2004 Bowman Sterling
Description
2004 Bowman Sterling was a new 138-card product released by Topps in December, 2004. Each five card pack contained two First Year Player cards, one Veteran Relic, one First Year Player Autograph, and one Autographed Relic.
Each six-pack Hobby box also included a one-card Box Topper pack containing either a low-numbered Uncirculated Refractor parallel or a Bowman Originals buyback autograph.
Distribution
Six packs plus one Box Topper pack per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $50). Four boxes per case. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 138 | - | ? |
| First Year Players | 50 | - | two-per-pack |
| Veteran Relics | 50 | - | one-per-pack |
| Autographed First Year Players | 14 | - | one-per-pack |
| Autographed Relics | 24 | - | one-per-pack |
| First Year Players Refractors | 50 | 199 | 1:4 |
| Veteran Relics Refractors | 50 | 199 | 1:5 |
| Autographed First Year Players Refractors | 14 | 199 | 1:8 |
| Autographed Relics Refractors | 24 | 199 | 1:9 |
| First Year Players Black Refractors | 50 | 16 | 1:28/boxes* |
| Veteran Relics Black Refractors | 50 | 16 | 1:28/boxes* |
| Autographed First Year Players Black Refractors | 14 | 25 | 1:64/boxes* |
| Autographed Relics Black Refractors | 24 | 25 | 1:37/boxes* |
| First Year Players Red Refractors | 50 | one-of-one | 1:449/boxes* |
| Veteran Relics Red Refractors | 50 | one-of-one | 1:449/boxes* |
| Autographed First Year Players Red Refractors | 14 | one-of-one | 1:1507/boxes* |
| Autographed Relics Red Refractors | 24 | one-of-one | 1:917/boxes* |
| Bowman Originals Autographs | 46 | varies | * |
* Black and Red Rafractors and Bowman Originals Autographs are exclusive to the one-per-box Box Topper pack
Checklist
Base Set
First-Year Players
- BS-ABA Aarom Baldiris RC*
- BS-AWH Anthony Whittington RC*
- BS-BBR Bill Bray RC
- BS-BBU Billy Buckner RC
- BS-BE Brad Eldred RC
- BS-BT Brad Thompson RC
- BS-CH Chin-Lung Hu RC
- BS-CJ Conor Jackson RC
- BS-CLA Chris Lambert RC
- BS-CN Chris Nelson RC
- BS-CT Curtis Thigpen RC
- BS-DPU David Purcey RC
- BS-EH Eric Hurley RC
- BS-ESP Erick San Pedro RC*
- BS-FC Fausto Carmona RC
- BS-FG Freddy Guzman RC
- BS-FH Felix Hernandez RC
- BS-GG Greg Golson RC
- BS-GH Gaby Hernandez RC*
- BS-GIG Gio Gonzalez RC
- BS-HM Hector Made RC*
- BS-JC Jose Capellan RC
- BS-JCR Jesse Crain RC
- BS-JFI Josh Fields RC
- BS-JG Joey Gathright RC
- BS-JH Jesse Hoover RC*
- BS-JO Justin Orenduff RC*
- BS-JPH J.P. Howell RC
- BS-JZ Jon Zeringue RC*
- BS-KCH K.C. Herren RC*
- BS-KS Kurt Suzuki RC
- BS-KT Kazuhito Tadano RC
- BS-ME Mitch Einertson RC*
- BS-MF Mike Ferris RC*
- BS-MFO Matt Fox RC
- BS-MMC Matt Macri RC
- BS-MRO Mark Rogers RC
- BS-MW Marland Williams RC*
- BS-NM Nyjer Morgan RC
- BS-NS Nate Schierholtz RC
- BS-NW Neil Walker RC
- BS-OQ Omar Quintanilla RC
- BS-PGM Paul Maholm RC
- BS-PH Philip Hughes RC
- BS-RBR Reid Brignac RC
- BS-SSM Seth Smith RC
- BS-TD Thomas Diamond RC
- BS-YP Yusmeiro Petit RC
- BS-ZD Zach Duke RC
- BS-ZJ Zach Jackson RC
Veteran Relics
- BS-AB Angel Berroa BAT
- BS-AD Adam Dunn BAT
- BS-AER Alex Rodriguez BAT
- BS-AJ Andruw Jones JSY
- BS-AK Austin Kearns JSY
- BS-ANR Aramis Ramirez BAT
- BS-AP Albert Pujols JSY
- BS-BC2 Bobby Crosby JSY
- BS-BW Bernie Williams JSY
- BS-CB Craig Biggio JSY
- BS-CIB Carlos Beltran BAT
- BS-DWW Dontrelle Willis JSY
- BS-EG Eric Gagne JSY
- BS-FT Frank Thomas BAT
- BS-GS Gary Sheffield BAT
- BS-HC Hee Seop Choi BAT
- BS-HJB Hank Blalock BAT
- BS-IR Ivan Rodriguez BAT
- BS-JB Jeff Bagwell JSY
- BS-JD Johnny Damon BAT
- BS-JE Johnny Estrada BAT
- BS-JK Jason Kendall BAT
- BS-JP Juan Pierre BAT
- BS-KW Kerry Wood JSY
- BS-LB Lance Berkman JSY
- BS-LC Luis Castillo JSY
- BS-LN Laynce Nix BAT
- BS-MA Moises Alou BAT
- BS-MAM Mark Mulder JSY
