Yogi Berra: The Yankees legend with 10 WS rings

Position	Catcher and Outfielder
Active years	1946-1965
Teams	New York Yankees (1946–1963)
	New York Mets (1965)
Draft	1942
Debut	September 22, 1946 (Age 21, vs. Philadelphia Athletics)
Last game	May 9, 1965 (Age 39, vs. Milwaukee Braves)
Date of Birth	May 12, 1925
Native place	St. Louis, MO
Batted	Left
Threw	Right
All-Star	x 18 (1948–1961, 1962)
World Champions	x 10 as a player (1947, 1949–1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962) x 3 as a coach (1969, 1977, 1978)
AL MVP	x 3 (1951, 1954, 1955)
Shirt retired	New York Yankees No. 8
Hall of Fame year	Inducted as a Player in 1972. (339/396 BBWAA votes)
Awards	Monument Park honoree, 1988 Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement, 2005 Bob Feller Act of Valor Award, 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2015 Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Legacy	Yogi Berra Day at Yankee Stadium, July 18, 1999 Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, Montclair State University Yogi Berra Stadium, Upper Montclair, New Jersey USPS stamp, 2021
Teams managed	New York Yankees (1964) New York Mets (1972–1975) New York Yankees (1984–1985)
Coach of teams	New York Mets (1965–1971) New York Yankees (1976–1983) Houston Astros (1986–1989)
Nickname	Yogi Berra

Yogi Berra is a name that every Yankees fan loves. Lawrence Peter Berra got the nickname “Yogi” when he was a teenager playing American Legion Baseball. After seeing a movie that showcased a short segment on India, his friend Jack Maguire saw similarities between him and the “yogi or monk” in the movie and started calling him “Yogi Berra.” From that point on, the name stayed the same and became part of the baseball lore.

Yogi Berra is often called one of the greatest catchers of all time and perhaps, the best-known of the Yankees catchers. He was a key player behind the plate for 14 New York Yankees World Series teams, helping them win a record 10 rings. Berra also made 18 All-Star teams and changed the rules of offense for catchers. A documentary entitled “IT AIN’T OVER” does a brilliant portrayal of Yogi Berra’s life.

From 1946 until 1989, Yogi Berra wore the uniform of a major league team as a player, coach, and manager for the New York Yankees and the New York Mets winning pennants with both, and then he wore the uniform of the Houston Astros as a coach. Berra was the inspiration for the cartoon character known as “Yogi Bear.” Throughout his career, Yogi Berra earned the endearing nickname “The Little Squat Man” from the sportswriters who covered him.

Yogi Berra grew up in St. Louis, MO, in an Italian neighborhood. In 1943, the Yankees signed Berra for a $500 bonus. He played for the Norfolk Tars for one season, then went into the Navy during World War II and missed the 1944 and 1945 seasons. Berra fought in battles in North Africa, Italy, and France on D-Day. Just after D-Day, Berra manned a naval gunship boat that fired on enemy bunkers targeting US forces landing at Normandy.

In 1946, the Yankees sent Yogi Berra to the Class Triple-A International League’s Newark Bears. Following their loss to Montreal, the team included the player on their active MLB roster. Yogi Berra played his first game in the majors on September 22, 1946. The opponents were the Philadelphia Athletics and he made 2-for-4. In his second at-bat, he hit a home run off Jesse Flores. The next day, he hit his second homer.

In his first season, Yogi Berra hit .280 with 11 home runs and 54 RBIs in 83 games. The Yankees played the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, which was the first big fall game to be shown on TV. Yogi went 0-for-7 in the first two games, but in Game 3, Berra came off the bench and hit the first home run ever hit by a pinch-hitter.

In 1950, he had a great season. Yogi Berra hit .322 with 28 home runs and 124 RBIs, and the Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies in three straight games to win their second straight world championship. After coming in third in the voting for AL MVP in 1950, Yogi Berra won his first Most Valuable Player Award in 1951 when he led the Yankees to another World Series win, this time against the Giants.

