Gabby Hartnett - 1933 Goudey #202
1933 Goudey #202 Gabby Hartnett
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 Gabby Hartnett
Charles Leo "Gabby" Hartnett (1900–1972) signed his first professional contract with the Worcester Boosters of the Eastern League in 1921 and joined the Chicago Cubs the next year, spending nearly his entire 20-year career (1922–1940) behind the plate in Chicago before finishing with one season for the New York Giants in 1941. A right-handed-hitting catcher, he batted .297 for his career with 1,912 hits, 236 home runs, and 1,179 RBI, made six All-Star teams (1933–1938), and was named National League MVP in 1935. Teammates nicknamed him "Gabby" as a rookie precisely because he was shy and reticent around reporters, an irony he grew into as he became a fixture behind the plate for two decades. Named Cubs player-manager in July 1938, he authored the signature moment of his career that September: the "Homer in the Gloamin'," a ninth-inning walk-off home run hit in fading Wrigley Field daylight that vaulted Chicago into first place and on to the pennant. He played in four World Series and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 522 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 52 | 74 | 316 | 13 |
| SGC | 384 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 282 | 24 |
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 Gabby Hartnett card?
It is card #202 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 Gabby Hartnett with the Chicago Cubs.
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 Gabby Hartnett #202 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.