Description

2003 Topps Tribute World Series is a 150-card set released in October, 2003. The third and final Topps Tribute product released in 2003, this set commemorates the 100th anniversary of the World Series and focuses on players who played in at least one World Series. Each pack contains one Relic card and each sealed Hobby box will come with a Subway Fan Fare Token Relic.

Distribution

Six packs plus one Subway Fan Fare Token Relic card per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $50). Four boxes per case. Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	150	-	4:1
Gold	150	100	?
Tribute Relics A	16	50	1:41
Tribute Relics B	37	425	1:3
Tribute Relics Gold	53	25	1:25
Pastime Patches	15	25	1:146
Team Tribute Relics A	3	25	1:436
Team Tribute Relics B	18	275	1:7
Memorable Match-Up Relics	19	varies	1:28
Tribute Autograph Relics	15	-	1:55
Tribute Autograph Relics Gold	15	25	1:163
Signature Relics	15	-	varies
Signature Relics Gold	15	25	1:88
Fall Classic Cuts	10	1	1:3437

Checklist

Base Set

1 Willie Mays
2 Gary Carter
3 Yogi Berra
4 Dennis Eckersley
5 Willie McCovey
6 Willie Stargell
7 Mike Schmidt
8 Robin Yount
9 Bucky Harris
10 Carl Yastrzemski
11 Lenny Dykstra
12 Boog Powell
13 Bill Lee
14 Lou Brock
15 Bob Friend
16 Hank Greenberg
17 Maury Wills
18 Tom Lasorda
19 Moose Skowron
20 Frank Robinson
21 Rollie Fingers
22 Doug DeCinces
23 Eric Davis
24 Johnny Podres
25 Darrell Evans
26 Ron Cey
27 Ray Knight
28 Don Larsen
29 Harold Baines
30 Brooks Robinson
31 Wade Boggs
32 Joe Morgan
33 Kirk Gibson
34 Tommy John
35 Monte Irvin
36 Goose Gossage
37 Tug McGraw
38 Walt Weiss
39 Bill Madlock
40 Juan Marichal
41 Willie McGee
42 Joe Cronin
43 Paul Blair
44 Norm Cash
45 Ken Griffey, Sr.
46 Bret Saberhagen
47 Don Sutton
48 Kirby Puckett
49 Keith Hernandez
50 George Brett
51 Bobby Richardson
52 Jose Canseco
53 Greg Luzinski
54 Bill Mazeroski
55 Red Schoendienst
56 Graig Nettles
57 Jerry Koosman
58 Tony Perez
59 Jim Rice
60 Duke Snider
61 David Justice
62 Johnny Sain
63 Chuck Klein
64 Sparky Anderson
65 Alan Trammell
66 Willie Wilson
67 Hoyt Wilhelm
68 Joe Pepitone
69 Darren Daulton
70 Tom Seaver
71 Catfish Hunter
72 Tim McCarver
73 Dave Parker
74 Earl Weaver
75 Ted Kluszewski
76 John Kruk
77 Dwight Evans
78 Ron Darling
79 Tony Oliva
80 Johnny Bench
81 Sam Crawford
82 Steve Yeager
83 Paul Molitor
84 Bert Campaneris
85 Mickey Rivers
86 Vince Coleman
87 Kent Tekulve
88 Dwight Gooden
89 Whitey Herzog
90 Whitey Ford
91 Warren Spahn
92 Fred Lynn
93 Joe Tinker
94 Bill Buckner
95 Bob Feller
96 Hank Bauer
97 Joe Rudi
98 Steve Sax
99 Bruce Sutter
100 Nolan Ryan
101 Bobby Thomson
102 Bob Watson
103 Vida Blue
104 Robin Roberts
105 Orlando Cepeda
106 Jim Bottomley
107 Heinie Manush
108 Jim Gilliam
109 Dave Concepcion
110 Al Kaline
111 Howard Johnson
112 Phil Rizzuto
113 Steve Garvey
114 George Foster
115 Carlton Fisk
116 Don Newcombe
117 Lance Parrish
118 Reggie Jackson
119 Luis Aparicio
120 Jim Palmer
121 Ron Guidry
122 Frankie Frisch
123 Chet Lemon
124 Cecil Cooper
125 Harmon Killebrew
126 Luis Tiant
127 John McGraw
128 Paul O'Neill
129 Jack Clark
130 Stan Musial
131 Mike Schmidt
132 Kirby Puckett
133 Carlton Fisk
134 Bill Mazeroski
135 Johnny Podres
136 Robin Yount
137 David Justice
138 Bobby Thomson
139 Joe Carter
140 Reggie Jackson
141 Kirk Gibson
142 Whitey Ford
143 Don Larsen
144 Duke Snider
145 Carl Yastrzemski
146 Johnny Bench
147 Lou Brock
148 Ted Kluszewski
149 Jim Palmer
150 Willie Mays

Parallels

Gold

All 150 base cards are available in a Gold parallel which is serial-numbered to 100 copies.

