1981 Donruss

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Description

The premiere Donruss baseball card set consists 605 cards. Wax packs contained 18 cards as well as a piece of gum -- the only year any confectionary product was allowed in their packs. The standard-size cards are printed on extremely thin stock and some players have un-natural skin tones (i.e. black players appear with purple skin, and white players brown). The key Rookie Cards in this set are Danny Ainge, Tim Raines, and Jeff Reardon.

Numerous errors of the first print run were later corrected by the company. According to published reports at the time, approximately 500 sets were made available in uncut sheet form.

While many of the pictures were taken at the two Chicago area stadiums, some were shot (especially those of New York players) by a young Keith Olbermann.

Hobby dealers were unable to buy factory sets directly from Donruss; instead, they had to buy wholesale from TCMA, Donruss' exclusive Hobby distributor. Interestingly, cards were sent to dealers in rubber-banded bricks of 100 for each player and then had to be collated.

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  • 1 Ozzie Smith
  • 2 Rollie Fingers
  • 3 Rick Wise
  • 4 Gene Richards
  • 5 Alan Trammell
  • 6 Tom Brookens
  • 7 Duffy Dyer (1980 batting average has no decimal)
  • 7 Duffy Dyer (1980 batting average has decimal)
  • 8 Mark Fidrych
  • 9 Dave Rozema
  • 10 Ricky Peters
  • 11 Mike Schmidt
  • 12 Willie Stargell
  • 13 Tim Foli
  • 14 Manny Sanguillen
  • 15 Grant Jackson
  • 16 Eddie Solomon
  • 17 Omar Moreno
  • 18 Joe Morgan
  • 19 Rafael Landestoy
  • 20 Bruce Bochy
  • 21 Joe Sambito
  • 22 Manny Trillo
  • 23 Dave Smith (B)
  • 23 Dave Smith (A)
  • 24 Terry Puhl
  • 25 Bump Wills
  • 26 John Ellis (Photo on front is Danny Walton)
  • 26 John Ellis
  • 27 Jim Kern
  • 28 Richie Zisk
  • 29 John Mayberry
  • 30 Bob Davis
  • 31 Jackson Todd
  • 32 Alvis Woods
  • 33 Steve Carlton
  • 34 Lee Mazzilli
  • 35 John Stearns
  • 36 Roy Lee Jackson
  • 37 Mike Scott
  • 38 Lamar Johnson
  • 39 Kevin Bell
  • 40 Ed Farmer
  • 41 Ross Baumgarten
  • 42 Leo Sutherland
  • 43 Dan Meyer
  • 44 Ron Reed
  • 45 Mario Mendoza
  • 46 Rick Honeycutt
  • 47 Glenn Abbott
  • 48 Leon Roberts
  • 49 Rod Carew
  • 50 Bert Campaneris
  • 51 Tom Donohue (Name on front misspelled Donahue)
  • 51 Tom Donohue
  • 52 Dave Frost
  • 53 Ed Halicki
  • 54 Dan Ford
  • 55 Garry Maddox
  • 56 Steve Garvey (25 HR)
  • 56 Steve Garvey (21 HR)
  • 57 Bill Russell
  • 58 Don Sutton
  • 59 Reggie Smith
  • 60 Rick Monday
  • 61 Ray Knight
  • 62 Johnny Bench
  • 63 Mario Soto
  • 64 Doug Bair
  • 65 George Foster
  • 66 Jeff Burroughs
  • 67 Keith Hernandez
  • 68 Tom Herr
  • 69 Bob Forsch
  • 70 John Fulgham
  • 71 Bobby Bonds (326 lifetime HR)
  • 71 Bobby Bonds
  • 72 Rennie Stennett (Breaking broke leg)
  • 72 Rennie Stennett (Word broke deleted)
  • 73 Joe Strain
  • 74 Ed Whitson
  • 75 Tom Griffin
  • 76 Bill North
  • 77 Gene Garber
  • 78 Mike Hargrove
  • 79 Dave Rosello
  • 80 Ron Hassey
  • 81 Sid Monge
  • 82 Joe Charboneau (B)
  • 82 Joe Charboneau (A)
  • 83 Cecil Cooper
  • 84 Sal Bando
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  • 87 Larry Hisle
  • 87 Larry Hisle (28 HRs in 1977)
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  • 90 Gary Carter
  • 91 Bill Gullickson
  • 92 Fred Norman
  • 93 Tommy Hutton
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  • 96 Dennis Eckersley
  • 97 Tom Burgmeier (Throws: Right)
  • 97 Tom Burgmeier (Throws: Left)
  • 98 Win Remmerswaal
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  • 116 Gary Roenicke
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  • 119 Rickey Henderson
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  • 127 Jack Morris
