2002 Upper Deck World Series Heroes

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Description[edit]

2002 Upper Deck World Series Heroes is a 180-card set released on September 17, 2002. The set is subdivided into three subsets: 1) Cards #1-#90 are of players who had (as of 2002) played in a World Series; 2) Cards #91-#135 are the Fall Classic Phenoms (class of 2002 rookies); and #) Cards #136-#180, Future World Series Heroes, active players who (as of 2002) had yet to appear in a World Series. Both the Fall Classic Phenoms and Future World Series Heroes subsets are short-printed.

Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield one Classic Match-Ups Memorabilia card and one oversized World Series Patch box topper.

Distribution[edit]

24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $3). 20 boxes per case

Reviews[edit]

Insertion Ratios[edit]

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Odds
Base 180 - ?
short set 90 - 5:1
Fall Classic Phenoms 45 - 1:10
Future World Series Heroes 45 - 1:10
Classic Match-Ups Memorabilia 61 - 1:24
Patch Collection 98 298 one-per-box
Patch Collection Signatures 16 - 1:24/boxes

Checklist[edit]

Base Set[edit]

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  • 1 Catfish Hunter
  • 2 Jimmy Foxx
  • 3 Mark McGwire
  • 4 Rollie Fingers
  • 5 Rickey Henderson
  • 6 Joe Carter
  • 7 John Olerud
  • 8 Roberto Alomar
  • 9 Pat Hentgen
  • 10 Devon White
  • 11 Eddie Mathews
  • 12 Greg Maddux
  • 13 Chipper Jones
  • 14 Tom Glavine
  • 15 Andruw Jones
  • 16 Dave Justice
  • 17 Fred McGriff
  • 18 Ryan Klesko
  • 19 John Smoltz
  • 20 Javy Lopez
  • 21 Marquis Grissom
  • 22 Robin Yount
  • 23 Ozzie Smith
  • 24 Frankie Frisch
  • 25 Stan Musial
  • 26 Randy Johnson
  • 27 Luis Gonzalez
  • 28 Matt Williams
  • 29 Steve Finley
  • 30 Sandy Koufax
  • 31 Duke Snider
  • 32 Kirk Gibson
  • 33 Steve Garvey
  • 34 Jackie Robinson
  • 35 Don Drysdale
  • 36 Juan Marichal
  • 37 Mel Ott
  • 38 Orlando Cepeda
  • 39 Jim Thome
  • 40 Manny Ramirez
  • 41 Omar Vizquel
  • 42 Lou Boudreau
  • 43 Gary Sheffield
  • 44 Moises Alou
  • 45 Livan Hernandez
  • 46 Edgar Renteria
  • 47 Al Leiter
  • 48 Tom Seaver
  • 49 Gary Carter
  • 50 Mike Piazza
  • 51 Nolan Ryan
  • 52 Robin Ventura
  • 53 Mike Hampton
  • 54 Jesse Orosco
  • 55 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 56 Brooks Robinson
  • 57 Tony Gwynn
  • 58 Kevin Brown
  • 59 Curt Schilling
  • 60 Cy Young
  • 61 Honus Wagner
  • 62 Willie Stargell
  • 63 Wade Boggs
  • 64 Carlton Fisk
  • 65 Ken Griffey, Sr.
  • 66 Joe Morgan
  • 67 Johnny Bench
  • 68 Barry Larkin
  • 69 Jose Rijo
  • 70 Ty Cobb
  • 71 Kirby Puckett
  • 72 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 73 Harmon Killebrew
  • 74 Mickey Mantle
  • 75 Joe DiMaggio
  • 76 Don Larsen
  • 77 Thurman Munson
  • 78 Roger Maris
  • 79 Phil Rizzuto
  • 80 Babe Ruth
  • 81 Lou Gehrig
  • 82 Billy Martin
  • 83 Derek Jeter
  • 84 Roger Clemens
  • 85 Tino Martinez
  • 86 Bernie Williams
  • 87 Mariano Rivera
  • 88 Andy Pettitte
  • 89 David Wells
  • 90 Jorge Posada

