2015 Topps Archives
This article is about a set that was just released.
Some information may change as more facts become known.
Description
2015 Topps Archives is a 330-card set scheduled for release the week of June 10th, and based the designs of the 1957, 1976, and 1983 Topps Baseball sets. The last 30 cards are short-printed (see below). Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs.
Controversy Over Late Addition of Short-Printed Base Cards
Originally, according to Topps' original product solicitations, Archives was advertised as having a 300 card base set with no short-prints. It wasn't until almost a week before the product's release, buried in the fine-print of the official checklist and long after pre-orders had been paid for by dealers and collectors, that there was any mention from Topps of the existence of any additional short-printed base cards.
While in previous years, Topps Archives has had short-printed base cards, they had all been previously announced by Topps either in the product's solicitations ("sell-sheets") and/or in press releases to The Hobby media. Also, in 2012, 2013, and 2014 Topps Archives the short-prints were attainable -- usually around 40-50 SPs per set and falling at the rate of six to eight per Hobby box. According to early reports, the odds of finding one of the 30 short-printed base cards in 2015 Archives is 1:70/packs, and the estimated production of each is around 500 copies.
Distribution
Hobby: 24 packs per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $5). Ten boxes per case.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Base | 330 | - | ? | ? |
short set | 300 | - | ? | ? |
SPs | 30 | - | 1:70 | 1:47 |
Silver | 330 | 199 | 1:18 | 1:12 |
Gold | 330 | 50 | ? | 1:47 |
Black | 330 | one-of-one | ? | 1:2336 |
Printing Plates | 330 | four for each | ? | 1:581 |
1968 Game | 33 | - | ? | 1:16 |
1990 All-Star Rookies | 20 | - | ? | ? |
1990 All-Star Rookies Gold | 20 | 50 | ? | ? |
1990 All-Star Rookies Black | 20 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
1990 All-Star Rookies Printing Plates | 20 | four for each | ? | ? |
1990 #1 Draft Picks | 15 | - | ? | N/A |
1990 #1 Draft Picks NNOF | 15 | - | ? | N/A |
1990 #1 Draft Picks Gold | 15 | 50 | ? | N/A |
1990 #1 Draft Picks Black | 15 | one-of-one | ? | N/A |
1990 #1 Draft Picks Printing Plates | 15 | four for each | ? | N/A |
Presidential Chronicles | 10 | - | ? | 1:8 |
Will Ferrell | 10 | - | ? | 1:8 |
Fan Favorites Autographs | 44 | - | ? | 1:86 |
Fan Favorites Autographs Silver | 44 | 199 | ? | 1:111 |
Fan Favorites Autographs Gold | 44 | 50 | ? | N/A |
Fan Favorites Autographs Black | 44 | one-of-one | ? | 1:15,456 |
1990 All-Star Rookies Autographs | 9 | - | ? | ? |
1990 All-Star Rookies Autographs Gold | 9 | 50 | ? | ? |
1990 All-Star Rookies Autographs Black | 9 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
1990 All-Star Rookies Autographs Printing Plates | 9 | four for each | ? | ? |
1990 #1 Draft Picks Autographs | 8 | - | ? | N/A |
1990 #1 Draft Picks Autographs Gold | 8 | 50 | ? | N/A |
1990 #1 Draft Picks Autographs Black | 8 | one-of-one | ? | N/A |
1990 #1 Draft Picks Autographs Printing Plates | 8 | four for each | ? | N/A |
Will Ferrell Autographs | 10 | 10 | ? | 1:24,968 |
Originals Autographs | 22 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
Presidential Chronicles Cut Signatures | 10 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Clayton Kershaw
- 2 Chris Sale
- 3 Jon Singleton
- 4 Julio Teheran
- 5 Craig Kimbrel
- 6 Alexei Ramirez
- 7 Michael Pineda
- 8 Jayson Werth
- 9 Chris Carter
- 10 Alex Wood
- 11 Bo Jackson
- 12 Brock Holt
- 13 Joe Mauer
- 14 Wade Boggs
- 15 Jason Rogers RC
- 16 Javier Baez RC
- 17 Buck Farmer RC
- 18 Homer Bailey
- 19 Hisashi Iwakuma
- 20 Josh Hamilton
- 21 Billy Hamilton
- 22 Josh Donaldson
- 23 Madison Bumgarner
- 24 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 25 Yasiel Puig
- 26 Curtis Granderson
- 27 Lorenzo Cain
- 28 Elvis Andrus
- 29 Freddie Freeman
- 30 Carlton Fisk
- 31 Christian Yelich
- 32 Robin Yount
- 33 Oswaldo Arcia
- 34 Jeff Samardzija
- 35 Eddie Murray
- 36 Dylan Bundy
- 37 Jhonny Peralta
- 38 Carlos Gonzalez
- 39 Goose Gossage
- 40 Fernando Rodney
- 41 Matt Adams
- 42 Juan Lagares
- 43 Alcides Escobar
- 44 Jonathan Lucroy
- 45 Ryan Howard
- 46 Tyson Ross
- 47 Henderson Alvarez
- 48 Victor Martinez
- 49 Willie Stargell
- 50 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 51 Yan Gomes
- 52 Dilson Herrera RC
- 53 Roberto Alomar
- 54 Ozzie Smith
- 55 Trevor May RC
- 56 Sonny Gray
- 57 Jorge Posada
- 58 Bruce Sutter
- 59 Yadier Molina
- 60 Anthony Ranaudo RC
- 61 Tanner Roark
- 62 Robin Roberts
- 63 Rod Carew
- 64 Shin-Soo Choo
- 65 Carlos Martinez
- 66 Dalton Pompey RC
- 67 Jose Altuve
- 68 Aaron Sanchez
- 69 Nomar Garciaparra
- 70 Jake Arrieta
- 71 Matt Holliday
- 72 Chipper Jones
- 73 Anthony Rendon
- 74 Devin Mesoraco
- 75 George Brett
- 76 R.A. Dickey
- 77 David Eckstein
- 78 Gary Carter
- 79 Albert Pujols
- 80 J.J. Hardy
- 81 Kevin Gausman
- 82 Buster Posey
- 83 Don Sutton
- 84 Vladimir Guerrero
- 85 Maikel Franco RC
- 86 Mookie Betts
- 87 Kennys Vargas
- 88 Lenny Dykstra
- 89 C.J. Wilson
- 90 Ian Kinsler
- 91 Kevin Kiermaier
- 92 Mookie Wilson
- 93 Todd Frazier
- 94 Dellin Betances
- 95 Pablo Sandoval
- 96 Matt Cain
- 97 Juan Gonzalez
- 98 Brett Gardner
- 99 Robinson Cano
- 100 Miguel Cabrera
- 101 Mariano Rivera
- 102 Ken Giles
- 103 Adam LaRoche
- 104 Kolten Wong
- 105 Joe DiMaggio
- 106 Brandon Finnegan RC
- 107 Willie McCovey
- 108 Matt Carpenter
- 109 Steven Moya RC
- 110 Jacob deGrom
- 111 Starling Marte
- 112 Jesse Hahn
- 113 Salvador Perez
- 114 Doug Fister
- 115 Barry Larkin
- 116 Carlos Carrasco
- 117 Jose Fernandez
- 118 Ryan Braun
- 119 Lonnie Chisenhall
- 120 Felix Hernandez
- 121 Ian Kennedy
- 122 Lance Lynn
- 123 Anibal Sanchez
- 124 Phil Rizzuto
- 125 Babe Ruth
- 126 Matt Moore
- 127 Adam Eaton
- 128 Ralph Kiner
- 129 Drew Smyly
- 130 Aramis Ramirez
- 131 Charlie Blackmon
- 132 Stephen Strasburg
- 133 Dennis Eckersley
- 134 Duke Snider
- 135 Michael Taylor RC
- 136 Luis Gonzalez
- 137 Brian McCann
- 138 Paul Goldschmidt
- 139 Michael Wacha
- 140 Austin Jackson
- 141 Jose Quintana
- 142 Khris Davis
- 143 Dee Gordon
- 144 Yordano Ventura
- 145 Daniel Murphy
