2006 Topps Chrome
Description
2006 Topps Chrome is a 354-card parallel brand and was released in July, 2006. For the first time since 1997, Topps released Chrome in a single series.
The first 252 cards in this set feature veterans done in the style of the 2006 Topps Baseball set; while cards numbered #253-#275 feature Award Winners and #276-#330 feature rookies. The final 24 cards (#331-#354) are all autographed rookies.
2006 was the first year of the MLBPA's new "Rookie Card" guidelines, and although all of the autographed and un-autographed "rookies" sport the standardized "ROOKIE CARD" icon, there are very few actual "true" rookie cards in 2006 ToppChro. One of the few true rookies, Kenji Johjima (Card #285), is also the sole player available on either an autographed or non-autographed card.
Each 24-pack Hobby box should yield two autographs, 14 Refractors, and a Box Topper containing a card serial-numbered to 90 or less.
Distribution
Hobby: 24 packs plus one Box Topper per box, four cards per pack (MSRP $3)
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 354 | - | ? | ? |
| short set | 330 | - | ? | ? |
| Autographed Rookies | 24 | - | 1:15 | ? |
| Kenji Johjima Autographed variation | 1 | - | 1:1650 | ? |
| Refractor | 330 | - | 1:4 | 1:4 |
| X-Fractor | 330 | - | N/A | 1:6 |
| Blue Refractor | 330 | - | N/A | 1:8 |
| Black Refractor | 330 | 549 | 1:6 | 1:19 |
| Autographed Rookie Refractor | 24 | 500 | 1:65 | ? |
| Autographed Rookie Black Refractor | 24 | 200 | 1:162 | ? |
| Mickey Mantle Home Run History | 13 | - | 1:6 | 1:23 |
| Mickey Mantle Home Run History Refractor | 13 | 500 | 1:70 | 1:350 |
| Mickey Mantle Home Run History Black Refractor | 13 | 200 | 1:175 | 1:950 |
| Mickey Mantle Home Run History Blue Refractor | 13 | 100 | N/A | 1:300 |
| Barry Bonds Home Run History | 14 | - | 1:6 | 1:23 |
| Barry Bonds Home Run History Refractor | 14 | 500 | 1:70 | 1:350 |
| Barry Bonds Home Run History Black Refractor | 14 | 200 | 1:175 | 1:950 |
| Barry Bonds Home Run History Blue Refractor | 14 | 100 | N/A | 1:300 |
| Signers of the Constitution | 39 | - | 1:15 | 1:15 |
| Signers of the Constitution Refractor | 39 | - | 1:9 | 1:36 |
| Signers of the Declaration of Independence | 56 | - | 1:7 | 1:7 |
| Signers of the Declaration of Independence Refractor | 56 | - | 1:11 | 1:44 |
Hobby Box Topper Odds
The following parallels are exclusively available in the Box Topper pack. Each Hobby box contains one Box Topper.
