May 12 in Yankees History: Yogi Berra commits an error as his errorless streak of 148 games for a catcher comes to an end in a New York 7 – 6 loss to Clevela (1959)

On May 12, 1959 — At Yankee Stadium, Yogi Berra commits an error as his errorless streak of 148 games for a catcher comes to an end in a New York 7 – 6 loss to Cleveland. During the top of the 5th, Berra committed a throwing error on a Minnie Minoso steal attempt, he threw the ball wildly and Minso

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