1st Series Review

As I've blogged about each of the first 100 cards in the 1956 Topps set, I've also kept track of certain information pertaining to each card. Here's a look at where we are so far through the first series of this iconic set.

Overall Breakdown
90 - Players
6 - Team Cards
2 - League Presidents
2 - Managers

A.L. Teams
7 - Kansas City Athletics
7 - Washington Nationals
6 - Baltimore Orioles
6 - Boston Red Sox
6 - Detroit Tigers
6 - New York Yankees
5 - Chicago White Sox
5 - Cleveland Indians

N.L. Teams
8 - Brooklyn Dodgers
8 - Pittsburgh Pirates
6 - Chicago Cubs
6 - Milwaukee Braves
6 - New York Giants
6 - St. Louis Cardinals
5 - Cincinnati Redlegs
5 - Philadelphia Phillies

Color Combinations 39 - Red-Yellow 14 - Blue-Orange 11 - Red-Blue 8 - Red-Green 6 - Blue-Yellow 4 - Green-Yellow 3 - Green-Orange 2 - Orange-Red 2 - Red-Orange 1 - Blue-Green 1 - Blue-Red 1 - Green-Red

Positions
37 - Pitcher
20 - Outfield
10 - Third Base
8 - First Base
6 - Catcher
4 - Second Base
3 - Shortstop
2 - Manager

Subsets
18 - Phillies Alumni
15 - First Topps Card
11 - Hall of Fame (see below)
10 - Last Topps Card
3 - First and Last Topps Card

Earliest MLB Debut
9/14/39 - #38 Bob Kennedy
9/22/40 - #3 Elmer Valo
9/9/41 - #48 Jim Hegan
9/9/41 - #41 Hank Sauer
4/19/42 - #10 Warren Spahn

Most Recent MLB Debut
7/17/55 - #63 Roger Craig
6/24/55 - #79 Sandy Koufax
6/5/55 - #84 Babe Birrer
6/5/55 - #27 Nelson Burbrink
6/3/55 - #91 Gail Harris

Longest Active - Last Game
10/3/76 - #31 Hank Aaron
10/2/74 - #20 Al Kaline
10/3/72 - #33 Roberto Clemente
9/26/71 - #15 Ernie Banks
5/5/71 - #98 Camilo Pascual

Photo Used Before
32 - Yes for 1954 and 1955
28 - Not in 1954, Yes for 1955
17 - Not in 1954 or 1955^
11 - No for 1954, Yes for 1955
2 - Yes for 1954, Not in 1955
2 - Not in 1954, No for 1955*

^Excludes League Presidents
*#58 Ed Roebuck and #79 Sandy Koufax

Of the 73 players appearing in both the 1955 and 1956 Topps sets, only 2 cards feature unique pictures, not repeating the photo used in the 1955 Topps set.

Topps Flagship Set Appearances
28 - Hank Aaron
23 - Chuck Tanner
23 - Roberto Clemente
22 - Al Kaline
22 - Don Zimmer
20 - Ernie Banks
19 - Roger Craig
19 - Walter Alston
18 - Ken Boyer
17 - Dick Groat

Oldest Players
39 - #41 Hank Sauer
38 - #5 Ted Williams
38 - #30 Jackie Robinson
36 - #48 Jim Hegan
36 - #54 Bob Keegan

Youngest Players
21 - #79 Sandy Koufax
22 - #49 Pedro Ramos
22 - #20 Al Kaline
22 - #33 Roberto Clemente
22 - #31 Hank Aaron

Country of Birth
83 - United States
5 - Puerto Rico
4 - Cuba
1 - Panama
1 - Poland

Top States of Birth
10 - California
10 - Illinois
10 - Pennsylvania
9 - New York
7 - Missouri

Hall of Fame Gallery

Inducted 1962 - #30

Inducted 1966 - #5

Inducted 1972 - #79

Inducted 1972 - #1

Inducted 1973 - #33

Inducted 1973 - #10

Inducted 1977 - #15

Inducted 1979 - #2

Inducted 1980 - #20

Inducted 1982 - #31

Inducted 1983 - #8