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Description

2012 Topps Update, a 330-card set, was released on Monday, October 1, 2012. As in recent years, Update will include 55 rookies, various All-Star Game and season highlight cards, and cards of some players who had changed teams during the 2012 season. Each 36-pack Hobby box is scheduled to include either an autograph or relic card, and each 10-pack Home Team Advantage-exclusive Jumbo box will yield one autograph, a Relic, and a manufactured "Relic" insert. Like recent Topps flagship releases, short-print variations and super short-prints are also seeded into packs.

Distribution

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	330	-	?	?
Golden Memories	330	-	?	?
Gold	990	2012	?	?
Black	330	61	?	?
Platinum	330	one-of-one	?	?
Wood	330	one-of-one	?	?
Printing Plates	330	four for each	?	?
Silk	100	50	?	?
Blockbusters	30	-	?	?
Golden Greats	25	-	?	?
Golden Moments	50	-	?	?
1987 Topps Minis	50	-	?	?
Award Winners Gold Rings	15	-	?	?
Gold HOF Plaques	15	-	?	?
Solid Gold Futures	4	-	?	?
Gold Futures Coins	5	-	?	?
Gold Engraving Reprints	3	-	?	?

Checklist

Base Set

US1 Francisco Liriano

US2 Kris Medlen

US3 Adam Kennedy

US4 Matt Treanor

US5 Wade Miley Rookie Debut

US6 Carlos Gonzalez Home Run Derby

US7 Joe Mauer All-Star

US8 Luis Perez

US9 Andrew McCutchen Home Run Derby

US10 Mark Trumbo All-Star

US11 Rick Ankiel

US12 Jake Westbrook

US13 Matt Lindstrom

US14 Jeremy Hefner RC

US15 Justin Verlander All-Star

US16 Patrick Corbin RC

US17 Joe Smith

US18 Tom Wilhelmsen

US19 Jonathan Broxton

US20 Christian Friedrich RC

US21 Buster Posey All-Star

US22 Chris Nelson

US23 Matt Harvey RC

US24 J.P. Howell

US25 Joe Mather

US26 Santiago Casilla

US27 Cesar Izturis

US28 Matt Albers

US29 Jonathan Sanchez

US30 Jonny Gomes

US31 Esmil Rogers

US32 Adam Jones All-Star

US33 Nathan Eovaldi

US34 A.J. Griffin RC

US35 Craig Breslow

US36 Juan Cruz

US37 Billy Butler All-Star

US38 Elian Herrera RC

US39 Cory Wade

US40 Jose Bautista Home Run Derby

US41 Juan Francisco

US42 Yoenis Cespedes Rookie Debut

US43 Michael Bowden

US44 Jeremy Hermida

US45 Eric Chavez

US46 Jamie Moyer

US47 Yuniesky Betancourt

US48 Asdrubal Cabrera All-Star

US49 A.J. Burnett

US50 C.J. Wilson All-Star

US51 Manny Parra

US52 Clayton Kershaw All-Star

US53 Omar Infante

US54 Phil Coke

US55 Austin Kearns

US56 Matt Diaz

US57 Hanley Ramirez

US58 Manny Acosta

US59 Jerome Williams

US60 Edwin Jackson

US61 Alfredo Simon

US62 CC Sabathia All-Star

US63 Gerald Laird

US64 Matt Moore Rookie Debut

US65 Derek Norris RC

US66 James Russell

US67 Jamey Carroll

US68 Fernando Rodney All-Star

US69 Brett Jackson RC

US70 Will Middlebrooks RC

US71 Brett Myers

US72 Carlos Beltran Home Run Derby

US73 Joel Peralta

US74 Starlin Castro All-Star

US75 Rafael Furcal All-Star

US76 Adam Dunn All-Star

US77 Miguel Batista

US78 Chad Durbin

US79 Mike Baxter

US80 Jered Weaver All-Star

US81 Lou Marson

US82 Ty Wigginton

US83 Carlos Lee

