1981 O-Pee-Chee
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Description
1981 O-Pee-Chee is a 374-card abridgement of the 1981 Topps set, made for the Canadian market. In a practice begun in 1977 and continued to 1988, the set features a higher ratio of cards of players from the two Canadian teams. Biography, major league statistics, and career highlights in both French and English also appear. In cases where a player changed teams or was traded before press time, a small line of print on the obverse makes note of the change.
Double-printed (DP) cards are also noted below.
The card backs are typically found printed on white card stock. There is, however, a "variation" set printed on gray card stock.
Each eight-card pack includes one of 24 posters of Expos and Blue Jays players.
Notable Rookie Cards include Harold Baines, Kirk Gibson and Tim Raines.
Distribution
48 packs per box, eight cards plus one poster per pack. (MSRP: C$0.25)
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 374 | - | 8:1 |
| Posters | 24 | - | one-per-pack |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Frank Pastore
- 2 Phil Huffman
- 3 Len Barker
- 4 Robin Yount
- 5 Dave Stieb
- 6 Gary Carter
- 7 Butch Hobson "Now with Angels"
- 8 Lance Parrish
- 9 Bruce Sutter "Now with Cardinals"
- 10 Mike Flanagan
- 11 Paul Mirabella
- 12 Craig Reynolds
- 13 Joe Charboneau
- 14 Dan Driessen
- 15 Larry Parrish
- 16 Ron Davis
- 17 Cliff Johnson "Now with Athletics"
- 18 Bruce Bochte
- 19 Jim Clancy
- 20 Bill Russell
- 21 Ron Oester
- 22 Danny Darwin
- 23 Willie Aikens
- 24 Don Stanhouse
- 25 Sixto Lezcano "Now with Cardinals"
- 26 U.L. Washington
- 27 Champ Summers DP
- 28 Enrique Romo
- 29 Gene Tenace
- 30 Jack Clark
- 31 Checklist 1-125 DP
- 32 Ken Oberkfell
- 33 Rick Honeycutt "Now with Rangers"
- 34 Al Bumbry
- 35 John Tamargo DP
- 36 Ed Farmer
- 37 Gary Roenicke
- 38 Tim Foli DP
- 39 Eddie Murray
- 40 Roy Howell "Now with Brewers"
- 41 Bill Gullickson
- 42 Jerry White DP
- 43 Tim Blackwell
- 44 Steve Henderson
- 45 Enos Cabell "Now with Giants"
- 46 Rick Bosetti
- 47 Bill North
- 48 Rich Gossage
- 49 Bob Shirley "Now with Cardinals"
- 50 Davey Lopes
- 51 Shane Rawley
- 52 Lloyd Moseby
- 53 Burt Hooton
- 54 Ivan DeJesus
- 55 Mike Norris
- 56 Del Unser
- 57 Dave Revering
- 58 Joel Youngblood
- 59 Steve McCatty
- 60 Willie Randolph
- 61 Butch Wynegar
- 62 Gary Lavelle
- 63 Willie Montanez
- 64 Terry Puhl
- 65 Scott McGregor
- 66 Buddy Bell
- 67 Toby Harrah
- 68 Jim Rice
- 69 Darrell Evans
- 70 Al Oliver DP
- 71 Hal Dues
- 72 Barry Evans DP
- 73 Doug Bair
- 74 Mike Hargrove
- 75 Reggie Smith
- 76 Mario Mendoza "Now with Rangers"
- 77 Mike Barlow
- 78 Garth Iorg
- 79 Jeff Reardon RC
- 80 Roger Erickson
- 81 Dave Stapleton
- 82 Barry Bonnell
- 83 Dave Concepcion
- 84 Johnnie LeMaster
- 85 Mike Caldwell
- 86 Wayne Gross
- 87 Rick Camp
- 88 Joe Lefebvre
- 89 Darrell Jackson
- 90 Bake McBride
- 91 Tim Stoddard DP
- 92 Mike Easler
- 93 Jim Bibby
- 94 Kent Tekulve
- 95 Jim Sundberg
- 96 Tommy John
- 97 Chris Speier
- 98 Clint Hurdle
- 99 Phil Garner
- 100 Rod Carew
- 101 Steve Stone
- 102 Joe Niekro
- 103 Jerry Martin "Now with Giants"
- 104 Ron LeFlore DP "Now with White Sox"
- 105 Jose Cruz
- 106 Don Money
- 107 Bobby Brown
- 108 Larry Herndon
- 109 Dennis Eckersley
- 110 Carl Yastrzemski
- 111 Greg Minton
- 112 Dan Schatzeder
- 113 George Brett
- 114 Tom Underwood
- 115 Roy Smalley
- 116 Carlton Fisk "Now with White Sox"
- 117 Pete Falcone
- 118 Dale Murphy
- 119 Tippy Martinez
- 120 Larry Bowa
- 121 Julio Cruz
- 122 Jim Gantner
- 123 Al Cowens
- 124 Jerry Garvin
- 125 Andre Dawson
- 126 Charlie Leibrandt RC
- 326 Rafael Landestoy
- 327 Moose Haas
- 328 Ross Baumgarten
- 329 Joaquin Andujar
- 330 Frank White
- 331 Blue Jays Team Card - Bobby Mattick
- 332 Dick Drago
- 333 Sid Monge
- 334 Joe Sambito
- 335 Rick Cerone
- 336 Ed Whitson
- 337 Sparky Lyle
- 338 Checklist 251-374
- 339 Jon Matlack
- 340 Ben Oglivie
- 341 Dwayne Murphy
- 342 Terry Crowley
- 343 Frank Taveras
- 344 Steve Rogers
- 345 Warren Cromartie
- 346 Bill Caudill
- 347 Harold Baines
- 348 Frank LaCorte
- 349 Glenn Hoffman
- 350 J.R. Richard
- 351 Otto Velez
- 352 Ted Simmons
- 353 Terry Kennedy
- 354 Al Hrabosky
- 355 Bob Horner
- 356 Cecil Cooper
- 357 Bob Welch
- 358 Paul Moskau
- 359 Dave Rader
- 360 Willie Wilson
- 361 Dave Kingman
- 362 Joe Rudi
- 363 Rich Gale
- 364 Steve Trout
- 365 Graig Nettles
- 366 Lamar Johnson
- 367 Denny Martinez
- 368 Manny Trillo
- 369 Frank Tanana
- 370 Reggie Jackson
- 371 Bill Lee
- 372 Jay Johnstone
- 373 Jason Thompson
- 374 Tom Hutton
Parallels
Gray Backs
It is believed that anywhere from 20 to 25% of 1981 OPC's production run was printed on a darker "gray" card stock. Gray backs exist for all 374 cards.
Inserts
Posters
Each pack yielded one of 24 Posters. Each Poster unfolds to measure 4 7/8" X 6 7/8". Cards 1-12 are of the Montreal Expos while 13-24 are Toronto Blue Jays.
- 1 Willie Montanez
- 2 Rodney Scott
- 3 Chris Speier
- 4 Larry Parrish
- 5 Warren Cromartie
- 6 Andre Dawson
- 7 Ellis Valentine
- 8 Gary Carter
- 9 Steve Rogers
- 10 Woodie Fryman
- 11 Jerry White
- 12 Scott Sanderson
- 13 John Mayberry
- 14 Damaso Garcia
- 15 Alfredo Griffin
- 16 Garth Iorg
- 17 Alvis Woods
- 18 Rick Bosetti
- 19 Barry Bonnell
- 20 Ernie Whitt
- 21 Jim Clancy
- 22 Dave Stieb
- 23 Otto Velez
- 24 Lloyd Moseby
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