Mike D's 1991 TTM Auto Project

[Mike D.]

With my 1989 TTM Project wrapping up, it's time to start another project. Using the same multi-set system I have used a few times now, I'm going to start a project based on several 1991 sets I have.

The 1991 sets I'll be working with are:

1991 Donruss Rookies - 56 cards

1991 Fleer Ultra Update - 120 cards

1991 Score Update - 110 cards

1991 Topps Traded - 132 cards

That's 418 total cards. I'll break the cards up by team and work through each team to see who signs and will get requests.

I'll work through the teams in alphabetical order, which means we'll start with the Atlanta Braves. Hope you find this project enjoyable...hopefully we'll see a decent number of good signers and a lot of successes!

[Mike D.]

Atlanta Braves

The first team we'll look at is the Atlanta Braves. There are 17 Braves cards in the sets, representing 9 different players.

1991 Donruss Rookies

9. Brian Hunter (Front) (Back)

1991 Score Update

12T. Sid Bream (Front) (Back)
29T. Otis Nixon (Front) (Back)
34T. Deion Sanders (Front) (Back)
50T. Terry Pendleton (Front) (Back)
69T. Mike Heath (Front) (Back)
73T. Juan Berenguer (Front) (Back)
76T. Rafael Belliard (Front) (Back)

1991 Topps Traded

9T. Rafael Belliard (Front) (Back)
13T. Sid Bream (Front) (Back)
84T. Otis Nixon (Front) (Back)
90T. Terry Pendleton (Front) (Back)

1991 Ultra Update

U65. Rafael Belliard (Front) (Back)
U66. Juan Berenguer (Front) (Back)
U67. Brian Hunter (Front) (Back)
U68. Kent Mercker (Front) (Back)
U69. Otis Nixon (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Brian Hunter shows no successes, and only one request, ever. Weird. We'll skip him.

Sid Bream has a 92% success rate on SCN. He charges $1 per card as a donation to Liberty Baseball. That seems pretty reasonable, I'll give him a request with a donation.

Mike Heath has an 84% success rate on SCN. I sent this card to him as part of the 1987 send-outs and had a success! The signed card can be viewed here.

Otis Nixon shows no successes on SCN in 21 total attempts. We'll skip him.

Deion Sanders shows no successes on SCN in 18 total attempts. We'll skip him, as well.

Terry Pendleton has an 80% success rate on SCN, but a very spotty history of late. I'll hold off and see if he starts signing more regularly.

Juan Berenguer has an 89% success rate on SCN, with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Rafael Belliard has an 83% success rate on SCN, but no successes for a few months...we'll hold off and see if he is still signing.

Kent Mercker has a 24% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

3 requests, 5 cards, 1 success.

Total Cards: 17
Total Players: 9
Total Requests: 3
Total Cards Sent: 5
Successes: 1
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Baltimore Orioles

The next team we'll look at is the Baltimore Orioles. There are 13 O's cards in the sets, representing 9 different players.

1991 Donruss Rookies

54. Chito Martinez (Front) (Back)

1991 Score Update

2T. Mike Flanagan (Front) (Back)
7T. Glenn Davis (Front) (Back)
62T. Dwight Evans (Front) (Back)

1991 Topps Traded

28T. Glenn Davis (Front) (Back)
37T. Dwight Evans (Front) (Back)
47T. Leo Gomez (Front) (Back)
85T. Johnny Oates (Front) (Back)
100T. Jeff Robinson (Front) (Back)

1991 Ultra Update

U1. Dwight Evans (Front) (Back)
U2. Chito Martinez (Front) (Back)
U3. Bob Melvin (Front) (Back)
U4. Mike Mussina (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Chito Martinez has a 12% success rate on SCN with no successes since 2007. We'll pass on him.

Mike Flanagan is deceased. RIP.

Glenn Davis has a 5% success rate on SCN with no successes since 2003. We'll skip him.

Dwight Evans has a 63% success rate on SCN, but nothing recent...and I think SCN may be counting RTS and failures as successes. Regardless, we'll skip him.

Leo Gomez has a 42% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Johnny Oates is deceased. RIP.

