1933 Goudey #36 Tommy Thevenow
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 Tommy Thevenow
Tommy Thevenow (b. September 6, 1903, Madison, Indiana; d. July 29, 1957) was a right-handed-hitting shortstop who signed with the St. Louis Cardinals organization out of Joplin, Missouri in 1923 and debuted in the majors in 1924. Over 15 big-league seasons he played for the Cardinals (1924-1928), Philadelphia Phillies (1929-1930), Pittsburgh Pirates (1931-1932, 1938), Cincinnati Reds (1936-1937), and Boston Bees (1937), finishing with a .247 career average and 1,030 hits. Prized for his glove more than his bat, he was a favorite double-play partner of Hall of Famers Rogers Hornsby and Frankie Frisch. As a 22-year-old rookie he became the unlikely batting star of the 1926 World Series, hitting .417 (10-for-24) and driving in the tying and winning runs of the Cardinals' Game Seven upset of the Yankees; pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander called him "the hero of the series." That October also produced his signature quirk: he hit three inside-the-park home runs in a 17-day span spanning September and the Series (one coming on a ball Babe Ruth couldn't corral in right field), then went the rest of his career - a record 3,347 at-bats - without hitting another, the longest home-run drought in major-league history. A 1929 car accident and a string of ankle, foot, and thumb injuries wore down his skills, and he shifted to a utility infielder role as Pittsburgh handed the shortstop job to a young Arky Vaughan. By 1933 he was a veteran reserve infielder for the Pirates, the club depicted on his Goudey card.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 300 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 219 | 7 |
| SGC | 115 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 91 | 2 |
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 Tommy Thevenow card?
It is card #36 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 Tommy Thevenow with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Is the 1933 Goudey Tommy Thevenow #36 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.