1981 Topps
Description
1981 Topps is a 726-card set released as a single series. This was the first year since 1955 in which Topps had competition, and is generally considered to be the beginning of the "Modern Era" of baseball cards.
In 1981, Topps introduced three statistical categories to the backs of cards - Slugging Percentage (SLG), Walks (BB), and Strikeouts (SO). 1981 also saw the return of Stolen Bases (SB) which has been absent since 1971. Aside from a four year stretch from 1986 thru 1989 showcasing Game Winning RBI this batting record format had remained untouched until 2004 when OPS was introduced.
66 cards are double-printed, and several cards were printed missing the top black border.
Topps also made available a complete sets in uncut sheet form.
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Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
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Base | 726 | - | ? | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
1 Batting Leaders George Brett/Bill Buckner
2 Home Run Leaders Reggie Jackson/Ben Oglivie/Mike Schmidt
3 Runs Batted In Leaders Cecil Cooper/Mike Schmidt
4 Stolen Base Leaders Rickey Henderson/Ron LeFlore
5 Victory Leaders Steve Stone/Steve Carlton
6 Strikeout Leaders Len Barker/Steve Carlton
7 ERA Leaders Rudy May/Don Sutton
8 Leading Firemen Dan Quisenberry/Rollie Fingers/Tom Hume
9 Pete LaCock
10 Mike Flanagan
11 Jim Wohlford
12 Mark Clear
13 Joe Charboneau RC
14 John Tudor RC
15 Larry Parrish
16 Ron Davis
17 Cliff Johnson
18 Glenn Adams
19 Jim Clancy
20 Jeff Burroughs
21 Ron Oester
22 Danny Darwin
23 Alex Trevino
24 Don Stanhouse
25 Sixto Lezcano
26 U.L. Washington
27 Champ Summers DP
28 Enrique Romo
29 Gene Tenace
30 Jack Clark
31 Checklist 1-121 DP
32 Ken Oberkfell
33 Rick Honeycutt
34 Aurelio Rodriguez
35 Mitchell Page
36 Ed Farmer
37 Gary Roenicke
38 Win Remmerswaal RC
39 Tom Veryzer
40 Tug McGraw
41 Rangers Future Stars Bob Bacock RC, John Butcher RC, Jerry Don Gleaton
42 Jerry White DP
43 Jose Morales
44 Larry McWilliams
45 Enos Cabell
46 Rick Bosetti
47 Ken Brett
48 Dave Skaggs
49 Bob Shirley
50 Davey Lopes
51 Bill Robinson DP
52 Hector Cruz
53 Kevin Saucier
54 Ivan DeJesus
55 Mike Norris
56 Buck Martinez
57 Dave Roberts
58 Joel Youngblood
59 Dan Petry
60 Willie Randolph
61 Butch Wynegar
62 Joe Pettini RC
63 Steve Renko DP
64 Brian Asselstine
65 Scott McGregor
66 Royals Future Stars
67 Ken Kravec
68 Matt Alexander DP
69 Ed Halicki
70 Al Oliver DP
71 Hal Dues
72 Barry Evans RC DP
73 Doug Bair
74 Mike Hargrove
75 Reggie Smith
76 Mario Mendoza
77 Mike Barlow
78 Steve Dillard
79 Bruce Robbins
80 Rusty Staub
81 Dave Stapleton RC
82 Astros Future Stars
83 Mike Proly
84 Johnnie LeMaster
85 Mike Caldwell
86 Wayne Gross
87 Rick Camp
88 Joe Lefebvre RC
89 Darrell Jackson
90 Bake McBride
