2003 Donruss Classics
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Description
2003 Donruss Classic is a 211-card set released in two separate series. The primary Donruss Classics product - containing cards 1-200 from the basic set - was released in April, 2003. Cards 201-211 were randomly seeded within packs of DLP Rookies and Traded of which was distributed in December, 2003. The first 100 cards feature active veterans, while cards 101-150 feature retired legends and cards 151-211 feature rookies and leading prospects. Please note that cards 101-200 were issued at a stated rate of one in nine and were issued to a stated print run of 1500 serial-numbered sets. Cards 201-211 were serial-numbered to 1000 copies each.
Each nine-card mini-box should yield one Legend, one Rookie, and one autograph or game-used card.
Distribution
Cards #1-200: Two nine-pack mini boxes per Hobby box, seven cards per pack (MSRP $6.00). 12 boxes per case.
Cards #201-211: Random inserts in 2003 DLP The Rookies.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 211 | - | ? |
| short set | 100 | - | ? |
| Legends | 50 | 1500 | 1:9 |
| Rookies | 50 | 1500 | 1:9 |
| Update Rookies | 11 | 1000 | ? |
| Timeless Tributes | 211 | 100 | ? |
| Legends of the Fall | 10 | 2500 | ? |
| Membership | 15 | 2500 | ? |
| Significant Signatures | 197 | varies | ? |
| Classic Combos | 15 | varies | ? |
| Classic Singles | 30 | varies | ? |
| Dress Code | 75 | - | ? |
| Legendary Hats | 5 | - | ? |
| Legendary Leather | 5 | - | ? |
| Legendary Lumberjacks | 35 | - | ? |
| Legendary Spikes | 5 | - | ? |
| Legends of the Fall Fabrics | 10 | - | ? |
| Membership VIP Memorabilia | 15 | - | ? |
| Timeless Treasures | 5 | - | ? |
Checklist
Promos
Beckett Samples
Randomly inserted into issues of Beckett Baseball Card Monthly was one 2003 Donruss Classics Sample card. These cards parallel the first 100 cards in the base set and have the word "SAMPLE" stamped in silver foil on the back. A much rarer Gold Foil version was also randomly inserted.