Jeff Robinson has a 73% success rate on SCN, but only 2 successes this year. We'll hold off and see if he starts signing more reglularly.

Bob Melvin has a 7% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Mike Mussina has an 83% success rate on SCN, but a very sporadic record of late. This being his RC, we'll hold off.

0 requests.

Total Cards: 30
Total Players: 19
Total Requests: 3
Total Cards Sent: 5
Successes: 1
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Boston Red Sox

The next team we'll look at is the Boston Red Sox. There are 12 Red Sox cards in the sets, representing 8 different players.

1991 Donruss Rookies

36. Mo Vaughn (Front) (Back)
40. Kevin Morton (Front) (Back)
46. Mike Gardiner (Front) (Back)

1991 Score Update

4T. Jack Clark (Front) (Back)
24T. Danny Darwin (Front) (Back)
54T. Matt Young (Front) (Back)

1991 Topps Traded

22T. Jack Clark (Front) (Back)
26T. Danny Darwin (Front) (Back)
123T. Mo Vaughn (Front) (Back)

1991 Ultra Update

U5. Jack Clark (Front) (Back)
U6. Dana Keicker (Front) (Back)
U7. Steve Lyons (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Mo Vaughn has a 41% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2010. We'll pass on him.

Kevin Morton has an 81% success rate on SCN wth recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Mike Gardiner has a 25% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Jack Clark has a 13% success rate on SCN. we'll skip him.

Danny Darwin has a 92% success rate on SCN. I sent these cards to him as part of the 1985 TT send-outs and had a success. One came back smudged, but the other signed card can be viewed here.

Matt Young has an 89% success rate on SCN. I sent this card to him as part of the 1990 send-out project, and had success. The signed card can be viewed here.

Dana Kiecker asks for a $1 per card donation to this scholarship fund. We'll send a request his way with the suggested donation.

Steve Lyons charges a $10 per card fee to sign. I'll pass on him.

4 requests, 5 cards, 2 successes.

Total Cards: 42
Total Players: 27
Total Requests: 7
Total Cards Sent: 10
Successes: 3
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Had successes from:

Sid Bream (1991 Score Update #12T) (1991 Topps Traded #13T)

Dana Kiecker (1991 Fleer Ultra Update #U6)

Total Cards: 42
Total Players: 27
Total Requests: 7
Total Cards Sent: 10
Successes: 5
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Kevin Morton (1991 Donruss Rookies #40)

Total Cards: 42
Total Players: 27
Total Requests: 7
Total Cards Sent: 10
Successes: 6
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

California Angels

The next team we'll look at is the California Angels. There are 13 Angels cards in the sets, representing 7 different players.

1991 Donruss Rookies

none

1991 Score Update

20T. Junior Felix (Front) (Back)
39T. Gary Gaetti (Front) (Back)
49T. Luis Sojo (Front) (Back)

1991 Topps Traded

40T. Junior Felix (Front) (Back)
44T. Gary Gaetti (Front) (Back)
89T. Dave Parker (Front) (Back)
99T. Jeff Robinson (Front) (Back)
112T. Luis Sojo (Front) (Back)

1991 Ultra Update

U8. Gary Gaetti (Front) (Back)
U9. Dave Gallagher (Front) (Back)
U10. Dave Parker (Front) (Back)
U11. Luis Polonia (Front) (Back)
U12. Luis Sojo (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Junior Felix shows no successes on SCN, ever, in 9 total attempts. We'll skip him.

Gary Gaetti has a 45% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2010. We'll pass on him.

Luis Sojo has a 41% success rate on SCN, but no successes since 2005. We'll pass on him, as well.

Dave Parker charges a $20/card fee to sign. We'll skip him.

Jeff Robinson has a 36% success rate on sCN, with no successes since 2010. We'll pass on him.

Dave Gallagher has a 45% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2008. We'll skip him.

Luis Polonia has no successes or failures on SCN (except for 1 private signing). Thinking he may live outside the US. We'll pass on him.

0 requests.

