Number of Cards
1981 Donruss has 600 cards which there are 23 Cubs playersCard Dimensions
The standard-sized cards are the following dimensions: 2-1/2" by 3-1/2"Basic Features
Donruss produced its first baseball card set in 1981. The cardfronts contain the Donuss logo and the issued year ('81) at the top left corner of the card. The color action photo has a two-striped frame that connects at the bottom around the team name. The players' names and positions appear at the bottom of the card.The backs contain typical stats and player info and are printed vertically using black print on red and white. The complete set, entitled "First Edition Collector Series," contains some 40 variations that were error-fixed. There are five unnumbered checklist cards in this set.
Card 483 had an error which was corrected.
1981 Chicago Cubs Donruss Checklist
Number | Player | |
482 | Bill Buckner | |
483A | Ivan DeJesus P1 ERR/Lifetime hits 702 | |
483B | Ivan DeJesus P2 COR/Lifetime hits 642 | |
485 | Lenny Randle | |
502 | Steve Dillard | |
513 | Mick Kelleher | |
515 | Larry Biittner | |
519 | Scot Thompson | |
520 | Jim Tracy RC | |
521 | Carlos Lezcano RC | |
522 | Joe Amalfitano MG | |
535 | Steve Macko | |
551 | Dick Tidrow | |
553 | Dave Kingman | |
558 | Barry Foote | |
559 | Tim Blackwell | |
560 | Bruce Sutter | |
561 | Rick Reuschel | |
562 | Lynn McGlothen | |
573 | Dennis Lamp | |
586 | Bill Caudill | |
587 | Doug Capilla | |
588 | George Riley RC | |
589 | Willie Hernandez |