DATE: 1962 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 4 - Second or later-generation photo, printed from a duplicate negative or wire photo process, in a later period TEAM: New York Yankees SUBJECT: Yogi Berra APPROXIMATE SIZE: 5"x7" NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: Offered is an approximately 5"x7" photo of Yogi Berra, pictured in his New York Yankees uniform circa June 9, 1962 upon completing his 2000th game. He is holding the ball that he hit in the game for a 3-run homer. It is not clear when the photo was produced, but it is on a modern glossy photo stock. Comes from the archives of either The Sporting News or Sport Magazine. See scans for further details, including condition. BIO: Lawrence Peter Berra was born in 1925 in St. Louis, MO and died in 2015 in West Caldwell, NJ. He played major league baseball from 1946 to 1965 as catcher for the New York Yankees and a few games with the New York Mets, appeared in 14 World Series, was selected 18 as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. Berra also managed the 1964 New York Yankees, the 1972-75 New York Mets, and then the Yankees again from 1984-85. He has become a beloved figure in American sport, which in some ways has obscured his immense talents as a competitive athlete. Berra, who quit school in the eighth grade, has a tendency toward malapropism and fracturing the English language in highly provocative, interesting ways. Simultaneously denying and confirming his reputation, Berra once stated, "I didn't really say everything I said." In 1999, Berra appeared at No. 40 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and fan balloting elected him to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. At the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Berra had the honor of being the last of the 49 Hall of Famers in attendance to be announced. He received the loudest standing ovation of the Hall of Famers due to playing and managing both New York ballclubs. SKU: L06566
Item: L06566
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