Base Set
1 Troy Glaus
2 Barry Bonds
3 Miguel Tejada
4 Randy Johnson
5 Eric Hinske
6 Barry Zito
7 Jason Jennings
8 Derek Jeter
9 Vladimir Guerrero
10 Corey Patterson
11 Manny Ramirez
12 Edgar Martinez
13 Roy Oswalt
14 Andruw Jones
15 Alex Rodriguez
16 Mark Mulder
17 Kazuhisa Ishii
18 Gary Sheffield
19 Jay Gibbons
20 Roberto Alomar
21 A.J. Pierzynski
22 Eric Chavez
23 Roger Clemens
24 C.C. Sabathia
25 Jose Vidro
26 Shannon Stewart
27 Mark Teixeira
28 Joe Thurston
29 Josh Beckett
30 Jeff Bagwell
31 Geronimo Gil
32 Curt Schilling
33 Frank Thomas
34 Lance Berkman
35 Adam Dunn
36 Christian Parker
37 Jim Thome
38 Shawn Green
39 Drew Henson
40 Chipper Jones
41 Kevin Mench
42 Hideo Nomo
43 Andres Galarraga
44 Doug Davis
45 Mark Prior
46 Sean Casey
47 Magglio Ordonez
48 Tom Glavine
49 Marlon Byrd
50 Albert Pujols
51 Mark Buehrle
52 Aramis Ramirez
53 Pat Burrell
54 Craig Biggio
55 Alfonso Soriano
56 Kerry Wood
57 Wade Miller
58 Hank Blalock
59 Cliff Floyd
60 Jason Giambi
61 Carlos Beltran
62 Brian Roberts
63 Paul Lo Duca
64 Tim Redding
65 Sammy Sosa
66 Joe Borchard
67 Ryan Klesko
68 Richie Sexson
69 Carlos Lee
70 Rickey Henderson
71 Brian Tallet
72 Luis Gonzalez
73 Satoru Komiyama
74 Tim Hudson
75 Ken Griffey, Jr.
76 Adam Johnson
77 Bob Abreu
78 Adrian Beltre
79 Rafael Palmeiro
80 Ichiro Suzuki
81 Kenny Lofton
82 Brian Giles
83 Barry Larkin
84 Robert Fick
85 Ben Sheets
86 Scott Rolen
87 Nomar Garciaparra
88 Brandon Phillips
89 Ben Kozlowski
90 Bernie Williams
91 Pedro Martinez
92 Todd Helton
93 Jermaine Dye
94 Carlos Delgado
95 Mike Piazza
96 Junior Spivey
97 Torii Hunter
98 Mike Sweeney
99 Ivan Rodriguez
100 Greg Maddux
101 Ernie Banks
102 Steve Garvey
103 George Brett
104 Lou Brock
105 Hoyt Wilhelm
106 Steve Carlton
107 Joe Torre
108 Dennis Eckersley
109 Reggie Jackson
110 Al Kaline
111 Harold Reynolds
112 Don Mattingly
113 Tony Gwynn
114 Willie McCovey
115 Joe Morgan
116 Stan Musial
117 Jim Palmer
118 Brooks Robinson
119 Don Sutton
120 Nolan Ryan
121 Mike Schmidt
122 Tom Seaver
123 Cal Ripken, Jr.
124 Robin Yount
125 Bob Feller
126 Joe Carter
127 Jack Morris
128 Luis Aparicio
129 Bobby Doerr
130 Dave Parker
131 Yogi Berra
132 Will Clark
133 Fred Lynn
134 Andre Dawson
135 Duke Snider
136 Orlando Cepeda
137 Billy Williams
138 Dale Murphy
139 Harmon Killebrew
140 Kirby Puckett
141 Carlton Fisk
142 Eric Davis
143 Alan Trammell
144 Paul Molitor
145 Jose Canseco
146 Ozzie Smith
147 Ralph Kiner
148 Dwight Gooden
149 Phil Rizzuto
150 Lenny Dykstra
151 Adam LaRoche
152 Tim Hummel
153 Matt Kata
154 Jeff Baker
155 Josh Stewart
156 Marshall McDougall
157 Jhonny Peralta
158 Mike Nicolas
159 Jeremy Guthrie
160 Craig Brazell
161 Joe Valentine
162 Buddy Hernandez
163 Freddy Sanchez
164 Shane Victorino
165 Corwin Malone
166 Jason Dubois
167 Josh Wilson
168 Tim Olson
169 Cliff Bartosh
170 Michael Hessman
171 Ryan Church
172 Garrett Atkins
173 Jose Morban
174 Ryan Cameron
175 Todd Wellemeyer
176 Travis Chapman
177 Jason Anderson
178 Adam Morrissey
179 Jose Contreras
180 Nic Jackson
181 Rob Hammock
182 Carlos Rivera
183 Vinny Chulk
184 Pete LaForest
185 Jon Leicester
186 Terrmel Sledge
187 Jose Castillo
188 Gerald Laird
189 Nook Logan
190 Clint Barmes
191 Jesus Medrano
192 Henri Stanley
193 Hideki Matsui
194 Walter Young
195 Jon Adkins
196 Tommy Whiteman
197 Rob Bowen
198 Brandon Webb
199 Prentice Redman
200 Jimmy Gobble
Update Series
201 Jeremy Bonderman
202 Adam Loewen
203 Chien-Ming Wang
204 Hong-Chih Kuo
205 Ryan Wagner
206 Dan Haren
207 Dontrelle Willis
208 Rickie Weeks
209 Ramon Nivar
210 Chad Gaudin
211 Delmon Young
Parallels
Timeless Tributes
Timeless Tributes are serial-numbered to 100 of each card.
Atlantic City National
Collectors who opened a specific number of packs at Donruss-Playoff's corporate booth at the 2003 National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City, would receive a special 2003 Donruss Classics card. Each card has the NSCC logo embossed on the front, and each card is serial-numbered to only five copies. The set parallels the first 200 cards in the set.
