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Description

2015 Topps Chrome is a 205-card set released exclusively to retail outlets the week of August 5, 2015. The Hobby edition, which was originally scheduled for release at the same time as the retail version, was pushed back to the week of August 19th. Each Hobby box includes two autographs, while each Hobby-exclusive Jumbo box will have five autographs.

Distribution

Hobby/Retail: 24 packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $3). 12 boxes per case.

Blasters: Seven packs plus one four-card pack of Sepia Refractors per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $19.99).

Jumbo: 12 packs per box, 13 cards per pack (MSRP: $10). Eight boxes per case.

Rack Packs: Three, four-card, retail packs plus one pack of three Pink Refractors.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds	Jumbo Odds
Base	205	-	4:1	4:1	?
Image Variation	?	-	1:765	1:766	1:235
Refractor	200*	-	1:3	1:3	?
Sepia Refractor	200*	-	N/A	1:2	N/A
Prism Refractor	200*	-	1:6	1:6	1:2
Purple Refractor	200*	250	1:38	1:38	1:12
Blue Refractor	200*	150	1:64	1:64	1:20
Green Refractor	200*	99	1:97	1:97	1:30
Gold Refractor	205	50	1:191	1:191	1:59
Orange Refractor	200*	25	1:382	?	1:118
Red Refractor	200*	5	1:1,915	1:1,916	1:589
SuperFractor	200*	one-of-one	1:9,517	1:9,581	1:2,947
Printing Plates	200*	four for each	1:2,388	1:2,395	1:737
Image Variation Red Refractor	?	5	1:38,070	?	1:12,133
Image Variation SuperFractor	?	one-of-one	1:215,728	?	1:51,564
Future Stars	20	-	1:12	1:12	1:4
Future Stars Gold Refractor	20	50	1:1,915	1:1,916	1:589
Future Stars Orange Refractor	20	25	1:3,829	1:3,809	1:1,179
Future Stars Red Refractor	20	5	1:19,035	1:19,761	1:5,893
Future Stars SuperFractor	20	one-of-one	1:49,783	N/A	1:34,376
Gallery of Greats	30	-	1:24	1:24	1:8
Gallery of Greats Gold Refractor	30	50	1:525	N/A	1:1031
Gallery of Greats Orange Refractor	30	25	1:1,091	N/A	1:1,677
Gallery of Greats Red Refractor	30	5	1:5,485	N/A	1:8,250
Gallery of Greats SuperFractor	30	one-of-one	1:28,138	N/A	1:34,376
Commencements	20	-	1:48	N/A	1:12
Commencements Red Refractor	20	5	1:19,035	N/A	1:5893
Commencements SuperFractor	20	one-of-one	1:92,455	N/A	1:29,465
Culminations	20	-	1:288	N/A	N/A
Culminations Red Refractor	20	5	1:6,812	N/A	N/A
Culminations SuperFractor	20	one-of-one	1:34,062	N/A	N/A
Rookie Autograph	55	-	1:21	?	?
Rookie Autograph Refractor	55	499	1:54	1:211	1:29
Rookie Autograph Purple Refractor	55	250	1:168	1:589	1:34
Rookie Autograph Gold Refractor	55	50	N/A	1:234	N/A
Rookie Autograph Blue Refractor	55	150	1:280	1:982	1:57
Rookie Autograph Green Refractor	55	99	1:424	1:1,484	1:86
Rookie Autograph Orange Refractor	55	25	1:602	N/A	N/A
Rookie Autograph Red Refractor	55	5	1:8,405	1:28,743	1:1705
Rookie Autograph SuperFractor	55	one-of-one	1:20,877	N/A	1:15,866
Rookie Autograph Printing Plate	55	four for each	N/A	1:2,955	N/A
Illustrious Autograph	10	-	1:1,512	1:5,270	1:308
Illustrious Autograph Orange Refractor	10	25	1:1,082	N/A	N/A
Illustrious Autograph Red Refractor	10	5	N/A	N/A	1:1,733
Illustrious Autograph SuperFractor	10	one-of-one	1:34,062	N/A	1:41,251
Illustrious Autograph Printing Plate	10	four for each	?	1:5,646	?
Thrill of the Chase Autograph	8	-	1:3,595	?	1:731
Thrill of the Chase Autograph Red Refractor	8	5	1:24,892	?	1:5156
Thrill of the Chase Autograph SuperFractor	8	one-of-one	1:64,718	N/A	?
Culminations Autograph	8	?	1:3,785	N/A	1:770
Dual Autograph Printing Plate	?	four for each	?	1:10,539	?
Dual Autograph	7	10	1:12,690	1:45,168	1:2578
Dual Autograph SuperFractor	7	one-of-one	1:58,835	N/A	1:51,564
Dual Autograph Red Refractor	7	5	1:24,892	1:79,044	1:5156
Triple Autograph	5	10	?	N/A	1:2,171
Triple Autograph Red Refractor	5	5	?	N/A	1:4,297
Triple Autograph SuperFractor	5	one-of-one	?	N/A	1:20,626
Triple Autograph Printing Plate	5	four for each	?	?	1:5,289

