2004 Fleer Platinum

Description

2004 Fleer Platinum is a 200-card set, and was released in February, 2004. Like previous Platinum efforts, the base set evokes a classic Fleer Baseball set -- in this case, 1984 Fleer. The set does feature 22 short-prints; however, Fleer decided NOT to short-print any of the 18 multi-player Prospects.

Like the 2003 Fleer Platinum set, Hobby boxes contained a mix of pack types. Each Hobby box contained 18, seven-card wax packs and four, 20-card jumbo packs. Rack packs were issued separately in their own Hobby-exclusive boxes. Each rack box had four, 30-card packs.

A typical Hobby box should yield two "hits:" one jersey card in the wax packs, and a "Nameplates" patch card from the jumbos. Each rack pack has an "Inscribed" autograph.

Cards 136-143 were issued at a stated rate of 1:3 Hobby wax and 1:12 retail wax packs. Cards numbered 144-151 were seeded at the rate of one-per-jumbo pack, while 152 through 157 were issued exclusively in rack packs at a rate of one per. According to Fleer the stated print run of the six rack-exclusive cards was 1000 cards each.

Distribution

Hobby: 18, seven-card Wax packs (MSRP: $2.99) plus four, 20-card Jumbo packs (MSRP: $4.99) per box.

Rack: Four packs per box, 30 cards per pack (MSRP: $9.99).

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Wax Odds	Retail Wax Odds	Jumbo Odds	Rack Odds
Base	200	-	7:1	7:1	20:1	30:1
short set	178	-	?	?	?	?
Wax Exclusive SPs	8	-	1:3	1:12	N/A	N/A
Jumbo Exclusive SPs	8	-	N/A	N/A	one-per-jumbo	N/A
Rack Exclusive SPs	6	1000	N/A	N/A	N/A	one-per-rack
Finish	200	100	1:15	?	N/A	N/A
Big Signs	15	-	1:9	1:8	1:2	N/A
Classic Combinations	10	-	1:108	1:270	N/A	N/A
MLB Scouting Report	15	400	1:45	1:190	1:96	N/A
Portraits	10	-	1:18	1:24	1:4	N/A
Big Signs Autographed	4	100	?	?	?	N/A
Clubhouse Memorabilia	?	-	1:24	1:96	N/A	N/A
Clubhouse Memorabilia Dual	?	50	?	?	N/A	N/A
Inscribed	?	varies	N/A	N/A	N/A	one-per-rack
MLB Scouting Report Game Jersey	?	250	?	?	?	N/A
Player Nameplates	?	varies	N/A	N/A	*	N/A
Team Nameplates	?	varies	N/A	N/A	*	N/A
Portraits Game Jersey	?	-	1:48	1:120	N/A	N/A
Portraits Patch	?	100	?	?	N/A	N/A

• Overall odds of finding any Nameplate card: 1:4 Jumbo packs.

