2004 Topps Pristine
Description
2004 Topps Pristine is a 188-card chromium-stock set released in October, 2004. As with the previous year's Pristine set, the last 90 cards in the base set make up a 30-player First-Year subset. Each of the 30 First-Year Players has three cards: Common, Uncommon (serial-numbered to 999 copies) and Rare (serial-numbered to 499 copies).
Each pack contains three mini packs. One pack will have an Uncirculated card, pack #2 a Relic, and the third pack six base cards -- at least two coming from the First-Year Player subset. Each Hobby box will contain, as box toppers, a "Pack #4" which will yield one "Pristine Mini" card, and a Gold Refractor.
Distribution
Five packs plus one "Pack #4" and one Gold Refractor per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $30). Six boxes per case. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 188 | - | 6:1 |
| short set | 100 | - | 4:1 |
| Common Rookies | 30 | - | 2:1 |
| Uncommon Rookies | 29 | 999 | 1:2 |
| Rare Rookies | 29 | 499 | 1:4 |
| Uncirculated Refractors short set | 100 | 49 | 1:11 |
| Uncirculated Common Rookie Refractors | 30 | 999 | ? |
| Uncirculated Uncommon Rookie Refractors | 30 | 399 | 1:5 |
| Uncirculated Rare Rookie Refractors | 30 | 49 | 1:35 |
| Gold Refractors | 190 | 41 | one-per-box |
| Printing Plates | 190 | four for each | 1:52 |
| Mini | 30 | - | 1:5 |
| Fantasy Favorites Relics | 35 | - | ? |
| Uncirculated Fantasy Favorites Relics Refractors | 35 | 25 | 1:59 |
| Going Going Gone Bat Relics | 22 | - | varies |
| Uncirculated Going Going Gone Bat Relics Refractors | 22 | 25 | 1:93 |
| Patch Place Relics | 33 | - | varies |
| Uncirculated Patch Place Relics Refractors | 33 | 10 | 1:155 |
| Key Acquisition Bat Relics | 8 | - | 1:8 |
| Uncirculated Key Acquisition Bat Relics Refractor | 8 | 25 | 1:256 |
| Mini Relics | 10 | 100 | 1:51 |
| 1-2-3 Triple Relics | 3 | - | 1:171 |
| Uncirculated 1-2-3 Triple Relics Refractor | 3 | 25 | 1:686 |
| Personal Endorsements | 28 | - | varies |
| Personal Endorsements Gold | 28 | 25 | 1:73 |
| Two of a Kind Dual Autographs | 2 | 13 | 1:3705 |
Checklist
Base Set
Veterans
- 1 Jim Thome
- 2 Ryan Klesko
- 3 Ichiro
- 4 Rocco Baldelli
- 5 Vernon Wells
- 6 Javier Vazquez
- 7 Billy Wagner
- 8 Jose Reyes
- 9 Lance Berkman
- 10 Alex Rodriguez
- 11 Pat Burrell
- 12 Mark Mulder
- 13 Mike Piazza
- 14 Miguel Cabrera
- 15 Larry Walker
- 16 Carlos Lee
- 17 Mark Prior
- 18 Pedro Martinez
- 19 Melvin Mora
- 20 Sammy Sosa
- 21 Bartolo Colon
- 22 Luis Gonzalez
- 23 Marcus Giles
- 24 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 25 Ivan Rodriguez
- 26 Carlos Beltran
- 27 Geoff Jenkins
- 28 Nick Johnson
- 29 Gary Sheffield
- 30 Alfonso Soriano
- 31 Scott Rolen
- 32 Garret Anderson
- 33 Richie Sexson
- 34 Curt Schilling
- 35 Greg Maddux
- 36 Adam Dunn
- 37 Preston Wilson
- 38 Josh Beckett
- 39 Roy Oswalt
- 40 Derek Jeter
- 41 Jason Kendall
- 42 Bret Boone
- 43 Torii Hunter
- 44 Roy Halladay
- 45 Edgar Renteria
- 46 Troy Glaus
- 47 Chipper Jones
- 48 Manny Ramirez
- 49 C.C. Sabathia
- 50 Albert Pujols
- 51 Randy Wolf
- 52 Eric Chavez
- 53 Kevin Brown
- 54 Cliff Floyd
- 55 Jeff Bagwell
- 56 Frank Thomas
- 57 David Ortiz
- 58 Rafael Palmeiro
- 59 Randy Johnson
- 60 Vladimir Guerrero
- 61 Carlos Delgado
