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Yogi Berra
Full name Lawrence Peter Berra Born May 12, 1925, St. Louis, Missouri Died September 22, 2015, West Caldwell, New Jersey Buried at Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, East Hanover, New Jersey (Cremated) First Game: September 22, 1946 ; Final Game: May 9, 1965 Managed First Game: April 16, 1964 ; Managed Final Game: April 28, 1985 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 7.5" Weight: 185 Father of Dale Berra Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1972 Named AL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1951 and 1954 to 1955) Named catcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956 to 1957) Ejections as player: 1948 (1), 1949 (1), 1951 (1), 1952 (1), 1953 (1), 1954 (3), 1955 (1), 1956 (1), 1959 (1), 1960 (1), 1963 (1). Total: 13 Ejections as coach: 1965 (1) Ejections as manager: 1964 (2), 1973 (3), 1974 (3), 1984 (5). Total: 13 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1946 NY A Daily Splits 7 22 3 8 1 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .391 .682 0.4 1946 NY A
1947 NY A Daily Splits 83 293 41 82 15 3 11 54 13 6 12 0 0 0 9 7 0 1 .280 .310 .464 0.1 1947 NY A
1948 NY A Daily Splits 125 469 70 143 24 10 14 98 25 5 24 1 2 0 7 9 3 3 .305 .341 .488 0.7 1948 NY A
1949 NY A Daily Splits 116 415 59 115 20 2 20 91 22 3 25 6 0 0 8 6 2 1 .277 .323 .480 2.0 1949 NY A
1950 NY A Daily Splits 151 597 116 192 30 6 28 124 55 3 12 4 0 0 10 11 4 2 .322 .383 .533 4.0 1950 NY A
1951 NY A Daily Splits 141 547 92 161 19 4 27 88 44 5 20 3 0 0 9 16 5 4 .294 .350 .492 3.7 1951 NY A
1952 NY A Daily Splits 142 534 97 146 17 1 30 98 66 9 24 4 1 0 13 8 2 3 .273 .358 .478 4.0 1952 NY A
1953 NY A Daily Splits 137 503 80 149 23 5 27 108 50 6 32 3 1 0 4 7 0 3 .296 .363 .523 4.2 1953 NY A
1954 NY A Daily Splits 151 584 88 179 28 6 22 125 56 6 29 4 1 7 0 9 9 0 1 .307 .367 .488 4.5 1954 NY A
1955 NY A Daily Splits 147 541 84 147 20 3 27 108 60 6 20 7 2 5 0 9 13 1 0 .272 .349 .470 2.6 1955 NY A
1956 NY A Daily Splits 140 521 93 155 29 2 30 105 65 7 29 5 1 5 0 10 8 3 2 .298 .378 .534 4.7 1956 NY A
1957 NY A Daily Splits 134 482 74 121 14 2 24 82 57 10 24 1 1 4 0 5 11 1 2 .251 .329 .438 2.3 1957 NY A
1958 NY A Daily Splits 122 433 60 115 17 3 22 90 35 5 35 2 0 6 0 5 6 3 0 .266 .319 .471 2.5 1958 NY A
1959 NY A Daily Splits 131 472 64 134 25 1 19 69 43 5 38 4 0 2 0 12 6 1 2 .284 .347 .462 3.3 1959 NY A
1960 NY A Daily Splits 120 359 46 99 14 1 15 62 38 6 23 3 0 4 0 6 11 2 1 .276 .347 .446 0.8 1960 NY A
1961 NY A Daily Splits 119 395 62 107 11 0 22 61 35 4 28 2 0 5 0 5 7 2 0 .271 .330 .466 0.8 1961 NY A
1962 NY A Daily Splits 86 232 25 52 8 0 10 35 24 4 18 2 0 5 0 3 7 0 1 .224 .297 .388 0.0 1962 NY A
1963 NY A Daily Splits 64 147 20 43 6 0 8 28 15 2 17 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 .293 .360 .497 1.8 1963 NY A
1965 NY N Daily Splits 4 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 0.0 1965 NY N
Total NL ( 1 Year ) 4 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 0.0 Total NL
Total AL (18 Years) 2116 7546 1174 2148 321 49 358 1430 704 92 411 52 9 44 0 124 146 30 26 .285 .348 .483 42.4 Total AL
Total (19 Years) Splits 2120 7555 1175 2150 321 49 358 1430 704 92 414 52 9 44 0 124 146 30 26 .285 .348 .482 42.4 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1947 NY A Daily Splits 6 19 2 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .158 .200 .316 1947 NY A
1949 NY A Daily Splits 4 16 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .118 .063 1949 NY A
1950 NY A Daily Splits 4 15 2 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .294 .400 1950 NY A
1951 NY A Daily Splits 6 23 4 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .320 .304 1951 NY A