US84 Eric Thames

US85 Jacob Diekman RC

US86 Anibal Sanchez

US87 Andrew McCutchen All-Star

US88 Will Ohman

US89 Andrew Cashner

US90 Michael Saunders

US91 Jonathan Papelbon All-Star

US92 Chone Figgins

US93 Chris Iannetta

US94 Kevin Slowey

US95 Edward Mujica

US96 Jose Mijares

US97 Shelley Duncan

US98 Hector Santiago RC

US99 Chris Johnson

US100 Ryan Dempster

US101 Casey McGehee

US102 Brandon League

US103 Jack Wilson

US104 Yasmani Grandal RC

US105 Mat Latos

US106 Pedro Strop

US107 Randy Choate

US108 Kameron Loe

US109 Starling Marte RC

US110 Robinson Cano Home Run Derby

US111 Clay Rapada

US112 Eduardo Escobar RC

US113 Scott Elbert

US114 Jeremy Guthrie

US115 Jason Grilli

US116 Chris Denorfia

US117 Chris Resop

US118 David Freese All-Star

US119 Derek Jeter All-Star

US120 Robinson Cano All-Star

US121 Johnny Damon

US122 Logan Ondrusek

US123 Jamie Moyer Record Breaker (Checklist)

US124 Brad Peacock

US125 Mark Lowe

US126 John McDonald

US127 Josh Harrison

US128 Dan Straily RC

US129 Giancarlo Stanton All-Star

US130 Laynce Nix

US131 Mitchell Boggs

US132 Tommy Milone

US133 Matt Kemp All-Star

US134 Ramon Ramirez

US135 Clay Hensley

US136 Reed Johnson

US137 Josh Hamilton All-Star

US138 Ernesto Frieri

US139 Zack Greinke

US140 Brian Duensing

US141 R.A. Dickey Record Breaker (Checklist)

US142 Erik Bedard

US143 Jose Veras

US144 Mike Trout All-Star

US145 Joey Devine

US146 Casey Kotchman

US147 Steve Delabar

US148 Paul Konerko All-Star

US149 Octavio Dotel

US150 Jake Arrieta

US151 Jordany Valdespin RC

US152 Jim Thome Record Breaker (Checklist)

US153 Paul Maholm

US154 Giancarlo Stanton

US155 Franklin Morales

US156 Troy Patton

US157 Kole Calhoun RC

US158 Jared Burton

US159 Ben Sheets

US160 Marco Scutaro

US161 Brian Dozier RC

US162 Yu Darvish All-Star

US163 Scott Diamond

US164 Melky Cabrera All-Star

US165 Jacob Turner

US166 Chipper Jones All-Star

US167 Trevor Cahill

US168 Yu Darvish Rookie Debut

US169 Steve Cishek

US170 Jerry Hairston

US171 Rhiner Cruz RC

US172 Wilson Valdez

US173 Jose Bautista All-Star

US174 Javier Lopez

US175 Tim Byrdak

US176 Brad Ziegler

US177 Mike Napoli All-Star

US178 Lance Lynn

US179 Matt Adams RC

US180 Roy Oswalt

US181 Takashi Saito

US182 Pablo Sandoval All-Star

US183 Bryce Harper Rookie Debut

US184 Stephen Strasburg All-Star

US185 Donovan Solano RC

US186 Jason Hammel

US187 John Jaso

US188 Dallas Keuchel RC

US189 Melky Cabrera

US190 Francisco Cordero

US191 Bobby Abreu

US192 Josh Hamilton Record Breaker (Checklist)

US193 Henry Blanco

US194 Brad Lincoln

US195 Chad Qualls

US196 Seth Smith

US197 Cody Ransom

US198 Michael Pineda

US199 Nate Schierholtz

US200 Chris Perez All-Star

US201 Jason Frasor

US202 Mark Trumbo Home Run Derby

US203 Fernando Rodney

US204 Jesus Montero

US205 Travis Ishikawa

US206 Cole Hamels All-Star

US207 Greg Dobbs

US208 Tyler Moore RC

US209 Yasmani Grandal Rookie Debut

US210 Tyler Chatwood

US211 Matt Cain Record Breaker (Checklist)

