Yogi Berra on the Cover of Who’s Who in the Big Leagues


Description

A color slide of the cover of the 1955 edition of Who's Who in the Major Leagues featuring a phot of Yogi Berra. Yogi is shown with his right arm leaning on the wall of what looks like a dugout. Relaxed and smiling, Yogi has his catcher's mitt tucked under his left arm. He is wearing the Yankee home uniform and cap, with the top of the cap covering a small portion of the magazine's masthead. Directly below the photo is printed 'Yogi Berra'. 'No. 2 25c DELL Magazine' is printed in the top right corner of the cover. Directly below and to the right of the masthead is printed '1955'. To the right of the photo are supporting coverlines of articles in the magazine: Hank Greenberg, Frankie Frisch, Pie Traynor, Joe Cronin, Al Simmons, Bill Dickey, Lefty Gomez pick The 35 Greatest Players of the Year and Life Stories & Records of o.f Over 300 Players. Written on the slide is: 'Dell Who's Who in Big Leages, '55 Cover'.

Player(s)
Berra; Yogi, 1925 - 2015
Team(s)
New York - AL
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date

1954–1955

Subject
Hall of famers, Catchers (Baseball), Magazines
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Bou-Cam
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)
Tags

None