2012 Topps Opening Day
This article is about a set that was just released.
Some information may change as more facts become known.
Description
2012 Topps Opening Day is a 220-card set scheduled for release March 7, 2012 -- about a month before the start of the 2012 MLB season. As in previous years, the base set reprints cards from the Topps flagship that have already been released in series one, or will be released in Series Two. Each seven-card pack will yield at least one insert.
Distribution
Wax: 36 packs per box, seven cards per pack (MSRP: $0.99).
Racks: 26 cards per pack (MSRP: $3.44).
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 220 | - | 6:1 |
| Elite Skills* | 30 | - | 1:4 |
| Fantasy Squad* | 30 | - | 1:4 |
| Mascots* | 25 | - | 1:4 |
| Superstar Celebrations* | 30 | - | 1:4 |
| Blue Parallel | 220 | 2012 | 1:6 |
| Opening Day Stars | 25 | - | 1:8 |
| Autographs | 10 | - | 1:468 |
| Printing Plates | 220 | four-for-each | 1:3,226 |
* One insert from one of these sets in each pack.
Checklist
Base Set
1 Ryan Braun
2 Stephen Drew
3 Nelson Cruz
4 Jacoby Ellsbury
5 Roy Halladay
6 Bud Norris
7 Mickey Mantle
8 Jordan Zimmermann
9 Chris Young
10 Jose Valverde
11 Michael Morse
12 Jason Heyward
13 Bobby Abreu
14 Buster Posey
15 Jeremy Hellickson
16 Torii Hunter
17 Pedro Alvarez
18 David Ortiz
19 Mat Latos
20 Howie Kendrick
21 Matt Moore
22 Aroldis Chapman
23 Troy Tulowitzki
24 Brandon Morrow
25 Eric Hosmer
26 Drew Stubbs
27 Chase Utley
28 Michael Young
29 Mike Napoli
30 Shane Victorino
31 Evan Longoria
32 Anibal Sanchez
33 Nick Markakis
34 James McDonald
35 Brennan Boesch
36 Dexter Fowler
37 Josh Beckett
38 Brett Myers
39 Michael Cuddyer
40 Domonic Brown
41 J.J. Hardy
42 Mark Reynolds
43 Angel Pagan
44 Jay Bruce
45 Mark Melancon
46 Chris Sale
47 Nick Swisher
48 Adrian Beltre
49 Melky Cabrera
50 Ichiro
51 Prince Fielder
52 Matt Joyce
53 Alex Rodriguez
54 Asdrubal Cabrera
55 Miguel Cabrera
56 Vance Worley
57 Adam Lind
58 Justin Masterson
59 Alcides Escobar
60 Adam Wainwright
61 C.J. Wilson
62 Ervin Santana
63 Pablo Sandoval
64 Dan Haren
65 Dustin Ackley
66 Adam Jones
67 Billy Butler
68 Shaun Marcum
69 Tim Lincecum
70 Madison Bumgarner
71 Ian Kennedy
72 Derek Holland
73 Kevin Youkilis
74 Cameron Maybin
75 Justin Upton
76 Gio Gonzalez
77 Jimmy Rollins
78 Matt Holliday
79 Hanley Ramirez
80 Joe Mauer
81 Brandon Beachy
82 Phil Hughes
83 Carlos Gonzalez
84 Dan Uggla
85 Mike Trout
86 Jon Lester
87 Ryan Howard
88 John Axford
89 Drew Pomeranz
90 Derek Jeter
91 Jayson Werth
92 Mike Stanton
93 Tim Hudson
94 Doug Fister
95 Victor Martinez
96 Chris Carpenter
97 David Price
98 Ben Zobrist
99 Robinson Cano
100 Matt Kemp