The next two years were more of the same for Yogi Berra. The Yankees beat Brooklyn to win their fourth and fifth titles in a row. Yogi Berra’s reputation as a clutch hitter grew as he drove in 98 runs in 1952 and 108 runs in 1953. In 1953, when the Yankees won the World Series in six games, he hit .429 at the plate. Even though the Cleveland Indians temporarily stopped the Yankees’ dynasty in 1954, a second MVP was named that year. Berra hit .307 and had 22 home runs and 125 RBIs that year.

Yogi Berra won the Most Valuable Player award three times in 1951, 1954, and 1955. What you may not know is that from 1950 to 1956, he was always in the top four in the voting. He drove in more than 100 runs five times during his career, which was very rare for a catcher at the time. Yogi Berra hit 30 home runs twice, which was also very rare. In 15 of his 19 years in the major league, he was an All-Star. He played in 18 All-Star games while being part of it for 15 seasons. His offensive record was good, but what usually makes him a legend is the fact that Yogi Berra is also a great defender.

In 1956, the Yankees beat the Dodgers and won the world championship again. Yogi Berra had a big Series with three home runs. Between 1955 and 1958, he hit a home run on Opening Day every year. Yogi Berra’s celebration following Don Larsen’s perfect game in 1956 gives fans never-to-forget memories.

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— Pinstripes Nation (@pinstripesnat) November 3, 2022

In 1963, Yogi Berra became both a player and a coach for the Yankees. Even though he only played in 64 games, he hit 8 home runs. He was made manager the next year, taking over from Ralph Houk. He took the Yankees to the World Series, where they lost in seven games to the St. Louis Cardinals. After that, he was fired. In 1965, Berra moved to the other side of town.

Yogi Berra became a coach for the New York Mets under his mentor Casey Stengel and even played in a few games. He was a coach for the Mets until 1972, when Gil Hodges died and he took over as the team’s manager. After coming in third that year, he led the team to an amazing finish in 1973. Even though the Mets were in last place as late as August 30, they went 19-8 in September to win the NL East title and beat the Cincinnati Reds, the top playoff team, in the NLCS. However, the team couldn’t win the World Series despite a fierce contest and fell to the Oakland Athletics. Berra stayed as the Mets’ manager until 1975.

In 1976, Yogi Berra went back to work as a coach for the Yankees. In 1984, he was made manager again. Early in 1985, he was fired, and Billy Martin took his place.

The Baseball Writers Association of America put Yogi Berra in the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 19, 1972. For him, the Yankees retired number 8.

Yogi Berra was so good at hitting that he was one of the most feared players ever. “Yogi had the fastest bat I’ve ever seen,” said teammate Hector Lopez, “He could hit a ball that was already out of his reach, even if it was too late. Because he could hit anything, the pitchers were afraid of him and didn’t know what to throw.”

Yogi stopped playing baseball for good after the 1965 season. He had been an All-Star 18 times, won the American League MVP Award three times, and won the World Series 10 times. In 1972, Yogi Berra was chosen for the Hall of Fame. He died on September 22, 2015.

Yogi Berra’s Greatest Moments

• 15-season, 18-time AL All-Star (1948-1962) as a player.
• All-Star manager in 1974
• 3-time AL MVP (1951, 1954 & 1955)
• MVP 2nd position in 1953, 1956, and 3rd in 1950
• 20-Home Run Seasons: 11 (1949-1958 & 1961)
• 30-Home Run Seasons: 2 (1952 & 1956)
• 100 RBI Seasons: 5 (1950 & 1953-1956)
• 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 1 (1950)
• 10 World Series with the Yankees (1947, 1949-1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962)
• AL Pennants: 1 (1964, as Yankees manager)
• NL Division Titles: 1 (1973, as Mets manager)
• NL Pennants: 1 (1973 as manager)
• Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1972

Yogi Berra talks about the origins of his famous 'Yogi-isms' pic.twitter.com/lwRhDZPmzY

— Baseball Quotes (@BaseballQuotes1) December 18, 2020

Yogi Berra's HOF Resume:
– 18x All-Star (Most by a Catcher)
– 3x MVP (T-most by a Catcher)
– 10x World Series Champ (Most ever)
– Most RBI (1,430) by a Catcher in MLB history
– Most World Series Hits (71) & GP (75) all-time
– #8 retired by the #Yankeespic.twitter.com/ZjT96UHBXN

— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 6, 2022

Yogi Berra shares one of the funniest Mickey Mantle story ever:

