Description

2002 Topps Tribute is a 90-card set released in November, 2002. The product features only retired players, and each pack will contain one Relic card.

Distribution

Six packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $50). Four boxes per case. Hobby only.

We estimate that 19,872 cases were produced.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	90	-	4:1
First Impressions	90	varies	1:16
Lasting Impressions	90	varies	1:13
Milestone Materials Bat	25	-	1:4
Milestone Materials Jersey/Uniform	25	-	1:5
Milestone Materials Bat Season	25	varies	1:73
Milestone Materials Jersey/Uniform Season	25	varies	1:41
Milestone Materials Bat Jersey Number	25	varies	1:443
Milestone Materials Jersey/Uniform Jersey Number	25	varies	1:148
Memorable Materials	22	-	varies
Memorable Materials Season	22	varies	varies
Memorable Materials Jersey Number	22	varies	varies
Pastime Patches	12	-	1:92
Matching Marks Dual Relics	22	-	1:11
The Catch Dual Relic	1	-	1:1023
The Catch Dual Relic Season	1	54	1:1391
The Catch Dual Relic Jersey Number	1	24	1:3161
Marks of Excellence Autograph	6	-	1:61
Marks of Excellence Autograph Relics	6	-	1:61
Signature Cuts	4	2	1:9936

Checklist

Base Set

1 Hank Aaron
2 Roger Hornsby
3 Bobby Thomson
4 Eddie Collins
5 Joe Carter
6 Jim Palmer
7 Willie Mays
8 Willie Stargell
9 Vida Blue
10 Whitey Ford
11 Bob Gibson
12 Nellie Fox
13 Napoleon Lajoie
14 Frankie Frisch
15 Nolan Ryan
16 Brooks Robinson
17 Kirby Puckett
18 Fergie Jenkins
19 Edd Roush
20 Honus Wagner
21 Richie Ashburn
22 Bob Feller
23 Joe Morgan
24 Orlando Cepeda
25 Steve Garvey
26 Hank Greenberg
27 Stan Musial
28 Sam Crawford
29 Jim Rice
30 Hack Wilson
31 Lou Brock
32 Mickey Vernon
33 Chuck Klein
34 Tony Gwynn
35 Duke Snider
36 Ryne Sandberg
37 Johnny Bench
38 Sam Rice
39 Lou Gehrig
40 Robin Yount
41 Don Sutton
42 Jim Bottomley
43 Billy Herman
44 Zach Wheat
45 Juan Marichal
46 Bert Blyleven
47 Jackie Robinson
48 Gil Hodges
49 Mike Schmidt
50 Dale Murphy
51 Phil Rizzuto
52 Ty Cobb
53 Andre Dawson
54 Fred Lindstrom
55 Roy Campanella
56 Don Larsen
57 Harry Heilmann
58 Catfish Hunter
59 Frank Robinson
60 Bill Mazeroski
61 Roger Maris
62 Dave Winfield
63 Warren Spahn
64 Babe Ruth
65 Ernie Banks
66 Wade Boggs
67 Carl Yastrzemski
68 Ron Santo
69 Dennis Martinez
70 Yogi Berra
71 Paul Waner
72 George Brett
73 Eddie Mathews
74 Bill Dickey
75 Carlton Fisk
76 Thurman Munson
77 Reggie Jackson
78 Phil Niekro
79 Luis Aparicio
80 Steve Carlton
81 Tris Speaker
82 Johnny Mize
83 Tom Seaver
84 Heinie Manush
85 Tommy John
86 Joe Cronin
87 Don Mattingly
88 Kirk Gibson
89 Bo Jackson
90 Mel Ott

Parallels

First Impressions

First Impressions is a parallel where each card is serial-numbered to the last two digits of the year the player made his Major League debut. Each card is stamped in blue foil.

