2012 Panini Cooperstown Baseball
Release Date: November 7, 2012
Hobby Box Configuration:
24 Packs — 5 Cards Per Pack
(14 Boxes Per Case)
– 1 Autograph Card
– 3 Bronze History Cards #/599
– 2 Commemorative HOF Patch Cards
– 2 Credentials Insert Cards
– 2 Crystal Collection Parallel Cards #/299
– 2 Induction Insert Cards
– 2 Voices of Summer Inserts
– 2 Additional Insert Cards
NEW: 2013 Panini Cooperstown Baseball
Base Set Checklist
200 Total Cards
Parallel Cards:
Crystal Collection – #/299 – 2 Per Box
20 SP Color Tint Cards
Panini’s cards always look a little bland in promotional photos, but I was surprised how nice 2011 Panini Limited Baseball base cards looked, so I’m hoping that these are similar.
1 Ty Cobb
2 Walter Johnson
3 Honus Wagner
4 Christy Mathewson
5 Nap Lajoie
6 Lou Gehrig
7 Ban Johnson
8 Connie Mack
9 Alexander Cartwright
10 Ozzie Smith
11 Buck Ewing
12 Don Sutton
13 Willie Keeler
14 Nolan Ryan
15 Al Spalding
16 Rod Carew
17 Eddie Collins
18 Roberto Clemente
19 Paul Molitor
20 George Sisler
21 Charles Comiskey
22 Rogers Hornsby
23 Barry Larkin
24 George Brett
25 Fred Clarke
26 Ed Delahanty
27 Hugh Duffy
28 King Kelly
29 Rube Marquard
30 Ron Santo
31 Harry Heilmann
32 Gary Carter
33 Joe Tinker
34 Johnny Evers
35 Frank Chance
36 Lefty Grove
37 Frankie Frisch
38 Tommy McCarthy
39 Mike Schmidt
40 Bill Mazeroski
41 Mickey Cochrane
42 Dennis Eckersley
43 Eddie Murray
44 Ryne Sandberg
45 Carlton Fisk
46 Carl Hubbell
47 Herb Pennock
48 Pie Traynor
49 Charlie Gehringer
50 Mel Ott
51 Jimmie Foxx
52 Paul Waner
53 Lloyd Waner
54 Bruce Sutter
55 Bill Dickey
56 Roberto Alomar
57 Phil Niekro
58 Ted Williams
59 Richie Ashburn
60 Ray Schalk
61 Gaylord Perry
62 Rabbit Maranville
63 Sam Crawford
64 Jim Rice
65 Zack Wheat
66 Wade Boggs
67 Dave Winfield
68 Joe Cronin
69 Bob Feller
70 Billy Hamilton
71 Hank Greenberg
72 Jackie Robinson
73 Miller Huggins
74 Luke Appling
75 Satchel Paige
76 Bob Lemon
77 Bobby Doerr
78 Yogi Berra
79 Early Wynn
80 Carl Yastrzemski
81 Frank Robinson
82 Tommy Lasorda
83 Burleigh Grimes
84 Andre Dawson
85 Duke Snider
86 Whitey Ford
87 Whitey Herzog
88 Joe Medwick
89 Tony Perez
90 Lou Boudreau
91 Tom Seaver
92 Stan Musial
93 Sparky Anderson
94 Jim Bunning
95 Hal Newhouser
96 Phil Rizzuto
97 Al Barlick
98 Ralph Kiner
99 Eddie Mathews
100 George Kell
101 Enos Slaughter
102 Al Kaline
103 Johnny Mize
104 Bob Gibson
105 Addie Joss
106 Robin Yount
107 Rollie Fingers
108 Roy Campanella
109 Bert Blyleven
110 Tony Gwynn
111 Frank Robinson
112 Walter Alston
113 Joe DiMaggio
114 Warren Spahn
115 Ernie Banks
116 Earl Weaver
117 Steve Carlton
118 Orlando Cepeda
119 Al Lopez
120 Rickey Henderson
121 Harry Hooper
122 Goose Goslin
123 Nellie Fox
124 Jim Palmer
125 Monte Irvin
126 Buck Leonard
127 Goose Gossage
