Pastor Rich comes up with another great suggestion for Monster Card Monday. This card, I admit, I’ve never seen before. It’s Jimmie Foxx’s 58-HR season in 1932. Wow, what a card!
Foxx did a lot in 1932. Aside from leading the AL with 58 homers, 169 rbis and 151 runs, he batted a substantial .364 and walked 116 times as well as slapped 33 doubles.
That all added up to an MVP award for Foxx in 1932, his first of three in his career.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 Totals | 154 | 702 | 585 | 151 | 213 | 33 | 9 | 58 | 169 | 3 | 7 | 117 | 96 | .364 | .470 | .749 |
There’s obviously a lot to love about Foxx’ 1932 card starting with his triple ones. All told, he has power numbers 1-1-1-4-6. With a .364 batting average, he warrants a 55-7 and a 15-7 too.
Double X walked a fair amount in ‘32 and gets six 14s. That includes a rare 43-14. With the accompanying 42-14, that gives him 14s in two consecutive numbers on his card, a rarity among starting players.
Fun numbers: Wow, take your pick… 33-1, 22-4, 15-7, 43-14, 23-41
All this and his fielding ratings too. Foxx is rated as a top rated 1B-5 but it doesn’t stop there. He’s rated as a third baseman (3B-4), catcher (C-7), outfielder (OF-1), and shortstop (SS-6) too. Note that Foxx only played first and third in the actual 1932 season.
And unless I’m blind, there’s a number missing on this version of 1932 Jimmie Foxx. I don’t see a 12 on his card at all.
thanks Pastor Rich!
This is such a fun card, more for Weird Card Wednesday reasons. There’s just so much STUFF you have to put on it.
If *I* were making the card, it would be 43-29, 56-34. Then that 14 would have to go to 63, but that would be 3 14s in a row, so put it on 36, then you have to put the 37 somewhere. I guess I’d make it 26-37, then 63-13. Which wouldn’t be nearly as much fun.
Just looked at the Zack book because I was curious about the 12. Lo and behold, he gives the original Foxx card as the 1932 example.
The differences are:
23-26 23-41 (reprint)
26-41 26-13 ( ” )
32-12 32-26 .
36-14 36-37 .
41-13 41-24 .
43-29 43-14
46-37 46-13
56-34 56-29
63-13 63-34
In effect, the reprint replaces the original 12 with a 24, which makes it a weaker card.
The Foxx card without the 12 appears to be from the All-Time All-Star sets…teams ATA, ATB and ATC. I still have these teams, not sure when I acquired them, but it had to be around 1982 or 1983.
Thanks, Jake. I was trying to determine the set and I think you nailed it. Yeah, judging from the markings on the card, I’d say it’s the ATA set.
I’ll bet the 12 should be at dice roll 43. Look where the 29 is. So the double 14’s might be a typo!