2012 Bowman Chrome

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Description

2012 Bowman Chrome, a 220-card set supplemented with a 110-card Prospects insert set, was released October 17th, 2012. As in past years, every 18-pack Hobby box will contain an autograph. New for 2012, every third Hobby box will contain a second autograph.

Based on extrapolation, approximately 6027 Hobby cases were produced.

Distribution

Hobby: 18 packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $4). 12 boxes per case.

Retail:

Blasters: Seven packs with a pack containing three XFractors.

Rack Packs: Contain three packs and a pack containing three Green Refractors.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	220	-	2:1	?
Prospects	110	-	2:1	2:1
Refractors	330	-	1:4	1:4
Blue Refractor	330	250	1:19	?
Purple Refractor	330	199	1:24	?
Gold Refractor	330	50	1:96	?
Orange Refractor	330	25	1:192	?
Red Refractor	330	5	1:961	?
SuperFractor	330	one-of-one	1:3,946	N/A
Printing Plates	330	four for each	1:986	N/A
Franchise All-Stars	20	-	1:18	1:18
Legends in the Making Die-Cuts	25	-	1:24	1:24
Autographed Prospects	30+	-	1:19	?
Autograph Prospects Refractor	30+	500	1:75	?
Autograph Prospects Blue Refractor	30+	150	1:252	?
Autograph Prospects Gold Refractor	30+	50	1:755	?
Autograph Prospects Orange Refractor	30+	25	1:1,510	?
Autograph Prospects Purple Refractor	30+	10	1:3,250	N/A
Autograph Prospects Red Refractor	30+	five	1:6,500	N/A
Autograph Prospects SuperFractor	30+	one-of-one	1:32,500	N/A
Autograph Prospects Printing Plates	30+	four for each	1:8,125	N/A
Legends in the Making Die-Cut Autographs	15	15	?	?
Franchise All-Stars Dual Autographs	5	25	?	N/A
Futures Game Relics	45	-	1:18	1:18
Futures Game Patch Relics	45	10	?	?
Futures Game Autographed Patch Relics	10	5	?	N/A
Bowman Black	25	25	?	N/A