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  • 130 Champ Summers
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  • 139 Dave Bergman
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  • 141 Ken Forsch
  • 142 Larry Bowa
  • 143 Frank LaCorte (Photo is Randy Niemann)
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  • 147 Danny Darwin
  • 148 John Grubb
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  • 163 Julio Cruz
  • 164 Del Unser (No 3B heading)
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  • 299 Manny Mota
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  • 303 Paul Householder
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  • 307 Ken Reitz
  • 308 Ted Simmons
  • 309 John Littlefield
  • 310 George Frazier
  • 311 Dane Iorg
  • 312 Mike Ivie
  • 313 Dennis Littlejohn
  • 314 Gary Lavelle
  • 315 Jack Clark
  • 316 Jim Wohlford
  • 317 Rick Matula
  • 318 Toby Harrah
  • 319 Duane Kuiper (Name misspelled Dwane)
  • 319 Duane Kuiper
  • 320 Len Barker
  • 321 Victor Cruz
  • 322 Dell Alston
  • 323 Robin Yount
  • 324 Charlie Moore
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  • 328 Phil Niekro
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  • 330 Steve Rogers (Name misspelled Rodgers)
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  • 334 Tony Perez
  • 335 Carlton Fisk
  • 336 Dick Drago
  • 337 Steve Renko
  • 338 Jim Rice
  • 339 Jerry Royster
  • 340 Frank White
  • 341 Jamie Quirk
  • 342 Paul Spittorff (Name misspelled Spittorff)
  • 342 Paul Splittorff
  • 343 Marty Pattin
  • 344 Pete LaCock
  • 345 Willie Randolph
  • 346 Rick Cerone
  • 347 Rich Gossage
  • 348 Reggie Jackson
  • 349 Ruppert Jones
  • 350 Dave McKay
  • 351 Yogi Berra
  • 352 Doug DeCinces
  • 353 Jim Palmer
  • 354 Tippy Martinez
  • 355 Al Bumbry
  • 356 Earl Weaver
  • 357 Rob Picciolo Rob Picciolo (Name misspelled Bob Picciolo)
  • 357 Rob Picciolo
  • 358 Matt Keough
  • 359 Dwayne Murphy
  • 360 Brian Kingman
  • 361 Bill Fahey
  • 362 Steve Mura
  • 363 Dennis Kinney
  • 364 Dave Winfield
  • 365 Lou Whitaker
  • 366 Lance Parrish
  • 367 Tim Corcoran
  • 368 Pat Underwood
  • 369 Al Cowens
  • 370 Sparky Anderson
  • 371 Pete Rose
  • 372 Phil Garner
  • 373 Steve Nicosia
  • 374 John Candelaria
  • 375 Don Robinson
  • 376 Lee Lacy
  • 377 John Milner
  • 378 Craig Reynolds
  • 379 Luis Pujols Luis Pujols (Name misspelled Pujois)
  • 379 Luis Pujols
  • 380 Joe Niekro
  • 381 Joaquin Andujar
  • 382 Keith Moreland
  • 383 Jose Cruz
  • 384 Bill Virdon
  • 385 Jim Sundberg
  • 386 Doc Medich
  • 387 Al Oliver
  • 388 Jim Norris
  • 389 Bob Bailor
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  • 391 Otto Velez
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  • 393 Bob Walk
  • 394 Doug Flynn
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  • 396 Tom Hausman
  • 397 Elliott Maddox
  • 398 Mike Squires
  • 399 Marvis Foley
  • 400 Steve Trout
  • 401 Wayne Nordhagen
  • 402 Tony LaRussa
  • 403 Bruce Bochte
  • 404 Bake McBride
  • 405 Jerry Narron
  • 406 Rob Dressler
  • 407 Dave Heaverlo
  • 408 Tom Paciorek
  • 409 Carney Lansford
  • 410 Brian Downing
  • 411 Don Aase
  • 412 Jim Barr
  • 413 Don Baylor
  • 414 Jim Fregosi
  • 415 Dallas Green
  • 416 Davey Lopes
  • 417 Jerry Reuss
  • 418 Rick Sutcliffe
  • 419 Derrel Thomas
  • 420 Tom Lasorda
  • 421 Charlie Leibrandt
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  • 423 Ron Oester
  • 424 Junior Kennedy
  • 425 Tom Seaver
  • 426 Bobby Cox
  • 427 Leon Durham
  • 428 Terry Kennedy
  • 429 Silvio Martinez
  • 430 George Hendrick
  • 431 Red Schoendienst
  • 432 Johnnie LeMaster
  • 433 Vida Blue
  • 434 John Montefusco
  • 435 Terry Whitfield
  • 436 Dave Bristol
  • 437 Dale Murphy
