The only Hall of Famer born on May 12 is none other than our very own, now deceased, New York Yankees Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra (1925). Yogi blasted 358 homers and knocked in 1,430 runs from 1947-1963. In that time he played on 14 pennant winners and 10 of his clubs won it all. He managed the Yankees to the American League pennant in 1964, and the crosstown Mets to the NL title nine years later.
Other Yanks of note that share the day with Yogi include righthander Hank Borowy (1916), who went 56-30 in the Bronx during World War II from 1942 through 1945; third baseman Joe Dugan (1897), who played for the Yanks from 1922 through 1928, during which time he stroked 22 homers and collected 383 rbi’s; and Felipe Alou (1935), who actually played more first base than outfield in his 1971-1973 stay in the Bronx.