Carl Yastrzemski: Carl Yastrzemski. Self: Monday Night Baseball. Carl Yastrzemski, the greatest career-long Red Sox player not named Ted Williams, grew up a Yankees fan on Long Island, where he was born in Southhampton, on August 22, 1939, a week before the outbreak of the Second World War. His father, Carl Sr., a potato farmer back in the days when Long Island real estate was very cheap and supported many farms, loved...
Known For: Monday Night Baseball (Self - Boston Red Sox First Baseman), ABC's Wide World of Sports (Self), 1975 World Series (First BasemanSelf - Boston Red Sox First BasemanSelf - Boston Red Sox Left Fielder), 1975 American League Championship Series (Self - Boston Red Sox Left Fielder)