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1964
On the New York team bus following a 5-0 White Sox win‚ Phil Linz begins to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on his harmonica. Manager Yogi Berra orders Linz to stop‚ then slaps the instrument out of his hands when he continues playing. The incident is reported as indicating dissension on the club and Berra's lack of control‚ as well as the level of Linz's humor.
They leave out the best part of this story. Berra asked Linz to stop playing. Linz didn't hear and asked Mickey Mantle what Yogi said. Mantle's response was, "He said to play louder."
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