Yogi Berra
Lawrence Peter Berra
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 194 lbs.
Born: May 12, 1925 in St. Louis, MO
Signed: 1943 by the New York Yankees
Acquired: as a free agent, April 1965
Departed: released, May 1965
Died: September 22, 2015 in Montclair, NJ
I heard a story once where Warren Spahn was
pitching to Yogi Berra on the 1965 Mets, and a writer asked Yogi if he thought
they were the oldest battery ever. Yogi reportedly said, "I don't know if
we're the oldest, but we're sure the ugliest." Whether that's a true story
or not, Yogi is certainly one of the central figures in the entire history of
New York baseball, winning the MVP award three times for the Yankees, and
guiding both the Yanks and the Mets to the World Series as a manager. Pictured
here on his 1952 Bowman card. Other cards and a couple of oversize scans are
shown below. You can read a more
comprehensive bio of Yogi's fascinating career by clicking on the SABR banner
at the bottom of this page.
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This is a list of the cards of this player
that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said
collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed
in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity
prior to my divestiture. The cards
listed in white text are the ones that still
remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal,
just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are
cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order
to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a
card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and
game-used areas. If an orange card is
struck through, it has also departed the collection. I am
still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.
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1952 Wheaties |
1955 Bowman |
1947 Tip-Top
Bread reprint
1948 Bowman #6 reprint
1949 Bowman #60 reprint
1950 Bowman #46 reprint
1951 Bowman #2
reprint (CCC)
1951 Bowman #2 reprint (Dover)
1952 Bowman #1
1952 Bowman #1 reprint
1952 Wheaties (portrait)
1953 Bowman Color #121 reprint (two different)
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1962 Post |
1955 Bowman #168
1962 Jay
Publishing New York Yankees
1962 Post #7
1963 Topps #340
1970s Exhibits Baseball's Great Hall of Fame
1973 Topps #257a (Mets Field Leaders; orange; with Roy McMillan, Joe Pignatano, Rube Walker, and Eddie Yost)
1974 Topps #179 (Mets Field Leaders;
with Roy McMillan, Joe Pignatano, Rube Walker, and Eddie Yost)
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1962 Jay Publishing Yankees |
1975 Dairylea Picture
Pak (Jon
Matlack on reverse)
1975 Sheraton Great Plains Greats #22
1975 SSPC #40
1975 SSPC Mets #19
1975 Topps #189 (MVPs)
1975 Topps #192 (MVPs; with Willie
Mays)
1975 Topps #193 (MVPs)
1975 Topps #421 (Mets team)
1975 Topps Mini #193 (MVPs)
1979 TCMA
Baseball History Series #2
1980-87 SSPC
Baseball Immortals #127
1981 Donruss #351
1982 Donruss #387
1982 TCMA Baseball's Greatest Sluggers #15
1983 Donruss Hall of Fame Heroes #24
1984 Topps Traded
Tiffany #13T
1985 Circle K
Collectors' Series #331985 Sports Design Doug West #31
1985 TCMA New York Yankees Postcards #NYY85-1
1985 Topps #132 (Father &
Son)1985 Topps #155
1985 Topps Tiffany #132 (Father & Son)1985 Topps (Woolworth's)
Collectors' Series #4 (All-Time Record Holders)
1986 Sportflics
Decade Greats #31
1987 Hygrade
Baseball's All-Time Greats
1987 Nestlé Dream Team #19 (Modern Era)1987 Topps #531 (Astros Leaders)
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1980s Baseball Immortals |
