"The squat catcher is also one of baseball's best backstops. He fielded .992 for 146 games in 1952, only four points behind the league leader. He had 30 home runs, batted in 98 runs and scored 97.
Yogi was voted the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1951, a year which saw him bat .294. He has made an unassisted double play."
-1953 Bowman No. 121
"Yogi was third in the American League race for home runs in 1952. He also topped Bill Dickey's 15-year-old record for home runs by a Yankee catcher. Yogi has developed into a top-flight fielder- he led AL receivers in double plays in 1949, '50, '51 and '52 and was tops in assists in '51 and '52.
In 1951, Yogi was named the League's Most Valuable Player. He hit .305 in 1948; he hit .332 in 1950 while driving in 124 runs and smacking 28 homers."
-1953 Topps No. 104
"Yogi, one of the best catchers in baseball, broke an American League record in 1952 for the most home runs by a Yankee catcher when he hit 30. He was in 142 games and hit .273. In addition to his homers, he had 17 doubles, a triple and 98 runs batted in.
An excellent fielder, Yogi was the League's Most Valuable Player in 1951."
-1953 Red Man No. AL-3
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