Via YESNetwork pic.twitter.com/8B3GEJ1au8

— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) February 20, 2021

FAQs about Yogi Berra

The Stats

SUMMARY	WAR	AB	H	HR	BA	R	RBI	SB	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
Career	59.4	7555	2150	358	.285	1175	1430	30	.348	.482	.830	125

Yogi Berra’s Standard Batting record

Year	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1946	7	23	22	3	8	1	0	2	4	0	0	1	1	0.364	0.391	0.682	1.073	194	15	0	0	0		0	/2H
1947	83	306	293	41	82	15	3	11	54	0	1	13	12	0.28	0.31	0.464	0.775	115	136	7	0	0		6	279H
1948	125	497	469	70	143	24	10	14	98	3	3	25	24	0.305	0.341	0.488	0.83	120	229	9	1	2		5	29H
1949	116	443	415	59	115	20	2	20	91	2	1	22	25	0.277	0.323	0.48	0.802	111	199	6	6	0		3	*2H
1950	151	656	597	116	192	30	6	28	124	4	2	55	12	0.322	0.383	0.533	0.915	135	318	11	4	0		3	*2/H
1951	141	594	547	92	161	19	4	27	88	5	4	44	20	0.294	0.35	0.492	0.842	130	269	16	3	0		4	*2/H
1952	142	605	534	97	146	17	1	30	98	2	3	66	24	0.273	0.358	0.478	0.835	137	255	8	4	1		9	*2/H
1953	137	557	503	80	149	23	5	27	108	0	3	50	32	0.296	0.363	0.523	0.886	141	263	7	3	1		6	*2H
1954	151	652	584	88	179	28	6	22	125	0	1	56	29	0.307	0.367	0.488	0.855	137	285	9	4	1	7	6	*2/H5
1955	147	615	541	84	147	20	3	27	108	1	0	60	20	0.272	0.349	0.47	0.819	120	254	13	7	2	5	6	*2/H
1956	140	597	521	93	155	29	2	30	105	3	2	65	29	0.298	0.378	0.534	0.911	142	278	8	5	1	5	7	*2/H7
1957	134	545	482	74	121	14	2	24	82	1	2	57	24	0.251	0.329	0.438	0.767	109	211	11	1	1	4	10	*2H/79
1958	122	476	433	60	115	17	3	22	90	3	0	35	35	0.266	0.319	0.471	0.79	119	204	6	2	0	6	5	29H/3
1959	131	521	472	64	134	25	1	19	69	1	2	43	38	0.284	0.347	0.462	0.809	125	218	6	4	0	2	5	*2H/9
1960	120	404	359	46	99	14	1	15	62	2	1	38	23	0.276	0.347	0.446	0.792	118	160	11	3	0	4	6	2H79
1961	119	437	395	62	107	11	0	22	61	2	0	35	28	0.271	0.33	0.466	0.795	115	184	7	2	0	5	4	7H2/9
1962	86	263	232	25	52	8	0	10	35	0	1	24	18	0.224	0.297	0.388	0.685	85	90	7	2	0	5	4	2H7
1963	64	164	147	20	43	6	0	8	28	1	0	15	17	0.293	0.36	0.497	0.856	139	73	4	1	0	1	2	2H
1965	4	9	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.222	0.222	0.222	0.444	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
19 Yrs	2120	8364	7555	1175	2150	321	49	358	1430	30	26	704	414	0.285	0.348	0.482	0.83	125	3643	146	52	9	44	91
162 Game Avg.	162	639	577	90	164	25	4	27	109	2	2	54	32	0.285	0.348	0.482	0.83	125	278	11	4	1		7
	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
NYY (18 yrs)	2116	8355	7546	1174	2148	321	49	358	1430	30	26	704	411	0.285	0.348	0.483	0.83	125	3641	146	52	9	44	91
NYM (1 yr)	4	9	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.222	0.222	0.222	0.444	29	2	0	0	0	0	0
AL (18 yrs)	2116	8355	7546	1174	2148	321	49	358	1430	30	26	704	411	0.285	0.348	0.483	0.83	125	3641	146	52	9	44	91
NL (1 yr)	4	9	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.222	0.222	0.222	0.444	29	2	0	0	0	0	0

