2000 Topps Stars

Description

2000 Topps Stars is a 200-card set released exclusively to members of Topps' Home Team Advantage Hobby store network on July 11, 2000. The set consists of 101 Veterans, 9 Retired Stars, 25 Shining Prospects, 15 True Rookies, and 50 Spotlights.

Distribution

24 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $3). Exclusive to Topps HTA stores.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	200	-	?
Metallic Blue	150	299	1:26
Metallic Blue Spotlight	50	99	1:232
Walk of Fame	15	-	1:8
Progression	9	-	1:13
All-Star Authority	14	-	1:13
Game Gear Bats	10	-	1:175
Game Gear Jerseys	3	-	1:382
Autographs	13	-	1:310

Checklist

Base Set

• 1 Vladimir Guerrero
• 2 Eric Karros
• 3 Omar Vizquel
• 4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 5 Preston Wilson
• 6 Albert Belle
• 7 Ryan Klesko
• 8 Bob Abreu
• 9 Warren Morris
• 10 Rafael Palmeiro
• 11 Nomar Garciaparra
• 12 Dante Bichette
• 13 Jeff Cirillo
• 14 Carlos Beltran
• 15 Tony Clark
• 16 Ray Durham
• 17 Mark McGwire
• 18 Jim Thome
• 19 Todd Walker
• 20 Richie Sexson
• 21 Adrian Beltre
• 22 Jay Bell
• 23 Craig Biggio
• 24 Ben Grieve
• 25 Greg Maddux
• 26 Fernando Tatis
• 27 Jeromy Burnitz
• 28 Vinny Castilla
• 29 Mark Grace
• 30 Derek Jeter
• 31 Larry Walker
• 32 Ivan Rodriguez
• 33 Curt Schilling
• 34 Mike Lamb RC
• 35 Kevin Brown
• 36 Andruw Jones
• 37 Chris Mears RC
• 38 Bartolo Colon
• 39 Edgardo Alfonzo
• 40 Brady Anderson
• 41 Andres Galarraga
• 42 Scott Rolen
• 43 Manny Ramirez
• 44 Carlos Delgado
• 45 David Cone
• 46 Carl Everett
• 47 Chipper Jones
• 48 Barry Bonds
• 49 Dean Palmer
• 50 Frank Thomas
• 51 Paul O'Neill
• 52 Mo Vaughn
• 53 Todd Helton
• 54 Jason Giambi
• 55 Brian Jordan
• 56 Luis Gonzalez
• 57 Alex Rodriguez
• 58 J.D. Drew
• 59 Javy Lopez
• 60 Tony Gwynn
• 61 Jason Kendall
• 62 Pedro Martinez
• 63 Matt Williams
• 64 Gary Sheffield
• 65 Roberto Alomar
• 66 Lyle Overbay RC
• 67 Jeff Bagwell
• 68 Tim Hudson
• 69 Sammy Sosa
• 70 Keith Reed RC
• 71 Robin Ventura
• 72 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 73 Alex Gonzalez
• 74 Aaron McNeal RC*
• 75 Mike Lieberthal
• 76 Brian Giles
• 77 Kevin Millwood
• 78 Troy O'Leary
• 79 Raul Mondesi
• 80 John Olerud
• 81 Dave Justice
• 82 Erubiel Durazo
• 83 Shawn Green
• 84 Tino Martinez
• 85 Greg Vaughn
• 86 Tom Glavine
• 87 Jose Canseco
• 88 Kenny Lofton
• 89 Brian Daubach
• 90 Mike Piazza
• 91 Randy Johnson
• 92 Pokey Reese
• 93 Troy Glaus
• 94 Kerry Wood
• 95 Sean Casey
• 96 Magglio Ordonez
• 97 Bernie Williams
• 98 Juan Gonzalez
• 99 Barry Larkin
• 100 Orlando Hernandez
• 101 Roger Clemens

Retired Stars

• 102 Bob Gibson
• 103 Gary Carter
• 104 Willie Stargell
• 105 Joe Morgan
• 106 Brooks Robinson
• 107 Ozzie Smith
• 108 Carl Yastrzemski
• 109 Al Kaline
• 110 Frank Robinson

Shining Prospects

• 111 Lance Berkman
• 112 Adam Piatt
• 113 Vernon Wells
• 114 Rafael Furcal
• 115 Rick Ankiel
• 116 Corey Patterson
• 117 Josh Hamilton
• 118 Jack Cust
• 119 Josh Girdley
• 120 Pablo Ozuna
• 121 Sean Burroughs
• 122 Pat Burrell
• 123 Chad Hermansen
• 124 Ruben Mateo
• 125 Ben Petrick
• 126 Dee Brown
• 127 Eric Munson
• 128 Ruben Salazar RC*
• 129 Kip Wells
• 130 Alfonso Soriano
• 131 Mark Mulder
• 132 Roosevelt Brown
• 133 Nick Johnson
• 134 Kyle Snyder
• 135 David Walling

True Rookies

NOTE: Cards #140 and #150 were designated as "exclusive rookies" and would not appear in any other year 2000 Topps issued product.

