  Yogi Berra â The Best I Ever Saw One of the most popular figures in baseball history. Berra batted .285 with 358 home runs and 1,430 runs batted in during his 18 years with the New York Yankees (1946-63). The lefthanded-hitting catcher hit at least 20 home runs in 11 seasons. Especially inâŠ
  Whitey Herzogâs All-time AL Team Whitey Herzog played eight seasons in the American League with the Senators, Athletics, Yankees, Orioles and Tigers from 1956-63. He gained much greater notoriety as a manger. He is the winningest manager in Royals history, guiding the team to a 410-304 (.574) record in five seasons from 1975-79âŠ.
 Ranking the Catchers With a commanding presence behind the plate and a rocket arm, Johnny Bench was the best defensive catcher in history. But that wasnât all. The powerful right-handed slugger won a pair of Most Valuable Player awards and led the Reds to six division titles, four pennants, and two championships. He hitâŠ
  May 9, 1965 â Yogi Berra strikes out three times in an 8-2 New York Mets loss to the Milwaukee Braves. It was just the third three-strikeout game of his 19-year career. He retired the moment the last out was in the books. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Other Resources & Links  [et_pb_signup provider=âgetresponseâ getresponse_list=âThomas Hannon|zs45LââŠ
Today we are covering August 19 â 25, we are going to be talking about â Jimmie Foxx pitching career, Gooden early excellence, Bill Veek grand stand moment, Yogi Berra and the harmonica, Juan Marichal and John Roseboro fight and the professional pinch hitter Matt Stairs. If you love the history of the game, andâŠ
 Yogi Berra Essentials Positions: CatcherBats: Left Throws: RightHeight 5-7 Weight: 185Born: May 12, 1925 in St. Louis, MO USADied: September 22, 2015 in West Caldwell, NJ USABuried: Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, East Hanover, NJDebut: September 22, 1946 vs. PHA 4 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: May 9, 1965âŠ
Edgar Renteria, who drove in the winning run for the Marlins against Cleveland in the 11th inning during Game 7 of the 1997 Fall Classic, joins Yankees legends Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, and Yogi Berra as only the fourth player in baseball history to collect two World Series-winning hits. The Series MVPâs three-run homer off Cliff Lee in the seventh inning leads to San Franciscoâs 3-1 victory over the Rangers, bringing a World Championship to the Giants for the first time since 1954.
Derek Jeter, with a dribbler up the third-base line for an infield single off KCâs Scott Elarton, becomes the eighth player in Yankee history to collect 2,000 career hits. The 31 year-old shortstop joins Yogi Berra, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Don Mattingly, Babe Ruth, and Bernie Williams in reaching the milestone.
2001 â San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds is named National League Most Valuable Player by the Baseball Writers Association of America with 30 of 32 first-place votes. Bonds, who hit .328 with an all-time record 73 home runs and 137 RBI, wins the award for an unprecedented fourth time. Previously, he was awarded as a Pittsburgh Pirates member in 1990 and 1992 and with the Giants in 1993. Three-time MVP Award winners include Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella, Joe DiMaggio, Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial and Mike Schmidt, all of them Hall of Famers.
On July 18, 1999, On Yogi Berra Day at Yankee Stadium, David Cone pitches 14th perfect game of the modern era and the 16th overall in major league history and the third Yankee to toss a perfect game, Cone doesnât reach a three-ball count on a single batter and throws only 88 pitches in shuttingâŠ
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