2001 Donruss Classics
Description
Distribution
The cards were distributed in both hobby and retail outlets. Hobby boxes came 6 cards per pack and 18 packs per box. Retail boxes were 3 cards per pack and were 8 packs per blister box.
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Base Set
The base set is a 198 card set. The first 100 cards are veteran major league baseball players. Cards 101-200 were short printed. Cards 101-150 (Rookies) are serial numbered to 585. Cards 151-198 (Legends) are serial numbered to 1755. It is currently believed that no cards exist for #162 and #185.
| Card# | Card Name | Team |
| 1 | Alex Rodriguez | Texas Rangers |
| 2 | Barry Bonds | San Francisco Giants |
| 3 | Cal Ripken Jr | Baltimore Orioles |
| 4 | Chipper Jones | Atlanta Braves |
| 5 | Derek Jeter | New York Yankees |
| 6 | Troy Glaus | Anaheim Angels |
| 7 | Frank Thomas | Chicago White Sox |
| 8 | Greg Maddux | Atlanta Braves |
| 9 | Ivan Rodriguez | Texas Rangers |
| 10 | Jeff Bagwell | Houston Astros |
| 11 | Jose Canseco | Anaheim Angels |
| 12 | Todd Helton | Colorado Rockies |
| 13 | Ken Griffey Jr | Cincinnati Reds |
| 14 | Manny Ramirez | Boston Red Sox |
| 15 | Mark McGwire | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 16 | Mike Piazza | New York Mets |
| 17 | Nomar Garciaparra | Boston Red Sox |
| 18 | Pedro Martinez | Boston Red Sox |
| 19 | Randy Johnson | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 20 | Rick Ankiel | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 21 | Rickey Henderson | San Diego Padres |
| 22 | Roger Clemens | New York Yankees |
| 23 | Sammy Sosa | Chicago Cubs |
| 24 | Tony Gwynn | San Diego Padres |
| 25 | Vladimir Guerrero | Montreal Expos |
| 26 | Kazuhiro Sasaki | Seattle Mariners |
| 27 | Roberto Alomar | Cleveland Indians |
| 28 | Barry Zito | Oakland Athletics |
| 29 | Pat Burrell | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 30 | Harold Baines | Chicago White Sox |
| 31 | Carlos Delgado | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 32 | J.D. Drew | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 33 | Jim Edmonds | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 34 | Darin Erstad | Anaheim Angels |
| 35 | Jason Giambi | Oakland Athletics |
| 36 | Tom Glavine | Atlanta Braves |
| 37 | Juan Gonzalez | Cleveland Indians |
| 38 | Mark Grace | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 39 | Shawn Green | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 40 | Tim Hudson | Oakland Athletics |
| 41 | Andruw Jones | Atlanta Braves |
| 42 | Jeff Kent | San Francisco Giants |
| 43 | Barry Larkin | Cincinnati Reds |
| 44 | Rafael Furcal | Atlanta Braves |
| 45 | Mike Mussina | New York Yankees |
| 46 | Hideo Nomo | Boston Red Sox |
| 47 | Rafael Palmeiro | Texas Rangers |
| 48 | Scott Rolen | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 49 | Gary Sheffield | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 50 | Bernie Williams | New York Yankees |
| 51 | Bobby Abreu | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 52 | Edgardo Alfonzo | New York Mets |
| 53 | Edgar Martinez | Seattle Mariners |
| 54 | Magglio Ordonez | Chicago White Sox |
| 55 | Kerry Wood | Chicago Cubs |
| 56 | Adrian Beltre | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 57 | Lance Berkman | Houston Astros |
| 58 | Kevin J. Brown | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 59 | Sean Casey | Cincinnati Reds |
| 60 | Eric Chavez | Oakland Athletics |
| 61 | Bartolo Colon | Cleveland Indians |
| 62 | Johnny Damon | Oakland Athletics |
| 63 | Jermaine Dye | Kansas City Royals |
| 64 | Juan Encarnacion | Detroit Tigers |
| 65 | Carl Everett | Boston Red Sox |
| 66 | Brian Giles | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 67 | Mike Hampton | Colorado Rockies |
| 68 | Richard Hidalgo | Houston Astros |
| 69 | Geoff Jenkins | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 70 | Jacque Jones | Minnesota Twins |
