Lloyd Waner - 1933 Goudey #164
1933 Goudey #164 Lloyd Waner
About Lloyd Waner
Lloyd "Little Poison" Waner was a slap-hitting center fielder who spent most of his 18-year career (1927-1945) with the Pittsburgh Pirates after his brother Paul got him signed by the San Francisco Seals, then to Pittsburgh in 1926. He and Paul ("Big Poison") formed one of baseball's great sibling outfields; the nicknames trace to a Polo Grounds fan calling them "Big and Little Person," which newspapermen misheard as "Poison." Lloyd's 1927 rookie season was a sensation: he led the National League with 133 runs and batted .355 as Pittsburgh won the pennant, then hit .367 in the World Series loss to Murderers' Row. He went on to collect 2,459 career hits and a .316 average, leading the NL in triples (1929) and hits (1931) while striking out only once every 45 at-bats. Elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1967, he called it "the biggest thrill and the biggest surprise I ever had."
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 457 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 53 | 314 | 9 |
| SGC | 267 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 210 | 12 |
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 Lloyd Waner card?
It is card #164 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 Lloyd Waner with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Is the 1933 Goudey Lloyd Waner #164 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.