What was more iconic? The perfect game or the picture of Yogi Berra jumping into Larsen’s arms after the last out. Baseball touches the American spirit unlike any other sport.
Yogi Berra died a few years back. Yogi was also remembered for his famous tantrum after Jackie Robinson was called safe stealing home. Yet at Yogi’s funeral mass sitting in the pews was an elderly, frail Mrs. Robinson. Jackie and Yogi quietly and without fanfare became friends. Always wondered how people like Al Sharpton explained things like that.
We would be far better off with race relations if politicians and so-called race leaders were out of the equation.
I remember this game in great detail. I stayed home from school that day with a feigned stomach ache just so I could watch the game. No world series night games back then.