Description

2009 Topps Sterling is a 130-card set released in January 26th, 2010. In a major change for the brand, active players were included. In another change for the brand, while each five-card box still has three base cards (all serial-numbered to 250 copies), not all will be of the same player; however, all players will revolve around a "theme."

Each box will also yield a multi-swatch Relic serial-numbered to 25 copies, and either a multi-swatch Relic or an Autographed Relic serial-numbered to ten or fewer. As with the base cards, the Relics will also follow the same theme. In addition, each Hobby box contains a "Mystery Pack" which will have either a framed parallel serial-numbered to 50 copies or fewer or a one-of-one Cut Signature.

Each ten-box case will contain five Autographed Relics numbered to ten or less, five Relics numbered to 25 or less, ten relics numbered to 25, a one-of-one parallel, and a Cut Signature.

Use of Stadium Seats as Relics

On January 28, 2010, Topps issued a statement regarding the use of stadium seats as relics. Topps declared that every card in 2009 Topps Sterling Baseball will feature a game-used bat and game-used uniform except for one player —- Carl Erskine, which features Erskine’s autograph with piece of a seat from Ebbets Field.

Topps will replace this card with a pack of 2009 Topps Sterling Baseball for collectors not satisfied with their card.

Distribution

One five-card Theme Pack, and one single-card Mystery Pack per box.

Ten boxes per case. Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	130	250	three per box
White	130	50	MYS
Burgundy	130	10	MYS
Gold	130	5	MYS
Cherry Wood	130	one-of-one	MYS
Silver	130	one-of-one	MYS
Career Chronicle Relics Triple	183	25	REL
Career Chronicle Relics Triple White	183	10	GU
Career Chronicle Relics Triple Silver	183	one-of-one	GU
Career Chronicle Relics Quad	136	25	REL
Career Chronicle Relics Quad White	136	10	GU
Career Chronicle Relics Quad Silver	136	one-of-one	GU
Career Chronicle Relics Five	70	25	REL
Career Chronicle Relics Five White	70	10	GU
Career Chronicle Relics Five Silver	70	one-of-one	GU
Moments Relics	15	10	GU
Moments Relics Silver	15	one-of-one	GU
Season Relics	15	10	GU
Season Relics Silver	15	one-of-one	GU
Jumbo Swatch Relics	10	10	GU
Spectator Relics	5	10	GU
Spectator Relics Silver	5	one-of-one	GU
Pairs Relics	8	10	GU
Pairs Relics Silver	8	one-of-one	GU
Bat Barrels	12	one-of-one	GU
Career Chronicle Relics Triple Autographs	175	10	AU
Career Chronicle Relics Triple Autographs Silver	175	one-of-one	AU
Career Chronicle Relics Quad Autographs	133	10	AU
Career Chronicle Relics Quad Autographs Silver	133	one-of-one	AU
Career Chronicle Relics Five Autographs	45	10	AU
Career Chronicle Relics Five Autographs Silver	45	one-of-one	AU
Moments Relic Autographs	15	10	AU
Moments Relic Autographs Silver	15	one-of-one	AU
Season Relic Autographs	38	10	AU
Season Relic Autographs Silver	38	one-of-one	AU
Jumbo Swatch Relic Autographs	19	10	AU
Pairs Relic Autographs	10	10	AU
Pairs Relic Autographs Silver	10	one-of-one	AU
Bat Barrel Autographs	20	one-of-one	AU
Cut Signatures	332	varies	1:10 MYS
Cut Signature Relics	20	one-of-one	1:10 MYS

MYS: One "Mystery Pack" per box.
REL: One Relic serial-numbered to 25 copies per box.
GU: Odds of finding a Multi-Swatch Relic serial-numbered to ten or fewer: 1:2/boxes.
AU: Odds of finding an Autographed Multi-Swatch Relic serial-numbered to ten or fewer: 1:2/boxes.

The odds of finding one of the "Theme" boxes are as follows.

