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NO STAT IS SAFE. NO ERA IS FORGOTTEN.
VOL. 1, NO. 20 · JULY 13, 2026 · EVERY MONDAY
ISSUE #020 · EXPANSION
Carl Yastrzemski — The Last
Triple Crown (Until 2012)
On October 1, 1967, Carl Yastrzemski went 4-for-4 to clinch the Impossible Dream pennant for the Red
📅 THIS DATE IN
BASEBALL Sox.
THE STAT THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST 01
HE WENT 7-FOR-8 IN THE FINAL TWO GAMES TO WILL THE RED SOX TO THE PENNANT.
Last AL Triple Crown Winner For 45 Years. Carried
The 1967 Impossible Dream On His Back.
.326/44/121 .330/44/139 .316/49/122
YASTRZEMSKI 1967 MIGUEL CABRERA 2012 FRANK ROBINSON 1966
7-for-8 3,419 21 years
FINAL 2-GAME TOTAL CAREER HITS BOSTON PENNANT DROUGHT BROKEN
Yaz hit .326 with 44 HR and 121 RBI in 1967 to win the AL Triple Crown — the last player to win one until
Miguel Cabrera in 2012 (45-year gap). He then went 7-for-8 in the final two regular season games to
clinch the pennant for Boston's Impossible Dream team.
THE GAME YOU FORGOT 02
VS Minnesota Twins OCTOBER 1, 1967
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4 2 7-for-8 W 5-3
HITS AB RBI FINAL 2-GAME SPAN RESULT
The Impossible Dream Clincher
7-FOR-8 IN TWO GAMES TO CLOSE OUT THE PENNANT
The 1967 AL pennant race came down to the final day with four teams alive. Yastrzemski went 4-for-4 in the
final game against Minnesota and drove in 2 runs. The Red Sox won 5-3. Combined with the previous day's
game, Yaz went 7-for-8 over two games when the season was on the line. Manager Dick Williams said
afterward: 'There are no words for what Carl Yastrzemski did this week.' Boston hadn't won the pennant
since 1946. They went to the World Series.
ERA VS ERA 03
Greatest Red Sox Player Ever — Yaz or Williams?
CARL YASTRZEMSKI 1961-83 TED WILLIAMS 1939-60
CAREER HITS CAREER OPS+
3,419 190 — highest ever
CAREER HR VS CAREER BA
SEASONS WITH BOSTON WAR YEARS LOST
Williams is the better pure hitter by every metric. Yaz played 23 seasons in Boston and is the only AL player
with 3,000+ hits and 400+ HR. Williams had the greater peak. Yaz had the greater franchise contribution. Both
numbers retired in Fenway. The debate is genuinely close.
Greatest Red Sox player ever?
CARL YASTRZEMSKI TED WILLIAMS DAVID ORTIZ PEDRO MARTINEZ
THE COLDEST MOMENT 04
1975 WORLD SERIES — SEVEN GAMES, NO RING
Played 23 Seasons With One Team. Won One
Pennant. The World Series Slipped Away.
The 1975 World Series between Boston and Cincinnati is considered one of the greatest ever
played. Carlton Fisk waved his Game 6 homer fair. Boston lost Game 7 3-0. Yastrzemski was 36.
He played eight more seasons after that and never returned to the World Series. He ended his
career without a ring. The Red Sox retired his number. The ring never came.
People don't realize how hard it is to go out there every day.
— CARL YASTRZEMSKI
THE STAT VAULT 05
CAREER HITS CAREER HR
Third-most in AL history. He played 23 Only five players in history have both
seasons — all with the Red Sox. 3,000 hits and 400 HR. Yaz is one.
YEARS BETWEEN AL TRIPLE CROWN
SEASONS WITH BOSTON
45 WINNERS 23
Played his last game in 1983 at age 43.
Yaz in 1967 to Cabrera in 2012. No AL
Never played for anyone else.
player reached the milestone for 45 years.
1967 THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
The Sox were 100-to-1 longshots before the season. They went to the World Series.
THE FORGOTTEN MAN 06
OVERLOOKED · UNDERRATED · DESERVES MORE
Rico Petrocelli
BOSTON RED SOX · 1963-1976
.251 BA · 210 HR · KEY 1967 RED SOX CONTRIBUTOR
The Shortstop Of The 1967 Impossible Dream Team. Completely Forgotten.
Rico Petrocelli played shortstop for the 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox, hit .280 that season with 17 HR, and
was a key part of the team that went to the World Series. He spent his entire career in Boston. He's
mentioned approximately never because Yastrzemski's Triple Crown season consumed the entire 1967
narrative.
THE CONNECTION:
Petrocelli held down shortstop while Yaz carried the offense. Without solid defense up the middle, the
Impossible Dream doesn't happen. Nobody is looking past Yaz to see it.
COMING NEXT MONDAY
Next Monday: Tom Seaver was one out from a perfect game in 1969. Jimmy Qualls ruined it with 2 outs in the
9th.
Who's Your Forgotten Man?
Reply with a player from any era who deserves more credit. Best answer gets featured next Monday.
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