2011 Topps Heritage

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[[Image:2011heritage.jpg|right|frame|2011 Topps Heritage box]]

=Description=

2011 Topps Heritage is a 500-card set released March 14, 2011. Now in its 11th year, 2011 Heritage is based on the wood-paneled design of the [[1962 Topps]] set. Each 24-pack Hobby should yield one autograph or Relic card, one over-sized box topper, eight short-printed base cards, and six inserts.

For the first time, Heritage will NOT come packaged with a stick of gum. However, packs will now contain an additional card.

==Quality Control Codes==

To help distinguish between base cards, inserts, variations, gimmicks, and "hits," a seven-digit quality control code has been printed on the back of each card. The breakdown is as follows.

9911101 = All base cards and short-prints EXCEPT nine of the ten Babe Ruth Special cards (#136 has this number) and the "Rookie Parade" SPs (#1-492)

9911102 = Babe Ruth Special (#139)

9911103 = Babe Ruth Special (#137, #138, #140, #142, and #144)

9911104 = Babe Ruth Special (#135, #141 and #143)

9911105 = Rookie Parade short prints (#493-#500)

9911106 = Jackie Robinson Special variations (#135-#144)

9911108 = Gimmicks (#125, #139, #279, #392, #478 and #490)

9911109 = All Green, Red, and Blue Tint variations

9911112 = All Chrome and Chrome Refractors, and black-bordered Target parallels

9911115 = New Age Performers

9911116 = Then and Now

9911117 = Baseball Flashbacks

9911118 = News Flashbacks

9911122 = Real One Autographs

9911125 = Cut Signatures

9911126 = Flashback Autographs

9911130 = Clubhouse Collection

9911143 = Checklists

=Distribution=

Hobby: 24 packs per box, nine cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99)

Retail: 12 packs per box, nine cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99)

Jumbo Racks: 16 cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99)

Three-pack Blisters: 3 packs plus three Black-Bordered parallels per blister, nine cards per pack (MSRP: $8.99)

Blasters: 8 packs per Blaster, nine cards per pack (MSRP: $19.99)

Value Pack: 5 packs of 2011 Topps, 3 packs of Heritage, a vintage chrome card and 2 Diamond Giveaway code cards.

=Reviews=

[http://blogbeckett.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/first-look-2011-topps-heritage-baseball-cards/ Beckett Blog]

=Sell Sheet=

[http://magazine-exchange.com/product_downloads/pdf/2011ToppsHeritageBaseballHobbySellSheet.pdf 2011 Topps Heritage]

=Insertion Ratios=

{| class="ratio"
!Cards
!Total Cards
!Numbered To
!Hobby Odds
!Retail Odds
!Jumbo Rack Odds
|-
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||500||-||9:1||9:1||16:1
|-
|short set||425||-||9:1||9:1||16:1
|-
|Short Prints||75||-||1:3||1:3||1:2
|-
|Green-Tint Variations||87||-||1:108||1:108||1:61
|-
|Blue-Tint Variations||87||-||N/A||1:6||N/A
|-
|Red-Tint Variations||87||-||N/A||1:6||N/A
|-
|Jackie Robinson Highlight Variations||10||-||1:50||N/A||N/A
|-
|Chrome||100||1962||1:11||1:13||1:7
|-
|Chrome Refractor||100||562||1:37||1:45||1:24
|-
|Black-Bordered Chrome Refractor||100||62||1:334||1:405||1:228
|-
|Baseball Flashbacks||10||-||1:12||1:12||1:6
|-
|News Flashbacks||10||-||1:12||1:12||1:6
|-
|Then and Now||10||-||1:15||1:15||1:8
|-
|New Age Performers||15||-||1:15||1:15||1:8
|-
|Baseball Stamps||201||62||1:211||1:211||1:116
|-
|Clubhouse Collection Relic||50||-||1:29|||1:58||1:28
|-
|'62 Mint||20||-||1:263||N/A||N/A
|-
|Real One Autograph||37||-||1:303||1:640||1:315
|-
|Real One Autograph Special Edition||37||62||1:700||1:1,490||1:735
|-
|Flashback Stadium Relic||5||-||1:1,175||1:1,175||1:62
|-
|Jackie Robinson Highlights Relics||10||42||1:1,777||N/A||N/A
|-
|Real One Dual Autograph||10||25||1:2,989||N/A||N/A
|-
|60th Anniversary Autograph||?||60||1:7,500||1:8,000||1:4,500
|-
|Topps Buyback Stamps||201||one-of-one||1:7,550||?||?
|-
|Clubhouse Collection Dual Relic||?||62||1:7,600||1:7,600||1:4330
|-
|Clubhouse Collection Autograph Relic|||10||25||1:9,500||1:9,300||1:5,900
|-
|Clubhouse Collection Dual Autograph Relic|||5||10||1:14,883||N/A||N/A
|-
|Flashback Autograph||5||25||1:19,000||1:19,000||1:10,800
|-
|Flashback Autograph Stadium Relic||5||25||1:19,000||1:19,000||1:10,800
|-
|Flashback Dual Stadium Relic||5||10||1:45,000||1:45,000||1:33,000
|-
|1962 Cut Signatures||10||one-of-one||1:238,000||N/A||1:45,000
|}

