Description

2002 UD Authentics is a 200-card set released in March, 2002. Both the base set and the packaging were done in the style of the 1989 Upper Deck set, and the product can be seen as a response to Topps Heritage. However, all similarities between the '89 UD set and this one end there.

Each 18-pack Hobby box yields three game jersey cards -- back when three game jerseys in a box still meant something.

Distribution

18 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $6.99). 12 boxes per case. Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	200	-	?
Reverse Negative	200	-	1:9
1989 Flashbacks	12	4225	?
Heroes of Baseball	30	1989	?
Retro Star Rookie Jersey	28	-	1:16
Retro Star Rookie Jersey Gold	20	275	?
Retro Star Rookie Jersey Autograph	3	40	?
Reverse Negative Jersey	29	-	1:16
Reverse Negative Jersey 350	29	350	?
Reverse Negative Jersey Gold	29	275	?
Stars of '89 Jersey	28	-	1:16
Heroes of Baseball Autograph	3	varies	?
UDA Memorabilia Trade Cards	55	varies	1:108

Checklist

Base Set

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1 Brad Fullmer
2 Garret Anderson
3 Darin Erstad
4 Jarrod Washburn
5 Troy Glaus
6 Barry Zito
7 David Justice
8 Eric Chavez
9 Tim Hudson
10 Miguel Tejada
11 Jermaine Dye
12 Mark Mulder
13 Carlos Delgado
14 Jose Cruz, Jr.
15 Mo Vaughn
16 Shannon Stewart
17 Raul Mondesi
18 Tanyon Sturtze
19 Toby Hall
20 Greg Vaughn
21 Aubrey Huff
22 Ben Grieve
23 Brent Abernathy
24 Jim Thome
25 C.C. Sabathia
26 Matt Lawton
27 Omar Vizquel
28 Ellis Burks
29 Russ Branyan
30 Bartolo Colon
31 Ichiro Suzuki
32 John Olerud
33 Freddy Garcia
34 Mike Cameron
35 Jeff Cirillo
36 Kazuhiro Sasaki
37 Edgar Martinez
38 Bret Boone
39 Jeff Conine
40 Melvin Mora
41 Jason Johnson
42 Chris Richard
43 Tony Batista
44 Ivan Rodriguez
45 Gabe Kapler
46 Rafael Palmeiro
47 Alex Rodriguez
48 Juan Gonzalez
49 Carl Everett
50 Nomar Garciaparra
51 Trot Nixon
52 Manny Ramirez
53 Pedro Martinez
54 Johnny Damon
55 Shea Hillenbrand
56 Mike Sweeney
57 Mark Quinn
58 Joe Randa
59 Carlos Beltran
60 Chuck Knoblauch
61 Robert Fick
62 Jeff Weaver
63 Bobby Higginson
64 Dean Palmer
65 Dmitri Young
66 Corey Koskie
67 Doug Mientkiewicz
68 Joe Mays
69 Torii Hunter
70 Cristian Guzman
71 Jacque Jones
72 Magglio Ordonez
73 Paul Konerko
74 Carlos Lee
75 Mark Buehrle
76 Jose Canseco
77 Frank Thomas
78 Roger Clemens
79 Derek Jeter
80 Jason Giambi
81 Rondell White
82 Bernie Williams
83 Jorge Posada
84 Mike Mussina
85 Alfonso Soriano
86 Wade Miller
87 Jeff Bagwell
88 Craig Biggio
89 Roy Oswalt
90 Lance Berkman
91 Daryle Ward
92 Chipper Jones
93 Greg Maddux
94 Marcus Giles
95 Gary Sheffield
96 Tom Glavine
97 Andruw Jones
98 Rafael Furcal
99 Richie Sexson
100 Ben Sheets
101 Jose Hernandez
102 Geoff Jenkins
103 Jeffrey Hammonds
104 Edgar Renteria
105 Matt Morris
106 Tino Martinez
107 Jim Edmonds
108 Albert Pujols
109 J.D. Drew
110 Fernando Vina
111 Darryl Kile
112 Sammy Sosa
113 Fred McGriff
114 Kerry Wood
115 Moises Alou
116 Jon Lieber
117 Mark Grace
118 Randy Johnson
119 Curt Schilling
120 Luis Gonzalez
121 Steve Finley
122 Matt Williams
123 Shawn Green
124 Kevin Brown
125 Adrian Beltre
126 Paul LoDuca
127 Hideo Nomo
128 Brian Jordan
129 Vladimir Guerrero
130 Javier Vazquez
131 Jose Vidro
132 Orlando Cabrera
133 Jeff Kent
134 Rich Aurilia
135 Russ Ortiz
136 Barry Bonds
137 Preston Wilson
138 Ryan Dempster
139 Cliff Floyd
140 Josh Beckett
141 Mike Lowell
142 Mike Piazza
143 Roberto Alomar
144 Al Leiter
145 Edgardo Alfonzo
146 Roger Cedeno
147 Jeromy Burnitz
148 Phil Nevin
149 Mark Kotsay
150 Ryan Klesko
151 Trevor Hoffman
152 Bob Abreu
153 Scott Rolen
154 Jimmy Rollins
155 Robert Person
156 Pat Burrell
157 Randy Wolf
158 Brian Giles
159 Aramis Ramirez
160 Kris Benson
161 Jason Kendall
162 Ken Griffey, Jr.
163 Sean Casey
164 Adam Dunn
165 Barry Larkin
166 Todd Helton
167 Mike Hampton
168 Larry Walker
169 Juan Pierre
170 Juan Uribe