1983 Donruss |
1985 Circle K |
1987 Hygrade |
1988 Pacific Baseball Legends #53
1989 Baseball Wit #24
1989 Bowman sweepstakes card (reprint of
1948 Bowman)
1989 Bowman Tiffany sweepstakes
card (reprint of 1948 Bowman)
1989 Sportflics The Unforgetables #147 mini trivia card
1989 Susan Rini 1969 Mets
Postcards #35
1990 Pacific Baseball Legends #7
1990 Swell (CMC) Baseball Greats #105
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Susan Rini postcards |
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1991 Line Drive
Collect a Books #35
1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #36
1991 Susan Rini 1961 New York Yankees Postcards Series 1 #1
1991 Swell (Impel) Baseball Greats #8
1991 Topps Archives #104 (reprint of 1953
Topps)
1992 Action Packed All-Star Gallery #1
1992 Front Row All-Time Greats Promos #11992 Ziploc #10
1993
Amoco/Coca-Cola Action Packed The Ultimate All-Stars
#11993 Ted Williams #58
1993 Yoo-Hoo Baseball Legends
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1991 Line Drive |
1993 Yoo-Hoo Baseball Legends |
1994 Upper Deck |
1995 Stouffer's |
1998 Fleer Sports Illustrated |
1994 Ron Lewis
'69 Mets 25th Anniversary Postcards #4 (02767 of 25,000)
1994 Spectrum Miracle of '69
#30
1994 Ted Williams Etched in Stone Roger Maris #ES6 (with Roger Maris)
1994 Topps Archives #50 (reprint of 1954
Topps)
1994 Upper Deck Baseball: An American
Epic #62
1995 Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque Postcards
1995 Stouffer's Legends of Baseball #1
1997 New York Legends lottery ticket
1997 Topps Finest Mickey
Mantle Commemorative Set #21 (reprint
of 1953 Bowman Color; with Bauer and Mantle)
1997 Topps Finest Mickey
Mantle Commemorative Set #23 (reprint
of 1957 Topps; with Mantle)
1997 Topps Mickey Mantle
Commemorative Set #21 (reprint
of 1953 Bowman Color; with Bauer and Mantle)
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1998 Fleer Sports Illustrated Then and Now Great Shots |
1998 Fleer Sports Illustrated Then and Now #4 (Legends of the Game)
1998 Fleer Sports Illustrated Then
and Now Great Shots! #23 (mini
poster)
1998 Upper Deck Retro #66
1999 Topps Hall
of Fame #HOF101999 Upper Deck Century Legends #40
~ 2000 Arthur Miller Postcards ("Yogi")
2000 Fleer Greats of the Game #89
2000 Upper Deck Legends #123 (20th Century
Legends)
2001 Upper Deck Yankees Legends Pride of the Pinstripes #PP6
2001 Bowman
Chrome Rookie Reprint #1 (reprint
of 1948 Bowman #6)
2001 Bowman Rookie Reprint #1 (reprint of 1948 Bowman #6)
2001 Sunoco Dream Team #4 (with Don Mattingly)
2001 Topps 50th Anniversary Through
the Years Reprints #1 (reprint
of 1957 Topps #2)
2001 Topps American Pie
#94
2001 Topps Archives Reserve #90 (reprint of 1952 Topps #191)
2001 Topps Chrome Past to
Present Refractor #PTP3
2001 Topps Noteworthy #TN33
2001 Topps Stars #149
2001 Topps Stars Progression #P2
2001 Upper Deck Hall of Famers #452001 Upper Deck Hall of Famers #65
(The National Pastime)
2001 Upper Deck Hall of Famers Hall of Fame Gallery #G12
2001 Upper Deck Hall of Famers The
Endless Summer #ES2
2001 Upper Deck Legends Legenday Game Uniforms #J-YB (game-used pants)2001 Upper Deck Legends of New York #84, #85 (The Miracle Mets)
2001 Upper Deck Legends of New York #124
2001 Upper Deck Legends of New York #145 (Banner Seasons)
2001 Upper Deck Legends of New York
#158 (New York - New York)
2001 Upper Deck Legends of New York
#189 (The Times)
2002 Donruss
Originals On the Record #OR-9 (serial
numbered 354/800)
2002 Fleer Fall Classic #9
2002 Fleer Fall Classic Rival Factions #40 (with Thurman Munson)
2002 Fleer Greats Dueling Duos #2 (with Roy Campanella)