=Checklist=

==Base Set==

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SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2011') AND (setname='Topps Heritage')
ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
</sql2wiki>

===Variations, Errors, and Gimmicks===

====Tints====

In the [[1962 Topps]] set, the early press runs of the second series (cards 110-196) were printed with extra green ink. As a result, the backgrounds of a limited number of Series Two cards have a lime-green "tint" to it.

2011 Topps Heritage evokes these "Green Tint" cards with a special variation available in all packs of cards 110-196, EXCEPT for Joba Chamberlain's card #159. Instead, #159 was replaced with Joba Chamberlain's "139 kneeling ball & glove" variation (see below).

In addition, two other color tints were available exclusively in retail packs.

Blue tint: Exclusive to Wal-Mart [[Loosey|looseys]]

Red tint: Exclusive to Target [[Loosey|looseys]]

Like the Green Tints, the checklist on the Blue and Red Tints parallels cards 110-196 in the set.

NOTE: The Tinted cards of Chase Headley (#176) and Todd Helton (#190) have different photos than that used in the base set.

On the Green Tint version of card #163 the words "HOT CORNER GUARDIANS" are printed in yellow letters, and the Topps Heritage logo has been removed. Although some eBay sellers are treating this as an un-announced gimmick card, at the present time, there do not appear to be any Green Tints of card #163 with red letters, or base cards with yellow letters. Blue and Red Tints of this card have red letters but do not have the Topps Heritage logo.

====Jackie Robinson Special Variation====

This 10-card set was exclusive to Hobby packs and randomly inserted at the rate of 1:50/packs. It features highlights of Jackie Robinson's career and is done in the style of the Babe Ruth Special subset.

135 "Robinson Displays Athletic Talents at Early Age"

136 "Robinson Emerges as Collegiate Star"

137 "Robinson Serves Three Years in the Army"

138 "Robinson Breaks the Game's Color Barrier"

139 "Robinson Takes ROY Honors, then MVP"

140 "Robinson Wraps Up Hall-of-Fame Career"

141 "Robinson's Legacy Lives On"

142 "Robinson Racks 'em Up"

143 "Robinson Shines in the Fall"

144 "The Robinson Resume"

====Gimmicks====

These six previously un-announced gimmicks parallel one corrected and five uncorrected error cards from the original 1962 Topps set.

In the original set, Hal Reniff (card #159) mistakenly appears on two different cards numbered 139. One features the same picture as #159, the other with a completely different photo. For 2011 Heritage, Joba Chamberlain also appears on only one short-printed card #139. The "139 Joba" has a different photo than his base card (#159).

In the 1962 Topps set, the back of Hobie Landrith's card (#279) lists his birth date as March 16, 1950. He was actually born March 16, 1930.

Ken Boyer's All-Star card (#392), mistakenly lists his batting average as ".392." Boyer hit .329 in 1961.

Don Zimmer's card (#478) lists him as a Cincinnati Red, despite being depicted as a New York Met. Zimmer began the season with the Mets, but a month into the season was traded to Cincinnati. Topps was unable to find a picture of Zimmer as a Red, so they used a current-year photo of him as a Met.

Clete Boyer's '62 Topps card (#490) was a reverse negative -- depicting him batting left-handed, when in fact, he was a righty. Like the Zimmer, it went uncorrected.

