2001 Greats of the Game

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Description

2001 Greats of the Game is a 137-card set released by Fleer in March, 2001. Like the previous year's set, the set focuses on retired players, and each 24-pack Hobby box will yield three on-card autographs. A stripped-down version of the product was also released to retail outlets, with only one autograph per 20-pack box.

The set is also notable for featuring some of the first officially-licensed cards Negro League players. At the time, Fleer had a license with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

Distribution

Hobby: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99).

Retail: 20 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99).

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 137 - 5:1 5:1
Retrospection 10 - 1:6 1:6
Dodger Blues 15 - 1:36 N/A
Feel the Game Classics 24 - 1:72 1:400
Autographs 93 - 1:8 1:20

Checklist

Promos

Beginning with the February, 2001 issue of Sports Cards Magazine, and continuing for the next five months, Fleer included a six-card promo sheet done in the style of the 2000 Greats of the Game set.

It should be noted that, whereas the Greats of the Game brand focused on retired players, all of the players included in this promo set were active at the time of printing.

    Base Set

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    • 1 Roberto Clemente
    • 2 George Anderson
    • 3 Babe Ruth
    • 4 Paul Molitor
    • 5 Don Larsen
    • 6 Cy Young
    • 7 Billy Martin
    • 8 Lou Brock
    • 9 Fred Lynn
    • 10 Johnny VanderMeer
    • 11 Harmon Killebrew
    • 12 Dave Winfield
    • 13 Orlando Cepeda
    • 14 Johnny Mize
    • 15 Walter Johnson
    • 16 Roy Campanella
    • 17 Monte Irvin
    • 18 Mookie Wilson
    • 19 Elston Howard
    • 20 Walter Alston
    • 21 Rollie Fingers
    • 22 Brooks Robinson
    • 23 Hank Greenberg
    • 24 Maury Wills
    • 25 Rich Gossage
    • 26 Leon Day
    • 27 Jimmy Foxx
    • 28 Alan Trammell
    • 29 Dennis Martinez
    • 30 Don Drysdale
    • 31 Bob Feller
    • 32 Jackie Robinson
    • 33 Whitey Ford
    • 34 Enos Slaughter
    • 35 Rod Carew
    • 36 Eddie Mathews
    • 37 Ron Cey
    • 38 Thurman Munson
    • 39 Henry Kimbro
    • 40 Ty Cobb
    • 41 Rocky Colavito
    • 42 Satchel Paige
    • 43 Andre Dawson
    • 44 Phil Rizzuto
    • 45 Roger Maris
    • 46 Bobby Bonds
    • 47 Joe Carter
    • 48 Christy Mathewson
    • 49 Tony Lazzeri
    • 50 Gil Hodges
    • 51 Ray Dandridge
    • 52 Gaylord Perry
    • 53 Ernie Banks
    • 54 Lou Gehrig
    • 55 George Kell
    • 56 Wes Parker
    • 57 Sam Jethroe
    • 58 Joe Morgan
    • 59 Steve Garvey
    • 60 Joe Torre
    • 61 Roger Craig
    • 62 Warren Spahn
    • 63 Willie McCovey
    • 64 James Bell
    • 65 Frank Robinson
    • 66 Richie Allen
    • 67 Bucky Dent
    • 68 George Foster
    • 69 Hoyt Wilhelm
    • 70 Phil Niekro
    • 71 Buck Leonard
    • 72 Preacher Roe
    • 73 Yogi Berra
    • 74 Joe Black
    • 75 Nolan Ryan
    • 76 Pop Lloyd
    • 77 Lester Lockett
    • 78 Paul Blair
    • 79 Ryne Sandberg
    • 80 Bill Perkins
    • 81 Frank Howard
    • 82 Hack Wilson
    • 83 Robin Yount
    • 84 Harry Heilmann
    • 85 Mike Schmidt
    • 86 Vida Blue
    • 87 George Brett
    • 88 Juan Marichal
    • 89 Tom Seaver
    • 90 Bill Skowron
    • 91 Don Mattingly
    • 92 Jim Bunning
    • 93 Eddie Murray
    • 94 Tom Lasorda
    • 95 Pee Wee Reese
    • 96 Bill Dickey
    • 97 Ozzie Smith
    • 98 Dale Murphy
    • 99 Artie Wilson
    • 100 Bill Terry
    • 101 Jim Hunter
    • 102 Don Sutton
    • 103 Luis Aparicio
    • 104 Reggie Jackson
    • 105 Ted Radcliffe
    • 106 Carl Erskine
    • 107 Johnny Bench
    • 108 Carl Furillo
    • 109 Stan Musial
    • 110 Carlton Fisk
    • 111 Rube Foster
    • 112 Tony Oliva
    • 113 Hank Bauer
    • 114 Jim Rice
    • 115 Willie Mays
    • 116 Ralph Kiner
    • 117 Al Kaline
    • 118 Billy Williams
    • 119 Buck O'Neil
    • 120 Tony Perez
    • 121 Dave Parker
    • 122 Kirk Gibson
    • 123 Lou Piniella
    • 124 Ted Williams
    • 125 Steve Carlton
    • 126 Dizzy Dean
    • 127 Willie Stargell
    • 128 Joe Niekro
    • 129 Lloyd Waner
    • 130 Wade Boggs
    • 131 Wilmer Fields
    • 132 Bill Mazeroski
    • 133 Duke Snider
    • 134 Joe Williams
    • 135 Bob Gibson
    • 136 Jim Palmer
    • 137 Oscar Charleston

    Inserts

    Retrospection

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    • 1 RC Babe Ruth
    • 2 RC Stan Musial
    • 3 RC Jimmy Foxx
    • 4 RC Roberto Clemente
    • 5 RC Ted Williams
    • 6 RC Mike Schmidt
    • 7 RC Cy Young
    • 8 RC Satchel Paige
    • 9 RC Hank Greenberg
    • 10 RC Jim Bunning

    Autographs & Game-Used

    Dodger Blues

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    Based on the popular "Yankee Clippings" insert from the previous year's product, Dodger Blues is exclusive to Hobby packs.

