Jesse Haines - 1933 Goudey #73
1933 Goudey #73 Jesse Haines
About Jesse Haines
Jesse "Pop" Haines was a right-handed pitcher who spent 18 consecutive major-league seasons (1920-1937) with the St. Louis Cardinals after a grueling six-year, eight-team minor-league apprenticeship that began in 1914. He won 210 games against 158 losses with a 3.48 ERA and 208 complete games over 3,208⅔ innings, posting four 20-win seasons, including a 24-win 1927 in which he led the NL in shutouts and complete games. On July 17, 1924, he no-hit the Boston Braves, 5-0. After 1923 his career was extended by a hard-gripped knuckleball, thrown off the first knuckles rather than the fingertips, which he credited Eddie Rommel with teaching him; the pitch left his knuckles calloused and often bleeding. Haines helped anchor three Cardinals World Series champions, going 3-1 with a 1.67 ERA across the 1926, 1928, 1930, and 1931 Series; his signature moment came in Game Seven of the 1926 Series, when he pitched into the seventh inning with bleeding knuckles before Grover Cleveland Alexander relieved him to strike out Tony Lazzeri and seal the title. Teammates dubbed him "Pop" for the veteran, mentoring role he took with younger Cardinals like the Dean brothers and Joe Medwick. Haines was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1970, a selection historians have since debated. He died in 1978 at age 85.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 450 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 42 | 80 | 280 | 7 |
| SGC | 258 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 199 | 10 |
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 Jesse Haines card?
It is card #73 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 Jesse Haines with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Is the 1933 Goudey Jesse Haines #73 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.