Yogi Berra, one of the most famous baseball players of all time, has died at age 90 in a nursing home in New Jersey. Berra was a legendary ballplayer and a symbol of the world famous New York Yankees, with whom he played for most of his winning career. Berra was a catcher who accomplished extraordinary feats throughout his career as a player, coach and manager. Yogi was world famous for the phrases he so often uttered… Yogism, “Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.” “It's deja vu all over again.” “When you come to a fork in the road … take it.”
Yogi Berra won 13 World Series rings, the three American League MVP Awards that bear his name (1951, '54 and '55) and the slew of World Series records he holds (most games, at-bats, hits, singles, doubles and games caught) are irrefutable evidence of his talent and impact as a player.
He batted .285, hit 358 home runs and drove in 1,430 runs. No player whose primary position was catcher has driven in run more runs. He averaged just fewer than 5.5 strikeouts per 100 at-bats, never striking out more than 38 times in a season, and 102 RBIs per season in an 11-season sequence that began in 1948, the first year he appeared in more than 100 games.
"While we mourn the loss of our father, grandfather and great-grandfather, we know he is at peace with Mom," his family said in a statement released by the museum. "We celebrate his remarkable life, and are thankful he meant so much to so many. He will truly be missed."
