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- Salvador Anthony Yvars (Nova York, 20 de febrer de 1924 - 10 de desembre de 2008) va ser un jugador de beisbol professional, en la posició de . D'ascendència valenciana, va jugar huit temporades a la Major League Baseball, amb els New York Giants de 1947 a 1953 i els St. Louis Cardinals de 1953 a 1954. Nascut a la Little Italy de Manhattan, fill d'un enterrador de Benissa i una bugadera de Calàbria, va ser una estrella de tres esports a , jugant a futbol americà, bàsquet i beisbol. Va signar amb els Giants el 1942 i poc després es va allistar a les Forces Aèries de l'exèrcit dels Estats Units. Després de la Segona Guerra Mundial, Yvars va tornar per a jugar als dels Giants. Va jugar al Manchester de la durant la temporada de 1946 i als de la durant la temporada de 1947. Va debutar a la Lliga Major el 27 de setembre de 1947 en l'únic partit que va jugar aquella temporada amb els Giants. El seu únic hit de la temporada va ser de , un senzill al camp esquerre. El 1948, Yvars va jugar 15 partits i va tindre una de bateig de .211. Va jugar tres partits el 1949 i nou el 1950 amb els Giants. Durant la , Yvars va ser el receptor de reserva darrere de , i va jugar en 25 partits, colpejant .317 durant la temporada. Durant el sisè joc de la , jugà al camp dret per al out final on els Yankees van prendre la sèrie. Es recorda a Yvars com el jugador dels New York Giants que va transmetre als seus companys que l'esperaven a la caixa de batedors durant la temporada 1951, on es va guanyar el títol. A la dècada del 1980, Yvars feu públic que havia escrit un llibre de memòries anomenat How We Stole the Pennant, però l'acord editorial es va malbaratar, en negar-se a contar intimitats dels seus companys d'equip. Els Gegants van comerciar Ivars a St. Louis el 1953. Es va jubilar l'any següent i va treballar com a assessor d'inversions durant 50 anys. Va morir a Valhalla, Nova York, d'amiloïdosi als 84 anys, sobreviscut per la seua dona, Antoinette; el seu fill, David; les filles Diane, Donna i Deborah; un germà, Jack; cinc néts; i tres besnéts. En 210 partits durant huit temporades, Yvars va registrar una de .244 (102 de 418) amb 41 , 10 home runs i 42 RBI. Defensivament, va registrar un percentatge de camp de .987. Yvars està enterrat al cementiri a Hawthorne, Nova York. (ca)
- Salvador Anthony Yvars (February 20, 1924 – December 10, 2008) was a professional baseball catcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, with the New York Giants from 1947 to 1953 and the St. Louis Cardinals from 1953 to 1954. Born in Manhattan's Little Italy to a Valencian gravedigger and a Sicilian laundress, he was a three-sport star at White Plains High School, playing football, basketball, and baseball. He originally signed with the Giants in 1942, and enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces shortly afterward. During his time in the Army, Yvars was effectively a test dummy, with him saying of his ability to handle the tests, "I could take six and a half G's without a pressure helmet." After World War II, Yvars again played for the Giants' farm system. He played for Manchester of the New England League during the 1946 season, and the Jersey City Jerseys of the International League during the 1947 season. He made his major league debut on September 27, 1947 in the only game he played that season for the Giants. His lone hit of the season came off of Schoolboy Rowe, a single to left field. In 1948, Yvars played in 15 games and had a batting average of .211. He played three games in 1949 and nine in 1950 for the Giants. During the 1951 New York Giants season, Yvars was the backup catcher behind Wes Westrum, and played in 25 games, hitting .317 during the season. During Game Six of the World Series, he lined out to right field for the final out as the Yankees took the series. Yvars is best remembered as the player on the New York Giants who relayed stolen signals to his teammates awaiting in the batters box during the 1951 pennant-winning season. In the 1980s, he said he wrote a memoir titled How We Stole the Pennant, but lost his publishing deal, he claimed, when he refused to detail the personal peccadilloes of teammates. The Giants traded Ivars to St. Louis in 1953. He retired the next year, and worked as an investment advisor for 50 years. He died in Valhalla, New York from amyloidosis at the age of 84, survived by his wife, Antoinette; his son, David; daughters Diane, Donna and Deborah; a brother, Jack; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. In 210 games over eight seasons, Yvars posted a .244 batting average (102-for-418) with 41 runs, 10 home runs and 42 RBI. Defensively, he recorded a .987 fielding percentage. Yvars is interred in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York. (en)
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- Salvador Anthony Yvars (Nova York, 20 de febrer de 1924 - 10 de desembre de 2008) va ser un jugador de beisbol professional, en la posició de . D'ascendència valenciana, va jugar huit temporades a la Major League Baseball, amb els New York Giants de 1947 a 1953 i els St. Louis Cardinals de 1953 a 1954. Nascut a la Little Italy de Manhattan, fill d'un enterrador de Benissa i una bugadera de Calàbria, va ser una estrella de tres esports a , jugant a futbol americà, bàsquet i beisbol. Va signar amb els Giants el 1942 i poc després es va allistar a les Forces Aèries de l'exèrcit dels Estats Units. (ca)
- Salvador Anthony Yvars (February 20, 1924 – December 10, 2008) was a professional baseball catcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, with the New York Giants from 1947 to 1953 and the St. Louis Cardinals from 1953 to 1954. Born in Manhattan's Little Italy to a Valencian gravedigger and a Sicilian laundress, he was a three-sport star at White Plains High School, playing football, basketball, and baseball. He originally signed with the Giants in 1942, and enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces shortly afterward. During his time in the Army, Yvars was effectively a test dummy, with him saying of his ability to handle the tests, "I could take six and a half G's without a pressure helmet." (en)
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