2003 Fleer Rookies & Greats

Description

2003 Fleer Rookies & Greats is a 75-card set released in December, 2003. The last 15 cards of the base set are the "Greats." For the "Rookies," serial-numbered base set extensions of six different 2003 Fleer baseball brands were randomly inserted at the rate of one every fourth pack.

Each 20-pack Hobby box should yield three autographs/game-used with each case yielding a "Hot Box" with eight such cards.

Distribution

20 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $6). Six boxes per case. Hobby only.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	75	-	?
Blue	75	250	1:10
Ultra Update	15	1500	RC
Fleer Authentix Update	15	1250	RC
Fleer Genuine Update	15	1000	RC
Fleer Showcase Update	10	750	RC
Flair Update	15	500	RC
Hot Prospects Update	8	250	RC
The Naturals	25	-	1:5
The Naturals Uncommon	25	75	?
Dynamic Debuts	10	-	1:10
Looming Large	15	500	?
Looming Large Uncommon	15	150	?
Looming Large Rare	15	15	?
The Naturals Game Used	19	varies	AU-GU
The Naturals Autograph	10	50	AU-GU
The Naturals Game Used Autograph	9	30	AU-GU
The Naturals Game Patch	17	25	AU-GU
The Naturals Game Patch Autograph	9	5	AU-GU
Dynamic Debuts Autograph	5	100	AU-GU
Through the Years Game Used Dual	20	360	AU-GU
Through the Years Game Used Dual Patch	15	25	AU-GU
Boyhood Idols Game Used	14	615	AU-GU
Boyhood Idols Game Used Autograph	8	50	AU-GU

RC: Odds of finding a serial-numbered extended set base card: 1:4/packs.
AU-GU: Odds of finding either an autograph, game-used, or autographed game-used card: 1:7/packs.

Checklist

Base Set

• 1 Troy Glaus
• 2 Gary Sheffield
• 3 Sammy Sosa
• 4 Mark Prior
• 5 Dontrelle Willis
• 6 Shawn Green
• 7 Vladimir Guerrero
• 8 Jose Reyes
• 9 Miguel Tejada
• 10 Bret Boone
• 11 Rocco Baldelli
• 12 Rafael Palmeiro
• 13 Ichiro
• 14 Carlos Delgado
• 15 Garret Anderson
• 16 Richie Sexson
• 17 Roger Clemens
• 18 Barry Zito
• 19 Jim Thome
• 20 Alex Rodriguez
• 21 Randy Johnson
• 22 Chipper Jones
• 23 Kerry Wood
• 24 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 25 Ivan Rodriguez
• 26 Jeff Kent
• 27 Todd Helton
• 28 Jeff Bagwell
• 29 Hideo Nomo
• 30 Torii Hunter
• 31 Brian Giles
• 32 Albert Pujols
• 33 Vernon Wells
• 34 Nomar Garciaparra
• 35 Magglio Ordonez
• 36 C.C. Sabathia
• 37 Preston Wilson
• 38 Mike Sweeney
• 39 Jose Vidro
• 40 Jason Giambi
• 41 Derek Jeter
• 42 Mike Piazza
• 43 Rich Harden
• 44 Jason Kendall
• 45 Barry Bonds
• 46 Barry Larkin
• 47 Dmitri Young
• 48 Craig Biggio
• 49 Angel Berroa
• 50 Alfonso Soriano
• 51 Kevin Millwood
• 52 Edgar Martinez
• 53 Jim Edmonds
• 54 Curt Schilling
• 55 Jay Gibbons
• 56 Pedro Martinez
• 57 Greg Maddux
• 58 Manny Ramirez
• 59 Frank Thomas
• 60 Adam Dunn

Greats

NOTE: The Greats subset is NOT short-printed. On the original product solicitation, these cards were to have been serial-numbered to the year the player made their Major League debut.

• 61 Babe Ruth
• 62 Bob Gibson
• 63 Willie Stargell
• 64 Mike Schmidt
• 65 Nolan Ryan
• 66 Tom Seaver
• 67 Brooks Robinson
• 68 Willie McCovey
• 69 Harmon Killebrew
• 70 Al Kaline
• 71 Reggie Jackson
• 72 Eddie Mathews
• 73 Ralph Kiner
• 74 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 75 Phil Rizzuto

Parallels

Each base card is available in a "Blue" parallel, which is serial-numbered to 250 copies.

Inserts

Rookie Updates

Randomly inserted into packs were Rookie Update cards from six different 2003 Fleer baseball products, including...

