Description

2001 SP Authentic is a 240-card set issued in two separate releases. The first 180 cards were released as the SP Authentic set in September, 2001; while an additional 60-card Update set was distributed within Upper Deck Rookie Update packs in late December, 2001.

Each basic sealed box contained 24 packs plus two three-card bonus packs (one entitled Stars of Japan and another entitled Mantle Pinstripe Exclusives).

The basic set is broken into the following components: basic veterans (1-90), Future Watch (91-135) and Superstars (136-180). Each Future Watch and Superstar subset card from the first series is serial numbered of 1250 copies. Though odds were not released by the manufacturer, information supplied by dealers breaking several cases indicate on average one in every 18 packs contains one of these serial-numbered cards.

The Update set is broken down as follows: basic veterans (181-210) and Future Watch (211-240). Each Update Future Watch is serial numbered to 1500 copies. Notable Rookie Cards in the basic set include Albert Pujols, Tsuyoshi Shinjo and Ichiro Suzuki. Notable Rookie Cards in the Update set include Mark Prior and Mark Teixeira.

Distribution

SP Authentic: 24 packs plus one Pinstripe Exclusives and one Stars of Japan pack per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99)

Update: 18 packs per box, four cards (at least one SP Authentic card) per pack.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	240	-	?
SP short set	90	-	?
SP Future Watch	45	1250	1:18
SP Superstars	45	1250	1:18
Update short set	30	-	?
Update Future Watch	30	1500	1:18
Limited	180	50	?
Stars of Japan	30	-	3 per box
Buybacks	?	varies	?
Chirography	?	-	1:72
Chirography Gold	?	varies	?
Cooperstown Calling	?	-	1:24
Stars of Japan Game Ball	?	-	1:12
Stars of Japan Gold Game Ball	?	25	1:12
Stars of Japan Game Ball/Base Combo	?	-	1:576
Stars of Japan Gold Game Ball/Base Combo	?	25	1:576
Stars of Japan Game Bat	?	-	1:12
Stars of Japan Gold Game Bat	?	25	1:12
Stars of Japan Game Bat/Jersey Combo	?	-	1:576
Stars of Japan Gold Game Bat/Jersey Combo	?	25	1:576
Stars of Japan Game Jersey	?	-	1:12
Stars of Japan Gold Game Jersey	?	25	1:12
Sultan of Swatch Memorabilia	?	-	?
UD Exclusives Game Jersey	?	-	1:24
UD Exclusives Game Jersey Combos	?	-	1:24