128 Hack Wilson
129 Sam Thompson
130 Willie McCovey
131 Cal Ripken Jr.
132 Ralph Kiner
133 Arky Vaughan
134 Juan Marichal
135 Brooks Robinson
136 Luis Aparicio
137 Rick Ferrell
138 Johnny Bench
139 Harmon Killebrew
140 Pee Wee Reese
141 Hoyt Wilhelm
142 Lou Brock
143 Catfish Hunter
144 Red Schoendienst
145 Joe Morgan
146 Willie Stargell
147 Reggie Jackson
148 Fergie Jenkins
149 Tony Lazzeri
150 Billy Williams
Short Print Checklist
Parallel Cards:
Crystal Collection – #/299Â 1
51 Lou Gehrig
152 Tris Speaker
153 Christy Mathewson
154 Home Run Baker
155 Dizzy Dean
156 Al Simmons
157 Cy Young
158 Jim Bottomley
159 Honus Wagner
160 Walter Johnson
161 Mel Ott
162 Jesse Burkett
163 Cap Anson
164 Nap Lajoie
165 Edd Roush 1
166 Rogers Hornsby
167 Hank Greenberg
168 Eddie Plank
169 Jimmie Foxx
170 Oscar Charleston
Cooperstown Signatures – 1 Per Box
These cards gracefully cut off the tops of guys hat logos and the blue pen makes the signatures pop on these cards. It looks like there are some photo variations too along with different serial numbers. Gary Carter for example is one player I saw with 2 different photos in the Panini Blog below. More information will be provided upon release.
The cards below are confirmed via promotional photos by Panini, but may not be released. More cards TBD Also, the serial numbers might be a parallel version or the base version. We’ll find out once the set goes live.
1 Luis Aparicio – Chicago White Sox /149
2 Yogi Berra – New York Yankees /99
3 Johnny Bench – Cincinnati Reds /100
4 Wade Boggs – Boston Red Sox /100
5 George Brett – Kansas City Royals /30
6 Lou Brock – St. Louis Cardinals /199
7 Jim Bunning – Detroit Tigers /350
8 Rod Carew – Minnesota Twins /149
9 Gary Carter – Montreal Expos /75*
10 Orlando Cepeda – Atlanta Braves
11 Bobby Doerr – Boston Red Sox
12 Bob Feller – Cleveland Indians /40*
13 Whitey Ford – New York Yankees /75
14 Goose Gossage – New York Yankees /499
15 Tony Gwynn – San Diego Padres /99
16 Doug Harvey – Umpire /500
17 Reggie Jackson – Oakland A’s /75
18 Ferguson Jenkins – Chicago Cubs /599
19 Al Kaline – Detroit Tigers /349
20 George Kell – Detroit Tigers /250*
21 Ernie Banks – Chicago Cubs /25
22 Bert Blyleven – Minnesota Twins /399
23 Andre Dawson – Chicago Cubs /324
24 Stan Musial – St. Louis Cardinals /50
25 Tommy Lasorda – Los Angeles Dodgers /149
26 Juan Marichal – San Francisco Giants /179
27 Bill Mazeroski – Pittsburgh Pirates /149
28 Steve Carlson – Philadelphia Phillies /199
29 Paul Molitor – Minnesota Twins /399
30 Joe Morgan – Cincinnati Reds /100
31 Eddie Murray – Baltimore Orioles /100
32 Phil Niekro – Atlanta Braves /299
33 Jim Palmer – Baltimore Orioles /350
34 Carlton Fisk – Chicago White Sox /239
35 Frank Robinson – Baltimore Orioles /90
