Topps confirms variation list in 2009 baseball set

Several collectors have reported finding variations in the new 2009 Topps baseball set since it was released earlier this week.

Topps confirmed their inclusion and provided this list of 19 variation cards on Friday morning. Each of the card numbers below comes in two versions — a standard card and a rarer legend card.

Two other examples aren’t of baseball greats, but rather others of note. For example, card No. 44 is found as either Geoff Jenkins or Barack Obama. Only CC Sabathia‘s variation shows him with an updated team — the New York Yankees.

1 Babe Ruth New York Yankees
2 Pee Wee Reese Brooklyn Dodgers
10 Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals
30 Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers
44 Barack Obama USA
60 Cy Young Cleveland Naps
66 Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers
115 George Sisler St. Louis Browns
170 CC Sabathia New York Yankees
195 Christy Mathewson New York Giants
200 Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia Athletics
205 Honus Wagner Pittsburgh Pirates
210 Roy Campanella Brooklyn Dodgers
240 Mel Ott New York Giants
270 Tris Speaker Cleveland Indians
287 Walter Johnson Washington Senators
290 Lou Gehrig New York Yankees
305 Thurman Munson New York Yankees
320 Johnny Mize St. Louis Cardinals

Here are images of a few of the cards …

Chris Olds has collected sports cards and memorabilia since 1987. Before coming to Beckett Media, he wrote about the hobby for the Orlando Sentinel on his blog, SportsStuff, and for the San Antonio Express-News and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Do you have a comment, question or idea? Send e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.