1 Hank Aaron 54
2 Roger Hornsby 15
3 Bobby Thomson 46
4 Eddie Collins 6
5 Joe Carter 83
6 Jim Palmer 65
7 Willie Mays 51
8 Willie Stargell 62
9 Vida Blue 69
10 Whitey Ford 50
11 Bob Gibson 59
12 Nellie Fox 47
13 Napoleon Lajoie 96
14 Frankie Frisch 19
15 Nolan Ryan 66
16 Brooks Robinson 55
17 Kirby Puckett 84
18 Fergie Jenkins 65
19 Edd Roush 13
20 Honus Wagner 97
21 Richie Ashburn 48
22 Bob Feller 36
23 Joe Morgan 63
24 Orlando Cepeda 58
25 Steve Garvey 69
26 Hank Greenberg 30
27 Stan Musial 41
28 Sam Crawford 99
29 Jim Rice 74
30 Hack Wilson 23
31 Lou Brock 61
32 Mickey Vernon 39
33 Chuck Klein 28
34 Tony Gwynn 82
35 Duke Snider 47
36 Ryne Sandberg 81
37 Johnny Bench 67
38 Sam Rice 15
39 Lou Gehrig 23
40 Robin Yount 74
41 Don Sutton 66
42 Jim Bottomley 22
43 Billy Herman 31
44 Zach Wheat 9
45 Juan Marichal 60
46 Bert Blyleven 70
47 Jackie Robinson 47
48 Gil Hodges 43
49 Mike Schmidt 72
50 Dale Murphy 76
51 Phil Rizzuto 41
52 Ty Cobb 5
53 Andre Dawson 76
54 Fred Lindstrom 24
55 Roy Campanella 48
56 Don Larsen 53
57 Harry Heilmann 14
58 Catfish Hunter 65
59 Frank Robinson 56
60 Bill Mazeroski 56
61 Roger Maris 57
62 Dave Winfield 73
63 Warren Spahn 42
64 Babe Ruth 14
65 Ernie Banks 53
66 Wade Boggs 82
67 Carl Yastrzemski 61
68 Ron Santo 60
69 Dennis Martinez 76
70 Yogi Berra 46
71 Paul Waner 26
72 George Brett 73
73 Eddie Mathews 52
74 Bill Dickey 28
75 Carlton Fisk 69
76 Thurman Munson 69
77 Reggie Jackson 67
78 Phil Niekro 64
79 Luis Aparicio 56
80 Steve Carlton 65
81 Tris Speaker 7
82 Johnny Mize 36
83 Tom Seaver 67
84 Heinie Manush 23
85 Tommy John 63
86 Joe Cronin 26
87 Don Mattingly 82
88 Kirk Gibson 79
89 Bo Jackson 86
90 Mel Ott 26

Lasting Impressions

Lasting Impressions is a parallel where each card is serial-numbered to the last two digits of the year the player retired. Each card is stamped in red foil.

1 Hank Aaron 76
2 Roger Hornsby 37
3 Bobby Thomson 60
4 Eddie Collins 30
5 Joe Carter 98
6 Jim Palmer 84
7 Willie Mays 73
8 Willie Stargell 82
9 Vida Blue 86
10 Whitey Ford 67
11 Bob Gibson 75
12 Nellie Fox 65
13 Napoleon Lajoie 16
14 Frankie Frisch 37
15 Nolan Ryan 93
16 Brooks Robinson 77
17 Kirby Puckett 95
18 Fergie Jenkins 83
19 Edd Roush 31
20 Honus Wagner 17
21 Richie Ashburn 62
22 Bob Feller 56
23 Joe Morgan 84
24 Orlando Cepeda 74
25 Steve Garvey 87
26 Hank Greenberg 47
27 Stan Musial 63
28 Sam Crawford 17
29 Jim Rice 89
30 Hack Wilson 34
31 Lou Brock 79
32 Mickey Vernon 60
33 Chuck Klein 44
34 Tony Gwynn 1
35 Duke Snider 64
36 Ryne Sandberg 97
37 Johnny Bench 83
38 Sam Rice 34
39 Lou Gehrig 39
40 Robin Yount 93
41 Don Sutton 88
42 Jim Bottomley 37
43 Billy Herman 47
44 Zach Wheat 27
45 Juan Marichal 75
46 Bert Blyleven 92
47 Jackie Robinson 56
48 Gil Hodges 63
49 Mike Schmidt 89
50 Dale Murphy 93
51 Phil Rizzuto 56
52 Ty Cobb 28
53 Andre Dawson 96
54 Fred Lindstrom 36
55 Roy Campanella 57
56 Don Larsen 67
57 Harry Heilmann 32
58 Catfish Hunter 79
59 Frank Robinson 76
60 Bill Mazeroski 72
61 Roger Maris 68
62 Dave Winfield 95
63 Warren Spahn 65
64 Babe Ruth 35
65 Ernie Banks 71
66 Wade Boggs 99
67 Carl Yastrzemski 83
68 Ron Santo 74
69 Dennis Martinez 98
70 Yogi Berra 65
71 Paul Waner 45
72 George Brett 93
73 Eddie Mathews 68
74 Bill Dickey 46
75 Carlton Fisk 93
76 Thurman Munson 79
77 Reggie Jackson 87
78 Phil Niekro 87
79 Luis Aparicio 73
80 Steve Carlton 88
81 Tris Speaker 28
82 Johnny Mize 53
83 Tom Seaver 86
84 Heinie Manush 39
85 Tommy John 89
86 Joe Cronin 45
87 Don Mattingly 95
88 Kirk Gibson 95
89 Bo Jackson 94
90 Mel Ott 47