101 Todd Helton
102 Jesus Montero
103 Mike Leake
104 Alexi Ogando
105 Curtis Granderson
106 Josh Johnson
107 Rickie Weeks
108 Roy Oswalt
109 Brett Gardner
110 Scott Rolen
111 Carlos Santana
112 Dee Gordon
113 Justin Verlander
114 Paul Konerko
115 Yunel Escobar
116 Josh Hamilton
117 Brandon Belt
118 Miguel Montero
119 Ricky Nolasco
120 Matt Garza
121 Mark Teixeira
122 Neftali Feliz
123 Ryan Roberts
124 Grady Sizemore
125 Matt Cain
126 Danny Valencia
127 J.P. Arencibia
128 Lance Berkman
129 Alex Rios
130 Brett Wallace
131 Scott Baker
132 Kurt Suzuki
133 Sergio Santos
134 Chipper Jones
135 Trevor Cahill
136 Justin Morneau
137 B.J. Upton
138 Russell Martin
139 Trevor Cahill
140 Erick Aybar
141 Drew Storen
142 Tommy Hanson
143 Craig Kimbrel
144 Andrew McCutchen
145 CC Sabathia
146 Ian Desmond
147 Corey Hart
148 Shin-Soo Choo
149 Adrian Gonzalez
150 Jose Bautista
151 Johnny Cueto
152 Neil Walker
153 Aramis Ramirez
154 Yadier Molina
155 Juan Nicasio
156 Joey Votto
157 Ubaldo Jimenez
158 Mark Trumbo
159 Max Scherzer
160 Carlos Ruiz
161 Hunter Pence
162 Ricky Romero
163 Heath Bell
164 Nyjer Morgan
165 Yovani Gallardo
166 Peter Bourjos
167 Orlando Hudson
168 Jose Tabata
169 Ian Kinsler
170 Brian Wilson
171 Jaime Garcia
172 Dustin Perdroia
173 Michael Pineda
174 Brian McCann
175 Jason Bay
176 Geovany Soto
177 Jhonny Peralta
178 Desmond Jennings
179 Zack Greinke
180 Ted Lilly
181 Clayton Kershaw
182 Seth Smith
183 Cliff Lee
184 Michael Bourn
185 Jeff Niemann
186 Martin Prado
187 David Wright
188 Paul Goldschmidt
189 Mariano Rivera
190 Stephen Strasburg
191 Ivan Nova
192 James Shields
193 Casey McGehee
194 Alex Gordon
195 Ike Davis
196 Cole Hamels
197 Elvis Andrus
198 Carl Crawford
199 Felix Hernandez
200 Albert Pujols
201 Jose Reyes
202 Starlin Castro
203 John Danks
204 Cory Luebke
205 Chad Billingsley
207 Brandon McCarthy
208 James Loney
209 Jered Weaver
210 Freddie Freeman
211 Ben Revere
212 Daniel Hudson
213 Jhoulys Chacin
214 Alex Avila
215 Colby Lewis
216 Jason Kipnis
217 Ryan Zimmerman
218 Clay Buchholz
219 Brandon Phillips
220 Carlos Lee UER (NNO on back)
Gimmicks
A gimmick card of a New York Yankee fan was included into packs of Opening Day. Christian Lopez was the fan who caught the home run that accounted for Derek Jeter's 3000th career hit. He returned the ball to Jeter asking for nothing in return.
Shortly after Jeter's 3000th hit, Topps announced that Lopez would get a card in 2012 Opening Day, but made no prior announcements as to what that card would be. Lopez's card is done in the style of the 2011 Topps set.
CL Christian Lopez
Parallels
All 220 base cards will be available in the following parallels.
