It was the center of the sports card universe when it made its debut back in 1991 and the focus on unique imagery hasn’t changed. 2020 Topps Stadium Club marks the seventh year of the brand’s reincarnation with photography a big part of the allure once again. The reality, though, is that hits are almost a must in any baseball card product and TSC does try to deliver there, too.
2020 Topps Stadium Club Basics
Stadium Club’s 2020 edition will offer 16 packs per box with eight cards per pack. Each box should carry two autographs. A checklist is available at the bottom of the page.
The base set will offer 300 cards including veterans, rookies and big names from the past.
Base Set Parallels:
- Red Foil
- Black Foil
- Black and White – HOBBY ONLY
- Rainbow Foilboard – #’d to 25
- First Day Issue – Limited to 10
- Members Only – 1 per case
- Photographer’s Proof
- Gold Rainbow Foil – #’d 1 of 1
Ninety cards will have chrome versions with one packed in each hobby box. They, too, will have parallels, which will obviously be pretty scarce including:
- Refractor
- Orange – #’d to 99
- Gold Minted – 1 per case
- SuperFractor – #’d 1 of 1 – HOBBY ONLY
Inserts
A couple of new inserts planned for Stadium Club include In the Wings, which Topps says was inspired by the 1998 set and features up and coming young players. They’ll be found one per box. Bash & Burn is a 1996-inspired set showcasing players who “have both speed and power,” according to Topps. They’ll be found one in every eight packs.
Power Zone will again focus on power hitters with one found in every eight packs.
Emporers of the Zone showcases “pitchers with speed and command of the strike zone,” according to Topps. They’ll also be found in every eight packs.
Parallels for each include:
- Red – 1 per case
- Black – #’d to 99
- Orange – #’d to 50
- Gold Rainbow – #’d 1 of 1
Instavision is a ten-card set with chrome refractor pieces embedded directly into the cards. They’ll be case hits with these parallels:
- Red – #’d to 50
- Black – #’d to 25
- Orange – #’d to 10
- Gold Rainbow – #’d 1 of 1
Autographs
Base cards will have on-card autograph versions with these parallels possible:
- Red – #’d to 50
- Black – #’d to 25
- Rainbow Foilboard – #’d to 10 HOBBY ONLY
- Gold Rainbow – #’d 1 of 1 HOBBY ONLY
In the Wings, Power Zone and Bash and Burn insert cards will have signed versions as well, all with serial numbered to 15 or less.
Co-Signers Autographs will feature two players with all cards numbered to 10, 5 or 1.
Lone Star Signatures will have base versions numbered to 25 with Orange (# to 5) and Gold Rainbow 1/1s in the mix.
Box Toppers return with 50 of the best base cards from the 2020 set reproduced in a much larger size, just as they were last year. Autographed versions will be available but they’ll be tough, numbered to 10 or less. Of course, there’s one Box Topper per hobby box.
After a COVID-19 delay that pushed it back more than two months, 2020 Topps Stadium Club is set for release on September 2.
You can see boxes, cases, sets and single cards on eBay here.
2020 Topps Stadium Club Baseball Checklist
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