First baseman Dale Long sets a major league record by hitting a home run in his eight consecutive games from May 21st to May 28th. The Pirates would go on to escape the cellar for the first time in four years, with a seventh place 66-88 record.
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Card Values
Team Set Checklist
1956 Topps
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Card#
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1956 TOPPS ROY FACE
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13
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1956 TOPPS DICK GROAT
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24
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1956 TOPPS ROBERTO CLEMENTE
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33
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1956 TOPPS GENE FREESE
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46
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1956 TOPPS DALE LONG
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56
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1956 TOPPS JOHNNY OBRIEN
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65
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1956 TOPPS RONNIE KLINE
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94
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1956 TOPPS JERRY LYNCH
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97
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1956 TOPPS LAURIN PEPPER
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108
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1956 TOPPS EDDIE OBRIEN
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116
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1956 TOPPS PITTSBURGH PIRATES
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121
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1956 TOPPS JAKE MARTIN
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129
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1956 TOPPS FRANK THOMAS
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153
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1956 TOPPS ART SWANSON
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204
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1956 TOPPS MAX SURKONT
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209
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1956 TOPPS BOB FRIEND
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221
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1956 TOPPS TOBY ATWELL
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232
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1956 TOPPS VERNON LAW
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252
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1956 TOPPS BOB SKINNER
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297
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1956 TOPPS CURT ROBERTS
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306
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1956 TOPPS PRESTON WARD
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328
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1956 TOPPS DICK HALL
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331
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