  • 438 Jerry Dybzinski
  • 439 Jorge Orta
  • 440 Wayne Garland
  • 441 Miguel Dilone
  • 442 Dave Garcia
  • 443 Don Money
  • 444 Buck Martinez Buck Martinez (Reverse negative)
  • 444 Buck Martinez
  • 445 Jerry Augustine
  • 446 Ben Oglivie
  • 447 Jim Slaton
  • 448 Doyle Alexander
  • 449 Tony Bernazard
  • 450 Scott Sanderson
  • 451 David Palmer
  • 452 Stan Bahnsen
  • 453 Dick Williams
  • 454 Rick Burleson
  • 455 Gary Allenson
  • 456 Bob Stanley
  • 457 John Tudor ERR
  • 457 John Tudor COR
  • 458 Dwight Evans
  • 459 Glenn Hubbard
  • 460 U.L. Washington
  • 461 Larry Gura
  • 462 Rich Gale
  • 463 Hal McRae
  • 464 Jim Frey
  • 465 Bucky Dent
  • 466 Dennis Werth
  • 467 Ron Davis
  • 468 Reggie Jackson
  • 469 Bobby Brown
  • 470 Mike Davis
  • 471 Gaylord Perry
  • 472 Mark Belanger
  • 473 Jim Palmer
  • 474 Sammy Stewart
  • 475 Tim Stoddard
  • 476 Steve Stone
  • 477 Jeff Newman
  • 478 Steve McCatty
  • 479 Billy Martin
  • 480 Mitchell Page
  • 481 Steve Carlton
  • 482 Bill Buckner
  • 483 Ivan DeJesus (Lifetime hits 702)
  • 483 Ivan DeJesus (Lifetime hits 642)
  • 484 Cliff Johnson
  • 485 Lenny Randle
  • 486 Larry Milbourne
  • 487 Roy Smalley
  • 488 John Castino
  • 489 Ron Jackson
  • 490
  • 490
  • 491 George Brett
  • 492 Mike Cubbage
  • 493 Rob Wilfong
  • 494 Danny Goodwin
  • 495 Jose Morales
  • 496 Mickey Rivers
  • 497 Mike Edwards
  • 498 Mike Sadek
  • 499 Lenn Sakata
  • 500 Gene Michael
  • 501 Dave Roberts
  • 502 Steve Dillard
  • 503 Jim Essian
  • 504 Rance Mulliniks
  • 505 Darrell Porter
  • 506 Joe Torre
  • 507 Terry Crowley
  • 508 Bill Travers
  • 509 Nelson Norman
  • 510 Bob McClure
  • 511 Steve Howe
  • 512 Dave Rader
  • 513 Mick Kelleher
  • 514 Kiko Garcia
  • 515 Larry Biittner
  • 516 Willie Norwood (Traded to Seattle)
  • 516 Willie Norwood
  • 517 Bo Diaz
  • 518 Juan Beniquez
  • 519 Scot Thompson
  • 520 Jim Tracy
  • 521 Carlos Lezcano
  • 522 Joe Amalfitano
  • 523 Preston Hanna
  • 524
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  • 525 Broderick Perkins
  • 526 Mickey Hatcher
  • 527 John Goryl
  • 528 Dick Davis
  • 529 Butch Wynegar
  • 530 Sal Butera
  • 531 Jerry Koosman
  • 532
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  • 533 Dennis Martinez
  • 534 Gary Thomasson
  • 535 Steve Macko
  • 536 Jim Kaat
  • 537 George Brett / Rod Carew
  • 538 Tim Raines
  • 539 Keith Smith
  • 540 Ken Macha
  • 541 Burt Hooton
  • 542 Butch Hobson
  • 543 Bill Stein
  • 544 Dave Stapleton
  • 545 Bob Pate
  • 546 Doug Corbett
  • 547 Darrell Jackson
  • 548 Pete Redfern
  • 549 Roger Erickson
  • 550 Al Hrabosky
  • 551 Dick Tidrow
  • 552 Dave Ford
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  • 557 Don Stanhouse
  • 558 Barry Foote
  • 559 Tim Blackwell
  • 560 Bruce Sutter
  • 561 Rick Reuschel
  • 562 Lynn McGlothen
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  • 564 John Verhoeven
  • 565 Ken Landreaux
  • 566 Glenn Adams (Name misspelled Glen)
  • 566 Glenn Adams
  • 567 Hosken Powell
  • 568 Dick Noles
  • 569 Danny Ainge RC
  • 570 Bobby Mattick
  • 571 Joe Lefebvre
  • 572 Bobby Clark
  • 573 Dennis Lamp
  • 574 Randy Lerch
  • 575 Mookie Wilson
  • 576 Ron LeFlore
  • 577 Jim Dwyer
  • 578 Bill Castro
  • 579 Greg Minton
  • 580 Mark Littell
  • 581 Andy Hassler
  • 582 Dave Stieb
  • 583 Ken Oberkfell
  • 584 Larry Bradford
  • 585 Fred Stanley
  • 586 Bill Caudill
  • 587 Doug Capilla
  • 588 George Riley
  • 589 Willie Hernandez
  • 590 Mike Schmidt
  • 591 Steve Stone
  • 592 Rick Sofield
  • 593 Bombo Rivera
  • 594 Gary Ward
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  • 596 Mike Proly
  • 597 Tommy Boggs
  • 598 Greg Gross
  • 599 Elias Sosa
  • 600 Pat Kelly
  • 601 Checklist CL 1-120
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