Yogi Berra
| Yogi Berra | |||
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Berra with the New York Yankees in 1953
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| Catcher / Outfielder / Manager | |||
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Born: May 12, 1925 St. Louis, Missouri |
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Died: September 22, 2015 (aged 90) West Caldwell, New Jersey |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 22, 1946, for the New York Yankees | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 9, 1965, for the New York Mets | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .285 | ||
| Home runs | 358 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,430 | ||
| Managerial record | 484–444 | ||
| Winning % | .522 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1972 | ||
| Vote | 85.61% (second ballot) | ||
As player
As manager
As coach
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (May 12, 1925 – September 22, 2015) was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and coach who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1946–63, 1965) (all but the last for the New York Yankees). He was an 18-time All-Star, and won 10 World Series championships as a player—more than any other player in MLB history. Berra had a career batting average of .285, while compiling 358 home runs and 1,430 runs batted in. He is one of only five players to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award three times. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.
Berra was a native of St. Louis, and signed with the Yankees in 1943 before serving in the U.S. Navy in World War II. He made his major-league debut at age 21 in 1946 and was a mainstay in the Yankees' lineup during the team's championship years beginning in 1949 and continuing thru 1962. Despite his short stature (he was 5' 7" tall), Berra was a power hitter and strong defensive catcher. He caught Don Larsen's perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.
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