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.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	BOS		MIL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
2	2	Apr 9	BOS		MIL	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	9	0	1	10	3	1B
3	3	Apr 11	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	52	12.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
4	4	Apr 12	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	51	13.0	20	0	0	20	3	1B
5	5	Apr 13	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
6	6	Apr 15	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
7	7	Apr 16	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
8	8	Apr 18	BOS		BAL	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
9	9	Apr 20	BOS		BAL	W,10-2	GS	19	6.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
10	10	Apr 21	BOS		NYY	L,1-12	GS	32	6.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
11	11	Apr 22	BOS		NYY	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
12	12	Apr 23	BOS		NYY	W,11-7	CG	45	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
13	13	Apr 25	BOS	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	26	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
14	14	Apr 26	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	38	9.2	11	2	0	13	1	1B
15	15	Apr 27	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
16	16	Apr 30	BOS		CLE	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	9	3	1	13	3	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	BOS		CLE	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
18	18	May 3	BOS		DET	W,12-2	GS	24	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
19	19	May 5	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
20	20	May 6	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
21	21	May 7	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
22	22	May 9	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
23	23	May 10	BOS	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	27	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
24	24	May 11	BOS	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
25	25	May 12	BOS	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
26	26	May 13	BOS	@	OAK	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
27	27	May 15	BOS		KCR	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
28	28	May 16	BOS		KCR	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
29	29	May 17	BOS		KCR	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
30	30	May 18	BOS		KCR	W,4-2	GS	15	3.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
31	31	May 19	BOS		OAK	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
32	32	May 20	BOS		OAK	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	16	0	0	16	0	1B
33	33	May 21	BOS		OAK	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
34	34	May 22	BOS		CAL	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
35	35	May 23	BOS		CAL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
36	36	May 24	BOS		CAL	W,6-0	GS	24	6.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
37	37	May 25	BOS		CAL	L,1-6	GS	26	6.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
38	38	May 26	BOS	@	TEX	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
39	39	May 28	BOS	@	TEX	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
40	40	May 30	BOS	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
41	41	May 31	BOS	@	MIN	W,12-8	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	BOS	@	MIN	W,11-9	GS	19	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
43	43	Jun 2	BOS		CHW	L,2-9	CG	46	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
44	44	Jun 3	BOS		CHW	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
45	45	Jun 4	BOS		CHW	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
46	46	Jun 6	BOS		MIN	W,13-10	CG	43	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
47	47	Jun 7	BOS		MIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
48	48	Jun 8	BOS		MIN	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
49	49	Jun 9	BOS		TEX	L,4-12	CG	46	9.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
50	50	Jun 10	BOS		TEX	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	5	2	1	8	0	1B
51	51	Jun 11	BOS	@	CHW	W,9-7	CG	66	14.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
52	52	Jun 12	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-9	GS	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	1B
53	53	Jun 13 (1)	BOS	@	KCR	W,10-4	GS	27	6.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
54	54	Jun 13 (2)	BOS	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
55	55	Jun 14	BOS	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
56	56	Jun 15	BOS	@	KCR	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
57	57	Jun 16	BOS	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	46	12.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
58	58	Jun 17	BOS	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
59	59	Jun 18	BOS	@	DET	W,15-1	GS	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	1B
60	60	Jun 20	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	47	12.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
61	61	Jun 21	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
62	62	Jun 22 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
63	63	Jun 22 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-1	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
64	64	Jun 23	BOS		CLE	L,3-11	GS	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
65	65	Jun 24	BOS		CLE	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	66	Jun 25	BOS		CLE	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
67	67	Jun 26	BOS		NYY	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
68	68	Jun 27	BOS		NYY	W,9-1	GS	27	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
69	69	Jun 28	BOS		NYY	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	70	Jun 29	BOS		NYY	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
