Lot # : 21 - 1935 GOUDEY Earnshaw, Dykes, Sewell, Appling PSA 3

An original 1935 Goudey 4-in-1 baseball card featuring Earnshaw, Dykes, L. Sewell, and Appling. PSA Graded VERY GOOD with a Rating of 3. As pictured. Player Biographies: Lucius Benjamin Appling (April 2, 1907 - January 3, 1991) played his entire major league baseball career (1930-1950) at shortstop for the Chicago White Sox. “Old Aches and Pains” as he was called due to his constant complaints about minor ailments, had an uncanny ability to foul off pitch after pitch until he saw the one that he could drive for a base hit. Batting third in the weak offensive White Sox order, Appling batted .300 or better for nine consecutive seasons (1933-1941) and drove in 1,116 RBI during his career. During his 20-year career, Appling batted below the .300 mark only four times and retired with a career .310 batting average. In 1936, Luke became the first shortstop in the American League to win a batting title at .388, and won his second in 1943 batting .328. Lucius Benjamin Appling was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964. James Joseph Dykes (November 10, 1896 - June 15, 1976) is the first manager in history to win 1,000 games without ever capturing a league pennant. Jimmy Dykes played 22 seasons in the Major Leagues for the Philadelphia Athletics (1918-1932) and the Chicago White Sox (1933-1939), with his final six seasons with the Sox as player/manager. Jimmy was a versatile infielder with a strong throwing arm who could be used virtually anywhere. In a single game 1927, Dykes played every position except left field and catcher. Dykes was a two-time All-Star selection and twice won the World Series with the A’s (1929, 1930). He hit over the .300-mark seven times in his career. Jimmy Dykes retired as a player with 2,256 hits, 453 doubles, 1,108 runs, 1,071 RBI and a .280 career batting average. Once he took over as manager of White Sox, he spent 21 seasons calling plays from the dugout for six teams, the White Sox (1934-1946), A’s (1951-1953), Orioles (1954), Tigers (1959-1960) and the Indians (1960-1961). In 1951, Jimmy Dykes succeeded the retiring Connie Mack after 50 year at the helm. Jimmy Dykes compiled a record of 1,406-1,541 in 2,962 games and never finished a season higher than third place. George Livingston “Moose” Earnshaw (February 15, 1900 - December 1, 1976) was one half of the Philadelphia Athletics one-two pitching punch alongside Lefty Grove, which won 146 games between 1929-1931 – Grove: 79 wins/Earnshaw: 67 wins. After graduating for Swarthmore College, Earnshaw pitched for the Baltimore Orioles before Connie Mack purchased his contract inserting him into the A’s pitching staff. Starting with his second season in the Major Leagues, George Earnshaw and Lefty Grove were the only two pitchers on any team to win 20 or more games each of the next three years. He pitched nine seasons in the bigs for the Athletics (1928-1933), the Chicago White Sox (1934-1935), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1935-1936) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1936). He led MLB in wins in 1929 (24) and starts (39) and shutouts (2) in 1930. Grove and Earnshaw helped Philadelphia to three consecutive World Series, capturing the 1929 and 1930 titles. George went 4-3 in eight games with five complete games, one shutout, 56 strikeouts and a 1.58 postseason ERA. George Earnshaw retired in 1936 after compiling a 127-93 record with 115 complete games, 18 shutouts, 12 saves 1,002 strikeouts, and a 4.38 career ERA in 319 games. James Luther “Luke” Sewell (January 5, 1901 - May 14, 1987) played six seasons longer than his Hall of Fame brother, Joe Sewell. Luke was a college infielder who was immediately converted into a catcher once he made the professional ranks. After signing with the Cleveland Indians, he was sent to the Columbus Senators to learn the new position. It took a mere 17 minor league games before he was called up for good. Sewell played for the Indians (1921-1932, 1939) with his brother Joe, the Washington Senators (1933-1934), the Chicago White Sox (1935-1938) and the St. Louis Browns (1942) as player/manager. Luke was a decent hitter, but enjoyed much more success behind the plate, leading the American League four times in assists and base runners caught stealing while posting a career .978 fielding percentage. He was a member of the 1933 American League pennant winning Senators team, but lost the World Series to the New York Giants in five games. Luke Sewell ended his playing career with a .259 batting average, 1,393 hits including 272 doubles, 653 runs and 696 RBI. After ending his playing days, Sewell managed the Browns as player/manager, eventually being promoted to full-time manager (1941-1946) and captured the 1944 AL pennant but lost the World Series to the cross-town St. Louis Cardinals. He also managed the Red (1949-1952) and compiled a 606-644 managerial record in 1,259 games.