Description

2003 Fleer Platinum is a 250 card set that was released in February, 2003. In a departure for the brand, rather than issue separate wax, jumbo, and rack packs, each Hobby box contained 14, ten-card wax packs; four, 25-card jumbo packs; and a 45-card rack pack. In another departure, rather than recycle the design of a previous Fleer baseball set, 2003 Platinum used an original design -- although one that heavily evokes Fleer's boxed sets of the mid-80s.

The last 30 cards make up a short-printed Prospects subset, all done in the style of the 1988 Fleer baseball set. Cards 221 through 235 are available in all pack types, 236-240 only in wax, 241-245 in jumbos, and 246 to 250 are exclusive to rack packs.

Each Hobby box should yield two game-used cards; one from the wax packs and the other from either the jumbos or rack pack.

Distribution

Hobby: 14, ten-card wax packs (MSRP $3); four, 25-card jumbo packs (MSRP $5); and one, 45-card rack pack (MSRP $10) per box

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Wax Odds	Retail Odds	Rack Odds
Base	250	-	?	?	?
short set	220	-	?	?	?
Prospects	15	-	1:4	1:2	1:1
Wax Exclusive Prospects	5	-	1:12	N/A	N/A
Jumbo Exclusive Prospects	5	-	N/A	1:6	N/A
Rack Exclusive Prospects	5	-	N/A	N/A	1:2
Platinum Finish	250	100	?	?	?
Guts & Glory	20	-	1:4	1:2	1:1
Heart of the Order	20	-	1:12	1:6	1:3
MLB Scouting Report	32	400	?	?	?
Platinum Portraits	20	-	1:20	1:10	1:5
Barry Bonds Chasing History	5	varies	?	N/A	N/A
Heart of the Order Game Used	18	varies	N/A	N/A	1:2
MLB Scouting Report Game Used	13	250	?	N/A	N/A
Nameplates	41	varies	N/A	1:8	N/A
Platinum Portraits Game Used	11	-	1:86	N/A	N/A
Platinum Portraits Patch	10	100	?	N/A	N/A

