2002 Upper Deck

Description

2002 Upper Deck is a 745-card set released in two series. The 500-card first set was issued in November, 2001, with the 245-card Series Two released was in May, 2002. Subsets include Star Rookies cards numbered 1-50, 501-545), World Series (cards numbered 467-480), Griffey Gallery (cards numbered 481-490), Checklists (cards numbered 491-500, 736-745), and Year of the Record (cards numbered 726-735).

Star Rookies were inserted at a rate of one per pack into the Second Series pack, making them 1.75 times tougher to pull than veteran second series cards.

A Hobby box of either series should yield one game-used memorabilia card.

Distribution

Hobby Box: 24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack

Retail Box: 24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack

Insertion Ratios

Series One

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	500	-	?	?
2001 Greatest Hits	10	-	1:14	1:14
Big Fly Zone	10	-	1:14	1:14
Breakout Performers	10	-	1:14	1:14
Championship Caliber	6	-	1:23	1:23
Superstar Summit I	6	-	1:23	1:23
AL Centennial Memorabilia	10	-	1:144	1:144
Global Swatch Game Jersey	10	-	1:144	1:144
Yankee Dynasty Memorabilia	13	-	1:144	1:144
All-Star Home Run Derby Game Jersey	7	-	1:288	1:288
All-Star Home Run Derby Game Jersey Gold	7	25	?	?
All-Star Salute Game Jersey	9	-	1:288	1:288
All-Star Salute Game Jersey Gold	9	25	?	?
Combo Memorabilia	7	-	1:288	1:288
Game Base	22	-	1:288	1:288
First Timers Game Jersey	9	-	1:288	N/A
World Series Heroes Memorabilia	8	-	1:288	N/A
Game Jersey Patch	21	-	1:2500	1:2500
Game Jersey Autograph	12	200	?	N/A
Game Jersey Autograph Gold	12	25	?	N/A
Game Jersey Patch Autograph	6	25	?	?
Game Base Autograph	1	25	?	?
AL Centennial Memorabilia Autograph	10	25	?	?
First Timers Game Jersey Autograph	5	25	?	N/A
Global Swatch Game Jersey Autograph	5	25	?	?
World Series Heroes Memorabilia Autograph	4	25	?	N/A

Series Two

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	245	-	?	?
Superstar Summit II	15	-	1:11	1:11
Chasing History	15	-	1:11	1:11
Return of the Ace	15	-	1:11	1:11
UD Plus Hobby	100	1125	2-per-box	N/A
UD Plus Retail	100	1125	N/A	?
People's Choice Game Jersey	39	-	1:24	N/A
People's Choice Game Jersey Gold	39	100	1:24	N/A
Game Worn Gems	31	-	N/A	1:48
Game Worn Gems Gold	31	100	N/A	?
Double Game Worn Gems	12	450	N/A	?
Double Game Worn Gems Gold	12	100	N/A	?
Game Jersey	11	350	?	N/A
Game Jersey Gold	11	100	?	N/A
Championship Caliber Swatch	14	-	1:288	1:288
Sons of Summer Game Jerseys	8	-	1:288	1:288
A Piece of History 500 Club	1	350	?	?
Authentic McGwire	2	70	?	?
McGwire Combo Jersey	3	25	?	?
A Piece of History 500 Club Autograph	1	25	?	?

Checklist

Promos

These three Ichiro promo cards to Upper Deck's wholesale distributors.

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Base Set

Series One

Star Rookies

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World Stage

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Griffey Gallery

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Season Highlights Checklists

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Series Two

Star Rookies

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2001: Year of the Record

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Season Highlights Checklists

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Inserts

2001 Greatest Hits

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Breakout Performers

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Big Fly Zone

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Championship Caliber

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Chasing History

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Return of the Ace

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Superstar Summit

NOTE: Superstar Summit is the name of two insert sets that utilize the same design but are sequentially-numbered as distinct sets (e.g. each set has cards #SS1-#SS6). Each Series One card has a 2001 copyright date on the reverse side, while Series Two cards are dated 2002. This, and the fact that the Series Two set has nine additional cards, is the only way top distinguish between Series One and Two cards.

Series One

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Series Two

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UD Plus

UD Plus is a 100-card set. Each Series Two Hobby box contained a two-card UD Plus pack, packaged as a box topper. In retail packs, UD Plus cards were randomly inserted into Series Two packs.

UD Plus cards packed into Hobby boxes have a white borders, while retail cards are gold. The checklist is identical and both Hobby and retail cards are serial-numbered to 1125 copies.

Hobbyists who collected a complete 100-card set using any combination of hobby and retail versions, could then redeem their set for their choice of a Mickey Mantle or Joe DiMaggio game-used memorabilia card (see below). Sets could be redeemed between May 17th, 2002 and May 16th, 2003. The set that was sent in was not returned to the hobbyist.

