Joe Morrissey - 1933 Goudey #97
1933 Goudey #97 Joe Morrissey
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 Joe Morrissey
Joseph Anselm "Jo-Jo" Morrissey was born January 16, 1904, in Warren, Rhode Island, and attended the College of the Holy Cross before turning pro. He broke in with the Hartford Senators in 1926, then bounced through the low minors before blossoming with Evansville of the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League (teammates there included future Detroit Tigers Tommy Bridges, Pete Fox, and Gee Walker) and, in 1931, the St. Paul Saints of the American Association, where he hit a career-best 22 home runs with 223 hits in 167 games. That performance earned him a look with the Cincinnati Reds, where he debuted April 12, 1932. In 1933 - the year of this Goudey card - Morrissey was the Reds' primary shortstop, starting 148 games and batting .230, though his 40 errors ranked among the league's most at the position. He returned to the majors briefly with the Chicago White Sox in 1936 for 17 games before a costly error effectively ended his big-league run. Over three major-league seasons he batted .232 with 195 hits and 45 RBI in 254 games. Morrissey died May 2, 1950, in Worcester, Massachusetts, at age 46. Card #97 is his lone Goudey issue and his rookie card.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 224 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 132 | 3 |
| SGC | 101 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 69 | 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 Joe Morrissey card?
It is card #97 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 Morrissey with the Cincinnati Reds.
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 Joe Morrissey #97 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.