2021 Topps National Baseball Card Day Checklist and Details
2021 Topps National Baseball Card Day takes place on Saturday, August 7. That means an exclusive set of cards, free packs and an excuse (not that you need one) to visit the card shop.
Those who go to a participating store (a shop list is posted on Topps’ website) will receive a free pack of five cards. Inside is a special promo set. Every MLB team is represented on the 30-card checklist. Understandably, it’s all stars with names like Fernando Tatis Jr., Mike Trout, Ronald Acuna Jr. and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
While the main set has 30 cards, the final 2021 Topps National Baseball Card Day tally has 32. The cards in packs are free. However, this is a promotion that’s meant to support card shops. As such, there are two additional cards available with a qualifying purchase. On August 7, there’s a second Tatis Jr. card. Collectors returning to the shop on August 14 will have the opportunity to get an Alec Bohm.
Stadium Giveaways
National Baseball Card Day is more than just one day at the card shop. The broader promotion expands into MLB ballparks. Between July 25 ad August 15, almost every team offered a baseball card giveaway.
The Toronto Blue Jays, who just returned to play in Canada, and New York Yankees are the only teams not to have stadium giveaways.
The cards handed out at ballparks are different. They’re team-focused with most teams having five cards. Instead of the traditional stock used for the main store-giveaway cards, 2021 Topps National Baseball Card Day stadium giveaway cards have foil stock.
These may prove to be rather difficult to find as it appears that teams gave out just one card per person instead of full team sets.
Condition could be a further challenge as many in attendance likely didn’t bring supplies with them to the ballpark to protect the loose card.
2021 Topps National Baseball Card Day at a glance:
Cards per pack: 5
Packs per box: 50
Set size: 30 cards
Release date: August 7, 2021
2021 Topps National Baseball Card Day Checklist
Base Set Checklist
30 cards.
1 Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
2 Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
3 Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves
4 Ryan Mountcastle, Baltimore Orioles
5 Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox
6 Javier Baez, Chicago Cubs
7 Luis Robert, Chicago White Sox
8 Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds
9 Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Indians
10 Trevor Story, Colorado Rockies
11 Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
12 Alex Bregman, Houston Astros
13 Whit Merrifield, Kansas City Royals
14 Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
15 Sixto Sanchez, Miami Marlins
16 Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers
17 Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins
18 Jacob deGrom, New York Mets
19 Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
20 Matt Chapman, Oakland Athletics
21 Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
22 Ke’Bryan Hayes, Pittsburgh Pirates
23 Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
24 Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
25 Kyle Lewis, Seattle Mariners
26 Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals
27 Randy Arozarena, Tampa Bay Rays
28 Joey Gallo, Texas Rangers
29 Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
30 Juan Soto, Washington Nationals
Gift with Purchase
2 cards.
GP-1 Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres (August 7)
GP-2 Alec Bohm, Philadelphia Phillies (August 14)
Autographs
19 cards.
AC-AG Andres Gimenez, Cleveland Indians
AC-AS Ali Sanchez, St. Louis Cardinals
AC-BS Blake Snell, San Diego Padres
AC-CM Casey Mize, Detroit Tigers
AC-DC Daz Cameron, Detroit Tigers
AC-DD Dane Dunning, Texas Rangers
AC-EF Estevan Florial, New York Yankees
AC-GS Gary Sanchez, New York Yankees
AC-IH Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs
AC-JF Jack Flaherty, St. Louis Cardinals
AC-JG Jose Garcia, Cincinnati Reds
AC-JK James Kaprielian, Oakland Athletics
AC-JP Jorge Polanco, Minnesota Twins
AC-KL Kyle Lewis, Seattle Mariners
AC-LP Luis Patiño, Tampa Bay Rays
AC-MT Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
AC-RA Randy Arozarena, Tampa Bay Rays
AC-RD Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox
AC-RH Rhys Hoskins, Philadelphia Phillies
2021 Topps National Baseball Card Day Stadium Giveaway Checklists
The following is a work in progress and we are working to fill in any gaps with players and/or numbers.