Autographs & Game-Used

Milestone Materials

The odds of finding a Milestone Materials Bat card are 1:4/packs. The odds of finding a Milestone Materials Jersey/Uniform card are 1:5/packs.

MIM-AD Andre Dawson JSY
MIM-BD Bill Dickey UNI
MIM-BF Bob Feller BAT
MIM-BG Bob Gibson UNI
MIM-BH Billy Herman UNI
MIM-BR Babe Ruth BAT
MIM-BRO Brooks Robinson BAT
MIM-CH Catfish Hunter JSY
MIM-DM Dale Murphy JSY
MIM-DS Duke Snider UNI
MIM-EB Ernie Banks UNI
MIM-EC Eddie Collins BAT
MIM-EM Eddie Mathews JSY
MIM-ER Edd Roush BAT
MIM-FF Frankie Frisch BAT
MIM-FL Fred Lindstrom UNI
MIM-FR Frank Robinson BAT
MIM-HH Harry Heilmann BAT
MIM-HM Heinie Manush BAT
MIM-HW Honus Wagner BAT
MIM-JB Johnny Bench JSY
MIM-JBO Jim Bottomley BAT
MIM-JC Joe Cronin BAT
MIM-JM Johnny Mize UNI
MIM-JMA Juan Marichal JSY
MIM-JP Jim Palmer UNI
MIM-LA Luis Aparicio BAT
MIM-LG Lou Gehrig BAT
MIM-MO Mel Ott BAT
MIM-MV Mickey Vernon BAT
MIM-NF Nellie Fox UNI
MIM-NL Napoleon Lajoie BAT
MIM-NR Nolan Ryan JSY
MIM-OC Orlando Cepeda JSY
MIM-PW Paul Waner BAT
MIM-RH Roger Hornsby BAT
MIM-RJ Reggie Jackson JSY
MIM-RS Ryne Sandberg BAT
MIM-RY Robin Yount UNI
MIM-SC Sam Crawford BAT
MIM-SR Sam Rice BAT
MIM-TC Ty Cobb BAT
MIM-TS Tom Seaver JSY
MIM-TSP Tris Speaker BAT
MIM-WB Wade Boggs UNI
MIM-WF Whitey Ford UNI
MIM-WM Willie Mays UNI
MIM-WS Willie Stargell UNI
MIM-YB Yogi Berra JSY
MIM-ZW Zach Wheat BAT

Season

Each Milestone Materials Season is serial-numbered to the last two digits of the year the player reached a significant career milestone.

The odds of finding a specific Milestone Materials Season card are as follows.

Bat: 1:73/packs.
Jersey/Uniform: 1:41/packs.

