1956 Yankee Prospect of the Past: Jim Finigan

"In 1954, Jim joined the A's. He hit .302 and made the rookie all-star team. The Yankees didn't know his value and traded him to the A's. Jim is a real hustler and a sure-handed fielder."

-1956 Topps No. 22

1956 Yankee Prospect of the Past: Jim Dyck

"After hitting .378 for the first half of the season at Indianapolis, Jim came up to Baltimore in 1955. He can hit a long ball and led the league in R.B.I.s in 1951. Jim's a fine fly-chaser and can also fill in at third base."

-1956 Topps No. 303

1956 Yankee of the Past: Jim Delsing

"Jim is a fine extra-base clutch hitter. In the minors, he was on the Pacific Coast, Northern and American Association all-star teams. Jim's best season was 1953 when he hit .288."

-1956 Topps No. 338

1956 Yankee of the Past: Clint Courtney

"Joining Washington in 1955, Clint enjoyed his best year at the plate. He's one of the best defensive catchers in baseball.

Between seasons, Clint is a cattle rancher in Louisiana."

-1956 Topps No. 159

1956 Yankee of the Past: Lew Burdette

"Lew pitched in more games than any other Brave in 1955. He's averaged over 14 wins in every year since 1953. After being a reliever in '52 and '53, Lew switched to starting in '55."

-1956 Topps No. 219

1956 Yankee of the Past: Lou Berberet

"Lou was in the Yankee chain for five years before he joined Washington. In 1954 he hit .317 with 118 R.B.I.s for Birmingham.

Lou is a fine defensive backstop."

-1956 Topps No. 329

1956 Yankee Prospect of the Past: El Tappe

"Catcher Elvin Tappe, always a notoriously poor hitter, likes to tell of the fellow from Quincy who had just returned from his first visit to Chicago. 'I liked Chicago, all right,' said his friend, 'but everybody's got his hand out up there.' Snapped Elvin: 'Yeah, I found that out too, except when I was there they all had baseball mitts on.' "

-Edgar Munzel, Chicago Sun-Times (Baseball Digest, May 1956)