2002 Topps Gallery

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Description[edit]

2002 Topps Gallery is a 200-card, all-painted, set released in June, 2002. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield one of 10 variations, and every other box a Relic.

Distribution[edit]

Hobby: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $3)

Reviews[edit]

Insertion Ratios[edit]

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 200 - ? ?
Variation Level 1 10 - 1:24 1:24
Variation Level 2 10 25 1:4,065 1:4,065
Press Plates 200 four for each 1:1,211 1:1,211
Heritage 25 - 1:12 1:12
Bucks 1 - 1:127 1:127
Heritage Uniform Relics 9 - 1:85 1:85
Original Bat Relics 15 - 1:169 1:169
Autographs 10 - 1:240 1:240
Heritage Autographs 3 25 1:13,595 1:14,064

Checklist[edit]

Base Set[edit]

NOTE: For the first time since 1998, all 200 base cards are printed in equal quantities.

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  • 1 Jason Giambi
  • 2 Mark Grace
  • 3 Bret Boone
  • 4 Antonio Alfonseca
  • 5 Kevin Brown
  • 6 Cristian Guzman
  • 7 Magglio Ordonez
  • 8 Luis Gonzalez
  • 9 Jorge Posada
  • 10 Roberto Alomar
  • 11 Mike Sweeney
  • 12 Jeff Kent
  • 13 Matt Morris
  • 14 Alfonso Soriano
  • 15 Adam Dunn
  • 16 Neifi Perez
  • 17 Todd Walker
  • 18 J.D. Drew
  • 19 Eric Chavez
  • 20 Alex Rodriguez
  • 21 Ray Lankford
  • 22 Roger Cedeno
  • 23 Chipper Jones
  • 24 Josh Beckett
  • 25 Mike Piazza
  • 26 Freddy Garcia
  • 27 Todd Helton
  • 28 Tino Martinez
  • 29 Kazuhiro Sasaki
  • 30 Curt Schilling
  • 31 Mark Buehrle
  • 32 John Olerud
  • 33 Brad Radke
  • 34 Steve Sparks
  • 35 Jason Tyner
  • 36 Jeff Shaw
  • 37 Mariano Rivera
  • 38 Russ Ortiz
  • 39 Richard Hidalgo
  • 40 Carl Everett
  • 41 John Burkett
  • 42 Tim Hudson
  • 43 Mike Hampton
  • 44 Orlando Cabrera
  • 45 Barry Zito
  • 46 C.C. Sabathia
  • 47 Chan Ho Park
  • 48 Tom Glavine
  • 49 Aramis Ramirez
  • 50 Lance Berkman
  • 51 Al Leiter
  • 52 Phil Nevin
  • 53 Javier Vazquez
  • 54 Troy Glaus
  • 55 Tsuyoshi Shinjo
  • 56 Albert Pujols
  • 57 John Smoltz
  • 58 Derek Jeter
  • 59 Robb Nen
  • 60 Jason Kendall
  • 61 Eric Gagne
  • 62 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 63 Corey Patterson
  • 64 Rickey Henderson
  • 65 Jack Wilson
  • 66 Jason LaRue
  • 67 Sammy Sosa
  • 68 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 69 Randy Johnson
  • 70 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 71 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 72 J.T. Snow
  • 73 Darryl Kile
  • 74 Andruw Jones
  • 75 Brian Giles
  • 76 Pedro Martinez
  • 77 Jeff Bagwell
  • 78 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 79 Ryan Dempster
  • 80 Jeff Cirillo
  • 81 Geoff Jenkins
  • 82 Brandon Duckworth
  • 83 Roger Clemens
  • 84 Fred McGriff
  • 85 Hideo Nomo
  • 86 Larry Walker
  • 87 Sean Casey
  • 88 Trevor Hoffman
  • 89 Robert Fick
  • 90 Armando Benitez
  • 91 Jeromy Burnitz
  • 92 Bernie Williams
  • 93 Carlos Delgado
  • 94 Troy Percival
  • 95 Nate Cornejo
  • 96 Derrek Lee
  • 97 Jose Ortiz
  • 98 Brian Jordan
  • 99 Jose Cruz
  • 100 Ichiro
  • 101 Jose Mesa
  • 102 Tim Salmon
  • 103 Bud Smith
  • 104 Paul LoDuca
  • 105 Juan Pierre
  • 106 Ben Grieve
  • 107 Russell Branyan
  • 108 Bob Abreu
  • 109 Moises Alou
  • 110 Richie Sexson
  • 111 Jerry Hairston, Jr.
  • 112 Marlon Anderson
  • 113 Juan Gonzalez
  • 114 Craig Biggio
  • 115 Carlos Beltran
  • 116 Eric Milton
  • 117 Cliff Floyd
  • 118 Rich Aurilia
  • 119 Adrian Beltre
  • 120 Jason Bere
  • 121 Darin Erstad
  • 122 Ben Sheets
  • 123 Johnny Damon
  • 124 Jimmy Rollins
  • 125 Shawn Green
  • 126 Greg Maddux
  • 127 Mark Mulder
  • 128 Bartolo Colon
  • 129 Shannon Stewart
  • 130 Ramon Ortiz
  • 131 Kerry Wood
  • 132 Ryan Klesko
  • 133 Preston Wilson
  • 134 Roy Oswalt
  • 135 Rafael Furcal
  • 136 Eric Karros
  • 137 Nick Neugebauer
  • 138 Doug Mientkiewicz
  • 139 Paul Konerko
  • 140 Bobby Higginson
  • 141 Garret Anderson
  • 142 Wes Helms
  • 143 Brent Abernathy
  • 144 Scott Rolen
  • 145 Dmitri Young
  • 146 Jim Thome
  • 147 Raul Mondesi
  • 148 Pat Burrell
  • 149 Gary Sheffield
  • 150 Miguel Tejada

