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Steve Yeager
Stephen Wayne Yeager

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

Debut August 2, 1972
  vs. SFG 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 29, 1986
Born November 24, 1948 in Huntington, WV

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1972 23 LAD NL  35  106   18   29   0  1   4   15   0  0  16  26  .274  .374  .406  124   43   1   0   2   1   3
 1973 24 LAD NL  54  134   18   34   5  0   2   10   1  0  15  33  .254  .340  .336   91   45   1   1   1   3   4
 1974 25 LAD NL  94  316   41   84  16  1  12   41   2  2  32  77  .266  .334  .437  119  138   1   3   5   2   7
 1975 26 LAD NL 135  452   34  103  16  1  12   54   2  5  40  75  .228  .298  .347   83  157   9   6   7   8  15
 1976 27 LAD NL 117  359   42   77  11  3  11   35   3  1  30  84  .214  .286  .354   83  127   1   2   3   7   5
 1977 28 LAD NL 125  387   53   99  21  2  16   55   1  3  43  84  .256  .334  .444  107  172   1   3  11   4   7
 1978 29 LAD NL  94  228   19   44   7  0   4   23   0  0  36  41  .193  .301  .276   63   63   0   2  11   0   3
 1979 30 LAD NL 105  310   33   67   9  2  13   41   1  0  29  68  .216  .282  .384   81  119   5   2   8   0  12
 1980 31 LAD NL  96  227   20   48   8  0   2   20   2  3  20  54  .211  .274  .273   54   62   0   1   6   0   7
 1981 32 LAD NL  42   86    5   18   2  0   3    7   0  0   6  14  .209  .261  .337   71   29   0   0   0   0   2
 1982 33 LAD NL  82  196   13   48   5  2   2   18   0  0  13  28  .245  .294  .321   74   63   4   1   3   1   3
 1983 34 LAD NL 113  335   31   68   8  3  15   41   1  1  23  57  .203  .256  .379   75  127   6   1   4   1  15
 1984 35 LAD NL  74  197   16   45   4  0   4   29   1  2  20  38  .228  .295  .310   72   61   1   3   1   0   2
 1985 36 LAD NL  53  121    4   25   4  1   0    9   0  1   7  24  .207  .246  .256   43   31   1   2   2   0   3
 1986 37 SEA AL  50  130   10   27   2  0   2   12   0  0  12  23  .208  .273  .269   49   35   2   1   0   0   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons    1269 3584  357  816 118 16 102  410  14 18 342 726  .228  .298  .355   82 1272  33  28  64  27  93
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        458   46  104  15  2  13   52   2  2  44  93  .228  .298  .355   82  162   4   4   8   3  12
 Career High    135  452   53  103  21  3  16   55   3  5  43  84  .266  .334  .444  119  172   9   6  11   8  15
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1972 23 LAD NL  124   81   16   5.4    90| .274  .254| .374  .322| .406  .376| .780  .698| 124  .623   3.6   0.4   0%
 1973 24 LAD NL  154  106   16   4.1    94| .254  .259| .340  .328| .336  .385| .676  .713|  91  .477  -1.0  -0.1 100%
 1974 25 LAD NL  354  245   46   5.1    91| .266  .258| .334  .329| .437  .372| .771  .701| 119  .579   7.6   0.8  50%
 1975 26 LAD NL  515  384   45   3.2    93| .228  .261| .298  .331| .347  .376| .645  .707|  83  .361 -10.7  -1.1  28%
 1976 27 LAD NL  399  291   38   3.5    90| .214  .260| .286  .326| .354  .371| .640  .697|  83  .432  -9.0  -1.0  75%
