2002 Bowman's Best

Description

2002 Bowman's Best is a 181-card set released in August, 2002. In a radical departure for the brand, each of the 91 rookies and prospects (cards #91-#181) would come either autographed or have a piece of a game-used bat on it. Each pack will yield one such card.

Distribution

Ten packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $15). Ten boxes per case. Hobby only.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	181	-	?
short set	90	-	4:1
Autographed/Game-Used First-Year	91	-	one-per-pack
Blue short set	90	300	1:6
Blue Autographed First-Year	65	-	1:6
Blue Game-Used First-Year	26	-	1:14
Red short set	90	200	1:8
Red Autographed First-Year	65	-	1:17
Red Game-Used First-Year	26	-	1:39
Gold short set	90	50	1:31
Red Autographed First-Year	65	-	1:51
Red Game-Used First-Year	26	-	1:115
Uncirculated Autograph Redemption	65	20	1:129
Uncirculated Game-Used First Year Redemption	26	20	1:322

Checklist

Base Set

• 1 Josh Beckett
• 2 Derek Jeter
• 3 Alex Rodriguez
• 4 Miguel Tejada
• 5 Nomar Garciaparra
• 6 Aramis Ramirez
• 7 Jeremy Giambi
• 8 Bernie Williams
• 9 Juan Pierre
• 10 Chipper Jones
• 11 Jimmy Rollins
• 12 Alfonso Soriano
• 13 Mark Prior
• 14 Paul Konerko
• 15 Tim Hudson
• 16 Doug Mientkiewicz
• 17 Todd Helton
• 18 Moises Alou
• 19 Juan Gonzalez
• 20 Jorge Posada
• 21 Jeff Kent
• 22 Roger Clemens
• 23 Phil Nevin
• 24 Brian Giles
• 25 Carlos Delgado
• 26 Jason Giambi
• 27 Vladimir Guerrero
• 28 Cliff Floyd
• 29 Shea Hillenbrand
• 30 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 31 Mike Piazza
• 32 Carlos Pena
• 33 Larry Walker
• 34 Magglio Ordonez
• 35 Mike Mussina
• 36 Andruw Jones
• 37 Nick Johnson
• 38 Curt Schilling
• 39 Eric Chavez
• 40 Bartolo Colon
• 41 Eric Hinske
• 42 Sean Burroughs
• 43 Randy Johnson
• 44 Adam Dunn
• 45 Pedro Martinez
• 46 Garret Anderson
• 47 Jim Thome
• 48 Gary Sheffield
• 49 Tsuyoshi Shinjo
• 50 Albert Pujols
• 51 Ichiro
• 52 C.C. Sabathia
• 53 Bob Abreu
• 54 Ivan Rodriguez
• 55 J.D. Drew
• 56 Jacque Jones
• 57 Jason Kendall
• 58 Javier Vazquez
• 59 Jeff Bagwell
• 60 Greg Maddux
• 61 Jim Edmonds
• 62 Hank Blalock
• 63 Jose Vidro
• 64 Kevin Brown
• 65 Mark Teixeira
• 66 Sammy Sosa
• 67 Lance Berkman
• 68 Mark Mulder
• 69 Marty Cordova
• 70 Frank Thomas
• 71 Mike Cameron
• 72 Mike Sweeney
• 73 Barry Bonds
• 74 Troy Glaus
• 75 Barry Zito
• 76 Pat Burrell
• 77 Paul LoDuca
• 78 Rafael Palmeiro
• 79 Austin Kearns
• 80 Darin Erstad
• 81 Richie Sexson
• 82 Roberto Alomar
• 83 Roy Oswalt
• 84 Ryan Klesko
• 85 Luis Gonzalez
• 86 Scott Rolen
• 87 Shannon Stewart
• 88 Shawn Green
• 89 Toby Hall
• 90 Bret Boone

