2004 Topps Pristine
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Description
2004 Topps Pristine is a 188-card chromium-stock set released in October, 2004. As with the previous year's Pristine set, the last 90 cards in the base set make up a 30-player First-Year subset. Each of the 30 First-Year Players has three cards: Common, Uncommon (serial-numbered to 999 copies) and Rare (serial-numbered to 499 copies).
Each pack contains three mini packs. One pack will have an Uncirculated card, pack #2 a Relic, and the third pack six base cards -- at least two coming from the First-Year Player subset. Each Hobby box will contain, as box toppers, a "Pack #4" which will yield one "Pristine Mini" card, and a Gold Refractor.
Distribution
Five packs plus one "Pack #4" and one Gold Refractor per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $30). Six boxes per case. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 188 | - | 6:1 |
| short set | 100 | - | 4:1 |
| Common Rookies | 30 | - | 2:1 |
| Uncommon Rookies | 29 | 999 | 1:2 |
| Rare Rookies | 29 | 499 | 1:4 |
| Uncirculated Refractors short set | 100 | 49 | 1:11 |
| Uncirculated Common Rookie Refractors | 30 | 999 | ? |
| Uncirculated Uncommon Rookie Refractors | 30 | 399 | 1:5 |
| Uncirculated Rare Rookie Refractors | 30 | 49 | 1:35 |
| Gold Refractors | 190 | 41 | one-per-box |
| Printing Plates | 190 | four for each | 1:52 |
| Mini | 30 | - | one-per-box |
| Fantasy Favorites Relics | 35 | - | ? |
| Uncirculated Fantasy Favorites Relics Refractors | 35 | 25 | 1:59 |
| Going Going Gone Bat Relics | 22 | - | varies |
| Uncirculated Going Going Gone Bat Relics Refractors | 22 | 25 | 1:93 |
| Patch Place Relics | 33 | - | varies |
| Uncirculated Patch Place Relics Refractors | 33 | 10 | 1:155 |
| Key Acquisition Bat Relics | 8 | - | 1:8 |
| Uncirculated Key Acquisition Bat Relics Refractor | 8 | 25 | 1:256 |
| Mini Relics | 10 | 100 | 1:51/boxes |
| 1-2-3 Triple Relics | 3 | - | 1:171 |
| Uncirculated 1-2-3 Triple Relics Refractor | 3 | 25 | 1:686 |
| Personal Endorsements | 28 | - | varies |
| Personal Endorsements Gold | 28 | 25 | 1:73 |
| Two of a Kind Dual Autographs | 2 | 13 | 1:3705 |
Checklist
Base Set
Veterans
- 1 Jim Thome
- 2 Ryan Klesko
- 3 Ichiro
- 4 Rocco Baldelli
- 5 Vernon Wells
- 6 Javier Vazquez
- 7 Billy Wagner
- 8 Jose Reyes
- 9 Lance Berkman
- 10 Alex Rodriguez
- 11 Pat Burrell
- 12 Mark Mulder
- 13 Mike Piazza
- 14 Miguel Cabrera
- 15 Larry Walker
- 16 Carlos Lee
- 17 Mark Prior
- 18 Pedro Martinez
- 19 Melvin Mora
- 20 Sammy Sosa
- 21 Bartolo Colon
- 22 Luis Gonzalez
- 23 Marcus Giles
- 24 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 25 Ivan Rodriguez
- 26 Carlos Beltran
- 27 Geoff Jenkins
- 28 Nick Johnson
- 29 Gary Sheffield
- 30 Alfonso Soriano
- 31 Scott Rolen
- 32 Garret Anderson
- 33 Richie Sexson
- 34 Curt Schilling
- 35 Greg Maddux
- 36 Adam Dunn
- 37 Preston Wilson
- 38 Josh Beckett
- 39 Roy Oswalt
- 40 Derek Jeter
- 41 Jason Kendall
- 42 Bret Boone
- 43 Torii Hunter
- 44 Roy Halladay
- 45 Edgar Renteria
- 46 Troy Glaus
- 47 Chipper Jones
- 48 Manny Ramirez
- 49 C.C. Sabathia
- 50 Albert Pujols
- 51 Randy Wolf
- 52 Eric Chavez
- 53 Kevin Brown
- 54 Cliff Floyd
- 55 Jeff Bagwell
- 56 Frank Thomas
- 57 David Ortiz
- 58 Rafael Palmeiro
- 59 Randy Johnson
