2005 Bowman Sterling
Description
2005 Bowman Sterling is a 149-card set released January 12th, 2006. Each five-card Hobby pack yielded: Two First-Year Player cards; one Veteran Relic; One Autographed First-Year Player; and One Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relic.
For the only time Bowman Sterling's eleven-year run, a small allotment was distributed to mass-market retail outlets.
Distribution
Hobby: Six packs plus one Box Loader per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $50). Four boxes per case
Retail:
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 149 | - | ? | ? |
| First-Year Players | 50 | - | 2:1 | 2:1 |
| Veteran Relics | 50 | - | one-per-pack | one-per-pack |
| Autographed First-Year Player | 15 | - | one-per-pack | N/A |
| Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relics | 34 | - | one-per-pack | one-per-pack |
| First-Year Players Refractors | 50 | 199 | 1:6 | 1:6 |
| Veteran Relics Refractors | 50 | 199 | 1:6 | 1:6 |
| Autographed First-Year Player Refractors | 15 | 199 | 1:13 | N/A |
| Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relics Refractors | 34 | 199 | 1:9 | 1:9 |
| First-Year Players Black Refractors | 50 | 25 | 1:5/boxes* | N/A |
| Veteran Relics Black Refractors | 50 | 25 | 1:5/boxes | N/A |
| Autographed First-Year Player Black Refractors | 15 | 25 | 1:17/boxes* | N/A |
| Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relics Black Refractors | 34 | 25 | 1:8/boxes* | N/A |
| First-Year Players Red Refractors | 50 | one-of-one | 1:128/boxes* | N/A |
| Veteran Relics Red Refractors | 50 | one-of-one | 1:128/boxes | N/A |
| Autographed First-Year Player Red Refractors | 15 | one-of-one | 1:428/boxes* | N/A |
| Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relics Red Refractors | 34 | one-of-one | 1:182/boxes* | N/A |
| Original Autographs | 73 | varies | * | N/A |
| MLB Logo Patch Autograph | 9 | one-of-one | 1:665/boxes* | N/A |
* Exclusive to the one-per Hobby box Box Loader pack.
Checklist
Base Set
First-Year Players
- BS-ACL Andy LaRoche RC
- BS-BA Brian N. Anderson RC
- BS-BBU Billy Butler RC
- BS-BCR Brad Corley RC*
- BS-BH Brett Hayes RC
- BS-BRB Brian Bogusevic RC
- BS-BSN Brandon Snyder RC
- BS-CUB Clay Buchholz RC
- BS-CC Cesar Carrillo RC
- BS-CHE Chase Headley RC
- BS-CI Craig Italiano RC*
- BS-CJ Chuck James RC
- BS-CLT Chuck Tiffany RC*
- BS-CRA Cesar Ramos RC
- BS-DC Dan Carte RC*
- BS-DT Drew Thompson RC*
- BS-HAS Henry Sanchez RC*
- BS-HI Hernan Iribarren RC
- BS-JC Jeff Clement RC
- BS-JDR John Drennen RC*
- BS-JEG Jon Egan RC*
- BS-JLY Jeff Lyman RC*
- BS-JMA Jacob Marceaux RC*
- BS-JW Josh Wall RC
- BS-JWE Jered Weaver RC
- BS-KS Kevin Slowey RC
- BS-KW Kevin Whelan RC
- BS-MAM Matt Maloney RC
- BS-MCO Mike Costanzo RC
- BS-MGA Matt Garza RC
- BS-MMC Mark McCormick RC*
- BS-MTO Matt Torra RC*
- BS-NH Nick Hundley RC
- BS-NR Nolan Reimold RC
- BS-NW Nick Webber RC*
- BS-PK Paul Kelly RC*
- BS-PP P.J. Phillips RC*
- BS-RMO Ryan Mount RC*
- BS-RR Ricky Romero RC
- BS-RZ Ryan Zimmerman RC
- BS-SD Stephen Drew RC
- BS-TBU Travis Buck RC
- BS-TG Tyler Greene RC
- BS-THE Tyler Herron RC*
- BS-TI Tadahito Iguchi RC
- BS-TT Troy Tulowitzki RC
- BS-TW Travis Wood RC
- BS-WT Wade Townsend RC*
- BS-YE Yunel Escobar RC
- BS-ZS Zach Simons RC*
Veteran Relics
The odds of finding a Veteran Relic are as follows.