Autographs & Game-Used

Tribute Relics

Each Tribute Relics is serial-numbered to either 50 or 425 copies. The stated odds of finding a specific Tribute Relic are as follows.

Card serial-numbered to 50 copies: 1:41/packs.
Card serial-numbered to 425 copies: 1:3/packs.

All cards also also available in a Gold parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

BH Bucky Harris BAT 425
BM Bill Mazeroski UNI 425
BMA Billy Martin UNI 425
BR Babe Ruth BAT 425
BT Bobby Thomson BAT 425
CF Carlton Fisk WALL 425
CH Catfish Hunter JSY 425
CK Chuck Klein BAT 425
CR Cal Ripken, Jr. UNI 425
CY Carl Yastrzemski JSY 425
ER Edd Roush BAT 50
FF Frankie Frisch BAT 425
FR Frank Robinson BAT 425
GB George Brett UNI 425
HA Hank Aaron BAT 50
HB Hank Bauer BAT 50
HG Hank Greenberg BAT 50
HK Harmon Killebrew UNI 425
HM Heinie Manush BAT 50
HW Honus Wagner BAT 50
JB Jim Bottomley BAT 50
JBE Johnny Bench UNI 425
JC Jose Canseco JSY 425
JF Jimmie Foxx BAT 50
JM Juan Marichal UNI 425
JR Jackie Robinson BAT 425
JT Joe Tinker BAT 425
KP Kirby Puckett BAT 425
LB Lou Brock BAT 425
LG Lou Gehrig BAT 50
MS Mike Schmidt UNI 425
NC Norm Cash JSY 50
OC Orlando Cepeda BAT 50
OS Ozzie Smith UNI 425
RC Roberto Clemente BAT 50
RH Rogers Hornsby BAT 425
RJ Reggie Jackson BAT 425
RM Roger Maris BAT 50
RS Red Schoendienst BAT 425
RY Robin Yount JSY 425
SC Sam Crawford BAT 50
SM Stan Musial BAT 425
TC Ty Cobb UNI 425
TG Tony Gwynn UNI 425
TK Ted Kluszewski UNI 425
TM Thurman Munson BAT 425
TS Tom Seaver UNI 425
TSP Tris Speaker BAT 50
WB Wade Boggs BAT 425
WM Willie Mays UNI 425
WMC Willie McCovey UNI 425
WS Willie Stargell UNI 50
YB Yogi Berra UNI 425

Pastime Patches

Each Pastime Patch is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

AK Al Kaline 25
AT Alan Trammell 25
CH Catfish Hunter 25
CR Cal Ripken, Jr. 25
CY Carl Yastrzemski 25
DE Dennis Eckersley 25
DP Dave Parker 25
DS Don Sutton 25
GB George Brett 25
JC Jose Canseco 25
JP Jim Palmer 25
JR Jim Rice 25
MS Mike Schmidt 25
MSK Moose Skowron 25
RY Robin Yount 25

Team Tribute Relics

Each Team Tribute Relics A is serial-numbered to 25 copies; while each Group B is numbered to 275. All cards also also available in a Gold parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

