Description

2002 Sweet Spot Classics is a 90-card set released by Upper Deck in February 2002. The product focuses exclusively on retired players and had no current Major Leaguers.

Each 12-pack box will yield three game-used memorabilia cards and every other box a Sweet Spot Signature on a mounted piece of leather.

Distribution

12 packs per box, four cards per pack. Eight boxes per case. Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	90	-	4:1
Game Bat	30	-	1:8
Game Bat Gold	30	25	?
Game Jersey	27	-	1:8
Game Jersey Gold	27	25	?
Bat Barrels	29	varies	?
Signatures	34	-	1:24
Signatures Gold	34	25	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 Mickey Mantle
2 Joe DiMaggio
3 Babe Ruth
4 Ty Cobb
5 Nolan Ryan
6 Sandy Koufax
7 Cy Young
8 Roberto Clemente
9 Lefty Grove
10 Lou Gehrig
11 Walter Johnson
12 Honus Wagner
13 Christy Mathewson
14 Jackie Robinson
15 Joe Morgan
16 Reggie Jackson
17 Eddie Collins
18 Cal Ripken, Jr.
19 Hank Greenberg
20 Harmon Killebrew
21 Johnny Bench
22 Ernie Banks
23 Willie McCovey
24 Mel Ott
25 Tom Seaver
26 Tony Gwynn
27 Dave Winfield
28 Willie Stargell
29 Mark McGwire
30 Al Kaline
31 Jimmy Foxx
32 Satchel Paige
33 Eddie Murray
34 Lou Boudreau
35 Joe Jackson
36 Luke Appling
37 Ralph Kiner
38 Robin Yount
39 Paul Molitor
40 Juan Marichal
41 Brooks Robinson
42 Wade Boggs
43 Kirby Puckett
44 Yogi Berra
45 George Sisler
46 Buck Leonard
47 Billy Williams
48 Duke Snider
49 Don Drysdale
50 Bill Mazeroski
51 Tony Oliva
52 Luis Aparicio
53 Carlton Fisk
54 Kirk Gibson
55 Catfish Hunter
56 Joe Carter
57 Gaylord Perry
58 Don Mattingly
59 Eddie Mathews
60 Fergie Jenkins
61 Roy Campanella
62 Orlando Cepeda
63 Tony Perez
64 Dave Parker
65 Richie Ashburn
66 Andre Dawson
67 Dwight Evans
68 Rollie Fingers
69 Dale Murphy
70 Ron Santo
71 Steve Garvey
72 Monte Irvin
73 Alan Trammell
74 Ryne Sandberg
75 Gary Carter
76 Fred Lynn
77 Maury Wills
78 Ozzie Smith
79 Bobby Bonds
80 Mickey Cochrane
81 Dizzy Dean
82 Graig Nettles
83 Keith Hernandez
84 Boog Powell
85 Jack Clark
86 Dave Stewart
87 Tom Lasorda
88 Dennis Eckersley
89 Ken Griffey, Sr.
90 Bucky Dent

Autographs & Game-Used

Game Bat

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

B-AK Al Kaline
B-BBO Bob Boone
B-BBU Bill Buckner
B-BD Bucky Dent
B-BM Bill Madlock
B-BR Brooks Robinson
B-BW Billy Williams
B-CR Cal Ripken, Jr. DP
B-DE Dwight Evans
B-DM Don Mattingly
B-DP Dave Parker
B-DW Dave Winfield DP
B-FJ Fergie Jenkins
B-FL Fred Lynn
B-GC Gary Carter
B-GN Graig Nettles
B-HG Hank Greenberg SP
B-JB Johnny Bench
B-JD Joe DiMaggio SP
B-KG Ken Griffey, Sr. DP
B-KP Kirby Puckett DP
B-NR Nolan Ryan
B-PM Paul Molitor
B-RC Roberto Clemente
B-RJ Reggie Jackson
B-SG Steve Garvey
B-TG Tony Gwynn DP
B-TM Thurman Munson
B-WB Wade Boggs DP
B-YB Yogi Berra

