100). Hobby only. Four boxes per case.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	180	-	?
short set	84	850	two-per-pack
Ultimate Rookies Tier 1	33	625	*
Ultimate Rookies Tier 2	23	399	*
Ultimate Rookies Tier 3	17	250	*
Ultimate Rookies Tier 4	10	100	*
Autographed Ultimate Rookies	6	250	***
Autographed Young Stars	6	250	***
Gold short set	84	50	?
Gold Ultimate Rookies Tier 1	33	50	?
Gold Ultimate Rookies Tier 2	23	35	?
Gold Ultimate Rookies Tier 3	17	25	?
Gold Ultimate Rookies Tier 4	10	10	?
Gold Autographed Ultimate Rookies	6	25	***
Gold Autographed Young Stars	6	25	***
Game Jersey Tier 1	42	99	**
Game Jersey Tier 1 Gold	42	varies	**
Game Jersey Tier 1 Copper	42	10	**
Game Jersey Tier 2	42	75	**
Game Jersey Tier 2 Gold	42	varies	**
Game Jersey Tier 2 Copper	42	10	**
Game Patch	42	99	**
Game Patch Copper	42	35	**
Game Patch Gold	42	25	**
Dual Jersey	41	50	**
Dual Jersey Gold	41	25	**
Dual Patch	35	99	**
Dual Patch Gold	39	35	**
Double Barrel	34	varies	**
Signatures	45	varies	***
Signatures Gold	25	25	***
Ultimate Signatures Koufax	1	75	***
Ultimate Signatures Koufax Platinum	1	25	***
Ultimate Signatures Koufax Gold	1	5	***
Buybacks	231	varies	1:16

* Odds of finding an Ultimate Rookies card: one-per-pack.
** Odds of finding a game used memorabilia card: 3:4/packs.
*** Odds of finding an autograph: 1:4/packs.

Checklist

Base Set

Each base card is serial-numbered to 850 copies.

• 1 Ichiro
• 2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 3 Sammy Sosa
• 4 Jason Giambi
• 5 Mike Piazza
• 6 Derek Jeter
• 7 Randy Johnson
• 8 Barry Bonds
• 9 Carlos Delgado
• 10 Mark Prior
• 11 Vladimir Guerrero
• 12 Alfonso Soriano
• 13 Jim Thome
• 14 Pedro Martinez
• 15 Nomar Garciaparra
• 16 Chipper Jones
• 17 Rocco Baldelli
• 18 Dontrelle Willis
• 19 Garret Anderson
• 20 Jeff Bagwell
• 21 Jim Edmonds
• 22 Rickey Henderson
• 23 Torii Hunter
• 24 Tom Glavine
• 25 Hideo Nomo
• 26 Luis Gonzalez
• 27 Alex Rodriguez
• 28 Albert Pujols
• 29 Manny Ramirez
• 30 Rafael Palmeiro
• 31 Bernie Williams
• 32 Curt Schilling
• 33 Roger Clemens
• 34 Andruw Jones
• 35 J.D. Drew
• 36 Kerry Wood
• 37 Scott Rolen
• 38 Darin Erstad
• 39 Joe DiMaggio
• 40 Magglio Ordonez
• 41 Todd Helton
• 42 Barry Zito
• 43 Mickey Mantle
• 44 Miguel Tejada
• 45 Troy Glaus
• 46 Kazuhisa Ishii
• 47 Adam Dunn
• 48 Ted Williams
• 49 Mike Mussina
• 50 Ivan Rodriguez
• 51 Jacque Jones
• 52 Stan Musial
• 53 Mariano Rivera
• 54 Larry Walker
• 55 Aaron Boone
• 56 Hank Blalock
• 57 Rich Harden
• 58 Lance Berkman
• 59 Eric Chavez
• 60 Carlos Beltran
• 61 Roy Oswalt
• 62 Moises Alou
• 63 Nolan Ryan
• 64 Jeff Kent
• 65 Roberto Alomar
• 66 Runelvys Hernandez
• 67 Roy Halladay
• 68 Tim Hudson
• 69 Tom Seaver
• 70 Edgardo Alfonzo
• 71 Andy Pettitte
• 72 Preston Wilson
• 73 Frank Thomas
• 74 Jerome Williams
• 75 Shawn Green
• 76 David Wells
• 77 John Smoltz
• 78 Jorge Posada
• 79 Marlon Byrd
• 80 Austin Kearns
• 81 Bret Boone
• 82 Rafael Furcal
• 83 Jay Gibbons
• 84 Shane Reynolds

Ultimate Rookies

Tier 1

Each Tier 1 Ultimate Rookie is serial-numbered to 625 copies.

