1933 Goudey #226 Charley Root
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 Charley Root
Charles Henry "Charlie" Root (born March 17, 1899, Middletown, Ohio; died November 5, 1970, Hollister, California) was a right-handed pitcher who reached the majors with the St. Louis Browns in 1923 before becoming, by wins, the greatest pitcher in Chicago Cubs history. Signed out of Ohio industrial-league ball, Root joined the Cubs in 1926 and anchored their rotation through 1941, finishing 201-160 with a 3.59 ERA, 1,459 strikeouts, and 632 games pitched — still the franchise record for career victories. His signature season came in 1927, when he led the National League with 26 wins and 309 innings pitched. He helped Chicago to four National League pennants (1929, 1932, 1935, 1938), reinventing himself in his mid-30s as an effective knuckleball reliever during the Cubs' record 21-game winning streak in 1935. Root's name is permanently tied to Game Three of the 1932 World Series, when he surrendered home runs to both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig — the Ruth blast forever mythologized as the "called shot," a story Root spent the rest of his life flatly denying. Teammates nicknamed him "Chinski" for his willingness to pitch batters up and in. After retiring as a player, Root managed in the minors and served as major-league pitching coach for the Cubs and for the 1957 World Series champion Milwaukee Braves.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 293 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 175 | 5 |
| SGC | 151 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 93 | 16 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-03. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1933 Goudey Charley Root card?
It is card #226 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 Charley Root 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 Charley Root #226 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 2026-10-05.