For 2011 Heritage, there are two different versions of cards #279, #392, #478 and #490. Bengie Molina (#279) has one card with his correct birth date of July 20, 1974, and a much rarer one with an incorrect date of July 20, 1994. Ryan Zimmerman has a version of his All-Star card (#392) that lists his batting average as .370 -- its was actually .307. David Wright has two different versions of card #478: one listing him as a Met the other as a Red. Both cards are short-printed; however, it appears that the Cincinnati Reds version is considerably tougher to find than the New York Mets card. Card #490 of Alex Rodriguez also has two versions: standard and reverse-negative. Like Wright, both cards are short-printed, but the reverse-negative (showing A-Rod with his right hand on his right hip and his bat on his left shoulder) is considerably tougher to find.

There is one additional un-announced variation that does not at first glance appear to have any provenance in the 1962 Topps set. On the back of some copies of Vladimir Guerrero's card (#125) he is listed as a pitcher. There were no errors (corrected or otherwise) on either one of Gene Woodling's 1962 cards (#125), regular or Green Tint, listing him as a pitcher. It appears that this gimmick pays homage to Phillies outfielder Jacke Davis' card in the '62 Topps set. The back of Davis' card (#521) lists him as a pitcher. Since 2011 Topps Heritage is only 500 cards, Topps reversed the "521" into "125," and gimmicked that card instead.

There was also an uncorrected spelling error on Sandy Koufax's 1962 Topps card (#5), however there does not appear to be a corresponding error on Clayton Kershaw's 2011 Heritage card (#5).

125B Vladimir Guerrero ERR (listed as pitcher on back)

139B Joba Chamberlain SP VAR (kneeling with ball & glove)

279B Bengie Molina ERR (1994 birth date)

392B Ryan Zimmerman AS ERR (.370 AVG)

478B David Wright ERR (CIN Reds)

490B Alex Rodriguez ERR RevNeg

All six of these cards have a seven-digit quality-control code of "9911108" printed on the bottom-right corner on the reverse side. The base cards have quality-control codes of 9911101 to 9911105.

==Parallels==

===Chrome===

200 selected Topps Heritage cards are available in the following parallels. Cards #C1-#C100 were randomly inserted into packs of Topps Heritage while #C101-#200 are exclusive to [[2011 Topps Chrome]] packs.

* Chrome (serial-numbered to 1962 copies)

* Chrome Refractor (serial-numbered to 562 copies)

* Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 62 copies)

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SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2011') AND (setname='Topps Heritage Chrome')
ORDER BY SUBSTRING(num,1,1),lpad(substring(num,2),10,0)
</sql2wiki>

===Black-Bordered===

These are exclusive to special retail three-pack blisters. The checklist parallels the first 100 Chrome cards.

====Green Chrome Refractors====

Randomly inserted into each 12-box Hobby case is a "Hot Box." Every pack in a Hot Box will contain an exclusive Green Refractor. The Green Refractors are not serial-numbered and the checklist parallels the first 100 Chrome cards.

==Inserts==

===Baseball Flashbacks===

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SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2011') AND (setname='Topps Heritage Baseball Flashbacks')
ORDER BY SUBSTRING(num,1,1),lpad(substring(num,2),10,0)
</sql2wiki>

===New Age Performers===

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SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2011') AND (setname='Topps Heritage New Age Performers')
ORDER BY SUBSTRING(num,1,1),lpad(substring(num,2),10,0)
</sql2wiki>

===Then and Now===

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SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2011') AND (setname='Topps Heritage Then and Now')
ORDER BY SUBSTRING(num,1,1),lpad(substring(num,2),10,0)
</sql2wiki>

===News Flashbacks===

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SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2011') AND (setname='Topps Heritage News Flashbacks')
ORDER BY SUBSTRING(num,1,1),lpad(substring(num,2),10,0)
</sql2wiki>

===Checklists===

<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2011') AND (setname='Topps Heritage Checklists')
ORDER BY SUBSTRING(num,1,1),lpad(substring(num,2),10,0)
</sql2wiki>

===Stamps===

This set features two players (usually in sequential order) on stamps inside a framed card. Inside each card, both stamps are sequentially-numbered individually; the card, as a whole, isn't sequentially-numbered. Each of the 201 players appear on two stamp cards, once as the stamp on the left half of the card and another on the right. Each framed card is serial-numbered to 62 copies.

For a running list of the pairings, visit http://www.sportscardfile.com/?p=192

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SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2011') AND (setname='Topps Heritage Stamps')
ORDER BY SUBSTRING(num,1,1),lpad(substring(num,2),10,0)
</sql2wiki>

===Baseball Bucks===

Inspired by a 1962 test issue, these 96 "bucks" are found as box-toppers in 1 out of 3 Hobby boxes. This set is not sequentially-numbered, so for your checklisting convenience we have listed this set in alphabetical order by team.

