2004 Upper Deck Play Ball
Description
2004 Upper Deck Play Ball is a 233-card set. The first 183 cards were issued in the Play Ball product in April, 2004. The set consists of two serial-numbered subsets: Rookie Portfolio (Cards #133-#162) and Classic Combos (#163-#183). Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield four serial-numbered cards, one die-cut card, eight parallels, two game-used memorabilia cards, and one autograph.
The last 50 cards in the set (cards #184-#233) are known as the Update Series and were distributed exclusively as a factory set inside Hobby boxes of 2004 Upper Deck Series Two. Each Series Two Hobby box came with an unmarked and shrink-wrapped Update Set box from one of four possible 2004 Upper Deck early-season products: Vintage, Play Ball, Reflections and SP Game Used Patch. Collectors had to break the shrink wrap to figure out which set they received. The odds of finding the Play Ball Update set were 1:4/sets.
The 1:6 Blue inserts utilize alternate player images than the base cards and numbered parallels. The "Red" die-cut parallel, numbered to /175, actually features Gray/Silver frames.
Distribution
Hobby: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $4). 14 boxes per case.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 183 | - | ? |
| short set | 132 | - | 4:1 |
| Rookie Portfolio | 30 | 2004 | 1:16 |
| Classic Combos | 21 | 1999 | 1:24 |
| Blue | 132 | - | 1:6 |
| Red/Die Cut | 132 | 175 | ? |
| Green | 132 | 15 | ? |
| Purple | 132 | one-of-one | ? |
| Home Run Heroics | 40 | - | 1:24 |
| Apparel Collection | 42 | - | 1:24 |
| Artist's Touch Jersey | 34 | 250 | ? |
| Artist's Touch Jersey 50 | 35 | 50 | ? |
| Tools of the Stars Bat Card | 14 | - | 1:48 |
| Tools of the Stars Bat Card Level 1 | 14 | 250 | ? |
| Tools of the Stars Bat Card Level 2 | 11 | 25 | ? |
| Rookie Portfolio Signature | 30 | - | 1:30 |
| Signature Portfolio Black Ink | 6 | 100 | ? |
| Signature Portfolio Blue Ink | 6 | 25 | ? |
| Signature Portfolio Red Ink | 6 | 10 | ? |
| Signature Portfolio Gold w/Black Ink | 6 | 10 | ? |
| Signature Portfolio Gold w/Blue Ink | 6 | 5 | ? |
| Signature Portfolio Gold w/Red Ink | 6 | one-of-one | ? |
Checklist
Promos
- 44 Rich Harden
- 45 Jeff Kent
- 49 Andruw Jones
- 52 Rocco Baldelli
- 53 Jim Edmonds
- 55 Austin Kearns
- 58 Roy Oswalt
- 60 Mark Mulder
- 61 Ben Sheets
- 62 Scott Rolen
- 63 Greg Maddux
- 64 Jose Contreras
- 65 Miguel Cabrera
- 71 Tim Hudson
- 86 Reggie Sanders
- 87 Cliff Floyd
- 89 Kevin Millwood
- 90 Aaron Boone
- 94 Jeremy Bonderman
- 95 Larry Walker
- 96 Edgar Martinez
- 100 Jerry Hairston, Jr.
- 103 Frank Thomas
- 106 Bartolo Colon
- 107 Johnny Damon
- 108 Ryan Klesko
- 110 Jorge Posada
- 111 Melvin Mora
- 118 Mike Sweeney
- 121 Milton Bradley
- 123 Carl Crawford
- 125 Juan Gonzalez
- 126 Travis Hafner
- 127 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 130 Carlos Lee
- 131 Javy Lopez
- 132 Jay Gibbons
Base Set
- 1 Hideo Nomo
- 2 Curt Schilling
- 3 Barry Zito
- 4 Nomar Garciaparra
- 5 Yogi Berra
- 6 Randy Johnson
- 7 Jason Giambi
- 8 Sammy Sosa
- 9 David Ortiz
