Yogi Berra Day July 18, 1999

The New York Yankees celebrate the return of Hall of Famer Yogi Berra to Yankee Stadium after a 14 year boycott with Yogi Berra Day at Yankee Stadium before the Yankees hosted the Montreal Expos in July of 1999.

[@TheBatugan77]

I don't know if anyone lived a better, fuller life than Yogi. I miss him.

[@riverview9320]

Love baseball history - well deserved event for all there to share!

[@OneCupOfCoffee204]

There will never be another, Yogi. Imagine going a full season striking out only 12 times. Or going to 14 world series and winning 10.

[@cjones3710]

I never knew that he only has 12 strikeouts in a season.

[@rancidcrawfish]

@@cjones3710 I think he had around 400 for his career total or something

[@cjones3710]

@@rancidcrawfish Amazing. I.had a professor in college at Towaon U, Dr. Calderhead who.used to quote Yogi frequently. He was elserly in 2001. I do not know if he still lives. I enjoyed his class , wven though regular common cents says much of "his story" is simply that fabercations and vary generous retellings to serve the agenda of the so.called controllers. He made the class interesting. And it was great bc he always had a yogi bearra quote or anticdote. 3 cheers for Dr. Calderhead. Hip.hip horray. Hip hop horray. Hip hip.horry. and one for yOGI BEAR and bobo. Hip hop horray!,😀🐵🤠⚾

[@cjones3710]

@@rancidcrawfish Thanks. I will learn more when I get time. I.have a Mets Mgr card of berra I will check.too when I am less busy.

[@kevinmiller6380]

​@@cjones3710So what? I don't know how many games he played in, but Little Joe Sewell struck out only 114 times in his career.

[@artmitchell3462]

As a 12 year old I was present at Larsons Perfect game. Today I am 79 and each year when the World Series co es around they never fail to shot Yogi jumping into don Larson arms.

[@MrThebirddog]

Bull shit

[@criscoleman]

That was awesome! Gave me goosebumps. He and Mickey were my two favorite players of all time. And now I see there is a Mickey Mantle Day on KZbin which I'm obviously going to have to watch. This was special. Thanks for sharing.

[@davidrice3337]

It got me -

[@june31944]

I purchased a ticket to attend a bus and ferry boat trip, from Yogi Berra Museum to Yankee Stadium with Yogi and his family on Yogi Berra Day. That was the same day that David Cone pitched his perfect game. A commerative baseball cap was given to all passengers on the trip that day. The ferry boat made a stop along the way to pick up Rudy Giuliani and I was fortunate enough to have Yogi and Rudy autograph the commemorative cap. Needless to say it was a memorable event for all who attended the festivities and game that day. That excursion proved priceless for my friends and me. However I would like to add David Cone’s autograph on that cap to go along with Yogi’s and Rudy’s, to make it my perfect game. How can I get Coney to sign it?

[@JSC-1971]

Send it to me! I'll get it for BOTH OF US!😂 BECAUSE THAT WOULD MAKE A GREAT MEMORABILIA AS IT IS ALREADY.

[@ManuelJVillalobos]

thanks for posting.. unforgettable day.

[@JSC-1971]

Here in 2023 Watching these lovable old clips of the old Yankee Stadium! SURE MISS THE CATHEDRAL and IT'S HISTORY! THIS MIGHT SOUND DIFERENT, BUT WISH THEY TEAR DOWN THE NEW STADIUM, AND THEY BUILT A NEW STADIUM BACK AT ACROSS THE STREET OF THE SAME OLD GROUNDS. MAKE IT FELL MORE LIKE A THE OLD ENVIRONMENT.

[@ravilcn]

Suzie did us all a service going to Steinbrenner and making this happen.

[@smittykins]

And afterwards, of course, David Cone pitched a perfect game.

[@tektoniks_architects]

That was better than Hollywood.

[@MrFooliofocker]

@@tektoniks_architects on 88 pitches

[@JSC-1971]

Wow! That's right! Almost forgot all about that on that historic and memorable day.

[@8avexp]

"I want to thank everyone for making this day necessary."

[@dmasucci17]

how on God's green earth could you down vote this!! Yogi a Wonderfull human being and the return of the favorite son to the stadium!! The smile on Riveria's face is priceless.

[@tamatoa8261]

They down vote this because they have a miserable life.

[@Chavo2k6]

Watching this brings me so much joy

[@glori30175]

And in the Real Yankee Stadium!

[@davenorth8922]

He and Don Zimmer liked to say they never worked a day in the their lives.

[@billshamrock449]

The world champions of the world. MK looks so young

[@tomgeauvreau7099]

If you see a fork in the road take it. Loved Yogi as a Tiger fan all those years ago. What a leader for the Yanks.

