It truly was the best of times and the worst of times in baseball in 1981. On one hand, the "Fernandomania" phenomenon brought unmatched levels of excitement to the game every fourth of fifth day in a ...

If your first year collecting baseball cards was in the 1970s or 1980s, good chance you learned who the best players were by seeing that coveted Topps "All-Star" emblem or banner on the front of a ...

The first time Topps made the extended series of its flagship product a standalone set was when it made 1981 Topps Traded available only through hobby dealers. Featuring the first Topps solo cards of ...

Look up oxymoron in the dictionary and you may just see the phrase "Essential 1981 Donruss." Nonetheless, the set was a historically important monopoly-busting debut from a company that would soon ...