91 Tim Stoddard DP
92 Mike Easler
93 Ed Glynn DP
94 Harry Spilman
95 Jim Sundberg
96 A's Future Stars
97 Chris Speier
98 Clint Hurdle
99 Eric Wilkins
100 Rod Carew
101 Benny Ayala
102 Dave Tobik
103 Jerry Martin
104 Terry Forster
105 Jose Cruz
106 Don Money
107 Rich Wortham
108 Bruce Benedict
109 Milt Scott
110 Carl Yastrzemski
111 Greg Minton
112 White Sox Future Stars
113 Mike Phillips
114 Tom Underwood
115 Roy Smalley
116 Joe Simpson
117 Pete Falcone
118 Kurt Bevacqua
119 Tippy Martinez
120 Larry Bowa
121 Larry Harlow
122 John Denny
123 Al Cowens
124 Jerry Garvin
125 Andre Dawson
126 Charlie Leibrandt RC
127 Rudy Law
128 Gary Allenson DP
129 Art Howe
130 Larry Gura
131 Keith Moreland
132 Tommy Boggs
133 Jeff Cox RC
134 Steve Mura
135 Gorman Thomas
136 Doug Capilla
137 Hosken Powell
138 Richard Dotson RC DP
139 Oscar Gamble
140 Bob Forsch
141 Miguel Dilone
142 Jackson Todd
143 Dan Meyer
144 Allen Ripley
145 Mickey Rivers
146 Bobby Castillo
147 Dale Berra
148 Randy Niemann
149 Joe Nolan RC
150 Mark Fidrych
151 Claudell Washington
152 John Urrea
153 Tom Poquette
154 Rick Langford
155 Chris Chambliss
156 Bob McClure
157 John Wathan
158 Fergie Jenkins
159 Brian Doyle
160 Garry Maddox
161 Dan Graham
162 Doug Corbett RC
163 Bill Almon
164 La Marr Hoyt RC
165 Tony Scott
166 Floyd Bannister
167 Terry Whitfield
168 Don Robinson DP
169 John Mayberry
170 Ross Grimsley
171 Gene Richards
172 Gary Woods
173 Bump Wills
174 Doug Rau
175 Dan Collins
176 Mike Krukow
177 Rick Peters RC
178 Jim Essian DP
179 Rudy May
180 Pete Rose
181 Elias Sosa
182 Bobby Grich
183 Dick Davis DP
184 Jim Dwyer
185 Dennis Leonard
186 Wayne Nordhagen
187 Mike Parrott
188 Doug DeCinces
189 Craig Swan
190 Cesar Cedeno
191 Rick Sutcliffe
192 Braves Future Stars
193 Pete Vuckovich
194 Rod Scurry RC
195 Rich Murray
196 Duffy Dyer
197 Jim Kern
198 Jerry Dybzinski RC
199 Chuck Rainey
200 George Foster
201 Johnny Bench RB
202 Steve Carlton RB
203 Bill Gullickson RB
204 R. LeFlore/R. Scott RB
205 Pete Rose RB
206 Mike Schmidt RB
207 Ozzie Smith RB
208 Willie Wilson RB
209 Dickie Thon DP
210 Jim Palmer
211 Derrel Thomas
212 Steve Nicosia
213 Al Holland
214 Angels Future Stars
215 Larry Hisle
216 John Henry Johnson
217 Richie Hebner
218 Paul Splittorff
219 Ken Landreaux (Keith Olbermann's right leg can be seen in the background.)
220 Tom Seaver
221 Bob Davis
222 Jorge Orta
223 Roy Lee Jackson RC
224 Pat Zachry
225 Ruppert Jones
226 Manny Sanguillen
227 Fred Martinez
228 Tom Paciorek
229 Rollie Fingers
230 George Hendrick
231 Joe Beckwith
232 Mickey Klutts
233 Skip Lockwood
234 Lou Whitaker
235 Scott Sanderson
236 Mike Ivie
237 Charlie Moore
238 Willie Hernandez
239 Rick Miller RC
240 Nolan Ryan
241 Checklist 122-242 DP
242 Chet Lemon
243 Sal Butera RC
244 Cardinals Future Stars
245 Ed Figueroa
246 Ed Ott DP
247 Glenn Hubbard DP
248 Joey McLaughlin
