Eddie Yost
Edward Frederick Joseph Yost (The Walking Man)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 13, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Adams (Manhattan, NY)
School: New York University
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 16, 1944
Final Game: July 28, 1962
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1944 WSH AL 17 3B 3 12 6 5 1 0 .917 3.67 .958 3.23
1944 WSH AL 17 SS 2 5 3 1 1 0 .800 2.00 .960 5.05
1946 WSH AL 19 3B 7 24 7 17 0 1 1.000 3.43 .946 2.89
1947 WSH AL 20 3B 114 337 125 198 14 11 .958 2.83 .959 2.91
1948 WSH AL 21 3B 145 444 189 240 15 21 .966 2.96 .958 2.93
1949 WSH AL 22 3B 122 409 158 232 19 23 .954 3.20 .960 2.95
1950 WSH AL 23 3B 155 542 205 307 30 45 .945 3.30 .961 3.04 MVP-20
1951 WSH AL 24 3B 152 458 203 234 21 22 .954 2.88 .950 2.87 MVP-30
1951 WSH AL 24 OF 3 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .983 2.23 3-0-0 MVP-30
1952 WSH AL 25 3B 157 479 212 249 18 26 .962 2.94 .953 2.98 AS
1953 WSH AL 26 3B 152 508 190 300 18 31 .965 3.22 .957 2.93 MVP-23
1954 WSH AL 27 3B 155 148 1296.1 534 170 347 17 29 .968 -2.3 -2.1 -1.3 5.8 -7.2 -1 3.59 3.34 .959 3.48 3.07
1955 WSH AL 28 3B 107 106 899.0 336 100 217 19 22 .943 -5.8 -7.7 -5.8 -4.2 -1.7 0 3.17 2.96 .950 3.17 2.73
1956 WSH AL 29 3B 135 135 1187.1 485 164 303 18 31 .963 -9.1 -9.2 -8.1 -3.1 -4.9 -1 3.54 3.46 .948 3.22 2.78
1956 WSH AL 29 OF 8 8 62.2 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 13.4 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 2.59 2.25 .978 2.34 2.04
1956 WSH AL 29 RF 8 8 62.2 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 13.4 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 2.59 2.25 .972 2.10 1.80
1957 WSH AL 30 3B 107 106 937.0 332 109 207 16 18 .952 -11.3 -14.5 -10.3 -8.9 -1.5 -1 3.04 2.95 .951 3.23 2.77
1958 WSH AL 31 3B 114 110 942.0 306 109 186 11 20 .964 -5.0 -6.4 -4.0 -0.3 -3.7 -1 2.82 2.59 .950 3.11 2.59
1958 WSH AL 31 LF 4 2 18.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -73.3 -1.1 -1.1 0.0 0 1.00 0.50 1.000 2.10 1.62
1958 WSH AL 31 OF 4 2 18.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -73.3 -1.1 -1.1 0.0 0 0.50 0.25 1.000 2.25 1.95
1958 WSH AL 31 1B 2 0 10.0 13 12 1 0 1 1.000 0.5 60.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 0 11.70 6.50 .992 9.63 8.45
1959 DET AL 32 3B 146 144 1267.0 444 168 259 17 21 .962 0.5 0.5 0.5 6.8 -6.3 0 3.03 2.92 .952 3.21 2.72
1959 DET AL 32 2B 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.70
1960 DET AL 33 3B 142 137 1181.1 389 155 208 26 18 .933 -17.4 -17.7 -16.4 -5.8 -10.5 -1 2.77 2.56 .953 3.14 2.72
1961 LAA AL 34 3B 67 57 522.2 166 57 103 6 4 .964 3.1 7.1 5.1 2.7 2.4 -2 2.76 2.39 .949 3.18 2.79
1962 LAA AL 35 3B 28 25 225.2 80 29 47 4 2 .950 -3.2 -17.0 -2.2 1.3 -3.6 -1 3.03 2.71 .952 3.08 2.79
1962 LAA AL 35 1B 7 4 39.2 41 40 1 0 3 1.000 -1.2 -36.3 -1.2 -0.2 -1.0 0 9.30 5.86 .990 9.44 8.76
18 Seasons 3B 2008 968 8458.1 6285 2356 3659 270 345 .957 -50.5 -7.2 -42.5 -5.7 -37.0 -8 6.40 3.00 .954 3.22 2.86
3 Seasons OF 15 10 80.2 25 25 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -6.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 2.79 1.67 .980 2.32 2.05 7-0-8
2 Seasons 1B 9 4 49.2 54 52 2 0 4 1.000 -0.7 -16.9 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 9.79 6.00 .991 9.48 8.69
1 Season RF 8 8 62.2 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 13.4 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 2.59 2.25 .972 2.10 1.80
1 Season (incomplete) LF 4 2 18.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -73.3 -1.1 -1.1 0.0 0 1.00 0.50 1.000 2.10 1.62
1 Season SS 2 5 3 1 1 0 .800 2.00 .960 5.05
1 Season 2B 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.70
18 Seasons TOT 2035 982 8590.2 6370 2436 3663 271 349 .957 -51.3 -7.2 -43.3 -6.1 -37.4 0 -8 6.39 3.00 .912 3.25 2.89 7-0-8
