Joe Kuhel - 1933 Goudey #108
1933 Goudey #108 Joe Kuhel
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 Joe Kuhel
Joseph Anthony Kuhel (1906-1984), born in Cleveland, broke in as a sandlot standout before climbing through Flint, Springfield, Lincoln, and the Kansas City Blues, where the Washington Senators purchased him in July 1930. A left-handed-hitting first baseman, he starred for Washington (1930-37, 1944-46) and the Chicago White Sox (1938-43, 1946-47) across 18 seasons, finishing with a .277 average, 2,212 hits, 131 home runs, and 1,049 RBI, backed by a sterling .992 fielding percentage that made him the era's premier defensive first baseman. Nicknamed "Joe Cool" for his smooth glovework, he anchored Washington's 1933 pennant winners, hitting .322 with a career-high 194 hits and 107 RBI, and his daring slide on September 21, 1933 scored the run that clinched the flag - though the Giants swept him and the Senators in the World Series. He later managed Washington (1948-49) and, in his forties, still led the league in steals twice using his signature "hesitation steal."
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 286 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 55 | 162 | 1 |
| SGC | 115 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 75 | 11 |
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 Joe Kuhel card?
It is card #108 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 Joe Kuhel 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 Joe Kuhel #108 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.