 1977 28 LAD NL  438  302   57   5.1   103| .256  .269| .334  .337| .444  .410| .778  .747| 107  .544   4.0   0.4  25%
 1978 29 LAD NL  266  189   20   2.8    95| .193  .262| .301  .330| .276  .385| .577  .715|  63  .329 -10.6  -1.1   0%
 1979 30 LAD NL  346  262   31   3.2    99| .216  .268| .282  .333| .384  .397| .666  .730|  81  .355  -9.5  -1.0 100%
 1980 31 LAD NL  248  190   16   2.3    94| .211  .266| .274  .328| .273  .385| .547  .713|  54  .243 -13.8  -1.4  40%
 1981 32 LAD NL   92   70    7   2.7    89| .209  .259| .261  .324| .337  .371| .598  .695|  71  .317  -3.6  -0.4   0%
 1982 33 LAD NL  215  156   19   3.3    93| .245  .263| .294  .326| .321  .382| .615  .708|  74  .388  -7.2  -0.7   0%
 1983 34 LAD NL  366  290   28   2.6    96| .203  .262| .256  .330| .379  .388| .635  .719|  75  .290 -13.8  -1.4  50%
 1984 35 LAD NL  221  160   19   3.2    92| .228  .261| .295  .326| .310  .380| .605  .705|  72  .380  -7.1  -0.7  33%
 1985 36 LAD NL  131  103    7   1.8    92| .207  .256| .246  .324| .256  .382| .502  .706|  43  .179  -9.2  -1.0   0%
 1986 37 SEA AL  145  111    9   2.2   100| .208  .261| .273  .330| .269  .408| .542  .737|  49  .197  -9.4  -0.9   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons     4014 2940  374   3.4    95| .228  .262| .298  .329| .355  .385| .653  .715|  82  .399 -90.0  -9.2  43%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1972 23 LAD NL C 35 220 19 4 2 .984 .987 6.83 5.87 7.03 6.61 34 306.0 2 6 20 8 1973 24 LAD NL C 50 230 24 5 2 .981 .987 5.08 5.58 6.33 6.34 40 361.3 5 9 20 8 1974 25 LAD NL C 93 552 58 5 4 .992 .985 6.56 5.37 6.79 6.12 92 808.7 10 18 40 24 1975 26 LAD NL C 135 806 62 7 4 .992 .985 6.43 5.24 6.62 6.03 130 1179.7 11 24 51 21 1976 27 LAD NL C 115 522 77 9 9 .985 .986 5.21 5.16 5.69 5.96 108 948.0 6 16 53 36 1977 28 LAD NL C 123 690 89 18 12 .977 .985 6.33 5.54 6.91 6.49 119 1014.3 6 19 56 36 1978 29 LAD NL C 91 373 55 5 3 .988 .985 4.70 5.11 6.14 6.17 72 627.7 2 13 40 35 1979 30 LAD NL C 103 513 56 9 7 .984 .985 5.52 5.27 6.38 6.13 88 803.0 9 27 55 38 1980 31 LAD NL C 95 382 36 7 5 .984 .983 4.40 5.23 6.13 6.09 66 613.3 4 11 55 18 1981 32 LAD NL C 40 142 13 1 1 .994 .983 3.88 5.07 6.06 5.93 23 230.3 2 5 15 9 1982 33 LAD NL C 76 338 42 4 8 .990 .985 5.00 5.52 6.54 6.29 55 523.3 1 12 37 28 1983 34 LAD NL C 112 579 63 10 10 .985 .984 5.73 5.55 6.66 6.57 96 867.3 6 19 63 49 1984 35 LAD NL C 65 317 30 2 1 .994 .986 5.34 5.68 6.63 6.53 53 470.7 5 16 45 18 1985 36 LAD NL C 48 212 28 2 2 .992 .987 5.00 5.45 7.15 6.42 31 302.0 2 9 21 22 1986 37 SEA AL C 49 234 22 0 5 1.000 .989 5.22 5.44 6.24 6.62 44 369.0 7 9 24 14
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1972 23 LAD NL C 35 220 19 4 2 .984 .987 6.83 5.87 7.03 6.61 34 306.0 2 6 20 8 1973 24 LAD NL C 50 230 24 5 2 .981 .987 5.08 5.58 6.33 6.34 40 361.3 5 9 20 8 1974 25 LAD NL C 93 552 58 5 4 .992 .985 6.56 5.37 6.79 6.12 92 808.7 10 18 40 24 1975 26 LAD NL C 135 806 62 7 4 .992 .985 6.43 5.24 6.62 6.03 130 1179.7 11 24 51 21 1976 27 LAD NL C 115 522 77 9 9 .985 .986 5.21 5.16 5.69 5.96 108 948.0 6 16 53 36 1977 28 LAD NL C 123 690 89 18 12 .977 .985 6.33 5.54 6.91 6.49 119 1014.3 6 19 56 