1952 NY A Daily Splits 7 28 2 6 1 0 2 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 .267 .464 1952 NY A
1953 NY A Daily Splits 6 21 3 9 1 0 1 4 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 .538 .619 1953 NY A
1955 NY A Daily Splits 7 24 5 10 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .417 .500 .583 1955 NY A
1956 NY A Daily Splits 7 25 5 9 2 0 3 10 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360 .448 .800 1956 NY A
1957 NY A Daily Splits 7 25 5 8 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .320 .414 .480 1957 NY A
1958 NY A Daily Splits 7 27 3 6 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .222 .241 .333 1958 NY A
1960 NY A Daily Splits 7 22 6 7 0 0 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .318 .375 .455 1960 NY A
1961 NY A Daily Splits 4 11 2 3 0 0 1 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .500 .545 1961 NY A
1962 NY A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1962 NY A
1963 NY A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1963 NY A
Total (14 Years) Splits 75 259 41 71 10 0 12 39 32 6 17 3 0 1 0 3 5 0 2 .274 .359 .452 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1949 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1949 AL
1950 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1950 AL
1951 AL Daily Splits 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1951 AL
1952 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1952 AL
1953 AL Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1953 AL
1954 AL Daily Splits 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1954 AL
1955 AL Daily Splits 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .167 1955 AL
1956 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1956 AL
1957 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 1957 AL
1958 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1958 AL
1959 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1959 AL
1960 AL Daily Splits 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1960 AL
1961 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1961 AL
1962 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1962 AL
Total (14 Years) Splits 15 41 5 8 0 0 1 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .195 .233 .268 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1946 NY A Daily Splits C 6 6 6 50 28 6 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 1.000
1947 NY A Daily Splits C 51 48 44 431 259 18 8 5 0 3 19 11 0 .972
1947 NY A OF 25 20 19 192.1 48 0 1 0 0 .980 13 0 12
1947 NY A LF 13 8 8 86.1 27 0 0 0 0 1.000
1947 NY A RF 12 12 11 106 27 0 1 0 0 .964
1948 NY A Daily Splits C 71 65 55 562.2 297 36 7 5 0 8 29 20 0 .979
1948 NY A RF 50 46 41 408.1 93 4 2 2 0 .980
1948 NY A OF 50 46 41 408.1 93 4 2 2 0 .980 0 0 50
1949 NY A Daily Splits C 108 104 84 891 544 60 7 18 0 4 36 28 3 .989
1950 NY A Daily Splits C 148 148 137 1280.2 777 64 13 16 0 7 23 33 3 .985
1951 NY A Daily Splits C 141 140 134 1222.1 693 82 13 25 0 3 40 46 4 .984
1952 NY A Daily Splits C 140 138 131 1217.2 700 73 6 10 0 5 39 35 1 .992
1953 NY A Daily Splits C 133 124 109 1089.1 566 64 9 9 0 8 27 26 3 .986
1954 NY A Daily Splits C 149 148 133 1270.1 717 63 8 14 0 5 28 34 1 .990
1954 NY A 3B 1 1 1 9 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1955 NY A Daily Splits C 145 141 133 1233.2 748 54 13 10 0 3 26 25 2 .984
1956 NY A Daily Splits C 135 134 122 1172.1 732 55 11 15 0 7 26 24 2 .986
1956 NY A LF 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1956 NY A OF 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1957 NY A Daily Splits C 121 116 108 1030.2 704 61 4 12 0 9 29 37 1 .995
1957 NY A OF 7 7 5 62 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 6 0 1
1957 NY A LF 6 6 4 51 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 NY A RF 1 1 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 -