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SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2011) AND (setname = 'Topps Heritage Baseball Bucks')
</sql2wiki>

===Advertising Panels===

In hobby boxes only, the 3-card panels are found in 1 out of 3 boxes.

===Topps Stamp Album===

In Hobby boxes only, there are 30 (one per team) total over-sized cards which are found in 1 out of 3 boxes. The set is not sequentially-numbered, so for your check-listing convenience, we have listed this set in alphabetical order by team.

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SELECT info,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2011) AND (setname = 'Topps Heritage Stamp Album');
</sql2wiki>

===1962 Topps Originals===

In hobby box loaders only, these are found in 1 out of 2 boxes. Each card is an original 1962 Topps card, with a special "50th Anniversary" foil-stamp.

==Autographs & Game-Used==

===Clubhouse Collection===

CCR-AP Albert Pujols

CCR-AR Alex Rios

CCR-BG Brett Gardner

CCR-CB Carlos Beltran

CCR-CBU Clay Buchholz

CCR-CC Carl Crawford

CCR-CK Clayton Kershaw

CCR-CL Carlos Lee

CCR-CS Carlos Santana

CCR-CU Chase Utley

CCR-DU Dan Uggla

CCR-DW David Wright

CCR-EL Evan Longoria

CCR-FH Felix Hernandez

CCR-FL Francisco Liriano

CCR-GS Gaby Sanchez

CCR-HR Hanley Ramirez

CCR-ID Ike Davis

CCR-IK Ian Kinsler

CCR-IS Ichiro

CCR-JB Jason Bartlett

CCR-JBA Jason Bay

CCR-JE Jacoby Ellsbury BAT

CCR-JH Josh Hamilton

CCR-JJ Josh Johnson

CCR-JM Joe Mauer

CCR-JMO Justin Morneau

CCR-JP Jorge Posada

CCR-JR Jose Reyes

CCR-JS Johan Santana JSY

CCR-JT Jim Thome

CCR-JTA Jose Tabata

CCR-JV Joey Votto

CCR-JW Jayson Werth

CCR-JWI Josh Willingham

CCR-MC Miguel Cabrera

CCR-MR Manny Ramirez

CCR-MRE Mark Reynolds

CCR-MT Mark Teixeira

CCR-PF Prince Fielder

CCR-PP Placido Polanco

CCR-RB Ryan Braun

CCR-RC Robinson Cano BAT

CCR-RH Ryan Howard

CCR-SR Scott Rolen

CCR-TT Troy Tulowitzki

CCR-VG Vladimir Guerrero

CCR-VM Victor Martinez

CCR-YM Yadier Molina

CCR-ZG Zack Greinke

===Clubhouse Collection Dual Relics===

CCDR-FS Whitey Ford/CC Sabathia

CCDR-GH Bob Gibson/Roy Halladay

CCDR-KC Al Kaline/Miguel Cabrera

CCDR-RV Frank Robinson/Joey Votto

CCDR-RW Brooks Robinson/David Wright

===Flashback Relics===

FSR-AK Al Kaline

FSR-BG Roger Maris

FSR-BM Bill Mazeroski

FSR-BR Brooks Robinson

FSR-FR Luis Aparicio

FSR-FT Frank Thomas

FSR-HK Harmon Killebrew

FSR-HW Hoyt Wilhelm

FSR-MM Mickey Mantle

FSR-RR Robin Roberts

===Flashback Dual Relics===

DFR-KA Harmon Killebrew/Luis Aparicio

DFR-MG Stan Musial/Bob Gibson

DFR-MM Mickey Mantle/Roger Maris

DFR-RR Brooks Robinson/Robin Roberts

DFR-RT Frank Robinson/Frank Thomas

===Real One Autographs===

Each Real One autograph is also available in a red ink Special Edition, which is hand-numbered to 62 copies.

