1992 Topps #980 Marty Barrett

 Todays missing Topps card is #980 Marty Barrett. 

Marty first made his Major League debut in 1982 for the Boston Red Sox. He played with them through 1990, and spent his last MLB season with the San Diego Padres in 1991. 

Marty was the starting 2nd baseman for the Red Sox for most of his career. He got 24 hits in 14 postseason games in 1986. He was also named ALCS MVP that year. His brother Tommy played in the Majors as well, for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1988 and 1989, and the Boston Red Sox in 1992. His 1989 Topps big card also mentions a brother Charlie who pitched in the Los Angeles Dodgers chain from 1973-1978. Baseball must’ve been a family affair for the Barrett household. 

Marty’s first Topps card came in the 1984 Topps set. He got cards in the 1985-1991 Topps sets, and that was it for him. Strangely, he didn’t get a card from any major brand in 1992. He is just missing cards from the 1982 Topps Traded, 1983 Topps, and 1991 Topps Traded set. I’ve covered the 1983 Topps and the 1991 Topps Traded set besides the 1992 Topps custom, so he is just missing the 1982 Topps Traded card, and his career Topps run will be complete. I’ve also covered his brother Tommy’s 1992 Topps Traded and 1993 Topps cards, so for the record, his brother is just missing cards from the 1988 Topps Traded and 1990 Topps sets and his career Topps run will be completed, as he got just a 1989 Topps card during his career. If a photo of Charlie can be located, maybe he will be added to a prospects card in one of the ‘70’s sets.

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-Jeremy

1992 Topps #979 Craig Worthington

 Today's missing Topps card is #979 Craig Worthington.

Craig made his MLB debut in 1988 for the Baltimore Orioles, and played with them through 1991. He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1992, the Cincinnati Reds and Texas Rangers in 1995, and his final season was in 1996 with the Rangers. 

This card looks so much like a regular Topps card because it was a card in the 1992 O-Pee-Chee set. It was card #397 in the OPC set, and it replaced card #397, the Cecil Fielder All-Star card from the 1992 Topps set. I took the OPC front, and just cut away the OPC logo, and replaced it with a Topps logo. On the back, Inhad to cut away areas between the columns of stats, and then pasted that over the blue Topps logo. Cut the old card number and add a new one, and there’s your new card. The funny thing about the card that Craig’s OPC card replaced in the OPC set is that I actually have the Fielder All-Star card signed as I got it signed in the mail in like 2005 or so back when Cecil was signing his mail for a period. I also remember pulling Craig’s 1989 Donruss card out of one of my first packs of baseball cards when I was 6. 

Craig only got 3 Topps cards, coming in the 1989, 1990, and 1992 Topps sets. He is missing cards from the 1988 Topps Traded set, the 1992 Topps Traded set, the 1993 Topps set, 2 cards in the 1995 Topps Traded set (Reds and Rangers), the 1996 Topps set, and the 1997 Topps set. Besides the 1992 Topps custom, I have also covered Craig’s 1992 Topps Traded card, and his 1993 Topps card. I am also currently working on the 1995 Topps Traded set, and am doing the Cincinnati Reds right now. I’m probably 3-5 cards away from Craig’s card being up. Funny how things work out sometimes. Taking into account only the customs I have finished, Craig just needs a 1988 Topps Traded card, 2 1995 Topps Traded cards (I’ll finish them both soon enough), a 1996 Topps card, and a 1997 Topps card to complete his career Topps run. 

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-Jeremy

1992 Topps #978 Sweet Swingin’ Tony Gwynn

 Today’s missing 1992 Topps card is #978 Sweet Swingin’ Tony Gwynn.

I figured I would make a special card for each team in the 1992 Topps set. Some cards feature multiple players, some feature guys with fun nicknames, and others feature star players. This card is the latter. Tony Gwynn was a key cog in the Padres offense in the ‘90’s as the card says, and after a few years in the bottom of the standings, the Padres made it to the World Series in 1998. While Trevor Hoffman became a relief star for the Padres, saving 53 in that ‘98 NL title year, one could play the ‘what if?’ game and imagine if the Padres had kept Gary Sheffield after the ‘92 season. Perhaps they would’ve resigned Randy Myers as closer (he played with the Padres in 1992, and himself saved 53 games in 1993 for the Cubs). He was still a star closer in ‘97, saving 45, and he had 28 saves for the Blue Jays in 1998 before coming back to the Padres as a waiver claim in August of 1998. Maybe Myers would’ve stuck it with the Padres through the lean years, they would’ve had a decent Randy Bones as a #4 or 5 Starter, Matt Mieske as a 4th outfielder, and Myers would’ve been about 3/4ths of what Hoffman would’ve been and perhaps Donne Wall, Dan Miceli, and Don Wengert would’ve made up the difference of not having Hoffman. Perhaps they would’ve acquired someone at the trade deadline. Jeff Shaw, Greg McMichael, Doug Jones, and Eric Plunk were available, maybe one of them could’ve stepped in at closer or middle relief. All that plus the addition of Sheffield to go with Greg Vaughn, Ken Caminiti, and guys like Gwynn, Steve Finley, and Wally Joyner could’ve maybe pushed the Padres over the top in the series. As it stands, they were obviously the weaker team, but that doesn’t hide the fact that they were NL champs by beating a better Braves team, and they still had Gwynn in his prime. 

