1991 Topps Stadium Club Baseball Series 2

Since the National is happening and I'm not there, I decided to open a box of 1991 Stadium Club Series 2.  I completed series one from one box and hope is to do the same again.  This has been reviewed before but it's been awhile.  Most of you that read this love the junk wax era, I am sure.

This was the first year for Stadium Club.  The product was well received despite the high price point.  Photography was a large reason for the positive reaction.  As I opened packs, I was disappointed in the photography.  While series one had some great photos, this series left a bit to be desired.

My guess is that many of the photos were taken during spring training and it caused for a lot of boring photos.  There are a lot of portraits and spring training uniforms to be found.

1991 Stadium Club #472 Charles Nagy

Borderless cards are commonplace now but weren't in 1991.  No borders combined with minimal design on the front made these cards easy on the eyes.

1991 Stadium Club #472 Charles Nagy (back)

I loved seeing the "rookie" cards on the back.  I used quotes because it was of course only the Topps card.  In some cases players had Donruss or Fleer rookies first.  Another of my favorites was when the card pictured on the back was the card you were holding.

As an Indians fan during my teenage years, there was no way that I wasn't moving Charles Nagy to the front and posting him first.

1991 Stadium Club #455 Jose DeLeon

1991 Stadium Club #539 Rob Deer

Rob Deer - the "three outcomes" player of my youth.

1991 Stadium Club #399 Mark McGwire

Is it just me, or does Mark McGwire's bat actually look like it's bent?

1991 Stadium Club #528 Jeff King

Jeff King came to the Pirates just a little too late.  His best days were spent on some bad Pirates teams.

1991 Stadium Club #349 Todd Hundley

1991 Stadium Club #503 Hensley Meulens

I remember how good Hensley Meulens was supposed to be.

1991 Stadium Club #483 Efrain Valdez

1991 Stadium Club #441 Jeff M. Robinson

1991 Stadium Club #334 Bob Kipper

1991 Stadium Club #363 Duane Ward

1991 Stadium Club #316 Sam Horn

Sam Horn is my earliest memory of the northeast/Yankees/Red Sox bias.  After his rookie season he was destined for the Hall of Fame.  Yeah, about that...

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1991 Topps Stadium Club Series 2 Baseball

Welcome to a rip of 1991 Topps Stadium Club Series 2 Baseball. I believe this was the first year for the Stadium Club Premium series from Topps. Crisp and clear photography, glossy finish and my favorite thing, the photo of the player’s Topps rookie card on the back. Here is what we got:
Card #405 of Indians knuckleballer Tom Candiotti. Like most knucklers Candiotti pitched past 40 and won 151 big league games.
Card #353 of Angels third baseman Gary Gaetti. The Rat won a World Series ring, 4 Gold Gloves and hit 360 homers over his 20 year career.
Card #573 of Oakland catcher Jamie Quirk. I had no idea how long this guy’s career was… He played in 984 games over 18 years and after being a first round draft pick in 1972, Quirk found himself on a multi-player rookie card in the ’76 set.
A player with a slightly more famous rookie card from 1976 appears on card #332 in this set. Featured is Quirk’s teammate on the A’s, Hall of Famer and current broadcaster Dennis Eckersley.
The next 2 cards are #426 of pitcher Matt Young and card #368 of current Brooklyn Cyclones manager and ’86 Mets second baseman Wally Backman.
Card #325 is of another former Mets infielder and favorite player of mine as kid, Hubie Brooks. Flipping the card shows one of the first rookie cards I ever bought, his 3 player rookie card that also shows Mookie Wilson and Juan Berenguer from 1981 Topps.
Next up is card #309 of Red Sox starter Roger Clemens. The back shows the Rocket’s ’85 Topps rookie card which I was certain was going to finance my future…
Another former favorite player, a friend and neighbor of mine, Brian MacRae appears on card #478.
Two more cards are #577 of Mariners pitcher Russ Swan and #51 of Expos pitcher Tim Burke. Burke and his mullet were All Stars in 1989 when he went 9-3 with 28 saves for Montreal.
The 12th and final card out of this pack is card #460 of Braves pitcher Juan Berenguer. JB was 8-1 for the ’87 Twins and he won a ring with them. He was one of the 3 Mets prospects featured on Hubie Brooks rookie card from ’81 Topps but the back of his card shows his real rookie card from 1979 Topps.
All and all it was a decent pack. One Hall of Famer and a few childhood faves of mine. Great photography as promised – I was pleased with this one. Go Rays! Troll out.