2001 Upper Deck Ovation
Description
2001 Upper Deck is a 90-card set released in early March 2001. The last 30 cards make up a "World Premiere Prospects" subset which each card serial-numbered to 2000 copies. Each 20-pack Hobby box will yield one game-used bat card.
Distribution
20 packs plus one, three-card Joe DiMaggio Pinstripe Exclusives pack per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99).
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 90 | - | ? |
| short set | 60 | - | ? |
| World Premiere Prospects | 30 | 2000 | ? |
| Curtain Calls | 10 | - | 1:7 |
| Lead Performers | 11 | - | 1:12 |
| Superstar Theater | 11 | - | 1:12 |
| A Piece of History | 40 | - | 1:40 |
| A Piece of History Bat Combos | 5 | 25 | ? |
| A Piece of History Autographs | 7 | varies | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Troy Glaus
- 2 Darin Erstad
- 3 Jason Giambi
- 4 Tim Hudson
- 5 Eric Chavez
- 6 Carlos Delgado
- 7 David Wells
- 8 Greg Vaughn
- 9 Omar Vizquel UER
- 10 Jim Thome
- 11 Roberto Alomar
- 12 John Olerud
- 13 Edgar Martinez
- 14 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 15 Alex Rodriguez
- 16 Ivan Rodriguez
- 17 Manny Ramirez
- 18 Nomar Garciaparra
- 19 Pedro Martinez
- 20 Jermaine Dye
- 21 Juan Gonzalez
- 22 Matt Lawton
- 23 Frank Thomas
- 24 Magglio Ordonez
- 25 Bernie Williams
- 26 Derek Jeter
- 27 Roger Clemens
- 28 Jeff Bagwell
- 29 Richard Hidalgo
- 30 Chipper Jones
- 31 Greg Maddux
- 32 Andruw Jones
- 33 Jeromy Burnitz
- 34 Mark McGwire
- 35 Jim Edmonds
- 36 Sammy Sosa
- 37 Kerry Wood
- 38 Randy Johnson
- 39 Steve Finley
- 40 Gary Sheffield
- 41 Kevin Brown
- 42 Shawn Green
- 43 Vladimir Guerrero
- 44 Jose Vidro
- 45 Barry Bonds
- 46 Jeff Kent
- 47 Preston Wilson
- 48 Luis Castillo
- 49 Mike Piazza
- 50 Edgardo Alfonzo
- 51 Tony Gwynn
- 52 Ryan Klesko
- 53 Scott Rolen
- 54 Bob Abreu
- 55 Jason Kendall
- 56 Brian Giles
- 57 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 58 Barry Larkin
- 59 Todd Helton
- 60 Mike Hampton
World Premiere Prospects
Each World Premiere Prospect is serial-numbered to 2000 copies.
- 61 Corey Patterson
- 62 Timo Perez
- 63 Toby Hall
- 64 Brandon Inge
- 65 Joe Crede
- 66 Xavier Nady
- 67 Adam Pettyjohn WP RC
- 68 Keith Ginter
- 69 Brian Cole
- 70 Ty Walker WP RC
- 71 Juan Uribe WP RC
- 72 Alex Hernandez
- 73 Leo Estrella
- 74 Joey Nation
- 75 Aubrey Huff
- 76 Ichiro Suzuki WP RC
- 77 Jay Spurgeon
- 78 Sun Woo Kim
- 79 Pedro Feliz
- 80 Pablo Ozuna
- 81 Hiram Bocachica WP
- 82 Brad Wilkerson WP
- 83 Rocky Biddle WP
- 84 Aaron McNeal
- 85 Adam Bernero
- 86 Danys Baez
- 87 Dee Brown
- 88 Jimmy Rollins
- 89 Jason Hart
- 90 Ross Gload
Inserts
Curtain Calls
- CC1 Sammy Sosa
- CC2 Darin Erstad
- CC3 Barry Bonds
- CC4 Todd Helton
- CC5 Mike Piazza
- CC6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- CC7 Nomar Garciaparra
- CC8 Carlos Delgado
- CC9 Jason Giambi
- CC10 Alex Rodriguez
Lead Performers
- LP1 Mark McGwire
- LP2 Derek Jeter
- LP3 Alex Rodriguez
- LP4 Frank Thomas
- LP5 Sammy Sosa
- LP6 Mike Piazza
- LP7 Vladimir Guerrero
- LP8 Pedro Martinez
- LP9 Carlos Delgado
- LP10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- LP11 Jeff Bagwell
Superstar Theatre
- ST1 Nomar Garciaparra
- ST2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- ST3 Frank Thomas
- ST4 Derek Jeter
- ST5 Mike Piazza
- ST6 Sammy Sosa
- ST7 Barry Bonds
- ST8 Alex Rodriguez
- ST9 Todd Helton
- ST10 Mark McGwire
- ST11 Jason Giambi
Joe DiMaggio Pinstripe Exclusives
See 2001 Upper Deck Pinstripe Exclusives.
Autographs & Game-Used
A Piece of History
Each card features a piece of the player's game-used bat.
- AJ Andruw Jones
- AR Alex Rodriguez
- BB Barry Bonds
- BR Brooks Robinson
- BW Bernie Williams
- CD Carlos Delgado
- CF Carlton Fisk
- CJ Chipper Jones
- CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- DC David Cone
- DD Don Drysdale
- DE Darin Erstad
- EW Early Wynn
- FT Frank Thomas
- GM Greg Maddux
- GS Gary Sheffield
- IR Ivan Rodriguez
- JB Johnny Bench
- JC Jose Canseco
- JD Joe DiMaggio
- JE Jim Edmonds
- JP Jim Palmer
- KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- KGS Ken Griffey, Sr.
- KKB Kevin Brown
- MH Mike Hampton
- MM Mickey Mantle
- MW Matt Williams
- NR Nolan Ryan SP
- OS Ozzie Smith
- RA Rick Ankiel
- RC Roger Clemens
- RF Rollie Fingers
- RF Rafael Furcal
- RJ Randy Johnson
- SG Shawn Green
- SS Sammy Sosa
- TG Tom Glavine
- TRG Troy Glaus
- TS Tom Seaver
A Piece of History Bat Combos
Each card features game-used bat chips from four different players and is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
- MDCW Mickey Mantle / Joe DiMaggio / Roger Clemens / Ber
- MGJC Greg Maddux / Tom Glavine / Randy Johnson / Roger
- PFBP Mike Piazza / Carlton Fisk / Johnny Bench / Ivan R
- PJCR Jim Palmer / Randy Johnson / Roger Clemens / Nolan
- GBTC Ken Griffey, Jr.
A Piece of History Autographs
Each game-used bat card is autographed and serial-numbered to the respective player's uniform jersey number. Production figures are listed below.
- SAR Alex Rodriguez 3
- SBB Barry Bonds 25
- SCD Carlos Delgado 25
- SCJ Chipper Jones 10
- SFT Frank Thomas 35
- SIR Ivan Rodriguez 7
- SKG Ken Griffey, Jr. 30