All-Stars: 1:11
50+ HR/Season: 1:21
Hall of Fame: 1:21
Retired Numbers: 1:22
Silver Sluggers: 1:22
League MVPs: 1:26
First Round Picks: 1:27
Gold Glove: 1:27
Record Breakers: 1:27
RBI Leaders: 1:30
Three HR Games: 1:30
First Ballot HOF: 1:35
HR Leaders: 1:35
400 HR Club: 1:41
95+ MPH: 1:43
Batting Champions: 1:43
New York Yankees: 1:49
Rookie of the Year: 1:51
1960s All-Stars: 1:54
All-Time Records: 1:55
.350 Club: 1:58
1950s All-Stars: 1:71
Boston Red Sox: 1:71
3000 Hit Club: 1:73
Cy Young Winners: 1:82
500 HR Club: 1:106
World Series MVPs: 1:107
1940s All-Stars: 1:110
St. Louis Cardinals: 1:110
Career .333 AVG: 1:119
Braves: 1:121
Giants: 1:121
Switch-Hitters: 1:124
Strikeout Leaders: 1:128
ERA Leaders: 1:132
Stolen Base Leaders: 1:134
Triple Crown: 1:150
150+ RBI Seasons: 1:157
Pride of Dominican: 1:160
Win Leaders: 1:163
Baltimore Orioles: 1:168
Americana: 1:177
All-Star MVPs: 1:184
Triple Crown: 1:199
Philadelphia Phillies: 1:203
No Hitters: 1:207
Pride of Japan: 1:207
Dodgers: 1:212
1930s All-Stars: 1:227
Cincinnati Reds: 1:271
Dem Bums: 1:271
30/30 Club: 1:287
Chicago Cubs: 1:287
1960s Yankees: 1:325
Decade Triple Crown: 1:325
250+ Hit/Season: 1:336
Sub-2.00 ERA Seasons: 1:336
Dead Ball Era: 1:361
Detroit Tigers: 1:384
.400 Club: 1:389
3000 K Club: 1:443
25+ Win/Season: 1:487
First Class HOF: 1:487
Pitching Triple Crown: 1:487
1950s Yankees: 1:512
60+ HR/Season: 1:573
300 Win Club: 1:649
18+ Ks/Game: 1:885
Murderers Row: 1:973
4000 K Club: 1:2,432

Checklist

Base Set

NOTE: Each base card is serial-numbered to 250 copies.

1 Babe Ruth
2 Bob Feller
3 Orlando Cepeda
4 Curt Schilling
5 Mickey Mantle
6 Joey Votto
7 Koji Uehara RC
8 Mel Ott
9 Miguel Cabrera
10 Prince Fielder
11 Jose Reyes
12 Carlos Beltran
13 David Price RC
14 Tommy Hanson RC
15 Roger Maris NYY
16 Roger Maris STL
17 Mike Schmidt
18 Lou Gehrig
19 Ozzie Smith
20 Reggie Jackson OAK
21 Reggie Jackson NYY
22 Reggie Jackson CAL
23 Tim Lincecum
24 Warren Spahn
25 Duke Snider
26 Yogi Berra
27 Ty Cobb
28 Stan Musial
29 Jimmie Foxx PHA
30 Jimmie Foxx BOS
31 Rick Porcello RC
32 Dwight Gooden
33 Ichiro
34 CC Sabathia
35 Willie McCovey
36 Albert Pujols
37 Gary Sheffield
38 Cal Ripken, Jr.
39 Daisuke Matsuzaka
40 Gary Carter
41 Josh Hamilton
42 Joe Mauer
43 Pedro Martinez
44 Whitey Ford
45 Johnny Damon
46 Frank Thomas
47 Dale Murphy
48 George Sisler
49 Roger Clemens
50 Lou Brock
51 Paul Molitor
52 David Ortiz
53 Tris Speaker BOS
54 Tris Speaker CLE
55 Carl Yastrzemski
56 Nolan Ryan CAL
57 Nolan Ryan HOU
58 Nolan Ryan TEX
59 Eddie Mathews
60 Joe Morgan
61 Honus Wagner
62 Andre Dawson
63 Justin Morneau
64 Manny Ramirez CLE
65 Manny Ramirez BOS
66 Manny Ramirez LA
67 Vladimir Guerrero
68 Hanley Ramirez
69 Ryan Braun
70 Dan Haren
71 Dave Winfield
72 Robin Yount
73 Ryne Sandberg
74 Johnny Mize STL
75 Johnny Mize NYG
76 Johnny Mize NYY
77 Don Mattingly
78 Ivan Rodriguez
79 Ralph Kiner
80 Steve Garvey
81 Carlos Delgado
82 Dustin Pedroia
83 Hank Greenberg
84 Al Kaline
85 Fergie Jenkins
86 David Wright
87 Frank Robinson
88 Brandon Webb
89 Colby Rasmus
90 Alfonso Soriano
91 Jackie Robinson
92 Lance Berkman
93 Chase Utley
94 Mark Teixeira
95 Mike Piazza
96 Johan Santana
97 Rogers Hornsby STL
98 Rogers Hornsby CHC
99 Dennis Eckersley
100 Evan Longoria
101 Bob Gibson
102 Tom Seaver
103 Tony Gwynn
104 Johnny Bench
105 Carlton Fisk
106 Ernie Banks
107 Mariano Rivera
108 Tony Perez
109 Roy Campanella
110 Francisco Rodriguez
111 Luis Aparicio
112 Monte Irvin
113 Zack Greinke
114 Jim Thome
115 Jim Piersall
116 Eddie Murray
117 Jim Palmer
118 Carl Erskine
119 Juan Marichal
120 Joba Chamberlain
121 Chipper Jones
122 Johnny Podres
123 Wade Boggs
124 Michael Young
125 Steve Carlton
126 Ryan Howard
127 Jay Bruce
128 Alex Rodriguez SEA
129 Alex Rodriguez TEX
130 Alex Rodriguez NYY

