1981 Baseball Cards
Current EraComplete guide to 1981 MLB baseball cards — rookie cards, notable sets, player debuts, and current collectible values.
1981
MLB Season
146
Players Debuted
3
Notable Card Sets
Notable 1981 Card Sets
1981 Topps Baseball
1981 Fleer Baseball
1981 Donruss Baseball
Current Era Context
1981 modern baseball cards feature detailed parallels, autographs, and patch cards. Bowman Chrome first-year prospect cards from this era are the most sought-after by investors tracking minor league talent.
1981 MLB Debuts 146 players
J
Juan Agosto
Debut 1981-09-07
J
Jose Alvarez
Debut 1981-10-01
S
Shooty Babitt
Debut 1981-04-09
H
Howard Bailey
Debut 1981-04-12
S
Steve Balboni
Debut 1981-04-22
C
Chris Bando
Debut 1981-08-13
J
Jesse Barfield
Debut 1981-09-03
S
Steve Bedrosian
Debut 1981-08-14
G
George Bell
Debut 1981-04-09
B
Buddy Black
Debut 1981-09-05
J
Juan Bonilla
Debut 1981-04-09
D
Danny Boone
Debut 1981-04-11
M
Mark Bradley
Debut 1981-09-03
B
Bob Brenly
Debut 1981-08-14
T
Tom Brennan
Debut 1981-09-05
D
Darrell Brown
Debut 1981-04-11
S
Scott Brown
Debut 1981-08-11
G
Glenn Brummer
Debut 1981-05-25
T
Tom Brunansky
Debut 1981-04-09
B
Brett Butler
Debut 1981-08-20
G
George Cappuzzello
Debut 1981-05-31
M
Marty Castillo
Debut 1981-08-19
B
Bryan Clark
Debut 1981-04-11
D
Don Cooper
Debut 1981-04-09
C
Chili Davis
Debut 1981-04-10
J
Jody Davis
Debut 1981-04-21
L
Luis DeLeon
Debut 1981-09-06
F
Frank DiPino
Debut 1981-09-14
D
Dan Duran
Debut 1981-04-17
J
Joe Edelen
Debut 1981-04-18
M
Marshall Edwards
Debut 1981-04-11
D
Dave Engle
Debut 1981-04-14
R
Rick Engle
Debut 1981-09-02
N
Neil Fiala
Debut 1981-09-03
S
Steve Fireovid
Debut 1981-09-06
D
Dan Firova
Debut 1981-09-01
S
Scott Fletcher
Debut 1981-04-25
T
Terry Francona
Debut 1981-08-19
M
Mark Funderburk
Debut 1981-09-04
G
Gary Gaetti
Debut 1981-09-20
D
Danny Garcia
Debut 1981-04-26
R
Ron Gardenhire
Debut 1981-09-01
M
Mike Gates
Debut 1981-05-06
B
Brian Giles
Debut 1981-09-12
T
Tom Gorman
Debut 1981-09-02
D
David Green
Debut 1981-09-04
D
Doug Gwosdz
Debut 1981-08-17
A
Albert Hall
Debut 1981-09-12
Showing 48 of 146 players who debuted in 1981.