On this day in 1983, the curtain came down on the 23-year Major League career of Carl Yastrzemski. Relive this special moment of his final lap around Fenway. ❤️ | Boston Red Sox Highlights

10K views · 111 reactions | Boston Red Sox star Carl Yastrzemski is honored for his milestone 400 home runs and 3000 hits. | GBH Archives | Facebook

45 Years Ago Today: Boston #RedSox legend Carl Yastrzemski collects his 3,000th career hit with an 8th inning single vs. the New York #Yankees at Fenway Park! (September 12, 1979) #Yaz #MLB #Baseball #History | Baseball by BSmile

4K views · 80 reactions | ⚾️40 years ago today Carl Yastrzemski, in a 9-2 Red Sox victory over the Yankees, collects his 3,000th hit, an 8th-inning single off Jim Beattie at Fenway Park. After ‘Captain Carl's’ milestone marker, the game pauses for a lengthy on-field celebration of the historic moment. Check out the piece on “Yaz” from Clark Booth of WCVB-TV in Boston.⚾️ #Yaz #CaptainCarl #RedSox #FenwayPark #CarlYastrzemski | Davenport Sports Network | Facebook

13K views · 175 reactions | The 1967 Red Sox had a miraculous turnaround, going from bottom-two in the AL in '66 all the way to the pennant! AL MVP Carl Yastrzemski had the best season of his career, posting 12.5 WAR with 44 HRs.  Ken Burns's "Baseball": 8th Inning | MLB Network | Facebook