2001 SP Authentic
Description
2001 SP Authentic is a 240-card set issued in two separate releases. The first 180 cards were released as the SP Authentic set in September, 2001; while an additional 60-card Update set was distributed within Upper Deck Rookie Update packs in late December, 2001.
Each basic sealed box contained 24 packs plus two three-card bonus packs (one entitled Stars of Japan and another entitled Mantle Pinstripe Exclusives).
The basic set is broken into the following components: basic veterans (1-90), Future Watch (91-135) and Superstars (136-180). Each Future Watch and Superstar subset card from the first series is serial numbered of 1250 copies. Though odds were not released by the manufacturer, information supplied by dealers breaking several cases indicate on average one in every 18 packs contains one of these serial-numbered cards.
The Update set is broken down as follows: basic veterans (181-210) and Future Watch (211-240). Each Update Future Watch is serial numbered to 1500 copies. Notable Rookie Cards in the basic set include Albert Pujols, Tsuyoshi Shinjo and Ichiro Suzuki. Notable Rookie Cards in the Update set include Mark Prior and Mark Teixeira.
Distribution
SP Authentic: 24 packs plus one Pinstripe Exclusives and one Stars of Japan pack per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99)
Update: 18 packs per box, four cards (at least one SP Authentic card) per pack.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 240 | - | ? |