36 Tony Perez – Cincinnati Reds /648
37 Carl Yastrzemski – Boston Red Sox /75
38 Mike Schmidt – Philadelphia Phillies /100
39 Cal Ripken Jr. – Baltimore Orioles /50
40 Brooks Robinson – Baltimore Orioles /349
41 Nolan Ryan – Texas Rangers /75
42 Ryne Sandberg – Chicago Cubs /99
43 Red Schoendienst – St. Louis Cardinals /549
44 Rickey Henderson – New York Yankees /50
45 Bruce Sutter – St. Louis Cardinals /799
46 Earl Weaver – Baltimore Orioles /299
47 Don Sutton – Los Angeles Dodgers /788
48 Jim Rice – Boston Red Sox /599
49 Barry Larkin – Cincinnati Reds /199
50 Billy Williams – Chicago Cubs /299
51 Dave Winfield – New York Yankees /50
52 Robin Yount – Milwaukee Brewers /100
53 Gaylord Perry – San Francisco Giants /549
54 Rollie Fingers – Oakland A’s /799
55 Duke Snider – Brooklyn Dodgers /25*
56 Whitey Herzog – St. Louis Cardinals /550
57 Paul Molitor – Milwaukee Brewers /100
58 Reggie Jackson – New York Yankees /25
59 Nolan Ryan – California Angels /50
60 Pat Gillick – GM Toronto Blue Jays
61 Gaylord Perry – Cleveland Indians /50
62 Bob Gibson – St. Louis Cardinals /99
63 Dennis Eckersley – Oakland A’s /650
64 Rickey Henderson – Oakland A’s /50
65 Ozzie Smith – St. Louis Cardinals /149
66 Dick Williams – Oakland A’s /49*
67 Robin Roberts – Philadelphia Phillies /25*
68 Gary Carter – New York Mets /10*
69 Wade Boggs – New York Yankees /25
70 Andre Dawson – Montreal Expos /75
71 Bert Blyleven – Pittsburgh Pirates /25
72 Dave Winfield – California Angels /25
73 Orlando Cepeda – San Francisco Giants /19
74 Sparky Anderson – Detroit Tigers /5*
75 Ron Santo – Chicago Cubs /10*
76 Vin Scully – Announcer /100
77 Joe Garagiola – Announcer /125
78 Milo Hamilton – Announcer /500
79 Bob Wolff – Announcer /500
80 Marty Brennaman – Announcer /500
81 Jerry Coleman – Announcer /300
82 Gene Elston – Announcer /500
83 Denny Matthews – Announcer /500
84 Jon Miller – Announcer /500
85 Tony Kubek – Announcer /200
86 Dave Van Horne – Announcer /500
87 Tim McCarver – Announcer /50
88 Peter Gammons – Writer /300
89 Murray Chass – Writer /500
90 Frank Robinson – Cincinnati Reds /10
91 Carlton Fisk – Boston Red Sox /10
92 Tony Perez – Montreal Expos /50
93 Tony Kubek – No Team /200
94 Dave Van Horne – No Team /500
95 Tim McCarver – Phillies /50
96 Peter Gammons – No Team /300
97 Murray Chass – No Team /500
98 Frank Robinson – Reds /10
99 Carlton Fisk – Red Sox /10
100 Tony Perez – Expos /50
*Sticker Autograph
HOF Class (Manufactured) Patches – (Retail Blaster Boxes Only)
This comes directly from Topps’ playbook for making baseball cards. Include a couple of manufactured patch cards in every box, and it seems like collectors enjoy completing an entire set. The embroidered patches features logos of the year the player was inducted to the Hall of Fame.
