1933 Goudey Gum Co. Baseball

[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

[Ben Yourg]

I may be selling my 239 card set soon.

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by Ben Yourg

I may be selling my 239 card set soon.

Those are really nice-looking cards for low grade.

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[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.

[StraightRaceCards]

Currently reading the “Spoke” biography on Tris Speaker. Highly recommend, lots of great season by season detail

While reading I stumbled across a player who has a card in the ‘33 Goudey set, Ted Lyons. Looked him up and realized that he is my alma mater’s (Baylor University) only HOF player and a prewar one at that. So cool!

What really made me chuckle was reading his SABR bio.. he lettered in baseball and track making him a Baylor track alum like myself!

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ted-lyons/

I don’t know the ‘33 Goudey set well- are there many cards that talk about the player’s college background? I thought it was pretty cool to see Baylor mentioned on the back of the card…

And a card for reference from the eBay auction I missed out on last night…I need to get a Lyons one of these days!