Checklist

Base Set

1 Barry Bonds
2 Sean Casey
3 Todd Walker
4 Tony Batista
5 Todd Zeile
6 Ruben Sierra
7 Jose Cruz, Jr.
8 Ben Grieve
9 Rob MacKowiak
10 Gary Sheffield
11 Armando Benitez
12 Tim Hudson
13 Eric Milton
14 Andy Pettitte
15 Jeff Bagwell
16 Jeff Kent
17 Joe Randa
18 Benito Santiago
19 Russell Branyan
20 Cliff Floyd
21 Chris Richard
22 Randy Winn
23 Freddy Garcia
24 Derek Lowe
25 Ben Sheets
26 Fred McGriff
27 Bret Boone
28 Jose Hernandez
29 Phil Nevin
30 Mike Piazza
31 Bob Abreu
32 Darin Erstad
33 Andruw Jones
34 Brad Wilkerson
35 Brian Lawrence
36 Vladimir Nunez
37 Kazuhiro Sasaki
38 Carlos Delgado
39 Steve Cox
40 Adrian Beltre
41 Josh Bard
42 Randall Simon
43 Johnny Damon
44 Ken Griffey, Jr.
45 Sammy Sosa
46 Kevin Brown
47 Kazuhisa Ishii
48 Matt Morris
49 Mark Prior
50 Kip Wells
51 Hee Seop Choi
52 Craig Biggio
53 Derek Jeter
54 Albert Pujols
55 Joe Borchard
56 Robert Fick
57 Jacque Jones
58 Juan Pierre
59 Bernie Williams
60 Elmer Dessens
61 Al Leiter
62 Curt Schilling
63 Carlos Pena
64 Tino Martinez
65 Fernando Vina
66 Aaron Boone
67 Michael Barrett
68 Frank Thomas
69 J.D. Drew
70 Vladimir Guerrero
71 Shannon Stewart
72 Mark Buehrle
73 Jamie Moyer
74 Brad Radke
75 Mike Williams
76 Ryan Klesko
77 Roberto Alomar
78 Edgardo Alfonzo
79 Matt Williams
80 Edgar Martinez
81 Shawn Green
82 Kenny Lofton
83 Josh Beckett
84 Trevor Hoffman
85 Kevin Millwood
86 Odalis Perez
87 Jarrod Washburn
88 Jason Giambi
89 Eric Young
90 Barry Larkin
91 Aramis Ramirez
92 Ivan Rodriguez
93 Steve Finley
94 Brian Jordan
95 Manny Ramirez
96 Preston Wilson
97 Rodrigo Lopez
98 Ramon Ortiz
99 Jim Thome
100 Luis Castillo
101 Alex Rodriguez
102 Jared Sandberg
103 Ellis Burks
104 Pat Burrell
105 Brian Giles
106 Mark Kotsay
107 Dave Roberts
108 Roy Halladay
109 Chan Ho Park
110 Erubiel Durazo
111 Bobby Hill
112 Cristian Guzman
113 Troy Glaus
114 Lance Berkman
115 Juan Encarnacion
116 Chipper Jones
117 Corey Patterson
118 Vernon Wells
119 Matt Clement
120 Billy Koch
121 Hideo Nomo
122 Derrek Lee
123 Todd Helton
124 Sean Burroughs
125 Jason Kendall
126 Dmitri Young
127 Adam Dunn
128 Bobby Higginson
129 Raul Mondesi
130 Bubba Trammell
131 A.J. Burnett
132 Randy Johnson
133 Mark Mulder
134 Mariano Rivera
135 Kerry Wood
136 Mo Vaughn
137 Jimmy Rollins
138 Jose Valentin
139 Brad Fullmer
140 Mike Cameron
141 Luis Gonzalez
142 Kevin Appier
143 Mike Hampton
144 Pedro Martinez
145 Javier Vazquez
146 Doug Mientkiewicz
147 Adam Kennedy
148 Rafael Furcal
149 Eric Chavez
150 Mike Lieberthal
151 Moises Alou
152 Jermaine Dye
153 Torii Hunter
154 Trot Nixon
155 Larry Walker
156 Jorge Julio
157 Mike Mussina
158 Kirk Rueter
159 Rafael Palmeiro
160 Pokey Reese
161 Miguel Tejada
162 Robin Ventura
163 Raul Ibanez
164 Roger Cedeno
165 Juan Gonzalez
166 Carlos Lee
167 Tim Salmon
168 Orlando Hernandez
169 Wade Miller
170 Troy Percival
171 Billy Wagner
172 Jeff Conine
173 Junior Spivey
174 Edgar Renteria
175 Scott Rolen
176 Jason Varitek
177 Ben Broussard
178 Jeremy Giambi
179 Gabe Kapler
180 Armando Rios
181 Ichiro
182 Tom Glavine
183 Greg Maddux
184 Roy Oswalt
185 John Smoltz
186 Eric Karros
187 Alfonso Soriano
188 Nomar Garciaparra
189 Joe Crede
190 Javy Lopez
191 Carlos Beltran
192 Jim Edmonds
193 Geoff Jenkins
194 Magglio Ordonez
195 Daryle Ward
196 Roger Clemens
197 Byung-Hyun Kim
198 Robb Nen
199 C.C. Sabathia
200 Barry Zito
201 Mark Grace UH
202 Paul Konerko UH
203 Mike Sweeney UH
204 John Olerud UH
205 Jose Vidro UH
206 Ray Durham UH
207 Omar Vizquel UH
208 Shea Hillenbrand UH
209 Mike Lowell UH
210 Aubrey Huff UH
211 Eric Hinske UH
212 Paul Lo Duca UH
213 Jay Gibbons UH
214 Austin Kearns UH
215 Richie Sexson UH
216 Garret Anderson UH
217 Eric Gagne UH
218 Jason Jennings UH
219 Damian Moss UH
220 David Eckstein UH
221 Mark Teixeira SP PROS
222 Bill Hall SP PROS
223 Bobby Jenks SP PROS
224 Adam Morrissey SP PROS
225 Rodrigo Rosario SP PROS
226 Brett Myers SP PROS
227 Tony Alvarez SP PROS
228 Willie Bloomquist SP PROS
229 Ben Howard SP PROS
230 Nic Jackson SP PROS
231 Carl Crawford SP PROS
232 Omar Infante SP PROS
233 Francisco Rodriguez SP PROS
234 Andy Van Hekken SP PROS
235 Kirk Saarloos SP PROS