- 62 Hank Blalock
- 63 Jim Edmonds
- 64 Jason Schmidt
- 65 Mike Lieberthal
- 66 Tim Hudson
- 67 Jorge Posada
- 68 Jose Vidro
- 69 Eric Gagne
- 70 Roger Clemens
- 71 Mike Lowell
- 72 Dontrelle Willis
- 73 Austin Kearns
- 74 Kerry Wood
- 75 Miguel Tejada
- 76 Bobby Abreu
- 77 Edgar Martinez
- 78 Joe Mauer
- 79 Mike Sweeney
- 80 Jason Giambi
- 81 Mark Teixeira
- 82 Aubrey Huff
- 83 Brian Giles
- 84 Barry Zito
- 85 Mike Mussina
- 86 Brandon Webb
- 87 Andruw Jones
- 88 Javy Lopez
- 89 Bill Mueller
- 90 Scott Podsednik
- 91 Moises Alou
- 92 Esteban Loaiza
- 93 Magglio Ordonez
- 94 Jeff Kent
- 95 Todd Helton
- 96 Juan Pierre
- 97 Jody Gerut
- 98 Angel Berroa
- 99 Shawn Green
- 100 Nomar Garciaparra
First Year Players
Each Uncommon card is serial-numbered to 999 copies, and each Rare card is numbered to 499.
NOTE: It does not appear that cards #168 and #169 exist.
101 David Aardsma Common
102 David Aardsma Uncommon
103 David Aardsma Rare
104 Erick Aybar Common
105 Erick Aybar Uncommon
106 Erick Aybar Rare
107 Chad Bentz Common
108 Chad Bentz Uncommon
109 Chad Bentz Rare
110 Travis Blackley Common
111 Travis Blackley Uncommon
112 Travis Blackley Rare
113 Bobby Brownlie Common
114 Bobby Brownlie Uncommon
115 Bobby Brownlie Rare
116 Alberto Callaspo Common
117 Alberto Callaspo Uncommon
118 Alberto Callaspo Rare
119 Kazuo Matsui Common
120 Kazuo Matsui Uncommon
121 Kazuo Matsui Rare
122 Jesse Crain Common
123 Jesse Crain Uncommon
124 Jesse Crain Rare
125 Howie Kendrick Common
126 Howie Kendrick Uncommon
127 Howie Kendrick Rare
128 Blake Hawksworth Common
129 Blake Hawksworth Uncommon
130 Blake Hawksworth Rare
131 Conor Jackson Common
132 Conor Jackson Uncommon
133 Conor Jackson Rare
134 Paul Maholm Common
135 Paul Maholm Uncommon
136 Paul Maholm Rare
137 Lastings Milledge Common
138 Lastings Milledge Uncommon
139 Lastings Milledge Rare
140 Matt Moses Common
141 Matt Moses Uncommon
142 Matt Moses Rare
143 David Murphy Common
144 David Murphy Uncommon
145 David Murphy Rare
146 Dioner Navarro Common
147 Dioner Navarro Uncommon
148 Dioner Navarro Rare
149 Dustin Nippert Common
150 Dustin Nippert Uncommon
151 Dustin Nippert Rare
152 Vito Chiaravalloti Common
153 Vito Chiaravalloti Uncommon
154 Vito Chiaravalloti Rare
155 Akinori Otsuka Common
156 Akinori Otsuka Uncommon
157 Akinori Otsuka Rare
158 Casey Daigle Common
159 Casey Daigle Uncommon
160 Casey Daigle Rare
161 Carlos Quentin Common
162 Carlos Quentin Uncommon
163 Carlos Quentin Rare
164 Omar Quintanilla Common
165 Omar Quintanilla Uncommon
166 Omar Quintanilla Rare
167 Chris Saenz Common
168 Chris Saenz Uncommon
169 Chris Saenz Rare
170 Ervin Santana Common
171 Ervin Santana Uncommon
172 Ervin Santana Rare
173 Chris Shelton Common
174 Chris Shelton Uncommon
175 Chris Shelton Rare
176 Kyle Sleeth Common
177 Kyle Sleeth Uncommon
178 Kyle Sleeth Rare
179 Brad Snyder Common
180 Brad Snyder Uncommon
181 Brad Snyder Rare
182 Tim Stauffer Common
183 Tim Stauffer Uncommon
184 Tim Stauffer Rare
185 Shingo Takatsu Common
186 Shingo Takatsu Uncommon
187 Shingo Takatsu Rare
188 Merkin Valdez Common
189 Merkin Valdez Uncommon
190 Merkin Valdez Rare
Parallels
Uncirculated Refractor
All 188 base cards (not including #168 and #169) are available in the following Uncirculated Refractors.
