1981 O-Pee-Chee
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
- 127 Willie Stargell
- 128 Andre Thornton UER: Thornton's cycle was in 1978, not 1979
- 129 Art Howe
- 130 Larry Gura AS
- 131 Jerry Remy
- 132 Rick Dempsey
- 133 Alan Trammell DP
- 134 Mike LaCoss
- 135 Gorman Thomas
- 136 Tim Raines / Roberto Ramos / Bobby Pate RC
- 137 Bill Madlock
- 138 Richard Dotson RC DP
- 139 Oscar Gamble
- 140 Bob Forsch
- 141 Miguel Dilone
- 142 Jackson Todd
- 143 Dan Meyer
- 144 Garry Templeton
- 145 Mickey Rivers
- 146 Alan Ashby
- 147 Dale Berra
- 148 Randy Jones
- 149 Joe Nolan
- 150 Mark Fidrych
- 151 Tony Armas
- 152 Steve Kemp
- 153 Jerry Reuss
- 154 Rick Langford
- 155 Chris Chambliss
- 156 Bob McClure
- 157 John Wathan
- 158 John Curtis
- 159 Steve Howe RC
- 160 Garry Maddox
- 161 Dan Graham
- 162 Doug Corbett RC
- 163 Rob Dressler
- 164 Bucky Dent AS
- 165 Alvis Woods
- 166 Floyd Bannister
- 167 Lee Mazzilli
- 168 Don Robinson DP
- 169 John Mayberry
- 170 Woodie Fryman
- 171 Gene Richards
- 172 Rick Burleson
- 173 Bump Wills
- 174 Glenn Abbott
- 175 Dave Collins
- 176 Mike Krukow
- 177 Rick Monday
- 178 Dave Parker AS
- 179 Rudy May
- 180 Pete Rose
- 181 Elias Sosa
- 182 Bob Grich
- 183 Fred Norman
- 184 Jim Dwyer
- 185 Dennis Leonard
- 186 Gary Matthews
- 187 Ron Hassey DP
- 188 Doug DeCinces
- 189 Craig Swan
- 190 Cesar Cedeno
- 191 Rick Sutcliffe
- 192 Kiko Garcia
- 193 Pete Vuckovich
- 194 Tony Bernazard
- 195 Keith Hernandez
- 196 Jerry Mumphrey
- 197 Jim Kern
- 198 Jerry Dybzinski RC
- 199 John Lowenstein
- 200 George Foster
- 201 Phil Niekro
- 202 Bill Buckner
- 203 Steve Carlton AS
- 204 John D'Acquisto
- 205 Rick Reuschel
- 206 Dan Quisenberry
- 207 Mike Schmidt AS DP
- 208 Bob Watson
- 209 Jim Spencer
- 210 Jim Palmer
- 211 Derrel Thomas
- 212 Steve Nicosia
- 213 Omar Moreno
- 214 Richie Zisk
- 215 Larry Hisle
- 216 Mike Torrez
- 217 Rich Hebner
- 218 Britt Burns RC
- 219 Ken Landreaux
- 220 Tom Seaver
- 221 Bob Davis
- 222 Jorge Orta
- 223 Bobby Bonds
- 224 Pat Zachry
- 225 Ruppert Jones
- 226 Duane Kuiper
- 227 Rodney Scott
- 228 Tom Paciorek
- 229 Rollie Fingers
- 230 George Hendrick
- 231 Tony Perez
- 232 Grant Jackson
- 233 Damaso Garcia RC
- 234 Lou Whitaker
- 235 Scott Sanderson
- 236 Mike Ivie
- 237 Charlie Moore
- 238 Luis Leal / Brian Milner / Ken Schrom RC
- 239 Rick Miller DP
- 240 Nolan Ryan
- 241 Checklist #2 #126-250 DP
- 242 Chet Lemon
- 243 David Palmer
- 244 Ellis Valentine
- 245 Carney Lansford
- 246 Ed Ott DP
- 247 Glenn Hubbard DP UER: Born "Hann Air Force Base", should be "Hahn Air Force Base"
- 248 Joey McLaughlin
- 249 Jerry Narron
- 250 Ron Guidry
- 251 Steve Garvey AS
- 252 Victor Cruz
- 253 Bobby Murcer
- 254 Ozzie Smith
- 255 John Stearns
- 256 Bill Campbell
- 257 Rennie Stennett
- 258 Rick Waits
- 259 Gary Lucas RC
- 260 Ron Cey
- 261 Rickey Henderson
- 262 Sammy Stewart
- 263 Brian Downing
- 264 Mark Bomback RC
- 265 John Candelaria
- 266 Renie Martin
- 267 Stan Bahnsen
- 268 Montreal Expos / Dick Williams TC MGR
- 269 Ken Forsch
- 270 Greg Luzinski
- 271 Ron Jackson
- 272 Wayne Garland
- 273 Milt May
- 274 Rick Wise
- 275 Dwight Evans
- 276 Sal Bando
- 277 Alfredo Griffin
- 278 Rick Sofield
- 279 Bob Knepper
- 280 Ken Griffey
- 281 Ken Singleton
- 282 Ernie Whitt
- 283 Billy Sample
- 284 Jack Morris
- 285 Dick Ruthven
- 286 Johnny Bench AS
- 287 Dave Smith RC
- 288 Amos Otis
- 289 Dave Goltz
- 290 Bob Boone AS
- 291 Aurelio Lopez
- 292 Tom Hume
- 293 Charlie Lea RC
- 294 Bert Blyleven UER: Last line of stats year is printed as 980, should be 1980
- 295 Hal McRae
- 296 Bob Stanley
- 297 Bob Bailor
- 298 Jerry Koosman
- 299 Elliott Maddox
- 300 Paul Molitor AS
- 301 Matt Keough
- 302 Pat Putnam
- 303 Dan Ford
- 304 John Castino
- 305 Barry Foote
- 306 Lou Piniella
- 307 Gene Garber
- 308 Rick Manning
- 309 Don Baylor
- 310 Vida Blue DP
- 311 Doug Flynn
- 312 Rick Rhoden
- 313 Fred Lynn AS
- 314 Rich Dauer
- 315 Kirk Gibson RC
- 316 Ken Reitz
- 317 Lonnie Smith
- 318 Steve Yeager
- 319 Rowland Office UER: Famous catch was not in 1977
- 320 Tom Burgmeier
- 321 Leon Durham RC
- 322 Neil Allen
- 323 Ray Burris
- 324 Mike Willis
- 325 Ray Knight
- 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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