1992 Topps Jeff Carter

Jeff Carter pitchced 1 year in the Big Leagues, 1991 with the Chicago White Sox, and got into 5 games, with an 0-1 record. He didn't get a card in the 1992 Topps set, but did appear in the 1992 Topps Debut set and in the '92 Stadium Club set. He also got cards from Score and Pinnacle. Here is his missing 1992 Topps card.

1992 Topps John Ramos

John Ramos really does have a card in the 1992 Topps set. Sort of. In 1992, Topps issued their first paralell set (excluding Tiffanys), the ToppsGold set. The Gold cards were the same as the original cards, except that the section with the players name and team was overlayed in Gold foil. You could get the cards a few different ways. They were inserted in packs (1 in 36 regular packs, I think the odds in jumbos and rack packs were easier. Each 500 count vending box had 5 Gold cards, and you got 10 in every factory set.), they issued a Gold factory set at the end of the season, and they had game cards where you could win them.

The game cards had 8 sections you could rub off, and the object of the game was to match 3 sections that had stats. If you matched the stats, you could send in the card, and win whatever prize was listed in the box (usually 10 ToppsGold cards). There was also a way to collect "runs" at the bottom of the game card, and you could save up your runs, and once you got 100, send them in with 2 dollars, and get 10 ToppsGold cards. People figured out how to cheat at the game, and in response, Topps printed *Winner* on cards that were won from the Match the Stats game, and the cards that were pulled from packs, or were from the factory set didn't have the *Winner* stamp. I don't know if Topps did the *Winner* stamp on just the cards won from Runs or the Match the Stats game. You would figure you would still have to bust a lot of packs in order to get enough game cards to get 100 runs, and it many people were cheating at the Match the Stats game that Topps would've printed the *Winner* stamp on cards that were won from the Match the Stats game. I actually won 10 ToppsGold cards from the Stats game sometime in 1992, and the ToppsGold cards I recieved didn't have the *Winner* stamp on them. This leads me to believe that I probably won my cards before the game was compromised, and it was maybe later in the year (maybe around the time that Series 2 card hit the shelves nowdays) that Topps decided to put the stamp on the cards. As I was writing this I googled a picture of the Match the Stats card, and found This article, dated January 17, 1992, only days or weeks after 1992 Topps probably hit the shelves. Maybe I did win the game on the first try, but I swear it was midway through the year.

Back to the Ramos card, since all 792 cards in the set had a Gold card, Topps decided to place 6 players who didn't appear in the regular set in place of the 6 checklists. Ramos was 1 of them. I decided to use the back of his 1992 Topps Gold card, and make a different front. I think it turned out ok, and now John Ramos has a card in the 1992 Topps and 1992 ToppsGold sets, and the 1992 Topps Debut set.

1992 Topps Paul Miller

Paul Miller played 3 years in MLB, all for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He recieved a few cards from various companies, but none from the main Topps set. He made an appearance in the 1992 Topps Debut set. It had to be confusing for Pirates fans in the early '90's as they had pitchers named Paul Wagner, Kurt Miller, and Paul Miller in their farm systems at the time, and I believe all but Kurt Miller made their MLB Debut with the Pirates (Kurt Miller would make his with the Florida Marlins). Paul Miller finished his career with a perfect 1-0 record.

1992 Topps Bruce Egloff

Bruce Egloff was one of many Cleveland Indian rookies in 1991. He got into 6 games that year, and appeared in the 1992 Topps Debut set, but not in the regular Topps set.

1992 Topps Terry Puhl

Well, I figured it would happen sometime, and it finally did. While looking for a photo of Terry Puhl in a Kansas City Royals uniform, I was unable to find one, and had to try to crop a Royals uni and paste it on poor Terry. I used an old Fleer card of Terry, and pasted a Royals uniform from a George Brett card on it. It looks a little rough, but it's better than a photo of Terry in an Astros or Mets uniform with the caption "Now with Royals" on it. Terry's last Topps card was in 1990. Here is his missing 1992 card.

1992 Topps Don August

It's been far too long since I've posted a 1992 Topps card on this blog. I have been doing alot of cards on my other blog, Topps cards that never Were, and have been doing this during my free time as well. Rest assured, I have not given up on this blog and my mission to give a 1992 Topps card to everyone who played a game in 1991, and I also have a little more motivation to get this project going again.

About a week ago, a reader of my other blog, Paul, left me a comment that basically said that he was wanting to make missing cards for players from 1990-1994. I had made a post on my other blog basically asking for readers ideas, thoughts, and if possible, help in making custom cards. I think that if a group of custom card makers got together, shared templates, photos, time, and skills, that they could make a complete custom set like I am with the 1992 set, and do it in a shorter time period than if a single person were to do it themself. Well, I think Paul's ideas are very similar to mine, so I made a post (scheduled to publish on Saturday November 15, with a few templates (fronts and backs) from 1991 Donruss and 1992 Upper Deck, some screenshots from the process of making a custom card, tips, and basically outlined how to make a custom card, front and back. I really hope the post inspires interest in more custom card makers, and that maybe a group of us can band together and finish a few sets by making cards that never were.

With all that being said, I have been inspired to try to put a dent in the 1992 Topps set again. I made a 1992 Topps Mike Scott for my other blog, and that will be up tomorrow, and today I have a 1992 Topps Don August for this one, and am halfway done with a 1992 Topps Terry Puhl. Don pitched in the 1984 Olympics, and played for 4 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers. I got the photo from his Twitter page. I don't have a Twitter, but if anyone who reads this does and would be kind enough to share this post with him, his Twitter handle is @DonAugust38 . I have a few autographed Don August cards in my collection that he signed through the mail for me, and wish I could've printed this one and sent it to him. Maybe this next year I will print some of these.

Thanks to anyone who reads this blog, and I promise to get some more cards done and get this little blog rolling again.
-Jeremy

1992 Topps Rich Amaral

Rich Amaral made his MLB Debut in 1991, but Topps decided to leave him out of their flagship set. He appeared in the 1992 Topps Debut set (card # 3) and the 1992 Topps Stadium Club set (card # 689). I actually used the photo from the Stadium Club card to make this one.