2004 UD Yankees Classics

Description

2004 UD Yankees Classics is a 90-card set released in early January, 2005. As the name of the product suggests, in consists exclusively of retired New York Yankees. Each 24-pack Hobby box will contain three autographs and a Mitchell & Ness wool pennant box topper.

Distribution

24 packs plus one Mitchell & Ness pennant per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $5). 16 boxes per case.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	90	-	?	?
Silver	90	250	N/A	?
Bronze	90	99	PAR	N/A
Gold	90	30	PAR	N/A
Mitchell & Ness Wool Throwback Jersey Redemption	30	varies	1:384	?
Scripts	66	-	1:8	?
Scripts 2	39	100	MULTI-AU	?
Scripts 3	12	20	MULTI-AU	?
Scripts 4	4	10	MULTI-AU	?
Scripts 4 Cut	3	one-of-one	1:154,000	N/A

PAR: Odds of finding a Parallel: 1:78/Hobby packs.
MULTI-AU: Odds of finding a Dual, Triple, or Quad autograph: 1:192/Hobby packs.

Checklist

Promos

The entire 90-card base set exists as promo cards that were inserted into copies of Tuff Stuff magazine.

Base Set

• 1 Bill Skowron
• 2 Bob Cerv
• 3 Bobby Murcer
• 4 Bobby Richardson
• 5 Brian Doyle
• 6 Bucky Dent
• 7 Chris Chambliss
• 8 Clete Boyer
• 9 Dave Kingman
• 10 Dave Righetti
• 11 Dave Winfield
• 12 David Cone
• 13 Red Ruffing
• 14 Dock Ellis
• 15 Don Baylor
• 16 Don Larsen
• 17 Don Mattingly
• 18 Dwight Gooden
• 19 Ed Figueroa
• 20 Joe Torre
• 21 Darryl Strawberry
• 22 Horace Clarke
• 23 Gaylord Perry
• 24 Phil Linz
• 25 Gil McDougald
• 26 Goose Gossage
• 27 Graig Nettles
• 28 Hank Bauer
• 29 Jack Clark
• 30 Don Gullett
• 31 Jim Abbott
• 32 Jim Bouton
• 33 Jim Kaat
• 34 Jim Leyritz
• 35 Jim Wynn
• 36 Jimmy Key
• 37 Joe Niekro
• 38 Joe Pepitone
• 39 John Wetteland
• 40 Ken Griffey, Sr.
• 41 Felipe Alou
• 42 Kevin Maas
• 43 Lindy McDaniel
• 44 Lou Piniella
• 45 Luis Tiant
• 46 Mel Stottlemyre
• 47 Mickey Rivers
• 48 Oscar Gamble
• 49 Pat Dobson
• 50 Paul O'Neil
• 51 Phil Niekro
• 52 Phil Rizzuto
• 53 Doc Medich
• 54 Rick Cerone
• 55 Ron Blomberg
• 56 Ron Guidry
• 57 Roy White
• 58 Rudy May
• 59 Sam McDowell
• 60 Sparky Lyle
• 61 Steve Balboni
• 62 Steve Sax
• 63 Jerry Coleman
• 64 Tom Tresh
• 65 Tommy John
• 66 Tony Kubek
• 67 Wade Boggs
• 68 Whitey Ford
• 69 Willie Randolph
• 70 Yogi Berra
• 71 Babe Ruth
• 72 Bill Dickey
• 73 Billy Martin
• 74 Bob Meusel
• 75 Casey Stengel
• 76 Elston Howard
• 77 Catfish Hunter
• 78 Joe DiMaggio
• 79 Lefty Gomez
• 80 Lou Gehrig
• 81 Mickey Mantle
• 82 Miller Huggins
• 83 Roger Maris
• 84 Thurman Munson
• 85 Tony Lazzeri
• 86 Yankee Stadium
• 87 Times Square
• 88 Central Park
• 89 Empire State Building
• 90 Statue Of Liberty

Parallels

All 90 base cards are available in the following parallels.

