2002 Topps American Pie
Description
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
24 packs per box, seven cards per pack.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| 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
Base Set
- 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
Sluggers
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
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
Through the Years Relics
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
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
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