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Robin Yount
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Robin R Yount
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.
- High School William Howard Taft High School (Woodland Hills)
- Debut April 5, 1974
- Final Game October 3, 1993
- Born September 16, 1955 in Danville, IL USA
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1999
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[edit] Biographical Information
Hall of Famer Robin Yount played 20 seasons in the majors and surprised fans when he retired at the age of 37, still capable of playing decent baseball. He was the 3rd youngest player in MLB history to reach 3,000 hits; he reached the mark at 36 years, 359 days old. It had been widely expected that Yount would try to reach 4,000 hits.
In spite of retiring "early", he ranks # 14 on the all-time list for games played, # 16 for doubles, # 17 for hits, # 7 for at-bats, # 34 for runs, # 26 for total bases, and # 64 for RBI. In addition, he stole 271 bases and had over 250 home runs.
Yount played roughly half of his career as a shortstop and then the other half of his career as a centerfielder. He won one MVP award at each position.
In the 1982 World Series he hit .414 and slugged .621.
He came up in 1974 at age 18 as the youngest player in the league and was still the youngest player the following season.
According to the similarity scores method, the most similar players to Yount are a truly impressive group of infielders: Craig Biggio, Yount's teammate Paul Molitor, Brooks Robinson, George Brett, and Cal Ripken.
Yount will be forever linked with George Brett. Among the coincidences in their careers:
- Both were raised in Southern California.
- Both played their first full season in the major leagues in 1974.
- Both played their entire careers for teams in the midwest.
- Both had an older brother who pitched in the majors.
- Yount collected his 3000th hit on September 9, 1992. Brett collected his on September 30, 1992, just three weeks later.
- Both played in their last game on October 3, 1993.
- Brett finished with 3154 career hits. Yount finished with 3142 career hits.
- Both elected to the Hall of Fame in the Class of 1999.
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 5, 1999 by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Following his playing career, Yount was a coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2002 to 2004. He rejoined the Milwaukee Brewers as a bench coach during the 2006 season.
His son, Dustin Yount went onto be drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2001 amateur draft. His nephew, Austin Yount, was drafted in the 2008 amateur draft.
- Brother of Larry Yount
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 3-time AL All-Star (1980, 1982 & 1983)
- 2-time AL MVP (1982 & 1989)
- AL Gold Glove Winner (1982/SS)
- 3-time AL Silver Slugger Award Winner (1980/SS, 1982/SS & 1989/OF)
- AL Slugging Percentage Leader (1982)
- AL OPS Leader (1982)
- AL Hits Leader (1982)
- AL Total Bases Leader (1982)
- 2-time AL Doubles Leader (1980 & 1982)
- 2-time AL Triples Leader (1983 & 1988)
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 4 (1980, 1982, 1987 & 1989)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 3 (1982, 1987 & 1989)
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 5 (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984 & 1989)
- 200 Hits Seasons: 1 (1982)
- Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1999
| AL MVP | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1982 | 1983 |
| Rollie Fingers | Robin Yount | Cal Ripken, Jr |
| 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
| Jose Canseco | Robin Yount | Rickey Henderson |
[edit] Further Reading
- Thomas Boswell: "The Best of All Time", in Why Time Begins on Opening Day, Penguin Books, New York, NY, 1984, pp. 215-221.
- Daniel Okrent: Nine Innings, Viking Books, New York, NY, 1984.[1]
- Robin Yount (as told to George Vass): "The Game I'll Never Forget", Baseball Digest, July 1986, pp. 31-33. [2]
- Robin Yount (as told to Al Doyle): "The Game I'll Never Forget", Baseball Digest, September 2003, pp. 70-72. [3]
