2005 Ultra
Description[edit]
2005 Ultra is a 220-card set, and was released in November, 2004. The first 200 cards of the set featured veterans while cards 201 through 220, which were issued at a stated rate of one in four hobby and one in five retail, feature leading prospects.
The stated odds of finding any game used card were 1:12 Hobby packs, and 1:48 retail. All autographs are Hobby only.
Distribution[edit]
Hobby: Eight cards per pack, 24 packs per box (MSRP: $3) Retail: Eight cards per pack, 24 packs per box (MSRP: $3)
Reviews[edit]
Insertion Ratios[edit]
Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
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Base | 220 | - | ? | ? |
short set | 200 | - | ? | ? |
Prospects | 20 | - | 1:4 | 1:5 |
Gold Medallion | 220 | - | one-per-pack | 1:3 |
Platinum Medallion | 220 | 50 | ? | N/A |
Follow the Leader | 15 | - | 1:6 | 1:8 |
Follow the Leader Die-Cut | 15 | - | N/A | ? |
Kings | 45 | - | 1:12 | 1:24 |
Gold Kings | 45 | 50 | ? | N/A |
Season Crowns Copper Autographed | 5 | varies | * | N/A |
Season Crowns Gold Autographed | 14 | varies | * | N/A |
Season Crowns Platinum Autographed | 34 | varies | * | N/A |
Season Crowns Masterpiece Autographed | 34 | one-of-one | * | N/A |
Season Crowns Copper Game Used | 50 | 399 | ** | N/A |
Season Crowns Gold Game Used | 50 | 99 | ** | N/A |
Season Crowns Platinum Game Used | 50 | 25 | ** | N/A |
3 Kings Jersey Triple Swatch | 10 | 33 | ? | ? |
Follow the Leader Copper Jersey | 14 | - | ? | N/A |
Follow the Leader Red Jersey | 14 | - | ? | 1:48 |
Follow the Leader Gold Jersey | 14 | 250 | ? | ? |
Follow the Leader Platinum Jersey | 14 | 99 | ? | N/A |
Follow the Leader UltraSwatch | 14 | varies | ? | ? |
Kings Gold Jersey | 45 | 150 | ? | ? |
Kings Platinum Jersey | 45 | 25 | ? | N/A |
Kings UltraSwatch | 45 | varies | ? | ? |
- Stated Odds of finding a Season Crowns Autograph (any color): 1:192/packs
- Stated Odds of finding a Season Crowns Game Used (any color): 1:24/packs
Checklist[edit]
Base Set[edit]
- 1 Andy Pettitte
- 2 Jose Cruz
- 3 Cliff Floyd
- 4 Paul Konerko
- 5 Joe Mauer
- 6 Scott Spiezio
- 7 Ben Sheets
- 8 Kerry Wood
- 9 Carl Pavano
- 10 Matt Morris
- 11 Kaz Matsui
- 12 Ivan Rodriguez
- 13 Victor Martinez
- 14 Justin Morneau
- 15 Adam Everett
- 16 Carl Crawford
- 17 David Ortiz
- 18 Jason Giambi
- 19 Derrek Lee
- 20 Magglio Ordonez
- 21 Bobby Abreu
- 22 Milton Bradley
- 23 Jeff Bagwell
- 24 Jim Edmonds
- 25 Garret Anderson
- 26 Jacque Jones
- 27 Ted Lilly
- 28 Greg Maddux
- 29 Jermaine Dye
- 30 Bill Mueller
- 31 Roy Oswalt
- 32 Tony Womack
- 33 Andruw Jones
- 34 Tom Glavine
- 35 Mariano Rivera
- 36 Sean Casey
- 37 Edgardo Alfonzo
- 38 Brad Penny
- 39 Johan Santana
- 40 Mark Teixeira
- 41 Manny Ramirez
- 42 Gary Sheffield
- 43 Matt Lawton
- 44 Troy Percival
- 45 Rocco Baldelli
- 46 Doug Mientkiewicz
- 47 Corey Patterson
- 48 Austin Kearns
- 49 Edgar Martinez
- 50 Brad Radke
- 51 Barry Larkin
- 52 Chone Figgins