• 85 Nate Bland RC
• 86 Willie Eyre RC
• 87 Jeremy Guthrie
• 88 Jeremy Wedel RC*
• 89 Jhonny Peralta
• 90 Luis Ayala RC
• 91 Michael Hessman RC
• 92 Micheal Nakamura RC
• 93 Nook Logan RC
• 94 Rett Johnson RC*
• 95 Josh Hall RC
• 96 Julio Manon RC
• 97 Heath Bell RC
• 98 Ian Ferguson RC*
• 99 Jason Gilfillan RC
• 100 Jason Roach RC
• 101 Jason Shiell RC
• 102 Terrmel Sledge RC
• 103 Phil Seibel RC
• 104 Jeff Duncan RC
• 105 Mike Neu RC
• 106 Colin Porter RC
• 107 David Matranga RC
• 108 Aaron Looper RC
• 109 Jeremy Bonderman RC
• 110 Miguel Ojeda RC
• 111 Chad Cordero RC
• 112 Shane Bazzell RC*
• 113 Tim Olson RC
• 114 Michel Hernandez RC
• 115 Chien-Ming Wang RC
• 116 Josh Stewart RC
• 117 Clint Barmes RC

Tier 2

Each Tier 3 Ultimate Rookie is serial-numbered to 399 copies.

• 118 Craig Brazell RC
• 119 Josh Willingham RC
• 120 Brent Hoard RC*
• 121 Francisco Rosario RC
• 122 Rick Roberts RC*
• 123 Geoff Geary RC
• 124 Edgar Gonzalez RC
• 125 Kevin Correia RC
• 126 Ryan Cameron RC*
• 127 Beau Kemp RC*
• 128 Tommy Phelps
• 129 Mark Malaska RC
• 130 Kevin Ohme RC
• 131 Humberto Quintero RC
• 132 Aquilino Lopez RC
• 133 Andrew Brown RC
• 134 Wilfredo Ledezma RC
• 135 Luis de los Santos RC
• 136 Garrett Atkins RC
• 137 Fernando Cabrera RC
• 138 D.J. Carrasco RC
• 139 Alfredo Gonzalez RC*
• 140 Alex Prieto RC

Tier 3

Each Tier 3 Ultimate Rookie is serial-numbered to 250 copies.

• 141 Matt Kata RC
• 142 Chris Capuano RC
• 143 Bobby Madritsch RC
• 144 Greg Jones RC
• 145 Pete Zoccolillo RC
• 146 Chad Gaudin RC
• 147 Rosman Garcia RC
• 148 Gerald Laird RC
• 149 Danny Garcia RC
• 150 Stephen Randolph RC
• 151 Pete LaForest RC
• 152 Brian Sweeney RC
• 153 Aaron Miles RC
• 154 Jorge DePaula RC UER
• 155 Graham Koonce RC
• 156 Tom Gregorio RC
• 157 Javier A. Lopez RC
• 158 Oscar Villarreal RC

Tier 4

Each Tier 4 Ultimate Rookie is serial-numbered to 100 copies.

• 159 Prentice Redman RC
• 160 Francisco Cruceta RC
• 161 Guillermo Quiroz RC
• 162 Jeremy Griffiths RC
• 163 Lew Ford RC
• 164 Robby Hammock RC
• 165 Todd Wellemeyer RC
• 166 Ryan Wagner RC
• 167 Edwin Jackson RC
• 168 Dan Haren RC

Autographed

Each Autographed Ultimate Rookie is serial-numbered to 250 copies.

NOTE: Some, but not all, of Hideki Matsui's autographs pack out as redemptions, which expired December 17, 2006.

• 169 Hideki Matsui AU RC
• 170 Jose Contreras AU RC
• 171 Delmon Young AU RC
• 172 Rickie Weeks AU RC
• 173 Brandon Webb AU RC
• 174 Bo Hart AU RC

Autographed Young Stars

Each Autographed Young Star is serial-numbered to 250 copies

• 175 Rocco Baldelli YS AU
• 176 Jose Reyes YS AU
• 177 Dontrelle Willis YS AU
• 178 Bobby Hill YS AU
• 179 Jae Weong Seo YS AU
• 180 Jesse Foppert YS AU

Parallels

Gold

All 180 base cards are available in a Gold parallel, which is serial-numbered to the following.

