Carl Yastrzemski

Positions: Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: August 22, 1939 in Southampton, NY us

High School: Bridgehampton HS (Bridgehampton, NY)

Schools: Merrimack College (North Andover, MA), University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)

Debut: April 11, 1961 (Age 21-232d, 11,804th in major league history)
vs. KCA 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1983 (Age 44-041d)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1989. (Voted by BBWAA on 423/447 ballots)
View Carl Yastrzemski's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Carl Michael Yastrzemski

Nicknames: Yaz or Captain Carl

Pronunciation: \yuh-STREM-skee\

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Relatives: Grandfather of Mike Yastrzemski

Hall of Fame
MVP
Triple Crown
18x All-Star
7x Gold Glove
3x Batting Title
AS MVP
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

96.5

11988

3419

452

.285

1816

RBI

1844

168

OBP

.380

SLG

.462

OPS

.842

OPS+

130

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	BOS		NYY	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 8	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	34	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 10	BOS	@	CLE	L,10-11	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 11	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
5	5	Apr 12	BOS	@	WSA	W,10-7	GS	31	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
6	6	Apr 13	BOS	@	WSA	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	7	Apr 14	BOS	@	WSA	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 16	BOS	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 17	BOS	@	DET	L,9-10	GS	26	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 18	BOS	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	11	Apr 19	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	CG	53	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
12	12	Apr 20	BOS		CLE	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
13	13	Apr 21	BOS		CLE	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	14	Apr 23	BOS		CHW	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	15	Apr 24	BOS		CHW	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
16	16	Apr 25	BOS		CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	17	Apr 27	BOS		MIL	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	18	Apr 28	BOS		MIL	W,10-3	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	19	Apr 30	BOS		MIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	BOS		MIN	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	21	May 2 (1)	BOS		MIN	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	22	May 2 (2)	BOS		MIN	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	23	May 4	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	LF
24	24	May 6	BOS	@	CHW	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	25	May 7	BOS	@	MIL	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	26	May 8	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
27	27	May 9	BOS	@	MIL	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	28	May 11	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	29	May 12	BOS	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	30	May 14	BOS		BAL	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	31	May 15	BOS		BAL	L,4-7	CG	52	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	32	May 17	BOS		DET	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	33	May 18	BOS		DET	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	34	May 19	BOS		NYY	W,7-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	35	May 20	BOS		NYY	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	36	May 21	BOS	@	BAL	W,8-4	CG	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	37	May 22	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	38	May 23 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-12	GS	28	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	39	May 23 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	40	May 24	BOS		WSA	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	41	May 25	BOS		WSA	L,5-6	CG	49	11.0	5	1	0	6	0	LF
42	42	May 26	BOS		WSA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	43	May 27	BOS		WSA	W,6-2	GS	21	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
44	44	May 28	BOS		OAK	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	45	May 29	BOS		OAK	L,8-12	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
46	46	May 31 (1)	BOS		KCR	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	47	May 31 (2)	BOS		KCR	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	48	Jun 1	BOS		KCR	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	49	Jun 2	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	50	Jun 3	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
51	51	Jun 4	BOS		CAL	W,10-1	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	52	Jun 5	BOS		CAL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	53	Jun 6	BOS		CAL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	54	Jun 8	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
55	55	Jun 9	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
56	56	Jun 11	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	57	Jun 12	BOS	@	KCR	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
58	58	Jun 13	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
59	59	Jun 14	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	56	15.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
60	60	Jun 15	BOS	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	61	Jun 16	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
62	62	Jun 18	BOS	@	WSA	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	63	Jun 19	BOS	@	WSA	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	64	Jun 20	BOS	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
65	65	Jun 22 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
66	66	Jun 22 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	68 (1)	Jun 25	BOS		BAL	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	69	Jun 26 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
69	70	Jun 26 (2)	BOS		BAL	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
70	71	Jun 27	BOS		BAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
71	72	Jun 28	BOS		WSA	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
72	73	Jun 29	BOS		WSA	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
73	74	Jun 30	BOS	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	75	Jul 1	BOS	@	DET	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	76	Jul 2	BOS		NYY	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	77	Jul 3	BOS		NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
77	79 (1)	Jul 5	BOS		NYY	W,12-7	GS	32	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
78	80	Jul 6	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	81	Jul 7 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
80	82	Jul 7 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	83	Jul 8	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
82	84	Jul 9	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	85	Jul 10	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	86	Jul 11	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	87	Jul 15	BOS		MIN	W,3-0	CG	53	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
86	88	Jul 16	BOS		MIN	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	89	Jul 17 (1)	BOS		MIL	W,13-11	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
88	90	Jul 17 (2)	BOS		MIL	W,5-3	CG	26	5.2	0	0	1	1	0	LF
89	91	Jul 18	BOS		MIL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
90	92	Jul 20	BOS		CHW	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	93	Jul 21	BOS		CHW	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
92	94	Jul 22	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
93	95	Jul 23	BOS	@	MIN	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
94	96	Jul 24	BOS	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	97	Jul 25	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
96	98	Jul 26	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	36	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
97	99	Jul 27 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	100	Jul 27 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	101	Jul 28	BOS	@	MIL	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	102	Jul 29	BOS	@	MIL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
101	103	Jul 30	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	105 (1)	Aug 1 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-1	GF	14	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
103	106	Aug 1 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	107	Aug 2	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	108	Aug 4	BOS	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	47	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
106	109	Aug 5	BOS		DET	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
107	110	Aug 6	BOS		DET	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
108	111	Aug 7	BOS		DET	L,8-12	CG	50	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
109	112	Aug 8	BOS		DET	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	113	Aug 9	BOS		DET	W,12-11	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
111	114	Aug 10 (1)	BOS		OAK	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	115	Aug 10 (2)	BOS		OAK	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
113	116	Aug 11	BOS		OAK	L,3-5	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	117	Aug 12	BOS		OAK	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	118	Aug 13	BOS		KCR	L,1-5	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	119	Aug 14	BOS		KCR	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
117	120	Aug 15	BOS		KCR	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	121	Aug 16	BOS		CAL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
119	123 (1)	Aug 18	BOS		CAL	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
120	124	Aug 20	BOS	@	OAK	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
121	125	Aug 21	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
122	126	Aug 22 (1)	BOS	@	OAK	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
123	127	Aug 22 (2)	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	30	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
124	128	Aug 24	BOS	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	57	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
125	129	Aug 25	BOS	@	KCR	L,5-7	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
126	130	Aug 26	BOS	@	KCR	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
127	131	Aug 27	BOS	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
128	132	Aug 28	BOS	@	CAL	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
129	133	Aug 29	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
130	134	Aug 31	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	135	Sep 1	BOS		BAL	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
132	136	Sep 2	BOS		BAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
133	137	Sep 3	BOS		CLE	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
134	138	Sep 4	BOS		CLE	L,9-11	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
135	139	Sep 5	BOS		CLE	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
136	140	Sep 6 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	LF
137	142 (1)	Sep 7	BOS	@	NYY	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
138	143	Sep 8	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	43	10.2	2	1	0	3	0	LF
139	144	Sep 9	BOS	@	DET	W,12-6	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
140	145	Sep 10	BOS	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
141	146	Sep 11	BOS	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
142	154 (7)	Sep 19	BOS	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
143	155	Sep 21	BOS		DET	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
144	156	Sep 22	BOS		DET	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
145	157	Sep 24	BOS		WSA	W,4-0	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
146	159 (1)	Sep 26	BOS		WSA	W,8-1	GS	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							146gm		1257.1	281	17	2	300	4