Charlie Gehringer - 1933 Goudey #222
1933 Goudey #222 Charlie Gehringer
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 Charlie Gehringer
Charlie Gehringer, born May 11, 1903 on a farm near Fowlerville, Michigan, was signed by the Detroit Tigers in the fall of 1923 after a tryout in which Ty Cobb himself pushed owner Frank Navin to ink the prospect on the spot. After brief minor-league seasoning, Gehringer debuted with Detroit in 1924 and went on to play his entire 19-year career (1924-1942) with the Tigers, exclusively at second base. A model of consistency, he hit .300 or better in 13 of 14 seasons and retired with a .320 career average, 2,839 hits, 184 home runs, and 1,427 RBI. He led Detroit to three American League pennants (1934, 1935, 1940) and a World Series title in 1935, batting .375 in that Fall Classic. He started every American League All-Star Game from 1933 to 1938, still owns the All-Star record for career batting average (.500), and capped his career by winning the 1937 AL batting title (.371) and Most Valuable Player Award at age 34. Yankees pitcher Lefty Gomez hung the enduring nickname "The Mechanical Man" on him for his year-in, year-out reliability: "You wind him up in the spring and he goes all summer." Famously private off the field, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949 and later served for decades on its veterans committee and board of directors.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 483 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 49 | 71 | 301 | 10 |
| SGC | 326 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 245 | 20 |
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 Charlie Gehringer card?
It is card #222 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 Charlie Gehringer with the Detroit Tigers.
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 Charlie Gehringer #222 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.