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Carl Yastrzemski talks about the pennant race with the 1967 Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski played his entire 23-season career with the Boston Red Sox, during which he compiled 3,419 hits, 9th most in Major League history. “Yaz” was an 18-time all-star and was the 1967 American League’s Most Valuable Player, a year in which he led the Red Sox to the AL Pennant. Yaz hit 40 or more home runs in 3 of 4 seasons from 1967 to 1970 despite it being a pitching dominant time period in the game. Yastrzemski retired in 1983 and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1989. In 1967 he won the AL Triple crown with 44 HRs, 121 RBIs, and an average of .326
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