Burleigh Grimes - 1933 Goudey #64
1933 Goudey #64 Burleigh Grimes
About Burleigh Grimes
Burleigh Grimes broke into pro ball in 1912 with the Class D Eau Claire Commissioners and reached the majors with the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 10, 1916. The right-hander went on to pitch 19 big-league seasons for the Pirates, Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers, New York Giants, Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and New York Yankees, finishing 270-212 with a 3.53 ERA and over 1,500 strikeouts — a five-time 20-game winner, including a league-leading 25 victories in 1928. He starred in three World Series: he beat Cleveland's Jim Bagby with a Game 2 shutout in Brooklyn's 1920 loss, then delivered his finest moment for the pennant-winning 1931 Cardinals, outdueling Lefty Grove in Game 3 and, pitching through severe appendix pain, holding Philadelphia scoreless into the ninth of the Cardinals' Game 7 clincher. Nicknamed "Ol' Stubblebeard," he chewed slippery elm to load his spitball and, because the wood juice irritated his skin, refused to shave on days he pitched. When the spitter was outlawed in 1920, Grimes was one of 17 pitchers grandfathered to keep throwing it, making him the last legal spitball pitcher in major-league history. His 1933 Goudey card shows him with the Cubs, whom he'd joined in 1932; Chicago released him that July and he finished the year back with St. Louis. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 609 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 43 | 47 | 75 | 404 | 5 |
| SGC | 380 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 291 | 9 |
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 Burleigh Grimes card?
It is card #64 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 Burleigh Grimes with the Chicago Cubs.
Is the 1933 Goudey Burleigh Grimes #64 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.