28 December 2011

1992 Liga Mexicana de Béisbol (Mexican League) Estampas de Fotos Checklist



      I have been in contact with the gentleman who started the fledgling blog 1992 Mexican Leauge Baseball Cards.  He posted a link to some photos of cards and unopened boxes he still has from the set.  In my previous post about this set, I posted close-up scans of the logos on the backs of the cards:


     From my email conversation of past weeks, TCI means Trading Cards International, Inc., the short-lived company from Lockport, Louisiana, who most likely designed the set.  EDM stands for Estampas Deportivas de Mexico SA de CV (possibly the actual printers of the cards) and the back of the box reads Lomeli Trade Center SA de CV Guadalajara Jalisco (the import/export company that distributed the set).  Apparently he was friends with someone who knew someone that worked for TCI, and helped distribute the cards around the Mission, Texas/Reynosa area, and also recalls the cards being heavily distributed in Monterrey and Guadalajara.

        He also sent me about a dozen cards I didn't have, so I have been able to expand the checklist a bit.  This is only 46 cards now, of a total 150, so I've asked if he wouldn't mind filling in the gaps so this set can get the recognition it deserves in the hobby as the first major modern Mexican League set.   All sixteen Mexican League teams from the 1992 season are accounted for in the checklist so far.

      In keeping with all of the other checklist posts on the blog, I have reformatted this post to highlight the gaps in the checklist in hopes that someone might be willing to help fill them.

Card # Player Name Team
1
2 Francisco Javier Arce   Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz
3
4 Luis Alberto Peña Industriales de Monterrey
5 Ricardo Osuna     Cafeteros de Córdoba
6
7 Jesus Abrego
8
9 Manuel Carazin Petroleros de Minatitlán
10 Raul Martinez     Algodoneros de Union Laguna
11
12
13 Eliseo Garzon Olmecas de Tabasco
14 Aurelio Cantañeda Charros de Jalisco
15
16 Braulio Neri Rieleros de Aguascalietes
17 Pablo Machiria Tigres de México
18 Alejandro Ortiz Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
19 Florentino Morales Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz
20 Alfonso (Alonso) Tellez Industriales de Monterrey
21 Ruben Navarro Cafeteros de Córdoba
22 Armando Valenzuela Sultanes de Monterrey
23 Martin Antunez Leones de Yucatán
24 Alejandro Carza         Sultanes de Monterrey
25 Terry Blocker Petroleros de Minatitlán
26
27 Roy Johnson Piratas de Campeche
28 Leo Valenzuela Acereros de Monclova
29
30 Manuel Samaniego Charros de Jalisco
31
32
33 Adulfo Camacho Tigres Capitalinos
34
35 Carlos Gastelum Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz
36
37 Emigdio Lopez Cafeteros de Córdoba
38 Eduardo Torres Saraperos de Saltillo
39
40 Francisco Rodriguez Sultanes de Monterrey
41 Horacio Valenzuela Petroleros de Minatitlán
42
43 Hediberto Vargas Piratas de Campeche
44
45 Jose Julian Quiroz Olmecas de Tabasco
46

47 Hector Estrada Diablos Rojos del México
48 Salvador Lopez Rieleros de Aguascalietes
49 Hector Alvarez Tigres Capitalinos
50 Luis Trinidad Castillo Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
51 Raul Lopez Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz
52 Roberto Herrera Industriales de Monterrey
53 Lazaro Tiquet Cafeteros de Córdoba
54 Alfonso Pulido Sultanes de Monterrey
55

56 Jaime Orozco Sultanes de Monterrey
57 Eddie Castro Petroleros de Minatitlán
58 Luis Alfonso Cruz Algodoneros de Union Laguna
59 Alejandro Gomez Piratas de Campeche
60 Isidro Morales Acereros de Monclova
61 Jesus Antonio Barrera Olmecas de Tabasco
62

63 Vicente Verdugo Diablos Rojos del México
64 Ali Uzcanga Rieleros de Aguascalietes
65

66 Gerardo Sanchez Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
67 David Dominguez Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz
68 Roberto Vizcarra Industriales de Monterrey
69

70

71 Francisco Montaño Leones de Yucatan
72

73

74 Jose Angel Villegas Leones de Yucatan
75

76

77 Manuel Baca Olmecas de Tabasco
78 Jesus Sommers Charros de Jalisco
79 Daniel Fernandez Diablos Rojos del México
80 Enrique Aguilar Rieleros de Aguascalietes
81 Barbaro Garbey Tigres Capitalinos
82 Pedró Mere
83