Total Cards: 55
Total Players: 34
Total Requests: 7
Total Cards Sent: 10
Successes: 6
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Chicago White Sox

The next team we'll look at is the Chicago White Sox. There are 15 White Sox cards in the sets, representing 11 different players.

1991 Donruss Rookies

13. Ramon Garcia (Front) (Back)
15. Warren Newson (Front) (Back)

1991 Score Update

1T. Bo Jackson (Front) (Back)
10T. Tim Raines (Front) (Back)
52T. Mike Huff (Front) (Back)
81T. Brian Drahman (Front) (Back)

1991 Topps Traded

56T. Charlie Hough (Front) (Back)
58T. Bo Jackson (Front) (Back)
94T. Tim Raines (Front) (Back)

1991 Ultra Update

U13. Wilson Alvarez (Front) (Back)
U14. Alex Fernandez (Front) (Back)
U15. Craig Grebeck (Front) (Back)
U16. Ron Karkovice (Front) (Back)
U17. Warren Newson (Front) (Back)
U18. Scott Radinsky (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Ramon Garcia has only one success on SCN, and one attempt, from back in his playing days. Guessing he lives outside the US. We'll skip him.

Warren Newson has no successes, ever, on SCN, in 6 total attempts. We'll skip him, as well.

Bo Jackson has a 33% success rate on SCN, with a very spotty track record. We'll pass on him.

Tim Raines has a 46% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2009. We'll pass on him, as well.

Mike Huff has an 80% success rate on SCN. I sent this card to him as part of the 1990 send-outs, and had a success. The signed card can be viewed here.

Brian Drahman has a 56% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2008. We'll pass on him.

Charlie Hough has a 95% success rate on SCN, with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Wilson Alvarez has a 73% success rate on SCN, but no successes since 2008. We'll skip him.

Alex Fernandez has a 43% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2009. We'll skip him, too.

Craig Grebeck has a 78% success rate on SCN, but no successes since 2007. Another guy who seems to have stopped signing.

Ron Karkovice has a 70% success rate on SCN, but no successes since mid-2011. We'll pass on him.

Scott Radinsky has a 52% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2010. We'll pass on him, as well.

2 requests, 2 cards, 1 success.

Total Cards: 70
Total Players: 45
Total Requests: 9
Total Cards Sent: 12
Successes: 7
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Chicago Cubs

The next team we'll look at is the Chicago Cubs. There are 25 Cubs cards in the sets, representing 13 different players.

1991 Donruss Rookies

11. Ced Landrum (Front) (Back)
20. Frank Castillo (Front) (Back)
25. Heathcliff Slocumb (Front) (Back)
38. Rick Wilkins (Front) (Back)
49. Chuck McElroy (Front) (Back)

1991 Score Update

9T. Dave Smith (Front) (Back)
13T. George Bell (Front) (Back)
17T. Danny Jackson (Front) (Back)
84T. Heathcliff Slocumb (Front) (Back)
90T. Gary Scott (Front) (Back)
95T. Erik Pappas (Front) (Back)
102T. Bob Scanlan (Front) (Back)
103T. Rick Wilkins (Front) (Back)

1991 Topps Traded

8T. George Bell (Front) (Back)
36T. Jim Essian (Front) (Back)
59T. Danny Jackson (Front) (Back)
105T. Bob Scanlan (Front) (Back)
107T. Gary Scott (Front) (Back)
110T. Dave Smith (Front) (Back)

1991 Ultra Update

U70. Danny Jackson (Front) (Back)
U71. Chuck McElroy (Front) (Back)
U72. Gary Scott (Front) (Back)
U73. Heathcliff Slocumb (Front) (Back)
U74. Chico Walker (Front) (Back)
U75. Rick Wilkins (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Ced Landrum has only one success, ever, on SCN (13 total attempts), and it was back in 2004. We'll skip him.

Frank Castillo has an 83% success rate on SCN, with successes in the most recent attempts. No attempts since March...which seems odd, but we'll send a request his way.

Heathcliff Slocumb has a 20% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 1999. We'll pass on him.

Rick Wilkins has a 36% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2008. We'll pass on him, as well.

Chuck McElroy has a 20% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2006. We'll skip him.