| SP short set | 90 | - | ? |
| SP Future Watch | 45 | 1250 | 1:18 |
| SP Superstars | 45 | 1250 | 1:18 |
| Update short set | 30 | - | ? |
| Update Future Watch | 30 | 1500 | 1:18 |
| Limited | 180 | 50 | ? |
| Stars of Japan | 30 | - | 3 per box |
| Buybacks | ? | varies | ? |
| Chirography | ? | - | 1:72 |
| Chirography Gold | ? | varies | ? |
| Cooperstown Calling | ? | - | 1:24 |
| Stars of Japan Game Ball | ? | - | 1:12 |
| Stars of Japan Gold Game Ball | ? | 25 | 1:12 |
| Stars of Japan Game Ball/Base Combo | ? | - | 1:576 |
| Stars of Japan Gold Game Ball/Base Combo | ? | 25 | 1:576 |
| Stars of Japan Game Bat | ? | - | 1:12 |
| Stars of Japan Gold Game Bat | ? | 25 | 1:12 |
| Stars of Japan Game Bat/Jersey Combo | ? | - | 1:576 |
| Stars of Japan Gold Game Bat/Jersey Combo | ? | 25 | 1:576 |
| Stars of Japan Game Jersey | ? | - | 1:12 |
| Stars of Japan Gold Game Jersey | ? | 25 | 1:12 |
| Sultan of Swatch Memorabilia | ? | - | ? |
| UD Exclusives Game Jersey | ? | - | 1:24 |
| UD Exclusives Game Jersey Combos | ? | - | 1:24 |
Checklist
Base Set
SP Authentic Series
1 Troy Glaus
2 Darin Erstad
3 Jason Giambi
4 Tim Hudson
5 Eric Chavez
6 Miguel Tejada
7 Jose Ortiz
8 Carlos Delgado
9 Tony Batista
10 Raul Mondesi
11 Aubrey Huff
12 Greg Vaughn
13 Roberto Alomar
14 Juan Gonzalez
15 Jim Thome
16 Omar Vizquiel
17 Edgar Martinez
18 Freddy Garcia
19 Cal Ripken, Jr.
20 Ivan Rodriguez
21 Rafael Palmeiro
22 Alex Rodriguez
23 Manny Ramirez
24 Pedro Martinez
25 Nomar Garciaparra
26 Mike Sweeney
27 Jermaine Dye
28 Bobby Higginson
29 Dean Palmer
30 Matt Lawton
31 Eric Milton
32 Frank Thomas
33 Magglio Ordonez
34 David Wells
35 Paul Konerko
36 Derek Jeter
37 Bernie Williams
38 Roger Clemens
39 Mike Mussina
40 Jorge Posada
41 Jeff Bagwell
42 Richard Hidalgo
43 Craig Biggio
44 Greg Maddux
45 Chipper Jones
46 Andruw Jones
47 Rafael Furcal
48 Tom Glavine
49 Jeromy Burnitz
50 Jeffrey Hammonds
51 Mark McGwire
52 Jim Edmonds
53 Rick Ankiel
54 J.D. Drew
55 Sammy Sosa
56 Corey Patterson
57 Kerry Wood
58 Randy Johnson
59 Luis Gonzalez
60 Curt Schilling
61 Gary Sheffield
62 Shawn Green
63 Kevin Brown
64 Vladimir Guerrero
65 Jose Vidro
66 Barry Bonds
67 Jeff Kent
68 Livan Hernandez
69 Preston Wilson
70 Charles Johnson
71 Ryan Dempster
72 Mike Piazza
73 Al Leiter
74 Edgardo Alfonzo
75 Robin Ventura
76 Tony Gwynn
77 Phil Nevin
78 Trevor Hoffman
79 Scott Rolen
80 Pat Burrell
81 Bobby Abreu
82 Jason Kendall
83 Brian Giles
84 Kris Benson
85 Ken Griffey, Jr.
86 Barry Larkin
87 Sean Casey
88 Todd Helton
89 Mike Hampton
90 Larry Walker
Future Watch
91 Ichiro Suzuki RC
92 Wilson Betemit
93 Adrian Hernandez
94 Juan Uribe
95 Travis Hafner
96 Morgan Ensberg
97 Sean Douglass
98 Juan Diaz RC
99 Erik Almonte RC
100 Ryan Freel
101 Elpidio Guzman
102 Christian Parker
103 Josh Fogg
104 Bert Snow
105 Horacio Ramirez RC
106 Ricardo Rodriguez
107 Tyler Walker
108 Jose Mieses
109 Billy Sylvester
110 Martin Vargas
111 Andres Torres
112 Greg Miller
113 Alexis Gomez
114 Grant Balfour
115 Henry Mateo
116 Esix Snead
117 Jackson Melian
118 Nate Teut
119 Tsuyoshi Shinjo RC
120 Carlos Valderrama
121 Johnny Estrada
122 Jason Michaels
123 William Ortega
124 Jason Smith
125 Brian Lawrence
126 Albert Pujols RC
127 Wilken Ruan
128 Josh Towers
129 Kris Keller
130 Nick Manness
131 Jack Wilson
132 Brandon Duckworth RC
133 Mike Penney
134 Jay Gibbons
135 Cesar Crespo
Superstars
136 Ken Griffey, Jr.
137 Mark McGwire
138 Derek Jeter
139 Alex Rodriguez
140 Sammy Sosa
141 Carlos Delgado
142 Cal Ripken, Jr.
143 Pedro Martinez
144 Frank Thomas
145 Juan Gonzalez
146 Troy Glaus
147 Jason Giambi
148 Ivan Rodriguez
149 Chipper Jones
150 Vladimir Guerrero
151 Mike Piazza
152 Jeff Bagwell
153 Randy Johnson
154 Todd Helton
155 Gary Sheffield
156 Tony Gwynn
157 Barry Bonds
158 Nomar Garciaparra
159 Bernie Williams
