Babe Ruth Card Price Guide: Goudey, Caramel, Strip Card, Exhibit, Leaf, Rookie, & More
Determine the value of Every Single Babe Ruth card from 1914-1948. Explore and identify Ruth's most expensive cards
Babe Ruth is quite possible the most famous baseball player to have ever lived. In a time before TV, sports writers and radio announcers built him up to mythical status in American folklore. Ruth helped turn baseball from something looked down upon by society into America's past time. Ruth came up a pitcher with the Boston Red Sox, and was a dominant one at that. He was sold to the New York Yankees for the sum of $100,000, and the curse of the Bambino was born. Ruth went on to transform the game, hitting over 40 home runs 11 times from 1920 to 1932. He also hit 60 home runs in 1927, a record which stood until 1961. The Sultan of Swat finished his 22 year career with 714 home runs, 2214 RBI, batting average of .342, and 7 world series victories (4 with the yankees). Despite being dead since 1948, Ruth cards are amongst the most valuable and collectible of any era.
Due to the Babe's immense popularity, many companies tried to capitalize on his fame. This led to a significant number of cards released during the peak of his prime, including those classified as "R" cards (gum), "M" cards (magazine/publications), "E" cards (candy/caramel), W cards (strip cards/exhibits), "D" cards (bakery/bread issues), and many others
1914 Baltimore News Rookie #9
Card Value: An SGC 3 sold for $7.2 million in 2023
1917 Boston Store #147
Card Value: A PSA 3 sold for $186,000 in 2023
1915 Red Sox Team Postcard
Card Value: A PSA 3 sold for $207,000 in 2025
1917-20 M101-6 Felix Mendelsohn
Card Value: A PSA 5.5 sold for $126,000 in 2023. An SGC 3 sold for $49,000 in 2021
1916 M101-5 Sporting News
Card Value: low grade $250,000+, mid grade $500,000+, high grade $750,000+
1919 W514 Strip Cards #2
Card Value: low grade ~$3,000, mid grade ~7,500, high grade $15,000+
1920 Peggy Popcorn #7
Card Value: no recent sales
1920 W519-1 Strip Card #5 & #20
Card Value: low grade ~$3,000 to $12,000,
mid grade & up no recent sales
1920 Tex Richard Headin' Home
Card Value: A PSA 2 sold for $85,000 in 2024
1920 W520 Strip Card #13
Card Value: low grade ~$2,500, mid grade ~$6,000+
1921 E121 American Caramel Series of 80
Card Value: low grade $15,000 to $30,000, mid grade $40,000 to $60,000, high grade $250,000+
1921 E220 National Caramel #89
Card Value: low grade $7,000 to $30,000, mid grade; a PSA 5 sold for $195,000 in 2023
1920 W516 Strip Card #1
Card Value: low grade $2,000-$3,500, mid grade $5,000-$10,000, high grade: $12,500+
1920-21 Big Head Strip
Card Value: A PSA Authentic sold for $18,000 in 2023. A PSA 4 sold for $29,000 in 2022
1921 E253 Oxford Confectionary
Card Value: low grade $10,000+, mid grade; a PSA 6 sold for $61,000 in 2022
1921 Exhibit
Card Value: low grade $7,000 to $12,000, mid grade $30,000+
1921 Frederick Foto Service #46
1921 Schapira Brothers (2 versions)
Card Value: A PSA 3.5 sold for $234,000 in 2023
Card Value: low grade $1,500 to $4,000, mid grade $7,500+
1921 W551 Strip Card
Card Value: low grade $1,000 to $2,500, mid grade $3,500, high grade $10,000+
1922 W503
Card Value: very rare, last sale PSA Authentic $8,000 in 2017
1922 E120 American Caramel Series of 240
Card Value: low grade $7,000 to $15,000, mid grade $35,000+
1922 E121 Holding Ball, Holding Bird, Photo Montage
Card Value: low grade $5,000 to $15,000, mid grade $25,000
1922 V61 Nielson's Chocolate
Card Value: low grade $10,000+, no recent mid/high grade sales
1922 V89 William Patterson #25
Card Value: A PSA 4 sold for $30,000 in 2024