On these cards, I have written a blurb on the back about the player(s) on the front of the card and how they hope they will lead them to the playoffs. Expect to see more of these cards towards the end of the set. 

In other news, I have finished the 1995 Topps main set. The page still looks like a mess. Let me explain. I chose to include replacement players in the main part of the 1995 Topps set. While the pictures of the completed 1995 set are up, I still have the checklist of all of the replacement players, as well as the ‘95 Traded checklist. When the Traded set is completed, I will probably still have the replacement player checklist up on the page as well as the completed cards. With so many replacement guys needing photoshop jobs, it is going to be a bear to complete the set, and with other sets being a priority, the checklist will probably remain on the page for a number of years. I may try to do 1 or 2 replacement cards every time I work on customs, and maybe that will help get the checklist finished. With that said, here is the 1995 Topps page where you can view the completed regular set (minus the replacement players). 

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-Jeremy

1992 Topps #977 Nelson Liriano

 Today's missing 1992 Topps card is #977 Nelson Liriano. 

Nelson made his MLB debut in 1987 with the Toronto Blue Jays. He played with them until the 1990 MLB trading deadline when he was dealt to the Minnesota Twins for John Candelaria. He finished the 1990 season with the Twins, and signed with the Kansas City Royals as a free agent. He played with them in 1991. He spent 1992 in the minors, and signed with the Colorado Rockies as a free agent before the 1993 season, and played well enough to stick with them through the end of the 1994 season.  He was then claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates, playing the 1995 and 1996 seasons with them. Selected off waivers again, this time by the Los Angeles Dodgers, he played with them in 1997. He signed with the Rockies again as a free agent, and spent the 1998 season with them, his final one in the Majors. 

This is one of the cards I wish I would redo. Not being able to find an image of Nelson with the Royals, I used this image of him as a coach. As you will see a few sentences down with the 1991 Topps Traded card, I should’ve just airbrushed a Blue Jays photo and added a KC logo to it. I’ll always remember Nelson for his 1988 Topps Big card. My friend Nathan owned it, and sometime between 1993 and 1995 (around 4th and 6th grade), I traded something and got the Liriano card. On the back of it, it has a comic that mentioned that his brother Charlie played in the minors for the Indians. I don’t think Charlie made it to the Majors, and I am pretty well versed in ‘90’s MLB players, and I’ve never heard of him making it. Seriously, I would guess there are probably 25 or fewer guys who played a game from 1990-1999 who I couldn’t tell you what team they played for or what year. Maybe I could get a bunch of readers to do a baseball trivia via a Zoom call and see if they can sneak a ‘90’s name past me. I don’t think it can be done. I really should’ve tried out for Sports Jeopardy back when it was still on. 

Back to Nelson, he got his first card in the 1988 Topps set. He got into the 1989, 1990, and 1991 regular Topps sets, and in a kind of surprising move, got into the 1993 Topps Traded set as his final Topps issue. Nelson is missing cards from the 1987 Topps Traded set, the 1991 Topps Traded set, the 1994 Topps set, the 1995 Topps set, the 1995 Topps Traded set, the 1996 Topps set, 2 cards in the 1997 Topps set (Pirates and Dodgers), 2 cards in the 1998 Topps set (Dodgers and Rockies), and the 1999 Topps set. 

Besides the 1992 Topps card above, I have made the 1991 Topps Traded card, the 1994 Topps card, the 1995 Topps card, and both 1998 Topps cards. Now Nelson is missing just the 1987 Topps Traded card, the 1995 Topps Traded card, the 1996 Topps card, 2 1997 Topps cards (Dodgers and Rockies), and the 1999 Topps card to finish his career Topps run. 

In other news, I have almost finished the 1995 Topps main set, and I will start on the ‘95 Topps Traded issue, so I should soon have a 1995 Topps Traded card of Nelson to add to his card collection. 

Thanks for checking out my latest post. 

-Jeremy

1992 Topps #976 Esteban Beltre

 Today's missing 1992 Topps card is #976 Esteban Beltre

Esteban made his MLB debut in 1991 with the Chicago White Sox. He played with them through the end of the 1992 season. He spent 1993 in the minors, and played with the Texas Rangers in 1994 and 1995. His final Major League season came in 1996 for the Boston Red Sox. 

While only getting the 1 Topps card, Esteban had a 1992 Topps Debut card, appeared in the 1992 and 1993 Stadium Club sets, had a 1992 Bowman card, and got into 2 Fleer, 2 Score, 2 Donruss, and 3 Pacific sets. No Upper Deck ones though, strangely enough. His 1993 Topps cards was one of the first cards I pulled from a pack of 1993 Topps. 

