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2011 Bowman Sterling hobby box

Description

2011 Bowman Sterling, a 50-card set, was released on December 20th, 2011. Each five-card pack will yield one base card, one MLB Future Stars "insert," 2 autographs and a Relic.

Distribution

Six packs per box, five cards per pack. Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	50	-	1:1
Refractors	50	199	1:8
Gold Refractor	50	50	1:31
Black Refractor	50	25	1:61
Purple Refractor	50	10	1:152
Red Refractor	50	one-of-one	1:1509
Canary Diamond Refractor	50	one-of-one	1:1509
Printing Plates	50	four-for-each	?
Prospects	50	-	1:1
Prospects Refractors	50	199	1:8
Prospects Gold Refractor	50	50	1:31
Prospects Black Refractor	50	25	1:61
Prospects Purple Refractor	50	10	1:152
Prospects Red Refractor	50	one-of-one	1:1509
Prospects Canary Diamond Refractor	50	one-of-one	1:1509
Prospects Printing Plates	50	four-for-each	?
Rookie Relics	29	-	1:18
Rookie Dual Relic X-Fractors	17	199	1:126
Rookie Triple Relic Gold Refractors	17	50	1:126
Rookie Relic Autograph Black Refractors	15	25	1:202
Rookie Relic Autograph Purple Refractors	15	10	1:507
Rookie Relic Autograph Red Refractors	15	one-of-one	1:4828
USA Baseball Relics	22	-	?
USA Baseball Dual Relic X-Fractors	22	199	1:18
USA Baseball Triple Relic Gold Refractors	22	50	1:69
USA Baseball Relic Autograph Black Refractors	22	25	1:138
USA Baseball Relic Autograph Purple Refractors	22	10	1:345
USA Baseball Relic Autograph Red Refractors	22	one-of-one	1:3450
Dual Relics	34	196	one-per-box*
Dual Relics Refractors	34	99	1:4/boxes*
Dual Relics Gold Refractors	34	50	1:8/boxes*
Dual Relics Black Refractors	34	25	1:15/boxes*
Dual Relics Purple Refractors	34	10	1:38/boxes*
Dual Relics Red Refractor	34	one-of-one	1:365/boxes*
Rookie Autographs	22	-	?
Rookie Autographs Refractors	23	199	1:6
Stephen Strasburg Rookie Autograph Refractor	1	25	1:3018
Rookie Autographs Gold Refractors	23	50	1:21
Rookie Autographs Black Refractors	23	25	1:42
Rookie Autographs Purple Refractors	23	10	1:104
Rookie Autographs Red Refractors	23	one-of-one	1:1035
Rookie Autographs Canary Diamond Refractors	23	one-of-one	1:1035
Rookie Autographs Printing Plates	23	four for each	1:260
Prospect Autographs	49	-	1:20
Prospect Autographs Refractors	50	199	1:6
Prospect Autographs Gold Refractors	50	50	1:21
Prospect Autographs Black Refractors	50	25	1:42
Prospect Autographs Purple Refractors	50	10	1:104
Prospect Autographs Red Refractors	50	one-of-one	1:1035
Prospect Autographs Canary Diamond Refractors	50	one-of-one	1:1035
Prospect Autographs Printing Plates	50	four for each	1:260
Dual Autographs	27	299 or 225	1:10
Dual Autographs Refractor	27	99	1:29
Dual Autographs Gold Refractor	27	50	1:57
Dual Autographs Black Refractor	27	25	1:112
Dual Autographs Purple Refractor	27	10	1:281
Dual Autographs Red Refractor	27	one-of-one	1:2785
Dual Autographs Canary Diamond Refractor	27	one-of-one	1:2785
Dual Autographs Printing Plates	27	four for each	1:703

* Dual Relics are exclusive to the Box Topper pack.