| 71 | Jason Kendall | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 72 | Ryan Klesko | San Diego Padres |
| 73 | Chan Ho Park | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 74 | Richie Sexson | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 75 | Mike Sweeney | Kansas City Royals |
| 76 | Fernando Tatis | Montreal Expos |
| 77 | Miguel Tejada | Oakland Athletics |
| 78 | Jose Vidro | Montreal Expos |
| 79 | Larry Walker | Colorado Rockies |
| 80 | Preston Wilson | Florida Marlins |
| 81 | Craig Biggio | Houston Astros |
| 82 | Fred McGriff | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| 83 | Jim Thome | Cleveland Indians |
| 84 | Garret Anderson | Anaheim Angels |
| 85 | Russell Branyan | Cleveland Indians |
| 86 | Tony Batista | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 87 | Terrence Long | Oakland Athletics |
| 88 | Brad Fullmer | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 89 | Rusty Greer | Texas Rangers |
| 90 | Orlando Hernandez | New York Yankees |
| 91 | Gabe Kapler | Texas Rangers |
| 92 | Paul Konerko | Chicago White Sox |
| 93 | Carlos Lee | Chicago White Sox |
| 94 | Kenny Lofton | Cleveland Indians |
| 95 | Raul Mondesi | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 96 | Jorge Posada | New York Yankees |
| 97 | Tim Salmon | Anaheim Angels |
| 98 | Greg Vaughn | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| 99 | Mo Vaughn | Anaheim Angels |
| 100 | Omar Vizquel | Cleveland Indians |
| 101 | Aubrey Huff | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| 102 | Jimmy Rollins | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 103 | Cory Aldridge | Atlanta Braves |
| 104 | Wilmy Caceres | Anaheim Angels |
| 105 | Josh Beckett | Florida Marlins |
| 106 | Wilson Betemit | Atlanta Braves |
| 107 | Timo Perez | New York Mets |
| 108 | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 109 | Bud Smith | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 110 | Jack Wilson | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 111 | Alex Escobar | New York Mets |
| 112 | Johnny Estrada | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 113 | Pedro Feliz | San Francisco Giants |
| 114 | Nate Frese | Chicago Cubs |
| 115 | Carlos Garcia | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 116 | Brandon Larson | Cincinnati Reds |
| 117 | Alexis Gomez | Kansas City Royals |
| 118 | Jason Hart | Oakland Athletics |
| 119 | Adam Dunn | Cincinnati Reds |
| 120 | Marcus Giles | Atlanta Braves |
| 121 | Christian Parker | New York Yankees |
| 122 | Jackson Melian | Cincinnati Reds |
| 123 | Endy Chavez | Kansas City Royals |
| 124 | Adrian Hernandez | Boston Red Sox |
| 125 | Joe Kennedy | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| 126 | Jose Mieses | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 127 | C.C. Sabathia | Cleveland Indians |
| 128 | Eric Munson | Detroit Tigers |
| 129 | Xavier Nady | San Diego Padres |
| 130 | Horacio Ramirez | Atlanta Braves |
| 131 | Abraham Nunez | Florida Marlins |
| 132 | Jose Ortiz | Oakland Athletics |
| 133 | Jeremy Owens | San Diego Padres |
| 134 | Claudio Vargas | Florida Marlins |
| 135 | Corey Patterson | Chicago Cubs |
| 136 | Andres Torres | Detroit Tigers |
| 137 | Ben Sheets | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 138 | Joe Crede | Chicago White Sox |
| 139 | Adam Pettyjohn | Detroit Tigers |
| 140 | Elpidio Guzman | Anaheim Angels |
| 141 | Jay Gibbons | Baltimore Orioles |
| 142 | Wilken Ruan | Montreal Expos |
| 143 | Tsuyoshi Shinjo | New York Mets |
| 144 | Alfonso Soriano | New York Yankees |
| 145 | Nick Johnson | New York Yankees |
| 146 | Ichiro Suzuki | Seattle Mariners |
| 147 | Juan Uribe | Colorado Rockies |
| 148 | Jack Cust | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 149 | Carlos Valderrama | San Francisco Giants |
| 150 | Matt White | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| 151 | Henry Aaron | Atlanta Braves |
| 152 | Ernie Banks | Chicago Cubs |
| 153 | Johnny Bench | Cincinnati Reds |
