A Met Turns 90

[G-Fafif]

Not just happy birthday, Yogi Berra, but happy birthday to the first Met player to reach a 90th birthday.

[Edgy MD]

The Mets are pushing a social media campaign to get Yogi awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

[batmagadanleadoff]

With birthdays just a week apart, two of today's oldest living Mets shared a birthday cake in 1972.

Edited May 12, 2015 by Guest

[batmagadanleadoff]

Roy McMillan, who replaced Yogi as Mets manager, and who naturally inherited Yogi's office, stands in front of Yogi's Bruce Stark caricature.

Edited May 12, 2015 by Guest

[Benjamin Grimm]

G-Fafif wrote: Not just happy birthday, Yogi Berra, but happy birthday to the first Met player to reach a 90th birthday.

I was wondering about that... (I was thinking that Warren Spahn might have reached 90, but I was far off; he died at 82.)

[ashie62]

From UMDB

Berra, Lawrence Peter (Yogi) May 12, 1925 89 years, 365 days
Hillman, Darius Dutton (Dave) September 14, 1927 87 years, 241 days
Thomas, Frank Joseph (Frank) June 11, 1929 85 years, 335 days
Pignatano, Joseph Benjamin (Joe) August 4, 1929 85 years, 281 days
Piersall, James Anthony (Jimmy) November 14, 1929 85 years, 179 days
Craig, Roger Lee (Roger) February 17, 1930 85 years, 84 days
Landrith, Hobart Neal (Hobie) March 16, 1930 85 years, 57 days
Lary, Frank Strong (Frank) April 10, 1930 85 years, 32 days
Friend, Robert Bartmess (Bob) November 24, 1930 84 years, 169 days
Mays, Willie May 6, 1931 84 years, 6 days
Marshall, Rufus James (Jim) May 25, 1931 83 years, 353 days
Sherry, Norman Burt (Norm) July 16, 1931 83 years, 301 days
Fernandez, Humberto (Chico) March 2, 1932 83 years, 71 days
Bressoud, Edward Francis (Ed) May 2, 1932 83 years, 10 days
Taylor, Samuel Douglas (Sammy) February 27, 1933 82 years, 74 days

[batmagadanleadoff]

Ashie62 wrote: From UMDB Berra, Lawrence Peter (Yogi) May 12, 1925 89 years, 365 days

"89 years, 365 days" <------------ Programming glitch alert!

[batmagadanleadoff]

A Mets fan presents Yogi and his wife Carmen with a hand-made Mets skyline logo rug, circa 1973.

[Benjamin Grimm]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Ashie62 wrote: From UMDB Berra, Lawrence Peter (Yogi) May 12, 1925 89 years, 365 days "89 years, 365 days" <------------ Programming glitch alert!

Oh well. It'll resolve itself tomorrow.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Ashie62 wrote: From UMDB Berra, Lawrence Peter (Yogi) May 12, 1925 89 years, 365 days "89 years, 365 days" <------------ Programming glitch alert! Oh well. It'll resolve itself tomorrow.

.... and reappear in a coupl'a weeks on Jim Marshall's birthday.

[MFS62]

I'm not surprised that Dave Hillman is still alive. He didn't throw hard enough to exert himself.

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