2015 Topps Heritage Baseball Variations Guide

2015 Topps Heritage Baseball isn't shy about variations. Collectors have five different types to watch for as they're going through their packs and boxes. Some of the 2015 Topps Heritage variations are nods to the 1966 set the product revolves around. Others themes have been used with the retro brand before. And then there are the new Traded Player variations that will have you looking closely at the vital stats to see if one small line of text has been changed.

The five short print variation themes in 2015 Topps Heritage Baseball are: Errors, Traded Player, Action Image, Color Swap and Throwback Uniform.

While the 2015 Topps Heritage Baseball variations master checklist might not be the biggest on record, that doesn't mean that it's any less daunting. So we're going to do our best to break it all down and make finding them as easy as possible.

Code Cracking

For starters, the easiest way to spot some of the variation short prints is on the back of the card in the fine print. Like a lot of other sets from Topps, there's a small code at the end that connects to different types of cards. The last two digits in this code are the key. Here's what to look for in the base cards and the various types of variations:

• Base - end in 53
• Base SP (#426-500) - end in 58
• Errors - end in 59
• Traded Player - end in 60
• Action Image - end in 62
• Color Swap - end in 63
• Throwback Uniform - end in 61

Error Variations

1966 Topps Baseball has plenty of quirks to draw from to act as inspiration for Error Variations. These weren't mentioned on the final sell sheet, so it will take a bit of time to build a complete list. But they do exist. Everything from wrong birthdays to misspelled names to wrong photos are among the possibilities.

2015 Topps Heritage Error Variations are inserted 1:840 hobby packs.

Traded Player Variations

Landing 1:2,310 hobby packs, Traded Player Variations are among the toughest to pull. And they're not the easiest cards to see either. 1966 Topps Heritage Baseball has versions of a couple of cards that mention players, such as Bob Uecker, being swapped in the write-up portion of the card. These original cards also have versions that don't mention the trade. The same sort or idea is used here, but you need to check the vital stats.

Traded Player Variations switch out the bottom line of text ("Home" for regular versions) for a new "Acquired" line.

Action Image

Action Images are some of the easiest to spot. First off, you don't need to look on the back to see them. Many base card images use player portraits. And those that don't have players sitting around, so they're almost portraits.

Action Images use an in-game shot instead.

These are also the most common of the 2015 Topps Heritage Baseball variations, falling approximately one per hobby box.

Color Swap

The old color switch-er-oo returns in 2015 Topps Heritage. Look to the top and bottom banners to see that the colors are correct. Color Swap versions have black banners.

While they're relatively tough to pull at 1:140 hobby packs, they're on the easier to find side compared to most of the others. That said, with 25 in the set, getting them all is more challenging.

Throwback Variations

Along with Action Images, Throwbacks can be spotted from the card front. They show players in "Turn Back the Clock" Night jerseys that are replicas from the past. As with past years, these are extremely tough to pull at 1:3,310 hobby packs. Combine that with a 20-card checklist and it's easy to see that individual cards are going to be very tough.

Here's a detailed master checklist of all the confirmed variations. Click on the tabs at the top to get a detailed look at each type.

2015 Topps Heritage Baseball Variations Master Checklist

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2015 Topps Heritage Color Swap Variation SP Robinson Cano #442

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2015 Topps Heritage Color Swap Variation SP Clayton Kershaw #100

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2015 Topps Heritage Color Swap Variation SP Color Swap Variation Chris Sale #447

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2015 Topps Heritage #426b Giancarlo Stanton Color Swap

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2015 Topps Heritage Action Image Variation SP Victor Martinez #491

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2015 Topps Heritage Color Swap Variation SP Masahiro Tanaka #350

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2015 Topps Heritage High Number Color Swap Variation Addison Russell Rookie RC

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2015 Topps Heritage Baseball Error Variations

While Topps hasn't confirmed the exact number of Error Variations, we suspect this list is complete.

30 Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Reds

Base: 158 hits in 2013, "2B'man records..." on back

Error: 163 hits in 2013, "2B records..." on back

36 Sean Doolittle, Oakland Athletics

Base: stats on back end in 2014
Error: stats on back end in 2013

74 Jarrod Parker, Oakland Athletics

Base: born in 1988
Error Variation: born in 1989

126 Chris Tillman, Baltimore Orioles

Base: "The 26-year-old was a key..."

Error: "The left-hander was a key..."

192 Kole Calhoun, Los Angeles Angels

Base: born in 1987
Error Variation: born in 1991

266 Lonnie Chisenhall, Cleveland Indians

Base: Last named spelled correctly (Chisenhall) on back.
Error Variation: Last name spelled "Chisenhal" on back.

