Frankie Crosetti - 1933 Goudey #217
1933 Goudey #217 Frankie Crosetti
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 Frankie Crosetti
Frank Peter Crosetti (born October 4, 1910, in San Francisco; died February 11, 2002) broke into pro ball with the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League, whose contract the New York Yankees purchased in 1930. He debuted with New York in 1932 and anchored the Yankee infield at shortstop (and occasionally third base) for 17 seasons, all in pinstripes, through 1948. Over his career he batted .245 with 1,541 hits, 98 home runs, and 649 RBI, leading the American League in stolen bases (27) in 1938 and setting an AL record that year with 120 double plays turned at shortstop. Known as "The Crow" for the shrill, cawing holler he used to needle and energize teammates from the field, he formed a Bay Area trio with fellow Pacific Coast Leaguers Tony Lazzeri and Joe DiMaggio. His signature moment came in the Yankees' 1938 World Series sweep of the Cubs, when he drove in six runs, including a home run off Dizzy Dean. Crosetti appeared in seven World Series as a player, winning six, then spent two decades (1948-1968) as the Yankees' third-base coach. This 1933 Goudey card is his rookie issue, from the same 1932 season in which the Yankees won it all in his first year up. He is not in the Hall of Fame.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference · SABR
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 340 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 45 | 55 | 187 | 6 |
| SGC | 178 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 128 | 8 |
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 Frankie Crosetti card?
It is card #217 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 Frankie Crosetti with the New York Yankees.
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 Frankie Crosetti #217 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.