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1940 Play Ball Checklist & Card Prices
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1940 Play Ball (Baseball) has 147 cards in our price guide, 147 of them with live market values. The most valuable is Ted Williams #27 at $337,433 in PSA 10 ($1,131 raw). Across the set, PSA 10 copies total $1.9M and raw copies $8.5K.
- Cards
- 147
- With prices
- 147
- PSA 10 total
- $1.9M
- Raw total
- $8.5K
- Top card
- $337,433
Most valuable cards
The 12 highest-value cards in 1940 Play Ball, ranked by PSA 10 price (best graded or raw where no PSA 10 sale exists).
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Ted Williams #27
Raw $1,131PSA 10 $337,433
Joe DiMaggio #1
Raw $797PSA 10 $268,882
Hank Greenberg #40
Raw $226PSA 10 $77,293
Jimmie Foxx #133
Raw $223PSA 10 $76,543
Moe Berg #30
Raw $213PSA 10 $71,633
Christy Mathewson #175
Raw $165PSA 10 $55,660
Walter Johnson #120
Raw $152PSA 10 $49,867
Mel Ott #88
Raw $122PSA 10 $40,614
Joe Jackson #225
Raw $2,380Graded $32,000
Big Poison Waner #104
Raw $84.98PSA 10 $28,644
Goose Goslin #232
Raw $90.01PSA 10 $25,922
Pie Traynor #224
Raw $75.28PSA 10 $25,383
Best cards to grade
Ray Berres #164 shows the biggest jump in 1940 Play Ball: $12.67 raw to $7,012 in PSA 10, a 553× premium. Ranked by PSA 10 price ÷ raw price; only cards with a PSA 10 value of $20 or more are shown.
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553×Ray Berres #164$12.67 raw → $7,012 PSA 10 - 2
475×Walter Beck #217$13.88 raw → $6,597 PSA 10 - 3
431×Mule Haas #184$12.11 raw → $5,217 PSA 10 - 4427×Lou Finney #197$13.74 raw → $5,872 PSA 10
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413×Joe Marty #216$15.63 raw → $6,450 PSA 10 - 6
410×Joe Kuhel #185$14.46 raw → $5,923 PSA 10 - 7
402×Rollie Hemsley #205$14.89 raw → $5,979 PSA 10 - 8399×Bill Atwood #240$16.93 raw → $6,750 PSA 10
Full checklist
All 147 cards we track from 1940 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Milnar #202Al Milnar | $12.77 | $650 | $4,330 | $2,598 | $5,629 |
| Al Schacht #116Al Schacht | $18.79 | $952 | $6,357 | $3,814 | $8,264 |
| Arky Vaughan #107Arky Vaughan | $46.94 | $2,365 | $15,839 | $9,504 | $20,591 |
| Art Fletcher #125Art Fletcher | $14.41 | $733 | $4,883 | $2,930 | $6,348 |
| Atley Donald #121Atley Donald | $15.18 | $771 | $5,141 | $3,084 | $6,683 |
| Babe Young #212Babe Young | $18.90 | $1,047 | $6,989 | $4,194 | $9,086 |
| Bad News Hale #203Bad News Hale | $25.23 | $1,239 | $8,280 | $4,968 | $10,764 |
| Barney McCosky #201Barney McCosky | $20.06 | $1,194 | $7,976 | $4,786 | $10,369 |
| Beau Bell #138Beau Bell | $13.63 | $700 | $4,661 | $2,797 | $6,060 |
| Big Poison Waner #104Big Poison Waner | $84.98 | $4,272 | $28,644 | $17,187 | $37,237 |
| Bill Atwood #240Bill Atwood | $16.93 | $1,011 | $6,750 | $4,050 | $8,775 |
