1956 Topps #236 Kansas City Athletics Team
1956 Topps #236 Kansas City Athletics Team
About Kansas City Athletics Team
This card pictures the Kansas City Athletics, the club that arrived in 1955 when Chicago real-estate magnate Arnold Johnson bought the Philadelphia Athletics and moved the 54-year-old franchise west. Managed by Lou Boudreau, the A's went 63-91 in their inaugural Kansas City season, finishing sixth in the American League, 33 games behind the champion Yankees, yet drew a franchise-record 1,393,054 fans to Municipal Stadium. That 1955 team featured slick-fielding first baseman Vic Power (.319, 19 HR) and outfielder Enos Slaughter (.322), both All-Stars along with Jim Finigan, plus slugger Gus Zernial (30 HR, 84 RBIs). Slaughter would later reach the Hall of Fame. The following 1956 club slid to 52-102, the city's first 100-loss team. Critics dubbed the A's a "loosely controlled Yankee farm club" for repeatedly shipping talent (later including Roger Maris) to New York. As a high-number card (#181-340), this issue is found with the scarcer white-back stock alongside the common gray back.
Sources: Wikipedia
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 905 | 0 | 14 | 202 | 218 | 240 | 120 | 110 | 1 |
| SGC | 92 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 0 |
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 Kansas City Athletics Team card?
It is card #236 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 Kansas City Athletics player.
Is the 1956 Topps Kansas City Athletics 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.