2017 Topps National Baseball Card Day Checklist and Details on How to Score Free Cards
2017 Topps National Baseball Card Day marks the second consecutive year. And while the overall draw remains the same — free baseball cards — pieces are evolving to make 2017 National Baseball Card Day bigger and better for both collectors and participating shops.
The 2017 Topps National Baseball Card Day set has 29 cards. It’s one for every MLB team except the Los Angeles Angels. But they’re not left out. An exclusive Mike Trout card is available to customers who make a $10 purchase in shops. This is similar to a Kris Bryant card in the 2016 set.
Participating hobby shops will be handing out free packs of cards, each with six cards.
Randomly inserted hits like autographs will be included as well. Bryce Harper, Aaron Judge, Carlos Correa and Andrew Benintendi are among the signatures that can be found.
2017 Topps National Baseball Card Day Stadium Giveaway Sets
Topps, MLB and MLBPA are doing several things to promote 2017 National Baseball Card Day. In the weeks leading up to August 12 (and a couple immediately after), every MLB stadium will be distributing packs at games. These packs have team-specific cards different from the national set.
On August 11, players will be getting involved by opening packs on social media including their personal accounts. Like last year, they will also be handing out packs to fans at stadiums.
Contests are also part of the plans. As part of their promotion package, shops will have prizes for a handful of people. Topps will also randomly select five shops to give out larger national prizes.
Online retailer Blowout Cards is helping promote the event and encouraging collectors to go to hobby shops by closing their website on National Baseball Card Day. They will also have banners in their forums and mentions in newsletters.
2017 Topps National Baseball Card Day at a glance:
Cards per pack: 6
Set Size: 29 cards
Release Date: August 12, 2017
2017 Topps National Baseball Card Day Checklist
Main Set
Base Set Checklist
29 cards.
1 Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
2 Carlos Correa, Houston Astros
3 Corey Seager, Los Angeles Dodgers
4 Maikel Franco, Philadelphia Phillies
5 Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
6 Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox
7 Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
8 Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies
9 Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds
10 Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
11 Aledmys Diaz, St. Louis Cardinals
12 Dellin Betances, New York Yankees
13 Eric Hosmer, Kansas City Royals
14 Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins
15 Orlando Arcia, Milwaukee Brewers
16 Miguel Sano, Minnesota Twins
17 Jharel Cotton, Oakland Athletics
18 Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
19 Wil Myers, San Diego Padres
20 Brandon Crawford, San Francisco Giants
21 Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians
22 Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
23 Yoan Moncada, Chicago White Sox
24 Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners
25 Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles
26 Josh Donaldson, Toronto Blue Jays
27 Jacob deGrom, New York Mets
28 Chris Archer, Tampa Bay Rays
29 Adrian Beltre, Texas Rangers
Gift With Purchase
1 card.
GWP-MT Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
Autographs
11 cards.
AU-AB Andrew Benintendi, Boston Red Sox
AU-AD Aledmys Diaz, St. Louis Cardinals
AU-AJ Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
AU-BH Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
AU-CC Carlos Correa, Houston Astros
AU-CS Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox
AU-DB Dellin Betances, New York Yankees
AU-JA Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
AU-JB Justin Bour, Miami Marlins
AU-TT Trea Turner, Washington Nationals
AU-YG Yulieski Gurriel, Houston Astros
Stadium Giveaway Cards
2017 Topps National Baseball Card Day Stadium Giveaway Checklist
The following cards were only available through stadium giveaways at MLB ballparks. The giveaway dates for each team are noted.
American League
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals
Los Angeles Angels
Minnesota Twins
New York Yankees
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays
National League
Arizona Diamondbacks
Atlanta Braves
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers
Miami Marlins
Milwaukee Brewers
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Washington Nationals
American League
Baltimore Orioles
Giveaway Date: August 6, 2017
BAL-1 Manny Machado
BAL-2 Adam Jones
BAL-3 Chris Tillman
BAL-4 J.J. Hardy
BAL-5 Mark Trumbo
BAL-6 Zach Britton
BAL-7 Chris Davis
BAL-8 Kevin Gausman
BAL-9 Jonathan Schoop
BAL-10 Cal Ripken Jr.
Boston Red Sox
Giveaway Date: August 4-6, 2017
BOS-1 Xander Bogaerts
BOS-2 Dustin Pedroia
BOS-3 Mookie Betts
BOS-4 Rick Porcello
BOS-5 Jackie Bradley Jr.