MIM-AD Andre Dawson JSY 95
MIM-BD Bill Dickey UNI 46
MIM-BF Bob Feller BAT 54
MIM-BG Bob Gibson UNI 74
MIM-BH Billy Herman UNI 47
MIM-BR Babe Ruth BAT 34
MIM-BRO Brooks Robinson BAT 74
MIM-CH Catfish Hunter JSY 79
MIM-DM Dale Murphy JSY 91
MIM-DS Duke Snider UNI 63
MIM-EB Ernie Banks UNI 70
MIM-EC Eddie Collins BAT 25
MIM-EM Eddie Mathews JSY 67
MIM-ER Edd Roush BAT 31
MIM-FF Frankie Frisch BAT 35
MIM-FL Fred Lindstrom UNI 36
MIM-FR Frank Robinson BAT 71
MIM-HH Harry Heilmann BAT 32
MIM-HM Heinie Manush BAT 39
MIM-HW Honus Wagner BAT 14
MIM-JB Johnny Bench JSY 80
MIM-JBO Jim Bottomley BAT 36
MIM-JC Joe Cronin BAT 45
MIM-JM Johnny Mize UNI 50
MIM-JMA Juan Marichal JSY 7
MIM-JP Jim Palmer UNI 82
MIM-LA Luis Aparicio BAT 73
MIM-LG Lou Gehrig BAT 37
MIM-MO Mel Ott BAT 45
MIM-MV Mickey Vernon BAT 56
MIM-NF Nellie Fox UNI 41
MIM-NL Napoleon Lajoie BAT 14
MIM-NR Nolan Ryan JSY 89
MIM-OC Orlando Cepeda JSY 73
MIM-PW Paul Waner BAT 42
MIM-RH Roger Hornsby BAT 37
MIM-RJ Reggie Jackson JSY 84
MIM-RS Ryne Sandberg BAT 93
MIM-RY Robin Yount UNI 92
MIM-SC Sam Crawford BAT 16
MIM-SR Sam Rice BAT 34
MIM-TC Ty Cobb BAT 27
MIM-TS Tom Seaver JSY 81
MIM-TSP Tris Speaker BAT 25
MIM-WB Wade Boggs UNI 99
MIM-WF Whitey Ford UNI 62
MIM-WM Willie Mays UNI 69
MIM-WS Willie Stargell UNI 80
MIM-YB Yogi Berra JSY 61
MIM-ZW Zach Wheat BAT 25

Jersey Number

Each Milestone Materials Jersey Number is serial-numbered to the player's jersey number.

The odds of finding a specific Milestone Materials Jersey Number card are as follows.

Bat: 1:443/packs.
Jersey/Uniform: 1:148/packs.

MIM-AD Andre Dawson JSY 8
MIM-BD Bill Dickey UNI 8
MIM-BF Bob Feller BAT 19
MIM-BG Bob Gibson UNI 45
MIM-BH Billy Herman UNI 2
MIM-BR Babe Ruth BAT 3
MIM-BRO Brooks Robinson BAT 5
MIM-CH Catfish Hunter JSY 27
MIM-DM Dale Murphy JSY 3
MIM-DS Duke Snider UNI 4
MIM-EB Ernie Banks UNI 14
MIM-EC Eddie Collins BAT 1
MIM-EM Eddie Mathews JSY 41
MIM-ER Edd Roush BAT 1
MIM-FF Frankie Frisch BAT 3
MIM-FL Fred Lindstrom UNI 3
MIM-FR Frank Robinson BAT 20
MIM-HH Harry Heilmann BAT 1
MIM-HM Heinie Manush BAT 3
MIM-HW Honus Wagner BAT 33
MIM-JB Johnny Bench JSY 5
MIM-JBO Jim Bottomley BAT 4
MIM-JC Joe Cronin BAT 4
MIM-JM Johnny Mize UNI 36
MIM-JMA Juan Marichal JSY 27
MIM-JP Jim Palmer UNI 22
MIM-LA Luis Aparicio BAT 11
MIM-LG Lou Gehrig BAT 4
MIM-MO Mel Ott BAT 4
MIM-MV Mickey Vernon BAT 3
MIM-NF Nellie Fox UNI 2
MIM-NL Napoleon Lajoie BAT 1
MIM-NR Nolan Ryan JSY 34
MIM-OC Orlando Cepeda JSY 30
MIM-PW Paul Waner BAT 9
MIM-RH Roger Hornsby BAT 9
MIM-RJ Reggie Jackson JSY 44
MIM-RS Ryne Sandberg BAT 23
MIM-RY Robin Yount UNI 19
MIM-SC Sam Crawford BAT 1
MIM-SR Sam Rice BAT 1
MIM-TC Ty Cobb BAT 1
MIM-TS Tom Seaver JSY 41
MIM-TSP Tris Speaker BAT 1
MIM-WB Wade Boggs UNI 26
MIM-WF Whitey Ford UNI 16
MIM-WM Willie Mays UNI 24
MIM-WS Willie Stargell UNI 8
MIM-YB Yogi Berra JSY 8
MIM-ZW Zach Wheat BAT 1

