Joel Youngblood

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Joel Youngblood
Shortstop
Born: August 28, 1951 (1951-08-28) (age 56)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 13, 1976
for the Cincinnati Reds
Final game
September 29, 1989
for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Batting average     .265
Hits     969
RBI     422
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Star (NL): 1981
  • First player in MLB history to get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day

Joel Randolph Youngblood III (born August 28, 1951 in Houston, Texas) was a Major League Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Montreal Expos, and San Francisco Giants from 1976 to 1989. Youngblood was a versatile player, who could play many different positions, as well as pinch hit. He was voted to be on the National League All-Star team in 1981 while with the Mets. In that strike-shortened season, Youngblood hit .350 in 143 at-bats.

On August 4, 1982, Youngblood became the first player in history to get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. Youngblood had driven in the winning run for the Mets in an afternoon game at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs, and then singled in a night game for the Montreal Expos in Philadelphia after he had been traded. Interestingly, the two pitchers he hit safely against, Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs and Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies, are both in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

For his career, Youngblood hit .265, with 80 home runs and 60 stolen bases.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links