- 146 Danny Salazar
- 147 Evan Longoria
- 148 Hyun-Jin Ryu
- 149 Hunter Pence
- 150 Sandy Koufax
- 151 David Wright
- 152 Eddie Mathews
- 153 Frank Thomas
- 154 Bob Feller
- 155 Brian Dozier
- 156 Travis d'Arnaud
- 157 Nick Tropeano RC
- 158 Kole Calhoun
- 159 Johnny Cueto
- 160 Gerrit Cole
- 161 Xander Bogaerts
- 162 Nolan Arenado
- 163 Deion Sanders
- 164 Aroldis Chapman
- 165 Ty Cobb
- 166 Max Scherzer
- 167 George Springer
- 168 Mark McGwire
- 169 Jon Lester
- 170 Warren Spahn
- 171 Ian Desmond
- 172 Corey Dickerson
- 173 Ryan Zimmerman
- 174 Trevor Bauer
- 175 Masahiro Tanaka
- 176 Zack Wheeler
- 177 Rickey Henderson
- 178 Lou Boudreau
- 179 Frank Robinson
- 180 Chase Headley
- 181 Harmon Killebrew
- 182 Christian Walker RC
- 183 Matt Shoemaker
- 184 Al Kaline
- 185 Zack Greinke
- 186 Brad Ziegler
- 187 Matt Harvey
- 188 Yoenis Cespedes
- 189 Roberto Clemente
- 190 Daniel Norris RC
- 191 Prince Fielder
- 192 Matt Barnes RC
- 193 Billy Williams
- 194 Yusmeiro Petit
- 195 Adrian Beltre
- 196 Corey Kluber
- 197 Bob Lemon
- 198 Michael Brantley
- 199 Joey Votto
- 200 Jose Abreu
- 201 Tony Gwynn
- 202 Johnny Bench
- 203 Yu Darvish
- 204 Wily Peralta
- 205 Chris Davis
- 206 Alex Gordon
- 207 Fergie Jenkins
- 208 Cory Spangenberg RC
- 209 Tom Seaver
- 210 Carlos Santana
- 211 Kenley Jansen
- 212 Bryce Brentz RC
- 213 Brooks Robinson
- 214 Orlando Cepeda
- 215 Mark Teixeira
- 216 Wil Myers
- 217 Lou Gehrig
- 218 Jim Bunning
- 219 Kurt Suzuki
- 220 Jay Bruce
- 221 Marcell Ozuna
- 222 Roenis Elias
- 223 Justin Upton
- 224 Paul Molitor
- 225 Bryce Harper
- 226 Carlos Beltran
- 227 Reggie Jackson
- 228 Jered Weaver
- 229 Justin Verlander
- 230 Shelby Miller
- 231 Taijuan Walker
- 232 Carlos Gomez
- 233 Greg Holland
- 234 Jacoby Ellsbury
- 235 Giancarlo Stanton
- 236 James Shields
- 237 Jim Rice
- 238 Troy Tulowitzki
- 239 Brandon Belt
- 240 Matt Kemp
- 241 Mike Napoli
- 242 Manny Machado
- 243 Phil Hughes
- 244 Cole Hamels
- 245 Garrett Richards
- 246 Dustin Pedroia
- 247 Eric Hosmer
- 248 Catfish Hunter
- 249 Jake Odorizzi
- 250 Mike Trout
- 251 Omar Vizquel
- 252 Luis Aparicio
- 253 Whitey Ford
- 254 Sean Doolittle
- 255 David Price
- 256 Jason Heyward
- 257 Andrew McCutchen
- 258 Jake Lamb RC
- 259 J.D. Martinez
- 260 Andrelton Simmons
- 261 Gary Brown RC
- 262 Chase Utley
- 263 Adam Wainwright
- 264 Joe Morgan
- 265 Starlin Castro
- 266 Gio Gonzalez
- 267 Nick Castellanos
- 268 Kyle Seager
- 269 Jordan Zimmermann
- 270 Nelson Cruz
- 271 Lou Brock
- 272 Adrian Gonzalez
- 273 Orlando Hernandez
- 274 Jose Reyes
- 275 Ted Williams
- 276 Don Mattingly
- 277 Edwin Encarnacion
- 278 Alex Cobb
- 279 Joc Pederson RC
- 280 Brandon Phillips
- 281 Hanley Ramirez
- 282 Mike Zunino
- 283 Mike Schmidt
- 284 Jim Palmer
- 285 Tony Perez
- 286 Danny Santana
- 287 Justin Morneau
- 288 Gregory Polanco
- 289 Bill Mazeroski
- 290 Jason Kipnis
- 291 Jose Bautista
- 292 David Ortiz
- 293 Josh Harrison
- 294 Chris Archer
- 295 Cliff Lee
- 296 Mike Foltynewicz RC
- 297 Juan Marichal
- 298 Trevor Rosenthal
- 299 Mark Trumbo
- 300 Willie Mays
SPs
Parallels
All 330 base cards are also available in the following parallels.