CM Orlando Cepeda / Juan Marichal BAT / UNI 275
CPM Dave Concepcion / Tony Perez / Joe Morgan BAT / UNI / UNI 275
CYG Ron Cey / Steve Yeager / Steve Garvey BAT / BAT / BAT 275
EC Dennis Eckersley / Jose Canseco JSY / JSY 275
FB Whitey Ford / Yogi Berra UNI / JSY 25
FPG George Foster / Tony Perez / Ken Griffey, Sr. BAT / UNI / BAT 275
GB Lou Gehrig / Babe Ruth BAT / BAT 25
GT Kirk Gibson / Alan Trammell BAT / JSY 275
HCD Keith Hernandez / Gary Carter / Len Dykstra BAT / UNI / BAT 275
HJ Catfish Hunter / Reggie Jackson JSY / BAT 275
KCA Al Kaline / Norm Cash UNI / BAT 275
MM Willie Mays / Willie McCovey UNI / BAT 275
OSD Paul ONeill / Chris Sabo / Eric Davis BAT / BAT / BAT 275
SB Bret Saberhagen / George Brett JSY / BAT 275
SMC Ozzie Smith / Willie McGee / Vince Coleman UNI / BAT / BAT 275
SPM Willie Stargell / Dave Parker / Bill Madlock BAT / JSY / BAT 275
SR Bill Skowron / Bobby Richardson BAT / BAT 25
SRK Tom Seaver / Nolan Ryan / Jerry Koosman UNI / BAT / JSY 275
TA Alan Trammell / Sparky Anderson JSY / UNI 275
YLK Carl Yastrzemski / Fred Lynn / Carlton Fisk JSY / JSY / BAT 275
YM Robin Yount / Paul Molitor JSY / BAT 275

Memorable Match-Up Relics

Each Memorable Match-Up Relic is serial-numbered to the last two digits of the year the pairing faced-off in the World Series.

AM Sparky Anderson / Billy Martin UNI / UNI 76
AS Luis Aparicio / Duke Snider BAT / BAT 59
CR Eddie Collins / Edd Roush BAT / BAT 19
EG Dennis Eckersley / Kirk Gibson UN / BAT 88
FS Whitey Ford / Duke Snider UNI / BAT 52
GF Hank Greenberg / Frankie Frisch BAT / BAT 34
GK Hank Greenberg / Chuck Klein BAT / BAT 35
KB Al Kaline / Lou Brock UNI / BAT 68
MF Bill Mazeroski / Whitey Ford JSY / UNI UER (World Series was 1960) 64
PR Phil Rizzuto / Willie Mays BAT / UNI 51
RBE Brooks Robinson / Johnny Bench BAT / BAT 70
RS Frank Robinson / Tom Seaver BAT / UNI 69
SB Mike Schmidt / George Brett UNI / UNI 80
SP Willie Stargell / Jim Palmer BAT / JSY 79
SRI Mike Schmidt / Cal Ripken, JR. UNI / UNI 83
SY Ozzie Smith / Robin Yount BAT / JSY 82
TG Alan Trammell / Tony Gwynn JSY / BAT 84
WB Mookie Wilson / Bill Buckner BAT / JSY 86
WC Honus Wagner / Ty Cobb BAT / BAT 9

Tribute Autograph Relics

Each Tribute Autograph Relic is also available in a Gold parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

BM Bill Mazeroski JSY
BT Bobby Thomson BAT
CF Carlton Fisk BAT
HK Harmon Killebrew UNI
JC Jose Canseco JSY
LB Lou Brock BAT
MS Mike Schmidt UNI
WM Willie Mays UNI

Signature Relics

Each Signature Relic is also available in a Gold parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

AK Al Kaline UNI C
AT Alan Trammell JSY C
BR Brooks Robinson BAT A
DJ David Justice UNI B
DN Don Newcombe BAT A
EW Earl Weaver JSY D
JC Joe Carter BAT C
JP Jim Palmer JSY D
KG Kirk Gibson BAT C
MS Moose Skowron BAT C
MW Maury Wills JSY D
MWI Mookie Wilson BAT B
SA Sparky Anderson UNI C
SG Steve Garvey BAT C
WF Whitey Ford UNI C

Subway Fan Fare Tokens

Seeded into each Hobby box as a boxtopper was one Subway Fan Fare Token card that featured an authentic New York City Subway token embedded into the card. (2003 was the last year such tokens were used on the New York Subway system.) All cards are of either New York Yankees or Brooklyn Dodgers.

BM Billy Martin
DJ David Justice
DL Don Larsen
DN Don Newcombe
DS Duke Snider
HB Hank Bauer
JP Johnny Podres
MS Moose Skowron
PO Paul O'Neill
PR Phil Rizzuto
WF Whitey Ford
YB Yogi Berra

Fall Classic Cuts

Each Fall Classic Cuts is a one-of-one.

BR Babe Ruth 1
HG Hank Greenberg 1
HW Honus Wagner 1
JF Jimmie Foxx 1
JR Jackie Robinson 1
LG Lou Gehrig 1
MO Mel Ott 1
RM Roger Maris 1
TC Ty Cobb 1
TM Thurman Munson 1