Game Jersey

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

J-BM Bill Madlock
J-BW Billy Williams
J-CR Cal Ripken, Jr. DP
J-DM Don Mattingly DP
J-DP Dave Parker
J-DSN Duke Snider SP
J-DST Dave Stewart
J-EM Eddie Murray
J-GC Gary Carter
J-GN Graig Nettles
J-JC Joe Carter
J-JD Joe DiMaggio SP
J-JMA Juan Marichal
J-MM Mickey Mantle SP
J-NR Nolan Ryan DP
J-OS Ozzie Smith
J-PM Paul Molitor DP
J-RF Rollie Fingers
J-RJ Reggie Jackson
J-RS Ryne Sandberg
J-RY Robin Yount DP
J-SG Steve Garvey
J-SK Sandy Koufax SP
J-TG Tony Gwynn DP
J-TS Tom Seaver
J-WB Wade Boggs
J-WS Willie Stargell

Bat Barrels

BB-AK Al Kaline 4
BB-BM Bill Madlock 1
BB-BR Brooks Robinson 2
BB-BW Billy Williams 2
BB-BAR Babe Ruth 1
BB-BBO Bob Boone 2
BB-CR Cal Ripken, Jr. 5
BB-DE Dwight Evans 1
BB-DM Don Mattingly 1
BB-DP Dave Parker 4
BB-DW Dave Winfield 1
BB-FJ Fergie Jenkins 1
BB-FL Fred Lynn 2
BB-GC Gary Carter 1
BB-GN Graig Nettles 2
BB-HG Hank Greenberg 1
BB-JB Johnny Bench 5
BB-JD Joe DiMaggio 5
BB-KG Ken Griffey, Sr. 3
BB-KP Kirby Puckett 4
BB-NR Nolan Ryan 4
BB-PM Paul Molitor 4
BB-RC Roberto Clemente 1
BB-RJ Reggie Jackson 13
BB-SG Steve Garvey 1
BB-TG Tony Gwynn 12
BB-TM Thurman Munson 1
BB-WB Wade Boggs 2
BB-YB Yogi Berra 3

Signatures

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

S-AD Andre Dawson SP
S-AK Al Kaline
S-AT Alan Trammell
S-BD Bucky Dent
S-BM Bill Mazeroski
S-BP Boog Powell
S-BR Brooks Robinson
S-CF Carlton Fisk SP
S-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
S-DAM Dale Murphy
S-DAS Dave Stewart
S-DEE Dennis Eckersley
S-DOM Don Mattingly DP
S-DW Dave Winfield SP
S-EB Ernie Banks
S-FJ Fergie Jenkins
S-FL Fred Lynn
S-GP Gaylord Perry
S-JB Johnny Bench
S-JM Joe Morgan
S-KG Kirk Gibson SP
S-KH Keith Hernandez
S-KP Kirby Puckett SP
S-NR Nolan Ryan SP
S-OS Ozzie Smith SP
S-PM Paul Molitor
S-RF Rollie Fingers
S-RJ Reggie Jackson SP
S-SG Steve Garvey
S-SK Sandy Koufax SP
S-TL Tom Lasorda
S-TS Tom Seaver
S-WM Willie McCovey SP
S-YB Yogi Berra SP

Hawaii Signatures

One card from this set was given away to attendees of the annual Hawaii Trade Conference. With the exception of "HAWAII XVII" running along the left side of the card, there is nothing differentiating these cards from the Signatures that were pulled in Sweet Spot Classics packs.

Cards were not serial-numbered and the production figures listed below were released by UD during the show.

S-AD Andre Dawson 10
S-AK Al Kaline 25
S-AT Alan Trammell 25
S-BD Bucky Dent 25
S-BP Boog Powell 25
S-BR Brooks Robinson 25
S-CF Carlton Fisk 10
S-CR Cal Ripken, Jr. 10
S-DE Dennis Eckersley 25
S-DM Dale Murphy 10
S-DS Dave Stewart 25
S-EB Ernie Banks 10
S-FJ Fergie Jenkins 25
S-FL Fred Lynn 25
S-GP Gaylord Perry 25
S-KH Keith Hernandez 20
S-PM Paul Molitor 25
S-RF Rollie Fingers 25
S-SG Steve Garvey 25
S-SK Sandy Koufax 5