1934 Goudey #13 Frankie Frisch
Frankie Frisch, the Fordham Flash — player-manager of the 1934 World Series champion Gashouse Gang.
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.
Frankie Frisch 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 Frankie Frisch
Frank Francis Frisch, 'the Fordham Flash,' earned his nickname as a track star and three-sport captain at Fordham University before signing with the New York Giants in 1919 straight out of college, without ever playing a game in the minors. The switch-hitting second baseman helped manager John McGraw's Giants to four straight pennants and two World Series titles in the early 1920s, then was dealt to St. Louis after the 1926 season in a blockbuster trade for Rogers Hornsby. With the Cardinals he won the 1931 National League MVP award and a World Series championship that fall. Named player-manager in 1933, Frisch had the club rolling by 1934 — the season pictured on this card — driving the rough-and-tumble 'Gashouse Gang,' built around the Dean brothers and Pepper Martin, past the Giants for the pennant and past Detroit in a seven-game World Series. He retired in 1937 with a .316 average and 2,880 hits, a switch-hitter record until Pete Rose broke it in 1977. The Hall of Fame inducted him in 1947. Card #13 — part of Goudey's returning first sheet — pictures the Fordham Flash as player-manager of the 1934 World Series champion Gashouse Gang.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 383 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 242 | 1 |
| SGC | 232 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 181 | 6 |
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 Frankie Frisch card?
It is card #13 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 Frankie Frisch with the St. Louis Cardinals.
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.