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Description

2012 Bowman Chrome, a 220-card set supplemented with a 110-card Prospects insert set, was scheduled to be released to the hobby on October 17th, 2012, however some cases and boxes surfaced on Friday, October 12. As in past years, every 18-pack Hobby box will contain an autograph. New for 2012, every third Hobby box will contain a second autograph. Based on extrapolation, approximately 6,027 hobby cases were produced.

Distribution

Hobby: 18 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	-	2:1	?
Prospects	110	-	2:1	2:1
Refractors	330	-	1:4	1:4
Franchise All-Stars	20	-	1:18	1:18
Futures Game	45	-	1:18	1:18
Autographed Prospects	30+	-	1:19	?
Blue Refractor	330	250	1:19	?
Purple Refractor	330	199	1:24	?
Legends in the Making Die-Cuts	25	-	1:24	1:24
Autograph Prospects Refractor	30+	500	1:75	?
Gold Refractor	330	50	1:96	?
Orange Refractor	330	25	1:192	?
Autograph Prospects Blue Refractor	30+	150	1:252	?
Autograph Prospects Gold Refractor	30+	50	1:755	?
Red Refractor	330	5	1:961	?
Printing Plates	330	four for each	1:986	N/A
Autograph Prospects Orange Refractor	30+	25	1:1,510	?
Autograph Prospects Purple Refractor	30+	10	1:3,250	N/A
SuperFractor	330	one-of-one	1:3,946	N/A
Autograph Prospects Red Refractor	30+	five	1:6,500	N/A
Autograph Prospects Printing Plates	30+	four for each	1:8,125	N/A
Autograph Prospects SuperFractor	30+	one-of-one	1:32,500	N/A
Legends in the Making Die-Cut Autographs	15	15	?	?
Franchise All-Stars Dual Autographs	5	25	?	N/A
Futures Game Patch Relics	45	10	?	?
Futures Game Autographed Patch Relics	10	5	?	N/A
Bowman Black	25	25	?	N/A

