MICKEY COCHRANE 1933 Goudey Gum #76 SGC 2.5 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS HOF Prewar

Description: * * * * Item Description: You are bidding on a Professionally Graded MICKEY COCHRANE 1933 Goudey Gum #76 SGC 2.5 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS HOF Prewar. A very nice specimen from the 1933 Goudey Big League Chewing Gum card set, one of the most widely collected sets of all time. Please scroll down for more about Goudey chewing gum baseball cards and the player. Shipping and Handling: Item will be packaged carefully and shipped securely. There are two shipment options available: USPS First Class and USPS Priority Mail. Item will be packaged securely between two rigid pieces of cardboard. First class shipments will be sent in a bubble mailer and Priority shipments sent in a box or flat rate padded envelope (packaged in small box inside the envelope). Please select your shipping option at checkout. I combine shipping at no extra charge for any additional items purchased. Thanks! For more vintage Goudey cards, please check out my other items: About Us: Welcome to iconsportscards. I specialize in vintage sets and factory certified autograph and memorabilia cards from Hall of Fame greats. I pride myself on customer satisfaction, and providing a quality product at a reasonable price. Thank you for viewing my item, Chris //://www.ebay.com/str/iconsportscards All sportscard singles ship for one low rate, no matter how many items you buy! About the Set: The 1933 Goudey (R319) set was produced by the Goudey Gum Company of Boston, MA and used to market tins/packs of chewing gum. The detailed artwork and vivid colors used to manufacture the cards are what make them a favorite among vintage collectors today. 1933 Goudey comprises of a 240 card set, each card measuring 2 3/8” x 2 7/8”. Key cards include Babe Ruth, who has four different cards in the set (53, 144, 149 & 181), Jimmy Foxx, Carl Hubell, Lefty Grove, Rogers Hornsby, Mel Ott, and many other legendary Hall of Famers. There is also a a very rare short-printed Nap Lajoie card (#106), which was not included in the regular print run of the set and is widely believed to have been intentionally left out in order to make it harder for collectors to finish the set. from Wikipedia: Goudey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jimmy Foxx 1933 Goudey baseball card. The Goudey Gum Company was an American chewing gum company started in 1919. The company was founded by Enos Gordon Goudey (1863–1946) of Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia. Formerly an employee of Beemans, he opened a factory in Boston, Massachusetts in 1919 and later in Allston. It operated there from 1924 until it closed in 1962. Goudey sold the business in 1932 but he retained an interest as a consultant. On his retirement in 1933, William Wrigley Jr. dubbed him the "penny gum king of America". Today the Goudey name is mainly associated with its collectible baseball cards which were introduced in 1933. Goudey was the first American company to issue baseball cards with each stick of gum. (They had been available with cigarettes and certain lines of candy for many years.)[1][2] Goudey baseball cards Moe Berg Goudey card Most of the unreleased cards, printing plates, and company archives were thrown away in the 1960s, although some were sold to collectors. Today, cards in good condition command a premium, especially those authenticated and graded by respected third-party graders. Hank Greenberg and Lou Gehrig are prominently featured in the Goudey cards of the 1930s, colorful cards with hand drawn portraits of the players. Other baseball hall of fame and interesting players depicted on Goudey gum cards from 1933 to 1941 include: Ty Cobb, Jimmie Foxx, Bill Dickey, Carl Hubbell, Lefty Grove, Dizzy Dean, Mickey Cochrane, Charlie Gehringer, Tony Lazzeri, Mel Ott, Joe Dimaggio, Hank Greenberg, "Ducky" Joe Medwick and Moe Berg. 1933 set Nap Lajoie Goudey card, one of the rarest baseball cards. In 1933, Goudey produced a 240 card set, also called "Big League Chewing Gum". These cards, issued with bubble gum in each pack, were the first baseball gum cards. The 1933 Goudey set is considered one of the "Big Three" classic baseball card sets, along with the T206 and 1952 Topps sets. One of the rarest baseball cards from a mainstream set is card #106 from the 1933 Goudey set. It was not originally issued with the set, so collectors could not complete the set from packs. In 1934, Goudey issued card #106 for the 1933 set with retired player [Napoleon Lajoie]. Collectors that sent letters to the Goudey Gum Company complaining about the lack of a #106 card received it in the mail. The 1933 Goudey #106 Napoleon Lajoie is known as one of the "Big Three" baseball cards along with two cards from the T206 set depicting Honus Wagner and Eddie Plank. 