2005 National Pastime

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Description

2005 National Pastime is a 79-card set released by Fleer in March, 2005. This was Fleer's penultimate product before filing for bankruptcy in May. Cards 1-50 make up the short-set while 51-80 are short-printed and serial-numbered to 699 copies. Card #64 does not exist.

Each 10-pack Hobby box promises at least two autographs, and buyback autograph or game-used card. Every 12-box Hobby case is expected to yield a game-used patch card serial-numbered to 50 copies.

There is a short-printed Justin Verlander RC in the set.

Distribution

Hobby: 10 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $14). 12 boxes per case.

Retail: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99).

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 79 - ? ?
short set 50 - ? ?
SPs 29 699 1:11 1:110
Red 79 150 * *
White 60 varies * *
Blue 79 one-of-one * *
Grand Old Gamers 35 - 1:5 1:12
Historical Record 13 varies 1:6 1:13
Beltway Baseball 20 202 1:35 1:920
Grand Old Gamers Jersey 39 - N/A 1:36
Grand Old Gamers Patch 29 - ** N/A
Grand Old Gamers Dual Patch 13 varies ** N/A
Grand Old Gamers Patch Masterpiece 29 one-of-one ** N/A
Historical Record Jersey 11 - N/A 1:96
Historical Record Patch 11 varies ** N/A
Historical Record Dual Patch 8 varies ** N/A
Historical Record Patch Masterpiece 11 one-of-one ** N/A
First Name Bases Silver 9 varies *** N/A
First Name Bases Gold 9 varies *** N/A
First Name Bases Red 10 varies *** N/A
First Name Bases White 8 varies *** N/A
First Name Bases Blue 13 one-of-one *** N/A
Signature Swings Silver 34 - *** ?
Signature Swings Gold 34 varies *** ?
Signature Swings Red Bat 14 varies **** ?
Signature Swings White Jersey 19 varies **** ?
Signature Swings Patch Blue 19 varies **** ?
Signature Swings Logo Masterpiece 19 one-of-one **** ?
Buyback Game-Used 946 varies ***** N/A
Buyback Game-Used Combos 56 varies ***** N/A
Buyback Autographs 84 varies ***** N/A
Buyback 1959 Fleer Ted Williams Autographs 80 one-of-one ***** N/A

* Stated odds of finding a parallel: 1:11/Hobby packs ** Stated odds of finding a game-used card: 1:120/Hobby packs *** Stated odds of finding an autograph: 1:5/Hobby packs **** Stated odds of finding an autographed game-used card: ***** Stated odds of finding a buyback: 1:10/Hobby packs