- BS-MAR Manny Ramirez BAT
- BS-MC Miguel Cabrera BAT
- BS-MCT Mark Teixeira BAT
- BS-MJP Mike Piazza BAT
- BS-MP Mark Prior JSY
- BS-MT1 Miguel Tejada BAT
- BS-MT2 Miguel Tejada JSY
- BS-MY Michael Young BAT
- BS-NJ Nick Johnson BAT
- BS-PL Paul LoDuca BAT
- BS-PR Pokey Reese BAT
- BS-RB Rocco Baldelli BAT
- BS-RJH Richard Hidalgo BAT
- BS-RO Russ Ortiz JSY
- BS-RP Rafael Palmeiro BAT
- BS-SS Sammy Sosa JSY
- BS-TG Troy Glaus BAT
- BS-TLH Todd Helton BAT
- BS-TM Tino Martinez BAT
- BS-TMG Tom Glavine JSY
- BS-VG Vladimir Guerrero BAT
Autographed First-Year Players
- BS-AC Alberto Callaspo AU RC
- BS-AR Alex Romero AU RC
- BS-AZ Alec Zumwalt AU RC*
- BS-BH Blake Hawksworth AU RC
- BS-CA Chris Aguila AU RC
- BS-CQ Carlos Quentin AU RC
- BS-HG Hector Gimenez AU RC
- BS-JR Jay Rainville AU RC*
- BS-JS Jeremy Sowers AU RC
- BS-LH Linc Holdzkom AU RC
- BS-MM Matt Moses AU RC*
- BS-MR Mike Rouse AU RC
- BS-RM Ryan Meaux AU RC*
- BS-VP Vince Perkins AU RC*
Autographed Relics
- BS-AW Adam Wainwright AU JSY
- BS-BB Brian Bixler AU JSY RC
- BS-BD Blake DeWitt AU JSY RC
- BS-BU B.J. Upton AU BAT
- BS-CC Chad Cordero AU JSY
- BS-CG Christian Garcia AU JSY RC
- BS-CL Chris Lubanski AU BAT
- BS-DD David DeJesus AU JSY
- BS-DP Danny Putnam AU JSY RC
- BS-DW David Wright AU JSY
- BS-DY Delmon Young AU BAT
- BS-FP Felix Pie AU JSY
- BS-HB Homer Bailey AU JSY RC
- BS-HS Huston Street AU JSY RC
- BS-JM Jeff Marquez AU JSY RC
- BS-KWA Kyle Waldrop AU JSY RC
- BS-MB Matt Bush AU JSY RC
- BS-MT Matt Tuiasosopo AU BAT RC
- BS-RC Robinson Cano AU JSY
- BS-RH Ryan Harvey AU BAT
- BS-SK Scott Kazmir AU JSY RC
- BS-SO Scott Olsen AU JSY RC
- BS-TP Trevor Plouffe AU JSY RC
- BS-TT Taylor Tankersley AU JSY RC
Parallels
All 138 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractors (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Uncirculated Black Refractors (First Year Players and Veteran Relics: serial-numbered to 16 copies; Autographed First Year Players and Autographed Relics: serial-numbered to 25. Exclusive to Hobby Box Topper packs)
- Uncirculated Red Refractors (one-of-one; exclusive to Hobby Box Topper packs)
Autographs & Game-Used
Original Autographs
Original Autographs are slabbed buyback autographs from previously-released Bowman products and were exclusive to the one-per Hobby box Box Topper pack. Some, but not all, autographs are hand-numbered to the production figures listed below. The stated odds of finding a Bowman Originals Autograph are as follows.
- Alex Rodriguez or Barry Bonds: 1:221 boxes
- Eric Chavez, Jose Reyes, or Alfonso Soriano: 1:25 boxes
- Alex Rodriguez 98B
- Alex Rodriguez 99B 8
- Alex Rodriguez 99BowChro
- Alex Rodriguez 00B 16
- Alex Rodriguez 00BowChro 6
- Alex Rodriguez 01B
- Alex Rodriguez 01BowChro 7
- Alex Rodriguez 02B 3
- Alex Rodriguez 02BowChro
- Alex Rodriguez 03B 19
- Alex Rodriguez 03BowChro 28
- Alfonso Soriano 99B
- Alfonso Soriano 99BowChow 1
- Alfonso Soriano 00B
- Alfonso Soriano 00BowChow 8
- Alfonso Soriano 01B 7
- Alfonso Soriano 01BowChro 13
- Alfonso Soriano 02B 54
- Alfonso Soriano 02BowChro 33
- Alfonso Soriano 03B 102
- Alfonso Soriano 03BowChro 49
- Alfonso Soriano 04B 26
- Alfonso Soriano 04BowChro
- Barry Bonds 98BowChro 6
- Barry Bonds 01BowChro 3
- Barry Bonds 03BowChro 1
- Eric Chavez 97B 8
- Eric Chavez 98B 14
- Eric Chavez 98BowChro 10
- Eric Chavez 99B
- Eric Chavez 99BowChro
- Eric Chavez 00B 10
- Eric Chavez 00BowChro 9
- Eric Chavez 01B
- Eric Chavez 01BowChro 16
- Eric Chavez 02B 68
- Eric Chavez 02BowChro 21
- Eric Chavez 03B 106
- Eric Chavez 03BowChro 22
- Jose Reyes 02B 52
- Jose Reyes 02BDP&P 22
- Jose Reyes 02BDP&P 34
- Jose Reyes 02BowChro 31
- Jose Reyes 02BowChroDP&P 41
- Jose Reyes 03BDP&P 93
- Jose Reyes 03BowChroDP&P
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