Star Rookies

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The last 30 cards in the base set make up a "Star Rookies" subset. Of course, in the actual 1989 Upper Deck base set, the first 30 cards made up the Star Rookies

171 So Taguchi RC
172 Brendan Donnelly RC
173 Chris Baker RC*
174 John Ennis RC
175 Francis Beltran RC
176 Dan Wright RC
177 Brandon Backe RC
178 Mark Corey RC
179 Kazuhisa Ishii RC
180 Ron Calloway RC
181 Kevin Frederick RC
182 Jaime Cerda RC
183 Doug Devore RC
184 Brandon Puffer RC
185 Andy Pratt RC
186 Adrian Burnside RC*
187 Josh Hancock RC
188 Jorge Nunez RC*
189 Tyler Yates RC
190 Kyle Kane RC*
191 Jose Valverde RC
192 Matt Thornton RC
193 Ben Howard RC
194 Reed Johnson RC
195 Rene Reyes RC
196 Jeremy Ward RC*
197 Steve Bechler RC
198 Cam Esslinger RC*
199 Michael Crudale RC
200 Todd Donovan RC

Parallels

Reverse Negative

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In a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the infamous Dale Murphy error card from 1989, all 200 base cards are available in a Reverse Negative parallel. On each card, the images have been flipped. To further differentiate them from the base cards, all MLB team logos were airbrushed out.

Inserts

1989 Flashbacks

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Each 1989 Flashbacks is serial-numbered to 4225 copies.

F1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
F2 Gary Sheffield
F3 Randy Johnson
F4 Roger Clemens
F5 Greg Maddux
F6 Mark Grace
F7 Barry Bonds
F8 Roberto Alomar
F9 Sammy Sosa
F10 Rafael Palmeiro
F11 Edgar Martinez
F12 Jose Canseco

Heroes of Baseball

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Done in the style of the early-90s Baseball Heroes inserts, each card is serial-numbered to 1989 copies.

