2004 Topps Cracker Jack
Description
The 2004 Topps Cracker Jack set, based on the 1914 Cracker Jack set, consists of 250 total cards; 197 base cards, 3 base variations, 40 short prints and 10 short print variations. The design is the same, however the size of the cards have been resized to today's standard format. Several players from the original set are also reprinted in this set including Nap Lajoie, Bert Shotton, and Branch Rickey. Some of cards backs are upside-down, a tribute of the original 1914 cards as they made to fit inside a special album.
Distribution
Hobby Boxes contained 24 packs of eight cards. Each pack included one mini parallel and a "Secret Suprise" pack. In addition, each sealed Hobby box came with a bag of Cracker Jack.
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 297 | - | 7:1 | ? |
| Red Mini | 250 | - | 1:1 | ? |
| Stickers | 200 | - | 1:1 | ? |
| Short Prints | 40 | - | 1:3 | 1:3 |
| Blue Mini | 200 | - | 1:10 | 1:10 |
| Short Print Stickers | 50 | - | 1:10 | 1:10 |
| Short Print Red Mini | 50 | - | 1:20 | 1:20 |
| Blue Short Print Mini | 50 | - | 1:60 | 1:60 |
| Cracker Jack Autographs | 6 | ? | 1:258 | 1:258 |
| Vintage Buyback | ? | - | 1:2,598 | 1:3,084 |
| White Mini | 250 | 1 | 1:6,189 | 6,413 |
| Team Topps Legends | ? | ? | 1:755,000 | ? |
| Base Variations | 3 | - | ? | ? |
| Short Print Variations | 10 | - | ? | ? |
| Secret Surprise Signatures | 11 | ? | ? | ? |
| 1, 2, 3 Strikes You're Out | 18 | ? | ? | ? |
| Take Me Out to the Ballgame Relics | 54 | ? | ? | ? |
Reviews
http://www.stalegum.com/2004/05/test-post-2004-cracker-jack-baseball-2.html
Checklist
Base Set
1 Jose Reyes SP
2 Edgar Renteria
3 Albert Pujols Portriat
4 Garret Anderson
5 Bobby Abreu
6 Andruw Jones
7 Jeff Kent
8 Magglio Ordonez
9 Kris Benson
10 Luis Gonzalez
11 Corey Patterson
12 Connie Mack (MGR)
13 Vernon Wells SP
14 Jim Edmonds
15 Bret Boone
16 Travis Lee
17 Alex Rodriguez SP
18 Erubiel Durazo
19 Brett Myers
20 Scott Rolen SP
21 Paul Lo Duca
22 Geoff Jenkins
23 Charles Comiskey (OWN)
24 Cliff Floyd
25 Jim Thome Batting
26 Russ Ortiz
27 Bill Mueller
28 Kenny Lofton
29 Jay Gibbons
30 Ken Griffey Jr.
31 Jeff Bagwell
32 Jose Lima
33 Brad Radke
34 Ramon Hernandez
35 Brian Giles SP
36 Jeremy Bonderman
37 Jerome Williams
38 Rafael Palmeiro
39 Scott Podsednik
40 Rafael Furcal
41 Roy Oswalt
42 Orlando Hudson
43 Todd Helton
44 Kerry Wood
45 Tom Glavine
46 David Eckstein
47 Trot Nixon
48 Preston Wilson
49 Bernie Williams
50 Eric Gagne SP
51 Ichiro Suzuki SP
52 Juan Gonzalez
53 Torii Hunter
54 Bartolo Colon
55 Dick Hoblitzel ERR
56 Al Leiter
57 Johnny Damon
58 Larry Walker
59 Brian Jordan
60 Richie Sexson SP
61 Orlando Cabrera
62 Jason Phillips
63 Phil Nevin
64 John Olerud
65 Miguel Tejada
66 Nap La Joie ERR
67 C.C. Sabathia
68 Ty Wigginton
69 Troy Glaus
70 Mike Piazza
71 Craig Biggio
72 Cristian Guzman
73 Dmitri Young
74 Roger Clemens
75 Runelvys Hernandez
76 Nomar Garciaparra
77 Mark Mulder
78 Derek Lowe
79 Paul Konerko
80 Sammy Sosa SP
81 Vladimir Guerrero
82 Xavier Nady
83 Joel Pineiro
84 Chipper Jones
85 Manny Ramirez
86 Burt Shotten ERR
87 Raul Ibanez SP
88 Eric Chavez
89 Frank Catalanotto
90 Dontrelle Willis
91 Roy Halladay
92 Jermaine Dye
93 Jason Kendall
94 Jacque Jones
95 Gary Sheffield Braves
96 Mike Lieberthal
97 Adam Dunn
98 Carl Crawford
99 Reggie Sanders
100 Mark Prior SP
101 Luis Matos
102 Barry Zito
103 Randy Johnson
104 Kevin Brown
105 Pat Burrell
106 Steve Finley
107 Moises Alou
108 David Ortiz SP
109 Austin Kearns SP
110 Carlos Beltran
111 Shawn Green
112 Javier Vazquez
113 Hideo Nomo
114 Kazuhisa Ishii
115 Corey Koskie
116 Kevin Millwood
117 Randy Wolf
118 Darin Erstad
119 Fernando Vina
120 Pedro Martinez
121 Melvin Mora
122 Carl Everett
123 Matt Morris
124 Greg Maddux
125 Jason Schmidt
126 Mark Teixeira SP
127 Randy Winn
128 Rich Aurilia
129 Vicente Padilla
130 Tim Hudson
131 Marlon Byrd
132 Jae Weong Seo
133 Branch Rickey MG
134 A.J. Pierzynski
135 Ryan Klesko
136 Eric Hinske
137 Mike Cameron
138 Roberto Alomar
139 Jarrod Washburn
140 Curt Schilling D'backs
