Steve Yeager

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: November 24, 1948 in Huntington, WV us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Meadowdale HS (Dayton, OH).

High School: Meadowdale HS (Dayton, OH)

Debut: August 2, 1972 (Age 23-252d, 13,257th in major league history)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 29, 1986 (Age 37-278d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Stephen Wayne Yeager

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.9

3584

816

102

.228

357

RBI

410

OBP

.298

SLG

.355

OPS

.653

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	22-13 / in Starts: 21-13
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 124 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	81 (42-28-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 124 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	74 (38-23-12)

Most Driven In
B Russell	4
Self	4
B Valentine	3
T Paciorek	1
W Crawford	1
R Cey	1
M Wills	1

Most Driven In By
Self	4
L Lacy	3
W Davis	3
M Mota	2
B Grabarkewitz	2
B Buckner	1
D Rau	1
W Parker	0

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	97 (96)	Aug 2	LAD		SFG	W,12-11	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	8	1.59	0.066	.89	0.02%	0.49	C
2	2	98	Aug 3	LAD		SFG	W,3-0	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	8	.47	-0.019	.34	-0.01%	-0.05	C
3	3	99	Aug 4	LAD		SDP	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	8	1.30	-0.091	1.08	-0.05%	-0.55	C
4	4	100	Aug 5	LAD		SDP	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.308	.100	.408	8	.98	-0.044	.50	-0.01%	-0.31	C
5	5	101	Aug 6	LAD		SDP	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.235	.071	.307	8	1.01	-0.093	.53	-0.03%	-1.59	C
6	6	102	Aug 8	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG(19)	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.050	.208	.050	.258	8	1.49	-0.059	1.56	-0.04%	-0.45	C
7	7	103	Aug 9	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.045	.192	.045	.238	8	2.14	-0.143	1.60	-0.06%	-1.13	C
8	8	112 (8)	Aug 19	LAD		CHC	W,4-2	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.241	.083	.325	8	1.13	0.075	.39	0.02%	0.24	C
9	9	113	Aug 20	LAD		CHC	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.219	.074	.293	8	1.20	-0.088	.47	-0.02%	-0.66	C
10	10	114	Aug 21	LAD		STL	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.206	.069	.275	8	.96	-0.046	.20	-0.01%	-0.34	C
11	11	117 (2)	Aug 25 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-11	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.065	.237	.065	.301	8	1.00	-0.028	.16	0.00%	-0.19	C
12	12	120 (2)	Aug 27	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.250	.063	.313	8	.52	0.002	.10	0.00%	-0.02	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	13	125 (4)	Sep 1 (2)	LAD	@	STL	W,2-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.256	.059	.315	8	1.16	-0.021	.06	0.00%	-0.19	C
14	14	126	Sep 2	LAD	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	4	3	2	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.081	.277	.135	.412	8	.92	0.218	.04	0.01%	2.11	C
15	15	127	Sep 3	LAD	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.073	.255	.122	.377	8	.45	-0.044	.05	0.00%	-0.56	C
16	16	128	Sep 4 (1)	LAD		CIN	W,6-5	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.278	.227	.505	8	1.78	0.242	.26	0.02%	1.29	C
17	17	130 (1)	Sep 5	LAD		CIN	W,9-4	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.146	.293	.250	.543	8	.38	0.021	.03	0.00%	0.01	C
18	18	131	Sep 6	LAD		CIN	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.290	.250	.540	8	1.14	-0.065	.18	-0.01%	-0.73	C
19	19	132	Sep 7	LAD		ATL	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.292	.255	.547	8	.78	-0.029	.02	0.00%	-0.22	C
20	20	133	Sep 8	LAD		ATL	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.279	.241	.521	8	1.35	-0.101	.05	0.00%	-0.73	C
21	21	134	Sep 9	LAD		HOU	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.278	.242	.520	8	.38	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.64	C
22	22	135	Sep 10	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.293	.262	.555	8	.94	0.070	.03	0.00%	0.47	C
23	23	136	Sep 11	LAD		HOU	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.304	.275	.579	8	1.69	-0.045	.06	0.00%	-0.18	C
24	24	139 (2)	Sep 15	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.313	.278	.591	8	.82	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.14	C
25	25	140	Sep 16	LAD	@	HOU	W,10-0	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.318	.286	.604	8	.22	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.35	C
26	26	141	Sep 17	LAD	@	HOU	L,11-15	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.333	.305	.638	8	1.61	0.033	.00	0.00%	1.93	C
27	27	142	Sep 18	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.320	.291	.610	8	2.12	-0.281	.00	0.00%	-1.36	C
28	28	143	Sep 19	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.317	.289	.606	8	1.13	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.47	C
29	29	144	Sep 20	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.327	.301	.628	8	1.31	0.080	.00	0.00%	0.80	C
30	30	145	Sep 22	LAD		SFG	W,1-0	CG(11)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.302	.635	8	1.44	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.12	C
31	31	146	Sep 23	LAD		SFG	W,7-4	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.348	.343	.692	8	1.70	0.329	.00	0.00%	5.11	C
32	32	147	Sep 24	LAD		SFG	W,7-0	CG	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.362	.347	.709	8	.23	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.58	C
33	33	152 (4)	Sep 30	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-2	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.359	.343	.702	7	2.91	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.25	C
34	34	153	Oct 1	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.353	.337	.689	8	1.01	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.32	C
35	35	155 (1)	Oct 4	LAD	@	ATL	W,4-1	CG	4	2	2	2	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.374	.406	.780	8	.91	0.314	.00	0.00%	4.01	C
							22-13		124	106	18	29	0	1	4	15	16	2	26	1	1	0	1	3	0	0	.274	.374	.406	.780		1.12	0.047	.26	-0.17%	5.74

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