Checklist

Base Set

185 Wri-Yin Chen RC
1 Roy Halladay
2 Josh Johnson
3 Buster Posey
4 Jeremy Hellickson
5 Giancarlo Stanton
6 Alex Liddi RC
7 Mat Latos
8 Anibal Sanchez
9 Hanley Ramirez
10 Derek Jeter
11 Derek Norris RC
12 Daniel Hudson
13 Brandon Morrow
14 Pablo Sandoval
15 Josh Beckett
16 David Price
17 Tim Hudson
18 Joe Benson RC
19 Doug Fister
20 Nick Markakis
21 Brad Peacock
22 Adam Jones
23 Billy Butler
24 Kirk Nieuwenhuis
25 Jordan Danks RC
26 CC Sabathia
27 Zack Greinke
28 Mark Reynolds
29 Jose Bautista
30 Brett Lawrie RC
31 Cole Hamels
32 Jayson Werth
33 Carl Crawford
34 Chipper Jones
35 Ervin Santana
36 Miguel Cabrera
37 Michael Pineda
38 Brandon Beachy
39 Liam Hendriks
40 Alex Gordon
41 Martin Prado
42 Tim Lincecum
43 Vance Worley
44 Yoenis Cespedes RC
45 Clayton Kershaw
46 Devin Mesoraco
47 Andrelton Simmons RC
48 B.J. Upton
49 Ivan Nova
50 Nyjer Morgan
51 Carlos Santana
52 Norichika Aoki RC
53 David Wright
54 Joey Votto
55 Felix Hernandez
56 Troy Tulowitzki
57 Dellin Betances
58 Evan Longoria
59 Addison Reed
60 Derek Holland
61 Gio Gonzalez
62 Shin-Soo Choo
63 Jose Reyes
64 Ian Kinsler
65 Jimmy Rollins
66 Alex Rodriguez
67 Cory Luebke
68 J.D. Martinez
69 Carlos Gonzalez
70 Chris Archer RC
71 Yovani Gallardo
72 Kevin Youkilis
73 Neftali Feliz
74 Xavier Avery RC
75 Jemile Weeks
76 Matt Hague RC
77 Drew Smyly RC
78 Yadier Molina
79 Yunel Escobar
80 Jason Motte
81 Drew Hutchinson RC
82 Jordany Valdespin RC
83 Justin Masterson
84 Yu Darvish RC
85 Alex Avila
86 Nick Swisher
87 Mark Teixeira
88 Dan Haren
89 Jaime Garcia
90 Melky Cabrera
91 Brian Dozier RC
92 Matt Garza
93 Hunter Pence
94 Brandon Phillips
95 Ubaldo Jimenez
96 Prince Fielder
97 Matt Kemp
98 Freddie Freeman
99 Jarrod Parker
100 Daniel Bard
101 Corey Hart
102 Ike Davis
103 Curtis Granderson
104 Eric Hosmer
105 Madison Bumgarner
106 Michael Bourn
107 Albert Pujols
108 Matt Moore
109 Matt Holliday
110 Tyler Pastornicky
111 Colby Rasmus
112 Nelson Cruz
113 Craig Kimbrel
114 Desmond Jennings
115 Irving Falu RC
116 Jon Lester
117 John Axford
118 Wilin Rosario
119 Todd Helton
120 Ryan Zimmerman
121 Josh Hamilton
122 Paul Konerko
123 Dee Gordon
124 J.P. Arencibia
125 J.J. Hardy
126 David Ortiz
127 Shane Victorino
128 James Shields
129 Mariano Rivera
130 Jon Niese
131 Paul Goldschmidt
132 Aramis Ramirez
133 Emilio Bonifacio
134 Salvador Perez
135 C.J. Wilson
136 Jhonny Peralta
137 Chris Parmelee
138 Ryan Howard
139 Mark Trumbo
140 Asdrubal Cabrera
141 Lucas Duda
142 Dan Uggla
143 Rickie Weeks
144 Johnny Cueto
145 Shaun Marcum
146 Elvis Andrus
147 Michael Young
148 Donovan Solano RC
149 Adrian Beltre
150 Drew Pomeranz
151 Lance Berkman
152 Heath Bell
153 Dustin Ackley
154 Stephen Strasburg
155 Ichiro
156 Michael Cuddyer
157 Mike Trout
158 Brett Gardner
159 Wade Miley RC
160 Chris Young
161 Jordan Zimmermann
162 Matt Dominguez
163 Jay Bruce
164 Max Scherzer
165 Ricky Romero
166 Brandon McCarthy
167 Brian McCann
168 Jordan Pacheco
169 Chris Carpenter
170 Joe Mauer
171 Carlos Ruiz
172 Jacoby Ellsbury
173 Trevor Bauer RC
174 Ryan Braun
175 Torii Hunter
176 Tommy Hanson
177 Elian Herrera RC
178 Quintin Berry RC
179 Adam Lind
180 Andrew McCutchen
181 Adrian Gonzalez
182 Jose Valverde
183 Justin Upton
184 Hisashi Iwakuma RC
186 Ted Lilly
187 Jeremy Hefner RC
188 Kole Calhoun RC
189 Will Middlebrooks RC
190 Starlin Castro
191 Adam Wainwright
192 Ian Kennedy
193 Michael Morse
194 Mike Moustakas
195 Matt Cain
196 Tom Milone
197 Chase Utley
198 Ryan Vogelsong
199 Wily Peralta RC
200 Jered Weaver
201 Cliff Lee
202 Jason Heyward
203 Jesus Montero
204 Clay Buchholz
205 David Freese
206 Justin Morneau
207 Christian Friedrich RC
208 Mike Napoli
209 Robinson Cano
210 Aroldis Chapman
211 Alexi Ogando
212 Brennan Boesch
213 R.A. Dickey
214 Bryce Harper RC
215 Matt Adams RC
216 Jamie Moyer
217 Dustin Pedroia
218 Justin Verlander
219 Miguel Montero
220 Ben Zobrist

Parallels

Each of the 220 base cards AND all of the 110 Prospects "inserts" (see below) are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractors
Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 5 copies)
SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each)

Inserts

All Insert checklists are TBD.

