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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
2	2	Apr 10	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
3	3	Apr 11	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
4	4	Apr 13	BOS		CLE	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
5	5	Apr 14	BOS		CLE	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
6	6	Apr 15	BOS		CHW	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
7	7	Apr 17	BOS		CHW	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
8	8	Apr 18	BOS		CHW	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	18	1	0	19	0	1B
9	9	Apr 19	BOS		MIN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
10	10	Apr 20	BOS		MIN	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
11	11	Apr 23	BOS	@	CHW	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
12	12	Apr 29	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
13	13	Apr 30	BOS	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
15	15	May 2	BOS	@	TEX	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
16	16	May 4	BOS		KCR	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
17	17	May 5	BOS		KCR	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
18	18	May 8 (1)	BOS		TEX	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
19	20 (1)	May 9	BOS		TEX	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
20	21	May 11	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
21	22	May 12	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	49	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	23	May 13	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	24	May 14	BOS		MIL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	25	May 15	BOS		MIL	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	26	May 16	BOS		MIL	L,5-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	28 (1)	May 18	BOS	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
27	29	May 19	BOS	@	DET	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
28	30	May 20	BOS	@	NYY	W,8-2	GS	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
29	31	May 21	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
30	32	May 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	41	10.2	8	2	0	10	0	1B
31	33	May 23	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
32	35 (1)	May 25	BOS		DET	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
33	36	May 26	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
34	37	May 27	BOS	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
35	38	May 28	BOS		BAL	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
36	39	May 29	BOS		BAL	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
37	40	May 30	BOS		BAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
38	41	May 31	BOS		NYY	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	42	Jun 2	BOS		NYY	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	43	Jun 3	BOS		NYY	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
41	44	Jun 4	BOS		CAL	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
42	46 (1)	Jun 6	BOS		CAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
43	47	Jun 8	BOS		OAK	L,5-6	CG	45	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
44	48	Jun 9	BOS		OAK	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
45	49	Jun 10	BOS		OAK	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
46	50	Jun 11	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-10	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
47	51	Jun 12	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
48	52	Jun 13	BOS	@	MIN	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
49	53	Jun 14	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	13	2	0	15	2	1B
50	54	Jun 15	BOS	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
51	55	Jun 16	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
52	56	Jun 17	BOS	@	OAK	W,8-3	GS	28	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
53	57	Jun 18	BOS	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
54	58	Jun 19	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
55	60 (1)	Jun 21	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
56	61	Jun 22	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	59	15.0	16	0	0	16	0	1B
57	62	Jun 23	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	7	1	1	9	0	1B
58	63	Jun 24	BOS		DET	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
59	64	Jun 25	BOS		DET	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
60	65	Jun 26	BOS		DET	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
61	66	Jun 27	BOS		DET	L,2-4	CG	50	11.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
62	67	Jun 28	BOS		BAL	W,12-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	68	Jun 29	BOS		BAL	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	69	Jun 30	BOS		BAL	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	70	Jul 1	BOS	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	49	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	71	Jul 2	BOS	@	MIL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	4	1B
67	72	Jul 3	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	73	Jul 4	BOS	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	74	Jul 5	BOS		CHW	W,11-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
70	75	Jul 6	BOS		CHW	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
71	76	Jul 7	BOS		CHW	L,3-6	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
72	77	Jul 8	BOS		MIN	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
73	78	Jul 9	BOS		MIN	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
74	80 (1)	Jul 11	BOS		MIN	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	81	Jul 15 (1)	BOS	@	KCR	L,5-12	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	82	Jul 15 (2)	BOS	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
77	83	Jul 16 (1)	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
78	84	Jul 16 (2)	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	85	Jul 17	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
80	86	Jul 18	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-6	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	1	LF 1B
81	87	Jul 19	BOS	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	51	10.2	11	3	0	14	2	1B
82	88	Jul 20	BOS	@	TEX	W,4-2	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
83	89	Jul 21	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
84	90	Jul 22	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
85	91	Jul 23	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
86	92	Jul 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
87	93	Jul 25	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	11	1	0	12	2	1B
88	94	Jul 26	BOS		CLE	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
89	95	Jul 27	BOS		CLE	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
90	96	Jul 28	BOS		CLE	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	97	Jul 29	BOS		CLE	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	98	Jul 30	BOS		NYY	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
93	99	Jul 31 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
94	100	Jul 31 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	101	Aug 1	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
96	102	Aug 2	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
97	103	Aug 3	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	34	9.2	7	0	0	7	0	1B
98	104	Aug 4	BOS	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
99	105	Aug 5	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
100	106	Aug 6	BOS		MIL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
101	107	Aug 7	BOS		MIL	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
102	108	Aug 10	BOS	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.2	7	0	0	7	1	1B
103	109	Aug 11	BOS	@	CAL	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
104	110	Aug 12	BOS	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
105	111	Aug 13	BOS	@	OAK	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
106	112	Aug 14	BOS	@	OAK	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
107	113	Aug 15	BOS	@	OAK	L,7-8	CG	39	8.2	10	0	0	10	1	1B
108	114	Aug 16	BOS	@	CHW	W,12-5	GS	33	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
109	115	Aug 17 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	39	8.1	11	2	0	13	0	1B
110	116	Aug 17 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,11-7	GS	31	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
111	117	Aug 18	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
112	118	Aug 19	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
113	119	Aug 20	BOS		OAK	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	120	Aug 21	BOS		OAK	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	121	Aug 22	BOS		OAK	L,6-7	CG	49	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
116	122	Aug 23	BOS		CAL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	123	Aug 24	BOS		CAL	L,5-6	GS	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
118	125 (1)	Aug 26	BOS		KCR	L,6-7	CG	65	15.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
119	126	Aug 27	BOS		KCR	W,9-4	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
120	127	Aug 28	BOS		KCR	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	LF
121	128	Aug 29	BOS		KCR	W,15-6	GS	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
122	129	Aug 30	BOS		TEX	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
123	130	Aug 31	BOS		TEX	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	131	Sep 1	BOS		TEX	W,3-0	GS	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
125	132	Sep 3	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
126	133	Sep 4 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
127	135 (1)	Sep 5	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
128	136	Sep 6	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	137	Sep 7	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
130	138	Sep 8	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
131	139	Sep 9	BOS		DET	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
132	140	Sep 10	BOS		DET	L,0-1	CG	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
133	141	Sep 11	BOS		CLE	L,5-6	GS	32	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
134	142	Sep 12	BOS		CLE	W,11-3	GS	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	143	Sep 13	BOS		CLE	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
136	144	Sep 14	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	43	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
137	145	Sep 15	BOS	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
138	146	Sep 16	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
139	147	Sep 17	BOS	@	DET	W,8-3	GS	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
140	156 (8)	Sep 25	BOS	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
141	157	Sep 26	BOS	@	BAL	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
142	158	Sep 28	BOS		NYY	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
143	159	Sep 29	BOS		NYY	L,6-9	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
144	160	Oct 1	BOS		BAL	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
							145gm		1247.1	924	55	4	983	78