2007 Topps Series 2 hobby box

Description

2007 Topps is a 661-card set released in two series. The first 330 cards were released in February, 2007 while Series Two (consisting of cards #331-#661) was issued in June. This was the first black-bordered Topps set since 1971; but unlike 1971 Topps, the 2007 design was not well received by collectors. The product was also hampered by a series of repetitive "Mirror" inserts.

Barry Bonds, whose exclusive trading card deal with Topps expired at the end of 2006, re-upped with Topps in time for the second series.

Brandon Morrow (#433), Daisuke Matsuzaka (#630), and Alex Gordon (#634) are the only notable rookie cards.

Derek Jeter and Topps's Decent Into Gimmckry

2007 marked a turning point for Topps and their relationship with The Hobby and card collectors for it was the first time they resorted to gimmickry to sell their product. Derek Jeter's base card (#40) was issued, unannounced, with the images of Mickey Mantle and then-President George W. Bush airbrushed into the background.

The card had the intended effect of creating "buzz" for Series One, as it drew many non-collectors into The Hobby -- and on the surface, this might seem like a good thing. Unfortunately, these uneducated "collectors" thought this was another Billy Ripken-esque error, and grossly overpaid for what was an ordinary Derek Jeter base card.

Since 2007, just about every Topps flagship baseball release (and some of the other brands as well) has had some sort of gimmick attached -- becoming progressively stupider by the year.

For the factory sets, both Mantle and Bush were removed from Jeter's card. Ironically, since so few factory sets were opened, the ungimmicked Jeter maybe rarer than the gimmick.

Distribution

Wax: 36 packs per box, 10 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.59). 12 boxes per case

HTA Jumbo: 10 packs per box, 50 cards per pack (MSRP: $10). Six boxes per case

Rack: 24 packs per box, 22 cards per pack (MSRP: $3). Three boxes per case

Retail: 12 cards per pack

Various factory sets.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds	HTA Jumbo Odds	Rack Odds
Base	661	-	?	?	?	?
Gimmicks (S1)	4	-	N/A	1:3700*	N/A	N/A
NoSigs (S2)	6	-	?	?	?	?
Japanese (S2)	1	-	?	?	?	?
Red Backs	660	-	2:1	N/A	10:1	N/A
1st Edition	660	-	1:36	N/A	1:5	N/A
Gold (S1)	330	2007	1:11	**	1:3	1:24
Gold (S2)	330	2007	1:11	1:11	1:2	?
Copper (S1)	330	56	N/A	N/A	1:7	N/A
Copper (S2)	330	56	N/A	N/A	1:10	N/A
Platinum (S1)	330	one-of-one	1:26,000	***	1:3200	?
Platinum (S2)	330	one-of-one	1:26,000	1:26,000	1:2900	?
Printing Plates (S1)	330	four for each	N/A	N/A	1:98	N/A
Printing Plates (S2)	330	four for each	N/A	N/A	1:139	N/A
Alex Rodriguez Road to 500	50	-	1:36	1:36	1:5	1:36
Generation Now	384	-	1:4	1:4	1:4	1:4
Josh Gibson Home Run History (S1)	110	-	1:9	1:9	1:2	1:9
Williams 406	36	-	N/A	1:4T	N/A	N/A
DiMaggio Streak (S2)	56	-	1:9	?	?	?
DiMaggio The Streak Before The Streak (S2)	61	-	1:9	?	?	?
Distinguished Service	30	-	1:12	1:12	1:12	1:12
The Mickey Mantle Story (S1)	15	-	1:18	1:18	1:18	1:18
The Mickey Mantle Story (S2)	15	-	1:18	1:18	1:3	1:18
Generation Now Arrives	54	-	N/A	K	N/A	N/A
Wal-Mart	54	-	N/A	1:4W	N/A	N/A
Hobby Masters (S1)	20	-	1:6	N/A	1:4	N/A
Own the Game (S1)	25	-	1:6	1:6	1:2	1:6
Unlock The Mick (S1)	5	-	1:18	1:18	1:18	1:18
All Stars (S1)	12	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	one-per-pack
All Star Rookies (S1)	10	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	one-per-pack
Hit Parade (S2)	30	-	1:9	1:9	1:2	?
Homerun Derby Contest (S2)	50	999	?	?	?	?
Opening Day Team vs. Team (S2)	15	-	1:12	?	1:3	?
Rookie Stars (S2)	10	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	1:9
Stars (S2)	15	-	1:9	?	?	?
Trading Places (S2)	25	-	1:9	1:9	?	?
World Domination (S2)	10	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	one-per-pack
Mickey Mantle Reprint Relic (S1)	1	52	1:158,700	1:602,600	1:8721	?
Mickey Mantle Reprint Relic (S2)	1	53	1:199,750	1:120,528	?	?
World Champion Relics (S1)	15	100	1:7550	1:14,750	1:226	?
Highlights Relics	75	-	?	?	?	?
Highlights Autographs	71	-	?	?	?	?
Trading Places Relics (S2)	10	-	1:2435	1:3033	1:137	N/A
Trading Places Autographs (S2)	10	-	1:3055	1:3827	1:44	N/A
In The Name (S1)	399	one-of-one	1:8292	N/A	1:488	N/A
Alex Rodriguez Road to 500 Autographs	50	one-of-one	1:750,000	1:1,000,000	1:173,160	N/A
Generation Now Autographs	384	one-of-one	?	?	?	?
Distinguished Service Autographs (S1)	5	-	1:20,000	1:41,255	1:830	N/A
Distinguished Service Cuts	88	one-of-one	?	1:160,000	?	?

