2001 MLB Showdown Pennant Run
Description
2001 MLB Showdown Pennant Run is a 175-card expansion of the 2001 MLB Showdown trading card game. It was released in Mid-July, around three months after the first series. The set features 148-player cards and 27 foil superstar cards that were short printed at one in three packs.
Distribution
1st Edition: 24 packs per box, nine cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99).
Starter Packs: 12 starter decks per box, 75 cards per deck.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Booster Pack Odds | Starter Deck Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 175 | - | ? | ? |
| short set | 148 | - | ? | ? |
| Foil | 27 | - | 1:3 | ? |
| Strategy Cards | 25 | - | 1:2 | 40:1 |
Checklist
Promos
WotC created four different promo sets, each featuring the same six-card checklist, and distributed them at four separate fan conventions: The 2001 All-Star Game FanFest, in Seattle; the 2001 National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland; 2001 GenCon in Milwaukee; and at the 2001 Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio.
Each card has the respective convention's logo on the front.
- 84 Wes Helms
- 17 Juan Pierre
- 127 Luis Rivas
- 8 C.C. Sabathia
- 87 Ben Sheets
- 169 Ichiro Suzuki
Base Set
Parallels
1st Edition
Cards inserted into Booster Packs were all hit with a "1st Edition" foil stamp; whereas cards coming out of the Starter Decks do not.
Inserts
Strategy
- S1 Johnny Damon
- S2 Ruben Mateo
- S3 Mark McGwire
- S4 Jeff Liefer
- S5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- S6 Mike Piazza
- S7 Derek Jeter
- S8 Jose Valentin
- S9 Benito Santiago
- S10 Pokey Reese
- S11 Tony Gwynn
- S12 Greg Maddux
- S13 Julio Zuleta
- S14 Ray Durham
- S15 Abraham Nunez
- S16 Rey Ordonez
- S17 Roger Clemens
- S18 Rick Ankiel
- S19 Greg Maddux
- S20 Danny Graves
- S21 Mark McGwire
- S22 Al Leiter
- S23 Barry Bonds
- S24 Mascot Dot Racing
- S25 Dennys Reyes