Description

2004 Fleer Platinum is a 200-card set, and was released in February, 2004. Like previous Platinum efforts, the base set evokes a classic Fleer Baseball set -- in this case, 1984 Fleer. The set does feature 22 short-prints; however, Fleer decided NOT to short-print any of the 18 multi-player Prospects.

Like the 2003 Fleer Platinum set, Hobby boxes contained a mix of pack types. Each Hobby box contained 18, seven-card wax packs and four, 20-card jumbo packs. Rack packs were issued separately in their own Hobby-exclusive boxes. Each rack box had four, 30-card packs.

A typical Hobby box should yield two "hits:" one jersey card in the wax packs, and a "Nameplates" patch card from the jumbos. Each rack pack has an "Inscribed" autograph.

Cards 136-143 were issued at a stated rate of 1:3 Hobby wax and 1:12 retail wax packs. Cards numbered 144-151 were seeded at the rate of one-per-jumbo pack, while 152 through 157 were issued exclusively in rack packs at a rate of one per. According to Fleer the stated print run of the six rack-exclusive cards was 1000 cards each.

Distribution

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Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Wax Odds	Retail Wax Odds	Jumbo Odds	Rack Odds
Base	200	-	7:1	7:1	20:1	30:1
short set	178	-	?	?	?	?
Wax Exclusive SPs	8	-	1:3	1:12	N/A	N/A
Jumbo Exclusive SPs	8	-	N/A	N/A	one-per-jumbo	N/A
Rack Exclusive SPs	6	1000	N/A	N/A	N/A	one-per-rack
Platinum Finish	200	100	1:15	?	N/A	N/A
Big Signs	15	-	1:9	1:8	1:2	N/A
Classic Combinations	10	-	1:108	1:270	N/A	N/A
MLB Scouting Report	15	400	1:45	1:190	1:96	N/A
Platinum Portraits	10	-	1:18	1:24	1:4	N/A
Big Signs Autographed	4	100	?	?	?	N/A
Clubhouse Memorabilia	?	-	1:24	1:96	N/A	N/A
Clubhouse Memorabilia Dual	?	50	?	?	N/A	N/A
Inscribed	?	varies	N/A	N/A	N/A	one-per-rack
MLB Scouting Report Game Jersey	?	250	?	?	?	N/A
Player Nameplates	?	varies	N/A	N/A	1:4*	N/A
Team Nameplates	?	varies	N/A	N/A	1:4*	N/A
Platinum Portraits Game Jersey	?	-	1:48	1:120	N/A	N/A
Platinum Portraits Patch	?	100	?	?	N/A	N/A

Overall odds of finding any Nameplate card: 1:4 Jumbo packs.