| Bill Brubaker #166Bill Brubaker | $12.77 | $581 | $3,863 | $2,318 | $5,022 |
| Bing Miller #137Bing Miller | $13.08 | $746 | $4,970 | $2,982 | $6,461 |
| Bob Klinger #165Bob Klinger | $15.03 | $764 | $5,092 | $3,055 | $6,619 |
| Buck Herzog #229Buck Herzog | $25.09 | $1,269 | $8,481 | $5,089 | $11,026 |
| Bucky Harris #129Bucky Harris | $25.73 | $1,301 | $8,694 | $5,216 | $11,302 |
| Bud Thomas #42Bud Thomas | $14.50 | $737 | $4,912 | $2,947 | $6,386 |
| Buddy Myer #17Buddy Myer | $14.53 | $717 | $4,776 | $2,866 | $6,209 |
| Casey Stengel #141Casey Stengel | $60.99 | $2,770 | $18,556 | $11,134 | $24,123 |
| Chet Laabs #206Chet Laabs | $18.75 | $880 | $5,874 | $3,524 | $7,636 |
| Christy Mathewson #175Christy Mathewson | $165 | $8,297 | $55,660 | $33,396 | $72,359 |
| Chubby Dean #193Chubby Dean | $10.86 | $560 | $3,722 | $2,233 | $4,838 |
| Chuck Klein #102Chuck Klein | $40.42 | $2,069 | $13,850 | $8,310 | $18,005 |
| Colonel Combs #124Colonel Combs | $29.01 | — | — | — | — |
| Connie Mack #132Connie Mack | $56.06 | $2,826 | $18,937 | $11,362 | $24,618 |
| Cotton Pippen #136Cotton Pippen | $13.75 | $700 | $4,663 | $2,798 | $6,061 |
| Daffy Dean #156Daffy Dean | $28.62 | $1,439 | $9,623 | $5,774 | $12,510 |
| Debs Garms #161Debs Garms | $17.99 | $716 | $4,768 | $2,861 | $6,198 |
| Dee Miles #195Dee Miles | $13.00 | $754 | $4,409 | $2,645 | $5,731 |
| Deerfoot Milan #130Deerfoot Milan | $15.23 | $742 | $4,945 | $2,967 | $6,429 |
| Del Young #101Del Young | $13.62 | $693 | $4,616 | $2,770 | $6,001 |
| Dick Coffman #140Dick Coffman | $14.72 | $786 | $5,241 | $3,144 | $6,813 |
| Dick Siebert #192Dick Siebert | $18.95 | $1,115 | $7,449 | $4,469 | $9,684 |
| Dizzy Trout #44Dizzy Trout | $17.27 | $928 | $6,190 | $3,714 | $8,047 |
| Doc Cramer #29Doc Cramer | $19.36 | $981 | $6,549 | $3,930 | $8,514 |
| Dolf Luque #231Dolf Luque | $26.85 | $1,357 | $9,073 | $5,444 | $11,795 |
| Dolly Stark #117Dolly Stark | $25.67 | $1,298 | $8,675 | $5,205 | $11,277 |
| Don Padgett #109Don Padgett | $12.99 | $662 | $4,405 | $2,643 | $5,727 |
| Edwin Joost #151Edwin Joost | $14.74 | $747 | $4,977 | $2,986 | $6,470 |
| Elbie Fletcher #103Elbie Fletcher | $13.07 | $665 | $4,430 | $2,658 | $5,759 |
| Elden Auker #139Elden Auker | $15.70 | $587 | $3,903 | $2,342 | $5,074 |
| Frank Homerun Baker #177Frank Homerun Baker | $59.84 | — | — | — | — |
| Frankie Frisch #167Frankie Frisch | $38.50 | $1,941 | $12,993 | $7,796 | $16,891 |
| Gene Moore #143Gene Moore | $14.50 | $775 | $5,167 | $3,100 | $6,717 |
| George Case #15George Case | $15.34 | $1,001 | $5,195 | $3,117 | $6,753 |
| George Uhle #239George Uhle | $15.99 | $848 | $5,657 | $3,394 | $7,354 |
| Goose Goslin #232Goose Goslin | $90.01 | $3,867 | $25,922 | $15,553 | $33,699 |
| Gus Mancuso #207Gus Mancuso | $21.33 | $1,080 | $7,215 | $4,329 | $9,379 |