His first Topps card came in the 1993 Topps set, and that was his only card in a regular Topps set. He is missing cards from the 1991 Topps Traded set, the 1994 Topps Traded set, the 1995 Topps set, 2 cards in the 1996 Topps set (Rangers and Red Sox versions), and the 1997 Topps set. Besides the 1992 Topps card, I have covered the 1991 Topps Traded card, the 1994 Topps Traded card, and the 1995 Topps card.

Esteban is now just missing the 2 1996 Topps cards (Rangers and Red Sox), and a 1997 Topps card to complete his career Topps run. 

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-Jeremy

1992 Topps #975 Gene Larkin World Series Highlights

 Today's missing Topps card is #975 Gene Larkin World Series Highlights

I will be the first to admit that I did a number of things wrong on this card. I probably chose a bad font for the top part on the front. I should've turned the text on the back at an angle. While I will admit that, what I will also point out was that this was one of my first 10 or so customs cards that I've ever made, and if I were to remake the card, it would probably blow this one out of the water. And if you consider the fact that this is your first World Series highlight card since the 1981 set, and that Topps wouldn't pick up the subset again until the 1998 set, you're welcome. 

This card highlights the thrilling Game 7 of the cat and mouse 1991 World Series, where John Smoltz and Jack Morris battled for 9 innings throwing 0's on the scoreboard. If not for a trick decoy play by future Yankee schmuck Chuck Knoblauch, the Braves would've probably held a 1-0 lead and turned it over to either Juan Berenguer or Alejandro Pena for the 9th to get the save. I'm kind of glad 'the Blockhead' got the yips towards the end of his Yankee$ career and cost them some wins. While I am a Rays and Tigers fan at heart, back in the '90's before the Rays had a team, I followed the Braves pretty close from 1991-1998 or so. That Twins series and all of the crap the Yankees got with their insane spending left a hurt on many a Braves team in that decade. Back to the '91 Series, with a 0-0 tie in the bottom of the 10th, Dan Gladden hit a double, advanced to 3rd on a sacrifice, and the bases got loaded after 2 intentional walks. With 1 out, pinch-hitter Gene Larkin came in to hit, and hit a drive to deep left center to win the game and the World Series. 

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-Jeremy

1992 Topps #974 Pat Hentgen

 Today's missing Topps card is #974 Pat Hentgen.

Pat made his Major League debut for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1991. He pitched with them until the end of the 1999 season. Traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in the '99 offseason, he spent the 2000 season with them before signing with the Baltimore Orioles as a free agent. He played with them from 2001 to 2003, and signed with the Blue Jays before the 2004 season. He played the '04 season with them, before calling it a career. After his playing career, he spent the 2011 and 2013 seasons as the Blue Jays bench coach. 

Pat is probably most famous for winning the 1996 AL Cy Young award, one that many felt deserved to go to Andy Pettite. Good for Pat, though. You know how cocky Yankee fans can get, and how they feel that they are entitled to awards and such. He also won 2 World Series titles with the Blue Jays, and many don't know it, but pitched a splendid 19-9 record in 1993, his 3rd season, a main reason the Jays got to the playoffs. He was a 3-time All-Star. 

I got the chance to talk to Pat in 2010. Former Big Leaguer Rob Ducey had an idea to put on a pro free agent showcase, something where pro ballplayers (with or without Big League experience) could come together in Florida for a day, and participate in drills run by former big leaguers, who were 'coaches'. Scouts were invited, and the hopes were that it would help some of these players gain exposure and sign contracts. With all of the collusion that owners have been doing, I think one of these would be a good idea myself. Unfortunatley, for Rob, it only lasted 1 year. The 1 year it did, Pat was one of the coaches, and I e-mailed Mr. Ducey to see if I could come along and try to get autographs. He quickly responded that it was ok. I came along, got autographs from coaches like Heathcliff Slocumb, Cecil Fielder, Mr. Ducey, Pat Hentgen, and players like Tim Raines, Jr., Pete LaForest, and Sheldon Fulse (a former classmate of mine in elementary school). While getting Pat's autograph, I asked him where he had his Cy Young award, and he replied 'probably somewhere in my basement'. 

Pat didn't get his first card until the 1993 Topps set. He appeared in the 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2000 Topps Traded, and 2001 Topps (Orioles) sets after his first Topps card, with the 2001 Topps card being his final one. He is just missing cards from the 1991 Topps Traded, 2001 Topps (Cardinals), 2002 Topps, 2003 Topps, 2004 Topps, 2004 Topps Traded, and 2005 Topps cards to finish his playing days Topps run. For his coaching career, he just need cards from the 2011 Topps Update, 2012 Topps, 2013 Topps Update, and 2014 Topps sets to finish his career Topps run as a coach.  Besides the 1992 Topps card, I have covered Pat's 1991 Topps Traded card. 