249 Larry Cox
250 Ron Guidry
251 Tom Brookens
252 Victor Cruz
253 Dave Bergman
254 Ozzie Smith
255 Mark Littell
256 Bombo Rivera
257 Rennie Stennett
258 Joe Price RC
259 Mets Future Stars
260 Ron Cey
261 Rickey Henderson
262 Sammy Stewart
263 Brian Downing
264 Jim Norris
265 John Candelaria
266 Tom Herr
267 Stan Bahnsen
268 Jerry Royster
269 Ken Forsch
270 Greg Luzinski
271 Bill Castro
272 Bruce Kimm
273 Stan Papi
274 Craig Chamberlain
275 Dwight Evans
276 Dan Spillner
277 Alfredo Griffin
278 Rick Sofield
279 Bob Knepper
280 Ken Griffey
281 Fred Stanley
282 Mariners Future Stars
283 Billy Sample
284 Brian Kingman
285 Jerry Turner
286 Dave Frost
287 Lenn Sakata
288 Bobby Clark
289 Mickey Hatcher
290 Bob Boone DP
291 Aurelio Lopez
292 Mike Squires
293 Charlie Lea RC
294 Mike Tyson DP
295 Hal McRae
296 Bill Nahorodny DP
297 Bob Bailor
298 Eddie Solomon
299 Elliott Maddox
300 Paul Molitor
301 Marty Keough
302 Dodgers Future Stars
303 Johnny Oates
304 John Castino
305 Ken Clay
306 Juan Beniquez DP
307 Gene Garber
308 Rick Manning
309 Luis Salazar RC
310 Vida Blue DP
311 Freddie Patek
312 Rick Rhoden
313 Luis Pujols
314 Rich Dauer
315 Kirk Gibson RC
316 Craig Minetto
317 Lonnie Smith
318 Steve Yeager
319 Rowland Office
320 Tom Burgmeier
321 Leon Durham RC
322 Neil Allen
323 Jim Morrison DP
324 Mike Willis
325 Ray Knight
326 Biff Pocoroba
327 Moose Haas
328 Twins Future Stars
329 Joaquin Andujar
330 Frank White
331 Dennis Lamp
332 Lee Lacy
333 Sid Monge
334 Dane Iorg
335 Rick Cerone
336 Ed Whitson
337 Lynn Jones
338 Checklist 243-363
339 John Ellis
340 Bruce Kison
341 Dwayne Murphy
342 Eric Rasmussen DP
343 Frank Taveras
344 Byron McLaughlin
345 Warren Cromartie
346 Larry Christenson
347 Harold Baines RC
348 Bob Sykes
349 Glenn Hoffman
350 J.R. Richard
351 Otto Velez
352 Dick Tidrow DP
353 Terry Kennedy
354 Mario Soto
355 Bob Horner
356 Padres Future Stars
357 Jim Slaton
358 Mark Wagner
359 Tom Hausman
360 Willy Wilson
361 Joe Strain
362 Bo Diaz
363 Geoff Zahn
364 Mike Davis
365 Graig Nettles DP
366 Mike Ramsey
367 Dennis Martinez
368 Leon Roberts
369 Frank Tanana
370 Dave Winfield
371 Charlie Hough
372 Jay Johnstone
373 Pat Underwood
374 Tom Hutton
375 Dave Concepcion
376 Ron Reed
377 Jerry Morales
378 Doug Rader
379 Lary Sorensen
380 Willie Stargell
381 Cubs Future Stars
382 Paul Mirabella
383 Eric Soderholm DP
384 Mike Sadek
385 Joe Sambito
386 Dave Edwards
387 Phil Niekro
388 Andre Thornton
389 Marty Pattin
390 Cesar Geronimo
391 Dave Lemanczyk DP
392 Lance Parrish
393 Broderick Perkins
394 Woodie Fryman
395 Scot Thompson
396 Bill Campbell
397 Julio Cruz
398 Ross Baumgarten
399 Orioles Future Stars
400 Reggie Jackson
401 A.L. Championships
402 N.L. Championships
403 1980 World Series/Bowa
404 1980 World Series/McGraw
405 Nino Espinosa
406 Dickie Noles
407 Ernie Whitt
408 Fernando Arroyo
