Yogi Berra

Also known as Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra, Lawrence Peter Berra

American baseball player, manager, and coach (1925–2015)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1925
Works: 27

Top works

When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It!
Yogi
Ten Rings
Ten Rings
Yogi

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Origin: Washington, D.C.

bedroom popindie folk

Discography

Move it boy2022

Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 59
Total plays: 290

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Exercise and Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
· 2003 · cited 1,496x
Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women—2011 Update
· 2011 · cited 1,356x
2012 ACCF/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
· 2012 · cited 1,326x
Thermal energy storage technologies and systems for concentrating solar power plants
· 2013 · cited 1,161x
HIF prolyl‐hydroxylase 2 is the key oxygen sensor setting low steady‐state levels of HIF‐1α in normoxia
· 2003 · cited 1,145x

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Quotes

“From the kids on the neighborhood Stag Athletic Club baseball team on the Hill. We went to a movie one afternoon, and there was one of those yogi characters in the picture. Coming out of the joint, one of the kids looked at me, started laughing, and said: "Hey, Berra walks just like that yogi in the movie." I've been Yogi ever since.”
“What's wrong with readin' comic books? I don't understand this kiddin' about readin' comic books. When I get through with 'em the other players on our club borrow them from me. Nobody makes a fuss about that.”
“I always know how Hutch did when we follow Detroit into a town. If we got stools in the dressing room, I know he won. If we got kindling, he lost.”
“Lopat was the cutest of the gang, the easiest to catch because he had almost perfect control of every pitch at different speeds. He made batters impatient. They couldn't wait for what looked so easy to hit and they'd swing at his motion.”
“But it don't bother me. I never yet saw anybody hit the baseball with their face. Besides, I like to get kidded; that means they like me. When they stop kidding me, I'm in trouble.”
“My ambition is to hit .400 and talk 1.000.”

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Key facts

Batting average: .285
Hits: 2,150
Runs batted in: 1,430
Managerial record: 484–444
Winning: .522
Vote: 85.6% (second ballot)
Branch: United States Navy
Service years: 1943–1945
Rank: Seaman second class
Unit: Landing Craft Support gunner
Conflicts: World War II Normandy landings
Awards: Purple Heart Distinguished Unit Citation World War II Victory Medal American Campaign Medal European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport: Baseball
Team: _Deceased Baseball
Position: Catcher
Nationality: United States

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Wikidata facts

Image: 1953 Bowman Yogi Berra (cropped).jpg
Height: 170

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Commons category: Yogi Berra
date of birth: 1925-05-12
date of death: 2015-09-22
birth name: Lorenzo Pietro Berra
nickname: Yogi
name in native language: Yogi Berra

Sources (10)

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Article

Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born Lorenzo Pietro Berra; May 12, 1925 – September 22, 2015) was an American professional baseball catcher who later took on the roles of manager and coach. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1946–1963, 1965), all but the last for the New York Yankees. He was an 18-time All-Star and won 10 World Series championships as a player—more than any other player in MLB history. Berra had a career batting average of .285, while hitting 358 home runs and 1,430 runs batted in. He is one of only six players to win the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award three times. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.

Berra was born in St. Louis, in an Italian community, and signed with the Yankees in 1943 before serving in the United States Navy as a gunner's mate in the Normandy landings during World War II. He made his major-league debut at age 21 in 1946 and was a mainstay in the Yankees' lineup during the team's championship years beginning in 1949 and continuing through 1962. Berra was a power hitter and strong defensive catcher, despite being shorter than most in the league at 5 feet 7 inches [1.70 m] tall. Berra played 18 seasons with the Yankees before retiring after the 1963 season. He spent the next year as their manager, then joined the New York Mets in 1965 as coach (and briefly a player again). Berra remained with the Mets for the next decade, serving the last four years as their manager. He returned to the Yankees in 1976, coaching them for eight seasons and managing for two, before coaching the Houston Astros. Berra appeared as a player, coach or manager in 13 of 15 World Series that New York baseball teams won from 1947 through 1981. Overall, he played or coached in 21 World Series, 13 on the winning side. Berra caught Don Larsen's perfect game in game five of the 1956 World Series. He also holds the all-time record for shutouts caught with 173.