2013 Topps Series 1 Baseball Commemorative Patch and Rookie Patch Guide
Retail-exclusive manufactured patch cards have been a regular feature in Topps products for years. 2013 Topps Series 1 Baseball sticks with the format of having one patch card in every blaster box, but there's a bit of a twist.
Usually for flagship baseball releases, these manufactured patch inserts make up one insert set of about 50 cards. 2013 Topps Series 1 has two different retail patch sets. Each are 25 cards. So there's still about the same number of total cards, but the configuration is different.
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The first set is Manufactured Commemorative Patches. It's fairly straightforward with the patches consisting of team logos and special events. For example, Chipper Jones has a patch honoring his retirement. Nolan Ryan has a patch celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Houston Astros.
The second set of 2013 Topps Series 1 retail patch cards takes classic rookie cards and gives them a different spin. Manufactured Rookie Patches has framed fabric reproductions of 25 classic Topps rookies. Well, 24 plus the 1952 Topps Willie Mays. And I guess Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden had Topps Traded cards too. These cards resemble the Silk Collection parallels that have been included in the Topps base set, amongst others, since 2008.
Retail patch cards come in a foil pack inserted in 2013 Topps Series 1 retail blaster boxes. Blaster boxes also come with ten 2013 Topps Series 1 retail packs.
See also: 2013 Topps Series 2 Retail Commemorative and Manufactured Patch Cards
Here's a look at both sets:
2013 Topps Series 1 Baseball Commemorative Patch Cards
CP-1 Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles
CP-2 Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
CP-3 Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
CP-4 Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners
CP-5 Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers
CP-6 Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays
CP-7 Trevor Bauer, Arizona Diamondbacks
CP-8 Jason Heyward, Atlanta Braves
CP-9 Nolan Ryan, Houston Astros
CP-10 Adrian Gonzalez, Los Angeles Dodgers
CP-11 Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins
CP-12 David Wright, New York Mets
CP-13 Yonder Alonso, San Diego Padres
CP-14 Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals
CP-15 Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
CP-16 Billy Butler, Kansas City Royals
CP-17 Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers
CP-18 Yoenis Cespedes, Oakland Athletics
CP-19 Will Clark, San Francisco Giants
CP-20 Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves
CP-21 Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs
CP-22 Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox
CP-23 Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies
CP-24 Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals
CP-25 Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds
2013 Topps Series 1 Baseball Rookie Patch Cards
RCP-1 Willie Mays, New York Giants - 1952 Topps
RCP-2 Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs - 1954 Topps
RCP-3 Roberto Clemente, Pittsburgh Pirates - 1955 Topps
RCP-4 Sandy Koufax, Brooklyn Dodgers - 1955 Topps
RCP-5 Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals - 1959 Topps
RCP-6 Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants - 1960 Topps
RCP-7 Reggie Jackson, Oakland Athletics - 1969 Topps
RCP-8 Ryne Sandberg, Chicago Cubs - 1983 Topps
RCP-9 George Brett, Kansas City Royals - 1975 Topps
RCP-10 Eddie Murray, Baltimore Orioles - 1978 Topps
RCP-11 Ozzie Smith, San Diego Padres - 1979 Topps
RCP-12 Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics - 1980 Topps
RCP-13 Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles - 1966 Topps
RCP-14 Tony Gwynn, San Diego Padres - 1983 Topps
RCP-15 Wade Boggs, Boston Red Sox - 1983 Topps
RCP-16 Don Mattingly, New York Yankees - 1984 Topps
RCP-17 Darryl Strawberry, New York Mets - 1984 Topps
RCP-18 Dwight Gooden, New York Mets - 1985 Topps
RCP-19 Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners - 1989 Topps Traded
RCP-20 Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves - 1991 Topps
RCP-21 Derek Jeter, New York Yankees - 1993 Topps
RCP-22 Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals - 2001 Topps Traded
RCP-23 Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels - 2011 Topps Update
RCP-24 Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals - 2012 Topps
RCP-25 Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers - 2012 Topps
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