| Gus Suhr #94Gus Suhr | $12.62 | $660 | $4,393 | $2,636 | $5,711 |
| Hal Trosky #50Hal Trosky | $17.54 | $789 | $5,258 | $3,155 | $6,836 |
| Hank Gowdy #82Hank Gowdy | $17.44 | $873 | $5,824 | $3,494 | $7,571 |
| Hank Greenberg #40Hank Greenberg | $226 | $11,519 | $77,293 | $46,376 | $100,481 |
| Hans Lobert #160Hans Lobert | $9.14 | $466 | $3,091 | $1,855 | $4,018 |
| Harry Eisenstat #204Harry Eisenstat | $19.95 | $1,011 | $6,747 | $4,048 | $8,771 |
| Highpockets Kelly #142Highpockets Kelly | $27.39 | $1,282 | $8,572 | $5,143 | $11,143 |
| Hildy Hildebrand #123Hildy Hildebrand | $13.00 | $662 | $4,407 | $2,644 | $5,730 |
| Hugh Casey #148Hugh Casey | $15.00 | $762 | $5,081 | $3,049 | $6,606 |
| Jack Knott #13Jack Knott | $12.01 | $952 | $4,074 | $2,444 | $5,296 |
| Jack Wilson #31Jack Wilson | $14.50 | $737 | $4,913 | $2,948 | $6,387 |
| Jake Powell #11Jake Powell | $14.24 | $724 | $4,827 | $2,896 | $6,274 |
| Jake Solters #126Jake Solters | $11.50 | $587 | $3,902 | $2,341 | $5,073 |
| Jim Bagby #32Jim Bagby | $18.90 | $794 | $5,294 | $3,176 | $6,882 |
| Jim Bloodworth #189Jim Bloodworth | $20.18 | $917 | $6,120 | $3,672 | $7,956 |
| Jim Bottomley #236Jim Bottomley | $64.80 | $3,260 | $21,849 | $13,110 | $28,404 |
| Jim Tabor #36Jim Tabor | $14.65 | $745 | $4,964 | $2,978 | $6,453 |
| Jimmie Foxx #133Jimmie Foxx | $223 | $11,407 | $76,543 | $45,926 | $99,506 |
| Jimmy Brown #112Jimmy Brown | $15.79 | $797 | $5,312 | $3,187 | $6,905 |
| Joe Bowman #162Joe Bowman | $10.55 | $543 | $3,611 | $2,166 | $4,694 |
| Joe Cronin #134Joe Cronin | $46.10 | $2,154 | $14,420 | $8,652 | $18,746 |
| Joe DiMaggio #1Joe DiMaggio | $797 | $40,057 | $268,882 | $161,329 | $349,546 |
| Joe Heving #35Joe Heving | $10.86 | $555 | $3,688 | $2,213 | $4,795 |
| Joe Jackson #225Joe Jackson | $2,380 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Kuhel #185Joe Kuhel | $14.46 | $888 | $5,923 | $3,554 | $7,700 |
| Joe Marty #216Joe Marty | $15.63 | $966 | $6,450 | $3,870 | $8,385 |
| Joe Vosmik #144Joe Vosmik | $22.76 | $1,151 | $7,693 | $4,616 | $10,001 |
| John Babich #191John Babich | $15.78 | $801 | $5,338 | $3,203 | $6,939 |
| John J. McGraw #235John J. McGraw | $56.75 | — | — | — | — |
| John Rucker #213John Rucker | $16.50 | $837 | $5,585 | $3,351 | $7,260 |
| Johnnie McCarthy #215Johnnie McCarthy | $24.64 | $1,246 | $8,327 | $4,996 | $10,825 |
| Johnny Hudson #147Johnny Hudson | $12.14 | $625 | $4,159 | $2,495 | $5,406 |
| Johnny Rizzo #108Johnny Rizzo | $12.87 | $568 | $3,775 | $2,265 | $4,907 |
| Jumbo Brown #154Jumbo Brown | $13.50 | $750 | $4,997 | $2,998 | $6,496 |
| Ken Chase #19Ken Chase | $9.44 | $528 | $3,505 | $2,103 | $4,557 |
| Ken O'Dea #214Ken O'Dea | $14.32 | $792 | $5,280 | $3,168 | $6,864 |
| Knick Knickerbocker #182Knick Knickerbocker | $24.76 | $1,252 | $8,369 | $5,022 | $10,880 |