- 10 Derek Jeter
- 11 Warren Spahn
- 12 Mark Prior
- 13 Roger Clemens
- 14 Mike Piazza
- 15 Nolan Ryan
- 16 Joe DiMaggio
- 17 Alfonso Soriano
- 18 Brandon Webb
- 19 Shawn Green
- 20 Bob Feller
- 21 Mike Schmidt
- 22 Mark Teixeira
- 23 Pedro Martinez
- 24 Vladimir Guerrero
- 25 Rafael Furcal
- 26 Derrek Lee
- 27 Carlos Delgado
- 28 Mickey Mantle
- 29 Dontrelle Willis
- 30 Ted Williams
- 31 Vernon Wells
- 32 Alex Rodriguez
- 33 Brooks Robinson
- 34 Tom Seaver
- 35 Ernie Banks
- 36 Bob Gibson
- 37 Jim Thome
- 38 Mike Mussina
- 39 Eric Chavez
- 40 Roy Halladay
- 41 Eric Gagne
- 42 Jose Reyes
- 43 Jeff Bagwell
- 44 Rich Harden
- 45 Jeff Kent
- 46 Lance Berkman
- 47 Adam Dunn
- 48 Richie Sexson
- 49 Andruw Jones
- 50 Ichiro Suzuki
- 51 Edgar Renteria
- 52 Rocco Baldelli
- 53 Jim Edmonds
- 54 Magglio Ordonez
- 55 Austin Kearns
- 56 Garret Anderson
- 57 Manny Ramirez
- 58 Roy Oswalt
- 59 Gary Sheffield
- 60 Mark Mulder
- 61 Ben Sheets
- 62 Scott Rolen
- 63 Greg Maddux
- 64 Jose Contreras
- 65 Miguel Cabrera
- 66 Hank Blalock
- 67 Miguel Tejada
- 68 Albert Pujols
- 69 Hideki Matsui
- 70 Mike Lowell
- 71 Tim Hudson
- 72 Bret Boone
- 73 Ivan Rodriguez
- 74 Josh Beckett
- 75 Todd Helton
- 76 Brian Giles
- 77 Orlando Cabrera
- 78 Carlos Beltran
- 79 Jason Schmidt
- 80 Kerry Wood
- 81 Preston Wilson
- 82 Troy Glaus
- 83 Kevin Brown
- 84 Rafael Palmeiro
- 85 Chipper Jones
- 86 Reggie Sanders
- 87 Cliff Floyd
- 88 Corey Patterson
- 89 Kevin Millwood
- 90 Aaron Boone
- 91 Darin Erstad
- 92 Richard Hidalgo
- 93 Dmitri Young
- 94 Jeremy Bonderman
- 95 Larry Walker
- 96 Edgar Martinez
- 97 Jerome Williams
- 98 Luis Gonzalez
- 99 Roberto Alomar
- 100 Jerry Hairston, Jr.
- 101 Luis Matos
- 102 Andy Pettitte
- 103 Frank Thomas
- 104 Rondell White
- 105 Jody Gerut
- 106 Bartolo Colon
- 107 Johnny Damon
- 108 Ryan Klesko
- 109 Geoff Jenkins
- 110 Jorge Posada
- 111 Melvin Mora
- 112 Bernie Williams
- 113 Shannon Stewart
- 114 Bobby Abreu
- 115 Jose Guillen
- 116 Brandon Phillips
- 117 Jose Vidro
- 118 Mike Sweeney
- 119 Jacque Jones
- 120 Josh Phelps
- 121 Milton Bradley
- 122 Torii Hunter
- 123 Carl Crawford
- 124 Javier Vazquez
- 125 Juan Gonzalez
- 126 Travis Hafner
- 127 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 128 Phil Nevin
- 129 Trot Nixon
- 130 Carlos Lee
- 131 Javy Lopez
- 132 Jay Gibbons
Rookie Portfolios
Rookie Portfolio cards are serial-numbered to 2004.
- 133 Brandon Medders RC
- 134 Colby Miller RC
- 135 Dave Crouthers RC
- 136 Dennis Sarfate RC
- 137 Donald Kelly RC
- 138 Frank Brooks RC
- 139 Chris Aguila RC
- 140 Greg Dobbs RC
- 141 Ian Snell RC
- 142 Jake Woods RC
- 143 Jamie Brown RC
- 144 Jason Frasor RC
- 145 Jerome Gamble RC
- 146 Jesse Harper RC
- 147 Josh Labandeira RC
- 148 Justin Hampson RC
- 149 Justin Huisman RC
- 150 Justin Leone RC
- 151 Lincoln Holdzkom RC
- 152 Mike Bumatay RC
- 153 Mike Gosling RC
- 154 Mike Johnston RC
- 155 Mike Rouse RC
- 156 Nick Regilio RC
- 157 Ryan Meaux RC
- 158 Scott Dohmann RC
- 159 Sean Henn RC
- 160 Tim Bausher RC
- 161 Tim Bittner RC
- 162 Alec Zumwalt RC
Classic Combos
Classic Combos are serial-numbered to 1999.