US212 Trevor Bauer Rookie Debut

US213 Trevor Bauer RC

US214 Jeremy Affeldt

US215 Brian Bogusevic

US216 Matt Cain All-Star

US217 Matt Guerrier

US218 Alfredo Aceves

US219 Brian Fuentes

US220 Adrian Beltre All-Star

US221 Drew Smyly RC

US222 Jairo Asencio

US223 Boone Logan

US224 Matt Belisle

US225 Josh Lindblom

US226 Rafael Soriano

US227 Mark DeRosa

US228 Aaron Cunningham

US229 Quintin Berry RC

US230 Xavier Nady

US231 Tim Dillard

US232 Andrelton Simmons RC

US233 Jose Arredondo

US234 Jeff Keppinger

US235 Marc Rzepczynski

US236 Lucas Luetge RC

US237 Prince Fielder Home Run Derby

US238 Shawn Camp

US239 Luke Scott

US240 Ronny Paulino

US241 Curtis Granderson All-Star

US242 Joe Kelly RC

US243 Brandon Inge

US244 Matt Downs

US245 Erasmo Ramirez RC

US246 Miguel Cabrera All-Star

US247 Ryan Ludwick

US248 Felix Doubront

US249 Angel Pagan

US250 Cristhian Martinez

US251 Kyle McClellan

US252 Chad Gaudin

US253 Ryan Webb

US254 Jason Marquis

US255 Joey Votto All-Star

US256 Joe Nathan All-Star

US257 Jose Quintana RC

US258 Josh Vitters RC

US259 Carlos Gonzalez All-Star

US260 Ryan Cook RC

US261 Darren Oliver

US262 Matt Kemp Home Run Derby

US263 Travis Snider

US264 Josh Edgin RC

US265 Will Middlebrooks Rookie Debut

US266 Brandon Lyon

US267 Darren O'Day

US268 Craig Kimbrel All-Star

US269 Drew Hutchison RC

US270 Luis Ayala

US271 Ryan Braun All-Star

US272 Ichiro

US273 Yadier Molina All-Star

US274 Jeff Gray

US275 Todd Frazier

US276 Matt Harvey Rookie Debut

US277 Ben Francisco

US278 Andy Pettitte

US279 Ryan Cook All-Star

US280 David Wright All-Star

US281 Matt Reynolds

US282 Darnell McDonald

US283 Elvis Andrus All-Star

US284 R.A. Dickey All-Star

US285 Ian Kinsler All-Star

US286 J.A. Happ

US287 Dan Wheeler

US288 Maicer Izturis

US289 Prince Fielder All-Star

US290 Joaquin Benoit

US291 Jesus Montero Rookie Debut

US292 David Ortiz All-Star

US293 Shane Victorino

US294 Sergio Santos

US295 Carlos Ruiz All-Star

US296 Henry Rodriguez

US297 Hunter Pence

US298 Gaby Sanchez

US299 Bryce Harper All-Star

US300 Mark Kotsay

US301 Carlos Beltran All-Star

US302 Lucas Harrell

US303 Kevin Millwood

US304 A.J. Ellis

US305 David Price All-Star

US306 Joe Wieland RC

US307 Ryan Roberts

US308 Jay Bruce All-Star

US309 Chris Heisey

US310 Kelly Shoppach

US311 Dan Uggla All-Star

US312 Craig Stammen

US313 Wandy Rodriguez

US314 Eric O'Flaherty

US315 Ross Detwiler

US316 Ryan Theriot

US317 Marco Estrada

US318 Anthony Bass

US319 A.J. Pollock RC

US320 Xavier Avery RC

US321 David Carpenter RC

US322 Jordan Danks RC

US323 Fernando Abad

US324 Jamey Wright

US325 Joel Hanrahan All-Star

US326 Gio Gonzalez All-Star

US327 Chris Sale All-Star

US328 Geovany Soto

US329 Jason Isringhausen

US330 Alex Burnett

Photo Variations

Confirmed by Topps via their Twitter account, the following cards will be inserted as Short Prints:

US1 Adrian Gonzalez

US2 Carl Crawford

US3 Josh Beckett

US4 Nick Punto

US5 James Loney

US6 Kevin Youkilis

US7 Jim Thome

US37 Geroge Brett

US195 Larry Walker

US272 Ichiro

All-Star Variations

US10 Mark Trumbo AS

US37 Billy Butler AS

US62 CC Sabathia AS

US87 Andrew McCutchen AS

US120 Robinson Cano AS

US133 Matt Kemp AS

US137 Josh Hamilton AS

US162 Yu Darvish AS

US229 Bryce Harper (suit) AS

US229 Bryce Harper (horizontal, w/C.Jones) AS

US241 Curtis Granderson AS

US255 Joey Votto AS

US259 Carlos Gonzalez AS

US268 Craig Kimbrel AS

US271 Ryan Braun AS

US280 David Wright AS

US289 Prince Fielder AS

US292 David Ortiz AS

US327 Chris Sale AS

Parallels

All 330 cards are available in the following parallels.

