Yankees Legend Ron Guidry To Visit Tierney’s In Montclair For Benefit

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site.

Former New York Yankees star pitcher Ron Guidry will be upstairs at Tierney’s Tavern in Montclair on Wednesday, Oct. 25 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. to meet and mingle with guests, who will receive an autographed, limited-edition bottle of his namesake Championz Gin upon making a $100 donation to the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center.

The exclusive release by Golden Bay Distillery pays homage to exceptional individuals who embody the spirit of a champion, like the legendary Ron "Louisiana Lightning" Guidry himself, with only 2,549 sequentially numbered bottles available. All proceeds from the event benefit the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, founded by Ron's close friend and baseball legend Yogi Berra, a true champion of respect, teamwork and sportsmanship.

Guidry, known as “Gator” and “Louisiana Lightning” to his teammates, quickly rose in 1977 to become the ace of the Yankees' stellar pitching staff, helping the world champions during their heyday in the so-called “Bronx Zoo” years. In 1978, Guidry went 25-3 with a 1.74 ERA and won the Cy Young Award as the best pitcher in baseball, helping to bring home the Yankees' second straight World Series championship. A four-time All Star and five-time Golden Glove winner, Guidry played from 1976 to 1988, served as the Yankees' captain in the 1980s, and remains one of the greatest pitchers in Yankee history. After his playing career ended, Guidry’s relationship with Montclair local Yogi Berra grew especially close; the two were virtually inseparable throughout years of Yankees’ spring training sessions later in Berra’s life.

Since Berra’s passing in 2015, Guidry has remained deeply involved in the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, serving as co-chair of the Museum’s annual Celebrity Golf Outing, and receiving the Yogi Berra Museum’s Inaugural Best Teammate Award in 2017. All proceeds from the Tierney’s event and a portion of proceeds from retail sales of his namesake gin will support the Museum’s education programs, which serve over 10,000 students annually.

Ticket donations to the event are limited to the first 150 guests and can be made in advance on the Museum’s website here or in person at Tierney’s Tavern the night of the event on a first come, first served basis.

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