Checklist

Base Set

Series One

1 John Lackey
2 Nick Swisher
3 Brad Lidge
4 Bengie Molina
5 Bobby Abreu
6 Edgar Renteria
7 Mickey Mantle
8 Preston Wilson
9 Ryan Dempster
10 C.C. Sabathia
11 Julio Lugo
12 J.D. Drew
13 Miguel Batista
14 Eliezer Alfonzo
15 Andrew Miller RC
16 Jason Varitek
17 Saul Rivera
18 Orlando Hernandez
19 Alfredo Amezaga
20 Delmon Young (RC)
21 Chris Britton
22 Corey Patterson
23 Josh Bard
24 Tom Gordon
25 Gary Matthews
26 Jason Jennings
27 Joey Gathright
28 Brandon Inge
29 Pat Neshek
30 Bronson Arroyo
31 Jay Payton
32 Andy Pettitte
33 Ervin Santana
34 Paul Konerko
35 Joel Zumaya
36 Gregg Zaun
37 Tony Gwynn Jr.
38 Adam LaRoche
39 Jim Edmonds
40 Derek Jeter (w/M. Mantle & G.W. Bush)
40b Derek Jeter (empty dugout)
41 Rich Hill
42 Livan Hernandez
43 Aubrey Huff
44 Todd Greene
45 Andre Ethier
46 Jeremy Sowers
47 Ben Broussard
48 Darren Oliver
49 Nook Logan
50 Miguel Cabrera
51 Carlos Lee
52 Jose Castillo
53 Mike Piazza
54 Daniel Cabrera
55 Cole Hamels
56 Mark Loretta
57 Brian Fuentes
58 Todd Coffey
59 Brent Clevlen
60 John Smoltz
61 Jason Grilli
62 Dan Wheeler
63 Scott Proctor
64 Bobby Kielty
65 Dan Uggla
66 Lyle Overbay
67 Geoff Jenkins
68 Michael Barrett
69 Casey Fossum
70 Ivan Rodriguez
71 Jose Lopez
72 Jake Westbrook
73 Moises Alou
74 Jose Valverde
75 Jered Weaver
76 Lastings Milledge
77 Austin Kearns
78 Adam Loewen
79 Josh Barfield
80 Johan Santana
81 Ian Kinsler
82 Ian Snell
83 Mike Lowell
84 Elizardo Ramirez
85 Scott Rolen
86 Shannon Stewart
87 Alexis Gomez
88 Jimmy Gobble
89 Jamey Carroll
90 Chipper Jones
91 Carlos Silva
92 Joe Crede
93 Mike Napoli
94 Willy Taveras
95 Rafael Furcal
96 Phil Nevin
97 Dave Bush
98 Marcus Giles
99 Joe Blanton
100 Dontrelle Willis
101 Scott Kazmir
102 Jeff Kent
103 Pedro Feliz
104 Johnny Estrada
105 Travis Hafner
106 Ryan Garko
107 Rafael Soriano
108 Wes Helms
109 Billy Wagner
110 Aaron Rowand
111 Felipe Lopez
112 Jeff Conine
113 Nick Markakis
114 John Koronka
115 B.J. Ryan
116 Tim Wakefield
117 David Ross
118 Emil Brown
119 Michael Cuddyer
120 Jason Giambi
121 Alex Cintron
122 Luke Scott
123 Chone Figgins
124 Huston Street
125 Carlos Delgado
126 Daryle Ward
127 Chris Duncan
128 Damian Miller
129 Aramis Ramirez
130 Albert Pujols
131 Chris Snyder
132 Ray Durham
133 Gary Sheffield
134 Mike Jacobs
135 Troy Tulowitzki
136 Jon Rauch
137 Jay Gibbons
138 Adrian Gonzalez
139 Prince Fielder
140 Freddy Sanchez
141 Rich Aurilia
142 Trot Nixon
143 Vicente Padilla
144 Jack Wilson
145 Jake Peavy
146 Luke Hudson
147 Javier Vazquez
148 Scott Podsednik
149 Magglio Ordonez / Ivan Rodriguez CC
150 Todd Helton
151 Kendry Morales
152 Adam Everett
153 Bob Wickman
154 Bill Hall
155 Jeremy Bonderman
156 Ryan Theriot
157 Rocco Baldelli
158 Noah Lowry
159 Jason Michaels
160 Justin Verlander
161 Eduardo Perez
162 Chris Ray
163 Dave Roberts
164 Zach Duke
165 Mark Buehrle
166 Hank Blalock
167 Royce Clayton
168 Mark Teahen
169 Todd Jones
170 Chien-Ming Wang
171 Nick Punto
172 Morgan Ensberg
173 Rob MacKowiak
174 Frank Catalanotto
175 Matt Murton
176 Alfonso Soriano / Carlos Beltran CC
177 Francisco Cordero
178 Jason Marquis
179 Joe Nathan
180 Roy Halladay
181 Melvin Mora
182 Ramon Ortiz
183 Jose Valentin
184 Gil Meche
185 B.J. Upton
186 Grady Sizemore
187 Matt Cain
188 Eric Byrnes
189 Carl Crawford
190 J.J. Putz
191 Cla Meredith
192 Matt Capps
193 Rod Barajas
194 Edwin Encarnacion
195 James Loney
196 Johnny Damon
197 Freddy Garcia
198 Mike Redmond
199 Ryan Shealy
200 Carlos Beltran
201 Chuck James
202 Mark Ellis
203 Brad Ausmus
204 Juan Rivera
205 Cory Sullivan
206 Ben Sheets
207 Mark Mulder
208 Carlos Quentin
209 Jonathan Broxton
210 Kazuo Matsui
211 Armando Benitez
212 Richie Sexson
213 Josh Johnson
214 Brian Schneider
215 Craig Monroe
216 Chris Duffy
217 Chris Coste
218 Clay Hensley
219 Chris Gomez
220 Hideki Matsui
221 Robinson Tejeda
222 Scott Hatteberg
223 Jeff Francis
224 Matt Thornton
225 Robinson Cano
226 Chicago White Sox TC
227 Oakland Athletics TC
228 St. Louis Cardinals TC
229 New York Mets TC
230 Barry Zito
231 Baltimore Orioles TC
232 Seattle Mariners TC
233 Houston Astros TC
234 Pittsburgh Pirates TC
235 Reed Johnson
236 Boston Red Sox TC
237 Cincinnati Reds TC
238 Philadelphia Phillies TC
239 New York Yankees TC
240 Chris Carpenter
241 Atlanta Braves TC
242 San Francisco Giants TC
243 Joe Torre MGR
244 Tampa Bay Devil Rays TC
245 Chad Tracy MGR
246 Clint Hurdle MGR
247 Mike Scioscia MGR
248 Ron Gardenhire MGR
249 Tony LaRussa MGR
250 Anibal Sanchez
251 Charlie Manuel MGR
252 John Gibbons MGR
253 Jim Tracy MGR
254 Jerry Narron MGR
255 Brad Penny
256 Bobby Cox MGR
257 Bob Melvin MGR
258 Mike Hargrove MGR
259 Phil Garner MGR
260 David Wright
261 Vinny Rottino RC
262 Ryan Braun (RC)
263 Kevin Kouzmanoff RC
264 David Murphy RC
265 Jimmy Rollins
266 Joe Maddon MGR
267 Grady Little MGR
268 Ryan Sweeney (RC)
269 Fred Lewis (RC)
270 Alfonso Soriano
271 Delwyn Young (RC)
272 Jeff Salazar (RC)
273 Miguel Montero (RC)
274 Shawn Riggans (RC)
275 Greg Maddux
276 Brian Stokes (RC)
277 Philip Humber (RC)
278 Scott Moore (RC)
279 Adam Lind (RC)
280 Curt Schilling
281 Chris Narveson (RC)
282 Oswaldo Navarro RC
283 Drew Anderson RC
284 Jerry Owens (RC)
285 Stephen Drew
286 Joaquin Arias (RC)
287 Jose Garcia RC
288 Shane Youman RC
289 Brian Burres (RC)
290 Matt Holliday
291 Ryan Feierabend (RC)
292 Josh Fields (RC)
293 Glen Perkins (RC)
294 Mike Rabelo RC
295 Jorge Posada
296 Ubaldo Jimenez (RC)
297 Brad Ausmus GG
298 Eric Chavez GG
299 Orlando Hudson GG
300 Vladimir Guerrero
301 Derek Jeter GG
302 Scott Rolen GG
303 Mark Grudzielanek GG
304 Kenny Rogers GG
305 Frank Thomas
306 Mike Cameron GG
307 Torii Hunter GG
308 Albert Pujols GG
309 Mark Teixeira GG
310 Jonathan Papelbon
311 Greg Maddux GG
312 Carlos Beltran GG
313 Ichiro Suzuki GG
314 Andruw Jones GG
315 Manny Ramirez
316 Vernon Wells GG
317 Omar Vizquel GG
318 Ivan Rodriguez GG
319 Brandon Webb CY
320 Magglio Ordonez
321 Johan Santana CY
322 Ryan Howard MVP
323 Justin Morneau MVP
324 Hanley Ramirez ROY
325 Joe Mauer
326 Justin Verlander ROY
327 Bobby Abreu / Derek Jeter CC
328 Carlos Delgado / David Wright CC
329 Yadier Molina / Albert Pujols CC
330 Ryan Howard

