Hughie Critz - 1933 Goudey #3
1933 Goudey #3 Hughie Critz
Low number: this card was printed on press sheets 1-2 (#1-40 plus #45-52), which saw shorter distribution than the rest of the 1933 run — low numbers are noticeably scarcer.
About Hughie Critz
Hugh Melville Critz was born September 17, 1900, in Starkville, Mississippi. After working as a cotton broker, he entered pro ball with Greenwood in the Class D Mississippi State League, then hit .326 at Class A Minneapolis, which brought him to the Cincinnati Reds in 1924. A slick-fielding second baseman, Critz played for Cincinnati from 1924-1929 before New York acquired him in a May 1930 trade for pitcher Larry Benton, anchoring the Giants' infield through 1935. He was a weak hitter by star standards -- topping .300 only once (.322 as a 1924 rookie) and never reaching double-figure home runs -- but his glove was among the best of his era: he set the major-league record for assists by a second baseman (588, in 1926) and led NL second basemen in fielding categories repeatedly, earning the nickname "Keystone King" from a glove manufacturer that marketed a model bearing his name. He finished second in the 1926 NL MVP voting. In 1933, Critz's Giants, managed by Bill Terry, won the World Series over the Washington Senators in five games -- the same year this card was issued and the majors staged their first All-Star Game. He retired after the 1935 season, returned to Greenwood, Mississippi, as a businessman, and was later voted onto the Cincinnati Reds' all-time team (1969) and inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference · SABR
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 322 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 39 | 231 | 2 |
| SGC | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 91 | 1 |
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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- #125 Bill Terry
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- #129 Hal Schumacher
- #130 Freddie Fitzsimmons
- #142 Paul Richards
- #207 Mel Ott
- #208 Bernie James
- #209 Dolf Luque
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1933 Goudey Hughie Critz card?
It is card #3 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 Hughie Critz with the New York Giants.
Is the 1933 Goudey Hughie Critz #3 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.