Memorable Materials

The specific odds of finding a Memorable Materials card are as follows.

Group A Bat: 1:11,592/packs (seven copies produced)
Group A Jersey/Uniform: 1:246/packs (323 copies produced)
Group B Bat: 1:6/packs (884 copies produced)
Group B Jersey/Uniform: 1:12/packs (1325 copies produced)

MEM-BJ Bo Jackson JSY B
MEM-BM Bill Mazeroski UNI B
MEM-BT Bobby Thomson BAT B
MEM-CF Carlton Fisk BAT B
MEM-CK Chuck Klein BAT B
MEM-CY Carl Yastrzemski UNI B
MEM-DM Don Mattingly JSY B
MEM-GB George Brett JSY B
MEM-HA Hank Aaron BAT B
MEM-HW Hack Wilson BAT B
MEM-JC Joe Carter BAT B
MEM-JM Joe Morgan BAT B
MEM-JR Jackie Robinson BAT B
MEM-KG Kirk Gibson BAT B
MEM-KP Kirby Puckett BAT B
MEM-LG Lou Gehrig BAT A
MEM-NR Nolan Ryan JSY A
MEM-PR Phil Rizzuto BAT B
MEM-RC Roy Campanella BAT B
MEM-RJ Reggie Jackson BAT B
MEM-RM Roger Maris BAT B
MEM-TM Thurman Munson BAT B

Season

Each Memorable Materials Season is serial-numbered to the last two digits of the year of (in Topps opinion) the player's best season.

The specific odds of finding a Memorable Materials Season card are as follows.

Bat: 1:72/packs
Jersey/Uniform: 1:152/packs

MEM-BJ Bo Jackson JSY 89
MEM-BM Bill Mazeroski UNI 60
MEM-BT Bobby Thomson BAT 51
MEM-CF Carlton Fisk BAT 75
MEM-CK Chuck Klein BAT 33
MEM-CY Carl Yastrzemski UNI UER (wore 8 for most of career) 75
MEM-DM Don Mattingly JSY 87
MEM-GB George Brett JSY 83
MEM-HA Hank Aaron BAT 74
MEM-HW Hack Wilson BAT 30
MEM-JC Joe Carter BAT 93
MEM-JM Joe Morgan BAT 76
MEM-JR Jackie Robinson BAT 47
MEM-KG Kirk Gibson BAT 88
MEM-KP Kirby Puckett BAT 91
MEM-LG Lou Gehrig BAT 39
MEM-NR Nolan Ryan JSY 91
MEM-PR Phil Rizzuto BAT 50
MEM-RC Roy Campanella BAT 55
MEM-RJ Reggie Jackson BAT 77
MEM-RM Roger Maris BAT 61
MEM-TM Thurman Munson BAT 76

Jersey Number

Each Memorable Materials Jersey Number if serial-numbered to the player's jersey number.

The specific odds of finding a Memorable Materials Jersey Number card are as follows.

