Lot # : 19 - 1935 GOUDEY Frisch, J.Dean, Orsatti, Tex Carleton

An original1935 Goudey 4-in-1 baseball card featuring Frisch, J.Dean, Orsatti, and Tex Carleton. PSA Graded VERY GOOD with a Rating of 3. As pictured. Player biographies: “Dizzy” Dean (born Jerome “Jay” Hanna Dean, January 16, 1910 - July 17, 1974) was, without question, one of the most colorful characters ever in professional sports, but also enjoyed one of the most successful, albeit short, careers in Major League Baseball history. Dean grew up in western Arkansas and was spotted by a St. Louis Cardinals scout while pitching semipro baseball in 1930 in San Antonio. Dean’s sergeant in the Army had already saddled him with the name “Dizzy”, for his eccentric, but down-home personality. In 1930, Dizzy signed with St. Louis and spent only two seasons pitching in the minors where he compiled a 51-20 record. In 1930, he made his Major League debut in St. Louis, throwing a three-hit complete game for his first win. By 1932, he was the ace of the Cardinals staff that also included the big right-hander Paul Derringer as well as relievers Tex Carleton and veteran Jesse Haines. In his first full season with the Redbirds, Dean went 18-15 while leading the league in strikeouts (191), innings pitched (286.0, shutouts (4) and batters faced (1,203). This was the first of four straight years that Diz led the National League in strikeouts. Ever the braggart, Dean predicted at the beginning of the 1934 season, that he and his brother, Paul, later dubbed “Daffy” by the media, would win 45 games between them, despite the fact that Paul had yet to pitch a single Major League game. James Otto “Tex” Carleton (August 19, 1906 - January 11, 1977) pitched a no-hitter in the minor leagues and posted a 13-game winning streak, but then no-hit the Cincinnati Reds as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 30, 1940. Tex won ten or more game in his first seven seasons including three with more than 15. Though Carleton did lead the National League in shutouts in 1936, he also struggled with control as he led the league in earned runs (104) in 1933 and hit batsmen (8) and wild pitches (12) in 1938. He pitched eight years for the St. Louis Cardinals (1932-1934), the Chicago Cubs (1935-1938) and the Brooklyn Dodgers (1940). Carleton won the 1934 World Series as a member of the famed Gashouse Gang and appeared in two more series (1935, 1938) with the Chicago Cubs. Over the course of eight years, Tex Carleton went 100-76 with 91 complete games, 16 shutouts and 808 strikeouts in 202 starts and 293 appearances. Frank Francis Frisch (September 9, 1898 - March 12, 1973) began his career with the New York Giants (1919-1926) and finished his career as player/manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicknamed the Fordham Flash, for his amazing speed, Frisch was a standout member of Fordham University’s baseball, football, basketball and track and field programs. Frankie was a tremendous fielding second baseman, retiring with a career .974 fielding percentage, but also had a keen eye at the plate striking out a mere 272 times in 9,112 at-bats over his 19 year career. Frisch was player/manager and catalyst behind the famed rough neck and hard-nosed Gashouse Gang during the 1930s. Frankie Frisch collected 2,880 hits, scored 1,532 runs, hit 105 home runs, stole 419 bases and drove in 1,220 runs. The Veterans Committee elected Ford Christopher Frick to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970. Ernest Ralph Orsatti (September 8, 1902 - September 4, 1968) played nine seasons in the outfield and at first base for the St. Louis Cardinals (1927-1935). He had six seasons hitting over .300 and played on four National League championship Cardinals teams and won two World Series. Ernie Orsatti finished his career after the 1935 season with 663 hits, 306 runs, 237 RBI and a .306 career batting average.