- 60 Vladimir Guerrero
- 61 Carlos Delgado
- 62 Hank Blalock
- 63 Jim Edmonds
- 64 Jason Schmidt
- 65 Mike Lieberthal
- 66 Tim Hudson
- 67 Jorge Posada
- 68 Jose Vidro
- 69 Eric Gagne
- 70 Roger Clemens
- 71 Mike Lowell
- 72 Dontrelle Willis
- 73 Austin Kearns
- 74 Kerry Wood
- 75 Miguel Tejada
- 76 Bobby Abreu
- 77 Edgar Martinez
- 78 Joe Mauer
- 79 Mike Sweeney
- 80 Jason Giambi
- 81 Mark Teixeira
- 82 Aubrey Huff
- 83 Brian Giles
- 84 Barry Zito
- 85 Mike Mussina
- 86 Brandon Webb
- 87 Andruw Jones
- 88 Javy Lopez
- 89 Bill Mueller
- 90 Scott Podsednik
- 91 Moises Alou
- 92 Esteban Loaiza
- 93 Magglio Ordonez
- 94 Jeff Kent
- 95 Todd Helton
- 96 Juan Pierre
- 97 Jody Gerut
- 98 Angel Berroa
- 99 Shawn Green
- 100 Nomar Garciaparra
First Year Players
Each Uncommon card is serial-numbered to 999 copies, and each Rare card is numbered to 499.
NOTE: It does not appear that cards #168 and #169 exist.
101 David Aardsma Common
102 David Aardsma Uncommon
103 David Aardsma Rare
104 Erick Aybar Common
105 Erick Aybar Uncommon
106 Erick Aybar Rare
107 Chad Bentz Common
108 Chad Bentz Uncommon
109 Chad Bentz Rare
110 Travis Blackley Common
111 Travis Blackley Uncommon
112 Travis Blackley Rare
113 Bobby Brownlie Common
114 Bobby Brownlie Uncommon
115 Bobby Brownlie Rare
116 Alberto Callaspo Common
117 Alberto Callaspo Uncommon
118 Alberto Callaspo Rare
119 Kazuo Matsui Common
120 Kazuo Matsui Uncommon
121 Kazuo Matsui Rare
122 Jesse Crain Common
123 Jesse Crain Uncommon
124 Jesse Crain Rare
125 Howie Kendrick Common
126 Howie Kendrick Uncommon
127 Howie Kendrick Rare
128 Blake Hawksworth Common
129 Blake Hawksworth Uncommon
130 Blake Hawksworth Rare
131 Conor Jackson Common
132 Conor Jackson Uncommon
133 Conor Jackson Rare
134 Paul Maholm Common
135 Paul Maholm Uncommon
136 Paul Maholm Rare
137 Lastings Milledge Common
138 Lastings Milledge Uncommon
139 Lastings Milledge Rare
140 Matt Moses Common
141 Matt Moses Uncommon
142 Matt Moses Rare
143 David Murphy Common
144 David Murphy Uncommon
145 David Murphy Rare
146 Dioner Navarro Common
147 Dioner Navarro Uncommon
148 Dioner Navarro Rare
149 Dustin Nippert Common
150 Dustin Nippert Uncommon
151 Dustin Nippert Rare
152 Vito Chiaravalloti Common
153 Vito Chiaravalloti Uncommon
154 Vito Chiaravalloti Rare
155 Akinori Otsuka Common
156 Akinori Otsuka Uncommon
157 Akinori Otsuka Rare
158 Casey Daigle Common
159 Casey Daigle Uncommon
160 Casey Daigle Rare
161 Carlos Quentin Common
162 Carlos Quentin Uncommon
163 Carlos Quentin Rare
164 Omar Quintanilla Common
165 Omar Quintanilla Uncommon
166 Omar Quintanilla Rare
167 Chris Saenz Common
168 Chris Saenz Uncommon
169 Chris Saenz Rare
170 Ervin Santana Common
171 Ervin Santana Uncommon
172 Ervin Santana Rare
173 Chris Shelton Common
174 Chris Shelton Uncommon
175 Chris Shelton Rare
176 Kyle Sleeth Common
177 Kyle Sleeth Uncommon
178 Kyle Sleeth Rare
179 Brad Snyder Common
180 Brad Snyder Uncommon
181 Brad Snyder Rare
182 Tim Stauffer Common
183 Tim Stauffer Uncommon
184 Tim Stauffer Rare
185 Shingo Takatsu Common
186 Shingo Takatsu Uncommon
187 Shingo Takatsu Rare
188 Merkin Valdez Common
189 Merkin Valdez Uncommon
190 Merkin Valdez Rare
Parallels
Uncirculated Refractor
All 188 base cards (not including #168 and #169) are available in the following Uncirculated Refractors.