Golden Memories
Black (serial-numbered to 61 copies, Hobby and HTA only)
Platinum (one-of-one)
Wood (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (four for each, Hobby and HTA only)

Gold

All 330 Update cards plus cards 1-660 from Topps Series One and Two will be randomly seeded into Update packs. Each card is serial-numbered to 2012 copies.

Silk

Maicer Izturis
Yuniesky Betancourt
Brian Duensing
Xavier Nady
Bryce Harper
Trevor Bauer
Gerald Laird
Randy Choate
Todd Frazier
Yu Darvish
Matt Moore
Trevor Cahill
Mitchell Boggs
Andy Pettitte
J.P. Howell
Alfredo Aceves
Casey McGehee
Greg Dobbs
Dan Wheeler
Lucas Harrell
Casey Kotchman
Ryan Ludwick
Rafael Soriano
Joel Peralta
Brian Fuentes
Michael Pineda
Manny Acosta
Alfredo Simon
Eric Chavez
A.J. Ellis
Rick Ankiel
Edwin Jackson
Kevin Slowey
Travis Ishikawa
Joe Smith
Javier Lopez
Josh Harrison
John McDonald
Melky Cabrera
Cesar Izturis
Chone Figgins
Jesus Montero
Fernando Rodney
Bobby Abreu
Miguel Batista
A.J. Pollock
Angel Pagan
Jason Hammel
Johnny Damon
Jose Arrendondo
Mat Latos
Matt Diaz
Matt Lindstrom
Tom Milone
Ty Wigginton
Jason Grilli
Jason Marquis
Adam Kennedy
Brad Peacock
Drew Hutchinson
Drew Smyly
Sergio Santos
Steve Cishek
Takashi Saito
Luke Scott
Matt Albers
Lance Lynn
Giancarlo Stanton
Joaquin Benoit
Will Ohman
Jake Westbrook
Michael Saunders
Andrew Cashner
Kyle McClellan
Hector Santiago
Octavio Dotel
Matt Treanor
Will Middlebrooks
Carl Crawford
Jerry Hairston, Jr.
Santiago Casilla
Phil Coke
Brandon Inge
Austin Kearns
Ryan Theriot
Ross Detwiler
Jonny Gomes
Darren Oliver
Jonathan Broxton
Jamey Carroll
Henry Rodriguez
Brad Ziegler
Mark DeRosa
Erik Bedard
Yoenis Cespedes
Felix Doubront
Kevin Millwood
Ernesto Frieri
Chris Nelson

Inserts

Blockbusters

BB-1 Albert Pujols

BB-2 CC Sabathia

BB-3 Frank Robinson

BB-4 Gary Carter

BB-5 Hanley Ramirez

BB-6 Jay Buhner

BB-7 Ken Griffey Jr.

BB-8 Miguel Cabrera

BB-9 Nolan Ryan

BB-10 Prince Fielder

BB-11 Rickey Henderson

BB-12 Tom Seaver

BB-13 Yoenis Cespedes

BB-14 Yu Darvish

BB-15 Babe Ruth

BB-16 Ivan Rodriguez

BB-17 Catfish Hunter

BB-18 Carlton Fisk

BB-19 Ryne Sandberg

BB-20 David Ortiz

BB-21 Roy Halladay

BB-22 Josh Beckett

BB-23 Ichiro

BB-24 Steve Carlton

BB-25 Alex Rodriguez

BB-26 Bruce Sutter

BB-27 Carlos Gonzalez

BB-28 Johan Santana

BB-29 Manny Ramirez

BB-30 Jose Bautista

Golden Greats

GG-76 Andre Dawson

GG-77 Bob Gibson

GG-78 Brooks Robinson

GG-79 Dave Winfield

GG-80 Don Mattingly

GG-81 Ernie Banks

GG-82 Gary Carter

GG-83 Harmon Killebrew

GG-84 Jim Palmer

GG-85 Joe Morgan

GG-86 John Smoltz

GG-87 Johnny Bench

GG-88 Ken Griffey Jr.

