Marty McManus - 1933 Goudey #48
1933 Goudey #48 Marty McManus
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 Marty McManus
Marty McManus broke in with the St. Louis Browns in 1920 after being signed off Chicago semipro sandlots, and went on to a 15-year major-league career as an infielder, primarily at second and third base, with the Browns (1920-26), Detroit Tigers (1927-31), Boston Red Sox (1931-33), and Boston Braves (1934). A steady run producer during the high-average 1920s, he hit .333 in 1924 and topped the American League in doubles in both 1924 and 1925 (44 each year), then led the AL in stolen bases (23) in 1930. He finished with a .289 career average, roughly 1,926 hits, 120 home runs, and just under 1,000 RBI. In June 1932 he took over as Boston's player-manager after Shano Collins resigned, and he ran the club through the 1933 season pictured on this card, improving the Red Sox by 20 games (to 63-86) before friction with general manager Eddie Collins led to his release that October, with Bucky Harris taking over. McManus was also known for a bit of old-school gamesmanship, once catching Hall of Famer Harry Heilmann with a hidden-ball trick in 1926. He later managed in the minors and in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League before his death in 1966.
Sources: Wikipedia · Baseball-Reference · SABR
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 303 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 204 | 5 |
| SGC | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 84 | 9 |
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 Marty McManus card?
It is card #48 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 Marty McManus with the Boston Red Sox.
Is the 1933 Goudey Marty McManus #48 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.