2003 Victory
Description
2003 Victory is a 200 card set released, exclusive to retail, in February, 2003. After four years as a large but no-frills, insert-less product, Upper Deck dramatically changed Victory into a multi-fractured, multi-paralleled, set with a collectible card game element. The first 100 cards comprise the short set while the last 100 cards were all short-printed to various quantities. The corners on all cards are rounded to look like a playing card.
These changes were not well received by collectors, and as a result, Upper Deck discontinued the line after 2003 -- although it remains part of their hockey line.
2003 Victory did contain the first-ever MLB licensed "True" rookie card of Hideki Matsui.
Distribution
36 cards in a box, six cards per pack.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 200 | - | ? |
| short set | 100 | - | ? |
| Solid Hits | 28 | - | 1:4 |
| Clutch Players | 20 | - | 1:5 |
| Lay it on the Line | 20 | - | 1:5 |
| True Gamers | 10 | - | 1:10 |
| Run Producers | 10 | - | 1:10 |
| Difference Makers | 6 | - | 1:20 |
| Winning Formula | 6 | - | 1:20 |
| Green | 100 | - | one-per-pack |
| Orange | 100 | - | 1:8 |
| Blue | 100 | 650 | ? |
| Purple | 100 | 50 | ? |
| Red | 100 | 25 | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Troy Glaus
- 2 Garret Anderson
- 3 Tim Salmon
- 4 Darin Erstad
- 5 Luis Gonzalez
- 6 Curt Schilling
- 7 Randy Johnson
- 8 Junior Spivey
- 9 Andruw Jones
- 10 Greg Maddux
- 11 Chipper Jones
- 12 Gary Sheffield
- 13 John Smoltz
- 14 Geronimo Gil
- 15 Tony Batista
- 16 Trot Nixon
- 17 Manny Ramirez
- 18 Pedro Martinez
- 19 Nomar Garciaparra
- 20 Derek Lowe
- 21 Shea Hillenbrand
- 22 Sammy Sosa
- 23 Kerry Wood
- 24 Mark Prior
- 25 Magglio Ordonez
- 26 Frank Thomas
- 27 Mark Buehrle
- 28 Paul Konerko
- 29 Adam Dunn
- 30 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 31 Austin Kearns
- 32 Matt Lawton
- 33 Larry Walker
- 34 Todd Helton
- 35 Jeff Bagwell
- 36 Roy Oswalt
- 37 Lance Berkman
- 38 Mike Sweeney
- 39 Carlos Beltran
- 40 Kazuhisa Ishii
- 41 Shawn Green
- 42 Hideo Nomo
- 43 Adrian Beltre
- 44 Richie Sexson
- 45 Ben Sheets
- 46 Torii Hunter
- 47 Jacque Jones
- 48 Corey Koskie
- 49 Vladimir Guerrero
- 50 Jose Vidro
- 51 Mo Vaughn
- 52 Mike Piazza
- 53 Roberto Alomar
- 54 Derek Jeter
- 55 Alfonso Soriano
- 56 Jason Giambi
- 57 Roger Clemens
- 58 Mike Mussina
- 59 Bernie Williams
- 60 Jorge Posada
- 61 Nick Johnson
- 62 Hideki Matsui RC
- 63 Eric Chavez
- 64 Barry Zito
- 65 Miguel Tejada
- 66 Tim Hudson
- 67 Pat Burrell
- 68 Bob Abreu
- 69 Jimmy Rollins
- 70 Brett Myers
- 71 Jim Thome
- 72 Jason Kendall
- 73 Brian Giles
- 74 Aramis Ramirez
- 75 Sean Burroughs
- 76 Ryan Klesko
- 77 Phil Nevin
- 78 Barry Bonds
- 79 J.T. Snow
- 80 Rich Aurilia
- 81 Ichiro
- 82 Edgar Martinez
- 83 Freddy Garcia
- 84 Jim Edmonds
