Carl Yastrzemski
| Carl Yastrzemski | |||
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 Yastrzemski with the Boston Red Sox in 1966 | |||
| Left fielder / First baseman | |||
| Born: August 22, 1939 Southampton, New York, U.S. | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 11, 1961, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 1983, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .285 | ||
| Hits | 3,419 | ||
| Home runs | 452 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,844 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |||
| Induction | 1989 | ||
| Vote | 94.6% (first ballot) | ||
Carl Michael Yastrzemski Sr. (/jəˈstrɛmski/ yə-STREM-skee; born August 22, 1939), nicknamed "Yaz", is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire career with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1961 until 1983. He started his career primarily as a left fielder, but also played 33 games as a third baseman.[1]
Yastrzemski was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989 in his first year of eligibility.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Carl Yastrzemski Stats". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Carl Yastrzemski".
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