• Short Set: serial-numbered to 50 copies
• Ultimate Rookies Tier 1: serial-numbered to 50 copies
• Ultimate Rookies Tier 2: serial-numbered to 35 copies
• Ultimate Rookies Tier 3: serial-numbered to 25 copies
• Ultimate Rookies Tier 4: serial-numbered to ten
• Autographed Ultimate Rookies: serial-numbered to 25 copies
• Autographed Young Stars: serial-numbered to 25 copies

Autographs & Game-Used

Game Jersey

Each Game Jersey is available in the following.

• Tier 1 (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
• Tier 1 Gold (varies, see below)
• Tier 1 Copper (serial-numbered to ten)
• Tier 2 (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
• Tier 2 Gold (varies, see below)
• Tier 2 Copper (serial-numbered to ten)
• Game Patch (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
• Game Patch Copper (serial-numbered to 35 copies)
• Game Patch Gold (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

Listed below are the production figures for the Tier 1 Gold and Tier 2 Golds.

• AD Adam Dunn 44
• AJ Andruw Jones 25
• AP Albert Pujols 5
• AR Alex Rodriguez 3
• AS Alfonso Soriano 12
• BW Bernie Williams 51
• BZ Barry Zito 75
• CD Carlos Delgado 25
• CJ Chipper Jones 10
• CS Curt Schilling 32
• DW Dontrelle Willis 35
• DY Delmon Young 5
• FT Frank Thomas 35
• GM Greg Maddux 22
• GS Gary Sheffield 11
• HM Hideki Matsui 55
• HN Hideo Nomo 25
• IS Ichiro 47
• JE Jim Edmonds 15
• JG Jason Giambi 25
• JR Jose Reyes 7
• JT Jim Thome 25
• KG Ken Griffey, Jr. 30
• KI Kazuhisa Ishii 17
• KW Kerry Wood 34
• MI Mike Piazza 31
• MM Mike Mussina 35
• MP Mark Prior 22
• MR Manny Ramirez 24
• MT Miguel Tejada 4
• PB Pat Burrell 5
• RB Rocco Baldelli 5
• RC Roger Clemens 44
• RF Rafael Furcal 1
• RJ Randy Johnson 51
• RW Rickie Weeks 1
• SG Shawn Green 15
• SS Sammy Sosa 22
• TG Tom Glavine 47
• TH Torii Hunter 48
• TR Troy Glaus 25
• VG Vladimir Guerrero 27

Dual Jersey

Each Dual Jersey is serial-numbered to 50 copies and also available in a Gold parallel, which is numbered to 25.

• AH Alfonso Soriano / Hideki Matsui
• AI Albert Pujols / Ichiro
• BK Jeff Bagwell / Jeff Kent
• CA Chipper Jones / Andruw Jones
• CJ Carlos Delgado / Jason Giambi
• DE J.D. Drew / Jim Edmonds
• DG Carlos Delgado / Vladimir Guerrero
• DM Joe DiMaggio / Mickey Mantle PANTS / PANTS
• DP Carlos Delgado / Rafael Palmeiro
• DW Joe DiMaggio / Ted Williams PANTS / JSY
• GB Shawn Green / Kevin Brown
• GD Ken Griffey, Jr. / Adam Dunn
• GE Troy Glaus / Darin Erstad
• GP Ken Griffey, Jr. / Rafael Palmeiro
• GR Nomar Garciaparra / Alex Rodriguez
• GS Vladimir Guerrero / Sammy Sosa
• HJ Torii Hunter / Jacque Jones
• HZ Roy Halladay / Barry Zito
• IG Ichiro / Ken Griffey, Jr.
• IN Ichiro / Hideo Nomo
• IS Ichiro / Sammy Sosa
• JF Andruw Jones / Rafael Furcal
• JM Jorge Posada / Mike Piazza
• MC Greg Maddux / Roger Clemens
• MW Mickey Mantle / Ted Williams
• NI Hideo Nomo / Kazuhisa Ishii
• NM Hideo Nomo / Hideki Matsui
• PC Pedro Martinez / Roger Clemens
• PM Andy Pettitte / Mike Mussina
• PS Mark Prior / Sammy Sosa
• RM Manny Ramirez / Pedro Martinez
• RP Alex Rodriguez / Rafael Palmeiro
• SA Scott Rolen / Albert Pujols
• SB Alfonso Soriano / Bernie Williams
• SJ Curt Schilling / Randy Johnson
• SM John Smoltz / Greg Maddux
• TB Mark Teixeira / Hank Blalock
• TH Jim Thome / Todd Helton
• TR Miguel Tejada / Alex Rodriguez
• WL Dontrelle Willis / Mike Lowell
• YW Dmitri Young / Rickie Weeks PANTS / JSY

