Billy Jurges - 1933 Goudey #225
1933 Goudey #225 Billy Jurges
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 Billy Jurges
Billy Jurges was a slick-fielding shortstop who anchored the Chicago Cubs' infield through three pennant-winning seasons. Born May 8, 1908, in the Bronx, he broke into the majors with the Cubs in 1931 and starred there through 1938, then played for the New York Giants from 1939-1945 before returning to Chicago for 1946-1947, finishing a 17-year career with a .258 average, 1,613 hits, 43 home runs, and 656 RBI. A three-time National League All-Star (1937, 1939, 1940), Jurges reached the World Series three times with the Cubs (1932, 1935, 1938) and set a shortstop putout record with 16 in the six-game 1935 Series; defense, not his bat, was always his calling card. His name is tied to one of baseball's darkest off-field moments: on July 6, 1932, showgirl Violet Popovich Valli shot him in a Chicago hotel room, wounding his hand and rib, an incident that helped fuel the tense atmosphere and taunting between the Cubs and Yankees during that fall's World Series - the Series remembered for Babe Ruth's "called shot." Jurges later managed the Boston Red Sox in 1959-1960, presiding over the team's overdue racial integration when Pumpsie Green debuted that July, making Boston the last major-league club to integrate.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 266 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 28 | 46 | 151 | 5 |
| SGC | 126 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 91 | 5 |
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 Billy Jurges card?
It is card #225 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 Billy Jurges with the Chicago Cubs.
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 Billy Jurges #225 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.