- 53 Alexis Rios
- 54 Alex Rodriguez
- 55 Vinny Castilla
- 56 Javier Vazquez
- 57 Javy Lopez
- 58 Mike Cameron
- 59 Brian Giles
- 60 Dontrelle Willis
- 61 Rafael Furcal
- 62 Trot Nixon
- 63 Mark Mulder
- 64 Josh Beckett
- 65 J.D. Drew
- 66 Brandon Webb
- 67 Wade Miller
- 68 Lyle Overbay
- 69 Pedro Martinez
- 70 Rich Harden
- 71 Al Leiter
- 72 Adam Eaton
- 73 Mike Sweeney
- 74 Steve Finley
- 75 Kris Benson
- 76 Jim Thome
- 77 Juan Pierre
- 78 Bartolo Colon
- 79 Carlos Delgado
- 80 Jack Wilson
- 81 Ken Harvey
- 82 Nomar Garciaparra
- 83 Paul Lo Duca
- 84 Cesar Izturis
- 85 Adrian Beltre
- 86 Brian Roberts
- 87 David Eckstein
- 88 Jimmy Rollins
- 89 Roger Clemens
- 90 Randy Johnson
- 91 Orlando Hudson
- 92 Tim Hudson
- 93 Dmitri Young
- 94 Chipper Jones
- 95 John Smoltz
- 96 Billy Wagner
- 97 Hideo Nomo
- 98 Sammy Sosa
- 99 Darin Erstad
- 100 Todd Helton
- 101 Aubrey Huff
- 102 Alfonso Soriano
- 103 Jose Vidro
- 104 Carlos Lee
- 105 Corey Koskie
- 106 Bret Boone
- 107 Torii Hunter
- 108 Aramis Ramirez
- 109 Chase Utley
- 110 Reggie Sanders
- 111 Livan Hernandez
- 112 Jeromy Burnitz
- 113 Carlos Zambrano
- 114 Hank Blalock
- 115 Sidney Ponson
- 116 Zack Greinke
- 117 Trevor Hoffman
- 118 Jeff Kent
- 119 Richie Sexson
- 120 Melvin Mora
- 121 Eric Chavez
- 122 Miguel Cabrera
- 123 Ryan Freel
- 124 Russ Ortiz
- 125 Craig Wilson
- 126 Craig Biggio
- 127 Curt Schilling
- 128 Kaz Ishii
- 129 Marquis Grissom
- 130 Bernie Williams
- 131 Travis Hafner
- 132 Hee Seop Choi
- 133 Scott Rolen
- 134 Tony Batista
- 135 Frank Thomas
- 136 Jason Varitek
- 137 Ichiro Suzuki
- 138 Junior Spivey
- 139 Adam Dunn
- 140 Jorge Posada
- 141 Edgar Renteria
- 142 Hideki Matsui
- 143 Carlos Guillen
- 144 Jody Gerut
- 145 Wily Mo Pena
- 146 Derek Jeter
- 147 C.C. Sabathia
- 148 Geoff Jenkins
- 149 Albert Pujols
- 150 Eric Munson
- 151 Moises Alou
- 152 Jerry Hairston
- 153 Ray Durham
- 154 Mike Piazza
- 155 Omar Vizquel
- 156 A.J. Pierzynski
- 157 Michael Young
- 158 Jason Bay
- 159 Mark Loretta
- 160 Shawn Green
- 161 Luis Gonzalez
- 162 Johnny Damon
- 163 Eric Milton
- 164 Mike Lowell
- 165 Jose Guillen
- 166 Eric Hinske
- 167 Jason Kendall
- 168 Carlos Beltran
- 169 Johnny Estrada
- 170 Scott Hatteberg
- 171 Laynce Nix
- 172 Eric Gagne
- 173 Richard Hidalgo
- 174 Bobby Crosby
- 175 Woody Williams
- 176 Justin Leone
- 177 Orlando Cabrera
- 178 Mark Prior
- 179 Jorge Julio
- 180 Jamie Moyer
- 181 Jose Reyes
- 182 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 183 Mike Lieberthal
- 184 Kenny Rogers
- 185 Mike Mussina
- 186 Preston Wilson
- 187 Khalil Greene
- 188 Angel Berroa
- 189 Miguel Tejada
- 190 Freddy Garcia
- 191 Pat Burrell
- 192 Luis Castillo
- 193 Vladimir Guerrero
- 194 Roy Halladay
- 195 Barry Zito
- 196 Lance Berkman
- 197 Rafael Palmeiro
- 198 Nate Robertson
- 199 Jason Schmidt
- 200 Scott Podsednik
All-Rookie[edit]
Despite the name, none of the cards in the "All-Rookie" subset are true rookie cards. Each card has a bronze background.
