The Red Sox retired this number on August 6, 1989 after Yastrzemski was elected to the Hall of Fame.

Yastrzemski, who had studied business at Notre Dame, fulfilled a promise to his parents by finishing his degree at Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass., in 1966.

With the Red Sox battling as part of a four-team pennant race, Yastrzemski hit. 513 ( 23 hits in 44 at bats ) with five home runs and 16 runs batted in over the last two weeks of the season, and finished a mere one game ahead of the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins.

Yastrzemski signing an autograph at Fenway Park in 2008

On May 19, 1976, Yastrzemski hit three home runs against the Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium.

Yastrzemski was well known for his batting stance, holding his bat exceptionally high, giving his swing a large, dramatic arc, and more power at the plate.

In August 2008, Yastrzemski underwent successful triple bypass heart surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital.

As of the 2008 baseball season, on the all-time lists for Major League baseball, Yastrzemski ranks at # 1 for games played for one team, # 2 for games played, # 3 for at-bats, # 6 for hits, # 6 for bases on balls, # 8 for total bases, # 8 for doubles, and # 12 for RBIs.

* Carl Yastrzemski biography at the Society for American Baseball Research

Dick Drago earned the save for pitching innings of shutout ball for Boston while Carl Yastrzemski made two great defensive plays at left field and collected two hits.

New manager Darrell Johnson used a lot of lineups, trying to divide playing time at first base, left field, and designated hitter amongst Cooper, Yastrzemski, Cater, Tommy Harper, and Bernie Carbo.

* All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium: National League, 5-4 ( 12 innings ); Carl Yastrzemski, MVP

Yastrzemski enjoyed his best season in, when he won the American League Triple Crown with a. 326 batting average, 44 home runs ( tied with Harmon Killebrew ) and 121 RBIs.

As Boston's unofficial batting instructor during 1967, Doerr worked with Carl Yastrzemski to convert the seven-year veteran from an opposite-field " doubles " hitter who had never before hit more than 20 homers in a season to a pull-hitting slugger who belted 44 home runs and won the Triple Crown and AL Most Valuable Player award that season.

On October 2,, he earned the save in the Yankees ' one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox for the AL East title, entering with one out in the seventh inning and a 4-2 lead following Bucky Dent's home run ; although he allowed two runs in the eighth inning, he held on to preserve the 5-4 victory, getting Carl Yastrzemski to pop up to third baseman Graig Nettles with two out and two men on base in the ninth inning to clinch the division championship.

Adair was a. 254 hitter for his career ( Carl Yastrzemski wrote in his autobiography ' Baseball, The Wall, and Me ' " That man was one of the coolest clutch hitters I had seen "), and was able to hang around for thirteen seasons on the strength of a fantastic glove.

Carl Michael Yastrzemski (; nicknamed " Yaz "; born August 22, 1939 ) is a former American Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman.

A record album of the Red Sox's 1967 season, aptly titled " The Impossible Dream ", featured a song by DJ Jess Cain of praise for " The man they call Yaz ", which included the line " Although ' Yastrzemski ' is a lengthy name / It fits quite nicely in our Hall of Fame.

Bench was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, in 1989 alongside Carl Yastrzemski.

In the late 1970s he was part of one of the sport's great outfields along with Fred Lynn and Dwight Evans, who was his teammate for his entire career ; Rice continued the tradition of his predecessors Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski as a power-hitting left fielder who played his entire career for the Red Sox.

Yastrzemski was born in Southampton, New York to Carl Yastrzemski, Sr. and Hattie Skonieczny.

Johnson himself robbed Yastrzemski of a homer ( after the season, admitting that a fan in the stands put the ball in his glove ) was pulled out of the last game to ensure his batting title.

In the 1975 All-Star Game, Yastrzemski was called to pinch-hit in the sixth inning, with two men on base and the American League down 3-0.

Earlier in the game, however, Yastrzemski began the scoring with a home run off left-handed pitcher Ron Guidry, who was having a career year ( 25 wins, 3 loses and a 1. 74 ERA ).

In 1978 Yastrzemski, then 39, was one of the five oldest players in the league.

Yastrzemski was the first player to ever collect over 3, 000 hits and 400 home runs solely in the American League ; the feat has since been accomplished by Cal Ripken Jr ..