1923 Lections
Card Value: low grade $5,000+. A PSA 3(mk) sold for $37,000 in 2025
1923 V100 Willard Chocolate
1923 W515 Strip Card #3 & #47
Card Value: A PSA 3 sold for $42,000 in 2023
Card Value: low grade $1,000 to $3,000, mid grade $8,000+
1923-24 Exhibit
Card Value: no recent sales; likely similar to 1921 exhibit
1925 Exhibit
Card Value: low grade $2,000 to $5,000. A PSA 4 sold for $20,000 in 2023
1925 Exhibit Sporting Champs
Card Value: low grade $5,000 to $10,000. A PSA 4 sold for $66,000 in 2023
1926-31 Exhibit Post Card (Portrait & Swinging)
1926 Exhibit
Card Value: low grade $2,000 to $5,000. A PSA 5 sold for $25,000 in 2023
Card Value: low grade $2,000 to $5,000. No recent sales of mid grade or higher
1926 Kut Outs Die Cut
Card Value: A PSA 5 sold for $14,000 in 2023
1926 Spalding Champions
Card Value: low grade $1,000 to $2,500, mid grade $4,000 to $6,000, high grade $10,000+
1927 W560 Playing Cards
Card Value: low grade $500 to $1,000, mid grade $1,000 to $2,000, high grade $2,500+
1926 W512 Strip Card #6
Card Value: low grade $1,000 to $2,000, mid grade $2,000 to $3,000, high grade $4,000+
1927 E210 York
Card Value: low grade $5,000 to $12,000 mid grade $15,000+
1927 E126 American Caramel #38
Card Value: low grade $5,000 to $10,000, mid grade $20,000 to $30,000
1928 Exhibit
Card Value: low grade $1,500 to $3,500, mid grade $5,000+
1928 Fro Joy (6 versions)
Card Value: low grade $1,000 to $2,000, mid grade $2,500+
1929 Kashin #79
1929 Shonen Club Post Card
Card Value: low grade $1,500 to $2,500, mid grade $4,000+
Card Value: low grade $750 to $1,250, mid grade $1,500 to $2,000, high grade $3,000+
1929 Star Player Candy #21
Card Value: A PSA 5 sold for $65,000 in 2023
1929-30 R315
Card Value: low grade $2,000 to $4,000, mid grade $5,000 to $10,000
1929 W553 Strip Card
Card Value: low grade $1,000 to $2,000, mid grade $3,000 to $8,000
1929-30 4-in-1 exhibit w/ Gehrig
Card Value: low grade $1,500 to $3,000, mid grade $4,000+
1930 W554 Strip Card
Card Value: low grade $2,000 to $3,000, mid grade $5,000 to $15,000
1931 W517 Strip Card #4 & #20
Card Value: low grade $1,5 00 to $3,000, mid grade $5,000+
1931-32 Exhibit 4-in-1 w/ Gehrig
Card Value: low grade $1,500 to $3,000, mid grade $4,000+
1932 Bulgaria Sports #256
Card Value: low grade $200 to $400, mid grade $450 to $600, high grade $700+
1932 Drake's Cake
Card Value: A PSA 5 sold for $21,600 & PSA 2 sold for $9,000 in 2023
1932 Sanella
Card Value: low grade $400 to $800, mid grade $1,000 to $1,500
1933 Exhibit 4-in-1
Card Value: low grade $1,500 to $3,000, mid grade $4,000+
1933 Goudey #149
Card Value: low grade $4,500 to $12,000, mid grade $15,000 to $40,000, high grade $100,000+
1933 R306 Butter Cream Confectionary
Card Value: A PSA 1 sold for $59,000 in 2025. A PSA 5 sold for $192,000 in 2019
1932 U.S. Caramel #32
Card Value: low grade $7,000 to $15,000, mid grade $20,000 to $50,000, high grade $90,000+
1933 Goudey #53
Card Value: low grade $5,000 to $15,000, mid grade $20,000 to $50,000, high grade $100,000+
1933 Goudey #181
Card Value: low grade $4,500 to $12,000, mid grade $15,000 to $40,000, high grade $100,000+
1933 R337 Eclipse Import #402
Card Value: PSA 1 sold for $4,100 in 2024. A PSA 7 sold for $28,000 in 2021.
1933 C.A. Briggs Co.
Card Value: A PSA 1.5 sold for $10,000 in 2023
1933 Goudey #144
Card Value: low grade $4,000 to $13,000, mid grade $15,000 to $35,000, high grade $70,000+
1933 Goudey Sport Kings #2
Card Value: low grade $3,000 to $7,500, mid grade $10,000 to $20,000, high grade $50,000+
1933 Uncle Jack Candy
Card Value: A PSA 1 sold for $37,000 in 2024.