GG-89 Lou Brock

GG-90 Mike Schmidt

GG-91 Ozzie Smith

GG-92 Reggie Jackson

GG-93 Rickey Henderson

GG-94 Stan Musial

GG-95 Tony Gwynn

GG-96 Tony Perez

GG-97 Wade Boggs

GG-98 Warren Spahn

GG-99 Willie Stargell

GG-100 Yogi Berra

Golden Moments

GM-U1 Bryce Harper

GM-U2 Mike Trout

GM-U3 Jered Weaver

GM-U4 Josh Hamilton

GM-U5 Johan Santana

GM-U6 Adam Jones

GM-U7 Phillip Humber

GM-U8 Ian Kennedy

GM-U9 Miguel Cabrera

GM-U10 Justin Verlander

GM-U11 Yu Darvish

GM-U12 Curtis Granderson

GM-U13 Matt Cain

GM-U14 Yoenis Cespedes

GM-U15 Starlin Castro

GM-U16 Andre Ethier

GM-U17 David Price

GM-U18 Bob Feller

GM-U19 Joey Votto

GM-U20 David Ortiz

GM-U21 Ernie Banks

GM-U22 Albert Belle

GM-U23 Nolan Ryan

GM-U24 Giancarlo Stanton

GM-U25 Ryan Braun

GM-U26 Robin Yount

GM-U27 Matt Kemp

GM-U28 Harmon Killebrew

GM-U29 David Wright

GM-U30 Cal Ripken Jr.

GM-U31 Reggie Jackson

GM-U32 Mike Schmidt

GM-U33 Roy Halladay

GM-U34 Andrew McCutchen

GM-U35 Eric Hosmer

GM-U36 Matt Holliday

GM-U37 Tony Gwynn

GM-U38 Tim Lincecum

GM-U39 Ryan Zimmerman

GM-U40 Johnny Bench

GM-U41 Derek Jeter

GM-U42 Billy Butler

GM-U43 Jose Bautista

GM-U44 Jake Peavy

GM-U45 Troy Tulowitzki

GM-U46 Jon Lester

GM-U47 George Brett

GM-U48 Madison Bumgarner

GM-U49 Edgar Martinez

GM-U50 Al Kaline

1987 Topps Minis

Each 1987 Topps Mini is done in the style of the 1987 Topps set and measures 2 1/8" X 3 1/4" -- the same size as the 1975 Topps Mini set. It should be noted that the actual 1987 Topps Mini Leaders have a different design.

TM-101 Paul Goldschmidt

TM-102 Reggie Jackson

TM-103 Lance Lynn

TM-104 Chipper Jones

TM-105 Ichiro

TM-106 Al Kaline

TM-107 Madison Bumgarner

TM-108 Jesus Montero

TM-109 Carl Yastrzemski

TM-110 Asdrubal Cabrera

TM-111 Andy Pettitte

TM-112 Yu Darvish

TM-113 Billy Butler

TM-114 Jonathan Papelbon

TM-115 Carlos Beltran

TM-116 Ian Kennedy

TM-117 Gary Carter

TM-118 Austin Jackson

TM-119 Gio Gonzalez

TM-120 Matt Cain

TM-121 Mat Latos

TM-122 Yonder Alonso

TM-123 C.J. Wilson

TM-124 Yoenis Cespedes

TM-125 Lou Gehrig

TM-126 Jackie Robinson

TM-127 Mike Trout

TM-128 Freddie Freeman

TM-129 Elvis Andrus

TM-130 Ty Cobb

TM-131 Jimmy Rollins

TM-132 Jim Rice

TM-133 Will Middlebrooks

TM-134 Bryan LaHair

TM-135 Mike Moustakas

TM-136 Brandon Beachy

TM-137 Cal Ripken Jr.

