Latest revision as of 17:09, 8 March 2021

Description

2005 Ultra is a 220-card set, and was released in November, 2004. The first 200 cards of the set featured veterans while cards 201 through 220, which were issued at a stated rate of one in four hobby and one in five retail, feature leading prospects.

The stated odds of finding any game used card were 1:12 Hobby packs, and 1:48 retail. All autographs are Hobby only.

Distribution

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

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	220	-	?	?
short set	200	-	?	?
Prospects	20	-	1:4	1:5
Gold Medallion	220	-	one-per-pack	1:3
Platinum Medallion	220	50	?	N/A
Follow the Leader	15	-	1:6	1:8
Follow the Leader Die-Cut	15	-	N/A	?
Kings	45	-	1:12	1:24
Gold Kings	45	50	?	N/A
Season Crowns Copper Autographed	5	varies	*	N/A
Season Crowns Gold Autographed	14	varies	*	N/A
Season Crowns Platinum Autographed	34	varies	*	N/A
Season Crowns Masterpiece Autographed	34	one-of-one	*	N/A
Season Crowns Copper Game Used	50	399	**	N/A
Season Crowns Gold Game Used	50	99	**	N/A
Season Crowns Platinum Game Used	50	25	**	N/A
3 Kings Jersey Triple Swatch	10	33	?	?
Follow the Leader Copper Jersey	14	-	?	N/A
Follow the Leader Red Jersey	14	-	?	1:48
Follow the Leader Gold Jersey	14	250	?	?
Follow the Leader Platinum Jersey	14	99	?	N/A
Follow the Leader UltraSwatch	14	varies	?	?
Kings Gold Jersey	45	150	?	?
Kings Platinum Jersey	45	25	?	N/A
Kings UltraSwatch	45	varies	?	?

Stated Odds of finding a Season Crowns Autograph (any color): 1:192/packs
- Stated Odds of finding a Season Crowns Game Used (any color): 1:24/packs