Inserts
Membership
1 Babe Ruth
2 Steve Carlton
3 Honus Wagner
4 Warren Spahn
5 Eddie Mathews
6 Nolan Ryan
7 Roger Hornsby
8 Ernie Banks
9 Harmon Killebrew
10 Tom Seaver
11 Jimmy Foxx
12 Ty Cobb
13 Frank Robinson
14 Mel Ott
15 Lou Gehrig
Legends of the Fall
LF-1 Reggie Jackson
LF-2 Duke Snider
LF-3 Roberto Clemente
LF-4 Mel Ott
LF-5 Yogi Berra
LF-6 Jackie Robinson
LF-7 Enos Slaughter
LF-8 Willie Stargell
LF-9 Bobby Doerr
LF-10 Thurman Munson
Autographs & Game-Used
Significant Signatures
Significant Signatures are autograph cards using "stickers" (compared with "on-card" autographs). Cards are serial-numbered between 5 and 500 per card.
Hoyt Wilhelm died short before the release of this product, however Donruss-Playoff had a surplus of autographed Wilhelm stickers.
1 Troy Glaus
3 Miguel Tejada
5 Eric Hinske
6 Barry Zito
7 Jason Jennings
9 Vladimir Guerrero
10 Corey Patterson
11 Manny Ramirez
12 Edgar Martinez
13 Roy Oswalt
14 Andruw Jones
15 Alex Rodriguez
16 Mark Mulder
17 Kazuhisa Ishii
18 Gary Sheffield
19 Jay Gibbons
20 Roberto Alomar
21 A.J. Pierzynski
22 Eric Chavez
23 Roger Clemens
24 C.C. Sabathia
25 Jose Vidro
26 Shannon Stewart
27 Mark Teixeira
29 Josh Beckett
31 Geronimo Gil
32 Curt Schilling
33 Frank Thomas
34 Lance Berkman
35 Adam Dunn
36 Christian Parker
37 Jim Thome
38 Shawn Green
39 Drew Henson
40 Chipper Jones
41 Kevin Mench
43 Andres Galarraga
44 Doug Davis
45 Mark Prior
46 Sean Casey
47 Magglio Ordonez
48 Tom Glavine
49 Marlon Byrd
50 Albert Pujols
51 Mark Buehrle
52 Aramis Ramirez
53 Pat Burrell
54 Craig Biggio
55 Alfonso Soriano
56 Kerry Wood
57 Wade Miller
58 Hank Blalock
59 Cliff Floyd
61 Carlos Beltran
62 Brian Roberts
63 Paul Lo Duca
64 Tim Redding
66 Joe Borchard
67 Ryan Klesko
68 Richie Sexson
69 Carlos Lee
70 Rickey Henderson
71 Brian Tallet
72 Luis Gonzalez
73 Satoru Komiyama
74 Tim Hudson
76 Adam Johnson
77 Bob Abreu
78 Adrian Beltre
79 Rafael Palmeiro
81 Kenny Lofton
82 Brian Giles
83 Barry Larkin
84 Robert Fick
85 Ben Sheets
86 Scott Rolen
88 Brandon Phillips
89 Ben Kozlowski
90 Bernie Williams
91 Pedro Martinez
92 Todd Helton
93 Jermaine Dye
96 Junior Spivey
97 Torii Hunter
98 Mike Sweeney
99 Ivan Rodriguez
100 Greg Maddux
101 Ernie Banks
102 Steve Garvey
103 George Brett
104 Lou Brock
105 Hoyt Wilhelm
106 Steve Carlton
107 Joe Torre
108 Dennis Eckersley
109 Reggie Jackson
110 Al Kaline
111 Harold Reynolds
112 Don Mattingly
113 Tony Gwynn
114 Willie McCovey
115 Joe Morgan
116 Stan Musial
117 Jim Palmer
118 Brooks Robinson
119 Don Sutton
120 Nolan Ryan
121 Mike Schmidt
122 Tom Seaver
