2006 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball Hobby Box

2006 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball mixes baseball players with athletes from other sports and historic figures across a 350-card base set. Each hobby box holds 24 packs of 7 cards, averages 2 framed autographs, relics, printing plates or Allen & Ginter Original cards, and adds 1 hobby-exclusive box loader.

The 350-card base set, with 6 base cards per pack, breaks down into 300 active and retired players, 10 Allen & Ginter reprints, 15 superstar athletes and 25 historic figures. Following the original set, the checklist reaches beyond baseball to boxing champion Mike Tyson and IndyCar driver Danica Patrick, both with autographs in the release. Key rookies listed include Justin Verlander, Prince Fielder, Ryan Zimmerman, Ian Kinsler and Jonathan Papelbon.

Framed hits cover 51 autograph subjects (12 Superstar and 39 Baseball), 50 relic subjects, repurchased Allen & Ginter Originals and framed mini printing plates. Mini parallels come in five versions across all 350 subjects, including a Bazooka Back parallel numbered to 50 and a one-of-one Wood Card parallel, and Dick Perez sketch cards are inserted as well.

The hobby-exclusive box loader may be an N43, an N43 Relic or Autograph, a postcard or a personalized autographed postcard. Each case also carries one hobby-exclusive Rip Card, which can contain repurchased originals, one-of-one Dick Perez original sketches, extra minis or autographed minis signed in red ink.

Highlights

• 24 packs per box, 7 cards per pack

• 350-card base set with 6 base cards per pack

• 2 framed autographs, relics, plates or Originals per box on average

• 1 hobby-exclusive box loader per box

• Bazooka Back minis numbered to 50, Wood Card minis 1 of 1

• 1 Rip Card per case

Box configuration

Product breakdown

Base Cards: 350 subjects (6 per pack.)

• Active and Retired Players (300 subjects)

• Allen & Ginter Reprints

(10 subjects)

• Superstar Athletes

(15 subjects)

• Historic Figures

(25 subjects)

Hobby Exclusive Rip Cards: 50 subjects (1 Per Case.)

• Allen & Ginter Original Cards (Repurchased original cards)

• 1 of 1 Dick Perez Original Sketches (30 subjects) (1 of 1's)

• Allen & Ginter Extra Mini's

(25 subjects)

• Allen & Ginter Autographed Mini's

(2 subjects - signed in red ink)

Framed Autographed Cards: 51 subjects

• Allen & Ginter Superstar Autographs (12 subjects)

• Allen & Ginter Baseball Autographs

(39 subjects)

Framed Relic Cards: 50 subjects

• Allen & Ginter Relics

Framed Original Cards

• Allen & Ginter Originals (Repurchased original cards)

Framed Mini Printing Plates: 1500 total plates

• Allen & Ginter Mini Parallel Printing Plates (350 subjects)

• Allen & Ginter Extra Minis Printing Plates (25 subjects)

Insert Cards: 30 subjects

• Dick Perez Sketch Cards

Mini Parallel Cards: 1750 variations (1 15/32" x 2 11/16" size)

• Allen & Ginter Parallel

(350 subjects)

• Allen & Ginter Back Parallel

(350 subjects)

• Allen & Ginter Black-Bordered Parallel

(350 subjects)

• Bazooka Back Parallel (350 subjects - numbered to 50)

• Allen & Ginter Wood Card Parallel (350 subjects - all 1 of 1's)

Hobby Exclusive Box Loader: 23 subjects (ONE per box)

• Allen & Ginter N43's

(15 subjects)

• Allen & Ginter N43 Relics

(2 subjects)

• Allen & Ginter N43 Autographs

(2 subjects)

• Allen & Ginter Postcards

(15 subjects)

• Allen & Ginter Personalized, Autographed Postcards (15 subjects)

Checklist and parallels as published by the manufacturer.

Good to know

• Sealed box: the cards inside are inserted at random by the manufacturer. The configuration, checklist and odds are Topps'; no particular card, player, parallel or autograph is promised.