If you’re a baseball fan you know Yogi’s name. Hall of Fame catcher for the Yankees, 13 World Series rings, 15 times an All-Star, manager of both the Yankees and the Mets and winner of a Series with each.
I’ve never heard anyone say a bad word about the man, either. He’s apparently a genuinely good man. Here’s a story to prove it.
There are two famous pictures of Yogi, both from World Series games. The first is when Don Larsen struck out the Dodgers’ Dale Mitchell for the final out of Game 5 of the 1956 World Series, completing the only perfect game in World Series history. Yogi’s wearing number 8.
The second picture is of Yogi looking up at Bill Mazeroski’s home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, which won the game and Series for the Pirates 10-9.