He is just missing cards from the 2001 Topps (Cardinals), 2002 Topps, 2003 Topps, 2004 Topps, 2004 Topps Traded, 2005 Topps, 2011 Topps Update, 2012 Topps, 2013 Topps Update, and 2014 Topps sets to complete his career Topps run (unless he gets another coaching job). 

1992 Topps #973 Mike Piazza/Carlos Delgado/Dan Wilson/Javy Lopez Top Prospects

 Today's missing Topps card is #973 Mike Piazza/Carlos Delgado/Dan Wilson/Javy Lopez Top Prospects.

This is the first Top Prospects card we find in our ‘updated’ part of the 1992 Topps set. None of these guys would’ve made the regular 1992 Topps set except for maybe Dan Wilson, but that’s part of the fun of making cards years after these sets come out- you have hindsight as help, so you can put some star-studded cards together in prospect subset cards, especially the ones with multiple players on them. The 1992 set was the first year Topps made these multi player prospect cards since the 1982 set. This first year back with the multi player prospect cards. Topps seemed to put guys who were a year or two from making it to the Majors (for the 1B prospects in the regular set, Ryan Klesko, Rico Brogna, and John Jaha made their MLB debut in 1992, Dave Staton in 1993, and for the Catcher one, Dave Nilsson made his debut in 1992, Brad Ausmus did in 1993, and Doug Robbins and Jim Campanis never made it out of the minors). For the next 3 years, Topps put a player from single A ball, double A, triple A, and a draft pick on each card. While I haven’t gone back and checked each 1992 Topps Prospects card to see if it was the same way as in the 1993-1995 Prospect cards, I know none of the 1st Base guys on the 1992 card were drafted in 1991, so I have a feeling the rest of the cards are like that. These 4 catchers represented the 4 best prospects I could put on the card that had not made their MLB debut in 1991. I’m not going to list all of these players missing Topps cards, but I will note that only Dan Wilson got a card before this one, a Draft Pick in the 1991 Topps set. 

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-Jeremy 

1992 Topps #972 Otis Nixon Season Highlight

 Todays missing Topps card is #972 Otis Nixon Season Highlight. 

First off, I see now that I need to redo this card. Just looking at the 2 uniforms, and I can almost tell that the photo was from 1997 or so, not 1991. Additionally, Nixon had his noteworthy game against the Expos, not the Phillies. I believe that a highlight card should show a photo of the highlight, not some random one. 

With that being said, Otis Nixon tied an MLB record by stealing 6 bases in a game. Expos catcher Mike Fitzgerald was the victim, but it turned out good for them, as they beat the Braves 7-6. Back when I was trying to get the 1992 Topps set signed, I drove up to Disney’s Wild World of Sports in Orlando and got Nixon to sign his card. I wish I would’ve had a copy of this one to show him and ask him about his 6 steal game. 

I remember being in 3rd grade in 1992, just a year after the Braves lost to the Twins in the World Series and Nixon had his 6 SB game. Nixon was hot and I wanted to get a card of him pretty bad. I went to summer camp for a week, and on the way up, I blew some of my spending money on some 1992 Topps rack packs. A camper I met that week asked me if I pulled the Otis Nixon, and I didn’t. It was still a few years after that when I finally got an Otis Nixon, either a 1990 or 1991 Donruss card of him as an Expo. Finally got a card of him as a Brave maybe a year or two after that, and it would’ve either been his 1994 Topps card or a 1995 Topps League Leader insert. At some point, I finally got the ‘92 Topps, and got it signed sometime between 2004 and 2009. If only I had known how common those ‘90’s cards actually were and knew about card shows and shops in the 3rd grade. I would’ve just picked up a copy for a quarter or two. Of course then I wouldn’t have been able to bust so many packs, so I think having to go through so many packs to find one was a good thing. 

The custom highlight card was one of many that were missing from the 1992 Topps set. Topps covered a few record breakers, but missed out on Nixon, a number of no-hitters, and all of the postseason highlights. In the next 20 or so cards, I’ll hit a number of those themes, so stay tuned. 

Thanks for checking out my latest post. 

-Jeremy

1992 Topps #971 Eric Bell

 Todays missing 1992 Topps card is #972 Eric Bell. 

Eric made his Major League debut in 1985 for the Baltimore Orioles. He played with them through 1987. After 3 years in the minors, he signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians. He spent the 1991 and 1992 seasons with them, and signed with the Houston Astros as a free agent. He played with them for the 1993 season, which was his final season in the Bigs. 

After his career in the Majors, Eric took on a different challenge, as of an article I found from 2017, he is a racer in the NHRA.  He also runs a baseball academy and runs Bell Sports Gear in Arizona. 

Eric only got 2 cards from Topps, a 1987 Topps Traded card and a 1988 Topps card. His missing Topps cards are from the 1985 Topps Traded, 1986 Topps, 1991 Topps Traded, 1993 Topps, 1993 Topps Traded, and 1994 Topps sets. Besides the 1992 Topps card, I’ve covered the 1991 Topps Traded, 1993 Topps, 1993 Topps Traded, and 1994 Topps cards, so he is just missing the 1985 Topps Traded and 1986 Topps cards to complete his career Topps run. 