* It is currently unclear if any of the five base set short-prints (cards #201-#205) exist as Refractors.

Checklist

Base Set

NOTE: Cards #201-#205 were late additions to the product and are short-printed.

1 Derek Jeter
2 Ryan Rua RC
3 Scooter Gennett
4 Joe Mauer
5 Starling Marte
6 Brandon Phillips
7 Adam Jones
8 Denard Span
9 Andrelton Simmons
10 Matt Adams
11 Carlos Gonzalez
12 Prince Fielder
13 Jonathan Lucroy
14 Paul Konerko
15 Anthony Ranaudo RC
16 Tommy La Stella
17 Mike Foltynewicz RC
18 Dalton Pompey RC
19 Kendall Graveman RC
20 Roenis Elias
21 Matt Barnes RC
22 Nick Tropeano RC
23 Stephen Strasburg
24 Addison Russell RC
25 Yadier Molina
26 Madison Bumgarner
27 Joe Panik
28 Adeiny Hechavarria
29 Yorman Rodriguez RC
30 Alex Gordon
31 Jon Lester
32 Jonathan Schoop
33 Alex Cobb
34 Austin Jackson
35 Matt Kemp
36 Brad Ziegler
37 Chris Owings
38 Pablo Sandoval
39 Hunter Strickland RC
40 Jon Singleton
41 Sean Doolittle
42 Manny Machado
43 Michael Taylor RC
44 Jason Rogers RC
45 David Peralta
46 James McCann RC
47 Brandon Belt
48 Christian Yelich
49 Jacoby Ellsbury
50 Kolten Wong
51 Mike Trout
52 Yasiel Puig
53 Wil Myers
54 George Springer
55 Clayton Kershaw
56 Ian Desmond
57 Chris Sale
58 Justin Morneau
59 Kevin Kiermaier
60 Eric Hosmer
61 Russell Martin
62 Anthony Rendon
63 Nick Castellanos
64 Lisalverto Bonilla RC
65 Giancarlo Stanton
66 Nolan Arenado
67 Mookie Betts
68 Masahiro Tanaka
69 Bryce Brentz RC
70 Dioner Navarro
71 Melvin Mercedes RC
72 Todd Frazier
73 Carlos Gomez
74 Carlos Martinez
75 Matt Shoemaker
76 Andrew McCutchen
77 Charlie Blackmon
78 Corey Kluber
79 Jordan Zimmermann
80 Dilson Herrera RC
81 Bryce Harper
82 Adam Wainwright
83 Hunter Pence
84 Aroldis Chapman
85 Michael Wacha
86 Mitch Moreland
87 Daniel Norris RC
88 Brett Gardner
89 Javier Baez RC
90 Carlos Rodon RC
91 Michael Brantley
92 Ken Giles
93 Ian Kinsler
94 Ryan Howard
95 Adam Eaton
96 Archie Bradley RC
97 Carlos Santana
98 Max Scherzer
99 Doug Fister
100 Chase Utley
101 Maikel Franco RC
102 David Wright
103 Billy Hamilton
104 Johnny Cueto
105 Freddie Freeman
106 Paul Goldschmidt
107 Steven Souza Jr.
108 Rafael Ynoa RC
109 Torii Hunter
110 Nelson Cruz
111 Brandon Crawford
112 Kris Bryant RC
113 Albert Pujols
114 Victor Martinez
115 Matt Harvey
116 Rymer Liriano RC
117 Zack Wheeler
118 Trevor May RC
119 Travis d'Arnaud
120 R.J. Alvarez RC
121 Anthony Rizzo
122 Guilder Rodriguez RC
123 Yimi Garcia RC
124 David Ortiz
125 Troy Tulowitzki
126 Gregory Polanco
127 Melky Cabrera
128 John Holdzkom RC
129 Joc Pederson RC
130 Terrance Gore RC
131 Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez RC