• AI Albert Pujols / Ichiro 99
• AM Andy Pettitte / Mike Mussina 99
• BK Jeff Bagwell / Jeff Kent 99
• CA Chipper Jones / Andruw Jones 99
• CV Carlos Delgado / Vladimir Guerrero 99
• DE J.D. Drew / Jim Edmonds 99
• DG Carlos Delgado / Jason Giambi 99
• DP Carlos Delgado / Rafael Palmeiro 14
• GB Shawn Green / Kevin Brown 99
• GD Ken Griffey, Jr. / Adam Dunn 99
• GE Troy Glaus / Darin Erstad 99
• GP Ken Griffey, Jr. / Rafael Palmeiro 14
• GR Nomar Garciaparra / Alex Rodriguez 99
• GS Vladimir Guerrero / Sammy Sosa 99
• HJ Torii Hunter / Jacque Jones 83
• HZ Roy Halladay / Barry Zito 99
• IG Ichiro / Ken Griffey, Jr. 99
• IN Ichiro / Hideo Nomo 99
• IS Ichiro / Sammy Sosa 99
• JF Andruw Jones / Rafael Furcal 99
• JG John Smoltz / Greg Maddux 99
• MC Greg Maddux / Roger Clemens 75
• NI Hideo Nomo / Kazuhisa Ishii 63
• PM Jorge Posada / Mike Piazza 73
• PS Mark Prior / Sammy Sosa 99
• RM Manny Ramirez / Pedro Martinez 99
• SA Scott Rolen / Albert Pujols 99
• SB Alfonso Soriano / Bernie Williams 21
• SJ Curt Schilling / Randy Johnson 99
• SM Alfonso Soriano / Hideki Matsui 99
• TB Mark Teixeira / Hank Blalock 99
• TH Jim Thome / Todd Helton 99
• TR Miguel Tejada / Alex Rodriguez 99
• WL Dontrelle Willis / Mike Lowell 85
• YW Dmitri Young / Rickie Weeks 28

Gold

Each Dual Patch Gold is serial-numbered to 35 copies EXCEPT #DW which is a one-of-one.

• AI Albert Pujols / Ichiro
• AM Andy Pettitte / Mike Mussina
• BK Jeff Bagwell / Jeff Kent
• CA Chipper Jones / Andruw Jones
• CV Carlos Delgado / Vladimir Guerrero
• DE J.D. Drew / Jim Edmonds
• DG Carlos Delgado / Jason Giambi
• DP Carlos Delgado / Rafael Palmeiro
• DW Joe DiMaggio / Ted Williams
• GB Shawn Green / Kevin Brown
• GD Ken Griffey, Jr. / Adam Dunn
• GE Troy Glaus / Darin Erstad
• GP Ken Griffey, Jr. / Rafael Palmeiro
• GR Nomar Garciaparra / Alex Rodriguez
• GS Vladimir Guerrero / Sammy Sosa
• HJ Torii Hunter / Jacque Jones
• HZ Roy Halladay / Barry Zito
• IG Ichiro / Ken Griffey, Jr.
• IN Ichiro / Hideo Nomo
• IS Ichiro / Sammy Sosa
• JF Andruw Jones / Rafael Furcal
• JG John Smoltz / Greg Maddux
• MC Greg Maddux / Roger Clemens
• NI Hideo Nomo / Kazuhisa Ishii
• NM Hideo Nomo / Hideki Matsui
• PM Jorge Posada / Mike Piazza
• PR Pedro Martinez / Roger Clemens
• PS Mark Prior / Sammy Sosa
• RM Manny Ramirez / Pedro Martinez
• RP Alex Rodriguez / Rafael Palmeiro
• SA Scott Rolen / Albert Pujols
• SB Alfonso Soriano / Bernie Williams
• SJ Curt Schilling / Randy Johnson
• SM Alfonso Soriano / Hideki Matsui
• TB Mark Teixeira / Hank Blalock
• TH Jim Thome / Todd Helton
• TR Miguel Tejada / Alex Rodriguez
• WL Dontrelle Willis / Mike Lowell
• YW Dmitri Young / Rickie Weeks