1934 set In 1934, Goudey produced a 96 card set that was endorsed by two players, Lou Gehrig and Chuck Klein. The 1934 Goudey set is sometimes called the "Lou Gehrig" set. Interestingly, there are no Babe Ruth cards in the set. The Hank Greenberg rookie card is in this set. 1938 set In 1938, Goudey produced a 48 card set, also known as the "Heads-Up" set. The cards were numbered from 241 to 288, thus looking like Goudey was trying to extend the 1933 Goudey set. The first 24 cards in the set depicts pictures of players heads attached to a cartoonish body in baseball action. The next 24 cards in the set depicts the same players and the same poses. The difference is the next 24 cards include small cartoonish characters playing baseball along with captions. Joe Dimaggio, Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg and Bob Feller are the big stars in this set. Canadian Goudey Similar cards as the 1933 and 1934 Goudey sets were also released in Canada by the Goudey-owned World Wide Gum Co, of Granby, Quebec. They are sometimes known as Canadian Goudey sets. There were 94 and 96 cards in these sets, respectively. The 1933 World Wide Gum set was released with two different backs, one with both French and English, and the other with only English. There has not been definitive proof, but one theory is that the French-English backs were sold in Quebec and the English-only backs were sold in Ontario. List of Goudey baseball card sets Year of issuance, popular name and designation from The American Card Catalog: 1933 Goudey R319 1933 American R338 1933 World Wide Gum V353 1934 Goudey R320 1934 Goudey Premiums R390-1 1934 World Wide Gum V354 1935 Goudey 4-in-1 R321 1935 Goudey Premiums R390-2 1936 Goudey Wide Pens R314 1936 Goudey R322 1936 World Wide Gum V355 1938 Goudey "Heads-Up" R323 1939 Goudey Premiums R303 1939 World Wide Gum V351 1941 Goudey R324 List of Goudey non-sport sets Year(s), name, quantity and dimensions. 1933 Boy Scouts (48) Size: 2? × 3¼ in. 1933 Sea Raiders (48) Size: 2? × 2? in. 1933 World War Gum (96X 2? in. 1933-40 Indian Gum (216) Size: 2? × 2? in. 1934 Big Thrill Booklets (24) Size: 2-5/16 × 2? in. 1935 Majik Fold Pictures (9) Size: 5½ × 10¼ in. 1935 The Goudey Line R.R. 12 × 5 × 5 in. 1936 Auto License Plates (36) Size: 1½ × 3¼ in. 1936 History Of Aviation (10) Size: 5½" square 1937 Auto License Plates (69) Size: 1½ × 3¼ in. 1938 Auto License Plates (66) Size: 1½ × 3¼ in. 1938-39 Action Gum (96) Size: 2? × 2? inches 1939 Auto License Plates (30) Size: 1½ × 3¼ in. 1940 First Column Defenders (24) Size: 2½ × 3? in. 1941 Sky Birds (24) Size: 2-5/16 × 2? in. 1947-48 Indian Gum (96) Size: 2? × 2? in. Jungle Gum (48) Size: 2? × 2? in. Our Gang Gum Puzzles (25) Size: 3-11/16 × 5? in. Rainbow Radio Rascals (6) Size: 4? × 5½ in. Soldier Boys (24) Size: 2? × 2? in. Thanks for viewing my item! Mickey Cochrane From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mickey Cochrane Cochrane 1933 Goudey baseball card Catcher / Manager Born: April 6, 1903 Bridgewater, Massachusetts Died: June 28, 1962 (aged 59) Lake Forest, Illinois Batted: Left Threw: Right MLB debut April 14, 1925, for the Philadelphia Athletics Last MLB appearance May 25, 1937, for the Detroit Tigers MLB statistics Batting average .320 Home runs 119 Runs batted in 832 Managerial record 348–250 Winning % .582 Teams As player Philadelphia Athletics (1925–1933) Detroit Tigers (1934–1937) As manager Detroit Tigers (1934–1938) Career highlights and awards 2× All-Star (1934, 1935) 3× World Series champion (1929, 1930, 1935) 2× AL MVP (1928, 1934) Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1947 Vote 79.5% (fifth ballot) Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane (April 6, 1903 – June 28, 1962), nicknamed "Black Mike", was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach.[1] He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers. Cochrane was considered one of the best catchers in baseball history and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.