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.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	BOS	@	WSA	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 14	BOS	@	WSA	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 17	BOS		BAL	W,12-9	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	4	Apr 18	BOS		BAL	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 20	BOS		WSA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 21	BOS		CHW	L,1-3	CG	40	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 23	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	8	Apr 24	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	47	12.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
9	9	Apr 27	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	10	Apr 30	BOS	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1	BOS	@	DET	L,8-9	CG	43	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	12	May 2 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
13	13	May 2 (2)	BOS	@	DET	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	14	May 3	BOS	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	15	May 4	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	16	May 5	BOS	@	CAL	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
17	17	May 7	BOS		CLE	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	18	May 8	BOS		CLE	W,15-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	19	May 9 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,4-9	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	20	May 9 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,7-10	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	21	May 10	BOS		NYY	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	22	May 11	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	23	May 12	BOS		NYY	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	24	May 13	BOS		NYY	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	25	May 14	BOS		DET	L,8-12	CG	54	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	26	May 15	BOS		DET	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
27	27	May 16 (1)	BOS		DET	W,5-0	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	28	May 16 (2)	BOS		DET	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	36 (7)	May 25	BOS		MIN	L,5-17	GS	29	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	37	May 26	BOS		MIN	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	38	May 27	BOS		MIN	W,2-0	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	39	May 28	BOS		KCA	W,9-3	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	40	May 30	BOS		KCA	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	51 (10)	Jun 9	BOS		CHW	W,4-2	GS	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
35	52	Jun 10	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	53	Jun 11	BOS		BAL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
37	54	Jun 12	BOS		BAL	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	55	Jun 13	BOS		BAL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	56	Jun 15	BOS	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	57	Jun 16	BOS	@	DET	L,4-9	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	58	Jun 17	BOS	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	59	Jun 18	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	60	Jun 19	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	61	Jun 20	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
45	62	Jun 22 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	63	Jun 22 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	64	Jun 23	BOS	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
48	65	Jun 24	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
49	66	Jun 25	BOS		WSA	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	67	Jun 26	BOS		WSA	L,7-12	CG	52	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	68	Jun 27 (1)	BOS		WSA	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	69	Jun 27 (2)	BOS		WSA	W,5-4	GS	46	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF LF
53	70	Jun 28	BOS		CLE	L,2-9	GS	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	73 (2)	Jul 2	BOS		NYY	L,2-16	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	85 (11)	Jul 17	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	86	Jul 18	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
57	87	Jul 19	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	88	Jul 20	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	89	Jul 21 (1)	BOS		MIN	L,6-8	CG	48	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
60	90	Jul 21 (2)	BOS		MIN	L,8-11	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
61	91	Jul 22	BOS		MIN	L,5-11	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
62	92	Jul 23	BOS		CAL	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	93	Jul 24	BOS		CAL	W,8-5	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	94	Jul 25	BOS		CAL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
65	95	Jul 26	BOS		CAL	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
66	96	Jul 27 (1)	BOS		KCA	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	97	Jul 27 (2)	BOS		KCA	L,8-10	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	98	Jul 28	BOS		KCA	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
69	99	Jul 29	BOS		KCA	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	100	Jul 30	BOS	@	CAL	L,2-9	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
71	101	Jul 31	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	102	Aug 1	BOS	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	44	10.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	103	Aug 3	BOS	@	KCA	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
74	104	Aug 4	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	105	Aug 5	BOS	@	KCA	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	106	Aug 6	BOS	@	MIN	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	107	Aug 7	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-9	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
78	108	Aug 8	BOS	@	MIN	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	109	Aug 10 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,15-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	110	Aug 10 (2)	BOS		BAL	L,4-12	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	111	Aug 11	BOS		BAL	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
82	112	Aug 12	BOS		BAL	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	113	Aug 13	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	114	Aug 14	BOS		CHW	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	115	Aug 15	BOS		CHW	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	116	Aug 16	BOS		CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
87	117	Aug 17	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	118	Aug 18	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	119	Aug 19	BOS	@	BAL	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
90	120	Aug 20 (1)	BOS		DET	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
91	121	Aug 20 (2)	BOS		DET	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	122	Aug 21	BOS		DET	W,13-10	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
93	123	Aug 22	BOS		DET	L,1-2	CG	22	5.1	1	1	0	2	1	LF
94	124	Aug 24 (1)	BOS		WSA	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
95	125	Aug 24 (2)	BOS		WSA	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
96	126	Aug 25	BOS		WSA	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	127	Aug 26	BOS		WSA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	128	Aug 27 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
99	129	Aug 27 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
100	130	Aug 28	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
101	131	Aug 29 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	54	13.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
102	133 (1)	Aug 31 (1)	BOS	@	WSA	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
103	134	Aug 31 (2)	BOS	@	WSA	W,8-5	CG	46	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	135	Sep 1	BOS	@	WSA	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	136	Sep 2	BOS	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	137	Sep 3	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-9	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	138	Sep 4 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
108	139	Sep 4 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	140	Sep 5	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	46	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
110	141	Sep 6	BOS	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	142	Sep 7	BOS	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
112	143	Sep 8	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	39	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
113	144	Sep 10	BOS		MIN	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	145	Sep 11	BOS		MIN	L,4-8	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
115	146	Sep 12	BOS		MIN	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
116	147	Sep 14	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	CG	52	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	148	Sep 15	BOS		CLE	L,4-8	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
118	149	Sep 16	BOS		CLE	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
119	150	Sep 17	BOS		KCA	L,7-8	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
120	151	Sep 18	BOS		KCA	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
121	152	Sep 19	BOS		KCA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
122	153	Sep 21	BOS	@	CAL	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
123	154	Sep 22 (1)	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
124	156 (1)	Sep 24	BOS	@	KCA	L,0-8	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
125	157	Sep 25	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
126	158	Sep 26	BOS	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
127	159	Sep 28	BOS		CAL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
128	160	Sep 29	BOS		CAL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
129	161	Oct 2	BOS		NYY	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
130	162	Oct 3	BOS		NYY	L,5-11	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							134gm		1129.0	216	11	3	230	2