Prospects

BP220 Ruben Alaniz
BP219 Matthew Neil
BP216 Wilfredo Tovar
BP210 Carlos Alonso
BP206 Jordan Shipers
BP209 David Freitas
BP204 Matt Hoffman
BP203 Marcos Camarena
BP201 Matt Benedict
BP199 Gabriel Lino
BP197 Miguel Chalas
BP196 Montreal Robertson
BP195 Ben Alsup
BP194 Manuel Hernandez
BP192 Felix Munoz
BP191 Danny Winkler
BP190 Daniel Paolini
BP186 Frank Lafreniere
BP185 Logan Pevny
BP184 Austin Barnes
BP181 Estarlin Martinez
BP180 Brian Humphries
BP183 Garrett Buechele
BP172 O'Koyea Dickson
BP171 Matthew Summers
BP176 Aaron Brooks
BP168 Willy Garcia
BP167 Juaner Aguasvivas
BP170 Austin Brice
BP166 Wander Ramos
BP165 Carlos Valenzuela
BP164 Brandon Eckerle
BP163 Wilsen Palacios
BP162 Tim Shibuya
BP161 Derek Christensen
BP160 Gary Apelian
BP159 Tyler Rahmatulla
BP157 Cameron Seitzer
BP155 Art Charles
BP154 William Beckwith
BP152 Roberto de la Cruz
BP151 Camden Maron
BP150 Kenny Vargas
BP149 Mike Gallic
BP148 JaDamion Williams
BP147 Joel Caminero
BP146 Jamal Austin
BP139 Lane Adams
BP136 Gregory Hopkins
BP135 Starlin Rodriguez
BP134 Daniel Santana
BP133 Jon Talley
BP132 Garrett Wittels
BP129 Tyler Kelly
BP126 Christian Bergman
BP123 Drew Leachman
BP115 Sam Stafford
BP111 Rob Rasmussen
BP173 David Kandilas
BP174 Francisco Arcia
BP175 Taylor Siemens
BP177 Yeison Hernandez
BP179 Narciso Mesa
BP1 Justin Nicolino
BP10 Bryce Harper
BP100 Tommy Joseph
BP101 Julio Rodriguez
BP102 Oscar Taveras
BP103 Drew Hutchison
BP104 Joc Pederson
BP105 Xander Bogaerts
BP106 Tyler Collins
BP107 Joe Ross
BP108 Carlos Martinez
BP109 Andrelton Simmons
BP11 Philip Wunderlich
BP110 Daniel Norris
BP12 Rafael Ortega
BP13 Tyler Gagnon
BP14 Brenny Paulino
BP15 Jose Campos
BP16 Jesus Galindo
BP17 Tyler Austin
BP18 Brandon Drury
BP19 Richard Jones
BP2 Myrio Richard
BP20 Jeimer Candelario
BCP90 Robby Price
BP21 Jose Osuna
BP22 Claudio Custodio
BP23 Jake Marisnick
BP24 J.R. Graham
BP25 Raul Alcantara
BP26 Joseph Staley
BP27 Josh Bowman
BP28 Josh Edgin
BP29 Keith Couch
BP3 Francisco Lindor
BP30 Kyrell Hudson
BP31 Nick Maronde
BP32 Mario Yepez
BP33 Matthew West
BP34 Matthew Szczur
BP35 Devon Ethier
BP36 Michael Brady
BP37 Michael Crouse
BP38 Michael Gonzales
BP39 Mike Murray
BP4 Nathan Freiman
BP40 Paul Hoilman
BP41 Zach Walters
BP42 Tim Crabbe
BP43 Rookie Davis
BP44 Adam Duvall
BP45 Angelys Nina
BP46 Anthony Fernandez
BP47 Ariel Pena
BP48 Boone Whiting
BP49 Brandon Brown
BP5 A.J. Jimenez
BP50 Brennan Smith
BP51 Brett Krill
BP52 Dean Green
BP53 Casey Haerther
BP54 Casey Lawrence
BP55 Jose Vinicio
BP56 Kyle Simon
BP57 Chris Rearick
BP58 Cheslor Cuthbert
BP59 Daniel Corcino
BP6 Noah Perio
BP60 Danny Barnes
BP61 David Medina
BP62 Kes Carter
BP63 Todd McInnis
BP64 Edwar Cabrera
BP65 Emilio King
BP66 Jackie Bradley, Jr.
BP67 J.T. Wise
BP68 Jeff Malm
BP69 Jonathan Galvez
BP7 Adonys Cardona
BP70 Luis Heredia
BP71 Jonathon Berti
BP72 Jabari Blash
BP73 Will Swanner
BP74 Eric Arce
BP75 Dillon Maples
BP76 Ian Gac
BP77 Clay Holmes
BP78 Nick Castellanos
BP79 Josh Bell
BP8 Nick Kingham
BP80 Matt Purke
BP81 Taylor Whitenton
BP82 Dayan Diaz
BP83 Jacob Anderson
BP84 Bryan Brickhouse
BP85 Levi Michael
BP86 Gerrit Cole
BP87 Danny Hultzen
BP88 Anthony Rendon
BP89 Austin Hedges
BP9 Eddie Rosario
BP91 Dillon Howard
BP92 Nick Delmonico
BP93 Brandon Jacobs
BP94 Charlie Tilson
BP95 Luis Angel Sanz
BP96 Greg Billo
BP97 Andrew Susac
BP98 Greg Bird
BP99 Dante Bichette, Jr.
BP112 Maikel Franco
BP113 Granden Goetzman
BP114 Will Lamb
BP116 Boss Moanaroa
BP117 Shawon Dunston, Jr.
BP118 Matt Dean
BP119 Kevin Pillar
BP120 Jorge Soler
BP121 Ravel Santana
BP122 Felipe Rivero
BP124 Julio Morban
BP125 Donald Lutz
BP127 Michael Earley
BP128 Jeremy Nowak
BP130 Kyle Hendricks
BP131 Mike O'Neill
BP137 Colin Walsh
BP138 Chris Hawkins
BP140 Brent Keys
BP141 Hanser Alberto
BP142 Tyler Massey
BP143 Alen Hanson
BP144 Blair Walters
BP145 Jordan Scott
BP153 Luis Mateo
BP156 Guillermo Pimentel
BP158 Anthony Garcia
BP169 Brian Pointer
BP178 Jesus Solorzano
BP182 Gregory Polanco
BP187 Joshua Magee
BP188 Michael Antonio
BP189 Julio Concepcion
BP193 Evan Marshall
BP198 Bobby Bundy
BP200 Eduardo Rodriguez
BP202 Nate Jones
BP205 Kenny Faulk
BP207 Forrest Snow
BP208 Theo Bowe
BP211 Domingo Tapia
BP212 Juan Lagares
BP213 Junior Lake
BP214 Kevin Chapman
BP215 Jake Buchanan
BP217 Manny Machado
BP218 John Hellweg