[2][3][4] Cochrane was born in Massachusetts and was a multi-sport athlete at Boston University. After college, he chose baseball over basketball and football. He made his major league debut in 1925, having spent only one season in the minor leagues. He was chosen as the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player in 1928 and he appeared in the World Series from 1929 to 1931. Philadelphia won the first two of those World Series, but Cochrane was criticized for giving up stolen bases when his team lost the series in 1931. Cochrane's career batting average (.320) stood as a record for MLB catchers until 2009. Cochrane's career ended abruptly after a near-fatal head injury from a pitched ball in 1937. After his professional baseball career, he served in the United States Navy in World War II and ran an automobile business. Cochrane died of cancer in 1962. In 1999, The Sporting News ranked him 65th on its list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players. Playing career Philadelphia Athletics Cochrane was born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. His father, John Cochrane, had immigrated from Omagh, County Tyrone in what is now Northern Ireland and his mother, Sadie Campbell, had come from Prince Edward Island, Canada, whence her family had immigrated from Scotland.[2] He was also known as "Black Mike" because of his fiery, competitive nature.[2][3] Cochrane was educated at Boston University, where he played five sports, excelling at football and basketball.[5] Although Cochrane considered himself a better football player than a baseball player, professional football was not as established as Major League Baseball at the time, so he signed with the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League in 1924.[6] After just one season in the minor leagues, Cochrane was promoted to the major leagues, making his debut with the Philadelphia Athletics on April 14, 1925 at the age of 22.[1] He made an immediate impact by becoming Connie Mack's starting catcher in place of Cy Perkins, who was considered one of the best catchers in the major leagues at the time.[7] A left-handed batter, he ran well enough that Mack would occasionally have him bat leadoff. He hit third more often, but whatever his place in the order his primary role was to get on base so that hard-hitting Al Simmons and Jimmie Foxx could drive him in. In May, he tied a twentieth-century major league record by hitting three home runs in a game.[8] He ended his rookie season with a .331 batting average and a .397 on-base percentage, helping the Athletics to a second-place finish. By the start of the 1926 season, Cochrane was already considered the best catcher in the major leagues.[9] He won the 1928 American League Most Valuable Player Award, mostly for his leadership and defensive skills, when he led the American League in putouts and hit .293 along with 10 home runs and 58 runs batted in.[2][10] Cochrane was a catalyst in the Athletics' pennant-winning years of 1929, 1930 and 1931, during he hit .331, .357 and .349 respectively.[1][5] He played in those three World Series, winning the first two, but was sometimes blamed for the loss of the 1931 World Series, when the St. Louis Cardinals, led by Pepper Martin, stole eight bases and the Series. However, in his book The Life of a Baseball Hall of Fame Catcher, author Charlie Bevis cites the Philadelphia pitching staff's carelessness in holding runners as a contributing factor.[11][12] Notwithstanding this, the blame for the 1931 World Series loss dogged Cochrane for the rest of his life.[11] Detroit Tigers Mickey Cochrane in the cover of Time magazine in 1935 In 1934, Mack started to disassemble his dynasty for financial reasons and put Cochrane on the trading block. He found a willing recipient in the Detroit Tigers. Their owner, Frank Navin, was also suffering from financial troubles. They had not finished higher than third since 1923, and had developed a reputation for being content with mediocrity. Attendance at Navin Field had sagged for some time. Navin had originally hoped to acquire Babe Ruth and name him player-manager, but after those talks fizzled, he turned to the A's.[13] A deal to send Cochrane to Detroit was quickly arranged, and Navin immediately named him player-manager.