1933 Goudey Gum Co. Baseball

[GeoPoto]

Charles S. "Buddy" Myer. Second baseman with the Washington Senators in 1925-1927 and 1929-1941. 2,131 hits and 38 home runs in 17 MLB seaons. He had a career OBP of .389. 2-time All-Star. 1935 AL Batting champion. 1928 AL Stolen Base leader. His best season was 1935 for Washington as he posted a .440 OBP with 115 runs scored and 100 RBI's in 719 plate appearances. He was involved in one of baseball's most violent brawls when he was spiked and possibly racially derided by the Yankees' Ben Chapman.

Myer's SABR biography: Buddy Myer was the “cocky little second baseman” of the Washington Senators when they won their last American League pennant in 1933. In 17 seasons in the majors, he won a batting title and was a two-time All-Star. Myer was often cited as one of the few Jewish baseball stars and was chosen for the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, but he was a member of the Baptist church. . . .

. . . Early in the 1933 season, the Yankees’ Ben Chapman took him out with a hard slide, slicing open his shoe and cutting his foot. Myer kicked Chapman and Chapman fought back. Both men were ejected, but as Chapman passed through the Senators dugout on his way to the visitors’ clubhouse, he slugged Washington pitcher Earl Whitehill, igniting a near-riot that was remembered for years. The Senators swarmed Chapman, the Yankees charged across the field to his rescue, and angry fans joined the festivities. Police broke it up and arrested five civilians. Chapman, Myer, and Whitehill were suspended for five days and fined $100 each. (Chapman was traded to the Senators three years later. When he joined the team on the road, he walked into the hotel dining room and sat down beside Myer. They were soon talking and laughing together.)

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[tedzan]

The Pete Jablonowski card in my set has the official Copyright stamp on the back of his card. You seldom see 1933 Goudey's
with their Copyright stamp. If you happen to have any of them, feel free to post them here.




TED Z

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[GeoPoto]

I don't have any copyright stamps, but there are plenty of Washington players in the set:

Alphonse "Tommy" Thomas. Pitcher for the Washington Senators in 1932-1935. 117 wins and 13 saves in 12 MLB seasons. He debuted with the Chicago White Sox in 1926-1932. His best season was 1927 with Chicago as he posted a 19-16 record with a 2.98 ERA in 307.2 innings pitched. He finished his career with the Boston Red Sox in 1937.

Thomas didn't get to the major leagues until 1926, his age-26 season. Over the next six seasons he averaged 250 innings pitched for the White Sox. Before that he starred for Baltimore in the International League. Thomas' SABR biography sums it up:

Baltimore native Tommy Thomas signed his first professional baseball contract while still in high school and later became a standout pitcher on one of the greatest minor league teams of all time. . . .

. . . Thomas won 105 games while losing only 54 during his five years with Baltimore. He appeared in the Little World Series with Baltimore four times, going 4-4 in post-season play. Thomas’ lifetime pitching record in the International League was a stellar 138 wins, 85 losses and a 3.30 earned run average.

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[Ben Yourg]

I like this one a lot

[brianp-beme]

Nothing wrong with posting more 1933 Goudey cards, even if as kids they skipped meals which resulted in stunted growth.

Brian

[GeoPoto]

Russell's SABR biography: With a lifetime record of 85-141 and a career earned-run average of 4.46, Russell was never in great demand – witness that three times he was signed by a team as a free agent, decades before free agency was the norm and could typically be achieved only by being unconditionally released by a ballclub. . . .

(Although he led the league in appearances in 1934 and was selected to the American League All-Star squad (in just the second All-Star Game ever played), 1933 was Russell's only excellent season out of 15 spent in MLB. His career record was 85-141 with a 4.46 ERA. But it turns out baseball may not have been his best sport.)

. . . In the (1935-36) offseason Russell played some golf in Florida and on February 1 led the field in the Florida State baseball players’ tournament, with a first-round 74. Wes Ferrell ultimately claimed the lead and Russell finished fifth. It was Ferrell first and Russell second in the 1940 tournament. Finally, years later, in the 1950 tournament, Russell won the whole thing, though he had to play an extra nine holes – “extra innings” – to beat Ferrell. It was the first of several wins. Russell later became president of the Florida State Golf Association. In 1961 he won the American Seniors Championship.

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[robinsonmantle]

A few 1933 Goudey cards

[Tennis13]

Originally Posted by GeoPoto

Russell's SABR biography: With a lifetime record of 85-141 and a career earned-run average of 4.46, Russell was never in great demand – witness that three times he was signed by a team as a free agent, decades before free agency was the norm and could typically be achieved only by being unconditionally released by a ballclub. . . .

(Although he led the league in appearances in 1934 and was selected to the American League All-Star squad (in just the second All-Star Game ever played), 1933 was Russell's only excellent season out of 15 spent in MLB. His career record was 85-141 with a 4.46 ERA. But it turns out baseball may not have been his best sport.)

. . . In the (1935-36) offseason Russell played some golf in Florida and on February 1 led the field in the Florida State baseball players’ tournament, with a first-round 74. Wes Ferrell ultimately claimed the lead and Russell finished fifth. It was Ferrell first and Russell second in the 1940 tournament. Finally, years later, in the 1950 tournament, Russell won the whole thing, though he had to play an extra nine holes – “extra innings” – to beat Ferrell. It was the first of several wins. Russell later became president of the Florida State Golf Association. In 1961 he won the American Seniors Championship.

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I hve Jack Russell’s lifetime pass to baseball games. I bought it a few years back. I used to skip school once per year and go with my grandpa to Phillies Spring Training games as a kid at Jack Russell Stadium, so I wanted the one of a kind history. I have around 10 of his 1933 cards as well.

[LuckyLarry]

[QUOTE=tedzan;2313001]The Pete Jablonowski card in my set has the official Copyright stamp on the back of his card. You seldom see 1933 Goudey's
with their Copyright stamp. If you happen to have any of them, feel free to post them here.

I've got one: