Bid to win this Yogi Berra shadowbox showpiece, commemorating New York Yankees Yogi Berra’s 1972 induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame!
Displayed in a deep, custom-made black shadowbox frame are an official Cooperstown Collection / National Baseball Hall of Fame photograph of Yogi Berra in his New York Yankees uniform, along with a Yogi Berra single-signed baseball. Berra has signed the ball in blue ballpoint pen.
Completing the shadowbox display, and complementing the photograph and baseball are two layers of matting in Yankees colors dark blue and white, along with a golden commemorative plaque.
The plaque reads:
YOGI BERRA
3-Time A.L. M.V.P. for The New York Yankees
Inducted Into Baseball’s Hall of Fame ~ 1972
Limited Edition Series 277 Of 1000.
The photograph bears four authenticating insignias and labels from Cooperstown Collection, National Baseball Hall of Fame, PhotoFile, and MLB. Yogi Berra’s signature on the baseball has been authenticated by Field of Dreams and James Spence Authentication (JSA), and the shadowbox display bears authenticating labels from both, and is accompanied by a COA from JSA.
Regarded as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history, Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (1925–2015) played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (1946–1963, 1965), all but the last for the New York Yankees. An 18-time All-Star, he won 10 World Series championships as a player—more than any other player in MLB history.
Berra had a career batting average of .285, while hitting 358 home runs and 1,430 runs batted in. He is one of only six players to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award three times, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.
A power hitter and strong defensive catcher, Berra appeared as a player, coach or manager in every one of the 13 World Series that New York baseball teams won from 1947 through 1981; and played or coached in 21 World Series, 13 on the winning side. Berra caught Don Larsen's perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series. He also holds the all-time record for shutouts caught with 173. The Yankees retired his uniform number 8 in 1972.