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.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	11 (10)	Apr 22	BOS		CHW	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	4	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	22 (10)	May 5	BOS	@	TEX	L,3-11	CG	44	8.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
3	23	May 6	BOS	@	TEX	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	DH
4	24	May 7	BOS	@	TEX	W,7-4	GF	9	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
5	25	May 9	BOS		KCR	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	26	May 10	BOS		KCR	L,8-13	CG	53	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	27	May 11	BOS		KCR	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	28	May 12	BOS		MIN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	33 (4)	May 17	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	46	9.2	10	1	1	12	1	1B
10	34	May 18	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
11	37 (2)	May 21	BOS	@	TOR	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	38	May 23	BOS		CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	41 (2)	May 26	BOS		TOR	L,1-3	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	DH RF
14	42	May 27	BOS		TOR	W,5-4	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	43	May 28	BOS		TOR	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
16	45 (1)	May 31	BOS		MIL	L,8-19	GF	21	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	46	Jun 1	BOS		MIL	L,5-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	DH RF
18	64 (17)	Jun 21	BOS		CAL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
19	65	Jun 22	BOS		CAL	W,6-3	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	66	Jun 23	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	67	Jun 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
22	69 (1)	Jun 27	BOS		BAL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	72 (2)	Jul 1	BOS		NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
24	74 (1)	Jul 3	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
25	75	Jul 4	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-10	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	76	Jul 5	BOS	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	84 (7)	Jul 15	BOS		KCR	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
28	85	Jul 16	BOS		KCR	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	86	Jul 17	BOS		KCR	W,12-4	GS	17	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	87	Jul 18	BOS		MIN	W,1-0	CG	35	10.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
31	88	Jul 19	BOS		MIN	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
32	89	Jul 20	BOS		MIN	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
33	90	Jul 21	BOS		TEX	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	91	Jul 22	BOS		TEX	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	92	Jul 23	BOS		TEX	W,12-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	93	Jul 25 (1)	BOS	@	MIN	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
37	97 (3)	Jul 29	BOS	@	KCR	L,8-9	GF	31	5.2	5	0	0	5	1	DH 1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	100 (2)	Aug 1	BOS	@	TEX	L,5-7	CG	42	8.0	9	1	2	12	1	1B
39	103 (2)	Aug 4	BOS		MIL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
40	105 (1)	Aug 6	BOS		MIL	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
41	106	Aug 7	BOS		MIL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	107	Aug 8	BOS		CHW	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	108	Aug 9	BOS		CHW	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	109	Aug 10	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
45	110	Aug 11	BOS	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
46	111	Aug 12	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
47	112	Aug 13	BOS	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	115 (2)	Aug 19	BOS	@	OAK	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
49	116	Aug 20	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	117	Aug 21	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
51	122 (4)	Aug 26	BOS	@	CAL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
52	123	Aug 28	BOS		OAK	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	124	Aug 29	BOS		OAK	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	125	Aug 30	BOS		OAK	W,7-6	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	137 (11)	Sep 11	BOS		NYY	L,5-8	CG	45	10.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
							55gm		440.1	225	13	4	242	20