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Steve Yeager
Stephen Wayne Yeager
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 24, 1948 in Huntington, WV
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 2, 1972
Final Game: August 29, 1986
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1972 23 LAD NL 35 124 106 18 29 0 1 4 15 0 0 16 26 .274 .374 .406 .780 124 43 3 1 1 0 2 2
1973 24 LAD NL 54 154 134 18 34 5 0 2 10 1 0 15 33 .254 .340 .336 .676 91 45 4 3 1 1 1 2
1974 25 LAD NL 94 354 316 41 84 16 1 12 41 2 2 32 77 .266 .334 .437 .771 119 138 7 2 1 3 5 2
1975 26 LAD NL 135 515 452 34 103 16 1 12 54 2 5 40 75 .228 .298 .347 .646 83 157 15 8 9 6 7 *2
1976 27 LAD NL 117 399 359 42 77 11 3 11 35 3 1 30 84 .214 .286 .354 .640 83 127 5 7 1 2 3 *2
1977 28 LAD NL 125 438 387 53 99 21 2 16 55 1 3 43 84 .256 .334 .444 .779 107 172 7 4 1 3 11 *2
1978 29 LAD NL 94 266 228 19 44 7 0 4 23 0 0 36 41 .193 .301 .276 .577 63 63 3 0 0 2 11 2
1979 30 LAD NL 105 346 310 33 67 9 2 13 41 1 0 29 68 .216 .282 .384 .665 81 119 12 0 5 2 8 2
1980 31 LAD NL 96 248 227 20 48 8 0 2 20 2 3 20 54 .211 .274 .273 .547 54 62 7 0 0 1 6 2
1981 32 LAD NL 42 92 86 5 18 2 0 3 7 0 0 6 14 .209 .261 .337 .598 71 29 2 0 0 0 0 2
1982 33 LAD NL 82 215 196 13 48 5 2 2 18 0 0 13 28 .245 .294 .321 .615 74 63 3 1 4 1 3 2
1983 34 LAD NL 113 366 335 31 68 8 3 15 41 1 1 23 57 .203 .256 .379 .635 75 127 15 1 6 1 4 *2
1984 35 LAD NL 74 221 197 16 45 4 0 4 29 1 2 20 38 .228 .295 .310 .605 72 61 2 0 1 3 1 2
1985 36 LAD NL 53 131 121 4 25 4 1 0 9 0 1 7 24 .207 .246 .256 .502 43 31 3 0 1 2 2 2
1986 37 SEA AL 50 145 130 10 27 2 0 2 12 0 0 12 23 .208 .273 .269 .542 49 35 5 0 2 1 0 2
15 Seasons 1269 4014 3584 357 816 118 16 102 410 14 18 342 726 .228 .298 .355 .653 82 1272 93 27 33 28 64
162 Game Avg. 162 512 458 46 104 15 2 13 52 2 2 44 93 .228 .298 .355 .653 82 162 12 3 4 4 8
LAD (14 yrs) 1219 3869 3454 347 789 116 16 100 398 14 18 330 703 .228 .299 .358 .657 84 1237 88 27 31 27 64
SEA (1 yr) 50 145 130 10 27 2 0 2 12 0 0 12 23 .208 .273 .269 .542 49 35 5 0 2 1 0
NL (14 yrs) 1219 3869 3454 347 789 116 16 100 398 14 18 330 703 .228 .299 .358 .657 84 1237 88 27 31 27 64
AL (1 yr) 50 145 130 10 27 2 0 2 12 0 0 12 23 .208 .273 .269 .542 49 35 5 0 2 1 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1974 25 LAD NL NLCS PIT W 3 12 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 25 LAD NL WS OAK L 4 12 11 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .364 .417 .455 .871 5 0 0 0 0 0
1977 28 LAD NL NLCS PHI W 4 14 13 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .231 .286 .231 .516 3 0 0 0 0 1
1977 28 LAD NL WS NYY L 6 21 19 2 6 1 0 2 5 0 0 1 1 .316 .333 .684 1.018 13 0 0 0 1 0
1978 29 LAD NL NLCS PHI W 4 15 13 2 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 .231 .333 .462 .795 6 0 0 0 0 0
1978 29 LAD NL WS NYY L 5 14 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 .286 .308 .593 4 1 0 0 0 0
1981 32 LAD NL NLDS HOU W 2 5 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .600 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 0
1981 32 LAD NL NLCS MON W 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1981 32 LAD NL WS NYY W 6 15 14 2 4 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 2 .286 .267 .786 1.052 11 0 0 0 1 0