Series Two

331 Kelly Johnson
332 Chris Young
333 Mark Kotsay
334 A.J. Burnett
335 Brian McCann
336 Woody Williams
337 Jason Isringhausen
338 Juan Pierre
339 Jonny Gomes
340 Roger Clemens
341 Akinori Iwamura RC
342 Bengie Molina
343 Shin-Soo Choo
344 Kenji Johjima
345 Joe Borowski
346 Shawn Green
347 Chicago Cubs TC
348 Rodrigo Lopez
349 Brian Giles
350 Chase Utley
351 Mark DeRosa
352 Carl Pavano
353 Kyle Lohse
354 Chris Iannetta
355 Oliver Perez
356 Curtis Granderson
357 Sean Casey
358 Jason Tyner
359 Jon Garland
360 David Ortiz
361 Adam Kennedy
362 Chris Burke
363 Bobby Crosby
364 Conor Jackson
365 Tim Hudson
366 Rickie Weeks
367 Cristian Guzman
368 Mark Prior
369 Ben Zobrist
370 Troy Glaus
371 Kenny Lofton
372 Shane Victorino
373 Cliff Lee
374 Adrian Beltre
375 Miguel Olivo
376 Endy Chavez
377 Zack Segovia (RC)
378 Ramon Hernandez
379 Chris Young
380 Jason Schmidt
381 Ronny Paulino
382 Kevin Millwood
383 Jon Lester
384 Alex Gonzalez
385 Brad Hawpe
386 Placido Polanco
387 Nate Robertson
388 Torii Hunter
389 Gavin Floyd
390 Roy Oswalt
391 Kelvim Escobar
392 Craig Wilson
393 Milton Bradley
394 Aaron Hill
395 Matt Diaz
396 Chris Capuano
397 Juan Encarnacion
398 Jacque Jones
399 James Shields
400 Ichiro Suzuki
401 Matt Kemp
402 Matt Morris
403 Casey Blake
404 Corey Hart
405 Josh Willingham
406 Ryan Madson
407 Nick Johnson
408 Kevin Millar
409 Khalil Greene
410 Tom Glavine
411 Jason Bay
412 Gerald Laird
413 Coco Crisp
414 Brandon Phillips
415 Aaron Cook
416 Mark Redman
417 Mike Maroth
418 Boof Bonser
419 Jorge Cantu
420 Jeff Weaver
421 Melky Cabrera
422 Francisco Rodriguez
423 Mike Lamb
424 Dan Haren
425 Tomo Ohka
426 Jeff Francoeur
427 Randy Wolf
428 So Taguchi
429 Carlos Zambrano
430 Justin Morneau
431 Luis Gonzalez
432 Takashi Saito
433 Brandon Morrow RC
434 Victor Martinez
435 Felix Hernandez
436 Ricky Nolasco
437 Paul LoDuca
438 Chad Cordero
439 Miguel Tejada
440 Mark Teixeira
441 Pat Burrell
442 Paul Maholm
443 Mike Cameron
444 Josh Beckett
445 Pablo Ozuna
446 Jaret Wright
447 Angel Berroa
448 Fernando Rodney
449 Francisco Liriano
450 Ken Griffey, Jr.
451 Bobby Jenks
452 Mike Mussina
453 Howie Kendrick
454 Milwaukee Brewers TC
455 Dan Johnson
456 Ted Lilly
457 Mike Hampton
458 J.J. Hardy
459 Jeff Suppan
460 Jose Reyes
461 Jae Seo
462 Edgar Gonzalez
463 Russell Martin
464 Omar Vizquel
465 Jhonny Peralta
466 Raul Ibanez
467 Hanley Ramirez
468 Kerry Wood
469 Ryan Church
470 Gary Sheffield
471 David Wells
472 David Dellucci
473 Xavier Nady
474 Michael Young
475 Kevin Youkilis
476 Aaron Harang
477 Brian Lawrence
478 Octavio Dotel
479 Chris Shelton
480 Matt Garza
481 Jim Thome
482 Jose Contreras
483 Kris Benson
484 John Maine
485 Tadahito Iguchi
486 Wandy Rodriguez
487 Eric Chavez
488 Vernon Wells
489 Doug Davis
490 Andruw Jones
491 David Eckstein
492 Michael Barrett
493 Greg Norton
494 Orlando Hudson
495 Wilson Betemit
496 Ryan Klesko
497 Fausto Carmona
498 Jarrod Washburn
499 Aaron Boone
500 Pedro Martinez
501 Mike O'Connor
502 Brian Roberts
503 Jeff Cirillo
504 Brett Myers
505 Jose Bautista
506 Akinori Otsuka
507 Shea Hillenbrand
508 Ryan Langerhans
509 Josh Fogg
510 Alex Rodriguez
511 Kenny Rogers
512 Jason Kubel
513 Jermaine Dye
514 Mark Grudzielanek
515 Josh Phelps
516 Bartolo Colon
517 Craig Biggio
518 Esteban Loaiza
519 Alex Rios
520 Adam Dunn
