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

1992 Topps #961 John Morris

 Todays missing 1992 Topps card is #961 John Morris. 

John made his Major League debut in 1986 with the St. Louis Cardinals. He played with them in 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990 seasons. He spent 1991 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and his final season with the California Angels in 1992. 

John got his first Topps card in 1987. He got into the 1988, 1989, and 1990 Topps sets, and that was it for him. He has missing cards from the 1986 Topps Traded, 1991 Topps, 1991 Topps Traded, 1992 Topps Traded, and 1993 Topps sets. His 1991 Topps, 1991 Topps Traded, 1992 Topps Traded, and 1993 Topps set cards have been done by me, so he is missing a lone 1986 Topps Traded set card to complete his career Topps run. 

John was a spare outfielder and pinch-hitter for the majority of his career. He actually was drafted out of Seton Hall by the Kansas City Royals, and appeared on a 1985 Donruss Rated Rookie card with them. He hit .428 in college with 28 Home Runs and 125 RBIs in 3 seasons. At Jacksonville in ‘83, he was the Southern League MVP with a .287 Average, 23 Homers, and 91 Ribbies. 

His career kind of took a turn for the worse in 1988 when he had to have surgery on a ruptured disc. He missed most of that year and played mostly as a pinch-hitter thereafter. His 1990 Score card pointed out the surgery, and noted that he was a good clubhouse guy who had excellent impersonations of Vince Coleman and Willie McGee. On the back of a minor league card it mentioned he started his college career off as a pitcher and that some hobbies included golf and photography. 

Those are some random facts about his career. I’ll keep trying to add those to future cards. 

Thanks for checking out my latest post. 

-Jeremy

1992 Topps #960 Calvin Schiraldi

 Todays missing 1992 Topps card is #960, Calvin Schiraldi. 

Calvin first appeared in the Majors in 1984 with the New York Mets. He played with them through 1985 and then was traded to the Boston Red Sox for Bob Ojeda. He spent 1986 and 1987 with the Sox and was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Lee Smith. He played with the Cubs until the 1989 trading deadline when he was traded to the San Diego Padres for Luis Salazar.  He finished the season with them, and spent the 1990 season with them, before signing with the Texas Rangers in early 1991. He spent the rest of ‘91 with them, which was his final season in the Majors. 

Calvin’s first Topps appearance was in the 1986 set. He appeared in the 1987 Topps set, the 1988 regular and Traded set. His last 2 cards came in the 1990 and 1991 Topps sets. Calvin is missing cards from the 1984 Topps Traded, 1985 Topps, 1986 Topps Traded, 1989 Topps Traded, and 1991 Topps Traded sets. Other cards besides the 1992 Topps one that I’ve covered are the 1984 Topps Traded and 1991 Topps Traded cards, so Calvin only needs 3 cards (‘85 Topps, ‘86 Topps Traded, and ‘89 Topps Traded) to complete his career Topps run. 

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-Jeremy

1992 Topps #959 Scott Lusader

 

Todays missing 1992 Topps card is #959 Scott Lusader. Scott got into 4 seasons in the Majors. He played 1987 through 1990 for the Detroit Tigers. He was selected off of waivers by the Nee York Yankees in April 1991, and spent the rest of the season with them, his last season in the Big Leagues. 

Scott only got 2 Topps cards, in the 1989 and 1990 Topps sets. He is missing cards from the 1987 Topps Traded set, the 1988 Topps set, the 1991 Topps set, and the 1991 Topps Traded set. As far as cards that I’ve covered, he now just has left the ‘87 Traded and ‘88 Topps card left to finish his career Topps run. 

Thanks for checking out my latest post. 

-Jeremy