1933 Goudey #221 Dale Alexander
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 Dale Alexander
Dale Alexander broke into pro ball in 1924 in Class D ball near his Greeneville, Tennessee home, then starred for Toronto of the International League, winning the 1928 Triple Crown (.380-31-144) and earning the nickname "The Ox." Detroit bought him for a reported $100,000, and the first baseman delivered a landmark 1929 rookie season: .343, 215 hits (first rookie with 200+ since Joe Jackson in 1911), and a rookie-record 137 RBI. After a slow start in 1932, Detroit traded him to Boston for Earl Webb; Alexander hit .367 the rest of the way to edge Jimmie Foxx by three points for the AL batting title, the first in Red Sox history. On Memorial Day 1933 a leg injury was aggravated by a botched diathermy treatment from the Red Sox trainer, effectively ending his career after five seasons at .331 with 811 hits, 61 homers, and 459 RBI. He later scouted for the Giants and Braves, credited with discovering Willie McCovey.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 268 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 53 | 143 | 3 |
| SGC | 119 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 76 | 5 |
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 Dale Alexander card?
It is card #221 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 Dale Alexander with the Boston Red Sox.
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 Dale Alexander #221 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.