1933 Goudey #233 Johnny Vergez
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 Johnny Vergez
Johnny Vergez (born Jean Louis Vergez, July 9, 1906, Oakland, California; died July 15, 1991) was a right-handed-hitting third baseman who starred with the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League before the New York Giants purchased him to succeed Hall of Famer Freddie Lindstrom at third base. He debuted with New York on April 14, 1931, batting .278 with 81 RBI as a rookie. Over six big-league seasons (1931-36) with the Giants, Phillies, and Cardinals, he hit .255 with 52 home runs and 292 RBI — and set a still-standing major-league record by hitting each of his first 27 career homers at his home ballpark. In 1933 he had his best power year (16 homers), but an emergency appendectomy that August, compounded by the death of a premature infant daughter, sidelined him for the stretch run and the World Series, which the Giants won without him. He later managed the Oakland Oaks (1939-43), winning PCL Manager of the Year in 1940, then coached at St. Mary's College.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 407 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 50 | 73 | 209 | 1 |
| SGC | 134 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 85 | 7 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-03. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1933 Goudey Johnny Vergez card?
It is card #233 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 Johnny Vergez with the New York Giants.
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 Johnny Vergez #233 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.
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