2001 Topps Stars
Description
2001 Topps Stars is a 200-card set released exclusively to Topps' Home Team Advantage dealer network in June, 2001. The base set consists of 200 cards with no short prints or variations. The set primarily focuses on veterans with a small subset of Hall of Fame players and 22 rookie cards including Jose Reyes, Jake Peavy and Albert Pujols -- but not Ichiro Suzuki as he was not under contract to Topps at the time.
Distribution
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | ? | - | ? | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
The base set consists of 200 cards with no short prints or variations. The set primarily focuses on veterans with a small subset of Hall of Fame players and 22 rookie cards including Jose Reyes, Jake Peavy and Albert Pujols.
Parallels
Inserts
Players Choice Awards
This 10-card set features players nominated for various Players’ Choice Awards for the 2000 baseball season. Each card has three players and the cards were inserted 1:12 packs.
Progression
The 9-card set features three players per card that are similar in terms of their abilities. The first player is a player of the past, the second the star of the present and the third player is a young rising star. The cards were inserted 1:8 packs
| Number | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| P01 | Ernie Banks | Alex Rodriguez | Alfonso Soriano |
| P02 | Yogi Berra | Ivan Rodriguez | Roberto Hernandez |
| P03 | Tony Perez | Carlos Delgado | Eric Munson |
| P04 | Rod Carew | Roberto Alomar | Jose Ortiz |
| P05 | Stan Musial | Darin Erstad | Alex Escobar |
| P06 | Jim Palmer | Kevin Brown | Kurt Ainsworth |
| P07 | Duke Snider | Jim Edmonds | Vernon Wells |
| P08 | Warren Spahn | Randy Johnson | Ryan Anderson |
| P09 | Juan Marichal | Bartolo Colon | B.Bradley |
Autographs & Game-Used
Autographs
The 13-card set feature on-card autographs of some of baseball's great players. The cards were inserted in all packs at a rate of 1:353 packs. More than half the players had not returned their cards in time for packout and thus were inserted as exchange cards. The redemption cards expired on 4/30/03. Eric Munson seems very misplaced to be in this set.
| Number | Player | Team | EXCH |
| TSA-CD | Carlos Delgado | Blue Jays | |
| TSA-DS | Duke Snider | Dodgers | EXCH |
| TSA-EB | Ernie Banks | Cubs | EXCH |
| TSA-EM | Eric Munson | Tigers | |
| TSA-IR | Ivan Rodriguez | Rangers | |
| TSA-JM | Juan Marichal | Giants | EXCH |
| TSA-JP | Jim Palmer | Orioles | |
| TSA-RC | Rod Carew | Angels | EXCH |
| TSA-SM | Stan Musial | Cardinals | |
| TSA-TH | Todd Helton | Rockies | EXCH |
| TSA-TP | Tony Perez | Reds | EXCH |
| TSA-WS | Warren Spahn | Braves | |
| TSA-YB | Yogi Berra | Yankees | EXCH |
Game Gear Bats
This 21-card card set features game used bat chips from many of baseball’s rising stars. The cards were inserted in two differnt groups with Group A inserted at 1:216 packs and Group B at a rate of 1:1368 packs. The overall insert rate was 1:187 packs.
Most of the players featured in this set went on to have very good major league careers but by far the biggest prospects in this group at the time failed to have an impact at the major league level. Scott Rolen and Lance Berkman are by far the biggest names in this set.