Checklist

Base Set

1 Luis Castillo
2 Preston Wilson
3 Johan Santana
4 Fred McGriff
5 Albert Pujols
6 Reggie Sanders
7 Ivan Rodriguez
8 Roy Halladay
9 Brian Giles
10 Bernie Williams
11 Barry Larkin
12 Marlon Anderson
13 Ramon Ortiz
14 Luis Matos
15 Esteban Loaiza
16 Orlando Cabrera
17 Jamie Moyer
18 Tino Martinez
19 Josh Beckett
20 Derek Jeter
21 Derek Lowe
22 Jack Wilson
23 Bret Boone
24 Matt Morris
25 Javier Vazquez
26 Joe Crede
27 Jose Vidro
28 Mike Piazza
29 Curt Schilling
30 Alex Rodriguez
31 John Olerud
32 Dontrelle Willis
33 Larry Walker
34 Joe Randa
35 Paul Lo Duca
36 Marlon Byrd
37 Bo Hart
38 Rafael Palmeiro
39 Garret Anderson
40 Tom Glavine
41 Ichiro
42 Derrek Lee
43 Lance Berkman
44 Nomar Garciaparra
45 Mike Sweeney
46 A.J. Burnett
47 Sean Casey
48 Eric Gagne
49 Joel Pineiro
50 Russ Ortiz
51 Placido Polanco
52 Sammy Sosa
53 Mark Teixeira
54 Randy Wolf
55 Vladimir Guerrero
56 Tim Hudson
57 Lew Ford
58 Carlos Delgado
59 Darin Erstad
60 Mike Lieberthal
61 Craig Biggio
62 Ryan Klesko
63 C.C. Sabathia
64 Carlos Lee
65 Al Leiter
66 Brandon Webb
67 Jacque Jones
68 Kerry Wood
69 Omar Vizquel
70 Jeremy Bonderman
71 Kevin Brown
72 Richie Sexson
73 Zach Day
74 Mike Mussina
75 Sidney Ponson
76 Andruw Jones
77 Woody Williams
78 Kazuhiro Sasaki
79 Matt Clement
80 Shea Hillenbrand
81 Bartolo Colon
82 Ken Griffey, Jr.
83 Todd Helton
84 Dmitri Young
85 Richard Hidalgo
86 Carlos Beltran
87 Brad Wilkerson
88 Andy Pettitte
89 Miguel Tejada
90 Edgar Martinez
91 Vernon Wells
92 Magglio Ordonez
93 Tony Batista
94 Jose Reyes
95 Matt Stairs
96 Manny Ramirez
97 Carlos Pena
98 A.J. Pierzynski
99 Jim Thome
100 Aubrey Huff
101 Roberto Alomar
102 Luis Gonzalez
103 Chipper Jones
104 Jay Gibbons
105 Adam Dunn
106 Jay Payton
107 Scott Podsednik
108 Roy Oswalt
109 Milton Bradley
110 Shawn Green
111 Ryan Wagner
112 Eric Chavez
113 Pat Burrell
114 Frank Thomas
115 Jason Kendall
116 Jake Peavy
117 Mike Cameron
118 Jim Edmonds
119 Hank Blalock
120 Troy Glaus
121 Jeff Kent
122 Jason Schmidt
123 Corey Patterson
124 Austin Kearns
125 Edwin Jackson
126 Alfonso Soriano
127 Bobby Abreu
128 Scott Rolen
129 Jeff Bagwell
130 Shannon Stewart
131 Rich Aurilia
132 Ty Wigginton
133 Randy Johnson
134 Rocco Baldelli
135 Hideo Nomo

Wax Exclusive SPs

The following cards are exclusive to seven-card wax packs and were inserted at the rate of 1:3 Hobby packs, and 1:12 retail packs.

136 Greg Maddux WAX SP
137 Johnny Damon WAX SP
138 Mark Prior WAX SP
139 Corey Koskie WAX SP
140 Miguel Cabrera WAX SP
141 Hideki Matsui WAX SP
142 Jose Cruz, Jr. WAX SP
143 Barry Zito WAX SP

Jumbo Exclusive SPs

The following cards are exclusive to 20-card jumbo packs and were inserted at the rate of one-per-pack.

144 Javy Lopez JUMBO SP
145 Jason Varitek JUMBO SP
146 Moises Alou JUMBO SP
147 Torii Hunter JUMBO SP
148 Juan Encarnacion JUMBO SP
149 Jorge Posada JUMBO SP
150 Marquis Grissom JUMBO SP
151 Rich Harden JUMBO SP

Rack Exclusive SPs

The following cards are exclusive to 30-card rack packs and were inserted at the rate of one-per-pack. Shortly after the release of '04 Platinum, Fleer announced that each Rack Exclusive SP was limited to only 1000 copies; although none of the cards are serial-numbered.

152 Gary Sheffield RACK SP 1000
153 Pedro Martinez RACK SP 1000
154 Brad Radke RACK SP 1000
155 Mike Lowell RACK SP 1000
156 Jason Giambi RACK SP 1000
157 Mark Mulder RACK SP 1000

Unsung Heroes

None of the Unsung Heroes cards are short-printed.

