2012 Topps Chrome
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Description
2012 Topps Chrome, a 220-card set, was released to retail outlets on August 17, 2012. It was officially released to the hobby on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs. One box in every three hobby cases will be a hot box containing all refractor cards including some colored refractors.
Distribution
24 packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $4). 12 boxes per case.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Base | 220 | - | ? | ? |
Variations | 20 | - | 1:912 | 1:13,500 |
Refractor | 220 | - | 1:3 | 1:3 |
X-fractor | 220 | - | 1:6 | 1:6 |
Blue Refractor | 220 | 199 | 1:21 | 1:300 |
Black Refractor | 220 | 100 | 1:41 | 1:760 |
Sepia Refractor | 220 | 75 | 1:55 | 1:930 |
Gold Refractor | 220 | 50 | 1:82 | 1:1525 |
Red Refractor | 220 | 25 | 1:153 | N/A |
Atomic Refractor | 220 | ten | 1:383 | N/A |
SuperFractor | 220 | one-of-one | 1:3832 | N/A |
Printing Plates | 220 | four-for-each | 1:958 | N/A |
Dynamic Die-Cuts | 50 | - | 1:24 | 1:24 |
Autographed Rookies | 25 | - | 1:19 | 1:187 |
Autographed Rookies Refractor | 25 | 499 | 1:73 | 1:770 |
Autographed Rookies Blue Refractor | 25 | 199 | 1:149 | 1:1575 |
Autographed Rookies Black Refractor | 25 | 100 | 1:296 | 1:3100 |
Autographed Rookies Sepia Refractor | 25 | 75 | 1:395 | 1:4100 |
Autographed Rookies Gold Refractor | 25 | 50 | 1:588 | 1:6550 |
Autographed Rookies Red Refractor | 25 | 25 | 1:1052 | N/A |
Autographed Rookies Atomic Refractor | 25 | ten | 1:2635 | N/A |
Autographed Rookies SuperFractor | 25 | one-of-one | 1:26350 | N/A |
Autographed Rookies Printing Plates | 25 | four-for-each | 1:6587 | N/A |
Autographed Relics | 20 | ten | 1:4210 | N/A |
Dynamic Die-Cuts Autographs | 21 | 25 | 1:1900 | 1:19,675 |
Dual Autographs | 10 | ten | 1:9579 | 1:92,370 |
Autographed Chrome Rookie Buybacks | 10 | ten | 1:21300 | 1:36,275 |
Chrome Encounters Autographs | ? | ten | 1:4215 | N/A |
Cut From The Same Cloth Autographs | ? | five | 1:8430 | N/A |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Tim Lincecum
- 2 Craig Kimbrel
- 3 Shane Victorino
- 4 David Ortiz
- 5 Ryan Lavarnway
- 6 Jon Lester
- 7 Michael Pineda
- 8 C. J. Wilson
- 9 Brian McCann
- 10 Justin Upton
- 11 Ian Kennedy
- 12 Jason Heyward
- 13 Ian Kinsler
- 14 CC Sabathia
- 15 Jimmy Rollins
- 16 Jose Valverde
- 17 Chris Carpenter
- 18 Cameron Maybin
- 19 Freddie Freeman
- 20 Adrian Gonzalez
- 21 Dustin Pedroia
- 22 Shin-Soo Choo
- 23 Clay Buchholz
- 24 Buster Posey
- 25 Chase Utley
- 26 Prince Fielder
- 27 Mark Reynolds
- 28 Roy Halladay
- 29 Carl Crawford
- 30 Josh Hamilton
- 31 Ben Zobrist
- 32 Giancarlo Stanton
- 33 Tommy Hanson
- 34 Aroldis Chapman
- 35 Paul Goldschmidt
- 36 Cole Hamels
- 37 Jeremy Hellickson
- 38 Andrew McCutchen
- 39 Jacob Turner
- 40 Joey Votto
- 41 David Wright
- 42 Zack Cozart
- 43 Desmond Jennings
- 44 Jhoulys Chacin
- 45 Alex Gordon
- 46 Dan Uggla
- 47 Billy Butler
- 48 Matt Cain
- 49 Alex Rodriguez
- 50 Joe Mauer
- 51 Torii Hunter
- 52 Jered Weaver
- 53 Gio Gonzalez
- 54 Ike Davis
- 55 Paul Konerko
- 56 Mike Napoli
- 57 Nelson Cruz
- 58 Shaun Marcum
- 59 James Shields
- 60 Curtis Granderson
- 61 Eric Hosmer
- 62 Michael Morse
- 63 Josh Johnson
- 64 Lucas Duda
- 65 Ubaldo Jimenez
- 66 Mat Latos
- 67 Daniel Hudson
