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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
2	2	Apr 9	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 10	BOS	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 11	BOS	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 12	BOS	@	WSA	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
6	6	Apr 14	BOS		NYY	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 15	BOS		NYY	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	8	Apr 16	BOS		NYY	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
9	9	Apr 17	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	50	10.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	10	Apr 18	BOS	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	11	Apr 20	BOS		BAL	L,2-3	CG	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	12	Apr 22	BOS		BAL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
13	13	Apr 25 (1)	BOS		MIL	L,4-10	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	14	Apr 25 (2)	BOS		MIL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	15	Apr 26	BOS		MIL	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
16	16	Apr 27	BOS		OAK	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
17	17	Apr 28	BOS		OAK	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	18	Apr 29	BOS		OAK	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	19	Apr 30	BOS		OAK	W,8-7	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	BOS		CAL	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	21	May 2	BOS		CAL	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
22	22	May 5	BOS	@	MIL	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
23	23	May 6	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	24	May 7	BOS	@	MIL	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
25	25	May 8	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	26	May 9	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	27	May 10	BOS	@	OAK	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	28	May 11	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	64	15.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	29	May 12	BOS	@	CAL	L,5-6	CG	44	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	30	May 13	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
31	31	May 15	BOS		CLE	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	32	May 16	BOS		CLE	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
33	33	May 19	BOS		DET	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
34	34	May 20	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	35	May 21	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-10	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	36	May 22	BOS	@	BAL	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	37	May 23	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
38	38	May 24 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	39	May 24 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	40	May 25	BOS		WSA	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
41	41	May 26	BOS		WSA	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	42	May 27	BOS		WSA	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	43	May 29	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	GS	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF CF
44	44	May 30	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	45	May 31	BOS		CHW	L,13-22	CG	55	9.0	2	0	2	4	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 2	BOS		MIN	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	47	Jun 4	BOS		MIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	48	Jun 5	BOS		KCR	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	49	Jun 7 (1)	BOS		KCR	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	50	Jun 7 (2)	BOS		KCR	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
51	51	Jun 9	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	52	Jun 10	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	56	14.0	2	0	2	4	0	LF
53	53	Jun 12	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
54	54	Jun 13	BOS	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	55	Jun 14	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-10	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
56	56	Jun 15	BOS	@	KCR	L,6-7	CG	38	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
57	57	Jun 16	BOS	@	KCR	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	58	Jun 17	BOS	@	KCR	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	59	Jun 18	BOS		NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	60	Jun 19	BOS		NYY	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
61	61	Jun 20	BOS		NYY	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
62	62	Jun 21	BOS		NYY	L,10-14	CG	59	11.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
63	63	Jun 22	BOS		BAL	L,8-9	GS	52	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B LF
64	64	Jun 23	BOS		BAL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
65	65	Jun 24	BOS		BAL	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B
66	66	Jun 25	BOS		BAL	L,8-13	CG	72	14.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
67	67	Jun 27	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
68	68	Jun 28 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
69	69	Jun 28 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
70	70	Jun 30	BOS		WSA	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	71	Jul 1	BOS		WSA	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	2	1B
72	72	Jul 2	BOS		WSA	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
73	73	Jul 3 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
74	74	Jul 3 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	GS	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B LF
75	75	Jul 4	BOS		CLE	W,5-1	GS	25	7.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
76	76	Jul 5	BOS		CLE	W,8-4	GS	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
77	77	Jul 6	BOS	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
78	78	Jul 7 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
79	79	Jul 7 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
80	80	Jul 8	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	11	0	0	11	2	1B
81	81	Jul 9	BOS	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
82	82	Jul 10	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
83	83	Jul 11	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