Fall Classic Phenoms[edit]

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  • 91 Rodrigo Rosario RC
  • 92 Brandon Puffer RC
  • 93 Franklyn German RC
  • 94 Reed Johnson RC
  • 95 Chris Baker RC*
  • 96 John Ennis RC
  • 97 Luis Martinez RC
  • 98 Takaki Nomura RC
  • 99 So Taguchi RC
  • 100 Michael Crudale RC
  • 101 Francis Beltran RC
  • 102 Steve Kent RC
  • 103 Jorge Sosa RC
  • 104 Felix Escalona RC
  • 105 Jose Valverde RC
  • 106 Doug Devore RC
  • 107 Kazuhisa Ishii RC
  • 108 Victor Alvarez RC
  • 109 Eric Good RC*
  • 110 Jorge Nunez RC*
  • 111 Ron Calloway RC
  • 112 Nelson Castro RC*
  • 113 Matt Thornton RC
  • 114 Luis Ugueto RC
  • 115 Hansel Izquierdo RC
  • 116 Jaime Cerda RC
  • 117 Mark Corey RC
  • 118 Tyler Yates RC
  • 119 Satoru Komiyama RC
  • 120 Steve Bechler RC
  • 121 Ben Howard RC
  • 122 Anderson Machado RC
  • 123 Jorge Padilla RC
  • 124 Eric Junge RC
  • 125 Adrian Burnside RC*
  • 126 Mike Gonzalez RC
  • 127 Anastacio Martinez RC
  • 128 Josh Hancock RC
  • 129 Rene Reyes RC
  • 130 Aaron Cook RC
  • 131 Cam Esslinger RC*
  • 132 Juan Brito RC
  • 133 Miguel Asencio RC
  • 134 Kevin Frederick RC
  • 135 Edwin Almonte RC

Future World Series Heroes[edit]

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  • 136 Troy Glaus
  • 137 Darin Erstad
  • 138 Jeff Bagwell
  • 139 Lance Berkman
  • 140 Tim Hudson
  • 141 Eric Chavez
  • 142 Barry Zito
  • 143 Carlos Delgado
  • 144 Richie Sexson
  • 145 Albert Pujols
  • 146 Sammy Sosa
  • 147 Kerry Wood
  • 148 Greg Vaughn
  • 149 Shawn Green
  • 150 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 151 Barry Bonds
  • 152 C.C. Sabathia
  • 153 Ichiro Suzuki
  • 154 Freddy Garcia
  • 155 Edgar Martinez
  • 156 Josh Beckett
  • 157 Cliff Floyd
  • 158 Mo Vaughn
  • 159 Jeromy Burnitz
  • 160 Sean Burroughs
  • 161 Phil Nevin
  • 162 Scott Rolen
  • 163 Brian Giles
  • 164 Alex Rodriguez
  • 165 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 166 Juan Gonzalez
  • 167 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 168 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 169 Pedro Martinez
  • 170 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 171 Adam Dunn
  • 172 Todd Helton
  • 173 Mike Sweeney
  • 174 Carlos Beltran
  • 175 Dmitri Young
  • 176 Doug Mientkiewicz
  • 177 Torii Hunter
  • 178 Frank Thomas
  • 179 Magglio Ordonez
  • 180 Jason Giambi

Manufactured Patches[edit]

Patch Collection[edit]

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Inserted into each sealed Hobby box was 5" X 7" manufactured patch card commemorating each World Series played to that point. Only 298 copies of each patch card were produced; however, the cards are not serial-numbered. A limited number of autographed patches (see below) were also randomly inserted.

