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Originally Posted by tedzan
Berra's and Bench's numbers regarding Hits, Runs, RBI's and HR's compare very closely. Berra having the edge over Bench in career BA (.285 vs. .267, respectively).
However, I am old enough to have seen Yogi play from 1947 - 1965. I was an avid Yankees fan as a kid. Besides Yogi's outstanding play (Batting and as a Catcher),
there are certain intangibles in his style of playing the game that you had to see to really appreciate.
For example, I think Don Larsen would not have achieved his perfect World Series no-hitter, if Yogi wasn't his battery mate that day in October 1956.
I could continue with many other examples (such as Yogi's Grand Slam in the 1956 World Series), but I leave it here.
TED Z
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I have always put Yogi ahead of Bench in my mind. Part of that is the fact that I think that Yogi made Stengel a great manager. He has been a tremendous ambassador for the game as well. Johnny Bench, while a terrific player, is a phony and a jerk.