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Mike Jorgensen, 1981 Donruss Baseball Card

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By Brian Joura

1981 DONRUSS MIKE JORGENSEN

We all knew that the world of baseball card collectors was going to be turned upside down back in 1981, when Fleer and Donruss were allowed to compete with Topps. Their first offerings in 1981 weren’t the most-polished, as there were error cards galore in the two non-Topps sets. Additionally, the Donruss ones didn’t seem to be on the greatest stock, nor cut with especially good accuracy.

But the one thing that Donruss had going for them were tightly cropped shots, like this Mike Jorgensen one. This card got picked for today’s COTW entry because it showed his uniform number. It’s amazing to me how quickly we forget uniform numbers. Sure, we all remember the stars and their numbers. But the bench players? They rarely make the leap to long-term memory.

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