Gary Scott has a 77% success rate on SCN, but the only successes reported in the last two years took rough 1,000 days each to be returned. We'll skip him.

Erik Pappas has a 26% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Bob Scanlan has a 70% success rate on SCN, but no successes since mid-2011. May have stopped signing. We'll skip him for now.

Dave Smith is deceased. RIP.

George Bell has a 52% success rate on sCN, and no successes since March. We'll pass on him.

Danny Jackson has a 13% success rate on SCN, and no successes since 2004. We'll skip him.

Jim Essian has a 31% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2008. We'll skip him, too.

Chico Walker has a 76% success rate on SCN, but no successes since June 2011. Another guy who's stopped signing? We'll skip him, for now.

1 request, 1 card.

Total Cards: 95
Total Players: 58
Total Requests: 10
Total Cards Sent: 13
Successes: 7
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Cincinnati Reds

The next team we'll look at is the Cincinnati Reds. There are 8 Reds cards in the sets, representing 5 different players.

1991 Donruss Rookies

19. Chris Hammond (Front) (Back)
50. Chris Jones (Front) (Back)

1991 Score Update

92T. Chris Jones (Front) (Back)
98T. Freddie Benavides (Front) (Back)

1991 Topps Traded

65T. Chris Jones (Front) (Back)

1991 Ultra Update

U76. Chris Hammond (Front) (Back)
U77. Luis Quinones (Front) (Back)
U78. Herm Winningham (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Chris Hammond has a 93% success rate on SCN, with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Chris Jones has a 91% success rate on SCN, with recent successes. We'll send a request his way, as well.

Freddie Benavides shows no successes, ever, on SCN, in 6 total attempts. We'll pass on him.

Luis Quinones has a 67% success rate on SCN, but no successes since 2010. We'll skip him.

Herm Winningham has a 19% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2007. We'll skip him, as well.

2 requests, 5 cards.

Total Cards: 103
Total Players: 63
Total Requests: 12
Total Cards Sent: 18
Successes: 7
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Frank Castillo

He swapped out my 1991 card for two different cards, but a success none-the-less.

Total Cards: 103
Total Players: 63
Total Requests: 12
Total Cards Sent: 18
Successes: 8
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Cleveland Indians

The next team we'll look at is the Cleveland Indians. There are 17 Indians cards in the sets, representing 10 different players.

1991 Donruss Rookies

18. Charles Nagy (Front) (Back)
32. Mark Whiten (Front) (Back)
42. Mark Lewis (Front) (Back)
45. Denis Boucher (Front) (Back)
55. Reggie Jefferson (Front) (Back)

1991 Score Update

60T. Eric King (Front) (Back)
68T. Shawn Hillegas (Front) (Back)
106T. Mark Lewis (Front) (Back)
109T. Luis Lopez (Front) (Back)

1991 Topps Traded

52T. Mike Hargrove (Front) (Back)
55T. Glenallen Hill (Front) (Back)
60T. Reggie Jefferson (Front) (Back)
73T. Mark Lewis (Front) (Back)
126T. Mark Whiten (Front) (Back)

1991 Ultra Update

U19. Glenallen Hill (Front) (Back)
U20. Charles Nagy (Front) (Back)
U21. Mark Whiten (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Charles Nagy has a 38% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2009. We'll pass on him.

Mark Whiten has a 94% success rate on SCN with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Mark Lewis has a 4% success rate on SCN, with no successes since 2010. We'll skip him.

Denis Boucher has a 73% success rate on SCN, but no successes since 2010. We'll skip him, as well.

Reggie Jefferson has a 58% success rate on sCN, with no successes since late last summer. We'll pass on him.

Eric King has a 51% success rate on SCN. We had sent this card to him as part of our 1986 Donruss Rookies send-outs, and the request is still outstanding.

Shawn Hillegas has a 33% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him.

Luis Lopez has a 25% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him, as well.

Mike Hargrove has a 36% success rate on SCN. We'll skip him.

Glenallen Hill has a 44% success rate on SCN. We'll skip him, as well.

2 requests, 4 cards.

