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This blog will discuss the 1980s and the baseball card collecting hobby, with a focus on the Chicago Cubs. Contrary to vintage baseball cards, the majority of modern cards are affordable. The various sets will be considerably simpler to obtain. So, with thousands of cards in between, we'll start with 80 Topps and end with 89 Upper Deck. The apex of this period was represented by the Sandberg Rookie of the Year in 1983.


Saturday, July 9, 2011

1981 Fleer Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

1981 Fleer has 660 cards which there are 26 Cubs players, first set in 18 years

Card Dimensions

The standard-sized cards are the following dimensions: 2-1/2" by 3-1/2"

Basic Features

These cards have a full-color photograph on the front with a circular border that is color-coded by team. At the bottom of the card, you'll see the player's name and position, as well as a cartoon baseball with the team's name inside.

Full player stats are printed on the backs of these cards, which are printed in black, grey, and yellow ink on white stock. The batting average or earned run average of each player is displayed in a circle in the upper right corner. The cards are numbered in the order in which the teams finished the previous season. During the early print runs, there were various print errors that were fixed, resulting in numerous variances.



1981 Fleer Chicago Cubs Checklist


Number Player
291 Dave Kingman
292 Bill Buckner
293 Rick Reuschel
294 Bruce Sutter
295 Jerry Martin
296 Scot Thompson
297 Ivan DeJesus
298 Steve Dillard
299 Dick Tidrow
300 Randy Martz RC
301 Lenny Randle
302 Lynn McGlothen
303 Cliff Johnson
304 Tim Blackwell
305 Dennis Lamp
306 Bill Caudill
307 Carlos Lezcano RC
308 Jim Tracy RC
309 Doug Capilla UER
310 Willie Hernandez
311 Mike Vail
312 Mike Krukow RC
313 Barry Foote
314 Larry Biittner
315 Mike Tyson
647 CL: Cubs/Angels