Checklist

Base Set

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1 Andy Pettitte
2 Jose Cruz
3 Cliff Floyd
4 Paul Konerko
5 Joe Mauer
6 Scott Spiezio
7 Ben Sheets
8 Kerry Wood
9 Carl Pavano
10 Matt Morris
11 Kaz Matsui
12 Ivan Rodriguez
13 Victor Martinez
14 Justin Morneau
15 Adam Everett
16 Carl Crawford
17 David Ortiz
18 Jason Giambi
19 Derrek Lee
20 Magglio Ordonez
21 Bobby Abreu
22 Milton Bradley
23 Jeff Bagwell
24 Jim Edmonds
25 Garret Anderson
26 Jacque Jones
27 Ted Lilly
28 Greg Maddux
29 Jermaine Dye
30 Bill Mueller
31 Roy Oswalt
32 Tony Womack
33 Andruw Jones
34 Tom Glavine
35 Mariano Rivera
36 Sean Casey
37 Edgardo Alfonzo
38 Brad Penny
39 Johan Santana
40 Mark Teixeira
41 Manny Ramirez
42 Gary Sheffield
43 Matt Lawton
44 Troy Percival
45 Rocco Baldelli
46 Doug Mientkiewicz
47 Corey Patterson
48 Austin Kearns
49 Edgar Martinez
50 Brad Radke
51 Barry Larkin
52 Chone Figgins
53 Alexis Rios
54 Alex Rodriguez
55 Vinny Castilla
56 Javier Vazquez
57 Javy Lopez
58 Mike Cameron
59 Brian Giles
60 Dontrelle Willis
61 Rafael Furcal
62 Trot Nixon
63 Mark Mulder
64 Josh Beckett
65 J.D. Drew
66 Brandon Webb
67 Wade Miller
68 Lyle Overbay
69 Pedro Martinez
70 Rich Harden
71 Al Leiter
72 Adam Eaton
73 Mike Sweeney
74 Steve Finley
75 Kris Benson
76 Jim Thome
77 Juan Pierre
78 Bartolo Colon
79 Carlos Delgado
80 Jack Wilson
81 Ken Harvey
82 Nomar Garciaparra
83 Paul Lo Duca
84 Cesar Izturis
85 Adrian Beltre
86 Brian Roberts
87 David Eckstein
88 Jimmy Rollins
89 Roger Clemens
90 Randy Johnson
91 Orlando Hudson
92 Tim Hudson
93 Dmitri Young
94 Chipper Jones
95 John Smoltz
96 Billy Wagner
97 Hideo Nomo
98 Sammy Sosa
99 Darin Erstad
100 Todd Helton
101 Aubrey Huff
102 Alfonso Soriano
103 Jose Vidro
104 Carlos Lee
105 Corey Koskie
106 Bret Boone
107 Torii Hunter
108 Aramis Ramirez
109 Chase Utley
110 Reggie Sanders
111 Livan Hernandez
112 Jeromy Burnitz
113 Carlos Zambrano
114 Hank Blalock
115 Sidney Ponson
116 Zack Greinke
117 Trevor Hoffman
118 Jeff Kent
119 Richie Sexson
120 Melvin Mora
121 Eric Chavez
122 Miguel Cabrera
123 Ryan Freel
124 Russ Ortiz
125 Craig Wilson
126 Craig Biggio
127 Curt Schilling
128 Kaz Ishii
129 Marquis Grissom
130 Bernie Williams
131 Travis Hafner
132 Hee Seop Choi
133 Scott Rolen
134 Tony Batista
135 Frank Thomas
136 Jason Varitek
137 Ichiro Suzuki
138 Junior Spivey
139 Adam Dunn
140 Jorge Posada
141 Edgar Renteria
142 Hideki Matsui
143 Carlos Guillen
144 Jody Gerut
145 Wily Mo Pena
146 Derek Jeter
147 C.C. Sabathia
148 Geoff Jenkins
149 Albert Pujols
150 Eric Munson
151 Moises Alou
152 Jerry Hairston
153 Ray Durham
154 Mike Piazza
155 Omar Vizquel
156 A.J. Pierzynski
157 Michael Young
158 Jason Bay
159 Mark Loretta
160 Shawn Green
161 Luis Gonzalez
162 Johnny Damon
163 Eric Milton
164 Mike Lowell
165 Jose Guillen
166 Eric Hinske
167 Jason Kendall
168 Carlos Beltran
169 Johnny Estrada
170 Scott Hatteberg
171 Laynce Nix
172 Eric Gagne
173 Richard Hidalgo
174 Bobby Crosby
175 Woody Williams
176 Justin Leone
177 Orlando Cabrera
178 Mark Prior
179 Jorge Julio
180 Jamie Moyer
181 Jose Reyes
182 Ken Griffey, Jr.
183 Mike Lieberthal
184 Kenny Rogers
185 Mike Mussina
186 Preston Wilson
187 Khalil Greene
188 Angel Berroa
189 Miguel Tejada
190 Freddy Garcia
191 Pat Burrell
192 Luis Castillo
193 Vladimir Guerrero
194 Roy Halladay
195 Barry Zito
196 Lance Berkman
197 Rafael Palmeiro
198 Nate Robertson
199 Jason Schmidt
200 Scott Podsednik

All-Rookie

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Despite the name, none of the cards in the "All-Rookie" subset are true rookie cards. Each card has a bronze background.

201 Casey Kotchman
202 Scott Kazmir
203 Bucky Jacobsen
204 Jeff Keppinger
205 Dave Bush
206 Gavin Floyd
207 David Wright
208 B.J. Upton
209 David Aardsma
210 Jason Bartlett
211 Dioner Navarro
212 Jason Kubel
213 Ryan Howard
214 Charles Thomas
215 Freddy Guzman
216 Brad Halsey
217 Joey Gathright
218 Jeff Francis
219 Terry Tiffee
220 Nick Swisher

Parallels

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Each of the 220 base cards are available in the following parallels.

Gold Medallion
Platinum Medallion (serial-numbered to 50 copies)

Inserts

Follow the Leader

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A die-cut parallel, exclusive to specially-marked retail packs, is also available.

1 FL Roger Clemens
2 FL Albert Pujols
3 FL Sammy Sosa
4 FL Manny Ramirez
5 FL Vladimir Guerrero
6 FL Ivan Rodriguez
7 FL Mike Piazza
8 FL Scott Rolen
9 FL Ichiro Suzuki
10 FL Randy Johnson
11 FL Mark Prior
12 FL Jim Thome
13 FL Greg Maddux
14 FL Pedro Martinez
15 FL Miguel Cabrera

Kings

The Kings insert is divided into three, 15-card, subsets. It is believed that the "Strikeout Kings" cards are tougher to find than the "Home Run Kings" and "RBI Kings."

Each card is also available as a Hobby-exclusive "Ultra Kings Gold" parallel, serial-numbered to 50 copies.