Checklist

Base Set

• 185 Wri-Yin Chen RC
• 1 Roy Halladay
• 2 Josh Johnson
• 3 Buster Posey
• 4 Jeremy Hellickson
• 5 Giancarlo Stanton
• 6 Alex Liddi RC
• 7 Mat Latos
• 8 Anibal Sanchez
• 9 Hanley Ramirez
• 10 Derek Jeter
• 11 Derek Norris RC
• 12 Daniel Hudson
• 13 Brandon Morrow
• 14 Pablo Sandoval
• 15 Josh Beckett
• 16 David Price
• 17 Tim Hudson
• 18 Joe Benson RC
• 19 Doug Fister
• 20 Nick Markakis
• 21 Brad Peacock
• 22 Adam Jones
• 23 Billy Butler
• 24 Kirk Nieuwenhuis
• 25 Jordan Danks RC
• 26 CC Sabathia
• 27 Zack Greinke
• 28 Mark Reynolds
• 29 Jose Bautista
• 30 Brett Lawrie RC
• 31 Cole Hamels
• 32 Jayson Werth
• 33 Carl Crawford
• 34 Chipper Jones
• 35 Ervin Santana
• 36 Miguel Cabrera
• 37 Michael Pineda
• 38 Brandon Beachy
• 39 Liam Hendriks
• 40 Alex Gordon
• 41 Martin Prado
• 42 Tim Lincecum
• 43 Vance Worley
• 44 Yoenis Cespedes RC
• 45 Clayton Kershaw
• 46 Devin Mesoraco
• 47 Andrelton Simmons RC
• 48 B.J. Upton
• 49 Ivan Nova
• 50 Nyjer Morgan
• 51 Carlos Santana
• 52 Norichika Aoki RC
• 53 David Wright
• 54 Joey Votto
• 55 Felix Hernandez
• 56 Troy Tulowitzki
• 57 Dellin Betances
• 58 Evan Longoria
• 59 Addison Reed
• 60 Derek Holland
• 61 Gio Gonzalez
• 62 Shin-Soo Choo
• 63 Jose Reyes
• 64 Ian Kinsler
• 65 Jimmy Rollins
• 66 Alex Rodriguez
• 67 Cory Luebke
• 68 J.D. Martinez
• 69 Carlos Gonzalez
• 70 Chris Archer RC
• 71 Yovani Gallardo
• 72 Kevin Youkilis
• 73 Neftali Feliz
• 74 Xavier Avery RC
• 75 Jemile Weeks
• 76 Matt Hague RC
• 77 Drew Smyly RC
• 78 Yadier Molina
• 79 Yunel Escobar
• 80 Jason Motte
• 81 Drew Hutchinson RC
• 82 Jordany Valdespin RC
• 83 Justin Masterson
• 84 Yu Darvish RC
• 85 Alex Avila
• 86 Nick Swisher
• 87 Mark Teixeira
• 88 Dan Haren
• 89 Jaime Garcia
• 90 Melky Cabrera
• 91 Brian Dozier RC
• 92 Matt Garza
• 93 Hunter Pence
• 94 Brandon Phillips
• 95 Ubaldo Jimenez
• 96 Prince Fielder
• 97 Matt Kemp
• 98 Freddie Freeman
• 99 Jarrod Parker
• 100 Daniel Bard
• 101 Corey Hart
• 102 Ike Davis
• 103 Curtis Granderson
• 104 Eric Hosmer
• 105 Madison Bumgarner
• 106 Michael Bourn
• 107 Albert Pujols
• 108 Matt Moore
• 109 Matt Holliday
• 110 Tyler Pastornicky
• 111 Colby Rasmus
• 112 Nelson Cruz
• 113 Craig Kimbrel
• 114 Desmond Jennings
• 115 Irving Falu RC
• 116 Jon Lester
• 117 John Axford
• 118 Wilin Rosario
• 119 Todd Helton
• 120 Ryan Zimmerman
• 121 Josh Hamilton
• 122 Paul Konerko
• 123 Dee Gordon
• 124 J.P. Arencibia
• 125 J.J. Hardy
• 126 David Ortiz
• 127 Shane Victorino
• 128 James Shields
• 129 Mariano Rivera
• 130 Jon Niese
• 131 Paul Goldschmidt
• 132 Aramis Ramirez
• 133 Emilio Bonifacio
• 134 Salvador Perez
• 135 C.J. Wilson
• 136 Jhonny Peralta
• 137 Chris Parmelee
• 138 Ryan Howard
• 139 Mark Trumbo
• 140 Asdrubal Cabrera
• 141 Lucas Duda
• 142 Dan Uggla
• 143 Rickie Weeks
• 144 Johnny Cueto
• 145 Shaun Marcum
• 146 Elvis Andrus
• 147 Michael Young
• 148 Donovan Solano RC
• 149 Adrian Beltre
• 150 Drew Pomeranz
• 151 Lance Berkman
• 152 Heath Bell
• 153 Dustin Ackley
• 154 Stephen Strasburg
• 155 Ichiro
• 156 Michael Cuddyer
• 157 Mike Trout
• 158 Brett Gardner
• 159 Wade Miley RC
• 160 Chris Young
• 161 Jordan Zimmermann
• 162 Matt Dominguez
• 163 Jay Bruce
• 164 Max Scherzer
• 165 Ricky Romero
• 166 Brandon McCarthy
• 167 Brian McCann
• 168 Jordan Pacheco
• 169 Chris Carpenter
• 170 Joe Mauer
• 171 Carlos Ruiz
• 172 Jacoby Ellsbury
• 173 Trevor Bauer RC
• 174 Ryan Braun
• 175 Torii Hunter
• 176 Tommy Hanson
• 177 Elian Herrera RC
• 178 Quintin Berry RC
• 179 Adam Lind
• 180 Andrew McCutchen
• 181 Adrian Gonzalez
• 182 Jose Valverde
• 183 Justin Upton
• 184 Hisashi Iwakuma RC
• 186 Ted Lilly
• 187 Jeremy Hefner RC
• 188 Kole Calhoun RC
• 189 Will Middlebrooks RC
• 190 Starlin Castro
• 191 Adam Wainwright
• 192 Ian Kennedy
• 193 Michael Morse
• 194 Mike Moustakas
• 195 Matt Cain
• 196 Tom Milone
• 197 Chase Utley
• 198 Ryan Vogelsong
• 199 Wily Peralta RC
• 200 Jered Weaver
• 201 Cliff Lee
• 202 Jason Heyward
• 203 Jesus Montero
• 204 Clay Buchholz
• 205 David Freese
• 206 Justin Morneau
• 207 Christian Friedrich RC
• 208 Mike Napoli
• 209 Robinson Cano
• 210 Aroldis Chapman
• 211 Alexi Ogando
• 212 Brennan Boesch
• 213 R.A. Dickey
• 214 Bryce Harper RC
• 215 Matt Adams RC
• 216 Jamie Moyer
• 217 Dustin Pedroia
• 218 Justin Verlander
• 219 Miguel Montero
• 220 Ben Zobrist

