Thursday 8 June 2017

1992 Fleer Baseball Trading cards

The 1992 Fleer baseball set consists of 720 cards. For the simpletons amongst us, the cards were grouped together by team and then listed alphabetically.
There were a number of subsets in the set; Major League Prospects (652-680), Record Setters (681-687), League Leaders (688-697), Super Star Specials (698-707), Pro Visions (708-713) and seven checklists (714-720).
Although inserts are prevalent in modern sets, it was a fairly new inclusion in 90's. Fleer 1992 included the-Team Leaders(20), All-stars(24), Lumber Company(9), Smoke'n'Heat(12) and Rookie Sensation(20)inserts. As displayed on the pack, Roger Clements had his own 12 card insert set, furthermore randomly inserted in packs were Roger Clements autographs limited to 2000. The odds of finding one in pack were 1:35,000!
Fleer offered collectors (through mail order) three 'extra' Roger Clements cards for only 10 Fleer '92 baseball card wrappers and $1.00 for postage and handling, Also on offer through mail order was an uncut 8 1/2inch by 11inch numbered promo sheet of the 20-card Rookie Sensation, likewise for only 10 Fleer card wrappers and $1.00 for postage and handling, Both were only available while supplies lasted.

The Red Sox available are:
#32 Wade Boggs
#33 Tom Bolton
#34 Tom Brunansky
#35 Ellis Burks
#36 Jack Clark
#37 Roger Clemens
#38 Danny Darwin
#39 Mike Greenwell
#40 Joe Hesketh
#41 Daryl Irvine
#42 Dennis Lamp
#43 Tony Pena
#44 Phil Plantier
#45 Carlos Quintana
#46 Jeff Reardon
#47 Jody Reed
#48 Luis Rivera
#49 Mo Vaughn
#705 Mo Vaughn / Cecil Fielder
#707 Harold Baines / Wade Boggs
#714 Checklist 1-101

I was given two packs of these 'teal' beauties by Big B, each containing 17 cards.

Pack 1:
#37 Roger Clemens Red Sox
#72 Dave Winfield Angels
#80 Scott Fletcher White Sox
#203 Dan Gladden Twins
#228 John Habyan Yankees
#268 Dave Stewart Athletics
#293 Russ Swan  Mariners
#301 Mario Diaz Rangers
#344 Duane Ward Blue Jays
#388 Chuck McElroy Cubs
#415 Paul O'Neill Reds
#431 Jim Corsi Astros
#487 Chris Nabholz Expos
#590 Bryn Smith Cardinals
#623 Kevin Ward Padres
#679 Cal Eldred Brewers
#882 Nolan Ryan Rangers record setter  

Pack 2:
#9 Chris Hoiles Orioles
#62 Wally Joyner Angels
#90 Matt Merullo White Sox
#123 Joel Skinner Indians
#167 Bret Saberhagen Royals
#183 Jaime Navarro Brewers
#201 Scott Erickson Twins
#267 Terry Steinbach Athletics
#300 Jack Daugherty Rangers
#317 Kenny Rogers Rangers
#324 Derek Bell Blue Jays
#463 Ramon Martinez Dodgers
#514 Charlie O'Brien Mets
#557 Bill Landrum Pirates
#596 Todd Zeile Cardinals
#643 Kelly Downs Giants
#8/12 Roger Clemens 'Business as Usual'
A Red Sox in each pack. Not bad.

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