Prospects[edit]

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  • 151 Brandon Inge
  • 152 Carlos Pena
  • 153 Jason Lane
  • 154 Nathan Haynes
  • 155 Hank Blalock
  • 156 Juan Cruz
  • 157 Morgan Ensberg
  • 158 Sean Burroughs
  • 159 Ed Rogers
  • 160 Nick Johnson
  • 161 Orlando Hudson
  • 162 Anastacio Martinez RC
  • 163 Jeremy Affeldt
  • 164 Brandon Claussen
  • 165 Deivis Santos
  • 166 Mike Rivera
  • 167 Carlos Silva
  • 168 Val Pascucci
  • 169 Xavier Nady
  • 170 David Espinosa

First-Year Prospects[edit]

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  • 171 Dan Phillips RC*
  • 172 Tony Fontana RC*
  • 173 Juan Silvestre
  • 174 Henry Pichardo RC*
  • 175 Pablo Arias RC*
  • 176 Brett Roneberg RC*
  • 177 Chad Qualls RC
  • 178 Greg Sain RC*
  • 179 Rene Reyes RC
  • 180 So Taguchi RC
  • 181 Dan Johnson RC
  • 182 Justin Backsmeyer RC*
  • 183 Juan M. Gonzalez RC*
  • 184 Jason Ellison RC*
  • 185 Kazuhisa Ishii RC
  • 186 Joe Mauer
  • 187 James Shanks RC*
  • 188 Kevin Cash RC
  • 189 J.J. Trujillo RC
  • 190 Jorge Padilla RC

Retired Players[edit]

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  • 191 Nolan Ryan
  • 192 George Brett
  • 193 Ryne Sandberg
  • 194 Robin Yount
  • 195 Tom Seaver
  • 196 Mike Schmidt
  • 197 Frank Robinson
  • 198 Harmon Killebrew
  • 199 Kirby Puckett
  • 200 Don Mattingly

Variations[edit]

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Ten players have two variations. The more common variation (also known as "Variation 1") were inserted at the rate of one-per-box. "Variation 2" is much, much, scarcer, and limited (but not serial-numbered) to 25 copies.

See our 2002 Topps Gallery Variations visual guide for more details.

Variation 1[edit]

  • 1 Jason Giambi Blue background
  • 20 Alex Rodriguez Gray jersey
  • 25 Mike Piazza Black jersey
  • 27 Todd Helton Blue background
  • 56 Albert Pujols Red Hat
  • 58 Derek Jeter Blue background
  • 67 Sammy Sosa Black Bat
  • 71 Ivan Rodriguez Blue jersey
  • 76 Pedro Martinez Red Shirt
  • 100 Ichiro Empty dugout

Variation 2[edit]

Variation 2 copies of Alex Rodriguez cards may not have been packed out as a collector acquired a lot of 25 copies from a former Topps employee in early 2022.

