1956 Topps Baseball cards mark the end of an era in a way. This set is the last set of “oversized” trading cards produced by Topps. The following year
The base checklist for this set includes 340 player cards and two checklists. It is also the first time that Topps would include team cards in a baseball set. The first two cards feature the American League and National League presidents respectively.
Two Hall of Fame inductees have their rookie cards in this set: Luis Aparicio and Walt Alston. Alston, as was the case with most of the cards released in early series’, has a color variant on the back of the card.
A series of 60 pins was also released by Topps that utilized the same portraits from this card series. It proved to be far less popular, though.
Our checklist includes all of the cards in this set. Scroll through each team or pick your team from the menu below and go directly to their cards. Clicking a link will direct you to an affiliate retailer or to relevant eBay listings.
1956 Topps Baseball Checklist
League Presidents
Athletics
3 Elmer Valo 16 Hector Lopez RC 22 Jim Finigan 45 Gus Zernial 53 Arnie Portocarrero 67 Vic Power 82 Bill Renna 106 Joe Astroth 109 Enos Slaughter 151 Spook Jacobs
161 Joe DeMaestri 176 Alex Kellner 236 Kansas City Athletics 239 Harry Simpson 246 Tom Gorman 258 Art Ditmar 261 Bobby Shantz 279 Johnny Groth 319 Jack Crimian RC 339 Rance Pless RC
Braves
10 Warren Spahn 17 Gene Conley 31 Hank Aaron 69 Chuck Tanner 76 Ray Crone 95 Milwaukee Braves 107 Eddie Matthews 131 Bob Roselli RC 136 Johnny Logan 172 Frank Torre RC 175 Del Crandall
185 Bill Bruton 219 Lew Burdette 244 Bob Buhl 254 George Crowe 257 Bobby Thomson 272 Danny O’Connell 278 Chet Nichols 294 Ernie Johnson 312 Andy Pafko 320 Joe Adcock
Cardinals
14 Ken Boyer 27 Nelson Burbrink RC 37 Alex Grammas 55 Wally Moon 64 Luis Arroyo RC 77 Harvey Haddix 119 Larry Jackson RC 134 St. Louis Cardinals 141 Joe Frazier 170 Bill Virdon
193 Wilmer Mizell 196 Tom Poholsky 201 Rip Repulski 247 Bill Sarni 273 Walker Cooper 283 Hal Smith 293 Stu Miller 309 Don Blasingame RC 323 Willard Schmidt 336 Ellis Kinder
Cubs
11 Chicago Cubs 15 Ernie Banks 41 Hank Sauer 66 Bob Speake RC 74 Jim King RC 96 Bill Tremel 102 Jim Davis 112 Dee Fondy 124 Don Kaiser RC 142 Gene Baker 179 Harry Chiti
182 Paul Minner 194 Monte Irvin 214 Bob Rush 227 Russ Meyer 259 Sam Jones 282 Warren Hacker 285 Eddie Miksis 291 Frank Kellert RC 314 Hobie Landrith 335 Don Hoak
Dodgers
8 Walt Alston 30 Jackie Robinson 42 Sandy Amoros 58 Ed Roebuck 63 Roger Craig RC 79 Sandy Koufax 83 Karl Spooner 99 Don Zimmer 101 Roy Campanella 145 Gil Hodges 150 Duke Snider 166 Brooklyn Dodgers
173 Johnny Podres 184 Don Bessent RC 190 Carl Furillo 223 Randy Jackson 233 Carl Erskine 235 Don Newcombe 260 Pee Wee Reese 270 Billy Loes 280 Jim Gilliam 295 Clem Labine 299 Charley Neal 333 Rube Walker
Giants
9 Ruben Gomez 28 Bobby Hofman 44 Windy McCall 50 Dusty Rhodes 73 Wayne Terwilliger 91 Gail Haris RC 104 Bob Lennon 130 Willie Mays 138 Johnny Antonelli 148 Alvin Dark 156 Wes Westrum
199 Hank Thompson 202 Jim Hearn 205 Whitey Lockman 226 New York Giants 241 Don Bueller 264 Ray Monzant RC 271 Foster Castleman RC 277 Daryl Spencer 301 Marv Grissom 307 Hoyt Wilhelm 325 Don Liddle
Indians
35 Al Rosen 39 Don Mossi 48 Jim Hegan 59 Jose Santiago RC 85 Cleveland Indians 105 Al Smith 132 Bobby Avila 133 Ray Narleski 140 Herb Score RC 163 Gene Woodling