Thanks for checking out my latest post. 

-Jeremy

1992 Topps #970 Stan Jefferson

 Todays missing 1992 Topps card is #970 Stan Jefferson. 

Stan first got a taste of the Majors in 1986 with the New York Mets. That club won the World Series, so Stan was one of the few players to get a ring in their rookie year. He was traded to the San Diego Padres before the 1987 season in the Kevin Mitchell/Kevin McReynolds trade. He spent 1987 and 1988 with them, before being traded to the New York Yankees for Jack Clark. After only being with them for a handful of games in 1989, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in July. He finished the 1989 season with them, and 10 games into the 1990 season, was acquired by the Cleveland Indians. He spent the rest of the year with them, and then signed with the Cincinnati Reds as a free agent. He played with them in 1991, his final Major League season. It should be noted that he was a replacement player during 1995 spring training with the Mets. 

Stan was one of the players who gave me fits in the 1992 Topps project, as I couldn’t find a photo of him in a Reds uniform. The closest thing I could find was a minor league card of him that had similar colors, and that is how this card got made. If anyone knows where I can find a photo of him in a Reds uniform, please let me know, as I would love to update this card to a better photo. Same for Shane Turner as an Oriole, Jeff Richardson as a Pirate, and Bill Long as an Expo. 

After his career, Stan became a police officer in New York, and he was one of the officers helping during 9-11-01. He went to Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, FL, which is only about half an hour away from me. 

Stan’s first Topps card appeared in the 1987 Topps Traded set. He got into the 1988 Topps set, and got his final Topps card in the 1989 set. 

Stan is missing cards from the 1986 Topps Traded set, the 1987 Topps set (Mets), 2 cards in the 1989 Topps Traded set (one with the Yankees, one with the Orioles), the 1990 Topps set, the 1990 Topps Traded set, the 1991 Topps set, the 1991 Topps Traded set, and a sunset card in the 1995 Topps set for his time as a replacement player. I’ve covered his 1991 Topps and 1991 Topps Traded cards as well as his ‘92 card, so now he just needs a 1986 Topps Traded card, a 1987 Topps card, the 2 1989 Topps Traded cards, a 1990 Topps card, a 1990 Topps Traded card, and a 1995 Topps card to complete his career Topps run. 

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-Jeremy

1992 Topps #969 Tom Trebelhorn Manager

 Today’s missing Topps card is #969 Tom Trebelhorn. 

Tom never appeared in the Majors as a player, but logged a good number of years as a coach and manager. His first experience in the Majors occurred in 1984 when he was a coach with the Milwaukee Brewers. He managed in the minors in 1985, and was called upon by the Brewers to manage them with 9 games left in the 1986 season. He stayed as their manager until the end of the 1991 season. After that, it was on to the Chicago Cubs as a coach in 1992. He coached for them in 1993 as well, before being named their manager for the 1994 season. He only managed them for the one season, and got back in the Majors in 2001 as a coach for the Baltimore Orioles, and stayed in that position until midway through the 2005 season when the Orioles promoted him to manager. In 2006, he returned as a coach to the Orioles, and finished the 2007 in that position. As of 2022, that was his last experience in MLB. 

Tom showcases both ends of the spectrum of how weird Topps could be when making manager cards in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s. Many times, if a team got a new manager in the offseason, Topps would airbrush them in the teams uniform and not make a card of the manager from the previous year. In the 1992 set, they did this for the Brewers, and this is the only reason Tom is missing a card in the ‘92 set. However, in the 1987 Topps set, they still gave George Bamberger a manager card (his sunset card), even though Tom managed the final 9 games of the 1986 season. Even had he been hired in the 1986 offseason, it’s a little surprising that he didn’t get the 1987 Topps Brewers manager card instead of Bamberger. I guess that just leaves more work for me. 

Tom was a minor league coach in the A’s system, and got to help Rickey Henderson learn how to steal bases in the minors, something Hendu thanked him for in his Hall of Fame speech. In 1994 as Cubs manager, the team lost a number of games in a row at home to start the season. Tom told reporters that if they lost another one that he would answer fans questions outside after the game. Of course, they did lose, and Tom was true to his word, answering questions for around 200 Cubs fans after the game. In 2009, he got to coach for the Italian team for the World Baseball Classic. The Classic is coming back for 2023, so maybe we’ll see Mr. Trebelhorn again. 

