The Base Set for 2005 Classic Clippings is made up of 125 cards. Cards 1-75 are major league veterans, cards 76-105 are Hall of Famers (serial numbered to 999), and cards 106-125 are prospects and rookies that were also short printed (but not serial numbered). The lone rookie card in the set is Justin Verlander.
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| Number | Player | Team | SP | SN | RC |
| 1 | Frank Thomas | White Sox | |||
| 2 | Vladimir Guerrero | Angels | |||
| 3 | Ken Griffey, Jr. | Reds | |||
| 4 | Derek Jeter | Yankees | |||
| 5 | Rafael Palmeiro | Orioles | |||
| 6 | Adrian Beltre | Dodgers | |||
| 7 | Khalil Greene | Padres | |||
| 8 | Richie Sexson | Brewers | |||
| 9 | Roger Clemens | Astros | |||
| 10 | Mike Piazza | Mets | |||
| 11 | Chipper Jones | Braves | |||
| 12 | Juan Pierre | Rockies | |||
| 13 | Todd Helton | Rockies | |||
| 14 | Ben Sheets | Brewers | |||
| 15 | John Smoltz | Braves | |||
| 16 | Steve Finley | Dodgers | |||
| 17 | Jim Thome | Phillies | |||
| 18 | Vernon Wells | Blue Jays | |||
| 19 | Melvin Mora | Orioles | |||
| 20 | Dontrelle Willis | Marlins | |||
| 21 | Eric Gagne | Dodgers | |||
| 22 | Craig Wilson | Pirates | |||
| 23 | Curt Schilling | Red Sox | |||
| 24 | Justin Morneau | Twins | |||
| 25 | Jason Schmidt | Giants | |||
| 26 | Kerry Wood | Cubs | |||
| 27 | Ivan Rodriguez | Rangers | |||
| 28 | Rocco Baldelli | Devil Rays | |||
| 29 | Mark Prior | Cubs | |||
| 30 | Josh Beckett | Marlins | |||
| 31 | Scott Rolen | Cardinals | |||
| 32 | Nomar Garciaparra | Cubs | |||
| 33 | Carl Crawford | Devil Rays | |||
| 34 | Paul Konerko | White Sox | |||
| 35 | Miguel Cabrera | Marlins | |||
| 36 | Hank Blalock | Rangers | |||
| 37 | Sammy Sosa | Cubs | |||
| 38 | Jim Edmonds | Angels | |||
| 39 | David Ortiz | Red Sox | |||
| 40 | Lance Berkman | Astros | |||
| 41 | Ichiro Suzuki | Mariners | |||
| 42 | Adam Dunn | Reds | |||
| 43 | Carlos Guillen | Tigers | |||
| 44 | Alfonso Soriano | Rangers | |||
| 45 | Victor Martinez | Indians | |||
| 46 | Torii Hunter | Twins | |||
| 47 | Kaz Matsui | Mets | |||
| 48 | Andruw Jones | Braves | |||
| 49 | Matt Holliday | Rockies | |||
| 50 | Eric Chavez | A's | |||
| 51 | Randy Johnson | Diamondbacks | |||
| 52 | Lew Ford | Twins | |||
| 53 | Hideki Matsui | Yankees | |||
| 54 | Manny Ramirez | Red Sox | |||
| 55 | Mark Teixeira | Rangers | |||
| 56 | Jose Vidro | Nationals | |||
| 57 | Mike Sweeney | Royals | |||
| 58 | Jack Wilson | Pirates | |||
| 59 | Greg Maddux | Cubs | |||
| 60 | Tony Batista | Nationals | |||
| 61 | Albert Pujols | Cardinals | |||
| 62 | Miguel Tejada | Orioles | |||
| 63 | Carlos Beltran | Mets | |||
| 64 | Bobby Abreu | Phillies | |||
| 65 | Carlos Delgado | Blue Jays | |||
| 66 | Travis Hafner | Indians | |||
| 67 | Scott Podsednik | Brewers | |||
| 68 | Gary Sheffield | Dodgers | |||
| 69 | Johan Santana | Twins | |||
| 70 | Barry Zito | A's | |||
| 71 | Pedro Martinez | Red Sox | |||
| 72 | Brian Giles | Pirates | |||
| 73 | Garret Anderson | Angels | |||
| 74 | Jeff Bagwell | Astros | |||
| 75 | Alex Rodriguez | Yankees | |||
| 76 | Johnny Bench | Reds | SP | 999 | |
| 77 | Yogi Berra | Yankees | SP | 999 | |
| 78 | Lou Brock | Cardinals | SP | 999 | |
| 79 | Rod Carew | Twins | SP | 999 | |
| 80 | Orlando Cepeda | Giants | SP | 999 | |
| 81 | Carlton Fisk | Red Sox | SP | 999 | |
| 82 | Bob Gibson | Cardinals | SP | 999 | |
| 83 | Reggie Jackson | Yankees | SP | 999 | |
| 84 | Al Kaline | Tigers | SP | 999 | |
| 85 | Harmon Killebrew | Twins | SP | 999 | |
| 86 | Ralph Kiner | Pirates | SP | 999 | |
| 87 | Willie McCovey | Giants | SP | 999 | |
| 88 | Eddie Murray | Orioles | SP | 999 | |
| 89 | Phil Rizzuto | Yankees | SP | 999 | |
| 90 | Brooks Robinson | Orioles | SP | 999 | |
| 91 | Nolan Ryan | Astros | SP | 999 | |
| 92 | Mike Schmidt | Phillies | SP | 999 | |
| 93 | Tom Seaver | Mets | SP | 999 | |
| 94 | Willie Stargell | Pirates | SP | 999 | |
| 95 | Rollie Fingers | Brewers | SP | 999 | |
| 96 | Dennis Eckersley | A's | SP | 999 | |
| 97 | Enos Slaughter | Cardinals | SP | 999 | |
| 98 | Jim Palmer | Orioles | SP | 999 | |
| 99 | Warren Spahn | Braves | SP | 999 | |
| 100 | Joe Morgan | Reds | SP | 999 | |
| 101 | Richie Ashburn | Phillies | SP | 999 | |
| 102 | Robin Yount | Brewers | SP | 999 | |
| 103 | Bob Feller | Indians | SP | 999 | |
| 104 | Pee Wee Reese | Dodgers | SP | 999 | |
| 105 | Eddie Mathews | Braves | SP | 999 | |
| 106 | David Wright | Mets | SP | ||
| 107 | David Aardsma | Giants | SP | ||
| 108 | BJ Upton | Devil Rays | SP | ||
| 109 | Scott Kazmir | Devil Rays | SP | ||
| 110 | Gavin Floyd | Phillies | SP | ||
| 111 | Jeff Francis | Rockies | SP | ||
| 112 | Dioner Navarro | Dodgers | SP | ||
| 113 | Zack Greinke | Royals | SP | ||
| 114 | Nick Swisher | A's | SP | ||
| 115 | Josh Kroeger | Diamondbacks | SP | ||
| 116 | Ryan Raburn | Tigers | SP | ||
| 117 | Victor Diaz | Mets | SP | ||
| 118 | Casey Kotchman | Angels | SP | ||
| 119 | Joey Gathright | Royals | SP | ||
| 120 | Jon Knott | White Sox | SP | ||
| 121 | J.D. Durbin | Twins | SP | ||
| 122 | Andres Blanco | Royals | SP | ||
| 123 | Charlton Jimerson | Rockies | SP | ||
| 124 | Russ Adams | Blue Jays | SP | ||
| 125 | Justin Verlander | Tigers | SP | RC |
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