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Carl Yastrzemski — LF

Fast Facts about Carl Yastrzemski

Carl Yastrzemski

Years with Boston: 23

Elected to Red Sox Hall of Fame: 1995

Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame: 1989

 

 

Awards and Recognitions with Boston

All-Star Game MVP, 1970

Batting Champion, 1963

Batting Champion, 1967

Batting Champion, 1968

Batting Triple Crown, 1967

Gold Glove, 1963

Gold Glove, 1965

Gold Glove, 1967

Gold Glove, 1968

Gold Glove, 1969

Gold Glove, 1971

Gold Glove, 1977

Home Run Champion, 1967

Most Valuable Player, 1967

RBI Champion, 1967

 

All-Star Selections with Boston (18)

1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969,

1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975,

1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983

 

Batting Statistics for Carl Yastrzemski with Boston

SEASON AB R H HR RBI BB SB AVG
1961 583 71 155 11 80 50 6 .266
1962 646 99 191 19 94 66 7 .296
1963 570 91 183 14 68 95 8 .321
1964 567 77 164 15 67 75 6 .289
1965 494 78 154 20 72 70 7 .312
1966 594 81 165 16 80 84 8 .278
1967 579 112 189 44 121 91 10 .326
1968 539 90 162 23 74 119 13 .301
1969 603 96 154 40 111 101 15 .255
1970 566 125 186 40 102 128 23 .329
1971 508 75 129 15 70 106 8 .254
1972 455 70 120 12 68 67 5 .264
1973 540 82 160 19 95 105 9 .296
1974 515 93 155 15 79 104 12 .301
1975 543 91 146 14 60 87 8 .269
1976 546 71 146 21 102 80 5 .267
1977 558 99 165 28 102 73 11 .296
1978 523 70 145 17 81 76 4 .277
1979 518 69 140 21 87 62 3 .270
1980 364 49 100 15 50 44 0 .275
1981 338 36 83 7 53 49 0 .246
1982 459 53 126 16 72 59 0 .275
1983 380 38 101 10 56 54 0 .266
TOTAL 11988 1816 3419 452 1844 1845 168 .285
 

Biography for Carl Yastrzemski

When Red Sox legend Ted Williams retired after the 1960 season, Opening Day of the 1961 season saw a fresh-faced rookie with the number 8 on his back take Williams' spot in left field. 23 years later, Yastrzemski, or "Yaz" as Red Sox fans everywhere knew him, retired with the assurance that he would follow Williams into the Hall of Fame. Yastrzemski was already well-known by 1967, having made the American League All-Star team three times in his first six seasons, but that was the year that the Red Sox went from finishing ninth the year before to winning the American League pennant for the first time in 21 years. He won not only MVP honors but the batting Triple Crown after averaging .326 at the plate, driving in 121 runs, and leaving the yard 44 times; he is the last player to have accomplished that feat in either league and joined Williams as the only Red Sox players to earn this recognition. Although the Red Sox would lose the Fall Classic in seven games to St. Louis, Yaz batted .400 with three home runs and five RBI. Steady production at the plate continued to be the norm for Yaz through his career, batting .285 for his career and better than .300 in six different seasons. He also managed to collect 3,419 hits, sixth all-time in major league history, and hit 452 home runs, the only American League player and the fourth player ever to collect 3,000 hits and 400 home runs, joining Stan Musial, Hank Aaron, and Willie Mays. Yaz also won seven Gold Gloves as an outfielder between 1963 and 1977, though he also saw many games at first base and, later in his career, as the designated hitter. Yaz also appeared in one other post-season as a member of the 1975 pennant winners. In the AL championship series against Oakland, Yaz was again clutch at the plate, batting .455 with a home run and two RBI; in the World Series, he batted .310 with four RBI. Yastrzemski finally retired after the 1983 season after playing in 3,308 games for Boston, the most appearances by a player in a Red Sox uniform. Elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1989, he is also one of only five former Red Sox players to have his number (8) retired.

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