187 Early Wynn 200 Bob Feller 210 Mike Garcia 230 Chico Carrasquel 255 Bob Lemon 268 Dale Mitchell 281 Art Houtteman 300 Vic Wertz 311 Hal Naragon 330 Jim Busby
Orioles
19 Chuck Diering 23 Fred Marsh 43 Ray Moore 62 Hal Smith 80 Gus Triandos 100 Baltimore Orioles 103 Willy Miranda 154 Dave Pope 167 Harry Dorish 169 Bob Nelson RC
171 Jim Wilson 206 Erv Palica 222 Dave Philley 229 Harry Brecheen 231 Bob Hale 266 Don Ferrarese 276 George Zuverink 286 Bill Wight 287 Bobby Adams 303 Jim Dyck
Phillies
7 Ron Negray RC 60 Mayo Smith 72 Philadelphia Phillies 78 Herm Wehmeier 81 Wally Westlake 114 Jim Owens 120 Richie Ashburn 127 Willie Jones 174 Glen Gorgous RC 180 Robin Roberts
183 Stan Lopata 197 Granny Hamner 211 Murry Dickson 220 Del Ennis 269 Jack Meyer RC 274 Frank Baumholtz 275 Jim Greengrass 290 Curt Simmons 296 Andy Seminick 334 Bob Miller 337 Bobby Morgan
Pirates
13 Roy Face 24 Dick Groat 33 Roberto Clemente 46 Gene Freese 56 Dale Long 65 Johnny O’Brien 94 Ron Kline 97 Jerry Lynch 108 Laurin Pepper 116 Eddie O’Brien 121 Pittsburgh Pirates
129 Paul Martin RC 153 Frank Thomas 204 Art Swanson RC 209 Max Surkont 221 Bob Friend 232 Toby Atwell 252 Vern Law 297 Bob Skinner 306 Curt Roberts 328 Preston Ward 331 Dick Hall
Red Sox
5 Ted Williams 26 Grady Hatton 34 Tom Brewer 71 Frank Sullivan 89 Norm Zauchin 93 George Susce 111 Boston Red Sox 115 Jackie Jensen 122 Willard Nixon 143 Jim Piersall 168 Sammy White
217 Billy Klaus 228 Mickey Vernon 245 Billy Goodman 248 Bob Porterfield 256 Tom Hurd 284 Ike Delock 298 Johnny Schmitz 304 Frank Malzone 313 Gene Stephens 315 Milt Bolling
Reds
25 Ted Kluszewski 36 Rudy Minarcin 47 Art Fowler 86 Ray Jablonski 90 Cincinnati Redlegs 123 Roy McMillan 137 Al Silvera RC 158 Wally Post 162 Gus Bell 178 Joe Black
192 Smoky Burgess 212 Johnny Temple 218 Joe Nuxhall 224 Bud Podbielan 242 Hershell Freeman 249 Johnny Klippstein 289 Hal Jeffcoat 305 Brooks Lawrence 308 Chuck Harmon 324 Rocky Bridges
Senators
4 Carlos Paula 49 Pedro Ramos RC 51 Erie Oravetz RC 68 Chuck Stobbs 75 Roy Sievers 87 Dean Stonen 98 Camilo Pascual 128 Eddie Yost 146 Washington Senators 157 Dick Brodowski
159 Clint Courtney 164 Harmon Killebrew 165 Red Schoendienst 198 Ed Fitz Gerald 216 Jerry Schoonmaker RC 234 Pete Runnels 237 Jose Valdivielso RC 322 Karl Olson 327 Bob Wiesler RC 329 Lou Berberet RC
Tigers
6 Ray Boone 20 Al Kaline 32 Frank House 57 Duke Maas RC 84 Babe Birrer RC 92 Red Wilson 117 Virgil Trucks 126 Jim Brady RC 147 Earl Torgeson 152 Billy Hoeft 155 Harvey Kuenn
189 Ned Garver 191 Frank Lary 203 Bill Tuttle 207 Jim Small RC 213 Detroit Tigers 263 Bob Miller 310 Steve Gromek 317 Al Aber 318 Fred Hatfield 338 Jim Delsing
White Sox
18 Dick Donovan 29 Jack Harshman 38 Bob Kennedy 54 Bob Keegan 70 Jim Rivera 118 Nellie Fox 125 Minnie Minoso 144 Leroy Powell RC 149 Dixie Howell 160 Billy Pierce 186 Ron Jackson
188 Chicago White Sox 195 George Kell 238 Walt Dropo 243 Sherm Lollar 250 Larry Doby 262 Howie Pollet 265 Sandy Consuegra 267 Bob Nieman 292 Luis Aparicio RC 326 Connie Johnson RC
Yankees
12 Andy Carey 21 Joe Collins 40 Bob Turley 52 Bob Grim 61 Bill Skowron 88 Johnny Kucks RC 110 Yogi Berra 113 Phil Rizzuto 135 Mickey Mantle 139 Tommy Carroll 177 Hank Bauer 181 Billy Martin
208 Elston Howard 215 Tommy Byrne 225 Gil McDougald 240 Whitey Ford 251 New York Yankees 253 Irv Noren 288 Bob Cerv 302 Eddie Robinson 316 Jerry Coleman 321 Jim Konstanty 332 Don Larsen 340 Mickey McDermott