1 Reggie Jackson
2 Reggie Jackson
3 Reggie Jackson
4 Joe DiMaggio
5 Ty Cobb
6 Tom Seaver
7 Tom Seaver
8 Ozzie Smith
9 Eddie Murray
10 Whitey Ford
11 Al Kaline
12 George Brett
13 Johnny Bench
14 Yogi Berra
15 Stan Musial16 Carlton Fisk
17 Carlton Fisk
18 Roberto Alomar
19 Harmon Killebrew
20 Joe Morgan
21 Bert Blyleven
22 Bob Gibson
23 Lou Gehrig
24 Robin Yount
25 Mel Ott
26 Walter Johnson
27 Nolan Ryan
28 Nolan Ryan
29 Cal Ripken Jr.
30 Nellie Fox
HOF Classes Induction Year
1 Ty Cobb
2 Walter Johnson
3 Lou Gehrig
4 Rogers Hornsby
5 Jimmie Foxx
6 Mel Ott
7 Frank Baker
8 Joe DiMaggio
9 Jackie Robinson
10 Ted Williams
11 Stan Musial
12 Yogi Berra
13 Al Kaline
14 Brooks Robinson
15 Reggie Jackson
16 George Brett
17 Nolan Ryan
18 Cal Ripken Jr.
19 Rickey Henderson
20 Barry Larkin
Cooperstown Famous Moments
This set looks like it features a picture of a famous artifact in the MLB Hall of Fame along with an autograph of the famous athlete. I’m not sure how collectors would normally feel about an autograph card without the picture of the player on the front – but these cards are interesting because they feature an artifact you don’t see unless you go to the Hall of Fame. Carl Yastrzemski was featured on the promo sheet, but was miss-spelled “Yastrzemksi”
1 Cy Young
2 Bill Mazeroski
3 Tom Seaver
4 Roy Campanella
5 Nolan Ryan
6 Babe Ruth
7 Mickey Mantle
8 Mel Ott
9 Jackie Robinson
10 Harmon Killebrew
11 Tony Gwynn
12 Charlie Gehringer
13 Don Larsen
14 Ted Williams
15 Willie Mays
16 Bob Feller
17 Carl Yastrzemski
18 Maury Wills
19 Frank Robinson
20 Cy Young
Cooperstown Famous Moments Autographs
1 Don Larsen
2 Carl Yastrzemski
3 Maury Wills
4 Denny McLain
5 Brooks Robinson
6 Shawn Green
7 Don Mattingly
8 Tom Seaver
9 Nate Colbert
Cooperstown Bronze History Inserts 100 Total Cards – Cards Serial #/599
1 Grover Alexander
2 Cap Anson
3 Frank Baker
4 Al Barlick
5 Jake Beckley
6 Cool Papa Bell
7 Chief Bender
8 Yogi Berra
9 Jim Bottomley
10 Roger Bresnahan
11 Dan Brouthers
12 Mordecai Brown
13 Jesse Burkett
14 Alexander Cartwright
15 Henry Chadwick
16 Happy Chandler
17 Oscar Charleston
18 Jack Chesbro
19 Fred Clarke
20 John Clarkson
21 Eddie Collins
22 Jimmy Collins
23 Charles Comiskey
24 Jocko Conlan
25 Roger Connor
26 Andy Cooper
27 Ed Delahanty
44 Catfish Hunter
45 Ban Johnson
46 Judy Johnson
47 Tim Keefe
48 Joe Kelley
49 King Kelly
50 Bowie Kuhn
51 Nap Lajoie
52 Kenesaw Landis
53 Buck Leonard
54 Pop Lloyd
55 Connie Mack
56 Larry MacPhail
57 Effa Manley
58 Rube Marquard
59 Joe McGinnity
60 Bid McPhee
61 Joe Medwick
62 Johnny Mize
63 Kid Nichols
64 Walter O’Malley
65 Jim O’Rourke
66 Mel Ott
67 Satchel Paige
68 Herb Pennock
69 Eddie Plank
70 Cum Posey
28 Martin Dihigo
29 Hugh Duffy
30 Johnny Evers
31 Buck Ewing
32 Elmer Flick 1
33 Rube Foster
34 Frankie Frisch
35 Charlie Gehringer
36 Pat Gillick
37 Chick Hafey
38 Jesse Haines
39 Doug Harvey
40 Harry Heilmann
41 Harry Hooper
42 Rogers Hornsby
43 Cal Hubbard
71 Charles Radbourn
72 Branch Rickey
73 Wilbert Robinson
74 Amos Rusie
75 Ray Schalk
76 George Sisler
77 Al Spalding
78 Tris Speaker
79 Turkey Stearnes
80 Sam Thompson
81 Joe Tinker
82 Bill Veeck
83 Rube Waddell
84 Ed Walsh
85 George Weiss
86 Mickey Welch
87 Sol White
88 Vic Willis
89 George Wright
90 Harry Wright
91 Tom Yawkey
92 Monte Ward
93 Mule Suttles
94 Ned Hanlon
95 Candy Cummings
96 Ed Barrow
97 Will Harridge
98 Nestor Chylak
99 Clark Griffith
100 Bill McGowan
Credentials Inserts – 2 Per Box
Similar to the Famous Moments set, these cards don’t feature a picture of the player on the front.