- 163 Barry Zito / Geoff Jenkins / Mark Prior / Bret Boone / Aaron Boone CC
- 164 Albert Pujols / Edgar Renteria / Alex Rodriguez CC
- 165 Alfonso Soriano / Sammy Sosa CC
- 166 Bobby Abreu / Jim Thome CC
- 167 Bret Boone / John Olerud / Ichiro CC
- 168 Derek Jeter / Alfonso Soriano CC
- 169 Eric Chavez / Miguel Tejada CC
- 170 Garret Anderson / Jim Edmonds / Troy Glaus CC
- 171 Hank Blalock / Alex Rodriguez CC
- 172 Alex Rodriguez / Mark Teixeira / Rafael Palmeiro / Michael Young CC
- 173 Ivan Rodriguez / Dontrelle Willis CC
- 174 Jason Giambi / Derek Jeter CC
- 175 Joe DiMaggio / Mickey Mantle CC
- 176 Joe DiMaggio / Mickey Mantle / Ted Williams CC
- 177 Joe DiMaggio / Ted Williams CC
- 178 Nomar Garciaparra / Alfonso Soriano CC
- 179 Nomar Garciaparra / Jason Giambi CC
- 180 Paul LoDuca / Hideo Nomo
- 181 Rafael Palmeiro / Alex Rodriguez / Michael Young
- 182 Ralph Kiner / Ted Williams
- 183 Aaron Boone / Derek Jeter / Kaz Matsui RC
Update Series
- 184 Jerry Gil RC
- 185 Jose Capellan RC
- 186 Tim Hamulack RC
- 187 Renyel Pinto RC
- 188 Carlos Vasquez RC*
- 189 Enemencio Pacheco RC*
- 190 Ronny Cedeno RC
- 191 Mariano Gomez RC*
- 192 Carlos Hines RC*
- 193 Mike Vento RC
- 194 David Aardsma RC
- 195 Hector Gimenez RC
- 196 Fernando Nieve RC
- 197 Chris Saenz RC
- 198 Shawn Hill RC
- 199 Angel Chavez RC
- 200 Scott Proctor RC
- 201 William Bergolla RC
- 202 Justin Germano RC
- 203 Onil Joseph RC*
- 204 Rusty Tucker RC*
- 205 Justin Knoedler RC
- 206 Casey Daigle RC
- 207 Edwin Moreno RC
- 208 Chad Bentz RC
- 209 Ryan Wing RC*
- 210 Shawn Camp
- 211 Eddy Rodriguez RC
- 212 Roman Colon RC
- 213 Jason Bartlett RC
- 214 Jorge Vasquez RC
- 215 Ivan Ochoa RC
- 216 Akinori Otsuka RC
- 217 Merkin Valdez RC
- 218 Shingo Takatsu RC
- 219 Chris Oxspring RC
- 220 Kevin Cave RC*
- 221 Ramon Ramirez RC
- 222 Orlando Rodriguez RC*
- 223 Lino Urdaneta RC
- 224 Franklyn Gracesqui RC
- 225 Mike Wuertz RC
- 226 Jorge Sequea RC*
- 227 Luis A. Gonzalez RC
- 228 Jason Szuminski RC
- 229 John Gall RC
- 230 Freddy Guzman RC
- 231 Jeff Bennett RC
- 232 Roberto Novoa RC
- 233 Kaz Matsui RC, UER (numbered #183)
Parallels
The first 132 cards in the base set are available in the following parallels.
- Blue
- Green (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
- Purple (one-of-one)
Red/Die-Cut
The first 132 cards in the base set are available in a parallel that is serial-numbered to 175 copies. Cards #1-#42 have a red border, are thicker than standard, and are die-cut around the player's portrait; while cards #43-#132 are silver and die-cut at the corners.
Inserts
Home Run Heroics
- AB Aaron Boone
- AR Alex Rodriguez (Rangers 57th home run)
- AR Alex Rodriguez (Mariners 40th home run)
- AS Alfonso Soriano
- BM Bill Mueller
- CD Carlos Delgado
- CR Cal Ripken (9/5/1995)
- CR Cal Ripken (9/6/1995)
- EB Ernie Banks
- EM Eddie Mathews
- FR Frank Robinson
- HB Hank Blalock
- HK Harmon Killebrew
- HM Hideki Matsui (World Series)
- HM Hideki Matsui (Slam)
- JD Joe DiMaggio (1st)
- JD Joe DiMaggio (361st)
- JG Jason Giambi
- KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- MC Miguel Cabrera
- MM Mickey Mantle (World Series)
- MM Mickey Mantle (500th)
- MM Mickey Mantle (1st)
- MS Mike Schmidt
- RH Rickey Henderson
- RJ Randy Johnson
- RP Rafael Palmeiro
- RS Red Schoendienst
- SG Shawn Green
- SM Stan Musial
- SS Sammy Sosa (Cubs 500th)
- SS Sammy Sosa (Cubs 66th)
- SS Sammy Sosa (Cubs June)
- SS Sammy Sosa (Rangers 1st)
- TW Ted Williams (1st Ever)
- TW Ted Williams (Final AB)
- TW Ted Williams (500th)
- TW Ted Williams (All Star)
- WM Willie McCovey
Autographs & Game-Used
Apparel Collection
- AD Adam Dunn
- AP Albert Pujols
- AR Alex Rodriguez
- AS Alfonso Soriano
- BE Josh Beckett
- BH Bo Hart
- BW Bernie Williams
- BZ Barry Zito
- CD Carlos Delgado
- CJ Chipper Jones
- CS Curt Schilling
- DJ Derek Jeter
- DW Dontrelle Willis
- HA Roy Halladay
- HM Hideki Matsui
- HN Hideo Nomo
- IS Ichiro Suzuki
- JB Jeff Bagwell
- JD Joe DiMaggio
- JG Jason Giambi
- JP Jorge Posada
- JT Jim Thome
- KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- KW Kerry Wood
- LB Lance Berkman
- ML Mike Lowell
- MM Mickey Mantle
- MP Mark Prior
- MR Manny Ramirez
- MU Mike Mussina
- PI Mike Piazza
- PM Pedro Martinez
- RB Rocco Baldelli
- RF Rafael Furcal
- RH Rich Harden
- RJ Randy Johnson
- RO Roy Oswalt
- RP Rafael Palmeiro
- SS Sammy Sosa
- TG Troy Glaus
- TH Torii Hunter
- TW Ted Williams
Artist's Touch Jersey Card
Each Artist's Touch Jersey is serial-numbered to 250 copies, with a parallel numbered to 50 also available.
