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Yogi Berra
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General Information (Yogi Berra) |
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| Mostly Credited As: | Yogi Berra |
| Birth Name: | Lawrence Peter Berra |
| Date Of Birth: | May 12, 1925 (Age 84) |
| Country Of Birth: |  USA |
| Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Height: | 5' 7" (1.7 m) |
Lawrence 'Yogi' Berra is a Hall of Fame baseball legend from the New York Yankees. While in New York he became a 15-time all-star, was part of 10 World Series championship teams and caught Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Yogi began in the minor leagues in his hometown and was offered only $250 to sign with the big league team. A scout from the Yankees watching young Yogi decided he was worth more and signed him away from St. Louis. The rest is baseball history. In 1944, at the age of 18 Yogi joined the Navy and became a gunner during WWII. Upon his return from the war, Yogi rejoined baseball and after the N.Y. Giants tried to lure him away, it was then that the Yankees took notice and brought him up to the big leagues. Yogi was given a special day upon his retirement where his (and Bill Dickey's) number 8 was retired. Yogi would return to manage in the Majors with the Yankees, Mets and Yankees again. After being fired just 22 games into the 1985 season and vowed never to return to Yankee stadium while George Steinbrenner was the owner. He since has made up and returned to old timer's day and as a guest coach during spring training with the Yankees. Being a movie buff he signed to host a movie show on the YES Network called "Yogi and a Movie."
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Lawrence 'Yogi' Berra is a Hall of Fame baseball legend from the New York Yankees. While in New York he became a 15-time all-star, was part of 10 World Series championship teams and caught Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Yogi began in the minor leagues in his hometown and was offered only $250 to sign with the big league team. A scout from the Yankees watching young Yogi decided he was worth more and signed him away from St. Louis. The rest is baseball history. In 1944, at the age of 18 Yogi joined the Navy and became a gunner during WWII. Upon his return from the war, Yogi rejoined baseball and after the N.Y. Giants tried to lure him away, it was then that the Yankees took notice and brought him up to the big leagues. Yogi was given a special day upon his retirement where his (and Bill Dickey's) number 8 was retired. Yogi would return to manage in the Majors with the Yankees, Mets and Yankees again. After being fired just 22 games into the 1985
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Yogi Berra TV Appearances |
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| Show: War Stories (2001) |
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• From the Ballpark to the Battlefield: Baseball and World War II |
04x01: (Jul/09/2006) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Tony Danza Show (2004) (2004) |
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• Mario Batali, Yogi Berra, Davy Jones, Sela Ward |
02x50: (Nov/18/2005) |
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Himself |
| Show: This Week in Baseball (1977) |
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• June 4, 2005 - Derek Lowe |
28x03: (Jun/04/2005) |
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Himself |
| Show: CenterStage (2002) |
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• Yogi Berra |
??x??: (May/2005) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Tim McCarver Show (2005) |
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• Yogi Berra |
01x13: (Apr/24/2005) |
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Himself |
| Show: ESPN 25: Who's #1? (2004) |
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• The Best World Series |
??x02: (2005) |
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Himself |
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• Best MLB Teams |
??x01: (2005) |
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Himself |
| Show: SportsCentury (1999) • 7 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Monday July 10th, 2000) |
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• New York Yankees, Part Two |
04x04: (Oct/07/2003) |
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Himself |
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• New York Yankees: Part 2 |
03x03: (Oct/07/2003) |
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Himself |
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• Yogi Berra |
02x21: (Oct/14/2002) |
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Himself |
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• Don Larsen |
01x106: (Oct/23/2000) |
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Himself |
| Show: Arli$$ (1996) |
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• The Immortal |
07x01: (Jun/16/2002) |
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Himself |
| Show: Saturday Night Live (1975) |
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• Bob Uecker/Peter Wolf |
10x02: (Oct/13/1984) |
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Himself, [Uncredited] |
| Show: Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (1973) |
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• Joe Garagiola |
01x??: (May/25/1976) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) • 7 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Sunday October 14th, 1951) |
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• Louis Armstrong, Pat Boone |
18x02: (Oct/04/1964) |
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Himself |
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• John Huston, Mickey Mantle |
12x03: (Sep/28/1958) |
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Himself |
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• Yogi Berra, Nat King Cole, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford |
11x29: (Apr/13/1958) |
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Himself |
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• Everly Bros., Barbara McNair, Cyril Ritchard, Dick Shawn, Jo Stafford |
11x24: (Mar/09/1958) |
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Himself |
| Show: What's My Line? (US) (1950) |
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• EPISODE #710 |
15x35: (Apr/26/1964) |
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Himself (Mystery Guest) |
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• EPISODE #571 |
12x44: (Jul/02/1961) |
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Himself (Mystery Guest) |
| Show: The Phil Silvers Show (1955) |
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• Hillbilly Whiz |
03x03: (Oct/01/1957) |
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Yogi 'Ashley' Berra |
| Show: The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) |
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• Martha Scott, Jack Carson, Harry Belafonte |
06x03: (Oct/02/1955) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Name's the Same (1951) |
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• Season 2, Episode 1 |
02x01: (Oct/01/1952) |
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Himself |
| Show: World Series (1947) |
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• 1947 World Series Game 3 |
01x03: (Oct/02/1947) |
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NY Yankees Catcher |
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Yogi Berra Trivia |
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Both caught and was in attendance for 2 of the 11 perfect games ever pitched in baseball history.
| Held the record for the most World Series games played in (75) as of 2006.
| Selected to baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.
| His number 8 was retired by the Yankees in 1972. (Also for Bill Dickey the same day)
| Named to the American League All-Star team fifteen consecutive years (1948-1962).
| Yogi Berra Stadium is located in West Paterson, New Jersey.
| Received his nickname 'Yogi' from a boyhood friend who saw him squatting, with his arms folded across his chest like a mystical yogi.
| Best friend growing up was future sportscaster Joe Garagiola.
| Managed both the New York Yankees and New York Mets to pennants.
| Son Dale Berra played shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Yogi Berra Quotes |
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Berra: It ain't over 'til it's over.
| Berra: (about a popular restaurant) Nobody ever goes in there. It's too crowded.
| Berra: I didn't really say everything they said I said.
| Berra: It's like deja vu all over again.
| Berra: It's tough making predictions especially about the future.
| Berra: When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
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