Parallels

Each of the 220 base cards AND all of the 110 Prospects "inserts" (see below) are available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractor
• XFractor (retail only)
• Green Refractor (retail only)
• Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
• Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
• Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 5 copies)
• SuperFractor (one-of-one)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each)

Inserts

Prospects

NOTE: The first 110 cards in the 2011 Bowman Chrome Prospects set (cards #BCP1-BCP110) were randomly inserted into packs of 2012 Bowman Baseball.

• BP111 Rob Rasmussen
• BP112 Maikel Franco
• BP113 Granden Goetzman
• BP114 Will Lamb
• BP115 Sam Stafford
• BP116 Boss Moanaroa
• BP117 Shawon Dunston, Jr.
• BP118 Matt Dean
• BP119 Kevin Pillar
• BP120 Jorge Soler
• BP121 Ravel Santana
• BP122 Felipe Rivero
• BP123 Drew Leachman
• BP124 Julio Morban
• BP125 Donald Lutz
• BP126 Christian Bergman
• BP127 Michael Earley
• BP128 Jeremy Nowak
• BP129 Tyler Kelly
• BP130 Kyle Hendricks
• BP131 Mike O'Neill
• BP132 Garrett Wittels
• BP133 Jon Talley
• BP134 Daniel Santana
• BP135 Starlin Rodriguez
• BP136 Gregory Hopkins
• BP137 Colin Walsh
• BP138 Chris Hawkins
• BP139 Lane Adams
• BP140 Brent Keys
• BP141 Hanser Alberto
• BP142 Tyler Massey
• BP143 Alen Hanson
• BP144 Blair Walters
• BP145 Jordan Scott
• BP146 Jamal Austin
• BP147 Joel Caminero
• BP148 JaDamion Williams
• BP149 Mike Gallic
• BP150 Kenny Vargas
• BP151 Camden Maron
• BP152 Roberto de la Cruz
• BP153 Luis Mateo
• BP154 William Beckwith
• BP155 Art Charles
• BP156 Guillermo Pimentel
• BP157 Cameron Seitzer
• BP158 Anthony Garcia
• BP159 Tyler Rahmatulla
• BP160 Gary Apelian
• BP161 Derek Christensen
• BP162 Tim Shibuya
• BP163 Wilsen Palacios
• BP164 Brandon Eckerle
• BP165 Carlos Valenzuela
• BP166 Wander Ramos
• BP167 Juaner Aguasvivas
• BP168 Willy Garcia
• BP169 Brian Pointer
• BP170 Austin Brice
• BP171 Matthew Summers
• BP172 O'Koyea Dickson
• BP173 David Kandilas
• BP174 Francisco Arcia
• BP175 Taylor Siemens
• BP176 Aaron Brooks
• BP177 Yeison Hernandez
• BP178 Jesus Solorzano
• BP179 Narciso Mesa
• BP180 Brian Humphries
• BP181 Estarlin Martinez
• BP182 Gregory Polanco
• BP183 Garrett Buechele
• BP184 Austin Barnes
• BP185 Logan Pevny
• BP186 Frank Lafreniere
• BP187 Joshua Magee
• BP188 Michael Antonio
• BP189 Julio Concepcion
• BP190 Daniel Paolini
• BP191 Danny Winkler
• BP192 Felix Munoz
• BP193 Evan Marshall
• BP194 Manuel Hernandez
• BP195 Ben Alsup
• BP196 Montreal Robertson
• BP197 Miguel Chalas
• BP198 Bobby Bundy
• BP199 Gabriel Lino
• BP200 Eduardo Rodriguez
• BP201 Matt Benedict
• BP202 Nate Jones
• BP203 Marcos Camarena
• BP204 Matt Hoffman
• BP205 Kenny Faulk
• BP206 Jordan Shipers
• BP207 Forrest Snow
• BP208 Theo Bowe
• BP209 David Freitas
• BP210 Carlos Alonso
• BP211 Domingo Tapia
• BP212 Juan Lagares
• BP213 Junior Lake
• BP214 Kevin Chapman
• BP215 Jake Buchanan
• BP216 Wilfredo Tovar
• BP217 Manny Machado
• BP218 John Hellweg
• BP219 Matthew Neil
• BP220 Ruben Alaniz

