1934 Goudey #75 Billy Werber
High number: this card belongs to the fourth and final 24-card press sheet (#73-96), printed as the 1934 season wound down — the reason the set's last two dozen cards are its hardest to find.
About Billy Werber
Bill Werber's rookie card is #75, part of Goudey's brutal final series (#73-96) held back for release late in 1934, catching him in a Boston Red Sox uniform during the finest year of his career. A two-sport All-American at Duke, Werber signed secretly with Yankees scout Paul Krichell as a freshman, a handshake deal that financed his schooling, and he didn't report to New York until he graduated in 1930. He found his footing after a move to Boston, breaking out in 1934 with a .321 average, 200 hits, and a league-leading 40 stolen bases that had Yankees GM Ed Barrow calling him the American League's best player — until he broke his toe kicking a reinforced water bucket in frustration, an injury that calcified and dogged him for the rest of his career. He led the league in steals three times and starred for Cincinnati's back-to-back pennant winners, batting .370 in the Reds' 1940 World Series win over Detroit, where he'd nicknamed himself "the Tiger" as ringleader of the Reds' animal-themed Jungle Club infield. He later became, for a time, the oldest living former major leaguer and the last surviving teammate of Babe Ruth, dying in 2009 at age 100.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 137 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 18 | 27 | 53 | 1 |
| SGC | 60 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 2 |
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 Billy Werber card?
It is card #75 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 Billy Werber with the Boston Red Sox.
Is the 1934 Goudey #75 a high number?
Yes. Cards #73-96 came from the fourth and final press sheet, issued late in the 1934 season, and are the toughest cards in the set - with #49-72 a step behind.
Is the 1934 Goudey Billy Werber #75 a rookie card?
By modern catalog convention, yes. Sheet 1 of the set reused returning 1933 subjects, but most of the remaining cards picture players getting their first major gum card - 63 of the 96 cards carry the rookie-card (RC) designation.
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.