Jack Russell - 1933 Goudey #123
1933 Goudey #123 Jack Russell
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 Jack Russell
Jack Erwin Russell was born October 24, 1905, in Paris, Texas, where he pitched for the semipro Paris Bearcats before Boston Red Sox scout Steve O'Rourke bought his contract for $2,000 in 1925. The right-hander debuted in the majors on May 5, 1926, against Washington, and pitched 15 big-league seasons (1926-1940) for the Red Sox, Indians, Senators, Tigers, Cubs, and Cardinals, finishing 85-141 with a 4.46 ERA over 557 games. His best year came with the pennant-winning 1933 Washington Senators: working almost exclusively in relief, he went 12-6 with a 2.69 ERA and led the American League with 13 saves, then appeared in all five games of that fall's World Series against the New York Giants, throwing scoreless relief in Game Four and taking the Game Five loss on Mel Ott's decisive extra-inning home run. After retiring, Russell settled in Clearwater, Florida, ran a filling station, and served as city commissioner (1951-1955), quietly leading the drive to build the city's ballpark; he learned it had been named Jack Russell Memorial Stadium only when he arrived for its 1955 opening day, and it served as the Philadelphia Phillies' spring-training home through 2003. He died November 3, 1990, in Clearwater.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 315 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 39 | 40 | 65 | 138 | 3 |
| SGC | 129 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 78 | 6 |
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 Jack Russell card?
It is card #123 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 Jack Russell with the Washington Senators.
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 Jack Russell #123 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.