Tom’s first Topps card came in the 1987 Topps Traded set. He got into the 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991 Topps sets, and that was it for him. He is missing cards from the 1984 Topps Traded set, 1985 Topps set, the 1986 Topps Traded set, the 1992 Topps Traded set (Cubs), the 1993 Topps set, the 1994 Topps set (coach), the 1994 Topps Traded set (manager), the 1995 Topps set, the 2001 Topps Traded set, the 2002 Topps set, the 2003 Topps set, the 2004 Topps set, the 2005 Topps set (coach), the 2005 Topps Update set (manager), the 2006 Topps set (manager), the 2006 Topps Update set (coach), the 2007 Topps set, and the 2008 Topps set. Out of all of those, I’ve covered just the 1984 Topps Traded card, the 1992 Topps Traded card, the 1993 Topps card, the 1994 Topps card, the 1994 Topps Traded card, and the 1995 Topps card. In order to complete his career Topps run, Tom just needs cards from the 1985 Topps, 1986 Topps Traded, 2001 Topps Traded, 2002 Topps, 2003 Topps, 2004 Topps, 2005 Topps (coach), 2005 Topps Update (manager), 2006 Topps (manager), 2006 Topps Update (coach), 2007 Topps, and 2008 Topps sets. 

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-Jeremy

1992 Topps #968 Dana Allison

 Today's missing 1992 Topps card is #968 Dana Allison

Dana Allison only had 1 year in which he played in the Major Leagues. He appeared in 11 games for the Oakland Athletics in 1991 during the early season when their pitchers had a number of injuries. 

Dana was viewed as a relief pitcher, having so much command and control that his 1991 Upper Deck card compared him to Dennis Eckersley. He did have some low ERAs in the minors, but without the saves to match Eck. 

Dana never got into any Topps sets, and since he only appeared in 1 season, he would only be missing a 1991 Topps Traded card, which I have made, so he has his career Topps run finished.

Dana actually got into a few of the late season releases in 1991, making it on a 1991 Score Traded card, as well as the aforementioned 1991 Upper Deck card, and a 1991 Bowman. For 1992, he just got a 1992 Topps Debut card. 

I would like to make a note before ending todays post. On some previous cards, I have posted some of the other cards I have made of certain players. This is because I made the posts on my laptop where I have stored all of the cards and they are easy to look up. I have been making a number of these posts from my cellphone lately, where I have to save a photo to my pictures, and then pull it up that way. It is way easier to just post the 1992 Topps card and not any others when I post from my phone. If I do happen to post from my laptop, I will try to post other cards I have done, if not, I will just be happy to post the 1992 Topps card. 

Thanks for checking out my latest post.

-Jeremy

1992 Topps #967 Sean Berry

 Todays missing 1992 Topps card is #967 Sean Berry. 

Sean’s first Major League experience came in 1990 with the Kansas City Royals. He spent the 1991 season with them, and was acquired by the Montreal Expos. He played with them from 1992 to 1995 and was traded to the Houston Astros. With the Astros, he was part of the “Killer B’s” with Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, and Derek Bell. He was with the Astros for the 1996 through 1998 seasons, and then signed with the Milwaukee Brewers as a free agent. After spending the 1999 season with them, he signed with the Boston Red Sox as a free agent, and played with them for the 2000 season, his final one in the Majors. Following his career, he got into the coaching ranks, making it back to the Majors in 2007 as the Astros hitting coach. He spent 2007 through 2010 in that position, and now coaches in the Baltimore Orioles system. 

Berry was a hard nosed power hitting, good fielding 3rd baseman. He played part of the ‘96 season while dealing with a torn rotator cuff. He was voted the best fielding 3rd baseman one year in the minors. He had a string of 25 straight stolen bases without being caught entering the 1995 season, which is kind of a surprising stat for a big power hitting 3rd baseman. Back in 2001, one of my sisters found a huge monster box full of just some great ‘90’s cards, including inserts, parallels, and stars. Never knew how much it cost, but man that box added some great cards to my collection and boosted the numbers of cards of stars in my collection by a dozen each. In that box were a few ‘94 Stadium Club 1st Day Issue cards, including Sean Berry’s, a card which I still have today. 

Sean’s first Topps card appears in the 1993 Topps set. He got into the 1994 Topps, 1995 Topps, 1996 Topps (Expos), 1997 Topps, and 1998 Topps (Astros) sets. The ‘98 card was the last Topps card he appeared on. 

Sean is missing cards from the 1990 Topps Traded, 1991 Topps, 1992 Topps Traded, 1996 Topps (Astros), 1999 Topps, 1999 Topps Traded, 2000 Topps, 2000 Topps Traded, and 2001 Topps card to finish his playing career Topps run. Add the 2007 Topps Update, 2008 Topps, 2009 Topps, 2010 Topps, and 2011 Topps cards to finish his coaching career up to now. I have covered the 1991 Topps and 1992 Topps Traded cards, so Sean just needs cards from the  1990 Topps Traded, 1996 Topps (Astros), 1999 Topps, 1999 Topps Traded, 2000 Topps, 2000 Topps Traded, 2001 Topps, 2007 Topps Update, 2008 Topps, 2009 Topps, 2010 Topps, and 2011 Topps sets to complete his career Topps run (pending any new coaching opportunities in the Majors). 

Thanks for checking out my latest post. 