- 201 Casey Kotchman
- 202 Scott Kazmir
- 203 Bucky Jacobsen
- 204 Jeff Keppinger
- 205 Dave Bush
- 206 Gavin Floyd
- 207 David Wright
- 208 B.J. Upton
- 209 David Aardsma
- 210 Jason Bartlett
- 211 Dioner Navarro
- 212 Jason Kubel
- 213 Ryan Howard
- 214 Charles Thomas
- 215 Freddy Guzman
- 216 Brad Halsey
- 217 Joey Gathright
- 218 Jeff Francis
- 219 Terry Tiffee
- 220 Nick Swisher
Parallels[edit]
Each of the 220 base cards are available in the following parallels.
- Gold Medallion
- Platinum Medallion (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Inserts[edit]
Follow the Leader[edit]
A die-cut parallel, exclusive to specially-marked retail packs, is also available.
- 1 FL Roger Clemens
- 2 FL Albert Pujols
- 3 FL Sammy Sosa
- 4 FL Manny Ramirez
- 5 FL Vladimir Guerrero
- 6 FL Ivan Rodriguez
- 7 FL Mike Piazza
- 8 FL Scott Rolen
- 9 FL Ichiro Suzuki
- 10 FL Randy Johnson
- 11 FL Mark Prior
- 12 FL Jim Thome
- 13 FL Greg Maddux
- 14 FL Pedro Martinez
- 15 FL Miguel Cabrera
Kings[edit]
The Kings insert is divided into three, 15-card, subsets. It is believed that the "Strikeout Kings" cards are tougher to find than the "Home Run Kings" and "RBI Kings."
Each card is also available as a Hobby-exclusive "Ultra Kings Gold" parallel, serial-numbered to 50 copies.
Home Run Kings[edit]
- 1 HK Jim Thome
- 2 HK David Ortiz
- 3 HK Adam Dunn
- 4 HK Albert Pujols
- 5 HK Manny Ramirez
- 6 HK Vladimir Guerrero
- 7 HK Miguel Tejada
- 8 HK Rafael Palmeiro
- 9 HK Mark Teixeira
- 10 HK Sammy Sosa
- 11 HK Frank Thomas
- 12 HK Pat Burrell
- 13 HK Adrian Beltre
- 14 HK Miguel Cabrera
- 15 HK Gary Sheffield
Strikeout Kings[edit]
- 1 SK Pedro Martinez
- 2 SK Randy Johnson
- 3 SK Mark Mulder
- 4 SK Barry Zito
- 5 SK Roger Clemens
- 6 SK Mark Prior
- 7 SK Ben Sheets
- 8 SK Curt Schilling
- 9 SK Billy Wagner
- 10 SK Eric Gagne
- 11 SK Josh Beckett
- 12 SK Kerry Wood
- 13 SK Jason Schmidt
- 14 SK Roy Halladay
- 15 SK Greg Maddux
RBI Kings[edit]
- 1 RK Sean Casey
- 2 RK Ivan Rodriguez
- 3 RK Mike Piazza
- 4 RK Todd Helton
- 5 RK Scott Rolen
- 6 RK Hideki Matsui
- 7 RK Gary Sheffield
- 8 RK Alfonso Soriano
- 9 RK Bobby Abreu
- 10 RK Lance Berkman
- 11 RK Miguel Tejada
- 12 RK Travis Hafner
- 13 RK Hank Blalock
- 14 RK Jeff Bagwell
- 15 RK Chipper Jones
Autographs & Game-Used[edit]
Season Crowns[edit]
Season Crowns is a autographed/game used partial-parallel of the base set. All Season Crowns cards are Hobby only.
