On July 3, 1978, At Fenway Park, Carl Yastrzemski strokes a run-scoring double in the 3rd, his 2,800th career hit, as the Sox pummeled the Yankees, 9 – 5. Yaz adds two singles in Boston’s 12-hit attack as Dennis Eckersley (9-2) tops Ed Figueroa. The win moves Boston ahead of 2nd-place Milwaukee by 7 1/2 games, with New York now trailing by eight games.
“It seems like been doing this for 100 years,” Billy Martin said Monday night after Yastrzemski keyed a barrage of extra-base hits, he added,”he is a good athlete a good outfielder and he gets hits when you need them.” said Martin after the 38-year-old Yastrzemski went over the 2800-mark in career base hits.
In typical fashion, Yastrzemski brushed aside talk about moving up among all-time batting leaders. “Statistics don’t mean anything at this point” said Yastrzemski who hopes to play at least two more years. “even though I am hitting about 290, I really have not felt comfortable at the plate this year. The big thing is winning that is what counts.”
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