521 Derrick Turnbow
522 Anthony Reyes
523 Derrek Lee
524 Ty Wigginton
525 Jeremy Hermida
526 Derek Lowe
527 Randy Winn
528 Paul Byrd
529 Chris Snelling
530 Brandon Webb
531 Julio Franco
532 Jose Vidro
533 Erik Bedard
534 Terrmel Sledge
535 Jon Lieber
536 Tom Gorzelanny
537 Kip Wells
538 Wily Mo Pena
539 Eric Milton
540 Chad Billingsley
541 David DeJesus
542 Omar Infante
543 Rondell White
544 Juan Uribe
545 Miguel Cairo
546 Orlando Cabrera
547 Byung-Hyun Kim
548 Jason Kendall
549 Horacio Ramirez
550 Trevor Hoffman
551 Ronnie Belliard
552 Chris Woodward
553 Ramon Martinez
554 Elizardo Ramirez
555 Andy Marte
556 John Patterson
557 Scott Olsen
558 Steve Trachsel
559 Doug Mientkiewicz
560 Randy Johnson
561 Chan Ho Park
562 Jamie Moyer
563 Mike Gonzalez
564 Nelson Cruz
565 Alex Cora
566 Ryan Freel
567 Chris Stewart RC
568 Carlos Guillen
569 Jason Bartlett
570 Mariano Rivera
571 Norris Hopper
572 Alex Escobar
573 Gustavo Chacin
574 Brandon McCarthy
575 Seth McClung
576 Yuniesky Betancourt
577 Jason LaRue
578 Dustin Pedroia
579 Taylor Tankersley
580 Garret Anderson
581 Mike Sweeney
582 Scott Thorman
583 Joe Inglett
584 Clint Barmes
585 Willie Bloomquist
586 Willy Aybar
587 Brian Bannister
588 Jose Guillen UER (Y. Bentacourt pictured)
589 Brad Wilkerson
590 Lance Berkman
591 Toronto Blue Jays TC
592 Florida Marlins TC
593 Washington Nationals TC
594 Los Angeles Angels TC
595 Cleveland Indians TC
596 Texas Rangers TC
597 Detroit Tigers TC
598 Arizona Diamondbacks TC
599 Kansas City Royals TC
600 Ryan Zimmerman
601 Colorado Rockies TC
602 Minnesota Twins TC
603 Los Angeles Dodgers TC
604 San Diego Padres TC
605 Bruce Bochy MGR
606 Ron Washington MGR
607 Manny Acta MGR
608 Sam Perlozzo MGR
609 Terry Francona MGR
610 Jim Leyland MGR
611 Eric Wedge MGR
612 Ozzie Guillen MGR
613 Buddy Bell MGR
614 Bob Geren MGR
615 Lou Piniella MGR
616 Fredi Gonzalez MGR
617 Ned Yost MGR
618 Willie Randolph MGR
619 Bud Black MGR
620 Garrett Atkins
621 Alexi Casilla RC
622 Matt Chico (RC)
623 Alejandro de Aza RC
624 Jeremy Brown
625 Josh Hamilton (RC)
626 Doug Slaten RC
627 Andy Cannizaro RC
628 Juan Salas (RC)
629 Levale Speigner RC
630 Daisuke Matsuzaka RC
631 Elijah Dukes RC
632 Kevin Cameron RC
633 Juan Perez RC
634 Alex Gordon RC
635 Juan Lara RC
636 Mike Rabelo
637 Justin Hampson (RC)
638 Cesar Jimenez RC
639 Joe Smith RC
640 Kei Igawa RC
641 Hideki Okajima RC
642 Sean Henn (RC)
643 Jay Marshall RC
644 Jared Burton RC
645 Angel Sanchez RC
646 Devern Hansack RC
647 Juan Morillo (RC)
648 Hector Gimenez (RC)
649 Brian Barden RC
650 Alex Rodriguez / Jason Giambi CC
651 Jason Michaels / Travis Hafner CC
652 Josh Johnson / Miguel Olivo CC
653 Sean Casey / Placido Polanco CC
654 Ivan Rodriguez / Fernando Rodney CC
655 Dan Uggla / Hanley Ramirez CC
656 Carlos Beltran / Jose Reyes CC
657 Alex Rodriguez / Derek Jeter CC
658 Aaron Rowand / Jimmy Rollins CC
659 Angel Berroa / Andres Blanco CC
660 Yadier Molina
661 Barry Bonds

Gimmicks, Errors, and Variations

Wal-Mart Variations

In what would become an unfortunate taste of things to come, Topps randomly inserted into Series One packs sold only at Wal-Mart, the following four "variation" cards. Like gimmicks in future years, there is nothing on the card (other than the photo used) that differentiates the regular base card from the gimcrack.

