Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee“Allen Barra brings a legendary figure from the true golden age of baseball to life.”—Bob Costas Yogi Berra is one of the most popular former athletes in American history, and the most quoted American since Abraham Lincoln. Part clown, part feisty competitor, Berra is also the winningest player (fourteen pennants, ten World Series, 3 MVPs) in baseball history. In this revelatory biography, Allen Barra presents Yogi’s remarkable life as never seen before with nearly one hundred photos and countless “Yogi-isms,” and offers hilarious insights into many of baseball’s greatest moments. From calling Don Larsen’s perfect game, to managing the 1973 “You Gotta Believe” New York Mets, Yogi’s life and career are a virtual cutaway view of our national pastime in the twentieth century. |
Contents
Chapter One King of the Hill 19251942 | |
Chapter Two Larry Berra They Call Him Yogi 19431946 | |
Chapter Three A Silly Hitter 1947 | |
Chapter Four A Rather Strange Fellow of Very Remarkable Abilities | |
Chapter Five Mister Berra My Assistant Manager 19501951 | |
Chapter Six Residue of Design 19521953 | |
Chapter Nine Manage Who? 19611964 | |
Chapter Ten It Aint Over 19651975 | |
Chapter Eleven Déjà vu All Over Again 19761985 | |
Chapter Twelve Eternal Yankee 1986 | |
Appendix A Was Yogi the Greatest? Yogi Berra Johnny Bench | |
Casey Interviews Yogi | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
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