Yogi Berra’s Postseason Batting

Year	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	WPA	cWPA
1947	6	20	19	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	0.158	0.2	0.316	0.516	6	0	0	0		1	0.06	-3.90%
1949	4	17	16	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	0.063	0.118	0.063	0.18	1	0	0	0		0	-0.29	-9.30%
1950	4	17	15	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	0.2	0.294	0.4	0.694	6	0	0	0		0	-0.07	-5.50%
1951	6	25	23	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.261	0.32	0.304	0.624	7	0	0	0		0	0.05	3.80%
1952	7	30	28	2	6	1	0	2	3	0	0	2	4	0.214	0.267	0.464	0.731	13	1	0	0		0	0.02	-8.30%
1953	6	26	21	3	9	1	0	1	4	0	1	3	3	0.429	0.538	0.619	1.158	13	0	2	0		0	0.22	6.10%
1955	7	28	24	5	10	1	0	1	2	0	1	3	1	0.417	0.5	0.583	1.083	14	0	1	0	0	0	0.07	-11.60%
1956	7	29	25	5	9	2	0	3	10	0	0	4	1	0.36	0.448	0.8	1.248	20	0	0	0	0	2	0.42	36.80%
1957	7	29	25	5	8	1	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0.32	0.414	0.48	0.894	12	0	0	0	0	1	0.26	14.40%
1958	7	29	27	3	6	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0.222	0.241	0.333	0.575	9	2	0	0	1	0	-0.24	-6.50%
1960	7	24	22	6	7	0	0	1	8	0	0	2	0	0.318	0.375	0.455	0.83	10	1	0	0	0	0	0.12	28.80%
1961	4	16	11	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	5	1	0.273	0.5	0.545	1.045	6	0	0	0	0	2	0.32	11.30%
1962	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.5	0	0.5	0	1	0	0	0	0	-0.05	-1.10%
1963	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.03	-0.80%
14 Yrs (14 Series)	75	295	259	41	71	10	0	12	39	0	2	32	17	0.274	0.359	0.452	0.811	117	5	3	0	1	6	0.87	54.10%
14 WS	75	295	259	41	71	10	0	12	39	0	2	32	17	0.274	0.359	0.452	0.811	117	5	3	0	1	6	0.87	54.10%

