Page 3 is all 1981 cards. 1981 was the first year for Donruss and Fleer and there were also more readily available food and oddball sets than previous years.
Here are the cards:G
Donruss 537
George ended up winning three batting title and Rod Carew seven so this card is pretty much spot on.
Drake's 5
These came with some sort of snack cake that I don't remember us having in Georgia. They were produced by Topps so the backs look almost identical to the regular Topps release.
Fleer 28
I liked the 1981 Fleer design better than the Donruss. One of the main reasons would be the full stats on the back. In fact, Fleer even included minor league stats for veterans for many years.
Fleer 28
What? Didn't we just have card 28? The first one was an error in numbering. This is what the actual card 28 should look like.
Fleer 655
This is how that first card should have been numbered. At some point in the production Fleer corrected the issue.
Fleer Star Stickers 116
Fleer produced regulation sized sticker cards for a few years. I have not had the urge to peel one of these.
Fleer Star Stickers No Number
When you're a super star you get to be on a checklist.
Kellogg's 8
Kellogg's went with an almost full sized card for it's 1981 release. I got this one as part of a Royals lot so I have Willie Wilson and Frank White also.
O-Pee-Chee 113
Unlike previous years the wacky Canadians even included French on the front of the cards for the position and any player that was an all-star.
As usual, here are the backs:
Fleer went a different direction than the usual Topps back which has annoyed me for years. It's the little things!
OPC backs are so much easier to read than the darker Topps. At least the other makers went with a white background so the stats are easy to read.
We'll finish 1981 on the next George Brett post.
1981 Fleer, 1981 Fleer Star Stickers, and 1981 Kellogg's. Now this is my kind of post.
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