1 Tom Seaver
2 Willie McCovey
3 Eddie Murray
4 Don Drysdale
5 Steve Carlton
6 Ernie Banks
7 Robin Yount
8 Dave Winfield
9 Don Sutton
10 Ozzie Smith
11 Frank Robinson
12 Juan Marichal
13 Phil Niekro
14 Roberto Clemente
15 Bert Blyleven
16 Bob Gibson
17 Mike Schmidt
18 Barry Larkin
19 Gaylord Perry
Famed Cuts
No Cooperstown set would be complete without a Cut Autograph set with some big names on the checklist. This set will deliver, expect cuts from Dizzy Dean, Harmon Killebrew, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax and more Hall of Famers.
1 Robin Roberts – Philadelphia Phillies #/3
2 Willie Stargell – Pittsburgh Pirates #/3
3 Edd Roush – Cincinnati Reds #/10
4 Waite Hoyt – New York Yankees #/6
5 George Kell – Detroit Tigers #/12
6 Dizzy Dean – St. Louis Cardinals #/1
7 Rick Ferrell – Boston Red Sox #/1
8 Harmon Killebrew – Minnesota Twins #/19
9 Joe Sewell – Cleveland Indians #/33
10 Catfish Hunter – Oakland A’s #/5
11 Sandy Koufax – Los Angeles Dodgers #/1
12 Bob Lemon – Cleveland Indians #/6
13 Bill Terry – New York Giants #/5
14 Joe “Ducky” Medwick – St. Louis Cardinals #/4
15 Al Lopez – Brooklyn Dodgers #/3
16 Enos Slaughter – St. Louis Cardinals #/6
17 Cool Papa Bell – St. Louis Stars #/20
18 Duke Snider – Brooklyn Dodgers #/6
19 Don Drysdale – Los Angeles Dodgers #/1
20 Johnny Mize – St. Louis Cardinals #/6
21 Billy Herman – Chicago Cubs #/6
22 Larry Doby – Cleveland Indians #/1
23 Charlie Gehringer – Detroit Tigers #/2
24 Carl Hubbell – New York Giants #/3
25 Mickey Mantle – New York Yankees #/1
26 Phil Rizzuto – New York Yankees #/2
27 Lee MacPhail – Hall of Fame #/11
28 Joe DiMaggio – New York Yankees #/1
29 Luke Appling – Chicago White Sox #/1
30 Bob Feller – Cleveland Indians #/13
With Honors Checklist
It’s hard to even imagine modern day athletes serving in the military. Not that LeBron James, Ray Lewis or other top athletes of the day wouldn’t make great soldiers – but today’s athletes would never give up the life of luxury for trenches and tanks. These athletes not only were heroes on the field, but they served right alongside other heroes during their day.
- 1 Jackie Robinson – US Army WWII
- 2 Bobby Doerr – US Army WWII
- 3 Bob Feller – US Navy
- 4 Charilie Gehringer – US Navy
- 5 Joe DiMaggio – US Navy
- 6 Hank Greenberg – US Army
- 7 Stan Musial – US Navy
- 8 Whitey Ford – US Army
- 9 Ted Williams – US Marine Corps
- 10 Johnny Mize – US Army
High Praise
This set appears to honor athletes with quotes from highly influential people. The card pictured here is of Jackie Robinson and the quote is from former President Ronald Reagan “He struck a mightly blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life…”1 Luis Aparicio
2 Nolan Ryan
3 Johnny Bench
4 Yogi Berra
5 George Brett
6 Lou Brock
7 Rod Carew
8 Whitey Ford
9 Eddie Murray
10 Tony Gwynn
11 Reggie Jackson
12 Al Kaline
13 Joe Morgan
14 Cal Ripken Jr.
15 Robin Yount
16 Tom Seaver17 Johnny Mize
18 Harmon Killebrew
19 Brooks Robinson
20 Jim Bunning
Museum Pieces
 1 Ty Cobb
2 Ernie Banks
3 Christy Mathewson
4 Babe Ruth
5 Hank Aaron
6 Buck Leonard
7 Johnny Bench
8 George Brett
9 Willie Mays
10 Carlton Fisk
11 Rickey Henderson
12 Al Kaline
13 Walter Johnson
14 Lou Gehrig
15 Johnny Evers
16 Mel Ott
17 Mickey Mantle
18 Joe DiMaggio
19 Paul Waner
20 Lefty Grove
Ballparks Inserts
1 Huntington Avenue Grounds
2 Polo Grounds (1905 WS)
3 Shibe Park
4 Polo Grounds (1913 WS)
5 Exposition Park
6 Bennett Park
7 South Side Park
8 West Side Park
9 Polo Grounds (1903 Opening Day)
10 Polo Grounds (October 13, 1910)
Field Generals Inserts
1 Johnny Bench
2 Yogi Berra
3 Mickey Cochrane
4 Gary Carter
5 Ray Schalk
6 Roy Campanella
7 Carlton Fisk
8 Rick Ferrell
9 Roger Bresnahan
10 Bill Dickey
Hall History Inserts
1 Inaugural Class
2 Ty Cobb
3 Baseball Hall of Fame
4 Abner Doubleday
5 Lou Gehrig
6 Roberto Clemente
7 Effa Manley
8 Ted Williams
9 Tom Seaver
10 Honus Wagner
Induction Inserts
1 George Brett
2 Al Kaline
3 Rickey Henderson
4 Harmon Killebrew
5 Mike Schmidt
6 Ted Williams
7 Johnny Bench
8 Whitey Ford
9 Cal Ripken Jr.
10 Jim Palmer
11 Joe DiMaggio
12 Nolan Ryan
13 Tom Seaver
14 Billy Williams
15 Tony Gwynn
16 Robin Yount
17 Roberto Alomar
18 Richie Ashburn
19 Bob Feller
20 Lou Brock
21 Brooks Robinson
22 Ryne Sandberg
23 Reggie Jackson
24 Bob Gibson
25 Yogi Berra
The Village Inserts
1 Main Street
2 Otsego Lake
3 Outside the Museum
4 Otesaga Hotel
5 James Fenimore Cooper Statue
6 The Landmark Inn
7 Cooperstown Sidewalk
8 Cooperstown Mountains
9 The Farmers’ Museum
10 Fresh Snowfall in Cooperstown
Voices Of Summer Inserts 1 Ty Cobb
1 Mel Allen
2 Harry Caray
3 Ernie Harwell
4 Jack Buck
5 Red Barber
6 Joe Garagiola
7 Denny Matthews
8 Russ Hodges
9 Vin Scully
10 Harry Kalas
Special Inserts 1 Ty Cobb (Georgia Peach)1 Lou Gehrig (The Iron Horse)
Complete Checklist Is Above
It appears there is a give-away for a trip to Cooperstown in this set as well, so be on the lookout for that!
