In earnest, identifying five essential 1981 Donruss baseball cards proved a tall order. Fortunately, it was not an impossible one. Where to begin? How about with the one obvious pick!

Rookies aside, the 1981 Topps set is loaded with Hall of Famers. What's more, plenty of these Hall of Famers have terrific cards in the set. But how many of them have a perfect baseball card?

Yeah, a lot has changed about baseball in the 43 years since the Yankees and Dodgers last met in the Fall Classic. But as we’ll see, one very important thing has come back into style.

It's late March 1981, REO Speedwagon has just surged to the top of the pop charts with "Keep On Loving You," and the new season's cards have finally hit the shelves. The arrival of baseball cards ...

Valenzuela made his debut at the age of 19 back in 1980 and then took the league by storm in 1981. "Fernando Mania" became must-watch television and became a true sensenation, long before the ...

When Fernando Valenzuela first stepped onto the mound in 1981, few could have predicted the seismic shift he would create, not just in baseball, but in the cultural fabric of Los Angeles.