- 85 J.D. Drew
- 86 Scott Rolen
- 87 Albert Pujols
- 88 Mark McGwire
- 89 Matt Morris
- 90 Ben Grieve
- 91 Carl Crawford
- 92 Alex Rodriguez
- 93 Carl Everett
- 94 Juan Gonzalez
- 95 Rafael Palmeiro
- 96 Hank Blalock
- 97 Carlos Delgado
- 98 Josh Phelps
- 99 Eric Hinske
- 100 Shannon Stewart
Solid Hits
- 101 Albert Pujols
- 102 Alex Rodriguez
- 103 Alfonso Soriano
- 104 Barry Bonds
- 105 Bernie Williams
- 106 Brian Giles
- 107 Chipper Jones
- 108 Darin Erstad
- 109 Derek Jeter
- 110 Eric Chavez
- 111 Miguel Tejada
- 112 Ichiro
- 113 Rafael Palmeiro
- 114 Jason Giambi
- 115 Jeff Bagwell
- 116 Jim Thome
- 117 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 118 Lance Berkman
- 119 Luis Gonzalez
- 120 Manny Ramirez
- 121 Mike Piazza
- 122 J.D. Drew
- 123 Sammy Sosa
- 124 Scott Rolen
- 125 Shawn Green
- 126 Todd Helton
- 127 Troy Glaus
- 128 Vladimir Guerrero
Clutch Players
- 129 Albert Pujols
- 130 Brian Giles
- 131 Carlos Delgado
- 132 Curt Schilling
- 133 Derek Jeter
- 134 Frank Thomas
- 135 Greg Maddux
- 136 Jeff Bagwell
- 137 Jim Thome
- 138 Jorge Posada
- 139 Kazuhisa Ishii
- 140 Larry Walker
- 141 Luis Gonzalez
- 142 Miguel Tejada
- 143 Pat Burrell
- 144 Pedro Martinez
- 145 Rafael Palmeiro
- 146 Roger Clemens
- 147 Tim Hudson
- 148 Troy Glaus
Laying it on the Line
- 149 Alfonso Soriano
- 150 Andruw Jones
- 151 Barry Zito
- 152 Darin Erstad
- 153 Eric Chavez
- 154 Alex Rodriguez
- 155 J.D. Drew
- 156 Jason Giambi
- 157 Jason Kendall
- 158 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 159 Lance Berkman
- 160 Mike Mussina
- 161 Mike Piazza
- 162 Nomar Garciaparra
- 163 Randy Johnson
- 164 Roberto Alomar
- 165 Scott Rolen
- 166 Shawn Green
- 167 Torii Hunter
- 168 Vladimir Guerrero
True Gamers
- 169 Alex Rodriguez
- 170 Andruw Jones
- 171 Bernie Williams
- 172 Ichiro
- 173 Miguel Tejada
- 174 Nomar Garciaparra
- 175 Pedro Martinez
- 176 Randy Johnson
- 177 Todd Helton
- 178 Vladimir Guerrero
Run Producers
- 179 Barry Bonds
- 180 Carlos Delgado
- 181 Chipper Jones
- 182 Frank Thomas
- 183 Lance Berkman
- 184 Larry Walker
- 185 Manny Ramirez
- 186 Mike Piazza
- 187 Sammy Sosa
- 188 Shawn Green
Difference Makers
- 189 Chipper Jones
- 190 Curt Schilling
- 191 Derek Jeter
- 192 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 193 Sammy Sosa
- 194 Vladimir Guerrero
Winning Formula
- 195 Alex Rodriguez
- 196 Barry Bonds
- 197 Greg Maddux
- 198 Ichiro
- 199 Jason Giambi
- 200 Mike Piazza
Parallels
Each of the first 100 cards (the entire short-set) are available in the following parallels.
- Green
- Orange
- Blue (serial-numbered to 650 copies)
- Purple (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Red (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
NOTE: All cards are serial-numbered on the front in dot-matrix.
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