| Larry Lajoie #173Larry Lajoie | $94.13 | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Gamble #208Lee Gamble | $21.33 | $1,052 | $7,024 | $4,214 | $9,131 |
| Lee Handley #221Lee Handley | $19.86 | $1,007 | $6,720 | $4,032 | $8,736 |
| Lefty Gomez #6Lefty Gomez | $48.00 | $2,418 | $16,195 | $9,717 | $21,053 |
| Lew Riggs #78Lew Riggs | $12.68 | $646 | $4,299 | $2,579 | $5,589 |
| Line Drive Nelson #135Line Drive Nelson | $18.84 | — | — | — | — |
| Lon Warneke #114Lon Warneke | $11.75 | $600 | $3,988 | $2,393 | $5,184 |
| Lonny Frey #76Lonny Frey | $19.12 | $946 | $6,844 | $4,106 | $8,897 |
| Lou Chiozza #157Lou Chiozza | $10.50 | $537 | $3,565 | $2,139 | $4,635 |
| Lou Finney #197Lou Finney | $13.74 | $880 | $5,872 | $3,523 | $7,633 |
| Mace Brown #220Mace Brown | $18.45 | $1,089 | $7,275 | $4,365 | $9,458 |
| Marvin Breuer #183Marvin Breuer | $21.59 | $1,093 | $7,298 | $4,379 | $9,488 |
| Max Butcher #222Max Butcher | $19.34 | $938 | $6,261 | $3,757 | $8,139 |
| Max Carey #178Max Carey | $25.26 | $1,295 | $8,658 | $5,195 | $11,255 |
| Max West #57Max West | $10.00 | $505 | $3,351 | $2,011 | $4,357 |
| Mel Almada #71Mel Almada | $21.42 | $1,084 | $7,241 | $4,345 | $9,414 |
| Mel Ott #88Mel Ott | $122 | $6,055 | $40,614 | $24,368 | $52,798 |
| Mickey Cochrane #180Mickey Cochrane | $76.63 | $3,747 | $25,119 | $15,071 | $32,654 |
| Mickey Owen #111Mickey Owen | $15.50 | $787 | $5,249 | $3,150 | $6,824 |
| Mike Gonzales [Gonzalez] #115Mike Gonzales | $15.96 | — | — | — | — |
| Moe Berg #30Moe Berg | $213 | $10,676 | $71,633 | $42,980 | $93,123 |
| Moose Earnshaw #233Moose Earnshaw | $9.99 | — | — | — | — |
| Mort Cooper #113Mort Cooper | $24.99 | $1,224 | $8,178 | $4,907 | $10,631 |
| Muddy Ruel #127Muddy Ruel | $10.50 | $531 | $3,526 | $2,116 | $4,584 |
| Mul Mulcahy #95Mul Mulcahy | $9.00 | $461 | $3,061 | $1,837 | $3,979 |
| Mule Haas #184Mule Haas | $12.11 | $783 | $5,217 | $3,130 | $6,782 |
| Myril Hoag #52Myril Hoag | $10.00 | $550 | $3,653 | $2,192 | $4,749 |
| OL Pete Alexander #119OL Pete Alexander | $71.53 | — | — | — | — |
| Pancho Snyder #159Pancho Snyder | $10.50 | $612 | $4,070 | $2,442 | $5,292 |
| Pep Young #106Pep Young | $12.25 | $625 | $4,156 | $2,493 | $5,403 |
| Pete Appleton #128Pete Appleton | $11.50 | $587 | $3,903 | $2,342 | $5,073 |
| Pete Fox #43Pete Fox | $14.50 | $737 | $4,913 | $2,948 | $6,387 |
| Pie Traynor #224Pie Traynor | $75.28 | $3,787 | $25,383 | $15,230 | $32,998 |
| Pinky May #98Pinky May | $12.00 | $612 | $4,071 | $2,443 | $5,293 |
| Pinky Shoffner #149Pinky Shoffner | $12.29 | $625 | $4,155 | $2,493 | $5,402 |
| Pop Haines #227Pop Haines | $42.26 | — | — | — | — |
| Pop Joiner #211Pop Joiner | $12.48 | $712 | $4,745 | $2,847 | $6,168 |
| Ray Berres #164Ray Berres | $12.67 | $1,050 | $7,012 | $4,207 | $9,115 |