1958 NY A Daily Splits C 88 87 85 755 509 41 0 8 0 5 23 28 0 1.000
1958 NY A RF 21 21 12 168 31 3 2 1 0 .944
1958 NY A OF 21 21 12 168 39 3 2 1 0 .955 0 0 21
1958 NY A 1B 2 1 1 9 10 0 0 2 0 1.000
1959 NY A Daily Splits C 116 112 104 1000.2 698 61 2 9 0 3 32 26 1 .997
1959 NY A RF 7 7 2 46 7 1 2 1 0 .800
1959 NY A OF 7 7 2 46 8 1 2 1 0 .818 0 0 7
1960 NY A Daily Splits C 61 53 43 455.1 256 22 3 6 0 1 15 13 1 .989
1960 NY A OF 36 33 28 309 56 2 2 0 0 .967 20 0 17
1960 NY A LF 20 17 14 160 30 1 2 0 0 .939
1960 NY A RF 17 16 14 149 25 1 0 0 0 1.000
1961 NY A Daily Splits OF 87 83 65 717.2 161 7 2 2 0 .988 81 0 8
1961 NY A LF 81 78 61 659.2 147 6 2 2 0 .987
1961 NY A C 15 15 14 121 76 8 0 0 0 3 6 6 0 1.000
1961 NY A RF 8 5 4 58 10 1 0 0 0 1.000
1962 NY A Daily Splits C 31 28 25 271 175 16 2 6 0 1 7 5 1 .990
1962 NY A LF 28 27 19 225.1 63 1 4 0 0 .941
1962 NY A OF 28 27 19 225.1 63 1 4 0 0 .941 28 0 0
1963 NY A Daily Splits C 35 32 28 292 244 13 3 5 0 1 14 3 0 .988
1965 NY N Daily Splits C 2 2 2 18 15 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .941
Total (19 Years) Splits C 1696 1641 1497 14364.2 8738 798 110 175 0 76 425 401 23 .989
Total ( 9 Years) OF 262 245 191 2132.2 472 20 15 6 0 .970 149 0 116
Total ( 6 Years) LF 149 137 106 1186.1 271 10 8 2 0 .972
Total ( 7 Years) RF 116 108 85 946.1 193 10 7 4 0 .967
Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 2 1 1 9 10 0 0 2 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 1 1 1 9 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1947 NY A Daily Splits C 4 3 3 28.2 19 2 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 .913
1947 NY A RF 2 1 0 12 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1947 NY A OF 2 1 0 12 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2
1949 NY A Daily Splits C 4 4 4 36 37 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1950 NY A Daily Splits C 4 4 4 37 30 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1.000
1951 NY A Daily Splits C 6 6 6 53 27 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 .968
1952 NY A Daily Splits C 7 7 7 64 59 7 1 1 0 1 5 4 0 .985
1953 NY A Daily Splits C 6 6 6 52 37 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1.000
1955 NY A Daily Splits C 7 7 7 60 40 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1.000
1956 NY A Daily Splits C 7 7 7 61.2 50 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.000
1957 NY A Daily Splits C 7 7 7 62.1 45 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .979
1958 NY A Daily Splits C 7 7 7 63.2 60 6 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000
1960 NY A Daily Splits OF 4 3 1 23 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 3 0 1
1960 NY A LF 3 3 1 20 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 NY A C 3 2 2 18 13 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1.000
1960 NY A RF 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 NY A Daily Splits OF 4 4 4 36 11 0 1 0 0 .917 4 0 0
1961 NY A LF 4 4 4 36 11 0 1 0 0 .917
1962 NY A Daily Splits C 1 1 1 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
Total (12 Years) Splits C 63 61 61 544.1 423 36 5 6 0 3 23 13 2 .989
Total ( 3 Years) OF 10 8 5 71 19 0 1 0 0 .950 7 0 3
Total ( 2 Years) LF 7 7 5 56 15 0 1 0 0 .938
Total ( 2 Years) RF 3 1 0 15 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1949 AL Daily Splits C 1 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1950 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1951 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 1 9 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .857