• 2003 Flair
• 2003 Fleer Authentix
• 2003 Fleer Genuine
• 2003 Fleer Showcase
• 2003 Hot Prospects
• 2003 Ultra

Please refer to each individual set for the checklist.

The Naturals

Each Natural is also available in an "Uncommon" parallel, which is serial-numbered to 75 copies.

• TN1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• TN2 Mike Schmidt
• TN3 Derek Jeter
• TN4 Joe Carter
• TN5 Nomar Garciaparra
• TN6 Frank Howard
• TN7 Al Kaline
• TN8 Albert Pujols
• TN9 Nolan Ryan
• TN10 Duke Snider
• TN11 Alex Rodriguez
• TN12 Brooks Robinson
• TN13 Roger Clemens
• TN14 Sammy Sosa
• TN15 Jim Palmer
• TN16 Alfonso Soriano
• TN17 Don Mattingly
• TN18 Harmon Killebrew
• TN19 Bob Feller
• TN20 Reggie Jackson
• TN21 Ichiro
• TN22 Barry Bonds
• TN23 Hideki Matsui
• TN24 Willie Stargell
• TN25 Pee Wee Reese

Dynamic Debuts

• 1 Rickie Weeks
• 2 Brandon Webb
• 3 Jose Reyes
• 4 Bo Hart
• 5 Dontrelle Willis
• 6 Rich Harden
• 7 Ryan Wagner
• 8 Rocco Baldelli
• 9 Mark Teixeira
• 10 Hideki Matsui

Looming Large

Each Looming Large is serial-numbered to 500 copies and available in the following parallels.

• Uncommon (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
• Rare (serial-numbered to 15 copies)

NOTE: This insert was NOT on the original product solicitation.

• LL-BH Bo Hart
• LL-BW Brandon Webb
• LL-CB Clint Barmes
• LL-CW Chien-Ming Wang
• LL-DY Delmon Young
• LL-EJ Edwin Jackson
• LL-HM Hideki Matsui
• LL-JB Jeremy Bonderman
• LL-JC Jose Contreras
• LL-JD Jeff Duncan
• LL-MH Michael Hessman
• LL-MK Matt Kata
• LL-RH Robby Hammock
• LL-RW Rickie Weeks
• LL-RW2 Ryan Wagner

Autographs & Game-Used

The Naturals

Game Used

• AK Al Kaline BAT 250
• AP Albert Pujols JSY 250
• AR Alex Rodriguez JSY 250
• AS Alfonso Soriano JSY 250
• BR Brooks Robinson JSY 400
• CR Cal Ripken, Jr. JSY 250
• DJ Derek Jeter JSY 250
• DM Don Mattingly JSY 250
• DS Duke Snider JSY 250
• FH Frank Howard BAT 400
• HK Harmon Killebrew PANTS 400
• JC Joe Carter BAT 250
• JP Jim Palmer JSY 250
• MS Mike Schmidt JSY 250
• NG Nomar Garciaparra JSY 250
• NR Nolan Ryan JSY 400
• RC Roger Clemens JSY 400
• RJ Reggie Jackson JSY 400
• SS Sammy Sosa JSY 250

Uncommon

NOTE: Although not on the original checklist, it appears that some The Naturals Game Used Uncommon parallels have emerged. Only two cards are known to exist: Duke Snider and Joe Carter. Both are serial-numbered to 25 copies. These cards may have been backdoored after Fleer's 2005 bankruptcy. Any information on these cards would be greatly appreciated.

Autograph

Each The Naturals Autograph is serial-numbered to 50 copies.

• AK Al Kaline
• BF Bob Feller
• BR Brooks Robinson
• CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
• DS Duke Snider
• FH Frank Howard
• HK Harmon Killebrew
• JC Joe Carter
• JP Jim Palmer
• NR Nolan Ryan

Game Used Autograph

Each The Naturals Game Used Autograph is serial-numbered to 30 copies.

• AK Al Kaline BAT
• BR Brooks Robinson JSY
• CR Cal Ripken, Jr. JSY
• DS Duke Snider JSY
• FH Frank Howard BAT
• HK Harmon Killebrew PANTS
• JC Joe Carter BAT
• JP Jim Palmer JSY
• NR Nolan Ryan JSY

Game Patch

Each The Naturals Game Used Patch is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

NOTE: Despite the name, not all swatches are from game-used jerseys -- some are wood chips from bats.

