2009 Topps 206
Description
2009 Topps 206 was released in the first week of December of 2009, and commerates the 100th anniversary of the original American Tobacco (T-206) baseball card set.
The set features 300 cards with 50 un-numbered variations. Each Hobby box promises two framed autographed and/or relic cards per box.
Distribution
Hobby packs (9 cards per pack) and boxes (20 packs) appeared first priced at $5 per pack and $70-$85 per box.
Retail packs ($2.99) contained 6 cards per pack, rack packs ($4.99) containing 12 cards and 8-pack Blaster boxes, ($19.99) appeared in stores in mid-December.
Reviews
http://www.stalegum.com/2009/12/card-ola-2009-topps-206.html
http://cardboardproblem.blogspot.com/2009/12/topps-206-retail-vs-hobby.html
2009 Topps T-206 Baseball Review
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds | Retail Rack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 300 | - | 7:1 | 4:1 | 10:1 |
| Variations | 50 | - | 1:4 | 1:4 | 1:4 |
| Bronze | 300 | - | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 |
| Mini Piedmont | 300 | - | ? | ? | ? |
| Mini Piedmont Variation | 50 | - | 1:20 | 1:20 | 1:20 |
| Mini Polar Bear | 300 | - | 1:10 | 1:10 | 1:10 |
| Mini Old Mill | 300 | - | 1:20 | 1:20 | 1:20 |
| Mini Cycle | 300 | 99 | 1:22 | 1:62 | 1:17 |
| Mini Carolina Brights | 300 | one-of-one | ? | N/A | N/A |
| Framed Mini Auto | 30 | - | 1:18 | 1:162 | 1:31 |
| T-206 Auto | 16 | - | 1:66 | 1:630 | 1:117 |
| Piedmont Relic | 25 | ? | 1:71 | 1:672 | 1:126 |
| Old Mill Relic | 25 | ? | 1:105 | 1:1,1010 | 1:190 |
| Mini Short Print Variation Gold Chrome | 50 | 99 | 1:159 | - | - |
| Mini Short Print Silk Variation | 50 | 50 | 1:160 | - | - |
| Cycle Relic | 25 | ? | 1:210 | 1:2,010 | 1:379 |
| Base Printing Plate (4 colors) | 300 | 1 | 1:285 | N/A | N/A |
| Framed Printing Plate (4 colors) | ? | 1 | 1:332 | N/A | N/A |
| Mini Short Print Carolina Brights | 50 | 1 | 1:1,331 | - | - |
| Framed Repurchased Card | ? | ? | 1:3,993 | N/A | N/A |
| Cut Signature Book Card | 10 | one-of-one | 1:39,939 | N/A | N/A |
Checklist
Base Set
1 Ryan Howard
2 Erick Aybar
3 Carlos Quentin
4 Juan Pierre
5 Chris Young
6 John Mayberry
7 Rocco Baldelli
8 Dan Uggla
9 Matt Holliday
10 Andrew McCutchen
11 Adam Jones
12 Ian Stewart
13 Bobby Parnell
14 Scott Rolen
15 Max Scherzer
16 Jonny Gomes
17 Jonathan Broxton
18 Kenji Johjima
19 Mel Ott
20 Geovany Soto
21 Ivan Rodriguez
22 Josh Reddick
23 Koji Uehara
24 David Ortiz
25 Magglio Ordonez
26 Chien-Ming Wang
27 Andrew Carpenter
28 Kenshin Kawakami
29 Kerry Wood
30 Justin Morneau
31 Andy Sonnanstine
32 Stephen Drew
33 Jay Bruce
34 Andre Ethier
35 Erik Bedard
36 Jimmie Foxx
37 Rich Harden
38 Hunter Pence
39 Jayson Werth
40 Daniel Schlereth
41 David Hernandez
42 Jason Marquis
43 Hideki Matsui
44 Michael Bowden
45 Derek Lowe