• Silver (serial-numbered to 250 copies; retail only)
• Bronze (serial-numbered to 99 copies; Hobby only)
• Gold (serial-numbered to 30 copies; Hobby only)

Inserts

Mitchell & Ness Wool Throwback Jersey Redemption

Randomly inserted into packs at around the rate of one-per Hobby case were redemption cards good for a Mitchell & Ness Wool Throwback Jersey. These redemption cards expired January 5th, 2008.

• 1 Babe Ruth
• 2 Bill Dickey
• 3 Billy Martin
• 4 Bobby Murcer
• 5 Bucky Dent
• 6 Casey Stengel
• 7 Catfish Hunter
• 8 Chris Chambliss
• 9 Don Larsen
• 10 Don Mattingly
• 11 Elston Howard
• 12 Goose Gossage
• 13 Graig Nettles
• 14 Joe DiMaggio
• 15 Lefty Gomez
• 16 Lou Gehrig
• 17 Lou Piniella
• 18 Mickey Mantle
• 19 Moose Skowron
• 20 Phil Rizzuto
• 21 Roy White
• 22 Roger Maris
• 23 Ron Guidry
• 24 Sparky Lyle
• 25 Thurman Munson
• 26 Tony Kubek
• 27 Tony Lazzeri
• 28 Whitey Ford
• 29 Willie Randolph
• 30 Yogi Berra

Mitchell & Ness Pennants

Inserted into each Hobby box as a box topper was a wool felt Mitchell & Ness pennant with accompanying trading card. The Pennants commemorate the Yankees (as of 2004) 26 World Series Championships and Mickey Mantle's three American League MVP awards.

Although not serial-numbered, the reverse side of the trading card lists the number of pennants/cards produced -- usually to the year of the accomplishment. All 29 Pennants are also available in a much more limited variation.

• 1 1923 World Series
• 1D 1923 World Series
• 2 1927 World Series
• 2D 1927 World Series
• 3 1928 World Series
• 3D 1928 World Series
• 4 1932 World Series
• 4D 1932 World Series
• 5 1936 World Series
• 5D 1936 World Series
• 6 1937 World Series
• 6D 1937 World Series
• 7 1938 World Series
• 7D 1938 World Series
• 8 1939 World Series
• 8D 1939 World Series
• 9 1941 World Series
• 9D 1941 World Series
• 10 1943 World Series
• 10D 1943 World Series
• 11 1947 World Series
• 11D 1947 World Series
• 12 1949 World Series
• 12D 1949 World Series
• 13 1950 World Series
• 13D 1950 World Series
• 14 1951 World Series
• 14D 1951 World Series
• 15 1952 World Series
• 15D 1952 World Series
• 16 1953 World Series
• 16D 1953 World Series
• 17 1956 World Series
• 17D 1956 World Series
• 18 1958 World Series
• 18D 1958 World Series
• 19 1961 World Series
• 19D 1961 World Series
• 20 1962 World Series
• 20D 1962 World Series
• 21 1977 World Series
• 21D 1977 World Series
• 22 1978 World Series
• 22D 1978 World Series
• 23 1996 World Series
• 23D 1996 World Series
• 24 1998 World Series
• 24D 1998 World Series
• 25 1999 World Series
• 25D 1999 World Series
• 26 2000 World Series
• 26D 2000 World Series
• MM56 1956 MVP - Mickey Mantle
• MM56D 1956 MVP - Mickey Mantle
• MM57 1957 MVP - Mickey Mantle
• MM57D 1957 MVP - Mickey Mantle
• MM62D 1962 MVP - Mickey Mantle
• MM62 Mickey Mantle 1962 MVP

Autographs

Scripts

• 1 Bill Skowron
• 2 Bob Cerv
• 3 Bobby Murcer
• 4 Bobby Richardson
• 5 Brian Doyle
• 6 Bucky Dent
• 7 Chris Chambliss
• 8 Clete Boyer
• 9 Dave Kingman
• 10 Dave Righetti
• 11 Dave Winfield
• 12 David Cone
• 14 Dock Ellis
• 15 Don Baylor
• 16 Don Larsen
• 17 Don Mattingly
• 18 Dwight Gooden
• 19 Ed Figueroa
• 20 Joe Torre
• 21 Darryl Strawberry
• 23 Gaylord Perry
• 24 Phil Linz
• 25 Gil McDougald
• 26 Goose Gossage
• 27 Graig Nettles
• 28 Hank Bauer
• 29 Jack Clark
• 31 Jim Abbott
• 32 Jim Bouton

2

Each Scripts 2 is serial-numbered to 100 copies.