1983 34 LAD NL NLCS PHI L 2 7 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .333 .619 2 0 1 0 0 0
1985 36 LAD NL NLCS STL L 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons (11 Series) 38 120 107 12 27 6 0 5 14 1 0 10 19 .252 .317 .449 .765 48 1 1 0 2 2
1 NLDS 2 5 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .600 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 0
6 NLCS 15 53 45 5 8 1 0 1 4 1 0 7 9 .178 .302 .267 .569 12 0 1 0 0 2
4 WS 21 62 57 6 17 4 0 4 10 0 0 3 9 .298 .323 .579 .902 33 1 0 0 2 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1972 LAD NL 23 C 35 34 306.0 243 220 19 4 2 .984 0.0 0.0 0 7.03 6.83 .987 6.61 5.87 2 6 20 8 29%
1973 LAD NL 24 C 50 40 361.1 259 230 24 5 2 .981 -2.0 -6.6 -2 6.33 5.08 .987 6.34 5.58 5 9 20 8 29%
1974 LAD NL 25 C 93 92 808.2 615 552 58 5 4 .992 6.0 8.9 6 6.79 6.56 .985 6.12 5.37 10 18 40 24 38%
1975 LAD NL 26 C 135 130 1179.2 875 806 62 7 4 .992 6.0 6.1 6 6.62 6.43 .985 6.03 5.24 11 24 51 21 29%
1976 LAD NL 27 C 115 108 948.0 608 522 77 9 9 .985 10.0 12.7 10 5.69 5.21 .986 5.96 5.16 6 16 53 36 40%
1977 LAD NL 28 C 123 119 1014.1 797 690 89 18 12 .977 6.0 7.1 6 6.91 6.33 .985 6.49 5.54 6 19 56 36 39%
1978 LAD NL 29 C 91 72 627.2 433 373 55 5 3 .988 12.0 22.9 12 6.14 4.70 .985 6.17 5.11 2 13 40 35 47%
1979 LAD NL 30 C 103 88 803.0 578 513 56 9 7 .984 4.0 6.0 4 6.38 5.52 .985 6.13 5.27 9 27 55 38 41%
1980 LAD NL 31 C 95 66 613.1 425 382 36 7 5 .984 1.0 2.0 1 6.13 4.40 .983 6.09 5.23 4 11 55 18 25%
1981 LAD NL 32 C 40 23 230.1 156 142 13 1 1 .994 2.0 10.4 2 6.06 3.88 .983 5.93 5.07 2 5 15 9 38%
1982 LAD NL 33 C 76 55 523.1 384 338 42 4 8 .990 7.0 16.1 7 6.54 5.00 .985 6.29 5.52 1 12 37 28 43%
1983 LAD NL 34 C 112 96 867.1 652 579 63 10 10 .985 11.0 15.2 11 6.66 5.73 .984 6.57 5.55 6 19 63 49 44%
1984 LAD NL 35 C 65 53 470.2 349 317 30 2 1 .994 -1.0 -2.5 -1 6.64 5.34 .986 6.53 5.68 5 16 45 18 29%
1985 LAD NL 36 C 48 31 302.0 242 212 28 2 2 .992 6.0 23.8 6 7.15 5.00 .987 6.42 5.45 2 9 21 22 51%
1986 SEA AL 37 C 49 44 369.0 256 234 22 0 5 1.000 2.0 6.5 2 6.24 5.22 .989 6.62 5.44 7 9 24 14 37%
15 Seasons C 1230 1051 9424.2 6872 6110 674 88 75 .987 70.0 8.9 70 6.48 5.52 .985 6.25 5.38 78 213 595 364 38%
15 Seasons TOT 1230 1051 9424.2 6872 6110 674 88 75 .987 70.0 8.9 70 6.48 5.52 .972 6.25 5.38 78 213 595 364 38%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1981-ML-WS MVP

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1975 NL--8--6th
1976 NL--7--4th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
Career--64--247th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 32 (571), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1264), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 1967 amateur draft.

November 12, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

November 26, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

December 11, 1985: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Seattle Mariners for Ed Vande Berg.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Los Angeles Dodgers$500,000
1986Seattle Mariners$412,809
Career (may be incomplete)$912,809
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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