365 Brett Gardner, New York Yankees

Base: born in 1983
Error Variation: born in 1980

447 Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox

Base: photo of Chris Sale
Error: photo of Jose Quintana

It appears that card #62 Lance Lynn is an error (wrong photo) but it is not an intentional variation short print. It should be considered a base card.

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2015 Topps Heritage Error 1989 Birthdate Jarrod Parker Athletics #74

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2015 Topps Heritage Pablo Sandoval Patch SP RARE Red Sox Giants

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2015 Topps Heritage Baseball Traded Player Variations

While Topps hasn't confirmed the exact number of Traded Player Variations, we suspect this list is complete.

70 Yoenis Cespedes, Detroit Tigers

201 Jason Heyward, St. Louis Cardinals

175 Josh Donaldson, Toronto Blue Jays

387 Shelby Miller, Atlanta Braves

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2015 Topps Heritage Baseball Action Image Variations

1 Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants

25 Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox

100 Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers

260 Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants

300 Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates

310 Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles

350 Masahiro Tanaka, New York Yankees

426 Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins

428 Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays

440 Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals

444 Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays

447 Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox

450 Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers

455 Jose Altuve, Houston Astros

462 Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners

467 Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks

472 Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves

473 Adrian Gonzalez, Los Angeles Dodgers

475 Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers

480 David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox

483 Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals

491 Victor Martinez, Detroit Tigers

497 Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers

498 Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals

500 Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels

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2015 Heritage High Number Action Image Variation SP Carlos Correa #563 Rookie RC

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2015 Topps Heritage Action Image Variation SP Victor Martinez #491

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2015 Topps Heritage Action Image Variation SP Clayton Kershaw #100

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2015 Heritage High Number Action Image Variation Addison Russell PSA 9 Rookie RC

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2015 Topps Heritage #708b Max Scherzer Action Image

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2015 Topps Heritage Action Image Variation SP Adam Wainwright #483

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2015 Topps Heritage Buster Posey #1 PSA 10, Action Image Variation, (HUCK’S)

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2015 Topps Heritage High #725 Kris Bryant ACTION SP Rookie BGS 9.5 TRUE GEM MINT

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2015 Topps Heritage - Action Image Variation #500 Mike Trout

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2015 Topps Heritage Carlos Correa Action RC PSA 10 Minnesota Twins

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2015 Topps Heritage Action Image Variation SP David Ortiz #480 HOF

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2015 Heritage High Number Action Image Variation Ichiro Suzuki Short Print HOF

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2016 Topps Heritage Mike Trout #500B SP ACTION VARIATION BGS 9.5 W/subs Gen Goat

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2015 Heritage High Number Action Image Variation Francisco Lindor #717 Rookie RC

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2015 Topps Heritage Baseball Color Swap Variations

1 Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants

25 Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox

100 Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers

200 Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves

250 Johnny Cueto, Cincinnati Reds

300 Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates

310 Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles

350 Masahiro Tanaka, New York Yankees

426 Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins

428 Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays

436 Justin Upton, Atlanta Braves

440 Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals

442 Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners

444 Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays

445 Jonathan Lucroy, Milwaukee Brewers

447 Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox

453 Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies

455 Jose Altuve, Houston Astros

459 David Wright, New York Mets

462 Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners

475 Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers

480 David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox

484 Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians

492 Jeff Samardzija, Chicago White Sox

500 Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels

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2015 Topps Heritage High Number Color Swap Variation Short Print Evan Gattis

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2015 Topps Heritage High Number Color Swap Variation Yasmany Tomas Rookie RC

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2015 Topps Heritage Color Swap Variation SP Masahiro Tanaka #350

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2015 Topps Heritage Color Swap Purple #436 Justin Upton (SP/Short Print) Braves

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2015 Topps Heritage High Number Color Swap #706 Ichiro (SP/Short Print) Marlins

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2015 Topps Heritage COLOR SWAP Short Print *** DAVID WRIGHT SP # 459

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2015 Topps Heritage Baseball Throwback Uniform Variations

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10 Julio Teheran, Atlanta Braves

68 George Springer, Houston Astros

86 Norichika Aoki, Kansas City Royals

90 Jonathan Schoop, Baltimore Orioles

110 Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs

212 Matt Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals

260 Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants

268 Nick Castellanos, Detroit Tigers

325 Michael Bourn, Cleveland Indians

331 Henderson Alvarez, Miami Marlins

389 Shin-Soo Choo, Texas Rangers

400 Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins

442 Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners

455 Jose Altuve, Houston Astros

471 Alex Gordon, Kansas City Royals

475 Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers

491 Victor Martinez, Detroit Tigers

494 Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs

497 Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers

500 Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels

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