123 Cal Ripken, Jr.
124 Robin Yount
125 Bob Feller
126 Joe Carter
127 Jack Morris
128 Luis Aparicio
129 Bobby Doerr
130 Dave Parker
131 Yogi Berra
132 Will Clark
133 Fred Lynn
134 Andre Dawson
135 Duke Snider
136 Orlando Cepeda
137 Billy Williams
138 Dale Murphy
139 Harmon Killebrew
140 Kirby Puckett
141 Carlton Fisk
142 Eric Davis
143 Alan Trammell
144 Paul Molitor
145 Jose Canseco
146 Ozzie Smith
147 Ralph Kiner
148 Dwight Gooden
149 Phil Rizzuto
150 Lenny Dykstra
151 Adam LaRoche
152 Tim Hummel
153 Matt Kata
154 Jeff Baker
155 Josh Stewart
156 Marshall McDougall
157 Jhonny Peralta
158 Mike Nicolas
159 Jeremy Guthrie
160 Craig Brazell
161 Joe Valentine
162 Buddy Hernandez
163 Freddy Sanchez
164 Shane Victorino
165 Corwin Malone
166 Jason Dubois
167 Josh Wilson
168 Tim Olson
169 Cliff Bartosh
170 Michael Hessman
171 Ryan Church
172 Garrett Atkins
173 Jose Morban
174 Ryan Cameron
175 Todd Wellemeyer
176 Travis Chapman
177 Jason Anderson
178 Adam Morrissey
179 Jose Contreras
180 Nic Jackson
181 Rob Hammock
182 Carlos Rivera
183 Vinny Chulk
184 Pete LaForest
185 John Leicester
186 Terrmel Sledge
187 Jose Castillo
188 Gerald Laird
189 Nook Logan
190 Clint Barmes
191 Jesus Medrano
192 Henri Stanley
194 Walter Young
195 Jon Adkins
196 Tommy Whiteman
197 Rob Bowen
198 Brandon Webb
199 Prentice Redman
200 Jimmy Gobble
201 Jeremy Bonderman
202 Adam Loewen
203 Chien-Ming Wang
204 Hong-Chih Kuo
205 Ryan Wagner
206 Dan Haren
207 Dontrelle Willis
208 Rickie Weeks
209 Ramon Nivar
210 Chad Gaudin
211 Delmon Young
Classic Singles
1 Babe Ruth
2 Lou Gehrig
3 Jackie Robinson
4 Pee Wee Reese
5 Bobby Doerr
6 Fred Lynn
7 Honus Wagner
8 Roberto Clemente
9 Kirby Puckett
10 Torii Hunter
11 Sammy Sosa
12 Ryne Sandberg
13 Hideo Nomo
14 Kazuhisa Ishii
15 Mike Schmidt
16 Steve Carlton
17 Robin Yount
18 Paul Molitor
19 Mike Piazza
20 Duke Snider
21 Al Kaline
22 Ty Cobb
23 Don Mattingly
24 Jason Giambi
25 Stan Musial
26 Ozzie Smith
27 Roger Clemens
28 Pedro Martinez
29 Thurman Munson
30 Yogi Berra
Classic Combos
1 Babe Ruth / Lou Gehrig
2 Jackie Robinson / Pee Wee Reese
3 Bobby Doerr / Fred Lynn
4 Honus Wagner / Roberto Clemente
5 Kirby Puckett / Torii Hunter
6 Ryne Sandberg / Sammy Sosa
7 Hideo Nomo / Kazuhisa Ishii
8 Mike Schmidt / Steve Carlton
9 Paul Molitor / Robin Yount
10 Duke Snider / Mike Piazza
11 Al Kaline / Ty Cobb
12 Don Mattingly / Jason Giambi
13 Ozzie Smith / Stan Musial
14 Pedro Martinez / Roger Clemens
15 Thurman Munson / Yogi Berra
Legends of the Fall Fabrics
1 Reggie Jackson
2 Duke Snider
3 Roberto Clemente
4 Mel Ott
5 Yogi Berra
6 Jackie Robinson