- short set (cards #1-#100; serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Common First-Year Player (serial-numbered to 999 copies)
- Uncommon First-Year Player (serial-numbered to 399 copies)
- Rare First-Year Player (serial-numbered to 49 copies)
Gold Refractor
Each sealed Hobby box contained one Gold Refractor packed as a box topper. All 188 base cards are available in a Gold Refractor, which is serial-numbered to 41 copies.
NOTE: All Gold Refractors have a serrated border.
Printing Plates
A set of four Printing Plates for each card were randomly inserted into packs.
Inserts
Minis
Each sealed Hobby box contained a "Pack #4" that will yield either a Mini or a Mini Relic (see below).
- AO Akinori Otsuka
- AP Albert Pujols
- AR Alex Rodriguez
- BH Blake Hawksworth
- CJ Chipper Jones
- CJA Conor Jackson
- DA David Aardsma
- DJ Derek Jeter
- DM David Murphy
- DN Dioner Navarro
- DW Dontrelle Willis
- EA Erick Aybar
- HK Howie Kendrick
- IS Ichiro
- JG Jason Giambi
- JT Jim Thome
- KM Kaz Matsui
- KS Kyle Sleeth
- KW Kerry Wood
- LM Lastings Milledge
- MM Matt Moses
- MP Mark Prior
- MPI Mike Piazza
- MV Merkin Valdez
- NG Nomar Garciaparra
- SS Sammy Sosa
- ST Shingo Takatsu
- TS Tim Stauffer
- VC Vito Chiaravalloti
- VG Vladimir Guerrero
Autographs & Game-Used
Fantasy Favorites Relics
Each Fantasy Favorites Relic is also available in an Uncirculated Refractor parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
- AB Angel Berroa BAT
- AJ Andruw Jones JSY
- AP Albert Pujols JSY
- AR Alex Rodriguez BAT
- BB Bret Boone JSY
- BW Brandon Webb UNI
- CD Carlos Delgado JSY
- CJ Chipper Jones JSY
- CK Corey Koskie BAT
- DJ Derek Jeter BAT
- EG Eric Gagne JSY
- FT Frank Thomas JSY
- JB Jeff Bagwell UNI
- JD Johnny Damon BAT
- JR Jimmy Rollins JSY
- JT Jim Thome UNI
- JV Jose Vidro BAT
- KL Kenny Lofton BAT
- KW Kerry Wood JSY
- LW Larry Walker JSY
- MA Moises Alou JSY
- MG Mark Grudzielanek BAT
- MP Mark Prior JSY
- MPI Mike Piazza JSY
- MT Mark Teixeira BAT
- NG Nomar Garciaparra JSY
- PM Pedro Martinez JSY
- PW Preston Wilson JSY
- RB Rocco Baldelli BAT
- RF Rafael Furcal BAT
- RFJ Rafael Furcal JSY
- SG Shawn Green JSY
- TH Tim Hudson JSY
- THE Todd Helton JSY
- VG Vladimir Guerrero BAT
Going Going Gone Bat Relics
The odds of finding a Going Going Gone Bat Relic are as follows.
