Freddie Fitzsimmons - 1933 Goudey #235
1933 Goudey #235 Freddie Fitzsimmons
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. Sheet 10 was the "World Series" sheet — split evenly between the pennant-winning Senators and Giants and released after the Series ended on October 7, 1933.
About Freddie Fitzsimmons
Born July 26, 1901, in Mishawaka, Indiana (d. 1979), Fred "Freddie" Fitzsimmons learned the knuckleball as a teenager and broke into pro ball with the Class B Muskegon Muskies in 1920 before Indianapolis of the American Association bought his contract in 1922. A right-hander, he reached the majors with the New York Giants in 1925 and anchored their rotation through 1937, then finished his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937-1942). Over 19 major-league seasons he went 217-146 with a 3.51 ERA, winning 20 games in 1928 and posting nine straight seasons of 200-plus innings. His out pitch was a hard, sharply breaking "knuckle-curve" that acted like a spitball, and his fielding off the mound was regarded as the best of his generation. Nicknamed "Fat Freddie" for his stocky build, he was the workhorse of the Giants' 1933 World Series championship club, going 16-11 with a 2.90 ERA that season and starting (and losing) Game Three against Washington, the club's only defeat in its five-game title run. He returned to the Series with the Giants in 1936 and with Brooklyn in 1941, where a Marius Russo line drive shattered his kneecap in Game Three and effectively ended his playing days. At 38, in 1940, he went a remarkable 16-2, a .889 winning percentage that stood as a post-1900 record. He later managed the Philadelphia Phillies (1943-1945) and coached the pennant-winning Giants of 1951 and 1954.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 335 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 50 | 61 | 179 | 2 |
| SGC | 136 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 80 | 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 Freddie Fitzsimmons card?
It is card #235 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 Freddie Fitzsimmons with the New York Giants.
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. This card is from sheet 10, the World Series sheet, split evenly between the pennant-winning Senators and Giants and released after the Series ended on October 7, 1933.
Is the 1933 Goudey Freddie Fitzsimmons #235 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.