Table of Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 Life on the Hill 1
Chapter 2 Becoming Yogi Berra 19
Chapter 3 Berra's Big Break 29
Chapter 4 In the Navy Now 39
Chapter 5 Newark 53
Chapter 6 The Yankees 65
Chapter 7 Love Finds Yogi Berra 83
Chapter 8 Becoming a Winner 89
Chapter 9 A Life in Baseball 101
Chapter 10 The Business of Baseball 125
Chapter 11 A New Dynasty 141
Chapter 12 Mr. Yoo-Hoo 169
Chapter 13 The Golden Age of Baseball 175
Chapter 14 The Heart of the Yankees 199
Chapter 15 The End of an Era 215
Chapter 16 Managing Mr. Stengel's Team 227
Chapter 17 The New York Metropolitans 257
Chapter 18 Living in the Bronx Zoo 297
Chapter 19 Managing Mr. Steinbrenner's Yankees 309
Chapter 20 Yogi Berra, Incorporated 323
Chapter 21 The Legacy of Yogi Berra 331
Afterword 349
Sources 355
Index 403