46 Cliff Lee
47 Rickie Weeks
48 Carlos Pena
49 Walter Johnson
50 Joe Crede
51 Zack Greinke
52 Kevin Kouzmanoff
53 Wilkin Ramirez
54 Jonathan Papelbon
55 Chris Volstad
56 Robinson Cano
57 Matt LaPorta
58 Brian Roberts
59 David Huff
60 Daniel Murphy
61 Derek Holland
62 Dan Haren
63 Bronson Arroyo
64 Corey Hart
65 Troy Glaus
66 Ty Cobb
67 Alfonso Soriano
68 Luke Hochevar
69 Jimmy Rollins
70 Matt Tuiasosopo
71 Dustin Pedroia
72 Rick Porcello
73 Joba Chamberlain
74 Greg Golson
75 Jair Jurrjens
76 Trevor Crowe
77 Joe Nathan
78 Hank Blalock
79 Bobby Abreu
80 Jim Thome
81 Orlando Hudson
82 Randy Johnson
83 Rogers Hornsby
84 Mike Fontenot
85 Kazuo Matsui
86 Kurt Suzuki
87 Ryan Perry
88 Melvin Mora
89 Ubaldo Jimenez
90 Alex Rodriguez
91 John Lannan
92 Javier Vazquez
93 Victor Martinez
94 Francisco Liriano
95 Matt Garza
96 Vladimir Guerrero
97 Gavin Floyd
98 Matt Kemp
99 Adrian Gonzalez
100 Ramiro Pena
101 J.D. Drew
102 Hanley Ramirez
103 Andrew Bailey
104 Mark Melancon
105 Lou Montanez
106 Jeff Francis
107 Fernando Martinez
108 Alex Rios
109 Justin Upton
110 Chris Dickerson
110 Chris Dickerson
111 Mike Cameron
112 Felix Hernandez
113 Tris Speaker
113 Tris Speaker
114 Carlos Zambrano
115 Michael Bourn
116 Chase Utley
117 Jordan Schafer
118 Kevin Youkilis
119 Curtis Granderson
120 Derek Jeter
121 Francisco Cervelli
122 Nick Markakis
123 Brad Hawpe
124 Johan Santana
125 Adam Lind
126 Brandon Webb
127 Javier Valentin
128 James Loney
129 Ichiro
130 Honus Wagner
131 Kosuke Fukudome
132 Carlos Lee
133 Shane Victorino
134 Travis Snider
135 Jon Lester
136 Edgar Renteria
137 Mark Teixeira
138 Elvis Andrus
139 Chipper Jones
140 Jeremy Sowers
141 Prince Fielder
142 Evan Longoria
143 Cy Young
144 Neftali Feliz
145 David DeJesus
146 Tony Gwynn Jr.
147 Fernando Perez
148 Josh Beckett
149 Josh Johnson
150 A.J. Burnett
151 Wade LeBlanc
152 Luke Scott
153 Dexter Fowler
154 Mickey Mantle
155 Adam Dunn
156 Brian McCann
157 Brandon Phillips
158 Mat Gamel
159 Rick Ankiel
160 Thurman Munson
161 Jermaine Dye
162 Billy Butler
163 Cole Hamels
164 Luis Valbuena
165 John Smoltz
166 Joel Zumaya
167 Nick Swisher
168 Aaron Cunningham
169 Carlos Beltran
170 Jhonny Peralta
171 David Wright
172 Michael Young
173 Howie Kendrick
174 Gordon Beckham
175 Manny Ramirez
176 Barry Zito
177 Pee Wee Reese
178 Bobby Scales
179 Roy Oswalt
180 Jack Cust
181 David Price
182 Daisuke Matsuzaka
183 Jeremy Bonderman
184 Jorge Posada
185 Brian Duensing
186 Yunel Escobar
187 Travis Hafner
188 Glen Perkins
189 Scott Kazmir
190 Jon Garland
191 Paul Konerko
192 Rafael Furcal
193 Jake Peavy
194 George Kottaras
195 Jacoby Ellsbury
196 Jeremy Hermida
197 Brett Anderson
198 Brad Nelson
199 Nolan Reimold
200 Todd Helton
201 John Maine
202 Vernon Wells
203 Chris Young
204 Johnny Cueto
205 J.J. Hardy
206 Yadier Molina
207 Jackie Robinson
208 Derrek Lee
