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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	BOS		CLE	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	9 (7)	Apr 18	BOS		MIL	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	10	Apr 19	BOS		MIL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	11	Apr 20	BOS		KCR	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
5	12	Apr 21	BOS		KCR	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	13	Apr 22	BOS		KCR	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	19 (5)	Apr 29	BOS	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
8	20	Apr 30	BOS	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	42	10.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	21	May 1	BOS	@	OAK	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	26 (4)	May 7	BOS		CAL	W,9-4	GS	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	27	May 8	BOS		CAL	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
12	28	May 9	BOS		CAL	W,9-8	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	29	May 10	BOS		CAL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	30	May 11	BOS		OAK	W,11-2	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	35 (4)	May 17	BOS		BAL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	LF
16	36	May 18	BOS		NYY	L,0-10	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	37	May 19	BOS		NYY	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
18	38	May 20	BOS		NYY	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	42 (3)	May 26	BOS	@	TOR	L,6-7	CG	39	8.2	6	1	0	7	0	1B
20	43	May 27	BOS	@	TOR	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
21	44	May 28	BOS	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
22	45	May 30	BOS	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	42	9.1	12	1	0	13	1	1B
23	46	May 31	BOS	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	50	12.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	47	Jun 1	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	9	3	0	12	3	1B
25	48	Jun 2	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
26	49	Jun 3	BOS	@	MIN	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
27	50	Jun 4	BOS		TEX	W,13-5	GS	30	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
28	51	Jun 5	BOS		TEX	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
29	52	Jun 6	BOS		CHW	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
30	53	Jun 7	BOS		CHW	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
31	54	Jun 8	BOS		MIN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
32	55	Jun 9	BOS		MIN	W,12-6	GS	22	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
33	56	Jun 10	BOS		MIN	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
34	57	Jun 11	BOS	@	KCR	W,4-0	CG	34	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
35	58	Jun 12	BOS	@	KCR	L,6-7	CG	42	9.1	11	0	0	11	0	1B
36	59	Jun 13	BOS	@	KCR	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
37	60	Jun 15	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	61	Jun 16	BOS	@	CHW	W,11-5	GS	16	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	63 (1)	Jun 18	BOS		DET	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
40	64	Jun 19	BOS		DET	L,4-10	CG	64	14.0	21	4	0	25	3	1B
41	65	Jun 20	BOS		DET	W,13-3	GS	29	7.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
42	66	Jun 21	BOS		DET	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
43	67	Jun 22	BOS		TOR	W,12-1	GS	16	4.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
44	68	Jun 23	BOS		TOR	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
45	69	Jun 24	BOS		TOR	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
46	70	Jun 26	BOS	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
47	71	Jun 27	BOS	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	10	3	0	13	2	1B
48	72	Jun 28	BOS	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
49	73	Jun 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	52	13.0	14	2	0	16	0	1B
50	74	Jun 30	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	91 (16)	Jul 21	BOS		SEA	L,5-13	CG	45	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
52	92	Jul 22	BOS		CAL	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
53	93	Jul 23	BOS		CAL	L,2-9	GS	41	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
54	94	Jul 24	BOS		OAK	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	13	3	0	16	1	1B
55	95	Jul 25	BOS		OAK	W,16-4	GS	25	6.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
56	96	Jul 26	BOS		OAK	L,6-8	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
57	97	Jul 27	BOS	@	TEX	L,2-11	GS	20	3.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
58	98	Jul 28	BOS	@	TEX	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
59	99	Jul 29	BOS	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	101 (1)	Jul 31 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,10-11	GS	27	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	103 (1)	Aug 1	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
62	104	Aug 2	BOS	@	MIL	W,10-1	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	105	Aug 3	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	106	Aug 4	BOS	@	MIL	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	107	Aug 5 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
66	109 (1)	Aug 7	BOS		CLE	W,12-3	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	114 (4)	Aug 11	BOS		MIL	L,6-9	CG	47	10.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
68	115	Aug 13	BOS		MIN	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
69	116	Aug 14	BOS		MIN	W,12-1	GS	18	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
70	117	Aug 15	BOS		MIN	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	10	4	0	14	2	1B
71	118	Aug 16	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
72	119	Aug 17	BOS		CHW	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
73	120	Aug 18	BOS		CHW	W,8-2	CG	23	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
74	121	Aug 19	BOS		CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
75	122	Aug 20	BOS	@	MIN	L,5-10	CG	44	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
76	131 (8)	Aug 31	BOS		TEX	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	132	Sep 1	BOS		TEX	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
78	133	Sep 2	BOS		TEX	L,6-7	CG	46	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	134	Sep 3	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
80	135	Sep 4	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
81	137 (1)	Sep 7	BOS		BAL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
82	138	Sep 8	BOS		BAL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
83	139	Sep 9	BOS		BAL	L,4-16	CG	51	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
84	140	Sep 10	BOS		BAL	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	14	2	0	16	4	1B
85	141	Sep 11	BOS		NYY	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	5	1	1	7	1	1B
86	142	Sep 12	BOS		NYY	W,9-2	GS	29	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
87	153 (10)	Sep 23 (1)	BOS		DET	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
							87gm		742.0	530	56	4	590	42