R335 Play Ball 1940

1940 · Gum Inc. (Philadelphia, PA)

240-card black-and-white set including current players and an Old Timers subset (#167-180 + #223-239) featuring Cy Young, Christy Mathewson, and other pre-1920s greats.

Key Cards

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  Joe DiMaggio (#1)

  Yankee Clipper holds the leadoff slot — coming off his .381 MVP season.

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  Ted Williams (#27)

  Splendid Splinter's sophomore card — second year of his Hall of Fame career.

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  Joe Jackson (#225)

  Shoeless Joe in the Old Timers subset — his only major gum-era card appearance after his ban.

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  Honus Wagner (#168)

  Old Timers subset Wagner — his only post-retirement gum card.

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  Christy Mathewson (#175)

  Old Timers subset Mathewson — issued 15 years after his death.

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  Walter Johnson (#120)

  Big Train in the Old Timers subset — 13 years after his retirement.

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  Hank Greenberg (#40)

  Hammerin' Hank fresh off his 1940 AL MVP campaign.

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  Jimmie Foxx (#133)

  Double X anchoring the Red Sox lineup alongside Williams.

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  Carl Hubbell (#87)

  King Carl in the back half of his career — screwball master winding down.

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  Mel Ott (#88)

  Master Melvin — Giants outfielder mid-Hall of Fame run.

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  Lefty Gomez (#6)

  Goofy Gomez — Yankees rotation ace and four-time 20-game winner.

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  Willie Keeler (#237)

  "Hit 'em where they ain't" — 19th-century batting magician in the Old Timers subset.