1956 Baseball Cards
Vintage EraComplete guide to 1956 MLB baseball cards — rookie cards, notable sets, player debuts, and current collectible values.
1956
MLB Season
89
Players Debuted
—
Notable Card Sets
Vintage Era Context
1956 falls in the Vintage Era of baseball cards (pre-1981). Cards from this period were printed in smaller quantities and have survived decades with natural attrition — making high-grade copies genuinely scarce and valuable.
1956 MLB Debuts 89 players
T
Tom Acker
Debut 1956-04-20
L
Luis Aparicio
Debut 1956-04-17
B
Bob Aspromonte
Debut 1956-09-19
E
Earl Averill
Debut 1956-04-19
B
Bobby Balcena
Debut 1956-09-16
M
Mike Baxes
Debut 1956-04-17
C
Charlie Beamon
Debut 1956-09-26
F
Fred Besana
Debut 1956-04-18
B
Bob Blaylock
Debut 1956-07-22
E
Ed Bouchee
Debut 1956-09-19
B
Bill Bradford
Debut 1956-04-24
J
Jim Brady
Debut 1956-05-12
J
Jackie Brandt
Debut 1956-04-21
E
Eddie Bressoud
Debut 1956-06-14
J
John Briggs
Debut 1956-04-17
G
George Brunet
Debut 1956-09-14
D
Don Buddin
Debut 1956-04-17
M
Mack Burk
Debut 1956-05-25
W
Wally Burnette
Debut 1956-07-15
J
Joe Caffie
Debut 1956-09-13
G
Gino Cimoli
Debut 1956-04-19
J
Jim Coates
Debut 1956-09-21
J
Jim Constable
Debut 1956-06-24
W
Wes Covington
Debut 1956-04-19
J
Jerry Dahlke
Debut 1956-05-06
D
Don Demeter
Debut 1956-09-18
J
Jim Derrington
Debut 1956-09-30
M
Moe Drabowsky
Debut 1956-08-07
S
Solly Drake
Debut 1956-04-17
D
Don Drysdale
Debut 1956-04-17
C
Carl Duser
Debut 1956-09-15
T
Turk Farrell
Debut 1956-09-21
C
Chico Fernandez
Debut 1956-07-14
B
Bill Fischer
Debut 1956-04-21
C
Curt Flood
Debut 1956-09-09
T
Tito Francona
Debut 1956-04-17
B
Bob Garber
Debut 1956-05-13
H
Hal Griggs
Debut 1956-04-18
C
Connie Grob
Debut 1956-04-22
M
Mel Held
Debut 1956-04-27
E
Evelio Hernandez
Debut 1956-09-12
T
Troy Herriage
Debut 1956-04-25
E
Earl Hersh
Debut 1956-09-04
W
Whitey Herzog
Debut 1956-04-17
B
Buddy Hicks
Debut 1956-04-17
G
Gene Host
Debut 1956-09-16
M
Marty Keough
Debut 1956-04-21
J
Jerry Kindall
Debut 1956-07-01
Showing 48 of 89 players who debuted in 1956.