Barry Larkin Collection 899: 1992 Upper Deck Team MVP Holograms - #29

Barry Larkin

Year:  1992

Brand:  Upper Deck Team MVP Holograms

Card number:  29

The 1992 Upper Deck Team MVP Holograms set was a 54-card boxed set.  Each of the teams at the time (26 total) were represented in the set with two cards, one pitcher and one hitter.  The Reds were (of course) represented by Barry Larkin on the hitting side and by Jose Rijo on the pitching side.  According to Baseballcardpedia, there were "only" 216,000 sets produced!

As for the Larkin card itself, obviously the hologram is the star of the show.  In fact, I'd say the card front looks a like what a future Upper Deck brand would look like (SPx).  The back of the card, however, is decidedly "old school" with a rather dull image plus a decent write-up.  I also have to mention that I don't like where the card number is located on the card - not the easiest to spot in a hurry nor is it overly conducive to sorting lots of cards from this set all at once!  That being said, I believe this particular Larkin card is the only card that I own out of the 1992 Upper Deck Team MVP Holograms set so I guess I don't need to worry about where the card number is placed!

For those of you who might be unfamiliar with this set, here's the full checklist:

• 1 Cal Ripken CL
• 2 Terry Pendleton CL
• 3 Jim Abbott
• 4 Roberto Alomar
• 5 Kevin Appier
• 6 Steve Avery
• 7 Jeff Bagwell
• 8 Albert Belle
• 9 Andy Benes
• 10 Wade Boggs
• 11 Barry Bonds
• 12 George Brett
• 13 Ivan Calderon
• 14 Jose Canseco
• 15 Will Clark
• 16 Roger Clemens
• 17 David Cone
• 18 Doug Drabek
• 19 Dennis Eckersley
• 20 Scott Erickson
• 21 Cecil Fielder
• 22 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 23 Bill Gullickson
• 24 Juan Guzman
• 25 Pete Harnisch
• 26 Howard Johnson
• 27 Randy Johnson
• 28 John Kruk
• 29 Barry Larkin
• 30 Greg Maddux
• 31 Dennis Martinez
• 32 Ramon Martinez
• 33 Don Mattingly
• 34 Jack McDowell
• 35 Fred McGriff
• 36 Paul Molitor
• 37 Charles Nagy
• 38 Gregg Olson
• 39 Terry Pendleton
• 40 Luis Polonia
• 41 Kirby Puckett
• 42 Dave Righetti
• 43 Jose Rijo
• 44 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 45 Nolan Ryan
• 46 Ryne Sandberg
• 47 Scott Sanderson
• 48 Ruben Sierra
• 49 Lee Smith
• 50 Ozzie Smith
• 51 Darryl Strawberry
• 52 Frank Thomas
• 53 Bill Wegman
• 54 Mitch Williams

As you can see, most of the stars of the era are represented (along with a few questionable choices for some of the "lesser" teams).