BOS-6 Andrew Benintendi
BOS-7 Craig Kimbrel
BOS-8 David Price
BOS-9 Hanley Ramirez
BOS-10 David Ortiz
Chicago White Sox
Giveaway Date: August 11, 2017
CWS-1 Jose Abreu
CWS-2 Nate Jones
CWS-3 Yoan Moncada
CWS-4 Carlos Rodon
CWS-5 James Shields
CWS-6 Tim Anderson
CWS-7 Zach Putnam
CWS-8 Avisail Garcia
CWS-9 Tyler Saladino
CWS-10 Frank Thomas
Cleveland Indians
Giveaway Date: August 6, 2017
CLE-1 Francisco Lindor
CLE-2 Carlos Santana
CLE-3 Corey Kluber
CLE-4 Carlos Carrasco
CLE-5 Jose Ramirez
CLE-6 Edwin Encarnacion
CLE-7 Cody Allen
CLE-8 Andrew Miller
CLE-9 Jason Kipnis
CLE-10 Jim Thome
Detroit Tigers
Giveaway Date: August 12, 2017
DET-1 Miguel Cabrera
DET-2 Jordan Zimmermann
DET-3 Nicholas Castellanos
DET-4 Michael Fulmer
DET-5 J.D. Martinez
DET-6 Victor Martinez
DET-7 James McCann
DET-8 Justin Verlander
DET-9 Ian Kinsler
DET-10 Al Kaline
Houston Astros
Giveaway Date: August 3, 2017
HOU-1 Jose Altuve
HOU-2 Carlos Correa
HOU-3 Alex Bregman
HOU-4 Dallas Keuchel
HOU-5 George Springer
HOU-6 Brian McCann
HOU-7 Carlos Beltrán
HOU-8 Josh Reddick
HOU-9 Lance McCullers Jr.
HOU-10 Jeff Bagwell
Kansas City Royals
Giveaway Date: August 6, 2017
KCR-1 Ian Kennedy
KCR-2 Raul Mondesi
KCR-3 Paulo Orlando
KCR-4 Joakim Soria
KCR-5 Alex Gordon
KCR-6 Jorge Soler
KCR-7 Danny Duffy
KCR-8 Salvador Perez
KCR-9 Kelvin Herrera
KCR-10 George Brett
Los Angeles Angels
Giveaway Date: August 6, 2017
ANG-1 Mike Trout
ANG-2 C.J. Cron
ANG-3 Albert Pujols
ANG-4 Garrett Richards
ANG-5 Kole Calhoun
ANG-6 Matt Shoemaker
ANG-7 Huston Street
ANG-8 Cameron Maybin
ANG-9 Danny Espinosa
ANG-10 Rod Carew – California Angels
Minnesota Twins
Giveaway Date: August 4, 2017
MIN-1 Byron Buxton
MIN-2 Max Kepler
MIN-3 Joe Mauer
MIN-4 Eddie Rosario
MIN-5 Miguel Sanó
MIN-6 Phil Hughes
MIN-7 Jason Castro
MIN-8 Eduardo Escobar
MIN-9 Jorge Polanco
MIN-10 Rod Carew
New York Yankees
Giveaway Date: July 31, 2017
NYY-1 Dellin Betances
NYY-2 Aaron Judge
NYY-3 Starlin Castro
NYY-4 Jacoby Ellsbury
NYY-5 Masahiro Tanaka
NYY-6 Gary Sanchez
NYY-7 Matt Holliday
NYY-8 Didi Gregorius
NYY-9 Brett Gardner
NYY-10 Babe Ruth
Oakland Athletics
Giveaway Date: August 11, 2017
OAK-1 Khris Davis
OAK-2 Kendall Graveman
OAK-3 Ryon Healy
OAK-4 Marcus Semien
OAK-5 Sonny Gray
OAK-6 Sean Manaea
OAK-7 Sean Doolittle
OAK-8 Yonder Alonso
OAK-9 Matt Joyce
OAK-10 Rickey Henderson
Seattle Mariners
Giveaway Date: July 20, 2017
SEA-1 Robinson Canó
SEA-2 Hisashi Iwakuma
SEA-3 Kyle Seager
SEA-4 Jean Segura
SEA-5 Nelson Cruz
SEA-6 Felix Hernandez
SEA-7 Mitch Haniger
SEA-8 Edwin Diaz
SEA-9 James Paxton
SEA-10 Edgar Martinez
Tampa Bay Rays
Giveaway Date: August 12, 2017
TBR-1 Steven Souza Jr.