- Red Refractor (330 cards; serial-numbered to 90)
- Gold SuperFractor (330 cards; one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (330 cards; four-for-each)
- Mickey Mantle/Barry Bonds Home Run History Printing Plates (27 cards; four-for-each; 1:300/packs)
- Autographed Rookie Red Refractor (24 cards; serial-numbered to 25)
- Autographed Rookie Gold SuperFractor (24 cards; one-of-one)
- Autographed Rookie Printing Plates (24 cards; four-for-each)
Checklist
Base Set
1 Alex Rodriguez
2 Garrett Atkins
3 Carl Crawford
4 Clint Barmes
5 Tadahito Iguchi
6 Brian Roberts
7 Mickey Mantle
8 David Wright
9 Jeremy Reed
10 Bobby Abreu
11 Lance Berkman
12 Jonny Gomes
13 Jason Marquis
14 Chipper Jones
15 Jon Garland
16 Brad Wilkerson
17 Rickie Weeks
18 Jorge Posada
19 Greg Maddux
20 Jeff Francis
21 Felipe Lopez
22 Dan Johnson
23 Manny Ramirez
24 Joe Mauer
25 Randy Winn
26 Pedro Feliz
27 Kenny Rogers
28 Rocco Baldelli
29 Nomar Garciaparra
30 Carlos Lee
31 Tom Glavine
32 Craig Biggio
33 Steve Finley
34 Eric Gagne
35 Dallas Mcpherson
36 Mark Kotsay
37 Kerry Wood
38 Huston Street
39 Hank Blalock
40 Brad Radke
41 Chien-Ming Wang
42 Mark Buehrle
43 Andy Pettitte
44 Bernie Williams
45 Victor Martinez
46 Darin Erstad
47 Gustavo Chacin
48 Carlos Guillen
49 Lyle Overbay
50 Barry Bonds
51 Nook Logan
52 Mark Teahen
53 Mike Lamb
54 Jayson Werth
55 Mariano Rivera
56 Julio Lugo
57 Adam Dunn
58 Troy Percival
59 Chad Tracy
60 Edgar Renteria
61 Jason Giambi
62 Justin Morneau
63 Carlos Delgado
64 John Buck
65 Shannon Stewart
66 Mike Cameron
67 Richie Sexson
68 Russ Adams
69 Josh Beckett
70 Ryan Freel
71 Victor Zambrano
72 Ronnie Belliard
73 Brian Giles
74 Randy Wolf
75 Robinson Cano
76 Joe Blanton
77 Esteban Loaiza
78 Troy Glaus
79 Matt Clement
80 Geoff Jenkins
81 Roy Oswalt
82 A.J. Pierzynski
83 Pedro Martinez
84 Roger Clemens
85 Jack Wilson
86 Mike Piazza
87 Paul Lo Duca
88 Jeff Bagwell
89 Carlos Zambrano
90 Brandon Claussen
91 Travis Hafner
92 Chris Shelton
93 Rafael Furcal
94 Frank Thomas
95 Noah Lowry
96 Jhonny Peralta
97 Vernon Wells
98 Jorge Cantu
99 Willy Taveras
100 Ivan Rodriguez
101 Jose Reyes
102 Barry Zito
103 Mark Teixeira
104 Chone Figgins
105 Todd Helton
106 Tim Wakefield
107 Mike Maroth
108 Johnny Damon
109 David Dejesus
110 Ryan Klesko
111 Nick Johnson
112 Freddy Garcia
113 Torii Hunter
114 Mike Sweeney
115 Scott Rolen
116 Jim Thome
117 Adam Kennedy
118 Albert Pujols
119 Kazuo Matsui
120 Zack Greinke
121 Jimmy Rollins
122 Edgardo Alfonzo
123 Billy Wagner
124 B.J. Ryan
125 Orlando Hudson
126 Preston Wilson
127 Melvin Mora
128 Alfonso Soriano
129 Javy Lopez
130 Wilson Betemit
131 Garret Anderson
132 Jason Bay
133 Adam Laroche
134 C.C. Sabathia
135 Bartolo Colon
136 Ichiro
137 Jim Edmonds
138 David Eckstein
139 Cristian Guzman
140 Jeff Kent
141 Chris Capuano
142 Cliff Floyd
143 Zach Duke
144 Matt Morris
145 Jose Vidro
146 David Wells
147 John Smoltz
148 Felix Hernandez
149 Orlando Cabrera
150 Mark Prior
151 Ted Lilly
152 Michael Young
153 Livan Hernandez
154 Yadier Molina
155 Eric Chavez
156 Miguel Batista
157 Ben Sheets
158 Oliver Perez
159 Doug Davis
160 Andruw Jones
161 Hideki Matsui
162 Reggie Sanders
163 Joe Nathan
164 John Lackey
165 Matt Murton
166 Grady Sizemore
167 Brad Thompson
168 Kevin Millwood
169 Orlando Hernandez
170 Mark Mulder
171 Chase Utley
172 Moises Alou
173 Wily Mo Pena
174 Brian Mccann
175 Jermaine Dye
176 Ryan Madson
177 Aramis Ramirez
178 Khalil Greene
179 Mike Hampton
180 Mike Mussina
181 Rich Harden
