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.

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	12 (11)	Apr 26	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
2	13	Apr 27	BOS	@	TEX	L,0-10	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	19 (5)	May 3	BOS		MIN	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
4	23 (3)	May 8	BOS	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
5	26 (2)	May 11	BOS	@	TOR	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
6	32 (5)	May 17	BOS		KCR	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
7	34 (1)	May 19	BOS		SEA	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
8	35	May 20	BOS		OAK	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
9	37 (1)	May 22	BOS	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
10	40 (2)	May 24 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	L,7-10	CG	40	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
11	41	May 25	BOS		CLE	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
12	42	May 26	BOS		CLE	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
13	43	May 27	BOS		CLE	W,10-5	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
14	44	May 29	BOS		MIL	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
15	45	May 30	BOS		MIL	W,7-6	CG	41	10.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
16	46	May 31	BOS		MIL	L,2-5	CG	44	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	47	Jun 2	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
18	49 (1)	Jun 4	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
19	50	Jun 5	BOS	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
20	51	Jun 6	BOS	@	OAK	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
21	55 (3)	Jun 10	BOS	@	SEA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
22	56	Jun 11	BOS	@	CAL	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	57	Aug 10	BOS		CHW	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
24	60 (2)	Aug 13	BOS		CHW	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
25	61	Aug 14	BOS	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	7	2	0	9	0	1B
26	62	Aug 15	BOS	@	TEX	W,5-3	CG	40	10.0	16	2	0	18	1	1B
27	64 (1)	Aug 18	BOS	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	55	14.0	14	0	1	15	0	1B
28	66 (1)	Aug 20	BOS	@	OAK	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
29	67	Aug 21	BOS	@	SEA	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
30	68	Aug 22	BOS	@	SEA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
31	72 (3)	Aug 27	BOS		OAK	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
32	73	Aug 28	BOS		OAK	W,12-5	GF	20	5.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
33	74	Aug 29	BOS		OAK	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
34	75	Aug 30	BOS		OAK	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
35	76	Aug 31	BOS		CAL	W,4-1	GS	22	6.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	79 (2)	Sep 3 susp	BOS		SEA	L,7-8	GF	6	1.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
37	104 (24)	Sep 29	BOS	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	DH
38	105	Sep 30	BOS	@	MIL	L,5-10	CG	38	8.0	10	1	2	13	0	1B
39	106	Oct 2	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	5	3	0	8	0	1B
							39gm		336.1	353	34	3	390	26