Edward Frederick Joseph Yost was an American professional baseball player and coach.
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23 Facts About Eddie Yost
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Eddie Yost played most of his Major League Baseball career as a third baseman for the Washington Senators, then played two seasons each with the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Angels before retiring in 1962.
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Eddie Yost was considered one of the best leadoff hitters and defensive third basemen of his era.
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Eddie Yost was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he played baseball and basketball at New York University before signing with the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1944.
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Eddie Yost made his Major League debut with the Senators at the age of 17 on August 16,1944, having never played in the minor leagues.
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Eddie Yost spent the 1945 season in the United States Navy before returning to the Senators in 1946.
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Eddie Yost earned a place as a reserve player for the American League team in the 1952 All-Star Game.
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Between August 30,1949, and May 11,1955, Eddie Yost played in 829 consecutive games for the Senators, the ninth-longest consecutive game streak in major league history.
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Eddie Yost's home run totals were limited by Washington's cavernous Griffith Stadium.
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On December 6,1958, after 14 seasons with the Senators, Eddie Yost was traded to the Detroit Tigers, allowing the Senators to make room for young prospect Harmon Killebrew.
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Eddie Yost spent two seasons with the Tigers before being selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 1961 American League expansion draft.
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Eddie Yost was the first Angels player to appear in a major league game, leading off in the team's first game, played at Baltimore on April 11,1961.
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Eddie Yost led the American League in bases on balls on six occasions and logged 1,614 over his 18-year career, ranking him 11th on the all-time walks list.
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Eddie Yost hit 28 home runs to lead off a game, a record which stood until Bobby Bonds broke it in the 1970s.
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Eddie Yost led American League third basemen eight times in putouts, seven times in double plays, three times in assists and twice in fielding percentage.
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Eddie Yost set American League career records with 2,356 putouts, 3,659 assists, and 6,285 total chances.
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Eddie Yost was the first third baseman in history to appear in more than 2,000 games.
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Eddie Yost attended New York University during the off-season, from which he earned a Master's degree in physical education in 1953.
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Eddie Yost followed his long playing career with a 23-season career as a coach.
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Eddie Yost was the Mets' third-base coach from 1968 to 1976, and was a member of both the 1969 "Miracle Mets" World Series champion and the 1973 Mets, who won the National League pennant but fell in that season's Fall Classic in seven games.
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Eddie Yost's grandson Edward played varsity baseball at Huntington Beach High School in California and is a lefthand pitcher.
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Edward Eddie Yost is currently playing for Pepperdine University as part of the Pepperdine Waves baseball team.
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Eddie Yost died of cardiovascular disease in Weston, Massachusetts, on October 16,2012, aged 86.
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