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Former Yankees minors coach Ken Berry remembers his journey
May 8, 1967. The latest edition of Sports Illustrated is released. On the cover is Mickey Mantle tagging out former all-star outfielder, Ken Berry, on a baserunning play.
“They were very professional,” Berry said of the Yankees’ teams he faced during his playing career. “The club had good pitching and good defense.”
Berry didn’t know Mantle outside of baseball, but the major league veteran’s wife, Aleda, did meet the slugger at an autograph show in Topeka, Kansas.