R333 DeLong 1933

1933 · DeLong Gum Company (Boston, MA)

24-card R333 issue from DeLong Gum. Loaded with Hall of Famers — 19 of 24 cards are HOFers, anchored by Lou Gehrig and Lefty Grove. No Babe Ruth in this set.

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Key Facts

Release: 1933
Manufacturer: DeLong Gum Company (Boston, MA)
Distribution: Sold for one cent with a slab of bubble gum during the 1933 baseball season — DeLong's only baseball card issue
Card stock: Color cardstock with vertical-format player painting, 2″ × 3″ — smaller than the contemporary 1933 Goudey
Printer / Designer: Unknown — issued in the same season as Goudey's landmark first gum-era release
Series: Single 24-card issue — every card features a future Hall of Famer or established star of the era
Total cards: 24

Key Cards

Lou Gehrig (#7)
Iron Horse — the most pursued card in the set during his MVP-caliber prime.
Jimmie Foxx (#21)
Double X coming off his first MVP and Triple Crown.
Lefty Grove (#23)
Grove during his back-to-back MVP-window years with the A's.
Mickey Cochrane (#6)
Black Mike behind the plate for Connie Mack's Athletics.
Charlie Gehringer (#5)
The Mechanical Man — Tigers second baseman approaching his MVP peak.
Bill Terry (#4)
Memphis Bill — Giants player-manager and last NL hitter to bat .400.
Al Simmons (#2)
Bucketfoot Al on the White Sox after his deal from Philadelphia.
Chuck Klein (#22)
1933 NL Triple Crown winner — Klein's career-peak season.
Pie Traynor (#12)
Pirates third baseman — the era's defining third-base Hall of Famer.
Kiki Cuyler (#8)
Cubs outfielder mid-Hall of Fame run.
Goose Goslin (#24)
Senators outfielder — recently returned from his Browns tenure.
Lefty Gomez (#14)
Goofy Gomez — Yankees ace coming off his second straight 20-win season.

R333 DeLong 1933

Key Facts

Key Cards

Every card in R333 DeLong 1933 (24)