Prospect Variations

• BP112 Maikel Franco
• BP114 Will Lamb
• BP118 Matt Dean
• BP119 Kevin Pillar
• BP128 Jeremy Nowak
• BP130 Kyle Hendricks
• BP137 Colin Walsh
• BP138 Chris Hawkins
• BP144 Blair Walters
• BP145 Jordan Scott
• BP169 Brian Pointer
• BP187 Joshua Magee
• BP188 Michael Antonio
• BP189 Julio Concepcion
• BP198 Bobby Bundy
• BP200 Eduardo Rodriguez
• BP205 Kenny Faulk
• BP211 Domingo Tapia
• BP213 Junior Lake
• BP215 Jake Buchanan

Legends in the Making Die-Cuts

• LIM-AC Aroldis Chapman
• LIM-AP Albert Pujols
• LIM-BH Bryce Harper
• LIM-BL Brett Lawrie
• LIM-BP Buster Posey
• LIM-CG Carlos Gonzalez
• LIM-CK Clayton Kershaw
• LIM-DB Dylan Bundy
• LIM-DF David Freese
• LIM-DP Dustin Pedroia
• LIM-FH Felix Hernandez
• LIM-JE Jacoby Ellsbury
• LIM-JV Justin Verlander
• LIM-JW Jered Weaver
• LIM-MC Miguel Cabrera
• LIM-MK Matt Kemp
• LIM-MM Matt Moore
• LIM-PF Prince Fielder
• LIM-RB Ryan Braun
• LIM-RC Robinson Cano
• LIM-SS Stephen Strasburg
• LIM-TB Trevor Bauer
• LIM-TT Troy Tulowitzki
• LIM-YC Yoenis Cespedes
• LIM-YD Yu Darvish

Franchise All-Stars

• FAS-BG Ryan Braun / Scooter Gennett
• FAS-BGO Anthony Gose / Jose Bautista
• FAS-BM Wil Myers / Billy Butler
• FAS-BT Carlos Beltran / Oscar Taveras
• FAS-CA Robinson Cano / Tyler Austin
• FAS-AP Jurickson Profar / Elvis Andrus
• FAS-CL Asdrubal Cabrera / Francisco Lindor
• FAS-HO Mike Olt / Josh Hamilton
• FAS-OB Xander Bogaerts / David Ortiz
• FAS-PJ Tommy Joseph / Buster Posey
• FAS-TS Jean Segura / Mike Trout
• FAS-VH Billy Hamilton / Joey Votto
• FAS-VR Bruce Rondon / Justin Verlander
• FAS-WW Zack Wheeler / David Wright
• FAS-CC Miguel Cabrera / Nick Castellanos
• FAS-GA Nolan Arenado / Carlos Gonzalez
• FAS-HH Felix Hernandez / Danny Hultzen
• FAS-JB Dylan Bundy / Adam Jones
• FAS-MC Gerrit Cole / Andrew McCutchen
• FAS-SF Jose Fernandez / Giancarlo Stanton