Due to collector ambivalence, and the astronomical odds of finding one (1:3700/packs), few collectors are even aware of these card's existence.

15 Andrew Miller (Holding ball on mound)
20 Delmon Young (looking right)
135 Troy Tulowitzki (Fielding)
271 Delwyn Young (Bat Resting on Shoulder)
292 Josh Fields (Running)

NoSigs

These six cards were randomly inserted into Series Two packs and, as the name suggests, without the player's facsimile signature. These cards were available in all S2 pack types and are much easier to find that the S1 Wal-Mart cards.

411 Jason Bay
437 Paul LoDuca
481 Jim Thome
630 Daisuke Matsuzaka
634 Alex Gordon
660 Yadier Molina

Japanese

Topps randomly inserted into S2 packs a rendition of Daisuke Matsuzaka's rookie card in Japanese text. It is noticeably tougher to find than his base card, or his NoSig variation.

630 Daisuke Matsuzaka

Parallels

All base cards EXCEPT Barry Bonds (#661) are available in the following parallels.

1st Edition (Hobby and HTA only)
Gold (serial-numbered to 2007 copies)
Copper (serial-numbered to 56 copies; HTA packs only)
Platinum (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card; HTA packs only)

Red Backs

A previously unannounced addition to the set, this Hobby exclusive parallel features each player's name and card number printed in red ink on the reverse side.

Mirror Inserts

A-Rod Road to 500

See 2007 Topps A-Rod Road to 500.

Generation Now

See 2007 Topps Generation Now.

Josh Gibson Home Run History

Much like Barry Bonds, Mickey Mantle, and Alex Rodriguez before them, Josh Gibson got the Mirror treatment in Series One. No one knew EXACTLY how many home runs Gibson hit, but that didn't stop Topps from releasing this 110-card insert anyway.

Unlike the Bonds, Mantle, and A-Rod sets, there are no details on the specific home run on any of the Gibson cards. Each card is (literally) the same, with the exception of a foil-stamped number on the front. If you've got one, you've got them all.

Williams 406

A 36-card set exclusive to Series One packs sold at Target, this Mirror commemorates Ted Williams's record-breaking .406 1941 season.

DiMaggio Streak

This 56-card Mirror celebrates Joltin' Joe's 56-game hitting streak in the 1941 season.

DiMaggio The Streak Before The Streak

This 61-card Mirror commemorates DiMaggio's 61-game hitting streak for the minor league San Francisco Seals in 1933.

Inserts

Distinguished Service

This 30 card set features players, and others, who fought in World War II. Cards 1-15 were in Series One packs while 16-30 were in Series Two.

DS1 Duke Snider
DS2 Yogi Berra
DS3 Bob Feller
DS4 Bobby Doerr
DS5 Monte Irvin
DS6 Dwight D. Eisenhower
DS8 Franklin D. Roosevelt
DS9 Harry Truman
DS10 Douglas MacArthur
DS11 Ralph Kiner
DS12 Hank Sauer
DS13 Elmer Valo
DS14 Sibby Sisti
DS15 Hoyt Wilhelm
DS16 James Doolittle
DS18 Omar Bradley
DS20 Mark Clark
DS21 Joe DiMaggio
DS22 Warren Spahn
DS23 Stan Musial
DS24 Red Schoendienst
DS25 Ted Williams
DS26 Winston Churchill
DS27 Charles de Gaulle
DS28 George Bush
DS29 John F. Kennedy
DS7 George Marshall
DS17 Curtis Lemay
DS19 Chester Nimitz
DS30 Richard Bong

The Mickey Mantle Story

See 2007 Topps The Mickey Mantle Story.

Generation Now Arrives

This 54-card set was exclusive to packs sold at K-Mart. Often erroneously referred to as "Generation Now Vintage," this set features a design similar to the Generation Now cards -- only vertical, and with only one card per player. The first 18 cards were in Series One packs, cards 19-36 in Series Two, and 37-54 in Update packs.

GNV1 Ryan Howard
GNV2 Jeff Francoeur
GNV3 Nick Swisher
GNV4 Joey Gathright
GNV5 Jhonny Peralta
GNV6 Willy Taveras
GNV7 Cory Sullivan
GNV8 Chris Young
GNV9 Jered Weaver
GNV10 Jonathan Papelbon
GNV11 Russell Martin
GNV12 Hanley Ramirez
GNV13 Justin Verlander
GNV14 Matt Cain
GNV15 Kenji Johjima
GNV16 Angel Pagan
GNV17 Brandon Phillips
GNV18 Mark Teahen
GNV19 Stephen Drew
GNV20 Nick Markakis
GNV21 Anibal Sanchez
GNV22 Jeremy Hermida
GNV23 James Loney
GNV24 Prince Fielder
GNV25 Josh Barfield
GNV26 Ian Kinsler
GNV27 Ryan Zimmerman
GNV28 David Wright
GNV29 Jose Reyes
GNV30 Delmon Young
GNV31 Zach Duke
GNV32 Brian McCann
GNV33 Bobby Jenks
GNV34 Robinson Cano
GNV35 Jose Lopez
GNV36 Daisuke Matsuzaka
GNV37 Alex Rios
GNV38 Cole Hamels
GNV39 Matt Kemp
GNV40 Dan Uggla
GNV41 Scott Kazmir
GNV42 J.J. Hardy
GNV43 Hunter Pence
GNV44 Jason Bay
GNV45 James Shields
GNV46 Chase Utley
GNV47 Justin Morneau
GNV48 Chien-Ming Wang
GNV49 Troy Tulowitski
GNV50 Joe Mauer
GNV51 Brandon Webb
GNV52 Matt Holliday
GNV53 Grady Sizemore
GNV54 Homer Bailey

Wal-Mart

This 54-card set was exclusive to packs sold at Wal-Mart. These cards are all done in the style of classic Topps and pre-Topps sets -- similar to the 2008 Topps Trading Card History set. The first 18 cards were in Series One packs, cards 19-36 in Series Two, and 37-54 in Update packs.

