Red Faber - 1933 Goudey #79
1933 Goudey #79 Red Faber
About Red Faber
Urban Clarence "Red" Faber, born in 1888 in Cascade, Iowa, broke into pro ball in 1909 with the Dubuque Miners, throwing a perfect game there in 1910 before reaching the majors in 1914. The right-hander spent his entire 20-year career (1914-1933) with the Chicago White Sox, going 254-213 with a 3.15 ERA and 1,471 strikeouts. His finest season came in 1917, when he posted a career-best 1.92 ERA and won 16 games to help Chicago to the pennant, then tied a World Series record by winning three games against the New York Giants that October. Illness and arm trouble limited him to 11-9 in 1919, keeping him off the mound in that scandal-tainted World Series — teammate Ray Schalk later suggested the Black Sox fix might never have happened had a healthy Faber been available to start. He learned the spitball in the minors after an early arm injury and was one of 17 pitchers grandfathered to keep throwing it after the pitch was outlawed in 1920, crediting it with easing the strain on his arm and extending his career into his 40s. His career records for wins, starts, and games pitched in a White Sox uniform stood until teammate Ted Lyons later broke them. Faber was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964, fifty years after his rookie season.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 605 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 96 | 399 | 7 |
| SGC | 342 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 272 | 11 |
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 Red Faber card?
It is card #79 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 Red Faber with the Chicago White Sox.
Is the 1933 Goudey Red Faber #79 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.