Yogi Berra Research Paper

Hank Aaron was born in Mobile, Atlanta on February 5, 1934. As the third born out of all his eight siblings, Hank may not have always been seen as the most important in his family. Estella along with Herbert were the very loving parents of Hank, they always wished the best for him, but quite often he had to do things on his own. At the age of eight Hank, with his family, moved out of his birth town of Mobile to the middle-class

As Gehrig reached High School he was not playing the sport that he will eventually become one of the greatest to ever play. He was playing fullback for his High School football team. It wasn’t until his sophomore year that he would start his baseball career. Throughout

Baseball player. Born George Herman Ruth, Jr., on February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the first of eight children born to Kate and George Herman Ruth, Sr. Most of the Ruth children died in infancy and only George Jr. and his sister Mamie survived to maturity. Little George, as he was called, grew up in a poor waterfront neighborhood in Baltimore, where he lived above the family saloon.

Several years ago, I was talking to my late grandpa who had gone to see Hall of Famer, Ken Griffey Jr. give a speech to some young children. After his speech, a dad stood up and asked “Mr. Griffey, you and I have something in common. I have been playing baseball all my life just like you. We are about the same age and we even come from the same hometown. The only difference between us is that you are a celebrated All- Star ballplayer, and I-- despite decades of hard work-- have never been able to play past college ball. This breaks my heart. I have dedicated my whole life to baseball, but to no avail. My spirit has been completely diminished by all the rejection and disappointment. I was wondering if you have any advice for me, but please do not just dismiss my question and tell me to persevere. I have heard that too many times and

George Herman Ruth Jr. was known to us as Babe Ruth. He was one of the most decorated athletes of all time even though he had a troubled beginning. His baseball career spanned for twenty-two seasons from 1914-1935 and playing for three different teams.

He then left for a job as an athletic director for the National Youth Foundation. He then played minor league baseball for the Montreal Royals in 1946. While he was playing minor league he was called up to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the major leagues in 1947. It was that year that he won rookie of the year with his 175 hits, 12 home runs, and 48 RBI’s. He also appeared on the cover of time magazine in September of 1947.

In 1946 he had his first game against the Royals. Breaking the color barrier (1947) The following year, six days before the start of the 1947 season, the Dodgers called Robinson up to the major leagues. Within his first two years he showed great courage without fighting back, also in his first year he became Rookie of the Year. In the year of 1949 he became MVP. In 1957 he retired from baseball, and in 1962 he got into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1997 he integrated baseball, and his number, 42, was retired.

In 1947 he started playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers and won the National League Rookie of the Year. Later in his career, he one MVP award, a batting title, and was put in the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1956, he signed with the New York Giants and soon after, he retired from Major League. Throughout his career

Aaron, a right-hander, began his professional career in 1952, playing shortstop for a few months with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League. His contract was bought by the Boston Braves of the National League, who assigned him to minor league teams. In 1954 he moved up to the majors, playing mostly as an outfielder for the Braves (who had moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1953).

Derek Jeter was born on June 26, 1974, in Pequannock, New Jersey. His father, Charles Jeter, made the family move to Michigan when Derek was only 4 years old. The reason was because his father went to Michigan University, so he could become a doctor. Derek started playing baseball when he was five years old. He continued playing through high school, when he a batting average of .500. He won numerous awards which helped him get drafted in 1992 by the Yankees in the first round.

Joe DiMaggio Jr. was born on November 25, 1914 in Martinez, California (Caso). He had Italian Immigrant parents and grew up in San Francisco, California (Joe Bio). He lived in a small house, but with a big family (Joe Bio). His first baseball experience was at the age of ten (MCSF). He used baseball as an excuse to not help his father with fishing (MCSF). He started playing Minor league baseball at the age of 17 for the San Francisco Seals (Joe Bio). On 1930 he dropped out of high school, so he can play baseball at the diary-wagon parking lot (MCSF).

Yadier Molina was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico on July 13th 1982 (“Biography” Para 1). On that day the 53rd all star baseball game was won by the National League. ("Historical Events for Year 1982” Para 4). What a comparison Yadier grew up playing baseball and signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, which is in the Central division of the National League. Yadier’s dad was Benjamin Molina, Sr. and his mom was Gladys Matta. The Molina parents were very greatly supportive towards their kids. Yadi has two older brothers Bengie Molina and Jose Molina. Bengie is 41 years old. He is retired; when he played, he played for the Angles,

In regards to athletes who are viewed as heroes, I feel Barry Bonds has to be somewhere near the top. I have been to several San Francisco Giants baseball games and everyone I have talked to at those games boasts about how great he was. Somehow the people who admire him are able to overlook the fact that he took performance-enhancing drugs to become an elite player and set baseball records. The Giants have even hired him to work with the current team and plan to retire his number. To me, this is a way of saying to the current members of the Giants, along with their fans, that is okay to cheat and take drugs because in time all will be forgiven. Players like Bonds who take drugs to cheat should be banned and have no business being around current

On June 26, 1974, Derek Sanderson Jeter was born in Pequannock, New Jersey, the oldest child of two, to Dorothy and Charles Jeter. The Jeter family moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan when Derek was just four years old. Derek attended Kalamazoo Central High School where he was lucky enough to play basketball and baseball as a lanky yet athletic teenager. Even though he did play basketball, he was mainly focused on baseball. At just the young age of eight, Derek knew that he wanted to be the shortstop for the New York Yankees.

Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. He was the seventh, and youngest, child of Melchor and Luisa Clemente with four brothers and two sisters. Roberto Clemente grew up playing a sub-standard version of baseball with his friends. Throughout his youth Clemente was said to be an introspective individual that would scrutinize every action. Later in