WM1 Frank Thomas
WM2 Mike Piazza
WM3 Ivan Rodriguez
WM4 David Ortiz
WM5 David Wright
WM6 Greg Maddux
WM7 Mickey Mantle
WM8 Jose Reyes
WM9 John Smoltz
WM10 Jim Edmonds
WM11 Ryan Howard
WM12 Miguel Cabrera
WM13 Carlos Delgado
WM14 Miguel Tejada
WM15 Ichiro Suzuki
WM16 Albert Pujols
WM17 Derek Jeter
WM18 Vladimir Guerrero
WM19 Lance Berkman
WM20 Chase Utley
WM21 Gary Matthews
WM22 Johan Santana
WM23 Todd Helton
WM24 Carlos Beltran
WM25 Alex Rodriguez
WM26 Cole Hamels
WM27 Daisuke Matsuzaka
WM28 Kei Igawa
WM29 Hanley Ramirez
WM30 Joe Mauer
WM31 Brandon Webb
WM32 Michael Young
WM33 Nick Swisher
WM34 Jason Bay
WM35 Manny Ramirez
WM36 Ryan Zimmerman
WM37 Grady Sizemore
WM38 Matt Holliday
WM39 Jimmy Rollins
WM40 Magglio Ordonez
WM41 Prince Fielder
WM42 Jorge Posada
WM43 Hideki Okajima
WM44 Dan Uggla
WM45 Jake Peavy
WM46 Carlos Lee
WM47 C.C. Sabathia
WM48 Gary Sheffield
WM49 Tim Lincecum
WM50 J.J. Putz
WM51 Justin Verlander
WM52 Akinori Iwamura
WM53 Adam LaRoche
WM54 Alfonso Soriano

Hobby Masters

This set is exclusive to Series One Hobby and HTA packs.

HM1 David Wright
HM2 Albert Pujols
HM3 David Ortiz
HM4 Ryan Howard
HM5 Alfonso Soriano
HM6 Delmon Young
HM7 Jered Weaver
HM8 Derek Jeter
HM9 Freddy Sanchez
HM10 Alex Rodriguez
HM11 Johan Santana
HM12 Ichiro Suzuki
HM13 Andruw Jones
HM14 Vladimir Guerrero
HM15 Miguel Cabrera
HM16 Todd Helton
HM17 Manny Ramirez
HM18 Carlos Beltran
HM19 Justin Morneau
HM20 Francisco Liriano

Own the Game

OTG1 Ryan Howard
OTG2 David Ortiz
OTG3 Alfonso Soriano
OTG4 Albert Pujols
OTG5 Lance Berkman
OTG6 Jermaine Dye
OTG7 Travis Hafner
OTG8 Jim Thome
OTG9 Carlos Beltran
OTG10 Adam Dunn
OTG11 Ryan Howard
OTG12 David Ortiz
OTG13 Albert Pujols
OTG14 Lance Berkman
OTG15 Justin Morneau
OTG16 Andruw Jones
OTG17 Jermaine Dye
OTG18 Travis Hafner
OTG19 Alex Rodriguez
OTG20 David Wright
OTG21 Johan Santana
OTG22 Chris Carpenter
OTG23 Brandon Webb
OTG24 Roy Oswalt
OTG25 Roy Halladay

Unlock The Mick

Each card in this five-card set has a cheat code that allows the user to play as Mickey Mantle in the MLB 2K7 video game.

UTM1 Mickey Mantle
UTM2 Mickey Mantle
UTM3 Mickey Mantle
UTM4 Mickey Mantle
UTM5 Mickey Mantle

All Stars

One card from either this set or the All Star Rookies (see below) was inserted into each Series One rack pack.

AS1 Alfonso Soriano
AS2 Paul Konerko
AS3 Carlos Beltran
AS4 Troy Glaus
AS5 Jason Bay
AS6 Vladimir Guerrero
AS7 Chase Utley
AS8 Michael Young
AS9 David Wright
AS10 Gary Matthews
AS11 Brad Penny
AS12 Roy Halladay

All Star Rookies

One card from either this set or the All Stars (see above) was inserted into each Series One rack pack.

ASR1 Prince Fielder
ASR2 Dan Uggla
ASR3 Ryan Zimmerman
ASR4 Hanley Ramirez
ASR5 Melky Cabrera
ASR6 Andre Ethier
ASR7 Nick Markakis
ASR8 Justin Verlander
ASR9 Francisco Liriano
ASR10 Russell Martin

Hit Parade

HP1 Barry Bonds
HP2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
HP3 Frank Thomas
HP4 Jim Thome
HP5 Manny Ramirez
HP6 Alex Rodriguez
HP7 Gary Sheffield
HP8 Mike Piazza
HP9 Carlos Delgado
HP10 Chipper Jones
HP11 Barry Bonds
HP12 Ken Griffey, Jr.
HP13 Frank Thomas
HP14 Manny Ramirez
HP15 Gary Sheffield
HP16 Jeff Kent
HP17 Alex Rodriguez
HP18 Luis Gonzalez
HP19 Jim Thome
HP20 Mike Piazza
HP21 Craig Biggio
HP22 Barry Bonds
HP23 Julio Franco
HP24 Steve Finley
HP25 Omar Vizquel
HP26 Ken Griffey, Jr.
HP27 Gary Sheffield
HP28 Luis Gonzalez
HP29 Ivan Rodriguez
HP30 Bernie Williams

Homerun Derby Contest

Each card in this set is serial-numbered to 999 copies. If the player depicted won the 2007 MLB All-Star Game's Homerun Derby, the card could then be entered for a chance to win the jersey that player wore.

Vladimir Guerrero was the winner.