Game Used[edit]
Each Season Crowns Game Used card is available in the following versions.
- Copper (serial-numbered to 399 copies)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Platinum Patch (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- 1 Andy Pettitte
- 3 Cliff Floyd
- 7 Ben Sheets
- 8 Kerry Wood
- 11 Kaz Matsui
- 13 Victor Martinez
- 17 David Ortiz
- 20 Magglio Ordonez
- 21 Bobby Abreu
- 24 Jim Edmonds
- 31 Roy Oswalt
- 33 Andruw Jones
- 34 Tom Glavine
- 36 Sean Casey
- 37 Edgardo Alfonzo
- 41 Manny Ramirez
- 42 Gary Sheffield
- 45 Rocco Baldelli
- 48 Austin Kearns
- 49 Edgar Martinez
- 60 Dontrelle Willis
- 65 J.D. Drew
- 70 Rich Harden
- 71 Al Leiter
- 80 Jack Wilson
- 93 Dmitri Young
- 94 Chipper Jones
- 97 Hideo Nomo
- 98 Sammy Sosa
- 100 Todd Helton
- 102 Alfonso Soriano
- 107 Torii Hunter
- 114 Hank Blalock
- 119 Richie Sexson
- 121 Eric Chavez
- 130 Bernie Williams
- 135 Frank Thomas
- 139 Adam Dunn
- 142 Hideki Matsui
- 144 Jody Gerut
- 154 Mike Piazza
- 158 Jason Bay
- 162 Johnny Damon
- 168 Carlos Beltran
- 173 Richard Hidalgo
- 181 Jose Reyes
- 187 Khalil Greene
- 191 Pat Burrell
- 193 Vladimir Guerrero
- 197 Rafael Palmeiro
Autographs[edit]
Copper[edit]
NOTE: All cards are serial-numbered to 199 copies; however, only Jack Wilson signed that many. Announced production figures are listed below.
- 31 Roy Oswalt 50
- 80 Jack Wilson 199
- 125 Craig Wilson 130
- 157 Michael Young 150
- 200 Scott Podsednik 22
Gold[edit]
NOTE: All cards are serial-numbered to 99 copies; however, only six players signed that many. Announced production figures are listed below.
- 20 Magglio Ordonez 13
- 31 Roy Oswalt 99
- 40 Mark Teixeira 25
- 50 Brad Radke 89
- 51 Barry Larkin 99
- 62 Trot Nixon 37
- 70 Rich Harden 41
- 80 Jack Wilson 99
- 88 Jimmy Rollins 45
- 121 Eric Chavez 69
- 125 Craig Wilson 99
- 157 Michael Young 99
- 200 Scott Podsednik 99
- 201 Casey Kotchman 21
Platinum[edit]
NOTE: All cards are serial-numbered to 50 copies; however, only eleven players signed that many cards. Announced production figures are listed below. Each card in the Platinum checklist is also available in a one-of-one Masterpiece parallel.
- 8 Kerry Wood 7
- 12 Ivan Rodriguez 25
- 20 Magglio Ordonez 50
- 25 Garret Anderson 50
- 31 Roy Oswalt 50
- 35 Mariano Rivera 25
- 40 Mark Teixeira 50
- 41 Manny Ramirez 25
- 50 Brad Radke 50
- 51 Barry Larkin 50
- 62 Trot Nixon 50
- 65 J.D. Drew 19
- 70 Rich Harden 50
- 80 Jack Wilson 50
- 87 David Eckstein 45
- 88 Jimmy Rollins 50
- 90 Randy Johnson 10
- 94 Chipper Jones 19
- 95 John Smoltz 23
- 96 Billy Wagner 50
- 116 Zack Greinke 49
- 121 Eric Chavez 50
- 125 Craig Wilson 50
- 130 Bernie Williams 15
- 136 Jason Varitek 19
- 149 Albett Pujols 10
- 154 Mike Piazza 10
- 157 Michael Young 50
- 161 Luis Gonzalez 50
- 185 Mike Mussina 50
- 195 Barry Zito 50
- 199 Jason Schmidt 50
- 200 Scott Podsednik 50
- 201 Casey Kotchman 50
Follow the Leader Jersey[edit]
Each Follow the Leader Jersey card is available in the following versions.