• AK Al Kaline BAT
• AP Albert Pujols JSY
• AR Alex Rodriguez JSY
• AS Alfonso Soriano JSY
• BR Brooks Robinson JSY
• CR Cal Ripken, Jr. JSY
• DJ Derek Jeter JSY
• DM Don Mattingly JSY
• DS Duke Snider JSY
• FH Frank Howard BAT
• JC Joe Carter BAT
• MS Mike Schmidt JSY
• NG Nomar Garciaparra JSY
• NR Nolan Ryan JSY
• RC Roger Clemens JSY
• RJ Reggie Jackson JSY
• SS Sammy Sosa JSY

Game Patch Autograph

Each The Naturals Game Patch Autograph is serial-numbered to five copies.

• AK Al Kaline BAT
• BR Brooks Robinson JSY
• CR Cal Ripken, Jr. JSY
• DS Duke Snider JSY
• FH Frank Howard BAT
• HK Harmon Killebrew BAT
• JC Joe Carter BAT
• JP Jim Palmer JSY
• NR Nolan Ryan JSY

Dynamic Debuts Autograph

Each Dynamic Debuts Autograph is serial-numbered to 100 copies.

• BH Bo Hart
• DW Dontrelle Willis
• JR Jose Reyes
• RW Rickie Weeks
• RW2 Ryan Wagner

Through the Years Game Used Dual

Each Through the Years Game Used Dual is serial-numbered to 360 copies.

• ARMT Alex Rodriguez / Mark Teixeira
• BHLB Bo Hart / Lou Brock
• BLJM Barry Larkin / Joe Morgan
• DJPR Derek Jeter / Phil Rizzuto
• EMCJ Eddie Mathews / Chipper Jones
• HKTH Harmon Killebrew / Torii Hunter
• JCMM Jose Contreras / Mike Mussina
• JGRJ Jason Giambi / Reggie Jackson
• JTMS Jim Thome / Mike Schmidt
• MHCJ Michael Hessman / Chipper Jones
• MPJR Mike Piazza / Jose Reyes
• NGBD Nomar Garciaparra / Bobby Doerr
• NRHB Nolan Ryan / Hank Blalock
• PRJR Phil Rizzuto / Jose Reyes
• RCCW Roger Clemens / Chien-Ming Wang
• RJBW Randy Johnson / Ben Webb
• RYSP Robin Yount / Scott Podsednik
• SCKM Steve Carlton / Kevin Millwood
• SSMP Sammy Sosa / Mark Prior
• WMBB Willie McCovey / Barry Bonds

Patch

Each Through the Years Game Used Dual Patch is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

• ARMT Alex Rodriguez / Mark Teixeira
• BLJM Barry Larkin / Joe Morgan
• EMCJ Eddie Mathews / Chipper Jones
• JCMM Jose Contreras / Mike Mussina
• JTMS Jim Thome / Mike Schmidt
• MHCJ Michael Hessman / Chipper Jones
• MPJR Mike Piazza / Jose Reyes
• NGBD Nomar Garciaparra / Bobby Doerr
• NRHB Nolan Ryan / Hank Blalock
• RCCW Roger Clemens / Chien-Ming Wang
• RJBW Randy Johnson / Ben Webb
• RYSP Robin Yount / Scott Podsednik
• SCKM Steve Carlton / Kevin Millwood
• SSMP Sammy Sosa / Mark Prior
• WMBB Willie McCovey / Barry Bonds

Boyhood Idols Game Used

Each Boyhood Idols Game Used is serial-numbered to 615 copies.

• BD Bucky Dent JSY
• BR Brooks Robinson JSY
• CF Carlton Fisk JSY
• CR Cal Ripken, Jr. JSY
• DM Don Mattingly JSY
• FH Frank Howard BAT
• HK Harmon Killebrew BAT
• JC Joe Carter BAT
• JM Joe Morgan JSY
• JP Jim Palmer JSY
• MS Mike Schmidt JSY
• MS2 Moose Skowron BAT
• NR Nolan Ryan JSY
• RY Robin Yount JSY

Boyhood Idols Game Used Autograph

Each Boyhood Idols Game Used Autograph is serial-numbered to 50 copies.

• BD Bucky Dent JSY
• BR Brooks Robinson JSY
• CF Carlton Fisk JSY
• FH Frank Howard BAT
• HK Harmon Killebrew BAT
• JC Joe Carter BAT
• JP Jim Palmer JSY
• MS2 Moose Skowron JSY