This is my most recent 1956 Topps card. I showed it a few posts ago. It's the 186th card that I have from the set, which means I finally know how many cards I need and also that I should probably get a want list up so people can chase down Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams for me. (This is where I say lol, if I said lol). Wilson has kind of an interesting story, but I'll get to that in a minute. I wanted to show something else I thought was interesting. When I was looking at this card, the action shot looked familiar to me. I went through the '56 Topps cards in my one binder and it didn't take me long to find where I had seen it before. There you go. Pretty much the same play and same player positioning. The only difference is the runner has a green cap instead of a red cap. In each case, the player being featured on the card is the fielder in this picture. I enjoy how the fielder is supposed to be a pitcher on one card and a first baseman on another. I also ...
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