Yogi Berra Catcher / Outfielder / Manager Born: May 12, 1925 (1925-05-12) (age 85) St. Louis, Missouri Batted: Left Threw: Right  MLB debut September 22, 1946 for the New York Yankees Last MLB appearance May 9, 1965 for the New York Mets Career statistics Batting average     .285 Home runs     358 Runs batted in     1,430 Teams As player.