Carl Yastrzemski
Carl Yastrzemski
Carl Michael Yastrzemskiis an American former Major League Baseball player. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox. He was primarily a left fielder, but also played 33 games as a third baseman and mostly was a first baseman and designated hitter later in his career. Yastrzemski is an 18-time All-Star, the possessor of seven Gold Gloves, a member of the 3,000 hit club, and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth22 August 1939
CitySouthampton, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Red Sox versus Yankees is the greatest rivalry in sports.
I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated my career. I didn't think I was anybody special, anybody different.
If that guy (Mickey Mantle) were healthy, he'd hit 80 home runs.
I remember I was a scared rookie, hitting .220 after the first three months of my baseball season, and doubting my ability.
I'm very pleased and very proud of my accomplishments, but I'm most proud of that (hitting four-hundred home runs and three-thousand hits). Not (Ted) Williams, not (Lou) Gehrig, not (Joe) DiMaggio did that. They were Cadillacs and I'm a Chevrolet.
This is a strange game.
The moment the game (AL Pennant versus the Twins) was over I sprinted for the dugout. The fans were pouring onto the field. If they'd caught me they'd have torn my uniform into shreds for souvenirs.
You never know what's going to happen. Anything can happen there... and often does.
You don't always make an out. Sometimes the pitcher gets you out.
Ed (Runge), you're the second best umpire in the league. The other twenty-three are tied for first.
I loved the game - I loved the competition. But I never had any fun. All hard work - all the time.
Anything less would not have been worthy of me. Anything more would not have been possible.
I never stay away from workouts. I work hard. I've tried to take care of my body. I'll never look back and say that I could have done more. I've paid the price in practice, but I know I get the most out of my ability.
I came to love Fenway. It was a place that rejuvenated me after a road trip; the fans right on top of you, the nutty angles. And the Wall. That was my baby, the left-field wall, the Green Monster.