2005 Bowman Sterling

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Description

2005 Bowman Sterling is a 149-card set released January 12th, 2006. Each five-card Hobby pack yielded: Two First-Year Player cards; one Veteran Relic; One Autographed First-Year Player; and One Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relic.

For the only time Bowman Sterling's eleven-year run, a small allotment was distributed to mass-market retail outlets.

Distribution

Hobby: Six packs plus one Box Loader per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $50). Four boxes per case

Retail:

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 149 - ? ?
First-Year Players 50 - 2:1 2:1
Veteran Relics 50 - one-per-pack one-per-pack
Autographed First-Year Player 15 - one-per-pack N/A
Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relics 34 - one-per-pack one-per-pack
First-Year Players Refractors 50 199 1:6 1:6
Veteran Relics Refractors 50 199 1:6 1:6
Autographed First-Year Player Refractors 15 199 1:13 N/A
Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relics Refractors 34 199 1:9 1:9
First-Year Players Black Refractors 50 25 1:5/boxes* N/A
Veteran Relics Black Refractors 50 25 1:5/boxes N/A
Autographed First-Year Player Black Refractors 15 25 1:17/boxes* N/A
Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relics Black Refractors 34 25 1:8/boxes* N/A
First-Year Players Red Refractors 50 one-of-one 1:128/boxes* N/A
Veteran Relics Red Refractors 50 one-of-one 1:128/boxes N/A
Autographed First-Year Player Red Refractors 15 one-of-one 1:428/boxes* N/A
Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relics Red Refractors 34 one-of-one 1:182/boxes* N/A
Original Autographs 73 varies * N/A
MLB Logo Patch Autograph 9 one-of-one 1:665/boxes* N/A

* Exclusive to the one-per Hobby box Box Loader pack.

Checklist

Base Set

First-Year Players

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<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2005) AND (setname = 'Bowman Sterling') AND (info LIKE 'RC%'); </sql2wiki>

Veteran Relics

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The odds of finding a Veteran Relic are as follows.

  • Group A: 1:3/packs
  • Group B: 1:5/packs
  • Group C: 1:6/packs

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Autographed First-Year Player

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All 15 Autographed First-Year Player cards are exclusive to Hobby packs.

The odds of finding an Autographed First-Year Player card are as follows.

  • Group A: 1:2/packs
  • Group B: 1:3/packs

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2005) AND (setname = 'Bowman Sterling') AND (info LIKE 'AU RC%') ORDER BY num ASC; </sql2wiki>

Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relics

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The odds of finding an Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relic are as follows.

  • Group A: 1:2 packs
  • Group B: 1:37 packs
  • Group C: 1:11 packs
  • Group D: 1:10 packs
  • Group E: 1:27 packs
  • Group F: 1:13 packs

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Parallels

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All 149 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.

  • Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
  • Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to Hobby-only Box Topper pack)
  • Red Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to Hobby-only Box Topper pack)

NOTES

  • The 15 Autographed First-Year Player Refractors are exclusive to Hobby packs.
  • All Black and Red Refractors are encased and exclusive to the one-per Hobby box Box Topper pack.

Autographs & Game-Used

Autographed MLB Logo Patch

Each Autographed MLB Logo Patch is a one-of-one that is encased and exclusive to Hobby Box Topper packs.

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2005) AND (setname = 'Bowman Sterling MLB Logo Patch Autograph') </sql2wiki>

Original Autographs

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Original Autographs are buybacks of previously-issued Bowman or Bowman Chrome cards. Each card is encased and hand-numbered.

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