1979 HEADLINE: Carl Yastrzemski Joins The ‘3000 Hits Club’
On this day in 1979 Carl Yastrzemski collected hit #3000 of his amazing baseball career!!!
On the road and taking on the New York Yankees in front of 34,000+ Yankee fans, Carl Yastrzemski and the Boston Red Sox made this game a memorable one. Winning easily 9-2 against their divisional foes, ‘Yaz’ and the Red Sox enjoyed both team and individual success on this historic day.
In the bottom of the 8th inning, ‘Yaz’ connected for a single off of Yankees’ pitcher Jim Beattie. Hit #3,000 was 19 years in the making, but Carl Yastrzemksi’s dedication to the game and the art of hitting certainly helped earn him a spot in this legendary club.
Conrats ‘Yaz’!!!
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