Topps Chrome Baseball
- First Issue: 1996
- Key Card: Albert Pujols Rookie #596
- SRP Box Price
- Configuration: Varies By Year
History
Topps Chrome Baseball is one of Topps longest running brands that delivers a “parallel” of their regular issue but with a special chrome gloss on each card. Known mostly for its refractor parallel cards that are typically rarer versions of the base and insert cards. The Mid ’90’s saw mainly inserts and parallels only…not even many notable Rookie Cards were produced. The late 90’s and on saw the insertion of Rookie Cards, Relic or Jersey Cards, and Autograph Cards (Mainly Rookies and Prospects)
It should be noted that some of the most popular versions of Topps Chrome can be found in the Traded & Rookies Version on eBay. This set was put together in regular Hobby Box/Pack form and sometimes in Factory Set Form. Either way these sets delivered some of the best Rookies of that year in Baseball. Keep in mind that the Box/Pack versions of Topps Rookies & Traded only have 2 Topps Chrome cards, the remainder are Regular Topps or another version.
1996
1996 Topps Chrome Baseball Box
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- Randomly Inserted:
Refractors
Chromium Masters of the Game
Chromium Wrecking Crew
Matt Morris #92
1997
Series One
1997 Topps Chrome Baseball Box
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- Randomly Inserted:
Refractors
Chromium Al-Stars
Chromium Seasons Best
Double Sided Chromium Cards
No Rookies
1998
Series One
Series Two
1998 Topps Chrome Baseball Box Series 1
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- Randomly Inserted:
Refractors
Chromium Flashbacks
Chromium Baby Boomers
Chromium Hall Bound
1998 Topps Chrome Baseball Box Series 2
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- Randomly Inserted:
Refractors (1:12)
Chromium ’98 Rookie Class (1:12)
Chromium Milestones (1:24)
Chromium Clout (1:24)
Pete Rose Jr. #240
Corey Lidle #348
Troy Glaus #492
Michael Cuddyer #494
Jack Cust #495
1999
Series One
Series Two
Traded & Rookies
1999 Topps Chrome Baseball Box Series 1
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- Randomly Inserted:
Refractors
Lords of the Diamond Inserts
New Breed Inserts
Early Road to the Hall Inserts
1999 Topps Chrome Baseball Box Series 2
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- Randomly Inserted:
Refractors
Record Numbers Inserts
Fortune 15 Inserts
1999 Topps Chrome Baseball Traded and Rookies Set
- 121 Card Set
- Sold only in Factory Set Form
Alex Escobar #206
A.J. Burnett #437
Austin Kearns #439
Matt Holliday #442
Pat Burrell #444
Mark Mulder #T8
Felipe Lopez #T10
C.C. Sabathia #T33
Adam Dunn #T50
Alfonso Soriano #T65
Josh Hamilton #T66
Carl Crawford #T75
2000
Series One
Series Two
Traded & Rookies Set
2000 Topps Chrome Baseball Box Series 1
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- Randomly Inserted:
Refractors
Power Players Inserts
21st Century Topps
Topps All-American Team
Mark McGwire Reprint
2000 Topps Chrome Baseball Box Series 2
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- Randomly Inserted:
Refractors
Chrome Kings
Topps All-American Team
Topps Combos
Millennium Team Inserts
2000 Topps Chrome Traded & Rookies Set
- 135 Total Cards
- Only Sold In Factory Set Form
Larry Bigbie #209
Scott Downs #447
Ben Sheets #451