AB Adrian Beltre
AD Adam Dunn
AER Alex Rodriguez
AJ Andruw Jones
AL Adam LaRoche
AP Albert Pujols
AR Aramis Ramirez
AS Alfonso Soriano
BH Bill Hall
CB Carlos Beltran
CD Carlos Delgado
CL Carlos Lee
CM Craig Monroe
CU Chase Utley
DO David Ortiz
DU Dan Uggla
DW David Wright
DY Delmon Young
FT Frank Thomas
GA Garrett Atkins
GS Grady Sizemore
JB Jason Bay
JC Joe Crede
JD Jermaine Dye
JDD Johnny Damon
JF Jeff Francoeur
JG Jason Giambi
JM Justin Morneau
JT Jim Thome
KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
LB Lance Berkman
MC Miguel Cabrera
MH Matt Holliday
MMT Marcus Thames
MOT Miguel Tejada
MP Mike Piazza
MR Manny Ramirez
MT Mark Teixeira
NS Nick Swisher
PB Pat Burrell
PF Prince Fielder
PK Paul Konerko
RH Ryan Howard
RI Raul Ibanez
RS Richie Sexson
TG Troy Glaus
TH Travis Hafner
TKH Torii Hunter
VG Vladimir Guerrero
VW Vernon Wells

Opening Day Team vs. Team

OD1 Mets / Cardinals
OD2 Braves / Phillies
OD3 Marlins / Nationals
OD4 Devil Rays / Yankees
OD5 Blue Jays / Tigers
OD6 Indians / White Sox
OD7 Dodgers / Brewers
OD8 Cubs / Reds
OD9 Diamondbacks / Rockies
OD10 Red Sox / Royals
OD11 Athletics / Mariners
OD12 Orioles / Twins
OD13 Pirates / Astros
OD14 Rangers / Angels
OD15 Padres / Giants

Rookie Stars

This set is exclusive to Series Two Hobby Rack packs.

RS1 Daisuke Matsuzaka
RS2 Kevin Kouzmanoff
RS3 Elijah Dukes
RS4 Andrew Miller
RS5 Kei Igawa
RS6 Troy Tulowitzki
RS7 Ubaldo Jimenez
RS8 Alex Gordon
RS9 Josh Hamilton
RS10 Delmon Young

Stars

This set is exclusive to Series Two Hobby and HTA packs.

TS1 Ryan Howard
TS2 Alfonso Soriano
TS3 Todd Helton
TS4 Johan Santana
TS5 David Wright
TS6 Albert Pujols
TS7 Daisuke Matsuzaka
TS8 Miguel Cabrera
TS9 David Ortiz
TS10 Alex Rodriguez
TS11 Vladimir Guerrero
TS12 Ichiro Suzuki
TS13 Derek Jeter
TS14 Lance Berkman
TS15 Ryan Zimmerman

Trading Places

TP1 Jeff Weaver
TP2 Frank Thomas
TP3 Mike Piazza
TP4 Alfonso Soriano
TP5 Freddy Garcia
TP6 Jason Marquis
TP7 Ted Lilly
TP8 Mark Loretta
TP9 Marcus Giles
TP10 Barry Zito
TP11 Andy Pettitte
TP12 J.D. Drew
TP13 Gary Matthews
TP14 Jay Payton
TP15 Aubrey Huff
TP16 Brian Bannister
TP17 Jeff Conine
TP18 Gary Sheffield
TP19 Shea Hillenbrand
TP20 Wes Helms
TP21 Frank Catalanotto
TP22 Adam LaRoche
TP23 Mike Gonzalez
TP24 Greg Maddux
TP25 Jason Schmidt

World Domination

One card was inserted into each Series Two rack pack.

WD1 Ryan Howard
WD2 Justin Morneau
WD3 Ivan Rodriguez
WD4 Albert Pujols
WD5 Jorge Cantu
WD6 Johan Santana
WD7 Ichiro Suzuki
WD8 Chien-Ming Wang
WD9 Mariano Rivera
WD10 Andruw Jones

Flashback Fridays

Flashback Fridays was a promotion involving Topps's Home Team Advantage stores. The first five cards were distributed in special packs (The same five cards are in every pack), with the remaining 20 cards given away, a different card every week. In order to get the card of the week, collectors had to buy a pack of Topps cards.

The set is done in the style of the 1933 DeLong set.

FF1 Ryan Howard
FF2 Derek Jeter
FF3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
FF4 Miguel Tejada
FF5 David Wright
FF6 Alfonso Soriano
FF7 Matt Holliday
FF8 Jason Bay
FF9 Ryan Zimmerman
FF10 Alex Rodriguez
FF11 Jermaine Dye
FF12 Miguel Cabrera
FF13 Johan Santana
FF14 Brandon Webb
FF15 Ivan Rodriguez
FF16 Ichiro
FF17 Michael Young
FF18 David Ortiz
FF19 Roger Clemens
FF20 Frank Thomas
FF21 Trevor Hoffman
FF22 Gary Matthews
FF23 Rafael Furcal
FF24 Chipper Jones
FF25 Albert Pujols

Autographs & Game-Used

Mickey Mantle Reprint Relic

Beginning with 2007 Topps Baseball Series One, each Topps flagship baseball release would contain a "Reprint Relic" of a classic Mickey Mantle Topps card. Series One has his 1952 Topps card while Series Two has the 1953 Topps. Each card is serial-numbered to the year of the original card minus 1900.

52MM Mickey Mantle 52
53MM Mickey Mantle 53

A-Rod Road to 500 Autographs

See 2007 Topps A-Rod Road to 500.

Generation Now Autographs

See 2007 Topps Generation Now.

Highlights

Relics

AP Albert Pujols
AP2 Albert Pujols
AR2 Alex Rodriguez
AS Alfonso Soriano
BM Brian McCann
CB Craig Biggio
CD Carlos Delgado
CIB Carlos Beltran
CQ Carlos Quentin
CS Curt Schilling
DO David Ortiz
DW Dontrelle Willis / David Wright
DW2 Dontrelle Willis
ER Edgar Renteria
FT Frank Thomas
IR Ivan Rodriguez
IS Ichiro Suzuki
JAS John Smoltz
JB Jason Bay
JB2 Jason Bay
JM Justin Morneau
JPM Joe Mauer
JR Jose Reyes
JS Johan Santana
MAR Manny Ramirez
MAR2 Manny Ramirez
MO Magglio Ordonez
MT Miguel Tejada
PK Paul Konerko
RC Robinson Cano
RO Roy Oswalt
SK Scott Kazmir
SR Scott Rolen
TG1 Tom Glavine
TG2 Troy Glaus
VW Vernon Wells
AB Adrian Beltre
AER Alex Rodriguez
AJ Andruw Jones
ALR Anthony Reyes
BB Barry Bonds
CJ Chipper Jones
DE David Eckstein
DWW Dontrelle Willis
GA Garrett Atkins
JD Jermaine Dye
JDD Johnny Damon
JT Jim Thome
JV Justin Verlander
LB Lance Berkman
MC Matt Cain
MCT Mark Teixeira
MEC Melky Cabrera
NS Nick Swisher
PM Pedro Martinez
RJH Ryan Howard
TG Tom Glavine
VG Vladimir Guerrero
RH Ryan Howard / Roy Halladay
MR Mariano Rivera / Manny Ramirez
GS Gary Sheffield / Grady Sizemore
AR Alex Rodriguez / Aramis Ramirez