    • Walter Alston JSY
    • Walter Alston UNI
    • Roy Campanella BAT SP
    • Roger Craig JSY
    • Don Drysdale JSY
    • Carl Furillo JSY
    • Steve Garvey JSY
    • Gil Hodges UNI
    • Wes Parker BAT
    • Wes Parker JSY
    • Pee Wee Reese JSY
    • Jackie Robinson UNI SP
    • Preacher Roe JSY
    • Duke Snider BAT SP
    • Don Sutton JSY

    Feel the Game Classics

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    • Luis Aparicio BAT 200
    • George Brett JSY 300
    • Lou Brock JSY
    • Orlando Cepeda BAT 300
    • Whitey Ford JSY
    • Hank Greenberg BAT 300
    • Elston Howard BAT 300
    • Catfish Hunter JSY
    • Harmon Killebrew BAT
    • Roger Maris BAT
    • Eddie Mathews BAT
    • Willie McCovey BAT 200
    • Johnny Mize BAT
    • Paul Molitor JSY
    • Jim Palmer JSY
    • Tony Perez BAT
    • Brooks Robinson BAT 144
    • Babe Ruth BAT 250
    • Mike Schmidt JSY
    • Tom Seaver JSY
    • Enos Slaughter BAT 300
    • Willie Stargell JSY
    • Hack Wilson BAT
    • Harry Heilmann BAT

    Stargell Stars

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    In the wake of his April, 2001 death, and in order to fulfill outstanding autograph redemptions, Fleer created this special Willie Stargell game-used card. Each card is hand-numbered to 700 copies.

    Autographs

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    This is a 94-card autographed partial-parallel of the base set. Some of the autographs packed out as redemptions, all of which expired March 1st, 2002, and are denoted in the checklist below. One of those cards that packed out as an exchange card was Willie Stargell who died before he was able to sign his cards. Fleer would fulfill Stargell's redemption with a game-used card (see above). For other players, some but not all, of their autographs did pack out. Those players who have both live autographs and redemptions are indicated below.

    NOTES

    • Paul Blair accidentally signed his name twice on some cards.
    • Bill Mazeroski's card has the logo of the Negro League Baltimore Elite Giants on the back.

    • Richie Allen
    • Sparky Anderson
    • Luis Aparicio EXCH
    • Ernie Banks 250
    • Hank Bauer
    • Johnny Bench 400
    • Yogi Berra 500
    • Joe Black
    • Paul Blair
    • Vida Blue
    • Wade Boggs
    • Bobby Bonds
    • George Brett 247
    • Lou Brock 500
    • Jim Bunning SOME EXCH
    • Rod Carew
    • Steve Carlton
    • Joe Carter
    • Orlando Cepeda
    • Ron Cey SOME EXCH
    • Rocky Colavito
    • Roger Craig
    • Andre Dawson
    • Bucky Dent
    • Carl Erskine
    • Bob Feller
    • Wilmer Fields
    • Rollie Fingers SOME EXCH
    • Carlton Fisk SOME EXCH
    • Whitey Ford
    • George Foster
    • Steve Garvey 400
    • Bob Gibson
    • Kirk Gibson
    • Rich Gossage
    • Frank Howard
    • Monte Irvin
    • Reggie Jackson 400
    • Sam Jethroe EXCH
    • Paul Blair (Double-Signed)
    • Al Kaline
    • George Kell
    • Harmon Killebrew SOME EXCH
    • Ralph Kiner
    • Don Larsen
    • Tommy Lasorda EXCH 400
    • Lester Lockett
    • Fred Lynn
    • Juan Marichal EXCH
    • Dennis Martinez
    • Don Mattingly
    • Willie Mays EXCH 100
    • Bill Mazeroski UER
    • Willie McCovey
    • Paul Molitor
    • Joe Morgan
    • Dale Murphy
    • Eddie Murray 140
    • Stan Musial 525
    • Joe Niekro
    • Phil Niekro
    • Tony Oliva
    • Buck O'Neil
    • Jim Palmer 600
    • Dave Parker
    • Tony Perez
    • Gaylord Perry SOME EXCH
    • Lou Pinella
    • Ted Radcliffe
    • Jim Rice
    • Phil Rizzuto EXCH 425
    • Brooks Robinson SOME EXCH
    • Frank Robinson
    • Preacher Roe
    • Nolan Ryan 650
    • Ryne Sandberg
    • Mike Schmidt 213
    • Tom Seaver
    • Bill Skowron
    • Enos Slaughter
    • Ozzie Smith
    • Duke Snider 600
    • Warren Spahn
    • Willie Stargell EXCH NO AU
    • Don Sutton
    • Joe Torre 500
    • Alan Trammell
    • Hoyt Wilhelm
    • Billy Williams
    • Maury Wills
    • Artie Wilson
    • Mookie Wilson
    • Dave Winfield 370
    • Robin Yount 400