Description

2013 Topps Opening Day is a 220-card set released to retail outlets on March 18, 2013. As usual, the product is a stripped-down version of the flagship with an insert in every pack. The complete set consists of 220 base cards of current players. A parallel set in blue sparkle is in included this year with each card serial numbered to 2013. With high insert ratio and a 99 cents price point, this set is targeted at kids and collectors on a budget.

Distribution

36 packs per box, seven cards per pack.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	220	-	6:1
Gimmicks	15	-	1:617
Purple	220	-	TRU
Blue	220	2013	?
Printing Plates	220	four for each	?
Ballpark Fun	25	-	*
Mascots	24	-	*
3-D Stars	25	-	*
Play Hard	25	-	*
Highlights	10	-	*
Superstar Celebrations	25	-	*
Autographs	10	-	?
Mascot Autographs	5	-	?

* One card from each of these inserts will be randomly inserted into every pack. TRU: Exclusive to packs sold at Toys R Us stores.

Checklist

Base Set

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1 Buster Posey
2 Ricky Romero
3 CC Sabathia
4 Matt Dominguez
5 Eric Hosmer
6 David Wright
7 Adrian Beltre
8 Ryan Braun
9 Mark Buehrle
10 Mat Latos
11 Hanley Ramirez
12 Aroldis Chapman
13 Carlos Beltran
14 Josh Willingham
15 Jim Johnson
16 Jesus Montero
17 John Axford
18 Jemile Weeks
19 Joey Votto
20 Jacoby Ellsbury
21 Yovani Gallardo
22 Felix Hernandez
23 Logan Morrison
24 Tommy Milone
25 Jonathan Papelbon
26 Howie Kendrick
27 Mike Trout
28 Prince Fielder
29 Bronson Arroyo
30 Jayson Werth
31 Jeremy Hellickson
32 Jered Weaver
33 Trevor Plouffe
34 Gerardo Parra
35 Justin Verlander
36 Tommy Hanson
37 Jurickson Profar RC
38 Albert Pujols
39 Heath Bell
40 Carlos Quentin
41 Dustin Pedroia
42 Jon Lester
43 Pedro Alvarez
44 Gio Gonzalez
45 Clayton Kershaw
46 Zack Greinke
47 Jake Peavy
48 Ike Davis
49 Grant Balfour
50 Bryce Harper
51 Elvis Andrus
52 Dylan Bundy RC
53 Addison Reed
54 Starlin Castro
55 Darwin Barney
56 Josh Hamilton
57 Cliff Lee
58 Chris Davis
59 Matt Harvey
60 Carl Crawford
61 Drew Hutchison
62 Jason Kubel
63 Jonathon Niese
64 Justin Masterson
65 Will Venable
66 Shin-Soo Choo
67 Marco Scutaro
68 Barry Zito
69 Brett Gardner
70 Danny Espinosa
71 Victor Martinez
72 Shelby Miller RC
73 Ryan Vogelsong
74 Jason Kipnis
75 Trevor Cahill
76 Adam Jones
77 Mark Trumbo
78 Hisashi Iwakuma
79 Tyler Colvin
80 Anthony Rizzo
81 Miguel Cabrera
82 Carlos Santana
83 Wilin Rosario
84 Yonder Alonso
85 Jeff Samardzija
86 Brandon League
87 Adrian Gonzalez
88 Edwin Encarnacion
89 Drew Stubbs
90 Nick Swisher
91 Adam Wainwright
92 Aramis Ramirez
93 Justin Upton
94 James Shields
95 Daniel Murphy
96 Jordan Zimmermann
97 Matt Cain
98 Paul Goldschmidt
99 Vernon Wells
100 Matt Kemp
101 Adeiny Hechavarria RC
102 Andrew McCutchen
103 Desmond Jennings
104 Tim Lincecum
105 James McDonald
106 Trevor Bauer
107 Lance Berkman
108 Hunter Pence
109 Ian Desmond
110 Corey Hart
111 Jean Segura
112 Chase Utley
113 Carlos Gonzalez
114 Mike Olt RC
115 B.J. Upton
116 Norichika Aoki
117 Michael Young
118 Max Scherzer
119 Angel Pagan
120 Alex Rodriguez
121 Nick Markakis
122 Aaron Hill
123 John Danks
124 Josh Reddick
125 Bartolo Colon
126 Todd Frazier
127 Edinson Volquez
128 A.J. Burnett
129 Sergio Romo
130 Chase Headley
131 Jose Reyes
132 David Freese
133 Billy Butler
134 Cameron Maybin
135 Josh Johnson
136 Ian Kennedy
137 Yoenis Cespedes
138 Joe Mauer
139 Mark Teixeira
140 Tyler Skaggs RC
141 Yadier Molina
142 Jarrod Parker
143 David Ortiz
144 Matt Holliday
145 Giancarlo Stanton
146 Alex Cobb
147 Ryan Zimmerman
148 Alex Rios
149 C.J. Wilson
150 Derek Jeter
151 Torii Hunter
152 Brian Wilson
153 Andre Ethier
154 Nelson Cruz
155 Brandon Crawford
156 Adam Dunn
157 Madison Bumgarner
158 J.J. Putz
159 Mike Moustakas
160 Johan Santana
161 Dan Uggla
162 Roy Halladay
163 Justin Morneau
164 Jose Altuve
165 Yu Darvish
166 Tyler Clippard
167 Starling Marte
168 Miguel Montero
169 Robinson Cano
170 Stephen Strasburg
171 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
172 Manny Machado RC
173 Zack Cozart
174 Kendrys Morales
175 Brandon Phillips
176 Mariano Rivera
177 Chris Sale
178 Ben Zobrist
179 Wade Miley
180 Jason Heyward
181 Neftali Feliz
182 Freddie Freeman
183 Fernando Rodney
184 Denard Span
185 Curtis Granderson
186 Paul Konerko
187 Huston Street
188 Coco Crisp
189 Austin Jackson
190 Chris Carpenter
191 Johnny Cueto
192 Josh Beckett
193 Alex Gordon
194 Rickie Weeks
195 Tim Hudson
196 Kyle Seager
197 Jhonny Peralta
198 Ryan Howard
199 Craig Kimbrel
200 Evan Longoria
201 Ervin Santana
202 Jason Motte
203 Daniel Hudson
204 Jay Bruce
205 Doug Fister
206 Cole Hamels
207 Jose Bautista
208 Jimmy Rollins
209 Drew Storen
210 Will Middlebrooks
211 Allen Craig
212 Pablo Sandoval
213 R.A. Dickey
214 Ian Kinsler
215 Ivan Nova
216 Kris Medlen
217 Carlos Ruiz
218 David Price
219 Troy Tulowitzki
220 Brett Lawrie