Autographs

AM Andrew Miller
AP Albert Pujols
APA Angel Pagan
AGS Alfonso Soriano
AS Anibal Sanchez
CMS Curt Schilling
CQ Carlos Quentin
CU Chase Utley
DO David Ortiz
DW David Wright
DWW Dontrelle Willis
DY Delmon Young
EF Emiliano Fruto
GS Gary Sheffield
HR Hanley Ramirez
JAS John Smoltz
JD Johnny Damon
JEM Justin Morneau
JF Josh Fields
JH John Hattig
JL James Loney
JM John Maine
JS Johan Santana
MG Matt Garza
MH Matt Holliday
MN Mike Napoli
MP Mike Piazza
RH Ryan Howard
RZ Ryan Zimmerman
TH Travis Hafner
TT Troy Tulowitzki
VG Vladimir Guerrero
AB Aaron Boone
AJ Andruw Jones
CG Curtis Granderson
DT Derrick Turnbow
DU Dan Uggla
EC Endy Chavez
ES Ervin Santana
JG Jon Garland
JT Jim Thome
JV Justin Verlander
JZ Joel Zumaya
KE Kelvim Escobar
LM Lastings Milledge
MTC Matt Cain
PL Paul LoDuca
RC Robinson Cano
RM Russell Martin
SC Shawn Chacon
SP Scott Podsednik
SR Shawn Riggans
SSC Shin-Soo Choo
ST Steve Trachsel
TG Tom Glavine
MC Miguel Cabrera / Melky Cabrera
KM Kevin Mench / Kendry Morales
CW Chien-Ming Wang / Craig Wilson
AR Alex Rodriguez / Anthony Reyes

Distinguished Service

Autographs

BD Bobby Doerr
BF Bob Feller
DS Duke Snider
MI Monte Irvin
RK Ralph Kiner

Cuts

Each Distinguished Service Cut is a one-of-one.

BT Birdie Tebbetts
BK Bob Kennedy
BL Bob Lemon
CG Charlie Gilbert
DB Dick Bartell
EJ Earl Johnson
EV Elmer Valo
ED Emerson Dickman
EW Ernie White
EB Ewell Blackwell
HW Hal Wagner
HS Hank Sauer
HE Hoot Evers
JHW Hoyt Wilhelm
JG Johnny Gorsica
LN Lou Novikoff
RM Ray Mack
RR Red Ruffing
RW Roy Weatherly
SS Sibby Sisti
TW Taffy Wright
TL Ted Lyons
WS Warren Spahn
AB Al Barlick
AZ Al Zarilla
BH Billy Herman
BJ Billy Johnson
BO Buck O'Neill
BS Bill Sayles
BV Bill Veeck
DC Dolf Camilli
DG Denny Galehouse
EF Elbie Fletcher
ES Enos Slaughter
FP Frankie Pytlak
GS George Selkirk
GW Gene Woodling
HG Harry Gumbert
JB Johnny Beazley
JD Joe DiMaggio
JT Jim Tabor
KH Kirby Higbe
KK Ken Keltner
LA Luke Appling
MD Murry Dickson
MH Myril Hoag
MM Max Macon
MR Marius Russo
MW Max West
PM Phil Marchildon
PR Pete Reiser
SG Sid Gordon
SR Schoolboy Rowe
TC Tom Carey
TM Terry Moore
TT Tom Turner
AEB Al Brazle
CLG Charlie Gehringer
EWY Early Wynn
HGW Hal White
HWW Harry Walker
JAB Al Benton
JAH Buddy Hassett
JGD Joe Dobson
JGR Johnny Grodzicki
JLG Joe Gordon
JPW Joe Wood
JVM Johnny Vander Meer
NJW Mickey Witek
SOS Stan Spence
TSW Ted Williams
WBM Barney McCosky
BP Bill Posedal / Bill Posedel
BB Bill Butland
BM Buster Maynard
HH Hank Helf
HB Herman Besse
JW Johnnie Wittig
WR Woody Rich
BW Burgess Whitehead
FL Frank LaManna
KT Ken Trinkle
JL Johnny Lanning
RP Ray Poole
RJ Rankin Johnson
JFW Jake Wade
TE Tom Earley
JWA Jack Wallaesa

World Champion Relics

Each World Champion Relic is serial-numbered to 100 copies.

WCR1 Jeff Weaver
WCR2 Chris Duncan
WCR3 Chris Carpenter
WCR4 Yadier Molina
WCR5 Albert Pujols
WCR6 Jim Edmonds
WCR7 Ronnie Belliard
WCR8 So Taguchi
WCR9 Juan Encarnacion
WCR10 Scott Rolen
WCR11 Anthony Reyes
WCR12 Preston Wilson
WCR13 Jeff Suppan
WCR14 Adam Wainwright
WCR15 David Eckstein

Trading Places

Relics

AP Andy Pettitte
AS Alfonso Soriano
BZ Barry Zito
FT Frank Thomas
GM Greg Maddux
GS Gary Sheffield
JW Jeff Weaver
MG Marcus Giles
ML Mark Loretta
MP Mike Piazza

Autographs

AH Aubrey Huff
AL Adam LaRoche
BB Brian Bannister
FC Frank Catalanotto
FG Freddy Garcia
GS Gary Sheffield
JS Jason Schmidt
MG Mike Gonzalez
SH Shea Hillenbrand
WH Wes Helms