Checklist

Base Set

  • 1 Khalil Greene
  • 2 Pedro Martinez
  • 3 Mark Teixeira
  • 4 Jim Thome
  • 5 Jack Wilson
  • 6 Johan Santana
  • 7 Jason Bay
  • 8 Adam Dunn
  • 9 Lyle Overbay
  • 10 Jason Schmidt
  • 11 Bobby Crosby
  • 12 J.D. Drew
  • 13 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 14 Sammy Sosa
  • 15 Hank Blalock
  • 16 Victor Martinez
  • 17 Randy Johnson
  • 18 Vernon Wells
  • 19 Todd Helton
  • 20 Javy Lopez
  • 21 Kaz Matsui
  • 22 Ben Sheets
  • 23 Brad Wilkerson
  • 24 Miguel Cabrera
  • 25 Mike Sweeney
  • 26 Roger Clemens
  • 27 Chipper Jones
  • 28 Hideki Matsui
  • 29 Manny Ramirez
  • 30 Scott Rolen
  • 31 Lance Berkman
  • 32 Jim Edmonds
  • 33 Derek Jeter
  • 34 B.J. Upton
  • 35 Carlos Delgado
  • 36 Ichiro
  • 37 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 38 Albert Pujols
  • 39 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 40 Gary Sheffield
  • 41 Alfonso Soriano
  • 42 Carlos Beltran
  • 43 Magglio Ordonez
  • 44 Alex Rodriguez
  • 45 Curt Schilling
  • 46 Greg Maddux
  • 47 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 48 Mike Piazza
  • 49 Miguel Tejada
  • 50 Adrian Beltre
  • 51 Scott Kazmir 699
  • 52 Gavin Floyd 699
  • 53 Zack Greinke 699
  • 54 David Wright 699
  • 55 David Aardsma 699
  • 56 Ryan Raburn 699
  • 57 Joey Gathright 699
  • 58 J.D. Durbin 699
  • 59 Sean Burnett 699
  • 60 Jose Lopez 699
  • 61 Nick Swisher 699
  • 62 Bobby Jenks 699
  • 63 Kelly A. Johnson 699
  • 65 Ronny Cedeno 699
  • 66 Edwin Encarnacion 699
  • 67 Jeff Baker 699
  • 68 Taylor Buchholz 699
  • 69 Justin Verlander RC 699
  • 70 Luis Hernandez RC 699
  • 71 Mike Schmidt 699
  • 72 Al Kaline 699
  • 73 Yogi Berra 699
  • 74 Robin Yount 699
  • 75 Nolan Ryan 699
  • 76 Johnny Bench 699
  • 77 Eddie Murray 699
  • 78 Tom Seaver 699
  • 79 Willie McCovey 699
  • 80 Cal Ripken, Jr. 699

Parallels

All 79 base cards are available in the following parallels.

  • Red (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
  • Blue (one-of-one)

White

Each White parallel is serial-numbered to the player's respective jersey uniform number.

NOTE: Cards #51-70 do not exist.

  • 1 Khalil Greene 3
  • 2 Pedro Martinez 45
  • 3 Mark Teixeira 23
  • 4 Jim Thome 25
  • 5 Jack Wilson 2
  • 6 Johan Santana 57
  • 7 Jason Bay 38
  • 8 Adam Dunn 44
  • 9 Lyle Overbay 11
  • 10 Jason Schmidt 29
  • 11 Bobby Crosby 7
  • 12 J.D. Drew 7
  • 13 Ken Griffey, Jr. 30
  • 14 Sammy Sosa 21
  • 15 Hank Blalock 9
  • 16 Victor Martinez 41
  • 17 Randy Johnson 51
  • 18 Vernon Wells 10
  • 19 Todd Helton 17
  • 20 Javy Lopez 18
  • 21 Kaz Matsui 25
  • 22 Ben Sheets 18
  • 23 Brad Wilkerson 6
  • 24 Miguel Cabrera 24
  • 25 Mike Sweeney 29
  • 26 Roger Clemens 22
  • 27 Chipper Jones 10
  • 28 Hideki Matsui 55
  • 29 Manny Ramirez 24
  • 30 Scott Rolen 27
  • 31 Lance Berkman 17
  • 32 Jim Edmonds 15
  • 33 Derek Jeter 2
  • 34 B.J. Upton 9
  • 35 Carlos Delgado 25
  • 36 Ichiro 51
  • 37 Nomar Garciaparra 5
  • 38 Albert Pujols 5
  • 39 Ivan Rodriguez 7
  • 40 Gary Sheffield 11
  • 41 Alfonso Soriano 12
  • 42 Carlos Beltran 15
  • 43 Magglio Ordonez 30
  • 44 Alex Rodriguez 13
  • 45 Curt Schilling 38
  • 46 Greg Maddux 31
  • 47 Vladimir Guerrero 27
  • 48 Mike Piazza 31
  • 49 Miguel Tejada 10
  • 50 Adrian Beltre 29
  • 71 Mike Schmidt 20
  • 72 Al Kaline 6
  • 73 Yogi Berra 8
  • 74 Robin Yount 19
  • 75 Nolan Ryan 34
  • 76 Johnny Bench 5
  • 77 Eddie Murray 33
  • 78 Tom Seaver 41
  • 79 Willie McCovey 44
  • 80 Cal Ripken, Jr. 8