- Group A: 1:3/packs
- Group B: 1:5/packs
- Group C: 1:6/packs
- BS-AP Albert Pujols JSY B
- BS-AR Alex Rodriguez JSY B UER
- BS-ARA Aramis Ramirez BAT A
- BS-AS Alfonso Soriano BAT A
- BS-BLB Barry Bonds JSY C
- BS-BMU Bill Mueller JSY C
- BS-BZ Barry Zito UNI A
- BS-CB Carlos Beltran BAT A
- BS-CD Carlos Delgado JSY A
- BS-CSU Curt Schilling JSY C
- BS-DL Derrek Lee BAT A
- BS-DO David Ortiz BAT A
- BS-DW Dontrelle Willis JSY C
- BS-EC Eric Chavez UNI B
- BS-GM Greg Maddux JSY C
- BS-GS Gary Sheffield BAT A
- BS-HB Hank Blalock BAT A
- BS-HM Hideki Matsui JSY C
- BS-IR Ivan Rodriguez BAT A
- BS-JBE Josh Beckett UNI A
- BS-JD Johnny Damon BAT A
- BS-JGI Josh Gibson SEAT C
- BS-JP Jorge Posada BAT A
- BS-JPE Jim Edmonds JSY B
- BS-JS John Smoltz JSY A
- BS-KG Khalil Greene JSY B
- BS-KM Kevin Millar BAT A
- BS-LWJ Chipper Jones BAT A
- BS-MCA Miguel Cabrera JSY A
- BS-MGI Marcus Giles JSY B
- BS-MM Mark Mulder UNI B
- BS-MP Mike Piazza BAT A
- BS-MPR Mark Prior JSY B
- BS-MR Manny Ramirez BAT A
- BS-MT Miguel Tejada UNI A
- BS-MTE Mark Teixeira BAT A
- BS-MY Michael Young BAT A
- BS-PL Paul Lo Duca BAT A
- BS-PM Pedro Martinez JSY A
- BS-RBE Ronnie Belliard BAT A
- BS-RF Rafael Furcal JSY A
- BS-SR Scott Rolen JSY B
- BS-SS Sammy Sosa BAT A
- BS-TH Torii Hunter BAT A
- BS-THU Tim Hudson UNI A
- BS-TLH Todd Helton JSY B
- BS-TM Tino Martinez BAT A
- BS-TN Trot Nixon BAT A
- BS-VG Vladimir Guerrero BAT A
- BS-VM Victor Martinez BAT A
Autographed First-Year Player
All 15 Autographed First-Year Player cards are exclusive to Hobby packs.
The odds of finding an Autographed First-Year Player card are as follows.
- Group A: 1:2/packs
- Group B: 1:3/packs
- BS-AT Aaron Thompson AU RC A
- BS-BS Brandon Sing AU RC* A
- BS-CH C.J. Henry AU RC* B
- BS-CP Cliff Pennington AU RC B
- BS-CV Chris Volstad AU RC B
- BS-EM Eddy Martinez AU RC* A
- BS-GK George Kottaras AU RC A
- BS-GO Garrett Olson AU RC A
- BS-HS Hum Sanchez AU RC A
- BS-JM John Mayberry, Jr. AU RC A
- BS-MA Matt Albers AU RC A
- BS-MG Matt Green AU RC* A
- BS-RB Ryan Braun AU RC A
- BS-SW Steven White AU RC* B
- BS-TC Travis Chick AU RC A
Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relics
The odds of finding an Autographed First-Year/Prospect Relic are as follows.
- Group A: 1:2 packs
- Group B: 1:37 packs
- Group C: 1:11 packs
- Group D: 1:10 packs
- Group E: 1:27 packs
- Group F: 1:13 packs
- BS-AL Adam Lind AU BAT B
- BS-AM Andrew McCutchen AU JSY RC D
- BS-BB Billy Buckner AU JSY A
- BS-BC Brent Cox AU JSY RC* D
- BS-BE Brad Eldred AU JSY C
- BS-BJ Beau Jones AU JSY RC* A
- BS-BL Bobby Livingston AU JSY RC A
- BS-BM Brandon McCarthy AU JSY RC A
- BS-CN Chris Nelson AU JSY A
- BS-CPP Carmen Pignatiello AU JSY RC A
- BS-CR Colby Rasmus AU JSY RC A
- BS-CRO Chaz Roe AU JSY RC A
- BS-CS C.J. Smith AU JSY RC* A
- BS-CT Curtis Thigpen AU JSY A
- BS-DP Dustin Pedroia AU JSY A
- BS-EI Eli Iorg AU JSY RC* C
- BS-JB Jay Bruce AU JSY RC D
- BS-JCN John Nelson AU UNI RC A
- BS-JE Jacoby Ellsbury AU JSY RC E
- BS-JF Josh Fields AU JSY A
- BS-JG Josh Geer AU JSY RC A
- BS-JL Jed Lowrie AU JSY RC F
- BS-JN Jeff Niemann AU JSY RC A
- BS-JO Justin Olson AU JSY RC* A
- BS-JV Justin Verlander AU JSY RC A
- BS-MB Michael Bowden AU JSY RC A
- BS-MC Mike Conroy AU JSY RC* A
- BS-PH Philip Humber AU JSY RC A
- BS-RM Russell Martin AU JSY F RC
- BS-RT Raul Tablado AU JSY RC* A
- BS-SE Scott Elbert AU JSY A
- BS-SM Steve Marek AU JSY RC* A
- BS-TB Trevor Bell AU JSY RC C
- BS-TM Tyler Minges AU JSY RC* A
Parallels
All 149 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to Hobby-only Box Topper pack)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to Hobby-only Box Topper pack)
NOTES
- The 15 Autographed First-Year Player Refractors are exclusive to Hobby packs.
