2002 Topps American Pie
Description[edit]
2002 Topps American Pie is a 150-card set released in May, 2002. Dubbed the "Spirit of America Edition," the checklist features a mix of retired baseball players, celebrities, and historical events. There are no active players in the set, and as such, is not licensed by the MLBPA.
Distribution[edit]
24 packs per box, seven cards per pack.
Reviews[edit]
Insertion Ratios[edit]
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 150 | - | ? | ? |
| Sluggers | 25 | - | one-per-pack | one-per-pack |
| Entertainment Buybacks | 35 | 100 | 1:119 | 1:308 |
| Through the Years Relics | 26 | - | 1:32 | 1:58 |
| First Pitch Seat Relics | 16 | - | 1:32 | 1:56 |
| Piece of American Pie | 10 | - | varies | varies |
Checklist[edit]
Base Set[edit]
- 1 Warren Spahn
- 2 Reggie Jackson
- 3 Bill Mazeroski
- 4 Carl Yastrzemski
- 5 Whitey Ford
- 6 Ralph Houk
- 7 Rod Carew
- 8 Kirk Gibson
- 9 Bobby Thomson
- 10 Don Newcombe
- 11 Gaylord Perry
- 12 Bruce Sutter
- 13 Bob Gibson
- 14 Brooks Robinson
- 15 Steve Carlton
- 16 Robin Yount
- 17 Ernie Banks
- 18 Lou Brock
- 19 Al Kaline
- 20 Carlton Fisk
- 21 Frank Robinson
- 22 Bobby Bonds
- 23 Andre Dawson
- 24 Goose Gossage
- 25 Fred Lynn
- 26 Keith Hernandez
- 27 Rollie Fingers
- 28 Juan Marichal
- 29 Maury Wills
- 30 Dave Winfield
- 31 Frank Howard
- 32 Tony Gwynn
- 33 Jim Palmer
- 34 Mike Schmidt
- 35 Bo Jackson
- 36 Fergie Jenkins
- 37 Bobby Richardson
- 38 Harmon Killebrew
- 39 Monte Irvin
- 40 Jim Abbott
- 41 Wade Boggs
- 42 Jackie Robinson
- 43 Ralph Branca
- 44 Minnie Minoso
- 45 Tug McGraw
- 46 Willie Mays
- 47 Nolan Ryan
- 48 Duke Snider
- 49 Tom Seaver
- 50 Casey Stengel
- 51 D-Day
- 52 Gulf War
- 53 Vietnam War
- 54 Korean War
- 55 Secret Service
- 56 Crayons
- 57 Hoover Dam
- 58 Penicillin
- 59 Polio Vaccine
- 60 Empire State Building
- 61 Television
- 62 Duke Ellington
- 63 Voyager Mission
- 64 Space Shuttle
- 65 Ellis Island
- 66 Statue Of Liberty
- 67 Battle Of The Bulge
- 68 Battle Of Midway
- 69 Iwo Jima
- 70 Panama Canal
- 71 Spirit Of St. Louis
- 71 Lindbergh
- 72 Civil Rights
- 72 We Shall Overcome
- 73 Space Race
- 74 Alaska Pipeline
- 75 Teddy Bear
- 76 Seabiscuit
- 77 Bazooka Joe
- 78 Mt. Rushmore
- 79 Yellowstone Park
- 80 Niagara Falls
- 81 Grand Canyon
- 82 Hoola Hoop
- 83 George Patton
- 84 Florence Griffith Joyner
- 85 Amelia Earhart
- 86 Glen Miller
- 87 Rick Monday
- 88 Buzz Aldrin
- 89 Rosa Parks
- 90 Edward R. Murrow
- 91 Susan B. Anthony
- 92 Bobby Kennedy
- 93 Gloria Steinem
- 94 Hank Greenberg
- 95 Jimmy Doolittle
- 96 Thurgood Marshall
- 97 Ernest Hemingway
- 98 Henry Ford
- 99 Wright Brothers
- 100 Thomas Edison
- 101 Albert Einstein
- 102 Will Rogers
- 103 George Gershwin
- 104 Irving Berlin
- 105 Frank Lloyd Wright
- 106 Howard Hughes
- 107 George M. Cohan
- 108 Jack Kerouac
- 109 Harry Houdini
- 110 Helen Keller
- 111 John McCain
- 112 Andrew Carnegie
- 113 Sandra Day O'Connor
- 114 Brooklyn Bridge
- 115 Douglas MacArthur
- 116 Elvis Presley
- 117 George Burns
- 118 Judy Garland
- 119 Buddy Holly
- 120 Don McLean
- 121 Marilyn Monroe
- 122 Humphrey Bogart
- 123 Gary Cooper
- 124 The Andrews Sisters
- 125 Jim Thorpe
- 126 Joe Louis
- 127 Jesse Owens
- 128 Kate Smith
- 129 W.C. Fields
- 130 Bette Davis
- 131 Jayne Mansfield
- 132 William McKinley
- 133 Teddy Roosevelt
- 134 William Taft
- 135 Woodrow Wilson
- 136 Warren Harding
- 137 Calvin Coolidge
- 138 Herbert Hoover
- 139 Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 140 Harry Truman
- 141 Dwight Eisenhower
- 142 John F. Kennedy
- 143 Lyndon B. Johnson
- 144 Richard Nixon
- 145 Gerald Ford
- 146 Jimmy Carter
- 147 Ronald Reagan
- 148 George H.W. Bush
- 149 Bill Clinton
- 150 George W. Bush
Inserts[edit]
Sluggers[edit]
Each pack contained one Sluggers insert. There are four different color parallels for each card (Blue, Gold, Red, and Silver); however, all four colors were produced in equal quantities.