36 1978 29 LAD NL C 91 373 55 5 3 .988 .985 4.70 5.11 6.14 6.17 72 627.7 2 13 40 35 1979 30 LAD NL C 103 513 56 9 7 .984 .985 5.52 5.27 6.38 6.13 88 803.0 9 27 55 38 1980 31 LAD NL C 95 382 36 7 5 .984 .983 4.40 5.23 6.13 6.09 66 613.3 4 11 55 18 1981 32 LAD NL C 40 142 13 1 1 .994 .983 3.88 5.07 6.06 5.93 23 230.3 2 5 15 9 1982 33 LAD NL C 76 338 42 4 8 .990 .985 5.00 5.52 6.54 6.29 55 523.3 1 12 37 28 1983 34 LAD NL C 112 579 63 10 10 .985 .984 5.73 5.55 6.66 6.57 96 867.3 6 19 63 49 1984 35 LAD NL C 65 317 30 2 1 .994 .986 5.34 5.68 6.63 6.53 53 470.7 5 16 45 18 1985 36 LAD NL C 48 212 28 2 2 .992 .987 5.00 5.45 7.15 6.42 31 302.0 2 9 21 22 1986 37 SEA AL C 49 234 22 0 5 1.000 .989 5.22 5.44 6.24 6.62 44 369.0 7 9 24 14
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C*1230 6110 674 88 75 .987 .985 5.52 5.38 6.48 6.25 1051 9424.7 78 213 595 364 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 1230 6110 674 88 75 .987 .985 5.52 5.38 6.48 6.25 1051 9425
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1974   NLCS  LAD PIT     W   3   9   1   0  0  0  0   0   3   3  .000  .250  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    LAD OAK     L   4  11   0   4  1  0  0   1   1   4  .364  .417  .455   0  0   0   0   0 
 1977   NLCS  LAD PHI     W   4  13   1   3  0  0  0   2   1   3  .231  .286  .231   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    LAD NYY     L   6  19   2   6  1  0  2   5   1   1  .316  .333  .684   0  0   0   1   0 
 1978   NLCS  LAD PHI     W   4  13   2   3  0  0  1   2   2   2  .231  .333  .462   1  0   0   0   0 
        WS    LAD NYY     L   5  13   2   3  1  0  0   0   1   2  .231  .286  .308   0  0   0   0   0 
 1981   NLDS  LAD HOU     W   2   5   1   2  1  0  0   0   0   1  .400  .400  .600   0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  LAD MON     W   1   2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    LAD NYY     W   6  14   2   4  1  0  2   4   0   2  .286  .267  .786   0  0   0   1   0 
 1983   NLCS  LAD PHI     L   2   6   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   0  .167  .286  .333   0  0   0   0   1 
 1985   NLCS  LAD STL     L   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1  .000  .333  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  6 Lg Champ Series     4-2  15  45   5   8  1  0  1   4   7   9  .178  .302  .267   1  0   0   0   1 
  4 World Series        1-3  21  57   6  17  4  0  4  10   3   9  .298  .323  .579   0  0   0   2   0 
 11 Postseason Series   6-5  38 107  12  27  6  0  5  14  10  19  .252  .317  .449   1  0   0   2   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Awards
1981-ML-WS MVP-Tie

Hit By Pitch
1975 NL-8-6
1976 NL-7-4

HOF Standards: Batting - 12.9 (1255) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 32.0 (562) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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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.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
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.
Uniforms 
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