209 Gil Meche
210 Pat Burrell
211 Jordan Zimmermann
212 Jason Bay
213 Chris Coghlan
214 Jason Giambi
215 Vin Mazzaro
216 Ryan Freel
217 Garrett Atkins
218 Francisco Rodriguez
219 Roy Halladay
220 Conor Jackson
221 Joey Votto
222 Clayton Kershaw
223 Ken Griffey Jr.
224 Roy Campanella
225 Jeff Samardzija
226 Lance Berkman
227 Brad Lidge
228 Will Venable
229 Mike Lowell
230 Miguel Cabrera
231 CC Sabathia
232 Daniel Bard
233 Garret Anderson
234 Grady Sizemore
235 Yovani Gallardo
236 James Shields
237 Christy Mathewson
238 Mark Buehrle
239 Joakim Soria
240 Kyle Blanks
241 Kris Medlen
242 Milton Bradley
243 Miguel Tejada
244 Daric Barton
245 Ricky Romero
246 Felix Pie
247 Huston Street
248 Mariano Rivera
249 Ryan Zimmerman
250 Tim Hudson
251 Francisco Cordero
252 Ryan Braun
253 Akinori Iwamura
254 Johnny Mize
255 A.J. Pierzynski
256 Alex Gordon
257 Nate McLouth
258 Aaron Bates
259 Jason Varitek
260 Andrew Miller
261 Johnny Damon
262 Tommy Hanson
263 Aubrey Huff
264 Ryan Garko
265 Carlos Delgado
266 Josh Hamilton
267 Jered Weaver
268 Aaron Poreda
269 Russell Martin
270 Matt Cain
271 Lou Gehrig
272 Aramis Ramirez
273 Brian Bannister
274 Colby Rasmus
275 Justin Masterson
276 Justin Verlander
277 Andy Pettitte
278 David Freese
279 Casey Kotchman
280 Fausto Carmona
281 Joe Mauer
282 Ian Kinsler
283 Joe Saunders
284 Alexei Ramirez
285 Chad Billingsley
286 Tim Lincecum
287 Babe Ruth
288 Ryan Theriot
289 Josh Whitesell
290 Trevor Cahill
291 Jonathan Niese
292 Jeremy Guthrie
293 Troy Tulowitzki
294 Jose Reyes
295 Cristian Guzman
296 Mat Latos
297 Micah Owings
298 Trevor Hoffman
299 Albert Pujols
300 George Sisler
Variations
Note: All 50 variation cards are not sequentially numbered. For check-listing purposes, we have listed all 50 in alphabetical order by last name.
(1) Elvis Andrus
(2) Andrew Bailey
(3) Gordon Beckham
(4) Michael Bowden
(5) Roy Campanella
(6) Ty Cobb
(7) Jimmy Foxx
(8) Lou Gehrig
(9) Tommy Hanson
(10) David Hernandez
(11) Derek Holland
(12) Rogers Hornsby
(13) Ryan Howard
(14) Derek Jeter
(15) Walter Johnson
(16) Kenshin Kawakami
(17) Matt LaPorta
(18) Tim Lincecum
(19) Evan Longoria
(20) Mickey Mantle
(21) Fernando Martinez
(22) Christy Mathewson
(23) Andrew McCutchen
(24) Johnny Mize
(25) Thurmon Munson
(26) Mel Ott
(27) Dustin Pedroia
(28) Ryan Perry
(29) Rick Porcello
(30) Aaron Poreda
(31) David Price
(32) Albert Pujols
(33) Hanley Ramirez
(34) Manny Ramirez
(35) Colby Rasmus
(36) Pee Wee Reese
(37) Jackie Robinson
(38) Alex Rodriguez
(39) Babe Ruth
(40) C. C. Sabathia
(41) George Sisler
(42) Grady Sizemore
(43) Tris Speaker
(44) Ichiro Suzuki
(45) Mark Teixeira
(46) Koji Uehara
(47) Chase Utley
(48) Honus Wagner
(49) David Wright
(50) Cy Young
Parallels
Standard Sized
All parallel the full 300-card base set.
Bronze (One-per-pack, unless replaced with a framed "hit.")