- short set (cards #1-#100; serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Common Rookies (serial-numbered to 999 copies)
- Uncommon Rookies (serial-numbered to 399 copies)
- Rare Rookies (serial-numbered to 49 copies)
Gold Refractor
Each sealed Hobby box contained one Gold Refractor packed as a box topper. All 188 base cards are available in a Gold Refractor, which is serial-numbered to 41 copies.
NOTE: All Gold Refractors have a serrated border.
Printing Plates
A set of four Printing Plates for each card were randomly inserted into packs.
Inserts
Minis
Each sealed Hobby box contained a "Pack #4" that will yield either a Mini or a Mini Relic (see below).
- AO Akinori Otsuka
- AP Albert Pujols
- AR Alex Rodriguez
- BH Blake Hawksworth
- CJ Chipper Jones
- CJA Conor Jackson
- DA David Aardsma
- DJ Derek Jeter
- DM David Murphy
- DN Dioner Navarro
- DW Dontrelle Willis
- EA Erick Aybar
- HK Howie Kendrick
- IS Ichiro
- JG Jason Giambi
- JT Jim Thome
- KM Kaz Matsui
- KS Kyle Sleeth
- KW Kerry Wood
- LM Lastings Milledge
- MM Matt Moses
- MP Mark Prior
- MPI Mike Piazza
- MV Merkin Valdez
- NG Nomar Garciaparra
- SS Sammy Sosa
- ST Shingo Takatsu
- TS Tim Stauffer
- VC Vito Chiaravalloti
- VG Vladimir Guerrero
Autographs & Game-Used
1, 2, 3 Triple
123-CHC Alex Gonzalez
123-NYY Alex Rodriguez
123-BOS Bill Mueller
123-NYY Derek Jeter
123-BOS Johnny Damon
123-NYY Kenny Lofton
123-CHC Mark Grudzielanek
123-BOS Nomar Garciaparra
123-CHC Sammy Sosa
Fantasy Favorites
FF-AP Albert Pujols
FF-AR Alex Rodriguez
FF-AJ Andruw Jones
FF-AB Angel Berroa
FF-BW Brandon Webb
FF-BB Bret Boone
FF-CD Carlos Delgado
FF-CJ Chipper Jones
FF-CK Corey Koskie
FF-DJ Derek Jeter
FF-EG Eric Gagne
FF-FT Frank Thomas
FF-JB Jeff Bagwell
FF-JT Jim Thome
FF-JR Jimmy Rollins
FF-JD Johnny Damon
FF-JV Jose Vidro
FF-KL Kenny Lofton
FF-KW Kerry Wood
FF-LW Larry Walker
FF-MG Mark Grudzielanek
FF-MP Mark Prior
FF-MT Mark Teixeira
FF-MPI Mike Piazza
FF-MA Moises Alou
FF-NG Nomar Garciaparra
FF-PM Pedro Martinez
FF-PW Preston Wilson
FF-RF Rafael Furcal
FF-RFJ Rafael Furcal
FF-RB Rocco Baldelli
FF-SG Shawn Green
FF-TH Tim Hudson
FF-THE Todd Helton
FF-VG Vladimir Guerrero
Going, Going, Gone!