1952 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1953 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 1 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1954 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 1 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1955 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 1 11 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 6 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1957 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 1 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 AL Daily Splits C 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 AL Daily Splits C 2 2 0 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1.000
1961 AL Daily Splits C 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total (13 Years) Splits C 14 11 6 85.2 61 7 1 1 0 0 3 5 1 .986
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1964 NY A 164 99 63 .611 730 577 1
1972 NY N 156 83 73 .532 528 578 3
1973 NY N 161 82 79 .509 608 588 1
1974 NY N 162 71 91 .438 572 646 5
1975 NY N 109 56 53 .514 433 417 8- 5 3 3
1984 NY A 162 87 75 .537 758 679 3
1985 NY A 16 6 10 .375 57 72 4-28 7 2
Total ( 7 Years) 930 484 444 .522 3686 3557
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
League Championship Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1973 NY N 5 3 2 .600 23 8
World Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1964 NY A 7 3 4 .429 33 32
1973 NY N 7 3 4 .429 24 21
Total ( 2 Years) 14 6 8 .429 57 53
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
All-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1974 NL 1 1 0 1.000 7 2
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END
1963 NY A Coach 4- 9 10- 6
1965 NY N Coach 4-12 10- 3
1966 NY N Coach 4-15 10- 2
1967 NY N Coach 4-11 10- 1
1968 NY N Coach 4-10 9-29
1969 NY N Coach 4- 8 10-16
1970 NY N Coach 4- 7 10- 1
1971 NY N Coach 4- 6 9-30
1976 NY A Bench 4- 8 10-21
1977 NY A Coach 4- 7 10-18
1978 NY A Coach 4- 8 10-17
1979 NY A Coach 4- 5 9-30
1980 NY A Coach 4-10 10-10
1981 NY A Coach 4- 9 10-28
1982 NY A Coach 4-11 10- 3
1983 NY A Coach 4- 5 10- 2
1986 HOU N Coach 4- 8 10-15
1987 HOU N Coach 4- 6 10- 4
1988 HOU N Coach 4- 5 10- 2
1989 HOU N Coach 4- 4 10- 1
Total (20 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-11-1948 BOX NY A Cal Hubbard Balls and strikes
8- 5-1949(2) BOX NY A Bill Summers Balls and strikes
8-28-1951 BOX NY A Eddie Hurley Balls and strikes
7- 6-1952(1) BOX NY A Jim Honochick Balls and strikes
5-21-1953 BOX NY A Grover Froese Balls and strikes (Kicked dirt)
5-10-1954 BOX NY A Bill Summers Balls and strikes
7-30-1954 BOX NY A Frank Umont Call at HP
8-21-1954 BOX NY A Bill Grieve Balls and strikes
5-28-1955 BOX NY A Ed Runge Balls and strikes
8-26-1956(1) BOX NY A Johnny Stevens Balls and strikes
7-11-1959 BOX NY A Bill Summers Balls and strikes
5- 4-1960 BOX NY A Red Flaherty Balls and strikes
5-26-1963(2) BOX NY A Red Flaherty Call at HP
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6- 6-1964 BOX NY A Bill McKinley Call at 3B
8-16-1964 BOX NY A Johnny Stevens Call at 1B
6-21-1973 BOX NY N Tom Gorman Call at HP
7-16-1973 BOX NY N Ed Sudol Call at 1B
9-15-1973(1) BOX NY N Jerry Dale Call at HP
4-28-1974(2) BOX NY N Shag Crawford Call at HP
6- 1-1974 BOX NY N Dick Stello Fair/foul call
9-11-1974 BOX NY N Ed Sudol Check swing
4-22-1984 BOX NY A Tim McClelland Catch/trap call
6- 6-1984 BOX NY A Ted Hendry Fair/foul call
6-12-1984 BOX NY A Drew Coble Balls and strikes
8-17-1984 BOX NY A Joe Brinkman HBP call
9-24-1984(1) BOX NY A Terry Cooney Call at 1B
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
4-30-1965 BOX NY N Frank Secory Home run non-call
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1943).
Released by New York Yankees (October 29, 1963 ).
Signed by New York Mets (April 27, 1965 ).
Released by New York Mets (May 17, 1965 ).
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