Yogi Berra’s Career Graph

Hall of Fame	All-Star Games	Awards	MVP (rank)
1971 BBWAA (67.2%) 1972 BBWAA (85.6%) Selected to HOF in 1972 by BBWAA	1948 1949 1950 (C) 1951 (C) 1952 (C) 1953 (C) 1954 (C) 1955 (C) 1956 (C) 1957 (C) 1958 1959-1 1959-2 (C) 1960-1 (C) 1960-2 (C) 1961-1 1961-2 1962-2	1950 AP All-Star 1950 TSN All-Star 1951 AL MVP 1952 AP All-Star 1952 TSN All-Star 1954 AP All-Star 1954 AL MVP 1954 TSN All-Star 1955 AL MVP 1956 AP All-Star 1956 TSN All-Star 1957 AP All-Star 1957 TSN All-Star	1947 AL (15) 1948 AL (29) 1949 AL (15) 1950 AL (3) 1951 AL (1) 1952 AL (4) 1953 AL (2) 1954 AL (1) 1955 AL (1) 1956 AL (2) 1957 AL (14) 1958 AL (18) 1959 AL (12) 1960 AL (15) 1961 AL (23)
Wins Above Replacement	WAR Position Players	Offensive WAR	Defensive WAR
1950 AL  6.0 (4th) 1951 AL  5.3 (7th) 1952 AL  5.8 (7th) 1953 AL  4.9 (10th) 1954 AL  5.3 (9th) 1956 AL  6.2 (6th) Career  59.4 (197th)	1950 AL  6.0 (3rd) 1951 AL  5.3 (5th) 1952 AL  5.8 (4th) 1953 AL  4.9 (7th) 1954 AL  5.3 (7th) 1955 AL  4.5 (9th) 1956 AL  6.2 (3rd) Career  59.4 (127th)	1950 AL  5.5 (3rd) 1951 AL  4.3 (6th) 1952 AL  5.2 (5th) 1953 AL  4.7 (7th) 1954 AL  5.5 (5th) 1955 AL  4.1 (5th) 1956 AL  5.6 (4th) 1959 AL  3.8 (10th) Career  56.2 (122nd)	1950 AL  1.0 (7th) 1951 AL  1.4 (3rd) 1952 AL  1.1 (5th) 1955 AL  1.0 (8th) 1956 AL  1.2 (7th)
Batting Average	Slugging %	On-Base Plus Slugging	Games Played
1950 AL  .322 (9th) 1954 AL  .307 (6th)	1948 AL  .488 (10th) 1949 AL  .480 (5th) 1950 AL  .533 (7th) 1951 AL  .492 (7th) 1952 AL  .478 (7th) 1953 AL  .523 (3rd) 1954 AL  .488 (6th) 1955 AL  .470 (10th) 1956 AL  .534 (4th) Career  .482 (202nd)	1950 AL  .915 (8th) 1952 AL  .835 (10th) 1953 AL  .886 (7th) 1954 AL  .855 (7th) 1956 AL  .911 (9th)	1954 AL  151 (9th) Career  2,120 (185th)
At Bats	Plate Appearances	Runs Scored	Hits
1950 AL  597 (8th) 1954 AL  584 (6th) Career  7,555 (208th)	1954 AL  652 (10th) Career  8,364 (215th)	1950 AL  116 (4th) 1951 AL  92 (8th) 1952 AL  97 (4th) 1956 AL  93 (9th) Career  1,175 (205th)	1950 AL  192 (4th) 1951 AL  161 (9th) 1954 AL  179 (6th) Career  2,150 (207th)
Total Bases	Doubles	Triples	Home Runs
1950 AL 318 (3rd) 1951 AL 269 (4th) 1952 AL 255 (7th) 1953 AL 263 (4th) 1954 AL 285 (3rd) 1955 AL 254 (8th) 1956 AL 278 (5th) Career 3,643 (142nd)	1950 AL 30 (8th) 1954 AL 28 (4th) 1956 AL 29 (4th)	1948 AL  10 (6th)	1949 AL 20 (9th) 1950 AL 28 (6th) 1951 AL 27 (4th) 1952 AL 30 (3rd) 1953 AL 27 (4th) 1954 AL 22 (7th) 1955 AL 27 (4th) 1956 AL 30 (3rd) 1957 AL 24 (7th) Career 358 (88th)
Runs Batted In	Singles	Adjusted OPS+	Runs Created
1949 AL 91 (6th) 1950 AL 124 (3rd) 1951 AL 88 (8th) 1952 AL 98 (5th) 1953 AL 108 (4th) 1954 AL 125 (2nd) 1955 AL 108 (3rd) 1956 AL 105 (4th) 1958 AL 90 (6th) Career 1,430 (68th)	1950 AL 128 (6th) 1954 AL 123 (5th)	1950 AL 135 (6th) 1951 AL 130 (10th) 1952 AL 137 (7th) 1953 AL 141 (6th) 1954 AL 137 (8th) 1955 AL 120 (10th) 1956 AL 142 (6th)	1950 AL 120 (4th) 1951 AL 92 (10th) 1952 AL 89 (7th) 1953 AL 93 (8th) 1954 AL 106 (6th) 1956 AL 108 (8th) Career 1,267 (174th)