Futures Game

• FG-AG Anthony Gose
• FG-AM Alfredo Marte
• FG-AP Ariel Pena
• FG-AS Ali Solis
• FG-BH Billy Hamilton
• FG-BR Bruce Rondon
• FG-CB Christian Bethancourt
• FG-CY Christian Yelich
• FG-DB Dylan Bundy
• FG-DH Danny Hultzen
• FG-ER Enny Romero
• FG-FL Francisco Lindor
• FG-FR Felipe Rivero
• FG-GC Gerrit Cole
• FG-JF Jose Fernandez
• FG-JH Jae-Hoon Ha
• FG-JO Jake Odorizzi
• FG-JP Jurickson Profar
• FG-JR Julio Rodriguez
• FG-JS Jonathan Singleton
• FG-JSE Jean Segura
• FG-JT Jameson Taillon
• FG-KL Kyle Lotzkar
• FG-KW Kolten Wong
• FG-MB Matt Barnes
• FG-MC Michael Choice
• FG-MM Manny Machado
• FG-MO Mike Olt
• FG-NA Nolan Arenado
• FG-NC Nick Castellanos
• FG-OA Oswaldo Arcia
• FG-OT Oscar Taveras
• FG-RB Rob Brantly
• FG-RL Rymer Liriano
• FG-SG Scooter Gennett
• FG-TA Tyler Austin
• FG-TJ Tommy Joseph
• FG-TS Tyler Skaggs
• FG-TW Taijuan Walker
• FG-WF Wilmer Flores
• FG-WM Wil Myers
• FG-XB Xander Bogaerts
• FG-ZW Zack Wheeler

Autographs & Game-Used

Autograph Prospects

• Refractors (serial-numbered to 500 copies)
• Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
• Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
• Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 5 copies)
• SuperFractor (one-of-one)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each)

• BCA-ZD Zake DeVoss
• BCA-SG Scotter Gennett
• BCA-NM Nomar Mazara
• BCA-CD Chase Davidson
• BCA-FH Frazier Hall
• BCA-AC Adam Conley
• BCA-ACH Andrew Chafin
• BCA-AG Avisail Garcia
• BCA-BC Bobby Crocker
• BCA-BH Billy Hamilton
• BCA-BM Boss Moanaroa
• BCA-BMI Brad Miller
• BCA-CBU Cody Buckel
• BCA-CV Christian Villanueva
• BCA-FR Felipe Rivero
• BCA-FS Felix Sterling
• BCA-JC Jose Campos
• BCA-JG Jonathan Griffin
• BCA-JH John Hellweg
• BCA-JM Jake Marisnick
• BCA-JP James Paxton
• BCA-JR Josh Rutledge
• BCA-JRG J.R. Graham
• BCA-JS Jonathan Singleton
• BCA-JSO Jorge Soler
• BCA-KS Kevan Smith
• BCA-MH Miles Head
• BCA-MO Marcell Ozuna
• BCA-MS Matt Szczur
• BCA-NC Nick Castellanos
• BCA-PM Pratt Maynard
• BCA-RG Ronald Guzman
• BCA-RO Rougned Odor
• BCA-RS Ravel Santana
• BCA-SD Shawon Dunston, Jr.
• BCA-SN Sean Nolin
• BCA-TA Tyler Austin
• BCA-TC Tony Cingrani
• BCA-TM Trevor May
• BCA-TS Tyler Skaggs
• BCA-WJ Williams Jerez

Rookie Autographs

• RA-WM Will Middlebrooks
• RA-YD Yu Darvish
• RA-TB Trevor Bauer
• RA-BH Bryce Harper

Legends in the Making Die-Cut Autographs

Each card is serial-numbered to 15 copies.

