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1933 Goudey: Hugh Critz

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 by Nerdicus Finch

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From the back of the card: “Although he doesn’t hit .300 very often, he gets a lot of hits.”

Actually, Hughie Critz only hit .300 or better once, in his 1924 rookie season with the Cincinnati Reds, when he hit .322 in 102 games. That was also the only season in which he posted an OPS+ over 100. It was all downhill from there. Critz appeared in almost 1500 games in a 12 year career, as a second basemen for the Reds and New York Giants, posting a career OPS+ of 73. Somehow, he placed in the top 5 in MVP voting twice (2nd in 1926 and 4th in 1928).

In 1933, the year in which this card was issued, Critz was a member of the World Series champion Giants, who beat the Washington Senators in 5 games. That 1933 Giants team featured future Hall of Famers Bill Terry, Mel Ott, Travis Jackson, and Carl Hubbell, as well as some guy named Jo-Jo Moore.

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1933 Goudey: Richard Coffman

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 by Nerdicus Finch

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From the back of the card: “Is elongated young man, towering 6 feet, 1 1/2 inches and weighing 170 pounds.”

Brother of Slick Coffman, who had a short career in the late 1930s as a pitcher, Dick Coffman played for 15 seasons for the Washington Senators (twice), the St. Louis Browns (twice), the New York Giants, the Boston Bees, and the Philadelphia Phillies. He was thoroughly mediocre, posting a career 72-95 record with a 96 ERA+ over 1460 innings. He pitched for the 1936 and 1937 New York Giants teams that lost to the New York Yankees in consecutive World Series. Coffman didn’t help his team much in those efforts, posting a 12.00 ERA in 6 World Series innings.

Incredibly, he was traded twice for the same player – within six months! On June 9, 1932, Coffman was traded by the Browns to the Senators for pitcher Carl Fischer. On December 13, 1932, the Senators traded him back to the Browns for Carl Fischer.

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1933 Goudey: Dave Harris

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 by Nerdicus Finch

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From the back of the card: “When they want somebody to come through with a hit in the pinch they call on Dave Harris.”

The back of the card states that most of Harris’s work came as a pinch hitter, but his career stats suggest that he was more of a part-time player/pinch hitter, and a pretty good one at that. Over seven seasons with the Boston Braves, Washington Senators, and Chicago White Sox, Harris posted a career .812 OPS (111 OPS+) with a respectable .368 OBP, primarily as an outfielder. In 1932 (.938 OPS), he placed 19th in the MVP voting, which seems completely insane, considering he only appeared in 81 games, with only 177 plate appearances.

Harris’s nickname was “The Sheriff.” According to the back of the card, Harris was “a sheriff in his home town of Greensboro, N.C.”

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