Description

2007 Bowman Sterling is a 117-card set supplimeneted by a 118-card Prospects "insert," released by Topps in January, 2008. Each five-card pack will contain one Rookie base card, one Prospect, two autographs, and either a Relic or an Autographed Relic Prospect. Each six-pack Hobby box also contains two box topper packs; one with two cards from the A-Rod Road to 500 mirror set, and another containing either a low-numbered Refractor parallel, or a Dual Autograph.

Distribution

Six packs plus two box loaders per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $50). Four boxes per carton, two cartons per case. Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	117	-	?
Rookies	50	-	one-per-pack
Veteran Game Used	47	-	GU
Autographed Rookies	20	-	1:2
Rookie Refractors	50	199	1:7
Veteran Game Used Refractors	47	199	1:8
Autographed Rookie Refractors	20	199	1:5
Rookie Black Refractors	50	25	1:11/boxes*
Veteran Game Used Black Refractors	47	25	1:10/boxes*
Autographed Rookie Black Refractors	20	25	1:7/boxes*
Rookie Red Refractors	50	one-of-one	1:230/boxes*
Veteran Game Used Red Refractors	47	one-of-one	1:246/boxes*
Autographed Rookie Red Refractors	20	one-of-one	1:164/boxes*
Rookie Printing Plates	50	four for each	1:29/boxes**
Veteran Game Used Printing Plates	47	four for each	1:29/boxes**
Autographed Rookie Printing Plates	20	four for each	1:41/boxes**
Prospects	50	-	one-per-pack
Autographed Prospects	50	-	one-per-pack
Autographed Relics Prospects	18	-	1:5
Prospects Refractors	50	199	1:7
Autographed Prospects Refractors	50	199	1:5
Autographed Relics Prospects Refractors	18	199	1:20
Prospects Black Refractors	50	25	1:11/boxes*
Autographed Prospects Black Refractors	50	25	1:7/boxes*
Autographed Relics Prospects Black Refractors	18	25	1:10/boxes*
Prospects Red Refractors	50	one-of-one	1:230/boxes*
Autographed Prospects Red Refractors	47	one-of-one	1:164/boxes*
Autographed Relics Prospects Red Refractors	20	25	1:246/boxes*
Prospects Printing Plates	50	four for each	1:29/boxes**
Autographed Prospects Printing Plates	47	four for each	1:41/boxes**
Autographed Relics Prospects Printing Plates	20	four for each	1:41/boxes**
A-Rod Road to 500	25	-	two per box
Dual Autographs	10	275	1:5/boxes*
Dual Autographs Refractor	10	199	1:6/boxes*
Dual Autographs Black Refractor	10	25	1:46/boxes*
Dual Autographs Red Refractor	10	one-of-one	1:1080/boxes*
A-Rod Road to 500 Autographs	25	one-of-one	?

* Black Refractors, Red Refractors, Printing Plates, and Dual Autographs are exclusive to the one-per-box box topper pack
** Odds of finding a Printing Plate are cumulative across both the Rookie base set and Prospect inserts.