Carl Yastremski's son Mike Yastrzemski was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the third round in 1984 and eventually played for the White Sox Triple-A affiliate.

Approximately one month later, Carl Yastrzemski reached the same plateau and was promptly invited to the White House by Massachusetts Congressman Tip O ' Neill.

Also, it is not required to be the sole leader in each category ; for example, Yastrzemski is considered to have won the Triple Crown in 1967 even though he was only tied with Harmon Killebrew for the league lead in home runs.

She was a fan of the Boston Red Sox and of fellow Polish-American Carl Yastrzemski.

Flick was the AL batting champion in with a. 308 average ; in Major League history, only Carl Yastrzemski won a batting title with a lower mark (. 301 in 1968 ).

Of the seven batters he faced, the only baserunner he allowed in the two shutout innings he pitched was Carl Yastrzemski who hit a two-out single in the twelfth inning.

In an era dominated by pitching, Yastrzemski was the only player in the American League to hit for an average higher than. 300 in.

Notable American baseball players in history include Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Hank Greenberg, Sandy Koufax, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella, Warren Spahn, Al Kaline, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks, Pete Rose, Carl Yastrzemski, Steve Carlton, Tom Seaver, Jim Palmer, Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, Nolan Ryan, Mike Schmidt, George Brett, Harmon Killebrew, Cal Ripken, Roger Clemens, Rickey Henderson, Barry Bonds, Tony Gwynn, and Jackie Robinson, who was instrumental in dissolving the color line and allowing African-Americans into the major leagues.

During that time, he called the entire career of Hall-of-Famer Carl Yastrzemski, and was behind the microphone for some of baseball's most memorable moments, including the final win of the Red Sox " Impossible Dream " season of, Carlton Fisk's game-winning home run off the foul pole in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series, Yastrzemski's 400th home run and 3000th base hit in, and Roger Clemens ' first 20-strikeout game on April 29,.

Later on, he helped pass this expertise to the left-fielder Carl Yastrzemski of the Red Sox.

However, he died suddenly of a massive heart attack on March 16, 1971, eight days before his 69th birthday, while vacationing with friend Dwayne Andreas in Miami, Florida, following a round of golf with Boston Red Sox player Carl Yastrzemski.

A few of the many Carolina League players who have gone on to star in the Major Leagues are: Johnny Bench ( Peninsula, 1966 ), Wade Boggs ( Winston-Salem, 1977 ), Barry Bonds ( Prince William, 1985 ), Rod Carew ( Wilson, 1966 ), Dock Ellis ( Kinston, 1965 ), Dwight Evans ( Winston-Salem, 1971 ), Dwight Gooden ( Lynchburg, 1983 ), Andruw Jones ( Durham, 1996 ), Chipper Jones ( Durham, 1992 ), Willie McCovey ( Danville, 1956 ), Joe Morgan ( Durham, 1963 ), Dave Parker ( Salem, 1972 ), Tony Pérez ( Rocky Mount, 1962 ), Andy Pettitte ( Prince William, 1993 ), Jorge Posada ( Prince William, 1993 ), Darryl Strawberry ( Lynchburg, 1981 ), Bernie Williams ( Prince William, 1988 ), and Carl Yastrzemski ( Raleigh, 1959 ).

Yastrzemski made the final out in Game 7 on a fly out to center, trailing by one run.

In, Yastrzemski ranked number 72 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players.

Typically the greatest hitters for a combination of power and OBP on their teams bat third, as is shown by the use of such hitters as Babe Ruth, Mel Ott, Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Barry Bonds, Mickey Mantle, Carl Yastrzemski, Albert Pujols, Joey Votto, Miguel Cabrera, Josh Hamilton, Evan Longoria, Jose Bautista, and Hank Aaron in this position in the lineup.

Ron Guidry would win his 25th game ( against only three losses ); Goose Gossage pitching the last innings picking up his 27th save, retiring hall of famer Carl Yastrzemski with a man on base for the final out.

Carl Yastrzemski wanted the gorilla placed on the bat rack in the dugout.

From there, Briles held Yastrzemski hitless on his way to a 5-2 complete game victory.

* Times on Base: Carl Yastrzemski, 5304