- 68 Michael Young
- 69 Lance Berkman
- 70 Stephen Strasburg
- 71 Ryan Howard
- 72 Anibal Sanchez
- 73 Mark Teixeira
- 74 Hanley Ramirez
- 75 Jose Reyes
- 76 Zack Grienke
- 77 Tim Hudson
- 78 Jayson Werth
- 79 Brandon Phillips
- 80 Albert Pujols
- 81 Kyle Blanks
- 82 Hunter Pence
- 83 Mark Trumbo
- 84 Derek Jeter
- 85 Carlos Gonzalez
- 86 Ricky Romero
- 87 Jacob Ellsbury
- 88 Jason Motte
- 89 Mike Moustakas
- 90 Evan Longoria
- 91 Allen Craig
- 92 Derek Holland
- 93 Justin Verlander
- 94 Justin Morneau
- 95 Matt Garza
- 96 Chipper Jones
- 97 Yadier Molina
- 98 Brian Wilson
- 99 Jemile Weeks
- 100 Ichiro
- 101 Yonder Alonso
- 102 Madison Bumgarner
- 103 Cliff Lee
- 104 David Freese
- 105 Adam Lind
- 106 Adam Jones
- 107 Dustin Ackley
- 108 Nick Swisher
- 109 Kevin Youkilis
- 110 Troy Tulowitzki
- 111 Miguel Montero
- 112 Clayton Kershaw
- 113 Michael Bourn
- 114 Carlos Santana
- 115 Josh Beckett
- 116 Felix Hernandez
- 117 Ryan Braun
- 118 Ryan Zimmerman
- 119 Jaime Garcia
- 120 Matt Kemp
- 121 Nyjer Morgan
- 122 Brandon Beachy
- 123 Brandon Belt
- 124 Salvador Perez
- 125 Matt Holliday
- 126 Dan Heren
- 127 Starlin Castro
- 128 Asdrubal Cabrera
- 129 Ivan Nova
- 130 Miguel Cabrera
- 131 Alex Avila
- 132 Adrian Beltre
- 133 David Price
- 134 Melky Cabrera
- 135 Drew Stubbs
- 136 Dee Gordon
- 137 B. J. Upton
- 138 Ryan Vogelsong
- 139 Pablo Sandoval
- 140 Jose Bautista
- 141 Jay Bruce
- 142 Yovani Gallardo
- 143 Robinson Cano
- 144 Mike Trout
- 145 Chris Young
- 146 Aramis Ramirez
- 147 Rickie Weeks
- 148 Johnny Cueto
- 149 Elvis Andrus
- 150 Mariano Rivera
- 151 Yu Darvish RC
- 152 Alex Liddi RC
- 153 Adron Chambers RC
- 154 Liam Hendriks RC
- 155 Drew Pomeranz RC
- 156 Austin Romine RC
- 157 Tim Federowicz RC
- 158 Joe Benson RC
- 159 Matt Dominguez RC
- 160 Matt Moore RC
- 161 Jordan Pacheco RC
- 162 Chris Parmelee RC
- 163 Brad Peacock RC
- 164 Brett Pill RC
- 165 Wilin Rosario RC
- 166 Addison Reed RC
- 167 Dellin Betances RC
- 168 Kelvin Herrera RC
- 169 Tom Milone RC
- 170 Jesus Montero RC
- 171 Michael Taylor RC
- 172 Devin Mesoraco RC
- 173 Brett Lawrie RC
- 174 James Darnell RC
- 175 Leonys Martin RC
- 176 Jeff Locke RC
- 177 Jarrod Parker RC
- 178 Collin Cowgill RC
- 179 Taylor Green RC
- 180 Yoenis Cespedes RC
- 181 Eric Surkamp RC
- 182 Andrelton Simmons RC
- 183 Tyler Pastornicky RC
- 184 Norichika Aoki RC
- 185 Tsuyoshi Wada RC
- 186 Hisashi Iwakuma RC
- 187 Adrian Cardenas RC
- 188 Wei-Yen Chen RC
- 189 Xavier Avery RC
- 190 Matt Hague RC
- 191 Drew Smyly RC
- 192 Kirk Nieuwenhuis RC
- 193 Drew Hutchinson RC
- 194 Wily Peralta RC
- 195 Jordany Valdespin RC
- 196 Bryce Harper RC
- 197 Will Middlebrooks RC
- 198 Brian Dozier RC
- 199 Matt Adams RC
- 200 Irving Falu RC
- 201 Howie Kendrick
- 202 Chris Davis
- 203 Alcides Escobar
- 204 A. J. Pierzynski
- 205 Edwin Encarnacion
- 206 Adam Dunn
- 207 Mike Aviles
- 208 Jason Kipnis
- 209 Andre Ethier
- 210 Carlos Beltran
- 211 Adam LaRoche
- 212 Carlos Ruiz
- 213 Jake Peavy
- 214 Chris Sale
- 215 R. A. Dickey
- 216 Mark Buehrle
- 217 Derek Lowe
- 218 Jason Vargas
- 219 Kyle Seager
- 220 Omar Infante
Variations
NOTE: The variations are NOT marked as such. The website Cardboard Connection has compiled a visual guide to these cards. It does not appear that any of these cards are available in a Refractor parallel.