- Group A: 1:6/packs
- Group B: 1:11/packs
Each Going Going Gone Bat Relic is also available in an Uncirculated Refractor parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
- AD Adam Dunn B
- AP Albert Pujols A
- AR Alex Rodriguez A
- AS Alfonso Soriano A
- BB Bret Boone A
- CJ Chipper Jones A
- DO David Ortiz B
- FT Frank Thomas B
- JG Juan Gonzalez A
- JJ Jacque Jones A
- JK Jeff Kent A
- JT Jim Thome A
- LB Lance Berkman A
- LG Luis Gonzalez A
- MO Magglio Ordonez A
- MP Mike Piazza B
- MR Manny Ramirez B
- RK Ryan Klesko B
- SR Scott Rolen A
- SS Sammy Sosa A
- TH Todd Helton
- VG Vladimir Guerrero A
- VW Vernon Wells A
Key Acquisition Bat Relics
Each Key Acquisition Bat Relic is also available in an Uncirculated Refractor parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
- AR Alex Rodriguez
- AS Alfonso Soriano
- GS Gary Sheffield
- HC Hee Seop Choi
- IR Ivan Rodriguez
- JG Juan Gonzalez
- JL Javy Lopez
- VG Vladimir Guerrero
Patch Place Relics
The odds of finding a Patch Place Relic are as follows.
- Group A: 1:30/packs
- Group B: 1:34/packs
Each Patch Place Relic is also available in an Uncirculated Refractor parallel, which is serial-numbered to ten copies.
- AD Adam Dunn A
- AJ Andruw Jones A
- AK Austin Kearns A
- AP Albert Pujols B
- BB Bret Boone B
- BZ Barry Zito A
- CC Chin-Feng Chen A
- CD Carlos Delgado A
- CJ Chipper Jones B
- DW Dontrelle Willis A
- EG Eric Gagne A
- FT Frank Thomas A
- JB Jeff Bagwell B
- JBE Josh Beckett B
- JR Jose Reyes A
- JS John Smoltz A
- KW Kerry Wood A
- LC Luis Castillo A
- LG Luis Gonzalez B
- ML Mike Lowell A
- MP Mark Prior B
- MPI Mike Piazza B
- NG Nomar Garciaparra A
- PL Paul Lo Duca A
- PM Pedro Martinez B
- PW Preston Wilson A
- RB Rocco Baldelli A
- RF Rafael Furcal A
- RJ Randy Johnson B
- SG Shawn Green A
- SS Sammy Sosa A
- TH Tim Hudson A
- THE Todd Helton B
1-2-3 Triple Relics
All 1-2-3 Triple Relics are also available in an Uncirculated Refractor parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
- BOS Johnny Damon / Bill Mueller / Nomar Garciaparra BAT / JSY / JSY
- CHC Mark Grudzielanek / Alex Gonzalez / Sammy Sosa BAT / BAT / BAT
- NYY Kenny Lofton / Derek Jeter / Alex Rodriguez BAT / BAT / BAT
Mini Relics
Each Mini Relic is serial-numbered to 100 copies and are exclusive to Pack #4.
- AP Albert Pujols JSY
- CJ Chipper Jones JSY
- EG Eric Gagne JSY
- JB Jeff Bagwell UNI
- KW Kerry Wood JSY
- MP Mark Prior JSY
- NG Nomar Garciaparra JSY
- PM Pedro Martinez JSY
- PW Preston Wilson JSY
- MPI Mike Piazza JSY
Personal Endorsements
The odds of finding a Personal Endorsements autograph are as follows.
- Group A: 1:39
- Group B: 1:41
- Group C: 1:7
Each Personal Endorsement is also available in a Gold parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
- AH Aubrey Huff C
- AR Alex Rodriguez A
- BC Bobby Crosby C
- BM Brett Myers A
- BW Brandon Webb B
- CJ Conor Jackson C
- CL Chris Lubanski C
- DA David Aardsma C
- DM Dustin McGowan C
- DY Delmon Young A
- EH Estee Harris C
- ES Ervin Santana C
- GA Garret Anderson A
- GS Gary Sheffield A
- GSI Grady Sizemore C
- HB Hank Blalock B
- IR Ivan Rodriguez A
- JF Jennie Finch A
- JM Joe Mauer B
- JP Jorge Posada A
- JV Javier Vazquez A
- LB Lance Berkman A
- MC Miguel Cabrera B
- MG Marcus Giles A
- SP Scott Podsednik B
- VC Vito Chiaravalloti C
- VG Vladimir Guerrero A
- WM Willie Mays A
Two of a Kind Dual Autographs
Each Two of a Kind Dual Autograph is serial-numbered to 13 copies.
- RM Alex Rodriguez / Willie Mays
- RC Alex Rodriguez / Jose Canseco