[5] It was as a Tiger that Cochrane cemented his reputation as a team leader. His competitive nature drove the Tigers, who had been picked to finish in fourth or fifth place, to the 1934 American League championship, their first pennant in 25 years.[5][14][15] Cochrane routinely platooned Gee Walker, a right-handed batter, to spell left fielder Goose Goslin and center fielder Jo-Jo White, who were both left-handed batters.[16] Cochrane's leadership and strategic skills won him the 1934 Most Valuable Player Award, remarkable considering that Lou Gehrig had won the Triple Crown.[5][17] He followed this by leading the Tigers to another American League pennant in 1935 and earning a victory over the Chicago Cubs in the 1935 World Series.[18] In late 1935, the Detroit Free Press speculated that Cochrane might eventually succeed Navin as team president.[19] Due in part to his high-strung nature, however, he suffered a nervous breakdown during the 1936 season.[5] On May 25, 1937; Cochrane was hit in the head by a pitch by Yankees pitcher Bump Hadley. Cochrane had homered in his previous at-bat that day. Hospitalized for seven days, the injury nearly killed Cochrane. His accident generated a call for protective helmets for batters, but tradition won out at that time.[20] Cochrane was forced to retire at the age of 34 after doctors ordered him not to attempt to play baseball again.[15] Mickey Cochrane was honored alongside the retired numbers of the Detroit Tigers in 2000. Cochrane compiled a .320 batting average while hitting 119 home runs over a 13-year playing career.[1] His .320 batting average was the highest career mark for catchers until Joe Mauer surpassed it in 2009.[21] His .419 on-base percentage is among the best in baseball history, and is the highest all-time among catchers.[2][22] In 1932, he became the first major league catcher to score 100 runs and produce 100 RBI in the same season.[23] He hit for the cycle twice in his career, on July 22, 1932 and August 2, 1933.[24][25] In his first 11 years, he never caught fewer than 110 games.[2] He led American League catchers six times in putouts and twice each in double plays assists and fielding percentage.[25][26] Cochrane returned to the dugout to continue managing the Tigers, but had lost his competitive fire.[15] He managed for the remainder of the 1937 season, but was replaced midway through the 1938 season.[5] His all-time managerial record was 348-250, for a .582 winning percentage.[27] Later life and legacy Despite his head injury, Cochrane served in the United States Navy during World War II[3][5] as did Bill Dickey of the Yankees, giving the Navy the two greatest catchers baseball had yet seen; with Yogi Berra also serving but not yet having reached the major leagues, there were actually three possible "greatest catchers ever" in the World War II-era Navy. In 1947, Cochrane became the third catcher enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame, after Roger Bresnahan and Buck Ewing.[4][28] Long after the Athletics left Philadelphia for Kansas City in 1954 without retiring his uniform number 2, the Philadelphia Phillies honored him by electing him to the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame at Veterans Stadium,[29] although the Athletics' plaques from that display have been moved to the Philadelphia Athletics Museum in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. The Tigers honored him by renaming National Avenue (behind the third-base stands of the old Tiger Stadium) Cochrane Avenue, but have never retired the uniform number 3 he wore with them. Cochrane briefly worked in baseball after World War II, notably serving as a coach, and then as general manager, of the Athletics during the 1950 season, Mack's last year as manager. He also owned an automobile business after his baseball days; he sold it in the mid-1950s.[30] A heavy smoker, Cochrane was only 59 when he died in 1962 in Lake Forest, Illinois of lymphatic cancer.[3] In his book, The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, baseball historian Bill James ranked Cochrane fourth all-time among major league catchers.[31] In 1999, he was ranked 65th on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.[32][33] Yankee Hall of Fame slugger Mickey Mantle was named after him.[2][34] Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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