Atlanta Braves
Date: August 7
Buy on:
ATL-1 Ronald Acuna Jr.
ATL-2 Ozzie Albies
ATL-3 Freddie Freeman
ATL-4 Max Fried
ATL-5
Baltimore Orioles
Date: July 25
Buy on:
BAL-1
BAL-2
BAL-3
BAL-4
BAL-5 Ryan Mountcastle
Austin Hays
Trey Mancini
John Means
Anthony Santander
Chicago Cubs
Date: August 8
Buy on:
CHC-1
CHC-2 Kyle Hendricks
CHC-3 Jason Heyward
CHC-4
CHC-5 Nico Hoerner
Chicago White Sox
Date: August 15
Buy on:
CHW-1
CHW-2 Jose Abreu
CHW-3 Eloy Jimenez
CHW-4 Lucas Giolito
CHW-5 Luis Robert
Cincinnati Reds
Date: July 25
Buy on:
CIN-1 Joey Votto
CIN-2 Nick Castellanos
CIN-3 Eugenio Suarez
CIN-4 Mike Moustakas
CIN-5 Jesse Winker
Cleveland Indians
Date: August 7
Buy on:
CLE-1 Jose Ramirez
CLE-2 Zach Plesac
CLE-3 Franmil Reyes
CLE-4 James Karinchak
CLE-5 Shane Bieber
Colorado Rockies
Date: August 6
Buy on:
COL-1 Charlie Blackmon
COL-2 Trevor Story
COL-3 German Marquez
COL-4 Jon Gray
COL-5 Kyle Freeland
Detroit Tigers
Date: August 13, 15
Buy on:
DET-1 Miguel Cabrera
DET-2 Robbie Grossman
DET-3 Casey Mize
DET-4 Matthew Boyd
DET-5
Houston Astros
Date: August 11
Buy on:
HOU-1
HOU-2 Carlos Correa
HOU-3
HOU-4 Yordan Alvarez
HOU-5
Kansas City Royals
Date: July 28
Buy on:
KC-1 Carlos Santana
KC-2 Whit Merrifield
KC-3 Mike Minor
KC-4 Hunter Dozier
KC-5 Brady Singer
Los Angeles Angels
Date: August 1
Buy on:
LAA-1 Mike Trout
LAA-2 Shohei Ohtani
LAA-3 David Fletcher
LAA-4 Anthony Rendon
LAA-5 Jared Walsh
Los Angeles Dodgers
Date: August 7
Buy on:
Clayton Kershaw
Cody Bellinger
Justin Turner
Mookie Betts
Miami Marlins
Date: August 1
Buy on:
MIA-1 Sixto Sanchez
MIA-2
MIA-3
MIA-4
MIA-5
Milwaukee Brewers
Date: August 7
Buy on:
MIL-1 Corbin Burnes
MIL-2 Brandon Woodruff
MIL-3 Kolten Wong
MIL-4 Lorenzo Cain
MIL-5 Christian Yelich
Minnesota Twins
Date: July 28
Buy on:
MIN-1
MIN-2 Jose Berrios
MIN-3 Josh Donaldson
MIN-4 Nelson Cruz
MIN-5
Byron Buxton
Kenta Maeda
Oakland Athletics
Date: August 4
Buy on:
OAK-1 Sean Manaea
OAK-2 Matt Olson
OAK-3 Matt Chapman
OAK-4 Sean Murphy
OAK-5 Ramon Laureano
Philadelphia Phillies
Date: August 10
Buy on:
PHI-1 Aaron Nola
PHI-2 Zach Wheeler
PHI-3 Didi Gregorius
PHI-4 J.T. Realmuto
PHI-5 Bryce Harper
Pittsburgh Pirates
Date: August 1
Buy on:
PIT-1 Ke’Bryan Hayes
PIT-2 Bryan Reynolds
PIT-3
PIT-4
PIT-5
San Diego Padres
Date: August 7
Buy on:
SD-1 Fernando Tatis Jr.
