2016 Topps Archives Snapshots Baseball Checklist and Details
2016 Topps Archives Snapshots Baseball makes use of the company’s vault for candid images of past and present players. The online-exclusive features 12 cards per box, one of which is an autograph. The price tag? $24.99.
Base Set
The 2016 Topps Archives Snapshots Baseball main set has 50 cards. Ten are included in each box so a full set shouldn’t be too tricky an undertaking other than the through-the-mail distribution. The checklist features a mix of veterans, some rookies, a handful of Hall of Famers and other notable retired players.
Base cards have Black and White parallels, which are inserted one per box.
The design is a simple one with the focus being on the images. They come direct from Topps as opposed to most sets today that rely on Getty Images. The approach is similar to the metal Vault Originals inserts found in 2016 Topps Legacies of Baseball (minus the metal stock).
Autographs
There’s a lot of overlap between the 2016 Topps Archives Snapshots Baseball main set and autographs. A total of 36 different signatures are available. While there are some big names like Ken Griffey Jr. and Kris Bryant, there are also some names that don’t have such a broad level of popularity in the hobby like B.J. Surhoff and A.J. Pollack. It’s a similar approach as the Fan Favorites Autographs that are a staple in the bigger Topps Archives releases. Another thing to take into account here is print runs. Autographs are serial numbered and there’s a big range between the most common and those that are rare. Common names have 350 copies each. On the opposite end, a handful of players — primarily the biggest — have less than 20 copies each.
Autographs have two levels of parallels: Black and White (/10) and Negative (/5).
This is the third release this year to use the Archives banner following the main release and 2016 Archives Signature Series, a product consisting solely of autographed buyback cards of retired players.
2016 Topps Archives Snapshots Baseball at a glance:
Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 12
Set size: 50 cards
Release date: September 6, 2016
What to expect in a hobby box:
2016 Topps Archives Snapshots Baseball Checklist
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• Base Set
• Autographs
Base Set
50 cards.
Parallels:
• Black and White – 1 per box
AS-AM Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
AS-AN Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies RC
AS-AP A.J. Pollock, Arizona Diamondbacks
AS-BB Bob Boone, Philadelphia Phillies
AS-BH Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
AS-BHP Byung-Ho Park, Minnesota Twins RC
AS-BJ Brian Johnson, Boston Red Sox RC
AS-BS B.J. Surhoff, Baltimore Orioles
AS-CB Craig Biggio, Houston Astros
AS-CC Carlos Correa, Houston Astros
AS-CEJ Carl Edwards Jr., Chicago Cubs RC
AS-CJ Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves
AS-CK Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
AS-CRJ Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore Orioles
AS-CS Corey Seager, Los Angeles Dodgers RC
AS-CSC Curt Schilling, Philadelphia Phillies
AS-CY Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox
AS-DE Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics
AS-DO David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox
AS-FH Frank Howard, Washington Senators
AS-FL Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians
AS-FT Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox
AS-HO Henry Owens, Boston Red Sox RC
AS-HOL Hector Olivera, Atlanta Braves RC
AS-JC Jose Canseco, Boston Red Sox
AS-JD Jacob deGrom, New York Mets
AS-JG Juan Gonzalez, Texas Rangers
AS-JGR Jon Gray, Colorado Rockies RC
AS-JP Jose Peraza, Cincinnati Reds RC
AS-KB Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
AS-KGJ Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners
AS-KM Kenta Maeda, Los Angeles Dodgers RC
AS-KS Kyle Schwarber, Chicago Cubs RC
AS-LS Luis Severino, New York Yankees RC
AS-MC Michael Conforto, New York Mets RC
AS-MCA Miguel Cabrera, Florida Marlins
AS-MS Miguel Sano, Minnesota Twins RC
AS-MST Marcus Stroman, Toronto Blue Jays
AS-MT Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
AS-NR Nolan Ryan, Texas Rangers
AS-OG Oscar Gamble, Cleveland Indians
AS-OV Omar Vizquel, Cleveland Indians
AS-PO Paul O’Neill, New York Yankees
AS-RF Rollie Fingers, Milwaukee Brewers
AS-RK Ryan Klesko, San Diego Padres
AS-RM Raul Mondesi, Kansas City Royals RC
AS-RR Rob Refsnyder, New York Yankees RC
AS-SA Sandy Alomar Sr., California Angels
AS-SG Steve Garvey, Los Angeles Dodgers
AS-TT Trea Turner, Washington Nationals RC
Autographs
36 cards.
Parallels:
• Black and White – /10
• Negative – /5
Known print runs for base autographs are noted.
AS-AN Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies /350
AS-AP A.J. Pollock, Arizona Diamondbacks /300
AS-BB Bob Boone, Philadelphia Phillies /350
AS-BH Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
AS-BJ Brian Johnson, Boston Red Sox /350
AS-BS B.J. Surhoff, Baltimore Orioles /350
AS-CB Craig Biggio, Houston Astros
AS-CC Carlos Correa, Houston Astros
AS-CEJ Carl Edwards Jr., Chicago Cubs /350
AS-CRJ Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore Orioles
AS-CS Corey Seager, Los Angeles Dodgers
AS-CY Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox
AS-DE Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics
AS-DO David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox
AS-FH Frank Howard, Washington Senators /300
AS-FL Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians
AS-FT Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox
AS-HO Henry Owens, Boston Red Sox /100
AS-JC Jose Canseco, Boston Red Sox /105
AS-JG Juan Gonzalez, Texas Rangers /100
AS-JP Jose Peraza, Cincinnati Reds /100
AS-KB Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
AS-KGJ Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners
AS-KM Kenta Maeda, Los Angeles Dodgers /15
AS-KS Kyle Schwarber, Chicago Cubs /15
AS-LS Luis Severino, New York Yankees /100
AS-MS Miguel Sano, Minnesota Twins /100
AS-OG Oscar Gamble, New York Yankees /300
AS-OV Omar Vizquel, Cleveland Indians /105
AS-PO Paul O’Neill, New York Yankees
AS-RF Rollie Fingers, Milwaukee Brewers /15
AS-RK Ryan Klesko, San Diego Padres /350
AS-RR Rob Refsnyder, New York Yankees /350
AS-SA Sandy Alomar Sr., California Angels /350
AS-SG Steve Garvey, Los Angeles Dodgers
AS-TT Trea Turner, Washington Nationals /205
Bought two boxes/packs and the cards in each pack were identical except for the black and white parallel. What a disappointment with two Bob Boone autographs also which are hand numbered 127 and 128 of 350.