Printing Plates (four-for-each, Hobby only)
Minis
All parallel the full 300-card base set. One mini per-pack. All cards measure 1-7/16" x 2-5/8.
Piedmont
Polar Bear (1:10/packs)
Old Mill (1:20)
Cycle (numbered to 99)
Carolina Brights (one-of-one, Hobby only)
Mini Printing Plates (four-for-each, Hobby only, set into a standard-sized frame)
Mini Variations
Checklist parallels the 50 variation cards. Piedmonts measure 1-7/16" X 2-5/8" and are printed on a brighter, whiter, cardstock. Gold Chromes are standard-sized. Silks are 1-7/16" X 2-5/8" and set into a standard-sized frame.
Piedmont (1:20)
Gold Chrome (numbered to 50)
Silk (numbered to 50)
Inserts
Checklists
1 Mickey Mantle
2 Mickey Mantle
3 Mickey Mantle
4 Mickey Mantle
5 Mickey Mantle
6 Mickey Mantle
7 Mickey Mantle
Autographs and Game Used
Cut Signature Book Card
Note: Each is a one-of-one and are only available in Hobby packs.
CS-DJ Davy "Kangaroo" Jones
CS-EC Eddie Collins
CS-IT Ira Thomas
CS-LL Lefty Leifield
CS-NL Nap Lajoie
CS-PL Paddy Livingstone
CS-TC Ty Cobb
CS-TS Tris Speaker
CS-WJ Walter Johnson
CS-ZW Zach Wheat
T-206 Auto
NFA-1 David Wright
NFA-2 Johnny Cueto
NFA-3 Evan Longoria
NFA-4 Gio Gonzalez
NFA-5 Juan Rivera
NFA-6 Ryan Braun
NFA-7 Joba Chamberlain
NFA-8 Dustin Pedroia
NFA-9 Jay Bruce Cincinnati
NFA-10 Jordan Zimmermannn
NFA-11 Ryan Howard
NFA-12 Max Scherzer
NFA-13 Heath Bell
NFA-14 Jhonny Peralta
NFA-15 Jonathan Papelbon
NFA-16 Milton Bradley
Framed Mini Auto
Each autograph is available in a "Piedmont," "Polar Bear," or "Old Mill" frame.
FMA-1 Gordon Beckham
FMA-2 Koji Uehara
FMA-3 Ryan Perry
FMA-4 Elvis Andrus
FMA-5 Jonathan Van Every
FMA-6 Glen Perkins
FMA-7 Jordan Zimmermann
FMA-8 Daniel Schlereth
FMA-9 Chris Volstad
FMA-10 Ryan Braun
FMA-11 Nick Evans
FMA-12 Fernando Martinez
FMA-13 Shairon Martis
FMA-14 James Parr
FMA-15 Mat Gamel
FMA-16 Michael Bowden
FMA-17 David Hernandez
FMA-18 Chris Young
FMA-19 Denard Span
FMA-20 Phil Hughes
FMA-21 Jason Motte
FMA-22 Clayton Kershaw
FMA-23 Justin Masterson
FMA-24 Vinny Mazzaro
FMA-25 Scott Elbert
FMA-26 Rich Hill
FMA-27 Luke Montz
FMA-28 Curtis Granderson
FMA-29 Kila Ka'aihue
FMA-30 Josh Outman
Framed Relic
Each relic is available in a "Piedmont," "Polar Bear," or "Old Mill" frame.
FR-1 Alex Rodriguez
FR-2 Ryan Howard
FR-3 David Wright
FR-4 Albert Pujols
FR-5 Evan Longoria
FR-6 Chipper Jones
FR-7 Carlos Beltran
FR-8 Ichiro
FR-9 Hanley Ramirez
FR-10 Carl Crawford
FR-11 David Ortiz
FR-12 Nick Markakis
FR-13 Michael Young
FR-14 Hideki Matsui
FR-15 Ryan Braun
FR-16 Robinson Cano
FR-17 Miguel Tejada
FR-18 Phil Hughes
FR-19 Cole Hamels
FR-20 James Loney
FR-21 Brian McCann
FR-22 Ty Cobb
FR-23 Jimmie Foxx
FR-24 Jackie Robinson
FR-25 Babe Ruth