Yogi Berra's “Perfect Game” Uniform in Grey Flannel's Summer Games Auction ... Live-PR.com (press release)
The Berra uniform was out of the public eye for 50 years before being consigned to auction. It had been issued to a young Yankee prospect, Ron Stevenot, on the day in 1959 that he reported to Yankee Stadium to try out for the rookie team. Each new prospect was given a uniform that had been worn by a Major League Yankee in a prior season. Stevenot, a star catcher fresh out of high school, ended up the lucky recipient of a Berra home uniform from 1956, the year the Yankees won the World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers. It had the year 1956 sewn onto the jerseys shirttail along with Yogi Berras name, and on the jerseys back was the number 8. Although Stevenot did not end up pursuing a career in baseball, he treasured the Berra uniform throughout his life. When he consigned the uniform to Grey Flannel, he was in for a surprise. When I first examined it, I had a hunch it might be the one Yogi wore during the 56 World Series, said Russek. We took it to our headquarters in New York and compared it first to blow-ups of the famous photo, then to DVD stills of the perfect game. Every Yankee pinstripe is like a fingerprint to when the jersey was worn. We compared the way the pinstripes matched up to the N and Y on the front, how they matched up to the collar and sleeves, and it was an exact match. It was the uniform Berra wore as catcher during the perfect game. The minimum bid for the uniform is $50,000. The appeal of a Derek Jeter 2008 New York Yankees game-used road jersey is enhanced by the Yankee Stadium Final Season patch on