Inserts

Grand Old Gamers

  • 1 Pedro Martinez
  • 2 Jim Thome
  • 3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 4 Sammy Sosa
  • 5 Hank Blalock
  • 6 Randy Johnson
  • 7 Roger Clemens
  • 8 Chipper Jones
  • 9 Hideki Matsui
  • 10 Manny Ramirez
  • 11 Derek Jeter
  • 12 Ichiro
  • 13 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 14 Albert Pujols
  • 15 Gary Sheffield
  • 16 Alfonso Soriano
  • 17 Alex Rodriguez
  • 18 Curt Schilling
  • 19 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 20 Mike Piazza
  • 21 Greg Maddux
  • 22 Frank Thomas
  • 23 Adrian Beltre
  • 24 Barry Larkin
  • 25 Todd Helton
  • 26 Kerry Wood
  • 27 Kaz Matsui
  • 28 Scott Rolen
  • 29 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 30 Miguel Tejada
  • 31 Mark Teixeira
  • 32 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 33 Andruw Jones
  • 34 Carlos Beltran
  • 35 Jeff Bagwell

Historical Record

Each Historical Record card is serial-numbered to the year of the player's accomplishment.

  • 1 Ichiro 2004
  • 2 Greg Maddux 2004
  • 3 Alex Rodriguez 1998
  • 4 Mike Piazza 2004
  • 5 Nolan Ryan 1991
  • 6 Albert Pujols 2001
  • 7 Mike Schmidt 1987
  • 8 Randy Johnson 2004
  • 9 Sammy Sosa 2003
  • 10 Cal Ripken, Jr. 1996
  • 11 Roger Clemens 2004
  • 12 Hideki Matsui 2003
  • 13 Hideo Nomo 1994
  • 14 Gene Autry
  • 15 Walter O'Malley

Beltway Baseball

To celebrate the return of Major League Baseball to Washington D.C., this 20-card insert features figures from Washington's pre-Nationals baseball history. Each card is serial-numbered to 202 copies.

  • 1 Ed Delahanty 202
  • 2 Benjamin Harrison 202
  • 3 William Howard Taft 202
  • 4 Clark Griffith 202
  • 5 Bobby Burke 202
  • 6 Roy Seivers 202
  • 7 Tom Cheney 202
  • 8 Woodrow Wilson 202
  • 9 Franklin D. Roosevelt 202
  • 10 John F. Kennedy 202
  • 11 Frank Howard 202
  • 12 Griffith Stadium 202
  • 13 RFK Stadium 202
  • 14 All-Star Game 202
  • 15 Ted Williams 202
  • 16 Harmon Killebrew 202
  • 17 Jeff Burroughs 202
  • 18 All-Star Game 202
  • 20 New Logo 202
  • 19 Unveling the Nationals 202

Autographs & Game-Used

Grand Old Gamers

Jersey

Patch

Dual Patch

Patch Masterpiece

Each Grand Old Gamers Patch Masterpiece is a one-of-one.

Historical Record

Jersey

Patch

Dual Patch

Patch Masterpiece

Each Historical Record Patch Masterpiece is a one-of-one.

First Name Bases

Silver

Gold

Red

White

Blue

Signature Swings

Silver

Gold

Red Bat

White Jersey

Blue Patch

Logo Masterpiece

Each Signature Swings Logo Masterpiece is a one-of-one.

Buybacks

There are simply too many Buyback Autographs, Game-Used, and Game-Used Combo cards (over 1000) to list here. Each buyback is serial-numbered and supposed to have had a National Pastime logo embossed on the card. However not all Buybacks were embossed.

Buyback 1959 Fleer Ted Williams Autographs

Fleer purchased an entire autographed 1959 Fleer Ted Williams set, and randomly inserted all 80 cards into National Pastime packs. In addition, Fleer randomly inserted an additional twenty-five unsigned 1959 Fleer Ted Williams cards.