Bat: 1:208/packs
Jersey/Uniform: 1:644/packs

MEM-BJ Bo Jackson JSY 16
MEM-BM Bill Mazeroski UNI 9
MEM-BT Bobby Thomson BAT 23
MEM-CF Carlton Fisk BAT 27
MEM-CK Chuck Klein BAT 1
MEM-CY Carl Yastrzemski UNI UER (wore 8 for most of career) 27
MEM-DM Don Mattingly JSY 23
MEM-GB George Brett JSY 5
MEM-HA Hank Aaron BAT 44
MEM-HW Hack Wilson BAT 1
MEM-JC Joe Carter BAT 29
MEM-JM Joe Morgan BAT 8
MEM-JR Jackie Robinson BAT 42
MEM-KG Kirk Gibson BAT 23
MEM-KP Kirby Puckett BAT 34
MEM-LG Lou Gehrig BAT 4
MEM-NR Nolan Ryan JSY 34
MEM-PR Phil Rizzuto BAT 10
MEM-RC Roy Campanella BAT 39
MEM-RJ Reggie Jackson BAT 44
MEM-RM Roger Maris BAT 9
MEM-TM Thurman Munson BAT 15

Pastime Patches

The specific odds of finding a Pastime Patches card are as follows.

Group A: 1:184/packs (108 copies produced)
Group B: 1:184/packs (54 copies produced)

PP-BD Bill Dickey B
PP-CY Carl Yastrzemski B
PP-DM Don Mattingly A
PP-DW Dave Winfield A
PP-EM Eddie Mathews A
PP-GB George Brett A
PP-JB Johnny Bench B
PP-JP Jim Palmer B
PP-KP Kirby Puckett B
PP-RY Robin Yount B
PP-WB Wade Boggs B
PP-NRR Nolan Ryan B

Matching Marks Dual Relics

The specific odds of finding a Matching Marks Dual Relic are as follows.

Group A: 1:134/packs
Group B: 1:368/packs
Group C: 1:123/packs
Group D: 1:43/packs
Group E: 1:105/packs
Group F: 1:82/packs
Group G: 1:31/packs

MM-AR Hank Aaron / Babe Ruth BAT / BAT A
MM-BB Wade Boggs / George Brett JSY / JSY C
MM-BF Johnny Bench / Carlton Fisk BAT / BAT A
MM-BM Vida Blue / Dennis Martinez JSY / JSY G
MM-BMA George Brett / Don Mattingly JSY / JSY A
MM-BS Bert Blyleven / Don Sutton JSY / JSY C
MM-GA Hank Greenberg / Richie Ashburn BAT / BAT A
MM-GH Steve Garvey / Gil Hodges BAT / BAT D
MM-JS Fergie Jenkins / Tom Seaver JSY / JSY B
MM-MA Willie Mays / Hank Aaron UNI / BAT A
MM-NS Phil Niekro / Tom Seaver UNI / UNI G
MM-PJ Jim Palmer / Tommy John JSY / JSY D
MM-RJ Frank Robinson / Reggie Jackson UNI / BAT A
MM-RS Nolan Ryan / Tom Seaver JSY / JSY A
MM-SB Tris Speaker / George Brett BAT / BAT A
MM-SBA Ron Santo / Ernie Banks BAT / BAT D
MM-SM Duke Snider / Willie Mays BAT / UNI A
MM-SR Willie Stargell / Jim Rice UNI / UNI E
MM-WY Dave Winfield / Carl Yastrzemski BAT / BAT D
MM-WYO Dave Winfield / Robin Yount UNI / UNI F
MM-YK Carl Yastrzemski / Chuck Klein BAT / BAT A
MM-YP Robin Yount / Kirby Puckett UNI / UNI A

The Catch Dual Relic

This Dual Relic commemorates Willie Mays's memorable over-the-shoulder catch off the bat of Vic Wertz in the 1954 World Series. This card is also available in the following parallels.

Season (serial-numbered to 54 copies)
Jersey Number (serial-numbered to 24 copies)

MW Vic Wertz / Willie Mays BAT / GLV

Marks of Excellence

Autograph

ME-DK Don Larsen
ME-LB Lou Brock
ME-MS Mike Schmidt
ME-SC Steve Carlton
ME-SM Stan Musial
ME-WS Warren Spahn

Autograph Relics

MER-BR Brooks Robinson BAT
MER-DM Don Mattingly JSY
MER-DS Duke Snider UNI
MER-FJ Fergie Jenkins JSY
MER-JP Jim Palmer UNI
MER-RY Robin Yount UNI

Signature Cuts

Each Signature Cut is serial-numbered to two copies.

BR Babe Ruth
JR Jackie Robinson
LG Lou Gehrig
TC Ty Cobb