Carl Yastrzemski

Birthdate	8/22/1939
Death Date
Debut Year	1961
Year of Induction	1989
Teams	Red Sox
Position	Left Field

Carl Yastrzemski, Hall of Fame class of 1989, was the first American League player to have at least 400 homers and 3,000 base hits.

Yaz was an MVP and Triple Crown winner, a six-time Gold Glover and an 18-time All Star

Despite playing in an offensively-challenged era, Carl Yastrzemski put up no-doubt Hall of Fame numbers. His success started early. In his age-23 season, Yaz was an All Star, Gold Glover, and American League batting champion. The Boston leftfielder was an All Star in 7 of his first 10 big league cam

For Topps, Yaz's two homers in Game 2 of the '67 Series trumped Lonborg's one-hit shutout

In 1967 the Boston Red Sox boasted both the MVP and the Cy Young Award winner. The performances of Carl Yastrzemski and Jim Lonborg propelled Bosox to a World Series showdown with the St. Louis Cardinals. After suffering a Game 1 loss at the hands of Redbird ace Bob Gibson, the Sox trotted out Lonbo

On September 12, 1979, Yaz became the AL's first with 3,000 hits and 400 homers

Carl Yastrzemski is one of the greatest players in American League history. At the time of his retirement only seven Junior Circuit position players had a higher career WAR. All are among the game’s best: Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Eddie Collins, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, and Mickey Man

Carl Yastrzemski signed this contract with the Hall of Fame on January 10, 1989

Carl Yastrzemski retired after the 1983 season. His career totals include 3,419 hits, 646 doubles, 452 homers, and 1,844 runs batted in. Yaz’s play resulted in election to Cooperstown in his year on the ballot. Upon election, every inductee must sign a contract with the Hall of Fame. This agre

Carl Yastrzemski was a first-ballot selection for the Baseball Hall of Fame

Heading into the final year of the 1980s, only 23 men reached the Baseball Hall of Fame their first time on the ballot. That summer two more baseball legends were added to the list, Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski. The Veterans Committee selected Cardinals great Red Schoendienst and legendary umpi

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World Series championships are won on the field, not in the newspapers. In 1967 the press might’ve given the Cardinals extra motivation in their epic seven-game battle against the Red Sox. Boston wins the pennant on the last day Boston had to grind it out just to get to the postseason. The battle for supremacy in the American League came down to the last day of the regular season. Boston and second-place Detroit were separated by just a half-game. The Tigers had a doubleheader at home against the Angels. The Red Sox played the Twins at Fenway Park. Boston turned to ace Jim Lonborg for the regular season finale. The 1967 Cy Young Award winner, Gentleman Jim responded with a gutty performance. On three days rest he went the distance allowing one earned run before the sellout crowd at Fenway. The October 1st contest was his 15th complete game of the season. The Tigers needed a sweep of California. Detroit won the first game 6-4 but couldn’t contain the Angels in the second, losing 8-5. With the Detroit loss, Boston earned a berth to the World Series against the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals. The World Series begins On […]

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October 24, 2022 at 7:54 pm

I have an autographed letter from Ty Cobb to my dad who asked him who was the toughest pitcher he fasted. Mr. Cobb responded that it was Walter Johnson but Cy Young could not be overlooked also, it is signed 3/29/48. What should I do with it thanks

Carl Yastrzemski

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Yaz was an MVP and Triple Crown winner, a six-time Gold Glover and an 18-time All Star

For Topps, Yaz's two homers in Game 2 of the '67 Series trumped Lonborg's one-hit shutout

On September 12, 1979, Yaz became the AL's first with 3,000 hits and 400 homers

Carl Yastrzemski signed this contract with the Hall of Fame on January 10, 1989

Carl Yastrzemski was a first-ballot selection for the Baseball Hall of Fame

A Story about Carl Yastrzemski

There was no champagne for Red Sox, Lonborg in ‘67

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