As we all wish former Met Yogi Berra a happy 86th birthday, Howard Megdal reminds us of a few of Yogi’s 9 ABs.
Specifically, May 4, 1965 was arguably Berra’s last game in the major leagues as Yogi, the all-time great catcher deservedly enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Berra caught all nine innings of the Tuesday night game against the Phillies at Shea Stadium.
Does anyone older than me know the background on why Yogi came back..and only came back for 4 games/9 ABs…and why the Mets would release him in May? It’s a weird coda on one of the all-time great baseball cards.