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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	BOS		KCA	L,2-5	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 15	BOS		LAA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 17	BOS		LAA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 18	BOS		MIN	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 21	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 22	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	48	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	8 (1)	Apr 23 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
8	10 (1)	Apr 26	BOS		WSA	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
9	11	Apr 27	BOS	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	12	Apr 29	BOS	@	DET	L,5-9	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
11	13	Apr 30 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
12	14	Apr 30 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	16 (1)	May 3	BOS	@	KCA	L,8-9	CG	48	9.1	5	0	0	5	0	LF
14	17	May 5	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	18	May 7	BOS	@	MIN	W,11-9	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	19	May 8	BOS	@	LAA	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	20	May 9	BOS	@	LAA	L,7-8	CG	40	8.1	2	0	1	3	0	LF
18	21	May 10	BOS	@	LAA	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	22	May 12	BOS	@	WSA	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	23	May 13	BOS	@	WSA	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	24	May 14 (1)	BOS	@	WSA	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	25	May 14 (2)	BOS	@	WSA	L,1-2	CG	38	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	26	May 15	BOS		CLE	L,2-13	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	27	May 16	BOS		CLE	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
25	28	May 17	BOS		CLE	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	29	May 18	BOS		DET	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	30	May 20	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	36	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	31	May 21 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,5-6	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	32	May 21 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	33	May 22	BOS		CHW	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	34	May 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	35	May 25	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	36	May 27	BOS	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	37	May 28	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-0	GS	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	40 (2)	May 31	BOS		NYY	L,6-7	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	41	Jun 1	BOS		NYY	W,7-5	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	42	Jun 2	BOS		BAL	W,4-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	43	Jun 3	BOS		BAL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	45 (1)	Jun 5 (1)	BOS		KCA	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	47 (1)	Jun 6	BOS		KCA	W,5-3	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	49 (1)	Jun 8 (1)	BOS		LAA	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	50	Jun 8 (2)	BOS		LAA	T,4-4	CG	47	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	51	Jun 9 (1)	BOS		LAA	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	52	Jun 9 (2)	BOS		LAA	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	53	Jun 10	BOS		LAA	L,5-10	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
46	54	Jun 11 (1)	BOS		MIN	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	55	Jun 11 (2)	BOS		MIN	L,5-10	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	56	Jun 12	BOS		MIN	W,10-8	CG	52	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	57	Jun 13	BOS	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
50	58	Jun 14	BOS	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
51	59	Jun 15	BOS	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
52	60	Jun 16	BOS		WSA	W,14-9	CG	50	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
53	61	Jun 17	BOS		WSA	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	63 (1)	Jun 18 (2)	BOS		WSA	W,6-5	CG	54	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	64	Jun 20	BOS	@	LAA	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
56	65	Jun 21	BOS	@	LAA	L,1-5	CG	41	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
57	66	Jun 22	BOS	@	LAA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
58	67	Jun 23	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	68	Jun 24	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
60	69	Jun 25 (1)	BOS	@	KCA	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	70	Jun 25 (2)	BOS	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	71	Jun 27 (1)	BOS	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	72	Jun 27 (2)	BOS	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	73	Jun 28	BOS	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
65	74	Jun 29	BOS	@	MIN	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	75	Jun 30	BOS		CLE	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	76	Jul 1	BOS		CLE	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	77	Jul 2	BOS		CLE	L,6-12	CG	49	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	78	Jul 3	BOS	@	WSA	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	79	Jul 4	BOS	@	WSA	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	80	Jul 5 (1)	BOS		DET	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
72	81	Jul 5 (2)	BOS		DET	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	82	Jul 6	BOS		DET	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	83	Jul 7	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-14	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	84	Jul 8	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	85	Jul 9 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	86	Jul 9 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,9-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
78	87	Jul 13	BOS		BAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
79	88	Jul 14	BOS		BAL	L,6-7	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	89	Jul 15	BOS		BAL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	91 (1)	Jul 16 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	49	12.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
82	92	Jul 17	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
83	93	Jul 18	BOS	@	CLE	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	94	Jul 19 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	95	Jul 19 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,8-9	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	96	Jul 20	BOS	@	CLE	L,11-12	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	98 (1)	Jul 22	BOS		NYY	L,9-11	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	99	Jul 23	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
89	100	Jul 25	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
90	101	Jul 26 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
91	102	Jul 26 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
92	103	Jul 27	BOS	@	BAL	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	104	Jul 28	BOS		CHW	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	106 (1)	Jul 30 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,9-8	CG	43	10.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	107	Aug 2 (1)	BOS		LAA	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
96	108	Aug 2 (2)	BOS		LAA	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
97	109	Aug 3	BOS		LAA	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
98	110	Aug 4	BOS		KCA	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	111	Aug 5	BOS		KCA	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
100	112	Aug 6 (1)	BOS		KCA	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	113	Aug 6 (2)	BOS		KCA	L,0-1	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
102	114	Aug 7 (1)	BOS		MIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
103	115	Aug 7 (2)	BOS		MIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
104	116	Aug 8	BOS		MIN	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	117	Aug 9	BOS		MIN	W,5-4	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	118	Aug 10	BOS		MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	119	Aug 11	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
108	123 (3)	Aug 16	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
109	124	Aug 17	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	55	13.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	125	Aug 18	BOS	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	126	Aug 19	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
112	127	Aug 20 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
113	128	Aug 20 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
114	129	Aug 22	BOS		WSA	W,3-2	CG	45	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
115	130	Aug 23	BOS		WSA	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	131	Aug 24	BOS		WSA	W,5-4	CG	45	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
117	132	Aug 25	BOS	@	LAA	W,12-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	133	Aug 26	BOS	@	LAA	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
119	134	Aug 27	BOS	@	LAA	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
120	135	Aug 28	BOS	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
121	136	Aug 29	BOS	@	KCA	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
122	137	Aug 30	BOS	@	KCA	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	138	Sep 1	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
124	139	Sep 2	BOS	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
125	140	Sep 3	BOS	@	MIN	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
126	141	Sep 4	BOS		CLE	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
127	142	Sep 5	BOS		CLE	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
128	143	Sep 6	BOS		CLE	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	144	Sep 7	BOS		DET	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	145	Sep 8	BOS		DET	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
131	146	Sep 9	BOS		DET	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	147	Sep 10	BOS		DET	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
133	148	Sep 11	BOS	@	WSA	W,14-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	149	Sep 12	BOS	@	WSA	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	150	Sep 13	BOS	@	WSA	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
136	151	Sep 15	BOS		BAL	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
137	152	Sep 16	BOS		BAL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
138	153	Sep 17	BOS		BAL	W,1-0	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
139	155 (1)	Sep 20	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
140	156	Sep 23	BOS		NYY	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
141	157	Sep 24	BOS		NYY	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
142	158	Sep 26 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
143	160 (1)	Sep 27	BOS		CHW	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
144	161	Sep 29	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
145	162	Sep 30	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
146	163	Oct 1	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							146gm		1269.0	249	11	9	269	1