2002 Fleer Greats Dueling
Duos #13 (with Gil Hodges)
2002 Fleer Greats Dueling Duos #DD-YB 2 (game-used bat;
with Gil Hodges)
2002 Topps Archives #14 (reprint of 1954 Topps #50)
2002 Topps Archives
Reserve #53 (reprint of 1954
Topps #50)
2002 Topps Chrome 1952 World
Series Reprints #52R-14 (reprint
of 1952 Topps #191)2002 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts #89
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1998 Topps Hall of Fame |
2002 SP Legendary Cuts |
2003 Fleer Showcase |
2003 Playoff Portraits |
2003 Donruss
Elite All-Time Career Bests #AT-9
2003 Donruss Team Heroes #340
2003 Fleer Flair Greats #26
2003 Fleer Flair Greats Classic Numbers
#7
2003 Fleer Showcase #96
2003 Fleer Tradition #802003 Playoff Portraits #75
2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites #80
2003 Topps Gallery Hall of Fame Edition
#60b (navy chest protector)
2003 Topps Gallery Hall of
Fame Edition Artist's Proof #60a (leather chest protector)
2003 Topps 206 Mini #435 (Uzit back)
2003 Upper Deck Play Ball 1941 Series #42
(original size)
2003 Upper Deck Vintage #217
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2003 Topps Gallery Hall of Fame |
2003 SP Legendary Cuts |
2005 Upper Deck Origins Promo |
2013 Topps Archives |
2004 Fleer Greats Announcing Greats #8
2004 Fleer Greats Battery Mates #4 (0396/1956)
2004 Leaf Exhibits #50 (Code
1962-63SRNL; 41/63)
2004 Topps Clubhouse Collection #YB (game-worn
uniform)
2004 Upper Deck Famous
"Quotes" #Q-20
2004 Upper Deck Yankees Classics #70
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2014 Topps Gypsy Queen N174 |
2005 Playoff
Absolute Memorabilia Tools of the Trade Black #TT-200 (016/100)
2005 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites #35
2005 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes #972005 Upper Deck Classics #100
2005 Upper Deck MLB Artifacts #200 (Legends; 1770/1999)
2005 Upper Deck Origins
Promo #131
2007 Topps Distinguished Service #DS2
2008 Upper Deck
Masterpieces #110
2008 Upper Deck Yankee Stadium Legacy
#3001
2010 Topps Update Cards Your Mother Threw Out
#CMT140 (reprint
of 1975 Topps #189)
2012 Topps Allen
& Ginter's #23
2012 Topps Archives #191a
2012 Topps Archives Reprints #191 (reprint of 1952 Topps #191)
2012 Topps Career Day
#CD-25
2012 Topps Gypsy Queen #293
2013 Caesars 1973
Mets (eight of diamonds)
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1956 Dairy Queen Stars |
2021 USPS postage stamp |
2014 Topps Gypsy Queen N174 #N174-YB
2014 Topps Mini Die-Cut 1989s #TM-20
2019
Panini Diamond Kings #17
2021
Topps Allen & Ginter #302
2021 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary #473
2021 Topps Gallery #154
2022
Topps Allen & Ginter #114
2022 Topps Archives #136
2022 Topps Update Paragons of the Postseason #PP-5
Other Yogi Berra memorabilia in my
collection:
1956 Dairy Queen Stars statuette
1988 Hartland 25th Anniversary
statue
SAM bobbing head doll
The Yogi Book ("I Really Didn't Say Everything I Said") book
When You Come to the Fork in the Road, Take It book
2000 Danbury Mint advertising flyer
for 1961 Yankees sculpture
2011 Sports Illustrated magazine (July 4-11, 2011 edition;
Yogi on cover)
2021 USPS forever
stamp
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"When you come to the
fork in the road, take it." -- Yogi Berra 2 |
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"Always go to other
people's funerals, otherwise they won't go to yours." -- Yogi Berra 2 |
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"You can observe a lot
by watching." -- Yogi Berra 2 |