Checklist

Base Set

1 Freddie Freeman RC
2 Al Alburquerque RC
3 Salvador Perez RC
4 Ryan Lavarnway RC
5 Jason Kipnis RC
6 Arodys Vizcaino RC
7 Chance Ruffin RC
8 Dee Gordon RC
9 Mike Moustakas RC
10 Johnny Giavotella RC
11 Dustin Ackley RC
12 Chase d'Arnaud RC
13 Jimmy Paredes RC
14 Fautino De Los Santos RC
15 Jose Altuve RC
16 Brandon Beachy RC
17 Trayvon Robinson RC
18 Mark Trumbo (RC)
19 Jacob Turner RC
20 Anthony Rizzo RC
21 Kyle Weiland RC
22 Mike Trout RC
23 Ben Revere RC
24 Hector Noesi RC
25 Danny Duffy RC
26 Juan Nicasio RC
27 Paul Goldschmidt RC
28 Tyler Chatwood RC
29 Eric Thames RC
30 Yonder Alonso RC
31 Todd Frazier RC
32 Andy Dirks RC
33 Javy Guerra (RC)
34 Michael Stutes RC
35 Michael Pineda RC
36 Aaron Crow RC
37 Alexi Ogando RC
38 Alex Cobb RC
39 Brandon Belt RC
40 Lonnie Chsenhall RC
41 Zach Britton RC
42 Jordan Walden RC
43 Jose Iglesias RC
44 Julio Teheran RC
45 Desmond Jennings RC
46 Blake Beavan RC
47 Craig Kimbrel RC
48 Eric Hosmer RC
49 Jerry Sands RC
50 Kyle Seager RC

Prospects

1 Bryce Harper
2 Shelby Miller
3 Jesus Montero
4 Manny Banuelos
5 Will Myers
6 Aaron Hicks
7 Matt Moore
8 Jameson Taillon
9 Manny Machado
10 Jonathan Singleton
11 Devin Mesoraco
12 John Lamb
13 Blake Snell
14 Gary Sanchez
15 Brett Jackson
16 Zack Wheeler
17 Jean Segura
18 Wilmer Flores
19 Miguel Sano
20 Larry Greene
21 Chris Archer
22 Travis D'Arnaud
23 George Springer
24 Trevor Story
25 Jarrod Parker
26 Christian Colon
27 Dellin Betances
28 Tony Sanchez
29 Billy Hamilton
30 Tyler Goeddel
31 Dante Bichette, Jr.
32 Trevor Bauer
33 Cory Spangenberg
34 Javier Baez
35 C.J. Cron
36 Sonny Gray
37 Jake Hager
38 James Harris
39 Brandon Martin
40 Joe Panik
41 Robert Stephenson
42 Jose Fernandez
43 Kolten Wong
44 Taylor Jungmann
45 Francisco Lindor
46 Matt Barnes
47 Brandon Nimmo
48 Bubba Starling
49 Dan Vogelbach
50 Kevin Matthews

Parallels

All 50 base cards and all 50 Prospects are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
Red Refractor (one-of-one)
Canary Diamond Refractor (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

Autographs & Game-Used

Rookie Relics

JT Justin Turner
JW Jordan Walden
JWE Jemile Weeks
LC Lonnie Chisenhall
MM Mike Moustakas
MMI Mike Minor
MP Michael Pineda
MT Mark Trumbo
TC Tyler Chatwood
ZB Zach Britton
AC Aaron Crow
ACO Alex Cobb
AO Alexi Ogando
AR Anthony Rizzo
BB Brandon Beachy
BB Brandon Belt
CK Craig Kimbrel
CL Cory Luebke
CS Chris Sale
DA Dustin Ackley
DB Darwin Barney
DD Danny Duffy
DE Danny Espinosa
DJ Desmond Jennings
EH Eric Hosmer
FF Freddie Freeman
JH Jeremy Hellickson

Dual Relic X-Fractors

Each Rookie Dual Relic X-Fractor is serial-numbered to 199 copies.

NOTES:

Cards #EH and #MM are serial-numbered to 25 copies.
12 cards that have "base" Rookie Relics, do not appear in the X-Fractor (or any other Refractor) parallel.
Card #BR only appears in the Dual Relic X-Fractor set.

AC Aaron Crow 199
AO Alexi Ogando 199
AR Anthony Rizzo 199
BB Brandon Beachy 199
BB Brandon Belt 199
BR Ben Revere 199
CK Craig Kimbrel 199
DA Dustin Ackley 199
DE Danny Espinosa 199
EH Eric Hosmer 25
FF Freddie Freeman 199
JW Jordan Walden 199
LC Lonnie Chisenhall 199
MM Mike Moustakas 25
MP Michael Pineda 199
MT Mark Trumbo 199
ZB Zach Britton 199

Triple Relic Gold Refractors

Each Rookie Triple Relic Gold Refractor is serial-numbered to 50 copies.

NOTES:

Cards #EH and #MM are serial-numbered to ten.
This is the only parallel card #CS appears in.

Relic Autograph Black Refractor

Each Rookie Relic Autograph Black Refractor is serial-numbered to 25 copies with the same 15 cards also available in the following parallels.