Home Run Kings

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1 HK Jim Thome
2 HK David Ortiz
3 HK Adam Dunn
4 HK Albert Pujols
5 HK Manny Ramirez
6 HK Vladimir Guerrero
7 HK Miguel Tejada
8 HK Rafael Palmeiro
9 HK Mark Teixeira
10 HK Sammy Sosa
11 HK Frank Thomas
12 HK Pat Burrell
13 HK Adrian Beltre
14 HK Miguel Cabrera
15 HK Gary Sheffield

Strikeout Kings

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1 SK Pedro Martinez
2 SK Randy Johnson
3 SK Mark Mulder
4 SK Barry Zito
5 SK Roger Clemens
6 SK Mark Prior
7 SK Ben Sheets
8 SK Curt Schilling
9 SK Billy Wagner
10 SK Eric Gagne
11 SK Josh Beckett
12 SK Kerry Wood
13 SK Jason Schmidt
14 SK Roy Halladay
15 SK Greg Maddux

RBI Kings

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1 RK Sean Casey
2 RK Ivan Rodriguez
3 RK Mike Piazza
4 RK Todd Helton
5 RK Scott Rolen
6 RK Hideki Matsui
7 RK Gary Sheffield
8 RK Alfonso Soriano
9 RK Bobby Abreu
10 RK Lance Berkman
11 RK Miguel Tejada
12 RK Travis Hafner
13 RK Hank Blalock
14 RK Jeff Bagwell
15 RK Chipper Jones

Autographs & Game-Used

Season Crowns

Season Crowns is a autographed/game used partial-parallel of the base set. All Season Crowns cards are Hobby only.

Game Used

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Each Season Crowns Game Used card is available in the following versions.

Copper (serial-numbered to 399 copies)
Gold (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Platinum Patch (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

1 Andy Pettitte
3 Cliff Floyd
7 Ben Sheets
8 Kerry Wood
11 Kaz Matsui
13 Victor Martinez
17 David Ortiz
20 Magglio Ordonez
21 Bobby Abreu
24 Jim Edmonds
31 Roy Oswalt
33 Andruw Jones
34 Tom Glavine
36 Sean Casey
37 Edgardo Alfonzo
41 Manny Ramirez
42 Gary Sheffield
45 Rocco Baldelli
48 Austin Kearns
49 Edgar Martinez
60 Dontrelle Willis
65 J.D. Drew
70 Rich Harden
71 Al Leiter
80 Jack Wilson
93 Dmitri Young
94 Chipper Jones
97 Hideo Nomo
98 Sammy Sosa
100 Todd Helton
102 Alfonso Soriano
107 Torii Hunter
114 Hank Blalock
119 Richie Sexson
121 Eric Chavez
130 Bernie Williams
135 Frank Thomas
139 Adam Dunn
142 Hideki Matsui
144 Jody Gerut
154 Mike Piazza
158 Jason Bay
162 Johnny Damon
168 Carlos Beltran
173 Richard Hidalgo
181 Jose Reyes
187 Khalil Greene
191 Pat Burrell
193 Vladimir Guerrero
197 Rafael Palmeiro

Autographs

Copper

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NOTE: All cards are serial-numbered to 199 copies; however, only Jack Wilson signed that many. Announced production figures are listed below.

31 Roy Oswalt 50
80 Jack Wilson 199
125 Craig Wilson 130
157 Michael Young 150
200 Scott Podsednik 22

Gold

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NOTE: All cards are serial-numbered to 99 copies; however, only six players signed that many. Announced production figures are listed below.

20 Magglio Ordonez 13
31 Roy Oswalt 99
40 Mark Teixeira 25
50 Brad Radke 89
51 Barry Larkin 99
62 Trot Nixon 37
70 Rich Harden 41
80 Jack Wilson 99
88 Jimmy Rollins 45
121 Eric Chavez 69
125 Craig Wilson 99
157 Michael Young 99
200 Scott Podsednik 99
201 Casey Kotchman 21

Platinum

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NOTE: All cards are serial-numbered to 50 copies; however, only eleven players signed that many cards. Announced production figures are listed below. Each card in the Platinum checklist is also available in a one-of-one Masterpiece parallel.

