Baseball set
1939 Play Ball Checklist & Card Prices
Baseball193972 cards72 pricedPlay Ball
1939 Play Ball (Baseball) has 72 cards in our price guide, 72 of them with live market values. The most valuable is Ted Williams #92 at $1,073,093 in PSA 10 ($3,725 raw). Across the set, PSA 10 copies total $2.1M and raw copies $9.5K.
- Cards
- 72
- With prices
- 72
- PSA 10 total
- $2.1M
- Raw total
- $9.5K
- Top card
- $1,073,093
Most valuable cards
The 12 highest-value cards in 1939 Play Ball, ranked by PSA 10 price (best graded or raw where no PSA 10 sale exists).
12
3
4
56
7
8
9
10
11
12
Ted Williams #92
Raw $3,725PSA 10 $1,073,093
Joe DiMaggio #26
Raw $1,875PSA 10 $649,207
Hank Greenberg #56
Raw $169PSA 10 $65,281
Bobby Doerr #7
Raw $120PSA 10 $43,357
Mel Ott #51
Raw $100PSA 10 $40,784
Bill Dickey #30
Raw $63.00PSA 10 $20,024
Paul Dean #19
Raw $50.00PSA 10 $17,003
Red Ruffing #3
Raw $42.00PSA 10 $14,542
Vernon Gomez #48
Raw $36.88PSA 10 $12,834
Rick Ferrell #39
Raw $30.32PSA 10 $10,394
Mel Almada #43
Raw $28.75PSA 10 $9,959
George Selkirk #25
Raw $24.50PSA 10 $9,014
Best cards to grade
Frank McCormick #36 shows the biggest jump in 1939 Play Ball: $15.00 raw to $6,132 in PSA 10, a 409× premium. Ranked by PSA 10 price ÷ raw price; only cards with a PSA 10 value of $20 or more are shown.
- 1
409×Frank McCormick #36$15.00 raw → $6,132 PSA 10 - 2408×Mel Ott #51$100 raw → $40,784 PSA 10
- 3387×Hank Greenberg #56$169 raw → $65,281 PSA 10
- 4
382×Lon Warneke #41$11.50 raw → $4,388 PSA 10 - 5
380×Burgess Whitehead #23$14.98 raw → $5,686 PSA 10 - 6368×George Selkirk #25$24.50 raw → $9,014 PSA 10
- 7361×Bobby Doerr #7$120 raw → $43,357 PSA 10
- 8
355×Emerson Dickman #17$10.55 raw → $3,741 PSA 10
Full checklist
All 72 cards we track from 1939 Play Ball, with the latest raw and graded market values. Tap any card for its full price history.
| Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | CGC 10 | BGS 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arndt Jorgens #42Arndt Jorgens | $14.02 | $734 | $4,893 | $2,936 | $6,361 |
| Bill Dickey [Sample] #30Bill Dickey | $99.95 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Dickey #30Bill Dickey | $63.00 | $2,988 | $20,024 | $12,014 | $26,031 |
| Bill Jurges #35Bill Jurges | $9.50 | $787 | $3,367 | $2,020 | $4,377 |
| Billy Myers #38Billy Myers | $7.92 | $1,007 | $2,767 | $1,660 | $3,597 |
| Bob Seeds [Sample] #32Bob Seeds | $20.17 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Seeds #32Bob Seeds | $11.91 | $627 | $4,176 | $2,506 | $5,429 |
| Bobby Doerr [Sample] #7Bobby Doerr | $147 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Doerr #7Bobby Doerr | $120 | $6,462 | $43,357 | $26,014 | $56,365 |
| Bucky Walters #22Bucky Walters | $33.91 | $802 | $5,351 | $3,211 | $6,957 |
| Buddy Lewis [Sample] #47Buddy Lewis | $22.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Buddy Lewis #47Buddy Lewis | $6.87 | $360 | $2,380 | $1,428 | $3,093 |
| Burgess Whitehead #23Burgess Whitehead | $14.98 | $852 | $5,686 | $3,412 | $7,392 |
| Charles Gehringer [Sample] #50Charles Gehringer | $265 | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Gehringer #50Charles Gehringer | $75.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Del Young #33Del Young | $9.84 | $641 | $2,503 | $1,502 | $3,254 |
| Dick Coffman [Sample] #24Dick Coffman | $39.55 | — | — | — | — |
| Dick Coffman #24Dick Coffman | $9.57 | $506 | $3,360 | $2,016 | $4,367 |
| Don Heffner #44Don Heffner | $9.73 | $510 | $3,390 | $2,034 | $4,407 |
| Dutch Leonard [Sample] #21Dutch Leonard | $40.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Dutch Leonard #21Dutch Leonard | $13.75 | $717 | $4,779 | $2,867 | $6,213 |
| Eddie Miller #49Eddie Miller | $7.15 | $378 | $2,499 | $1,500 | $3,249 |
| Elden Auker #4Elden Auker | $11.19 | $585 | $3,894 | $2,337 | $5,063 |
| Emerson Dickman #17Emerson Dickman | $10.55 | $563 | $3,741 | $2,245 | $4,864 |
| Frank Demaree [Sample] #34Frank Demaree | $23.38 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank McCormick #36Frank McCormick | $15.00 | $919 | $6,132 | $3,679 | $7,971 |
| Fred Ostermueller #27Fred Ostermueller | $10.13 | $671 | $3,528 | $2,117 | $4,587 |
| George Selkirk #25George Selkirk | $24.50 | $939 | $9,014 | $5,409 | $11,719 |
| Hank Greenberg #56Hank Greenberg | $169 | $9,727 | $65,281 | $39,168 | $84,865 |
| Harry Danning #18Harry Danning | $20.24 | $894 | $5,964 | $3,578 | $7,753 |
| Henry Pippen [Sample] #8Henry Pippen | $29.99 | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Pippen #8Henry Pippen | $10.50 | $550 | $3,656 | $2,194 | $4,753 |
