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Bobby Richardson’s fondest Yogi memories: One came after brutal Series loss

The moment Bill Mazeroski hit the home run at Forbes Field to beat the Yankees in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, second baseman Bobby Richardson looked to Yogi Berra in left field.

“From his expression I knew the ball was out of the park and the game was over,’’ Richardson told The Post Wednesday from his home in South Carolina, remembering Yogi, who died at the age of 90 on Tuesday.

“In the clubhouse,’’ recalled Richardson, who was named the MVP of the Series, “Yogi was not emotional, [Mickey] Mantle was. Mantle was actually crying because he thought we had a much better team and should have won.