Adj. Batting Runs	Adj. Batting Wins	Extra Base Hits	Times On Base
1950 AL 29 (8th) 1952 AL 25 (8th) 1953 AL 27 (9th) 1954 AL 28 (7th) 1956 AL 31 (7th) Career 238 (229th)	1950 AL 2.7 (8th) 1952 AL 2.6 (8th) 1953 AL 2.6 (9th) 1954 AL 2.8 (7th) 1956 AL 3.0 (7th) Career 23.5 (228th)	1950 AL 64 (8th) 1951 AL 50 (10th) 1952 AL 48 (9th) 1953 AL 55 (4th) 1954 AL 56 (4th) 1955 AL 50 (9th) 1956 AL 61 (3rd) Career 728 (170th)	1954 AL 239 (10th) Career 2,906 (244th)
Offensive Win %	Hit By Pitch	Sacrifice Flies	Intentional Bases on Balls
1950 AL .686 (7th) 1952 AL .663 (9th) 1953 AL .686 (7th) 1954 AL .687 (7th) 1956 AL .696 (9th)	1949 AL 6 (3rd) 1955 AL 7 (7th)	1954 AL 7 (8th) 1958 AL 6 (8th)	1952 AL 9 (7th) 1953 AL 6 (9th) 1955 AL 6 (10th) 1956 AL 7 (8th) 1957 AL 10 (5th) 1958 AL 5 (9th) 1960 AL 6 (8th) Career 91 (173rd)
Double Plays Grounded Into	AB per SO	AB per HR	Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1951 AL  16 (6th)	1948 AL 19.5 (9th) 1950 AL 49.8 (1st) 1951 AL 27.4 (5th) 1952 AL 22.3 (4th) 1953 AL 15.7 (10th) 1954 AL 20.1 (7th) 1955 AL 27.1 (2nd) 1956 AL 18.0 (3rd) 1957 AL 20.1 (4th) 1959 AL 12.4 (7th) Career 18.2 (156th)	1949 AL 20.8 (4th) 1950 AL 21.3 (9th) 1951 AL 20.3 (7th) 1952 AL 17.8 (3rd) 1953 AL 18.6 (4th) 1954 AL 26.5 (8th) 1955 AL 20.0 (5th) 1956 AL 17.4 (4th) 1957 AL 20.1 (7th) Career 21.1 (188th)	1948 AL 27.93 (10th) 1950 AL 42.47 (3rd) 1952 AL 33.85 (6th) 1953 AL 39.25 (6th) 1954 AL 51.89 (5th) 1955 AL 27.73 (8th) 1956 AL 41.33 (6th) Career 396.80 (93rd)
Win Probability Added (WPA)	Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)	Championship WPA (cWPA)	Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1950 AL 3.3 (3rd) 1951 AL 2.8 (9th) 1952 AL 3.8 (5th) 1953 AL 3.7 (9th) 1954 AL 4.5 (8th) 1955 AL 3.8 (5th) 1956 AL 4.3 (4th) 1959 AL 3.1 (9th) Career 39.2 (75th)	1950 AL 2.9 (8th) 1951 AL 2.4 (9th) 1952 AL 3.3 (5th) 1953 AL 3.0 (7th) 1954 AL 3.3 (9th) 1956 AL 4.0 (5th) Career 30.4 (131st)	1947 AL 3.6 (4th) 1949 AL 5.0 (10th) 1950 AL 9.6 (6th) 1952 AL 20.9 (1st) 1953 AL 6.6 (2nd) 1954 AL 10.6 (5th) 1955 AL 17.3 (2nd) 1956 AL 3.6 (7th) 1958 AL 2.2 (10th) 1963 AL 4.0 (8th) Career 104.2 (14th)	1948 AL 2.7 (9th) 1950 AL 4.0 (3rd) 1952 AL 3.6 (6th) 1953 AL 3.9 (6th) 1954 AL 5.2 (4th) 1955 AL 2.7 (8th) 1956 AL 4.0 (6th) Career 39.6 (89th)
Putouts	Def. Games as C	Putouts as C	Assists as C