HB-G1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
HB-G2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
HB-G3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
HB-G4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
HB-G5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
HB-G6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
HB-G7 Ken Griffey, Jr.
HB-G8 Ken Griffey, Jr.
HB-G9 Ken Griffey, Jr.
HB-G10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
HB-I1 Ichiro
HB-I2 Ichiro
HB-I3 Ichiro
HB-I4 Ichiro
HB-I5 Ichiro
HB-I6 Ichiro
HB-I7 Ichiro
HB-I8 Ichiro
HB-I9 Ichiro
HB-I10 Ichiro
HB-R1 Alex Rodriguez
HB-R2 Alex Rodriguez
HB-R3 Alex Rodriguez
HB-R4 Alex Rodriguez
HB-R5 Alex Rodriguez
HB-R6 Alex Rodriguez
HB-R7 Alex Rodriguez
HB-R8 Alex Rodriguez
HB-R9 Alex Rodriguez
HB-R10 Alex Rodriguez

Autographs & Game-Used

Retro Star Rookie Jersey

Each Retro Star Rookie Jersey card features an image of the player's first Upper Deck card.

SR-AP Albert Pujols
SR-AR Alex Rodriguez
SR-BG Brian Giles
SR-CB Craig Biggio
SR-CJ Chipper Jones
SR-DJ David Justice
SR-GK Gabe Kapler
SR-GS Gary Sheffield
SR-HN Hideo Nomo
SR-I Ichiro Suzuki
SR-IR Ivan Rodriguez
SR-JG Juan Gonzalez
SR-JO John Olerud
SR-JT Jim Thome
SR-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
SR-KL Kenny Lofton
SR-KS Kazuhiro Sasaki
SR-LG Luis Gonzalez
SR-LW Larry Walker
SR-MO Magglio Ordonez
SR-MR Manny Ramirez
SR-PB Pat Burrell
SR-PM Pedro Martinez
SR-RJ Randy Johnson
SR-RK Ryan Klesko
SR-RP Robert Person
SR-SG Shawn Green
SR-SS Sammy Sosa

Retro Star Rookie Jersey Gold

Each Retro Star Rookie Jersey Gold card is serial-numbered to 275 copies.

SR-AP Albert Pujols
SR-AR Alex Rodriguez
SR-CJ Chipper Jones
SR-DJ David Justice
SR-GS Gary Sheffield
SR-I Ichiro Suzuki
SR-IR Ivan Rodriguez
SR-JG Juan Gonzalez
SR-JO John Olerud
SR-JT Jim Thome
SR-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
SR-KL Kenny Lofton
SR-KS Kazuhiro Sasaki
SR-LG Luis Gonzalez
SR-MO Magglio Ordonez
SR-MR Manny Ramirez
SR-PM Pedro Martinez
SR-RJ Randy Johnson
SR-SG Shawn Green
SR-SS Sammy Sosa

Retro Star Rookie Jersey Autograph

Each Retro Star Rookie Jersey Autograph serial-numbered to 40.

SSR-AR Alex Rodriguez
SSR-JT Jim Thome
SSR-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.

Reverse Negative Jersey

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Each Reverse Negative Jersey is also available in the following parallels.

350 (serial-numbered to 350 copies)
Gold (serial-numbered to 275 copies)

NOTE: There is no stylistic difference between the un-numbered "base" and "350" parallels. It appears that the "base" cards were to have been serial-numbered to 350 copies.

R-AJ Andruw Jones
R-AR Alex Rodriguez
R-BW Bernie Williams
R-BZ Barry Zito
R-CD Carlos Delgado
R-CJ Chipper Jones
R-DE Darin Erstad
R-EC Eric Chavez
R-FT Frank Thomas
R-GM Greg Maddux
R-IR Ivan Rodriguez
R-JB Jeff Bagwell
R-JD J.D. Drew
R-JE Jim Edmonds
R-JG Jason Giambi
R-KB Kevin Brown
R-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
R-LG Luis Gonzalez
R-MP Mike Piazza
R-MR Manny Ramirez
R-MS Mike Sweeney
R-RC Roger Clemens
R-RF Rafael Furcal
R-RJ Randy Johnson
R-SR Scott Rolen
R-SS Sammy Sosa
R-TG Tom Glavine
R-TH Todd Helton
R-TM Tino Martinez

Stars of '89 Jersey

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This set features game-jersey cards of players who appeared in the 1989 Upper Deck set.