182 Woody Williams
183 Chris Carpenter
184 Brady Clark
185 Luis Gonzalez
186 Raul Ibanez
187 Magglio Ordonez
188 Adrian Beltre
189 Marcus Giles
190 Odalis Perez
191 Derek Jeter
192 Jason Schmidt
193 Toby Hall
194 Danny Haren
195 Tim Hudson
196 Jake Peavy
197 Casey Blake
198 J.D. Drew
199 Ervin Santana
200 J.J. Hardy
201 Austin Kearns
202 Pat Burrell
203 Jason Vargas
204 Ryan Howard
205 Joe Crede
206 Vladimir Guerrero
207 Roy Halladay
208 David Dellucci
209 Brandon Webb
210 Ryan Church
211 Miguel Tejada
212 Mark Loretta
213 Kevin Youkilis
214 Jon Lieber
215 Miguel Cabrera
216 A.J. Burnett
217 David Bell
218 Conor Jackson
219 Lance Niekro
220 Shawn Green
221 Ken Griffey Jr.
222 Johnny Estrada
223 Omar Vizquel
224 Gary Sheffield
225 Brad Halsey
226 Aaron Cook
227 David Ortiz
228 Scott Kazmir
229 Dustin Mcgowan
230 Gregg Zaun
231 Carlos Beltran
232 Bob Wickman
233 Brett Myers
234 Casey Kotchman
235 Jeff Francoeur
236 Paul Konerko
237 Juan Rivera
238 Bobby Crosby
239 Derrek Lee
240 Curt Schilling
241 Jake Westbrook
242 Dontrelle Willis
243 Brad Lidge
244 Randy Johnson
245 Nick Swisher
246 Johan Santana
247 Jeremy Bonderman
248 Ramon Hernandez
249 Mike Lowell
250 Javier Vazquez
251 Jose Contreras
252 Aubrey Huff
Award Winners
253 Kenny Rogers
254 Mark Teixeira
255 Orlando Hudson
256 Derek Jeter
257 Eric Chavez
258 Torii Hunter
259 Vernon Wells
260 Ichiro Suzuki
261 Greg Maddux
262 Mike Matheny
263 Derrek Lee
264 Luis Castillo
265 Omar Vizquel
266 Mike Lowell
267 Andruw Jones
268 Jim Edmonds
269 Bobby Abreu
270 Bartolo Colon
271 Chris Carpenter
272 Alex Rodriguez
273 Albert Pujols
274 Huston Street
275 Ryan Howard
Rookies
276 Chris Denorfia
277 John Van Benschoten
278 Russ Martin
279 Fausto Carmona
280 Freddie Bynum
281 Kelly Shoppach
282 Chris Demaria RC
283 Jordan Tata RC
284 Ryan Zimmerman
285 Kenji Johjima RC
286 Ruddy Lugo
287 Tommy Murphy
288 Bobby Livingston
289 Anderson Hernandez
290 Brian Slocum
291 Sendy Rleal RC
292 Ryan Spilborghs
293 Brandon Fahey RC
294 Jason Kubel
295 James Loney
296 Jeremy Accardo RC
297 Fabio Castro RC
298 Matt Capps
299 Casey Janssen RC
300 Martin Prado
301 Ronny Paulino
302 Josh Barfield
303 Joel Zumaya
304 Matt Cain
305 Conor Jackson
306 Brian Anderson
307 Prince Fielder
308 Jeremy Hermida
309 Justin Verlander
310 Brian Bannister
311 Josh Willingham
312 John Rheinecker
313 Nick Markakis
314 Jonathan Papelbon
315 Mike Jacobs
316 Jose Capellan
317 Mike Napoli RC
318 Ricky Nolasco
319 Ben Johnson
320 Paul Maholm
321 Drew Meyer
322 Jeff Mathis
323 Fernando Nieve
324 John Koronka
325 Wil Nieves
326 Nate McLouth
327 Howie Kendrick
328 Sean Marshall
329 Brandon Watson
330 Skip Schumaker
Autographed Rookie Cards
331 Ryan Garko
332 Jason Bergmann RC
333 Chuck James
334 Adam Wainwright
335 Dan Ortmeier
336 Francisco Liriano
337 Craig Breslow RC
338 Darrell Rasner
339 Jason Botts
340 Ian Kinsler
341 Joey Devine RC
342 Miguel Perez
343 Scott Olsen
344 Tyler Johnson
345 Anthony Lerew
346 Nelson Cruz
347 Willie Eyre
348 Josh Johnson
349 Shawn Marcum
350 Dustin Nippert
351 Josh Wilson
352 Hanley Ramirez
353 Reggie Abercrombie
354 Dan Uggla
Autographed Variations
285 Kenji Johjima AU
Parallels
Base card Refractors
All 330 non-autographed cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor
- X-Fractor (retail-exclusive)
- Blue Refractor (retail-exclusive)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 549 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 90 copies, exclusive to Hobby Box Topper)