- Silver
- Gold
- Black (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
Inserts
1968 Game
- 1 Yasiel Puig
- 2 Mike Trout
- 3 Jose Abreu
- 4 Ian Kinsler
- 5 Joe Mauer
- 6 Adam Jones
- 7 Robinson Cano
- 8 Buster Posey
- 9 Javier Baez
- 10 David Wright
- 11 Justin Upton
- 12 Edwin Encarnacion
- 13 Manny Machado
- 14 Dustin Pedroia
- 15 Ryan Braun
- 16 David Ortiz
- 17 Anthony Rendon
- 18 Freddie Freeman
- 19 Miguel Cabrera
- 20 Paul Goldschmidt
- 21 Jose Bautista
- 22 Jonathan Lucroy
- 23 Bryce Harper
- 24 Christian Yelich
- 25 Andrew McCutchen
- 26 Jacoby Ellsbury
- 27 Yadier Molina
- 28 Evan Longoria
- 29 Carlos Gomez
- 30 Jose Altuve
- 31 Billy Hamilton
- 32 Anthony Rizzo
- 33 Giancarlo Stanton
1990 All-Star Rookies
Each 1990 All-Star Rookie is also available in the following parallels.
- Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Black (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
- 90ASI-AR Anthony Ranaudo
- 90ASI-BF Brandon Finnegan
- 90ASI-BUF Buck Farmer
- 90ASI-CS Cory Spangenberg
- 90ASI-CW Christian Walker
- 90ASI-DH Dilson Herrera
- 90ASI-DN Daniel Norris
- 90ASI-DP Dalton Pompey
- 90ASI-GB Gary Brown
- 90ASI-JB Javier Baez
- 90ASI-JL Jake Lamb
- 90ASI-JP Joc Pederson
- 90ASI-JS Jorge Soler
- 90ASI-MB Matt Barnes
- 90ASI-MF Maikel Franco
- 90ASI-MIF Mike Foltynewicz
- 90ASI-MT Michael Taylor
- 90ASI-RC Rusney Castillo
- 90ASI-RL Rymer Liriano
- 90ASI-TM Trevor May
1990 #1 Draft Picks
1990 #1 Draft Pick is exclusive to Hobby packs and also available in the following parallels.
- Gold
- Black (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
- 90DPI-AG Adrian Gonzalez
- 90DPI-BH Bryce Harper
- 90DPI-BP Buster Posey
- 90DPI-CK Clayton Kershaw
- 90DPI-CS Chris Sale
- 90DPI-JB Jay Bruce
- 90DPI-JF Jose Fernandez
- 90DPI-JM Joe Mauer
- 90DPI-KW Kolten Wong
- 90DPI-MAT Mark Teixeira
- 90DPI-MB Madison Bumgarner
- 90DPI-MS Max Scherzer
- 90DPI-MT Mike Trout
- 90DPI-RB Ryan Braun
- 90DPI-SG Sonny Gray
Presidential Chronicles
- PC-AL Abraham Lincoln
- PC-BO Barack Obama
- PC-GF Gerald Ford
- PC-GHW George H. W. Bush
- PC-GWB George W. Bush
- PC-HH Herbert Hoover
- PC-HST Harry S. Truman
- PC-JC Jimmy Carter
- PC-JFK John F. Kennedy
- PC-RN Richard Nixon
Will Ferrell
Topps created this set to commemorate the day (March 12, 2015) in which comedian Will Ferrell played in ten different Spring Training games for ten different teams.
- WF-1 Will Ferrell Athletics
- WF-2 Will Ferrell Mariners
- WF-3 Will Ferrell Angels
- WF-4 Will Ferrell Cubs
- WF-5 Will Ferrell Diamondbacks
- WF-6 Will Ferrell Reds
- WF-7 Will Ferrell White Sox
- WF-8 Will Ferrell Giants
- WF-9 Will Ferrell Dodgers
- WF-10 Will Ferrell Padres
Autographs & Game-Used
Fan Favorites Autographs
Each Fan Favorites Autograph is also available in the following parallels.