• LIM-AC Aroldis Chapman
• LIM-AP Albert Pujols
• LIM-BH Bryce Harper
• LIM-BP Buster Posey
• LIM-CK Clayton Kershaw
• LIM-DB Dylan Bundy
• LIM-JV Justin Verlander
• LIM-MC Miguel Cabrera
• LIM-MK Matt Kemp
• LIM-PF Prince Fielder
• LIM-RB Ryan Braun
• LIM-RC Robinson Cano
• LIM-TB Trevor Bauer
• LIM-YC Yoenis Cespedes
• LIM-YD Yu Darvish

Franchise All-Stars Dual Autographs

Each card is serial-numbered to to 25 copies.

• FAS-CC Miguel Cabrera / Nick Castellanos
• FAS-GA Nolan Arenado / Carlos Gonzalez
• FAS-HH Felix Hernandez / Danny Hultzen
• FAS-JB Dylan Bundy / Adam Jones
• FAS-MC Gerrit Cole / Andrew McCutchen

Futures Game Patch Relics

Each card is serial-numbered to ten copies.

• FGP-AG Anthony Gose
• FGP-AM Alfredo Marte
• FGP-AP Ariel Pena
• FGP-AS Ali Solis
• FGP-BH Billy Hamilton
• FGP-BR Bruce Rondon
• FGP-CB Christian Bethancourt
• FGP-CY Christian Yelich
• FGP-DB Dylan Bundy
• FGP-DH Danny Hultzen
• FGP-ER Enny Romero
• FGP-FL Francisco Lindor
• FGP-FR Felipe Rivero
• FGP-GC Gerrit Cole
• FGP-JF Jose Fernandez
• FGP-JH Jae-Hoon Ha
• FGP-JO Jake Odorizzi
• FGP-JP Jurickson Profar
• FGP-JR Julio Rodriguez
• FGP-JS Jonathan Singleton
• FGP-JSE Jean Segura
• FGP-JT Jameson Taillon
• FGP-KL Kyle Lotzkar
• FGP-KW Kolten Wong
• FGP-MB Matt Barnes
• FGP-MC Michael Choice
• FGP-MM Manny Machado
• FGP-MO Mike Olt
• FGP-NA Nolan Arenado
• FGP-NC Nick Castellanos
• FGP-OA Oswaldo Arcia
• FGP-OT Oscar Taveras
• FGP-RB Rob Brantly
• FGP-RL Rymer Liriano
• FGP-SG Scooter Gennett
• FGP-TJ Tommy Joseph
• FGP-TS Tyler Skaggs
• FGP-TW Taijuan Walker
• FGP-WF Wilmer Flores
• FGP-WM Wil Myers
• FGP-XB Xander Bogaerts
• FGP-ZW Zack Wheeler

Futures Game Autographed Patch Relics

Each card is serial-numbered to five copies.

• FGAP-BH Billy Hamilton
• FGAP-DB Dylan Bundy
• FGAP-FL Francisco Lindor
• FGAP-GC Gerrit Cole
• FGAP-JS Jonathan Singleton
• FGAP-JT Jameson Taillon
• FGAP-MB Matt Barnes
• FGAP-MM Manny Machado
• FGAP-NC Nick Castellanos
• FGAP-OT Oscar Taveras

Futures Game Hat Redemption

These can be redeemed for the hat worn by the player in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game.

• Alfredo Marte
• Anthony Gose
• Ali Solis
• Billy Hamilton
• Enny Romero
• Francisco Lindor
• Felipe Rivero
• Gerrit Cole
• Danny Hultzen
• Dylan Bundy
• Christian Yelich
• Christian Bethancourt
• Jose Fernandez
• Jae-Hoon Ha
• Jake Odorizzi
• Jurickson Profar
• Julio Rodriguez
• Jonathan Singleton
• Jean Segura
• Jameson Taillon
• Kyle Lotzkar
• Kolten Wong
• Matt Barnes
• Michael Choice
• Manny Machado
• Mike Olt
• Nolan Arenado
• Nick Castellanos
• Oswaldo Arcia
• Oscar Taveras
• Rymer Liriano
• Scooter Gennett
• Tommy Joseph
• Tyler Skaggs
• Taijuan Walker
• Wilmer Flores
• Wil Myers
• Zack Wheeler
• Ariel Pena

Bowman Black

See 2012 Bowman Black.