There are also 'penny sleeves. Babe Ruth 1933 Goudey #149 Baseball Card Price Guide with historical values tracked for sales of Babe Ruth Baseball cards on eBay, Mile High, Mastro ... This work has to be done fast becausemost card companies must have th.e information in November which is just a month after th.e season ends. Both cards can be found in red a.nd black backs, but t.he black backs have two different looks on t.he front. Burdick’s next two issues continue the listings with pre 1900 tobacco cards. In fact they received they're license for Major League Baseball just before Christmas of 1988 and had their first set of baseball cards in stores by February of 1989. A recent Beckett guide shows first series "regular" cards in excellent (at $15 and "double" prints at $8. Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore, Maryland and his actual name was George Herman Ruth Jr.