ROA-AD Art Ditmar

ROA-AJ David Wright

ROA-AK Al Kaline

ROA-BC Bob Cerv

ROA-BG Bob Gibson

ROA-BP Bill Pierce

ROA-BR Brooks Robinson

ROA-DB Don Buddin

ROA-DD Dan Dobbek

ROA-DG Dick Gernert

ROA-DGI Don Gile

ROA-DH Dave Hillman

ROA-EB Ernie Banks

ROA-EBO Ed Bouchee

ROA-EL Evan Longoria

ROA-EY Eddie Yost

ROA-FT Frank Thomas

ROA-GWI Gordon Windhorn

ROA-HA Hank Aaron EXCH

ROA-HB Howie Bedell

ROA-HN Hal Naragon

ROA-HR Hanley Ramirez

ROA-HS Hal Stowe

ROA-JA Jim Archer

ROA-JD Jim Donohue

ROA-JDE John DeMerit

ROA-JH Joe Hicks

ROA-LP Leo Posada

ROA-MK Marty Kutyna

ROA-MS Mike Stanton

ROA-NC Neil Chrisley

ROA-RR Ray Rippelmeyer

ROA-SC Starlin Castro

ROA-SK Sandy Koufax

ROA-SM Stan Musial

ROA-TP Tom Parsons

ROA-TW Ted Willis

===Real One Dual Autographs===

RODA-BC Ernie Banks/Starlin Castro

RODA-GS Bob Gibson/Stephen Strasburg

RODA-GW Dick Gernert/Brett Wallace

RODA-KJ Al Kaline/Austin Jackson

RODA-MU Stan Musial/Chase Utley

RODA-RL Brooks Robinson/Evan Longoria

RODA-RS Frank Robinson/Mike Stanton

RODA-TW Frank Thomas/David Wright

RODA-WP Ted Wills/Jon Papelbon

RODA-YR Eddie Yost/Juan Rivera

===Cut Autographs===

Each of the ten Cut Autographs is a one-of-one.

62CS-MM Mickey Mantle

62CS-RM Roger Maris

62CS-EM Eddie Mathews

62CS-RA Richie Ashburn

62CS-RR Robin Roberts

62CS-HW Hoyt Wilhelm

62CS-EW Early Wynn

62CS-WS Warren Spahn

62CS-JP Johnny Podres

62CS-LB Lew Burdette

===1962 Flashback Autograph===

Each Flashback Autograph is hand numbered to 25 copies.

FA-AK Al Kaline

FA-FT Frank Thomas

FA-FR Frank Robinson

FA-BR Brooks Robinson

FA-EB Ernie Banks

===1962 Flashback Autograph Stadium Relic===

Each Flashback Autograph Stadium Relic is hand numbered to 25 copies.

FASR-FT Frank Thomas

FASR-BR Brooks Robinson

FASR-FR Frank Robinson

FASR-AK Al Kaline

FASR-BG Bob Gibson

===60th Anniversary Autographs===

See [[2011 Topps 60th Anniversary Autographs]]

==='62 Mint===

Exclusive to Hobby packs, and inserted as a "case hit," these cards commemorate events from 1962 with a U.S. coin minted in 1962.

62M-JR Jackie Robinson (Half-Dollar)

62M-BF Bob Feller (Half-Dollar)

62M-FT Frank Thomas (Quarter)

62M-MM Mickey Mantle (Quarter)

62M-DS Duke Snider (Quarter)

62M-EB Ernie Banks (Quarter)

62M-WS Warren Spahn (Quarter)

62M-HK Harmon Killebrew (Quarter)

62M-BR Brooks Robinson (Quarter)

62M-CM Cuban Missile Crisis Begins (Dime)

62M-AO 1st American Orbits the Earth (Dime)

62M-CE U.S. Announces Embargo Against Cuba (Dime)

62M-NS U.S. Navy SEALs Are Activated (Dime)

62M-GP Gaylord Perry (Nickel)

62M-WST Willie Stargell (Nickel)

62M-EK Ed Kranepool (Nickel)

62M-SF Sid Fernandez (Penny)

62M-DST Darryl Strawberry (Penny)

62M-ED Eric Davis (Penny)

62M-JM Jaime Moyer (Penny)

===Jackie Robinson Highlight Relics===

This 10-card set parallels the Hobby-exclusive Jackie Robinson Highlights set. Each card features a swatch of a game jersey and is hand numbered to 42 copies.

135 "Robinson Displays Athletic Talents at Early Age"

136 "Robinson Emerges as Collegiate Star"

137 "Robinson Serves Three Years in the Army"

138 "Robinson Breaks the Game's Color Barrier"

139 "Robinson Takes ROY Honors, then MVP"

140 "Robinson Wraps Up Hall-of-Fame Career"

141 "Robinson's Legacy Lives On"

142 "Robinson Racks 'em Up"

143 "Robinson Shines in the Fall"

144 "The Robinson Resume"

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