1933 Worch Cigar
1933 World Wide Gum #80 & #93
Card Value: A PSA 4 sold for $11,000 in 2024
Card Value: low grade $4,000 to $10,000, mid grade $15,000 to $40,000, high grade $100,000+
1934 Al Demaree Die Cut
Card Value: A PSA 2 sold for $13,000 in 2022
1934 Exhibit 4-in-1 w/ Gehrig
Card Value: low grade $2,00 to $3,000, mid grade $4,000+
1934 R310 Butterfinger
Card Value: low grade $1,500 to $4,000, mid grade $7,500+
1937 D126 Donut Co.
Card Value: A PSA 2 sold for $2,000 in 2023
1948 Sport Thrils #12
Card Value: low grade $750 to $1,500, mid grade $2,000+
1934 Quaker Oats Premium
Card Value: $750 to $2,000
1934 R309-1 Goudey Premium
Card Value: low grade $1,500 to $4,000, mid grade $6,000+, high grade: no recent sales
1934 Word Wide Gum #28
Card Value: low grade $4,000 to $10,000, mid grade $15,000+
1935 Goudey 4-in-1
Card Value: low grade $1,500 to $3,000, mid grade $3,500 to $5,000, high grade $8,000+
1939 African Tobacco World Of Sport #34
Card Value: low grade $1,000 to $1,500, mid grade $2,000+
1948-49 Leaf #3
Card Value: low grade $2,500 to $4,000, mid grade $5,000 to $7,000, high grade $15,000+
1945 Leister Autographs Game 9A
Card Value: $75+
1948-49 Leaf Premium
Card Value: $1,000 to $3,000
Babe Ruth Card Checklist
1914 Baltimore News Rookie #9
1915 Red Sox Team Post Card
1916 M101-5 Sporting News
1917 Boston Store #147
1917-1920 M101-6 Felix Mendelsohn
1919 W514 Strip Card #2
1920 Peggy Popcorn #7
1920 Tex Richard Babe Ruth Headin’ Home
1920 W516 Strip Card #1
1920 W519-1 Strip Card #5 & #20
1920 W520 Strip Card #13
1920-21 Big Head Strip
1921 E121
1921 E220 National Caramel #89
1921 E253 Oxford Confectionary
1921 Exhibit
1921 Frederick Foto Service #46
1921 Schapira Brothers (2 versions)
1921 W551 Strip Card
1922 W503
1922 E120 Series of 240
1922 E121 Holding Ball, Holding Bird, Photo Montage
1922 V61 Nielson’s Chocolate #37
1922 V89 William Patterson #25
1923 Lections
1923 V100 Willard Chocolate
1923 W515 Strip Card #3 & #47
1923-24 Exhibit
1925 Exhibit
1925 Exhibit Sporting Champs
1925-31 Exhibit Post Card (Portrait/Swinging)
1926 Exhibit
1926 Kut Outs Die Cut
1926 Spalding Champs
1926 W512 Strip Card #6
1927 E126 American Caramel #38
1927 W560 Plaing Cards
1927 York E210
1928 Exhibit
1928 Fro Joy (6 versions)
1929 Kashin #79
1929 Shonen Club Post Card
1929 Star Player Candy #21
1929 W553 Strip Card
1929-30 4-in-1 Exhibit with Gehrig
1929-30 R315
1930 W554 Strip Card
1931 W517 Strip Card #4 & #20
1931-32 Exhibit 4-in-1 with Gehrig
1932 Bulgaria Sport #256
1932 Drake’s Cake
1932 Sanella
1932 U.S. Caramel #32
1933 C.A. Briggs Co.
1933 Exhibit 4-in-1
1933 Goudey #53
1933 Goudey #144
1933 Goudey #149
1933 Goudey #181
1933 Goudey Sport Kings #2
1933 R306 Butter Cream Confectionary
1933 R337 Eclipse Import #402
1933 Uncle Jack Candy
1933 Worch Cigar
1933 World Wide Gum #80 & #93
1934 Al Demaree Die Cut
1934 Exhibit 4-in-1 with Gehrig
1934 Quaker Oats Premium
1934 R309-1 Goudey Premium
1934 R310 Butterfinger
1934 World Wide Gum #28
1935 Goudey 4-in-1 Ruth
1937 D146 Donut Co.
1939 African Tobacco World of Sport #34
1945 Leister Autographs Game 9A
1948 Sport Thrills #12
1948-49 Leaf #3
1948-49 Leaf Premium