Chuck Klein - 1933 Goudey #128
1933 Goudey #128 Chuck Klein
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 Chuck Klein
Charles Herbert "Chuck" Klein (1904-1958) was a right-handed-hitting outfielder who worked in an Indiana steel mill before a strong semipro showing and a brief minor-league stint got his contract purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies, who outbid the New York Yankees for him. He debuted July 30, 1928, and over his first five full seasons in Philadelphia (1929-1933) put together one of the most dominant offensive stretches in National League history, leading the league in home runs four times and topping 40 homers with 170 RBI in 1930. In 1933 he captured the National League's batting Triple Crown, hitting .368 with 28 home runs and 120 RBI, and the year before he had been named the league's Most Valuable Player. Sportswriters dubbed him the "Babe Ruth of the National League" for his power surge at Baker Bowl. Traded to the Chicago Cubs after the 1933 season, he pinch-hit a home run in the 1935 World Series before returning to Philadelphia, where on July 10, 1936 he blasted four home runs in a single game at Forbes Field. He closed out a 17-year career split among the Phillies, Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pirates with a .320 average, 2,076 hits, 300 home runs, and 1,201 RBI. Hall of Fame voters were slow to embrace him, but a grassroots letter-writing campaign helped his cause, and the Veterans Committee finally inducted him in 1980 alongside Duke Snider and Al Kaline.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 430 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 38 | 70 | 267 | 8 |
| SGC | 276 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 211 | 12 |
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 Chuck Klein card?
It is card #128 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 Chuck Klein with the Philadelphia Phillies.
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 Chuck Klein #128 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.