Born: May
12, 1925
1942:
Cardinals choose Joe Garagiola over Berra
1943:
Signed by New York Yankees
1944-45:
World War II service
1944:
Fought at Normandy
1945-6:
Minor Leagues
Debut:
September 22, 1946 (Yankees)
1947: Hit
first pinch hit home run in World Series history
1947:
Yankees win World Series
1949-53:
Yankees win World Series
1951:
Caught two Allie Reynolds’ no-hitters
1951: AL
MVP
1954: AL
MVP
1955: AL
MVP
1955:
Yankees win Pennant
1956:
Caught Don Larsen’s perfect game
1956:
Yankees win World Series
1957:
Yankees win Pennant
1958:
Yankees win World Series
1960:
Yankees win Pennant
1961-62:
Yankees win World Series
1962:
Caught 22 innings against Detroit
1963:
Retired
1963:
Yankees win Pennant
1964:
Managed Yankees (99-63)
1964:
Yankees win Pennant
1965:
Signed by New York Mets
1965:
Returned for four games with Mets
1965-71:
Mets coach
1969: Mets
win World Series
1972-75:
Managed Mets (292-296)
1972:
Elected to Hall of Fame
1972:
Yankees retired his #8 along with Bill Dickey’s #8
1973: Mets
win Pennant
1976-83:
Yankees coach
1976:
Yankees win Pennant
1977-8:
Yankees win World Series
1981:
Yankees win Pennant
1984-85:
Managed Yankees (93-85)
1985: Fired
by George Steinbrenner; Berra refused to speak to Steinbrenner or return to
Yankee Stadium for over a decade
1986-89:
Astros coach
1986:
Astros win NL West
1998: Yogi
Berra Museum and Learning Center opens
1988:
Received plaque at Monument Park
1999:
Buried the hatchet with Steinbrenner; Yankees hold Yogi Berra Day
1999:
Elected to All Century Team
2000: Yogi
returned to the Yankee family to mentor Jorge Posada
Accomplishments:
13x World
Champion (10 as a player)
18x All
Star
3x AL MVP
Caught 3
No-hitters including Don Larsen’s Perfect Game
.285
average
1175 Runs
2150 Hits
321 doubles
358 Home
Runs
1430 RBI
704
walks-414 strikeouts
.830 OPS
116 runs
(1950)
30 doubles
(1952)
10 Triples
(1948)
20+ HR: 11x
30+ HR: 2x
100+ RBI:
5x
Hit .300:
3x
.500
slugging: 3x
.900 OPS:
2x
318 TB
(1950)
Postseason:
.274, 12 HR, 39 RBI, .811 OPS (14 World Series)