Checklist

Base Set

BS-AAL Adam Lind (RC)
BS-AER Alex Rodriguez BAT A
BS-AG Alex Gordon RC
BS-AI Akinori Iwamura RC
BS-AJ Andruw Jones BAT B
BS-AL Andy LaRoche (RC)
BS-AM Andrew Miller RC
BS-AP Albert Pujols JSY A
BS-AR Alex Rios JSY B
BS-AS Alfonso Soriano BAT B
BS-AS Andy Sonnanstine RC
BS-BB Billy Butler (RC)
BS-BF Ben Francisco (RC)
BS-BLB Barry Bonds PANTS A
BS-BP Brad Penny JSY B
BS-BR Brian Roberts JSY A
BS-BS Brian Stokes (RC)
BS-BU B.J. Upton BAT B
BS-BW Brandon Webb JSY B
BS-BW Brandon Wood (RC)
BS-CAB Craig Biggio JSY B
BS-CAG Carlos Guillen JSY B
BS-CG Carlos Gomez RC
BS-CH Chase Headley AU (RC)
BS-CH Cole Hamels JSY A
BS-CL Carlos Lee JSY B
BS-CM Cameron Maybin AU RC
BS-CMS Curt Schilling JSY B
BS-CT Curtis Thigpen (RC)
BS-DDY Dmitri Young JSY B
BS-DM Daisuke Matsuzaka RC
BS-DMM David Murphy (RC)
BS-DO David Ortiz BAT B
BS-DP Danny Putnam (RC)
BS-DW David Wright BAT B
BS-DWW Dontrelle Willis Relic
BS-DY Delmon Young (RC)
BS-EC Eric Chavez PANTS B
BS-FL Fred Lewis (RC)
BS-FP Felix Pie AU (RC)
BS-GO Garret Olson (RC)
BS-GP Glenn Perkins AU (RC)
BS-HB Homer Bailey AU (RC)
BS-HG Hector Gimenez (RC)
BS-HO Hideki Okajima RC
BS-HP Hunter Pence (RC)
BS-IS Ichiro BAT B
BS-JAV Jason Varitek JSY B
BS-JB Jeff Baker (RC)
BS-JBR Jose Reyes JSY A
BS-JC1 Joba Chamberlain RC
BS-JC2 Joba Chamberlain AU
BS-JD John Danks AU RC
BS-JDF Josh Fields (RC)
BS-JE Jacoby Ellsbury (RC)
BS-JE Jim Edmonds JSY B
BS-JF Jesus Flores RC
BS-JH Josh Hamilton AU (RC)
BS-JL Jesse Litsch AU RC
BS-JQF Jake Fox RC
BS-JR Jo-Jo Reyes (RC)
BS-JS Jarrod Saltalamacchia AU (RC)
BS-JS Johan Santana JSY A
BS-JU Justin Upton RC
BS-JV Justin Verlander JSY B
BS-KI Kei Igawa RC
BS-KK Kevin Kouzmanoff (RC)
BS-KKS Kurt Suzuki AU (RC)
BS-KRK Kyle Kendrick AU RC
BS-KS Kevin Slowey AU (RC)
BS-LB Lance Berkman JSY B
BS-MAR Manny Ramirez BAT B
BS-MB Michael Bourn (RC)
BS-MC Matt Chico AU (RC)
BS-MC Melky Cabrera BAT B
BS-MCT Mark Teixeira BAT A
BS-MF Mike Fontenot (RC)
BS-MH Matt Holliday JSY B
BS-MJO Magglio Ordonez BAT B
BS-MK Masumi Kuwata RC
BS-MM Mickey Mantle JSY C
BS-MM Miguel Montero (RC)
BS-MO Micah Owings (RC)
BS-MP Manny Parra (RC)
BS-MR Mark Reynolds RC
BS-MSM Mark McLemore (RC)
BS-MT Miguel Tejada PANTS B
BS-MY Michael Young JSY B
BS-NG Nick Gorneault AU (RC)
BS-NS Nate Schierholtz AU (RC)
BS-OC Orlando Cabrera JSY
BS-PF Prince Fielder JSY A
BS-PH Philip Hughes (RC)
BS-PH Philip Hughes AU (RC)
BS-RB Ryan Braun AU (RC)
BS-RB Rocco Baldelli JSY B
BS-RC Roger Clemens JSY B
BS-RJC Robinson Cano BAT B
BS-RJH Ryan Howard BAT A
BS-RS Ryan Sweeney (RC)
BS-RV Rick Vanden Hurk RC
BS-RZ Ryan Zimmerman BAT B
BS-SD Shelley Duncan (RC)
BS-SG Sean Gallagher (RC)
BS-SK Scott Kazmir JSY B
BS-TA Tony Abreu RC
BS-TB Travis Buck (RC)
BS-TC Tyler Clippard (RC)
BS-TH Tim Hudson JSY B
BS-TL Tim Lincecum AU RC
BS-TLH Todd Helton BAT A
BS-TM Travis Metcalf RC
BS-TW Tim Wakefield JSY B
BS-UJ Ubaldo Jimenez (RC)
BS-VG Vladimir Guerrero JSY A
BS-YE Yunel Escobar (RC)
BS-YG Yovani Gallardo AU (RC)

Parallels

All 117 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to box topper pack)
Red Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to box topper pack)

Inserts

Prospects

All 118 Prospects are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to box topper pack)
Red Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to box topper pack)

