Table of Contents
Chronology xi
Introduction: Inventing Yogi Berra xxiii
Part 1
Chapter 1 King of the Hill (1925-1942) 3
Chapter 2 Larry Berra, They Call Him Yogi...(1943-1946) 25
Chapter 3 A Silly Hitter (1947) 52
Part 2
Chapter 4 A Rather Strange Fellow of Very Remarkable Abilities (1948-1949) 83
Chapter 5 Mister Berra...My Assistant Manager (1950-1951) 123
Part 3
Chapter 6 Residue of Design (1952-1953) 163
Chapter 7 The House That Yogi Built (1954-1956) 186
Chapter 8 The Silver Age (1957-1960) 232
Chapter 9 Manage Who? (1961-1964) 278
Part 4
Chapter 10 It Ain't Over (1965-1975) 317
Chapter 11 Déjà vu All Over Again (1976-1985) 346
Chapter 12 Eternal Yankee (1986-) 360
Extra Innings
Appendix A Was Yogi the Greatest? Yogi Berra Johnny Bench Roy Campanella Mickey Cochrane Bill Dickey Compared 379
Appendix B Yogi Berra and the Great Minds: A Comparative Study 396
Appendix C Casey Interviews Yogi 402
Appendix D Distant Replay: Watching the 1956 Perfect Game with Yogi and Don Larsen 402
Acknowledgments 405
Notes 411
Bibliography 429
Index 437