1933 Goudey #13 Lafayette Thompson
Low number: this card was printed on press sheets 1-2 (#1-40 plus #45-52), which saw shorter distribution than the rest of the 1933 run — low numbers are noticeably scarcer.
About Lafayette Thompson
Lafayette Fresco Thompson broke into pro ball in 1923 with a Class D club in Grand Island, Nebraska, and reached the majors as a second baseman with Pittsburgh in September 1925. He played for the New York Giants (1926), the Philadelphia Phillies (1927-1930), and finished with the Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers (1931-1932), the club depicted on his Goudey card. Over nine big-league seasons he hit .298 with 762 hits, 13 home runs, and 249 RBI in 669 games, his average inflated by Baker Bowl's notoriously short 279-foot right-field fence in Philadelphia; he was also known as an erratic fielder who repeatedly ranked among the league's error leaders. His given name, "Fresco," was not a nickname at all but a name his grandmother had lifted from a Scottish novel and bestowed on his father, then on him. Thompson was as celebrated for his wit as his glove work, once needling teammate Babe Herman as "a .250 fielder." He later became one of the most successful executives in baseball history, building the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers' farm system as vice president under Walter O'Malley and, briefly, as the club's general manager before his death from cancer in 1968.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference · SABR
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 363 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 38 | 275 | 2 |
| SGC | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 112 | 6 |
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 Lafayette Thompson card?
It is card #13 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 Lafayette Thompson with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Is the 1933 Goudey Lafayette Thompson #13 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 2026-10-05.