Total Cards: 120
Total Players: 73
Total Requests: 14
Total Cards Sent: 22
Successes: 8
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Had a success from:

Charlie Hough (1991 Topps Traded #56T)

Total Cards: 120
Total Players: 73
Total Requests: 14
Total Cards Sent: 22
Successes: 9
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Detroit Tigers

The next team we'll look at is the Detroit Tigers. There are 16 Tigers cards in the sets, representing 10 different players.

1991 Donruss Rookies

6. Milt Cuyler (Front) (Back)
29. Mark Leiter (Front) (Back)
53. Rusty Meacham (Front) (Back)

1991 Score Update

3T. Pete Incaviglia (Front) (Back)
25T. Mickey Tettleton (Front) (Back)
40T. John Cerutti (Front) (Back)
47T. Rob Deer (Front) (Back)
56T. Bill Gullickson (Front) (Back)

1991 Topps Traded

5T. Skeeter Barnes (Front) (Back)
30T. Rob Deer (Front) (Back)
57T. Pete Incaviglia (Front) (Back)
119T. Mickey Tettleton (Front) (Back)

1991 Ultra Update

U22. Milt Cuyler (Front) (Back)
U23. Paul Gibson (Front) (Back)
U24. Mickey Tettleton (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Milt Cuyler has a 5% success rate on SCN with no successes since 2005. We'll skip him.

Mark Leiter has a 72% success rate on SCN, but no successes in over a year. We'll pass on him.

Rusty Meacham has a 51% success rate on SCN. we'll pass on him, as well.

Pete Incaviglia has an 81% success rate on SCN with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Mickey Tettleton has no successes, ever, on SCN in 25 total attempts. We'll skip him.

John Cerutti is deceased. RIP.

Rob Deer has a 36% success rate on sCN. We'll pass on him.

Bill Gullickson has a 17% success rate on SCN. We'll pass on him, as well.

Skeeter Barnes has a 92% success rate on SCN with fairly recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

Paul Gibson has a 42% success rate on SCN with no successes since 2010. We'll pass on him.

2 requests, 4 cards

Total Cards: 136
Total Players: 83
Total Requests: 16
Total Cards Sent: 26
Successes: 9
Failures: 0

[Mike D.]

Houston Astros

The next team we'll look at is the Houston Astros. There are 17 Astros cards in the sets, representing 7 different players.

1991 Donruss Rookies

5. Darryl Kile (Front) (Back)
17. Luis Gonzalez (Front) (Back)
52. Al Osuna (Front) (Back)

1991 Score Update

36T. Pete Harnisch (Front) (Back)
80T. Curt Schilling (Front) (Back)
86T. Darryl Kile (Front) (Back)
89T. Al Osuna (Front) (Back)
99T. Luis Gonzalez (Front) (Back)

1991 Topps Traded

42T. Steve Finley (Front) (Back)
53T. Pete Harnisch (Front) (Back)
68T. Darryl Kile (Front) (Back)

1991 Fleer Ultra Update

U80. Jim Corsi (Front) (Back)
U81. Steve Finley (Front) (Back)
U82. Luis Gonzalez (Front) (Back)
U83. Pete Harnisch (Front) (Back)
U84. Darryl Kile (Front) (Back)

Let's take a closer look at the signing habits of each player:

Darryl Kile is deceased. RIP.

Luis Gonzalez has a 63% success rate on SCN, with very few successes lately. We'll skip him.

Al Osuna has a 66% success rate on SCN, but no successes since 2008. We'll pass on him.

Pete Harnisch has a 73% success rate on SCN. I sent these cards to him as part of the 1990 send-outs, and he signed one of them. The signed card can be seen here.

Curt Schilling has a 33% success rate on SCN, with no successes since late 2011. As a Rhode Islander, I feel like he should sign for me, since we spotted him $75 million, but oh well.

Steve Finley has a 32% success rate on SCN with no successes since 2010. We'll skip him.

Jim Corsi has an 88% success rate on SCN with recent successes. We'll send a request his way.

2 requests, 4 cards, 1 success.

Total Cards: 153
Total Players: 90
Total Requests: 18
Total Cards Sent: 30
Successes: 10
Failures: 0