• AK Jim Abbott / Jim Kaat
• BF Yogi Berra / Whitey Ford
• BG Don Baylor / Ken Griffey, Sr.
• BH Yogi Berra / Joe Torre
• BL Yogi Berra / Don Larsen
• BM Don Mattingly / Wade Boggs
• BN Clete Boyer / Graig Nettles
• CB Chris Chambliss / Ron Blomberg
• CG David Cone / Dwight Gooden
• CL David Cone / Don Larsen
• CN Chris Chambliss / Graig Nettles
• CS Darryl Strawberry / David Cone
• DN Bucky Dent / Graig Nettles
• ED Dock Ellis / Pat Dobson
• FG Ed Figueroa / Ron Guidry
• FL Whitey Ford / Don Larsen
• GK Ron Guidry / Jim Kaat EXCH
• GL Goose Gossage / Sparky Lyle
• KA Jimmy Key / Jim Abbott
• KC Dave Kingman / Jack Clark
• KJ Jim Kaat / Tommy John
• KR Tony Kubek / Bobby Richardson
• MB Bobby Murcer / Hank Bauer
• MC Don Mattingly / Jack Clark
• MM Kevin Maas / Don Mattingly
• MO Bobby Murcer / Paul O'Neill EXCH
• MP Bobby Murcer / Lou Piniella
• MW Don Mattingly / Dave Winfield
• NB Graig Nettles / Wade Boggs
• OL Paul O'Neill / Jim Leyritz
• PS Joe Pepitone / Bill Skowron
• RC Dave Righetti / Rick Cerone
• RK Phil Rizzuto / Tony Kubek EXCH
• RM Phil Rizzuto / Gil McDougald
• RW Mickey Rivers / Roy White
• SC Bill Skowron / Bob Cerv
• SD Steve Sax / Brian Doyle
• SG Darryl Strawberry / Dwight Gooden
• WM Bobby Murcer / Roy White

3

Each Scripts 3 is serial-numbered to 20 copies.

• BFE Jim Bouton / Ed Figueroa / Dock Ellis
• BLW Wade Boggs / Jim Leyritz / John Wetteland
• BNB Clete Boyer / Graig Nettles / Wade Boggs
• DKC Dwight Gooden / Jimmy Key / David Cone EXCH
• FLG Whitey Ford / Don Larsen / Ron Guidry
• GLW Goose Gossage / Sparky Lyle / John Wetteland
• MBM Don Mattingly / Wade Boggs / Bobby Murcer EXCH
• MMC Kevin Maas / Don Mattingly / Chris Chambliss EXCH
• PTN Gaylord Perry / Luis Tiant / Joe Niekro
• RDD Willie Randolph / Bucky Dent / Brian Doyle
• RWM Mickey Rivers / Roy White / Bobby Murcer EXCH
• TBC Joe Torre / Yogi Berra / Rick Cerone EXCH

4

Each Scripts 4 is serial-numbered to 10 copies.

• BFLR Yogi Berra / Whitey Ford / Don Larsen / Phil Rizzuto
• MWBO Don Mattingly / Dave Winfield / Wade Boggs / Paul O'Neill EXCH
• PNCM Lou Piniella / Graig Nettles / Chris Chambliss / Bobby Murcer EXCH
• RKRD Phil Rizzuto / Tony Kubek / Bobby Richardson / Bucky Dent

4 Cuts

All three Scripts 4 Cuts are ones-of-one.

• HHMM Catfish Hunter / Elston Howard / Roger Maris / Thurman Munson
• LMSM Bob Lemon / Joe McCarthy / Casey Stengel / Billy Martin
• RGDM Babe Ruth / Lou Gehrig / Joe DiMaggio / Mickey Mantle