2005 Bowman
Description
2005 Bowman is a 330-card released in May, 2005. The first 140 cards in this set feature active veterans while cards number 141 through 165 feature rookie-year players and cards 166 through 330 feature leading prospects.
This would be the last year the Bowman brands could include true rookie cards of non-Major League players as new rookie card rules would go into effect in 2006.
Distribution
Hobby: 24 packs per box, ten cards per pack (MSRP: $3). Ten boxes plus two 1st Edition boxes per case.
Retail: 24 packs per box, ten cards per pack (MSRP: $3). 12 boxes per case.
HTA Jumbo: 12 packs per box, 21 cards per pack (MSRP: $6). Eight boxes per case.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds | HTA Jumbo Odds |
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Base | 330 | - | ? | ? | ? |
Gold | 330 | - | one-per-pack | one-per-pack | one-per-pack |
White | 330 | 240 | 1:23 | ? | 1:6 |
Red | 330 | one-of-one | 1:2768 | ? | 1:708 |
Printing Plates | 330 | four for each | 1:695 | ? | ? |
A-Rod Throwback | 4 | - | 1:4 | 1:4 | one-per-pack |
Relics | 20 | - | 1:50 | ? | 1:19 |
A-Rod Throwback Jersey Relics | 4 | varies | varies | varies | varies |
Dual ROY Relic | 1 | - | 1:668 | ? | 1:248 |
Futures Game Gear Jersey Relics | 25 | - | 1:36 | ? | 1:14 |
Autographs | 25 | - | varies | varies | varies |
Red Ink Autographs | 25 | 25 | 1:1599 | ? | 1:599 |
A-Rod Throwback Autographs | 4 | varies | varies | varies | varies |
Signs of the Future | 29 | - | 1:252 | ? | 1:93 |
Base of the Future Autograph | 1 | - | N/A | N/A | 1:106 |
Base of the Future Autograph Red Ink | 1 | 25 | N/A | N/A | 1:4708 |
Two of a Kind Autograph | 1 | 13 | 1:55,368 | ? | 1:21,658 |
Checklist
Base Set
Veterans (Reds)
- 1 Gavin Floyd
- 2 Eric Chavez
- 3 Miguel Tejada
- 4 Dmitri Young
- 5 Hank Blalock
- 6 Kerry Wood
- 7 Andy Pettitte
- 8 Pat Burrell
- 9 Johnny Estrada
- 10 Frank Thomas
- 11 Juan Pierre
- 12 Tom Glavine
- 13 Lyle Overbay
- 14 Jim Edmonds
- 15 Steve Finley
- 16 Jermaine Dye
- 17 Omar Vizquel
- 18 Nick Johnson
- 19 Brian Giles
- 20 Justin Morneau
- 21 Preston Wilson
- 22 Wily Mo Pena
- 23 Rafael Palmeiro
- 24 Scott Kazmir
- 25 Derek Jeter
- 26 Barry Zito
- 27 Mike Lowell
- 28 Jason Bay
- 29 Ken Harvey
- 30 Nomar Garciaparra
- 31 Roy Halladay
- 32 Todd Helton
- 33 Mark Kotsay
- 34 Jake Peavy
- 35 David Wright
- 36 Dontrelle Willis
- 37 Marcus Giles
- 38 Chone Figgins
- 39 Sidney Ponson
- 40 Randy Johnson
- 41 John Smoltz
- 42 Kevin Millar
- 43 Mark Teixeira
- 44 Alex Rios
- 45 Mike Piazza
- 46 Victor Martinez
- 47 Jeff Bagwell
