my favorite cards of the year mini collection have list

i decided to formalize what was a subset of that collection in to a "favorite cards of the year" mini collection to recognize my favorite* cards from each year since i began collecting.

the asterisk is there because, in order to avoid this collection just being a repeat of cards that are already in my player collections (mainly steve garvey) or other mini collections (dodger stadium, double plays, etc), i've disqualified some cards from being eligible. i will have two cards for each year - one non-dodger and one dodger. some years were very difficult, and others were quite easy. 

note that this is not a revisionist history collection - these were the cards that i truly appreciated the year that they were released. as a result, they are mostly base cards and not fancy inserts that were chased down later.

1978 favorite non-dodger card: topps doug ault

1978 favorite dodger card: tcma the 1960's jim lefebvre

1979 favorite non-dodger card: topps hits all-time record holders george sisler and ty cobb

1979 favorite dodger card: topps bob welch

1980 favorite non-dodger card: cramer baseball legends lou gehrig

1980 favorite dodger card: topps manny mota 1979 highlights

1981 favorite non-dodger card: topps traded fred lynn

1981 favorite dodger card: fleer fernand(o) valenzuela

1982 favorite non-dodger card: donruss billy martin

1982 favorite dodger card: kmart don drysdale

1983 favorite non-dodger card: topps dave bergman

1983 favorite dodger card: donruss steve yeager

1984 favorite non-dodger card: donruss living legends a (carl yastrzemski and johnny bench)

1984 favorite dodger card: donruss duke snider

1985 favorite non-dodger card: donruss dwight gooden box bottom 

1985 favorite non-dodger card: topps traded al oliver

1986 favorite non-dodger card: fleer nl west sluggers superstar special dale murphy, steve garvey, dave parker

1986 favorite dodger card: fleer pedro guerrero all-star team insert

1987 favorite non-dodger card: topps rickey henderson turn back the clock

1987 favorite dodger card: topps maury wills turn back the clock

1988 favorite non-dodger card: topps lou piniella

1988 favorite dodger card: topps traded kirk gibson

1989 favorite non-dodger card: topps robin ventura

1989 favorite dodger card: topps don sutton box bottom

1990 favorite non-dodger card: topps ken griffey jr.

 

1990 favorite dodger card: topps sandy koufax 

1991 favorite non-dodger card: topps carlton fisk

1991 favorite dodger card: topps fernando valenzuela

1992 favorite non-dodger card: topps cal ripken jr

1992 favorite dodger card: topps darryl strawberry

1993 favorite non-dodger card: upper deck fernando valenzuela

1993 favorite dodger card: topps traded mike piazza

1994 favorite non-dodger card: upper deck ken griffey jr

1994 favorite dodger card: collector's choice eric karros

1995 favorite non-dodger card: upper deck collector's choice kirby puckett

1995 favorite dodger card: upper deck collector's choice ismael valdes

1996 favorite non-dodger card: collector's choice babe ruth

1996 favorite dodger card: pinnacle raul mondesi

1997 favorite non-dodger card: upper deck charlie hayes

1997 favorite dodger card: bowman hideo nomo

1998 favorite non-dodger card: topps alex rodriguez

1998 favorite dodger card: fleer sports illustrated world series fever orel hershiser

1999 favorite non-dodger card: upper deck century legends ty cobb

1999 favorite dodger card: upper deck century legends mike piazza

2000 favorite non-dodger card: pacific invincible ken griffey jr.

2000 favorite dodger card: upper deck legends sandy koufax

2001 favorite non-dodger card: topps antonio alfonseca 

2001 favorite dodger card: upper deck vintage steve garvey timeless teams bat relic

2002 favorite non-dodger card: upper deck vintage ichiro

2002 favorite dodger card: topps terry mulholland

2003 favorite non-dodger card: topps all-time fan favorites brooks robinson

2003 favorite dodger card: upper deck sweet spot classic jim gilliam

2004 favorite non-dodger card: topps doug mientkiewicz 

2004 favorite dodger card: upper deck legends timeless teams steve yeager (1981)

2005 favorite non-dodger card: upper deck classics lyman bostock

2005 favorite dodger card: topps all-time fan favorites pedro guerrero

2006 favorite non-dodger card: upper deck mark grudzielanek

2006 favorite dodger card: topps update & highlights nomar garciaparra

2007 favorite non-dodger card: topps derek jeter

2007 favorite dodger card: upper deck masterpieces sandy koufax

2008 favorite non-dodger card: donruss threads pete rose

2008 favorite dodger card: topps update & highlights manny ramirez

2009 favorite non-dodger card: upper deck o-pee-chee alex rodriguez

2009 favorite dodger card: topps unique jim thome

2010 favorite non-dodger card: upper deck biography alexi casilla

2010 favorite dodger card: upper deck biography orlando hudson

2011 favorite non-dodger card: topps minnesota twins (diamond anniversary parallel)

2011 favorite dodger card: topps marquee clayton kershaw

2012 favorite non-dodger card: topps andrew mccutchen

2012 favorite dodger card: topps update adam kennedy

2013 favorite non-dodger card: topps archives joe mauer

2013 favorite dodger card: panini cooperstown vin scully

2014 favorite non-dodger card: topps all-star game fanfest charlie brown

2014 favorite dodger card: topps archives bill russell fan favorites autograph

2015 favorite non-dodger card: stadium club george brett

2015 favorite dodger card: leaf heroes of baseball don sutton

2016 favorite non-dodger card: topps jose bautista (rainbow foil)

2016 favorite dodger card: panini diamond kings walter o'malley

2017 favorite non-dodger card: topps stadium club jameson taillon

2017 favorite dodger card: topps update sandy koufax variation

2018 favorite non-dodger card: topps gallery ian kinsler

2018 favorite dodger card: topps archives tommy lasorda

2019 favorite non-dodger card: topps stadium club max kepler

2019 favorite dodger card: topps update russell martin

2020 favorite non-dodger card: big league javier baez

2020 favorite dodger card: topps update decades' best 1970s dodgers

2021 favorite non-dodger card: topps 70 years of topps cal ripken jr chrome

2021 favorite dodger card: topps heritage world series champions