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Steve Yeager
Steve Yeager
Catcher
Born: November 24, 1948 (1948-11-24) (age 59)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 2, 1972
for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Final game
August 29, 1986
for the Seattle Mariners
Career statistics
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HR     102
RBI     410
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • 1981 World Series MVP

Stephen Wayne "Steve" Yeager (born November 24, 1948, in Huntington, West Virginia) is an American right-handed former major league baseball catcher. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Huntington is a city located in the State of West Virginia along the Ohio River. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Someone who is right-handed will prefer to use this hand for everyday activities such as writing, maintaining personal hygiene, Cooking and so forth Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket.

Yeager spent 14 of the 15 seasons of his Major League Baseball career, from 1972 through 1985, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA His last year, 1986, he played for the Seattle Mariners. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Yeager once hit two grand slams in one high school game at Meadowdale High School (Ohio) in Dayton, Ohio

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Minor League career

Yeager was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 6, 1967, in the 4th round of the amateur draft. In the Sport of Baseball, a grand slam (or just slam for short is a Home run hit with all the bases occupied by baserunners, thereby Meadowdale High School is part of Dayton City Schools. Located in Dayton Ohio, it serves approximately 1000 students Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The First-Year Player Draft, also known as the Rule 4 Draft, is Major League Baseball 's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools After one game with the rookie level Ogden Spikers of the Pioneer League, Yeager was sent to the Dodgers Single-A affiliate, the Dubuque Packers of the Midwest League. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North The Lethbridge Expos (formerly the "Ogden Dodgers" and "Ogden Spikers" arrived in Lethbridge Alberta 65 years after the city had last hosted a professional The Pioneer League is a Minor league baseball league which currently operates in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North The Dubuque Packers were a Minor league baseball team that played in the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League from 1954-55 and the Midwest League from 1956-1967 The Midwest League is a Class A Minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States. The following season, in 1968, Yeager played 59 games for the Single-A Daytona Beach Dodgers of the Florida State League. The Year of the Pitcher In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance caused by enforcing a larger strike zone (top of armpit The Daytona Cubs are a Minor league baseball team based in Daytona Beach Florida. The Florida State League is a Class A Advanced Minor League Baseball league which operates in the state of Florida. In 1969, he played 22 games for the Bakersfield Blaze, the Dodgers' Single-A affiliate in the California League, where he threw out 26 runners from behind the plate. Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets The Bakersfield Blaze are a Minor league baseball team in Bakersfield California, USA. The California League is a Class A Advanced Minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California.

Yeager was promoted to Double-A before the end of the 1969 season, playing in 1 game for the Albuquerque Dodgers of the Texas League. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North The Albuquerque Dukes were a Minor league baseball team based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA The Texas League is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. He spent the next two-and-2/3 seasons with the Double-A franchise. In 162 games played over the 1970 and 1971 seasons, he hit . Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at 276, with 77 RBIs in 490 at bats. He threw out 84 runners (second in the Texas League) and was named to the Texas League All-Star team as a catcher in 1971. All-star (also allstar or all star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of Sports and

With the Dukes becoming the new Pacific Coast League Triple-A affiliate for the Dodgers in 1972, Yeager was promoted while remaining in Albuquerque for another season. The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration With the Triple-A Dukes, he played 82 games, batting . 280 with 45 RBIs in 257 at bats.

Major League career

Yeager made his Major League debut with the Dodgers on 2 August 1972. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He started 34 games that season, backed up Joe Ferguson in 1973, and split time with Ferguson for the pennant-winning 1974 club. Joseph Vance Ferguson (born September 19, 1946 in San Francisco California) is a former Catcher / Right fielder in Major League Thereafter, Yeager was the starting catcher for the Dodgers and became an integral part of the Dodgers' success in the 1970s and early 1980s. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Yeager helped the Dodgers to the World Series in 1974, 1977, 1978, and 1981. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1974 World Series matched the two-time defending champion Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers with the A’s winning the Series in 5 games The 1977 World Series matched the returning American League champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League The 1978 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rematch of the 1977 Series, with the Yankees The 1981 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking their third meeting in the Series in five years In the '81 Series against the New York Yankees, he shared the World Series Most Valuable Player award with teammates Pedro Guerrero and Ron Cey. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his team's success in the World Series - the Most Valuable Player. Pedro Guerrero (born June 29, 1956 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball player who spent Ronald Charles (Ron Cey (seɪ born February 15, 1948 in Tacoma, Washington) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball Yeager, who was backing up Mike Scioscia by that time, did not have overwhelming stats for the Series, as he went 4-for-14 (. Michael Lorri "Mike" Scioscia (ˈsoʊ̪ʃə born November 27 1958 in Morton Pennsylvania) is a former Catcher and current Major League Baseball 286), but three of his hits were a double and two home runs. One of the homers, off Ron Guidry, turned out to be the game-winner in Game 5. Ronald Ames Guidry (ˈɡɪdɹi born August 28, 1950, in Lafayette Louisiana; nicknamed " Louisiana Lightning " and " Gator