- Blue (serial-numbered to 2012 copies)
- Printing Plates (four-for-each)
Inserts
Elite Skills
ES-1 Jose Reyes
ES-2 Alex Gordon
ES-3 Prince Fielder
ES-4 Ian Kinsler
ES-5 James Shields
ES-6 Andrew McCutchen
ES-7 Justin Verlander
ES-8 Felix Hernandez
ES-9 Barry Zito
ES-10 R.A. Dickey
ES-11 Roy Halladay
ES-12 Ichiro
ES-13 David Wright
ES-14 Troy Tulowitzki
ES-15 Jose Bautista
ES-16 Joey Votto
ES-17 Joe Mauer
ES-18 Mark Teixeira
ES-19 Mike Stanton
ES-20 Yadier Molina
ES-21 Ryan Zimmerman
ES-22 Jacoby Ellsbury
ES-23 Carlos Gonzalez
ES-24 Jered Weaver
ES-25 Elvis Andrus
ES-26
ES-27
ES-28
ES-29
ES-30
Fantasy Squad
FS-1 Albert Pujols
FS-2 Miguel Cabrera
FS-3 Adrian Gonzalez
FS-4 Robinson Cano
FS-5 Dustin Pedroia
FS-6 Ian Kinsler
FS-7 Troy Tulowitzki
FS-8 Hanley Ramirez
FS-9 Jose Reyes
FS-10 David Wright
FS-11 Evan Longoria
FS-12 Ryan Zimmerman
FS-13 Victor Martinez
FS-14 Brian McCann
FS-15 Joe Mauer
FS-16 David Ortiz
FS-17 Billy Butler
FS-18 Michael Young
FS-19 Ryan Braun
FS-20 Carlos Gonzalez
FS-21 Josh Hamilton
FS-22 Curtis Granderson
FS-23 Matt Kemp
FS-24 Jacoby Ellsbury
FS-25 Jose Bautista
FS-26 Justin Upton
FS-27 Mike Stanton
FS-28 Justin Verlander
FS-29 Roy Halladay
FS-30 Tim Lincecum
Opening Day Stars
ODS-1 Ryan Braun
ODS-2 Albert Pujols
ODS-3 Miguel Cabrera
ODS-4 Adrian Gonzalez
ODS-5 Troy Tulowitzki
ODS-6 Matt Kemp
ODS-7 Justin Verlander
ODS-8 Jose Bautista
ODS-9 Robinson Cano
ODS-10 Roy Halladay
ODS-11 Jacoby Ellsbury
ODS-12 Prince Fielder
ODS-13 Justin Upton
ODS-14 Hanley Ramirez
ODS-15 Clayton Kershaw
ODS-16 Felix Hernandez
ODS-17 David Wright
ODS-18 Mark Teixeira
ODS-19 Josh Hamilton
ODS-20 Jered Weaver
ODS-21 Joey Votto
ODS-22 Evan Longoria
ODS-23 Carlos Gonzalez
ODS-24 Dustin Perdroia
ODS-25 Tim Lincecum
Mascots
M-1 Bernie Brewer
M-2 Baltimore Orioles
M-3 Toronto Blue Jays
M-4 Arizona Diamondbacks
M-5 Firebird
M-6 Raymond
M-7 Mr. Met
M-8 Atlanta Braves
M-9 Rangers Captain
M-10 Pirate Parrot
M-11 Billy the Marlin
M-12 Paws
M-13 Dinger
M-14 Phillie Phanatic
M-15 Kansas City Royals
M-16 Wally the Green Monster
M-17 Gapper
M-18 Slider
M-19 TC
M-20 Swinging Friar
M-21 Chicago White Sox
M-22 Screech
M-23 Mariner Moose
M-24 Oakland Athletics
M-25 Junction Jack
Superstar Celebrations
SC-1 Matt Kemp
SC-2 Justin Upton
SC-3 Dan Uggla
SC-4 Geovany Soto
SC-5 Joey Votto
SC-6 Alex Rios
SC-7 Eric Hosmer
SC-8 Troy Tulowitzki
SC-9 Ryan Zimmerman
SC-10 J.J. Putz
SC-11 Jacoby Ellsbury
SC-12 Ian Kinsler
SC-13 David Wright
SC-14 Ryan Braun
SC-15 Miguel Cabrera
SC-16 Nelson Cruz
SC-17 Adam Jones
SC-18 Brett Lawrie
SC-19 Mark Trumbo
SC-20 Martin Prado
Autographs & Game-Used
Opening Day Autographs
ODA-AE Alcides Escobar
ODA-BA Brett Anderson
ODA-CH Chris Heisey
ODA-DB Daniel Bard
ODA-JJ Jon Jay
ODA-JN Jon Niese
ODA-MM Mitch Moreland
ODA-NF Neftali Feliz
ODA-TC Tyler Colvin
ODA-TW Travis Wood