- 1 Tim Lincecum
- 10 Justin Upton
- 28 Roy Halladay
- 30 Josh Hamilton
- 49 Alex Rodriguez
- 70 Stephen Strasburg
- 75 Jose Reyes
- 80 Albert Pujols
- 84 Derek Jeter
- 87 Jacoby Ellsbury
- 93 Justin Verlander
- 100 Ichiro
- 110 Troy Tulowitzki
- 120 Matt Kemp
- 151 Yu Darvish
- 160 Matt Moore
- 170 Jesus Montero
- 173 Brett Lawrie
- 180 Yoenis Cespedes
- 196 Bryce Harper
Parallels
Each base card is available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor
- X-fractor
- Purple Refractor (4 per retail blaster box)
- Orange Refractor (3 per retail hangar pack)
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
- Sepia Refractor (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies, Hobby only)
- Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to ten copies, Hobby only)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each, Hobby only)
Inserts
Dynamic Die-Cuts
- DD-AC Aroldis Chapman
- DD-AG Adrian Gonzalez
- DD-AJ Adam Jones
- DD-AL Adam Lind
- DD-AM Andrew McCutchen
- DD-AP Albert Pujols
- DD-BG Brett Gardner
- DD-BL Brett Lawrie
- DD-BP Buster Posey
- DD-CG Curtis Granderson
- DD-CK Clayton Kershaw
- DD-CL Cliff Lee
- DD-CS CC Sabathia
- DD-DA Dustin Ackley
- DD-DJ Derek Jeter
- DD-DO David Ortiz
- DD-DPA Dustin Pedroia
- DD-EA Elvis Andrus
- DD-EH Eric Hosmer
- DD-FH Felix Hernandez
- DD-GS Giancarlo Stanton
- DD-I Ichiro
- DD-IK Ian Kinsler
- DD-IN Ivan Nova
- DD-JB Jose Bautista
- DD-JBR Jay Bruce
- DD-JE Jacoby Ellsbury
- DD-JH Josh Hamilton
- DD-JM Jesus Montero
- DD-JR Jose Reyes
- DD-JU Justin Upton
- DD-JV Justin Verlander
- DD-JVO Joey Votto
- DD-MK Matt Kemp
- DD-MM Matt Moore
- DD-MMO Michael Morse
- DD-MP Michael Pineda
- DD-MT Mike Trout
- DD-NC Nelson Cruz
- DD-PF Prince Fielder
- DD-PG Paul Goldschmidt
- DD-PS Pablo Sandoval
- DD-RB Ryan Braun
- DD-RC Robinson Cano
- DD-RH Roy Halladay
- DD-SC Starlin Castro
- DD-SS Stephen Strasburg
- DD-TL Tim Lincecum
- DD-TT Troy Tulowitzki
- DD-YD Yu Darvish
Autographs & Game-Used
Autographed Chrome Rookies
Each Autographed Chrome Rookie is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 499 copies)
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
- Sepia Refractor (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies, Hobby only)
- Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to ten copies, Hobby only)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each, Hobby only)
- 5 Ryan Lavarnway
- 39 Jacob Turner
- 42 Zack Cozart
- 101 Yonder Alonso
- 151 Yu Darvish
- 154 Liam Hendriks
- 155 Drew Pomeranz
- 156 Austin Romine
- 160 Matt Moore
- 161 Jordan Pacheco
- 162 Chris Parmelee
- 163 Brad Peacock
- 166 Addison Reed
- 167 Dellin Betances
- 169 Tom Milone
- 170 Jesus Montero
- 172 Devin Mesoraco
- 173 Brett Lawrie
- 177 Jarrod Parker
- 180 Yoenis Cespedes
- 181 Eric Surkamp
- 183 Tyler Pastornicky
- 184 Norichika Aoki
- 185 Tsuyoshi Wada
- 186 Hisashi Iwakuma
- 190 Matt Hague
- 191 Drew Smyly
- 192 Kirk Nieuwenhuis
- 193 Drew Hutchison
- BH Bryce Harper
- TB Trevor Bauer
- WP Wily Peralta
Autographed Relics
Each Autographed Relic is serial-numbered to ten copies.
