"Yogi gained the nod as the American League's Most Valuable Player for the 1951 campaign. He batted .294 in 141 games, hit 19 doubles and 27 home runs, and his total of runs batted in was 88.
One of the game's most colorful personalities, Yogi came up from the Missouri sandlots."
-1952 Bowman, No. 1
"The Most Valuable Player in the American League in 1951, Yogi became a Yankee at the end of the 1946 season.
He spent 1943 at Norfolk, 1944-45 in the Navy and 1946 at Newark, where he hit .314. A power hitter, Yogi drove in 98 runs and hit .305 in 1948, and in 1949 clouted 20 homers and had 91 RBIs. In 1950, he hit .322 with 28 home runs and 124 RBIs and made the Major League [Sporting News postseason] All-Star Team.
Yogi is the first player to ever pinch-hit a homer in the World Series (1947)."
-1952 Topps, No. 191
"Yogi, one of baseball's most colorful personalities, was the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1951. An iron man, he appeared in 141 games. His 161 hits were good for a total of 269 bases and he had 19 doubles, four triples and 27 home runs. He batted in 88 runs and hit .294.
With the Yankees since the end of the 1946 season, Yogi hit .322 in 1950."
-1952 Red Man No. AL3
No comments:
Post a Comment