Parallels

All 130 base cards are available in the following parallels.

White (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Burgundy (serial-numbered to ten)
Gold (serial-numbered to five)
Cherry Wood (one-of-one)
Sliver (one-of-one)

Relics

Career Chronicle Relics

Each Career Chronicle Relic is serial-numbered to 25 copies and also available in the following parallels.

White (serial-numbered to ten)
Silver (one-of-one)

Triple

Quad

Five

Moments Relics

Each Moments Relic is serial-numbered to ten and also available in a one-of-one Silver parallel.

SMR-1 Ernie Banks
SMR-2 Jackie Robinson
SMR-3 Lou Gehrig
SMR-4 Roy Campanella
SMR-5 Ty Cobb
SMR-6 Thurman Munson
SMR-7 Rogers Hornsby
SMR-8 Ichiro Suzuki
SMR-9 Jimmie Foxx
SMR-10 Babe Ruth
SMR-11 George Sisler
SMR-12 Honus Wagner
SMR-13 Tris Speaker
SMR-14 Johnny Mize
SMR-15 Mickey Mantle

Season Relics

Each Season Relic is serial-numbered to ten and also available in a one-of-one Silver parallel.

SSR1 Babe Ruth
SSR2 Mickey Mantle
SSR3 Albert Pujols
SSR4 Lou Gehrig
SSR5 Jackie Robinson
SSR6 Honus Wagner
SSR7 Jimmie Foxx
SSR8 Thurman Munson
SSR9 George Sisler
SSR10 Ichiro Suzuki
SSR11 Tris Speaker
SSR12 Roger Maris
SSR13 Rogers Hornsby
SSR14 Cal Ripken, Jr.
SSR15 Ty Cobb

Jumbo Swatch Relics

Each Jumbo Swatch Relic is serial-numbered to ten.

SJSR-1 Mariano Rivera
SJSR-2 Ernie Banks
SJSR-3 Jackie Robinson
SJSR-4 Ichiro Suzuki
SJSR-5 Carl Yastrzemski
SJSR-6 Mickey Mantle
SJSR-7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
SJSR-8 Thurman Munson
SJSR-9 Reggie Jackson
SJSR-10 Daisuke Matsuzaka

Spectator Relics

Each Spectator Relic is serial-numbered to ten and also available in a one-of-one Silver parallel.

SSPR1 John F. Kennedy
SSPR2 Robert F. Kennedy
SSPR3 Edward M. Kennedy
SSPR4 George W. Bush
SSPR5 Franklin D. Roosevelt

Pairs Relics

Each Pairs Relic is serial-numbered to ten and also available in a one-of-one Silver parallel.

SPR1 Babe Ruth / Lou Gehrig
SPR2 Mickey Mantle / Roger Maris
SPR3 Ty Cobb / Honus Wagner
SPR4 Jackie Robinson / Roy Campanella
SPR5 Albert Pujols / Stan Musial
SPR6 George Sisler / Ichiro
SPR7 Lou Gehrig / Cal Ripken, Jr.
SPR8 Yogi Berra / Thurman Munson

Bat Barrels

Each Bat Barrel is a one-of-one.

SBBR12 Manny Ramirez
SBBR11 David Wright
SBBR10 David Ortiz
SBBR9 Alex Rodriguez
SBBR8 Nick Markakis
SBBR7 Hanley Ramirez
SBBR6 Victor Martinez
SBBR5 Todd Helton
SBBR4 Mark Teixeira
SBBR3 Ichiro
SBBR2 Grady Sizemore
SBBR1 Chase Utley

Autographed Relics

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