Bob O'Farrell - 1933 Goudey #34
1933 Goudey #34 Bob O'Farrell
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 Bob O'Farrell
Bob O'Farrell was a catcher discovered playing semipro ball in his hometown of Waukegan, Illinois, when Chicago Cubs player-manager Roger Bresnahan spotted him; he debuted with the Cubs on September 5, 1915. After nine seasons in Chicago, a May 1925 trade sent him to the St. Louis Cardinals, where he had his finest year in 1926, batting .293 with 7 home runs and 68 RBI while catching a league-leading 142 games. That November he was named National League MVP — the first catcher ever so honored — with Rogers Hornsby championing his case. O'Farrell is best remembered for the final play of the 1926 World Series: with the Cardinals leading Game Seven, Babe Ruth broke for second on a steal attempt, and O'Farrell's throw to Hornsby caught Ruth to end the Series, the only Fall Classic ever to conclude on a caught stealing. He managed the Cardinals in 1927 and closed a 21-season career in 1935 as a .273 hitter with 51 home runs and 549 RBI.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference · SABR
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 262 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 183 | 2 |
| SGC | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 99 | 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.
Find this card
Search T206 Cards Find on eBay
As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Related cards
More St. Louis Cardinals cards:
- #2 Dazzy Vance
- #37 Jimmie Wilson
- #46 Ethan Allen
- #49 Frankie Frisch
- #62 Pepper Martin
- #73 Jesse Haines
- #94 Bill Walker
- #119 Rogers Hornsby
- #147 Leo Durocher
- #173 Roscoe Holm
- #200 Bill Hallahan
- #201 Ernie Orsatti
- #223 Dizzy Dean
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1933 Goudey Bob O'Farrell card?
It is card #34 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 Bob O'Farrell with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Is the 1933 Goudey Bob O'Farrell #34 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.