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Game-Used

AL Centennial Memorabilia

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Global Swatch Game Jersey

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Yankee Dynasty Memorabilia

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All-Star Home Run Derby Game Jersey

Each card is also available in a Gold parallel which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

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All-Star Salute Game Jersey

Each card is also available in a Gold parallel which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

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Combo Memorabilia

Each Combo Memorabilia is also available in a Gold parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

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Game Base

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First Timers Game Jersey

This set features nine players who had never had a game-used card produced by Upper Deck before and was exclusive to Series One Hobby packs.

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World Series Heroes Memorabilia

This set is exclusive to Series One Hobby packs.

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Game Jersey Patch

Logo

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Number

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Stripe

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Peoples Choice Game Jersey

This set is exclusive to Series Two Hobby packs.

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Game Worn Gems

This set is exclusive to Series Two retail packs and is also available in a Gold parallel which is serial-numbered to 100 copies.

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Double Game Worn Gems

This set is exclusive to Series Two retail packs. Each card is serial-numbered to 450 copies EXCEPT #DG-MI which is numbered to 150. Each card is also available in a Gold parallel which is serial-numbered to 100 EXCEPT #DG-MI which is numbered to 40.

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Championship Caliber Swatch

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Sons of Summer Game Jersey

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Game Jersey

Each Game Jersey is exclusive to Series Two packs and serial-numbered to 350 copies. A Gold parallel, serial-numbered to 100, is also available.

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Authentic McGwire

Each Authentic McGwire is serial-numbered to 70 copies.

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McGwire Combo Jersey

Each McGwire Combo Jersey is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

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Mark McGwire A Piece of History 500 Club

See Upper Deck A Piece of History 500 HR Club.

Mark McGwire Employee

Upper Deck issued this special Mark McGwire game-used jersey card as a year-end bonus to all Upper Deck employees. Each card is serial-numbered to 350 copies.

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UD Plus Game-Used Redemptions

The following cards were available via the Series Two UD Plus program. In exchange for a complete 100-card UD Plus set (see above for checklist), Upper Deck would return a game-used Mickey Mantle or Joe DiMaggio card from the following four sets. Collectors had until May 16th, 2003 to assemble and redeem their complete sets. Cards were issued at random by UD -- in other words, you got whatever UD sent you, however you were allowed to select a preferred player. Given that a total of 2250 cards were produced, Upper Deck was prepared to have every single set redeemed. Since they stated that this was the only method of acquiring any card from this set, it is probable that all copies not given in exchange for redeemed sets were destroyed, though likely only after its relic piece was removed for use in a subsequent product.

Milestone Memorabilia

Each UD Plus Milestone Memorabilia is serial-numbered to 90 copies.

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Pinstripe Immortals

Each UD Plus Pinstripe Immortals is serial-numbered to 65 copies.

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Championship Game Uniform

Each UD Plus Championship Game Uniform is serial-numbered to 45 copies.

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Memorabilia Moments Game Uniform

Each UD Plus Memorabilia Moments Game Uniform is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

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Autographed Game-Used

NOTE: With the exception of the Mark McGwire A Piece of History 500 HR Club card, all Autographed Game-Used cards are exclusive to Series One packs.

Game Jersey Autograph

Each Game Jersey Autograph is serial-numbered to 200 copies and exclusive to Series One Hobby packs. A Gold parallel serial-numbered to 25 is also available.

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Game Jersey Patch Autograph

Each Game Jersey Patch Autograph is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

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Game Base Autograph

This Ken Griffey, Jr. Game Base Autograph is serial-numbered to 25 copies but packed-out as a redemption which has long since expired.

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AL Centennial Memorabilia Autograph

Each AL Centennial Memorabilia Autograph is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

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First Timers Game Jersey Autograph

Each First Timers Game Jersey Autograph is serial-numbered to 25 copies and exclusive to Series One Hobby packs.

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Global Swatch Game Jersey Autograph

Each Global Swatch Game Jersey Autograph is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

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World Series Heroes Memorabilia Autograph

Each World Series Heroes Memorabilia Autograph is serial-numbered to 25 copies and exclusive to Series One Hobby packs.

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Mark McGwire A Piece of History 500 Club Autograph

See Upper Deck A Piece of History 500 HR Club.

Upper Deck (flagship)
Upper Deck (flagship) Sets: 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010
Upper Deck (flagship) Update Sets: 1991 Upper Deck Final Edition - 2009 Upper Deck Update
Upper Deck (flagship) Parallel Brands: 1999 Upper Deck Encore - First Edition: 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - First Pitch: 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - Special F/X: 1998 - 2006
Upper Deck Prospect Premieres: 2001 - 2002 - 2003
Upper Deck Japan: 2001