1956 Back-O'-The-Card:Jerry Coleman

"Jerry was on the disabled list for three months last year, with a broken collar bone. Jerry's best year was 1950 when he batted .287 and collected five hits in the World Series.
He saw action as a Marine in World War II and Korea."

-1956 Topps No. 316

1956 Back-O'-The-Card: Bob Cerv

"A fine clutch hitter, Bob had almost an RBI for every hit in 1955.
Bob signed a Yankee contract when he graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1950. After three brief Yankee trials, he came up to New York to stay after hitting .317 at Kansas City (American Association) in 1953."

-1956 Topps No. 288

1956 Back-O'-The-Card: Tommy Carroll and Sonny Dixon

TOMMY CARROLL

"Tommy joined New York after hitting .550 at Notre Dame. The Yankees gave him a big bouns contract for signing.
A speedster, Tommy is a clever base runner."

-1956 Topps No. 139

SONNY DIXON

"Sonny began the 1953 season with the Washington Senators, appearing in 16 games for them. Then he went to the Philadelphia Athletics and went to the mound 38 times. He was used in relief in all but six of his mound appearances. He won 6, lost 9, worked 137 innings and gave up 162 hits.
Sonny began in baseball in 1941 with his native Charlotte team in the Piedmont League. He appeared also with Chattanooga and Augusta before coming to the majors with the Senators in 1953."

-1955 Bowman No. 211

1956 Back-O'-The-Card: Andy Carey

"In 1955, Andy led American League third basemen in putouts, assists and double plays.
After only one season in the minors, he joined the Yankees. In 1953 and '54 he hit over .300."

-1956 Topps No. 12

1956 Back-O'-The-Card: Tommy Byrne

"Tommy returned to the big leagues in 1954 and had the best pitching average in the American League in 1955. His two 3-hitters and five 4-hitters climaxed his great comeback. He hurled two complete games in the '55 World Series and gave up only three runs, with a 1.88 ERA."

-1956 Topps No. 215

1956 Back-O'-The-Card: Moe Burtschy (Denver Bears)

"Ed was used strictly in relief for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1954. He made 46 mound appearances, winning 5 games and losing 4. He worked 95 innings, giving up 80 hits. He walked 53 men [1.41 WHIP] and struck out 54 and his earned run average was 3.79.
Ed began in organized baseball in 1941 with Dayton of the Middle Atlantic League. He pitched one inning in one game, then joined Ashland of the Mountain State League, where he had a 9-7 record for 19 appearances."

-1955 Bowman No. 120

1956 Back-O'-The-Card: Yogi Berra

"In 1955 Yogi was the American League Most Valuable Player for the third time. Last season he batted in over 100 runs for the third straight year. In nine full seasons with the Yankees, he's helped win seven pennants."

-1956 Topps No.. 110