Checklist

Base Set

• 1 Luis Castillo
• 2 Preston Wilson
• 3 Johan Santana
• 4 Fred McGriff
• 5 Albert Pujols
• 6 Reggie Sanders
• 7 Ivan Rodriguez
• 8 Roy Halladay
• 9 Brian Giles
• 10 Bernie Williams
• 11 Barry Larkin
• 12 Marlon Anderson
• 13 Ramon Ortiz
• 14 Luis Matos
• 15 Esteban Loaiza
• 16 Orlando Cabrera
• 17 Jamie Moyer
• 18 Tino Martinez
• 19 Josh Beckett
• 20 Derek Jeter
• 21 Derek Lowe
• 22 Jack Wilson
• 23 Bret Boone
• 24 Matt Morris
• 25 Javier Vazquez
• 26 Joe Crede
• 27 Jose Vidro
• 28 Mike Piazza
• 29 Curt Schilling
• 30 Alex Rodriguez
• 31 John Olerud
• 32 Dontrelle Willis
• 33 Larry Walker
• 34 Joe Randa
• 35 Paul Lo Duca
• 36 Marlon Byrd
• 37 Bo Hart
• 38 Rafael Palmeiro
• 39 Garret Anderson
• 40 Tom Glavine
• 41 Ichiro
• 42 Derrek Lee
• 43 Lance Berkman
• 44 Nomar Garciaparra
• 45 Mike Sweeney
• 46 A.J. Burnett
• 47 Sean Casey
• 48 Eric Gagne
• 49 Joel Pineiro
• 50 Russ Ortiz
• 51 Placido Polanco
• 52 Sammy Sosa
• 53 Mark Teixeira
• 54 Randy Wolf
• 55 Vladimir Guerrero
• 56 Tim Hudson
• 57 Lew Ford
• 58 Carlos Delgado
• 59 Darin Erstad
• 60 Mike Lieberthal
• 61 Craig Biggio
• 62 Ryan Klesko
• 63 C.C. Sabathia
• 64 Carlos Lee
• 65 Al Leiter
• 66 Brandon Webb
• 67 Jacque Jones
• 68 Kerry Wood
• 69 Omar Vizquel
• 70 Jeremy Bonderman
• 71 Kevin Brown
• 72 Richie Sexson
• 73 Zach Day
• 74 Mike Mussina
• 75 Sidney Ponson
• 76 Andruw Jones
• 77 Woody Williams
• 78 Kazuhiro Sasaki
• 79 Matt Clement
• 80 Shea Hillenbrand
• 81 Bartolo Colon
• 82 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 83 Todd Helton
• 84 Dmitri Young
• 85 Richard Hidalgo
• 86 Carlos Beltran
• 87 Brad Wilkerson
• 88 Andy Pettitte
• 89 Miguel Tejada
• 90 Edgar Martinez
• 91 Vernon Wells
• 92 Magglio Ordonez
• 93 Tony Batista
• 94 Jose Reyes
• 95 Matt Stairs
• 96 Manny Ramirez
• 97 Carlos Pena
• 98 A.J. Pierzynski
• 99 Jim Thome
• 100 Aubrey Huff
• 101 Roberto Alomar
• 102 Luis Gonzalez
• 103 Chipper Jones
• 104 Jay Gibbons
• 105 Adam Dunn
• 106 Jay Payton
• 107 Scott Podsednik
• 108 Roy Oswalt
• 109 Milton Bradley
• 110 Shawn Green
• 111 Ryan Wagner
• 112 Eric Chavez
• 113 Pat Burrell
• 114 Frank Thomas
• 115 Jason Kendall
• 116 Jake Peavy
• 117 Mike Cameron
• 118 Jim Edmonds
• 119 Hank Blalock
• 120 Troy Glaus
• 121 Jeff Kent
• 122 Jason Schmidt
• 123 Corey Patterson
• 124 Austin Kearns
• 125 Edwin Jackson
• 126 Alfonso Soriano
• 127 Bobby Abreu
• 128 Scott Rolen
• 129 Jeff Bagwell
• 130 Shannon Stewart
• 131 Rich Aurilia
• 132 Ty Wigginton
• 133 Randy Johnson
• 134 Rocco Baldelli
• 135 Hideo Nomo

Wax Exclusive SPs

The following cards are exclusive to seven-card wax packs and were inserted at the rate of 1:3 Hobby packs, and 1:12 retail packs.

• 136 Greg Maddux
• 137 Johnny Damon
• 138 Mark Prior
• 139 Corey Koskie
• 140 Miguel Cabrera
• 141 Hideki Matsui
• 142 Jose Cruz, Jr.
• 143 Barry Zito

Jumbo Exclusive SPs

The following cards are exclusive to 20-card jumbo packs and were inserted at the rate of one-per-pack.

• 144 Javy Lopez
• 145 Jason Varitek
• 146 Moises Alou
• 147 Torii Hunter
• 148 Juan Encarnacion
• 149 Jorge Posada
• 150 Marquis Grissom
• 151 Rich Harden

Rack Exclusive SPs

The following cards are exclusive to 30-card rack packs and were inserted at the rate of one-per-pack. Shortly after the release of '04 Platinum, Fleer announced that each Rack Exclusive SP was limited to only 1000 copies; although none of the cards are serial-numbered.

• 152 Gary Sheffield
• 153 Pedro Martinez
• 154 Brad Radke
• 155 Mike Lowell
• 156 Jason Giambi
• 157 Mark Mulder

Unsung Heroes

None of the Unsung Heroes cards are short-printed.

