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b. February 3, 1952 · Boston Red Sox 1974–1980, California Angels 1981–1984, Baltimore Orioles 1985–1988, Detroit Tigers 1988–1989, San Diego Padres 1990

Fred Lynn won the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards in the same 1975 season, his first full year with the Boston Red Sox, a feat matched by very few players in the sport's history.

He played center field across five clubs over 17 seasons: six years in Boston, four with California, four more in Baltimore, and shorter spells in Detroit and San Diego before retiring in 1990.

He hit 306 home runs and batted .283 over 1,969 games, with 1,960 hits and 1,111 runs batted in. Four Gold Gloves came between 1975 and 1980, and he took the League Championship Series MVP award in 1982 and the All-Star Game MVP the following year.

Nine consecutive All-Star selections ran from 1975 through 1983. Born in Chicago on February 3, 1952, he batted and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	9	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
Gold Glove	4	1975, 1978, 1979, 1980
Player of the Week	4	1975, 1978, 1979, 1986
The Sporting News All-Star	3	1975, 1978, 1979
Player of the Month	2	1975, 1979
ALCS MVP	1	1982
All-Star Game MVP	1	1983
Most Valuable Player	1	1975
Rookie of the Year	1	1975
The Sporting News Player of the Year	1	1975
The Sporting News Rookie Player of the Year	1	1975

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1974	BOS	15	43	5	18	2	2	2	10	6	6	0	.419
1975	BOS	145	528	103	175	47	7	21	105	62	90	10	.331
1976	BOS	132	507	76	159	32	8	10	65	48	67	14	.314
1977	BOS	129	497	81	129	29	5	18	76	51	63	2	.260
1978	BOS	150	541	75	161	33	3	22	82	75	50	3	.298
1979	BOS	147	531	116	177	42	1	39	122	82	79	2	.333
1980	BOS	110	415	67	125	32	3	12	61	58	39	12	.301
1981	CAL	76	256	28	56	8	1	5	31	38	42	1	.219
1982	CAL	138	472	89	141	38	1	21	86	58	72	7	.299
1983	CAL	117	437	56	119	20	3	22	74	55	83	2	.272
1984	CAL	142	517	84	140	28	4	23	79	77	97	2	.271
1985	BAL	124	448	59	118	12	1	23	68	53	100	7	.263
1986	BAL	112	397	67	114	13	1	23	67	53	59	2	.287
1987	BAL	111	396	49	100	24	0	23	60	39	72	3	.253
1988	BAL/DET	114	391	46	96	14	1	25	56	33	82	2	.246
1989	DET	117	353	44	85	11	1	11	46	47	71	1	.241
1990	SDP	90	196	18	47	3	1	6	23	22	44	2	.240
Career	—	1969	6925	1063	1960	388	43	306	1111	857	1116	72	.283

On this day & linked events

1952

Born February 3, 1952

Chicago, IL, USA

1974

Major-league debut: Fred Lynn

Fred Lynn made a major-league debut on September 5, 1974.

1975

Fred Lynn's Three-Home-Run Game, 1975

Fred Lynn hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the Detroit Tigers on June 18, 1975.

1980

Fred Lynn Hits for the Cycle, 1980

Fred Lynn hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Minnesota Twins on May 13, 1980.

1990

Final major-league game: Fred Lynn

Fred Lynn played a final major-league game on October 3, 1990.

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