• 136 Geraldo Guzman RC
• 137 John Sneed RC*
• 138 Ben Christensen RC*
• 139 Corey Myers RC*
• 140 Jose Ortiz RC
• 141 Ryan Christianson RC*
• 142 Brett Myers RC
• 143 Bobby Bradley RC*
• 144 Rick Asadoorian RC*
• 145 Julio Zuleta RC
• 146 Ty Howington RC*
• 147 Josh Kalinowski RC*
• 148 B.J. Garbe RC*
• 149 Scott Downs RC
• 150 Dan Wright RC

Spotlight

• 151 Jeff Bagwell
• 152 Vladimir Guerrero
• 153 Mike Piazza
• 154 Juan Gonzalez
• 155 Ivan Rodriguez
• 156 Manny Ramirez
• 157 Sammy Sosa
• 158 Chipper Jones
• 159 Shawn Green
• 160 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 161 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 162 Nomar Garciaparra
• 163 Derek Jeter
• 164 Barry Bonds
• 165 Greg Maddux
• 166 Mark McGwire
• 167 Roberto Alomar
• 168 Alex Rodriguez
• 169 Randy Johnson
• 170 Tony Gwynn
• 171 Pedro Martinez
• 172 Bob Gibson
• 173 Gary Carter
• 174 Willie Stargell
• 175 Joe Morgan
• 176 Brooks Robinson
• 177 Ozzie Smith
• 178 Carl Yastrzemski
• 179 Al Kaline
• 180 Frank Robinson
• 181 Adam Piatt
• 182 Alfonso Soriano
• 183 Corey Patterson
• 184 Vernon Wells
• 185 Pat Burrell
• 186 Mark Mulder
• 187 Eric Munson
• 188 Rafael Furcal
• 189 Rick Ankiel
• 190 Ruben Mateo
• 191 Sean Burroughs
• 192 Josh Hamilton
• 193 Brett Myers
• 194 Ben Christensen
• 195 Ty Howington
• 196 Rick Asadoorian
• 197 Josh Kalinowski
• 198 Corey Myers
• 199 Ryan Christianson
• 200 John Sneed

Parallels

Metallic Blue

Each base card is available in a Metallic Blue parallel. Cards #1-150 are serial-numbered to 299 copies, while the 50-card Spotlight subset (cards #151-#200) are numbered to 99.

Inserts

Walk of Fame

• WF1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• WF2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• WF3 Mark McGwire
• WF4 Sammy Sosa
• WF5 Alex Rodriguez
• WF6 Derek Jeter
• WF7 Nomar Garciaparra
• WF8 Chipper Jones
• WF9 Manny Ramirez
• WF10 Mike Piazza
• WF11 Vladimir Guerrero
• WF12 Barry Bonds
• WF13 Tony Gwynn
• WF14 Roberto Alomar
• WF15 Pedro Martinez

Progression

• P1 Bob Gibson / Pedro Martinez / Rick Ankiel
• P2 Gary Carter / Mike Piazza / Ben Petrick
• P3 Willie Stargell / Mark McGwire / Pat Burrell
• P4 Joe Morgan / Roberto Alomar / Ruben Salazar
• P5 Brooks Robinson / Chipper Jones / Sean Burroughs
• P6 Ozzie Smith / Derek Jeter / Rafael Furcal
• P7 Carl Yastrzemski / Barry Bonds / Josh Hamilton
• P8 Al Kaline / Ken Griffey, Jr. / Ruben Mateo
• P9 Frank Robinson / Manny Ramirez / Corey Patterson

All-Star Authority

• AS1 Mark McGwire
• AS2 Sammy Sosa
• AS3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• AS4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• AS5 Tony Gwynn
• AS6 Barry Bonds
• AS7 Mike Piazza
• AS8 Pedro Martinez
• AS9 Chipper Jones
• AS10 Manny Ramirez
• AS11 Alex Rodriguez
• AS12 Derek Jeter
• AS13 Nomar Garciaparra
• AS14 Roberto Alomar

Autographs & Game-Used

Game-Gear

Bats

NOTES

• Cards #GGB4 and #GGB6 packed out as exchange cards, which expired May 30, 2001.
• The specfic odds of finding a Game Gear Bat are as follows

GROUP A: 1:2289/packs
GROUP B: 1:1353/packs
GROUP C: 1:409/packs

• GGB1 Rafael Furcal C
• GGB2 Sean Burroughs B
• GGB3 Corey Patterson B
• GGB4 Chipper Jones B EXCH
• GGB5 Vernon Wells C
• GGB6 Mark Quinn B EXCH
• GGB7 Eric Munson C
• GGB8 Ben Petrick B
• GGB9 Dee Brown A
• GGB10 Lance Berkman C

Jerseys

NOTE: Card #GGJ2 packed out as an exchange card, which expired May 30, 2001.

• GGJ1 Kevin Millwood
• GGJ2 Brad Penny EXCH
• GGJ3 J.D. Drew

Autographs

NOTES

• According to a press release issued by Topps, there are less than 120 copies of cards #AK, #FR, and #WS in existence -- although the cards are not serial-numbered.
• The specific odds of finding an autograph are as follows.

GROUP A 1:382/packs
GROUP B 1:1636/packs

• AK Al Kaline B
• BG Bob Gibson A
• BR Brooks Robinson B
• CY Carl Yastrzemski B
• DJ Derek Jeter A
• FR Frank Robinson B
• GC Gary Carter B
• JM Joe Morgan B
• KM Kevin Millwood A
• OS Ozzie Smith A
• RA Rick Ankiel A
• RF Rafael Furcal A
• WS Willie Stargell B

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