Pie Traynor - 1933 Goudey #22
1933 Goudey #22 Pie Traynor
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 Pie Traynor
Harold Joseph "Pie" Traynor (1898-1972) was a right-handed-hitting third baseman who spent his entire 17-year major-league career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, from 1920 to 1937. Signed out of the Virginia League in 1920 after tryouts with the Braves and Red Sox went nowhere, he moved from shortstop to third base in 1922 under manager Bill McKechnie and became the National League's premier defender at the position through the rest of the decade, retiring with a then-record 1,863 games at third. Traynor was also a feared hitter, batting .320 for his career with 2,416 hits and driving in 100 or more runs in five straight seasons (1927-1931). He helped Pittsburgh win the 1925 World Series over Washington, hitting .346 in that Series with a home run off Walter Johnson, and returned to the Fall Classic in 1927 in a losing effort against the Yankees. His nickname, "Pie," dated to boyhood, when a neighborhood store owner began calling him "Pie Face" for his habit of asking for pie - later shortened to "Pie." Traynor became the Pirates' player-manager in June 1934 and piloted the club through 1939, coming closest to a pennant in 1938 before Gabby Hartnett's "Homer in the Gloamin'" sank Pittsburgh's hopes. In 1948 he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the first third baseman honored by the BBWAA, with induction ceremonies in 1949; the Pirates retired his No. 20 after his death.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 531 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 22 | 41 | 407 | 13 |
| SGC | 377 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 321 | 28 |
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 Pie Traynor card?
It is card #22 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 Pie Traynor with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Is the 1933 Goudey Pie Traynor #22 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.