1933 Goudey #131 Fred Frankhouse
About Fred Frankhouse
Fred Frankhouse, a right-handed pitcher born April 9, 1904, in Port Royal, Pennsylvania, signed with the St. Louis Cardinals organization and reached the majors on September 7, 1927. He pitched 13 big-league seasons — with the Cardinals (1927-1930), Boston Braves (1930-1935), Brooklyn Dodgers (1936-1938), and Boston Bees (1939) — going 106-97 with a 3.92 ERA and 622 strikeouts across 402 games. He was part of the Cardinals' 1928 National League pennant winners, earning a World Series ring though the club was swept by the Yankees. His best season came in 1934 with the Braves, when he went 17-9 and made the All-Star team despite missing a month to injury. In 1935 he was on the mound for Babe Ruth's final major-league game. On August 27, 1937, pitching for Brooklyn against Cincinnati, he threw 7⅔ hitless innings before rain permanently halted the contest — a no-hitter by the rules of the day, though a 1991 redefinition by Commissioner Fay Vincent stripped it of official recognition since the game didn't reach nine innings. After his playing career ended, Frankhouse served four years in the U.S. Army during World War II, discharged as a captain in the Transportation Corps. He died August 17, 1989, in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 335 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 24 | 56 | 211 | 2 |
| SGC | 134 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 99 | 6 |
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 Fred Frankhouse card?
It is card #131 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 Fred Frankhouse with the Boston Braves.
Is the 1933 Goudey Fred Frankhouse #131 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.