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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	BOS	@	MIL	W,9-8	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 6	BOS	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	3	Apr 11	BOS		BAL	L,6-7	CG	49	11.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
4	4	Apr 12	BOS		DET	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 13	BOS		DET	W,8-1	GS	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	6	Apr 14	BOS		DET	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
7	7	Apr 15	BOS		DET	L,0-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	8	Apr 16	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	9	Apr 17	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 18	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
11	11	Apr 19	BOS		CLE	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
12	12	Apr 20	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
13	13	Apr 21	BOS		CLE	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
14	14	Apr 22	BOS		KCR	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	15	Apr 23	BOS		KCR	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	16	Apr 24	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	17	Apr 25	BOS	@	TEX	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	18	Apr 26	BOS	@	KCR	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
19	19	Apr 27	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-10	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
20	20	Apr 28	BOS	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	54	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	21	Apr 29	BOS		CAL	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
22	22	Apr 30	BOS		CAL	L,6-16	GS	31	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	23	May 1	BOS		CAL	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
24	24	May 4	BOS		TEX	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
25	25	May 5 (1)	BOS		TEX	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
26	26	May 5 (2)	BOS		TEX	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	27	May 8	BOS		NYY	W,4-0	GS	29	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B LF
28	28	May 9	BOS		NYY	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	29	May 10	BOS	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	35	8.1	8	0	0	8	1	1B
30	30	May 11	BOS	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	31	May 12	BOS	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
32	32	May 13	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	33	May 14	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
34	34	May 15	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	35	May 17	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	36	May 18	BOS	@	BAL	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	37	May 19 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,11-2	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	38	May 19 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	39	May 21	BOS		NYY	W,14-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	40	May 22	BOS		NYY	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	41	May 24	BOS		MIL	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	42	May 25	BOS		MIL	L,2-9	GS	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	45 (2)	May 28	BOS		MIN	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	47 (1)	May 31	BOS		CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	48	Jun 1	BOS		CHW	W,8-0	GS	23	7.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
46	49	Jun 2	BOS		CHW	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	LF
47	50	Jun 3	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	51	11.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	51	Jun 4	BOS	@	MIN	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	52	Jun 5	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
50	53	Jun 7	BOS	@	CHW	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
51	54	Jun 8	BOS	@	CHW	L,6-13	GS	42	7.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
52	55	Jun 9	BOS	@	CHW	W,10-6	CG	36	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
53	56	Jun 10	BOS		OAK	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
54	57	Jun 11	BOS		OAK	W,10-9	GS	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
55	58	Jun 12	BOS		OAK	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	59	Jun 14	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	56	14.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
57	60	Jun 15	BOS	@	CAL	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	61	Jun 16	BOS	@	CAL	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	62	Jun 17	BOS	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS	37	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
60	65 (2)	Jun 22 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,0-11	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	66	Jun 22 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,8-3	GS	29	7.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
62	67	Jun 23	BOS		CLE	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
63	68	Jun 24	BOS		MIL	W,9-0	GS	23	7.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
64	69	Jun 26	BOS		MIL	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
65	70	Jun 27	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	71	Jun 28	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
67	72	Jun 29	BOS	@	CLE	W,12-2	GS	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	73	Jun 30	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	74	Jul 1	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
70	75	Jul 2	BOS	@	BAL	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	76	Jul 3 (1)	BOS		BAL	L,2-9	GS	21	5.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
72	77	Jul 3 (2)	BOS		BAL	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	78	Jul 4	BOS		BAL	L,6-10	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	79	Jul 6	BOS		KCR	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
75	80	Jul 7 (1)	BOS		KCR	L,9-11	CG	52	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
76	82 (1)	Jul 8	BOS		KCR	L,0-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
77	83	Jul 9	BOS		TEX	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	84	Jul 10	BOS		TEX	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
79	85	Jul 11	BOS		TEX	W,12-3	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	86	Jul 12	BOS		CAL	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	87	Jul 13	BOS		CAL	L,1-12	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	88	Jul 14	BOS		CAL	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	89	Jul 15	BOS	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
84	90	Jul 16	BOS	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
85	91	Jul 17	BOS	@	KCR	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
86	92	Jul 18	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
87	93	Jul 19	BOS	@	TEX	W,3-1	GS	30	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
88	96 (2)	Jul 25	BOS	@	DET	W,12-4	GS	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
89	98 (1)	Jul 27	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
90	99	Jul 28	BOS		NYY	W,8-3	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
91	100	Jul 29	BOS		NYY	W,2-1	CG	43	11.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
92	101	Jul 30	BOS		DET	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	2	4	0	LF
93	102	Jul 31	BOS		DET	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	103	Aug 1	BOS		BAL	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
95	104	Aug 2	BOS		BAL	W,7-5	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
96	105	Aug 3	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
97	106	Aug 4	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
98	107	Aug 5	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
99	108	Aug 6 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
100	110 (1)	Aug 7	BOS	@	MIL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
101	111	Aug 8	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
102	112	Aug 9	BOS	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
103	113	Aug 10	BOS	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
104	114	Aug 11	BOS	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
105	115	Aug 12	BOS	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
106	116	Aug 13	BOS	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
107	118 (1)	Aug 16	BOS		MIN	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
108	119	Aug 17	BOS		MIN	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
109	120	Aug 18	BOS		MIN	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
110	121	Aug 19	BOS		CHW	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
111	122	Aug 20	BOS		CHW	W,8-3	GS	26	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
112	123	Aug 21	BOS		CHW	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
113	124	Aug 23	BOS		OAK	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
114	125	Aug 24	BOS		OAK	L,1-4	CG	42	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
115	127 (1)	Aug 27	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
116	128	Aug 28	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
117	129	Aug 29	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
118	130	Aug 30	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	7	1	0	8	1	1B
119	131	Aug 31	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	132	Sep 1	BOS	@	MIN	L,6-9	CG	44	8.1	7	1	0	8	0	1B
121	133	Sep 2 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
122	134	Sep 2 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	7	2	0	9	3	1B
123	135	Sep 4	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
124	136	Sep 5	BOS		MIL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
125	137	Sep 6	BOS		MIL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
126	138	Sep 7	BOS		MIL	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
127	139	Sep 8	BOS		MIL	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
128	140	Sep 9	BOS		NYY	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
129	141	Sep 10	BOS		NYY	L,1-2	CG	48	12.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
130	142	Sep 11	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
131	143	Sep 12	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	17	1	0	18	0	1B
132	144	Sep 13	BOS	@	MIL	W,8-5	CG	36	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
133	145	Sep 14	BOS	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
134	146	Sep 15	BOS	@	MIL	L,5-9	CG	38	8.0	6	2	1	9	0	1B
135	147	Sep 17	BOS		DET	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
136	148	Sep 18	BOS		DET	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
137	149	Sep 19	BOS		DET	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
138	150	Sep 20	BOS		BAL	L,1-2	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
139	151	Sep 21	BOS		BAL	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
140	152	Sep 22	BOS		BAL	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
141	153	Sep 24 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	1B
142	154	Sep 24 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	2	1B
143	155	Sep 25	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	38	9.1	6	3	0	9	2	1B
144	156	Sep 26	BOS	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	41	10.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
							147gm		1247.0	806	46	6	858	68