- Silver
- Gold
- Black (one-of-one)
- FFA-DW Devon White 1976
- FFA-JC Jose Cruz 1976
- FFA-JS J.T. Snow 1976
- FFA-KB Kris Bryant 1976
- FFA-RCU Rusney Castillo 1976
- FFA-SL Sparky Lyle 1976
- FFA-VC Vinny Castilla 1976
- FFA-BD Bucky Dent 1980
- FFA-EA Edgardo Alfonzo 1980
- FFA-GS Giancarlo Stanton 1980
- FFA-JCO Jeff Conine 1980
- FFA-JKE Jason Kendall 1980
- FFA-KT Kent Tekulve 1980
- FFA-OG Oscar Gamble 1980
- FFA-RJ Reggie Jackson 1980
- FFA-SG Shawn Green 1980
- FFA-FV Frank Viola 1986
- FFA-HB Harold Baines 1986
- FFA-JCJ Jose Cruz, Jr. 1986
- FFA-PI Pete Incaviglia 1986
- FFA-SB Sid Bream 1986
- FFA-AJ Andruw Jones 1989
- FFA-BB Bret Boone 1989
- FFA-BW Bernie Williams 1989
- FFA-DOW Dontrelle Willis 1989
- FFA-EK Eric Karros 1989
- FFA-FVI Fernando Vina 1989
- FFA-JF John Franco 1989
- FFA-JO Joe Oliver 1989
- FFA-JR Jose Rijo 1989
- FFA-MB Mike Bordick 1989
- FFA-MG Marquis Grissom 1989
- FFA-MGR Mark Grace 1989
- FFA-MP Mark Prior 1989
- FFA-NR Nolan Ryan 1989
- FFA-SH Scott Hatteberg 1989
- FFA-TF Tony Fernandez 1989
- FFA-AL Al Leiter 1973
- FFA-BA Brady Anderson 1973
- FFA-GP Gaylord Perry 1973
- FFA-JD Jacob deGrom 1973
- FFA-RK Ryan Klesko 1973
- FFA-ARU Addison Russell 1957
- FFA-JV Jose Vidro 1983
1990 All-Star Rookies Autographs
- 90AS-BF Brandon Finnegan
- 90AS-DH Dilson Herrera
- 90AS-DN Daniel Norris
- 90AS-DP Dalton Pompey
- 90AS-JP Joc Pederson
- 90AS-JS Jorge Soler
- 90AS-MF Maikel Franco
- 90AS-MT Michael Taylor
- 90AS-YT Yasmany Tomas
1990 #1 Draft Picks Autographs
Each 1990 #1 Draft Picks Autograph is exclusive to Hobby packs and available in the following parallels.
- Gold
- Black (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
- 90DP-AG Adrian Gonzalez
- 90DP-CK Clayton Kershaw
- 90DP-CS Chris Sale
- 90DP-JF Jose Fernandez
- 90DP-KW Kolten Wong
- 90DP-MT Mike Trout
- 90DP-RB Ryan Braun
- 90DP-SG Sonny Gray
Will Ferrell Autographs
Each Will Ferrell Autograph is serial-numbered to ten.
- WFA-1 Will Ferrell Athletics
- WFA-2 Will Ferrell Mariners
- WFA-3 Will Ferrell Angels
- WFA-4 Will Ferrell Cubs
- WFA-5 Will Ferrell Diamondbacks
- WFA-6 Will Ferrell Reds
- WFA-7 Will Ferrell White Sox
- WFA-8 Will Ferrell Giants
- WFA-9 Will Ferrell Dodgers
- WFA-10 Will Ferrell Padres
Originals Autographs
Each Originals Autograph is a on an original Topps card bought-back for this set. All are ones-of-one.
- ?? David Cone
- ?? Luis Gonzalez
- ?? Lou Brock
- ?? Dennis Eckersley
- ?? Al Kaline
- ?? Andre Dawson
- ?? Roberto Alomar
- ?? John Smoltz
- ?? Tom Glavine
- ?? Steve Carlton
- ?? Ozzie Smith
- ?? Frank Thomas
- ?? Don Mattingly
- ?? Frank Robinson
- ?? Robin Yount
- ?? Chipper Jones
- ?? Rickey Henderson
- ?? Johnny Bench
- ?? Mark McGwire
- ?? Cal Ripken, Jr.
- ?? Ken Griffey, Jr.
- ?? Roger Clemens
Presidential Chronicles Cut Signatures
Each Presidential Chronicles Cut Signature is a one-of-one.
- PC-AL Abraham Lincoln
- PC-BO Barack Obama
- PC-GF Gerald Ford
- PC-GHW George H. W. Bush
- PC-GWB George W. Bush
- PC-HH Herbert Hoover
- PC-HST Harry S. Truman
- PC-JC Jimmy Carter
- PC-JFK John F. Kennedy
- PC-RN Richard Nixon