TM-138 Ryan Dempster

TM-139 Matt Moore

TM-140 Don Mattingly

TM-141 Nolan Ryan

TM-142 Albert Belle

TM-143 R.A. Dickey

TM-144 Mark Trumbo

TM-145 Chris Sale

TM-146 Brett Lawrie

TM-147 Johan Santana

TM-148 Justin Morneau

TM-149 Giancarlo Stanton

TM-150 Bryce Harper

Presidential Predictors

Randomly inserted into packs are 102 redemption cards -- one card for President Obama and the other for Governor Romney -- for each of the 50 states plus the District of Columbia. If the candidate depicted wins the state in the 2012 Presidential Election, the card is then eligible for entry into a contest. 50 winning cards will be chosen and will be given a special commemorative card of the winner of the 2012 Election.

Manufactured Relics

Gold Hall of Fame Plaques

HOF-BR Babe Ruth
HOF-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
HOF-CY Carl Yastrzemski
HOF-JB Johnny Bench
HOF-JD Joe DiMaggio
HOF-JR Jackie Robinson
HOF-LG Lou Gehrig
HOF-MM Mickey Mantle
HOF-NR Nolan Ryan
HOF-RC Roberto Clemente
HOF-RJ Reggie Jackson
HOF-SK Sandy Koufax
HOF-TC Ty Cobb
HOF-TS Tom Seaver
HOF-WM Willie Mays
HOF-GC Gary Carter
HOF-GB George Brett
HOF-JR Jackie Robinson
HOF-MS Mike Schmidt
HOF-OS Ozzie Smith
HOF-RH Rickey Henderson
HOF-RS Ryne Sandberg
HOF-SM Stan Musial
HOF-WB Wade Boggs
HOF-WS Warren Spahn
HOF-YB Yogi Berra

Award Winners Gold Ring

GAR-AP Albert Pujols
GAR-BR Babe Ruth
GAR-DJ Derek Jeter
GAR-I Ichiro
GAR-JB Johnny Bench
GAR-JD Joe DiMaggio
GAR-JR Jackie Robinson
GAR-JV Justin Verlander
GAR-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
GAR-LG Lou Gehrig
GAR-MM Mickey Mantle
GAR-RC Roberto Clemente
GAR-RH Roy Halladay
GAR-SK Sandy Koufax
GAR-WM Willie Mays
GAR-AD Andre Dawson
GAR-CR Cal Ripken Jr
GAR-CF Carlton Fisk
GAR-CY Carl Yastrzemski
GAR-FR Frank Robinson
GAR-MS Mike Schmidt
GAR-RJ Reggie Jackson
GAR-RB Ryan Braun
GAR-SM Stan Musial
GAR-TL Tim Lincecum
GAR-TS Tom Seaver

Gold Futures Coins

JD Martinez 14
Yu Darvish 11
Bryce Harper 34
Yoenis Cespedes 52
Brett Lawrie 13

Solid Gold Futures

Yu Darvish
Bryce Harper
Yoenis Cespedes
Brett Lawrie

Gold Engravings Reprints

GER-BR Brooks Robinson
GER-DS Duke Snider
GER-HA Hank Aaron

Autographs & Game-Used

All-Star Stitches

All cards are available in the Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies) AND Platinum (one-of-one) parallels.

All-Star Stitches Autographs

Each is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

All-Star Stitches Jumbo Patch

Each is exclusive to Hobby and HTA packs and serial-numbered to six copies.

All-Star Stitches Jumbo Patch Autograph

Each is exclusive to Hobby and HTA packs and serial-numbered to six copies.

Dual All-Star Stitches

Each is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

Triple All-Star Stitches

Each is exclusive to Hobby and HTA packs and serial-numbered to 25 copies.

Blockbusters Autographs

Each is exclusive to Hobby and HTA packs and serial-numbered to 25 copies.

Blockbusters Autograph Relic

Each is exclusive to Hobby and HTA packs and serial-numbered to five copies.

Golden Greats Autograph Relic

Each is exclusive to Hobby and HTA packs and serial-numbered to 25 copies.

Mickey Mantle Reprint Relic

MMR-69 Mickey Mantle 69