71	71	Jun 30 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	72	Jun 30 (2)	BOS		BAL	L,2-8	GS	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	73	Jul 1	BOS		BAL	L,6-10	GS	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
74	74	Jul 2 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
75	75	Jul 2 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
76	76	Jul 3	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	4	1	0	5	0	1B
77	77	Jul 4	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
78	78	Jul 5	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-12	CG	42	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
79	79	Jul 6 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
80	82 (2)	Jul 8	BOS		MIN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
81	83	Jul 9	BOS		MIN	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
82	84	Jul 10	BOS		TEX	W,8-7	GS	27	6.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
83	85	Jul 11	BOS		TEX	W,11-8	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
84	86	Jul 12	BOS		TEX	W,10-4	GS	26	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
85	87	Jul 13	BOS		TEX	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
86	88	Jul 17	BOS		KCR	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
87	89	Jul 18	BOS		KCR	W,9-3	GS	25	7.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
88	90	Jul 19	BOS	@	TEX	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
89	91	Jul 20 (1)	BOS	@	TEX	L,5-10	GS	19	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
90	92	Jul 20 (2)	BOS	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
91	93	Jul 21	BOS	@	TEX	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
92	94	Jul 22	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
93	95	Jul 23	BOS	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
94	96	Jul 24	BOS	@	MIN	W,6-2	GF	23	6.0	8	0	0	8	2	PH 1B
95	98 (1)	Jul 26	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
96	99	Jul 27 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
97	100	Jul 27 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	2	1B
98	101	Jul 28	BOS		MIL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
99	102	Jul 29	BOS		MIL	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
100	103	Jul 30	BOS		MIL	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
101	104	Jul 31 (1)	BOS		DET	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
102	105	Jul 31 (2)	BOS		DET	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	106	Aug 1	BOS		DET	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
104	107	Aug 2	BOS		DET	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
105	108	Aug 3	BOS		DET	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
106	109	Aug 4	BOS		BAL	L,8-12	CG	49	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
107	110	Aug 5	BOS		BAL	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
108	111	Aug 6	BOS	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
109	112	Aug 7	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
110	119 (6)	Aug 14	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
111	120	Aug 15	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	8	3	0	11	2	1B
112	121	Aug 16	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
113	122	Aug 17 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	43	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
114	123	Aug 17 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	42	11.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
115	124	Aug 19	BOS	@	KCR	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
116	125	Aug 20	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
117	126	Aug 22	BOS		CHW	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
118	127	Aug 23	BOS		CHW	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
119	128	Aug 24	BOS		CHW	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
120	129	Aug 26	BOS		CAL	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
121	130	Aug 27	BOS		CAL	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
122	131	Aug 29	BOS		OAK	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
123	132	Aug 30	BOS		OAK	L,6-7	CG	48	10.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
124	133	Aug 31	BOS		OAK	L,6-8	CG	50	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	134	Sep 1	BOS		NYY	L,2-4	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
126	135	Sep 2	BOS		NYY	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
127	136	Sep 3	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
128	137	Sep 4	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
129	138	Sep 5	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
130	140 (1)	Sep 7 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
131	141	Sep 7 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-7	GF	14	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
132	142	Sep 8	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
133	143	Sep 9	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	9.1	5	1	0	6	2	1B
134	144	Sep 10 (1)	BOS		DET	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
135	145	Sep 10 (2)	BOS		DET	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
136	146	Sep 11	BOS		DET	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
137	147	Sep 13 (1)	BOS		MIL	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
138	148	Sep 13 (2)	BOS		MIL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
139	149	Sep 14	BOS		MIL	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	11	1	1	13	2	1B
140	150	Sep 15	BOS		MIL	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
141	151	Sep 16	BOS		BAL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
142	152	Sep 17	BOS		BAL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
143	153	Sep 19	BOS	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
144	154	Sep 20	BOS	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
145	155	Sep 21	BOS	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
146	156	Sep 22	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
147	157	Sep 26 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
							148gm		1258.2	1217	88	5	1310	103