Wax Exclusive Prospects

236 Dusty Wathan SP RC PROS
237 Jamey Carroll SP PROS
238 Jason Phillips SP PROS
239 Jose Castillo SP PROS
240 Arnaldo Munoz SP RC PROS

Jumbo Exclusive Prospects

241 Orlando Hudson SP PROS
242 Drew Henson SP PROS
243 Jason Lane SP PROS
244 Vinny Chulk SP PROS
245 Prentice Redman SP RC PROS

Rack Exclusive Prospects

246 Marlon Byrd SP PROS
247 Chin-Feng Chen SP PROS
248 Craig Brazell SP RC PROS
249 John Webb SP PROS
250 Adam LaRoche SP PROS

Parallels

All base cards are available as a Platinum Finish parallel, which is serial-numbered to 100 copies.

Inserts

Guts and Glory

1 GG Jason Giambi
2 GG Alfonso Soriano
3 GG Scott Rolen
4 GG Ivan Rodriguez
5 GG Barry Bonds
6 GG Jim Edmonds
7 GG Darin Erstad
8 GG Brian Giles
9 GG Luis Gonzalez
10 GG Adam Dunn
11 GG Torii Hunter
12 GG Andruw Jones
13 GG Sammy Sosa
14 GG Ichiro
15 GG Miguel Tejada
16 GG Roger Clemens
17 GG Curt Schilling
18 GG Nomar Garciaparra
19 GG Derek Jeter
20 GG Alex Rodriguez

Heart of the Order

2 HO Todd Helton / Preston Wilson / Larry Walker
4 HO Adam Dunn / Ken Griffey, Jr. / Austin Kearns
5 HO Jeff Bagwell / Craig Biggio / Lance Berkman
14 HO Chipper Jones / Andruw Jones / Gary Sheffield
13 HO Vladimir Guerrero / Brad Wilkerson / Jose Vidro
12 HO Shawn Green / Adrian Beltre / Paul LoDuca
11 HO Pat Burrell / Bob Abreu / Jimmy Rollins
10 HO Barry Bonds / Jeff Kent / Rich Aurilia
9 HO Torii Hunter / Chipper Jones / Corey Koskie
8 HO Mike Piazza / Mo Vaughn / Roberto Alomar
7 HO Troy Glaus / Garret Anderson / Darin Erstad
6 HO Eric Chavez / Miguel Tejada / Jermaine Dye
3 HO Rafael Palmeiro / Alex Rodriguez / Ivan Rodriguez
1 HO Jason Giambi / Derek Jeter / Alfonso Soriano
15 HO Ichiro / Bret Boone / Edgar Martinez
16 HO Albert Pujols / Scott Rolen / J.D. Drew
17 HO Sammy Sosa / Fred McGriff / Moises Alou
18 HO Nomar Garciaparra / Shea Hillenbrand / Manny Ramirez
19 HO Frank Thomas / Magglio Ordonez / Paul Konerko
20 HO Jason Kendall / Brian Giles / Aramis Ramirez

MLB Scouting Report

Each MLB Scouting Report card folds out to look like an actual scout's report. All cards are serial-numbered to 400 copies.

1 MSR Jason Giambi
2 MSR Paul Konerko
3 MSR Jim Thome
4 MSR Alfonso Soriano
5 MSR Troy Glaus
6 MSR Eric Hinske
7 MSR Paul Lo Duca
8 MSR Mike Piazza
9 MSR Marlon Byrd
10 MSR Garret Anderson
11 MSR Barry Bonds
12 MSR Pat Burrell
13 MSR Joe Crede
14 MSR J.D. Drew
15 MSR Ken Griffey, Jr.
16 MSR Vladimir Guerrero
17 MSR Torii Hunter
18 MSR Chipper Jones
19 MSR Austin Kearns
20 MSR Albert Pujols
21 MSR Manny Ramirez
22 MSR Gary Sheffield
23 MSR Sammy Sosa
24 MSR Ichiro
25 MSR Bernie Williams
26 MSR Randy Johnson
27 MSR Greg Maddux
28 MSR Hideo Nomo
29 MSR Nomar Garciaparra
30 MSR Derek Jeter
31 MSR Alex Rodriguez
32 MSR Miguel Tejada