[@OneCupOfCoffee204]

My eyes leak every time I watch this. A great human being who played on teams loaded with superstars and he quietly outshines them all.

[@thomasryan5736]

Most beloved sports icon in history. Ain’t nobody doesn’t love Yogi.

[@tamatoa8261]

That there ladies and gentlemen is a REAL baseball player. Not these spoiled pampered so called baseball players we have now.

[@willoneil1456]

Yogi was and is the greatest Yankee. 🙌 What a Perfect Day 🥰 it was both ways.

[@willoneil1456]

It was really a perfect day twice ?. I love the Yankees and Yogi & Cone 100% i was born March of 61 I've been part of 9 world's series championships and 15 AL championships. I'm a bless human being folks.

[@willoneil1456]

@Lighthouse in the StormBoo

[@daveleslie4396]

Best catcher ever.

[@kevinmiller6324]

Yogi Berra went berserk when Jackie Robinson was called 'safe' when he stole home in Game 1 of the 1955 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers, won by the Dodgers in seven games, their only World Series title while based in Brooklyn. And of course, the Yankees PA announcer for Yogi Berra Day was still the legendary Bob Sheppard. Don Larsen threw out the ceremonial first pitch to his old batterymate, neither man realizing they would witness history as David Cone threw a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins.

[@SerpySerper56]

Expos you mean. Wells was the one who pitched it against the twins

[@gdub713]

10 rings...... he is the goat of baseball!!!

[@larrysproul9424]

One heck of a great ball player . I went to old timers game in 2017 .We also went to Cooperstown that week . It is something you have to do at least once !

[@richardoki8320]

I cannot imagine a greater human being than Mr. Berra

[@johnbishop8109]

My grandfather hit a grand slam off of Don Larsen while playing baseball in Hawaii while serving our country in the army.

[@imlurking232]

Wow, must be happy with that.

[@thomasvossen1224]

I was a catcher on a high school team. Yogi must be amongst the 100 greatest athletes compilation. Mickey Mantle was #37. I also am a Poetician and juggLinguist. My two 'Yogiisms' are "I don't mind poverty; I just can't afford it!". And "That's the best food I ever hated."...which occurred at a nutrician line when they served up another "ham and scalloped potatoes, green beans, and peaches."........Thomas Tossen Vossen.

[@jaketanner20001]

I felt so proud wearing number 8 playing catcher in little league. Cause I was Yogi!!

[@SonofTuscon99]

This happened 3 days after I was born

[@1967tuncay]

Wow 😮😮😮😮 joe pepitone got a lot of class and style

[@davidrice3337]

What a ballplayer - I didn't even realize that Yogi hit 350 homers - Damn that's Man's Game - Nice as a human could possibly be and tougher than Tarzan's feet

[@leoaz4667]

@NewYorkMets this is how you honor your players

[@paulsolon6229]

Out of contact 14 years? Wow, this great man isolated? I have to research this issue

[@erikstone8023]

While this was the very public return to Yankee Stadium he actually threw out the first pitch on Opening Day that season as shown in this video.

[@jrmacanas8615]

Hood

[@jrmacanas8615]

Good player

[@ajk]

He was at Joe DiMaggio day too.....I just watched the video of Paul Simon singing Mrs. Robinson that day in Joe's honor, and he was shown by the cameras.

[@scyanks7]

Michael "the world champions of the world" Kay

[@Hibiscusbush]

Holy shit at 1445 george castanza in the dugout

[@michaelgoins8382]

A Festivus for the rest of us.

[@thomasvossen1224]

Please don't steal 2nd base on me or steal my original yogi-isms. One time I quipped, "I bought an audio tape on 'Procrsstination. I decided to place it up on a shelf and listen to it later!"......I read eight of his little books. My favorite yogiism was "If life was perfect; it wouldn't be!"......his comments were somewhere between wisdom and absurdity.

[@davidlightfoot348]

What's not to like about Yogi Berra?

[@benstephenson8993]

Did Larson come out with a pack of Marlboro heavys in his breast pocket? Savage move if so.

[@williamdunphy352]

Emceed by Michael Kay.

[@wiedep]

Shame with class guys like Joe G and Yogi gone we're left with the likes of Kay and A-Rod

[@miss-astronomikal-mcmxcvii]

A-Rod (sorry, A-Hole) I agree with you on.

[@Slipknot5301]

shame we're left with the likes of retards like wiedep

[@dennisbresee5403]

We are left with Mr. Twit-wiedep

[@OneCupOfCoffee204]

I got no complaints. As a Yankees fan, I got no complaints. That's a shitty thing to say about fellow Yankees fans. Go cry in a pillow.