- Gold SuperFractor (one-of-one, exclusive to Hobby Box Topper)
- Printing Plate (four-for-each, exclusive to Hobby Box Topper)
Autographed Rookie Refractors
All 24 Autographed Rookies are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 500 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 200 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies, exclusive to Hobby Box Topper)
- Gold SuperFractor (one-of-one, exclusive to Hobby Box Topper)
- Printing Plates (one-of-one, exclusive to Hobby Box Topper)
Inserts
Mantle Home Run History
This set, like the set of the same name it parallels in Topps Baseball, commemorates Mickey Mantle's most prolific home runs; and like the set in Topps' flagship, stretches out over three years (2006-08). Fortunately, Topps spared The Hobby another 536-card monstrosity and only chose to celebrate 59 of The Mick's milestone homers. The cards checklisted below are for the 13 Chrome Mantle Home Run Histories issued in 2006.
Each card is available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 500 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 200 copies)
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
- Red X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies, exclusive to Hobby Box Topper)
- Gold SuperFractor (one-of-one, exclusive to Hobby Box Topper)
- Printing Plates (four-for-each, exclusive to Hobby Box Topper)
MHRC1 Mickey Mantle
MHRC7 Mickey Mantle
MHRC10 Mickey Mantle
MHRC20 Mickey Mantle
MHRC30 Mickey Mantle
MHRC40 Mickey Mantle
MHRC50 Mickey Mantle
MHRC60 Mickey Mantle
MHRC70 Mickey Mantle
MHRC80 Mickey Mantle
MHRC90 Mickey Mantle
MHRC100 Mickey Mantle
MHRC110 Mickey Mantle
Bonds Home Run History
Like the similar Mickey Mantle set (see above); this set commemorates Barry Bonds's most prolific home runs. And like the Mantle set, only Bonds' milestone homers are celebrated. The first 15 cards were inserted into packs of 2005 Topps Chrome Update. The 14 cards checklisted below finish the set and are the Chrome Bonds Home Run Histories issued in 2006.
In 2005, Barry Bonds became the first established Major League player to voluntarily withdraw from the MLBPA's group licensing agreement. Topps signed Bonds to a two-year exclusive contract (reportedly worth $2 million) and during this period, Bonds was only on Topps cards.
Each card is available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 500 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 200 copies)
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
- Red X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies, exclusive to Hobby Box Topper)
- Gold SuperFractor (one-of-one, exclusive to Hobby Box Topper)
- Printing Plates (four-for-each, exclusive to Hobby Box Topper)
BBC375 Barry Bonds
BBC400 Barry Bonds
BBC425 Barry Bonds
BBC450 Barry Bonds
BBC475 Barry Bonds
BBC500 Barry Bonds
BBC525 Barry Bonds
BBC550 Barry Bonds
BBC575 Barry Bonds
BBC600 Barry Bonds
BBC625 Barry Bonds
BBC650 Barry Bonds
BBC675 Barry Bonds
BBC700 Barry Bonds
Chase to 715
BBC1 Barry Bonds 700
BBC2 Barry Bonds 701
BBC3 Barry Bonds 702
BBC4 Barry Bonds 703
BBC5 Barry Bonds 704
BBC6 Barry Bonds 705
BBC7 Barry Bonds 706
BBC8 Barry Bonds 707
BBC9 Barry Bonds 708
BBC10 Barry Bonds 709
BBC11 Barry Bonds 710
BBC12 Barry Bonds 711
BBC13 Barry Bonds 712
BBC14 Barry Bonds 713
BBC15 Barry Bonds 714
BBC16 Barry Bonds 715
Signers of the Constitution
Each card is also available as a Refractor.
