Arky Vaughan - 1933 Goudey #229
1933 Goudey #229 Arky Vaughan
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.
About Arky Vaughan
Joseph Floyd "Arky" Vaughan was signed by the Pirates in January 1931 and, after batting .338 with 21 home runs for the Wichita Aviators, reached Pittsburgh in 1932 as a 20-year-old shortstop, debuting April 17. He anchored the Pirates through the 1930s, hitting for the cycle in 1933 (and again in 1939) and posting his signature season in 1935: a league-leading .385 batting average - still the highest ever by a modern-era National League shortstop - plus league bests in walks and on-base percentage. He made nine consecutive All-Star teams (1934-1942), hitting .364 in the Midsummer Classic, and delivered his most famous moment in the 1941 All-Star Game with two two-run homers, only to see Ted Williams walk it off for the American League. His nickname came simply from his Arkansas birthplace, Clifty, which followed him for life after a childhood move to California. Traded to Brooklyn after the 1941 season, Vaughan retired to his California ranch for three years before returning in 1947, when he was a steadying veteran presence for rookie Jackie Robinson and reached his only World Series as the Dodgers won the pennant. He finished with a .318 career average, 2,103 hits, 96 home runs, and 926 RBI. Vaughan drowned in a boating accident in 1952 trying to save a friend, and was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1985, 33 years after his death.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 387 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 240 | 7 |
| SGC | 259 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 203 | 8 |
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 Arky Vaughan card?
It is card #229 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 Arky Vaughan with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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.
Is the 1933 Goudey Arky Vaughan #229 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.