160 Greg Vaughn
161 David Wells
162 Roberto Alomar
163 Jermaine Dye
164 Rafael Palmeiro
165 Andruw Jones
166 Preston Wilson
167 Edgardo Alfonzo
168 Pat Burrell
169 Jim Edmonds
170 Mike Hampton
171 Jeff Kent
172 Kevin Brown
173 Manny Ramirez
174 Magglio Ordonez
175 Roger Clemens
176 Jim Thome
177 Barry Zito
178 Brian Giles
179 Rick Ankiel
180 Corey Patterson
Update Series
181 Garret Anderson
182 Jermaine Dye
183 Shannon Stewart
184 Ben Grieve
185 Ellis Burks
186 John Olerud
187 Tony Batista
188 Ruben Sierra
189 Carl Everett
190 Neifi Perez
191 Tony Clark
192 Doug Mientkiewicz
193 Carlos Lee
194 Jorge Posada
195 Lance Berkman
196 Ken Caminiti
197 Ben Sheets
198 Matt Morris
199 Fred McGriff
200 Mark Grace
201 Paul LoDuca
202 Tony Armas Jr.
203 Andres Galarraga
204 Cliff Floyd
205 Matt Lawton
206 Ryan Klesko
207 Jimmy Rollins
208 Aramis Ramirez
209 Aaron Boone
210 Jose Ortiz
Future Watch
211 Mark Prior
212 Mark Teixeira
213 Bud Smith
214 Wilmy Caceres
215 Dave Williams
216 Delvin James
217 Endy Chavez
218 Doug Nickle
219 Bret Prinz
220 Troy Mattes
221 Duaner Sanchez
222 Dewon Brazelton
223 Brian Bowles
224 Donaldo Mendez
225 Jorge Julio
226 Matt White
227 Casey Fossum
228 Mike Rivera
229 Joe Kennedy
230 Kyle Lohse
231 Juan Cruz
232 Jeremy Affeldt
233 Brandon Lyon
234 Brian Roberts
235 Willie Harris
236 Pedro Santana
237 Rafael Soriano
238 Steve Green
239 Junior Spivey
240 Rob Mackowiak
Parallels
Inserts
Stars of Japan
This 30-card, dual-player, set features a selection of Japanese stars active in Major League baseball at the time of issue. The cards were distributed in special Stars of Japan packs of which were available as a bonus pack within each sealed box of 2001 SP Authentic baseball. Each Stars of Japan pack contained three cards and one in every 12 packs contained a memorabilia card (see below)
RS1 I. Suzuki/T. Shinjo
RS2 S. Hasegawa/H. Irabu
RS3 T. Ohka/M. Suzuki
RS4 T. Shinjo/H. Irabu
RS5 I. Suzuki/H. Nomo
RS6 T. Shinjo/M. Suzuki
RS7 T. Shinjo/K. Sasaki
RS8 H. Nomo/T. Ohka
RS9 I. Suzuki/M. Suzuki
RS10 H. Nomo/S. Hasegawa
RS11 H. Nomo/M. Yoshii
RS12 H. Nomo/H. Irabu
RS13 S. Hasegawa/K. Sasaki
RS14 S. Hasegawa/M. Suzuki
RS15 T. Shinjo/H. Nomo
RS16 T. Shinjo/T. Ohka
RS17 I. Suzuki/K. Sasaki
RS18 M. Yoshii/H. Irabu
RS19 I. Suzuki/T. Ohka
RS20 H. Irabu/K. Sasaki
RS21 T. Shinjo/M. Yoshii
RS22 I. Suzuki/S. Hasegawa
RS23 M. Suzuki/K. Sasaki
RS24 I. Suzuki/H. Irabu
RS25 T. Ohka/K. Sasaki
RS26 T. Shinjo/S. Hasegawa
RS27 M. Yoshii/K. Sasaki
RS28 H. Nomo/K. Sasaki
RS29 I. Suzuki/M. Yoshii
RS30 H. Nomo/M. Suzuki
Autographs & Game-Used
BuyBacks
For the third time in the history of the brand (including 1997 and 2000), Upper Deck incorporated Buyback cards into SP Authentic packs. Representatives from UD purchased varying quantities of actual previously released SP/SP Authentic cards ranging from 1993 to 2000. The cards were then signed by the featured ballplayer, hand-numbered in blue ink on front and affixed with a serial-numbered hologram sticker on back (note: it's believed all 2001 hologram sticker numbers begin with the letters "AAA"). In addition to the actual signed card, each Buyback was distributed with a 2 1/2" by 3 1/2" Authenticity Guarantee card. Each of these cards featured a hologram with a matching serial-number and a note of congratulations from Upper Deck's CEO Richard McWilliam. Our listings for these cards feature the year of the card followed by the quantity produced. Thus, "Edgardo Alfonzo 1995 /77" indicates a 1995 SP Authentic Edgardo Alfonzo card of which 77 copies were made.
The following players were seeded into packs as exchange cards: Roger Clemens, Cal Ripken and Frank Thomas. Collectors did not know which card of these players they would receive until it was mailed to them. Exchange deadline was 8/30/04.
