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Yogi Berra
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12, 1925) is a retired baseball player and, later, team manager. Born in St. Louis, he picked up his nickname from a friend who said he resembled a Hindu holy man, and began playing baseball in local American Legion leagues, where he learnt the basics of play as a catcher. After rejecting an offer from the St. Louis Cardinals he signed with the New York Yankees in 1942.
Playing Career
Following a spell in the US Navy during World War II he played minor league baseball with the Newark Bears before being called up for 7 games in the major leagues in 1946. The following season he played 86 games for the Yankees, and he would play 100+ for each of the following 14 years. During his 19-year career as a Yankee the Bronx Bombers dominated baseball, appearing in 14 World Series and winning ten championships. Yogi himself was a 15-time All-Star, and won the league MVP award three times (in 1951, 1954 and 1955) and caught Don Larsen[?]'s perfect game in the 1956 Series.
In 1972[?] he was elected to the United States Baseball Hall of Fame.
Managing Career
Yankees - Mets - Yankees - Fired by Steinbrenner - Astros,
Career Statistics
| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 2,120 | 7,555 | 2,150 | 321 | 49 | 358 | 1,175 | 1,430 | 704 | 49 | 414 | 9 | 44 | 52 | .285 | .348 | .482 |
Berra was also famous for fracturing the English language in provocative, interesting ways. See also: Colemanballs, Damaging quotation
Three books by Yogi Berra (with co-authors):
- ISBN 0761110909; (April 1998) The Yogi Book: 'I Really Didn't Say Everything I Said'
- ISBN 0786867752; (May 2001) When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It! Inspiration and Wisdom from One of Baseball's Greatest Heroes
- ISBN 0743237684; (October 1, 2002) What Time Is It? You Mean Now?: Advice for Life from the Zennest Master of Them All
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