- 48 Shawn Green
- 49 Ivan Rodriguez
- 50 Alex Rodriguez
- 51 Kazuo Matsui
- 52 Mark Mulder
- 53 Michael Young
- 54 Javy Lopez
- 55 Johnny Damon
- 56 Jeff Francis
- 57 Rich Harden
- 58 Bobby Abreu
- 59 Mark Loretta
- 60 Gary Sheffield
- 61 Jamie Moyer
- 62 Garret Anderson
- 63 Vernon Wells
- 64 Orlando Cabrera
- 65 Magglio Ordonez
- 66 Ronnie Belliard
- 67 Carlos Lee
- 68 Carl Pavano
- 69 Jon Lieber
- 70 Aubrey Huff
- 71 Rocco Baldelli
- 72 Jason Schmidt
- 73 Bernie Williams
- 74 Hideki Matsui
- 75 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 76 Josh Beckett
- 77 Mark Buehrle
- 78 David Ortiz
- 79 Luis Gonzalez
- 80 Scott Rolen
- 81 Joe Mauer
- 82 Jose Reyes
- 83 Adam Dunn
- 84 Greg Maddux
- 85 Bartolo Colon
- 86 Bret Boone
- 87 Mike Mussina
- 88 Ben Sheets
- 89 Lance Berkman
- 90 Miguel Cabrera
- 91 C.C. Sabathia
- 92 Mike Maroth
- 93 Andruw Jones
- 94 Jack Wilson
- 95 Ichiro Suzuki
- 96 Geoff Jenkins
- 97 Zack Greinke
- 98 Jorge Posada
- 99 Travis Hafner
- 100 Barry Bonds
- 101 Aaron Rowand
- 102 Aramis Ramirez
- 103 Curt Schilling
- 104 Melvin Mora
- 105 Albert Pujols
- 106 Austin Kearns
- 107 Shannon Stewart
- 108 Carl Crawford
- 109 Carlos Zambrano
- 110 Roger Clemens
- 111 Javier Vazquez
- 112 Randy Wolf
- 113 Chipper Jones
- 114 Larry Walker
- 115 Alfonso Soriano
- 116 Brad Wilkerson
- 117 Bobby Crosby
- 118 Jim Thome
- 119 Oliver Perez
- 120 Vladimir Guerrero
- 121 Roy Oswalt
- 122 Torii Hunter
- 123 Rafael Furcal
- 124 Luis Castillo
- 125 Carlos Beltran
- 126 Mike Sweeney
- 127 Johan Santana
- 128 Tim Hudson
- 129 Troy Glaus
- 130 Manny Ramirez
- 131 Jeff Kent
- 132 Jose Vidro
- 133 Edgar Renteria
- 134 Russ Ortiz
- 135 Sammy Sosa
- 136 Carlos Delgado
- 137 Richie Sexson
- 138 Pedro Martinez
- 139 Adrian Beltre
- 140 Mark Prior
Rookies (Greens)
NOTE: Despite being the "rookie" subset, all of these players have had cards in previous Bowman/Topps sets. Therefore, none of these cards are "true" rookies.
- 141 Omar Quintanilla
- 142 Carlos Quentin
- 143 Dan Johnson
- 144 Jake Stevens
- 145 Nate Schierholtz
- 146 Neil Walker
- 147 Bill Bray
- 148 Taylor Tankersley
- 149 Trevor Plouffe
- 150 Felix Hernandez
- 151 Philip Hughes
- 152 James Houser
- 153 David Murphy
- 154 Ervin Santana
- 155 Anthony Whittington
- 156 Chris Lambert
- 157 Jeremy Sowers
- 158 Giovanny Gonzalez
- 159 Blake DeWitt
- 160 Thomas Diamond
- 161 Greg Golson
- 162 David Aardsma
- 163 Paul Maholm
- 164 Mark Rogers
- 165 Homer Bailey
Prospects (Blues)
NOTE: "RC*" is the true rookie card of a player who retired without ever playing in a Major League game.