Edgardo Alfonzo 1995 /77
Edgardo Alfonzo 1998 /15
Edgardo Alfonzo 2000 /280
Barry Bonds 1993 /75
Barry Bonds 1994 /103
Barry Bonds 1995 /31
Barry Bonds 1995 Superbafoil /2
Barry Bonds 1996 /49
Barry Bonds 1997 /15
Barry Bonds 1998 /15
Barry Bonds 2000 /146
Roger Clemens 2000 /145
Roger Clemens 1999 /150
Roger Clemens Expired EXCH
Carlos Delgado 1993 /24
Carlos Delgado 1994 /272
Carlos Delgado 1996 /81
Carlos Delgado 1997 /8
Carlos Delgado 1998 /29
Carlos Delgado 2000 /169
Jim Edmonds 1996 /72
Jim Edmonds 1997 /38
Jim Edmonds 1998 /23
Jason Giambi 1997 /14
Jason Giambi 1998 /6
Jason Giambi 2000 /290
Troy Glaus 2000 /340
Shawn Green 2000 /340
Ken Griffey Jr. 1993 /34
Ken Griffey Jr. 1994 /182
Ken Griffey Jr. 1995 /116
Ken Griffey Jr. 1995 Supberafoil /2
Ken Griffey Jr. 1996 /53
Ken Griffey Jr. 1997 /7
Ken Griffey Jr. 1998 /8
Ken Griffey Jr. 2000 /333
Tony Gwynn 1993 /101
Tony Gwynn 1994 /88
Tony Gwynn 1995 /179
Tony Gwynn 1996 /92
Tony Gwynn 1997 /9
Tony Gwynn 1998 / 16
Tony Gwynn 2000 /95
Todd Helton 2000 /194
Tim Hudson 2000 /291
Randy Johnson 1993 /97
Randy Johnson 1994 /146
Randy Johnson 1995 /121
Randy Johnson 1995 Superbafoil /6
Randy Johnson 1996 /78
Randy Johnson 1997 /8
Randy Johnson 1998 /12
Randy Johnson 2000 /213
Andruw Jones 1997 /20
Andruw Jones 1998 /12
Andruw Jones 2000 /336
Chipper Jones 1993 /13
Chipper Jones 1995 /118
Chipper Jones 1996 /72
Chipper Jones 1997 /15
Chipper Jones 1998 /11
Chipper Jones 2000 /303
Cal Ripken 1993 /22
Cal Ripken 1994 /99
Cal Ripken 1995 /37
Cal Ripken 1996 /16
Cal Ripken 1996 Checklist /10
Cal Ripken 1997 /23
Cal Ripken 1998 /11
Cal Ripken 2000 /266
Cal Ripken Expired EXCH
Alex Rodriguez 1995 /117
Alex Rodriguez 1995 Superbafoil /2
Alex Rodriguez 1996 /72
Alex Rodriguez 1997 /14
Alex Rodriguez 1998 /11
Alex Rodriguez 2000 /332
Ivan Rodriguez 1993 /89
Ivan Rodriguez 1995 /16
Ivan Rodriguez 1995 Superbafoil /2
Ivan Rodriguez 1996 /64
Ivan Rodriguez 1997 /8
Ivan Rodriguez 1998 /13
Ivan Rodriguez 2000 /163
Gary Sheffield 1993 /82
Gary Sheffield 1994 /3
Gary Sheffield 1995 /70
Gary Sheffield 1996 /67
Gary Sheffield 1997 /43
Gary Sheffield 1998 /27
Gary Sheffield 2000 /146
Sammy Sosa 1993 /73
Sammy Sosa 1994 /19
Sammy Sosa 1995 /30
Sammy Sosa 1996 /9
Sammy Sosa 1997 /14
Fernando Tatis 2000 /267
Frank Thomas 1993 /79
Frank Thomas 1994 /165
Frank Thomas 1995 /3
Frank Thomas 1997 /34
Frank Thomas 1998 /10
Frank Thomas 2000 /302
Frank Thomas Expired EXCH
Mo Vaughn 1993 /94
Mo Vaughn 1994 /102
Mo Vaughn 1995 /129
Mo Vaughn 1995 Supberafoil /3
Mo Vaughn 1996 /81
Mo Vaughn 1997 /36
Mo Vaughn 1998 /23
Mo Vaughn 2000 /309
Robin Ventura 2000 /340
Matt Williams 2000 /340
Chirography
Signed Chirography inserts were brought back for the fourth straight year within SP Authentic. Over 40 players were featured in the 2001 issue, with announced odds of 1:72 packs. Each card features a horizontal design and a small black and white action photo of the player at the side to allow the maximum amount of room for the featured player's autograph (of which is typically found signed in blue ink). Quantities produced for each card varied dramatically and shortly after the product was released, representatives at Upper Deck publicly announced print runs on a selection of the toughest cards to obtain. Those quantities have been added to our checklist following the featured player's name.
