2005 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites

Description

2005 All-Time Fan Favorites is a baseball card set distributed by Topps. It was the last of the Archives/Fan Favorites sets. The official release date for the set was June 10, 2005.

Distribution

The cards were distributed in retail and hobby packs. The hobby boxes featured two autographs and one game used card per box, while retail boxes had only one autograph per box.

Base Set

The base set is made up of 142 cards. The cards share the design of previous releases of Topps. The cards feature new photographs of each player on old designs of cards from 1951 to 2004. The card backs also mirror previous releases of Topps cards. Many of the cards featured non-players, notable cards include John Elway, shown as a minor leaguer with the New York, Theo Epstein and Marvin Miller. Only one current player is featured: Barry Bonds.

Insert Sets

Game Used cards were inserted as box toppers in all hobby boxes and autographs were inserted into all packs.

Autographs

The Autographed cards were the main insert set. Approximately 2 autographs were inserted per hobby box and 1 autograph per retail box. A number of players were not able to get their cards back to Topps prior to packout. Those cards were available via redemption until May 31, 2007. The Theo Epstein cards were never redeemed.

Best Seat in the House Relics

A series of game used seats and benches featuring pictures of multiple players who would have been seen in those seats. These cards were inserted as box toppers in hobby boxes of 2005 All-Time Fan Favorites. 5 of the 6 cards feature the Baltimore Orioles and 1 features the Yankees.

Game Used Relics

A series of game used bats and jerseys were inserted as a box topper into hobby boxes. All of the cards were serial numbered. The cards were split up into four groups. The four different were inserted at the following rates: A 1:83 boxes, B 1:31 boxes, C 1:3 boxes, D 1:3 boxes.

The set was also paralled with a Rainbow version, each serial numbered to 25 copies and inserted 1:13 boxes.

Number	Player	Team	GU	Group / PR
AD	Andre Dawson	Cubs	Bat	D/350
BD	Bucky Dent	Yankees	Bat	C/200
BJ	Bo Jackson	Royals	Bat	C/200
BR	Brooks Robinson	Orioles	Bat	D/350
BS	Bruce Sutter	Cubs	Jsy	D/350
CF	Cecil Fielder	Tigers	Bat	C/200
CY	Carl Yastrzemski	Red Sox	Bat	A/50
DM	Dale Murphy	Braves	Bat	C/200
DS	Darryl Strawberry	Mets	Bat	D/350
ED	Eric Davis	Reds	Bat	C/200
GC	Gary Carter	Mets	Bat	D/350
JC	Joe Carter	Blue Jays	Bat	D/350
JCC	Jose Canseco	A’s	Bat	D/350
JR	Jim Rice	Red Sox	Bat	C/200
KH	Keith Hernandez	Tigers	Bat	C/200
LD	Lenny Dykstra	Mets	Bat	C/200
MW	Mookie Wilson	Blue Jays	Bat	B/135
NR	Nolan Ryan	Astros	Jsy	B/135
PO	Paul O'Neill	Yankees	Bat	C/200
RC	Rod Carew	Angels	Bat	C/200
RJ	Reggie Jackson	Yankees	Bat	D/350
SM	Stan Musial	Cardinals	Bat	A/50
TG	Tony Gwynn	Padres	Jsy	C/200
VC	Vince Coleman	Cardinals	Bat	C/200
WB	Wade Boggs	Red Sox	Bat	C/200
WJ	Wally Joyner	Angels	Bat	C/200
WM	Willie McGee	Angels	Bat	D/350

Original Relics

An innovative set that featured two identical cards bought back and GU relics placed between the two with some filler material between the two cards. These cards were also inserted into the box toppers at a lower rate than the normal game used relics. These cards were inserted at a rate of 1:17 boxes and had a stated print run of 50 serial numbered sets.