141 Omar Vizquel
142 Mike Sweeney
143 Wade Miller
144 Jose Vidro
145 Rich Harden SP
146 Eric Munson
147 Lance Berkman
148 Mark Buehrle
149 Carlos Delgado
150 Sean Burroughs
151 Kevin Millar
152 Frank Thomas
153 Adrian Beltre
154 Shannon Stewart
155 Johan Santana
156 Edgardo Alfonzo
157 Jose Cruz Jr.
158 Sidney Ponson
159 Edgar Martinez
160 Jamie Moyer
161 Tony Batista
162 Wes Helms
163 Brandon Webb SP
164 Gil Meche
165 Marcus Giles SP
166 Angel Berroa SP
167 Rocco Baldelli SP
168 Michael Young
169 Esteban Loaiza
170 Casey Blake
171 Jody Gerut
172 Bo Hart SP
173 Kelvim Escobar
174 Aaron Guiel
175 Javy Lopez SP
176 Aubrey Huff
177 Hank Blalock
178 Edwin Jackson
179 Delmon Young SP
180 Bobby Jenks
181 Felix Pie
182 Jeremy Reed SP
183 Aaron Hill
184 Casey Kotchman SP
185 Grady Sizemore
186 Joe Mauer SP
187 Ryan Harvey
188 Neal Cotts
189 Victor Martinez
190 Rene Reyes
191 Eric Duncan
192 B.J. Upton SP
193 Khalil Greene SP
194 Bobby Crosby
195 Rickie Weeks SP
196 Zack Greinke SP
197 Laynce Nix
198 Vito Chiaravalloti SP RC
199 Estee Harris RC
200 Jon Knott SP RC
201 Dioner Navarro RC
202 Craig Ansman RC
203 Travis Blackley RC
204 Yadier Molina RC
205 Rodney Choy Foo RC
206 Kyle Sleeth SP RC
207 Jeff Allison RC
208 Josh Labandeira RC
209 Lastings Milledge SP RC
210 Rudy Guillen SP RC
211 Blake Hawksworth SP RC
212 David Aardsma RC
213 Shawn Hill RC
214 Erick Aybar SP RC
215 Ervin Santana RC
216 Tim Stauffer SP RC
217 Merkin Valdez RC
218 Jack McKeon MGR
219 Jeff Conine
220 Josh Beckett SP
221 Luis Castillo
222 Mike Lowell
223 Juan Pierre
224 Ivan Rodriguez Marlins
225 A.J. Burnett
226 Miguel Cabrera SP
227 Jeffrey Loria OWN
228 Joe Torre MG
229 Jason Giambi Portrait
230 Aaron Boone
231 Jose Contreras
232 Derek Jeter SP
233 Ruben Sierra
234 Mike Mussina
235 Mariano Rivera
236 Jorge Posada SP
237 Alfonso Soriano
NNO Alex Rodriguez Yanks
Variations
These three cards pay tribute to the original 1915 Cracker Jacks, by misspelling the last names of three players. All three are produced in the same quantity as the regular base card, and are considered part of the short-set.
55 Dick Hoblitzell COR
66 Nap Lajoie COR
86 Burt Shotton COR
Short Print Variations
These ten variations are short-printed and are available in the same quantity as the other 40 base-set SPs. Three of the variations show a different pose, four have different card numbers, and the other three show players who had just been traded in the uniforms of their new team.
3 Albert Pujols (swinging pose)
17 Alex Rodriguez (short print has #17 on back, base card in un-numbered)
25 Jim Thome (fielding pose)
80 Felix Pie (short print has #80 on back, same as Sammy Sosa; base card is #181)
95 Gary Sheffield (Yankees)
104 Edwin Jackson (short print has #104 on back, same as Kevin Brown; base card is #178)
140 Curt Schilling (Red Sox)
224 Ivan Rodriguez (Tigers)
229 Jason Giambi (fielding pose)
236 Dioner Navarro (short print has #236 on back, same as Jorge Posada; base card is #201)
Parallels
Minis
Each pack contained a mini-sized card measuring the same size as the original 1915 Cracker Jack cards. Every one of the 197 base cards, 40 SPs, three variations and 10 SP variations, is available in the following parallels:
Red (Base: one-per-pack; SPs: 1:20)
Blue (Base: 1:10; SPs: 1:40)
Stickers
Each wax pack came with a "Secret Suprise," which would yield either an autograph, relic, or a sticker parallel. The stickers are virtually identical to the one-per-pack minis in both size and appearance.
Red (Base: one-per-pack; SPs 1:20)
White (one-of-one)
Autographed & Game-Used
Mini Autographs
Topps stated these could be found on average of 1 in 258 packs.
Gary Sheffield (50)
Javier Vasquez
Brandon Webb
Marcus Giles
Luis Castillo
Miguel Cabrera
Secret Surprise Signatures
Aubrey Huff
Brian Giles
Cliff Floyd
Dustin McGowan
Dontrelle Willis
Felix Pie
Jerome Williams
Mike Lamb
Merkin Valdez
Scott Posednik
Scott Rolen
1-2-3 Strikes You're Out
Take Me Out to the Ballgame Relics
Group C
AP2 Albert Pujols Bat
AR2 Alex Rodriguez
Group G
AP Albert Pujols Uniform