• AB Roberto Alomar / Craig Biggio 3
• BR Pat Burrell / Jimmy Rollins 2
• BS Carlos Beltran / Mike Sweeney 2
• DR Johnny Damon / Manny Ramirez 1
• DT Adam Dunn / Jim Thome 1
• GM Ken Griffey, Jr. / Fred McGriff 2
• KN Ryan Klesko / Phil Nevin 1
• KT Paul Konerko / Frank Thomas 1
• LO Carlos Lee / Magglio Ordonez 1
• MN Hideki Matsui / Hideo Nomo 1
• MO Edgar Martinez / John Olerud 1
• TP Todd Helton / Preston Wilson 1
• PR Jorge Posada / Mariano Rivera 1
• PP Corey Patterson / Jay Payton 3
• MR Tino Martinez / Scott Rolen 1
• LV Al Leiter / Mo Vaughn 1
• LR Luis Gonzalez / Raul Mondesi 1
• LP Mike Lieberthal / Mike Piazza 2
• JB Jeff Bagwell / Barry Larkin 1
• HV Shea Hillenbrand / Jose Vidro 1
• HP Rickey Henderson / Juan Pierre 1
• HL Mike Hampton / Javy Lopez 1
• GS Tom Glavine / Tom Seaver 2
• GK Brian Giles / Jason Kendall 2
• FS Rafael Furcal / Gary Sheffield 3
• EM Jim Edmonds / Stan Musial 2
• DP Carlos Delgado / Albert Pujols 1
• BL Kevin Brown / Paul Lo Duca 1
• BK Sean Burroughs / Mark Kotsay 1
• BH Rocco Baldelli / Torii Hunter 1
• BC Bret Boone / Mike Cameron 1
• AJ Bob Abreu / Chipper Jones 1
• AE Garret Anderson / Darin Erstad 3
• AC Edgardo Alfonzo / Jose Cruz, Jr. 2

Signatures

NOTE: NOTE: Some, but not all, of Hideki Matsui's and Ken Griffey, Jr.'s autographs packed out as redemptions, which expired December 17, 2006.

• AP1 Albert Pujols 40
• AP2 Albert Pujols 35
• AR1 Alex Rodriguez 75
• AR2 Alex Rodriguez 60
• BG1 Bob Gibson 299
• BG2 Bob Gibson 199
• CD1 Carlos Delgado 150
• CR1 Cal Ripken, Jr. 85
• CR2 Cal Ripken, Jr. 85
• CY1 Carl Yastrzemski 199
• DY1 Delmon Young 300
• DY2 Delmon Young 300
• EG1 Eric Gagne 350
• GC1 Gary Carter 199
• GM1 Greg Maddux 250
• GM2 Greg Maddux 140
• HM1 Hideki Matsui 250
• HM2 Hideki Matsui 240
• IS1 Ichiro 199
• IS2 Ichiro 99
• JG1 Jason Giambi 35
• JG2 Jason Giambi 35
• KG1 Ken Griffey, Jr. 350
• KG2 Ken Griffey, Jr. 350
• KW1 Kerry Wood 170
• KW2 Kerry Wood 85
• MP1 Mark Prior 299
• MP2 Mark Prior 225
• NG1 Nomar Garciaparra 125
• NG2 Nomar Garciaparra 180
• NR1 Nolan Ryan 85
• NR2 Nolan Ryan 75
• OS1 Ozzie Smith 199
• RC1 Roger Clemens 70
• RC2 Roger Clemens 30
• RJ1 Randy Johnson 75
• RJ2 Randy Johnson 50
• RS1 Ryne Sandberg 240
• RS2 Ryne Sandberg 200
• RW1 Rickie Weeks 300
• RW2 Rickie Weeks 300
• TS1 Tom Seaver 75
• TS2 Tom Seaver 60
• VG1 Vladimir Guerrero 75
• VG2 Vladimir Guerrero 50

Gold

Each Signatures Gold is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

• AP Albert Pujols
• AR Alex Rodriguez
• BG Bob Gibson
• CD Carlos Delgado
• CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
• CY Carl Yastrzemski
• DY Delmon Young
• EG Eric Gagne
• GC Gary Carter
• GM Greg Maddux
• HM Hideki Matsui
• IS Ichiro
• JG Jason Giambi
• KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
• KW Kerry Wood
• MP Mark Prior
• NG Nomar Garciaparra
• NR Nolan Ryan
• OS Ozzie Smith
• RC Roger Clemens
• RJ Randy Johnson
• RS Ryne Sandberg
• RW Rickie Weeks
• TS Tom Seaver
• VG Vladimir Guerrero

Ultimate Signatures Koufax

The Ultimate Signatures Koufax card is serial-numbered to 75 copies and also available in the following parallels.

• Platinum (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Gold (serial-numbered to five)