despite berra's penchant for malaprops, schallock says he was sharp as a tack, able to brief schallocky trips to the newsstand to buy berra the comic books he loved. >> john: with schallock's death, the oldest surviving major leaguer is 100-year-old bill greason, who played for the birmingham black barons of the negro leagues and the st. louis cardinals. >> maurice: the all-time record for baseball longevity is held by silas simmons who played in pre-negro league days and lived to 111. >> john: which brings to mind a yogi-ism. "i always thought that record would stand until it was broken." >> maurice: and now it's over, the "cbs evening news." i'm maurice dubois. >> john: i'm john dickerson. see you on "evening news plus" streaming on "cbs news" 24/7. >> maurice: have a great night. we'll see you tomorrow. >juliette>rails in sight in san jose. they're over with no sight as drivers go on strike now. thousands of riders who rely on the service. they're scrambling to find other ways to get around. leaving the golden state for the lone star state. there are new reasons for people who are l

despite berra's penchant for malaprops, schallock says he was sharp as a tack, able to brief schallocky trips to the newsstand. >> john: with schallock's death, the oldest surviving major leader is 100-year-old bill greason who played for the birmingham black barons of the negro leagues and the st. louis cardinals >> all-time record for baseball longevity is held by silas simmons who played in pre-negro league days and lived until 111. >> john: which brings to mind a yogi-is. "i always thought that record would stand until it was broken." >> maurice: and now it's over, the cbs evening news. i'm maurice dubois. >> john: i'm john dickerson. see you on "cbs evening news plus" streaming on "cbs news" 24/7. >> maurice: have a great night. we'll see you tomorrow. ♪ ♪ >> john:

. >> art schallock graduated from high school in 1942, spending the next four years in the navy duringar ii. when he returned home, art played minor league baseball before finally getting called up in 1951. >> i was thrilled to death going to the top baseball team in the whole world. >> reporter: he joined the new york yankees. to make room for him on the roster, the club sent down a young rookie named mickey mantle. >> he made quite a name for himself. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: art spent parts of the next five seasons in yankee pinstripes. >> walking into the yankee stadium for the first time is the biggest thrill of my life, i think. i was just awed i was a part of it. >> reporter: a part of three straight championship teams. and even pitched two innings in the 1953 world series. >> afterwards it's the reason why had he picked me because i had been brought up with the dodgers. i knew the dodgers. he said my bullpen does not know the dodgers hitters. >> reporter: the 5'9" left hander described his fastball as sneaky fast. and relied on his catcher, hall of famer, yogi. >> and he