NOTE: Card #AT-ML is only available in the "50" set.
- AP Albert Pujols
- AR Alex Rodriguez
- AS Alfonso Soriano
- BH Bo Hart
- BW Bernie Williams
- BZ Barry Zito
- CD Carlos Delgado
- CJ Chipper Jones
- DJ Derek Jeter
- DW Dontrelle Willis
- HA Roy Halladay
- HM Hideki Matsui
- HN Hideo Nomo
- IS Ichiro Suzuki
- JB Josh Beckett
- JG Jason Giambi
- JP Jorge Posada
- JT Jim Thome
- KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- KW Kerry Wood
- LB Lance Berkman
- ML Mike Lowell
- MM Mike Mussina
- MP Mark Prior
- MR Manny Ramirez
- PI Mike Piazza
- PM Pedro Martinez
- RB Rocco Baldelli
- RF Rafael Furcal
- RJ Randy Johnson
- RO Roy Oswalt
- RP Rafael Palmeiro
- SS Sammy Sosa
- TG Troy Glaus
- TH Torii Hunter
Tools of the Stars Bat Card
Each Tools of the Stars Bat Card is also available in the following parallels.
- Level 1 (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
- Level 2 (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
NOTES
- Level 1 parallels are sequentially-numbered "TS-XX1" while Level 2 parallels are numbered "TS-XX2".
- Cards #TS-CD2, #TS-KW2, and #TS-PI2 do not exist in the Level 2 set.
- AP Albert Pujols
- AR Alex Rodriguez
- TS-AP Albert Pujols
- TS-AR Alex Rodriguez
- TS-AS Alfonso Soriano
- TS-CD Carlos Delgado
- TS-CJ Chipper Jones
- TS-DJ Derek Jeter
- TS-HM Hideki Matsui
- TS-HN Hideo Nomo
- TS-IS Ichiro
- TS-JB Josh Beckett
- TS-JT Jim Thome
- TS-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- TS-KW Kerry Wood
- TS-PI Mike Piazza
Rookie Portfolio Signature
- AZ Alec Zumwalt
- BI Tim Bittner
- BM Brandon Medders
- CA Chris Aguila
- CM Colby Miller
- DC Dave Crouthers
- DK Don Kelly
- DS Dennis Sarfate
- FB Frank Brooks
- GD Greg Dobbs
- HA Justin Hampson
- HU Justin Huisman
- IS Ian Snell
- JB Jamie Brown
- JF Jason Frasor
- JG Jerome Gamble
- JH Jesse Harper
- JL Josh Labandeira
- JW Jake Woods
- LE Justin Leone
- LH Lincoln Holdzkom
- MB Mike Bumatay
- MG Mike Gosling
- MJ Mike Johnston
- MR Mike Rouse
- NR Nick Regilio
- RM Ryan Meaux
- SD Scott Dohmann
- SH Sean Henn
- TB Tim Bausher
Signature Portfolio
Each Signature Portfolio is signed in Black Ink and serial-numbered to 100 copies. All are available in the following parallels.
- Blue Ink (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Ink ( serial-numbered to ten)
- Gold w/Black Ink (serial-numbered to ten)
- Gold w/Blue Ink (serial-numbered to five)
- Gold w/Red Ink (one-of-one)
- BZ Barry Zito
- CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- CZ Carl Yastrzemski
- HM Hideki Matsui
- KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- TS Tom Seaver