| Ray Hayworth #155Ray Hayworth | $8.81 | $447 | $2,966 | $1,780 | $3,856 |
| Red Faber #230Red Faber | $48.56 | $2,397 | $16,057 | $9,634 | $20,874 |
| Red Kress #45Red Kress | $16.01 | $788 | $5,252 | $3,151 | $6,827 |
| Red Ruffing #10Red Ruffing | $36.49 | $1,840 | $12,318 | $7,391 | $16,014 |
| Rollie Hemsley #205Rollie Hemsley | $14.89 | $896 | $5,979 | $3,588 | $7,773 |
| Sam Chapman #194Sam Chapman | $15.98 | $804 | $5,358 | $3,215 | $6,966 |
| Sammy West #22Sammy West | $14.52 | $677 | $4,504 | $2,703 | $5,856 |
| Sandy Sundra #122Sandy Sundra | $14.00 | $734 | $4,888 | $2,933 | $6,354 |
| Schoolboy Hoyt #118Schoolboy Hoyt | $31.48 | $1,589 | $10,630 | $6,378 | $13,819 |
| Spud Chandler #181Spud Chandler | $57.00 | $2,869 | $19,222 | $11,533 | $24,989 |
| Spud Davis #163Spud Davis | $11.85 | $587 | $3,903 | $2,342 | $5,074 |
| Stonewall Jackson #158Stonewall Jackson | $25.00 | $1,264 | $8,452 | $5,071 | $10,987 |
| Syl Johnson #99Syl Johnson | $10.38 | $490 | $3,253 | $1,952 | $4,229 |
| Taft Wright #186Taft Wright | $10.52 | $634 | $3,586 | $2,152 | $4,662 |
| Ted Williams #27Ted Williams | $1,131 | $50,268 | $337,433 | $202,460 | $438,663 |
| Tom Carey #39Tom Carey | $15.00 | $778 | $5,185 | $3,111 | $6,741 |
| Tom Sunkel #110Tom Sunkel | $15.00 | $763 | $5,083 | $3,050 | $6,608 |
| Tot Pressnell #146Tot Pressnell | $16.42 | $925 | $6,175 | $3,705 | $8,028 |
| Van Mungo #64Van Mungo | $17.09 | $895 | $5,974 | $3,584 | $7,766 |
| Vito Tamulis #145Vito Tamulis | $10.63 | $634 | $4,222 | $2,533 | $5,489 |
| Walter Beck #217Walter Beck | $13.88 | $988 | $6,597 | $3,958 | $8,576 |
| Walter Johnson #120Walter Johnson | $152 | $7,434 | $49,867 | $29,920 | $64,827 |
| Whit Wyatt #67Whit Wyatt | $13.52 | $688 | $4,582 | $2,749 | $5,956 |
| Zeke Bonura #131Zeke Bonura | $13.76 | $700 | $4,664 | $2,798 | $6,063 |
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1940 Play Ball is a Baseball set from 1940. Midpoint tracks 147 cards from it, 147 with market prices from recent sales and 137 with a PSA 10 value. The set's most valuable card is Ted Williams #27 at $337,433 in PSA 10 ($1,131 raw). Priced raw copies add up to $8.5K, and PSA 10 copies to $1.9M.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cards are in 1940 Play Ball?
- Our Baseball price guide lists 147 cards for 1940 Play Ball, 147 of them with live market prices.
- What is the most valuable card in 1940 Play Ball?
- The most valuable card in 1940 Play Ball is Ted Williams #27 at $337,433 in PSA 10 ($1,131 raw).
- Is Ted Williams #27 worth grading?
- A PSA 10 Ted Williams #27 sells for $337,433 vs $1,131 raw — a 298× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.
- When was 1940 Play Ball released?
- 1940 Play Ball was released in 1940.
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