autograph parallels - base, gold, and platinum

this post covers the autographed parallel cards in the set - both the 'base' and the numbered parallels.  every card in the set has three autographed parallel versions, but because the print runs for the 'base' versions run as low as 25, there are no bronze autographed parallels numbered to 50.  instead, in addition to the base versions, there are the gold versions numbered to 5 and the 1 of 1 platinum versions.  the gold versions have the machine stamp on the back, while the 1 of 1 cards are stamped on the front, inside the 'year shield'.  the 1 of 1 stamps were applied after the cards were signed, which is odd.

the autographs are all on-card, as one of the primary drivers for the development of the set's checklist was having retired players who could physically sign the cards.  beckett doesn't list the standard print run of base autograph parallels, but they do indicate the short prints as follows:

#1 bob gibson (50)
#2 lou brock (75)
#11 frank robinson (35)
#12 jim palmer (50)
#13 carl yastrzemski (25)
#18 bob gibson (35)
#20 lou brock (60)
#21 orlando cepeda (50)
#23 steve carlton (25)
#34 bob gibson (25)
#36 lou brock (50)
#37 orlando cepeda (25)
#38 steve carlton (35)
#40 brooks robinson (100)
#44 frank robinson (25)
#45 jim palmer (25)
#50 billy williams (75)
#52 ernie banks (50)
#59 nolan ryan (50)
#60 tom seaver (50)
#62 brooks robinson (35)
#66 frank robinson (50)
#67 jim palmer (75)
#97 ron cey (25)
#98 steve garvey (25)
#99 tommy john (25)
#104 vida blue (100)
#105 carl yastrzemski (50)
#106 carlton fisk (100)
#107 cecil cooper (75)
#108 dwight evans (75)
#110 jim rice (100)

#111 luis tiant (75)
#117 george foster (50)
#118 joe morgan (25)
#119 johnny bench (85)
#123 billy williams (50)
#126 vida blue (75)
#130 george foster (35)
#131 joe morgan (50)
#132 johnny bench (50)
#141 steve yeager (75)
#142 ron cey (35)
#143 steve garvey (35)
#144 tommy john (35)
#145 bucky dent (75)
#149 lou piniella (25)
#154 bucky dent (75)
#158 lou piniella (35)
#165 nolan ryan (25)
#166 dave concepcion (75)
#167 george foster (25)
#168 johnny bench (25)
#170 tom seaver (35)
#177 don sutton (50)
#182 ron cey (50)
#183 steve garvey (50)
#186 bucky dent (60)
#188 lou piniella (50)
#190 tommy john (50)
#195 mike schmidt (50)
#197 steve carlton (50)
#204 ron cey (75)
#205 steve garvey (75)
#207 steve sax (100)
#208 cecil cooper (85)
#210 paul molitor (25)
#211 robin yount (25)
#215 bucky dent (25)
#216 dave winfield (50)
#217 lou piniella (75)
#219 tommy john (75)
#222 paul molitor (50)
#223 robin yount (50)
#225 cal ripken (50)
#227 jim palmer (35)
#232 jack morris (35)
#236 dave winfield (25)
#237 don mattingly (50)
#240 yogi berra (47)
#244 dwight evans (50)
#245 jim rice (75)
#246 tom seaver (25)
#247 wade boggs (50)
#251 don sutton (75)
#257 gary carter (75)
#269 jack morris (25)
#271 lou whitaker (50)
#274 kirby puckett (25)
#278 kirk gibson (50)
#284 gary carter (50)
#291 jack morris (50)
#293 kirby puckett 50)
#294 dave winfield (35)
#295 jack morris (75)
#297 don mattingly (25)
#300 wade boggs (75)

that's almost a third of the set (96/300) that are considered short prints!

anyway, here are the fronts and backs of base autographed parallel cards that i have in my collection (some of these only exist in my dodger team collection or steve garvey player collection):

