1980 Baseball Cards
Vintage EraComplete guide to 1980 MLB baseball cards — rookie cards, notable sets, player debuts, and current collectible values.
1980
MLB Season
145
Players Debuted
1
Notable Card Sets
Notable 1980 Card Sets
1980 Topps Baseball (Rickey Henderson RC)
Vintage Era Context
1980 falls in the Vintage Era of baseball cards (pre-1981). Cards from this period were printed in smaller quantities and have survived decades with natural attrition — making high-grade copies genuinely scarce and valuable.
1980 MLB Debuts 145 players
L
Luis Aguayo
Debut 1980-04-19
K
Kim Allen
Debut 1980-09-02
L
Luis Aponte
Debut 1980-09-04
M
Mike Armstrong
Debut 1980-08-12
W
Wally Backman
Debut 1980-09-02
H
Harold Baines
Debut 1980-04-10
D
Dave Beard
Debut 1980-07-16
B
Bruce Berenyi
Debut 1980-07-05
M
Mike Boddicker
Debut 1980-10-04
B
Bobby Bonner
Debut 1980-09-12
R
Rich Bordi
Debut 1980-07-16
B
Bill Bordley
Debut 1980-06-30
C
Chris Bourjos
Debut 1980-08-31
M
Marshall Brant
Debut 1980-10-01
F
Fred Breining
Debut 1980-09-04
H
Hubie Brooks
Debut 1980-09-04
M
Mark Brouhard
Debut 1980-04-12
J
John Butcher
Debut 1980-09-08
S
Sal Butera
Debut 1980-04-10
M
Marty Bystrom
Debut 1980-09-07
E
Ernie Camacho
Debut 1980-05-22
M
Manny Castillo
Debut 1980-09-01
J
Joe Charboneau
Debut 1980-04-11
S
Stan Cliburn
Debut 1980-05-06
G
Geoff Combe
Debut 1980-09-02
O
Onix Concepcion
Debut 1980-08-30
N
Nardi Contreras
Debut 1980-05-23
G
Gary Cooper
Debut 1980-08-25
D
Doug Corbett
Debut 1980-04-10
R
Ray Cosey
Debut 1980-04-14
J
Jeff Cox
Debut 1980-07-01
S
Steve Crawford
Debut 1980-09-02
M
Mark Davis
Debut 1980-09-12
M
Mike Davis
Debut 1980-04-10
O
Odie Davis
Debut 1980-09-03
J
Joe DeSa
Debut 1980-09-06
B
Bob Dernier
Debut 1980-09-07
B
Bob Detherage
Debut 1980-04-11
J
Jim Dorsey
Debut 1980-09-02
L
Leon Durham
Debut 1980-05-27
J
Jerry Dybzinski
Debut 1980-04-11
D
Dave Edler
Debut 1980-09-04
L
Lenny Faedo
Debut 1980-09-06
J
Jesus Figueroa
Debut 1980-04-22
R
Rich Gedman
Debut 1980-09-07
A
Alan Hargesheimer
Debut 1980-07-14
T
Terry Harper
Debut 1980-09-12
M
Mike Hart
Debut 1980-06-12
Showing 48 of 145 players who debuted in 1980.