Yogi Berra

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Yogi Berra was a former American baseball player and the manager for New York Yankees who took the team to the winning stream

May 12, 1925

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: May 12, 1925
  • Died on: September 22, 2015
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: African American Baseball Players, Sportspersons, Baseball Players
  • City/State: Missouri
  • Nick names: Yogi
  • Spouses: Carmen Berra

Yogi Berra born at

St. Louis

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Birth Place

He married Carmen on January 26, 1949 and the couple had three children—Larry, a former minor-league catcher, Tim, a former NFL receiver, and Dale, a former major-league infielder. Carmen died on March 6, 2014.

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Personal Life

A baseball stadium in the campus of the Montclair State University was named after him in 1998 and in the December of the same year, the “Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center” hosted many sports activities as a tribute to the legend.

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Personal Life

Yogi Berra died of natural causes, in New Jersey, on September 22, 2015.

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Personal Life

Yogi Berra was born on May 12, 1925, in St. Louis, Missorie, to Pietro and Paolina Berra, Italian immigrants, settled in the United States of America. His father was a worker in brick yard. His siblings include Mike, Tony, John, and Josie.

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Childhood & Early Life

He studied in South Side Catholic High School, presently known as St. Mary’s High School. Joe Garagiola, the future baseball player was his class mate.

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Childhood & Early Life

As a young boy, he used to play baseball in the neighbourhood along with his brothers and friends. He could study only till the eighth grade and then dropped out of school to support his family.

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Childhood & Early Life

He started his baseball career at the age of 14 in a youth league sponsored by the American Legion.

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Career

In 1942, the general manager of St. Louis Cardinals offered him $250 to sign for his team, but Berra refused it, as he demanded the same sum of $500 that was offered to his friend Garagiola.

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Career

He gained entry into the New York Yankees team in 1942 after signing the offer for $500.

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Career

From 1943 to 1946, he served in the United States Navy and rendered his service in North Africa and Europe, participating in the D-Day landing in Normandy.

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Career

In 1946, he made his debut appearance in a Major League for the New York Yankees against the Philadelphia Athletics. In the World Series conducted in 1947, he became the first person to hit a pinch-hit home run against Ralph Branca, the pitcher from Brooklyn Dodgers.

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Career

He won his first MVP award in 1951 after hitting .297 with 27 home runs and 88 run batted in (RBI).

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Awards & Achievements

He won the award of Most Valuable Player in the American League three times in the years of 1951, 1954, and 1955.

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Awards & Achievements

In 1967, he was the winner of the Slocum Award, an award presented by the New York Baseball Writers Association annually to a player in acknowledgement of his meritorious service to baseball.

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Awards & Achievements

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972 and since then has been a member of Major League Baseball's All-Century Team.

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In 1996, the Montclair State University honored him with a doctorate degree.

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