Damn Yankees by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

Damn Yankees

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Yogi Berra caught three no hitters; July 12, 1951 (Allie Reynolds), September 28, 1951 (Allie Reynolds), and October 8, 1956 (Don Larsen), tying an American League record.

Yogi Berra had his number (#8) retired in 1972 by the New York Yankees, jointly honoring Berra and Bill Dickey, his predecessor as the Yankees' star catcher.

Yogi Berra started eleven All-Star Games and was sent to fifteen Midsummer Classics, both records at the time of his retirement.

Yogi Berra was a nineteen year old Second Class Seaman during World War II, one of a six man crew on a US Navy rocket boat, and he took part in the Invasion of Normandy on D-Day.

Yogi Berra was ranked fortieth on “The Sporting News” legendary list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players in Major League Baseball history.

Yogi Berra played in seventy-five World Series games over the course of his career, ten world championship teams and fourteen pennant winners.

Yogi Berra was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, receiving 85.61% of the votes.