1933 Goudey #223 Dizzy Dean
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 Dizzy Dean
Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean was born January 16, 1910, in Lucas, Arkansas, the son of a sharecropper, and had little formal schooling before working the cotton fields. He broke into pro ball after his pitching drew notice while he served in the U.S. Army at Fort Sam Houston; a sergeant who marveled at the wild right-hander's talent dubbed him "Dizzy," and the name stuck for life. Dean reached the majors with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1930 and anchored their rotation through 1937 before finishing his career with the Chicago Cubs (1938-40) and a brief 1941 stint with the St. Louis Browns, retiring with a 150-83 record, a 3.02 ERA, and 1,163 strikeouts over 12 seasons. His signature year came in 1933-34: a 1933 All-Star-caliber ace for a Cardinals club that by 1934 became the swaggering "Gashouse Gang," Dean went 30-7 with a 2.66 ERA and a league-best 195 strikeouts in 1934, winning the National League MVP and becoming the last NL pitcher to reach 30 wins in a season. Paired with younger brother Paul "Daffy" Dean, the two combined for 49 wins that year and Dizzy capped it with a complete-game shutout in Game Seven of the 1934 World Series to beat Detroit. A broken toe suffered in the 1937 All-Star Game altered his motion and wrecked his arm, ending his effectiveness as a starter. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953 and went on to a long, colorful career as a radio and television broadcaster known for his mangled, folksy grammar.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 613 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 41 | 56 | 78 | 387 | 28 |
| SGC | 411 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 322 | 32 |
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 Dizzy Dean card?
It is card #223 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 Dizzy Dean with the St. Louis Cardinals.
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 Dizzy Dean #223 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.