  • WS3 1903 World Series
  • WS5 1905 World Series
  • WS6 1906 World Series
  • WS7 1907 World Series
  • WS8 1908 World Series
  • WS9 1909 World Series
  • WS10 1910 World Series
  • WS11 1911 World Series
  • WS12 1912 World Series
  • WS13 1913 World Series
  • WS14 1914 World Series
  • WS15 1915 World Series
  • WS16 1916 World Series
  • WS17 1917 World Series
  • WS18 1918 World Series
  • WS19 1919 World Series
  • WS20 1920 World Series
  • WS21 1921 World Series
  • WS22 1922 World Series
  • WS23 1923 World Series
  • WS24 1924 World Series
  • WS25 1925 World Series
  • WS26 1926 World Series
  • WS27 1927 World Series
  • WS28 1928 World Series
  • WS29 1929 World Series
  • WS30 1930 World Series
  • WS31 1931 World Series
  • WS32 1932 World Series
  • WS33 1933 World Series
  • WS34 1934 World Series
  • WS35 1935 World Series
  • WS36 1936 World Series
  • WS37 1937 World Series
  • WS38 1938 World Series
  • WS39 1939 World Series
  • WS40 1940 World Series
  • WS41 1941 World Series
  • WS42 1942 World Series
  • WS43 1943 World Series
  • WS44 1944 World Series
  • WS45 1945 World Series
  • WS46 1946 World Series
  • WS47 1947 World Series
  • WS48 1948 World Series
  • WS49 1949 World Series
  • WS50 1950 World Series
  • WS51 1951 World Series
  • WS52 1952 World Series
  • WS53 1953 World Series
  • WS54 1954 World Series
  • WS55 1955 World Series
  • WS56 1956 World Series
  • WS57 1957 World Series
  • WS58 1958 World Series
  • WS59 1959 World Series
  • WS60 1960 World Series
  • WS61 1961 World Series
  • WS62 1962 World Series
  • WS63 1963 World Series
  • WS64 1964 World Series
  • WS65 1965 World Series
  • WS66 1966 World Series
  • WS67 1967 World Series
  • WS68 1968 World Series
  • WS69 1969 World Series
  • WS70 1970 World Series
  • WS71 1971 World Series
  • WS72 1972 World Series
  • WS73 1973 World Series
  • WS74 1974 World Series
  • WS75 1975 World Series
  • WS76 1976 World Series
  • WS77 1977 World Series
  • WS78 1978 World Series
  • WS79 1979 World Series
  • WS80 1980 World Series
  • WS81 1981 World Series
  • WS82 1982 World Series
  • WS83 1983 World Series
  • WS84 1984 World Series
  • WS85 1985 World Series
  • WS86 1986 World Series
  • WS87 1987 World Series
  • WS88 1988 World Series
  • WS89 1989 World Series
  • WS90 1990 World Series
  • WS91 1991 World Series
  • WS92 1992 World Series
  • WS93 1993 World Series
  • WS95 1995 World Series
  • WS96 1996 World Series
  • WS97 1997 World Series
  • WS98 1998 World Series
  • WS99 1999 World Series
  • WS00 2000 World Series
  • WS01 2001 World Series

Autographs & Game-Used[edit]

Classic Match-Ups Memorabilia[edit]

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NOTE: While two players are depicted, each card only has one piece of memorabilia -- from the player listed first.