• 158 Ben Weber
• 159 Mark DeRosa
• 160 Melvin Mora
• 161 Bill Mueller
• 162 Jon Garland
• 163 Jody Gerut
• 164 Javier Lopez
• 165 Craig Monroe
• 166 Juan Pierre
• 167 Morgan Ensberg
• 168 Angel Berroa
• 169 Geoff Jenkins
• 170 Matt LeCroy
• 171 Livan Hernandez
• 172 Jason Phillips
• 173 Mariano Rivera
• 174 Erubiel Durazo
• 175 Jason Michaels
• 176 Kip Wells
• 177 Ray Durham
• 178 Randy Winn
• 179 Edgar Renteria
• 180 Carl Crawford
• 181 Laynce Nix
• 182 Greg Myers

Prospects

None of the Prospects are short-printed

• 183 Delmon Young / Chad Gaudin PROS
• 184 Humberto Quintero / Bernie Castro PROS
• 185 Craig Brazell / Daniel Garcia PROS
• 186 Ryan Wing / Francisco Cruceta PROS RC
• 187 William Bergolla / Josh Hall PROS RC
• 188 Clint Barmes / Garrett Atkins PROS
• 189 Richard Fischer / Chris Bootcheck PROS
• 190 Matt Kata / Edgar Gonzalez PROS
• 191 Andrew Brown / Koyie Hill PROS
• 192 John Gall / Dan Haren PROS RC
• 193 Chad Bentz / Luis Ayala PROS RC
• 194 Hector Gimenez / Eric Bruntlett PROS RC
• 195 Rob Bowen / Boof Bonser PROS
• 196 Rett Johnson / Chris Snelling PROS
• 197 Rickie Weeks / Adam Morrissey PROS
• 198 Noah Lowry / Todd Linden PROS
• 199 Chris Waters / Brett Evert PROS
• 200 Jorge De Paula / Chien-Ming Wang PROS

Parallels

All 200 base cards are available in a "Platinum Finish" parallel. All Platinum Finish cards are exclusive to wax packs and are serial-numbered to 100 copies.

Inserts

Big Signs

• 1 BS Albert Pujols
• 2 BS Derek Jeter
• 3 BS Mike Piazza
• 4 BS Jason Giambi
• 5 BS Ichiro
• 6 BS Nomar Garciaparra
• 7 BS Mark Prior
• 8 BS Randy Johnson
• 9 BS Greg Maddux
• 10 BS Sammy Sosa
• 11 BS Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 12 BS Dontrelle Willis
• 13 BS Alex Rodriguez
• 14 BS Chipper Jones
• 15 BS Hank Blalock

Classic Combinations

• 1 CC Ivan Rodriguez / Mike Piazza
• 2 CC Alex Rodriguez / Sammy Sosa
• 3 CC Dontrelle Willis / Angel Berroa
• 4 CC Nomar Garciaparra / Derek Jeter
• 5 CC Ichiro / Hideo Nomo
• 6 CC Josh Beckett / Kerry Wood
• 7 CC Albert Pujols / Carlos Delgado
• 8 CC Alfonso Soriano / Joe Morgan
• 9 CC Jason Giambi / Reggie Jackson
• 10 CC Nolan Ryan / Tom Seaver

MLB Scouting Report

Each card is serial-numbered to 400 copies.

• 1 SR Josh Beckett
• 2 SR Todd Helton
• 3 SR Rocco Baldelli
• 4 SR Pedro Martinez
• 5 SR Jeff Bagwell
• 6 SR Mark Prior
• 7 SR Ichiro
• 8 SR Barry Zito
• 9 SR Manny Ramirez
• 10 SR Miguel Cabrera
• 11 SR Richie Sexson
• 12 SR Hideki Matsui
• 13 SR Magglio Ordonez
• 14 SR Brandon Webb
• 15 SR Kerry Wood

Portraits

• 1 PP Jason Giambi
• 2 PP Nomar Garciaparra
• 3 PP Vladimir Guerrero
• 4 PP Mark Prior
• 5 PP Jim Thome
• 6 PP Derek Jeter
• 7 PP Sammy Sosa
• 8 PP Alex Rodriguez
• 9 PP Greg Maddux
• 10 PP Albert Pujols

Autographs & Game-Used

Clubhouse Memorabilia

Each card is also available in a "Dual" parallel, featuring two memorabilia swatches and serial-numbered to 50 copies.

• AK Austin Kearns
• AP Albert Pujols SP
• AR Alex Rodriguez
• AS Alfonso Soriano SP
• CJ Chipper Jones SP
• DJ Derek Jeter
• DW Dontrelle Willis
• GM Greg Maddux
• HB Hank Blalock
• HN Hideo Nomo
• JB Josh Beckett
• JG Jason Giambi
• JT Jim Thome
• MPI Mike Piazza
• MPR Mark Prior SP
• MT Miguel Tejada
• NG Nomar Garciaparra
• RB Rocco Baldelli
• RS Richie Sexson
• SS Sammy Sosa
• THE Todd Helton
• THU Torii Hunter
• VG Vladimir Guerrero

MLB Scouting Report Game Jersey

Each card is serial-numbered to 250 copies.