Prospect Variations

BP112 Maikel Franco
BP114 Will Lamb
BP118 Matt Dean
BP119 Kevin Pillar
BP128 Jeremy Nowak
BP130 Kyle Hendricks
BP137 Colin Walsh
BP138 Chris Hawkins
BP144 Blair Walters
BP145 Jordan Scott
BP169 Brian Pointer
BP187 Joshua Magee
BP188 Michael Antonio
BP189 Julio Concepcion
BP198 Bobby Bundy
BP200 Eduardo Rodriguez
BP205 Kenny Faulk
BP211 Domingo Tapia
BP213 Junior Lake
BP215 Jake Buchanan

Legends in the Making Die-Cuts

Aroldis Chapman

Albert Pujols

Bryce Harper

Brett Lawrie

Buster Posey

Carlos Gonzalez

Clayton Kershaw

Dylan Bundy

David Freese

Dustin Pedroia

Felix Hernandez

Jacoby Ellsbury

Justin Verlander

Jered Weaver

Miguel Cabrera

Matt Kemp

Matt Moore

Prince Fielder

Ryan Braun

Robinson Cano

Stephen Strasburg

Trevor Bauer

Troy Tulowitzki

Yoenis Cespedes

Yu Darvish

Franchise All-Stars

Jurickson Profar

Elvis Andrus

Ryan Braun

Scooter Gennett

Anthony Gose

Jose Bautista

Wil Myers

Billy Butler

Carlos Beltran

Oscar Taveras

Robinson Cano

Tyler Austin

Miguel Cabrera

Nick Castellanos

Asdrubal Cabrera

Francisco Lindor

Nolan Arenado

Carlos Gonzalez

Felix Hernandez

Danny Hultzen

Mike Olt

Josh Hamilton

Dylan Bundy

Adam Jones

Gerrit Cole

Andrew McCutchen

Xander Bogaerts

David Ortiz

Tommy Joseph

Buster Posey

Jose Fernandez

Giancarlo Stanton

Jean Segura

Mike Trout

Billy Hamilton

Joey Votto

Bruce Rondon

Justin Verlander

Zack Wheeler

David Wright

Futures Game

Anthony Gose

Alfredo Marte

Ariel Pena

Ali Solis

Billy Hamilton

Bruce Rondon

Christian Bethancourt

Christian Yelich

Dylan Bundy

Danny Hultzen

Enny Romero

Francisco Lindor

Felipe Rivero

Gerrit Cole

Jose Fernandez

Jae-Hoon Ha

Jake Odorizzi

Jurickson Profar

Julio Rodriguez

Jonathan Singleton

Jean Segura

Jameson Taillon

Kyle Lotzkar

Kolten Wong

Matt Barnes

Michael Choice

Manny Machado

Mike Olt

Nolan Arenado

Nick Castellanos

Oswaldo Arcia

Oscar Taveras

Rob Brantly

Rymer Liriano

Scooter Gennett

Tyler Austin

Tommy Joseph

Tyler Skaggs

Taijuan Walker

Wilmer Flores

Wil Myers

Xander Bogaerts

Zack Wheeler

Autographs & Game-Used

Autograph Prospects

Refractors (serial-numbered to 500 copies)
Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 5 copies)
SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each)