Checklist

Base Set

SP Authentic Series

1 Troy Glaus

2 Darin Erstad

3 Jason Giambi

4 Tim Hudson

5 Eric Chavez

6 Miguel Tejada

7 Jose Ortiz

8 Carlos Delgado

9 Tony Batista

10 Raul Mondesi

11 Aubrey Huff

12 Greg Vaughn

13 Roberto Alomar

14 Juan Gonzalez

15 Jim Thome

16 Omar Vizquiel

17 Edgar Martinez

18 Freddy Garcia

19 Cal Ripken, Jr.

20 Ivan Rodriguez

21 Rafael Palmeiro

22 Alex Rodriguez

23 Manny Ramirez

24 Pedro Martinez

25 Nomar Garciaparra

26 Mike Sweeney

27 Jermaine Dye

28 Bobby Higginson

29 Dean Palmer

30 Matt Lawton

31 Eric Milton

32 Frank Thomas

33 Magglio Ordonez

34 David Wells

35 Paul Konerko

36 Derek Jeter

37 Bernie Williams

38 Roger Clemens

39 Mike Mussina

40 Jorge Posada

41 Jeff Bagwell

42 Richard Hidalgo

43 Craig Biggio

44 Greg Maddux

45 Chipper Jones

46 Andruw Jones

47 Rafael Furcal

48 Tom Glavine

49 Jeromy Burnitz

50 Jeffrey Hammonds

51 Mark McGwire

52 Jim Edmonds

53 Rick Ankiel

54 J.D. Drew

55 Sammy Sosa

56 Corey Patterson

57 Kerry Wood

58 Randy Johnson

59 Luis Gonzalez

60 Curt Schilling

61 Gary Sheffield

62 Shawn Green

63 Kevin Brown

64 Vladimir Guerrero

65 Jose Vidro

66 Barry Bonds

67 Jeff Kent

68 Livan Hernandez

69 Preston Wilson

70 Charles Johnson

71 Ryan Dempster

72 Mike Piazza

73 Al Leiter

74 Edgardo Alfonzo

75 Robin Ventura

76 Tony Gwynn

77 Phil Nevin

78 Trevor Hoffman

79 Scott Rolen

80 Pat Burrell

81 Bobby Abreu

82 Jason Kendall

83 Brian Giles

84 Kris Benson

85 Ken Griffey, Jr.

86 Barry Larkin

87 Sean Casey

88 Todd Helton

89 Mike Hampton

90 Larry Walker

Future Watch

91 Ichiro Suzuki RC

92 Wilson Betemit

93 Adrian Hernandez

94 Juan Uribe

95 Travis Hafner

96 Morgan Ensberg

97 Sean Douglass

98 Juan Diaz RC

99 Erik Almonte RC

100 Ryan Freel

101 Elpidio Guzman

102 Christian Parker

103 Josh Fogg

104 Bert Snow

105 Horacio Ramirez RC

106 Ricardo Rodriguez

107 Tyler Walker

108 Jose Mieses

109 Billy Sylvester

110 Martin Vargas

111 Andres Torres

112 Greg Miller

113 Alexis Gomez

114 Grant Balfour

115 Henry Mateo

116 Esix Snead

117 Jackson Melian

118 Nate Teut

119 Tsuyoshi Shinjo RC

120 Carlos Valderrama

121 Johnny Estrada

122 Jason Michaels

123 William Ortega

124 Jason Smith

125 Brian Lawrence

126 Albert Pujols RC

127 Wilken Ruan

128 Josh Towers

129 Kris Keller

130 Nick Manness

131 Jack Wilson

132 Brandon Duckworth RC

133 Mike Penney

134 Jay Gibbons

135 Cesar Crespo

Superstars

136 Ken Griffey, Jr.

137 Mark McGwire

138 Derek Jeter

139 Alex Rodriguez

140 Sammy Sosa

141 Carlos Delgado

142 Cal Ripken, Jr.

143 Pedro Martinez

144 Frank Thomas

145 Juan Gonzalez

146 Troy Glaus

147 Jason Giambi

148 Ivan Rodriguez

149 Chipper Jones

150 Vladimir Guerrero

151 Mike Piazza

152 Jeff Bagwell

153 Randy Johnson

154 Todd Helton

155 Gary Sheffield

156 Tony Gwynn

157 Barry Bonds

158 Nomar Garciaparra

159 Bernie Williams

160 Greg Vaughn

161 David Wells

162 Roberto Alomar

163 Jermaine Dye

164 Rafael Palmeiro

165 Andruw Jones

166 Preston Wilson

167 Edgardo Alfonzo

168 Pat Burrell

169 Jim Edmonds

170 Mike Hampton

171 Jeff Kent

172 Kevin Brown

173 Manny Ramirez

174 Magglio Ordonez

175 Roger Clemens

176 Jim Thome

177 Barry Zito

178 Brian Giles

179 Rick Ankiel

180 Corey Patterson

Update Series

181 Garret Anderson

182 Jermaine Dye

183 Shannon Stewart

184 Ben Grieve

185 Ellis Burks

186 John Olerud

187 Tony Batista

188 Ruben Sierra

189 Carl Everett

190 Neifi Perez

191 Tony Clark

192 Doug Mientkiewicz

193 Carlos Lee

