Walter Antone Wally Berger

They spent about an hour together, poring over yellowing scrapbooks and talking about the Babe as if he were the next-door neighbor. Mike Piazza was curious if Martha Berger's husband ever said much about Joe DiMaggio; Martha explained that DiMaggio was just coming up when Wally played. But the Babe, well, he and Wally were close. They had lived together in the same apartment house when they played together for the Boston Braves. Piazza smiled. "Let's hear those stories," he said.

They spent about an hour together, poring over yellowing scrapbooks and talking about the Babe as if he were the next-door neighbor. Mike Piazza was curious if Martha Berger's husband ever said much about Joe DiMaggio; Martha explained that DiMaggio was just coming up when Wally played. But the Babe, well, he and Wally were close. They had lived together in the same apartment house when they played together for the Boston Braves. Piazza smiled. "Let's hear those stories," he said.

He was once one of the most effective players in the major leagues. He played alongside Babe Ruth once and outhit him by 100 points and outhomered him by 28. He set a major league home run record that stood for 57 years. He led the league in homers and runs batted in in 1935. He started the first two All-Star games for the National League. He had a career batting average of .300.

He was once one of the most effective players in the major leagues. He played alongside Babe Ruth once and outhit him by 100 points and outhomered him by 28. He set a major league home run record that stood for 57 years. He led the league in homers and runs batted in in 1935. He started the first two All-Star games for the National League. He had a career batting average of .300.