In addition, each card (except for Jose Canseco) is available in a Gold parallel. The Gold Chirography's are serial-numbered to the player's uniform number. The production figures for the Gold cards are in parenthesis.
AB Albert Belle (88)
AJ Andruw Jones (25)
AP Albert Pujols (5)
AR Alex Rodriguez /229 (3)
BS Ben Sheets (15)
CB Carlos Beltran (15)
CD Carlos Delgado (25)
CF Cliff Floyd (30)
CJ Chipper Jones /184 (10)
CR Cal Ripken /109 (8)
DD Darren Dreifort /206 (37)
DER Darin Erstad (17)
DES David Espinosa (79)
DJ David Justice (28)
DS Dane Sardinha (50)
DW David Wells (33)
EA Edgardo Alfonzo (13)
JC Jose Canseco
JD J.D. Drew (7)
JE Jim Edmonds (15)
JG Jason Giambi (16)
KG Ken Griffey Jr. /126 (30)
LG Luis Gonzalez /271 (20)
MB Milton Bradley (24)
MK Mark Kotsay /228 (14)
MS Mike Sweeney (29)
MV Mo Vaughn /103 (42)
MW Matt Williams (9)
PB Pat Burrell (5)
RF Rafael Furcal /222 (1)
RH Rick Helling /211 (32)
RJ Randy Johnson /143 (51)
RV Robin Ventura /92 (4)
RW Rondell White (22)
SG Shawn Green /82 (15)
SS Sammy Sosa /76 (21)
TIH Tim Hudson (15)
TL Travis Lee /226 (16)
TOG Tony Gwynn /76 (21)
TOH Todd Helton /152 (17)
TRG Troy Glaus (25)
Chirography Update
These cards were randomly inserted into 2001 Upper Deck Rookie Update packs. Each card is serial-numbered to 250 copies with a Silver parallel numbered to 100 and a Gold parallel numbered to 25.
SPCR Cal Ripken
SPDM Doug Mientkiewicz
SPIS Ichiro Suzuki
SPJP Jorge Posada
SPKG Ken Griffey Jr.
SPLB Lance Berkman
SPMS Mike Sweeney
SPTG Tony Gwynn
Cooperstown Calling Game Jersey
This 22-card set features a selection of players that were voted in (or were soon to be voted in) to the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Each card features a swatch of game-used jersey incorporated into an attractive horizontal design. Though specific odds per pack were not released for this set, Upper Deck did release cumulative odds of 1:24 packs for finding a game-used jersey card from either of the Cooperstown Calling, UD Exclusives or UD Exclusives Combos sets within the SP Authentic product.
