2005 Upper Deck ESPN
Description
2005 Upper Deck ESPN is a 90-card set released in March, 2005, to commemorate the cable network's 25th anniversary (which was actually in 2004).
Distribution
Hobby/retail: 24 packs per box, ten cards per pack (MSRP: $2). 20 boxes per case.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 90 | - | ? |
| 25th Anniversary | 90 | 25 | ? |
| Web Gems | 25 | - | 1:5 |
| Web Gems 25th Anniversary | 25 | 25 | ? |
| This Day in Baseball History | 21 | - | 1:5 |
| This Day in Baseball History 25th Anniversary | 21 | 25 | ? |
| ESPY Award Winners | 20 | - | 1:5 |
| ESPY Award Winners 25th Anniversary | 20 | 25 | ? |
| ESPN Magazine Covers | 20 | - | 1:5 |
| ESPN Magazine Covers 25th Anniversary | 20 | 25 | ? |
| Sports Century | 14 | - | 1:5 |
| Sports Century 25th Anniversary | 14 | 25 | ? |
| Sportscenter Swatches | 42 | - | 1:12 |
| ESPN Ink | 27 | - | AU |
| Sports Century Signatures | 14 | - | AU |
AU: Odds of finding an autograph: 1:480/packs.
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Garret Anderson
- 2 Troy Glaus
- 3 Vladimir Guerrero
- 4 Luis Gonzalez
- 5 Randy Johnson
- 6 Andruw Jones
- 7 Chipper Jones
- 8 J.D. Drew
- 9 John Smoltz
- 10 Miguel Tejada
- 11 Rafael Palmeiro
- 12 Curt Schilling
- 13 David Ortiz
- 14 Manny Ramirez
- 15 Pedro Martinez
- 16 Carlos Zambrano
- 17 Greg Maddux
- 18 Kerry Wood
- 19 Mark Prior
- 20 Nomar Garciaparra
- 21 Sammy Sosa
- 22 Carlos Lee
- 23 Frank Thomas
- 24 Magglio Ordonez
- 25 Paul Konerko
- 26 Adam Dunn
- 27 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 28 Travis Hafner
- 29 Victor Martinez
- 30 Todd Helton
- 31 Ivan Rodriguez
- 32 Carl Pavano
- 33 Josh Beckett
- 34 Miguel Cabrera
- 35 Mike Lowell
- 36 Carlos Beltran
- 37 Craig Biggio
- 38 Jeff Bagwell
- 39 Lance Berkman
- 40 Roger Clemens
- 41 Roy Oswalt
- 42 Mike Sweeney
- 43 Adrian Beltre
- 44 Brad Penny
- 45 Eric Gagne
- 46 Shawn Green
- 47 Steve Finley
- 48 Ben Sheets
- 49 Scott Podsednik
- 50 Joe Mauer
- 51 Johan Santana
- 52 Torii Hunter
- 53 Jose Vidro
- 54 Livan Hernandez
- 55 Jose Reyes
- 56 Mike Piazza
- 57 Tom Glavine
- 58 Alex Rodriguez
- 59 Bernie Williams
- 60 Derek Jeter
- 61 Gary Sheffield
- 62 Hideki Matsui
- 63 Kevin Brown
- 64 Mike Mussina
- 65 Eric Chavez
- 66 Mark Mulder
- 67 Tim Hudson
- 68 Bobby Abreu
- 69 Jim Thome
- 70 Craig Wilson
- 71 Jason Kendall
- 72 Oliver Perez
- 73 Brian Giles
- 74 Jake Peavy
- 75 Jason Schmidt
- 76 Bret Boone
- 77 Ichiro Suzuki
- 78 Albert Pujols
- 79 Jim Edmonds
- 80 Larry Walker
- 81 Scott Rolen
- 82 Aubrey Huff
- 83 Carl Crawford
- 84 Alfonso Soriano
- 85 Hank Blalock
- 86 Mark Teixeira
- 87 Michael Young
- 88 Carlos Delgado
- 89 Roy Halladay
- 90 Vernon Wells
Parallels
All 90 base cards are available in a 25th Anniversary parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies. Each card is an uncorrected error (UER) since ESPN's 25th Anniversary was in 2004.
Inserts
NOTE: All inserts are available in a 25th Anniversary parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies. Each card is an uncorrected error (UER) since ESPN's 25th Anniversary was in 2004.
ESPN Magazine Covers
- MC-1 Roger Clemens
- MC-2 Derek Jeter
- MC-3 Pedro Martinez / Randy Johnson
- MC-4 Nomar Garciaparra
- MC-5 Manny Ramirez
- MC-6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- MC-7 Mike Piazza
- MC-8 Ichiro
- MC-9 Vladimir Guerrero
- MC-10 Randy Johnson
- MC-11 A.J. Pierzynski / Doug Mientkiewicz / Jacque Jones / Torii Hunter
- MC-12 Jason Giambi
- MC-13 Jeff Kent
- MC-14 Albert Pujols
- MC-15 Kazuo Matsui
- MC-16 Miguel Cabrera
- MC-17 Alex Rodriguez
- MC-18 Ivan Rodriguez
- MC-19 Eric Gagne
- MC-20 Albert Pujols / Jim Edmonds / Scott Rolen
ESPY Award Winners
- AW1 Gary Sheffield
- AW2 Greg Maddux
- AW3 Mike Piazza
- AW4 Jeff Bagwell
- AW5 Kenny Rogers
- AW6 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- AW7 Greg Maddux
- AW8 Hideo Nomo
- AW9 Javier Lopez
- AW10 Jim Edmonds
- AW11 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- AW12 Larry Walker
- AW13 Nomar Garciaparra
- AW14 Roger Clemens
- AW15 David Wells
- AW16 Sammy Sosa
- AW17 Pedro Martinez
- AW18 Andres Galarraga
- AW19 Derek Jeter
- AW20 Alfonso Soriano
Sports Century
NOTE: Card #SC-3 (Willie Mays) was pulled from production, as Mays had signed an exclusive deal with Donruss-Playoff.