409 Larry Herndon
410 Bert Campaneris
411 Terry Puhl
412 Britt Burns
413 Tony Bernazard
414 John Pacella RC DP
415 Ben Oglivie
416 Gary Alexander
417 Dan Schatzeder
418 Bobby Brown
419 Tom Hume
420 Keith Hernandez
421 Bob Stanley
422 Dan Ford
423 Shane Rawley
424 Yankees Future Stars
425 Al Bumbry
426 Warren Brusstar
427 John D'Acquisto
428 John Stearns
429 Mick Kelleher
430 Jim Bibby
431 Dave Roberts
432 Len Barker
433 Rance Mulliniks
434 Roger Erickson
435 Jim Spencer
436 Gary Lucas RC
437 Mickey Heath DP
438 John Montefusco
439 Denny Walling
440 Jerry Reuss
441 Ken Reitz
442 Ron Pruitt
443 Jim Beattie
444 Garth Iorg
445 Ellis Valentine
446 Checklist 364-484
447 Junior Kennedy DP
448 Tim Corcoran
449 Paul Mitchell
450 Dave Kingman
451 Indians Future Stars
452 Renie Martin
453 Rob Wilfong DP
454 Andy Hassler
455 Rick Burleson
456 Jeff Reardon RC
457 Mike Lum
458 Randy Jones
459 Greg Gross
460 Goose Gossage
461 Dave McKay
462 Jack Brohamer
463 Milt May
464 Adrian Devine
465 Bill Russell
466 Bob Molinaro
467 Dave Stieb
468 John Wockenfuss
469 Jeffrey Leonard
470 Manny Trillo
471 Mike Vail
472 Dyar Miller DP
473 Jose Cardenal
474 Mike LaCoss
475 Buddy Bell
476 Jerry Koosman
477 Luis Gomez
478 Juan Eichelberger
479 Expos Future Stars
480 Carlton Fisk
481 Bob Lacey DP
482 Jim Gantner
483 Mike Griffin RC
484 Max Venable
485 Garry Templeton
486 Marc Hill
487 Dewey Robinson
488 Damaso Garcia
489 John Littlefield VAR RC
490 Eddie Murray
491 Gordie Pladson
492 Barry Foote
493 Dan Quisenberry
494 Bob Walk
495 Dusty Baker
496 Paul Dade
497 Fred Norman
498 Pat Putnam
499 Frank Pastore
500 Jim Rice
501 Tim Foli DP
502 Giants Future Stars
503 Steve McCatty
504 Dale Murphy
505 Jason Thompson
506 Phil Huffman
507 Jamie Quirk
508 Rob Dressler
509 Pete Mackanin
510 Lee Mazzilli
511 Wayne Garland
512 Gary Thomasson
513 Frank LaCorte
514 George Riley RC
515 Robin Yount
516 Doug Bird
517 Richie Zisk
518 Grant Jackson
519 John Tamargo DP
520 Steve Stone
521 Sam Mejias
522 Mike Colbern
523 John Fulgham
524 Willie Aikens
525 Mike Torrez
526 Phillies Future Stars
527 Danny Goodwin
528 Gary Matthews
529 Dave LaRoche
530 Steve Garvey
531 John Curtis
532 Bill Stein
533 Jesus Figueroa RC
534 Dave Smith RC
535 Omar Moreno
536 Bob Owchinko DP
537 Ron Hodges
538 Tommy Griffith
539 Rodney Scott
540 Mike Schmidt DP
541 Steve Swisher
542 Larry Bradford DP
543 Terry Crowley
544 Rich Gale
545 Johnny Grubb
546 Paul Moskau
547 Mario Guerrero
548 Dave Goltz
549 Jerry Remy
550 Tommy John
551 Pirates Future Stars
552 Steve Trout
553 Tim Blackwell
554 Bert Blyleven
555 Cecil Cooper
556 Jerry Mumphrey
557 Chris Knapp
558 Barry Bonnell
559 Willie Montanez
560 Joe Morgan
561 Dennis Littlejohn
562 Checklist 485-605
563 Jim Kaat
564 Ron Hassey DP
565 Burt Hooton
566 Del Unser
567 Mark Bomback
568 Dave Revering
569 Al Williams
