Profession: MLB Outfielder
Biography: Played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox, where he was named an All-Star 18 times and won the 1967 AL MVP Award.
He also won the Triple Crown that same year.
Born: August 22, 1939
Birthplace: Southampton, New York, USA
Age: 84 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Leo
Married Life
- 2002-04-20 Retired MLB outfielder Carl Yastrzemski (62) weds Nancy Benson
Historical Events
- 1967-10-11 World Series record 3 consecutive HRs hit by Carl Yastrzemski, Reggie Smith and Rico Petrocelli as Boston Red Sox beat St Louis Cardinals, 8-4 in Game 6 at Fenway Park
- 1967-11-15 Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski wins AL MVP
- 1968-09-29 Boston Red Sox arl Yastrzemski .3005 avg wins his 2nd straight batting crown
- 1970-07-14 41st MLB All Star Game, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, OH: NL beats AL, 5-4; MVP: Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox, LF
- 1979-06-16 Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski hits his 1,000th extra base hit
- 1979-07-24 Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski hits his 400th HR
- 1979-09-12 Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski gets his 3,000th hit off NY Yankee Jim Beattie
- 1981-05-25 Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski (41) is 4th to play 3,000 MLB baseball games (Cobb, Musial & Aaron)
- 1984-06-29 Montreal Expos infielder Pete Rose plays in record 3,309th MLB game, surpassing Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox
- 1989-01-09 Johnny Bench & Carl Yastrzemski elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- 2019-09-17 MLB San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski homers in his first game at Boston's Fenway Park, long-time home field of his grandfather Carl Yastrzemski of the Red Sox