-Jeremy

1992 Topps #966 Gil Heredia

 Todays missing 1992 Topps card is #966 Gil Heredia.  

Gil made his first appearance in the Majors in 1991 with the San Francisco Giants. He finished the season with them, and started the 1992 season with them before being traded to the Montreal Expos in August. He finished 1992 with the Expos and played with them through 1995. He spent 1996 with the Texas Rangers, missed the 1997 season, and spent 1998-2001 with the Oakland Athletics, probably the most successful run of his career. He retired after the 2001 season, and now is a roving coach in the Arizona Diamondbacks system. 

He was part of the 1986 Arizona Wildcats national championship team before turning pro. He led the PCL in ERA in 1991 with a 2.82 mark. In 1999, he had a breakthrough season, going 13-8, and he was 15-11 in 2000. 

Despite all of his success towards the end of his career, Gil only appeared on 2 Topps cards, one in 1995, and another in 2001.  He is missing cards from the 1991 Topps Traded set, the 1992 Topps Traded set, the 1993 Topps set, the 1994 Topps set, 2 cards in the 1996 Topps set (Expos and Rangers), the 1997 Topps set, the 1998 Topps set, the 1999 Topps set, the 2000 Topps set, and the 2002 Topps set. I’ve covered the 1991 Topps Traded, 1992 Topps Traded, 1993 Topps, 1994 Topps, and 1998 Topps cards, so Mr. Heredia is only missing 2 1996 Topps cards, a 1997 Topps card, a 1999 Topps card, a 2000 Topps card, and a 2002 Topps card to complete his career Topps run. 

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-Jeremy

1992 Topps #965 Lloyd Moseby

 Today's missing 1992 Topps card is #965 Lloyd Moseby. 

Lloyd made his Major League debut in 1980 with the Toronto Blue Jays. He was with them until the end of the 1989 season. After the season ended, he signed with the Detroit Tigers as a free agent. and spent the 1990 and 1991 season with them. That would be the end of his Major League career. He would, however, spend the 1992 and 1993 seasons with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan. After his playing career, he was a coach with the Blue Jays for the 1998 and 1999 seasons. 

Lloyd got the nickname "Shaker" from the basketball court where he was frequently able to shake defenders. He was a solid outfielder, who won a Silver Slugger award in 1983 and was an AL All-Star in 1986. He was elected into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018. 

Lloyd's first Topps card came in the 1981 set. He got into the 1982 and 1983 Topps sets, and appeared on 3 cards in the 1984 Topps set (a base card, and All-Star card, and a team leaders card). He got into the 1985-1990 Topps sets, was on a 1990 Topps Traded card, and got his final Topps appearance in the 1991 main set. The only card Lloyd is missing to give him a career Topps run is a 1980 Topps Traded card. So we go from a guy needing 18 cards yesterday to a guy who only needs 1. 

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-Jeremy

1992 Topps #964 David Weathers

 Todays missing 1992 Topps card is #964 David Weathers. 

David spent a long career in the Majors, and this card marks his what would be his 2nd Topps card in a career run had Topps included every player in their sets. David spent 1991 with the Blue Jays, was on their 1992 World Championship team, and then selected in the expansion draft in November of ‘92 by the Florida Marlins. He played for them until the 1996 trade deadline where he was swapped to the New York Yankees for Mark Hutton. He spent the rest of 1996 with them, and won another championship. He started the ‘97 season with the Yankees, but traded to the Cleveland Indians in June of that year. He was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds at the end of the year, and played with them until June 1998 when the Milwaukee Brewers got him off waivers. He spent the 1999 and 2000 seasons with them, and part of 2001. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs at the 2001 trading deadline and finished the year with them. He signed with the New York Mets before the ‘02 season, and played with them until the June 2004 when he was traded to the Houston Astros. He was released by them that September, and was picked up by the Marlins and finished the year with them. He signed as a free agent with the Reds, and played with the from 2005 to August 2009 when he was traded to the Brewers. He finished the season with them, and that turned out to be the final one of his career. 

David began his career as a starting pitcher, and was lucky enough to be with a World Championship club early in his career. After getting traded, he was part of another title team, and found his niche in relief, still going strong 16 years after his debut and saving a career high 33 games in 2007. Pitching 18 years in a career isn’t too shabby, and David actually had a pretty good career with those accomplishments I just mentioned. He also has a son Ryan, who made his MLB debut in 2020 with the San Diego Padres and has been with them ever since. My son actually pulled a certified autographed card of Ryan out of 2021 Topps Update. 

David’s first Topps card came in the 1993 set as a Florida Marlin. He shared a card in the 1994 set with fellow Marlin prospect Carl Everett, and got his own card in 1995. He didn’t get into a Topps set until the 2003 regular set. His next card was in the 2007 Update set, and then the 2008 regular Topps set, the last Topps card he would appear on. 

