1956 Topps: 2nd Series Review

As I did after finishing up with the set's first series, here's a breakdown of interesting information about the 80 cards in the set's second series.

Overall Breakdown
75 - Players
5 - Team Cards

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

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

Color Combinations
29 - Red-Yellow
11 - Blue-Orange
7 - Green-Orange
6 - Green-Yellow
5 - Blue-Yellow
4 - Red-Green
3 - Red-Blue
3 - Red-Orange
2 - Blue-Red
1 - Black-Orange
1 - Black-Yellow
1 - Green-Blue
1 - Green-Red
1 - Orange-Blue

Positions
22 - Outfield
22 - Pitcher
9 - Catcher
8 - Shortstop
5 - Second Base
4 - First Base
3 - Third Base
1 - Infield
1 - Shortstop-Outfield

Subsets
15 - Hall of Fame (see below)
14 - First Topps Card
14 - Phillies Alumni
5 - Last Topps Card
5 - First and Last Topps Card

Earliest MLB Debut
4/19/38 - #109 Enos Slaughter
9/14/40 - #149 Dixie Howell
4/14/41 - #113 Phil Rizzuto
9/27/41 - #117 Virgil Trucks
9/23/43 - #163 Gene Woodling

Most Recent MLB Debut
5/12/56 - #126 Jim Brady
4/20/56 - #172 Frank Torre
9/16/55 - #144 Leroy Powell
8/16/55 - #131 Bob Roselli
7/20/55 - #124 Don Kaiser

Longest Active - Last Game
10/5/80 - #125 Minnie Minoso
9/26/75 - #164 Harmon Killebrew
9/9/73 - #130 Willie Mays
6/21/69 - #173 Johnny Podres
9/28/68 - #135 Mickey Mantle

Photo Used Before
42 - Not in 1954 or 1955
8 - Yes for 1954 and 1955
8 - Not in 1954, Yes for 1955
8 - No for 1954, Yes for 1955
5 - No for 1954, Not in 1955
4 - Yes for 1954, Not in 1955

The second series features 42 players who did not appear in either the 1954 or 1955 Topps sets.

Topps Flagship Set Appearances
25 - Willie Mays
25 - Mickey Mantle
24 - Red Schoendienst
22 - Gil Hodges
21 - Bill Virdon
21 - Yogi Berra
20 - Harmon Killebrew
19 - Alvin Dark
19 - Ed Matthews
18 - Del Crandall
18 - Hank Bauer

Oldest Players
40 - #109 Enos Slaughter
39 - #117 Virgil Trucks
38 - #113 Phil Rizzuto
36 - #149 Dixie Howell
35 - #154 Dave Pope

Youngest Players
19 - #139 Tommy Carroll
19 - #169 Bob Nelson
20 - #164 Harmon Killebrew
20 - #126 Jim Brady
20 - #137 Al Silvera

Country of Birth
71 - United States
2 - Cuba
1 - Canada
1 - Mexico

Top States of Birth
9 - New York
8 - California
6 - Pennsylvania
5 - Illinois
5 - New Jersey

Hall of Fame Gallery