Yogi Berra
Portrait of Yogi Berra, catcher for the New York Yankees, holding a baseball bat. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Yogi Berra." Printed on back: "Larry 'Yogi' Berra. Catcher, New York Yankees. Born: St. Louis, Mo., May 12, 1925. Height: 5-8. Weight: 183. Bats: left. Throws: right. 'Yogi' gained the nod as the American League's Most Valuable Player for the 1951 campaign. He batted .294 in 141 games. Hit 19 doubles and 27 home runs. His total of runs batted in was 88. One of game's most colorful personalities. Came up from the Missouri sandlots. No. 1 in the 1952 series Baseball picture cards. Get a $1.00 value baseball cap of your favorite major league team by sending 5 wrappers and 50 cents to Bowman baseball, P.O. Box 234, New York 23, N.Y. State size: small, medium or large. [Copyright] 1952 Bowman Gum Division, Haelan Laboratories, Inc., Phila. 44, Pa. Ptd. in U.S.A."
- Resource ID:
- hr001638
- Subject:
- Berra, Yogi, 1925-
- Catchers (Baseball)--New York (State)--New York
- New York Yankees (Baseball team)
- Baseball cards
- Publisher:
- Haelan Laboratories. Bowman Gum Division
- Date:
- 1952
- Format:
- 1 baseball card : col. ; 3.25 x 2 in.
- Department:
- Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
- Location:
- Baseball cards-Bowman-1952-Berra, Yogi
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.