Number of Cards
With 792 cards, Topps 1992 features 29 Cubs players and 7 players who were traded.Size of Cards
The size of the cards are approximately 2 3/8" by 3 1/2."Basic Features
The 792-card Topps collection was published in February 1992. This would be the last single-series Topps set to be made available, and it would also be the first to be printed on white cardstock. For the first time, Topps was packaged without bubble gum, and the packets were not wax paper-wrapped.The set also included Gold and Gold Winner, the company's first pack-inserted parallels. Additionally, Topps released a Gold Edition factory set that includes a signature from Brien Taylor as well as a complete set of parallels.
The first real parallel series, 1992 Topps Gold. The player's name and team are imprinted in gold foil on the front of each card.
A "Match-the-Stats" game card was included in every pack of 1992 Topps Baseball cards. Collectors could get a pack of ten Topps Gold cards for every 100 "runs" they rescued in the game (plus $2 for postage and handling). The cards are significantly more plentiful than the standard Gold parallels since the Gold Winner promotion was incredibly well-liked.
Card fronts have a white border. A small frame overlaps either posed or action player photos. The player's name and team in separate boxes at the bottom of the card. It was also the first year to feature color photos on the card reverse (of the player's home stadium) as well as a full color backside overall.
Subsets including Draft Picks, Managers, All-Stars, Record Breakers, and Prospects, which have four players on each card.
Chicago Cubs 1992 Topps Checklist
Number | Player |
67 | Luis Salazar |
81 | Ced Landrum |
98 | Mike Harkey |
110 | Ryne Sandberg |
140 | Mark Grace |
168 | Dwight Smith |
181 | Hector Villanueva |
196 | Frank Castillo |
213 | Les Lancaster |
229 | Shawn Boskie |
274 | Bob Scanlan |
320 | George Bell |
348 | Rick Wilkins |
370 | Shawon Dunston |
387 | Ryne Sandberg AS |
439 | Chico Walker |
460 | Andre Dawson |
509 | Doug Dascenzo |
529 | Joe Girardi |
543 | Jerome Walton |
551 | Alex Aries Top Prospects |
561 | Jose Vizcaino |
576 | Heathcliff Slocumb |
580 | Greg Maddux |
601 | Dave Smith |
619 | Danny Jackson |
696 | Turk Wendell Top Prospects |
727 | Chuck McElroy |
753 | Paul Assenmacher |
Traded Set
The Traded set totals 132 cards and was issued as a factory set. The cards are identical in appearance to the base set except for the T suffix in the numbering. This set featured traded players and managers, rookie cards, and Team United States cards. Size: 2.5 × 3.5 in.Chicago Cubs 1992 Topps Traded Checklist
Number | Player |
17T | Jim Bullinger |
63T | Jim Lefebvre MG |
68T | Derrick May |
76T | Mike Morgan |
98T | Rey Sanchez RC |
102T | Gary Scott |
109T | Sammy Sosa |