Brandon Phillips #T3
Brandon Inge #T4
Lyle Overbay #T15
Carlos Zambrano #T29
Francisco Rodriguez #T38
Miguel Cabrera #T40
Mike Young #T46
Aaron Rowand #T61
Adrian Gonzalez #T81
Rocco Baldelli #T86
2001
Series One
Series Two
Rookie and Traded
2001 Topps Chrome Baseball Box Series 1
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- Randomly Inserted:
King of King Inserts
Refractors
Combo Cards
Past to Present Inserts
2001 Topps Chrome Baseball Box Series 2
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- Albert Pujols and Jake Peavy Rookies
- Randomly Inserted:
King of King Inserts
Refractors
Topps Originals
What Could Have Been Inserts
2001 Topps Chrome Traded and Rookies Box
- 24 Packs — 10 Cards Per Pack
- 8 Regular Topps Cards Per Pack
- 2 Topps Chrome Cards Per Pack
- 1 Relic/Jersey Card Per Box
Hee Seop Choi #291
Travis Hafner #296
Albert Pujols #596
Jake Peavy #598
Edwin Encarnacion #616
Wilson Betemit #T213
Hank Blalock #T214
Justin Morneau #T235
Jose Reyes #242
Ichiro Suzuki #T266
2002
Series Two
Traded & Rookies
2002 Topps Chrome Baseball Box Series 1
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- Randomly Inserted:
Summer School Relic/Jersey Cards
1952 Topps Reprint Cards
Gold Chrome Parallel Cards
2002 Topps Chrome Baseball Box Series 2
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- Randomly Inserted:
Stud Relic/Jersey Cards
Black Boarder Refractor Parallel
Gold Chrome Parallel Cards
2002 Topps Chrome Traded and Rookies Box
- 24 Packs — 11 Cards Per Pack
- 7 Regular Topps Cards Per Pack
- 2 Topps Chrome Cards Per Pack
- 1 First Year Player Card Per Pack
- 1 Vintage Buy-Back Card Per Box
- 1 Memorabilia or Autograph Card Per Box
Freddy Sanchez #313
Scott Wiggins #314
Jason Bay #326
So Taguchi #426
Joe Mauer #622
Taylor Buckholz #675
Rich Harden #687
Chone Figgins #T196
Ryan Church #T243
Dontrelle Willis #T262
2003
Traded & Rookies
2003 Topps Chrome Baseball Box Series 1
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- 1 Refractor Relic/Jersey Card Per Box
- 1 Serial #’d X-Fractor Parallel Box Loader Per Box
- 220 Card Set — 200 Veterans — 20 Prospects/1st Year
2003 Topps Chrome Baseball Box Series 2
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- 1 Refractor Relic/Jersey Card Per Box
- 1 Serial #’d X-Fractor Parallel Box Loader Per Box
- 220 Card Set — 200 Veterans — 20 Prospects/1st Year
2003 Topps Chrome Baseball Traded and Rookies Box
- 24 Packs — 10 Cards Per Pack
- 8 Regular Topps Cards Per Pack
- 2 Topps Chrome Cards Per Pack
- 1 Autograph or Relic/Jersey Card Per Box
- 275 Card Set — 115 Veterans — 155 Prospects/1st Year
03 Topps Chrome Checklist
Chris Duncan #201
Kevin Youkilis #216
Bryan Bullington #421
Joey Gomes #423
Felix Pie #T167
Brandon Webb #T169
Hanley Ramirez #T181
Jeremy Bonderman #T186
Robinson Cano #T200
Dan Haren #T234
2004
Series One
Series Two
2004 Topps Chrome Baseball Box Series 1
- 20 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- 1 Autograph 1st Year Player Card Per Box
- 1 Relic/Jersey Card Box Loader Per Box
2004 Topps Chrome Baseball Box Series 2
- 20 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- 1 Autograph 1st Year Player Card Per Box
- 1 Relic/Jersey Card Box Loader Per Box
Yadier Molina #219
Zach Duke #220
Anthony Lerew #221
Kyle Davies #228
Zach Miner #232
