1933 Goudey #114 Luke Sewell
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 Luke Sewell
James Luther "Luke" Sewell (1901-1987) signed with Cleveland after attending the University of Alabama and reached the majors in 1921, beginning a 20-season career as a catcher for Cleveland (1921-32, 1939), the Washington Senators (1933-34), the Chicago White Sox (1935-38), the St. Louis Browns, and the Brooklyn Dodgers. A sure-handed defender, he led American League catchers in assists in three seasons during the late 1920s and caught three career no-hitters, including Vern Kennedy's in 1932. Acquired by Washington for 1933, Sewell posted career highs of 125 hits, 30 doubles, and 61 RBI as the Senators, under rookie player-manager Joe Cronin, won 99 games and the American League pennant before losing the World Series to the New York Giants in five games, his only postseason trip. He was later picked for the 1937 All-Star Game and finished his playing career with a .259 average, 1,393 hits, and 696 RBI over 1,630 games. Sewell's greatest fame came later as a manager: he led the 1944 St. Louis Browns to the only pennant in franchise history and was named The Sporting News Manager of the Year. His older brother, Joe Sewell, is a Hall of Famer.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 381 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 33 | 26 | 90 | 209 | 3 |
| SGC | 157 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 95 | 14 |
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 Luke Sewell card?
It is card #114 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 Luke Sewell 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 Luke Sewell #114 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.