7 Enos Slaughter
8 Willie Stargell
9 Bobby Doerr
10 Thurman Munson
Dress Code
1 Roger Clemens
2 Miguel Tejada
3 Vladimir Guerrero
4 Kazuhisa Ishii
5 Chipper Jones
6 Troy Glaus
7 Rafael Palmeiro
8 Rickey Henderson
9 Pedro Martinez
10 Andruw Jones
11 Nomar Garciaparra
12 Carlos Delgado
13 R.Hend Padres
14 Kerry Wood
15 Lance Berkman
16 Tony Gwynn
17 Mark Mulder
18 Jim Thome
19 Mike Piazza
20 Mike Mussina
21 Luis Gonzalez
22 Ryan Klesko
23 Richie Sexson
24 Curt Schilling
25 Alex Rodriguez
26 Bernie Williams
27 Cal Ripken, Jr.
28 C.C. Sabathia
29 Mike Piazza
30 R.Hend Mets
31 Torii Hunter
32 Mark Teixeira
33 Dale Murphy
34 Todd Helton
35 Eric Chavez
36 Vernon Wells
37 Jeff Bagwell
38 Nick Johnson
39 Tim Hudson
40 Shawn Green
41 Mark Buehrle
42 Garret Anderson
43 Alex Rodriguez
44 Jason Giambi
45 Carlos Beltran
46 Adam Dunn
47 Jorge Posada
48 Roy Oswalt
49 Rich Aurilia
50 Jason Jennings
51 Mark Prior
52 Jim Edmonds
53 Fred McGriff
54 Alfonso Soriano
55 Jeff Kent
56 Hideo Nomo
57 Manny Ramirez
58 Jose Canseco
59 Magglio Ordonez
60 Alan Trammell
61 Bob Abreu
62 Rickey Henderson
63 Josh Beckett
64 Barry Larkin
65 Randy Johnson
66 Juan Gonzalez
67 Barry Zito
68 Roger Clemens
69 Rickey Henderson
70 Hideo Nomo
71 Paul Konerko
72 Pat Burrell
73 Frank Thomas
74 Sammy Sosa
75 Greg Maddux
Legendary Hats
1 Roberto Clemente
2 Kirby Puckett
3 Mike Schmidt
4 Tony Gwynn
5 Rickey Henderson
Legendary Leather
1 Nolan Ryan
2 Jimmy Foxx
3 Steve Carlton
4 Don Mattingly
5 Mike Schmidt
Legendary Lumberjacks
1 Babe Ruth
2 Lou Gehrig
3 George Brett
4 Duke Snider
5 Roberto Clemente
6 Ryne Sandberg
7 Robin Yount
8 Harmon Killebrew
9 Al Kaline
10 Eddie Mathews
11 Brooks Robinson
12 Stan Musial
13 Kirby Puckett
14 Jose Canseco
15 Nellie Fox
16 Don Mattingly
17 Joe Torre
18 Cal Ripken, Jr.
19 Richie Ashburn
20 Mike Schmidt
21 Dale Murphy
22 Thurman Munson
23 Tony Gwynn
24 Orlando Cepeda
25 Ty Cobb
26 Paul Molitor
27 Ralph Kiner
28 Frank Robinson
29 Yogi Berra
30 Reggie Jackson
31 Rod Carew
32 Carlton Fisk
33 Roger Hornsby
34 Mel Ott
35 Jimmy Foxx
Legendary Spikes
1 Kirby Puckett
2 Tony Gwynn
3 Don Mattingly
4 Frank Robinson
5 Gary Carter
Membership VIP Memorabilia
1 Babe Ruth
2 Steve Carlton
3 Honus Wagner
4 Warren Spahn
5 Eddie Mathews
6 Nolan Ryan
7 Roger Hornsby
8 Ernie Banks
9 Harmon Killebrew
10 Tom Seaver
11 Jimmy Foxx
12 Ty Cobb
13 Frank Robinson
14 Mel Ott
15 Lou Gehrig
Timeless Treasures
1 Stan Musial / Tony Gwynn
2 Alex Rodriguez / Cal Ripken
3 Roberto Clemente / Vladimir Guerrero
4 Ernie Banks / Sammy Sosa
5 Don Mattingly / Jason Giambi