- 7 Michael Pineda
- 20 Adrian Gonzalez
- 24 Buster Posey
- 35 Paul Goldschmidt
- 36 Cole Hamels
- 57 Nelson Cruz
- 61 Eric Hosmer
- 62 Mike Morse
- 65 Ubaldo Jimenez
- 83 Mark Trumbo
- 106 Adam Jones
- 140 Jose Bautista
- 144 Mike Trout
- 151 Yu Darvish
- 155 Drew Pomeranz
- 160 Matt Moore
- 170 Jesus Montero
- 172 Devin Mesoraco
- 173 Brett Lawrie
- 177 Jarrod Parker
Dynamic Die-Cuts Autograph
Each Dynamic Die-Cut Autograph is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
- DDA-AC Aroldis Chapman
- DDA-AG Adrian Gonzalez
- DDA-AJ Adam Jones
- DDA-AP Albert Pujols
- DDA-BG Brett Gardner
- DDA-BL Brett Lawrie
- DDA-DA Dustin Ackley
- DDA-EA Elvis Andrus
- DDA-EH Eric Hosmer
- DDA-FH Felix Hernandez
- DDA-IN Ivan Nova
- DDA-JB Jose Bautista
- DDA-JBU Jay Bruce
- DDA-JV Justin Verlander
- DDA-MK Matt Kemp
- DDA-MM Michael Morse
- DDA-MT Mike Trout
- DDA-NC Nelson Cruz
- DDA-PF Prince Fielder
- DDA-RC Robinson Cano
- DDA-YD Yu Darvish
Chrome Encounters
Each Chrome Encounters Autograph is serial-numbered to ten copies.
- CE-AG Adrian Gonzalez
- CE-AJ Adam Jones
- CE-BP Buster Posey
- CE-CG Carlos Gonzalez
- CE-CJ Chipper Jones
- CE-CK Clayton Kershaw
- CE-DP Dustin Pedroia
- CE-DU Dan Uggla
- CE-EH Eric Hosmer
- CE-EL Evan Longoria
- CE-HR Hanley Ramirez
- CE-JH Jason Heyward
- CE-JM Joe Mauer
- CE-JV Justin Verlander
- CE-JW Jered Weaver
- CE-MC Miguel Cabrera
- CE-MT Mike Trout
- CE-RB Ryan Braun
- CE-RZ Ryan Zimmerman
- CE-SC Starlin Castro
Cut From The Same Cloth
Each Cut From The Same Cloth Autograph is serial-numbered to five copies.
- CC-FP Freddie Freeman / Tyler Pastornicky
- CC-GO Adrian Gonzalez / David Ortiz
- CC-GP Yovani Gallardo / Wily Peralta
- CC-GU Paul Goldschmidt / Justin Upton
- CC-GZ Gio Gonzalez / Jordan Zimmermann
- CC-HM Eric Hosmer / Mike Moustakas
- CC-MA Jesus Montero / Dustin Ackley
- CC-MM Devin Mesoraco / Jesus Montero
- CC-PP Jarrod Parker / Brad Peacock
- CC-BL Jose Bautista / Brett Lawrie
- CC-CF Miguel Cabrera / Prince Fielder
- CC-CH Nelson Cruz / Josh Hamilton
- CC-GH Giancarlo Stanton / Hanley Ramirez
- CC-HD Josh Hamilton / Yu Darvish
- CC-KH Ian Kennedy / Daniel Hudson
- CC-MH Matt Moore / Jeremy Hellickson
- CC-MP Joe Mauer / Buster Posey
- CC-PT Albert Pujols / Mike Trout
- CC-RD Robinson Cano / Dustin Pedroia
- CC-SM Giancarlo Stanton / Logan Morrison
Dual Autographs
Each Dual Autograph is serial-numbered to ten copies.
- DA-DC Yu Darvish / Yoenis Cespedes
- DA-GH Paul Goldschmidt / Daniel Hudson
- DA-MM Matt Moore / Jesus Montero
- DA-UH Dan Uggla / Jason Heyward
- DA-DH Yu Darvish / Bryce Harper
- DA-HZ Bryce Harper / Ryan Zimmerman
- DA-KE Matt Kemp / Andre Ethier
- DA-KK Matt Kemp / Clayton Kershaw
- DA-KV Clayton Kershaw / Justin Verlander
- DA-TT Mike Trout / Mark Trumbo
Autographed Buybacks
Each Autographed Buyback is serial-numbered to ten copies.
Jose Bautista
Adrian Gonzalez
Joe Mauer
Miguel Cabrera
Robinson Cano
Felix Hernandez
Prince Fielder
Brian McCann
Ken Griffey, Jr. Autographed Chrome Reprint
Ken Griffey, Jr.