- 166 Chip Cannon RC*
- 167 Tony Giarratano RC
- 168 Darren Fenster RC*
- 169 Elvys Quezada RC*
- 170 Glen Perkins RC
- 171 Ian Kinsler RC
- 172 Michael Bourn RC
- 173 Jeremy West RC*
- 174 Justin Verlander RC
- 175 Kevin West RC*
- 176 Luis Hernandez RC
- 177 Matt Campbell RC*
- 178 Nate McLouth RC
- 179 Ryan Goleski RC*
- 180 Matthew Lindstrom RC
- 181 Matt DeSalvo RC
- 182 Kole Strayhorn RC*
- 183 Jose Vaquedano RC*
- 184 James Jurries RC*
- 185 Ian Bladergroen RC*
- 186 Eric Nielsen RC*
- 187 Chris Vines RC*
- 188 Chris Denorfia RC
- 189 Kevin Melillo RC
- 190 Melky Cabrera RC
- 191 Ryan Sweeney RC
- 192 Sean Marshall RC
- 193 Andy LaRoche RC
- 194 Tyler Pelland
- 195 Mike Morse RC
- 196 Wes Swackhamer RC*
- 197 Wade Robinson RC*
- 198 Dan Santin RC*
- 199 Steve Doetsch RC*
- 200 Shane Costa RC
- 201 Scott Mathieson RC
- 202 Ben Jones RC*
- 203 Michael Rogers RC*
- 204 Matt Rogelstad RC*
- 205 Luis Ramirez RC*
- 206 Landon Powell RC
- 207 Erik Cordier
- 208 Chris Seddon RC
- 209 Chris Roberson RC
- 210 Thomas Oldham RC*
- 211 Dana Eveland RC
- 212 Cody Haerther RC*
- 213 Danny Core
- 214 Craig Tatum RC
- 215 Elliot Johnson RC
- 216 Ender Chavez
- 217 Errol Simonitsch RC*
- 218 Matt Van Der Bosch
- 219 Eulogio De La Cruz
- 220 C.J. Smith RC*
- 221 Adam Boeve RC*
- 222 Adam Harben RC*
- 223 Baltazar Lopez RC*
- 224 Russell Martin RC
- 225 Brian Bannister RC
- 226 Brian Miller RC*
- 227 Casey McGehee RC
- 228 Humberto Sanchez RC
- 229 Javon Moran
- 230 Brandon McCarthy RC
- 231 Danny Zell RC*
- 232 Jake Postlewait RC*
- 233 Juan Tejeda
- 234 Keith Ramsey
- 235 Lorenzo Scott RC*
- 236 Wladimir Balentien RC
- 237 Martin Prado RC
- 238 Matt Albers RC
- 239 Brian Schweiger
- 240 Brian Stavisky RC*
- 241 Pat Misch
- 242 Pat Osborn
- 243 Ryan Feierabend RC
- 244 Shaun Marcum RC
- 245 Kevin Collins RC*
- 246 Stuart Pomeranz RC
- 247 Tetsu Yofu
- 248 Hernan Iribarren RC
- 249 Mike Spidale RC*
- 250 Tony Arnerich RC*
- 251 Manny Parra RC
- 252 Drew Anderson RC*
- 253 T.J. Beam
- 254 Pedro Lopez RC
- 255 Andy Sides RC*
- 256 Bear Bay
- 257 Bill McCarthy RC*
- 258 Daniel Haigwood RC*
- 259 Brian Sprout
- 260 Bryan Triplett
- 261 Steven Bondurant RC*
- 262 Darwinson Salazar RC*
- 263 David Shepard RC*
- 264 Johan Silva RC*
- 265 J.B. Thurmond RC*
- 266 Brandon Moorhead RC
- 267 Kyle Nichols
- 268 Jonathan Sanchez RC
- 269 Mike Esposito RC
- 270 Erik Schindewolf RC*
- 271 Peeter Ramos
- 272 Juan Senreiso RC*
- 273 Matt Kemp RC
- 274 Vinny Rottino RC
- 275 Micah Furtado RC*
- 276 George Kottaras RC
- 277 Billy Butler RC
- 278 Buck Coats RC
- 279 Kenny Durost RC*
- 280 Nick Touchstone RC*
- 281 Jerry Owens RC
- 282 Stefan Bailie RC*
- 283 Jesse Gutierrez RC*
- 284 Chuck Tiffany RC*
- 285 Brendan Ryan RC
- 286 Hayden Penn RC
- 287 Shawn Bowman
- 288 Alexander Smit
- 289 Micah Schnurstein RC*
- 290 Jared Gothreaux RC*
- 291 Jair Jurrjens RC
- 292 Bobby Livingston RC
- 293 Ryan Speier RC
- 294 Zach Parker
- 295 Christian Colonel
