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.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	GS	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	2	Apr 10	BOS		CLE	L,9-19	CG	51	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	3	Apr 12	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 16	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
6	6	Apr 17 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 17 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-10	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 18	BOS		DET	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 19	BOS		DET	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
10	10	Apr 20	BOS		DET	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	LF
11	11	Apr 21	BOS		DET	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
12	12	Apr 24	BOS	@	TOR	W,9-0	GS	26	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	13	Apr 25 (1)	BOS	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
14	14	Apr 25 (2)	BOS	@	TOR	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	15	Apr 26	BOS	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
16	16	Apr 27	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
17	17	Apr 29	BOS		OAK	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
18	18	Apr 30	BOS		OAK	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	BOS		OAK	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	20	May 3	BOS		SEA	L,8-10	GS	41	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	LF
21	21	May 4	BOS		SEA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	22	May 5	BOS		SEA	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
23	23	May 6	BOS		CAL	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	25 (1)	May 8	BOS		CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
25	26	May 9	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	27	May 11	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	28	May 13	BOS	@	SEA	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
28	29	May 14	BOS	@	SEA	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
29	31 (1)	May 16	BOS	@	CAL	W,8-7	CG	50	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	33 (1)	May 20	BOS		MIL	L,7-15	GS	38	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	34	May 21	BOS		MIL	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	35	May 22 (1)	BOS		MIL	W,14-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	36	May 22 (2)	BOS		MIL	L,0-6	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	37	May 23	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	38	May 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	39	May 25 (1)	BOS		MIN	L,5-13	CG	53	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	40	May 25 (2)	BOS		MIN	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	41	May 27	BOS		KCR	W,10-1	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	42	May 28	BOS		KCR	W,17-12	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	43	May 29	BOS		KCR	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
41	44	May 30	BOS		NYY	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	45	May 31	BOS		NYY	W,5-1	GS	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	LF 1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	46	Jun 1	BOS	@	TEX	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
44	47	Jun 2	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	48	Jun 3	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
46	49	Jun 4	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
47	50	Jun 5	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	51	Jun 6	BOS	@	KCR	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	52	Jun 7	BOS	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	37	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	53	Jun 8	BOS		BAL	W,14-5	GS	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	54	Jun 9	BOS		BAL	W,7-3	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
52	55	Jun 12 (1)	BOS		TEX	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	56	Jun 12 (2)	BOS		TEX	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	57	Jun 13	BOS		CHW	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	58	Jun 14	BOS		CHW	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	59	Jun 16	BOS		CHW	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
57	60	Jun 17	BOS		NYY	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
58	61	Jun 18	BOS		NYY	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
59	62	Jun 19	BOS		NYY	W,11-1	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	63	Jun 20	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
61	64	Jun 21	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
62	65	Jun 22	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	66	Jun 23	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
64	67	Jun 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	68	Jun 25	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
66	69	Jun 26	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	41	8.1	6	0	0	6	0	LF
67	70	Jun 27	BOS	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	71	Jun 28	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	37	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	72	Jun 29	BOS	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	73	Jul 1	BOS		BAL	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	74	Jul 2	BOS		BAL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
72	75	Jul 3	BOS		BAL	L,8-12	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
73	76	Jul 4	BOS		TOR	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	77	Jul 6	BOS		TOR	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
75	78	Jul 7	BOS		TOR	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
76	79	Jul 8	BOS	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
77	80	Jul 9	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	81	Jul 10 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,8-5	CG	45	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
79	83 (1)	Jul 11	BOS	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	84	Jul 12	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
81	85	Jul 13	BOS	@	CLE	W,9-7	CG	47	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	LF
82	86	Jul 14	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	87	Jul 15	BOS	@	CHW	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	88	Jul 16	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
85	92 (3)	Jul 22	BOS		CLE	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
86	93	Jul 23	BOS		CLE	L,8-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	97 (3)	Jul 27	BOS		MIL	L,5-14	CG	49	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	105 (7)	Aug 5	BOS	@	OAK	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
89	106	Aug 6	BOS	@	OAK	W,2-1	GS	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	LF 1B
90	107	Aug 7	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
91	108	Aug 10	BOS		CAL	W,11-10	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
92	109	Aug 11	BOS		CAL	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
93	110	Aug 12	BOS		SEA	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
94	111	Aug 13	BOS		SEA	W,13-6	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
95	112	Aug 14	BOS		SEA	W,11-1	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
96	113	Aug 15	BOS		KCR	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	114	Aug 16	BOS		KCR	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
98	115	Aug 17	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
99	116	Aug 18	BOS	@	MIL	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
100	117	Aug 19	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
101	118	Aug 20	BOS	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
102	119	Aug 21	BOS	@	KCR	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
103	120	Aug 22	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	121	Aug 23	BOS	@	MIN	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	122	Aug 24 (1)	BOS		TEX	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	123	Aug 24 (2)	BOS		TEX	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
107	124	Aug 25	BOS		TEX	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
108	125	Aug 26	BOS		MIN	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
109	126	Aug 27	BOS		MIN	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
110	127	Aug 28	BOS		MIN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
111	128	Aug 29	BOS		OAK	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
112	129	Aug 30	BOS		OAK	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
113	130	Aug 31	BOS		CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
114	131	Sep 1	BOS		CLE	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
115	132	Sep 2	BOS	@	TEX	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
116	133	Sep 3	BOS	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
117	134	Sep 4	BOS	@	TEX	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	135	Sep 5 (1)	BOS	@	TOR	W,8-0	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
119	136	Sep 5 (2)	BOS	@	TOR	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
120	137	Sep 6	BOS	@	TOR	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	9	3	0	12	2	1B
121	138	Sep 7	BOS	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
122	139	Sep 8	BOS	@	TOR	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
123	140	Sep 9 (1)	BOS		DET	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
124	141	Sep 9 (2)	BOS		DET	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	142	Sep 10	BOS		DET	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
126	143	Sep 11	BOS		DET	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
127	144	Sep 13	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
128	145	Sep 14	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
129	146	Sep 15	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
130	147	Sep 16	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
131	148	Sep 17	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-11	GS	39	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	149	Sep 18	BOS	@	BAL	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
133	150	Sep 19	BOS		NYY	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	151	Sep 21	BOS		NYY	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
135	152	Sep 22	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
136	153	Sep 23	BOS	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	28	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
137	154	Sep 24	BOS	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
138	155	Sep 25	BOS	@	DET	W,12-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
139	156	Sep 27 (1)	BOS		TOR	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
140	157	Sep 27 (2)	BOS		TOR	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
141	158	Sep 28	BOS		TOR	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
142	159	Sep 29	BOS		TOR	W,7-3	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
143	160	Sep 30	BOS		BAL	W,11-10	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
144	161	Oct 1	BOS		BAL	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							147gm		1244.2	344	22	0	366	5