Yogi Berra Biography

Yogi Berra	Lawrence Peter Berra Born: 1925-05-12 Birthplace: St. Louis, MO Race: White Field: Baseball Famous for: New York Yankees Yogi Berra Offical Website: http://www.yogi-berra.com/
Field: Baseball

Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra was a baseball player and, later, team manager. Born May 12, 1925, in St. Louis, he picked up his nickname from a friend who said he resembled a Hindu holy man, and began playing baseball in local American Legion leagues, where he learnt the basics of play as a catcher. After rejecting an offer from the St. Louis Cardinals he signed with the New York Yankees in 1942.

Playing Career

Following a spell in the US Navy during World War II he played minor league baseball with the Newark Bears before being called up for 7 games in the major leagues in 1946. The following season he played 86 games for the Yankees, and he would play 100+ for each of the following 14 years. During his 19-year career as a Yankee the Bronx Bombers dominated baseball, appearing in 14 World Series and winning ten championships. Yogi himself was a 15-time All-Star, and won the league MVP award three times (in 1951, 1954 and 1955) and caught Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 Series.