- 296 Scott Mitchinson RC*
- 297 Neil Wilson
- 298 Chuck James RC
- 299 Heath Totten RC*
- 300 Sean Tracey RC
- 301 Ismael Ramirez RC*
- 302 Matt Brown RC
- 303 Franklin Morales RC
- 304 Brandon Sing RC*
- 305 D.J. Houlton RC
- 306 Jayce Tingler RC*
- 307 Mitchell Arnold
- 308 Jim Burt RC*
- 309 Jason Motte RC
- 310 Dave Gassner RC
- 311 Andy Santana RC*
- 312 Kelvin Pichardo RC*
- 313 Carlos Carrasco
- 314 Willy Mota RC*
- 315 Frank Mata RC
- 316 Carlos Gonzalez RC
- 317 Jeff Niemann RC
- 318 Chris B. Young RC
- 319 Billy Sadler RC
- 320 Ricky Barrett RC*
- 321 Ben Harrison
- 322 Steve Nelson RC*
- 323 Daryl Thompson
- 324 Philip Humber RC
- 325 Jeremy Harts RC*
- 326 Nick Masset RC
- 327 Mike Rodriguez RC*
- 328 Mike Garber
- 329 Kennard Bibbs RC*
- 330 Ryan Garko RC
Parallels
All 330 base cards are available in the following parallels.
- Gold (one-per-pack)
- Red (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
White/Uncirculated White
All 330 base cards are available in a White parallel, which is serial-numbered to 240 copies. However, only half the White cards were inserted into packs; the other half were allocated to thepit.com -- a baseball card trading website Topps owned at the time.
Randomly inserted into Hobby and HTA packs were redemption cards good for up to four "Uncirculated" White parallels. In order to claim their Uncirulated White cards, collectors would have to enter a code to thepit.com printed on the back of the redemption card. There was no mention on the redemption card as to what cards the collector would get; you got whatever thepit.com gave you.
Collectors could then choose to keep their Uncirculated White card with thepit.com, or, for a nominal shipping and handling fee, have the card delivered. Delivered cards came sealed in a plastic holder not unlike the kind eTopps cards came in; hence the name "Uncirculated."
1st Edition
This parallel set was issued in 1st Edition boxes - of which were produced exclusively for Hobby shops. Each sealed case contained two 1st Edition boxes. Each 1st Edition cox contained 20 packs and each packs of ten cards. Each pack carried suggested retail price of $2.99. No insert cards were made available in these packs.
Inserts
A-Rod Throwback
In 2005 Alex Rodriguez signed an endorsement deal with Topps. To celebrate, 2005 Bowman included these "cards that never were" from mid-90s Bowman sets. From his MLB debut in 1994 through 1997, Topps was unable to come to terms with A-Rod. Please refer to our 1993 Topps Traded page for more information on A-Rod's mid-90s Topps exclusion.
- 94 Alex Rodriguez
- 95 Alex Rodriguez
- 96 Alex Rodriguez
- 97 Alex Rodriguez
Posters
Randomly inserted into each sealed 2005 Bowman Hobby and HTA box is a folded "poster" reprint of one of the four A-Rod Throwback cards. Each poster measures 5" X 7". In addition, the June 2005 edition of Beckett Baseball contained a poster reprint of A-Rod's 2005 Bowman card.