Relic Autograph Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
Relic Autograph Red Refractor (one-of-one)

USA Baseball Relics

Each USA Baseball Relic is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

Dual Relic X-Fractors (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Triple Relic Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Relic Autograph Black Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Relic Autograph Purple Refractors (serial-numbered to ten)
Relic Autograph Red Refractors (one-of-one)

Dual Relics

Dual Relics are exclusive to the one-per Hobby box Box Topper pack and serial-numbered to 196 copies. Each is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractors (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Black Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Purple Refractors (serial-numbered to ten)
Red Refractors (one-of-one)

AE Dustin Ackley / Danny Espinosa 196
BD Zach Britton / Danny Duffy 196
BF Ryan Braun / Prince Fielder 196
BH Brandon Beachy / Tommy Hanson 196
BJ Zach Britton / Adam Jones 196
CB Starlin Castro / Darwin Barney 196
CD Aaron Crow / Danny Duffy 196
FH Freddie Freeman / Jason Heyward 196
GC Curtis Granderson / Robinson Cano 196
GG Curtis Granderson / Carlos Gonzalez 196
GJ Curtis Granderson / Adam Jones 196
GK Dee Gordon / Matt Kemp 196
GS Carlos Gonzalez / Mike Stanton 196
HM Eric Hosmer / Mike Moustakas 196
HP Felix Hernandez / Michael Pineda 196
JN Derek Jeter / Eduardo Nunez 196
MC Mike Moustakas / Lonnie Chisenhall 196
OF Alexi Ogando / Neftali Feliz 196
PB Buster Posey / Brandon Belt 196
PBR Michael Pineda / Zach Britton 196
PHE David Price / Felix Hernandez 196
PHO Albert Pujols / Matt Holliday 196
SC Carlos Santana / Lonnie Chisenhall 196
SR Mike Stanton / Hanley Ramirez 196
SS Chris Sale / Sergio Santos 196
TC Mark Trumbo / Hank Conger 196
TG Troy Tulowitzki / Carlos Gonzalez 196
VH Justin Verlander / Roy Halladay 196
WC Jered Weaver / Tyler Chatwood 196
WK Jordan Walden / Craig Kimbrel 196
WW Rickie Weeks / Jemile Weeks 196
ZE Ryan Zimmerman / Danny Espinosa 196

Rookie Autographs

Each Rookie Autograph is available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractors (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Black Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Purple Refractors (serial-numbered to ten)
Red Refractors (one-of-one)
Canary Diamond Refractors (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

NOTES:

Mike Trout (card #19) did not sign any base cards and only signed 109 Refractors. He signed all other "colored" Refractors.
Stephen Strasburg (card #SS1) did not sign any base cards signed only 25 Refractors. He did not sign any "colored" Refractors.

Prospect Autographs

Each Prospect Autograph is available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractors (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Black Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Purple Refractors (serial-numbered to ten)
Red Refractors (one-of-one)
Canary Diamond Refractors (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

NOTE: Bryce Harper (card #BH) did not sign any base cards signed only 109 Refractors. He signed all other "colored" Refractors.

Dual Autographs

Each Dual Autograph is serial-numbered to either 225 or 299 copies available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractors (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Black Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Purple Refractors (serial-numbered to ten)
Red Refractors (one-of-one)
Canary Diamond Refractors (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

NOTE: The seven cards numbered to 225 are rookies, the remaining 20 cards numbered to 299 are of USA Baseball players.

AB Mark Appel / D.J. Baxendale 299
AW Albert Almora / Mikey White 299
BC Alex Bregman / Gavin Cecchini 299
DC Danny Duffy / Aaron Crow 225
DW David Dahl / Jesse Winker 299
EL Chris Elder / Michael Lorenzen 299
EN Josh Elander / Tyler Naquin 299
FF Dominic Ficociello / Nolan Fontana 299
GJ Kevin Gausman / Brian Johnson 299
ID Cole Irvin / Chase DeJong 299
KG Carson Kelly / Joey Gallo 299
KK Branden Kline / Corey Knebel 299
LM David Lyon / Tom Murphy 299
MM Hoby Miner / Andrew Mitchell 299
MR Deven Marrero / Matt Reynolds 299
OC Chris Okey / Troy Conyers 299
OH Alexi Ogando / Mark Hamburger 225
RH Ben Revere / Liam Hendriks 225
RM Nelson Rodriguez / Jeremy Martinez 299
RW Brady Rodgers / Michael Wacha 299
SD Jerry Sands / Ruby De La Rosa 225
SP Clate Schmidt / Cody Poteet 299
SW Marcus Sroman / Erich Weiss 299
TB Mark Trumbo / Brandon Belt 225
TBE Julio Teheran / Brandon Beachy 225
TR Eric Thames / Ben Revere 225
VM Hunter Virant / Walker Weickel 299