David is missing cards cards from the 1991 Topps Traded set, the 1993 regular Topps set (as a Blue Jay), the 1996 Topps set (as a Marlin and a Yankee) the 1997 Topps set (as a Yankee, Indian, and Red), the 1998 Topps set (as a Red and Brewer), the 1999 Topps set, 2000 Topps set, the 2001 Topps set, the 2001 Topps Traded set, the 2002 Topps set, the 2002 Topps Traded set, the 2004 Topps set, the 2004 Topps Traded set (Astros and Marlins), the 2005 Topps set, the 2005 Topps Traded set, the 2006 Topps set, the 2009 Topps set, the 2009 Topps Update set, and a 2010 Topps sunset card. Out of all of those cards, I’ve just covered his 1991 Topps Traded, 1993 Topps, and his 2 1998 Topps cards. That leaves his 2 1996 Topps cards, 2 1997 Topps cards, 1999 Topps, 2000 Topps, 2001 Topps, 2001 Topps Traded, 2002 Topps, 2002 Topps Traded, 2004 Topps, 2004 Topps Traded, 2005 Topps, 2005 Topps Traded, 2006 Topps, 2009 Topps, 2009 Topps Update, and 2010 Topps cards to complete his career Topps run. That’s 18 cards Topps didn’t make. Needless to say, he probably won’t get that Topps run in a while. David, if you are reading this, I will be happy to move you up on the list in order to make it happen. 

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-Jeremy

1992 Topps #963 Mike Ignasiak

 Todays missing. 1992 Topps card is #963 Mike Ignasiak. 

Mike made his MLB debut for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1991. He didn’t appear in the Majors in 1992, and then spent 3 more years with the Brewers, 1993-1995, with ‘95 being his final Major League season. 

Mike has an older brother Gary, who spent 1973 with the Detroit Tigers as a pitcher for 3 games. According to his Wikipedia page, Mike now owns a Dairy Queen in Saline, Michigan and is an amateur pro golfer. In 1993, he set an American Association record with 51 consecutive scoreless innings, all in relief. According to TCDB, he didn’t get any cards in 1996, so it will be up to a custom card maker to give him his first sunset card. 

Mike got his first and only Topps card in the 1994 Topps set. He is missing cards from the 1991 Topps Traded set, the 1993 Topps Traded set, the 1995 Topps set, and the 1996 Topps set. I have covered the ‘91 Topps Traded  and 1993 Topps Traded cards, so he just needs a 1995 and 1996 Topps card to finish his career Topps run. At the rate I am going with the ‘95 Topps set, that one should be done in a month or so. 

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-Jeremy

1992 Topps #962 Denny Walling

 Todays missing 1992 Topps card is #962, Denny Walling. 

Like yesterdays subject, John Morris, Denny was mainly a pinch-hitter throughout his 18 year career. He got his first taste of Big League action in 1975 with the Oakland Athletics. He played for them again in 1976 before getting traded to the Houston Astros. He played with them for the long stretch of 1977 to the 1988 waiver trade deadline when he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitcher Bob Forsch. He played the rest of ‘88 with them, as well as the next 2 seasons. He signed with the Texas Rangers as a free agent and played with them in 1991 before going back to the Astros in 1992, his final Major League season. 

Denny got into coaching first with the Oakland Athletics from 1996-1998, and then again with the New York Mets from 2002-2004. 

Denny’s first Topps card came in the 1977 set as an Athletic on a 4 card prospect card he shared with future Hall of Famer Andre Dawson. He missed getting into the 1978 set, but then appeared in every set from 1979 to 1990, with the ‘90 Topps card being his last Topps card issued. 

He is missing cards in the 1977 Topps set (as an Astro), the 1978 Topps set, the 1988 Topps Traded set, the 1991 Topps and 1991 Topps Traded sets, the 1992 Topps Traded, and 1993 Topps sets. As far as his coaching career goes, he is missing cards in the 1996 Topps, 1997 Topps, 1998 Topps, 1999 Topps, 2002 Topps Traded, 2003 Topps, 2004 Topps, and 2005 Topps sets. Cards I have covered of Denny are the 1991 Topps, 1991 Topps Traded, 1992 Topps Traded, 1993 Topps, and 1998 Topps cards, leaving Denny missing 1977 Topps (Astros), 1978 Topps, 1988 Topps Traded, 1996 Topps Traded, 1997 Topps, 1999 Topps, 2002 Topps Traded, 2003 Topps, 2004 Topps, and 2005 Topps cards to complete his career Topps run. 

Denny’s nickname was Good Wood, as he was a good pinch hitter. He hit particularly well at the Astrodome, a hard park to hit in. Entering the 2009 season, his 108 pinch-hits were tied for 13th all-time. Not too bad to know that only 12 hitters in the entire history of MLB had more career pinch-hits than you. Enjoys tennis, fishing, and hunting according to the back of his 1984 Fleer card. Coincidentally, 36 years ago today he had a 6 RBI game to tie Astros record. 

That’s about all I have for you today. Thanks for taking the time to read my latest post. 

-Jeremy