Variations

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For the first time in the history of this brand, Topps included a series of unannounced gimmick cards. Three of the cards feature members of the World Champion Giants during their victory parade. The eight have players who changed teams in the off-season being introduced to the local media.

Gimmicks of Bryce Harper and Yoenis Cespedes were made, apparently, for the hell of it.

1 Buster Posey WS Parade

28 Price Fielder (celebrating)

46 Zach Greinke Press Conference

50 Bryce Harper Black Shirt

56 Josh Hamilton Press Conference

90 Nick Swisher Press Conference

93 Justin Upton Press Conference

94. James Shields Press Conference

97 Matt Cain WS Parade

115 BJ Upton Press Conference

131 Jose Reyes Press Conference

137 Yoenis Cespedes Celebrating

151 Torii Hunter (press conference)

212 Pablo Sandoval WS Parade

213 R.A. Dickey Press Conference

Parallels

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All 220 base cards are available in the following parallels.

Purple (exclusive to Toys R Us stores)
Blue (serial-numbered to 2013 copies)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

Inserts

Ballpark Fun

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BF-1 Dustin Pedroia
BF-2 Josh Reddick
BF-3 Jay Bruce
BF-4 Prince Fielder
BF-5 Matt Kemp
BF-6 Adam Jones
BF-7 Manny Machado
BF-8 Johan Santana
BF-9 Bryce Harper
BF-10 Miguel Cabrera
BF-11 Evan Longoria
BF-12 David Ortiz
BF-13 Albert Pujols
BF-14 Jayson Werth
BF-15 Derek Jeter
BF-16 Elvis Andrus
BF-17 Aaron Hill
BF-18 Darwin Barney
BF-19 Brandon Phillips
BF-20 Alfonso Soriano
BF-21 Jurickson Profar
BF-22 David Price
BF-23 Aroldis Chapman
BF-24 Hanley Ramirez
BF-25 Coco Crisp

Mascots

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M-1 Mr. Met
M-2 Phillie Phanatic
M-3 Mariner Moose
M-4 Fredbird
M-5 Rangers Captain
M-6 Stomper
M-7 Screech
M-8 Bernie Brewer
M-9 Southpaw
M-10 Swinging Friar
M-11 TC Bear
M-12 Orioles Bird
M-13 Homer
M-14 Raymond
M-15 Pirate Parrot
M-16 Orbit
M-17 Paws
M-18 Dinger
M-19 Ace
M-20 D. Baxter
M-21 Sluggerr
M-22 Wally the Green Monster
M-23 Gapper
M-24 Slider

Stars

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ODS-1 Prince Fielder
ODS-2 Justin Verlander
ODS-3 Miguel Cabrera
ODS-4 Buster Posey
ODS-5 Derek Jeter
ODS-6 Robinson Cano
ODS-7 Evan Longoria
ODS-8 David Ortiz
ODS-9 Joe Mauer
ODS-10 Albert Pujols
ODS-11 Mike Trout
ODS-12 Josh Hamilton
ODS-13 Yu Darvish
ODS-14 Felix Hernandez
ODS-15 David Wright
ODS-16 R.A. Dickey
ODS-17 Adrian Gonzalez
ODS-18 Cole Hamels
ODS-19 Bryce Harper
ODS-20 Stephen Strasburg
ODS-21 Joey Votto
ODS-22 Ryan Braun
ODS-23 Andrew McCutchen
ODS-24 Matt Kemp
ODS-25 Yadier Molina

Play Hard

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NOTE: For reasons that have not been explained by Topps, it appears that the cards of Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera were pulled from production. However, cards of both players (with quarter-sized holes punched through them) have emerged on the secondary market.