  • MU Mike Piazza / Roger Clemens PANTS
  • MU1 Mariano Rivera / Luis Gonzalez JSY
  • MU1a Paul O'Neill / Curt Schilling PANTS
  • MU1b Bernie Williams / Randy Johnson PANTS
  • MU1c David Justice / Curt Schilling JSY
  • MU1d Randy Johnson / Matt Williams JSY
  • MU1e Curt Schilling / Tino Martinez JSY
  • MU1f Roger Clemens / Luis Gonzalez JSY
  • MU1g Paul O'Neill / Byung-Hyun Kim PANTS
  • MU1h Luis Gonzalez / Mariano Rivera JSY SP
  • MU3 Honus Wagner / Cy Young PANTS
  • MU30 Jimmie Foxx / Frank Frisch PANTS
  • MU36 Joe DiMaggio / Mel Ott PANTS SP
  • MU49 Duke Snider / Joe DiMaggio JSY
  • MU53 Jackie Robinson / Billy Martin PANTS
  • MU55 Mickey Mantle / Jackie Robinson PANTS
  • MU56 Don Larsen / Duke Snider PANTS
  • MU56a Don Larsen / Jackie Robinson PANTS
  • MU57 Eddie Mathews / Yogi Berra JSY
  • MU58 Yogi Berra / Eddie Mathews JSY
  • MU62 Roger Maris / Juan Marichal PANTS
  • MU63 Sandy Koufax / Mickey Mantle JSY
  • MU66 Don Drysdale / Brooks Robinson JSY SP
  • MU69 Nolan Ryan / Brooks Robinson JSY
  • MU72 Joe Morgan / Catfish Hunter JSY
  • MU72a Rollie Fingers / Johnny Bench JSY
  • MU73 Tom Seaver / Jim Hunter PANTS
  • MU74 Catfish Hunter / Steve Garvey JSY
  • MU74a Davey Lopes / Catfish Hunter JSY
  • MU76 Ken Griffey, Sr. / Thurman Munson JSY
  • MU76a Thurman Munson / Johnny Bench PANTS
  • MU78 Thurman Munson / Steve Garvey PANTS
  • MU78a Bill Russell / Thurman Munson JSY
  • MU81 Steve Garvey / Dave Winfield JSY
  • MU82 Robin Yount / Ozzie Smith JSY
  • MU83 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Joe Morgan PANTS
  • MU84 Jack Morris / Tony Gwynn JSY
  • MU86 Jesse Orosco / Roger Clemens JSY
  • MU87 Ozzie Smith / Kirby Puckett JSY
  • MU88 Mark McGwire / Kirk Gibson JSY SP
  • MU9 Ty Cobb / Honus Wagner PANTS SP
  • MU90 Barry Larkin / Mark McGwire JSY SP
  • MU91 Tom Glavine / Kirby Puckett JSY
  • MU93 Joe Carter / Curt Schilling JSY
  • MU95 Dennis Martinez / David Justice JSY
  • MU95a Kenny Lofton / John Smoltz JSY
  • MU96 Andruw Jones / Andy Pettitte JSY
  • MU96a Tim Raines / Tom Glavine PANTS
  • MU96b Kenny Rogers / Andruw Jones JSY
  • MU97 Jim Thome / Kevin Brown JSY
  • MU98 Tony Gwynn / Bernie Williams PANTS
  • MU98a Trevor Hoffman / Bernie Williams JSY SP
  • MU99 Jorge Posada / Greg Maddux JSY
  • MU99a Greg Maddux / Derek Jeter JSY
  • MU99b Paul O'Neill / John Smoltz PANTS
  • MU99c Chipper Jones / Mariano Rivera JSY
  • MUa Andy Pettitte / Mike Piazza PANTS
  • MUb Al Leiter / Derek Jeter JSY
  • MUc Robin Ventura / Roger Clemens JSY
  • MUd Edgardo Alfonzo / Mariano Rivera JSY
  • MUe John Franco / Derek Jeter JSY

Patch Collection Signatures[edit]

  • WS55 Duke Snider
  • WS56 Don Larsen
  • WS65 Sandy Koufax
  • WS69 Nolan Ryan
  • WS70 Brooks Robinson
  • WS73 Tom Seaver
  • WS74 Rollie Fingers
  • WS75 Carlton Fisk
  • WS76 Joe Morgan
  • WS81 Steve Garvey
  • WS82 Ozzie Smith
  • WS83 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • WS89 Mark McGwire
  • WS91 Kirby Puckett
  • WS93 Joe Carter
  • WS99 Roger Clemens