158 Ben Weber HERO
159 Mark DeRosa HERO
160 Melvin Mora HERO
161 Bill Mueller HERO
162 Jon Garland HERO
163 Jody Gerut HERO
164 Javier Lopez HERO
165 Craig Monroe HERO
166 Juan Pierre HERO
167 Morgan Ensberg HERO
168 Angel Berroa HERO
169 Geoff Jenkins HERO
170 Matt LeCroy HERO
171 Livan Hernandez HERO
172 Jason Phillips HERO
173 Mariano Rivera HERO
174 Erubiel Durazo HERO
175 Jason Michaels HERO
176 Kip Wells HERO
177 Ray Durham HERO
178 Randy Winn HERO
179 Edgar Renteria HERO
180 Carl Crawford HERO
181 Laynce Nix HERO
182 Greg Myers HERO

Prospects

None of the Prospects are short-printed

183 Delmon Young / Chad Gaudin PROS
184 Humberto Quintero / Bernie Castro PROS
185 Craig Brazell / Daniel Garcia PROS
186 Ryan Wing / Francisco Cruceta PROS RC
187 William Bergolla / Josh Hall PROS RC
188 Clint Barmes / Garrett Atkins PROS
189 Richard Fischer / Chris Bootcheck PROS
190 Matt Kata / Edgar Gonzalez PROS
191 Andrew Brown / Koyie Hill PROS
192 John Gall / Dan Haren PROS RC
193 Chad Bentz / Luis Ayala PROS RC
194 Hector Gimenez / Eric Bruntlett PROS RC
195 Rob Bowen / Boof Bonser PROS
196 Rett Johnson / Chris Snelling PROS
197 Rickie Weeks / Adam Morrissey PROS
198 Noah Lowry / Todd Linden PROS
199 Chris Waters / Brett Evert PROS
200 Jorge De Paula / Chien-Ming Wang PROS

Parallels

All 200 base cards are available in a "Platinum Finish" parallel. All Platinum Finish cards are exclusive to wax packs and are serial-numbered to 100 copies.

Inserts

Big Signs

1 BS Albert Pujols
2 BS Derek Jeter
3 BS Mike Piazza
4 BS Jason Giambi
5 BS Ichiro
6 BS Nomar Garciaparra
7 BS Mark Prior
8 BS Randy Johnson
9 BS Greg Maddux
10 BS Sammy Sosa
11 BS Ken Griffey, Jr.
12 BS Dontrelle Willis
13 BS Alex Rodriguez
14 BS Chipper Jones
15 BS Hank Blalock

Classic Combinations

1 CC Ivan Rodriguez / Mike Piazza
2 CC Alex Rodriguez / Sammy Sosa
3 CC Dontrelle Willis / Angel Berroa
4 CC Nomar Garciaparra / Derek Jeter
5 CC Ichiro / Hideo Nomo
6 CC Josh Beckett / Kerry Wood
7 CC Albert Pujols / Carlos Delgado
8 CC Alfonso Soriano / Joe Morgan
9 CC Jason Giambi / Reggie Jackson
10 CC Nolan Ryan / Tom Seaver

MLB Scouting Report

NOTE: Each card is serial-numbered to 400 copies.

1 SR Josh Beckett 400
2 SR Todd Helton 400
3 SR Rocco Baldelli 400
4 SR Pedro Martinez 400
5 SR Jeff Bagwell 400
6 SR Mark Prior 400
7 SR Ichiro 400
8 SR Barry Zito 400
9 SR Manny Ramirez 400
10 SR Miguel Cabrera 400
11 SR Richie Sexson 400
12 SR Hideki Matsui 400
13 SR Magglio Ordonez 400
14 SR Brandon Webb 400
15 SR Kerry Wood 400

Platinum Portraits

1 PP Jason Giambi
2 PP Nomar Garciaparra
3 PP Vladimir Guerrero
4 PP Mark Prior
5 PP Jim Thome
6 PP Derek Jeter
7 PP Sammy Sosa
8 PP Alex Rodriguez
9 PP Greg Maddux
10 PP Albert Pujols

Autographs & Game-Used

Autographed Big Signs

Each card is serial-numbered to 100 copies. The Albert Pujols and Chipper Jones cards packed out as exchange cards. Although no expiration date was listed, the cards for all intents and purposes expired when Fleer filed for bankruptcy protection in 2005.

AP Albert Pujols EXCH

CJ Chipper Jones EXCH

DW Dontrelle Willis

HB Hank Blalock

Clubhouse Memorabilia

Each card is also available in a "Dual" parallel, featuring two memorabilia swatches and serial-numbered to 50 copies.

