1933 Goudey collectors here ?

[pepis]

Originally Posted by dabigyankeeman

Beautiful cards, i am a Yankee collector, and almost have the Yankee team set in 33 goudey. Just missing one Ruth (with the red background) and one of the 2 Gehrigs because i wont pay the money to buy two virtually identical cards.

Also have a few others in my Dodger and Giants and Jewish collections.

Lessor condition on the superstars, but i love them just the same.

Arnie here is a former member of all your teams Yankees,Dodgers & Giants
after failing as a pitcher, he posted only 4 full seasons as a hitter but 4
very impresive seasons, i think he still has the record for hits in the NL
oh well, can't uplode pics

[rc4157]

I was also brought back into card collecting by the '33 Goudey's, had never collected vintage until I was able to purchase a decent sized lot after a friend's dad had passed away. They are also the reason I eventually found this site.

I had never even seen a Ruth card in person before I first pulled this out of an old cigar box that the gentleman kept his cards in.

RC

[dabigyankeeman]

Originally Posted by pepis

Arnie here is a former member of all your teams Yankees,Dodgers & Giants
after failing as a pitcher, he posted only 4 full seasons as a hitter but 4
very impresive seasons, i think he still has the record for hits in the NL
oh well, can't uplode pics

Who were you gonna post? I can tell you one thing, New York has had 4 major teams, and as far as i can see, only 1 man has either played for or managed all 4 teams - Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants, NY Yankees and the NY Mets - Casey Stengel!!!! Too bad he didnt have a 1933 Goudey Card!!!

But tell me who you were gonna show me!!

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by dabigyankeeman

Who were you gonna post? I can tell you one thing, New York has had 4 major teams, and as far as i can see, only 1 man has either played for or managed all 4 teams - Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants, NY Yankees and the NY Mets - Casey Stengel!!!! Too bad he didnt have a 1933 Goudey Card!!!

But tell me who you were gonna show me!!

Has to be PCL/SF legend Lefty O'Doul

[pepis]

Originally Posted by dabigyankeeman

Who were you gonna post? I can tell you one thing, New York has had 4 major teams, and as far as i can see, only 1 man has either played for or managed all 4 teams - Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants, NY Yankees and the NY Mets - Casey Stengel!!!! Too bad he didnt have a 1933 Goudey Card!!!

But tell me who you were gonna show me!!

No mets, but played for the other 3

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by pepis

No mets, but played for the other 3

Adding link to his career stats. I don't care if they played 198 games, 309 hits during the 1925 PCL season is pretty savage!! As are his post age 30 MLB hitting numbers.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...;doule01.shtml

[pepis]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

Adding link to his career stats. I don't care if they played 198 games, 309 hits during the 1925 PCL season is pretty savage!! As are his post age 30 MLB hitting numbers.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...;doule01.shtml

When i was a youngster in the 60s and i used to check out old timers short
impresive careers i would wonder what wouild it been if he didn't try pitching.

[dabigyankeeman]

I forgot he had some plate appearances with the Yankees!!

[g_vezina_c55]

Any board member won this auction in 2010 ?
A cool bargain for that set ...4500$. Wow low price

http://mar10.hugginsandscott.com/cgi...l?itemid=19514

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by pepis

When i was a youngster in the 60s and i used to check out old timers short
impresive careers i would wonder what wouild it been if he didn't try pitching.

I'm ashamed I don't know more about him.. This makes me wanna learn more about the "why's" of his career path. I know he was a legend (player then manager) in the PCL, lasting long after his ML career was over. He played a big part in bringing baseball and Western goodwill back to Japan following WWII... But aside from that, his crazy stats and eating at his restaurant a few times, I don't know much about the man.

His age and stat line make me think of Roy Hobbs, minus the splotch of ketchupy blood and rapid demise