- 1 Rod Carew
- 2 Brooks Robinson
- 3 Mike Schmidt
- 4 Carlton Fisk
- 5 Reggie Jackson
- 6 Carl Yastrzemski
- 7 Kirk Gibson
- 8 Al Kaline
- 9 Frank Robinson
- 10 Fred Lynn
- 11 Dave Winfield
- 12 Harmon Killebrew
- 13 Monte Irvin
- 14 Willie Mays
- 15 Duke Snider
- 16 George Foster
- 17 Joe Carter
- 18 Eddie Mathews
- 19 George Brett
- 20 Frank Howard
- 21 Andre Dawson
- 22 Ted Kluszewski
- 23 Ryne Sandberg
- 24 Jack Clark
- 25 Cecil Cooper
Entertainment Buybacks[edit]
Each Entertainment Buyback is a card from a previously-released Topps non-sport set, hit with a special foil stamp, and serial-numbered to 100 copies.
- Alien
- Back to the Future
- Beatles
- Beverly Hillbillies
- Charlies Angels
- Close Encounters
- Creature Feature
- Elvis
- E.T.
- Grease
- Happy Days
- JFK
- Jurassic Park
- Kung Fu
- Look and See
- Man from UNCLE
- Lost in Space
- MOD Squad
- Buck Rodgers
- Man On The Moon
- Zorro
- Welcome Back Kotter
- TV Westerns
- Superman Movie
- Superman TV
- Star Trek Movie
- U.S. Presidents
- Star Trek TV
- Rocky
- Soupy Sales
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Partridge Family
- Planet of the Apes
- Mork and Mindy
- Monster Laffs
Autographs & Game-Used[edit]
Through the Years Relics[edit]
The odds of finding a specific Through the Years Relic are as follows.
- Bat: 1:211 Hobby, 1:377 retail
- Jersey: 1:32 Hobby, 1:58 retail
- Uniform: 1:60 Hobby, 1:100 retail
- AD Andre Dawson
- AL Al Oliver
- BB Bill Buckner
- CY Carl Yastrzemski
- DA Dick Allen
- DM Don Mattingly
- DP Dave Parker
- DS Darryl Strawberry
- DW Dave Winfield
- EM Eddie Mathews
- FR Frank Robinson
- GP Gaylord Perry
- JA Jim Abbott
- JB Johnny Bench
- JC Jack Clark
- JK Jim Kaat
- JM Joe Morgan
- JR Joe Rudi
- MM Minnie Minoso
- NR Nolan Ryan
- RM Rick Monday
- TM Thurman Munson
- TS Tom Seaver
- WB Wade Boggs
- WM Willie Mays
- WS Willie Stargell
First Pitch Seat Relics[edit]
Each card features a piece of a stadium seat from a ballpark where the pictured President once threw out a ceremonial first pitch.
- BC Bill Clinton
- CC Calvin Coolidge
- DE Dwight Eisenhower
- FDR Franklin D. Roosevelt
- GF Gerald Ford
- GHWB George H.W. Bush
- GWB George W. Bush
- HH Herbert Hoover
- HT Harry Truman
- JFK John F. Kennedy
- RN Richard Nixon
- RR Ronald Reagan
- WH Warren Harding
- WT William Taft
- WW Woodrow Wilson
- LBJ Lyndon B. Johnson
Piece of American Pie[edit]
The odds of each Piece of American Pie Relic varies as such.
- Humphrey Bogart's Scarf: 1:1074
- George Burns's Coat: 1:680
- Gary Cooper's Scarf: 1:414
- Bette Davis's Jacket: 1:680
- Judy Garland's Scarf: 1:680
- Jayne Mansfield's Pants: 1:680
- Marilyn Monroe's Dress: 1:684
- Elvis Presley's Coat: 1:684
- Elvis Presley's Shirt: 1:684
- Ronald Reagan Piece of the Berlin Wall: 1:675
- BD Bette Davis
- EP Elvis Presley Army Shirt
- EP2 Elvis Presley
- GB George Burns Coat
- GC Gary Cooper Scarf
- HB H.Bogart Handkerchief
- JD Judy Garland Scarf
- JM Jayne Mansfield Shirt
- MM Marilyn Monroe Dress
- RR Ronald Reagan Wall