| Hersh Martin #12Hersh Martin | $13.99 | $704 | $4,693 | $2,816 | $6,100 |
| Jack Wilson #29Jack Wilson | $10.90 | $580 | $3,857 | $2,314 | $5,014 |
| Jake Powell [Sample] #1Jake Powell | $11.49 | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Powell #1Jake Powell | $16.43 | $942 | $5,705 | $3,423 | $7,417 |
| Jim Bagby Jr. #40Jim Bagby Jr. | $8.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Tabor #14Jim Tabor | $12.00 | $1000 | $4,041 | $2,425 | $5,253 |
| Jim Tobin #9Jim Tobin | $12.92 | $676 | $4,502 | $2,701 | $5,852 |
| Jimmie Deshong [Sample] #10Jimmie Deshong | $88.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmie Deshong #10Jimmie Deshong | $10.13 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe DiMaggio [Sample] #26Joe DiMaggio | $900 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe DiMaggio #26Joe DiMaggio | $1,875 | $96,686 | $649,207 | $389,524 | $843,969 |
| Joe Heving #20Joe Heving | $12.14 | $633 | $4,212 | $2,527 | $5,476 |
| Johnny Peacock [Sample] #16Johnny Peacock | $43.55 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Peacock #16Johnny Peacock | $6.63 | $351 | $2,320 | $1,392 | $3,016 |
| Johnny Rizzo [Sample] #11Johnny Rizzo | $62.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Grissom [Sample] #2Lee Grissom | $28.12 | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Durocher [Sample] #6Leo Durocher | $134 | — | — | — | — |
| Lon Warneke #41Lon Warneke | $11.50 | $659 | $4,388 | $2,633 | $5,704 |
| Luke Hamlin #13Luke Hamlin | $12.83 | $793 | $4,454 | $2,673 | $5,791 |
| Luke Sewell [Sample] #5Luke Sewell | $15.95 | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Sewell #5Luke Sewell | $11.71 | $946 | $3,924 | $2,354 | $5,101 |
| Mel Almada #43Mel Almada | $28.75 | $1,500 | $9,959 | $5,975 | $12,946 |
| Mel Ott [Sample] #51Mel Ott | $416 | — | — | — | — |
| Mel Ott #51Mel Ott | $100 | $6,079 | $40,784 | $24,470 | $53,019 |
| Morrie Arnovich #46Morrie Arnovich | $16.50 | $659 | $4,386 | $2,632 | $5,702 |
| Paul Dean #19Paul Dean | $50.00 | $2,538 | $17,003 | $10,202 | $22,104 |
| Paul Derringer [Sample] #15Paul Derringer | $26.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Derringer #15Paul Derringer | $16.73 | $869 | $5,797 | $3,478 | $7,536 |
| Pinky May #45Pinky May | $12.99 | $674 | $4,485 | $2,691 | $5,831 |
| Red Ruffing #3Red Ruffing | $42.00 | $2,171 | $14,542 | $8,725 | $18,904 |
| Rick Ferrell #39Rick Ferrell | $30.32 | $1,553 | $10,394 | $6,236 | $13,512 |
| Sammy West #31Sammy West | $6.79 | $500 | — | — | — |
| Spud Davis [Sample] #37Spud Davis | $29.99 | — | — | — | — |
| Spud Davis #37Spud Davis | $11.01 | $667 | $3,702 | $2,221 | $4,812 |
| Syl Johnson [Sample] #28Syl Johnson | $32.20 | — | — | — | — |
| Syl Johnson #28Syl Johnson | $12.00 | $627 | $4,176 | $2,506 | $5,429 |
| Ted Williams #92Ted Williams | $3,725 | $318,000 | $1,073,093 | $643,856 | $1,395,020 |
| Tommy Henrich [Sample] #52Tommy Henrich | $45.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Vernon Gomez [Sample] #48Vernon Gomez | $200 | — | — | — | — |
| Vernon Gomez #48Vernon Gomez | $36.88 | $1,917 | $12,834 | $7,701 | $16,685 |
Players in this set
All Baseball players →About this set
1939 Play Ball is a Baseball set from 1939. Midpoint tracks 72 cards from it, 72 with market prices from recent sales and 45 with a PSA 10 value. The set's most valuable card is Ted Williams #92 at $1,073,093 in PSA 10 ($3,725 raw). Priced raw copies add up to $9.5K, and PSA 10 copies to $2.1M.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cards are in 1939 Play Ball?
- Our Baseball price guide lists 72 cards for 1939 Play Ball, 72 of them with live market prices.
- What is the most valuable card in 1939 Play Ball?
- The most valuable card in 1939 Play Ball is Ted Williams #92 at $1,073,093 in PSA 10 ($3,725 raw).
- Is Ted Williams #92 worth grading?
- A PSA 10 Ted Williams #92 sells for $1,073,093 vs $3,725 raw — a 288× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.
- When was 1939 Play Ball released?
- 1939 Play Ball was released in 1939.
More Baseball sets from 1939
All 1939 sets →![Joe DiMaggio [B & W] card from 1939 Goudey Premiums R303 B](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/pAkAAOSwHX1jwEOM/s-l500.jpg)
Is your baseball card centered well enough to grade?
Centering makes or breaks a PSA 10. Scan any card with Midpoint to measure its exact centering, get a grade estimate, and see what your copy is actually worth.
Check my card free