2000 Upper Deck Hitter's Club

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Description

2000 Upper Deck Hitter's Club is a 90-card set released exclusively to retail outlets in February, 2000. As the name suggests, the set focuses exclusively on hitters -- there are no pitchers in the product.

Pete Rose was on the provisional checklist, but had to be withdrawn due to his lifetime ban from baseball. Rose was scheduled to have a base card, an insert, and an autograph. None of these cards have ever emerged, and it can be assumed they were never printed.

Distribution

24 packs per box, five cards per (MSRP: $2.99). Retail only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Retail Odds
Base 90 - ?
Epic Performances 10 - 1:3
Generations of Excellence 10 - 1:6
Accolades 10 - 1:11
Eternals 10 - 1:23
On Target 10 - 1:23
Hitter's Club 10 - 1:95
Autographs 15 - 1:215

Checklist

Base Set

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  • 1 Mo Vaughn
  • 2 Troy Glaus
  • 3 Jeff Bagwell
  • 4 Craig Biggio
  • 5 Jason Giambi
  • 6 Eric Chavez
  • 7 Carlos Delgado
  • 8 Chipper Jones
  • 9 Andruw Jones
  • 10 Andres Galarraga
  • 11 Jeromy Burnitz
  • 12 Mark McGwire
  • 13 Mark Grace
  • 14 Sammy Sosa
  • 15 Jose Canseco
  • 16 Vinny Castilla
  • 17 Matt Williams
  • 18 Gary Sheffield
  • 19 Shawn Green
  • 20 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 21 Barry Bonds
  • 22 Manny Ramirez
  • 23 Roberto Alomar
  • 24 Jim Thome
  • 25 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 26 Alex Rodriguez
  • 27 Edgar Martinez
  • 28 Preston Wilson
  • 29 Mike Piazza
  • 30 Robin Ventura
  • 31 Albert Belle
  • 32 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 33 Tony Gwynn
  • 34 Scott Rolen
  • 35 Bob Abreu
  • 36 Brian Giles
  • 37 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 38 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 39 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 40 Sean Casey
  • 41 Larry Walker
  • 42 Todd Helton
  • 43 Carlos Beltran
  • 44 Dean Palmer
  • 45 Juan Gonzalez
  • 46 Corey Koskie
  • 47 Frank Thomas
  • 48 Magglio Ordonez
  • 49 Derek Jeter
  • 50 Bernie Williams

Why 3K?

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This subset, a play on the "Y2K" panic of the time, features every member of the 3000 hit club to date. Pete Rose was on the provisional checklist as card #73, but was replaced.

  • 51 Paul Waner
  • 52 Honus Wagner
  • 53 Tris Speaker
  • 54 Nap Lajoie
  • 55 Eddie Collins
  • 56 Roberto Clemente
  • 57 Ty Cobb
  • 58 Cap Anson
  • 59 Robin Yount
  • 60 Carl Yastrzemski
  • 61 Dave Winfield
  • 62 Stan Musial
  • 63 Eddie Murray
  • 64 Paul Molitor
  • 65 Willie Mays
  • 66 Al Kaline
  • 67 Tony Gwynn
  • 68 Rod Carew
  • 69 Lou Brock
  • 70 George Brett
  • 71 Wade Boggs
  • 72 Hank Aaron

Hitting The Show

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  • 73 Jorge Toca
  • 74 J.D. Drew
  • 75 Pat Burrell
  • 76 Vernon Wells
  • 77 Julio Ramirez
  • 78 Gabe Kapler
  • 79 Erubiel Durazo
  • 80 Lance Berkman
  • 81 Peter Bergeron
  • 82 Alfonso Soriano
  • 83 Jacque Jones
  • 84 Ben Petrick
  • 85 Jerry Hairston, Jr.
  • 86 Kevin Witt
  • 87 Dermal Brown
  • 88 Chad Hermansen
  • 89 Ruben Mateo

Ken Griffey, Jr. Checklist

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  • 90 Ken Griffey, Jr.

Inserts

Epic Performances

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NOTE: Card #EP2 (believed to have been Pete Rose) does not exist.

  • EP1 Mark McGwire
  • EP3 Sammy Sosa
  • EP4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • EP5 Carl Yastrzemski
  • EP6 Tony Gwynn
  • EP7 Nomar Garciaparra
  • EP8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • EP9 George Brett
  • EP10 Hank Aaron
  • EP11 Wade Boggs

Generations of Excellence

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  • GE1 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Eddie Murray
  • GE2 Vladimir Guerrero / Roberto Clemente
  • GE3 George Brett / Robin Yount
  • GE4 Barry Bonds / Willie Mays
  • GE5 Chipper Jones / Hank Aaron
  • GE6 Mark McGwire / Sammy Sosa
  • GE7 Tony Gwynn / Wade Boggs
  • GE8 Rickey Henderson / Lou Brock
  • GE9 Derek Jeter / Nomar Garciaparra
  • GE10 Alex Rodriguez / Ken Griffey, Jr.

Accolades

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  • A1 Robin Yount
  • A2 Tony Gwynn
  • A3 Sammy Sosa
  • A4 Mike Piazza
  • A5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • A6 Mark McGwire
  • A7 Barry Bonds
  • A8 Wade Boggs
  • A9 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • A10 Willie Mays

Eternals

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  • E1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • E2 Mark McGwire
  • E3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • E4 Nomar Garciaparra
  • E5 Tony Gwynn
  • E6 Derek Jeter
  • E7 Jose Canseco
  • E8 Mike Piazza
  • E9 Alex Rodriguez
  • E10 Barry Bonds

On Target

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  • OT1 Nomar Garciaparra
  • OT2 Sean Casey
  • OT3 Alex Rodriguez
  • OT4 Troy Glaus
  • OT5 Ivan Rodriguez
  • OT6 Chipper Jones
  • OT7 Manny Ramirez
  • OT8 Derek Jeter
  • OT9 Vladimir Guerrero
  • OT10 Scott Rolen

Hitter's Club Inserts

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  • HC1 Rod Carew
  • HC2 Alex Rodriguez
  • HC3 Willie Mays
  • HC4 George Brett
  • HC5 Tony Gwynn
  • HC6 Stan Musial
  • HC7 Frank Thomas
  • HC8 Wade Boggs
  • HC9 Larry Walker
  • HC10 Nomar Garciaparra

Autographs & Game-Used

Autographs

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NOTES:

  • Hank Aaron's card was issued as an exchange card, which expired September 13th, 2000.
  • Pete Rose was listed on the provisional checklist issued by Upper Deck, prior to the product's release; but had to be pulled, due to Rose being banned from baseball due to gambling.

  • AL Al Kaline
  • CAL Cal Ripken, Jr. SP
  • DW Dave Winfield
  • EM Eddie Murray
  • GB George Brett
  • HA Hank Aaron SP EXCH
  • LOU Lou Brock
  • MAN Stan Musial
  • PM Paul Molitor
  • PR Pete Rose
  • ROD Rod Carew
  • RY Robin Yount
  • TG Tony Gwynn
  • WB Wade Boggs
  • WM Willie Mays
  • YAZ Carl Yastrzemski

2000 A Piece of History Wade Boggs & Tony Gwynn

See 2000 Upper Deck A Piece of History 3000 Hit Club.