1954 AL  718 (4th)	1949 AL 109 (3rd) 1950 AL 148 (1st) 1951 AL 141 (1st) 1952 AL 140 (1st) 1953 AL 133 (1st) 1954 AL 149 (1st) 1955 AL 145 (1st) 1956 AL 135 (1st) 1957 AL 121 (1st) 1959 AL 116 (4th) Career 1,699 (20th)	1949 AL 544 (2nd) 1950 AL 777 (1st) 1951 AL 693 (1st) 1952 AL 700 (1st) 1953 AL 566 (2nd) 1954 AL 717 (1st) 1955 AL 748 (1st) 1956 AL 732 (1st) 1957 AL 704 (1st) 1958 AL 509 (5th) 1959 AL 698 (1st) Career 8,738 (26th)	1949 AL 60 (2nd) 1950 AL 64 (1st) 1951 AL 82 (1st) 1952 AL 73 (1st) 1953 AL 64 (2nd) 1954 AL 63 (2nd) 1955 AL 54 (4th) 1956 AL 55 (2nd) 1957 AL 61 (2nd) 1958 AL 41 (4th) 1959 AL 61 (2nd) Career 798 (80th)
Errors Committed as C	Double Plays Turned as C	Passed Balls	Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1947 AL 8 (4th) 1948 AL 7 (2nd) 1949 AL 7 (3rd) 1950 AL 13 (2nd) 1951 AL 13 (1st) 1953 AL 9 (3rd) 1954 AL 8 (3rd) 1955 AL 13 (1st) 1956 AL 11 (1st)	1949 AL 18 (1st) 1950 AL 16 (1st) 1951 AL 25 (1st) 1952 AL 10 (1st) 1953 AL 9 (2nd) 1954 AL 14 (1st) 1955 AL 10 (3rd) 1956 AL 15 (1st) 1957 AL 12 (3rd) 1958 AL 8 (4th) 1959 AL 9 (2nd) 1960 AL 6 (4th) 1962 AL 6 (5th) Career 175 (3rd)	1948 AL 8 (2nd) 1949 AL 4 (3rd) 1950 AL 7 (1st) 1953 AL 8 (2nd) 1954 AL 5 (3rd) 1956 AL 7 (2nd) 1957 AL 9 (3rd)	1948 AL 29 (3rd) 1949 AL 36 (1st) 1950 AL 25 (2nd) 1951 AL 40 (2nd) 1952 AL 39 (1st) 1953 AL 27 (3rd) 1954 AL 28 (3rd) 1955 AL 26 (4th) 1956 AL 26 (2nd) 1957 AL 29 (2nd) 1959 AL 32 (4th)
Caught Stealing as C	Caught Stealing %	Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)	Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1949 AL 24 (3rd) 1950 AL 34 (1st) 1951 AL 47 (1st) 1952 AL 36 (1st) 1953 AL 28 (4th) 1954 AL 35 (2nd) 1955 AL 28 (2nd) 1956 AL 24 (2nd) 1957 AL 37 (2nd) 1958 AL 28 (2nd) 1959 AL 26 (3rd)	1950 AL 57.6 (2nd) 1951 AL 54.0 (3rd) 1952 AL 48.0 (5th) 1954 AL 55.6 (3rd) 1955 AL 51.9 (1st) 1957 AL 56.1 (2nd) 1958 AL 54.9 (2nd) 1959 AL 44.8 (4th) Career 48.6 (33rd)	1961 AL  2 (3rd)	1948 AL 2 (4th) 1959 AL 1 (5th)
Total Zone Runs as C (s.1953)	Range Factor/9Inn as C	Range Factor/Game as C	Fielding % as C
1953 AL 2 (4th) 1955 AL 3 (1st) 1956 AL 4 (3rd) 1957 AL 6 (1st) 1958 AL 6 (1st) 1959 AL 4 (4th) 1961 AL 2 (5th) Career 28 (56th)	1948 AL 5.46 (3rd) 1949 AL 6.17 (1st) 1950 AL 5.90 (2nd) 1951 AL 5.71 (1st) 1952 AL 5.71 (3rd) 1954 AL 5.52 (5th) 1955 AL 5.85 (3rd) 1956 AL 6.04 (5th) 1957 AL 6.68 (1st) 1958 AL 6.56 (2nd) 1959 AL 6.83 (2nd)	1948 AL 4.69 (4th) 1949 AL 5.54 (1st) 1950 AL 5.68 (1st) 1951 AL 5.50 (1st) 1952 AL 5.52 (1st) 1954 AL 5.23 (3rd) 1955 AL 5.53 (2nd) 1956 AL 5.83 (1st) 1957 AL 6.32 (1st) 1958 AL 6.25 (1st) 1959 AL 6.54 (1st)	1949 AL .989 (3rd) 1951 AL .984 (3rd) 1952 AL .992 (2nd) 1954 AL .990 (5th) 1956 AL .986 (5th) 1957 AL .995 (5th) 1958 AL 1.000 (1st) 1959 AL .997 (1st)
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)	Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)	Oldest	Youngest
1961 AL  2.09 (3rd)	1961 AL  1.89 (3rd)	1963 AL born 1925-05-12 (6th) 1965 NL born 1925-05-12 (2nd)	1946 AL  born 1925-05-12 (7th)

(Stats sourced from Baseball-Reference)