132 Cory Spangenberg RC
133 Sonny Gray
134 Edwin Encarnacion
135 Brandon Moss
136 Yordano Ventura
137 Jose Bautista
138 Adrian Gonzalez
139 Starlin Castro
140 Josh Harrison
141 Jose Fernandez
142 David Price
143 CC Sabathia
144 Dallas Keuchel
145 Erik Cordier RC
146 J.J. Hardy
147 Jonathan Papelbon
148 Jake Lamb RC
149 Evan Gattis
150 Mike Napoli
151 Jose Altuve
152 Chris Archer
153 Micah Johnson RC
154 Jorge Soler RC
155 James Shields
156 Kennys Vargas
157 Aramis Ramirez
158 Nick Swisher
159 Kyle Lobstein RC
160 Rusney Castillo RC
161 Jose Pirela RC
162 Miguel Cabrera
163 Craig Kimbrel
164 Mike Moustakas
165 Rougned Odor
166 Xavier Scruggs RC
167 Danny Santana
168 Edwin Escobar RC
169 Salvador Perez
170 Ender Inciarte
171 Buck Farmer RC
172 Dustin Pedroia
173 Robinson Cano
174 Samuel Tuivailala RC
175 Josh Reddick
176 Lorenzo Cain
177 Steven Moya RC
178 Evan Longoria
179 Buster Posey
180 Jose Abreu
181 Felix Hernandez
182 Marcell Ozuna
183 Jacob deGrom
184 Devon Travis RC
185 Phil Hughes
186 Mark Teixeira
187 Yu Darvish
188 Kyle Seager
189 Yasmany Tomas RC
190 Michael Cuddyer
191 Justin Verlander
192 Christian Walker RC
193 Adrian Beltre
194 Dellin Betances
195 Brandon Finnegan RC
196 Kevin Gausman
197 Mike Minor
198 Garrett Richards
199 Hanley Ramirez
200 Ryan Braun
201 Noah Syndergaard SP RC
202 Francisco Lindor SP RC
203 Byron Buxton SP RC
204 Joey Gallo SP RC
205 Carlos Correa SP RC

Variations

Image Variation

Each Image Variation is also available in the following Refractor parallels. Please help us compile a checklist as these cards surface.

Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
SuperFractor (one-of-one)

23 Stephen Strasburg (goggles)

27 Joe Panik (sweatshirt)

124 David Ortiz (carrying teammate)

129 Joc Pederson (w/J. Rollins and Y. Puig)

Parallels

All 200 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor
Sepia Refractor (retail only; pack of four in each Blaster box)
Pink Refractor (retail rack packs only)
Prism Refractor
Purple Refractor: (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
Blue Refractor: (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
Green Refractor: (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Gold Refractor: (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Orange Refractor: (serial-numbered to 25 copies; Hobby only and Jumbo packs only)
Red Refractor: (serial-numbered to five)
SuperFractor: (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

NOTE: It is currently unclear if any of the five base set short-prints (cards #201-#205) exist as Refractors.

