Zack Taylor - 1933 Goudey #152
1933 Goudey #152 Zack Taylor
About Zack Taylor
Zack Taylor, pictured with the Chicago Cubs on card #152, was a right-handed catcher born James Wren Taylor in 1898 in Yulee, Florida. He signed his first pro contract with the Class D Valdosta Millionaires in 1915 and reached the majors with the Brooklyn Robins in 1920, launching a 16-season big-league career (1920-1935) that also ran through the Boston Braves, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, and New York Yankees. He picked up his nickname in 1918 while playing in Chattanooga, when a teammate's stepdaughter began calling him "Zack" after the twelfth U.S. president, Zachary Taylor, and it stuck for good. A steady defensive catcher who often ranked among league leaders in assists and runners caught stealing, he hit .261 over his career. His signature moment came in 1929: claimed off waivers by the pennant-bound Cubs to replace an injured Gabby Hartnett, Taylor caught all five games of that fall's World Series against the Philadelphia Athletics, including the infamous Game Four collapse in which the A's scored ten seventh-inning runs. He remained a Cubs catcher into the 1933 season pictured on this card. Taylor later managed the St. Louis Browns (1946, 1948-51), where he is remembered for sending 3-foot-7 Eddie Gaedel to pinch-hit in Bill Veeck's 1951 stunt, capping 58 years in professional baseball before his death in 1974.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 289 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 65 | 150 | 1 |
| SGC | 137 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 90 | 4 |
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 Zack Taylor card?
It is card #152 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 Zack Taylor with the Chicago Cubs.
Is the 1933 Goudey Zack Taylor #152 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.