CCAD Andre Dawson
CCBM Bill Mazeroski
CCCR Cal Ripken
CCDM Don Mattingly
CCDW Dave Winfield
CCEM Eddie Murray
CCGC Gary Carter
CCGG Goose Gossage
CCJB Jeff Bagwell
CCKP Kirby Puckett
CCKS Kazuhiro Sasaki
CCMP Mike Piazza SP
CCMR Manny Ramirez SP
CCOS Ozzie Smith
CCPM Paul Molitor
CCPM Pedro Martinez SP
CCRM Roger Maris /243
CCRC Roger Clemens
CCRS Ryne Sandberg
CCSG Steve Garvey
CCTG Tony Gwynn
CCWB Wade Boggs
Stars of Japan Game Ball
BBHI Hideki Irabu
BBIS Ichiro Suzuki
BBKS Kazuhiro Sasaki
BBMY Masato Yoshii
BBSH Sigetoshi Hasegawa /30
BBTS Tsuyoshi Shinjo /50
Stars of Japan Game Ball-Base Combos
HIKS Hideki Irabu/Kaz Sasaki /30
HNKS Hideo Nomo/Kaz Sasaki /50
HNSH Nomo/Hasegawa
ISKS Ichiro/Kaz Sasaki /30
ISMY Ichiro/Yoshii
ISSH Ichiro/Sigetoshi Hasegawa /72
ISTS Ichiro/Tsuyoshi Shinjo /40
MSKS Mac Suzuki/Kaz Sasaki /30
MYKS Masato Yoshii/Kaz Sasaki /30
SHKS Sigetoshi Hasegawa/Kaz Sasaki /30
TOKS Ohka/Sasaki
TSHI Tsuyoshi Shinjo/Hideki Irabu /30
TSKS Tsuyoshi Shinjo/Kaz Sasaki /30
TSSH Tsuyoshi Shinjo/Sigetoshi Hasegawa /30
Stars of Japan Game Ball-Base Trio
BBBRS Kaz Sasaki/Ichiro/Hideo Nomo /30
Stars of Japan Game Base
HI Hideki Irabu /33
IS Ichiro Suzuki /23
KS Kazuhiro Sasaki /33
MS Mac Suzuki /23
MY Masato Yoshii /33
SH Sigetoshi Hasegawa /33
TO Tomokazu Ohka /33
TS Tsuyoshi Shinjo /33
Stars of Japan Game Bat
BHN Hideo Nomo /30
BMY Masato Yoshii
BTS Tsuyoshi Shinjo /30
Stars of Japan Game Jersey
JHN Hideo Nomo
JIS Ichiro Suzuki /260
JKS Kazuhiro Sasaki
JMY Masato Yoshii
JSH Shigetoshi Hasegawa
JTS Tsuyoshi Shinjo
Sultan of Swatch
SOS1 Babe Ruth Red Sox /14
SOS2 Babe Ruth 29.2 Inn /29
SOS3 Babe Ruth 94 Wins /94
SOS4 Babe Ruth 54 HRs /54
SOS5 Babe Ruth 59 HRs /59
SOS6 Babe Ruth 3 HRs '26 WS /26
SOS7 Babe Ruth 60 HRs in '27 /27
SOS8 Babe Ruth Called Shot /32
SOS9 Babe Ruth HR Title /20
SOS10 Babe Ruth HR Title /21
SOS11 Babe Ruth Christens Yankee Stadium /23
SOS12 Babe Ruth 46 HRs in '24 /24
SOS13 Babe Ruth 40 HRs in '26 /26
SOS14 Babe Ruth HR Title /27
SOS15 Babe Ruth 50 HRs in '28 /28
SOS16 Babe Ruth Leads Way /29
SOS17 Babe Ruth 49 HRs in '30 /30
SOS18 Babe Ruth Last Title /31
SOS19 Babe Ruth 1st All-Star Game /33
SOS20 Babe Ruth 1st HOF Class /36
SOS21 Babe Ruth Funeral at House That He Built /48
Sultan of Swatch Memorabilia Signature Cuts
JC1 Babe Ruth Jsy-Cut /1
JC2 Babe Ruth Jsy-Cut /1
JC3 Babe Ruth Jsy-Cut /1
UD Exclusives Game Jersey
AR Alex Rodriguez
GS Gary Sheffield
JD Joe DiMaggio /243
KG Ken Griffey Jr.
MM Mickey Mantle /243
SS Sammy Sosa
UD Exclusives Game Jersey Combos
GD Ken Griffey, Jr./Joe DiMaggio /98
MD Mickey Mantle/Joe DiMaggio /98
MG Mickey Mantle/Ken Griffey, Jr. /98
RS Alex Rodriguez/Ozzie Smith
SD Sammy Sosa/Andre Dawson
SW Gary Sheffield/Dave Winfield