- SC1 Babe Ruth
- SC2 Jackie Robinson
- SC4 Ty Cobb
- SC5 Joe DiMaggio
- SC6 Lou Gehrig
- SC7 Mickey Mantle
- SC8 Walter Johnson
- SC9 Stan Musial
- SC10 Satchel Paige
- SC11 Bob Gibson
- SC12 Roberto Clemente
- SC13 Cy Young
- SC14 Honus Wagner
- SC15 Rogers Hornsby
This Day in Baseball History
- BH1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- BH2 Nolan Ryan
- BH3 Nolan Ryan
- BH4 Roger Clemens
- BH5 Thurman Munson
- BH6 Mickey Mantle
- BH7 Ernie Banks
- BH8 Roy Campanella
- BH9 Yogi Berra
- BH10 Mickey Mantle
- BH11 Jackie Robinson
- BH12 Joe DiMaggio
- BH13 Bob Feller
- BH14 Lou Gehrig
- BH15 Ty Cobb
- BH16 Babe Ruth
- BH17 Walter Johnson
- BH18 Rogers Hornsby
- BH19 George Sisler
- BH20 Cy Young
- BH21 Mike Schmidt
Web Gems
- WG1 Adrian Beltre
- WG2 Alex Rodriguez
- WG3 Andruw Jones
- WG4 Bernie Williams
- WG5 Bret Boone
- WG6 Cesar Izturis
- WG7 Darin Erstad
- WG8 Derek Jeter
- WG9 Derrek Lee
- WG10 Eric Chavez
- WG11 Greg Maddux
- WG12 Ichiro Suzuki
- WG13 Ivan Rodriguez
- WG14 Jim Edmonds
- WG15 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- WG16 Larry Walker
- WG17 Miguel Tejada
- WG18 Mike Mussina
- WG19 Nomar Garciaparra
- WG20 Scott Rolen
- WG21 Steve Finley
- WG22 Todd Helton
- WG23 Torii Hunter
- WG24 Vernon Wells
- WG25 Vladimir Guerrero
Autographs & Game-Used
Sports Center Swatches
- CP Corey Patterson
- DJ Derek Jeter
- DL Derrek Lee
- DW David Wright
- EC Eric Chavez
- EG Eric Gagne
- GA Garret Anderson
- HB Hank Blalock
- IR Ivan Rodriguez
- IS Ichiro Suzuki
- JD J.D. Drew
- JE Jim Edmonds
- JK Jeff Kent
- JS Jason Schmidt
- JT Jim Thome
- KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- LB Lance Berkman
- LO Derek Lowe
- MC Miguel Cabrera
- MM Mark Mulder
- MS Mike Sweeney
- MT Mark Teixeira
- MY Michael Young
- PK Paul Konerko
- RB Rocco Baldelli
- SA Johan Santana
- TG Troy Glaus
- TH Tim Hudson
- VW Vernon Wells
- GU-AB Adrian Beltre
- GU-AD Adam Dunn
- GU-AH Aubrey Huff
- GU-AJ Andruw Jones
- GU-AP Albert Pujols
- GU-AS Alfonso Soriano
- GU-BB Bret Boone
- GU-BC Bartolo Colon
- GU-BI Craig Biggio
- GU-BS Ben Sheets
- GU-BU B.J. Upton
- GU-CB Carlos Beltran
- GU-CC Carl Crawford
Ink
- INK-AB Adrian Beltre
- INK-AL Al Leiter
- INK-AR Alex Rios
- INK-BS Ben Sheets
- INK-BU B.J. Upton
- INK-CB Chris Berman
- INK-CK Casey Kotchman
- INK-DJ Dave Justice
- INK-DP Dan Patrick
- INK-DW David Wright
- INK-JE Derek Jeter
- INK-JM Joe Morgan
- INK-JO John Olerud
- INK-JP Jake Peavy
- INK-JV Jose Vidro
- INK-JW Jayson Werth
- INK-KE Jason Kendall
- INK-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- INK-KM Kenny Mayne
- INK-LC Linda Cohn
- INK-MC Miguel Cabrera
- INK-MV Mo Vaughn
- INK-NG Nomar Garciaparra SP
- INK-PG Peter Gammons SP
- INK-PL Paul LoDuca
- INK-RH Rich Harden
- INK-SS Stuart Scott
Sports Century Signatures
- BF Bob Feller
- BR Brooks Robinson
- CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- DM Don Mattingly
- GG Goose Gossage
- JP Jim Palmer
- LA Luis Aparicio
- LT Luis Tiant
- MI Monte Irvin
- MS Mike Schmidt
- MW Maury Wills
- NR Nolan Ryan
- SC Steve Carlton
- SL Sparky Lyle