Al Simmons - 1933 Goudey #35
1933 Goudey #35 Al Simmons
Low number: this card was printed on press sheets 1-2 (#1-40 plus #45-52), which saw shorter distribution than the rest of the 1933 run — low numbers are noticeably scarcer.
About Al Simmons
Born Aloysius Harry Szymanski on May 22, 1902, in Milwaukee to Polish immigrant parents, Al Simmons signed with the minor-league Milwaukee Brewers in 1922, and Connie Mack purchased his contract for the Philadelphia Athletics after the 1923 season. A right-handed-hitting left fielder, Simmons batted from an unorthodox stance with his front foot pointed toward third base, earning him the nickname "Bucketfoot Al" - one he resented despite it doing nothing to blunt his power. He anchored Mack's great Athletics teams that won three straight AL pennants (1929-31) and back-to-back World Series titles in 1929 and 1930, winning AL batting titles in 1930 (.381) and 1931 (.390) and finishing among the league's top MVP vote-getters in that stretch. In September 1932 the A's sold Simmons, along with Jimmy Dykes and Mule Haas, to the Chicago White Sox in what was reported as the largest cash purchase in American League history to that point - the team shown on this 1933 Goudey card. Simmons retired with a .334 career average, 2,927 hits, 307 home runs, and 1,828 RBI, and once held the major-league record for reaching 1,500 career hits in the fewest games played. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 524 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 27 | 51 | 396 | 13 |
| SGC | 365 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 312 | 18 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-03. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8). PSA counts are straight-graded.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1933 Goudey Al Simmons card?
It is card #35 of the 1933 Goudey (R319) Baseball set - the 240-card, 2-3/8 by 2-7/8 inch color-art set issued in 1933 with Big League Chewing Gum. It pictures Al Simmons with the Chicago White Sox.
Is the 1933 Goudey Al Simmons #35 a rookie card?
By modern catalog convention, yes. 1933 Goudey is treated as the hobby's first major nationally distributed gum set, so nearly every card in it carries the rookie-card (RC) designation - a modern label applied retroactively, since many of these players had earlier tobacco, caramel, or strip cards.
How many cards are in the 1933 Goudey set?
240 numbered cards, though collectors usually count 241 collectible cards because #6 Jimmy Dykes exists in an error and a corrected version. Only 239 numbers were in 1933 packs - #106 (Nap Lajoie) was printed in 1934 and issued by mail.
Sources: Trading Card Database, Baseball-Reference, PSA & SGC population reports, and hobby press-sheet research. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-07-04.