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[johncerilli]

This week’s artifact from the @YogiBerraMuseum is the #baseball #Yogi launched for the 358th, and final, home run of his illustrious career. It was a two-run shot off Kansas City @Athletics pitcher #MoeDrabowsky in the bottom of the 4th inning at @YankeeStadium on September 21, 1963. Significantly, Yogi started the game at catcher that day (he had been playing a lot of outfield in his later years) so the homer lifted his final career total to 305 hit as a catcher. The record stood for nearly 17 years when on July 15, 1980, @johnnybench_5 hit his 306th HR as a catcher. The next day, Yogi sent Bench a telegram that contained one of his most beloved Yogi-isms (in capitals here): Congratulations on breaking my home run record last night. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE RECORD WOULD STAND UNTIL IT WAS BROKEN. It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Best of luck the rest of the season, but take it easy on Dale and the Pirates. Maybe we’ll see you in October. Yogi Of course, Bench’s record only stood until it was broken as well. And the current top four all-time HR hitting catchers are @mikepiazza31 396, #CarltonFisk 351, #JohnnyBench 326 and Yogi 305. Come see Yogi’s last home run ball and so much more! ⚾��� 8️⃣ (at Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgQLnXusSaJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=