1933 Goudey #122 Alvin Crowder
No team banner: this card comes from Goudey's late-1933 press sheets 8-10, which dropped the team-name banner from the front design. Sheet 10 was the "World Series" sheet — split evenly between the pennant-winning Senators and Giants and released after the Series ended on October 7, 1933.
About Alvin Crowder
Alvin Floyd "General" Crowder (1899-1972), a right-handed pitcher from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, learned the game as an Army private in Siberia and the Philippines before signing with the San Francisco Seals in 1922. He reached the majors with Washington in 1926 and pitched 11 big-league seasons for the Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers, going 167-115 with a 4.12 ERA and 799 strikeouts over 402 games. A three-time 20-game winner, he led the American League in victories in both 1932 (26) and 1933 (24), anchoring the pitching staff that carried Washington to the 1933 pennant and a spot in that summer's inaugural All-Star Game. His nickname honored WWI draft-board chief General Enoch Crowder, since, teammates joked, "he reported to service whenever called." Crowder pitched in three straight World Series (1933-35), capturing his only Fall Classic win with a Game 4 complete game for the champion 1935 Tigers.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 320 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 35 | 36 | 61 | 171 | 1 |
| SGC | 120 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 75 | 7 |
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 Alvin Crowder card?
It is card #122 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 Alvin Crowder with the Washington Senators.
Why does this card have no team banner?
It comes from Goudey's late-1933 press sheets 8-10, which dropped the team-name banner from the front design - 72 cards in the set share the bannerless look. This card is from sheet 10, the World Series sheet, split evenly between the pennant-winning Senators and Giants and released after the Series ended on October 7, 1933.
Is the 1933 Goudey Alvin Crowder #122 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.