#1 bob gibson

#3 ray washburn

#5 harmon killebrew

#6 jim kaat

#7 jim perry

#8 mudcat grant

#9 boog powell

#10 brooks robinson

#11 frank robinson

#14 jim lonborg

#15 george scott

#16 sparky lyle

#17 rico petrocelli

#19 julian javier

#22 ray washburn

#25 al kaline

#27 denny mclain

#28 dick mcauliffe

#30 john hiller

#33 willie horton

#35 julian javier

#38 steve carlton

#39 boog powell

#40 brooks robinson

#42 merv rettenmund

#43 eddie watt

#47 paul blair

#48 pete richert

#49 ellie hendricks

#51 randy hundley

#52 fergie jenkins

#54 jim hickman

#55 ken holtzman

#57 ed kranepool

#63 davey johnson

#64 merv rettenmund

#65 eddie watt

#68 mike cuellar

#69 paul blair

#71 ellie hendricks

#72 al kaline

#73 bill freehan

#74 dick mcauliffe

#75 jim northrup

#76 john hiller

#77 mickey lolich

#78 mickey stanley

#79 willie horton

#80 bert campaneris

#81 blue moon odom

#82 sal bando

#83 joe rudi

#84 ken holtzman

#85 billy north

#86 blue moon odom

#87 gene tenace

#88 manny trillo

#90 rollie fingers

#91 sal bando

#93 bill buckner

#94 davey lopes

#95 don sutton

#96 al downing

#97 ron cey

#98 steve garvey

#99 tommy john

#100 bert campaneris

#101 billy north

#102 joe rudi

#103 sal bando

#104 vida blue

#106 carlton fisk

#107 cecil cooper

#109 fred lynn

#111 luis tiant

#112 rick burleson

#114 pedro borbon

#115 dave concepcion

#119 johnny bench

#120 rawly eastwick

#121 sparky anderson

#122 tony perez

#123 billy williams

#124 gene tenace

#125 jim perry

#127 pedro borbon

#129 don gullett

#134 rawly eastwick

#136 bill russell

#137 burt hooton

#138 davey lopes

#139 don sutton

#140 dusty baker

#141 steve yeager

#142 ron cey

#143 steve garvey

#144 tommy john

#145 bucky dent

#146 chris chambliss

#147 ed figueroa

#150 roy white

#151 don gullett

#152 sparky lyle

#153 brian doyle

#156 ed figueroa

#157 graig nettles

#159 roy white

#160 rich "goose" gossage

#161 sparky lyle

#162 bob grich

#163 brian downing

#164 dan ford

#169 ray knight

#171 bert blyleven

#172 bill madlock

#173 dave parker

#174 phil garner

#175 bill russell

#176 steve yeager

#177 don sutton

#178 dusty baker

#179 jerry reuss

#180 mickey hatcher

#181 pedro guerrero

#182 ron cey

#183 steve garvey

#184 rudy may

#185 brian doyle

#186 bucky dent

#187 jim kaat

#189 luis tiant

#190 tommy john

#191 bake mcbride

#192 bob boone

#193 dickie noles

#194 manny trillo

#196 sparky lyle

#198 steve yeager

#199 burt hooton

#200 dusty baker

#201 jerry reuss

#202 mike scioscia

#203 pedro guerrero

#204 ron cey

#205 steve garvey

#206 alejandro pena

#207 steve sax

#208 cecil cooper

#209 gorman thomas

#212 rollie fingers

#213 don money

#214 rudy may

#217 lou piniella

#220 cecil cooper

#221 gorman thomas

#226 dan ford

#227 jim palmer

#228 john shelby

#230 chet lemon

#231 howard johnson

#232 jack morris

#238 ken griffey jr

#239 phil niekro

#241 bill buckner

#243 dave henderson

#244 dwight evans

#245 jim rice

#248 bob boone

#249 bobby grich

#250 brian downing

#251 don sutton

#252 terry forster

#253 rick burleson

 #254 wally joyner

#256 dwight gooden

#258 jesse orosco

#260 lenny dykstra

#261 mookie wilson

#263 wally backman

#264 sid fernandez

#266 dan petry

#267 chet lemon

#272 bert blyleven

#273 kent hrbek

#275 alejandro pena

#276 jesse orosco

#277 john shelby

#278 kirk gibson

#279 mickey hatcher

#280 mike scioscia

#281 steve sax

#282 darryl strawberry

#283 dwight gooden

#286 keith hernandez

#287 lenny dykstra

#288 mookie wilson

#292 kent hrbek

#296 joe carter

#298 paul o'neill

#299 jack mcdowell

here are the fronts and backs of gold autographed parallel cards that i have in my collection:

#12 jim palmer

#49 ellie hendricks

#94 davey lopes

#96 al downing

#97 ron cey

#112 rick burleson

#136 bill russell

#137 burt hooton

#177 don sutton

#183 steve garvey

#185 brian doyle

#193 dickie noles

#198 steve yeager

#199 burt hooton

#200 dusty baker

#205 steve garvey

#212 rollie fingers

#241 bill buckner

#266 dan petry

#272 bert blyleven

by far the best of these cards, as far as variations go, are the gold memorable moments cards.  i used to consider it one of my great collecting disappointments that i didn't have an autographed gold memorable moments parallel in my collection, but with the addition of the noles card above as of december of 2020, i no longer suffer from the lack of such a card. and now i have the buckner and downing cards, too!

finally, here are the fronts and backs of the 1 of 1 autographed parallel cards that i have in my collection (or, in the case of the bert campaneris, used to have in my collection, as i traded it to fuji a few years back).

#80 bert campaneris

#94 davey lopes

#191 bake mcbride

the mcbride was a personal pack pull in a box that i bought, which was nice.

#200 dusty baker

i don't have a 1 of 1 of an autographed memorable moments card, but they don't look too different from the base cards.  here's an image of carlton fisk's 1 of 1 signed memorable moments card that i found online, for the sake of completeness.

that's a wrap for the set parallel inserts. next up, i'll post some of the dual combo autographs...