1956 Topps #111 Boston Red Sox Team
1956 Topps #111 Boston Red Sox Team
About Boston Red Sox Team
Card #111 is the Boston Red Sox team card, a group portrait of one of the American League's proudest but perpetually frustrated franchises. Built from the 1955 club managed by rookie skipper Pinky Higgins, the Red Sox went 84-70 that year to finish fourth in the AL, 12 games behind the pennant-winning New York Yankees. The lineup was anchored by Ted Williams, the peerless left-handed hitter who batted .356 with 28 home runs in an injury-shortened 98 games, and by right fielder Jackie Jensen, who paced the team with 116 RBI while adding 26 homers. Contact-hitting infielder Billy Goodman hit .294 with 176 hits, center fielder Jimmy Piersall chipped in 13 homers, and right-hander Frank Sullivan tied for the AL lead with 18 wins behind a 2.91 ERA. The 1955 season was shadowed by tragedy when 26-year-old first baseman Harry Agganis died in June of a pulmonary embolism. Playing at Fenway Park, baseball's oldest ballpark (opened 1912), these Red Sox typified the club's middling 1950s: talented but unable to break through, still chasing a title after their last pennant and seven-game World Series loss to the Cardinals in 1946. Like other cards in the #1-180 range, this team card exists with both white and gray back-stock, the white back being the scarcer variety.
Sources: Wikipedia
Variations & how to tell them apart
White Back / Gray Back Series 1 & 2 (cards 1-180)
Every card #1-180 exists with the reverse printed on white/cream card stock OR on gray card stock. Cards #181-340 are gray-back only. The scarcity FLIPS at #100: on cards 1-100 the gray back is slightly scarcer (a modest premium); on cards 101-180 the gray backs are far more common (about 12-15 to 1), so the WHITE back is the scarce, premium variation - often +50% or more, and disproportionately so in high grade, since the white-stock cards tend to be more brittle.
- White Back: Printed on white/cream card stock. The standard/common look on cards 1-100; the SCARCE, premium variation on cards 101-180.
- Gray Back: Printed on gray card stock. The scarcer variation on cards 1-100 (modest premium); the common look on cards 101-180; the ONLY back on cards 181-340.
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 1,304 | 1 | 17 | 230 | 294 | 304 | 233 | 223 | 2 |
| SGC | 131 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 50 | 0 |
PSA by variation: Gray Back 1,216 · White Back 88
SGC by variation: Gray Back 118 · White Back 13
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-06-30. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8); totals are summed across each grader's listed variations.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1956 Topps Boston Red Sox Team card?
It is card #111 of 340 in the 1956 Topps set - Topps' first set after buying out rival Bowman, and one of the most attractive issues in the hobby. It pictures the Boston Red Sox player.
Does the 1956 Topps Boston Red Sox Team have back variations?
Yes. Every card #1-180 exists with the reverse printed on white/cream card stock OR on gray card stock. Cards #181-340 are gray-back only. The scarcity FLIPS at #100: on cards 1-100 the gray back is slightly scarcer (a modest premium); on cards 101-180 the gray backs are far more common (about 12-15 to 1), so the WHITE back is the scarce, premium variation - often +50% or more, and disproportionately so in high grade, since the white-stock cards tend to be more brittle.
Is the 1956 Topps Boston Red Sox Team valuable?
Value depends on grade and (where it applies) the back or front variation. Use the links above to check current T206 Cards inventory and live eBay listings.
Sources: Trading Card Database, Baseball-Reference, BaseballCardPedia, PSA & SGC population reports, and Baseball-Almanac. Card data, images & population compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-07-01.