Platinum Portraits

1 PP Josh Beckett
2 PP Roberto Alomar
3 PP Alfonso Soriano
4 PP Mike Piazza
5 PP Ivan Rodriguez
6 PP Edgar Martinez
7 PP Barry Bonds
8 PP Adam Dunn
9 PP Juan Gonzalez
10 PP Chipper Jones
11 PP Albert Pujols
12 PP Magglio Ordonez
13 PP Shea Hillenbrand
14 PP Larry Walker
15 PP Pedro Martinez
16 PP Kerry Wood
17 PP Barry Zito
18 PP Nomar Garciaparra
19 PP Derek Jeter
20 PP Alex Rodriguez

Autographs & Game-Used

Barry Bonds Chasing History

Each Barry Bonds Chasing History is exclusive to wax packs and serial-numbered to 250 copies EXCEPT #CH which is numbered to 25.

Heart of the Order Game Used

These cards are exclusive to rack packs and are serial-numbered to 400 copies.

AB Adrian Beltre JSY
AK Austin Kearns PANTS
AS Alfonso Soriano BAT
BB Bret Boone JSY
BG Brian Giles BAT
CJ Chipper Jones JSY
DE Darin Erstad DE
FT Frank Thomas FT
JD J.D. Drew JSY
JK Jeff Kent JSY
JR Jimmy Rollins JSY
JV Jose Vidro JSY
LB Lance Berkman BAT
MP Mike Piazza JSY
MR Manny Ramirez JSY
RP Rafael Palmeiro JSY
SS Sammy Sosa JSY
TH Todd Helton JSY

MLB Scouting Report Game Used

Each card is serial-numbered to 250 copies.

AK Austin Kearns PANTS
AS Alfonso Soriano BAT
BB Barry Bonds JSY
CJ Chipper Jones JSY
DJ Derek Jeter JSY
GM Greg Maddux JSY
HN Hideo Nomo JSY
JD J.D. Drew JSY
JT Jim Thome JSY
MP Mike Piazza JSY
MR Manny Ramirez JSY
RJ Randy Johnson JSY
SS Sammy Sosa JSY

Nameplates

These cards are exclusive to jumbo packs and feature a piece a piece of a game worn letter patch. Each card is serial-numbered to the production figures listed.

LB Lance Berkman 176
LW Larry Walker 161
MP Mike Piazza 200
MP2 Mark Prior 123
MR Manny Ramirez 94
MS Mike Sweeney 175
MT Miguel Tejada 225
NG Nomar Garciaparra 258
PB Pat Burrell 176
PM Pedro Martinez 244
PN Phil Nevin 134
RC Roger Clemens 141
RJ Randy Johnson 142
RO Roy Oswalt 155
RP Rafael Palmeiro 245
RS Richie Sexson 160
VG Vladimir Guerrero 102
AD Adam Dunn 117
AJ Andruw Jones 170
AR Alex Rodriguez 248
BB Barry Bonds 251
BL Barry Larkin 97
BZ Barry Zito 248
CB Craig Biggio 152
CC Chin-Feng Chen 110
CJ Chipper Jones 251
CK Corey Koskie 130
EH Eric Hinske 173
EM Edgar Martinez 176
FT Frank Thomas 58
FT Frank Thomas 93
GM Greg Maddux 248
HN Hideo Nomo 150
IR Ivan Rodriguez 189
JB Jeff Bagwell 121
JD Johnny Damon 35
JO John Olerud 180
JR Jimmy Rollins 74
JT Jim Thome 158
KI Kazuhisa Ishii 35
KS Kazuhiro Sasaki 82
KW Kerry Wood 49

Platinum Portraits Game Jersey

The set is exclusive to wax packs. NOTE: The Derek Jeter card is NOT serial-numbered.

AD Adam Dunn
BB Barry Bonds
BZ Barry Zito
CJ Chipper Jones
DJ Derek Jeter SP 150
IR Ivan Rodriguez
JB Josh Beckett
KW Kerry Wood
MP Mike Piazza
NG Nomar Garciaparra
PM Pedro Martinez

Patch

Each Portraits Game Patch is exclusive to wax packs and serial-numbered to 100 copies.

AD Adam Dunn
BB Barry Bonds
BZ Barry Zito
CJ Chipper Jones
DJ Derek Jeter
IR Ivan Rodriguez
KW Kerry Wood
MP Mike Piazza
NG Nomar Garciaparra
PM Pedro Martinez