Adam Conley

Andrew Chafin

Avisail Garcia

Bobby Crocker

Billy Hamilton

Boss Moanaroa

Brad Miller

Cody Buckel

Chase Davidson

Christian Villanueva

Frazier Hall

Felipe Rivero

Felix Sterling

Jose Campos

Jonathan Griffin

John Hellweg

Jake Marisnick

James Paxton

Josh Rutledge

J.R. Graham

Jonathan Singleton

Jorge Soler

Kevan Smith

Miles Head

Marcell Ozuna

Matt Szczur

Nick Castellanos

Nomar Mazara

Pratt Maynard

Ronald Guzman

Rougned Odor

Ravel Santana

Shawon Dunston Jr.

Scooter Gennett

Sean Nolin

Tyler Austin

Tony Cingrani

Trevor May

Tyler Skaggs

Williams Jerez

Zeke DeVoss

Hat Redemption

These can be redeemed for an entire 2012 Futures All Star Game worn hat.

Julio Rodriguez

Enny Romero

Christian Bethancourt

Felipe Rivero

Ariel Pena

Christian Yelich

Jose Fernandez

Kyle Lotzkar

Ali Solis

Wilmer Flores

Rymer Liriano

Alfredo Marte

Oscar Taveras

Jae-Hoon Ha

Oswaldo Arcia

Francisco Lindor

Jurickson Profar

Jean Segura

Wil Myers

Anthony Gose

Jameson Taillon

Taijuan Walker

Zack Wheeler

Tyler Skaggs

Jake Odorizzi

Dylan Bundy

Gerrit Cole

Danny Hultzen

Tommy Joseph

Nolan Arenado

Jonathan Singleton

Kolten Wong

Michael Choice

Mike Olt

Manny Machado

Nick Castellanos

Scooter Gennett

Billy Hamilton

Matt Barne

Legends in the Making Die-Cut Autographs

Each card is serial-numbered to 15 copies.

Aroldis Chapman

Albert Pujols

Bryce Harper

Buster Posey

Clayton Kershaw

Dylan Bundy

Justin Verlander

Miguel Cabrera

Matt Kemp

Prince Fielder

Ryan Braun

Robinson Cano

Trevor Bauer

Yoenis Cespedes

Yu Darvish

Franchise All-Stars Dual Autographs

Each card is serial-numbered to to 25 copies.

Miguel Cabrera

Nick Castellanos

Nolan Arenado

Carlos Gonzalez

Felix Hernandez

Danny Hultzen

Adam Jones

Dylan Bundy

Andrew McCutchen

Gerrit Cole

Futures Game Patch Relics

Each card is serial-numbered to ten copies.

Anthony Gose

Alfredo Marte

Ariel Pena

Ali Solis

Billy Hamilton

Bruce Rondon

Christian Bethancourt

Christian Yelich

Dylan Bundy

Danny Hultzen

Enny Romero

Francisco Lindor

Felipe Rivero

Gerrit Cole

Jose Fernandez

Jae-Hoon Ha

Jake Odorizzi

Jurickson Profar

Julio Rodriguez

Jonathan Singleton

Jean Segura

Jameson Taillon

Kyle Lotzkar

Kolten Wong

Matt Barnes

Michael Choice

Manny Machado

Mike Olt

Nolan Arenado

Nick Castellanos

Oswaldo Arcia

Oscar Taveras

Rob Brantly

Rymer Liriano

Scooter Gennett

Tommy Joseph

Tyler Skaggs

Taijuan Walker

Wilmer Flores

Wil Myers

Xander Bogaerts

Zack Wheeler

Futures Game Autographed Patch Relics

Each card is serial-numbered to five copies.

1 Billy Hamilton

2 Dylan Bundy

3 Francisco Lindor

4 Gerrit Cole

5 Jonathan Singleton

6 Jameson Taillon

7 Matt Barnes

8 Manny Machado

9 Nick Castellanos

10 Oscar Taveras

Bowman Black

See 2012 Bowman Black.