1934 Goudey #21 Bill Terry
Bill Terry, the last NL .400 hitter, shown as player-manager of the defending champion Giants.
Sheet 1 (#1-24) is an all-returning cast: Goudey recycled 1933 subjects and artwork here to get cards onto store shelves by Opening Day, saving the new faces for the later sheets. The famous "1933" #106 Nap Lajoie make-up card was printed alongside this set's final sheet.
Bill Terry was an active player-manager during the 1934 season — one of four in the set, with Mickey Cochrane, Charlie Grimm, Frankie Frisch and Bill Terry.
About Bill Terry
William 'Memphis Bill' Terry debuted with the New York Giants in 1923 and anchored first base there for fourteen seasons. He'd earned his nickname playing semipro ball for a Standard Oil team in Memphis, Tennessee, before he joined the Giants. In 1930 he batted .401 — still the last time a National League hitter has cleared .400 — and he closed out his playing career with a .341 average, 2,193 hits, 154 home runs, and 1,078 RBI. John McGraw handed him the reins as player-manager in June 1932, and the next year Terry started in the first-ever All-Star Game and hit a home run in Game 4 off Monte Weaver as the Giants beat Washington four games to one in the 1933 World Series. This 1934 Goudey card catches him as skipper of the defending champions, reusing his 1933 sheet-one artwork; the Giants held a seven-game September lead that year before fading to a second-place finish, two games behind the pennant-winning Cardinals. Terry added two more pennants in 1936 and 1937, and the Hall of Fame inducted him in 1954.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 400 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 33 | 43 | 71 | 226 | 3 |
| SGC | 243 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 177 | 9 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-14. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8). PSA counts are straight-graded.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1934 Goudey Bill Terry card?
It is card #21 of the 1934 Goudey (R320) Baseball set - the 96-card, 2-3/8 by 2-7/8 inch color-art set issued in 1934 with Big League Chewing Gum. It pictures Bill Terry with the New York Giants.
How many cards are in the 1934 Goudey set?
96 cards, printed on four 24-card press sheets. 84 fronts carry the blue 'Lou Gehrig says' strip and 12 carry the red 'Chuck Klein says' strip (#80-91). The high numbers #73-96 are the scarcest cards.
Sources: PSA CardFacts, Trading Card Database, Baseball-Reference, PSA & SGC population reports, and hobby press-sheet research (SABR). Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-08-16.