Yogi, or not to Yogi, that is the question?
 

Hi all. This was one of the first items I ever bought when I first started collecting. The guy I bought it from said this guy sure looked like a young Yogi Berra, and I agree, he sure does look like it to me. That said, I really don't know, I can see it, but I could convince myself it is not as well. What do you guys think? If it is, it is a real cool piece, if it isn't, it is just a cool piece. So feel free to let me know what you think either way. My real point of starting this thread is to talk about Yogi's early days, and if I can confirm this is him or not at the same time, so much the better. Thanks in advance for any thoughts, and please post some cool young Yogi stuff for comparison!

I'm not sure that he'd be in an Auburn uniform. I think he played a little minor league ball, then went to WWII, and then came back and played a little more minor league ball with Newark before being called up by the Yankees.

I know he is said to have played with some teams during his time in the Navy in the Rhode Island area under a fake name, since he was prohibited from playing during that time by the Navy. So it is not out of the range of possibility to be in an Auburn, RI uniform. Or is it? I am not in any way a baseball historian.

I don't think that's Yogi. No mention of Auburn, but here is an article concerning Yogi having played in New England:

http://www.newenglandhistoricalsocie...-assumed-name/