  • 1 Jason Giambi White Batting Glove
  • 20 Alex Rodriguez Grass stained pants
  • 25 Mike Piazza Orange background
  • 27 Todd Helton Black bat
  • 56 Albert Pujols Blue wristband
  • 58 Derek Jeter Red background
  • 67 Sammy Sosa Red Wrist Band
  • 71 Ivan Rodriguez No wristbands
  • 76 Pedro Martinez No ball
  • 100 Ichiro Brown bat

Parallels[edit]

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A set of four Press Plates were randomly inserted for each base card.

Inserts[edit]

Heritage[edit]

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The 2002 edition of the popular Gallery Heritage insert features artistic impressions of 25 prominent Topps rookie cards.

  • GH-AK Al Kaline 54
  • GH-AR Alex Rodriguez 98
  • GH-BBO Bret Boone 93
  • GH-BR Brooks Robinson 57
  • GH-CJ Chipper Jones 91
  • GH-CY Carl Yastrzemski 60
  • GH-GM Greg Maddux 87
  • GH-JG Jason Giambi 91TT
  • GH-KG Ken Griffey, Jr. 89TT
  • GH-LG Luis Gonzalez 91
  • GH-MM Mark McGwire 85
  • GH-MP Mike Piazza 93
  • GH-MS Mike Schmidt 73
  • GH-NR Nolan Ryan 68
  • GH-PM Pedro Martinez 93
  • GH-RA Roberto Alomar 88
  • GH-RC Roger Clemens 85
  • GH-RJ Reggie Jackson 69
  • GH-RY Robin Yount 75
  • GH-SG Shawn Green 92
  • GH-SM Stan Musial 58
  • GH-SS Sammy Sosa 90
  • GH-TG Tony Gwynn 83
  • GH-TS Tom Seaver 67
  • GH-TSH Tsuyoshi Shinjo 01

Bucks[edit]

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This card is a $5 gift certificate good towards the purchase of an original Topps Gallery artwork.

  • NNO Nolan Ryan

Autographs & Game-Used[edit]

Heritage Uniform Relics[edit]

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The specific odds of finding a Heritage Uniform Relic are as follows.

  • Group A: 1:106/packs
  • Group B: 1:424/packs
  • GHR-AR Alex Rodriguez A
  • GHR-BBO Bret Boone A
  • GHR-CJ Chipper Jones B
  • GHR-GM Greg Maddux A
  • GHR-LG Luis Gonzalez A
  • GHR-MP Mike Piazza A
  • GHR-PM Pedro Martinez A
  • GHR-TG Tony Gwynn A
  • GHR-TS Tsuyoshi Shinjo A

Original Bat Relics[edit]

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  • GO-AJ Andruw Jones
  • GO-AP Albert Pujols
  • GO-AR Alex Rodriguez
  • GO-AS Alfonso Soriano
  • GO-BBO Bret Boone
  • GO-BW Bernie Williams
  • GO-CD Carlos Delgado
  • GO-CJ Chipper Jones
  • GO-JC Jose Canseco
  • GO-JG Juan Gonzalez
  • GO-LG Luis Gonzalez
  • GO-MP Mike Piazza
  • GO-TG Tony Gwynn
  • GO-TH Todd Helton
  • GO-TM Tino Martinez

Autographs[edit]

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The specific odds of finding an Autograph are as follows.

  • Group A: 1:815/packs
  • Group B: 1:1017/packs
  • Group C: 1:509/packs
  • GA-BBO Bret Boone A
  • GA-JD J.D. Drew B
  • GA-JL Jason Lane C
  • GA-JP Jorge Posada A
  • GA-JS Juan Silvestre C
  • GA-LB Lance Berkman A
  • GA-LG Luis Gonzalez B
  • GA-MO Magglio Ordonez A
  • GA-SG Shawn Green A

Heritage Autographs[edit]

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Each Heritage Autograph is limited, but not serial-numbered, to 25 copies.

  • GHA-BBO Bret Boone
  • GHA-LG Luis Gonzalez
  • GHA-SG Shawn Green