1934 Goudey #1 Jimmie Foxx
The set opener: Jimmie Foxx, fresh off back-to-back MVP seasons, on the toughest kind of #1 card — the one that rode on top of every rubber-banded stack. The front spells his name "Jimmy."
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.
Uncorrected error: First name misspelled 'Jimmy' on the card (per TCDB).
About Jimmie Foxx
James Emory Foxx signed his first pro contract in April 1924, a Maryland farm boy discovered by former Athletics star Frank "Home Run" Baker, who put him to work for Class D Easton at $100 a month. Connie Mack brought him to Philadelphia as a teenage catcher in 1925. By the early 1930s Foxx was the American League's most feared right-handed bat: back-to-back MVP awards in 1932 and 1933 — the second a Triple Crown season — and World Series championships in 1929 and 1930, the latter capped by a game-winning homer off Burleigh Grimes. This card catches him fresh off that MVP run and riding a third straight 40-homer year, part of a record run of twelve straight 30-homer seasons and thirteen straight 100-RBI years; by 1940 he'd become just the second player to reach 500 home runs. He finished with 534 homers, a .325 average, and enshrinement in Cooperstown in 1951. The press had dubbed him "Double X" for the twin letters closing his surname — fitting, since card #1 here, built on recycled 1933 artwork, absorbed the wear of sitting atop every rubber-banded stack, right down to the printer misspelling his first name "Jimmy."
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 617 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 31 | 66 | 469 | 18 |
| SGC | 412 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 348 | 33 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-08-14. 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 1934 Goudey Jimmie Foxx card?
It is card #1 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 Jimmie Foxx with the Philadelphia Athletics.
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 2026-10-05.