2005 Bowman Sterling

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:

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

• BS-ACL Andy LaRoche RC
• BS-BA Brian N. Anderson RC
• BS-BBU Billy Butler RC
• BS-BCR Brad Corley RC*
• BS-BH Brett Hayes RC
• BS-BRB Brian Bogusevic RC
• BS-BSN Brandon Snyder RC
• BS-CUB Clay Buchholz RC
• BS-CC Cesar Carrillo RC
• BS-CHE Chase Headley RC
• BS-CI Craig Italiano RC*
• BS-CJ Chuck James RC
• BS-CLT Chuck Tiffany RC*
• BS-CRA Cesar Ramos RC
• BS-DC Dan Carte RC*
• BS-DT Drew Thompson RC*
• BS-HAS Henry Sanchez RC*
• BS-HI Hernan Iribarren RC
• BS-JC Jeff Clement RC
• BS-JDR John Drennen RC*
• BS-JEG Jon Egan RC*
• BS-JLY Jeff Lyman RC*
• BS-JMA Jacob Marceaux RC*
• BS-JW Josh Wall RC
• BS-JWE Jered Weaver RC
• BS-KS Kevin Slowey RC
• BS-KW Kevin Whelan RC
• BS-MAM Matt Maloney RC
• BS-MCO Mike Costanzo RC
• BS-MGA Matt Garza RC
• BS-MMC Mark McCormick RC*
• BS-MTO Matt Torra RC*
• BS-NH Nick Hundley RC
• BS-NR Nolan Reimold RC
• BS-NW Nick Webber RC*
• BS-PK Paul Kelly RC*
• BS-PP P.J. Phillips RC*
• BS-RMO Ryan Mount RC*
• BS-RR Ricky Romero RC
• BS-RZ Ryan Zimmerman RC
• BS-SD Stephen Drew RC
• BS-TBU Travis Buck RC
• BS-TG Tyler Greene RC
• BS-THE Tyler Herron RC*
• BS-TI Tadahito Iguchi RC
• BS-TT Troy Tulowitzki RC
• BS-TW Travis Wood RC
• BS-WT Wade Townsend RC*
• BS-YE Yunel Escobar RC
• BS-ZS Zach Simons RC*

Veteran Relics

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

• BS-AP Albert Pujols JSY B
• BS-AR Alex Rodriguez JSY B UER
• BS-ARA Aramis Ramirez BAT A
• BS-AS Alfonso Soriano BAT A
• BS-BLB Barry Bonds JSY C
• BS-BMU Bill Mueller JSY C
• BS-BZ Barry Zito UNI A
• BS-CB Carlos Beltran BAT A
• BS-CD Carlos Delgado JSY A
• BS-CSU Curt Schilling JSY C
• BS-DL Derrek Lee BAT A
• BS-DO David Ortiz BAT A
• BS-DW Dontrelle Willis JSY C
• BS-EC Eric Chavez UNI B
• BS-GM Greg Maddux JSY C
• BS-GS Gary Sheffield BAT A
• BS-HB Hank Blalock BAT A
• BS-HM Hideki Matsui JSY C
• BS-IR Ivan Rodriguez BAT A
• BS-JBE Josh Beckett UNI A
• BS-JD Johnny Damon BAT A
• BS-JGI Josh Gibson SEAT C
• BS-JP Jorge Posada BAT A
• BS-JPE Jim Edmonds JSY B
• BS-JS John Smoltz JSY A
• BS-KG Khalil Greene JSY B
• BS-KM Kevin Millar BAT A
• BS-LWJ Chipper Jones BAT A
• BS-MCA Miguel Cabrera JSY A
• BS-MGI Marcus Giles JSY B
• BS-MM Mark Mulder UNI B
• BS-MP Mike Piazza BAT A
• BS-MPR Mark Prior JSY B
• BS-MR Manny Ramirez BAT A
• BS-MT Miguel Tejada UNI A
• BS-MTE Mark Teixeira BAT A
• BS-MY Michael Young BAT A
• BS-PL Paul Lo Duca BAT A
• BS-PM Pedro Martinez JSY A
• BS-RBE Ronnie Belliard BAT A
• BS-RF Rafael Furcal JSY A
• BS-SR Scott Rolen JSY B
• BS-SS Sammy Sosa BAT A
• BS-TH Torii Hunter BAT A
• BS-THU Tim Hudson UNI A
• BS-TLH Todd Helton JSY B
• BS-TM Tino Martinez BAT A
• BS-TN Trot Nixon BAT A
• BS-VG Vladimir Guerrero BAT A
• BS-VM Victor Martinez BAT A

Autographed First-Year Player

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

• BS-AT Aaron Thompson AU RC A
• BS-BS Brandon Sing AU RC* A
• BS-CH C.J. Henry AU RC* B
• BS-CP Cliff Pennington AU RC B
• BS-CV Chris Volstad AU RC B
• BS-EM Eddy Martinez AU RC* A
• BS-GK George Kottaras AU RC A
• BS-GO Garrett Olson AU RC A
• BS-HS Hum Sanchez AU RC A
• BS-JM John Mayberry, Jr. AU RC A
• BS-MA Matt Albers AU RC A
• BS-MG Matt Green AU RC* A
• BS-RB Ryan Braun AU RC A
• BS-SW Steven White AU RC* B
• BS-TC Travis Chick AU RC A

Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relics

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

• BS-AL Adam Lind AU BAT B
• BS-AM Andrew McCutchen AU JSY RC D
• BS-BB Billy Buckner AU JSY A
• BS-BC Brent Cox AU JSY RC* D
• BS-BE Brad Eldred AU JSY C
• BS-BJ Beau Jones AU JSY RC* A
• BS-BL Bobby Livingston AU JSY RC A
• BS-BM Brandon McCarthy AU JSY RC A
• BS-CN Chris Nelson AU JSY A
• BS-CPP Carmen Pignatiello AU JSY RC A
• BS-CR Colby Rasmus AU JSY RC A
• BS-CRO Chaz Roe AU JSY RC A
• BS-CS C.J. Smith AU JSY RC* A
• BS-CT Curtis Thigpen AU JSY A
• BS-DP Dustin Pedroia AU JSY A
• BS-EI Eli Iorg AU JSY RC* C
• BS-JB Jay Bruce AU JSY RC D
• BS-JCN John Nelson AU UNI RC A
• BS-JE Jacoby Ellsbury AU JSY RC E
• BS-JF Josh Fields AU JSY A
• BS-JG Josh Geer AU JSY RC A
• BS-JL Jed Lowrie AU JSY RC F
• BS-JN Jeff Niemann AU JSY RC A
• BS-JO Justin Olson AU JSY RC* A
• BS-JV Justin Verlander AU JSY RC A
• BS-MB Michael Bowden AU JSY RC A
• BS-MC Mike Conroy AU JSY RC* A
• BS-PH Philip Humber AU JSY RC A
• BS-RM Russell Martin AU JSY F RC
• BS-RT Raul Tablado AU JSY RC* A
• BS-SE Scott Elbert AU JSY A
• BS-SM Steve Marek AU JSY RC* A
• BS-TB Trevor Bell AU JSY RC C
• BS-TM Tyler Minges AU JSY RC* A

Parallels

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.

• MLB-BB Billy Buckner
• MLB-CS C.J. Smith
• MLB-CT Curtis Thigpen
• MLB-DP Dustin Pedroia
• MLB-JF Josh Fields
• MLB-JN Jeff Niemann
• MLB-JV Justin Verlander
• MLB-PH Philip Humber
• MLB-SE Scott Elbert

Original Autographs

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

• Andruw Jones 98B 18
• Andruw Jones 99B 18
• Andruw Jones 99BowChro 4
• Andruw Jones 00BowChro 8
• Andruw Jones 01BowChro 5
• Andruw Jones 02B 122
• Andruw Jones 02BowChro 13
• Andruw Jones 03B 112
• Andruw Jones 03BowChro 18
• Andruw Jones 04B 71
• Albert Pujols 03B 7
• Albert Pujols 03BowChro 11
• Albert Pujols 04B 7
• Albert Pujols 04BowChro 1
• Barry Bonds 97BowChro Intl 1
• Barry Bonds 99 BowChro 2
• Derrek Lee 95B 27
• Derrek Lee 96B 29
• Derrek Lee 96BowBest 15
• Derrek Lee 97BowChro 16
• Derrek Lee 98B 22
• Derrek Lee 04B 92
• Derrek Lee 04BowChro 26
• David Wright 04BDP&P 98
• David Wright 04BowChroDP&P 15
• David Wright 05B 139
• Garret Anderson 96B 3
• Garret Anderson 99B 8
• Garret Anderson 03B 33
• Garret Anderson 04B 33
• Garret Anderson 04BowChro 36
• Garret Anderson 05B 48
• Gary Sheffield 90B 1
• Gary Sheffield 91B 2
• Gary Sheffield 92B 3
• Gary Sheffield 94B 5
• Gary Sheffield 95B 1
• Gary Sheffield 96B 2
• Gary Sheffield 97B 3
• Gary Sheffield 98B 10
• Gary Sheffield 98BowChro 1
• Gary Sheffield 99B 9
• Gary Sheffield 99BowChro 4
• Gary Sheffield 00B 9
• Gary Sheffield 00BowChro 1
• Gary Sheffield 01B 5
• Gary Sheffield 01BowChro 4
• Gary Sheffield 02B 7
• Gary Sheffield 03B 12
• Gary Sheffield 03BowChro 6
• Gary Sheffield 04B 1
• Jeremy Reed 04BDP&P 82
• Jeremy Reed 04BowChroDP&P 48
• Miguel Cabrera 02B 7
• Miguel Cabrera 02BDP&P 26
• Miguel Cabrera 02BowChroDP&P 2
• Miguel Cabrera 03BDP&P 27
• Miguel Cabrera 03BowChroDP&P 25
• Miguel Cabrera 04B 127
• Miguel Cabrera 04BowChro 25
• Miguel Cabrera 05B 154
• Miguel Cabrera 05BowChro 25
• Mark Kotsay 97B 18
• Mark Kotsay 97BowChro 5
• Mark Kotsay 98B 56
• Mark Kotsay 98BowChro 25
• Mark Kotsay 99B 75
• Mark Kotsay 99BowChro 23
• Mark Kotsay 05B 160
• Mark Kotsay 05BowChro 46
• Michael Young 04B 148
• Michael Young 04BowChro 64
• Michael Young 05B 92

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