From Jackie to the Mick, Clemente to Schmidt; from Mattingly to Big Mac, Topps has been part of the pure, rich fabric of Major League Baseball® for 50 years. Topps 2001 Baseball celebrates this landmark anniversary by saluting the game's legends while capturing the spirit of a new generation of ballplayers.

Highlighted in this 2-series, historic set are 810 cards featuring veteran superstars, draft picks & prospects, league leaders, managers and ten of the greatest moments in baseball history. To complete the celebration, each base card is paralleled with full gold-foil borders and sequentially numbered to 2001.

To get fans and collectors out of their seats, this set will also feature at least one of every base card ever produced, randomly reinserted into packs. That's right, you could pull an original Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays and, yes, even a 1952 Mickey Mantle! But that's not all…

If it's autographs you want, it's autographs you'll get. Over 50 players, both Hall of Fame and current stars are signing cards that will be inserted into Topps 2001 Baseball. These cards feature players as historic as the game itself and players set to make history. Willie Mays, Ted Williams, Mike Schmidt, and many more who have led the way for current stars now lead the way of authentic signatures. Continuing the excellence of past stars, Barry Bonds, Chipper Jones, J.D. Drew & Todd Helton lead the way of the players that have now become household names.

If that wasn't enough, we have also created inserts that contain swatches of game-worn jerseys from some of the best players ever. Topps Originals, featuring stars as great as Carl Yazstremski and Roberto Clemente, take rookie reprints to a new level. These rookie reprints now contain a piece of an actual game-worn jersey. But that's not all…

King of Kings, a record-holder set, contains game-worn jersey pieces of MLB® record holders Hank Aaron, Rickey Henderson and Nolan Ryan. To complete the theme of excellence, King of Kings Golden Edition, limited to a total of 50 cards, contains pieces from all 3 record holders on one card.

These unbelievable cards are just a small sample from the powerful line-up featured in 2001 Topps Major League Baseball® cards.

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