TBR-2 Kevin Kiermaier
TBR-3 Blake Snell
TBR-4 Chris Archer
TBR-5 Evan Longoria
TBR-6 Matt Duffy
TBR-7 Brad Miller
TBR-8 Jake Odorizzi
TBR-9 Colby Rasmus
TBR-10 Wade Boggs
Texas Rangers
Giveaway Date: August 11, 2017
TEX-1 Jonathan Lucroy
TEX-2 Adrian Beltre
TEX-3 Nomar Mazara
TEX-4 Cole Hamels
TEX-5 Yu Darvish
TEX-6 Rougned Odor
TEX-7 Carlos Gomez
TEX-8 Elvis Andrus
TEX-9 Shin-Soo Choo
TEX-10 Ivan Rodriguez
Toronto Blue Jays
Giveaway Date: August 12, 2017
TBJ-1 Marco Estrada
TBJ-2 José Bautista
TBJ-3 Troy Tulowitzki
TBJ-4 Marcus Stroman
TBJ-5 Josh Donaldson
TBJ-6 Aaron Sanchez
TBJ-7 J.A. Happ
TBJ-8 Roberto Osuna
TBJ-9 Kevin Pillar
TBJ-10 Roy Halladay
National League
Arizona Diamondbacks
Giveaway Date: August 13, 2017
AD-1 A.J. Pollock
AD-2 Zack Greinke
AD-3 Taijuan Walker
AD-4 David Peralta
AD-5 Paul Goldschmidt
AD-6 Jake Lamb
AD-7 Fernando Rodney
AD-8 Yasmany Tomás
AD-9 Patrick Corbin
AD-10 Randy Johnson
Atlanta Braves
Giveaway Date: August 6, 2017
ATL-1 Dansby Swanson
ATL-2 Freddie Freeman
ATL-3 Ender Inciarte
ATL-4 Julio Teheran
ATL-5 Nick Markakis
ATL-6 Mike Foltynewicz
ATL-7 Bartolo Colon
ATL-8 Matt Kemp
ATL-9 Hank Aaron
ATL-10 Chipper Jones
Chicago Cubs
Giveaway Date: August 5, 2017
CC-1 Anthony Rizzo
CC-2 Jake Arrieta
CC-3 Javier Baez
CC-4 Kris Bryant
CC-5 Kyle Schwarber
CC-6 Ben Zobrist
CC-7 Addison Russell
CC-8 Jon Lester
CC-9 Kyle Hendricks
CC-10 Ryne Sandberg
Cincinnati Reds
Giveaway Date: August 10, 2017
CIN-1 Joey Votto
CIN-2 Eugenio Suárez
CIN-3 Billy Hamilton
CIN-4 Anthony DeSclafani
CIN-5 Adam Duvall
CIN-6 José Peraza
CIN-7 Raisel Iglesias
CIN-8 Brandon Finnegan
CIN-9 Homer Bailey
CIN-10 Johnny Bench
Colorado Rockies
Giveaway Date: August 5, 2017
COL-1 Nolan Arenado
COL-2 Chad Bettis
COL-3 Charlie Blackmon
COL-4 David Dahl
COL-5 Ian Desmond
COL-6 Carlos Gonzalez
COL-7 Jon Gray
COL-8 DJ LeMahieu
COL-9 Trevor Story
COL-10 Andres Galarraga
Los Angeles Dodgers
Giveaway Date: August 11, 2017
LAD-1 Clayton Kershaw
LAD-2 Adrian Gonzalez
LAD-3 Kenley Jansen
LAD-4 Kenta Maeda
LAD-5 Corey Seager
LAD-6 Julio Urias
LAD-7 Justin Turner
LAD-8 Joc Pederson
LAD-9 Rich Hill
LAD-10 Mike Piazza
Miami Marlins
Giveaway Date: August 12, 2017
MIA-1 Christian Yelich
MIA-2 Marcell Ozuna
MIA-3 Martin Prado
MIA-4 Wei-Yin Chen
MIA-5 Giancarlo Stanton
MIA-6 Ichiro
MIA-7 Justin Bour
MIA-8 A.J. Ramos
MIA-9 Adeiny Hechavarria
MIA-10 Ivan Rodriguez
Milwaukee Brewers
Giveaway Date: August 12, 2017
MIL-1 Keon Broxton
MIL-2 Ryan Braun
MIL-3 Jonathan Villar
MIL-4 Junior Guerra
MIL-5 Domingo Santana
MIL-6 Travis Shaw
MIL-7 Eric Thames
MIL-8 Orlando Arcia
MIL-9 Zach Davies
MIL-10 Robin Yount
New York Mets
Giveaway Date: August 6, 2017
NYM-1 Matt Harvey
NYM-2 Noah Syndergaard
NYM-3 Yoenis Céspedes
NYM-4 Curtis Granderson
NYM-5 David Wright
NYM-6 Neil Walker
NYM-7 Asdrúbal Cabrera
NYM-8 Steven Matz
NYM-9 Mike Piazza
Philadelphia Phillies
Giveaway Date: August 13, 2017
1 Robin Roberts
2 Richie Ashburn
3 Jim Bunning
4 Steve Carlton
5 John Kruk
6 Mike Schmidt
7 Larry Bowa
8 Dick Allen
9 Greg Luzinski
10 Tug McGraw
11 Tony Taylor
12 Bob Boone
13 Dallas Green
14 Juan Samuel
15 Darren Daulton
16 Mike Lieberthal
17 Charlie Manuel
18 Pat Burrell
19 Jim Thome
20 Garry Maddox
Pittsburgh Pirates
Giveaway Date: August 7, 2017
PIT-1 Josh Bell
PIT-2 Gerrit Cole
PIT-3 Francisco Cervelli
PIT-4 Josh Harrison
PIT-5 Ivan Nova