BSP-AC Adrian Cardenas AU JSY
BSP-AF Andrew Fie
BSP-ALC Aaron Cunningham
BSP-AP Aaron Poreda AU
BSP-BB Blake Beavan AU
BSP-BB Brian Bocock AU JSY
BSP-BEL Brad Lincoln
BSP-BH Brandon Hamilton
BSP-BHB Burke Badenhop
BSP-BL Bryan LaHair AU
BSP-BM Brandon MaGee AU
BSP-BMI Beau Mills AU
BSP-BR Ben Revere AU
BSP-BWH Brandon Hynick
BSP-CB Collin Balester AU JSY
BSP-CC Chris Carter
BSP-CD Chance Douglass
BSP-CG Cole Gillespie AU
BSP-CH Cedric Hunter
BSP-CH Chin-Lung Hu AU JSY
BSP-CK Clayton Kershaw AU JSY
BSP-CL Chuck Lofgren AU JSY
BSP-CM Clayton Mortensen AU
BSP-CN Chris Nowak
BSP-CR Colby Rasmus AU JSY
BSP-CS Cody Strait
BSP-CW Chris Withrow AU
BSP-CWW Casey Weathers AU
BSP-DB Daniel Bard AU
BSP-DBE Dellin Betances
BSP-DG Deolis Guerra AU JSY
BSP-DI Devin Ivany
BSP-DJ Desmond Jennings
BSP-DL Drew Locke
BSP-DMM Derek Miller
BSP-DM Daniel Moskos AU
BSP-DME Devin Mesoraco AU
BSP-DPP David Price AU
BSP-DS James Simmons AU
BSP-EE Ed Easley
BSP-EL Erik Lis AU
BSP-EL Evan Longoria AU JSY
BSP-EM Emerson Frostad
BSP-EY Eric Young, Jr.
BSP-FF Freddie Freeman
BSP-GD German Duran AU JSY
BSP-GH Gorkys Hernandez
BSP-GP Gregory Porter
BSP-GR Greg Reynolds
BSP-GS Greg Smith
BSP-HS Henry Sosa AU JSY
BSP-ID Ivan DeJesus, Jr.
BSP-IS Ian Stewart AU JSY
BSP-JA J.P. Arencibia AU
BSP-JAA James Avery AU
BSP-JB Joe Benson AU
BSP-JB Jay Bruce AU JSY
BSP-JBO Julio Borbon AU
BSP-JG Jonathan Gilmore AU
BSP-JGA Joe Gaetti
BSP-JGO Jared Goedert
BSP-JH Jason Heyward AU
BSP-JJ Justin Jackson
BSP-JL Jeff Locke
BSP-JM Joe Mather
BSP-JO Josh Outman AU
BSP-JP Jason Place
BSP-JPA Jeremy Papelbon
BSP-JPP Josh Papelbon
BSP-JS Jeff Samardzija
BSP-JS Joe Savery AU
BSP-JSM Jake Smolinski
BSP-JT J.R. Towles
BSP-JV Josh Vitters AU
BSP-JV Joey Votto AU JSY
BSP-JVE Jonathan Van Every
BSP-JW Johnny Whittleman AU JSY
BSP-KA Kevin Ahrens AU
BSP-KK Kala Ka'aihue
BSP-KK Kellen Kulbacki AU
BSP-MB Michael Burgess AU
BSP-MBB Madison Bumgarner AU
BSP-MC Mike Carp
BSP-MCA Mitch Canham AU
BSP-MD Mike Daniel AU
BSP-MDE Mike Devaney
BSP-MDO Matt Dominguez AU
BSP-MH Mark Hamilton
BSP-MIM Michael Main AU
BSP-MLP Matt LaPorta AU
BSP-MM Matt McBride AU
BSP-MM Michael Madsen AU JSY
BSP-MMG Matt Mangini AU
BSP-MP Mike Parisi AU
BSP-MS Michael Saunders
BSP-MY Matt Young
BSP-NH Nick Hagadone AU
BSP-NN Nick Noonan AU
BSP-NS Nick Schmidt AU
BSP-OS Ole Sheldon
BSP-PB Pedro Beato AU JSY
BSP-PK Peter Kozma AU
BSP-RD Ross Detwiler AU
BSP-RM Ryan Mount AU
BSP-RT Rich Thompson
BSP-SF Sam Fuld
BSP-SP Steve Pearce AU JSY
BSP-TA Tim Alderson AU
BSP-TF Thomas Fairchild
BSP-TF Todd Frazier AU
BSP-TM Thomas Manzella AU
BSP-TS Travis Snider AU
BSP-TW Ty Weeden AU
BSP-VB Vic Buttler
BSP-VS Vasili Spanos
BSP-WF Wendall Fairley AU
BSP-WT Wade Townsend AU
BSP-ZM Zach McAllister

A-Rod Road to 500

See 2007 Topps A-Rod Road to 500.

Autographs & Game-Used

Dual Autographs

Dual Autographs are exclusive to the one-per-box box topper pack. All ten are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to box topper pack)
Red Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to box topper pack)

BSDA-BV Jay Bruce / Joey Votto
BSDA-CH Chin-Lung Hu / Shin Soo Choo
BSDA-GM Deolis Guerra / Fernando Martinez
BSDA-HC Joba Chamberlain / Phil Hughes
BSDA-HP Luke Hochevar / David Price
BSDA-LC Carl Crawford / Evan Longoria
BSDA-MM John Maine / Lastings Milledge
BSDA-PB Hunter Pence / Ryan Braun
BSDA-PP Jeremy Papelbon / Josh Papelbon
BSDA-PS Felix Pie / Jeff Samardzija