2001 Topps Stars

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2001 Topps Stars box

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
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Checklist

Base Set

The base set consists of 200 cards with no short prints or variations. The set primarily focuses on veterans with a small subset of Hall of Fame players and 22 rookie cards including Jose Reyes, Jake Peavy and Albert Pujols.

Inserts

Players Choice Awards

This 10-card set features players nominated for various Players’ Choice Awards for the 2000 baseball season. Each card has three players and the cards were inserted 1:12 packs.

Progression

The 9-card set features three players per card that are similar in terms of their abilities. The first player is a player of the past, the second the star of the present and the third player is a young rising star. The cards were inserted 1:8 packs

Number	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
P01	Ernie Banks	Alex Rodriguez	Alfonso Soriano
P02	Yogi Berra	Ivan Rodriguez	Roberto Hernandez
P03	Tony Perez	Carlos Delgado	Eric Munson
P04	Rod Carew	Roberto Alomar	Jose Ortiz
P05	Stan Musial	Darin Erstad	Alex Escobar
P06	Jim Palmer	Kevin Brown	Kurt Ainsworth
P07	Duke Snider	Jim Edmonds	Vernon Wells
P08	Warren Spahn	Randy Johnson	Ryan Anderson
P09	Juan Marichal	Bartolo Colon	B.Bradley

Autographs & Game-Used

Autographs

The 13-card set feature on-card autographs of some of baseball's great players. The cards were inserted in all packs at a rate of 1:353 packs. More than half the players had not returned their cards in time for packout and thus were inserted as exchange cards. The redemption cards expired on 4/30/03. Eric Munson seems very misplaced to be in this set.

Number	Player	Team	EXCH
TSA-CD	Carlos Delgado	Blue Jays
TSA-DS	Duke Snider	Dodgers	EXCH
TSA-EB	Ernie Banks	Cubs	EXCH
TSA-EM	Eric Munson	Tigers
TSA-IR	Ivan Rodriguez	Rangers
TSA-JM	Juan Marichal	Giants	EXCH
TSA-JP	Jim Palmer	Orioles
TSA-RC	Rod Carew	Angels	EXCH
TSA-SM	Stan Musial	Cardinals
TSA-TH	Todd Helton	Rockies	EXCH
TSA-TP	Tony Perez	Reds	EXCH
TSA-WS	Warren Spahn	Braves
TSA-YB	Yogi Berra	Yankees	EXCH

Game Gear Bats

This 21-card card set features game used bat chips from many of baseball’s rising stars. The cards were inserted in two differnt groups with Group A inserted at 1:216 packs and Group B at a rate of 1:1368 packs. The overall insert rate was 1:187 packs.

Most of the players featured in this set went on to have very good major league careers but by far the biggest prospects in this group at the time failed to have an impact at the major league level. Scott Rolen and Lance Berkman are by far the biggest names in this set.