1934 Goudey #2 Mickey Cochrane
Player-manager Mickey Cochrane in his first Detroit season — he drove the 1934 Tigers to the pennant and won the AL MVP.
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.
Mickey Cochrane 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 Mickey Cochrane
Gordon "Mickey" Cochrane entered pro ball in 1923 and reached the majors two years later with Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics. He developed into the finest catcher of his era, batting .320 for his career, and caught for three straight Athletics pennant winners (1929-31), taking World Series titles in 1929 and 1930 plus the American League MVP award in 1928. Financial troubles forced Mack to deal him to Detroit before the 1934 season, and Tigers owner Frank Navin installed him on the spot as player-manager — the very role captured on this card, one of the set's returning 1933 stars reprised on Goudey's sheet one. Fiery enough to earn the nickname "Black Mike" in Detroit, Cochrane drove a Tigers club picked to finish fourth or fifth to 101 wins and the pennant, then edged Lou Gehrig's Triple Crown season for the 1934 MVP award. He topped it with a 1935 World Series title, Detroit's first world championship, before a near-fatal beaning by Bump Hadley in 1937 ended his playing career. The Baseball Writers made him the first catcher they elected to the Hall of Fame, in 1947.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 360 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 46 | 257 | 4 |
| SGC | 250 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 204 | 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 Mickey Cochrane card?
It is card #2 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 Mickey Cochrane with the Detroit Tigers.
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.