2002 Topps Chrome Series 2 Checklist
Carlos Quentin #235
Conor Jackson #236
Jason Hirsh #243
Lastings Milledge #244
2005
Series One
Series Two
Update & Highlights
2005 Topps Chrome Baseball Box Series 1
- 20 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- 1 Autograph 1st Year Player Card Per Box
- 5 Parallel Cards Per Box
- 1 Relic/Jersey Card Box Loader Per Box
2005 Topps Chrome Baseball Box Series 2
- 20 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
(2-10 Pack Mini Boxes) - 1 Autograph 1st Year Player Card Per MINI Box
- Alex Rodriguez Exclusives
2005 Topps Chrome Baseball Update & Highlights
- 20 Packs — 5 Cards Per Pack
- 2 First Year Autographs Per Box
- 1 Hobby Exclusive Box Loader Per Box
- Barry Bonds HR History Cards
Ian Kinsler #214
Ryan Sweeney #217
Andre Ethier #221
Brandon Moss #222
Melky Cabrera #233
05 Topps Chrome Series 2 Checklist
Billy Butler #235
Chip Cannon #238
Glen Perkins #241
Justin Verlander #242
Andy LaRoche #472
05 Topps Chrome Update Checklist
Ryan Braun #198
Colby Rasmus #205
Ryan Zimmerman #208
Trevor Bell #221
Jay Bruce #222
Matt Garza #227
Andrew McCutchen #234
2006
2006 Topps Chrome Baseball Box
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- 2 Autograph Rookie Cards Per Box
- 14 Parallel Cards Per Box
- Mickey Mantle & Barry Bonds Exclusives
- 330 Card Set — 54 Prospects/1st Year
06 Topps Chrome Checklist
Kenji Johjima #285
Prince Fielder (RC) #307
Justin Verlander (RC) #309
Mike Napoli #317
Francisco Liriano (RC) #336
Ian Kinsler (RC) #340
Hanley Ramirez (RC) #352
Dan Uggla (RC) #354
2007
2007 Topps Chrome Baseball Box
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- 2 Autograph Rookie Cards Per Box
- One Parallel or Insert Per Pack
- Two Box Loaders Per Box
- Mickey Mantle Story Exclusives
- 330 Base Card Set
- A-Rod Road To 500HR Box Loaders
07 Topps Chrome Checklist
Phil Hughes (RC) #281
Hideki Okajima #297
Andrew Miller #298
Daisuke Matsuzaka #330
Troy Tulowitzki (RC) #331
Alex Gordon #345
Alexi Casilla #358
2008
2008 Topps Chrome Baseball Box
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- 2 Autograph Rookie Cards Per Box
- Relic/Jersey Cards Inserted
- Mickey Mantle Exclusives
08 Topps Chrome Checklist
Evan Longoria
Joey Votto
Billy Buckner
Jeff Clement
Nick Blackburn
Clay Buchholz
2009
2009 Topps Chrome Baseball Box
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- 2 Autograph Rookie Cards Per Box
- Barack Obama SP Cards
- David Freese Autographs
09 Topps Chrome Checklist
Elvis Andrus
Barack Obama SP
David Freese
Andrew McCutchen
2010
2010 Topps Chrome Baseball Box
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- 2 Autograph Rookie Cards Per Box
- Released October 6, 2010
- Stephen Strasburg Autographs
2010 Topps Chrome ChecklistStephen Strasburg
Starlin Castro
Jason Heyward
Mike Stanton
Carlos Santana
2011
2011 Topps Chrome Baseball Box
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- 2 Autograph Rookie Cards Per Box
- Released September 7, 2011
- Mark Trumbo Autographs
2011 Topps Chrome Checklist
Mark Trumbo
Brandon Belt
Michael Pineda
Eric Hosmer
Brandon Beechy
Freddie Freeman
2012
2012 Topps Chrome Baseball Box
- 24 Packs — 4 Cards Per Pack
- 2 Autograph Rookie Cards Per Box
- Released August 22, 2011
- Bryce Harper Autographs
2012 Topps Chrome Checklist
Bryce Harper
Trevor Bauer
Yu Darvish