(3059) Sports, Baseball, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Berra, Ginsberg, 1951

NY Yankee catcher Yogi Berra (Right) wins the game with a home run in the 12th inning at Briggs Stadium. Detroit Tiger catcher Joe Ginsberg is on his knees.

Photographer’s Caption: “DETROIT, 1951; “In All the Manliness of Grief” I call this diamond drama. The dejected figure of catcher Joe Ginsberg on his knees tells the story of a Detroit Tiger defeat June 2 at the hands of the New York Yankee catcher, Yogi Berra. Yogi is crossing home plate at Briggs Stadium with the winning home run in the 12th inning, making the score 8 to 7.”