Joel Youngblood Notable

b. August 28, 1951 · Cincinnati Reds 1976, 1989, St. Louis Cardinals 1977, New York Mets 1977–1982, Montreal Expos 1982, San Francisco Giants 1983–1988

Joel Youngblood played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1976 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1989. His longest stay was with the New York Mets, from 1977 to 1982.

Across 1,408 games he batted .265, with 969 hits and 453 runs. He finished with 80 home runs, 180 doubles and 60 stolen bases.

He played 745 games in the outfield, with 1,242 putouts and 26 errors. He also played 218 games at third base and 173 games at second base.

He was an All-Star in 1981.

He was born in Houston, TX, USA on August 28, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1981

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1976	CIN	55	57	8	11	1	1	0	1	2	8	1	.193
1977	NYM/STL	95	209	17	51	13	1	0	12	16	45	1	.244
1978	NYM	113	266	40	67	12	8	7	30	16	39	4	.252
1979	NYM	158	590	90	162	37	5	16	60	60	84	18	.275
1980	NYM	146	514	58	142	26	2	8	69	52	69	14	.276
1981	NYM	43	143	16	50	10	2	4	25	12	19	2	.350
1982	MON/NYM	120	292	37	70	14	0	3	29	17	58	2	.240
1983	SFG	124	373	59	109	20	3	17	53	33	59	7	.292
1984	SFG	134	469	50	119	17	1	10	51	48	86	5	.254
1985	SFG	95	230	24	62	6	0	4	24	30	37	3	.270
1986	SFG	97	184	20	47	12	0	5	28	18	34	1	.255
1987	SFG	69	91	9	23	3	0	3	11	5	13	1	.253
1988	SFG	83	123	12	31	4	0	0	16	10	17	1	.252
1989	CIN	76	118	13	25	5	0	3	13	13	21	0	.212
Career	—	1408	3659	453	969	180	23	80	422	332	589	60	.265

On this day & linked events

1951

Born August 28, 1951

Houston, TX, USA

1976

Major-league debut: Joel Youngblood

Joel Youngblood made a major-league debut on April 13, 1976.

1989

Final major-league game: Joel Youngblood

Joel Youngblood played a final major-league game on September 27, 1989.

Image: Barry Colla, public domain