Inserts

Commencements

Hobby only. Parallels include: Red Refractor (#/5) and SuperFractor (1/1)

COM-1 Jacob deGrom
COM-2 Masahiro Tanaka
COM-3 Yordano Ventura
COM-4 Jose Abreu
COM-5 Kolten Wong
COM-6 Xander Bogaerts
COM-7 Matt Shoemaker
COM-8 Mookie Betts
COM-9 Arismendy Alcantara
COM-10 Kennys Vargas
COM-11 Anthony Rendon
COM-12 Christian Yelich
COM-13 Jose Fernandez
COM-14 Gregory Polanco
COM-15 Dellin Betances
COM-16 Wil Myers
COM-17 Billy Hamilton
COM-18 Joe Panik
COM-19 Yasiel Puig
COM-20 Julio Teheran

Culminations

Hobby only. One per case. Parallels include: Red Refractor (#/5) and SuperFractor (1/1)

CUL-AB Adrian Beltre
CUL-AG Adrian Gonzalez
CUL-AP Albert Pujols
CUL-CB Carlos Beltran
CUL-CK Clayton Kershaw
CUL-CS CC Sabathia
CUL-DJ Derek Jeter
CUL-DO David Ortiz
CUL-DP Dustin Pedroia
CUL-DW David Wright
CUL-HR Hanley Ramirez
CUL-JH Josh Hamilton
CUL-JL Jon Lester
CUL-JM Joe Mauer
CUL-MC Miguel Cabrera
CUL-MT Mark Teixeira
CUL-PS Pablo Sandoval
CUL-RB Ryan Braun
CUL-RC Robinson Cano
CUL-YM Yadier Molina

Future Stars

Parallels include: Gold Refractor (#/?), Orange Refractor (#/25), Red Refractor (#/5) and SuperFractor (1/1, hobby only)

FSC-01 Joc Pederson
FSC-02 Rusney Castillo
FSC-03 Jorge Soler
FSC-04 Javier Baez
FSC-05 Trevor May
FSC-06 Dalton Pompey
FSC-07 Michael Taylor
FSC-08 Steven Moya
FSC-09 Matt Barnes
FSC-10 Anthony Ranaudo
FSC-11 Maikel Franco
FSC-12 Christian Walker
FSC-13 Jake Lamb
FSC-14 Cory Spangenberg
FSC-15 Mike Foltynewicz
FSC-16 Dilson Herrera
FSC-17 Daniel Norris
FSC-18 Brandon Finnegan
FSC-19 Rafael Ynoa
FSC-20 Samuel Tuivailala

Gallery of Greats

Hobby only. Parallels include: Orange Refractor (#/25), Red Refractor (#/5) and SuperFractor (1/1)

GGR-01 Clayton Kershaw
GGR-02 Derek Jeter
GGR-03 Miguel Cabrera
GGR-04 Yasiel Puig
GGR-05 Freddie Freeman
GGR-06 Albert Pujols
GGR-07 Bryce Harper
GGR-08 Mike Trout
GGR-09 Josh Donaldson
GGR-10 Corey Kluber
GGR-11 Adrian Beltre
GGR-12 Felix Hernandez
GGR-13 Yu Darvish
GGR-14 Chris Sale
GGR-15 Alex Gordon
GGR-16 Jose Altuve
GGR-17 Troy Tulowitzki
GGR-18 Jose Abreu
GGR-19 Robinson Cano
GGR-20 Andrew McCutchen
GGR-21 Buster Posey
GGR-22 Giancarlo Stanton
GGR-23 Jose Bautista
GGR-24 David Ortiz
GGR-25 Anthony Rizzo
GGR-26 Evan Longoria
GGR-27 Paul Goldschmidt
GGR-28 Adam Jones
GGR-29 Cole Hamels
GGR-30 Johnny Cueto

Autographs & Game-Used

Rookie Autograph

Parallels include:

Refractor (serial-numbered to 499 copies)
Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies; retail only)
Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; Hobby only)
Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
SuperFractor (one-of-one; Hobby and Jumbo packs only)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card; retail only)