570 Ken Singleton
571 Tommy Cruz
572 Jack Morris
573 Phil Garner
574 Bill Caudill
575 Tony Perez
576 Reggie Cleveland
577 Blue Jays Future Stars
578 Bill Gullickson RC
579 Tim Flannery
580 Don Baylor
581 Roy Howell
582 Gaylord Perry
583 Larry Milbourne
584 Randy Lerch
585 Amos Otis
586 Silvio Martinez
587 Jeff Newman
588 Gary Lavelle
589 Lamar Johnson
590 Bruce Sutter
591 John Lowenstein
592 Steve Comer
593 Steve Kemp
594 Preston Hanna DP
595 Butch Hobson
596 Jerry Augustine
597 Rafael Landestoy
598 George Vukovich
599 Dennis Kinney RC
600 Johnny Bench
601 Don Aase
602 Bobby Murcer
603 John Verhoeven
604 Rob Picciolo
605 Don Sutton
606 Reds Future Stars
607 Dave Palmer
608 Greg Pryor
609 Lynn McGlothen
610 Darrell Porter
611 Rick Matula DP
612 Duane Kuiper
613 Jim Anderson
614 Dave Rozema
615 Rick Dempsey
616 Rick Wise
617 Craig Reynolds
618 John Milner
619 Steve Henderson
620 Dennis Eckersley
621 Tom Donohue
622 Randy Moffitt
623 Sal Bando
624 Bob Welch
625 Bill Buckner
626 Tigers Future Stars
627 Luis Tiant
628 Vic Correll
629 Tony Armas
630 Steve Carlton
631 Ron Jackson
632 Alan Bannister
633 Billy Lee
634 Doug Flynn
635 Bobby Bonds
636 Al Hrabosky
637 Jerry Narron
638 Checklist 606-726
639 Carney Lansford
640 Dave Parker
641 Mark Belanger
642 Vern Ruhle
643 Lloyd Moseby
644 Ramon Aviles
645 Rick Reuschel
646 Marvis Foley
647 Dick Drago
648 Darrell Evans
649 Manny Sarmiento
650 Bucky Dent
651 Pedro Guerrero
652 John Montague
653 Bill Fahey
654 Ray Burris
655 Dan Driessen
656 Jon Matlack
657 Mike Cubbage DP
658 Milt Wilcox
659 Brewers Future Stars
660 Gary Carter
661 Orioles Team CL
662 Red Sox Team CL
663 Angels Team CL
664 White Sox Team CL
665 Indians Team CL
666 Tigers Team CL
667 Royals Team CL
668 Brewers Team CL
669 Twins Team CL
670 Yankees Team CL
671 A's Team CL
672 Mariners Team CL
673 Rangers Team CL
674 Blue Jays Team CL
675 Braves Team CL
676 Cubs Team CL
677 Reds Team CL
678 Astros Team CL
679 Dodgers Team CL
680 Expos Team CL
681 Mets Team CL
682 Phillies Team CL
683 Pirates Team CL
684 Cardinals TeamCL
685 Padres Team CL
686 Giants TeamCL
687 Jeff Jones RC
688 Kiko Garcia
689 Red Sox Future Stars
690 Bob Watson
691 Dick Ruthven
692 Len Randle
693 Steve Howe
694 Bud Harrelson
695 Kent Tekulve
696 Alan Ashby
697 Rick Waits
698 Mike Jorgensen
699 Glenn Abbott
700 George Brett
701 Joe Rudi
702 Doc Medich
703 Al Woods
704 Bill Travers DP
705 Ted Simmons
706 Dan Ford RC
707 Dave Cash
708 Doyle Alexander
709 Alan Trammell DP
710 Ron LeFlore DP
711 Joe Ferguson
712 Bill Bonham
713 Billy North
714 Pete Redfern
715 Bill Madlock
716 Glenn Borgmann
717 Jim Barr
718 Larry Biittner
719 Sparky Lyle
720 Fred Lynn
721 Toby Harrah
722 Joe Niekro
723 Bruce Bochte
724 Lou Piniella
725 Steve Rogers
726 Rick Monday
Errors
489 John Littlefield RC (Photo believed to be Mark Riggins)