SCC-AB Abraham Baldwin
SCC-AH Alexander Hamilton
SCC-BF Benjamin Franklin
SCC-CCP Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
SCC-CP Charles Pinckney
SCC-DC Daniel Carroll
SCC-DJ Daniel Of St. Thomas Jenifer
SCC-DB David Brearly
SCC-GC George Clymer
SCC-GR George Read
SCC-GW George Washington
SCC-GM Gouverneur Morris
SCC-GB Gunning Bedford Jr.
SCC-HW Hugh Williamson
SCC-JBR Jacob Broom
SCC-JM James Madison
SCC-JMC James Mchenry
SCC-JW James Wilson
SCC-JI Jared Ingersoll
SCC-JB John Blair
SCC-JDI John Dickinson
SCC-JL John Langdon
SCC-JR John Rutledge
SCC-JD Jonathan Dayton
SCC-NGO Nathaniel Gorham
SCC-NG Nicholas Gilman
SCC-PB Pierce Butler
SCC-RB Richard Bassett
SCC-RDS Richard Dobbs Spaight
SCC-RM Robert Morris
SCC-RS Roger Sherman
SCC-RK Rufus King
SCC-TF Thomas Fitzsimons
SCC-TM Thomas Mifflin
SCC-WB William Blount
SCC-WF William Few
SCC-WL William Livingston
SCC-WP William Paterson
SCC-WJ William Samuel Johnson
Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Each card is also available as a Refractor.
SDC-AC Abraham Clark
SDC-AM Arthur Middleton
SDC-BF Benjamin Franklin
SDC-BH Benjamin Harrison
SDC-BR Benjamin Rush
SDC-BG Button Gwinnett
SDC-CR Caesar Rodney
SDC-CB Carter Braxton
SDC-CC Charles Carroll
SDC-ER Edward Rutledge
SDC-EG Elbridge Gerry
SDC-FH Francis Hopkinson
SDC-FL Francis Lewis
SDC-FLL Francis Lightfoot Lee
SDC-GC George Clymer
SDC-GRE George Read
SDC-GR George Ross
SDC-GT George Taylor
SDC-GW George Walton
SDC-GWY George Wythe
SDC-JS James Smith
SDC-JW James Wilson
SDC-JA John Adams
SDC-JH John Hancock
SDC-JHA John Hart
SDC-JM John Morton
SDC-JP John Penn
SDC-JWI John Witherspoon
SDC-JHE Joseph Hewes
SDC-JB Josiah Bartlett
SDC-LM Lewis Morris
SDC-LH Lyman Hall
SDC-MT Matthew Thornton
SDC-OW Oliver Wolcott
SDC-PL Philip Livingston
SDC-RHL Richard Henry Lee
SDC-RST Richard Stockton
SDC-RM Robert Morris
SDC-RTP Robert Treat Paine
SDC-RS Roger Sherman
SDC-SA Samuel Adams
SDC-SC Samuel Chase
SDC-SHU Samuel Huntington
SDC-SH Stephen Hopkins
SDC-TH Thomas Heyward, Jr.
SDC-TJ Thomas Jefferson
SDC-TL Thomas Lynch, Jr.
SDC-TM Thomas Mckean
SDC-TN Thomas Nelson, Jr.
SDC-TS Thomas Stone
SDC-WE William Ellery
SDC-WF William Floyd
SDC-WH William Hooper
SDC-WP William Paca
SDC-WW William Whipple
SDC-WWI William Williams