PIT-6 Andrew McCutchen
PIT-7 Jordy Mercer
PIT-8 Gregory Polanco
PIT-9 Jameson Taillon
PIT-10 Roberto Clemente
San Diego Padres
Giveaway Date: July 30, 2017
SDP-1 Travis Jankowski
SDP-2 Yangervis Solarte
SDP-3 Hunter Renfroe
SDP-4 Wil Myers
SDP-5 Luis Sardinas
SDP-6 Ryan Schimpf
SDP-7 Erick Aybar
SDP-8 Austin Hedges
SDP-9 Manny Margot
SDP-10 Tony Gwynn
San Francisco Giants
Giveaway Date: August 5, 2017
SFG-1 Brandon Belt
SFG-2 Brandon Crawford
SFG-3 Johnny Cueto
SFG-4 Mark Melancon
SFG-5 Matt Moore
SFG-6 Joe Panik
SFG-7 Hunter Pence
SFG-8 Buster Posey
SFG-9 Jeff Samardzija
SFG-10 1997 San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Giveaway Date: August 12, 2017
STL-1 Matt Carpenter
STL-2 Aledmys Diaz
STL-3 Randal Grichuk
STL-4 Carlos Martinez
STL-5 Yadier Molina
STL-6 Seung-Hwan Oh
STL-7 Dexter Fowler
STL-8 Stephen Piscotty
STL-9 Adam Wainwright
STL-10 Ozzie Smith
Washington Nationals
Giveaway Date: August 11, 2017
WAS-1 Bryce Harper
WAS-2 Daniel Murphy
WAS-3 Stephen Strasburg
WAS-4 Trea Turner
WAS-5 Max Scherzer
WAS-6 Adam Eaton
WAS-7 Jayson Werth
WAS-8 Ryan Zimmerman
WAS-9 Tanner Roark
WAS-10 Tim Raines – Montreal Expos
Comments? Questions? Contact Ryan Cracknell on Twitter @tradercracks.
Huh, no Bellinger? That seems odd.
Makes me wish I had a card shop within 100 miles of where I live.
One interesting note. Card shop owners had to purchase these packs this year. I believe my LCS owner had a 2-case allotment and they were 50 cents a pack. I don’t know why, but I surmise this measure is to curb LCS owners from hoarding the packs for themselves and not hand them out.
I disagree Jonathan. If they have to pay, wouldn’t they be more likely to open them since they are invested, rather than give them away free? I hope they truly do give them out free.
Where is Houston will they be giving out free packs?
@Jorge Here’s the list of participating shops: https://www.topps.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/NBCD-Account-List-8-7-17.pdf
This is all well and good but what of us who can’t get to a card shop?
Is there anyway i can get those 29 cards through Becket or any other website?I am knowhere near any of those shops or ballparks to get them tomorrow.Please if anyone can help or navigate in a good direction for these cards?
@John — They will likely be listed online by Sunday. The base cards aren’t intended to be rare.
Everyone might want to contact their local card shop or stop in because some of them aren’t included on the list
@John- We will be sending out the packs with every Topps order from our website once Saturday is over. While supplies last. Just click my name and you’ll be taken to our website!
Great response to National Baseball Card Day. We gave away nearly 200 FREE Packs to people who walked in our doors on Saturday (limit one pack per person per day) with an additional FREE Pack for every Topps Product box bought. We still have another 100 Packs which we will give away on Monday.
We saw families, new collectors and many people who just love baseball. Great Fun!
Just received the 30 card set in the mail today – crazy to think that Judge and Bellinger are driving the hobby and ridiculous wax prices in 2017 and are missing from the 2017 NTCD set!
Can I still get these for my husband?
You’ll likely have to find them on eBay or for sale from a local dealer.