| 154 | George Brett | Kansas City Royals |
| 155 | Lou Brock | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 156 | Rod Carew | Minnesota Twins |
| 157 | Steve Carlton | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 158 | Bob Feller | Cleveland Indians |
| 159 | Bob Gibson | St. Louis Browns |
| 160 | Reggie Jackson | New York Yankees |
| 161 | Al Kaline | Detroit Tigers |
| 162 | ||
| 163 | Don Mattingly | New York Yankees |
| 164 | Willie Mays | San Francisco Giants |
| 165 | Willie McCovey | San Francisco Giants |
| 166 | Joe L. Morgan | Cincinnati Reds |
| 167 | Stan Musial | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 168 | Jim Palmer | Baltimore Orioles |
| 169 | Brooks Robinson | Baltimore Orioles |
| 170 | Frank Robinson | Baltimore Orioles |
| 171 | Nolan Ryan | Texas Rangers |
| 172 | Mike Schmidt | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 173 | Tom Seaver | New York Mets |
| 174 | Warren Spahn | Milwaukee Braves |
| 175 | Robin Yount | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 176 | Wade Boggs | Boston Red Sox |
| 177 | Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers |
| 178 | Lou Gehrig | New York Yankees |
| 179 | Luis Aparicio | Chicago White Sox |
| 180 | Babe Ruth | New York Yankees |
| 181 | Ryne Sandberg | Chicago Cubs |
| 182 | Yogi Berra | New York Yankees |
| 183 | Roberto Clemente | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 184 | Eddie Murray | Baltimore Orioles |
| 185 | ||
| 186 | Duke Snider | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 187 | Orlando Cepeda | San Francisco Giants |
| 188 | Billy Williams | Chicago Cubs |
| 189 | Juan Marichal | San Francisco Giants |
| 190 | Harmon Killebrew | Minnesota Twins |
| 191 | Kirby Puckett | Minnesota Twins |
| 192 | Carlton Fisk | Boston Red Sox |
| 193 | Dave Winfield | San Diego Padres |
| 194 | Whitey Ford | New York Yankees |
| 195 | Paul Molitor | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 196 | Tony Perez | Cincinnati Reds |
| 197 | Ozzie Smith | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 198 | Ralph Kiner | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 199 | Fergie Jenkins | Chicago Cubs |
| 200 | Phil Rizzuto | New York Yankees |
Short Prints
Cards 101-200 were short printed.
Parallels
The main parallel set is called Timeless Tributes. It parallels the entire 198 card set and each card is serial numbered to 100 copies. The cards were randomly inserted into all packs. It is currently believed that no copies of Timeless Tributes exist for #162 and #185.
Significant Signatures
The other parallel set for 2001 Donruss Classics was the Significant Signatures set. 83 of the cards numbered 101-200 are paralleled in this set. The stated odds were 1:18 packs or approximately 1 per hobby box. Cards numbered 101-150 have sticker autographs while cards numbered 151-200 are hand signed. A very large number of these cards were inserted as exchange cards. Redemptions for #162 Sandy Koufax were switched for a card of Nolan Ryan in an Astros uniform after no agreement could be reached with Koufax. Similarly Ron Santo was substituted for #185 Robin Roberts.
Inserts
Game-Used
2001 Donruss Classics hobby boxes were among the most prolific boxes in terms of game used insert cards of any baseball card set up until that point with at least 3 game used cards and 1 autographed card per 18 pack hobby box. Many of the high end inserts were issued as exchange cards that could be redeemed until September 10, 2003.
Benchmarks
The 24-card set was inserted 1:18 hobby and 1:72 retail packs. Each card features a wood chip from a dugout bench from a major league stadium. BM-11 Willie Stargell, BM-19, and BM-24 Hank Aaron were all packed out as exchange cards. Both BM-11 and BM-24 are very rare but it is believed that card BM-19 does not exist. The set was also partially paralleled with 9 autographed cards. The autographs were all packed out as exchange cards and a total of 25 sets were printed (according to Donruss).