Autographs & Game-Used
Relics
- 2 Eric Chavez
- 5 Hank Blalock
- 23 Rafael Palmeiro
- 43 Mark Teixeira
- 49 Ivan Rodriguez
- 50 Alex Rodriguez
- 60 Gary Sheffield
- 65 Magglio Ordonez
- 78 David Ortiz
- 83 Adam Dunn
- 90 Miguel Cabrera
- 93 Andruw Jones
- 100 Barry Bonds
- 104 Melvin Mora
- 105 Albert Pujols
- 115 Alfonso Soriano
- 120 Vladimir Guerrero
- 125 Carlos Beltran
- 130 Manny Ramirez
- 135 Sammy Sosa
A-Rod Throwback Jersey Relics/Autographs
All four A-Rod Throwback inserts were also available as Jersey Relics and Autographs produced. Each is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below.
- 1994 (one-of-one; HTA Packs only)
- 1995 (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- 1996 (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- 1997 (Jersey Relic: serial-numbered to 800 copies; Autograph: serial-numbered to 225 copies)
- 94R Alex Rodriguez
- 95R Alex Rodriguez
- 96R Alex Rodriguez
- 97R Alex Rodriguez
Dual ROY Relic
This dual bat relic card features both the 2004 American and National League Rookies of the Year.
- BC Jason Bay / Bobby Crosby
Futures Game Gear Jersey Relics
- AH Aaron Hill
- AM Arnie Munoz
- AMA Andy Marte
- BB Bryan Bullington
- CE Clint Everts
- DM Dallas McPherson
- EE Edwin Encarnacion
- FP Felix Pie
- GF Gavin Floyd
- JB Joe Blanton
- JC Jesus Cota
- JCO Jorge Cortes
- JF Jeff Francis
- JG Jairo Garcia
- JGU Joel Guzman
- JM Jeff Mathis
- JMO Justin Morneau
- KH Koyie Hill
- MC Matt Cain
- RG Ruben Gotay
- RW Rickie Weeks
- SC Shin Soo Choo
- VM Val Majewski
- WL Wilfredo Ledezma
- YP Yusmeiro Petit
Autographs
This set is a de facto parallel of the Rookie (green) subset. Each Autograph is also available in a Red Ink parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
- 141 Omar Quintanilla
- 142 Carlos Quentin
- 143 Dan Johnson
- 144 Jake Stevens
- 145 Nate Schierholtz
- 146 Neil Walker
- 147 Bill Bray
- 148 Taylor Tankersley
- 149 Trevor Plouffe
- 150 Felix Hernandez
- 151 Philip Hughes
- 152 James Houser
- 153 David Murphy
- 154 Ervin Santana
- 155 Anthony Whittington
- 156 Chris Lambert
- 157 Jeremy Sowers
- 158 Giovanny Gonzalez
- 159 Blake DeWitt
- 160 Thomas Diamond
- 161 Greg Golson
- 162 David Aardsma
- 163 Paul Maholm
- 164 Mark Rogers
- 165 Homer Bailey
Signs of the Future
- AL Adam Loewen
- AW Anthony Whittington
- BB Brian Bixler
- BC Bobby Crosby
- BD Blake DeWitt
- BMS Brad Snyder
- BS Brad Sullivan
- CC Chad Cordero
- CG Christian Garcia
- DM Dallas McPherson
- DP Dan Putnam
- DW David Wright
- ES Ervin Santana
- HS Huston Street
- JR Jay Rainville
- JS Jay Sborz
- KW Kyle Waldrop
- MC Melky Cabrera
- PH Philip Hughes
- PM Paul Maholm
- RC Robinson Cano
- RR Richie Robnett
- RW Ryan Wagner
- SK Scott Kazmir
- TG Tom Gorzelanny
- TH Tim Hutting
- TP Trevor Plouffe
- TT Taylor Tankersley
- SO Scott Olson
Base of the Future Autograph Relic
This card features a piece of a base from the 2004 Futures Game along with the signature of the Futures Game MVP. A Red Ink parallel, serial-numbered to 25 copies, is also available.
- AH Aaron Hill
Two of a Kind Autographs
This Alex Rodriguez/Hank Aaron dual autograph is serial-numbered to 13 copies.
- ARHA Alex Rodriguez / Hank Aaron
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