Total Cards: 342
Size: 2-5/8" x 3-3/4"
Rating: 8.8 (155 ratings)
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1956 Topps
Trivia |
- Cards measure 2 5/8" by 3 3/4"
- This was the first Topps set to include team cards.
- Final year of oversized Topps cards that only fit into 8-pocket pages.
- #16 Hector Lopez - UER: "July 8, 1932" should be "July 8, 1929" as birthdate on back
- #16 Hector Lopez - UER: "July 8, 1932" should be "July 8, 1929" as birthdate on back
- #18 Dick Donovan - UER: "Throws: Left" should be "Throws: Right" on back
- #18 Dick Donovan - UER: "Throws: Left" should be "Throws: Right" on back
- #21 Joe Collins - UER: "74" should be "336" for Assists for Life in stats on back
- #21 Joe Collins - UER: "74" should be "336" for Assists for Life in stats on back
- #35 Al Rosen - UER: "March 1, 1925" should be "Feb. 29, 1924" as birthdate on back
- #35 Al Rosen - UER: "March 1, 1925" should be "Feb. 29, 1924" as birthdate on back
- #37 Alex Grammas - UER: "April 3, 1928" should be "April 3, 1926" as birthdate on back
- #37 Alex Grammas - UER: "April 3, 1928" should be "April 3, 1926" as birthdate on back
- #39 Don Mossi - UER: "January 11, 1930" should be "January 11, 1929" as birthdate on back
- #39 Don Mossi - UER: "January 11, 1930" should be "January 11, 1929" as birthdate on back
- #42 Sandy Amoros - UER: "January 30, 1932" should be "January 30, 1930" as birthdate on back
- #42 Sandy Amoros - UER: "January 30, 1932" should be "January 30, 1930" as birthdate on back
- #67 Vic Power - UER: "November 1, 1931" should be "November 1, 1927" as birthdate on back
- #67 Vic Power - UER: "November 1, 1931" should be "November 1, 1927" as birthdate on back
- #73 Wayne Terwilliger - UER: birth year should read "1925"
- #73 Wayne Terwilliger - UER: "June 27, 1926" should be "June 27, 1925" as birthdate on back
- #94 Ronnie Kline - UER: Signature on front is actually for Bobby Kline
- #94 Ronnie Kline - UER: Signature on front is actually for Bobby Kline
- #125 Minnie Minoso - UER: birth year should read "1925"
- #125 Minnie Minoso - UER: birth year should read "1925"
- #148 Alvin Dark - UER: birth year should read "1922"
- #148 Alvin Dark - UER: birth year should read "1922"
- #200 Bob Feller - UER: Life totals should read E.R. "1352" and E.R.Avg. "3.23"
- #241 Don Mueller - UER: Height should read "6' (feet)"
- #247 Bill Sarni - The player sliding into home is thought to be Jackie Robinson, but has not been confirmed.
- #254 George Crowe - UER: birth year should read "1921"
- #274 Frank Baumholtz - UER: birth year should read "1918"
- #307 Hoyt Wilhelm - UER: birth year should read "1922"
- #330 Jim Busby - UER: Home should read "Silver Spring, Maryland"
- #334 Bob Miller - UER: birth year should read "1926"
- #339 Rance Pless - UER: Home "Greenville", should be "Greeneville"