- Copper (Hobby Only)
- Red (Retail Only)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
- Platinum Patch (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- UltraSwatch (serial-numbered to the player's uniform number, listed below)
- FLJ-AP Albert Pujols 5
- FLJ-GM Greg Maddux 31
- FLJ-IR Ivan Rodriguez 7
- FLJ-JT Jim Thome 25
- FLJ-MC Miguel Cabrera 24
- FLJ-MPI Mike Piazza 31
- FLJ-MPR Mark Prior 22
- FLJ-MR Manny Ramirez 24
- FLJ-PM Pedro Martinez 45
- FLJ-RC Roger Clemens 22
- FLJ-RJ Randy Johnson 51
- FLJ-SR Scott Rolen 27
- FLJ-SS Sammy Sosa 21
- FLJ-VG Vladimir Guerrero 27
Kings Jerseys[edit]
Each Kings Jersey card is available in the following versions.
- Gold (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
- Platinum Patch (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Gold UltraSwatch (serial-numbered to the player's uniform number, listed below)
- UKJ-AB Adrian Beltre 29
- UKJ-AD Adam Dunn 44
- UKJ-AP Albert Pujols 5
- UKJ-AS Alfonso Soriano 12
- UKJ-BA Bobby Abreu 53
- UKJ-BS Ben Sheets 15
- UKJ-BW Billy Wagner 13
- UKJ-BZ Barry Zito 75
- UKJ-CJ Chipper Jones 10
- UKJ-CS Curt Schilling 38
- UKJ-DO David Ortiz 34
- UKJ-EG Eric Gagne 38
- UKJ-FT Frank Thomas 45
- UKJ-GM Greg Maddux 31
- UKJ-GSH Gary Sheffield 11
- UKJ-GSR Gary Sheffield 11
- UKJ-HB Hank Blalock 9
- UKJ-HM Hideki Matsui 55
- UKJ-IR Ivan Rodriguez 7
- UKJ-JBA Jeff Bagwell 5
- UKJ-JBE Josh Beckett 21
- UKJ-JS Jason Schmidt 29
- UKJ-JT Jim Thome 25
- UKJ-KW Kerry Wood 34
- UKJ-LB Lance Berkman 17
- UKJ-MC Miguel Cabrera 24
- UKJ-MM Mark Mulder 20
- UKJ-MPI Mike Piazza 31
- UKJ-MPR Mark Prior 22
- UKJ-MR Manny Ramirez 24
- UKJ-MTH Miguel Tejada 10
- UKJ-MTR Miguel Tejada 10
- UKI-MTX Mark Teixeira 23
- UKJ-PB Pat Burrell 5
- UKJ-PM Pedro Martinez 45
- UKJ-RC Roger Clemens 22
- UKJ-RH Roy Halladay 32
- UKJ-RJ Randy Johnson 51
- UKJ-RP Rafael Palmeiro 25
- UKJ-SC Sean Casey 21
- UKJ-SC Scott Rolen 27
- UKJ-SS Sammy Sosa 21
- UKJ-THA Travis Hafner 48
- UKJ-THE Todd Helton 17
- UKJ-VG Vladimir Guerrero 27
3 Kings Triple Jersey Swatch[edit]
Each card has three different jersey swatches and serial-numbered to 33 copies.
- BCR Josh Beckett / Miguel Cabrera / Ivan Rodriguez
- MPW Greg Maddux / Mark Prior / Kerry Wood
- TBW Jim Thome / Pat Burrell / Billy Wagner
- TBS Mark Teixeira / Hank Blalock / Alfonso Soriano
- SMR Curt Schilling / Pedro Martinez / Manny Ramirez
- SMP Gary Sheffield / Hideki Matsui / Mike Piazza
- RJB Scott Rolen / Chipper Jones / Adrian Beltre
- PDC Albert Pujols / Adam Dunn / Miguel Cabrera
- JMM Randy Johnson / Greg Maddux / Pedro Martinez
- BCB Jeff Bagwell / Roger Clemens / Lance Berkman
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