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This listing is for a Professionally Graded TRAVIS JACKSON 1933 Goudey Gum #102 SGC 1.5 NEW YORK GIANTS HOF Prewar Vintage. NICE BOLD COLOR! 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.
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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
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
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
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.
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Travis Jackson
| Travis Jackson | |
|---|---|
Jackson in 1923 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: November 2, 1903 Waldo, Arkansas | |
| Died: July 27, 1987 (aged 83) Waldo, Arkansas | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 22, 1922 for the New York Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 24, 1936 for the New York Giants | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .291 |
| Home runs | 135 |
| Runs batted in | 929 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Member of the National | |
| Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1982 |
| Election Method | Veterans Committee |
Travis Calvin Jackson (November 2, 1903 – July 27, 1987) was an American baseball shortstop. In Major League Baseball (MLB), Jackson played for the New York Giants from 1922 through 1936, winning the 1933 World Series, and representing the Giants in the MLB All-Star in 1934. After his retirement as a player, Jackson managed in minor league baseball through to the 1960 season.
Jackson was discovered by Kid Elberfeld at a minor league baseball game at the age of 14. Elberfeld signed Jackson to his first professional contract, and recommended him to John McGraw, manager of the Giants. His exceptional range at shortstop led to the nickname "Stonewall."[1] After being overlooked by voters for years, Jackson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.
Early life
Jackson was born in Waldo, Arkansas on November 2, 1903. He was the only child of William Jackson, a wholesale grocer, and his wife, Etta, who named their son after William B. Travis, a Lieutenant Colonel who died at the Battle of the Alamo.[2] His father bought him a baseball when he was three years old, and they often played catch together.[3]
Jackson's uncle took him to a game of the Little Rock Travelers, who played minor league baseball in the Class-A Southern Association, when Jackson was 14 years old. At the game, Jackson's uncle introduced him to Kid Elberfeld, telling Elberfeld that his nephew was a talented baseball player.[2] Elberfeld observed Jackson in an impromtu work out, and asked Jackson to contact him when he was ready to begin his professional career.[2][3]
Jackson attended Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, where he starred on the college baseball team.[4] He injured his knee in college, and this injury would recur during Jackson's career.[4]
Professional career
Playing career
Following Jackson's collegiate career, Elberfeld signed Jackson to his first contract, and he played for Little Rock in 1921 and 1922.[2] Jackson committed 72 errors during the 1922 season, which he considered the "world record for errors".[4]
"I guess I set a world record for errors. I had a pretty good arm, see, but I didn't have much control. A lot of those were double errors — two on the same play, a boot and then a wild throw. The people in the first-base and right-field bleachers knew me. When the ball was hit to me they scattered. 'Watch out! He's got it again.'"
Despite this, Elberfeld recommended Jackson to John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants of the National League (NL), who was entitled to a Travelers' player as he had lent a player to the team in 1922.[4] McGraw signed Jackson to a contract on June 30, effective at the end of the Southern Association's 1922 season.[5]
Jackson debuted in MLB with the Giants on September 22, 1922, appearing in three games. With Dave Bancroft and Heinie Groh, the Giants starting shortstop and third baseman respectively, sidelined with injuries in during the 1923 season, Jackson drew notice as a fill-in.[6] McGraw was confident enough in Jackson's abilities to trade Bancroft before the 1924 season, choosing Jackson to be the Giants' starting shortstop.[7][8] Though there was doubt that Jackson could adequately replace Bancroft,[9][10] Jackson played in 151 games during the 1924 season[11] and hit .302 with 11 home runs. The Giants lost the 1924 World Series to the Washington Senators, with Jackson committing a key error in Game 7, which contributed to Washington's victory.[12]
Jackson was considered one of the best active shortstops in baseball during his career;[13] he led NL shortstops with a .970 fielding percentage in 1931.[4] However, he missed considerable playing time in his career due to injuries and illnesses. Jackson reinjured his knee in 1925,[4] missed significant time as a result of his knee during the 1926 season,[14] and had surgery for appendicitis during the 1927 season.[15] He missed time with mumps in 1930[16] and influenza in 1932,[17] and he continued to battle knee problems, missing much of the 1932 and 1933 seasons.[18] Jackson was said to "at 28, already [have] one foot in the minors".[19] Despite this, manager Bill Terry said that Jackson would "make or break" the 1933 season.[18] Though Jackson fell behind Blondy Ryan on the team's depth chart during the season,[20] he returned in the 1933 World Series, which the Giants won over the Senators.[21]
Terry stayed with Jackson as the Giants' starting shortstop for the 1934 season,[1] in which he drove in 101 runs, and was named to appear in the 1934 MLB All-Star Game.[22] He played as a third baseman in his final two seasons,[23] serving as team captain,[21] although he struggled in the 1936 World Series,[24] which the Giants lost to the New York Yankees.[25] After the season, the Giants requested waivers on Jackson, in order to assign him to the minor leagues.[26]
Jackson was regarded as one of the premier defensive shortstops in the league. He batted over .300 six times, including a career-high .339 in the 1930 season,[4] and hit 21 home runs in 1929. He was on four NL pennant-winning teams and one World Series champion (1933). Jackson finished his MLB career with 135 home runs and a .291 batting average.[4]
Coaching and managing career
Jackson signed a three-year contract with the Jersey City Giants of the Class-AA International League after the 1936 season. The team, which the Giants had purchased to become their farm team that offseason, was moved from Albany, New York, with Jackson to serve as player-manager.[27][28] Jackson's knees prevented him from appearing in many games with Jersey City as a player,[2] but he remained as the team's manager until July 1938, when he was replaced with Hank DeBerry. The Giants brought Jackson back to MLB as a coach for the remaining 18 months on his contract, succeeding Tommy Clarke, who became a scout.[29][30][31]
Jackson missed the next five baseball seasons as he battled tuberculosis,[4] eventually returning to manage in the Boston/Milwaukee Braves system for the Jackson Senators in the Class-B Southeastern League in 1946.[32] Jackson returned to the Giants to coach in 1947 and 1948,[30][33] receiving his unconditional release following the 1948 season.[34]
Returning to the Braves' minor league system, Jackson managed the Tampa Smokers of the Class-B Florida International League in 1949, but resigned in July during a losing streak.[35] He managed the Owensboro Oilers of the Class-D Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League in 1950, and began the 1951 season managing the Bluefield Blue-Greys of the Class-D Appalachian League, but was reassigned to the Hartford Chiefs of the Class-A Eastern League when Hartford manager Tommy Holmes was named Braves' manager.[36] Jackson managed the Appleton Papermakers of the Class-D Wisconsin State League in 1952 and 1953, Lawton Braves of the Class-D Sooner State League from 1954 through 1957, Midland Braves of the Class-D Sophomore League in 1958,[32] Eau Claire Braves of the Class-C Northern League in 1959,[37] and Davenport Braves of the Class-D Midwest League in 1960.[32]
Personal life
Jackson and his wife, Mary, had two children, Dorothy Fincher and William Travis Jackson, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.[4] Jackson died of Alzheimer's Disease in 1987.[4]
Honors
Jackson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1982.[4] Despite his record and achievements, defensive standouts were overshadowed by power hitters in Hall of Fame balloting.[38] He was also inducted in the Arkansas Hall of Fame.[39]
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