194 Jorge Posada

195 Lance Berkman

196 Ken Caminiti

197 Ben Sheets

198 Matt Morris

199 Fred McGriff

200 Mark Grace

201 Paul LoDuca

202 Tony Armas Jr.

203 Andres Galarraga

204 Cliff Floyd

205 Matt Lawton

206 Ryan Klesko

207 Jimmy Rollins

208 Aramis Ramirez

209 Aaron Boone

210 Jose Ortiz

Future Watch

211 Mark Prior

212 Mark Teixeira

213 Bud Smith

214 Wilmy Caceres

215 Dave Williams

216 Delvin James

217 Endy Chavez

218 Doug Nickle

219 Bret Prinz

220 Troy Mattes

221 Duaner Sanchez

222 Dewon Brazelton

223 Brian Bowles

224 Donaldo Mendez

225 Jorge Julio

226 Matt White

227 Casey Fossum

228 Mike Rivera

229 Joe Kennedy

230 Kyle Lohse

231 Juan Cruz

232 Jeremy Affeldt

233 Brandon Lyon

234 Brian Roberts

235 Willie Harris

236 Pedro Santana

237 Rafael Soriano

238 Steve Green

239 Junior Spivey

240 Rob Mackowiak

Parallels

Inserts

Autographs & Game-Used

BuyBacks

Edgardo Alfonzo 1995 /77

Edgardo Alfonzo 1998 /15

Edgardo Alfonzo 2000 /280

Barry Bonds 1993 /75

Barry Bonds 1994 /103

Barry Bonds 1995 /31

Barry Bonds 1995 Superbafoil /2

Barry Bonds 1996 /49

Barry Bonds 1997 /15

Barry Bonds 1998 /15

Barry Bonds 2000 /146

Roger Clemens 2000 /145

Roger Clemens 1999 /150

Roger Clemens Expired EXCH

Carlos Delgado 1993 /24

Carlos Delgado 1994 /272

Carlos Delgado 1996 /81

Carlos Delgado 1997 /8

Carlos Delgado 1998 /29

Carlos Delgado 2000 /169

Jim Edmonds 1996 /72

Jim Edmonds 1997 /38

Jim Edmonds 1998 /23

Jason Giambi 1997 /14

Jason Giambi 1998 /6

Jason Giambi 2000 /290

Troy Glaus 2000 /340

Shawn Green 2000 /340

Ken Griffey Jr. 1993 /34

Ken Griffey Jr. 1994 /182

Ken Griffey Jr. 1995 /116

Ken Griffey Jr. 1995 Supberafoil /2

Ken Griffey Jr. 1996 /53

Ken Griffey Jr. 1997 /7

Ken Griffey Jr. 1998 /8

Ken Griffey Jr. 2000 /333

Tony Gwynn 1993 /101

Tony Gwynn 1994 /88

Tony Gwynn 1995 /179

Tony Gwynn 1996 /92

Tony Gwynn 1997 /9

Tony Gwynn 1998 / 16

Chirography

AR Alex Rodriguez /229

CJ Chipper Jones /184

CR Cal Ripken /109

DD Darren Dreifort /206

KG Ken Griffey Jr. /126

LG Luis Gonzalez /271

MK Mark Kotsay /228

MV Mo Vaughn /103

RF Rafael Furcal /222

RH Rick Helling /211

RJ Randy Johnson /143

RV Robin Ventura /92

SG Shawn Green /82

SS Sammy Sosa /76

TL Travis Lee /226

TOG Tony Gwynn /76

TOH Todd Helton /152

Cooperstown Calling Game Jersey

CCMP Mike Piazza

CCMR Manny Ramirez

CCPM Pedro Martinez

CCRM Roger Maris /243

Stars of Japan Game Ball

BBSH Sigetoshi Hasegawa /30

BBTS Tsuyoshi Shinjo /50

Stars of Japan Game Ball-Base Combos

HIKS Hideki Irabu/Kaz Sasaki /30

HNKS Hideo Nomo/Kaz Sasaki /50

ISKS Ichiro/Kaz Sasaki /30

ISSH Ichiro/Sigetoshi Hasegawa /72

ISTS Ichiro/Tsuyoshi Shinjo /40

MSKS Mac Suzuki/Kaz Sasaki /30

MYKS Masato Yoshii/Kaz Sasaki /30

SHKS Sigetoshi Hasegawa/Kaz Sasaki /30

TSHI Tsuyoshi Shinjo/Hideki Irabu /30

TSKS Tsuyoshi Shinjo/Kaz Sasaki /30

TSSH Tsuyoshi Shinjo/Sigetoshi Hasegawa /30

Stars of Japan Game Ball-Base Trio

#RS Kaz Sasaki/Ichiro/Hideo Nomo /30

Stars of Japan Game Base

HI Hideki Irabu /33

IS Ichiro Suzuki /23

KS Kazuhiro Sasaki /33

MS Mac Suzuki /23

MY Masato Yoshii /33

SH Sigetoshi Hasegawa /33

TO Tomokazu Ohka /33

TS Tsuyoshi Shinjo /33

Stars of Japan Game Bat

BHN Hideo Nomo /30

BTS Tsuyoshi Shinjo /30

Stars of Japan Game Jersey

JIS Ichiro Suzuki /260

UD Exclusives Game Jersey

JD Joe DiMaggio /243

MM Mickey Mantle /243

UD Exclusives Game Jersey Combos

GD Ken Griffey, Jr./Joe DiMaggio /98

MD Mickey Mantle/Joe DiMaggio /98

MG Mickey Mantle/Ken Griffey, Jr. /98