• BW Brandon Webb
• JB Josh Beckett
• JBAG Jeff Bagwell
• KW Kerry Wood
• MP Mark Prior
• MR Manny Ramirez
• PM Pedro Martinez
• RB Rocco Baldelli
• TH Todd Helton

Platinum Portraits Game Jersey

Each card is also available in a Patch version, serial-numbered to 100 copies.

• AP Albert Pujols
• AR Alex Rodriguez
• DJ Derek Jeter
• GM Greg Maddux SP
• JG Jason Giambi
• JT Jim Thome
• MP Mark Prior SP
• NG Nomar Garciaparra
• SS Sammy Sosa
• VG Vladimir Guerrero

Nameplates

Player

• AK Austin Kearns 310
• AP Albert Pujols 190
• AR Alex Rodriguez 225
• BZ Barry Zito 170
• CJ Chipper Jones 150
• CS Curt Schilling 260
• GS Gary Sheffield 115
• HB Hank Blalock 200
• HN Hideo Nomo 85
• HSC Hee Seop Choi 70
• JB Josh Beckett 255
• JP Juan Pierre 50
• JR Jose Reyes 310
• KB Kevin Brown 80
• KW Kerry Wood 290
• LC Luis Castillo 75
• MB Marlon Byrd 75
• MC Miguel Cabrera 75
• MR Manny Ramirez 210
• MT Mark Teixeira 250
• NG Nomar Garciaparra 320
• RJ Randy Johnson 200
• RS Richie Sexson 165
• SS Sammy Sosa 260
• TG Tom Glavine 25

Team

• AK Austin Kearns 515
• AP Albert Pujols 470
• AR Alex Rodriguez 510
• BZ Barry Zito 515
• CJ Chipper Jones 420
• CS Curt Schilling 250
• GS Gary Sheffield 500
• HB Hank Blalock 515
• HN Hideo Nomo 390
• HSC Hee Seop Choi 220
• JB Josh Beckett 390
• JP Juan Pierre 110
• JR Jose Reyes 510
• KB Kevin Brown 220
• KW Kerry Wood 510
• LC Luis Castillo 225
• MB Marlon Byrd 470
• MC Miguel Cabrera 105
• MR Manny Ramirez 480
• MT Mark Teixeira 505
• NG Nomar Garciaparra 250
• RJ Randy Johnson 290
• RS Richie Sexson 420
• SS Sammy Sosa 190

Inscribed

Each card is autographed, serial-numbered and exclusive to rack packs. Five Inscribed cards packed out as exchange cards. Although no expiration date was listed, the cards for all intents and purposes expired when Fleer filed for bankruptcy protection in 2005.

• 1-CS Randy Johnson EXCH 100
• 2-AS Adam LaRoche EXCH 200
• AB Angel Berroa 210
• AP Albert Pujols 100
• BL Barry Larkin 75
• BWA Billy Wagner 300
• BWE Brandon Webb 150
• CBE Chad Bentz 310
• CBO Chris Bootcheck 210
• CSN Chris Snelling 310
• DH Dan Haren 200
• DM Dallas McPherson 160
• DW Dontrelle Willis 25
• DY Delmon Young 210
• EG Eric Gagne 130
• EJ Edwin Jackson 200
• JR1 Jose Reyes 20
• JR2 Jose Reyes EXCH 150
• JV Javier Vazquez 160
• KG Khalil Greene 210
• KH Koyie Hill 300
• LN Laynce Nix 200
• MB Marlon Byrd 255
• MC Miguel Cabrera EXCH 200
• MK Matt Kata 315
• RB Rocco Baldelli 100
• RHA Rich Harden 200
• RHO Ryan Howard 160
• RWA Ryan Wagner EXCH 300
• RWE Rickie Weeks 200
• SP Scott Podsednik 180
• SR Scott Rolen 55
• VW Vernon Wells 200

Autographed Big Signs

Each card is serial-numbered to 100 copies. The Albert Pujols and Chipper Jones cards packed out as exchange cards. Although no expiration date was listed, the cards for all intents and purposes expired when Fleer filed for bankruptcy protection in 2005.

• AP Albert Pujols EXCH
• CJ Chipper Jones EXCH
• DW Dontrelle Willis
• HB Hank Blalock