- AU = Autographed parallel
| Card# | Card Name | Team | AU |
| BM-1 | Todd Helton | Colorado Rockies | |
| BM-2 | Roberto Clemente | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| BM-3 | Mark McGwire | St. Louis Cardinals | |
| BM-4 | Barry Bonds | San Francisco Giants | |
| BM-5 | Bob Gibson | St. Louis Cardinals | AU |
| BM-6 | Ken Griffey Jr | Cincinnati Reds | |
| BM-7 | Frank Robinson | Baltimore Orioles | AU |
| BM-8 | Greg Maddux | Atlanta Braves | |
| BM-9 | Reggie Jackson | New York Yankees | AU |
| BM-10 | Sammy Sosa | Chicago Cubs | |
| BM-11 | Willie Stargell | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| BM-12 | Vladimir Guerrero | Montreal Expos | AU |
| BM-13 | Johnny Bench | Cincinnati Reds | |
| BM-14 | Tony Gwynn | San Diego Padres | |
| BM-15 | Mike Schmidt | Philadelphia Phillies | AU |
| BM-16 | Ivan Rodriguez | Texas Rangers | |
| BM-17 | Jeff Bagwell | Houston Astros | |
| BM-18 | Cal Ripken Jr | Baltimore Orioles | |
| BM-19 | |||
| BM-20 | Kirby Puckett | Minnesota Twins | AU |
| BM-21 | Frank Thomas | Chicago White Sox | |
| BM-22 | Joe L. Morgan | Cincinnati Reds | AU |
| BM-23 | Mike Piazza | New York Mets | |
| BM-24 | Henry Aaron | Atlanta Braves | |
| BM-25 | Andruw Jones | Atlanta Braves | AU |
Price Report
- Apirl 2010 (from eBay)
- Johnny Bench - $7
- Barry Bonds - $5
Combos
Price Report
- Apirl 2010 (from eBay)
- Babe Ruth $250
Legendary Lumberjacks
These game used bat cards were inserted into 2001 Donruss Classics at a rate of 1:18 Hobby packs and 1:72 retail packs. None of the cards are serial numbered, however Donruss did release print runs for the cards that were short printed. Additionally some of the cards were available only as exchange cards and are noted as such in the checklist below.
This set features some of the first game used memorabilia pieces of Hack Wilson, Rogers Hornsby, Nellie Fox, Jimmie Foxx, Ty Cobb and Lou Gehrig. Overall the checklist of players is fairly extensive (39 of the 50 players are in the Hall of Fame) but with the low print runs of the Gehrig and Ruth cards along with the fact that several of the cards were only available as exchange cards, completing this set can be quite challenging.
It should also be noted that some of the short printed cards do not carry a price in the Beckett OPG, typically these are the least rare of the short prints (Ripken, Mathews, etc). They typically sell for $10-$20.
Price Report
- May 2009 (from eBay)
- Babe Ruth card - $165.00
- Mike Schmidt - $6.00
- Duke Snider - $10.00
- Ralph Kiner - $7.50
- Barry Bonds - $13.00 (did not sell)
- Apirl 2010 (from eBay)
- Wade Boggs - $5.50
- Eddie Mathews - $13.00
- Ty Cobb $- $75
- George Brett - $7.50
- Hank Aaron - $20
Stadium Stars
The 24-card set was inserted 1:18 hobby and 1:72 retail packs. Each card features a wood chip from a dugout bench from a major league stadium. Overall, the set is very similar to the Benchmarks set, just with a slightly different checklist and smaller wood chip swatches. The Honus Wagner card SS-16 was inserted as an exchange card. 8 of the cards were also paralleled with an autographed version that were inserted as exchange cards only. 25 of each autographed card was produced according to Donruss.
Price Report
- May 2009
- Reggie Jackson $13.00
- Ken Griffey Jr. $13.00
- Lou Gehrig - $22.50
- Apirl 2010 (from eBay)
- Ty Cobb - $25
- Frank Robinson - $5
- Ty Cobb - $14
| Number | Player | Team | EXCH | AU |
| SS1 | Babe Ruth | Yankees | SP | |
| SS2 | Cal Ripken | Orioles | ||
| SS3 | Brooks Robinson | Orioles | AU | |
| SS4 | Tony Gwynn | Padres | SP | |
| SS5 | Ty Cobb | Tigers | ||
| SS6 | Vladimir Guerrero | Expos | SP | AU |
| SS7 | Lou Gehrig | Yankees | SP | |
| SS8 | Nomar Garciaparra | Red Sox | ||
| SS9 | Sammy Sosa | Cubs | SP | |
| SS10 | Reggie Jackson | Yankees | SP | AU |
| SS11 | Alex Rodriguez | Rangers | AU | |
| SS12 | Derek Jeter | Yankees | ||
| SS13 | Willie McCovey | Giants | SP | AU |
| SS14 | Mark McGwire | Cardinals | ||
| SS15 | Chipper Jones | Braves | ||
| SS16 | Honus Wagner | Pirates | ||
| SS17 | Ken Griffey Jr. | Mariners | ||
| SS18 | Frank Robinson | Orioles | AU | |
| SS19 | Barry Bonds | Giants | SP | |
| SS20 | Yogi Berra | Yankees | SP | AU |
| SS21 | Mike Piazza | Mariners | SP | |
| SS22 | Roger Clemens | Yankees | ||
| SS23 | Duke Snider | Dodgers | SP | AU |
| SS24 | Frank Thomas | White Sox | ||
| SS25 | Andruw Jones | Braves |