In 1982, Yeager injured his knee and broke his wrist a year later, severly limiting his playing time. Champions Major League Baseball World Series Champion St Louis Cardinals World Series MVP Darrell He was traded to the Seattle Mariners for Ed Vande Berg following the 1985 season and retired after hitting only . The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Edward John Vande Berg (born October 26, 1958, in Redlands California) was a Major League Baseball left-handed Pitcher. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St 208 in 1986. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP

Characteristics

Lou Brock called Yeager "the best-throwing catcher in the game. Louis Clark "Lou" Brock (born June 18, 1939, El Dorado Arkansas) is an American former player in Major League Baseball " His specialty was defense and his command of the game on the field. He was very good at managing the game from his position and was even more highly regarded for his abilities with young pitchers. In 1974, he led National League catchers in putouts with 806. Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers This compensated for his overall subpar offense, as illustrated by arguably his best offensive year occurring in 1974 when he batted . 266 in fewer than 100 games. Despite this reputation, Yeager was still somewhat of a clutch hitter as he had an average of . 321 when hitting with the bases loaded during his career. He also had success hitting off pitcher Ken Forsch. Kenneth Roth (Ken Forsch (born September 8 1946 in Sacramento California) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball with While never hitting more than two home runs off any other pitcher, he managed to hit 5 against Forsch in his career.

Throat protector

In 1976, Yeager was injured when a piece of Bill Russell's bat shattered and hit him in the neck while in the on-deck circle, piercing his esophagus. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP William Ellis Russell (born October 21 1948, in Pittsburg Kansas) is a former Shortstop, coach and manager in Major The esophagus or oesophagus (see American and British English spelling differences) sometimes known as the gullet, is an organ in He had nine pieces of wood taken out of his neck in 98 minutes of surgery. After the incident, Dodger trainer Bill Buhler invented and patented a throat protector that hangs from the catcher's mask. It was soon worn by most catchers around the Majors and other leagues.

Stats

Minor league coaching career

In 1999, Yeager was the hitting coach for the Dodgers’ Single-A San Bernardino Stampede, which won the California League championship. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP The Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino are a Minor league baseball team in San Bernardino California, USA. The California League is a Class A Advanced Minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. In 2000-01 he managed the Long Beach Breakers. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: This article is about the former Western Baseball League team for the American Basketball Association team go to Long Beach Breakers (ABA. He was hitting coach for the Jacksonville Suns in 2004, and in 2005-06 he was the hitting instructor/coach for the Dodgers AAA farm club, the Las Vegas 51s. The Jacksonville Suns are a Minor league baseball team that plays in Jacksonville Florida. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series The Las Vegas 51s, formerly known as the Las Vegas Stars are a Minor league baseball team

In 2007, he became the manager for the Long Beach Armada Professional Baseball Team. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball The Long Beach Armada is a professional baseball team based in Long Beach California, in the United States.

Outside baseball


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Preceded by
Mike Schmidt		 World Series MVP (with Ron Cey and Pedro Guerrero)
1981		 Succeeded by
Darrell Porter
Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949 in Dayton Ohio) is a former professional Baseball player who played his entire Career The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his team's success in the World Series - the Most Valuable Player. Ronald Charles (Ron Cey (seɪ born February 15, 1948 in Tacoma, Washington) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball Pedro Guerrero may refer to Pedro E Guerrero, photographer Pedro Guerrero (baseball, baseball player Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Darrell Ray Porter ( January 17 1952 – August 5 2002) was a former American Catcher in Major League Baseball
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