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Yogi Berra
Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, 1972
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 121 of 1234 players

Lawrence Peter Berra
Born: May 12, 1925 at St. Louis, Mo.
Died: September 22, 2015 at West Caldwell, N.J. Obituary
Throws: Right Bats: Left
Height: 5.08 Weight: 195

Yogi Berra has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 14 times, most recently on May 12, 2023.

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Manager 1972 - 1975
Coach 1965 - 1971

First Mets game: May 1, 1965
Last Mets game: May 9, 1965

Father of Dale Berra
Father of Lawrence Berra

Winner of American League Most Valuable Player award, 1951, 1954, 1955. (New York Yankees)

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	Facing Up to It -- by Bruce Stark New York Daily News, April 21, 1964 New York's managers have their first wins of the season.
Tags: Yogi Berra, Casey Stengel.

	Casey Facing Decision: Can Yogi Cut Mustard? New York Daily News, March 31, 1965 After managing the Yankees in 1964, Yogi Berra came to the Mets as a coach. Manager Casey Stengel wanted to activate him as a player. Yogi would reluctantly concede, but his active status would not last.
Tags: Yogi Berra, Casey Stengel.

	Berra Signs 2-Year Pact as Mets' Manager; Staub Traded to Mets for Jorgy, Foli, & Singleton New York Daily News, April 7, 1972 In the wake of the death of Gil Hodges, Yogi Berra becomes the new Mets manager and, as the 1972 season is set to begin, the Mets make an 11th-hour deal for Rusty Staub.
Tags: Yogi Berra, Tim Foli, Mike Jorgensen, Ken Singleton, Rusty Staub.

	'You Gotta Believe... Gotta Believe!' A Whisper in July, War Cry in Stretch New York Daily News, October 2, 1973 The Mets enjoy a raucous celebration after winning the National League East in Chicago. Plus a cartoon from Bruce Stark.
Tags: Yogi Berra, Jerry Grote, Willie Mays, Tug McGraw, Tom Seaver.

	Pete, Bud "kiss, make up" The Journal Herald (Dayton, Ohio), January 29, 1974 At an offseason baseball writers dinner, Pete Rose and Bud Harrelson show there are no hard feelings as Bud presents Pete with a "Good Guy" award. The article includes a photo of the two players flanking a smiling Yogi Berra.
Tags: Yogi Berra, Bud Harrelson.

	Wherever he went, Yogi was at home on the Hill St. Louis Post Dispatch, September 24, 2015 Obituary for former Mets manager Yogi Berra, from a paper published in his home town of St. Louis.
Tags: Yogi Berra.

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