SD-2
SD-3 Yu Darvish
SD-4
SD-5
San Francisco Giants
Date: August 1
Buy on:
SF-1 Mike Yastrzemski
SF-2 Kevin Gausman
SF-3 Donovan Solano
SF-4 Buster Posey
SF-5 Brandon Crawford
St. Louis Cardinals
Date: August 8
Buy on:
STL-1 Jack Flaherty
STL-2 Adam Wainwright
STL-3 Yadier Molina
STL-4 Paul Goldschmidt
STL-5 Nolan Arenado
Tampa Bay Rays
Date: August 1
Buy on:
TB-1
TB-2 Brandon Lowe
TB-3
TB-4
TB-5
Texas Rangers
Date: August 5
Buy on:
TEX-1 Kyle Gibson
TEX-2 Willie Calhoun
TEX-3 David Dahl
TEX-4 Joey Gallo
TEX-5 Isiah Kiner-Falefa
Washington Nationals
Date: August 5
Buy on:
WSH-1
WSH-2
WSH-3
WSH-4
WSH-5 Juan Soto
2021 Topps National Baseball Card Day Stadium Giveaway Dates
The following a is list of dates where baseball cards will be handed out at MLB ballparks.
Please note that the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays do not have giveaway dates.
Arizona Diamondbacks – August 1
Atlanta Braves – August 7
Baltimore Orioles – July 25
Boston Red Sox – July 27
Chicago Cubs – August 8
Chicago White Sox – August 15
Cincinnati Reds – July 25
Cleveland Indians – August 7
Colorado Rockies – August 6
Detroit Tigers – August 13, 15
Houston Astros – August 11
Kansas City Royals – July 28
Los Angeles Angels – August 1
Los Angeles Dodgers – August 7
Miami Marlins – August 1
Milwaukee Brewers – August 7
Minnesota Twins – July 28
New York Mets – August 1
Oakland Athletics – August 4
Philadelphia Phillies – August 10
Pittsburgh Pirates – August 1
San Diego Padres – August 7
San Francisco Giants – August 1
Seattle Mariners – July 28
St. Louis Cardinals – August 8
Tampa Bay Rays – August 1
Texas Rangers – August 5
Washington Nationals – August 5
I love to collect cards, but I can’t find ANY! Not one store in my city has Baseball cards. Please help me find somewhere that sells cards. I can buy them online but I’m not a big fan of buying cards online.
The Rangers checklist is as follows:
TEX-1 Kyle Gibson
TEX-2 Willie Calhoun
TEX-3 David Dahl
TEX-4 Joey Gallo
TEX-5 Isiah Kiner-Falefa
@Matt – Thank you!
Go to Ohio Estates Coin and Jewelry in Cleveland, Ohio on Brookpark Rd. They have these cards.
Ryan:
Always enjoy your post… Got lucky with the free pack at Jaspy’s and pulled a Mike Trout Auto 1/5 of the Topps National Baseball Day cards…
@Quinntin – Congrats!
Phillies set given out on 8/10/21:
PHI-1 Aaron Nola
PHI-2 Zach Wheeler
PHI-3 Didi Gregorius
PHI-4 J.T. Realmuto
PHI-5 Bryce Harper
Rockies:
1 – Charlie Blackmon
2 – Trevor Story
3 – German Marquez
4 – Jon Gray
5- Kyle Freeland
My local card shop had them, but he was selling the give away cards
I was able to purchase the Cleveland Indians stadium subset (in hand as follows):
CLE-1 Jose Ramirez (white jersey fielding)*
CLE-2 Zach Plesac
CLE-3 Franmil Reyes
CLE-4 James Karinchak
CLE-5 Shane Bieber
*Differs from 9 Jose Ramirez (red jersey batting).