SL-AG Andres Galarraga
SL-AL Al Leiter
SL-BL Barry Larkin
SL-CS Curt Schilling
SL-DC David Cone
SL-DJ David Justice
SL-EB Ellis Burks
SL-EM Edgar Martinez
SL-FM Fred McGriff
SL-GM Greg Maddux
SL-GS Gary Sheffield
SL-JC Jose Canseco
SL-JG Juan Gonzalez
SL-JO John Olerud
SL-KB Kevin Brown
SL-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
SL-LW Larry Walker
SL-MG Mark Grace
SL-MW Matt Williams
SL-PO Paul O'Neill
SL-RA Roberto Alomar
SL-RC Roger Clemens
SL-RH Rickey Henderson
SL-RJ Randy Johnson
SL-RP Rafael Palmeiro
SL-RV Robin Ventura
SL-SS Sammy Sosa
SL-TG Tom Glavine

Heroes of Baseball Autograph

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Each Heroes of Baseball Autograph is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below.

SHB-G Ken Griffey, Jr. 185
SHB-I Ichiro 125
SHB-R Alex Rodriguez 185

UDA Memorabilia Trade Cards

Each Trade Card could be redeemed for one of a wide variety of Upper Deck Authenticated autographed items. All Trade Cards expired March 21, 2003.

1 Hank Aaron AU 16 X 20 141
2 Hank Aaron AU 16 X 20 142
3 Hank Aaron AU card 75
4 Hank Aaron AU HELMET 50
5 Hank Aaron AU JSY 100
6 Roberto Alomar AU BALL 42
7 Lou Brock AU BALL 68
8 Steve Carlton AU BALL 186
9 Roger Clemens AU flim strip 49
10 Roger Clemens AU photo 100
11 Roger Clemens AU JSY 51
12 Tom Glavine AU 1991 UD card 15
13 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU collage 125
14 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU 16 X 20 Plate 140
15 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU 16 X 20 Sepaia photo 75
16 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU BAT 200
17 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU 8 X 10 100
18 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU 8 X 10 275
19 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU JSY 50
20 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU BALL 2000
21 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU BAT 65
22 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU HAT 40
23 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU JSY 50
24 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU BALL 116
25 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU JSY number 150
26 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU SHOES 25
27 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU BTG JSY 50
28 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU SILK BAT 100
29 Ken Griffey, Jr. AU Sweet Spot 500
30 Ken Griffey, Jr. Framed 16 X 20 159
31 Ken Griffey, Jr. Framed Reds Photo 20
32 Ken Griffey, Jr. Framed Reds Photo 9
33 Ken Griffey, Jr. Framed Sports Illustrated 16
34 Ken Griffey, Sr. AU BALL 52
35 Tony Gwynn AU JSY 1982 50
36 Tony Gwynn AU JSY 1984 137
37 Tony Gwynn AU Magnet 61
38 Tony Gwynn AU HELMET 118
39 Tony Gwynn AU HOME PLATE 51
40 Harmon Killebrew AU BALL 57
41 Joe Morgan AU 5 X 7 27
42 Phil Niekro AU 8 X 10 102
43 Jim Palmer AU BALL 96
44 Alex Rodriguez AU 16 X 20 40
45 Alex Rodriguez AU BALL 150
46 Alex Rodriguez AU BAT 50
47 Alex Rodriguez AU HAT 65
48 Alex Rodriguez AU JSY number 100
49 Alex Rodriguez AU SILK BAT 50
50 Ivan Rodriguez AU JSY 51
51 Ichiro Suzuki AU BALL 2
52 Ichiro Suzuki AU JSY 3
53 Ted Williams AU 16 X 20 3
54 Ted Williams AU C-Card 5
55 Dave Winfield AU 5 X 7 137