- All Black and Red Refractors are encased and exclusive to the one-per Hobby box Box Topper pack.
Autographs & Game-Used
Autographed MLB Logo Patch
Each Autographed MLB Logo Patch is a one-of-one that is encased and exclusive to Hobby Box Topper packs.
MLB-BB Billy Buckner
MLB-CS C.J. Smith
MLB-CN Chris Nelson
MLB-CT Curtis Thigpen
MLB-DP Dustin Pedroia
MLB-JN Jeff Niemann
MLB-JF Josh Fields
MLB-JV Justin Verlander
MLB-PH Philip Humber
MLB-SE Scott Elbert
MLB-ZP Zach Parker
Original Autographs
Original Autographs are buybacks of previously-issued Bowman or Bowman Chrome cards. Each card is encased and hand-numbered.
- Andruw Jones 98B 18
- Andruw Jones 99B 18
- Andruw Jones 99BowChro 4
- Andruw Jones 00BowChro 8
- Andruw Jones 01BowChro 5
- Andruw Jones 02B 122
- Andruw Jones 02BowChro 13
- Andruw Jones 03B 112
- Andruw Jones 03BowChro 18
- Andruw Jones 04B 71
- Albert Pujols 03B 7
- Albert Pujols 03BowChro 11
- Albert Pujols 04B 7
- Albert Pujols 04BowChro 1
- Barry Bonds 97BowChro Intl 1
- Barry Bonds 99 BowChro 2
- Derrek Lee 95B 27
- Derrek Lee 96B 29
- Derrek Lee 96BowBest 15
- Derrek Lee 97BowChro 16
- Derrek Lee 98B 22
- Derrek Lee 04B 92
- Derrek Lee 04BowChro 26
- David Wright 04BDP&P 98
- David Wright 04BowChroDP&P 15
- David Wright 05B 139
- Garret Anderson 96B 3
- Garret Anderson 99B 8
- Garret Anderson 03B 33
- Garret Anderson 04B 33
- Garret Anderson 04BowChro 36
- Garret Anderson 05B 48
- Gary Sheffield 90B 1
- Gary Sheffield 91B 2
- Gary Sheffield 92B 3
- Gary Sheffield 94B 5
- Gary Sheffield 95B 1
- Gary Sheffield 96B 2
- Gary Sheffield 97B 3
- Gary Sheffield 98B 10
- Gary Sheffield 98BowChro 1
- Gary Sheffield 99B 9
- Gary Sheffield 99BowChro 4
- Gary Sheffield 00B 9
- Gary Sheffield 00BowChro 1
- Gary Sheffield 01B 5
- Gary Sheffield 01BowChro 4
- Gary Sheffield 02B 7
- Gary Sheffield 03B 12
- Gary Sheffield 03BowChro 6
- Gary Sheffield 04B 1
- Jeremy Reed 04BDP&P 82
- Jeremy Reed 04BowChroDP&P 48
- Miguel Cabrera 02B 7
- Miguel Cabrera 02BDP&P 26
- Miguel Cabrera 02BowChroDP&P 2
- Miguel Cabrera 03BDP&P 27
- Miguel Cabrera 03BowChroDP&P 25
- Miguel Cabrera 04B 127
- Miguel Cabrera 04BowChro 25
- Miguel Cabrera 05B 154
- Miguel Cabrera 05BowChro 25
- Mark Kotsay 97B 18
- Mark Kotsay 97BowChro 5
- Mark Kotsay 98B 56
- Mark Kotsay 98BowChro 25
- Mark Kotsay 99B 75
- Mark Kotsay 99BowChro 23
- Mark Kotsay 05B 160
- Mark Kotsay 05BowChro 46
- Michael Young 04B 148
- Michael Young 04BowChro 64
- Michael Young 05B 92
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