Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12, 1925) is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who played almost his entire career for the New York Yankees. He is one of only four players to be named the Most Valuable Player of the American League three times, and one of only six managers to lead both American and National League teams to the World Series. He currently lives in Montclair, New Jersey.

Born in an area of St. Louis called "The Hill", Berra was originally nicknamed Lawdie, a bastardization of his name Lawrence. He picked up his nickname from a friend who said he resembled a Hindu holy man (yogi) that they had seen in a movie. Young Mr. Berra apparently liked to sit on the ground while waiting for his turn to bat with his arms and legs crossed in a yoga-like position. (The Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Yogi Bear was named after Berra.) He began playing baseball in local American Legion leagues, where he learned the basics of play as a catcher. After rejecting an offer from the St. Louis Cardinals, he signed with the Yankees in 1942. His childhood friend Joe Garagiola was considered a better prospect by the Cardinals and was offered a better bonus, which led to the rejection.

He is generally considered to be one of the best catchers in history. In two recent (2004) approaches by sabermetricians Berra is ranked first by the Bill James Win Shares method and third by the Total Baseball Total Player Rating method.

Berra is also quite famous for his tendency toward malapropism and fracturing the English language in highly provocative, interesting ways; see Yogiisms.

Yogi was named Wisest Fool of the Past 50 Years (http://www.economist.com/diversions/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3598744) by the Economist magazine in January 2005.

Richmond is a city located in Contra Costa County, California. It is north of El Cerrito and Albany in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. It almost surrounds San Pablo. The Bay Area Rapid Transit and Amtrak share a station there, which serves as a regional transit interchange. As of a July 1, 2002 Census estimate, the city has a population of 102,553.

Richmond is located at 37°56'13" North, 122°20'31" West (37.936874, -122.342057)1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 136.2 km² (52.6 mi²). 77.6 km² (30.0 mi²) of it is land and 58.5 km² (22.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 42.98% water.

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 99,216 people, 34,625 households, and 23,025 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,277.8/km² (3,309.5/mi²). There are 36,044 housing units at an average density of 464.2/km² (1,202.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 31.36% White, 36.06% Black or African American, 0.64% Native American, 12.29% Asian, 0.50% Pacific Islander, 13.86% from other races, and 5.27% from two or more races. 26.53% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 34,625 households out of which 33.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% are married couples living together, 20.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% are non-families. 26.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.82 and the average family size is 3.44.

In the city the population is spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $44,210, and the median income for a family is $46,659. Males have a median income of $37,389 versus $34,204 for females. The per capita income for the city is $19,788. 16.2% of the population and 13.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 23.1% of those under the age of 18 and 11.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.