AR-AB Archie Bradley
AR-AC A.J. Cole
AR-ARU Addison Russell
AR-BB Bryce Brentz
AR-BBN Byron Buxton
AR-BFN Brandon Finnegan
AR-BFR Buck Farmer
AR-BM Bryan Mitchell
AR-BST Blake Swihart
AR-CR Carlos Rodon
AR-CS Cory Spangenberg
AR-CW Christian Walker
AR-DC Daniel Corcino
AR-DH Dilson Herrera
AR-DN Daniel Norris
AR-DP Dalton Pompey
AR-DT Devon Travis
AR-EC Erik Cordier
AR-EE Edwin Escobar
AR-FL Francisco Lindor
AR-GB Gary Brown
AR-HS Hunter Strickland
AR-JB Javier Baez
AR-JH John Holdzkom
AR-JK Jung-ho Kang
AR-JL Jake Lamb
AR-JLN Jacob Lindgren
AR-JPA Jose Pirela
AR-JPN Joc Pederson
AR-JR Jason Rogers
AR-JS Jorge Soler
AR-KB Kris Bryant
AR-KG Kendall Graveman
AR-KL Kyle Lobstein
AR-KP Kevin Plawecki
AR-MB Matt Barnes
AR-MC Matt Clark
AR-MFO Maikel Franco
AR-MJ Micah Johnson
AR-MT Michael Taylor
AR-NS Noah Syndergaard
AR-NT Nick Tropeano
AR-RAZ R.J. Alvarez
AR-RC Rusney Castillo
AR-RI Raisel Iglesias
AR-RL Rymer Liriano
AR-RR Ryan Rua
AR-SM Steven Moya
AR-ST Samuel Tuivailala
AR-TG Terrance Gore
AR-TM Trevor May
AR-XS Xavier Scruggs
AR-YG Yimi Garcia
AR-YR Yorman Rodriguez
AR-YT Yasmany Tomas

Illustrious Autograph

Parallels include: Orange Refractor (#/25, hobby only), Red Refractor (#/5, jumbo only) and SuperFractor (1/1, hobby and jumbo)

IA-AR Anthony Rizzo
IA-BP Buster Posey
IA-CKR Corey Kluber
IA-CS Chris Sale
IA-CY Christian Yelich
IA-JA Jose Abreu
IA-JP Joc Pederson
IA-JS Jorge Soler
IA-MT Mike Trout
IA-PG Paul Goldschmidt

Thrill of the Chase Autograph

Parallels include: Red Refractor (#/5) and SuperFractor (1/1, hobby and jumbo only)

TC-CK Clayton Kershaw
TC-FF Freddie Freeman
TC-HR Hanley Ramirez
TC-JH Jason Heyward
TC-JL Jon Lester
TC-MT Mike Trout
TC-PG Paul Goldschmidt
TC-RC Robinson Cano

Dual Autographs

Numbered to 10. Parallels include: Red Refractor (#/5) and SuperFractor (1/1, hobby and jumbo)

DA-AC Matt Carpenter/Matt Adams
DA-CA Rusney Castillo/Jose Abreu
DA-EP Dalton Pompey/Edwin Encarnacion
DA-LR Anthony Rizzo/Jon Lester
DA-PM Gregory Polanco/Starling Marte
DA-SA Jose Abreu/Chris Sale
DA-TK Clayton Kershaw/Mike Trout

Triple Autograph

Hobby only. Numbered to 10. Parallels include: Red Refractor (#/5), SuperFractor (1/1) and Printing Plates (4 color, 1/1 each)

TA-BSB Javier Baez/Jorge Soler/Kris Bryant
TA-KGP Joc Pederson/Clayton Kershaw/Adrian Gonzalez
TA-KLS Chris Sale/Jon Lester/Clayton Kershaw
TA-OPR David Ortiz/Dustin Pedroia/Hanley Ramirez
TA-TMH Chase Headley/Mark Teixeira/Brian McCann