Carl Hubbell
|
(b. June 22, 1903 - d. November 21, 1988)
|
Carl Hubbell used the screwball to notch 253 career
wins and a 2.97 ERA, all for the Giants. From 1933
to 1937, he posted five straight 20-win seasons, and
was NL MVP in '33 and '36. "King Carl" led the NL
in wins three times, ERA three times, and in strikeouts
once. In the 1934 All-Star game, the lefthanded "Meal
Ticket" struck out five straight Hall-of-Famers: Babe
Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe
Cronin. |
|
|
|
|
|
Inducted in 1947
|
|
|
|
1941 R324 Goudey
(Red) Carl Hubbell #20 PSA 6 EX-MT
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click Image to Zoom
|
Click Image to Zoom
|
|
|
|
1941 R324 Goudey
(Blue) Carl Hubbell #20 PSA 6 EX-MT
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click Image to Zoom
|
Click Image to Zoom
|
|
|
|
1941 R324 Goudey
(Yellow) Carl Hubbell #20 PSA 6 EX-MT
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click Image to Zoom
|
Click Image to Zoom
|
|
|
|
1941 R324 Goudey
(Green) Carl Hubbell #20 PSA 5.5 EX+
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click Image to Zoom
|
Click Image to Zoom
|
|
Comments: I won a 1939
Playball PSA 4 on eBay in November, 2002 and upgraded to a PSA 6
one month later with another eBay win. In October, 2003 I upgraded
to a PSA 8 when I won an eBay auction from seller sparky62/Bill
Kennedy. With Charles Klein holding down the 1939 Playball set,
I opted to swap out the Hubbell for a 1941 Goudey PSA 4 with an
eBay win in May, 2005. I had just discovered the 1941 Goudey set
around that time and really liked the issue. A few months later,
I upgraded to this gorgeous PSA 6 with a direct purchase from Mike
Skerbe in December, 2005. I have not seen a nicer example (any color)
since.
UPDATE: In the May 2020 Heritage Auctions offered up a couple of high-grade Hubbell color variations. I wasn't actively looking to buy anything beyond the red 1941 Goudey I owned unless it was an example in higher grade to upgrade from the PSA 6. Over the years I slowly realized owning just one of the four colors didn't make a whole lot of sense. When this HA auction came up with two other PSA 6 examples (blue + yellow) I thought it was begging for my bids. I won both cards leaving me with only missing the green example. I look at this card as an early ancestor of today's parallels w/o the serial numbers of course. I'm leaving the above placeholder in case a green version comes up one of these days.
UPDATE: I found a green example of this card, a PSA 5.5 on eBay, and made an offer in mid-2020. The seller countered with a price slightly below their BIN. We were far apart. Every month or so I'd throw out another offer. They wouldn't budge. It went back-n-forth several times. They sent me a best offer and I turned it down hoping I could wiggle it down a little more. That didn't work and I buckled after a few months. I sent them another offer matching their "best price" and we settled. I finally have the complete grouping of colors and couldn't be happier. |
|
|
Card Details Below: |
|
Year(s): |
1941 |
ACC Set Designation: |
R324 |
Set Name: |
Goudey |
Country: |
United States |
Description: |
Goudey Gum Co.'s last set was produced in 1941. The
2-3/8" X 2-7/8"cards feature black and white photos set against
blue, green, red or yellow backgrounds. |
|
Example 1941 Goudey Pack Wrapper
|
|
|