GGG-AD Adam Dunn
GGG-AP Albert Pujols
GGG-AR Alex Rodriguez
GGG-AS Alfonso Soriano
GGG-BB Bret Boone
GGG-CJ Chipper Jones
GGG-DO David Ortiz
GGG-FT Frank Thomas
GGG-JJ Jacque Jones
GGG-JK Jeff Kent
GGG-JT Jim Thome
GGG-JG Juan Gonzalez
GGG-LB Lance Berkman
GGG-LG Luis Gonzalez
GGG-MO Magglio Ordonez
GGG-MR Manny Ramirez
GGG-MP Mike Piazza
GGG-RK Ryan Klesko
GGG-SS Sammy Sosa
GGG-SR Scott Rolen
GGG-TH Todd Helton
GGG-VW Vernon Wells
GGG-VG Vladimir Guerrero
Key Acquisition Relics
KA-AR Alex Rodriguez
KA-AS Alfonso Soriano
KA-GS Gary Sheffield
KA-HC Hee Seop Choi
KA-IR Ivan Rodriguez
KA-JL Javy Lopez
KA-JG Juan Gonzalez
KA-VG Vladimir Guerrero
Patch Place Relics
PP-AD Adam Dunn
PP-AP Albert Pujols
PP-AJ Andruw Jones
PP-AK Austin Kearns
PP-BZ Barry Zito
PP-BB Bret Boone
PP-CD Carlos Delgado
PP-CC Chin-Feng Chen
PP-CJ Chipper Jones
PP-DW Dontrelle Willis
PP-EG Eric Gagne
PP-FT Frank Thomas
PP-JB Jeff Bagwell
PP-JS John Smoltz
PP-JR Jose Reyes
PP-JBE Josh Beckett
PP-KW Kerry Wood
PP-LC Luis Castillo
PP-LG Luis Gonzalez
PP-MP Mark Prior
PP-ML Mike Lowell
PP-MPI Mike Piazza
PP-NG Nomar Garciaparra
PP-PL Paul Lo Duca
PP-PM Pedro Martinez
PP-PW Preston Wilson
PP-RF Rafael Furcal
PP-RJ Randy Johnson
PP-RB Rocco Baldelli
PP-SS Sammy Sosa
PP-SG Shawn Green
PP-TH Tim Hudson
PP-THE Todd Helton
Personal Endorsements Auto
PEA-AP Albert Pujols
PEA-AR Alex Rodriguez
PEA-AH Aubrey Huff
PEA-BC Bobby Crosby
PEA-BW Brandon Webb
PEA-BM Brett Myers
PEA-CL Chris Lubanski
PEA-CJ Conor Jackson
PEA-DA David Aardsma
PEA-DY Delmon Young
PEA-DW Dontrelle Willis
PEA-DM Dustin Mcgowan
PEA-ES Ervin Santana
PEA-EH Estee Harris
PEA-GA Garret Anderson
PEA-GS Gary Sheffield
PEA-HB Hank Blalock
PEA-IR Ivan Rodriguez
PEA-JV Javier Vazquez
PEA-JF Jennie Finch
PEA-JM Joe Mauer
PEA-JP Jorge Posada
PEA-LB Lance Berkman
PEA-MG Marcus Giles
PEA-MC Miguel Cabrera
PEA-SP Scott Podsednik
PEA-VC Vito Chiaravalloti
PEA-VG Vladimir Guerrero
PEA-WM Willie Mays
PEA-ZG Zack Greinke
Pristine Mini Relics
PMR-AP Albert Pujols
PMR-CJ Chipper Jones
PMR-EG Eric Gagne
PMR-JB Jeff Bagwell
PMR-KW Kerry Wood
PMR-MP Mark Prior
PMR-MPI Mike Piazza
PMR-NG Nomar Garciaparra
PMR-PM Pedro Martinez
PMR-PW Preston Wilson
Two of a Kind Dual Auto
2OK-RM Alex Rodriguez/Willie Mays