8 Kerry Wood 7
12 Ivan Rodriguez 25
20 Magglio Ordonez 50
25 Garret Anderson 50
31 Roy Oswalt 50
35 Mariano Rivera 25
40 Mark Teixeira 50
41 Manny Ramirez 25
50 Brad Radke 50
51 Barry Larkin 50
62 Trot Nixon 50
65 J.D. Drew 19
70 Rich Harden 50
80 Jack Wilson 50
87 David Eckstein 45
88 Jimmy Rollins 50
90 Randy Johnson 10
94 Chipper Jones 19
95 John Smoltz 23
96 Billy Wagner 50
116 Zack Greinke 49
121 Eric Chavez 50
125 Craig Wilson 50
130 Bernie Williams 15
136 Jason Varitek 19
149 Albett Pujols 10
154 Mike Piazza 10
157 Michael Young 50
161 Luis Gonzalez 50
185 Mike Mussina 50
195 Barry Zito 50
199 Jason Schmidt 50
200 Scott Podsednik 50
201 Casey Kotchman 50

Follow the Leader Jersey

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Each Follow the Leader Jersey card is available in the following versions.

Copper (Hobby Only)
Red (Retail Only)
Gold (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
Platinum Patch (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
UltraSwatch (serial-numbered to the player's uniform number, listed below)

FLJ-AP Albert Pujols 5
FLJ-GM Greg Maddux 31
FLJ-IR Ivan Rodriguez 7
FLJ-JT Jim Thome 25
FLJ-MC Miguel Cabrera 24
FLJ-MPI Mike Piazza 31
FLJ-MPR Mark Prior 22
FLJ-MR Manny Ramirez 24
FLJ-PM Pedro Martinez 45
FLJ-RC Roger Clemens 22
FLJ-RJ Randy Johnson 51
FLJ-SR Scott Rolen 27
FLJ-SS Sammy Sosa 21
FLJ-VG Vladimir Guerrero 27

Kings Jerseys

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Each Kings Jersey card is available in the following versions.

Gold (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
Platinum Patch (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Gold UltraSwatch (serial-numbered to the player's uniform number, listed below)

UKJ-AB Adrian Beltre 29
UKJ-AD Adam Dunn 44
UKJ-AP Albert Pujols 5
UKJ-AS Alfonso Soriano 12
UKJ-BA Bobby Abreu 53
UKJ-BS Ben Sheets 15
UKJ-BW Billy Wagner 13
UKJ-BZ Barry Zito 75
UKJ-CJ Chipper Jones 10
UKJ-CS Curt Schilling 38
UKJ-DO David Ortiz 34
UKJ-EG Eric Gagne 38
UKJ-FT Frank Thomas 45
UKJ-GM Greg Maddux 31
UKJ-GSH Gary Sheffield 11
UKJ-GSR Gary Sheffield 11
UKJ-HB Hank Blalock 9
UKJ-HM Hideki Matsui 55
UKJ-IR Ivan Rodriguez 7
UKJ-JBA Jeff Bagwell 5
UKJ-JBE Josh Beckett 21
UKJ-JS Jason Schmidt 29
UKJ-JT Jim Thome 25
UKJ-KW Kerry Wood 34
UKJ-LB Lance Berkman 17
UKJ-MC Miguel Cabrera 24
UKJ-MM Mark Mulder 20
UKJ-MPI Mike Piazza 31
UKJ-MPR Mark Prior 22
UKJ-MR Manny Ramirez 24
UKJ-MTH Miguel Tejada 10
UKJ-MTR Miguel Tejada 10
UKI-MTX Mark Teixeira 23
UKJ-PB Pat Burrell 5
UKJ-PM Pedro Martinez 45
UKJ-RC Roger Clemens 22
UKJ-RH Roy Halladay 32
UKJ-RJ Randy Johnson 51
UKJ-RP Rafael Palmeiro 25
UKJ-SC Sean Casey 21
UKJ-SC Scott Rolen 27
UKJ-SS Sammy Sosa 21
UKJ-THA Travis Hafner 48
UKJ-THE Todd Helton 17
UKJ-VG Vladimir Guerrero 27

3 Kings Triple Jersey Swatch

Each card has three different jersey swatches and serial-numbered to 33 copies.

BCR Josh Beckett / Miguel Cabrera / Ivan Rodriguez
MPW Greg Maddux / Mark Prior / Kerry Wood
TBW Jim Thome / Pat Burrell / Billy Wagner
TBS Mark Teixeira / Hank Blalock / Alfonso Soriano
SMR Curt Schilling / Pedro Martinez / Manny Ramirez
SMP Gary Sheffield / Hideki Matsui / Mike Piazza
RJB Scott Rolen / Chipper Jones / Adrian Beltre
PDC Albert Pujols / Adam Dunn / Miguel Cabrera
JMM Randy Johnson / Greg Maddux / Pedro Martinez
BCB Jeff Bagwell / Roger Clemens / Lance Berkman

Ultra
1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007
Other Ultra sets: 1991 Ultra Update - 1993 Ultra Performers