2003 Victory
Description
2003 Victory is a 200 card set released, exclusive to retail, in Feburary, 2003. After four years as a large but no-frills, insert-less product, Upper Deck dramatically changed Victory into a multi-tiered, multi-paralleled, set with a collectible card game element. The first 100 cards comprise the short set while the last 100 cards were short-printed. The corners on all cards are rounded.
These changes were not well received by collectors, and as a result, Upper Deck discontinued the line after 2003 -- although it remains part of their hockey line.
Distribution
6 cards in a pack, 36 cards in a box.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 200 | - | ? |
| short set | 100 | - | ? |
| Solid Hits | 28 | - | 1:4 |
| Clutch Players | 20 | - | 1:5 |
| Lay it on the Line | 20 | - | 1:5 |
| True Gamers | 10 | - | 1:10 |
| Run Producers | 10 | - | 1:10 |
| Difference Makers | 6 | - | 1:20 |
| Winning Formula | 6 | - | 1:20 |
| Green Parallel (Tier 1) | 100 | - | one-per-pack |
| Orange Parallel (Tier 2) | 100 | - | 1:8 |
| Blue Parallel (Tier 3) | 100 | 650 | ? |
| Purple Parallel (Tier 4) | 100 | 50 | ? |
| Red Parallel (Tier 5) | 100 | 25 | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
1 Troy Glaus
2 Garret Anderson
3 Tim Salmon
4 Darin Erstad
5 Luis Gonzalez
6 Curt Schilling
7 Randy Johnson
8 Junior Spivey
9 Andruw Jones
10 Greg Maddux
11 Chipper Jones
12 Gary Sheffield
13 John Smoltz
14 Geronimo Gil
15 Tony Batista
16 Trot Nixon
17 Manny Ramirez
18 Pedro Martinez
19 Nomar Garciaparra
20 Derek Lowe
21 Shea Hillenbrand
22 Sammy Sosa
23 Kerry Wood
24 Mark Prior
25 Magglio Ordonez
26 Frank Thomas
27 Mark Buehrle
28 Paul Konerko
29 Adam Dunn
30 Ken Griffey Jr.
31 Austin Kearns
32 Matt Lawton
33 Larry Walker
34 Todd Helton
35 Jeff Bagwell
36 Roy Oswalt
37 Lance Berkman
38 Mike Sweeney
39 Carlos Beltran
40 Kazuhisa Ishii
41 Shawn Green
42 Hideo Nomo
43 Adrian Beltre
44 Richie Sexson
45 Ben Sheets
46 Torii Hunter
47 Jacque Jones
48 Corey Koskie
49 Vladimir Guerrero
50 Jose Vidro
51 Mo Vaughn
52 Mike Piazza
53 Roberto Alomar
54 Derek Jeter
55 Alfonso Soriano
56 Jason Giambi
57 Roger Clemens
58 Mike Mussina
59 Bernie Williams
60 Jorge Posada
61 Nick Johnson
62 Hideki Matsui RC
63 Eric Chavez
64 Barry Zito
65 Miguel Tejada
66 Tim Hudson
67 Pat Burrell
68 Bobby Abreu
69 Jimmy Rollins
70 Brett Myers
71 Jim Thome
72 Jason Kendall
73 Brian Giles
74 Aramis Ramirez
75 Sean Burroughs
76 Ryan Klesko
77 Phil Nevin
78 Barry Bonds
79 J.T. Snow
80 Rich Aurilia
81 Ichiro Suzuki
82 Edgar Martinez
83 Freddy Garcia
84 Jim Edmonds
85 J.D. Drew
86 Scott Rolen
87 Albert Pujols
88 Mark McGwire
89 Matt Morris
90 Ben Grieve
91 Carl Crawford
92 Alex Rodriguez
93 Carl Everett
94 Juan Gonzalez
95 Rafael Palmeiro
96 Hank Blalock
97 Carlos Delgado
98 Josh Phelps
99 Eric Hinske
100 Shannon Stewart
Solid Hits
101 Albert Pujols
102 Alex Rodriguez
103 Alfonso Soriano
104 Barry Bonds
105 Bernie Williams
106 Brian Giles
107 Chipper Jones
108 Darin Erstad
109 Derek Jeter
110 Eric Chavez
111 Miguel Tejada
112 Ichiro Suzuki
113 Rafael Palmeiro
114 Jason Giambi
115 Jeff Bagwell
116 Jim Thome
117 Ken Griffey Jr.
118 Lance Berkman
119 Luis Gonzalez
120 Manny Ramirez
121 Mike Piazza
122 J.D. Drew
123 Sammy Sosa
124 Scott Rolen
125 Shawn Green
126 Todd Helton
127 Troy Glaus
128 Vladimir Guerrero
Clutch Players
129 Albert Pujols
130 Brian Giles
131 Carlos Delgado
132 Curt Schilling
133 Derek Jeter
134 Frank Thomas
135 Greg Maddux
136 Jeff Bagwell
137 Jim Thome
138 Jorge Posada
139 Kazuhisa Ishii
140 Larry Walker
141 Luis Gonzalez
142 Miguel Tejada
143 Pat Burrell
144 Pedro Martinez
145 Rafael Palmeiro
146 Roger Clemens
147 Tim Hudson
148 Troy Glaus
Laying it on the Line
149 Alfonso Soriano
150 Andruw Jones
151 Barry Zito
152 Darin Erstad
153 Eric Chavez
154 Alex Rodriguez
155 J.D. Drew
156 Jason Giambi
157 Jason Kendall
158 Ken Griffey Jr.
159 Lance Berkman
160 Mike Mussina
161 Mike Piazza
162 Nomar Garciaparra
163 Randy Johnson
164 Roberto Alomar
165 Scott Rolen
166 Shawn Green
167 Torii Hunter
168 Vladimir Guerrero
True Gamers
169 Alex Rodriguez
170 Andruw Jones
171 Bernie Williams
172 Ichiro Suzuki
173 Miguel Tejada
174 Nomar Garciaparra
175 Pedro Martinez
176 Randy Johnson
177 Todd Helton
178 Vladimir Guerrero
Run Producers
179 Barry Bonds
180 Carlos Delgado
181 Chipper Jones
182 Frank Thomas
183 Lance Berkman
184 Larry Walker
185 Manny Ramirez
186 Mike Piazza
187 Sammy Sosa
188 Shawn Green
Difference Makers
189 Chipper Jones
190 Curt Schilling
191 Derek Jeter
192 Ken Griffey Jr.
193 Sammy Sosa
194 Vladimir Guerrero
Winning Formula
195 Alex Rodriguez
196 Barry Bonds
197 Greg Maddux
198 Ichiro
199 Jason Giambi
200 Mike Piazza
Parallels
Each of the first 100 cards (the entire short-set) are available in the following parallels.
- Tier 1, Green
- Tier 2, Orange
- Tier 3, Blue (serial-numbered to 650 copies)
- Tier 4, Purple (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Tier 5, Red (serial-numbered to 25 copies)