Autographed/Game-Used First Year

• 91 Casey Kotchman BAT RC
• 92 Jose Valverde AU A RC
• 93 Cole Barthel BAT RC*
• 94 Brad Nelson AU A RC
• 95 Mauricio Lara AU A RC
• 96 Ryan Gripp BAT RC
• 97 Brian West AU A RC*
• 98 Chris Piersoll AU B RC
• 99 Ryan Church AU B RC
• 100 Javier Colina AU A
• 101 Juan M. Gonzalez AU A RC*
• 102 Benito Baez AU A
• 103 Mike Hill BAT RC
• 104 Jason Grove AU B RC*
• 105 Koyie Hill AU B
• 106 Mark Outlaw AU A RC*
• 107 Jason Bay BAT RC
• 108 Jorge Padilla AU A RC
• 109 Pete Zamora AU A RC*
• 110 Joe Mauer AU A RC
• 111 Franklyn German AU A RC
• 112 Chris Flinn AU A RC*
• 113 David Wright BAT RC
• 114 Anastacio Martinez AU A RC
• 115 Nic Jackson BAT RC*
• 116 Rene Reyes AU A RC
• 117 Colin Young AU A RC*
• 118 Joe Orloski AU A RC*
• 119 Mike Wilson AU A RC
• 120 Rich Thompson AU A RC
• 121 Jake Mauer AU B RC*
• 122 Mario Ramos AU A RC
• 123 Doug Sessions AU B RC*
• 124 Doug Devore BAT RC
• 125 Travis Foley AU A RC*
• 126 Chris Baker AU A RC*
• 127 Michael Floyd AU A RC*
• 128 Josh Barfield BAT RC
• 129 Jose Bautista BAT RC
• 130 Gavin Floyd AU A RC
• 131 Jason Botts BAT RC
• 132 Clint Nageotte AU A RC
• 133 Jesus Cota AU B RC*
• 134 Ron Calloway BAT RC
• 135 Kevin Cash BAT RC
• 136 Jonny Gomes AU B RC
• 137 Dennis Ulacia AU A RC*
• 138 Ryan Snare AU A RC
• 139 Kevin Deaton AU A RC*
• 140 Bobby Jenks AU B RC
• 141 Casey Kotchman AU A RC
• 142 Adam Walker AU A RC*
• 143 Mike Gonzalez AU A RC
• 144 Ruben Gotay BAT RC
• 145 Jason Grove BAT RC
• 146 Freddy Sanchez AU B RC
• 147 Jason Arnold AU B RC*
• 148 Scott Hairston AU A RC
• 149 Jason St. Clair AU B RC*
• 150 Chris Tritle BAT RC*
• 151 Edwin Yan BAT RC*
• 152 Freddy Sanchez BAT RC
• 153 Greg Sain BAT RC*
• 154 Yurendell De Caster BAT RC
• 155 Noochie Varner BAT RC*
• 156 Nelson Castro AU B RC*
• 157 Randall Shelley BAT RC*
• 158 Reed Johnson BAT RC
• 159 Ryan Raburn AU A RC
• 160 Jose Morban BAT RC
• 161 Justin Schuda AU A RC*
• 162 Henry Pichardo AU A RC*
• 163 Josh Bard AU A RC
• 164 Josh Bonifay AU A RC*
• 165 Brandon League AU B RC
• 166 Jorge-Julio DePaula AU A RC
• 167 Todd Linden AU B RC
• 168 Francisco Liriano AU A RC
• 169 Chris Snelling AU A RC
• 170 Blake McGinley AU A RC*
• 171 Cody McKay AU A RC
• 172 Jason Stanford AU A RC
• 173 Lenny DiNardo AU A RC
• 174 Greg Montalbano AU A RC*
• 175 Earl Snyder AU A RC
• 176 Justin Huber AU A RC
• 177 Chris Narveson AU A RC
• 178 Jon Switzer AU A RC
• 179 Ronald Acuña, Sr. AU A RC*
• 180 Chris Duffy BAT RC
• 181 Kazuhisa Ishii BAT RC EXCH

Parallels

All 191 base cards are available in the following parallels. The 90 veteran players are serial-numbered to the production figures listed below; while the 91 Autographed/Game-Used First Year cards are NOT serial-numbered.

• Red (serial-numbered to 300 copies)
• Blue (serial-numbered to 200 copies)
• Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)

Uncirculated First Year

Randomly inserted into packs were redemption cards good for an "Uncirculated" parallel for the 91 Autographed/Game-Used First Year cards. When redeemed, the collector would receive a the player's Bowman's Best card encased in a plastic case. Only 20 redemption cards for each player were inserted, and all cards expired December 31, 2002.