AK Austin Kearns

AP Albert Pujols SP

AR Alex Rodriguez

AS Alfonso Soriano SP

CJ Chipper Jones SP

DJ Derek Jeter

DW Dontrelle Willis

GM Greg Maddux

HB Hank Blalock

HN Hideo Nomo

JB Josh Beckett

JG Jason Giambi

JT Jim Thome

MPI Mike Piazza

MPR Mark Prior SP

MT Miguel Tejada

NG Nomar Garciaparra

RB Rocco Baldeli

RS Richie Sexson

SS Sammy Sosa

THE Todd Helton

THU Torii Hunter

VG Vladimir Guerrero

Inscribed

Each card is autographed, serial-numbered and exclusive to rack packs. Five Inscribed cards packed out as exchange cards. Although no expiration date was listed, the cards for all intents and purposes expired when Fleer filed for bankruptcy protection in 2005.

1CS Randy Johnson 100 EXCH

2AS Adam LaRoche 200 EXCH

AB Angel Berroa 210

AP Albert Pujols 100

BL Barry Larkin 75

BWA Billy Wagner 300

BWE Brandon Webb 150

CBE Chad Bentz 310

CBO Chris Bootcheck 210

CSN Chris Snelling 310

DH Dan Haren 200

DM Dallas McPherson 160

DW Dontrelle Willis 25

DY Delmon Young 210

EG Eric Gagne 130

EJ Edwin Jackson 200

JR1 Jose Reyes 20

JR2 Jose Reyes 150 EXCH

JV Javier Vazquez 160

KG Khalil Greene 310

KH Koyie Hill 300

LN Laynce Nix 200

MB Marlon Byrd 255

MC Miguel Cabrera 200 EXCH

MK Matt Kata 315

RB Rocco Baldelli 100

RHA Rich Harden 200

RHO Ryan Howard 160

RWA Ryan Wagner 300 EXCH

RWE Rickie Weeks 200

SP Scott Podsednik 180

SR Scott Rolen 55

VW Vernon Wells 200

MLB Scouting Report Game Jersey

Each card is serial-numbered to 250 copies.

BW Brandon Webb

JB Josh Beckett

JBAG Jeff Bagwell

KW Kerry Wood

MP Mark Prior

MR Manny Ramirez

PM Pedro Martinez

RB Rocco Baldelli

TH Todd Helton

Player Nameplates

AK Austin Kearns 310

AP Albert Pujols 190

AR Alex Rodriguez 225

BZ Barry Zito 170

CJ Chipper Jones 150

CS Curt Schilling 260

GS Gary Sheffield 115

HB Hank Blalock 200

HN Hideo Nomo 85

HSC Hee Seop Choi 70

JB Josh Beckett 255

JP Juan Pierre 50

JR Jose Reyes 310

KB Kevin Brown 80

KW Kerry Wood 290

LC Luis Castillo 75

MB Marlon Byrd 75

MC Miguel Cabrera 75

MR Manny Ramirez 210

MT Mark Teixeira 250

NG Nomar Garciaparra 320

RJ Randy Johnson 200

RS Richie Sexson 165

SS Sammy Sosa 260

TG Tom Glavine 25

Team Nameplates

AK Austin Kearns 515

AP Albert Pujols 470

AR Alex Rodriguez 510

BZ Barry Zito 515

CJ Chipper Jones 420

CS Curt Schilling 250

GS Gary Sheffield 500

HB Hank Blalock 515

HN Hideo Nomo 390

HSC Hee Seop Choi 220

JB Josh Beckett 390

JP Juan Pierre 110

JR Jose Reyes 510

KB Kevin Brown 220

KW Kerry Wood 510

LC Luis Castillo 225

MB Marlon Byrd 470

MC Miguel Cabrera 105

MR Manny Ramirez 480

MT Mark Teixeira 505

NG Nomar Garciaparra 250

RJ Randy Johnson 290

RS Richie Sexson 420

SS Sammy Sosa 490

Platinum Portraits Game Jersey

Each card is also available in a Patch version, serial-numbered to 100 copies.

AP Albert Pujols