84	84	Jul 12 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
85	85	Jul 12 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-2	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B LF
86	86	Jul 16	BOS		MIL	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	8	1	1	10	3	1B
87	87	Jul 17	BOS		MIL	W,8-2	GS	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
88	88	Jul 18	BOS		MIL	L,5-10	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	89	Jul 19	BOS		OAK	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	90	Jul 20	BOS		OAK	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	91	Jul 21	BOS		CAL	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
92	92	Jul 22 (1)	BOS		CAL	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	93	Jul 22 (2)	BOS		CAL	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
94	94	Jul 23	BOS		CAL	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
95	95	Jul 24	BOS	@	MIL	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
96	96	Jul 25	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
97	97	Jul 26	BOS	@	MIL	W,12-5	GS	26	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
98	98	Jul 28	BOS	@	OAK	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
99	99	Jul 29	BOS	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
100	100	Jul 30	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
101	101	Jul 31	BOS	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	102	Aug 1	BOS	@	CAL	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
103	103	Aug 2	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
104	104	Aug 4	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
105	105	Aug 5	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
106	106	Aug 6	BOS	@	WSA	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
107	107	Aug 7	BOS	@	WSA	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	14	2	0	16	0	1B
108	108	Aug 8	BOS		DET	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
109	109	Aug 9	BOS		DET	W,7-4	GS	21	6.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
110	110	Aug 10	BOS		DET	W,11-10	GS	24	6.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
111	111	Aug 12 (1)	BOS		KCR	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
112	112	Aug 12 (2)	BOS		KCR	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
113	113	Aug 13	BOS		KCR	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
114	114	Aug 14	BOS		MIN	W,8-1	GS	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
115	115	Aug 15 (1)	BOS		MIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
116	116	Aug 15 (2)	BOS		MIN	W,11-7	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
117	117	Aug 16	BOS		MIN	L,6-9	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
118	118	Aug 17	BOS		CHW	W,7-2	GS	34	8.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
119	119	Aug 18	BOS		CHW	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
120	120	Aug 19	BOS		CHW	L,5-13	GF	16	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
121	121	Aug 21	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	42	11.1	10	1	0	11	0	1B
122	124 (2)	Aug 25	BOS	@	MIN	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	1B
123	125	Aug 26	BOS	@	MIN	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	4	1	1	6	1	1B
124	126	Aug 27	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
125	127	Aug 28	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
126	128	Aug 29	BOS	@	CHW	L,9-13	CG	43	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
127	129	Aug 30 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,21-11	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
128	130	Aug 30 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
129	131	Aug 31	BOS		DET	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	132	Sep 1	BOS		DET	L,9-10	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
131	133	Sep 2 (1)	BOS		DET	L,4-6	CG	46	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
132	134	Sep 2 (2)	BOS		DET	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
133	135	Sep 3	BOS		DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
134	136	Sep 4	BOS		BAL	L,6-8	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
135	137	Sep 5	BOS		BAL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
136	138	Sep 6	BOS		BAL	W,9-8	CG	55	11.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
137	139	Sep 7 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
138	140	Sep 7 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
139	141	Sep 8	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
140	142	Sep 9	BOS	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
141	143	Sep 10	BOS	@	DET	W,14-0	GS	24	5.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
142	144	Sep 11	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	47	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
143	145	Sep 12	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
144	146	Sep 13	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-13	CG	44	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
145	147	Sep 15 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-8	GS	34	7.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
146	148	Sep 15 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	10	0	0	10	0	1B
147	149	Sep 16	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
148	150	Sep 17	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
149	151	Sep 19 (1)	BOS		WSA	W,7-3	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
150	152	Sep 19 (2)	BOS		WSA	W,11-3	GS	29	7.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
151	153	Sep 20	BOS		WSA	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
152	154	Sep 21	BOS		CLE	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
153	155	Sep 22	BOS		CLE	W,8-2	GS	25	6.0	5	0	1	6	1	1B
154	156	Sep 23	BOS		CLE	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
155	157	Sep 24	BOS	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
156	158	Sep 25	BOS	@	WSA	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
157	159	Sep 26	BOS	@	WSA	W,6-3	GS	23	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
158	160	Sep 27	BOS	@	WSA	W,10-1	GS	22	6.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
159	161	Sep 29	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
160	162	Sep 30	BOS		NYY	L,3-4	GS	30	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	1B
							164gm		1376.1	817	65	14	896	62