84 Isaac Jiminez Industriales de Monterrey
85 Ricardo Herrera Charros de Jalisco
86 Alejandro Sanchez Acereros de Monclova
87

88 German Rivera Sultanes de Monterrey
89 Luis de Leon Petroleros de Minatitlán
90

91 Felipe Gutierrez Delfin Alacranes de Campeche
92 Rodolfo Valdes Acereros de Monclova
93 Andres Sanchez Olmecas de Tabasco
94

95 Luis F. Martinez
96 Larry See Rieleros de Aguascalietes
97 Eric Mahdi Tigres Capitalinos
98 Ernesto Barraza Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
99 Carlos Miguel Garcia Alacranes de Campeche
100 Scott Medvin Industriales de Monterrey
101

102

103

104

105

106 David Sinohui Petroleros de Minatitlán
107

108 Martin Garcia Acereros de Monclova
109

110

111 Salome Barojas Diablos Rojos del México
112 German Jiminez Rieleros de Aguascalietes
113

114 Ruben Estrada Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
115 Miguel Munoz Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz
116 Porfirio Ochoa Industriales de Monterrey
117 Abraham Macias Cafeteros de Córdoba
118 Jesus Moreno Saraperos de Saltillo
119 Juan Jose Pacho Leones de Yucatán
120

121

122 Ramon Esquer Algodoneros de Union Laguna
123 Herminio Dominguez Alacranes de Campeche
124

125 Martin Morones Olmecas de Tabasco
126 Ricardo Almodobar Charros de Jalisco
127 Leobardo Moreno Diablos Rojos del México
128 Juan Manuel Garcia Rieleros de Aguascalietes
129

130 Enrique Ramirez Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
131

132

133 David Villagomez Cafeteros de Córdoba
134 Raul Rodriguez Saraperos de Saltillo
135 Jose J. Bellazetin Tigres de México
136 Leo Perez Sultanes de Monterrey
137

138 Jesus Valdez Algodoneros de Union Laguna
139 Luis E. Huerta Alacranes de Campeche
140 Raul Perez Tovar Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz
141 Rusty Tillman Olmecas de Tabasco
142 Ricardo Renteria Charros de Jalisco
143

144 Jose Luis Valenzuela Rieleros de Aguascalietes
145 Gerardo Gutierrez Tigres Capitalinos
146 Marco Antonio Cruz Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
147 Ramon Sambo Aguila de Veracruz
148 Ramon Abril Industriales de Monterrey
149

150 Hector Osuna Saraperos de Saltillo

As usual, thanks to Arturo for helping fill in the gaps in the checklist from his collection.

7 comments:

  1. I think a certain Dodgers fan is going to like that Osuna card.

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  2. Well I just rescued 10 1992 mexican baseball cards from my parent's home, these are the ones I have:
    118 Jesus Moreno (Saraperos de Saltillo)
    40 Francisco Rodriguez (Sultanes de Monterrey)
    122 Ramon Esquer (Algodoneros de Union Laguna)
    125 Martin Morones (Olmecas de Tabasco)
    20 "Alfonso Tellez" which I know his real name is Alonso (Industriales de Monterrey)
    38 Eduardo Torres (Saraperos de Saltillo)
    60 Isidro Morales (Acereros de Monclova)
    92 Rodolfo Valdes (Acereros de Monclova)
    142 Ricardo Renteria (yes the Rich Renteria former Chicago Cubs Mgr) (Charros de Jalisco)
    147 Ramon Sambo (Aguila de Veracruz)

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    1. Thank you for these. Four cards have been added to the checklist, and I changed all of the team names to their proper Spanish.

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    2. I have this cards
      Alex ortiz
      Pedro mere
      Alonso tellez
      Luis t castilo

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    3. What are the card numbers for the Ortiz and Mere cards?

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  3. I have a few hundred of these cards, any value?
    hcctde@aol.com

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    1. Nice to know the post is still getting some use. It is difficult to say about value since the set is still relatively obscure. The biggest issue is still all the gaps in the known checklist and that there are so few in circulation.

      For collectors of LMB, probably more value than your average collector, but since there are no really big names in the set, that puts it the same low demand level of similar era sets from Taiwan or the minor leagues.

      Only like 8 cards have ever been listed on COMC.com and they almost never show up on eBay, so awareness of the set within the collecting community is still a challenge.

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