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1944 WSH AL 17 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
1946 WSH AL 19 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
1947 WSH AL 20 115 115 115 0 0 0 0 114 0 0 0 0 0
1948 WSH AL 21 145 145 145 0 0 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 0
1949 WSH AL 22 124 124 124 0 0 0 0 122 0 0 0 0 0
1950 WSH AL 23 155 155 155 0 0 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 0
1951 WSH AL 24 154 154 154 0 0 0 0 152 0 3 0 0 3
1952 WSH AL 25 157 157 157 0 0 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 0
1953 WSH AL 26 152 152 152 0 0 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 0
1954 WSH AL 27 155 148 155 155 0 0 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 WSH AL 28 122 106 122 122 0 0 0 0 107 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
1956 WSH AL 29 152 143 152 152 0 0 0 0 135 0 0 0 8 8 9 0
1957 WSH AL 30 110 106 110 110 0 0 0 0 107 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1958 WSH AL 31 134 112 134 134 0 0 2 0 114 0 4 0 0 4 20 0
1959 DET AL 32 148 144 148 148 0 0 0 1 146 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1960 DET AL 33 143 137 143 143 0 0 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1961 LAA AL 34 76 57 76 76 0 0 0 0 67 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
1962 LAA AL 35 52 29 52 52 0 0 7 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
18 Seasons 2109 982 2109 2109 0 0 9 1 2008 2 7 0 8 15 89 1
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1954 WSH AL 27 5749 69% 81% 26% 544 88% 8 170 129 17 24 347 278 57 2 11 17 0 9 8 9 29 20 0 24 3 1 2 36 47%
1955 WSH AL 28 4072 68% 80% 25% 330 86% 3 97 62 18 18 213 166 41 2 6 18 0 16 2 14 22 14 2 19 2 1 1 20 55%
1956 WSH AL 29 5569 67% 77% 25% 467 89% 7 160 113 23 25 295 218 62 3 10 18 1 8 9 16 31 21 1 23 6 4 2 27 63%
1957 WSH AL 30 4190 64% 79% 26% 331 86% 6 107 82 8 17 202 157 37 1 5 16 0 9 7 15 18 10 0 11 3 2 1 19 53%
1958 WSH AL 31 4241 61% 78% 26% 310 88% 5 111 76 15 20 187 136 43 1 8 11 0 11 0 11 20 15 1 17 3 1 2 9 33%
1959 DET AL 32 5498 62% 78% 25% 449 91% 7 164 142 10 13 264 214 39 1 5 17 0 13 4 16 20 14 1 18 1 1 0 12 67%
1960 DET AL 33 5142 65% 78% 26% 393 86% 4 151 123 15 13 211 168 36 1 3 26 0 19 7 21 18 12 2 15 3 2 1 23 74%
1961 LAA AL 34 2276 59% 73% 25% 165 88% 0 56 42 5 9 105 84 15 2 4 6 0 3 3 4 4 1 1 3 1 0 1 9 56%
1962 LAA AL 35 977 63% 75% 25% 73 84% 1 26 16 4 6 43 37 6 0 2 4 0 4 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 29%
9 Seasons 37714 65% 78% 25% 3062 88% 41 1042 785 115 145 1867 1458 336 13 54 133 1 92 40 110 164 107 8 131 22 12 10 162 56%
MLB Averages 62% 78% 26% 89% 59%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1958 WSH AL 31 59 49% 78% 25% 4 100% 0 12 1 11 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1962 LAA AL 35 192 60% 70% 23% 10 100% 0 40 6 34 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2 Seasons 251 57% 72% 24% 14 100% 0 52 7 45 0 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 100%
MLB Averages 62% 78% 26% 94% 86%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1956 WSH AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 2 33.3% 4 0 0.0% 0 297 60% 81% 29% 30 60%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 2 33.3% 4 0 0.0% 0 297 60% 81% 29% 30 60%
MLB Averages 42.7% 3.2% 62% 78% 29% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1958 WSH AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 87 63% 78% 18% 10 20%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 87 63% 78% 18% 10 20%
MLB Averages 56.6% 2.3% 62% 78% 29% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1959 DET AL 32 6 67% 50% 17% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 6 67% 50% 17% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 62% 78% 26% 93%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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